The American quantum computer company recently happened an unbelievably pie-in-the-sky thing.

Six Ear Ventures, a wholly-owned venture capital fund funded by Lloyle, injected $3 million into Quantum Computer Inc. after several rounds of negotiations, acquiring a 30 percent stake, making it the company's most stakeable board member.

Despite the fact that quantum computer companies are not well-known today, as the largest computer online service provider in the United States, its future business prospects cannot be underestimated. In fact, in the not-too-distant future, the company's founder, Steve Case, will decide to change the name of the company to "America Online" – or AOL.

In 2015, AOL was acquired by Verizon for $4.4 billion. Such a huge acquisition should have been able to make a splash in the news pages of major business media, right? But in fact, AOL did make headlines.

Not because of the high price of the acquisition, but because AOL has declined to such a point - before 2000, AOL merged with Time Warner, as the world's largest Internet access service provider, its market value was as high as $350 billion!

With the market value of a company, it can be comparable to the GDP level of a regional power on the earth, which is really embarrassing.

However, in 1991, when the Internet economy had not yet appeared on the world stage, AOL's predecessor quantum computer company was able to get such an investment, which was really a big surprise to Steve Case.

However, compared with the three million dollars of the SIX EAR fund, the industry resources brought by the Lloyle company are the factors that Steve Keys is more interested in.

One only needs to take a look at the guests who arrived at the celebratory banquet after the funding ceremony to see what a complex network of relationships is behind the SIX EAR fund.

"This is Mr. Dell, the general manager of Dell Computers. ”

Mao Qingzhu pulled a young man to introduce Steve Case: "Dell Computer is planning to launch a new host with online services as the main concept, and I think the products and services of Quantum Computer Company should be worth paying attention to." ”

"Michael Dell?!" Steve Keys looked Michael Dale up and down with some surprise, and took the initiative to reach out enthusiastically: "The idea of selling computers directly by phone is really fantastic, but Mr. Dyer, have you ever thought about omitting the phone, why don't we put the computer on the Internet and sell it?"

Michael Dale teased, "Does Mr. Steve mean that if you want to buy a computer, you have to have a computer first?"

"No, no, you know, it's impossible for someone who buys a computer to not know anything about it. Generally speaking, users of home computers will definitely have experience using computers in other channels......"

"Hehe, don't get me wrong, Mr. Steve. Michael Dell laughed and waved his hand again and again: "In fact, the online sales website of Dell Computers has been made and will be put into use soon." ”

"The online service host we launched this time is equipped with a 30Kbps modem produced by ST Electronics. Our original plan was to make the browser's homepage the official website of Dell Computers. However, if Quantum Computer Company is able to put the Dell website link on your homepage, we can try to set your online services to the default settings. ”

Steve Case's mouth was wide open, feeling like he was getting knocked out of the pie that had fallen from the sky.

Since the 90s, Dell computers have been the de facto No.1 in the personal computer market. By virtue of direct telephone sales, Dell computers already have a much lower intermediate cost than Compaq, IBM, Apple and other manufacturers, which makes it have a considerable price advantage.

And that's not all, in addition to the CPU, hard disk, north-south bridge chip and other key components of Dell computers are purchased from the United States, other hardware equipment is basically produced in China.

The motherboard and various interfaces, capacitors and resistors, fans, power supplies, and external equipment such as chassis and floppy drives are all sourced from the Chinese market. Only the memory currently uses Japanese products, and in this regard, it can only be said that the Modu wafer factory has not yet challenged the Japanese factory.

Xiucheng Computer Group, a major supplier of Dell computers, shipped the finished mainframe and monitors back to the United States after completing the procurement and assembly. In this way, the trade chain, which goes around most of the world, is still at least a third cheaper than other brands that are produced and assembled in the United States. With this supply system, Dell computers now account for more than 40% of the PC market in the United States.

With the advantage in the end market, Dell Computer has obtained the production license of 286 CPUs. Today's Intel is not the Intel of the future, and the x86 hegemony will not be fully established until the Pentium series. Intel in the 286 era is still trying its best to expand the x86 alliance system, but I am afraid that no one supports x86 instead of enclosing the x86 system in their own hands.

