Huairou Film and Television Base.

Yu Lezhen sent someone to town to buy a copper pot and ingredients.

The dressing room on set was steaming hot.

Liu Qianqian changed out of her coarse cloth cheongsam and into loose sportswear, and was using chopsticks to scoop tripe from the hot pot of red oil.

"Up and down, up and down..." she muttered to herself.

Finally, she stuffed a perfectly cooked piece of tripe into her mouth. The scalding heat and spiciness exploded on her taste buds, making her gasp for breath and almost bringing tears to her eyes, yet she also had a look of satisfied happiness on her face.

Yu Le sat opposite him, holding a thermos cup filled with goji berries and red dates.

He barely touched his chopsticks, his gaze fixed on the laptop screen on the table.

The screen displayed a live feed from across the ocean.

Liu Qianqian took a big gulp of iced cola and leaned over to take a look.

"Dad, what are you looking at?"

"Mobile phone launch event".

"What's so interesting about a cell phone?" Liu Qianqian pouted and put another piece of beef into the pot.

Yu Le didn't say anything.

......

Across the ocean.

Moscone Center, San Francisco, USA.

The venue was packed.

Thousands of developers, journalists, and tech enthusiasts stared intently at the stage.

At the center of the stage, the lights converge.

A man wearing a black turtleneck sweater, blue jeans, and gray sneakers came out.

Steve Jobs.

He looked somewhat thin, but his eyes were extremely sharp.

The entire audience erupted in thunderous applause and thunderous cheers, with some even standing up excitedly and waving their arms vigorously.

Jobs walked to the center of the stage, slightly raised his hand, and gestured for everyone to be quiet.

On the huge screen behind him, there was only an Apple logo with a bite taken out of it.

"Today, we will change everything once again."

Jobs' opening remarks were extremely brief, yet they exuded unparalleled confidence.

The audience fell silent instantly.

Everyone held their breath.

Jobs pulled a black rectangular object out of his pocket.

He held it high.

A close-up shot was instantly displayed on the big screen.

It was a cell phone.

But it's completely different from all the bulky, cheap plastic phones on the market. Its front and back are made of smooth, mirror-like glass, with a silver stainless steel frame in the middle that shimmers with a metallic sheen.

With its sharp lines and cold texture, it exudes sophistication in its extreme simplicity.

"This is an iPhone 4."

As soon as Jobs finished speaking, the entire audience erupted in cheers!

The flashbulbs were going off like crazy.

"We used a Retina display on it."

"Its pixel density reaches 326ppi."

"This means that the human eye can no longer distinguish the pixels on the screen."

Jobs paced back and forth on the stage, calmly presenting a series of data points that were enough to revolutionize the industry.

The large screen displayed a comparison between the new and old screens.

The unprecedented clarity drew gasps of amazement from the audience.

Next, Steve Jobs demonstrated the FaceTime video calling feature. He immediately dialed the number of Apple's chief designer, Jonathan Ive, and a clear, smooth video appeared on the big screen.

At that moment, the applause from the audience almost lifted the roof off the entire exhibition center.

This is a landmark moment.

The form of smartphones was completely defined at this moment.

......

New York, Wall Street.

Luo Xiang stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window in the trading room, holding a cup of coffee that had gone cold.

On the large electronic screen on the wall, Apple's stock price was fluctuating wildly.

With the release of the iPhone 4.

Apple's market capitalization rose by 5 percent in a single day.

Luo Xiang put down his coffee cup.

He took out his phone.

I dialed Yu Le's number.

......

In the lounge of Huairou Film and Television Base.

The red oil broth was still bubbling and boiling happily.

Yu Le's phone suddenly started vibrating.

He glanced at the caller ID, answered casually, and pressed the speakerphone button.

Luo Xiang's voice came through.

"Boss."

"The press conference was a great success."

Apple's stock price rose 5% on its first day of trading!

"And it's still going up!"

"Major investment banks are raising their target prices for Apple like crazy."

"The book value of our shares has already exceeded ten billion US dollars!"

Tens of billions of US dollars.

Liu Qianqian, who was standing nearby, also heard the number. She had just picked up a piece of duck blood when her hand trembled.

The duck blood fell back into the pot, splashing a few drops of red oil.

She stared wide-eyed at Yu Le's phone.

They even forgot to chew.

Yu Le leaned back in his chair, his expression remaining largely unchanged.

He took a tissue and wiped the red oil off the table.

"understood."

"Continue to hold."

Yu Le's tone was indifferent.

hang up the phone.

Yu Le picked up her thermos and took a sip of goji berry water.

Liu Qianqian swallowed the food in her mouth.

"Dad."

"He, he just said... 10 billion? Or... US dollars?"

Liu Qianqian held up five fingers, then realized something was wrong, so she held up both hands and gestured for a long time, but still couldn't comprehend the sheer size of the number.

Yu Le finally looked up and glanced at this silly girl.

"Eat your hotpot."

"The tripe is overcooked."

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