Chapter 327: Battle with Milan

Since Lin Feng declared war in front of many reporters at Apple headquarters, Steve Jobs held an emergency board meeting to unify his thinking. Apple will focus on the European market in the near future. After all, the U.S. market is now

"iPod" is so dominant that it may be difficult to break into the Asian market for a while. As for the South American and African markets, Jobs gave up after thinking about it. There are so many slums, and it is really difficult to buy an "ipod".

Therefore, the European market is the top priority. After the board of directors unified their thinking, Jobs immediately began to restrict supply in the United States, while increasing the production of "ipod" in preparation for landing in Europe. With the full cooperation of Britney Spears

, Jobs believed that he would be able to defeat Lin Feng again in Europe this time. He could own the North American (mainly the United States) and European markets, and missing an Asian market would not matter to the overall situation.

Unexpectedly, Jobs suddenly saw Lin Feng's shocking $10 million bet in the newspaper, which really shocked him. Especially when Lin Feng dared to bet $10 million that Avril's record sales could overwhelm Britney Spears.

, Jobs was very surprised. Although to Lin Feng, this 10 million US dollars was nothing, but daring to bet 10 million US dollars required a lot of courage. Is he so confident in that Avril?

However, the bet between Avril and Blaney was just a farce to Jobs. Blaney's strength and popularity could not be matched by a newcomer. What he was concerned about was how to make Lin Feng's "Phantom" not

Rush to land in the European market before "ipod". Now Lin Feng has 800,000 units of "Phantom" in his hands, and only less than 100,000 units of "ipod" can be transferred to the European market. This gap is really too big. Moreover, Asia is far away from Europe.

It is undoubtedly much closer than the United States.

If Lin Feng's "Phantom" is allowed to land on the European market first, he will have already lost half of the war before it even begins.

Jobs pinched the bridge of his nose and felt a headache. He picked up an apple from the table and took a big bite. This was Jobs's habit. Whenever there was a problem that was difficult to solve, he would eat an apple.

Inspiration. When he first established the company, he used "Apple" as the company name because of his love for Apple.

After thinking about it, Jobs called Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was at Goldman Sachs in New York, where the acquisition of Avenue-A was nearing completion, when he unexpectedly received a call from Jobs. Lin Feng was slightly surprised. When Jobs called, he was definitely not here to chat with him.

"Hey, Stephen, what do you want from me?" Lin Feng asked.

"December 1, Milan." Jobs said a few short words and then hung up the phone.

Jobs took another big mouthful of apple, with a slight smile on his face. Lin Feng declared war on himself in front of everyone, forcing himself to fight, and changed the focus of "Apple" to the European market in advance, and Lin Feng also took advantage of the situation.

The shadow of "Phantom"'s disastrous failure in the US market. This time, he "reciprocated what he had done" and faced the challenge head-on. He also set aside time to force Lin Feng to fight against him and force his "Phantom"

Can't be the first to land in the European market.

Jobs believed that Lin Feng would definitely fight. Even if Lin Feng refused, Jobs believed that public opinion would force Lin Feng to fight. Thinking of this, Jobs picked up the phone again.

Lin Feng was stunned. Just as he was about to ask again, Jobs had already hung up the phone. What does December 1st mean? Lin Feng rubbed his temples, a little confused. But after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly came back to his senses.

After Lin Feng figured it out, he smiled. However, he secretly thought that Jobs was an old fox. This time, he had to compete head-on with Jobs in Milan on December 1. But whoever wins the battle will depend on who is more capable.

"What's so funny?" Abby asked curiously.

"Nothing, Steve Jobs asked me to meet in Milan on December 1." Lin Feng said.

Abby was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Jobs was referring to. She was secretly stunned, these two people were really interesting. Lin Feng went to the headquarters of Apple to declare war, and Jobs also fought, and also set a time, thinking that this was

A duel? But this also makes Abby look forward to this duel, especially when it also includes Avril's declaration of war on Blaney.

Interesting! Abby is looking forward to the last month of 2001 to see how crazy it will be.

