Chapter 378: A Call from a Computer Guru
Chen Geng was lazily lying on a deck chair by the sea, with a glass of juice and an ice bucket filled with crushed ice on the table with a huge parasol next to him.
Since there is a seaside villa, a beach, and a recliner, it is always a pity that there is no bikini beauty with a hot figure, so there are bikini beauties too, Mirren is dressed in a bikini, and wears a huge straw hat on his head, and sits on Chen Geng's beach lounger with half of his buttocks, the only fly in the ointment is that what Mirren said to Chen Geng at this moment is a little slightly: "Boss, AMC called me again and asked when you would go back." β
It must be emphasized here that Mirren's bikini and big straw hat were under Chen Geng's strong request, so Mirren had no choice but to dress up like this, although Mirren did not reject bikinis, but she always felt that she should not wear this thing during work hours, but the boss asked for it, what can she do?
But now it seems that she also enjoys her boss's eyes that are dripping under his sunglasses.
"Tell them, tell them, I'm not going back for a while. While watching the "ball" unscrupulously, Chen Geng was wondering, should I find something to put on my waist? The "ball" game was too exciting, and the little brother was a little dishonest.
Looking at Chen Geng's little brother, the corners of Mirren's mouth showed a hint of smugness, and he really tried to pretend not to notice an indecent part of Chen Geng's body, and continued: "I see that they are a little anxious, Mr. Jack Welch has begun a drastic reform of AMC since he took office......"
Chen Geng smiled slightly: "Do you know why I didn't go back?"
"Well, why?" Mirren was also a little curious about this question: "Are you waiting for a new CEO and sales leader to take office?"
Garrett 2000 is basically busy, all the research and development work is on track, and after Chiwett Ejiofor voluntarily resigned as general manager of Garrett 2000, his own boss temporarily took over as general manager of Garrett 2000, but this is certainly not a normal situation, and it is urgent to find a new general manager and a vice president of sales.
Fortunately, the sales of "indos" are very good, after a month of listing, "indos" has achieved national sales of 17,000 sets, global sales of 21,000 sets, this pretending to be just an operating system shell software quickly occupied the United States of personal computers, after realizing that this is a super cash cow, the company that wants to represent the "indos" sales system has now almost stepped on the threshold of Garrett 2000, and the conditions that are prescribed have made Mirren tremble.
At this point, even a fool can see that a software development company is rising, so the CEO and vice president of sales are not difficult to find, the difficult thing is that the CEO and vice president of sales must understand the computer industry, understand the software industry, these days, the boss has also interviewed a few people, but no one can meet the requirements of the boss.
Chen Geng shook his head with a smile: "Yes and no." β
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Mirren looked confused: yes or no? Is it "yes" or "no"?
"I attach great importance to Garrett 2000, in my opinion, the future of this company has unlimited possibilities," Chen Geng said, he was very happy to express his importance to Garrett 2000, but then, Chen Geng said: "But at the moment, AMC is more worthy of my attention, the reason why I don't go back is to give Jack Welch a booth to support his adjustment and reform of AMC, once I go back, in fact, to tell Jack Welch that the reform and adjustment end here." β
Mirren's eyes widened, and she finally understood: "So...... You mean, the reason AMC keeps calling and asking when you're going to go back is that those shareholders can't stand Jack Welch's reforms and adjustments?"
The smile on Chen Geng's face disappeared, and he nodded: "AMC's shortcomings are so deep, I look at my scalp numb, frankly speaking, except for Lee Iacocca and Jack Welch, who have raised management to the artistic level of business management masters, ordinary people really can't do anything about the current AMC, and I'm afraid they can't do it if they want to adjust it." β
"AMC's situation is indeed very serious," Mirren probably knows more about AMC's situation than many AMC executives, but because of this, she is more worried about Chen Geng's "stocking" strategy: "But according to the general law of enterprise management and reform, such a serious situation as AMC Automobile should not be adjusted slowly, just like a very sick patient, you can't directly undergo major surgery, and you usually need to adjust for a period of time before you can operate." β
Chen Geng sighed and said: "The truth is this, but the situation of AMC is different, if you give AMC a 'adjustment' time, I am afraid that the best operation period will pass." β
Speaking of this, Chen Geng couldn't help but think of the sentence that was widely circulated in the land of China: A cruiser that can't be broken, a repaired Cherokee.
