Not to mention that the audience is very curious, Li Yadong is also very curious.

He knew that after Jobs left Apple, he did not collapse, but re-founded a company called "NeXT".

It is also a computer company specializing in the development and manufacture of workstation computers for use in the educational and commercial markets.

Unfortunately, for many reasons, the NeXT Computer developed by the new company was not a great success, and only about 50,000 units were sold.

The dismal sales volume was completely insufficient to support the hardware research and development that burned money abnormally, so in the end, Comrade Lao Qiao could only reluctantly cut his love and terminate the company's hardware business, so as to focus on software development.

Otherwise, how can you say that a genius is a genius?

The east is not bright, the west is bright, since the hardware has no money to play, then play software, people can play everything.

Subsequently, NeXT developed a system program called "OPENSTEP".

Many people may not know much about the "OPENSTEP" system program, but what about "Mac OS X" and "IOS"?

YES, THE "OPENSTEP" PROGRAM IS THE BASIS FOR THE OPERATING SYSTEM OF APPLE COMPUTERS AND MOBILE PHONES IN THE FUTURE.

In 1996, when Edgar Woolard used his incorruptible tongue to persuade Comrade Lao Qiao to return to Apple, and re-serve as CEO and take the helm of the company, there was almost only one product - OPENSTEP's NeXT company, which was acquired by Apple at the same time for $400 million!

Li Yadong was very curious about Comrade Lao Qiao's appearance on the stage at this time, whether he was looking for money to develop the OPENSTEP system program, or did he have some other ideas?

Anyway, he had something else in mind now.

Some thieves have a bold idea!

"First of all, let me tell you about my company. Comrade Lao Qiao smiled and said, "It's not a very big company, because it has just started for a few years, the company is called 'NeXT', and it is engaged in R&D and manufacturing in the computer field, and has dabbled in both hardware and software."

"In terms of hardware, we have a NeXT Computer and in terms of software, we have an OPENSTEP software program that is still under development. At present, the company has a total of 186 employees, and last year's net profit was 4.7 million US dollars. Of course, I know that the income is still relatively low, which is the main reason why I came to this show.

"As we all know, the research and development of computers is very expensive, especially in terms of hardware, if you want to develop a good product, you need to invest more than ideas, without the support of money, everything is empty talk.

"To be honest, our current NeXT Computer still has a lot of shortcomings, and I even thought about how to improve it, but this requires a large amount of capital investment, and it is a pity that according to the current operation of the company, it is difficult to support such a huge investment, so after weighing it again, I plan to introduce a powerful venture capital company, only this one ......"

Comrade Lao Qiao's words made Li Yadong's eyes light up.

It is clear that he is indeed here to find money, but not for the development of software, but for hardware.

In this way, it is indeed a difficult choice for NeXT to give up the hardware business in the previous life.

In addition, due to some experience, he does not want the company to have too many major shareholders.

Presumably, this is the reason why he found here, otherwise with his title and ability, it would not be too simple to find some small venture capital companies.

Now the question is, how much does Comrade Old Qiao want?

Li Yadong is not worried that he will open his mouth, on the contrary, he is worried that he wants too little!

Didn't he just say that he had a thief's bold plan?

Four years later, why did Comrade Lao Qiao return to Apple, Li Yadong didn't believe that he didn't resist at all, after all, it was Apple's board of directors who personally kicked him out, and Comrade Lao Qiao was such a proud person.

If Li Yadong's guess is right, it is largely because of the platform.

Because compared to Apple, NeXT is too small, whether it is infrastructure, human resources, or financial strength, it is completely incomparable.

Abandoning the hardware business is a good proof of this.

At Apple, Comrade Lao Qiao can realize the value of his life, so that many ideas are in his head, but he has never been able to come up with them.

It's not that he can't realize the value of his life at NeXT, but God knows how long he will have to wait?

In fact, he made the right move, after all, he only lived to be fifty-six years old.

But in this life, the situation has become a little different, because he met Li Yadong.

Li Yadong's thought at the moment is to pull Comrade Lao Qiao to do it together, leaving aside the apples!

As for why this is a bold idea, it is because if he did it, the history of the world would be rewritten.

Maybe in 10 years, there will be no Apple in the world, and the series of wealth myths created by this company, such as "the first company with a market value of more than a trillion dollars", will no longer exist.

Don't think this is alarmist, Li Yadong is sure that if Comrade Lao Qiao does not return to Apple, Apple's downfall is almost inevitable.

If you weren't cornered, would you be able to accept a CEO who had already been fired by Apple's board of directors?

Everyone must understand a background, in the last life, in 1996, when Edgar Woolard found Comrade Lao Joe, Apple was already in a deep bankruptcy crisis, with a loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in a single quarter.

And it was Comrade Lao Qiao who took office in danger and quickly launched the iMac series products, which turned Apple's losses into wins, and then successively launched iPod, iphone, iPad and other products, so that Apple completely embarked on an incomparably brilliant road.

So, he's now planning to bring down one of the greatest companies in human history, don't you think it's bold?

"I've also brought some information about the company's products, so you can take a look at it. ”

Unlike other contestants, after Comrade Lao Qiao's speech, the scene was unusually quiet, and even the three teachers in the guest seat - after the contestants introduced the product or project in the past, they would always comment in a timely manner, but there was no reaction at all.

The three of them looked at each other, and their faces were a little embarrassed.

Why?

Because what Comrade Lao Qiao said, whether it was NeXT Computer or OPENSTEP, they couldn't understand it at all.

Fortunately, Comrade Lao Qiao was extremely clever and realized this very well, called his assistant, and sent the information he mentioned.

The three guests and Michael, after receiving the information, all watched it carefully, with focused expressions, and it was quite like that.

But Li Yadong knew that except for Miss Su and Dorn, no one at the scene should be able to really understand this information.

Because he doesn't understand.

So, I didn't bother to read it, and just put the information aside.

"Mr. Stephen, to be honest, this information is really incomprehensible at my level, just like a book from heaven, my two investment advisors will continue to watch and then give me corresponding opinions, which may take some time, I don't think we need to waste it, I want to hear your financing plan first. What do you think?"

Li Yadong's straightforward words made many fans laugh at the scene, and he also gained a lot of goodwill.

His style of acting is always different from ordinary people, who will always spare no effort to maintain their image in front of others, especially in public, to make themselves look taller.

But he is different, rustic, and he does not shy away from speaking out, and his level is limited.

But then again, with a figure of his level, it seems that he can really not care about other people's opinions.

Not mentioning others, a smile appeared on Comrade Lao Qiao's face, obviously appreciating Li Yadong's directness, and nodded: "Of course you can." ”

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