Cisco rented a small 500-square-meter factory near its headquarters, with a ready-made factory building, dormitories and a canteen. Cisco can produce routers by simply purchasing the relevant production equipment, then recruiting and training workers. There were not many workers needed, twenty were recruited, and Posack personally instructed them in production, and in September, the factory was finally officially opened.

Prior to this, Cisco also formalized the registration of a trademark in the image of the Golden Gate Bridge. Each router will be labeled with a Cisco logo!

The factory was full of enthusiasm, and Posack and many R&D personnel also went inside to help. By October, the factory had produced a total of a thousand routers. In accordance with the instructions of Henry's major shareholder, Bossak took the R&D team to various well-known universities to "send warmth". Stanford, University of California, Harvard, and many more.

Each university sends three or five routers and teaches them how to install and use them. Posack led the team to the wind, in the rain, and even ran around the city several times a day. First run the well-known universities in the western United States, and then run the famous universities in the east. When Bosak returned with his team, Henry was taken aback.

I saw such a group of people, who became dark and thin, as if they had slipped around Africa.

"Mr. Bosak, have you worked hard?" said Henry, smiling and speaking in a very sincere tone.

"Haha, it's nothing!" Bossak shook his head and laughed.

"Did the trip go well?" asked Henry.

"Of course!" replied Bosak with excitement on his face, "and not only that, but we also got the order!"

"Oh, is it!!" For the company's first order, Henry couldn't help but be a little excited, and hurriedly asked, "Which school placed the order?"

"Harvard!" Bossak said, "we gave them a trial of the router, and unexpectedly placed an order for us on the third day." ”

"How many routers do they want?"

"Ten!"

"It's only ten, how can the huge Harvard University only need ten routers?" Henry was excited and secretly disappointed.

"Hehe, don't worry. Their head told me that the routers were now going to be used in a large research center, and if it worked, it could be used throughout Harvard University. When the time comes, we won't have to worry about running out of orders!"

Henry also smiled, touched the back of his head embarrassedly, and said, "Hehe, that's right, that's the case, they can't all use the router at once." ”

The whole high-end atmosphere of the router is a high-grade thing, and the effect is not the best when it is advertised on TV, and the ones who need routers today are some schools or research institutions. Therefore, Cisco's strategy is to first form a network of schools, and then radiate to the periphery, so that companies, governments, or research institutions can be integrated into this network. Then, the networks of various schools are connected together to form a network that radiates across the country, that is, the formation of the Internet.

Henry suddenly felt that he was great, because he had done something big!

"For the benefit of mankind, change the world!"

Soon after, schools placed orders with Cisco, and Cisco's small factories began to get busy. The router cost was $200 to produce, and after discussion, the router was priced at $1,000. Not to mention that it is expensive, the computer will cost tens of thousands. Although there are not many orders from major schools, they can barely maintain the company's operations. After that, when the network forms a certain scale, Cisco will usher in explosive development!

The situation at Nicholas Bookstore was difficult, the Internet had not yet emerged, and it was simply not practical to sell things online. But Henry went a different way, recruited some computer talent, and made a browser. Forehead...... It's called Netscape. Then I made a website and hung it up. Since there is no internet, it is necessary to install the software, then the user opens Netscape, browses the contents of the Nicholas Bookstore, and then makes a purchase over the phone.

It seems like a hassle and can't update the content in real time, but it's a "stupid solution" that works. However, this is also good, in the future, Netscape will be a product of Nicholas Bookstore! In the future, Netscape Browser is worth billions of dollars, and it is a gateway to the Internet.

So, the team at Nicholas Bookstore had a tough job!

It's a technical challenge to make a browser first, and then it's hard to make a website with a lot of content!

So, even though Henry had set up the Nicholas Bookstore in June, he didn't even have a browser right now. However, many of these browsers have been filed for patents. It's a process of starting from nothing, a process of groping forward, and the slow pace is understandable.

However, because Nicholas Bookstore has been burning money, Henry is also a little anxious in his heart, and he doesn't know how long Nicholas Bookstore will burn money, even if the Internet comes, it is estimated that it will have to burn a lot of money, otherwise how to establish its status as a giant. Venture capital is not a good choice, but the time to go public and raise funds is too early, no matter how you look at it, it is most comfortable to burn your own money.

But the point is that there is no money to burn!!

Engaging in e-commerce is the most costly, not only burning money online, but also burning money offline. The cost of buying books, building warehouses, logistics, etc., is simply dizzying!

Just when Henry was worried about the funds, in early November, Penguin finally settled the manuscript fee to Henry. Over the course of the year, Penguin sold more than 13 million copies of the Harry Potter books. Henry, after paying his taxes, received more than $10 million.

Now that a whirlwind of magic is blowing across Europe, Penguin has invited Henry to attend a book signing event in London.

