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   Chapter 452 The price is worth every penny

  Motorola is not only a mobile phone business, but there are more than 60 kinds of them, but the most important ones are mobile phones and semiconductors.

  Chris Calvin just represented the Calvin family and returned to Motorola. Having influence is one aspect, but he doesn’t have much real power yet.

   Sandel handed over these businesses to Chris for management. For Chris, it is equivalent to having real rights in Motorola, no longer an empty commander!

   For such conditions, Chris Calvin has no reason to refuse, "I will be on the board and support your decision!"

  Sander breathed a sigh of relief. With the support of Chris, the next generation of Motorola will be able to launch a mobile phone equipped with the Cassaiban system. Motorola does not have to worry about being thrown off by other mobile phone brands and losing market share.

   "Some users have accused the Alcatel P1 mobile phone, the screen has serious defects, and will file a lawsuit against the Alcatel mobile phone in the court!"

   "The battery consumption is serious, the power of the P1 mobile phone fails to achieve its publicity effect, or a class action lawsuit may be triggered!"

   "Chicago State Department of Consumer Affairs issued a fine of $117,000 to American Telecom, an Alcatel mobile phone distributor in Chicago, for some false advertising!"

   "A P1 mobile phone user in Ohio claimed that the new mobile phone had system disturbances and crashes within 48 hours!"

   "America's Consumer Interest Commission, claimed that during March, the Alcatel P1 mobile phone became the fastest growing product in the electronics category."

  In the villa in San Jose, Song Yang watched the news reports on the TV station. There were many popular people, even in the mobile phone industry.

The media has been hyping up the P1 phone, but all kinds of negative news have also started to emerge one after another. It is not ruled out that some news is made by "friends", such as the State Department of Consumer Affairs in Chicago, which is obviously here to do it. The thing is, Motorola's hometown is in Chicago.

  In addition to friends and merchants, the large-scale use has also caused various minor faults and problems that were not found during the detection of the P1 mobile phone to appear. The most criticized is the color screen.

The broken screen problem that Song Yang was most worried about did not appear. Instead, the screen was very strong. Some users even did experiments. The P1 fell to the ground and the screen was not broken. Yes, especially after long-term use, the screen is more prone to problems.

As the first to eat crabs, P1 is the first mobile phone equipped with a color screen. Naturally, it has to bear the consequences of screen problems, mainly due to process and technical problems. However, it is impossible for Alcatel mobile phones to change the color screen. have to.

The current strategy is to repair the screen for free, or replace the screen at a low price at the after-sales service center of Alcatel mobile phones for users who have problems with some screens, but in general, the return rate is not too high, otherwise Alcatel The after-sales maintenance department of the fragile mobile phone has long been unable to support it.

In addition to the screen, there are also battery problems, system crashes, poor signal, and slow internet speed, all of which have also appeared. As the first mobile phone that cancels the external antenna and has a built-in signal antenna , In addition, the signal of America Telecom is not very good, which makes the signal problem of Alcatel mobile phone widely complained.

  As Alcatel's new first-generation mobile phone, the P1 still has some immature aspects, which cannot be ignored.

   However, there are some problems, it is Alcatel's own fault, it has to run away, Song Yang also recognizes it, but there are some, it is a bit of a talk.

Just like the guy from Ohio, after buying P1, he played hard for two days and two nights without squinting. I don't know if he broke down or not. P1 was broken by him, let alone P1 phone. Even if the smartphones of later generations are played for dozens of hours without a break, it is estimated that they will be played until the system collapses, not to mention Saipan, which has just been transformed into a mobile phone system.

   Apart from the negative news of the past that can be said to a certain extent, it is really outrageous for a psychic group in New York to play witchcraft to run out to touch the porcelain P1 mobile phone...

Amelica has all kinds of bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods, just like psychic sects, large and small sects, there are more than 600, more than 200,000 practitioners, and these are still famous, and the others I don't know how many are doing crooked ways.

This time, it was a New York psychic sect who accused the appearance of the Alcatel P1 mobile phone, because of the Internet access function and the appearance of the cell tower, which interfered with their psychics, and demanded that the P1 mobile phone withdraw from the New York market, and Compensate them for not less than five million dollars in damages...

This is obviously to touch the porcelain, Alcatel mobile phone, did not pay attention to the hot gang, and sent a lawyer's letter directly, if the gang of goods is still not peaceful, the black water security will come forward, and see the gang of pretending to be a ghost The guy's head is iron, or the bullet of Blackwater Security is hard!

