Tao Liangchen
Chapter 996 iPhone 1, ∞
Outside, large expanses of green grass mimicked undulating hills, creating a particularly pleasant environment.
The first phase of the entire Kai Tak Digital Port project had been completed. The original apron, warehouses, and other land had been acquired by the Green Diamond Group, which planned to develop residential housing, with an average area of sixty square meters, primarily targeting the middle class, and expected to provide two thousand six hundred units, as part of an affordable housing initiative, along with the remaining land from the old runway.
Su Yehao had given up on making money from the Hong Kong housing market and instead tried to persuade certain people to learn from Singapore's affordable housing program, to avoid people ultimately being squeezed into "coffin homes" due to insufficient land supply.
At least the northern side still had second, third, and fourth-tier cities as a buffer. Houses in rural towns were worthless, and people could always find a way out.
However, Hong Kong was just Hong Kong. The prices of village houses in rural areas were mostly higher than ordinary residential properties in the city. The pressure of housing was too great, and it had reached the point where it had to be resolved.
So, starting in April last year, Su Yehao proposed amending the usage of more than two hundred plots of land to build a large number of houses, combined with the planning of satellite cities, to solve the problems of small housing and expensive housing in one fell swoop.
Unfortunately, even he faced considerable resistance, and the proposal had not been approved so far.
Not only did other real estate developers object, but even those who owned houses or bought them at high prices stood up to oppose it.
Su Yehao was helpless about this. The real-world resistance was too great, and it was estimated that it would take a long time to find a compromise solution.
Outside the Kai Tak Exhibition Center, there were many flowers today.
Guests and reporters came in a constant stream.
Apple sent a delegation. After treatment, Steve Jobs' physical condition had improved, and he looked to be in a particularly good mood, actively accepting media interviews, during which he joked and created suspense.
Apple's notebooks, all-in-one desktops, itouch and other products released in the past two years had all achieved very impressive results.
In addition, influenced by scattered rumors, the total market value continued to soar, already worth more than seventy billion US dollars.
Compared with the lifeless Apple that Su Yehao invested in at the beginning, the market value had increased more than tenfold.
Other Internet companies had also risen sharply in the past two years. Google's market value had risen to more than one hundred forty billion US dollars, and Yanwenzi Group's market value had also exceeded one hundred twenty billion US dollars.
Even Hong Kong Microelectronics Group's valuation had quickly exceeded fifty-five billion US dollars.
TaoBao Group was listed in Hong Kong at the end of last year, and now its total market value was more than two hundred ninety billion Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to more than thirty billion US dollars.
Unsurprisingly, Su Yehao was still the biggest winner in this wave of technology stock outbreaks.
If he hadn't transferred assets to family trusts one after another, his total net worth could have increased by two to three hundred billion US dollars in just two years. That's why Su Yehao couldn't help but tease Jiang Yu with a wry smile when she mentioned the losses of the movie theater at home in the morning.
Money, like something blown in by a strong wind, desperately drilled into Su Yehao's pockets.
For example, Amazon.
This online shopping company, whose stock price had plummeted a few years ago, was still in a state of loss, but it could sell more than ten billion US dollars worth of goods a year, and its market value had therefore exceeded fifty billion US dollars.
This explained why Su Yehao had become so indifferent. Now, when he heard about money matters, his heart was always as calm as water, without any waves...
The exhibition center was filled with chairs, and the crowd of guests totaled more than three thousand people.
At ten thirty in the morning.
Su Yehao, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and holding a microphone, slowly walked onto the stage.
The assistant's office had prepared a speech for him, but Su Yehao didn't look at it much. At this moment, he said:
"Thank you, everyone, for taking the time out of your busy schedules to attend today's joint press conference. After a long period of preparation, we have spent huge amounts of money, manpower, and material resources to research some products that will change human society."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked.
They had received a notice before, only knowing that Apple and "Number 8 Automobile," which Su Yehao had invested in, would release some products today. They didn't expect him to be so confident from the start, saying that they would change human society.
