Chapter 13: Going to Stanford (1)

“ifyou'regoingtoSanFrancisco,besuretowearsomeflowersinyourhair~”

In the coquettish red Cadillac SUV, male soloists singing praises to San Francisco sounded melodiously, and in the car, the three children of the Wang family, all 11 years old, were singing loudly. The pen www.biquge.info sat in the front row, Sophie couldn't stop laughing from the time the song started, and James, who was driving, hummed softly along with the tone, looking very proud.

“ifyou'regoingtoSanFrancisco,you'regonnameetsomegentlepeoplethere~”

It's Saturday, and it's the day I've made an appointment with Mr. and Mrs. Bossak to go to San Francisco, and the car has been driving early in the morning, and it's driving along the coast, driving on Highway 1 in California.

As far as the eye can see, the sea stretches along the cliffs to the end of the sky, the seagulls soar along the traffic, and yachts and sailboats appear from time to time, creating white waves on the blue sea. With such a beautiful view, the business distance has also turned into a happy weekend road trip for the whole family.

"I've always dreamed of living in a Beverly mansion!"

Sophie looked out the window, and the wealthy town dock was below, with hundreds of seagulls circling on dozens of yachts: "Vivi, if we really set up a company with the Bossacks, how much do you think the annual profit will be?" ”

“forthosewhocometosanfrancisco,summertimewillbealoveinthere…… mom!? ”

was intoxicated with singing, but was shaken violently by Sophie, and Alice came back to her senses: "Ah...... You said annual profit. Hehe, you can't expect too much at the beginning, it's good to have a few hundred thousand. But if you get venture capital funding, it's a promising future. ”

Sophie looked to the right side of the road, and the car was turning inland. Of course, you can't see it from here, but just a dozen miles to the east, Silicon Valley, the center of America's emerging industries, is there. From San Francisco Bay in the north to San Jose in the south, this vast area is filled with countless companies in the computer industry.

"It's the best place to have a company in Silicon Valley for convenience, but if we were to move...... Vivi, Oscar, Hannah, are you planning to transfer? Feed? Stop singing! ”

"Don't, I can't bear to go to Los Angeles, although there are many Chinese in San Francisco, I don't want to go!"

Hannah's answer was categorical, Alice gulped a sip of mineral water, moved her arm, and almost habitually threw it out of the window: "There's no need for that, Dad is an ordinary teacher, and you're just a lawyer, just leave the business management to Bosak, we don't need to worry about that idleness in a short time." ”

"Like you said, put the early customers on the colleges?"

After a morning of driving, when Alice's voice fell, the car was already speeding up on Highway 17, heading straight for San Jose. Just past Mountain View, you're just a stone's throw away from Stanford University.

"yes, think about it."

At the mention of related fields, Alice suddenly puffed up her chest excitedly, and her full C-Cup tightened her seat belt: "Let's talk about Stanford, how many large, medium and small computers are there in the whole school?" How many faculty professors need to use a local area network? Is the current demand for this school enough for us to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars? ”

"You know, before there is no venture capital to settle in, with our family and Mr. and Mrs. Bosak, the registered capital of the new company cannot exceed 100,000 US dollars, right? With just three or two people, just such a little registered capital, the first order can reach that number, which is very remarkable! ”

Sophie looked at Alice approvingly: "That's right, three or four people, 100,000 registered capital, can recover all the costs with the first order, which is really remarkable." So Weiwei, since there are Bossak's connections, there is no doubt about the company's initial development speed, if we don't move to Silicon Valley, you are not afraid of being overshadowed by them? ”

Saying this, Alice immediately frowned: "You mean, Bosak they are professionals after all, and they are afraid that my technology investment will be washed away?" ”

The current topic is obviously a bit too advanced, so Oscar and Hannah are silent, and James concentrates on driving, only listening to Sophie's coherent analysis.

"Although I don't know technology, I know the law, and although technology can account for up to 70% of the shares, don't forget that Vivi and the Bossaks also have this ability, they are senior engineers. It's impossible that they won't study the structure and principle of routers, not to mention that as you said, they are already working on this field, and they have come up with semi-finished products. ”

"So Weiwei, even if Dad took you to register a patent yesterday, there is no guarantee that it will be absolutely fine. You're too young to hold a specific position in the company, so the CTO position must be one of them, even if Mom and Dad want to work part-time to help you. And then, the position of CEO must also be theirs, so ......"

