Apple's launch of the ipod at the press conference had indeed attracted a certain amount of attention in the United States.
With the official launch of the ipod in the United States, many Apple fans rushed to buy it. For these people, they were loyal fans of Apple.
They had always been using Apple products, so it didn't matter whether the ipod supported the windows or not, because they already had Apple computers.
However, for those who were not Apple users, it would be very unfriendly if the ipod did not support Windwos.
They couldn't possibly spend more money to buy an Apple computer just for an ipod.
In particular, Apple computers were not cheap.
As for why Apple's ipod didn't support the windows, a big reason was that they didn't expect this player product to be so successful in the future.
He did not have high expectations for this product.
Therefore, he never considered letting the ipod support Windwos. Instead, he treated it as a part of his product ecosystem.
In reality, the ipod was only released for several months after its release, and it was only compatible with the windows system.
It was also after that that the ipod really began to soar and quickly became popular around the world...
America, Luo City.
"Hey, bro, don't you want to buy a new ipod from Apple with me?”A little black man dressed very fashionably said to his friend beside him.
He was holding an ipod player in his hand.
His friend shook his head and said,""Didn't the salesperson just say that Apple's ipod doesn't support Windwos to transfer songs?”
"I don't have an Apple computer. I can't use an ipod!”
"I might as well buy this Z1 player! It just so happened that this Z1 player was on sale now. It was 40 dollars cheaper than before!”
"It's a full 80 dollars cheaper than an ipod!”
As he spoke, the man casually picked up a Z1 player from the side.
"Come on!" the little black one said immediately. Bro, this is an Apple product! Although the Z1 was cheaper, how could it compare to Apple's products?”
This little black guy was obviously a loyal fan of Apple.
His friend shook his head again and shrugged.""But, the ipod doesn't support Windwos, does it? Do I have to buy another Apple computer?”
"Besides, I don't think this Z1 is inferior to Apple's ipod.”
The little black one didn't know how to retort.
In the end, he could only shake his head with a regretful expression and say,"Brother, you don't understand at all. Apple's products are faith!"
"Do you understand faith? This wasn't something that could be measured by tens of dollars or whether or not they supported Windwos.”
His friend smiled and said," However, this still doesn't change the fact that the ipod doesn't support windows."
……
Similar scenes were playing out in many places in America.
About a week after Apple's ipod went on sale, Zerun Technology began to sell two mp3 models at a reduced price to clear inventory.
The fact that the ipod didn't support windows was a huge flaw.
Even if the Z1 didn't lower its price, and even if many Americans had feelings for Apple's products, it would still be difficult for the other party to compete with the Z1.
Furthermore, the Z1 had been reduced by 40 USD, causing the difference between the two to reach 80 USD.
The Ipod was even less able to compete with the Z1.
In addition, the Z1 had been on the market a few months earlier than the ipod. Under the continuous advertising, it had already occupied the market and left an impression on many people in the US.
Basically, other than people like the little black guy who treated Apple products as their " faith " and paid purely for their feelings, very few people were willing to buy an ipod.
Even if the other party wanted to buy an mp3 player, they would choose a cheaper and more affordable one. It was not inferior to an ipod in all aspects, and it also supported the Windwos Z1.
To a certain extent, because Apple released the ipod, more Americans paid attention to and knew about the existence of mp3 players.
After all, Apple was still very well-known in the United States.
It also had a certain degree of influence.
When Apple released a new product, it naturally attracted a lot of attention.
These people had originally planned to buy an ipod, but after learning that the ipod did not support Windwos, they immediately hesitated.
At this time, they found out that there was another model on the market that was not inferior to the ipod in all aspects. It also supported the Windwos MP3 player and was cheaper by 80 dollars.
Many people immediately bought the Z1 player without hesitation!
In this case, it was equivalent to Apple's popularity of the MP3 player.
It expanded the entire market, but most of the market was taken by Zerun Technology's Z1.
Who asked Apple's ipod not to support Windwos?
Lin Yue, who was in the United States, could be said to have witnessed the rapid increase in sales of the two MP3 players from Zerun Technology since the launch of Apple's ipod.
Especially on November 1st, when the two players started to sell at a reduced price, the sales increased even more rapidly!
This surprised her.
"It seems that before the end of the month, the more than 300,000 players in the US inventory will be shipped out!”Lin Yue thought happily.
Then, he called Li Ze and told him the good news.
Li Ze was pleasantly surprised when he heard this.
He didn't expect that after Apple released the ipod, there would be such an effect. The sales of Zerun Technology's two MP3s soared!
This was really a pleasant surprise!
"Perhaps we can let the new generation of Z2 and D2 be listed in the US in advance.”
