Chapter 189: Chinatown
Throughout the afternoon, Zheng Yan had been thinking about whether there were any conditions that could impress Bill Miller, but unfortunately the hard thinking was fruitless.
And Bill Miller, because of Zheng Yan's conditions, has always been restless.
Today, Bill Miller's income is far less than that of the rich, but it is more than 90 percent of Americans.
As Zheng Yan said, solving the problem of food and clothing is no longer a problem that Bill Miller will consider, and he chose to enter the investment industry entirely because of his interest in this area.
Of course, Bill Miller will not have trouble with money, so Zheng Yan's conditions can be said to be in Bill Miller's hands. The only thing Bill Miller can't let go of is his affection for the Legacy Manson Value Fund.
On the contrary, Liu Wei and others came to the United States for a vacation, so they played golf all afternoon with great interest.
It wasn't until Leonard arrived that Zheng Yan and others ended their day's trip.
"Zheng Yan, do you know, today I communicated your ideas with the R&D personnel. It's not yet possible to know the outcome, but everyone thinks your idea is likely to succeed. ”
"Now the laboratory has begun to carry out experiments, and if the experiment is successful, then when our company goes public, not only will we not have to worry about Waterloo, but we may also be surprised. ”
At this time, Leonard had not yet recovered from his excitement.
Leonard, who was already preparing for the listing, even had plans to postpone the listing.
As a technology company, the advent of new products will undoubtedly bring more confidence to investors. If the launch of a new product is carried out at the same time as the listing, it will definitely greatly stimulate the purchase desire of shareholders.
If it weren't for the researchers asking about the source of the improvement idea, Leonard would have forgotten about Zheng Yan's existence.
Leonard, who didn't want to get out of the laboratory, rushed over from the laboratory in order to get more inspiration from Zheng Yan.
But Leonard didn't know that Zheng Yan didn't care about the development progress of the new generation of routers at all, and what would come out sooner or later anyway was just a little faster than a little faster.
And in Zheng Yan's opinion, even if the improved router is still a little simple, but the current conditions can only be achieved to this extent, there is really nothing to be happy about.
At this time, Zheng Yan was full of how to convince Bill Miller that this was more important than the upgrade of the router, so Leonard was destined to be disappointed.
"Congratulations, Leonard. Zheng Yan said absent-mindedly.
"No, Zheng Yan, congratulations to us, you are now also a shareholder of the company. I can now imagine that once we make the upgrade, it will be a sensation again. ”
Leonardo didn't find anything wrong with Zheng Yan at all, and thought that Zheng Yan was a bamboo in his chest, so he was more interested in Zheng Yan.
"Alright, Leonard, everyone must be tired, let's find a place to eat first. ”
"I don't know if there are any good Chinese restaurants in San Francisco, so I invite everyone to eat Chinese food in the evening and celebrate our cooperation by the way. ”
Anyone's success is not accidental, at least it requires a strong heart. Regarding Bill Miller's wooing, Zheng Yan admits that he has done his best, and if nothing unexpected happens, he can only wait for the other party's reply.
And Zheng Yan really didn't want to waste too much time on the topic of routers, so he directly changed the topic.
As far as I know, the more authentic Chinese cuisine is only available in Chinatown. ”
At this time, it is no longer Zheng Yan who asks Leonard, but Leonard's energetic stammering Zheng Yan. So, although Leonard had little interest in Chinese cuisine, he decided to respect Zheng Yan's opinion.
Speaking of overseas Chinatowns, although they are all over the world, and Zheng Yan has not heard of them, he has never really seen them. At this time, listening to Leonard, Zheng Yan was also interested.
San Francisco Chinatown, the largest Chinatown in the western United States, is centered at the intersection of California Street and Tuban Street, including Bush Street, Powell Street, Broadway, and Kearney Street.
When the group came to Chinatown, the first thing that caught their eyes was a Chinese-style archway, and a plaque that read "The world is for the public".
All the storefronts on the street are written in Chinese characters, and all the buildings also retain the architectural style of China.
Although it was in Chinatown, Zheng Yan didn't expect to be able to eat authentic Chinese food. After all, in a foreign country, all the dishes must be changed according to the eating habits of Americans.
So, Zheng Yan chose a relatively large store and walked in.
The tables and chairs in the store are a little old, but they are cleaned very clean, and it does not affect people's appetite.
Due to the large number of people, two adjacent boxes were requested.
After sitting down, considering that Bill Miller and others didn't know much about Chinese cuisine, Zheng Yan directly took the menu handed over by the waiter.
