Chapter 422: $1.3 billion!
Li Yunhai and Guo Wanhua have different ideas. In this era, it is estimated that only a few people can understand and fully support him, such as Professor Ni.
Lin Zhi, Shen Xiulan and others will also support him unconditionally, but not out of complete understanding, but because they don't understand this business at all, and they believe in Li Yunhai's personal ability, so they blindly obey Li Yunhai's leadership.
The two were chatting, and there was a shout from there: "Mr. Li, Mr. Guo!" Please come here! β
Li Yunhai and Guo Wanhua got up and walked over.
A staff member who was signing the order got up and said: "Mr. Li, Mr. Guo, this gentleman said that he wanted to purchase 50,000 Longteng PCs from us, and asked us if we could guarantee the delivery within two months." β
Li Yunhai looked at the foreign businessman who ordered the goods, and when he saw the other party's dress, he knew that this person was not an ordinary person, so he greeted the other party respectfully.
The man's name was Charlie, he was European, and his company was based in London.
Charlie said that he had seen the branch of Sihai Group in London, and he had also learned about it, and knew that it was a very good high-tech company, so he came to this dealer conference.
He was very willing to cooperate with Sihai Group, but seeing that so many people placed orders on the spot, he was worried that Sihai Group's production capacity was insufficient and it was difficult to meet his procurement requirements.
Li Yunhai assured Charlie that within two months, we will definitely deliver your order of 50,000 Longteng PCs.
He knows that the upcoming 90s is the era of personal PCs and the Internet, and since last year, Sihai Group has been expanding its production capacity and is also stepping up the research and development of X64 architecture, just to catch up with the first wave of the Internet. As long as you can eat this wave of dividends, Sihai Group will be stable in the future.
Charlie said OK and placed the order.
Li Yunhai asked him, the alien computer is so good, don't you bring some back to sell?
Charlie said that he mainly makes business PCs, and has more transactions with governments and enterprises, and alien computers are more young and personalized, which may not be suitable for his company.
Li Yunhai said that the alien computer is indeed very personalized, but it is by no means only young people like it, such as emerging technology companies, advertising companies, and stores started by young people, which may prefer this kind of personalized computer, which is more designed, artistic, more distinctive, and more tasteful.
After thinking about it, he felt that what Li Yunhai said was very reasonable, so he placed another order and purchased an additional 20,000 alien computers.
This Charlie is a rich man, and he is a trade predator!
Of course, Li Yunhai wanted to seize such a partner, so he left Charlie's private business card, remembered the contact information of the other party, and at the same time sent an invitation, if Charlie didn't leave Xiangjiang so soon, there would be a thank-you banquet tonight, and Charlie was invited to attend.
Charlie said that there is no problem, we are still going to play in Xiangjiang for two days, and we will definitely attend the dinner.
The two talked about the development trend of PCs around the world.
Charlie said that PC sales have declined significantly in recent years, and some say it's a high-tech bubble.
Li Yunhai said that this is impossible, and the temporary decline in sales is only affected by the global financial situation. The next 20 years will be the most prosperous era for personal PCs. Because the Internet industry is about to rise, coupled with the industrialization and price reduction sales of PCs, PCs will enter more people's homes and truly become a product that every household, even everyone, needs.
Charlie was infected by Li Yunhai's optimism, touched a wisp of beard on his chin, and discussed the so-called "Internet era" with Li Yunhai.
The development of the Internet began in the 50s of the 20th century.
Before the 80's, humans used the ARPANET network. However, in 1980, ARPANET ceased to function altogether due to the unexpected self-propagation of a state information virus.
In 1982, a new networking protocol, TCP/IP, was introduced.
In 1985, WELL, a global electronic connection, began to provide services.
In 1986, NSF established five supercomputing centers in the United States to provide powerful computing power to all users.
This was the time when there was a craze for Internet connections, especially in universities.
By 1989, the number of countries connected to NSFNET had reached nine.
Li Yunhai and Charlie had a good conversation.
Charlie was impressed by Li Yunhai's ocean-like knowledge.
In his opinion, Li Yunhai is a businessman who really understands technology and business.
The scientific and technological world is deep, and only such people can achieve real success.