"Otherwise, according to the original plan of launching the Z2 and D2 in both the US and China on December 1st, the Z1 and D1 in the US's inventory might not be able to last until then.”
"Oh, let's change it to November 25th and let the new generation of Z2 and D2 be launched in the US. At the same time, get Sun Ting to send the goods to America in advance..."
Thinking of this, Li Ze immediately asked Mu Qinglan to call Sun Ting over and give her instructions.
Then, he called Lin Yue back and informed her to release the new generation of mp3 players in advance, so that she could make the relevant preparations...
At the end of November, the new generation of Z2 and D2 players were released in advance in America.
The pricing remained the same as the previous generation.
Even so, the new generation Z2 still had a price advantage of 40 dollars over Apple's ipod.
Moreover, the Z2 was significantly better than the previous generation Z1 in all aspects. Once it was launched, Apple's ipod would have even less of a market...
While Zerun Technology's new generation of MP3 players was killing the American market and destroying the ipod's survival space, Li Ze's Fengchi Electric Vehicle Company was also developing steadily in the country.
Moreover, in November, it had already entered more than ten provincial capital cities. Its sales channels basically covered most of the provincial capital cities in the country!
The increase in sales was also quite gratifying.
In the entire November, Fengchi electric scooters sold a total of more than 78,000 units! It occupied more than 60% of the national electric vehicle market.
It could be said that the entire electric vehicle industry had been utterly defeated by the Fengchi No. 1 electric vehicle.
As long as the Fengchi No. 1 electric car was sold in a city, there was basically no market for other electric cars.
Compared to other brands of electric cars, the Fengchi No. 1 electric car was a complete blow to the quality!
It was now December.
On this day, Li Ze was in his office looking at the summary of the statements of the companies under his name for the past month.
At this moment, Mu Qinglan suddenly walked in and said with a smile,""CEO Li, congratulations on becoming the second richest man in the country!”
Hearing Mu Qinglan's words, Li Ze couldn't help but be startled. He raised his head and said in astonishment,""The second richest man? What's going on? Why didn't I know that I had become the second richest man in the country?”
Mu Qinglan smiled and explained," This is the ranking given by the Hurun Rich List that was just released! With 8.1 billion in assets, you are second only to the Liu brothers of the Eastern Hope Group with 8.3 billion!”
"Hurun Rich List?"
Li Ze was surprised again and could not help but say,"Even I don't know how much assets I have, so how does he know?”
Mu Qinglan smiled and said,"This is basically just an estimate."”
"I just looked at the details of the rankings. Because none of your companies are listed, the assets are only a rough estimate.”
"For example, the other party has set the valuation of Zerun Technology under your name at 500 million US dollars, and you hold 78.66% of Zerun Technology's shares, so the total is 393 million US dollars.”
"Including Legendary Games, Fengchi Electric Vehicle, Zerun Investment…and a few other companies, the total estimated assets are 8.1 billion!”
Hearing Mu Qinglan's explanation, Li Ze could not help but laugh. He shook his head and said,""Looks like this so-called Rich List is a little ridiculous.”
"However, the other party's valuation of Zerun Technology is 500 million US dollars, which is not outrageous.”
A few months ago, IDG's head office in the United States had a valuation of 220 million US dollars when it raised Zerun Technology.
In particular, Zerun Technology's sales in the US market were rising steadily, and it had defeated its competitor Apple's newly released ipod.
It was reasonable to double the valuation.
Hearing Li Ze's words, Mu Qinglan chuckled and said,""Nonsense is nonsense, but the common people like to watch this kind of stuff. This year's Hurun Rich List had just been released, but it had already caused a lot of discussion on the Internet.”
"There are even many media outlets hyping up this Rich List. "In addition, the magazine 'Xia Country's entrepreneur' just called to ask if they could conduct an exclusive interview with you.”
"I wonder if you're willing to accept an interview with the other party? I'll reply to them later…"
Hearing this, Li Ze was stunned." The magazine actually wants to interview me?”
Mu Qinglan nodded.
Li Ze pondered for a moment and said,""Alright, reply to the other party and say that I can accept the interview.”
" Alright, President Li. I'll go and reply to the other party now…"
Mu Qinglan hurriedly replied.
"Yes."
Li Ze nodded.
After Mu Qinglan left, he smiled and muttered to himself,""Heh, I didn't expect to become the second richest man in China! Interesting…"
"Also, this 'Xia Country's entrepreneur' magazine seems to have a good influence. It's a good opportunity to promote a few companies with the interview.”
Two days later.
Xia Country's entrepreneur magazine sent a reporter to Zerun Holding Group for an exclusive interview with Li Ze.