"Lin, after this period of acquisition, we have acquired a total of 51% of the shares of 'avenue-a' company, costing US$178 million. As long as you sign this, this company will belong to you." Abby continued.

topic.

"Yes." Lin Feng nodded. This 'avenue-a' company is an extremely mature online advertising planning company. Its future belongs to the Internet, and its business is mainly IT. The acquisition of this Internet company is a perfect match.

Immediately, Lin Feng signed, and this ‘avenue-a’ company officially belonged to Lin Feng.

"By the way, Abby, how is the listing status of my Qidian Fast Food Restaurant?" After Lin Feng sold the "shell" of New Wolf.com to Qidian Qidian, the listing affairs were handed over to Goldman Sachs.

"Lin, since New Wolf Network is a high-tech network company, Qidian Fast Food Restaurant is an industrial company. The US Securities Regulatory Commission will need a little more time to review this aspect, and the review will be completed in late December." Abby explained.

Lin Feng nodded. "Qidian Fast Food Restaurant" was listed, firstly, to completely swallow up Xinlang.com, and secondly, to raise more funds for himself.

After settling the official business, the two chatted casually.

"Lin, do you really believe that Avril can defeat Britney?" As an analyst, Abby is not an entertainment professional, but after her statistical analysis, Avril has a real chance of defeating Britney.

It was so low that it made people desperate, but Lin Feng looked confident and even bet 10 million US dollars on it. This really puzzled Abby.

"Is it relying on your magical divination again?" Ever since Lin Feng told Abby that he was the 134th generation grandson of Prime Minister Bigan, and showed the magic of divination, Abby, a materialist, became obsessed with this extremely mysterious thing.

, mysterious divination, over the past few months, the related books that I have read are enough to make Abby a semi-expert.

If you believe in divination, it is true; if you don't believe it, it is false.

Looking at Abby's scorching eyes, Lin Feng also felt depressed. He didn't expect that such a shrewd and calm Wall Street chief analyst would turn out to be a half-occult fanatic, which made him feel a bit speechless.

"No, Abby, I believe in Avril's strength. After you listen to her singing, you will be fascinated by her." Lin Feng didn't want Abby to fall deeper into the trap, lest he ruin a financial genius.

Superstition is harmful!

"Do you have her records or MP3s?" Although Abby was slightly regretful, she also became interested after seeing Lin Feng describe Avril so well.

"Sorry, I don't have it now." Lin Feng said helplessly. Ever since Avril decided to remaster the record, Sam destroyed all the 100,000 copies of the record, including Lin Feng's demos.

.Although it is a good thing that Avril is so serious, today is already November 23rd, and it will be fully released on December 1st. Can it be made in time?

Thinking of December 1st, when Avril and Britney's records were released, Lin Feng thought of Jobs' declaration of acceptance just now, which was also December 1st. It was obviously not a coincidence, but that Jobs wanted to be on two battlefields with him at the same time.

It’s a decisive battle. No, it’s one battlefield for Jobs, and two battlefields for himself.

Interesting! - After pondering Jobs' psychology, Lin Feng sneered several times.

After saying goodbye to Abby, Lin Feng rushed to Manhattan, New York, to see how Avril's recording was going. Unexpectedly, he learned that Avril had been in there for 12 hours and hadn't come out yet, so Lin Feng could only continue to wait.

While Lin Feng was waiting, the reporter somehow learned that Jobs responded to Lin Feng's declaration of war and gathered in Milan on December 1. The two companies simultaneously launched their respective products "Phantom" and "iPod" to challenge their respective sales. This news made Already

The reporters in excitement became even more crazy.

Avril challenges Britney!

"Phantom" challenges "ipod"!

Among them, there is also the US$10 million bet made by Lin Feng for this, as well as the grievances between Lin Feng and Steve Jobs, and they are all released on December 1, which is enough to make all the media crazy. Under the crazy exaggeration of the media,

The American people also enjoyed it as if they were watching a Hollywood blockbuster.

When the news reached Europe, the media in various European countries were speechless. Their own market had become a battlefield between the two companies, and they even started to compete in Milan. Although this news was exciting, it was still a bit embarrassing.

When can European companies be so powerful and seize the market in the United States or China? - Many European media expressed resentment.

