The California sunshine is so warm that Zhong Yuemin felt the heat wave hit his face as soon as he got off the plane, even though it was just April, and the streets were full of men, women and children wearing beach pants and small vests, as if the street was a beach.

"Hello, sir, do you need help?"

This time it was a black guy, and this was the fifth person Zhong Yuemin had met to ask about him.

"No, thank you. Zhong Yuemin couldn't help but ask, "Do I look like I need help?"

"No, sir. The young man bared his teeth and smiled: "It's just that you look around all the way, I guess you're coming to Santa Clara for the first time, maybe I can show you around." ”

"Don't you need to work?" Zhong Yuemin was a little surprised.

"I'm a salesperson in a store, but the sun is so shining, it's a gift from God, how can we miss it because of work!?"

What the black guy said was quite reasonable, Zhong Yuemin smiled.

"Do you know how Intel is going?"

"Of course!" said the black lad happily, "my name is Tom, where are you from?"

"Pittsburgh. ”

"Wow, that's a long journey!" Tom exclaimed, "Maybe you need to find a hotel to rest for a while?"

Seeing Zhong Yuemin looking at him with strange eyes, Tom hurriedly explained: "No, I'm not helping the hotel pull business, I'm just suggesting." ”

"It doesn't matter, I've booked the hotel, it's near Intel. ”

"OK, I'll take you there. "Tom was wearing flip-flops and walking fast.

The security in California is not bad, Zhong Yuemin has never seen a gangster like New York with a big gold chain, a big flower arm, and flying leaves on the street.

Almost everyone I met was smiling and enthusiastic, and it was truly a blessed land from God.

The security in California is not bad, Zhong Yuemin has never seen a gangster like New York with a big gold chain, a big flower arm, and flying leaves on the street.

Almost everyone I saw was smiling and enthusiastic, and he seemed to be extremely healthy and confident, and it was truly a blessed land from God.

Silicon Valley originated from the Stanford Industrial Park, which is a low-rent entrepreneurial park provided by Stanford University in order to improve the employment rate of graduates and encourage college students to start their own businesses.

Later generations of Chinese universities also learned to do it, but they all belonged to the political performance projects that fooled the above, and they basically belonged to fooling.

The arrival of William Shockley really made Silicon Valley flourish.

This old man is a big man, he and his colleagues invented the transistor in Bell Labs in 1940, and is known as the father of the transistor.

Shockley had ambitions to become a rich man, but he never had a chance at Bell Labs, so he left Bell Labs and returned to his hometown of Santa Clara to found Shockley Labs.

Riding on the aura of the father of transistors, Shockley soon gathered eight of the top electronics engineers from the East Coast to work on more advanced transistors. Even in 1956, when Shockley was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, everyone in Shockley's laboratory was excited.

But God has given you an apple, and you will definitely take a bite. Shockley is a technical master, but he is a big hole in business management, and even dealing with people is a problem.

Treat eight top engineers like children, accusing, abusive, arrogant and paranoid.

Ordinary people can't stand this, let alone these eight calves, so the next year, these eight engineers left Shockley and established Fairchild Semiconductor, which was accused of "rebellion" by Shockley.

Fairchild Semiconductor is really immortal, they used silicon to replace the traditional germanium material, created a new transistor, and became a famous high-tech company.

By the late '60s, eight people left Fairchild Semiconductor, including Noyce and Moore and Grove who founded Intel, Sanders who founded AMD, Kleiner who founded KPCB Ventures, Valentine who founded National Semiconductor, and later Sequoia Capital.

In the semiconductor wave around 1970, it can be said that most of the semiconductor companies originated from Fairchild Semiconductor. This group of semiconductor companies can be said to have laid the scientific and technological foundation of Silicon Valley.

This is the legendary "Eight Rebellions" allusion to Silicon Valley.

Gordon Moore, who Zhong Yuemin wants to meet, is also one of the protagonists of the story, the co-founder of Intel, and the big bull who proposed "Moore's Law".

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When Zhong Yuemin met Johnny, this guy was shirtless on the hotel lawn, basking in the sun and drinking happily with the girls.