No one applauded, which made Su Yehao a little depressed, so he quickly continued:
"I may be very good at doing business, but I am indeed not a good speaker. In my opinion, saying too much is not as good as actually doing it... So, let's drive my car up first."
The official Chinese name of the automobile company he invested in was "Unlimited."
The trademark was "∞," which means infinity in mathematical symbols. The slogan for external promotion read, "Humanity's steps to protect the Earth's home should be endless, and the pursuit of creating a better life with technology should also be endless."
Because the trademark looked too much like 8, it was called Number 8 Electric Vehicle by the Chinese.
Some time ago, when these cars were being road-tested in the Silicon Valley area of California, they had already been seen by many people, and there were many disguised road test photos on the Internet.
Three cars drove onto the stage one after another, without the roar of an engine, without irritating exhaust pollution, and drove particularly smoothly.
Tesla's electric vehicles in his previous life dared to only launch niche electric sports cars first to test the waters due to a lack of funds and fame in the early stage.
Su Yehao was different.
He didn't lack either funds or influence, and he was already prepared to lose money for ten years.
He held more than 70% of the shares in this company and didn't care at all whether he could attract investors. The remaining minority shareholders were also Middle Eastern oil giants, Silicon Valley bigwigs, and Wall Street tycoons, none of whom lacked money.
It was worth mentioning that 5s Capital Management and the four major mainland giants behind it had all taken action, holding a total of about 8% of the shares.
Mainly to express their determination to develop electric vehicles in advance, hoping to set an example through Su Yehao and develop the industry as soon as possible.
Because he didn't lack money, he went straight to mass production from the research and development stage.
The three cars that drove onto the stage, the one on the far side was a four-door coupe, with an appearance somewhat similar to a Panamera, and the lines were so smooth and beautiful.
The one in the middle was an SUV, with a hatchback shape similar to the BMW X6.
The medium-sized car on the far side also had a very fashionable and eye-catching shape.
Other traditional car companies hoped to force users to develop the habit of regularly replacing new cars through upgrades.
Su Yehao didn't take the usual path. He put a lot of effort into the appearance from the beginning. It was already difficult for electric vehicles to survive. If the appearance lacked appeal, the company would likely die before it succeeded.
He had a lot of money, but he wasn't stupid. He was playing the game of dimensionality reduction from the appearance first.
Hearing Su Yehao's emphasis that the future mass-produced cars would be similar to these, a group of media reporters went crazy, and the flashes of the cameras almost blinded him. The stage was a vast expanse of white.
Some car company representatives couldn't help but suspect that Su Yehao had used all his investment in appearance design, otherwise, how could he have designed such exquisite cars.
The data was directly displayed on the big screen.
The range varied from 360 kilometers to 390 kilometers. The battery technology was almost able to do this, but the cost was difficult to reduce.
Taking out these cars today was mainly to let people see them first. It would take at least one to two years before they could be truly launched on the market, and the price was not acceptable to ordinary consumers.
After a brief introduction, Su Yehao gave the stage to Steve Jobs and jointly released a mobile phone called iPhone 1.
It used a 3.5-inch LCD screen, had a 2-megapixel rear camera, and was equipped with a processor jointly developed with Arm and Qualcomm, which was produced by Hong Kong Microelectronics Group.
Sliding unlock, wireless internet access, software downloads, and other functions were all available.
If it weren't for waiting for this self-developed chip, this mobile phone could have been launched at the beginning of the year. Su Yehao had already used the engineering machine for half a year, and the taste was wonderful.
There were many onlookers at the scene.
Some invited Internet company bosses saw Su Yehao open the TVT instant messaging software, send a message to Steve Jobs, and successfully search for results when he opened the Google browser. They were so excited that they almost fainted.
There was no doubt that when investors saw this scene, the NASDAQ market would definitely go wild and start a new round of crazy gains...