Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Bob is highly sought after by these people, and all his decisions bring them numerous benefits.

However, what they didn't know was that almost 95% of his decisions were made with the help of Zhu Youxing.

Zhu Youxing firmly holds 30% of Facebook's fixed shares, making him the largest shareholder besides Bob.

However, Zhu Youxing has no intention of getting too involved outside of games, and has no interest in giving advice on the operation of a social networking company every day.

Therefore, he authorized Bob to exercise all voting rights of his shares, so that Bob would always have absolute say in the shareholders' meeting, leaving no room for argument.

It was precisely because of his absolute power that Bob was able to consistently implement the strategic guidance given by Zhu Youxing.

From initially making various improvements to social networks, to venturing into video platforms, and then into live streaming and online shopping.

Facebook has now grown into a behemoth in the United States.

If Zhu Youxing hadn't transferred all voting rights to Bob himself from the very beginning, the US government probably would have been restless and would have desperately tried to seize all the shares held by Zhu Youxing.

A giant internet social networking company owning 30% of its shares overseas is a very threatening sign.

However, Zhu Youxing was wise to only take the money and not interfere in any way. Although this still made the US government nervous, it did not make them determined to take more radical actions.

Because if they did that, it would likely damage the confidence of more overseas investors, so the two sides formed an unspoken understanding.

To this day, only Bob himself understands the meaning that Bamboo Star represents.

Without Zhu Youxing, he wouldn't have his current status.

He's more like an employee.

He was also very clever and did not look down on Zhu Youxing because of his own great success.

He always felt that Zhu Youxing was not a person of this era; his ideas were always ahead of the times.

He would regret it for the rest of his life if he missed such a mentor.

So even if the US president calls, he might hang up without hesitation in the middle of the night, without worrying about any problems.

But when Zhu Youxing calls, it's a different story.

"Hello? Is this Mr. Zhuyou? What can I do for you?"

"Hmm? Mobile phone business? We haven't gotten involved yet, but our department is developing mobile phone-related product applications. The MK1 phone is indeed very popular recently."

"Mr. Zhuyou, you mean..."

"Okay, I understand. I'll go prepare now."

"Okay, goodbye Mr. Zhuyou."

After hanging up the phone, Bob turned to look at his new girlfriend.

“Bob… Bob… this guy named Zhuyouxing…”

“It’s my major shareholder, it’s a business matter, and a big one at that.” After hanging up the phone, Bob regained his composure.

However, this time the look in his eyes when he looked at his girlfriend was filled with deep dissatisfaction.

"You hung up the phone just now, right?"

"I...I didn't mean to. I didn't know someone would be doing business with you, Bob, in the middle of the night..."

Bob's new girlfriend is a little flustered.

“Let’s break up. You obviously don’t understand me at all. Get dressed and get out of here now.”

Bob spoke without any emotion, seemingly having absolutely no feelings for his new girlfriend.

"Bob...please don't, I know I was wrong..."

"Don't make me call security."

Now, his new girlfriend, whom he had only been dating for two days, has become his ex.

But that didn't matter to Bob.

He never cared about women. He could have countless opportunities to get a girlfriend, but business and future prospects only had one chance. He had to seize every opportunity to improve himself.

His ex-girlfriend left dejectedly, while Bob immediately pulled up his pants and went to his computer to seriously examine all the information related to MK1 and the company Mickford.

With his current strength and status, it would be very easy for him to obtain some unknown information.

He easily obtained firsthand information about Mikefu.

Myron Case founded Red Fruit and became a sensation in the personal computer industry.

However, due to some wrong decisions by some senior shareholders at the time, he was directly expelled from the company.

Myron Case started from scratch and founded a stronger, high-end electronics company.

In the following years, Mikefu launched a series of portable music players, personal portable computers, and some very trendy electronic products.

Because of its unique design style and technological strength, Mikefu has quickly become a new favorite among young people.

"His strength isn't that great, is it?" Bob muttered, staring at the screen in the dark room.

No company's development is ever 100% smooth sailing.