"So, the focus of my game is on sales."

Alice smiled sweetly: "Technically, I have been working on new products with them more than they could, and then, if I can bring in more customers and more orders than them, then there is no reason for them to reduce my equity, right?" ”

The carriage was full of Sophie's admiring voice, and Hannah sat obediently in the back seat, and Hannah poked Oscar in the waist.

"Oscar, what are they saying, do you understand?"

"Uh...... Ahem, I understand, of course I understand, how can I not understand? ”

"Oh yes? Oscar, I'll continue to talk to my mother, tell Hannah, what I just said.

"Hey! Alice!? ”

"Thank you, brother, tell me quickly~"

By the time they finally arrived at Stanford University, they had already had lunch in Mountain View.

As a world-class university, Stanford is located in the city of Paralto in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, close to the world-famous high-tech park Silicon Valley, covering an area of about 33 square kilometers, and is the sixth largest university in the United States.

The buildings here are all yellow bricks and red tiles, all flat and stable, all of which are in the style of a Spanish mission hall in the 17th century. There are no buildings of different ages and styles at Harvard and Yale, and there are even fewer ivy ivies that climb the walls of northeastern universities. When you enter the campus, the first thing you see is the red-roofed buildings surrounded by earthy yellow stone walls, with arcades and palm flails, which are full of strong cultural and academic atmosphere in the interplay of classical and modern.

Among them, the central square is the main part of Stanford, and around it, there are business schools, earth schools, education schools, engineering schools, law schools, medical schools, etc. Beyond is the Stanford Science Park, the Botanical Gardens, a golf course, and several scientific testing grounds.

Since it was a Saturday, the total number of students on campus was not large, but you could still see young men and women strolling along the stone paths from time to time. Alice and her family walked through it for only a few minutes, and they were deeply affected by the strong academic atmosphere here.

"Maybe it's not bad for the three of you to aim for Stanford, you don't have to be Harvard."

James took Hannah's hand and pointed to the teaching building belonging to the computer department in the distance: "The cradle of talent in the entire Silicon Valley, since Weiwei has begun to set foot in this field, it is not bad for you to join in." Hannah, Oscar, what do you think? ”

"No, Daddy, I'm not interested in computers, I like biology!"

"Whatever Alice likes, I hate!"

"What Oscar hates, I like~"

"Alice!?"

"Hey~Call me something~?"

The teacher's apartment, also a Spanish missionary building built of yellow bricks and red tiles, was where Alice's family met the long-awaited Posacks.

"It's a pleasure to see you again, hello, Mr. and Mrs. Wang, Alice, we meet again!"

Dressed in a chalkboard suit and meticulously groomed her hair, Alice laughed out loud when Leonardo Bossak appeared at the door of the room in this way.

"Oh my God, is this still what an IT worker should look like? Bossak, are you sure you're not going to a fancy cocktail party? ”

She walked into the house, and then Santi, who came forward, was also dressed neatly, and her gestures were even more energetic: "I made him dress up like this, this is an important day, shouldn't we treat it seriously?" ”

With that, she took the initiative to invite James and Sophie to the upper seat in the living room, and greeted Oscar and Hannah very cordially. Alice keenly noticed that during the whole process, Bossak basically stood aside, and when she sat down, she only barely managed to find a random topic with James.

"California Highway 1, you actually came by car, the scenery along the way must be good, right?"

Quickly pouring Alice a glass of water, Santi's obvious enthusiasm almost melted her: "What do you think of the environment at Stanford?" Like it or not? By the way, the headquarters of Intel, Dell, and Apple are in the San Jose area, are you interested in visiting the area? ”

"Santi...... It's a great soda. ”

When Alice opened her mouth, a layer of ripples quietly rippled on the surface of the water glass, which had been placed steadily.

Santi's enthusiastic smile froze for a moment, and then she naturally took it back, and Bosak sat down honestly beside her.

"We've already brought the router, and the Stanford Computer Science Lab must be the best place to experiment with it, right? Sante, is it convenient for us to come over right away? ”

From the moment she first entered the house, Alice had noticed it with great acuteness.

Because she was carrying the router in her hand, Santi's eyes hadn't been taken off it since they first met.

"Sophie's fears seem to be justified."