Chapter 3628 Win 1st Round First
"Boss!" Melissa's face turned pale. Looking at a group of CEOs who were about to leave, she was in a state of panic. Although she knew that these CEOs might be pretending to leave, they might not leave if they were really asked to. But she had no way to control the situation on the scene.
"Don't panic, they are just a bunch of rats!" Lin Feng sneered.
Even these people wanted to fish in troubled waters and make trouble here, Lin Feng could suppress them with a wave of his hand. The real trouble is Jobs. This guy is a truly powerful person. Because so many CEOs here, almost the vast majority are professional managers. Even if a few are not professional managers, they are just members of the family and do not have absolute decision-making power. On the contrary, Jobs can monopolize power and decide the future direction of "Apple".
"Everyone, this is my 'Second World' auction, not a vegetable market. I hope all the presidents will abide by the following rules. Don't behave like the aunties in the vegetable market." Lin Feng suddenly patted his head with a strange look on his face, "Aunties in the vegetable market, do you understand? Do you know what a auntie in the vegetable market is? It's the kind of person who likes to mutter, speaks loudly, behaves very selfishly, bargains randomly when buying anything, and is particularly unruly. Do you know?"
The faces of many presidents turned black. This Lin Feng really dared to compare them to aunties in the vegetable market. Damn it, did he really think they were easy to bully! Although they are not comparable to Lin Feng individually. But when they unite, they are also a force that cannot be ignored. Just when many presidents were about to get angry and find Lin Feng to argue, Jobs spoke.
"Everyone, we'd better abide by some rules. After all, this is an auction, not a vegetable market, and there are 1 billion netizens watching it around the world!" Jobs said lightly, and everyone calmed down.
Indeed, this is a live auction. One billion netizens around the world are watching. If they expose their ugly behavior here, they will be unlucky when they go back. Of course, not only will they be unlucky, but it may also affect the company's image. In an instant, everyone quieted down. They looked at Jobs to see what he was going to do.
"Mr. Lin, you reported this auction, so we all have to abide by the rules. There is no order without rules. Everyone has to abide by the rules. Therefore, I think you also have to abide by the rules of the advertising industry. We can't accept a month's advertising. At least half a year's advertising. Mr. Lin, I hope you understand the difficulties of us advertisers!" Jobs stood up and said slowly.
Lin Feng's eyes shrank slightly. Jobs' words forced him to have no way out. While Jobs asked these presidents to abide by the rules. He also asked himself to abide by the rules and not use his privileges to veto his offer.
"Mr. Lin, I think no listed company can refuse a project that brings huge benefits to its company!" Jobs smiled slightly.
This sentence is even more powerful, and it directly made Lin Feng have no way to avoid it. As the chairman of a listed company, the purpose of everything is naturally to make money and bring benefits to all shareholders. And this advertising auction will undoubtedly bring huge benefits to the "Second World". If Lin Feng refuses, it means he is blocking the shareholders' meeting. This situation is very bad. The China Securities Regulatory Commission has a reason to intervene in this auction.
Many presidents nodded in agreement with Jobs' words. Lin Feng finally got defeated once. This time, they were all brought here to hold such an open auction, and they were used to increase the popularity and influence of the "Second World". This made many company presidents extremely angry and helpless. Now Jobs can teach Lin Feng a lesson, which is the best.
"Boss. What should I do?" Melissa looked worried.
Lin Feng frowned and suddenly smiled faintly.
"Yes, Mr. Jobs is right. Since everyone has to abide by the rules, I will also abide by the rules. Then this time we will change the rules and directly auction the advertising position of the "Second World" for the next year. Since it is for the next year, the auction price will not be 3.5 million US dollars, but 42 million US dollars! Now please bid again!" Lin Feng said loudly.
"Boss!" Melissa exclaimed.
The advertising level for the next year, in that case, at the beginning of next year, when Apple and Phantom Technology jointly launch new mobile phones, the Second World game will publish Apple's mobile phone advertisements. This will have an absolute impact on the advertising sales of Phantom Technology.
"Don't worry! Now the general trend is on his side, I can't refuse. Otherwise, the US Securities and Exchange Commission may intervene, which will be more troublesome!" Lin Feng whispered.
This is the United States, and the Second World is also listed in the United States. Although it can raise enough funds through the market, it will also make Lin Feng more constrained. This world has always been fair. When you get something, you will also lose something.
