Chapter 2236 The Curtain Opens

Since January, the atmosphere at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino has been a little different.

The whole thing is high-spirited.

Because since the launch of the iPhone in early January, everyone from Steve Jobs to the cleaners who clean up after most people get off work have clearly felt that many people in the world are eager to buy iPhones.

Therefore, the future prospects of this product are definitely self-evident.

Many people believe without hesitation that the brilliance created by the iPod will be subverted by this new product.

But as the promised official launch draws closer, the atmosphere at the company is growing increasingly tense.

The mass production of such a creative product also encountered many problems as expected.

And Jobs's famous uncompromising attitude made the job even more difficult.

Not to mention Apple’s employees, many of the suppliers who have recently cooperated with Apple have already had a very profound understanding at this time. Looking back now, those helpless parties in the past seem to be nothing. .

Apple is the biggest challenge they can face in this life.

But even though the pressure from all aspects was unprecedentedly huge, and various problems, large and small, still emerged one after another, by April, the beautiful prospect was no longer a longing, and everything finally became clear.

Success is just ahead, as long as everyone works a little harder and persists a little longer.

It's just that at this time, that little bit of persistence and hard work is really not easy for those who have been tense for a long time.

During this period, Jobs seemed to have also reached a limit. The frequency of his sudden outbursts due to some inconspicuous things was now getting higher and higher.

On the whole, it seems that his moodiness is becoming more and more unstable.

And he doesn't know how to control his temper, so during this period, the staff around him have actually reached their limit long ago, but they still have to grit their teeth and persevere.

However, there is already more than one person who is preparing to implement the unimplemented plan of Burrell Smith, an old employee who has long since left Apple. Plan: Walk into Steve Jobs's office, take off his pants, face his desk, and have a good drink, or in other words, a drink.

With these thoughts in mind, at noon on the 2nd, one of Jobs's secretaries took a breath, knocked on the door of his office, and entered the office where the air pressure would be much lower for everyone.

"What's going on?" Jobs looked up and then lowered his head.

"Steve, I think this should be the news you need," the secretary smiled and placed a document on Jobs' desk.

But Jobs only glanced at it casually, and the secretary immediately understood that Jobs didn't seem to care about this news.

He was about to exit when Jobs suddenly paused and said, "Huh?" Then he let go of the mouse and grabbed the piece of paper.

Jobs quickly skimmed a few lines, slapped the piece of paper on the table, and a smile appeared on his face - had I been deceived?

The secretary was about to lower his head and rub his eyes when Jobs stood up and said, "Come on, come on," he opened his arms, "Give me a hug."

The secretary was confused. Will he fire me next moment?

So, by not taking off my pants later, am I going to lose the chance to perform that feat?

While he was still struggling, Jobs patted him on the back and said, "Thank you, man."

Then he sat down on the table and started dialing the phone. The secretary knew that he should leave quietly at this time.

However, until he closed the office door, he still didn't understand. Was what I just experienced just a dream?

Although Jobs arranged for him to collect relevant information, he really didn't understand why the collapse of a financial company made Jobs so happy at this time.

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"Page," Jobs said, holding the piece of paper, "did you see it?"

"What?" Page over there obviously didn't understand what the call was about.

"New Century Corporation has officially filed for bankruptcy protection," Jobs said.

That piece of paper was a news excerpt, which contained reports and comments from various media about the bankruptcy of New Century Financial Company.

"What?" There was a crashing sound from Peppa's side, as if something had been knocked over.

"Let me take a look," followed by a rapid typing sound on the keyboard. It was obvious that he was searching for relevant news on Google.

This also shows that Page is not as concerned about this news as Jobs. It may be because he trusts Feng Yiping more. Of course, it is also possible that the investment of US$1 billion does not attach as much importance to him as Jobs did. .

After a while, Paige's surprised voice came over, "Oh, it's true!"

There was silence on the phone for a while, neither of them spoke.

Because they knew exactly what the news meant.

"Do you want to call Feng?" Jobs asked.

"This time? Forget it," Page said.

"It's okay, I'll call. I think Feng will also be happy to hear the news." Jobs hung up the phone without even saying goodbye, and immediately started dialing Feng Yiping's mobile phone.

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On the top floor of Jiasheng Business District in the capital, Feng Yiping slept very soundly that night.

When he finally heard the ringing of his cell phone, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the bluish night in the darkness in the room, feeling a little confused about the situation for a moment.

When was this? where am I?

When he came to his senses, he looked at the time and name displayed on his phone and sat up. "Jobs, is there something wrong with our panel?"

He thought that Jobs actually called at two o'clock in the morning, so it was conceivable that he would be talking about something very important and critical.

The most important thing related to Apple recently is undoubtedly the panels provided by optical companies for the iPhone.

"Well, what time is it?" asked another person on the bed.

"It's still early, you have a good sleep," Feng Yiping covered the phone with his hands, covered Huang Jingping with the quilt, and walked out barefoot.

"...I'm sure your judgment is correct," said Jobs over there.

Hearing Jobs's voice, Feng Yiping, who was a little nervous at first, relaxed. At least he wasn't asking for trouble, "Steve, what are you talking about? Speak slowly."

"Just today, New World Financial Corporation officially declared bankruptcy. Feng, your judgment was correct," Jobs repeated.

"I think this means they have reached a point where they can no longer sustain it, right?" he asked.

"No, Steve, I'm not as optimistic as you think. They won't admit defeat so easily," Feng Yiping said.

"Oh," Jobs was stunned for a moment, "but that's okay, that day will come sooner or later,"

"Yes Steve, just let's keep going," Feng Yiping said.

"Haha, yes, Feng, I look forward to seeing you in Silicon Valley as soon as possible," Jobs hung up the phone.

For him, this persistence is nothing at all, as long as he pays the premium for a few more months.

Compared with the expected income, these premiums are not worth mentioning at all.

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Feng Yiping was not in a hurry to go online to verify the relevant news. Since the news came from Jobs, there would definitely be no problem.

He has also been paying attention to New Century Financial Company recently.

It is the second largest subprime loan company in the United States. It has only been established for more than ten years. In the field of subprime loans, it is already on par with large companies like HSBC Holdings.

However, in the face of major changes, companies like New Century Financial obviously cannot be compared with powerful companies like HSBC Holdings.

As early as February, HSBC Holdings increased its bad debt provisions by US$1.8 billion for its U.S. subprime mortgage business, but since then, its operations have remained relatively stable.

As for New Century Financial Company, because the default situation of sub-prime loans was unexpectedly serious, it had no funds to repurchase outstanding mortgage loans. In early March, it was unable to obtain financing from the market.

Not only that, Bank of America, Citigroup Inc., Credit Suisse Group AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley have been asking it to repurchase loans - a rainy day umbrella for banks.

The total amount of these loans to be repurchased is as high as 8.4 billion US dollars! This is an unbearable burden for New Century Financial Corporation.

From this to mid-March, on the 12th, its stock price fell to $1.66 in one fell swoop, a 96.8% drop from its highest point!

Finally, on March 13, the New York Stock Exchange stopped trading in its shares and prepared to delist it.

Unexpectedly, more than twenty days later, it finally failed to survive.

Feng Yiping is actually not clear about the specific development of the subprime mortgage crisis, but today's news undoubtedly clearly shows that the relevant pace is getting faster and faster.

Looking at the blue-black sky outside, he took a deep breath and lay on the sofa with his eyes closed.

The soft light of the desk lamp just enveloped him.