Chapter 536 Staff Canteen
"In the past eight months, Matrix has applied for 211 patents in the United States, 126 patents have been granted, and 49 are in the review stage, which is equivalent to an average of one new patented technology being born every day, and the proportion of Matrix's R&D investment exceeds 12% of its turnover. ”
So far this year, Dell has only 32 patents, of which 18 are utility model appearance patents, and R&D investment is only equivalent to 3% of turnover. ”
Neither R&D nor R&D efficiency, Mr. Dell seems to be in a position to accuse Matrix of stealing American technology. In fact, in terms of its contribution to American technology, Dell is now far behind the newly established Matrix, and Dell computers are just cheap build-compatible machines, without any technological content, I don't know who gave him such confidence to be so wild. ”
"In terms of its contribution to human civilization, Apple is 10,000 times stronger than Dell, Apple ushered in a personal computer era, and the great Macintosh was born. If Mr. Dyer thinks Apple should dissolve the company and return the money to investors. So the most important thing Dell should do now is to stop producing Dell computers, and every time it is produced, it will create at least 20 kilograms of more garbage for this earth. ”
"When a company starts attacking competitors and wants to use political power to sustain its market, that's when the company degenerates and it doesn't take long for the company to go out of business. ”
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"Great performance!" Roger Barros gave Zhang Chen a thumbs up after the camera turned off.
"Congratulations, Miss Barros, I heard that you have been promoted?" Zhang Chen wiped the lipstick on his mouth, and in order to make it more photogenic, the makeup artist specially painted a little light makeup on Zhang Chen's face.
Roger was in a good mood and showed a smile: "It's not a promotion, it's just to become an official reporter for CNN, and I don't have to worry about being laid off for no reason, mainly because I can get the scoop on Matrix, haha." Jessica, be sure to send it after we broadcast it, please. ”
Shen Mingjie smiled and nodded, "That's what we originally planned, Roger, it's going to be six o'clock soon, do you want to experience Matrix's staff restaurant?"
Roger Barros hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the editor and camera next to him, "I can become an official reporter, and thanks to their help, today I promised to treat them to Spanish food, or another day." ”
Zhang Chen wiped off the makeup on his face with a towel, and finally felt much more comfortable, "It's okay, there are also Spanish dishes in our staff restaurant, and the meal is about to start, hurry up, otherwise you won't be able to take a seat." ”
Editor Richards Cecil pouted secretly, can the Spanish food in the staff restaurant be compared to the Spanish restaurant?
But since Zhang Chen was invited, it was a rare experience to be able to dine with the youngest billionaire in Silicon Valley, and several people also cheered up and followed Zhang Chen to the staff restaurant on the fourth floor.
"This is your staff cafeteria!?" Roger Barros looked incredulous, Matrix's staff dining room occupies an entire floor, and the restaurant with an area of no less than 4,000 square meters is divided into several dining areas according to the cuisine of the world, from French cuisine to Indian tari platter, from Chinese Cantonese cuisine to Dongying sashimi, from Nordic charcoal-grilled salmon to British fish and chips, Roger Barros almost thought he was in the Four Seasons Hotel buffet restaurant. No, even in a four-season cafeteria, it is impossible to have so many dishes.
Shen Mingjie also took a dinner plate, and when she saw Roger Barros's surprise, she couldn't help but smile: "Every employee who works for Matrix is our most valuable asset, and now there are more than 800 Marix employees working in this building and another building. These employees come from all over the world, and I want them to be able to enjoy the taste of their hometown in the company's restaurant. ”
Roger Barros exclaimed, "It's amazing, it's simply the best staff restaurant I've ever seen in Silicon Valley." ”
Shen Mingjie smiled: "It should be said that this is the best restaurant in Silicon Valley." ”
After that, Shen Mingjie pointed to the French restaurant next to him, "The chef of French cuisine is one-Michelin-starred chef Eric Ramsey, the Italian chef here is the chef of Casanova, the best Italian restaurant in the Bay Area, and the chef of Japanese cuisine is Makoto Kato, the apprentice of Jiro Ono, and the chef of the Spanish food you want to eat is also dug from Portergo's restaurant in downtown San Francisco, and the paella he makes guarantees that you can remember the taste of your hometown, especially the cuttlefish rice, which is very delicious." ”
"Moreover, most of the ingredients here are airlifted from the place of origin to maintain the freshest taste of the food, and only the fatty liver is supplied in limited quantities, mainly because they are worried that the fat intake of employees is too high and they will eat their own fatty liver. ”
Roger Barros was almost dazzled, and before she could think of what to eat, Shen Mingjie pointed to the Chinese food area: "The chef of Chinese food is also invited from Shunde and Xiangjiang in Huaxia, Cantonese cuisine is very authentic, and now there are less than five percent of Matrix employees of Chinese descent, but the number of people dining here is not small at all." ”
Last Wednesday, the restaurant had a Greek-themed dinner, except for the restaurant, which only served Greek specialties, everyone had to wear white Greek robes, just like the sculptures outside the Parthenon, and the restaurant was lit with candles, which was particularly interesting. ”
Roger Barros blinked, envious in his heart, he didn't expect these honest-looking otaku to be quite good at playing.
Roger Barros eventually ordered a paella, a few good-looking international tapas, and a glass of Napa Valley wine, and when she returned to the table with her plate, she saw that Richards Cecil had gone to get a second cream of mussels.
There were already a few Matrix employees sitting next to Zhang Chen talking and laughing with Zhang Chen, and the employees passing by would occasionally greet Zhang Chen, Roger Barros observed and found that Zhang Chen could almost call the name of every employee.
Seeing that there was still an empty seat opposite Zhang Chen's table, Roger Barros thought about it, stepped forward, and put the dinner plate over: "No one is sitting here, right?"
Roger Barros is a typical Latin beauty, slender and hot, and her smile is a bit like Jessica Alba, and several science and engineering otaku on the side have long been intent, and when they saw Barros coming over, they didn't dare to look up. Hearing Barros ask if he could sit here, he just nodded desperately.
"If I had known a year ago that you would have gotten to where you are today, I would have given you a few more interviews or a documentary. Roger Barros stroked his hair down, "Why don't you give an interview to the media?"
Zhang Chen held up a glass of sparkling wine: "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
Roger Barros raised his eyebrows slightly, "I want to hear it." ”
Zhang Chen smiled: "There is a big writer in my hometown, and there is a female reader who likes his works very much, and wrote to him repeatedly to visit him in person, so he wrote back and said: I like to eat eggs, and there is no need to know the hen that lays eggs." For me, the most important thing is that customers like and trust my products, and it doesn't matter if they know me or not. ”
Roger Barros blinked: "Is this true or false?"
Zhang Chen raised his wine glass and gestured: "I'm afraid of trouble, I'm afraid of exposing my privacy, and I'm afraid of death, so I don't want to expose myself to the spotlight for a long time." ”
Roger Barros laughed and trembled: "This must be true." As he spoke, he raised his glass and touched it with Zhang Chen.
"Ah, forgot, you're not yet 21 years old and can't drink. Roger Barros covered his mouth and chuckled, "But don't worry, there is no camera right now, and it won't appear on the news." ”
There is only one watch today and tomorrow, I have to catch a plane for a while, return tomorrow night, and resume two shifts the day after tomorrow.
(End of chapter)