After taking the menu, Zheng Yan found that the dishes in the two menus were the same, but one was written in English and the other was written in Chinese.
"Aren't the two menus the same, is there anything special about it?" Zheng Yan asked strangely.
The waiter didn't expect that Zheng Yan actually knew Chinese characters. There are not a few Chinese in Chinatown who can speak Chinese, but not many know Chinese characters.
Moreover, when he saw Zheng Yan and his party, because of the existence of Bill Miller and others, the waiter was not sure whether the other party was Chinese, but handed over two menus according to the rules of the store.
"Hello, although the dishes in the two menus are the same, the methods are slightly different. The menu written in English has undergone some changes in the way the dishes are made, while the menu written in Chinese has been kept as much as possible. ”
"You know, the tastes of Americans are very different from those of us Chinese, and we're trying to meet the needs of everyone as much as possible. ”
Although Zheng Yan has not experienced foreign Chinese restaurants, he has heard a lot.
Most of the Chinese restaurants opened abroad, in order to cater to the eating habits of foreigners, make the dishes not Chinese, not foreign, how unpalatable and unpalatable.
Zheng Yan didn't expect that he would pick a random one, and there would be authentic Chinese cuisine.
After ordering, Zheng Yan asked for a bottle of white wine and a bottle of red wine.
"Bill, Leonard, we're in luck, today you can taste an authentic Chinese feast. Zheng Yan said with a smile.
"Oh Zheng Yan, compared to food, your ideas for improving routers are more interesting to me. Leonard said.
Leonard brought up the router again, which gave Zheng Yan a headache. For the router, Zheng Yan only knows some basic information, and if he really wants to be specific, Zheng Yan can't answer.
"Okay Leonard, I've already said that all I can offer is an idea, and the specific improvement method still needs to be completed by technicians. ”
Although Leonard wants to continue to tap Zheng Yan's potential, Zheng Yan does not give face and has been trying his best to avoid this issue.
Bill Miller was also interested when he heard the conversation between Leonard and Zheng Yan.
Speaking of Zheng Yan, Bill Miller doesn't know much about it, but for Leonard, Bill Miller knows a lot.
Leonard was originally the director of the computer center of the computer science department at Stanford University, and now he founded Cisco, even in the whole United States, he cannot be said to be an unknown person.
But listening to the conversation between Leonard and Zheng Yan, compared with yesterday's conversation, Leonard obviously admired Zheng Yan a little more, and even stammered a little, which made Bill Miller very puzzled.
"What's the matter, Leonard? Although Zheng Yan has a lot of attainments in computers, it's only for software, and it shouldn't help you in the improvement of routers, right?"
"No, Bill, before this morning, I thought the same thing, but now my mind has completely changed..."
Although Zheng Yan refused to reveal more, Leonard was not disappointed. Originally, because of a breakthrough in the progress of research and development, the excitement in my heart happened to have nowhere to vent, but at this moment, I heard Bill Miller ask, so Leonard told Bill Miller about the conversation with Zheng Yan in the morning.
At this moment, Leonard was not alone in shock.
"Oh Zheng Yan, you are amazing. Do you have any ideas for studying at Stanford? If you'd like, Leonard and I would be happy to get in touch with you. ”
As one of the inventors of the router, Santilera has been trying to improve the technology, so she is naturally very aware of the difficulty.
The problem that the entire R&D team couldn't solve was actually broken through because of Zheng Yan's words.
"Santi, I appreciate your kindness, but I don't have that in mind for the time being. ”
Zheng Yan was finally freed from Beijing University, and naturally he was unwilling to put himself in shackles again.
Although Stanford is a world-renowned university, Zheng Yan does not feel that he can learn anything new, after all, the current computer and Internet technology is limited.
"That's a shame, but we're still happy to help if you want to. ”
Originally, it was just a topic that Zheng Yan didn't want to discuss, but Zheng Yan didn't expect that because of Leonard and Santilena's words, the balance in Bill Miller's heart tilted a little more.
Zheng Yan's ability to invest has only been discovered by Bill Miller through the operation of the Japanese stock market. It's just that Bill Miller didn't expect that Zheng Yan also has such a deep attainment in computer technology.
"Leonard, I think you should thank me and Leslie, if it weren't for our introduction, maybe you would have missed such a partner as Zheng Yan. ”
"That's right, Bill, I do..."
After Bill Miller and Santirena got involved, Leonard finally stopped pestering Zheng Yan.