Chapter 40: Meet God Qiao
Bao Zixuan was not disturbed by the outside world, and still did his duty as a student at MIT. But this weekend he had to leave the city of Cambridge and travel across the United States. Go to Apple's headquarters in California.
The overwhelming media coverage and Microsoft's use of the bonus made Apple have to contact Black Cloud. As soon as Hiroshi Hashimoto got the news, he reported to Bao Zixuan. That's how this journey across the United States came about.
On the trip to California with 6 people this time, Bao Zixuan brought two engineers and three bodyguards in addition to Hiroshi Hashimoto, in addition to Peng Yifei and John Howard, and a new security guard Jackson Jones.
Jackson Jones is a black man, strong-looking, nearly 2 meters tall, like a black tower, very deterrent.
After John Howard was promoted to the head of the security department, he basically stayed by Bao Zixuan's side. And cut under his recruitment, the company's existing security personnel have reached 24 people, Bao Zixuan is very demanding, among which the conditions for getting married and having children make many people not meet the requirements, and these people's families are arranged to live in a community, Bao Zixuan also pays a salary to their wives, and all the children are arranged to study in the best local schools, it can be said that these security fees Bao Zixuan's monthly expenditure has reached 500,000 US dollars. But for the sake of your own safety, it's all worth it. After all, in this era, whether it is Xiangjiang or some places in the United States, the security is not very good.
Out of professional habits, Bao Xiaxuan still chose to sit in the window seat next to the engine. I received a notice on the first day, and I set off early the next morning, and I wanted to go to more people, but in the end there were only 7 tickets left, so I had to settle for it.
Or Boeing 747, or Rolls-Royce's engine, these buns are very familiar, and he can't help but think of what happened when he was developing the engine. And just when Bao Zixuan was thinking about it, he suddenly smelled a burst of aroma coming to his face, and at this time, Bao Zixuan saw a tall beauty sitting next to him.
The beauty is about 170 cm tall, has blonde hair, and looks very fashionable in this era. Bao Zixuan couldn't help but take a look, to be honest, it has been more than a month since he came to the United States, and he has seen a lot of beauties, but it is the first time he has seen him dressed so comfortably and looking so beautiful.
At this time, the beauty also glanced out the window, and the eyes of the two people happened to be together. Peeking and being discovered, Bao Zixuan could only smile awkwardly. Then he looked at the book, and he was now reading a professional book on the principles of the tape recorder, which he had borrowed from his roommate Thomas Marr, because his next step was to produce the Walkman before Sony.
Maybe it was because she saw too much of the eyes of the people around her, and the beauty was not angry. But when I saw the book in Bao Zixuan's hand, I was still a little curious when I looked at the dense electronic circuit diagram, and there was obviously a mark of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the book. After all, he thought that he was also a scholarly character, so he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Sir, what kind of book are you reading!"
Bao Zixuan: "It is a book about electronic components, mainly to introduce the working principle and application of tape recorders. ”
In fact, what Bao Zixuan didn't know was that the woman sitting next to him was named Brooke Xiaosi. He was only 15 years old this year and was invited to audition for a crew.
Brooke Rose: "Hello, I'm Brooke Rose, and I'm an actor. What about you, sir. ”
Bao Zixuan seems to have heard this name, but he can't remember it, after all, he doesn't have too much influence on the film and television industry in this life or in his previous life, and he can only remember so many limited films. For example, Home Alone, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Alien ET, Titanic, The Lord of the Rings, Avatar and other few movies, but if you have time, you can still write a few books.
Bao Zixuan: "It turns out that you are an actor! No wonder you are so beautiful." My name is Bao Zixuan and I'm from MIT. ”
Brooke Xiaosi was a little stunned for a moment, but she didn't expect that the person sitting next to her was actually a billionaire. As someone who has developed in Hollywood since birth. He is still very concerned about the technology circle and the rich circle, after all, his dream since childhood is to become a successful professional woman or find a good husband.
Brooke Xiaosi: "Oh my God! You are that Bao Zixuan in Xiangjiang, the developer of Heiyun software, the proposer of Industry 4.0, and the boss of Heiyun Company. ”
Bao Zixuan: "If there is no second Bao Zixuan, it should be me!"
Brooke Small: "What are you doing in California this time?"
Bao Zixuan: "I'm going to Apple, and I have a cooperation with them to talk about." ”
Brooke Thread: "It's the Apple company that makes computers." ”
Bao Zixuan: "Yes, what about you! have you always lived in Boston?"
Brooke Shields: "I had a commercial shoot over here, and I ended up auditioning for Los Angeles. ”
The time with beautiful women has passed quickly, and when the two got off the plane, they had left each other's contact information. After Bao Zixuan was done, he invited her to dinner.
Brooke Ace was picked up by her agent, and the staff of Black Cloud who had come to Los Angeles in advance were already waiting at the airport, and they had already arranged everything.
Black Cloud and nine people who had gathered together in California drove two cars towards Apple.
While U.S. companies rarely work overtime on weekends, it's a different story as a newly started computer company. Although it is a weekend, all the employees of Apple are actively working overtime and doing what they love, and most of the employees of this company are young people, and they are quite passionate every day together.
By this time, Apple had moved out of the Jobs garage and finally had a place to settle down in California. Jobs is 22 years old this year, it is the most golden time in his life, but when he saw this Bao Zixuan, who was younger than himself, he suddenly felt the pressure, he had started much faster than his peers, but he didn't expect this Xiangjiang teenager to develop faster than himself. The two men met as they looked at each other. Hiroshi Hashimoto then made an introduction to the two people.
Jobs: "Welcome to Apple, Bag." How it feels. ”
Bao Zixuan: "Although it is not big here, the working atmosphere can be said to be the best in the United States, and the passion is also the fullest." I am confident in our cooperation. ”
Jobs: "Your software is great, it's perfect for running on Apple computers, it's a match made in heaven, there's no reason why we shouldn't work together, we really want to buy it, but it's hard to get a stake in you." ”
Bao Zixuan: "I can show my sincerity with a very low software license, and I can buy Mr. Makura's shares with cash, and I don't participate in the management of Apple, and in any decision, my shares are exercised by your founder shareholders on their behalf." ”
In fact, these days, Jobs, Wozniacki and others have been discussing the benefits and impact of Black Cloud's stake in Apple, and whether it will deprive them of their management rights, but after hearing this, he is a lot more relieved.
Jobs: "What is the valuation of Black Cloud for Apple, I can't accept $10 million." How many shares do you want to get. ”
In fact, Jobs's valuation of Apple is between 800~12 million US dollars, but seeing that Heiyun's first round of quotations reached 10 million, he still hopes to make Heiyun more money, who makes their games so profitable. Bao Zixuan was once again deceived by the experience of his previous life, at this time, Apple had just been established, and it had only been a few days since he moved out of the garage, how could he have such a high market value! Moreover, a few months ago, Makula invested $250,000 and obtained a 30% stake, how could he increase in value so quickly in just a few months!
Bao Zixuan: "I am very optimistic about Apple's prospects, but I don't want your founding team to have too few shares, so that there will be no passion for entrepreneurship and you will lose your original momentum." You can convince Makula to transfer the shares to me. I'll pay 20 times the price, 20 times the amount he made in a few months, and lend Apple $5 million for development without any interest. At that time, Apple will automatically exchange for 10% of the shares. ”
Jobs: "Good advice, I'm going to have a good talk with Marcula." ”
Bao Zixuan: "Okay, then I'll leave first, I'll be here tomorrow morning." I don't have much time, and I'm going back to Boston tomorrow night. "Apple left after that.