Li Zetian often thinks about a question, what is the purpose of making money
Here in the orphanage, he found the answer: when the amount of money is just a bunch of numbers, what he pursues is not just money, but more influence, status, and the ability and responsibility to change the world and others.
Spider-Man has a classic line: "With great power comes great responsibility!"
This sentence is used to describe Li Zetian, and I think it is the most appropriate.
In fact, when Li Zetian is changing the world, he is also changing himself, making him stronger!
Many disabled children are abandoned by their parents, which is very pitiful. Since Li Zetian established an orphanage, he cannot abandon them a second time. Because apart from here, I am afraid they have nowhere else to live... In fact, no matter whether they are normal people or disabled people, everyone has infinite potential. Some disabled children in the orphanage may be super geniuses beyond ordinary people in certain fields, such as math masters or computer hackers...
In short, in any case, philanthropy still has to go on.
Besides, the company under Li Zetian's name has to donate to the Ly Foundation every year to reduce taxes, so there is nothing wrong with doing charity...
This is indeed the case. After many years, when those who benefited from the ly Foundation grew up and achieved amazing results in all walks of life, they were all full of gratitude to Li Zetian, so that Li Zetian's global influence reached It is unimaginable that even the president of a country does not have the weight of what he said!
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At the end of December, as the brilliant deeds of the ly Foundation were frequently reported by the media, the scale of the foundation became larger and larger, and people from all walks of life made donations. The ly Foundation has also set up branches in various countries around the world, and the funds raised have almost reached one-tenth of the funds donated by the company under the name of Li Zetian, which is beyond his expectations! And this number is likely to become even larger in the future!
Since Yu Jingqiu was pregnant in 1981, and Li Zetian focused his energy on political investment and philanthropy, he did not interfere too much with the development of the companies under his name, but these companies were basically on the right track. , Even without his command, the performance has been very good, with a total revenue of 70 billion US dollars and a profit of more than 15 billion US dollars. Flamingo, in particular, entered the world this year, selling a total of more than 40 million Flamingo-1 consoles and nearly 300 million game cartridges, plus other revenue, a record $17 billion this year In terms of sales, it ranks among the top 30 of the top 500 companies, almost as much as the entire TV industry in the United States, and has become an entertainment industry comparable to the film industry.
Li Zetian asked his company to donate $1 billion to the Ly Foundation. In addition, nearly $100 million was raised externally.
The funds of the ly Foundation are mainly used for the construction of orphanages, schools, hospitals, and research in education and medical care. Roche and Genentech have benefited a lot from their cooperation with the ly Foundation in medical research, saving a lot of R&D funds!
1981 passed, and in 1982, Li Zetian was going to do something big, so he decided to use a large amount of funds for dividends this time, and the Gene Umbrella Company received 4.5 billion US dollars.
In Li Zetian's view, 4.5 billion US dollars is really not much. The annual profit of Apple in the previous life was 40 to 50 billion US dollars. Still, it's pretty valuable considering the current value of the U.S. dollar.
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Li Zetian had time to take a look at the Flamingo Company's office.
"It's surprising that Apple didn't release a new game console on Christmas this year." Li Zetian smiled in surprise, took a sip of red wine and took a sip.
Nolan Bushnell said: "mr.li, this is Apple's shrewdness! During the Christmas shopping season, there are overwhelming advertisements by merchants everywhere. If Apple releases a new machine at this time, the media will expose it. The degree is not high, and it is difficult to attract people's attention. Moreover, the Flamingo company is also conducting promotional activities, and many players are rushing to the Flamingo-1 game console and game cartridges. It is difficult for Apple to release a new machine at this time. A sensational effect!"
Li Zetian frowned slightly and nodded, feeling that Nolan Bushnell's analysis was very reasonable.
Apple knows that it is difficult to confront Flamingo head-on, so it deliberately staggers this time period.
Not long after, at 9:00 am on January 20, Apple held a press conference to announce that the new Apple game console would be officially released on February 1, 1982. The company's CEO, Vincent Gay, claims that the Apple console costs only $150, which is $50 less than the Flamingo-1 console, but it's more powerful! In addition, he also emphasized that the Apple game console is compatible with the games on the Atari 2600, and that the new machine will carry 25 new games at the beginning of its release.
I have to say that Apple game consoles really attract a lot of people.
A large number of Apple fans and Sunbird fans are eagerly waiting.
The popularity of Apple's flagship store has increased a lot for a while.
The media has nothing to report during this time, just as Apple is doing things, so they have reported that Apple is about to release a game console. At the same time, the editor involved the Flamingo Company, drawing hatred, making comparisons, attracting attention, and causing heated discussions.
I don't know if Apple is operating behind the scenes, and the Apple game console is very hyped. Many people want to see if this game console is fun even if they don't plan to buy an apple game console.
On the morning of February 1, the long-lost "long dragon" greeted the door of Apple's flagship store.
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"Mr·li, things are a little bad. Several Apple flagship stores are overcrowded!" After receiving a call, Dongfang Yuqin frowned and said to Li Zetian.
Li Zetian stood up suddenly, frowned and said, "Let's go, let's see for ourselves!"
"OK."
Not long after, Li Zetian and Dongfang Yuqin arrived near the Apple flagship store in downtown Los Angeles. The two did not get out of the car, but observed the situation outside through the car window.
Sure enough, there was a queue in front of the flagship store.
Li Zetian felt a sense of crisis in his heart, thinking that Apple game consoles were going to carve up the game market.
However, his concerns soon disappeared.
There are indeed a lot of people who come to watch the excitement, but very few are willing to spend money to buy it.
"Although there are so many games in the Apple game console, only three or four are fun, while the Flamingo-1 game console has dozens of fun games, and many of them are classic and durable! I would rather spend more money to buy fire. The Flamingo-1 game console, and I don't want to buy an apple game console. It's boring to go!"
"Me too, as long as I have played the games on the Flamingo-1 game console, I feel that the games here are not interesting!"
"Come while you are happy, and return when you are not happy! Apple has left os·li, and everything it develops is rubbish. Apple's game console still wants to compete with the Flamingo-1 game console, which is a fool's dream!" A Chinese Shaking his head and sighing.
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After a while, many people left the Apple flagship store empty-handed. They came, but did not shop.
Li Zetian watched for ten minutes, then suddenly laughed, and then said to Dongfang Yuqin: "Let's go back, Apple is not enough!"
On the same day, Apple sold a total of 150,000 game consoles. If this result is a good result for a new game company, it is undoubtedly a very bad result for Apple, which acquired Sunbird. .
The next day, Apple's flagship store was far less lively than the first day.
A week later, it can almost be described as a monstrosity.
The media public opinion immediately changed direction, and kept on badmouthing Apple.
: "In terms of performance, Apple's Apple game console is better than the Flamingo-1 game console; in terms of price, Apple's game console is also cheaper than the Flamingo-1 game console. But Apple's final loss was a mess, only A week later, the apple game console could no longer be sold. Through comparative analysis, we can easily draw a conclusion: the core competitiveness of the game market is the game software, not the game console! The games on the apple game console are not fun, so The players all abandoned it…”
: "Apple made a desperate bid to acquire Sunbird, develop game consoles, and even sell them at a loss, losing $50 for each machine sold. However, even so, players didn't buy it. The apple game console project became the history of Apple. The most failed project, causing the company to lose a lot. In a few days, Apple is about to file for bankruptcy!!!”
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ps: I'm not in a good state today, I didn't make the update, I'm sorry. Get up early tomorrow morning to code, come out and mix, and you will have to pay it back sooner or later.