Chapter 141: The Biggest Donut in History

Compared with when he first came to this world, Wen Ming has improved a lot. It is not only the progress of wealth and social status, but also the progress of Wen Ming's mentality.

The dangers encountered after every 'daydream', the long-term threat of death due to cancer, and the incident of being attacked by killers, all made Wen Ming grow up quickly.

In the face of the Sith, he is no longer the junior who needs to listen to the teachings, but a boss who can give orders and answer the doubts of his subordinates, a capitalist.

"From the current point of view, the limit market value of Facebook after listing is about $100 billion."

Wen Ming explained: "If Teresa Roy can successfully invest in Facebook, then by the time Facebook goes public, his return on investment will reach $12 billion. It seems that this percentage of return on investment is very high, but what about compared to investing in us at Apple? ”

Even Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, only believes that the market value of Facebook after listing can exceed 100 billion US dollars, but no one can guarantee how far it can go.

"And our Apple company has reached a valuation of $150 billion, which can be fully determined with Bill Gates's shareholding requirements. So, what is the market value of our listing after listing? ”

Wen Ming said confidently: "A conservative estimate of 300 billion US dollars will not cause any problems at all." Because we not only have iPhones and iPads, we also have Jurassic Park, and the sum of these two business segments cannot be the result of one plus one equaling two. ”

"It's also about doubling your investment, so why not choose a company that has the potential to be the most valuable company? And, if we only look at the dividends that we can get each year from owning shares, we can also offer more benefits than Facebook. Because Facebook's annual revenue is currently only $1 billion, and our profit is $3 billion per quarter. ”

"Do you think a world-class rich man like Teresa Roy would be a fool? In other words, why is Bill Gates's limited funds willing to invest in us Apple instead of Facebook? ”

After some explanation, Sith suddenly realized and felt very relieved at the same time.

He didn't know that Wen Ming was no longer the real Wen Ming, not the orphan of his old friend, but a time-traveler with the ability to daydream. Therefore, he sincerely felt relieved and admired for Wen Ming's achievements now and the way Wen Ming thought about problems.

"It seems that you have become a real businessman, or rather, a real capitalist," said Sith. You can rest assured, I will complete the investment contract with Facebook as soon as possible, finalize this investment plan, and at the same time, I will also urge Teresa Roy to raise the $5 billion as soon as possible. ”

Wen Ming nodded, and then said, "In addition to these, I think it is necessary for us to start building our company headquarters. ”

Apple's current office space has been replaced by an upscale office building in Boston. 5 floors are rented from top to bottom, but compared to the growing Apple company, it is still a little insufficient.

Therefore, the plan to build Apple's headquarters must be put on the agenda.

Sith asked, "Then I'll ask the designer to evaluate first, and then draw up the design drawings, and you can first talk about your requirements for site selection." ”

The rich Apple company built a headquarters, which is the proper meaning of the question, so the Sith and others did not dissuade them in the slightest.

Wen Ming laughed and said, "Actually, I already have a rough design, you can take a look at my design first." ”

At this moment, Sith and Cage were stunned at the same time, and the one who could keep smiling on the scene, except for Wen Ming, the initiator, was Lilith who was holding an iPad. Lilith's smile also contained amazement, because she had watched her boss complete this design in her spare time.

The tablet was placed on the table in front of Sith, Cage's head was sticking out, and they saw a 'spaceship'.

Cage exclaimed, "What the hell is this?" ”

Sislen said: "This...... Why is it so much like a doughnut? ”

In Lilith's chuckle, Wen Ming's expression was slightly embarrassed, this design was not actually designed by him, but the Apple headquarters designed by Steve Jobs in another world, a huge circular building, and in the middle of the ring, there is a park.

The name of this building in the other world is Apple Park, which means Apple Park, but the name of this building in the outside world is generally the Apple Spaceship Headquarters Building. Because that huge circular building looks like a spaceship parked on the ground.

Of course, it's also like a doughnut.

With a dry cough, Wen Ming said: "I will name it Apple Park, it will be our company's headquarters, our company's R&D center, and at the same time, it will become the most well-known park in the world that is not open to the public." ”

Ignoring Sith and Cage's confused eyes, Wen Ming continued: "In my design, it will have an area of 2.8 million square feet, which can accommodate at least 12,000 people to work in it......"

In Wen Ming's introduction, Sith and Cage's mouths opened wider and wider, because Wen Ming's introduction of a design parameter means that the construction cost of Apple's new headquarters will rise by at least 100 million US dollars.

Hearing the end, Sith asked with a dry mouth, "In your budget, this new headquarters...... How much does it cost? ”

Wen Ming said with a smile: "It should be about 5 billion US dollars, and the construction time should be able to be completed within four years." ”

This cost is the cost of Apple's headquarters in another world, and it is also the last work left by Jobs, in honor of Jobs, next to this headquarters, there is also a Jobs theater with a capacity of 1,000 people.

In another world, the construction time of the Apple spaceship headquarters has reached 8 years. Of course, half of these eight years were spent in coordination with the local government, from 2011 to the end of 2014, Apple passed the approval and started construction, and the completion time of this building is expected to be early 2019.

In addition to this, during the construction process, Apple also made changes to the design, which affected the construction period.

But none of this is a problem for Wen Ming, he doesn't need to change the design, and he doesn't need to wait for government approval.

Sith and Cage were already dumbfounded when they heard about the $5 billion, they thought that Wen Ming would invest a lot of money in the construction of the company's headquarters, but they didn't expect to be able to invest so much money.

Cage asked, "Do you have $5 billion?" Don't tell me you're making $3 billion a quarter, unless you don't want to expand your business, like building our own factory, you don't have enough money to invest in this headquarters. ”

Although Sith didn't ask, he also meant the same thing, but the way he spoke was much more tactful than Cage's.

"Do you want to wait until we go public before investing in this headquarters?"

Apple, the other world, built its headquarters many years after going public, and they have the support of countless shareholders, and they can get billions of dollars in cash on the stock market at any time to engage in any investment.

But now Apple has not yet gone public, and the $5 billion that Teresa Roy can get from financing is also Wen Ming's private cash-out, and it will also be invested in Facebook.

Wen Ming shook his head and said, "There is no need to wait, because we don't have to pay $5 billion at once." As for the plans you are worried about investing in factories and building factories, they will not be affected, believe me, I already have a brand new idea in my head, and soon, we will be able to launch new products and make more money. ”

Sith and Cage exclaimed at the same time: "Another new product? ”

Wen Ming smiled: "Yes, do you think I will gnaw on the old book from now on?" That's not my style. ”