But when the news reached China, it really made people excited.

While the $10 million bet made people marvel at Lin Feng's generosity, it also divided the country's overwhelming support for Blaney. For most people, $10 million is a huge number. Although Lin Feng is rich

, but he also doesn’t want Lin Feng to lose to Americans or American gambling companies. With this mentality, Avril’s approval rate has skyrocketed. Although it is still not as good as Britney, it is not far behind.

Of course, what is even more exciting is that in Milan, the "Phantom" and "iPod" played against each other, just like a gladiator duel. The only thing that made everyone quite regretful was why it was not in Rome (Gladiator Arena), but in fashion.

The capital city of Milan.

After a night of waiting, the next day, at six o'clock in the morning on November 24, Avril came out of the recording studio with a tired look on her face. Her face was extremely pale, but her expression was extremely relaxed. When she saw Lin Feng, she looked extremely confident and satisfied.

Smile.

"Lin, I will never let you down this time!" After saying that, Avril's feet went weak, and she lost consciousness and collapsed in Lin Feng's arms.

Lin Feng was shocked and instinctively caught Avril and took her to the hospital.

"It's okay, Lin. Avril is just too tired. But this record is really great. Avril has broken through herself." Sam quickly explained. He and Avril went in and recorded for a whole day.

After working for 24 hours with almost no food or drink, Avril's health was not in good shape, and it was normal to be tired. However, the recording went very smoothly this time, and the new "let-go" was successfully completed, although there was nothing in the style of the music.

Changes, but Avril's own singing skills have once again made breakthroughs. Now listening to Avril's singing, Lian Samdou has a feeling that penetrates his soul.

Sam believes that no matter who she faces this time, Avril will not fail.

Lin Feng felt relieved after hearing that Avril was just suffering from fatigue.

"Lin, please send Avril back to the room. I'll wait for you in the living room. I'll discuss something with you." Sam's eyes were red and his face looked tired, but he had more important things to talk to Lin Feng now.

He can't rest yet.

Lin Feng nodded and carried Avril back to the bedroom. This was the second time Lin Feng hugged Avril, but it was obvious that Avril was much lighter than last time. During this time, she had lost weight in order to record a record.

. Gently put the sleeping Avril on the bed, and Lin Feng lovingly covered her with a quilt.

"Lin, I won't let you down this time." Looking at Avril who was sleeping very deeply on the bed, thinking about what Avril said just now, Lin Feng smiled slightly: Avril, you will definitely do it this time.

More than Britney!.

When I came downstairs, I saw Sam lying on the sofa with his eyes closed. Lin Feng was about to wake him up, but Sam heard a noise and sat up with a pair of sleepy eyes.

"Sam, why don't you take a rest first and we'll talk in the afternoon." Lin Feng suggested, seeing that Sam was too tired.

"No, Lin, there's not enough time. I can't rest now." Sam shook his head, struggled to sit up, patted his face, and said sorry, "Wait for me for three minutes." After saying that, Sam ran to the bathroom,

Immersing his head in cold water, Sam quickly woke up after being stimulated by the cold water, wiped his face, and ran out.

"Lin, time is of the essence, so I'll just say it straight." Sam took out a document from the side, "Lin, take a look at this contract. If you have no objection, please sign it."

Lin Feng curiously took over the contract and took a closer look. It turned out to be an equity transfer agreement for the small record company established by Avril. Avril transferred 50% of Lin Feng's shares, and Lin Feng injected US$5 million into Avril Records.

"This is..." Lin Feng asked confused.

"Now Avril Records has no money. The 3 million registered capital in the early stage was all used to record records. Later, 100,000 records were scrapped. I also used all the 5 million US dollars in promotional fees you gave me last time to purchase

From the 25th to the 30th, the song demand charts of major music TV stations have been released. So now the company has no money, there is simply not enough to print records, and it can print up to 300,000 copies." Sam said helplessly.

Lin Feng nodded and understood what Sam meant. Money is not a problem. Lin Feng is not short of money now, but Lin Feng must consider Avril. He is not here to annex her record company. Because Lin Feng knows that in the future Avril
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