Li Yunhai knows much more than that.
He also knew that, if nothing else, the World Wide Web was about to be invented, better known as the "WWW" network.
Since then, the Internet has officially entered thousands of households.
The Internet is just a machine connection between computers and computers, but the World Wide Web allows all computer users to communicate on the same page.
If the Internet is just a physical connection to computers, then the World Wide Web as a service is another revolution.
It allows everyone to express their opinions through building a website, surf the web through a browser, and connect to the ends of the earth with a simple link.
Therefore, the World Wide Web is no less important than papermaking in the Internet world.
Lao Li, the father of the World Wide Web, announced at the beginning of his invention that the World Wide Web was completely free, and no patent rights were applied for and no patent fees were levied.
Moreover, in the online world envisioned by Lao Li, everyone is equal and free.
If Lao Li had chosen to patent the World Wide Web, he might have been richer than Microsoft's Gates.
Li Yunhai knows this trend, and he also wants to find this father of the World Wide Web and negotiate a new business.
He also tried to get his own R&D team to invent the World Wide Web.
But unfortunately, because Li Yunhai didn't know much about the infrastructure of the World Wide Web, he didn't know what it was, and he didn't know why it was, so his team didn't invent it.
History will continue to follow its previous trajectory.
Li Yunhai only needs to find this inventor Lao Li in advance.
The on-site signing is finally over.
Guo Wanhua asked people to count the orders.
To Li Yunhai's surprise, the transaction amount reached more than 1.3 billion US dollars!
The net profit of the product is greatly reduced, but it is also 30%, that is, if these orders are all completed, after all expenses are removed, there will be about 400 million US dollars.
However, as Guo Wanhua said, these orders are actually almost the order volume of dealers for most of the year or even a year.
Many dealers only place orders at dealer conferences and ship them in batches, which is enough to sell for a year.
Products such as computers, copiers, and printers, generally speaking, are difficult to update, and even if there is, the company will leave it to the dealer conference for new product releases, that is, in the next year, there will be no major changes, and these goods are sold.
Moreover, the contract agreement of Sihai Group is very friendly, if a new machine is released in the middle of the year, and the subsequent orders that are not shipped can be changed to a new machine.
In this way, the dealer has no worries and dares to place an order.
Even so, it is okay to get so much turnover at the dealer conference.
In addition, the two Canton Fairs, CES, and Hannover Exhibition can also earn a profit of three or four hundred million US dollars.
The profit is $800 million a year.
As for the usual income, it is only enough to offset the company's daily expenses.
And this $800 million profit, Li Yunhai still has a big use.
First, the construction of several buildings in Xiangjiang, Beijin, and Xizhou must be allocated in batches every year to continue the construction.
The second is to invest in research and development.
The third is to leave enough funds to purchase the next batch of lithography machines and production lines.
Li Yunhai seems to be very profitable, but the money he earns is actually invested in construction and research and development.
This is also the reason why a company does not make money in the early stage.
Especially for companies engaged in R&D work, it is even more difficult to make money.
After Guo Wanhua heard the statistics of more than 1.3 billion US dollars, she jumped up with joy like a little girl.
She turned around and threw herself into Li Yunhai's arms, hugged him tightly, and said, "Look, we succeeded!" I said there was a billion dollars! You still don't believe it! The result is much more than $1 billion! β
Li Yunhai hugged her waist and smiled slightly: "Since that's the case, let's celebrate it at night?" β
Guo Wanhua smiled and said, "Of course it's time to celebrate!" Such a big event, it's worth celebrating! By the way, you should invite the dealer to dinner in the evening! β
Li Yunhai said: "Then after the banquet is over, go back to my house, and the two of us will open another bottle of red wine, and drink it slowly while celebrating slowly." β
Guo Wanhua realized that something was wrong, hurriedly let go of him, and said with a dodgy look: "I'm sorry, I lost my temper!" β
Li Yunhai held her face and said softly, "What's wrong?" Don't want to celebrate with me over a drink? β
Guo Wanhua bit the corner of her mouth: "It's okay to drink together, and other celebrations are exempt, okay?" β
"Huh!" Li Yunhai stared at her, "Why don't you dare to look into my eyes?" β
"Yunhai, I, I, there are a lot of people here, don't be like this, it's not good to be seen." Guo Wanhua spoke incoherently, and her face was crimson.