  While Song Yang was watching the news on TV, a group of people came to Song Yang's villa. Before anyone entered the villa, Song Yang had already heard the sound.

   "Song!"

   Hearing Adrian's voice, Song Yang also greeted him, "Mayor Adrian!"

   It was Adrian, the current boss of Houston, who came to Song Yang. He brought Matthews, chief of staff, and several assistants to the villa.

   After seeing Song Yang, Adrian exclaimed several times, "On the way I came, all I saw were advertisements for the P1 mobile phone, and the media were full of discussions about P1 and you Song!"

Matthews, who was standing behind Adrian, looked at Song Yang in front of him. Matthews didn't know how many times this was. Almost every time he saw Song Yang, Song Yang's worth and influence were clearly visible to the naked eye. The visible speed is increasing.

   This time, Adrian came to San Jose to visit Song Yang. Adrian, who had just returned from Washington, did not directly return to Houston, but came to San Jose specifically.

As Adrian's chief of staff, Matthews understands that Song Yang now has the qualifications for Adrian to make a special trip to visit him. Adrian, even the Elephant Party, has the same treatment as the big money owners such as the Enron Group.

   "I was in Washington, and I met Congressman Tom DeLay. If nothing else, Bill 230 will be passed on Capitol Hill at the end of this month!"

   Adrian took a sip of coffee and revealed the news to Song Yang.

Song Yang had anticipated this news for a long time, but Tom DeLay was the one who knew the most about this matter. Most of the Internet companies were affiliated with the Donkey Party. Regarding the 230 Act, the Donkey Party contributed to the flames, and the Elephant Party. Because of Song Yang, it will not be blocked. The passage of 230 is basically a certainty, it is only a matter of time.

   However, there is still a process that should be in place. Song Yang still said to Adrian, "Thanks to Senator Tom Delay!"

   "Song, in a week's time, the Houston Stampede will begin, and you have to go up and give a speech!"

Adrian smiled at Song Yang and said that he was actually inviting Song Yang. It is not without reason that Texas can be called a cowboy. The current Houston Stampede is the largest in the world, attracting 200 people every year. Thousands of people came in.

During the period, various activities will be held, such as parade floats, carnivals, barbecue competitions, star concerts, and various exhibitions of poultry and farm implements. Shows and shows.

   For comparison, you can think of the Stampede in Houston as a New Year’s Eve concert in New York, especially rodeo events, which offer high prize money every year, attracting top-ranked cowboys from all over the world to participate.

As the most famous festival in Houston, and even in Texas, in previous years, the people who appeared at this festival in Texas were basically a group of Texas congressmen, as well as the presidents of large corporate groups such as Enron. This year, Idris An Ze invited Song Yang to participate!

   After hearing Adrian's words, Song Yang thought for a moment and then said, "I can donate three million dollars to the Houston Stampede, which will be used for event bonuses and star appearance fees!"

   Adrian said everything, Song Yang couldn't help but say that at the annual Stampede Festival, it's hard to say who loses, but the city of Houston and Texas are the ones who make the most money.

For such a big festival, sponsors are definitely indispensable. Houston and local companies in Texas have to "express" how much. The money they pay can basically cover the cost of holding the festival, not to mention the tickets and drinks. , food, souvenir income, Houston City will certainly not lose money.

As for Adrian and the others, it’s hard to say whether they have taken action or not, but think about it, if a festival has been held for more than 100 years without stopping, if the organizer doesn’t make a few dollars , will you still do this loss-making business?

Hearing that Song Yang gave the $3 million sponsorship fee to the Houston Stampede, Adrian couldn't help laughing, "I think this year's Stampede may be the largest since the Houston Stampede was held. once!"

Speaking of that, Adrian glanced at Matthews, who asked several assistants to leave, "Song, if you want, Alcatel Mobile can become the title sponsor of this Houston Stampede, the TV broadcast rights, you can Hand it over to ICNC TV!"

  What is reciprocation, Song Yang likes this when dealing with Adrian, every penny gets what you pay for, never dragging your feet, doing things in the cloud, simple, direct and rude!

Three million dollars, for the naming rights of a cowboy festival, plus TV rights, basically no loss, not to mention relying on advertising, etc., can also make a small profit, Houston and Texas Enron Group, and other giants support AI It's not without reason that Derian came to power.

In the villa room, only Song Yang, Adrian, and Matthews were left. Adrian put down the coffee cup, looked at Song Yang and said, "I'm going to Washington this time, with Tom DeLay and a few others. The members of the Elephant Party met on Capitol Hill and talked about some things, and two years later, this is our chance!"

   (end of this chapter)