Two months have passed, during which time Zhang Lexing has been living in seclusion, except for occasionally going to the comic studio to provide a story, basically staying in his own studio, working hard to write code one by one. I wrote from winter to spring, wrote about Christmas, wrote about the Spring Festival, and finally completed the task brought by Dr. Yu. When all three microcomputers were able to run the customized spreadsheet software smoothly, Dr. Yu set off for the United States again with the floppy disk containing the program code.

Zhang Lexing's studio once again only had an Apple IIplus left, and the other three microcomputers were packed and piled up in the utility room of the villa because he didn't like them. The busy days have been gone for a while, Zhang Lexing finally had a leisurely time, he took out a stack of manuscript paper, and began to study the future development plan.

"Well, I remember that this year should be the time when IBM-PC was launched, and the specific date seems to be in August." Zhang Lexing scribbled on the manuscript paper while thinking: "Although the news in Hong Kong is already more well-informed than in China, it is still not as timely as in the United States, it seems that Dr. Yu will discuss with him the next time he comes to discuss the matter of opening a company in the United States." It's a pity that I don't know anything about business management, but Dr. Yu should know some people who understand business management, so I will ask you next time. In the early stage, the company first focused on Apple II, and then developed several best-selling software to make a name for itself, and then gradually transferred to the past after the release of IBM-PC......"

Zhang Lexing naturally knows that the future of the PC platform is unlimited, and it is still in the limelight, and Apple will fail miserably to open PCs in a few years. However, there are several opponents to be careful of in PC software, the first of course is the future operating system overlord Microsoft Corporation, although it is still only a small company, but with the east wind of PC, it will soon soar. As long as Zhang Lexing thinks of the future of Microsoft, he always shuddered in his heart, and he pondered that he must now hold back Microsoft, otherwise it will be difficult to reverse the general trend of Microsoft. Office software as a cash cow in the future of course needs to work hard to develop, during this period of time Microsoft should be careful, but Lotus's Louts1-2-3 is the real opponent in the next few years, if you are not careful, I am afraid that the end will be worse than Microsoft. In order to seize the opportunity, Zhang Lexing felt that he had to go to the United States as soon as possible, and the sooner the better, but unfortunately, as a minor, he did not have the ability to do what he wanted for the time being.

After pondering about his future plans for a while, Zhang Lexing carefully stored the manuscript paper where he had written a lot of content to a safe place and started his daily life again. Play around with the Apple II, conceive the structure for the next version of the spreadsheet, or go to the comic studio to see how the work progresses. Now the busiest comic studio is Cao Zhilin, who is busy with the preparation of Kunpeng Animation Communication Co., Ltd. all day long, but his mood is the happiest.

Dr. Yu has been there for a long time, and he has made several phone calls during this period, mainly to talk about the sales of the software, and from Dr. Yu's excited tone, you can hear that everything is going well. One day at the end of April, Dr. Yu, who had not been seen for a long time, appeared in front of Zhang Lexing.

"I don't know if it's good or bad." Dr. Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Walker wants to buy the copyright of your software, and I can't decide such an important matter for you, and I can't explain it clearly on the phone, so I have to fly over and ask you." ”

It turned out that as the sales of the Apple II continued to heat up, Walker relied on VisualForm to sell well in the United States, and by the end of 1980, it had reached more than 20,000 units per month, which was quite impressive. Walker naturally smiled when he received the money, but according to the agreement, almost half of the profits had to be paid to Dr. Yu, which made Walker feel very painful. Based on the current monthly sales volume, Walker is estimated to pay tens of millions of dollars in dividends every year, which makes Walker deeply regret why he didn't buy the software in the first place. This first year is okay, but it is only more than four months in total, and the money earned is not much, so it is naturally not much. But this year, VisualForm's sales are like a rocket, and they are going up. Seeing that the market is increasing unabated this year, Walker is rejoicing at the inflow of more and more dollars on the one hand, and heartbroken at the rising dividends on the other hand, he can't help but use his crooked brain, and contact Dr. Yu, planning to buy this software completely.

Dr. Yu was not particularly surprised when he first received this news, and his understanding of Walker was not a day or two, but this VisualForm was not his alone, and it mainly depended on Zhang Lexing's meaning. Zhang Lexing understands that relying entirely on sellers to sell software will inevitably lead to this situation, after all, everyone will want to dominate Jinshan, but although Walker's little abacus is good, will he really think so well?