"It's not good to be seen? And you hugged me just now? Okay, let's get started! Here's the job done. Li Yunhai let go of her.
The people in the Red Pavilion have already left.
Li Yunhai and others left the scene last.
The reporters outside were really patient, and there were still people who stayed at the door, waiting for them to come out for an interview.
As soon as Li Yunhai and Guo Wanhua came out, they were surrounded by reporters.
Reporters asked questions and asked everything.
Guo Wanhua waved her hands and said, "We have been working for most of the day, and we haven't even eaten lunch yet, please let us go first!" I just want to say one sentence here: Sihai Group's global dealer conference was very successful, it was the most successful session in history, and it was the one with the largest number of orders! As for other issues, involving privacy and trade secrets, please forgive me for not saying more. Thank you. β
The bodyguards escorted them into the car and left.
At noon, Li Yunhai and the staff had a meal in the tea restaurant.
After returning to the company in the afternoon, the staff sorted out the order, confirmed the data and amount, and then sent it to the headquarters, which arranged the production matters.
After years of running-in, the cooperation between Hong Kong and the mainland has reached a close level.
The time soon came to the evening, and Li Yunhai hosted a banquet for a group of dealers who had placed orders in the luxurious Fulinmen Restaurant.
Li Yunhai drank too much unexpectedly.
Guo Wanhua sent him home and helped him to bed.
"And you said you were drinking with me? You see you're drunk like this, can you still drink it? Guo Wanhua said resentfully.
Li Yunhai half-squinted, took her hand, and said with a smile: "Sister Guo, don't go." β
Guo Wanhua slapped him lightly: "I'm not leaving, I'm next door to you!" β
Li Yunhai pointed at her and wanted to say something, but he fell asleep.
Guo Wanhua helped him take off his clothes, shoes and socks, and then pulled the quilt over him.
She walked to the living room and sat down on the couch. She also drank a lot of wine, and it took a lot of effort to serve Li Yunhai just now, and she was a little tired at the moment.
The phone rang at home.
Guo Wanhua knew that the people who could make this call were Li Yunhai's closest people, and most of the people who called at this point in time were Lin Zhi.
She hesitated, but answered the phone.
"Hey, who's that?" Guo Wanhua took the initiative to speak first, so as not to misunderstand the other party.
"Sister Guo, right?" Lin Zhi's voice of laughter and groaning came.
"Lin Zhi, I knew it was you!"
"Hey, it's me, where is the sea of clouds?"
"At dinner with the dealership in the evening, he drank too much and already fell asleep."
"Drunk again?"
"There is no way today, there are so many dealers, he is happy, everyone only accompanies a sip of wine, and the accumulation is enough to choke."
"Alas! I was heartbroken for him. Sister Guo, you have worked hard to take care of him. β
"Don't worry, I'll take care of him."
"This year's Chinese New Year, will you come to our house to play?"
"Huh? This year, I want to stay in Xiangjiang for the Chinese New Year, Meilin has a few months to go to university, and I hope she will stay in Xiangjiang to review her homework. β
"That's right, learning is the most important thing. Then you must come to play with us next year! β
"Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Guo Wanhua looked at the bedroom, thinking that he was drunk like this, and it was really not good to have no one around to take care of him, so it seemed that he could only sleep here.
Just then, the phone rang again.
Guo Wanhua thought it was Lin Zhi calling, picked up the microphone and said with a smile: "Lin Zhi, is there anything else?" β
A very sweet but unfamiliar female voice came from the phone: "Hello, is Yunhai there?" β
"A sea of clouds? Who are you? Guo Wanhua thought to herself, who can call Li Yunhai a woman in the sea of clouds, and she sounds so young, who is she?
"Oh, my name is Zhu Lin, and I'm his sister."
"Zhu Lin, it's you! I'm Guo Wanhua. β
"Mr. Guo, hello."
"Mr. Li, he drank too much and has already fallen asleep. If you have any problems, look for him tomorrow. β
"Is there anyone around him to take care of?"