In my heart, the Cherokee is a good car, in that price range, there is no car that can compare to the Cherokee, but it is precisely because of AMC's all-round illness that the "Cherokee that cannot be repaired" has been created, and Chen Geng still hopes to create a "Cherokee that cannot be broken".
"OK, you're the boss, you have the final say," Mirren shrugged, "The second thing is that Mr. Gary Kiridale of the data research company wants to meet with you and ask when it's convenient for you." β
"Who? What company?" Chen Geng didn't react for a while.
"Mr. Gary Kiridaire, it's a data research company that does the CP/M operating system......"
Chen Gengmeng stood up: "I know, of course I know this company, of course I know this guy!"
Joke!
This is Gary Kiridal, this is CP/M!
Who is Gary Kiridaire?
The father of the modern personal computer operating system!
What is the CP/M system?
It is now the most widely used system on microcomputers, and has almost monopolized the operating system of personal computers, and its status is even higher than that of indos more than ten years later! Garrett 2000's "indos" shell software runs on the CP/M operating system.
You say Microsoft's MS-DOS?
There is no MS-DOS now, Gates and his friend Paul Allen are still working his basic, in order to sell it at a good price at IBM, and anyone who knows a little bit about the history of MS-DOS knows that Microsoft's MS-DOS is a copy of Gary Kiridale's CP/M.
Although I don't know why Gary Kiridale wants to meet him, there is no doubt that this is good news, thinking of a certain possibility, thinking that he actually has the opportunity to change history, Chen Geng's heart thumped: "Such an important matter, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
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Mirren looked at Chen Geng with an aggrieved face, she didn't understand what she had done wrong to make the boss so angry.
"Forget it, it's not your fault. β
Chen Geng knew in her heart that Mirren put the news behind, after all, she didn't know what Gallie Kiridale, the data research company and CP/M meant, and she didn't know what Gallie Killidale's pathos was, in her opinion, whether it was the matter of AMC cars or Garrett 2000, they should be ranked ahead of this matter, and they blamed themselves, who let themselves not tell her this.
But from now on, the situation is different, Chen Geng solemnly took a deep breath and advised: "In the future, things related to the data research company and this Gary Kiridaire are the first priority, and they must be told to me as soon as possible." β
"OK, I see," though he didn't know why the boss paid so much attention to the data research company and Gary Kiridale, Mirren solemnly kept the matter to heart. Quickly adjusting his mood, Mirren quickly said: "The call came, saying that Gary Kiridale was very interested in Garrett 2000's 'indos' and wanted to talk to you, as for more details, the other party didn't say, just asked when it was convenient for you." β
Chen Geng was not stunned, and after thinking about it carefully, he instructed Mirren: "You reply to the data research company, just say that Garrett 2000 and I are very welcome to Mr. Gary Kiridale and the gentlemen of the data research company, no matter at any time, tell us that we have just purchased a property by the sea as the company's location, and we welcome them to play." β
"That's it?"
Waited for a series of Mirren who didn't wait for the following. Somewhat surprised.
Chen Geng nodded: "That's right, that's it," after thinking about it, Chen Geng added: "You can give my personal phone number to Gary Kiridale, and ask someone from the data research company to relay my greetings to Mr. Gary Kiridale, and tell him that I welcome him to call me at any time." β
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Mirren's surprise was beyond words: it was the first time she had seen her boss give her personal phone to a stranger she had never known before.
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Gary Kiridaire replied quickly,
How fast?
He called Chen Geng's mobile phone directly: "Mr. Fernandez, is that right? I'm Gary Kiridale, Gary Kiridale of the data research company, you can call me Gary." β
Listening to the cheerful voice on the phone, the corners of Chen Geng's mouth couldn't help but show a smile: Sure enough, as some legends and biographies say, this is a computer master who is most unsuitable for being a CEO.
"Hello Gary, I'm FernΓ‘ndez Chen, I'm glad you can call me," Chen Geng said, holding up the phone: "Do you hear the sound of the waves?"
"Okay, that's it!" Gary Kiridale on the other end of the line sounded even more excited: "I'll be there tomorrow." β