However, even if the advertising level is changed to one year, Lin Feng is not afraid. At most, it is very troublesome, but this does not mean that Apple will definitely win the final victory. Because Lin Feng knows what Apple's mobile phone looks like, but Jobs does not know what his mobile phone looks like. He is a "future person", Jobs is very vigilant and senses the crisis, but it does not mean that he can win.
"Everyone, make your bid!" Lin Feng said calmly.
Everyone looked at him sideways. Before this, seeing Lin Feng's application, Lin Feng was unwilling to change the advertising price, but now Lin Feng suddenly changed his attitude. What was the reason? What was Lin Feng's trump card?
Jobs also showed a trace of doubt on his face. Why did Lin Feng suddenly change his attitude? What else does he have? But no matter what he has, Apple will take this advertising position.
"300 million US dollars!" Jobs was the first to speak. He believed that this price was enough to scare other bidders. Let other bidders not dare to compete with Apple. If they take this price, when Apple officially launches a new mobile phone next year, they will be able to completely overwhelm Lin Feng's "Phantom Technology".
As expected by Jobs, when he called out the price of 300 million US dollars, no one else said anything. 300 million US dollars a year in advertising fees is very high, and this is a price that any company needs to think deeply about. What's more, this is still a brand new market, which makes many presidents dare not bid easily. In their opinion, I am afraid that only these high-tech companies dare to try these new things at will. Because they make money easily and the added value of their products is very high. So, they dare to bid so easily. Those who do business dare not bid easily and try new things at will.
Jobs sneered at the silence of many CEOs. The times are progressing, society is progressing, and people's thoughts must also progress. Otherwise, they will be eliminated by society. And these people, in Jobs's view, are a group of people limited to the traditional ideas of the past. Today's society is changing too fast. If you slow down one step, you will slow down many steps. In the past, the changes in society in ten years would not be too big, but now the changes in one year are enough to make you stunned. If you don't try new things, you will fall behind and be eliminated.
After a while of silence, Jobs chuckled.
"Mr. Lin, it seems that no one is bidding anymore." Jobs said with a smile. For today's advertising segment, he has already thought of future plans. He has a huge advertising plan. He will start from the day he shoots the advertising segment, and run an advertisement every day for 365 days, and every day, the advertising lines will be different. Lin Feng's advertising spot is only 5 seconds, which is just right for Jobs.
5 seconds is enough to introduce a feature of "Apple". Jobs plans to use a year to slowly instill all the functions and features of "Apple" mobile phones to the public. When the iPhone is launched, consumers will be familiar with the features of the iPhone. They will naturally accept it. This will become one of the cultures of the Apple company and the "an-apple-a-day" that Jobs is going to promote.
Of course, the original words of this so-called "an-apple-a-day" are an-apple-a-day-keeps-rs-away, which means eating an apple every day will keep diseases away from me. For Jobs, it is to hope that Apple will become an indispensable item for people every day.
Lin Feng looked around, and sure enough, no one bid again. It is estimated that Jobs took it down today.
"Huh! Who dares to bid so high in one breath!" Melissa muttered in a low voice. Jobs's offer is so fierce, and he looks like he is the best. Who dares to raise the price? If you can't get it and still raise the price, wouldn't that offend Jobs? These company presidents don't want to offend Jobs easily. Of course, if the auctioneer was not Lin Feng, perhaps these people would raise the price, but since it was Lin Feng, they were not willing to let Lin Feng make money for nothing.
"Thank you for your kindness! Thank you very much! When my 'Apple' mobile phone is launched, I will give you each an engineering machine!" Jobs said with a smile.
Many presidents smiled and thanked. Everyone accepted Jobs' kindness. Although they also knew that Jobs was promoting his mobile phone, they always felt very happy to stimulate Lin Feng.
Of course, the only one who was unhappy among the crowd was Nokia President Piers. Nokia is now the leader in the mobile phone market, and its mobile phone market share is almost saturated. If Apple wants to come in, it will grab Nokia's share. In this case, he can feel good. He wanted to raise the price, but seeing the $300 million advertising share this year, he really lacked a little courage.
The price is really too high! And Nokia is already the leader, and it is not cost-effective to spend so much "wasted money" to bid for advertising.
Lin Feng shook his head. It seemed that Jobs had to win the first round this time. (To be continued...)
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