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Apple headquarters meeting room.

The atmosphere was a bit dull. On the conference table, the directors in suits and ties all looked at the first person, Cook.

Apple's stock has fallen again and again, they are losing a lot of money every moment, and their value is shrinking.

This is not good news.

"Cook, you go to China, what is your gain this time?" A middle-aged man with glasses asked across from Cook.

Those who know him in the circle admire him for three points.

Joining the Gene Technology Company as a scientist that year turned the Gene Technology Company from a small company on the verge of bankruptcy into a biological giant with annual revenue of 13 billion US dollars and a market value of more than 100 billion US dollars, creating a Wall Street myth.

He is the chairman and CEO of Genentech, the largest pharmaceutical company in the United States. He is also the member of Apple's board of directors with the highest known shareholding. The current chairman of Apple's board of directors, Levinson.

After Levinson spoke, Cook immediately cheered up. Although Apple is under his management, he is also restricted by the board of directors.

"Levinson, this time I went to China, to be honest, I didn't get too many useful things, but did a lot of stupid things." Cook said.

"We are not interested in listening to your stupid things, we just want to know what you have gained." An old man close to 70 years old in the seat said.

When he opened his mouth, the entire conference room straightened.

Shugel, the former CEO of Northrop Grumman.This is the third largest arms dealer in the world. The famous B2 stealth bomber, Global Hawk UAV, and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier are all products of this company.No one outside knows how many shares he owns in Apple, but those who know him are in awe of him.

This old man with a double beard is definitely one of the top people in the American food chain.

Hearing Shugel speak, Cook's heart shuddered.Regardless of whether he is the CEO of Apple, he is fascinating, but the people who really control Apple are the board of directors.

"I met with the chairman and president of the marching ant company and came up with the idea of ​​acquiring their company."

"The results of it?"

"I was rejected, and I refused without hesitation. They said they would not sell the company." Cook said: "So I talked to them about the idea of ​​developing an IOS-side intelligent assistant."

All the directors present had their eyes on Cook and listened to Cook's words blankly.

Former Vice President Al Gore, current Disney Chairman and CEO Robert, former Avon Group Chairman Zhong Binxian, East BlackRock partner Susan, and former Boeing Chief Financial Officer James, this is the most luxurious board lineup.

Anyone has no bottom in the face of this lineup.

"Finally, they asked us to open the source code of IOS. Because of the design of the smart assistant, it is necessary to understand the core code of IOS, otherwise it cannot be developed." Cook said with a black face.

Even he doesn't know whether what Chen Mo said is true or not, so he can only bite the bullet and believe it.

The crowd did not answer, let Cook continue to speak.

"I proposed that both parties open the source code. We open the source code of IOS to them, and they open the source code of the smart assistant to us, but they were finally rejected. They insisted that unless we open the source code of the Apple system, we cannot develop. The intelligent assistant on the IOS side has no results in the conversation."

"Talk about the company's situation." James said.

"The mobile phone business in Greater China was underlined by 9% in the last quarter, and its market share was underlined to fourth. After the advent of the intelligent assistant, the sales volume underlined even more severely. If the intelligent assistant is still not supported, or we Siri has no technological breakthroughs. Soon, the mobile phone will bid farewell to the China market."

Cook has a sullen face, which is why he has to go to Binhai City himself.

Smart assistants have promoted a whole generation of mobile phones and do not keep pace with the times. Apple's mobile phone business is the next Nokia.In the future, the marching ant company will enter the international market, and they will be even more dangerous.

"Do you have any better ideas? Or open the source code of the mobile phone system to March Ant Corporation?" Cook asked.

Several people thought about it. The March Ant Company is in China, not in the United States, and it is not a listed company.They wanted to move the ant company, but they couldn't pass the China government.After all, China is not the United States and Europe. Only the China government has the final say, not the capital predators.

If you are abroad, everything is easy.They can do whatever they want, but that piece of red land is not good. Any tentacles that break the rules in the past will be chopped off, ruthlessly speaking.

Thinking about it this way, they really have nothing to do with the Army Ant Company.There was dead silence in the meeting room, and everyone was thinking about countermeasures.

"It is impossible to open the source code of IOS. Giants never bow to the ants." Shugel said calmly.

The others looked at each other calmly, and didn't say much.

"Our company's S2 will hold a press conference soon. If there is a smart assistant, its performance will exceed any mobile phone on the market." Cook said in a calm tone: "But if not, I am afraid it will be very trouble."

The people on the court didn't speak, they all made their own calculations in their hearts.

Until the meeting disbanded, everyone left the meeting room.

After getting in the car, Shugel took out his mobile phone with a cold light in his eyes. After hearing the call, he flashed slightly: "I want to find two people to visit China, I want to get something, 10 million ."

"Okay sir, I will make arrangements now."

After hanging up the phone, Shugel wrinkled his face with a stern smile.After the vehicle started, it left Apple with the vehicle.Other people's vehicles also left behind.

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After Cook left quietly, the turmoil about the marching ant company slowly subsided.Everything returned to normal, and the March Ant Company was operating normally, as if the rumors on the Internet had never appeared.

And Apple did not do anything unusual.

However, the topic of the second-generation butterfly eye and the butterfly appears in the media's field of vision from time to time.

As the flagship machine of the marching ant company, the pre-sale of Butterfly Eye has exceeded two million units during this period.This pre-sale volume exceeded everyone's expectations.

This pre-sale volume means that the marching ant company has been recognized by users.

The first batch of mobile phones has been shipped, and the supply is now in short supply, and will continue to be shipped in the future.

Zhao Min has also sent someone to contact European telecom operators to prepare the butterfly eye phone to the European and international markets.As for the US market, they will not consider it for the time being.

Even a unicorn like China Micro, who wants to enter the US market, has nothing to do. After so many years of hard work, it can open a gap.They do not think that the current energy of the marching ant company will allow them to enter the US market.

So Zhao Min's eyes are on the European market, and maybe it can replace Apple's mobile phone in the future.

The company is developing rapidly, and Chen Mo is not idle.

Chen Mo hung the last design drawing on the wall of the laboratory, clapped his hands, and stared at the design drawing on the wall in front of him.

Seven design drawings, these are the design of the robot.Including the design of the head, limbs and body of the machine.The design of the body is the most complex and delicate, and here is the most important part of the robot.

Many functions will be concentrated here, so the design is very delicate.

The design drawings of the parts have been handed over to Zhao Min, and the senior fitters in the workshop can build them according to the requirements, and they will be completed soon.At that time, his task is to assemble.

But before that, the battery for the robot must be made.

While Chen Mo was busy designing the robot, on a small road in the southwest, two big men walked out of the mountain forest with a frightening aura.

"I heard that this is a forbidden area for mercenaries? Hey, I don't think much." The black man on the left said.

"Boer, don't be too happy. Complete the task first, leave safely, and then say this sentence. It's not easy here."

"Okay, Jack timid."