Peter Welch smiled warmly and said, "Chronos, why don't I take you to see Cupertino and introduce you to Cupertino at the same time." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Seeing Peter Welch so active and enthusiastic, Li Zetian naturally guessed his thoughts.

Hehe, right in the middle!

So, Li Zetian smiled and agreed: "Okay, then there will be Mayor Lauwelch!"

"It's nothing, please come with me. ”

Peter Welch said, "Cupertino was a small village in the 19th century, and then it was under the jurisdiction of the city of Felimont. The city's initial economic operation was fruit farming, and almost all of the land in the area was planted with fruits such as plums, yellow peaches, apricots, and cherries. There is also a winery in operation. By the middle of the 20th century, Cupertino's economy began to take off, with the construction of highways and railways, and the establishment of the first residential areas. On October 10, 1955, Cupertino was officially established as the thirteenth city in Santa Clara County. In the 1960s, a large industrial park was built in the area, with the support of private landowners, as well as supporting facilities such as a commercial plaza, which was named Plaza de Cupertino. In 1967, the first local community college was founded. You see, this piece is Plaza Cupertino!"

A short walk in the direction of Peter Welch's finger is a spacious, modern plaza with a large fountain and flower beds in the middle, a post office, newsagents, a library, shops and a train station......

Li Zetian nodded secretly, although the population of small towns and small cities in the United States is not large, they are all very developed. Cupertino is currently mainly an agricultural economy, however, the United States agriculture is very developed, basically mechanized, so an American farmer can manage a lot of land, much richer than Chinese farmers. Along the way, Cupertino was full of single-family buildings.

"Mayor Welch, how many people does Cupertino currently have?" asked Li Zetian.

"There are almost 6,000 people, and more than half of them are Asian. ”

Li Zetian nodded knowingly, and then asked about the situation of the community college. Obviously, this university means a lot to Apple, and it is equivalent to Apple's talent pool. Therefore, Li Zetian attaches great importance to this community college!

"The average annual tuition at a community college is $600, and the average annual tuition at a regular public university is close to $1,000. Therefore, many students from poor families are willing to choose community colleges. To date, Cupertino Community College has more than 1,000 students, many of whom are adults. During the holidays, community colleges offer courses for elementary and middle school students, ranging from music and dance, painting, sports, cooking, writing, to technology, computers, and even business management.

The main courses of community colleges are basically the same as the first two years of four-year universities in the United States, and graduates of community colleges can directly apply for third-year admission to the top 20 schools, and the credits will be counted, so there will be many local students in the United States who will give up directly entering four-year universities and enter community colleges for two years first. Peter Welch then added, "If Apple chooses Cupertino as its headquarters, then the local community college will definitely focus on computers and train a large number of new forces to join Apple, injecting fresh blood and vitality into the development of the enterprise!!

Li Zetian smiled and nodded, "Yes, the existence of a community college is indeed very beneficial to Apple. However, Mayor Welch, presumably Cupertino Community College has not been established for a few years, and its foundation is insufficient, so I am afraid that it will not be able to provide excellent computer talents for Apple for the time being. In addition, not only does Cupertino have community colleges, but there are many other places, and Apple will only make a decision after examining and comparing them!"

Peter Welch smiled awkwardly, and secretly said in his heart, although the other party is young, he is calm and calm, and he cannot be dealt with, no wonder he became a billionaire at such a young age!

Subsequently, Peter Welch took Li Zetian and his party to take a general look at Cupertino.

When everyone came to the city hall to rest, Jobs was the first to express his dissatisfaction and said: "Chronos, I think Apple is a high-tech company, and if you want to move to a bigger city, Cupertino is too small!"

Zhang Yan said: "Yes, Cupertino is like a rural town, and it is not appropriate for Apple to move here!"

Tian Shuai suggested: "Chronos, we should investigate some places more......"

Li Zetian remained silent and sat firmly on the Diaoyutai platform. In fact, before he came, he had already instructed Jobs and others to sing white faces, and then ask for favors from the Cupertino city government.

Although Bill Welch was a little anxious, he also saw the other party's trick, knowing that the other party was not seeing the rabbit and not scattering the eagle, and there was no benefit, and he was definitely unwilling to move Apple's headquarters to Cupertino. So, instead of going around the bush, it is better to open up and say: "Chronos, please believe me, Cupertino must be the best choice for Apple! If Apple can enter Cupertino, we can offer Apple very favorable conditions! I promise, this is definitely a condition that no other city can do!!"

When Li Zetian heard this, he couldn't help but smile, "Mayor Welch, I won't tell you the truth, in fact, I still like Cupertino more, after all, the scenery here is pleasant, the climate is comfortable, and it is a good environment for work......! Well, after lunch, we'll discuss it again and get back to you!"

The less anxious Li Zetian is, the more concessions will be made by the Cupertino municipal government.

"Alright then......"

Later, Peter Welch took Li Zetian and his party to the most famous restaurant here for a sumptuous lunch, and then arranged a hotel to rest.

In the hotel, Li Zetian discussed with everyone where the headquarters building should be built in Cupertino.

At about 3:30 p.m., they arrived again at the municipality of Cupertino.

"Chronos, what ...... your decision?" asked Peter Welch.

"Mayor Welch, after our discussions, we could consider establishing a headquarters in Cupertino. Li Zetian said slowly.

"Chronos, what do you like?" asked Peter Welch, hurrying out his map.

"That's about it...... The exact location and area also need to be measured. Li Zetian circled it with a pen on the map.

Looking at the place circled by the red pen, Peter Welch was stunned.

"Chronos, are you too much circle? There are at least 500,000 square meters here, can Apple's headquarters use so much?"

"I don't need it now, I may need it in the future, Apple will expand rapidly!" Li Zetian said with a smile, secretly saying in his heart, Cupertino is the heart of Silicon Valley and one of the core cities. According to Li Zetian's understanding, the land in this kind of town is very cheap, especially in the far away from the city center, the land is of little value, less than one dollar per square meter, and even if all 500,000 square meters of land are bought, it may be less than $500,000.

Peter Welch hesitated a little, Cupertino is located in Silicon Valley, and there must be a future for development in the future, and he also knows very well that Li Zetian is going to take advantage of Cupertino's development and the land is very cheap, so as to get as much land as possible at a low price, if he does not agree, he is likely to turn around and leave.

At this time, Li Zetian said lightly: "Apple is preparing a listing plan, and there will be a round of financing at the end of the year, and the Rockefeller family will be the lead investor." You know, with the influence of the Rockefeller family in the United States, it will definitely shock Wall Street investors. It is not difficult to imagine that once Apple goes public, it will inevitably create a huge IPO miracle. At that time, I am afraid that the major media around the world will rush to Apple's headquarters for interviews. If Apple is headquartered in Cupertino, then Mayor Welch, you should know what that means for Cupertino......"

When Peter Welch heard this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Let our city government discuss it before making a decision!"

"Okay, then we'll wait here. Li Zetian smiled.

Peter Welch nodded, and went to another room with several city officials.

After five or six minutes, they walked out.

Peter Welch said: "Chronos, after negotiations, the city government of Cupertino agreed to sell roughly 500,000 square meters of land at Apple for $400,000, do you have any questions?"

Li Zetian didn't bargain with him, and readily agreed: "No problem!" I couldn't help but think excitedly that when Apple was rich, I would build the Apple spaceship headquarters in advance, ho, how awesome!

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