Chapter 105: Opportunities for Travel

The waitress was a middle-aged woman, and it looked like a mom-and-pop shop. Li Ya said with a smile: "The dishes are authentic, don't make them sweet." ”

After a brief meal, head to Redmond.

Gates is not the richest man in the world in the future, although Li Ya doesn't pay much attention to Microsoft, but he also knows that Microsoft is developing very well now, and it is still only a small company, and if you want to make a fortune, you have to wait for it to go public.

After seeing Gates, Li Ya smiled and asked, "Bill, where is Paul?

Gates sighed: "Paul can't come, he's sick and he's being treated." ”

Li Ya asked, "What disease does Paul have?"

"Hodgkin's disease. Gates said in a low voice, "A kind of lymphoma." ”

Li Ya reacted immediately, and it seems that this illness caused him to leave Microsoft in later generations. However, it has to be said that Paul was really a tenacious man, and his life was just beginning.

Even with such a terminal illness, he is still optimistic and tenacious, and his life is becoming more and more exciting. Although he eventually died of complications from the disease, he lived to be 65 years old.

"I'm sick, I'll see him later, I hope he's okay. Li Ya said.

I entered the office, talked for a while, and basically understood Microsoft's current business and operating conditions, and had a good conversation.

The graphics operating system has been released as early as last year, due to the longer research on Wi

Although DOWS 1.0 came out later than Apple's graphical version, it was more advanced and easier to operate than Apple's system, and it caused a sensation when it was launched. Now Microsoft is already a big company and the overlord of the operating system.

Gates sighed and said: "The genius idea is strikingly similar, and the idea of graphical manipulation that you proposed back then, and others also thought of it and implemented it." ”

Li Ya asked, "Apple?"

"It's not Apple, it's a small company called Xerox, it's just that they don't pay attention to secrecy, and Apple's Macintosh is a Xerox model. Gates said: "I saw them demonstrate their Macintosh system at Apple the year before last, and found that it was similar to ours, and Jobs tried to hide it, but he didn't keep it a secret, and let me know about Xerox." So, I poached people from Xerox and, together with our team, greatly accelerated our R&D. ”

"Bill, well done!" Li Ya said, "Our system is released later, much better than theirs, this is the advantage, it grabbed the market at once, and they can't catch up with us in a short time, which leaves more time for us to launch the next generation of systems." Expand the team and step up R&D, if we are the first to release a better operating system in the next two or three times, then Apple may not continue, the market is ours. You're an expert in this area, so I won't talk much. ”

After the matter was finished, Li Ya said goodbye: "You go to work, don't bother you, let's go see Paul." ”

Although Paul is sick, he is still optimistic, chatting with Li Ya and the two of them, which is not what a patient should be at all.

After saying goodbye, Shu Yue also admired Paul's spirit.

When you come to the United States, you have to take a look and get to know our imaginary adversary. Besides, it's rare to come to the United States, even if you can't do some harm, it's good to visit it. In my previous life, I never went abroad.

As far as the eye can see, it is prosperous, but under the cover of prosperity, where the sun does not shine, countless evil deeds are being carried out. But these are not Li Ya's affairs, Li Ya has been a Chinese for two lives, grew up in China, and has a deep sense of identity and pride in the country, the United States has always been just an opponent, and the more chaotic it is, the worse it is.

After shopping in the United States for a few days, Li Ya had a new idea, and said carefully to Shu Yue: "Look at the goods in this shopping mall, the price is so high, you say, if you overthrow domestic production in large quantities, what about it?"

Shu Yue thought for a while and said: "The wages of domestic workers are like that, plus transportation, of course, of course, didn't refrigerator factories do this before? However, it may not be easy to get American companies to build factories in China or let domestic OEMs." ”

"Although this makes more money, after the separation of the business, I am far away in China, worrying about management problems, and then people do not understand what the domestic social environment is, and they are worried about the safety of the factory and whether they can complete the business normally. If you do this well, it will be easy to do. Shu Yue analyzed.

Li Ya said: "It doesn't matter if they go to China to build factories, it's better not to go, but if they can let domestic factories OEM, it will do." Take advantage of the opportunity to give them OEM to make money to improve technology and expand factories, so that you can launch your own brand in the future and compete with them. We can't always be just doing OEM, and we won't be satisfied with just doing OEM. To do OEM for them, just to accumulate capital and technology, and to make their own products in the future is the purpose. ”

"Also, China is so big, with such a large population, the production cost is lower and it is more competitive. In the future, the United States will definitely be full of Chinese goods, and even the whole world. Shu Yue said.

Li Ya was surprised by Shu Yue's judgment, and said with a smile: "Yes, we have too many people, which provides sufficient labor, and the economic foundation is poor, the wage level is low, there are more people, more factories, more products will be produced, more competitive, and the market will be larger." ”

"Therefore, the key is to find an influential brand to cooperate with and do OEM, which will set an example for others and drive others to participate in the cooperation. In addition, we will continue to increase the promotion of domestic export commodities. Shu Yue said.

Li Ya thought for a while and said: "The first commodity in the market is definitely not easy to cooperate with, people are already the first, and they are definitely not willing to take risks; ”

Next, the price of goods is counted and the wages of workers are investigated for reference.

The two traveled to several cities, doing market research and inspecting factories at the same time.

In the end, Li Ya chose two products, TV and air conditioner, and planned to try it first. Several production lines for air conditioners and TVs have been introduced in China.

There are many brands of TVs and air conditioners, so even if there are many refusals, there are also attractive bosses.

For example, in an air-conditioning factory called Daxiong, the boss was very moved after listening to Li Ya and Shu Yue's introduction, and he calculated it himself, which he felt was very constructive.

Li Ya smiled: "Old John, your current factory is half-dead, and if it continues, it won't last long." ”

"Lee, what do you mean to be half-dead?" John cried, "Is it okay to have two or three million profits a year?"

To be honest, two or three million dollars is not a lot in the United States, but it is not easy to continue to grow.

Li Ya smiled: "Now you are a small factory, if you outsource the business to a factory in China, the cost will be greatly reduced, the number of products will also increase, and the profit will be more!"

"And," Shu Yue said, "you don't have to spend more energy on factory management, you can invest more energy and money in technology research and development." Take this step, and in the future, there will be the brand of Big Bear in the first few air conditioners in the United States. ”

Old John thought seriously for a while and said, "Your suggestion is very good, and I will go to China to investigate it in the near future." Speaking of which, I went to China 35 years ago, and this time, I am also visiting the same place. I'm also going to take little John with me to show him the country where his father served. ”

Leaving Old John, Shu Yue sighed in the car: "There has been too much propaganda in the United States over the years, and everyone has too deep a misunderstanding of China. ”

"It's okay, there are one and there are two, as long as Old John does a good job, he will lead a group of people. Li Ya smiled, "Old John actually went to China to serve, which is really unexpected." ”

Shu Yue said: "There are many people who have been to China, but the United States does not publicize it. ”

"After the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the two sides have been facing each other for many years, and the United States has strictly guarded against China, and its propaganda against China is also demonized, how can it be possible to promote them. Li Ya said, "The media is the mouthpiece of the **, they will promote what they want the people to understand." Even if Sino-US relations have eased now, in the perception of most American people, Chinese still have long braids in robes and horse coats, and women wrapped in small feet. And the Chinese they see in the United States only cut their braids and put on suits because they want to go abroad, and after returning home, they have to take off their suits and put on fake braids. ”