Chapter 31 Making money while lying down
Maybe it was because of the ongoing rehearsal that Jobs was really exhausted, maybe it was because they were rare to get together, and the few people after lunch did not rush to leave. The fastest update
"Steve, have you noticed the popularity of your press conference recently? "Brillin asked, "Everyone is looking forward to the products you will launch this time, and is very much looking forward to it."
"What do you expect from the sales volume of this product?"
Feng Yiping immediately said, "I actually care more about this issue, which can be concerned about the sales of my optical company."
This is obviously a question that made Jobs happy more than asking about the preparations for the press conference.
"Our plan is to ship at least 3 million units this year," said Jobs. "If it wasn't for the fact that it wouldn't be shipped until June, then this number, we expect, is 5 million units, and there is no problem,"
"That is, this product will bring at least $1.5 billion in sales to Apple," Page said immediately.
They also probably knew that the first generation of iPhone would be available in two versions, 4g and 8g, and the price was $499 and $599 respectively.
Jobs nodded, "This is the minimum requirement,"
But he saw Feng Yiping's face, "Why, Feng, you seem to be a little unsatisfied?"
Can Feng Yiping be satisfied? Of course he is not satisfied.
Later, the sales of iPhones were less than tens of millions of units, and there was nothing to be proud of when it was just 3 million units.
Just compare the products that Jobs' most proud of before this, the number of products, iPods, is also very inconspicuous.
In October last year, the fifth anniversary of the launch of the IPOD, its total sales reached 68 million units, which means that the annual average sales were more than 13 million units.
"Well, I'm not very satisfied. Our production line produces 30 million panels of 50 million iPhones, which is also easy," said Feng Yiping.
Jobs smiled, "You are more bold than us, but don't worry, the annual sales of 30 million units in the future will not be a problem," he said.
I have to say that he didn't blow the cowhide.
"I look forward to the day coming sooner,"
"It's certainly not late," said Jobs. "We set a sales target of 3 million, mainly because of production issues,"
"Our iPhone is an epoch-making product, completely different from existing products on the market, so it takes time to produce some accessories,"
"After the supporting system matures, our sales will definitely increase greatly."
"We can fully expect that after delivery starts in June, it will definitely be more intensified than the IPOD. If the production can keep up, the sales volume this year will exceed 10 million units, which is definitely not a problem," he said.
This is a bit domineering.
But the next sentence is very Steve Jobs again.
"We can also be sure of another thing. Starting this year's Christmas holiday, our iPhone will definitely be everyone's favorite Christmas gift, and the same is true in terms of sales,"
"Absolutely," Feng Yiping and the other three said almost in unison.
Because they all know that in recent years, ipod has indeed been the most popular electronic product during the Christmas holiday in the United States, but in terms of sales, Microsoft's xbox360 is still the case.
"Does Google's website visits rank first in China now?" Jobs asked.
When communicating with Feng Yiping and the others, although he was still very personal, he was actually quite sensible. Everyone was praising Apple just now, so it is naturally his turn to praise everyone's company.
“According to our statistics, our website has indeed surpassed Yahoo’s visits now,”
Previously, due to its good email, instant messaging and address book tools, Yahoo websites ranked first in the United States in the past 10 years.
However, Yahoo is no match for Google now.
According to data comparison in the financial report, Yahoo's revenue in the first three quarters of last year was close to US$4.5 billion, while Google's revenue in the first three quarters was close to US$9 billion, which is exactly twice that of Yahoo.
"This is a proof of Google's success," Jobs praised, "but for some guys, it's not a good thing to have a website visit too much,"
Very good, this is very Jobs.
At this time, Bill Gates in Seattle sneezes for no reason. The richest man in the world thought about it, who is missing me?
The staff member was already notifying the doctor because this was not the first time he sneezed today.
The latter sentence of Jobs is targeting Microsoft again.
In 2006, in terms of visits alone, Microsoft's website's visits exceeded Yahoo, ranking first in the world.
That's because indos users all over the world go to Microsoft's website to download patches and fix vulnerabilities.
It seems that Jobs' resentment against Bill Gates will be true year after year and will be renewed forever.
In Feng Yiping and the others' eyes, this is a very cola thing.
"Then what you need to beware of now is Feng's company. His Facebook and youtube, plus nextdoor, the number of visits in the future must not be underestimated," Jobs praised Google and Feng Yiping's company in one sentence.
"Hell," he looked at his phone, "I really have to go back now,"
He stood up and said goodbye to everyone in a hurry, holding Feng Yiping's hand and saying, "Let's go and do it, don't worry about what to fulfill in the future,"
"Rehearse well," Feng Yiping also encouraged him, "We look forward to you presenting a perfect press conference,"
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The two of Google are not in a hurry to go back.
Speaking of which, the three of them have not been together outside the company for a long time.
"This time, Apple seems to have found a new growth point," Page sighed a little.
Apple has been making a comeback in recent years.
"Yes, after listening to Jobs' description, these mobile phones can be thrown into the trash can," said Bryn, looking at his Blackberry with some disgust.
"But hehe, Feng," he sat next to Feng Yiping, "Now he has a good monthly income, how does it feel?"
Feng Yiping stretched comfortably, "It's great!"
“Including when you sleep, it feels like you have income flowing into your account every moment. It’s really great.”
After Facebook and youtube launched long-prepared business plans, Feng Yiping's income also increased gradually.
In the first month of Facebook's advertising platform's revenue was only $30 million, but by March 2006, it had reached $60 million, and by the second quarter, it had successfully exceeded $100 million.
By last year, this number had stabilized at $200 million per month.
Sandberg and the others were very confident in telling Feng Yiping that by the third quarter of this year, monthly revenue exceeded US$400 million, which is definitely not a problem.
In comparison, YouTube's revenue is less than half of Facebook's, and its future growth will not double as Facebook's.
But it is not a problem for youtube plus the revenue of nextdoor in various sections to stabilize at $200 million per month this year.
Netflix’s global streaming users are also approaching the 50 million mark, while Coin Star’s number of users and related revenue have also been growing steadily.
That is to say, after many years of struggle and spending money outside for many years, Feng Yiping's industry in the United States finally entered a bumper harvest season.
Or, he finally waited for the time to make money while lying down.
Not to mention the rest, with the accumulation of 2007 years, he will finally no longer worry about no US dollars available.
Because it is obvious that the income of these three pieces will increase year by year, especially Facebook and YouTube, which will increase significantly in the future.
"Then have you considered putting Facebook on the market?" Page said.
"I really don't have this idea yet," Feng Yiping shook his head. "You know, the general trend ahead is not optimistic. At least, it's not too late to consider going public after the impact of this crisis has passed."
Brin photographed him again, "I see, you want to enjoy a few more years of income alone and flow into your pocket, right?"
"Hehe," Feng Yiping smiled, "Don't you think this is the result I should enjoy?"
From his personal point of view, Facebook is really not in a hurry to go public, but this is another project that must be launched.
After listing, no matter what, the shares under his name will definitely be diluted. At that time, Facebook's revenue would inevitably be distributed to others.
"What do you think about it 10 years ago?" Page asked.
Feng Yiping glanced at him, "I think that in 10 years, we can indeed consider their listing issues,"
But he looked at Page, is the purpose of your question consistent with what I think?
"When Android is successfully developed, will you launch your own smartphone product?" Bolling asked again.
This really stopped Feng Yiping.
Chapter completed!