Zhong Yuemin slapped Johnny on the back, startling him.

"Hi, Min, why did you get there so quickly?" Johnny was a little embarrassed.

"Who cried and begged for help last night?" Zhong Yuemin sneered: "I thought you were as anxious as an ant on a hot pot!

Johnny was a little stumbling, but he still defended: "You need to balance work and life!

"Don't give me nonsense!" Zhong Yuemin scolded: "Do you know how many people in the company are waiting? If you wait any longer, Wall-E will be yellow! Don't think about your bunny girl!"

"Calm down, calm down!" Johnny quickly got up from the placemat and raised his hands, "Mr. Moore is also on vacation, I can't make an appointment with him!"

"Where did you go on vacation?"

"I don't know. ”

"Then what are you doing here?" Zhong Yuemin glared at Johnny, "Do you spend the company's money to enjoy life?"

After training Johnny, Zhong Yuemin turned his head and asked Tom, "Is it difficult to find someone in the city?"

"As long as you have money, nothing is difficult. Tom had already heard it clearly, "Even if Mr. Moore is out of town, we can know where he is going." ”

Zhong Yuemin took out his wallet, "Three hundred dollars, I need accurate information!"

"OK!" Tom happily went to pick up the money, and when he found that there was a vacancy, he looked at Zhong Yuemin suspiciously.

Zhong Yuemin handed him one, "Give one hundred first, and then give the rest when there is definite news." ”

"OK, I definitely deserve your trust!" Tom patted his chest, "I promise to give you the exact news today!"

"I received your message before dark, and I will add a hundred to you as a reward. ”

"Deal!"

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After waiting, Zhong Yuemin was not idle, he changed into more casual clothes, and dragged Johnny around to hang out, he didn't have the opportunity to come here to see it in his previous life, and now he has finally fulfilled his wish.

In fact, at this time, Silicon Valley was still a veritable "Silicon Valley", most of the people settled here were semiconductor technology companies, and there were also some technology start-ups, and the famous Internet giants of later generations had not yet moved.

Zhong Yuemin wanted to talk to Jobs, but it didn't work.

Most of the companies are now concentrated on the campus provided by Stanford University, and many other places are wilderness and no one cares at all.

"Johnny, how about Vali move here in the future?"

Johnny said, "It's the right choice! It's perfect, it's a great place with a great climate, it's sunny, and the people are ...... welcoming."

"You forgot to mention that beautiful women are also hot, right?"

"Hahaha......" Johnny laughed awkwardly, "the important thing is that we have most of the parts we need!

"OK, inquire about the price of land here, we can prepare first. Zhong Yuemin commanded.

“OK…… Aren't you renting an office?" Johnny was a little stunned, "We don't have a lot of money right now. ”

"Yes, Professor Anderson is helping us find investors and we will start raising money when we get back. ”

"Oh, buy it, are we finally going to have money?" Johnny tugged at his hair, grinning in pain.

Zhong Yuemin smiled: "As long as our products are good enough, there is no need to worry that no one is willing to invest in us!"

"Okay, you're all right!" Johnny is already fully familiar with Zhong Yuemin's character, usually humble and introverted, and bursting with self-confidence when it matters most.

But it is such a strong self-confidence that makes me willing to follow him. The captain is always right, so that the crew can gain confidence and do everything in their power to steer the ship out of the storm.

"People, after my calculations, the cost of all parts is still as high as nearly 3,000 US dollars, and it is difficult for us to reach the goal. Johnny advised, "It's better to ......"

"How do you calculate the cost of Intel's chips?" Zhong Yuemin interrupted.

"Based on the market price, they may not see us as a buyer worth the concession. ”

"If you calculate it at half the price, what is the final cost?" Zhong Yuemin asked with a pursed mouth.

"Half?" Johnny's eyes widened as if he were looking mad.

"How much?"

Johnny quickly took out the calculator and swallowed a few mouthfuls of spit, "Maybe only fifteen hundred dollars." ”

"Good. ”

"Okay?" Johnny was dumbfounded, what was the response?

