Chapter 2469: Sudden Steal of the Spotlight

On November 25, although there were still three days before the Android conference, there were more and more news about Android in newspapers.

In today's technology industry, there are only a few such heavyweight news events in a year. For the media, they naturally have to make full use of each one.

Because some foreign guests have arrived one after another, and the main creators of the Android team, mainly Rubin, have been interviewed several times and disclosed some of the hardships in the research and development process, the reports on Android on this day are still quite informative.

Like people in other countries, the American people will certainly appreciate the success of entrepreneurs, but the hardships encountered by entrepreneurs in the process of entrepreneurship will obviously make them more impressed.

This is probably because few people can experience the taste of success, and most people can only taste the bitterness of failure, or in other words, it is not even failure, and it has almost become a daily bitterness.

Therefore, these guys who may become another entrepreneurial star in the future, the challenges they have experienced on their entrepreneurial journey are no different from those of most people, and even more difficult challenges can resonate with ordinary people.

Under the guidance of the public relations department, Rubin cooperated very well to disclose several details of the entrepreneurial process: for a period of time, he borrowed from almost all his friends, but he could only borrow tens of thousands of dollars.

And those tens of thousands of dollars, no matter how thrifty they were, would not last for a few days.

And he once took all the members of the main creative team to fly to a well-known foreign company to discuss investment issues, but not only did he fail to get investment, but he was also ridiculed in person.

In the end, he returned home with humiliation.

In fact, they went there with the confidence of winning, and the team's outbound airfare had already used up the balance in the company's account, so he not only had to endure the huge frustration brought by failure, and the humiliation of being looked down upon, but also had to cheer up the entire team and find a way to raise money to make up for the return airfare...

These details, as you can imagine, are of course artistically processed, and the success of Android is mainly attributed to Rubin himself and NEXTDOOR's timely investment.

However, especially the American people, they still like this tune.

Because they admire individuality and prefer such individual heroes. When listening to stories, team? No one cares.

Everyone only cares about the protagonist.

The success of each protagonist is another manifestation of the American dream, and it is also a motivation for many people who have only experienced wind and rain and have not seen the rainbow to persevere with hope.

Some of Rubin's strokes of genius also have very good effects.

For example, when talking about fundraising, he pointed to his almost bald head and said, "Look, the hair here is what I lost at that time."

It is said that after he made this statement, many bald men seemed to have ushered in spring. When walking on the street, they often receive admiring eyes...

At the same time, many people who eat melons are actively speculating which company humiliated Rubin and others at the beginning?

The reason why they are so active in digging this issue is mainly to see the current reaction of that company.

The counterattack and slapping in the face are the plots that people all over the world like to watch.

Choi Ji-sung, the head of Samsung's mobile phone department who has arrived in the United States, could only smile bitterly when he saw such news.

Because the stupid company that is being hotly discussed online is their own company.

Fortunately, netizens' speculations are quite broad, including China, Japan, South Korea, and even Finland - that is, specifically Nokia.

And obviously no mobile phone manufacturers have come out to declare that it is not me!

So it's okay.

But the media that created this excitement are now paying attention to another issue. It seems that many media bosses have come to Silicon Valley?

Logically, even if the press conferences of Apple, Google, Microsoft and Android are put together, they will not be present in person - because if they are present, it will only cause trouble for the front-line workers.

Even if they are very supportive of the Android press conference, there is no reason for them to arrive three days in advance.

Just when some of them were still asking their peers in various ways, Facebook unexpectedly held a press conference on the afternoon of the 25th, and the bosses of those peers all stood on the stage with smiles.

Zuckerberg, the Harvard executive who appears frequently on Facebook, announced to the outside world in a somewhat mechanical way that Facebook has reached an agreement with these 9 respected media to cooperate on news!

When this statement came out, the first to be shocked was the media industry.

Look at the companies represented by those guys applauding on the stage. The famous American newspaper, The New York Times - this is definitely the most mentioned newspaper in the American media industry and in the world, although most of the time, people mention it mainly for its square, Times Square, which is Times Square.

The other eight are, The Washington Post, Le Figaro, The Guardian, Bild, National Geographic, NBC News, BBC News, and The Atlantic Monthly.

The major newspapers of the four major Western countries, the United States, Britain, France, and Germany, have all reached cooperation with Facebook.

Facebook promised, "...we will give publishers control over content, brand experience and business opportunities, and publishers can also obtain some user data from Facebook..."

Fox Interactive Media's Levinsohn, who was watching the conference, suddenly looked unhappy. He could get some data from Facebook, but there was such a thing?

"...we also promised that publishers will be able to keep all the advertising revenue they sell directly,"

Levinsohn was a little unconvinced. There was no commission on this aspect?

"Publishers can also sell the remaining advertising space through us. We will extract 30% of the revenue from this part,"

Levinsohn's face darkened. Although there is still a commission, it is only the commission for newly sold ads. This is actually...really possible to cooperate.

Otherwise, look at the smiles of those guys on the stage?

They can't be unaware of the impact that the Internet will bring to them, but they obviously also see the opportunities contained in such cooperation.

However, it is useless to say these now. Instead, he should work hard on developing the same product.

He felt the heavy pressure again.

Facebook can cooperate with so many well-known media, but if only News Corporation supports MySpace, it will be a bit embarrassing!

But in terms of ugly faces, no one can compare to the two in the East at this time.

In Boston, Edward Johnson, who was resting after lunch, was called by Lawrence Fink. When he hurriedly turned on the TV, he understood why Lawrence Fink's voice sounded a little depressed.

Because to be honest, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed when he saw this scene.

Mobilizing the media can be said to be the most important part of their plan, but you see, even big newspapers like the New York Times and the Washington Post have stood on their side - they naturally know that Facebook and Android are on the same side.

The other three newspapers in Britain, France and Germany are also either the largest in circulation or the most influential. By reaching cooperation with them, it can be said that they have mastered the right to speak in Europe.

Not to mention the help of BBC and NBC News.

As for National Geographic and Atlantic Monthly, how can they be underestimated?

As the official magazine of the National Geographic Society of the United States, National Geographic can be said to be the most well-known magazine in the world.

The Atlantic Monthly has always been one of the most respected publications in the United States.

He naturally knew that since they had reached a cooperation with Facebook, they could not be expected to attack Android next.

Although all media claimed to be neutral and objective, how could they not know what choices these media would make in the face of interests?

Otherwise, where would they get the confidence to let these media follow their baton?

And now it is certain that because the New York Times, the Washington Post, and NBC will definitely not participate and sing the opposite tune, it will inevitably affect the attitudes of many media.

The situation they expect will eventually be a farce without any pain.

"Edward, I think..."

"Don't say it," Edward Johnson interrupted Lawrence Fink.

He remembered that last time, Lawrence expressed relevant concerns, and in the end, he was right to worry...

He really didn't want to hear Lawrence's crow mouth say anything else, "I have to think about it, think about it carefully,"