After paying a patent fee, Dell was granted the X86 system — essentially the same as the future AMD. Agricultural enterprises entered the market in the 386 era, and x86 authorization became a rarity after that.

After obtaining the authorization of the x86 system, Dell gave the production contract of 286 CPU to the Modu wafer factory for foundry. In the future, with this foundry contract, Modu Wafer Factory can completely design its own CPU based on the x86 system, as long as it puts on a layer of Dell skin.

In the face of such a performance, Dell's ability to set the quantum online service as the default in the host is really a big face and lining for Steve Case.

"Mr. Dell, of course there's no problem!" Steve Keys said excitedly, "Please rest assured, the most eye-catching position on the Quantum Online website will always belong to Dell!"

This is where Steve Keys is most satisfied with this investment, and the backer of the SIX EAR fund is Hu Wenhai. As the initiator of the server alliance, the name Mr. Hu still has a lot of weight in the American electronics market.

In addition to Dell, Steve Keys finalized several more collaborative projects on the spot at the banquet. Just as the atmosphere of the banquet gradually became warmer, the host's Steve Keys decisively tapped a spoon on the wine glass.

Ding Ding Ding –

When such a voice sounded, the banquet hall suddenly fell silent. Steve Keys found a couch and stood up, full of pride. Of course, he hasn't forgotten where this success came from.

"Guys, I have to say that in Silicon Valley we are so convinced of this belief. People here don't work for money, we work to create the future! We have unlimited imagination and creativity, and we believe that the direction we are going will become a reality!"

So how do we make the future we create a reality? Today, I believe there is an answer to this question. I believe that quantum computer companies have much more prospects than $10 million, but if I were to say that the SIX EAR fund got a 30% stake for $3 million, this deal is the best deal for quantum computers. Because in our future, the best and most incredible part of it will be realized by people like Mr. Mao Qingzhu, the manager of the SIX EAR Fund!"

Steve Keys took a deep breath and shouted loudly, "Next, we have an invitation - Mr. Mao Qingzhu!"

As soon as Steve Keys finished speaking, the applause rang out one after another.

Steve Case, in a Silicon Valley style, jumped off the single couch on the lawn and made a gesture of please to Mao Qingzhu.

In the past few years in the United States, Mao Qingzhu can be regarded as a workout. Especially in Silicon Valley, this kind of welcoming, casual atmosphere is the mainstream. He stood on the sofa without hesitation, gently pressed his hand, and waited for the applause below to gradually stop.

"Thank you Mr. Steve Keys for your compliment, as he said, the SIX EAR Fund is committed to making the future envisioned by Silicon Valley a reality. We actually already have a plan, not only to invest in quantum computer companies, but we are also in talks with Xerox to acquire a majority stake in their Palo Alto R&D center. In addition, we will donate to Stanford University, and in the future, we will continue to invest in emerging micro enterprises, and the X EAR Fund is not only focused on profits, but also on the fate of mankind and the future of the earth......"

When Mao Qingzhu talked about Xingtou, some old problems came back and began to run the train with his mouth full: "Personally, I think imagination is the most important ability of human beings. For example, I once imagined that it would be a shame for a continent like Australia to live in the vast central desert of Australia, where there is no living space for a larger population due to lack of rainwater. Why is there a shortage of water in Australia when it is surrounded by the sea? Because there are no mountains in central Australia that can hold back water vapor, so naturally there is not enough rainfall. ”

"Then we can try to create a mountain range by directing a large number of earth and stone people with a directional nuclear bomb. When a mountain range rises in central Australia that can block water vapor, human society will regain a fertile continent......! Uh......"

Looking at the people below with an expression of "I'm stunned", Mao Qingzhu had no choice but to end the topic stupidly, and the book turned back to the right place.

"Of course, imagination is not enough, it is not enough for human beings to think, they must have sufficient action. We at the SIX EAR Foundation are currently working on an imaginative project from a teenager under the age of 16 in Chinese mainland who created an amazing world after the outbreak of the Cold War and nuclear war, and we are using this as a background to create a new mode of computer game that can be played online. ”