After determining the production address, Liu Gang made a phone call, and the production equipment of the keyboard was quickly sent to Xiucheng.

Don't look at a small keyboard, the production equipment required will not be less at all. Injection molding machines, blow molding machines, electrostatic precipitators, dryers, vacuum coating machines, spraying, ultraviolet curing machines, and this is just the processing equipment for keyboard plastic parts. Because the PCB rigid board to be used is procured, there must be circuit board testing equipment, assembly, welding equipment, and quality inspection equipment......

If you want to configure the entire keyboard factory equipment, you have to have millions. Once the production is expanded, millions of dollars need to be invested in it. Just this bunch of machines has one-third of the value of the entire school.

However, he is reluctant to let the child catch the wolf, Zhou Shuo has always believed that money is earned, not saved. What is the money to spend? The money to buy equipment should be spent, and the money to buy fame should be spent. Take the keyboard as an example, Zhou Shuo expects that the agreement with Microsoft can reach $20 a keyboard, if the machine starts, 20,000 keyboards will only be produced for half a month, and 3.5 million minutes will be back, what is the point of deducting the price difference of hundreds of thousands?

Even if the price is lowered, will it involve the sale of state-owned assets at a low price in the future, I am afraid that it will cost more money and energy than it gains. In fact, it is still the same sentence, what can be solved with money is not a thing. The key is whether the money is worth it and whether it can bear it.

Such a production line, which does not include circuit printing, already occupies an entire floor of a one-storey school building, and students and faculty members curiously circle around the equipment. When they heard that the school was going to build a keyboard factory and give priority to recruiting workers from graduates and the relatives of faculty and staff, they immediately cheered.

In the era of a large wave of layoffs, the units that can recruit workers are happy.

Along with the production equipment, there was another guest.

"Mr. James? How did you get here? ”

Zhou Shuo looked at the manager of Microsoft's China office with a smile on his face, he seemed to have taken a lot of wrongful roads against the sun, and he was sweating profusely at this time.

"Oh, dear Zhou, hello!" They shook hands, and James complained, "Zhou, you actually poached my outstanding employee Liu, so that I had to find it myself, this is not what a friend should do!" ”

Zhou Shuo thought for a while and said with a smile: "Mr. James, Liu and I are brothers, do you understand, brothers?" It's like Bill Gates and Paul Allen! ”

The name Paul Allen may not be familiar to ordinary Chinese, but he is indeed a partner in Bill Gates's establishment of Microsoft, and he is even the leader of Bill Gates' software! He used to be the second richest person in the world because he owned 40% of Microsoft, but it was a pity that such a brilliant person fell ill with cancer and had to leave Microsoft. As the manager of Microsoft's China office, James certainly doesn't know this.

James shrugged his shoulders, his complaining was originally a conversation technique, and it was certainly best if he could take the initiative in some conversations, and there was nothing to lose if he didn't succeed. So I didn't delve into it anymore, and changed the topic and asked, "So you're starting a business?" ”

Zhou Shuo nodded and said wistfully: "That's right, we are starting a business." Look at this school, Mr. James, this will be the starting point of our career! ”

James said seriously: "Zhou, I believe you will break through the world." And I'm here this time to talk to you about a business. I've heard that you have a new type of keyboard and I'm very interested in it. ”

Zhou Shuo was a little surprised, the keyboard has not yet been listed, how did he know about Lu Dao?

He couldn't help asking, "Mr. James, you are very well-informed, which really surprises me." ”

"Ha Lu Ha!" James smiled: "Liu is an outstanding talent, how can I not pay attention to the reason for his departure?" ”

Zhou Shuo secretly admired the business sense of these foreigners in his heart, and the businessmen who grew up in capitalism can always smell money.

In any case, business is always good. He asked excitedly, "So, does Mr. James want to be our agent?" ”

James spread his hands and said, "As you may know, Microsoft is trying to launch its own hardware peripherals. We just launched our first ergonomic keyboard this year, but unfortunately, the market response hasn't been very enthusiastic. But Microsoft isn't ready to give up, your X-Architecture keyboard is a great idea, and we want to be able to have it. ”

Zhou Shuo exclaimed excitedly: "Oh, great, I am proud to be a supplier of Microsoft!" ”

"No, no, no, dear Zhou, I think you misunderstood!" James shook his head and said, "Microsoft would prefer to get the patent for the X-architecture keyboard, and we will give you a satisfactory price." ”

"Patents?" Zhou Shuo was stunned, this was not in his plan.

James nodded and said, "Yes, patents." Microsoft wants to apply the X-architecture technology to the new ergonomic keyboard, and we'll pick the best vendors to make it. ”

Zhou Shuo sighed, at this time, Microsoft was not as domineering as later generations. At the very least, people will know how to buy your patent with money, rather than using it first and waiting for you to sue you......

But even so, he still had no idea of selling the patent. How big is the market for X-Architecture keyboards? With almost 90% of the keyboard market, how much can Microsoft pay for it? What's more, for Zhou Shuo, this is his first step into the electronics industry, and he can't allow himself to die before he starts.

