Rebirth of England. Chapter 586 Fierce Competition

In early February, Apple officially launched its latest mobile phone, the IPhone 2G. As the name suggests, this phone began to support 3G networks.The iPhone 3G uses a 3.5-inch LCD screen on the front, available in black and white, and the back is made of plastic. However, unlike Honor Electronics’ Mate 1S, the iPhone 3G is still only equipped with a 200-megapixel rear camera. There is no front camera added.In fact, in Barron's previous life, IPhone 3G was only launched in June this year, but before Christmas last year, after Honor Electronics launched the smartphone Mate 3S that supports 1G networks, Apple became a little restless. ——Because it supports 3G network and is extremely cost-effective, now, one and a half months after its launch, the sales volume of Mate 1S has exceeded 200 million units!You know, the sales volume of the entire Mate 1 series and iPhone 1 has not exceeded 200 million units. This number has been reached by Mate 1S in just one and a half months.This also made Apple realize that it seems that Mate 1S has captured the needs of many consumers in some aspects.Therefore, under the personal supervision of Jobs, Apple accelerated its research and development and released the IPhone 2G mobile phone in advance in early February.Not only Apple’s IPhone phones, but also Samsung, LG, Motorola and other brands have also announced that they will successively release their smartphones equipped with Android systems after April this year.Obviously, after seeing the success of Honor Electronics in the smartphone market, these brands are gearing up and preparing to join the competition.Honor Electronics has not relaxed at all. They are preparing to launch a new mobile phone, Mate 6, in June to consolidate their current leading position.At the same time, Honor Electronics announced that they have purchased the remaining shares of TSMC they hold from Philips. This has increased the proportion of TSMC shares held by Honor Electronics from the previous 10% to 18.7%, surpassing the Bay Area Development Fund has become the largest shareholder of TSMC.In addition, Honor Electronics also announced that it will invest in MediaTek, holding 15% of its shares, becoming the company's second largest shareholder.Honor Electronics will also cooperate with MediaTek to launch a smartphone chip integration platform based on the Android system. This platform will first be used in mobile phone products of Dopod, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honor Electronics.……Also in February, on the 2th, in order to avoid more serious social and economic problems caused by mortgage defaults, the U.S. government and six major mortgage lenders proposed a "lifeline plan" to help those who are about to be unable to repay their mortgages. Homeowners who lost their homes.According to the plan disclosed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson that day, homeowners who are 90 days or more overdue on their mortgage payments can contact their mortgage lenders. If the homeowners meet certain conditions, they will have the opportunity to obtain a 30-day buffer period to purchase their home. Auctions can be temporarily suspended while mortgage lenders work out repayment plans that make it more affordable for homeowners.The "Lifeline Plan" covers all types of home loans. The six mortgage companies participating in the plan, including Bank of America, Citibank, and JPMorgan Chase, account for almost 50% of the U.S. home loan market.Prior to this, according to estimates by some industry insiders, more than 100 million homeowners in the United States will be unable to repay their mortgages on time this year, and they are facing the fate of having their homes foreclosed and auctioned.Regarding the "Lifeline Plan", a government spokesman said that no single plan can solve all the problems in the housing market, and the president believes that this plan can help Americans tide over the current difficulties.However, some American lawmakers believe that the plan comes too late and is too weak to deal with the current severe mortgage delinquency problem in the United States.Then, on February 2, Valentine's Day, Bush officially signed a package of economic stimulus bills, providing substantial tax rebates and stimulating consumption in an attempt to revive the American economy.After all, he also understands that the war on terrorism that made him unprecedentedly famous has now, although the Iraqi side has successfully overthrown Saddam Hussein's regime, their troops are still stuck in the swamp of the Middle East, and it is difficult to escape.This has caused great opposition to him from the people around the world and the United States. If the U.S. economy is hit hard again...There is no doubt that this year's general election is destined to be a losing battle for him!……On Valentine's Day, Barron naturally returned to his home in Kensington to spend time with his wife and children.But during the day, he had already sent Valentine's Day gifts to Tamaran, Ivanta, Beatrice, Fan Bingbing and others, and made sweet phone calls..."I want to go live at Chatsworth Manor for a while..."Leaning in Barron's arms, Bonnie said suddenly."Why do you want to live there?"In Barron's impression, Chatsworth Manor is the most beautiful after spring. If he went there now, the scenery would inevitably be a bit monotonous."Although the scenery at Australia's Grace Lavender Manor was pretty good, I didn't know why at the time. I just missed Chatsworth Manor very much, so..."Bonnie looked at Barron and said softly:"And I heard that Mr. Sean's health has not been very good recently, and I also want to visit him."Sean is the old butler of Chatsworth Manor. He retired due to health reasons, and Ramos, who used to be Barron's full-time valet, succeeded him as the butler of Chatsworth Manor.It was also because Butler Sean had devoted almost his whole life to the Devonshire family, so after his retirement, Barron still kept him in the manor. He was nominally a consultant of the manor, but in fact it was equivalent to providing for him in his old age.Bonnie's words also reminded Barron that indeed since last winter, since Sean accidentally fell down once, his physical condition has become worse and worse..."Then I'll go back and stay with you for a while, honey.""Ah."……"Junning, how do you feel about this job now?"As the motorcade drove through the streets of London, Barron casually asked his assistant Zhang Junning.After receiving the help of his former personal assistant Wang Wanting, Zhang Junning has now begun to carry out his current work independently."It's very fulfilling and very challenging. I will try my best to do my best..."Of course, what Zhang Junning did not say is that in addition to the too much information that needs to be processed in business, some of the private affairs of the British Duke were also an "eye-opener" for Zhang Junning...For example, on Valentine's Day before, so many gifts for different women had to go through her.What surprised Zhang Junning the most was that every woman among them had an extraordinary identity - in comparison, Fan Bingbing, who had the biggest impact on her, was already the most "ordinary" among them.Before that, how could Zhang Junning have thought that Fan Bingbing, the most famous actress in mainland China, was actually the woman of the Duke next to him, and she also gave birth to a pair of children for him..."Although personal assistants need to serve me, they also need management skills. If you can manage the 'logistics force' well, you will not only improve work efficiency, but also greatly reduce your own workload..."Barron's words interrupted Zhang Junning's "random thoughts". She thought carefully about her boss's words and knew that this was also a reminder to her.