"Hello, President Li! First of all, congratulations on being ranked second on China's Rich List. If I remember correctly, this should be your first time on the list of the richest people in the country.”
"Then, you directly rushed to the second place. I wonder if you have any thoughts to share with us?”
Hearing the reporter's question, Li Ze smiled faintly and said,""Thoughts…Actually, I don't have any special thoughts. To be honest, even I don't know exactly how much I have.”
"Also, I want to thank the country for providing a good business environment for our entrepreneurs in China..."
Li Ze casually spouted some nonsense.
However, this was indeed his first time on the list of the richest people in the country.
After all, last year, he only had Legend Games and League of Legends Internet Cafe under his name.
Even the Legend of Mir 2 had only just started charging for their services at the end of the year.
Zerun Technology and Fengchi Electric Vehicle Company hadn't even been established yet. At that time, Li Ze didn't have so many assets to be on the rich list.
However, in just a short year.
The popularity of Legend, the two MP3 products launched by Zerun Technology, sold well in China and the United States, the Fengchi Electric Vehicle Company, Zerun Investment, and so on.
It was Li Ze's first time on the rich list, and he jumped to second place.
Although the Hurun Rich List's asset data definitely had a lot of exaggeration and inaccuracy. However, with the few companies under Li Ze's name, it was not bad to be ranked second.
The interview with 'Xia Country's entrepreneur' lasted for more than an hour.
The reporter also asked Li Ze a lot about the current business situation of domestic companies, as well as how Zerun Technology managed to sell their products to the US and quickly opened up the market to sell them well... and other questions.
Li Ze replied casually.
He did not say anything shocking. He accepted this interview just to promote his companies.
However, he had never thought of pushing himself to the forefront.
After the interview, the reporter from 'Xia Country's entrepreneur' and the accompanying team members left.
Not long after, Li Ze's interview was published in the magazine " China's entrepreneur."
Many people were obviously very curious about the second richest man in the country who had suddenly appeared, so this interview still attracted a lot of attention.
At this moment, many people found out that Li Ze was the one who had become the most popular person in the country and dominated the online gaming market.
He also found out that there was a company called Zerun Technology in the country. They had actually sold their products to the United States and had achieved great success!
In an instant, Li Ze's name quickly became known to the public.
Even though he wasn't a household name, many people knew about him. They knew that he was the second richest man in the country. At the same time, he also learned about the companies under Li Ze's name, such as Zerun Technology and Fengchi Electric Car…
Relatively speaking, the one who received the biggest bonus from the interview report of Xia Country's entrepreneur was the Fengchi electric car.
Whether it was when the local salespeople were promoting the products or when the retail merchants introduced the products to their customers, it was much easier.
The Fengchi electric car was a company under the name of Li Ze, the second richest man in the country. How could this product be bad?
Or to those who had never heard of the Fengchi electric car before, Li Ze knew, right? The second richest man in the country! Our Fengchi brand electric car is a company under the name of the country's second richest man! A truly big company, a big brand!
It was because of this that the sales of Fengchi electric cars rose sharply in the last month of 2001…
Just as the people of Xia country were still talking about Li Ze, the newly promoted second richest man in the country, due to the good performance of the two new generation MP3 players of Zerun Technology in the US market.
In addition, Apple's ipod sales were bleak in comparison. At the same time, it was involved in a music copyright lawsuit and was sued by several music associations...
Li Ze finally got Jason, the senior vice president of IDG's American head office, to release the news that Zerun Technology was about to carry out the next round of financing.
This was also to prepare for Zerun Technology's entry into the European market.
The new generation of Z2 and D2 players performed well in the US market. In addition, they owned the copyrights of the two largest music associations in the US. They were not like Apple, which was directly involved in copyright lawsuits after the release of the ipod.
At this time, the introduction of capital financing could basically achieve a maximum valuation.
When Zerun Technology's two MP3 players were first launched in the United States, they were also sued for copyright.
However, Zerun Technology quickly negotiated with the two largest music copyright associations, ASPAC and BMW, to buy the copyright of their music library.
They also launched the iMusic platform and restricted users to only download copyright-owned songs on the platform.
The copyright lawsuit that Zerun Technology faced at that time ended very quickly…
Therefore, the current Zerun Technology could undoubtedly maximize its valuation and give all investment institutions the best time to think about the future.
For those venture capitalists, most of the time, when they invested in a company or an industry, they didn't look at the current situation. Instead, they looked at the future of the industry and the company.
In short, it was 'storytelling'. How big the story could be, to a large extent, determined the valuation and whether it was worth investing in…
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