"Nope."
"Then I'll take care of him. Sister Guo, I'll go over now, please help me open the door, and when I come, will you go home again? β
"Okay!" Guo Wanhua reluctantly agreed.
She couldn't help but think, Zhu Lin is Li Yunhai's sister?
One is surnamed Li and the other is surnamed Zhu, which sister's sister is this?
Cousin?
Sister Love?
Thinking of this, Guo Wanhua's heart panicked.
What a Li Yunhai, I have found a new sister again!
The phone rang again.
Guo Wanhua answered the phone.
This time, she could tell who the voice was when she heard it.
Shen Xiulan!
"Sister Guo, Yunhai, he's drunk, right? What's going on now? β
"He was drunk and fell asleep."
"Oh, that's good, hard work Sister Guo. Does anyone take care of him? β
Guo Wanhua thought to herself, if I say no, do you still have to rush over overnight with a big belly?
"There it is." Guo Wanhua said, "Don't worry, we will take care of Mr. Li." β
Shen Xiulan said hello and said goodbye.
Guo Wanhua gritted her silver teeth, thinking that I underestimated you, Li Yunhai, you not only have a good sister by your side, but you also have a good sister!
She was afraid of having a bad impact on Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi's marriage, so she waved her sword to cut off her love thread and wanted to break off her relationship with Li Yunhai. She always thought that Li Yunhai loved Lin Zhi so affectionately, and at most she was the only lover outside, and she seduced him by herself.
That's why she felt a deep sense of guilt.
But now it seems that there are a lot of women around Li Yunhai!
Even Shen Xiulan, who has broken up, is afraid that she is also Li Yunhai's woman!
Guo Wanhua even doubted that the child in Shen Xiulan's belly was Li Yunhai's?
A woman's intuition is really scary!
Guo Wanhua just thought about it, and she was already close to the truth!
If all this is true, then Guo Wanhua feels that her withdrawal is so naΓ―ve!
I'm not afraid of itching if there are more lice, Li Yunhai has so many women around him, are you afraid of one more of her?
Guo Wanhua is not easy to judge other things, but there is one thing she knows, that is, she is the first woman Li Yunhai is looking for outside.
Thinking wildly, Guo Wanhua heard a knock on the door outside.
She walked out.
Sure enough, it was Zhu Lin who took a taxi to the outside of the villa.
Although it was her first time here, she remembered Li Yunhai's phone number and house number in Xiangjiang.
Everything related to this man, she will be extra attentive.
Guo Wanhua opened the courtyard door and invited her in.
Zhu Lin smiled at Guo Wanhua: "Guo is always good." Thank you for your hard work. β
Guo Wanhua said: "Actually, you don't have to come here, I live next door to Mr. Li, and I can take care of him." β
Zhu Lin smiled: "Why are you embarrassed to let you take care of Yunhai?" I'm idle anyway, I'll take care of it. Mr. Guo, thank you. β
Guo Wanhua thought to herself, is it inappropriate for me to take care of him? Are you embarrassed to take care of him?
"Really? Zhu Lin, what is the relationship between you and Mr. Li? Stay here in the middle of the night to take care of him, aren't you afraid of gossip from others? Guo Wanhua was so competitive that she couldn't help asking.
Zhu Lin is worthy of being an actor, and said with a calm face: "I am the godsister recognized by Yunhai." β
"Ahem! All right! Guo Wanhua saw through Zhu Lin's hidden secret at a glance, but she didn't plan to debunk it immediately, but said with a smile, "Then you go in and take care of him!" Tomorrow morning, you all come to my side for breakfast. Yunhai usually eats at my house. β
"Okay, Mr. Guo." Zhu Lin was anxious to see Li Yunhai, so he didn't say much to her, turned around and entered the living room, closed the door tightly, and then hurried to the bedroom.
Li Yunhai lay on the bed, motionless.
Zhu Lin walked over, sat on the edge of the bed, held his hand, and shouted softly, "Sea of clouds! Clouds! β
Li Yunhai was in a daze, thinking that Guo Wanhua was by his side, so he hugged her and said, "Sister Guo, you miss me to death!" (End of chapter)