Henry thought about it for a moment, and finally agreed to Penguin's invitation.

On November 15, 1985, Henry got off the plane at the London airport, but he didn't expect that there were hundreds of fans in the airport to welcome him.

"Henry!! Henry's !!"

"Harry Potter !!"

“……”

With a smile on his face, Henry waved to the crowd and left the scene with the help of the Penguin staff.

After getting into the car, Henry wiped his sweat and muttered, "Hehe, I didn't expect me to be so famous!"

A manager of Penguin Press smiled and said, "Haha, of course, you are a genius boy in Britain, especially the story of Harry Potter takes place in London! Therefore, the people of London like you and your works the most!!" The manager paused, approached Henry and whispered, "We at Penguin Press have heard some news that it seems that Her Majesty the Empress wants to knight you!"

"Knighthood?!!" Henry was taken aback.

"Groundless wind may not be without cause. I think there's a big possibility. The manager guessed.

Henry is happy, it's good to be knighted, and he has suddenly entered high society.

Penguin had placed Henry in a five-star hotel, and British newspapers had begun to report Henry's arrival in London. On the afternoon of the 15th, Penguin Press held a press conference, announcing that Henry Williams, the author of "Harry Potter", will hold a book signing event at the London Hotel at 8 o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow, and the fourth Harry Potter novel will be the first to be released in London!!

Henry attended the press conference for publicity and answered questions from reporters.

"Hello, Mr. Williams, I'm a reporter from The Sun. What gave you the idea to write? It is said that Harry Potter was based on yourself, right?

"The reason why I wrote in the first place was actually very simple, it was to make money. As for whether Harry Potter was based on myself, I think it is. Henry thought for a moment and replied.

"Excuse me, is it true that you were rejected by eight British publishers in the first place?"

"It's true, one of the publishers kindly sent me a letter of advice, which said, 'Get a job with peace of mind, writing books and getting rich is not for you.'" After reading it, my determination to keep writing was not wavered, but even stronger, and I believe that I will succeed one day. Eventually, I succeeded, and I became a writer that everyone liked. Of course, I don't hold a grudge against that publishing house, but I'm grateful to them!"

“……”

After the press conference, the reporters rushed back to edit the manuscript.

The next day, the front page of the newspaper was full of news about Henry.

"The 18th Harry Potter new book signing event was grandly held!"

"Harry Potter is the author!"

"A genius who refuses to admit defeat after eight rejections!"

……

On this day, the sales of British newspapers increased dramatically, and according to incomplete statistics, the major British newspapers were reprinted one after another, an increase of 50 percent over the previous sales, and the printing presses in some factories were in trouble! George Maternson, CEO of Penguin Press, hosted a banquet for Henry in the evening and held a party in the luxurious lobby on the top floor of the London Hotel.

In the hall, there were beautiful women, and many of Penguin's business partners were in attendance!

When Henry arrived, Marginson came over with a smile and said, "Welcome to Henry's little writer!"

Marginson was in his thirties, young and promising, handsome and handsome, and looked quite dignified in a proper suit. Penguin Publishing is a world-class publishing group, and Marginson is very capable of serving as CEO. Henry shook his hand and said, "Thank you." ”

Marginson smiled: "Henry, I'm a big fan of yours!!"

"Oh, yes, what an honor!" Henry smiled.

Marginson took Henry's hand, walked up to everyone, and introduced, "Everyone, this is Henry Williams, the little author of "Harry Potter"!"

Henry was greeted by a crowd of people ranging from executives of television or newspapers to owners of major bookstore chains and some of their peers.

Henry greeted them politely and gentlemanly.

After the party, Marginson took Henry to a nearby private room alone. Henry knew that Marginson must have something to say to him.

Sure enough, Marginson said straight to the point: "Henry, I heard that you haven't licensed the Asian copyright to other publishers. What do you think of our Penguin Press?"

Henry's face was not surprised when he heard this. Marginson came to talk to himself for nothing more than Harry Potter. Henry pondered for a moment and said lightly: "The main forces of Penguin Press are concentrated in Europe, and your strength in Asia is not very strong. ”

"You're right. However, Penguin has made up its mind this time to spend a lot of money to open up a new situation in Asia. At that time, the Harry Potter series will also be a big hit in Asia!"

"Oh, yes? I wonder how much your publishing house is talking about?"

"£100 million !!"

Damn, your publishing house is so rich!

Henry was shocked.

Seeing Henry's surprised expression, Marginson explained: "This time, Penguin Publishing's parent company, Pilsson, has invested in the acquisition and integration of some well-known Asian publishing houses to expand the scale and influence of Penguin Press!"

When Henry heard him say this, he immediately understood in his heart that since the Pilson company had such a big deal, Henry agreed to Marginson's request: "Okay, I agree to license the Asian copyright of "Harry Potter" to you. ”

Marginson smiled and signed a contract with Henry.