"I'm sorry to disappoint Mr. James, I'm not prepared to sell the patent for the X-architecture keyboard. But Microsoft can leave the keyboard design to us, so that you can not only save a patent fee, but also have a good supplier. ”

"Leave it to Chinese companies to produce?" James' eyes widened, and he said incredulously: "This is really a crazy idea, even if it is a peripheral, Microsoft also wants to keep improving, I don't think China can produce excellent products." ”

Zhou Shuo asked rhetorically: "So what kind of factory does Mr. James think can produce excellent products?" ”

James replied without hesitation: "Of course, high-quality workers, perfect rules and regulations, advanced equipment, and strict standards......"

Zhou Shuo waved his hand to interrupt him and said, "Mr. James, what you said is how to ensure the production of excellent products, but it is not the reason why the factory can produce excellent products. ”

Instead of being angry at Zhou Shuo's faux pas, James asked, "Then dear Zhou, what do you think the factory can do to produce excellent products?" ”

"Because of people!" Zhou Shuo looked him in the eye and said, "All the external conditions of a factory are to keep the workers responsible. Only responsible workers can produce excellent products. ”

James touched his chin and thought about it, nodded and said, "Dear Zhou, you are right, only the workers who pay the responsibility are everything." ”

Hearing that James agreed with his point of view, Zhou Shuo breathed a sigh of relief and smiled proudly: "Then, you can take a look at whether the workers in my factory have the sense of responsibility needed to produce excellent products." ”

James nodded noncommittally, in his heart, with the management level of the Chinese, there must be loopholes everywhere. When the time comes, just find some shortcomings, and it is best not to offend Zhou Shuo too much, so as to dispel his idea of OEM Microsoft keyboard, and obediently transfer the patent to himself.

He followed Zhou Shuo and walked out of the office. I heard two brief whistles from the playground outside, and when I looked down, I happened to see a car full of equipment parked at the door of the school building.

James looked up at the sun in the sky, thinking to himself that in such weather, I am afraid that it is not suitable for work, it seems that this driver is not a coincidence.

After a while, a group of people poured out of the teaching building. Among these people, there are men and women, old and young, many of them have eyes on their eyes, gray hair, and they look like high-level cultural teachers.

If you want to say which people in the school are most concerned about the construction of the keyboard factory, it is definitely these old teachers. In 1994, China was slowly sliding towards the peak of inflation, and the mass layoffs of state-owned enterprises were imminent. With a salary of about 600 yuan a month, he is just barely living. When they are old, who doesn't have friends and relatives to take care of? Under the pressure of life, their enthusiasm is fully mobilized. The keyboard factory is put into operation one day earlier, and the sooner it recruits. This is so important for people who are eager to work.

I saw a few people in the crowd shouting, and immediately a sturdy teacher jumped into the car. These teachers worked in groups of four to unload the wooden boxes containing the equipment from the car. Then the teachers at the bottom didn't care who it was, they came up and carried it and left.

The midday sun is the time when it can dry people, but no one cries out for hard work. A group of people carried the equipment on their shoulders and moved the equipment in the car into the school building.

Zhou Shuo raised his head from the window and said apologetically: "Mr. James, it seems that it is really unfortunate, I have to go down to give them a hand, please wait a while!" ”

James looked at him in surprise and said, "Dear Zhou, are you saying that you are also going to do manual labor?" ”

Zhou Shuo rolled up the sleeves of his shirt, nodded slightly, and said, "Of course, working in China is an honorable thing, and it is important to be able to share weal and woe with your subordinates as a boss." What's more, this is my factory, and I hope I can build it with my own hands! ”

James was stunned, and when he came back to his senses, Zhou Shuo had disappeared. When he looked down again, he found that Zhou Shuo had already appeared in the queue waiting to carry the equipment.

The crowd didn't know who recognized Zhou Shuo first, and the voices of greeting immediately sounded. Zhou Shuo greeted them with a smile, and soon it was his turn to carry the team. Obviously, these people were accustomed to his personal participation in labor, and no one hesitated, and the crowd shouted, "Get up!" The wooden box was steadily lifted into the air, and the four of them lifted it up and left with tacit understanding, and soon James couldn't see Zhou Shuo's figure.

James hurriedly ran down the stairs, and when he reached the door of the teaching building, the equipment was almost moved. In the hall directly opposite the door, there was a strong smell of sweat. Although it didn't smell good, he didn't hide it in the slightest.

After a short while, a truckload of equipment was unloaded. Liu Guifang signed her name on the document in the delivery driver's hand, took back a copy of the invoice, and carefully clamped it to a piece of cardboard with a paper clip. Then she turned and walked into the communication room, crackling and beating.

James walked over curiously, wanting to see what she was doing. was surprised to find that Liu Guifang was skillfully using the computer and inputting the contents of the bills at hand into a system.

He took a closer look and couldn't help but think strangely: This doesn't seem to be an Excel sheet produced by Microsoft, but a software I haven't seen before? It looks like a business management system, which is rare in China!

Zhou Shuo ran down from the upstairs sweating profusely and saw James lying on the glass of the communication room looking at Liu Guifang inside. stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Mr. James, it doesn't seem polite to stare at a lady like this!" ”

James turned around with a "whoosh", grabbed Zhou Shuo's shoulder excitedly and asked, "Oh, dear Zhou, you must tell me where this system came from!" ”