"As long as we insist on not selling, according to the current sales volume, it is estimated that we can share at least tens of millions of dollars a year, and it is not a pity to sell it like this. If you're worried that you'll get into trouble if you don't agree to Walker, I can contact a few more sellers, the software has already made a name for itself, and it should be no big problem. "Dr. Yu's meaning is naturally not to sell.

"It's just right to sell now!" Zhang Lexing already had a plan in his heart: "Now it seems that even a fool knows that VisualForm is a hen that lays golden eggs, and the appreciation potential is quite large, so at this time, he can sell it at the highest price, and he just slaughters Walker." ”

"Then didn't you give up all the market and brand to others?" Dr. Yu said that in fact, he was very worried that Zhang Lexing did not understand the depth of the matter and made hasty decisions for the sake of immediate interests.

"Don't worry, I'm just going to sell him this version of the Apple II, and I'll continue to do it in the future." Zhang Lexing has actually set his sights on the upcoming PC era, which is far from being comparable to the current Apple II.

Dr. Yu understood, thinking that Zhang Lexing planned to move to other platforms, but at the moment, how could there be a platform that could directly compete with Apple II, and pulled Zhang Lexing for a while to advise him to be thoughtful, after all, there are not many microcomputers that can sell like Apple. Zhang Lexing was depressed for a while, and decided to reveal his thoughts to Dr. Yu, so as not to have any estrangement between the two.

"Dr. Yu, I recently heard the news that IBM is interested in Apple's achievements and plans to make a new product to seize the Apple II market. I think it's an opportunity, and a new platform means a new market. Zhang Lexing said.

"Is there such a thing?" Dr. Yu was surprised.

"And I've heard that IBM is going to take a very special approach this time, and it may use accessories from other companies to design." Zhang Lexing continued.

"I'm a little impressed when you say that," Dr. Yu seemed to remember something: "When I was in the United States, I heard my old boss, Mr. Gloff, mention that they have a cooperation plan with IBM, could it be related to this?" ”

"It's very likely, so I wanted to open a company in the United States and get a piece of the IBM plan." Zhang Lexing said.

"Your idea is quite unique, it looks like I'm going to inquire about it." Dr. Yu said with a smile.

"I'm going to trouble you again! If this is true, I hope you know more about the operating system. Zhang Lexing felt that it was time to hold Microsoft back.

Dr. Yu nodded in agreement, since he plans to change platforms, of course the original VisualForm can be sold, but before that, of course, it is necessary to understand whether IBM will really launch new machines, so as not to fall short at both ends. In order to avoid running back and forth, Dr. Yu and Zhang Lexing negotiated that if IBM's plan was true, Dr. Yu would contact Walker to sell VisualForm, and let Dr. Yu make up his mind about the price, and the asking price should not be less than $10 million anyway; If it's fake, Dr. Yu hopes VisualForm is better off not selling.

"Well, do you think it's hard for me to open a company in the United States?" Zhang Lexing feels that this is a headache at the moment.

"You can do it with your technology, after all, your software has already opened up sales." Dr. Yu replied.

"However, I don't know how to manage a business, so what can I do?" Zhang Lexing looked at Dr. Yu very wistfully.

"Don't look at me, I don't understand." Dr. Yu smiled, "However, you have a good person by your side right now. ”

"Who?" Zhang Lexing asked curiously.

"Xin'er, she is a top student at Harvard Business School, and she has a lot of practical experience over the years." Dr. Yu explained.

"But I'm afraid you won't move." Zhang Lexing was a little worried.

"It's okay, I'll help you out." Dr. Yu took it over.

I didn't expect Yang Xinxin to be quite talkative, Zhang Lexing just put forward the idea, she agreed with her mouth, and even before Dr. Yu could interject, Yang Xinxin also expressed her willingness to take out a sum of money to join the gang. Later, Zhang Lexing learned that Yang Xinxin was not satisfied with working in the family business, she felt that her real ability could not be brought into play here, and she wanted to create a career by her own strength, of course, the tension in family relations was also an important reason. Zhang Lexing's invitation this time just gave Yang Xinxin a good opportunity, and a new path was placed in front of her, so the two sides hit it off. The next thing Zhang Lexing needs to face is Mr. Yang, who wants to start a company with the old man's baby granddaughter to start a business, and he can't say hello without calling anyone, so he will kidnap people, which is too rude.

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