The same is true for Mikelford; they too have experienced many ups and downs.

Personal music playback devices are indeed popular, but they haven't yet reached a large market size.

Bob immediately realized that this was probably due to the influence of GamerSky Entertainment and several other gaming companies.

He is one of the people who knows the most about the development of video games.

The birth of video games has impacted numerous industries and businesses.

Some industries may be completely unrelated to games, but the popularity of games can subtly influence their product sales.

How can a product that can only play music possibly be as appealing as a handheld console that can play games and listen to music?

However, Mikefu's music player is indeed quite compact, which may be its only advantage.

However, everything took a turn for the better after the release of the MK1 phone.

As soon as the MK1 was released, users who already had a need for a mobile phone began to upgrade to a new, fashionable phone.

The human need for communication is innate; it is not determined by the market, but by fundamental human needs.

Just like humans need salt and water.

Without modern communication methods, it would be very difficult to survive in this society.

A feature-rich smartphone would certainly be the first choice.

Because it has so many functions and is so beautiful, is there any need to consider it further?

Chapter 684 Let's Go All Out

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Later, the MK1 became incredibly popular, and Mickford, which had previously been crushed by the handheld gaming industry, is now, in turn, devouring the handheld gaming industry.

Handheld consoles are still too limited in their functions and cannot meet people's communication needs, so they are destined to only be people's second choice.

"How could I have completely overlooked this industry before?"

Bob was somewhat annoyed.

He must admit that he did indeed overlook the mobile phone industry.

In fact, with his current financial and human resources, he could easily establish his own mobile phone business unit and then vigorously develop the physical hardware industry.

This is indeed a very profitable direction.

Mr. Zhuyou's vision is always so sharp and ahead of its time.

Mikefu is only a minor name in the mobile phone industry, yet it has already caught the attention of Mr. Zhuyou. According to Mr. Zhuyou, if Mikefu is allowed to continue to develop, the company is very likely to become the world's most profitable company in the future.

Bob is wide awake when it comes to making a profit.

Since Mr. Zhuyou has said that this industry is bound to succeed, what is he still hesitating for? He should just jump in!

Without hesitation, he picked up the phone and dialed one of his subordinates' numbers.

"Hello? Is this Arthur? Summon all the senior executives. I have an important decision to announce."

“That’s right, it’s in the middle of the night. Time waits for no one. We can’t afford even a second’s delay. A delay of a second could mean missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in profits.”

Bob couldn't sleep at all, so he simply gathered all his men together.

If I can't sleep, neither can you.

So Bob called a meeting at Facebook headquarters that very night.

The core of the meeting was his decision to create a new department, the mobile phone business department.

This department has only one goal: to develop its own mobile phones.

The department that was developing Facebook-related industry applications for the MK1 phone has also temporarily stopped. Instead of rushing to release the MK1 application, they will work with the newly formed mobile phone department to develop the new phone.

The United States has no shortage of talent.

However, even leaders sometimes cannot be 100% certain about the future direction.

But now that Bob has a clear direction, they can just offer a hefty sum to poach him.

First, following Zhu Youxing's instructions, he planned to recruit a group of talents skilled in developing computer operating systems.

Morgan Stanley is naturally the first choice, as it is the world's largest operating system manufacturer, and its talent pool must be extremely strong.

Secondly, there's the mobile phone production and R&D department.

At this time, the expansion of the mobile phone industry had just entered a brief period of stagnation, and the industry was developing in the direction of involution. The influence of the mobile phone industry formed by MK1 had not yet spread completely. Before new profit points emerged, the relevant practitioners in the mobile phone industry could only engage in involution.

Bob gave the order that day, and job postings were published on major recruitment platforms that same evening.

Mobile phone R&D engineers, even the average ones, can earn an annual salary of over $100,000.

A higher-level annual salary of one million dollars is not impossible.

Facebook's sudden move caught many people off guard.

Even the shareholders were very surprised that Bob would suddenly do such a thing.

Logically speaking, if you manage your internet business well, you should be able to operate very steadily.