Zhong Yuemin handed him a book with a drawing of the robot Wall-E, "Wall-E's sample book is out, you can take a look." ”

"Wow, is this WALL-E? That's so cool!" Johnny said, "Telescope-like eyes, with a garbage compactor in the middle, two pincer arms, crawler wheels, and a hidden laser!"

"I decided to use WALL-E as our company logo and print it on every computer. ”

"That's amazing!" Johnny said happily, "how did the book get thicker?

"I rewrote it in Chinese, and then asked someone else to translate it, you see if there are any mistakes or omissions, and if not, let the publishing house print it." ”

"Do you really want to give me such a big responsibility?" Johnny excited, "Why do I suddenly feel so responsible!"

“······” Zhong Yuemin ignored his self-esteem, turned around and left, the weather was too hot, and he was ready to take a shower.

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"Hello, Mr. Moore, would you like to have a few words?"

"Do we know each other?" said Mr. Moore, who was fishing by the river, without raising his eyelids.

"I know you, but you probably don't know me. Zhong Yuemin disagreed, "Let me introduce myself to you, I am an entrepreneur who follows you." ”

"Oh?" Moore put down his fishing rod, "how did I not know there were disciples who followed me?"

"No, I think all the entrepreneurs in the semiconductor and computer industries are your disciples, including me. ”

"Haha······" Moore laughed, "Say, boy, what the hell do you want to do?"

"I'm the founder of WALL-E Computer Systems, and I'm sure my partner Johnny has spoken to you about it, and I have the same purpose as him. Zhong Yuemin found a small Mazha to sit next to Moore.

Mr. Moore recalled, "You're talking about the cowhide king who claims to sell a million personal computers in three years?"

"Ahem······ I said that. Zhong Yuemin coughed awkwardly.

"Oh, so you're the real Cowhide King!" said Mr. Moore coldly, "and why do you think you can sell a million computers?"

"Because I believe in Intel and live to believe in the strategic vision of you and your partners. ”

"How?"

"Intel's R&D focus is all on computer chips, so I think there will be a huge development of personal computers, and more than one million sales in three years will be enough. ”

Mr. Moore's words surprised Mr. Moore, but he didn't reveal anything, but asked, "Why are you?"

"Because of self-confidence. Zhong Yemin took out two beautiful posters from his pocket and handed them to the other party, "Do you think Wali can touch the hearts of consumers?"

Mr. Moore didn't speak, picked up the Wall-E with its rounded and cute shape, looked at it carefully, and noticed the performance and specifications marked on it, and a huge price of 2999.

"Are you going to do charity?" Mr. Moore asked in a cold voice, "As far as I know, you will need more than a thousand dollars for these chips alone, how do you make money?"

"But I believe that Intel will definitely be willing to provide us with these chips at the lowest price. Zhong Yuemin said.

"Young people don't get too confident. Mr. Moore said quietly.

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Seeing Zhong Yuemin coming back, Johnny, who was hiding in the shade of the tree, hurriedly greeted him, "Mr. Moore has a very bad temper, don't be like him, let's go back and ······think about it in the long run."

"No, Mr. Moore has a good attitude. Zhong Yuemin said.

"Huh?" Johnny was surprised, "Good?"

"Yes, Mr. Moore is especially willing to help our young entrepreneurs. ”

"So······ Mr. Moore agree?" Johnny's eyes widened.

"Yes, Mr. Moore agreed to sell us the chips at one-half of the market price. Zhong Yuemin smiled, "Tomorrow we can go to Intel to sign a contract." ”

"Oh!" Johnny bowed to Zhong Yuemin, "Have you ever been kissed by Jesus?"

"I believe in myself more than in Jesus. Zhong Yuemin said, "Mr. Moore is personally willing to invest 500,000 US dollars in us, occupying 10% of the shares. ”

Johnny was stunned, "Are you saying that our company has a market value of $5 million?"

"I haven't agreed yet, I'd like to have two days to think about it. Zhong Yuemin added.

"You······ Don't say it, let me calm down. Johnny shook his head and said to Zhong Yuemin, "I'm afraid I'm dreaming." ”

Zhong Yuemin hit Johnny with a brain break, and he jumped up in pain, "I'll help you verify it." ”