"You just left Zheng Kai at Stanford?" Tang Miaomiao asked with a hose to water the lawn, a little uneasy.

Zhang Chen sat on a recliner in the courtyard, biting an apple while typing on the iBook to process the email: "Yes, what else?"

After Zhang Chen and Jordan conspired about the acquisition of the Golden State Warriors, they returned to the United States with Zheng Kai.

No matter what Jordan tried to sidetrack, Zhang Chen didn't tell him where he thought the confidence that Chris Khan would agree to sell the team came from.

And Zheng Kai, who came to the United States for the first time with Zhang Chen, never expected that after Zhang Chen threw him at a language school near Stanford, he only left 800 US dollars for himself, and then patted his ass and left, leaving nothing.

"I have already paid the tuition fee for you, there is less than a month before the start of school, there are three months before the first exam, you only have three months, these three months, if you don't pass the language barrier, you can't understand the class, and you can't pass the exam. Dad is looking forward to your good grades, come on. ”

Gently you go, just as you come gently, you gently wave your sleeves, not taking away a cloud.

Zheng Kai held a mouthful of old blood in his chest, and almost lost his breath.

It's completely different from what I said when I came!

But what can be done?

Although Zheng Kai complained a little, he also understood in his heart that Zhang Chen was also for his own good, and deliberately forced him.

It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, Zheng Kai still understands this truth, otherwise he would not have become one of Zhang Chen's best friends.

Tang Miaomiao's eyebrows were slightly frowned: "But if you persuade Zheng Kai to come, you just ignore it and let the family live in the dormitory and don't care about anything, isn't it good?" Besides, he is so young and it is the first time he goes abroad, can he adapt?"

Zhang Chen raised his neck: "I'm not his father, don't forget, Zheng Kai is the same age as me." When I came to the United States two years ago, I was two years younger than Zheng Kai. ”

Tang Miaomiao rolled her eyes when she saw Zhang Chen's stinky fart: "Okay, good, you're amazing, okay?"

Zhang Chen smiled: "I'm not powerful, don't you know yet?"

Tang Miaomiao's cheeks flew up, snorted, and her eyes rolled: "Yes, of course my family's big officials are powerful, and the little girls of the family are looking for a husband for thousands of miles, and they have all run from Bincheng to California, can it not be amazing?"

With a pop, Zhang Chen fell from the recliner to the ground, and pretended to be stupid with a disgraced face: "What is looking for a husband?"

Tang Miaomiao sneered: "Oh, you still learn to pretend to be stupid? A few days ago, Lin Xiaoxia came to Los Angeles with the crew who didn't see anything, don't tell me you don't know." You and Zheng Kai went to Los Angeles to meet Lin Xiaoxia first, and then returned to the Bay Area, right?"

In love, women are born detectives, Zhang Chen was vigilant in his heart, and said cautiously with a smile on his face: "I didn't pretend to be stupid, I didn't pretend to be stupid." Where is the husband looking for, mainly for filming. ”

Tang Miaomiao glanced at Zhang Chen: "I'm too lazy to pay attention to you, by the way, John Doerr came to you many times last month, saying that you didn't answer his phone, what's the matter?"

Zhang Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said disapprerovingly: "It's nothing, he wants to spin off Compaq's PC business and sell it to Matrix, but I didn't agree." ”

Tang Miaomiao put down the water pipe and said in surprise: "Compaq is going to be spun off and sold? Why? I look at their financial reports, the operation last year and the first half of this year were very good, the turnover and profit have increased a lot, and Pffield has also won the annual manager according to the law, how can you want to split it?"

Zhang Chen snorted: "You only saw Compaq's good performance in the first half of the year, but you didn't see that most of their orders in the first half of the year came from commercial customers. The market share of personal computers has shrunk sharply, and the total personal computer market increased by 27 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, but Compaq's personal computer business only increased by 15 percent, which is slower than the market. ”

Tang Miaomiao's eyes widened: "Even so, there is no need to sell Compaq, the entire market is still in the growth stage, wouldn't it be a pity to sell?"

Zhang Chen shook his head and said, "On the contrary, if Compaq doesn't plan to sell it now, I'm afraid I won't be able to sell it in the future." ”

Tang Miaomiao didn't quite understand, she knew that Matrix-Apple had put a lot of competitive pressure on PC manufacturers such as Compaq, but after all, the market was also growing, and the performance would not decline, so how could it not be sold?

Seeing that Tang Miaomiao was still a little unclear, Zhang Chen smiled slightly: "IBM's second-generation leader Watson Jr. said that the computer market is a typical back-jumping game, today you skip me, tomorrow I skip you." But in fact, his statement is not accurate, or rather, it is outdated. ”

"Outdated?" Tang Miaomiao was puzzled.

Zhang Chen nodded: "Yes, it's outdated, and now this market is no longer a jumping game, but a battle royale." In the past, the personal computer was an emerging market, the competition was not sufficient, and the business growth of various manufacturers was often leapfrogging, even if the market share is low today, it does not mean that it will be the case tomorrow, and the introduction of a new product may change all that. Now, the standards of personal computers have begun to converge and become more and more competitive, and gradually evolve into a red ocean that is no different from the traditional industry. Any Red Sea market follows a rule, only the top two or three in the market have the qualifications to survive. Unfortunately, Compaq is only in fourth place in the market today, and next year, it will fall to fifth place, because Matrix will overtake it. ”

Tang Miaomiao grimaced: "I brag about myself, and I'm not ashamed." ”

Zhang Chen slapped Tang Miaomiao's buttocks, hugged Tang Miaomiao's slender waist, and the two fell on the recliner together. Zhang Chen rubbed Tang Miaomiao's smooth thighs, and said as a matter of course: "Compaq's turnover is only 13.5 billion US dollars, and the expected turnover of Matrix-Apple next year will exceed 16 billion, so it is not wrong to say that it will surpass it." ”

Tang Miaomiao was a little panting when she was touched by Zhang Chen: "This is an external trouble, what about internal worries? Oh, be honest, don't touch it." ”

"Internal worries, in fact, Compaq's own genes, its genes from the day of its birth have determined that he can only be a market disruptor, unable to become a real leader. Zhang Chen didn't stop, "How to say it, Compaq seems to have a wide range of businesses, everything, but everything is sparse." The mainframe market, whether it is heritage or technology, is not as good as IBM, and the technical service market is also crushed by IBM. In the PC market, cheap products can't sell Dell, and high-priced products can't sell Matrix. The rapid development stage of the market is okay, everyone can eat, and these problems can be covered up. But the market competition has reached a certain level, the bayonet is red, and Compaq is not as competitive as its competitors in all fields, and it will definitely be the first to die. ”

It is precisely because of this that Compaq's shareholders want to spin off and sell it while Compaq is still valuable. Otherwise, in another two years, after the form of competition is clear, Compaq is afraid that it will collapse. ”

"That's why you rejected John Doerr?" Tang Miaomiao's eyes seemed to be dripping, and she bit her lip, "If Compaq is acquired by other competitors, will Matrix be in trouble?"

The corners of Zhang Chen's mouth curled slightly: "Trouble? Haha, isn't that just right? Let them go together, justice calls me, beauties need me, cowboys are very busy." ”

(End of chapter)