Chapter 643: Isn’t that making wedding clothes for others?
Wen Leyu considers herself to be a very determined person. Many adults are unable to "be happy but not expressive", but she was able to do it when she was fourteen years old.
But now, she was shocked.
After just walking into the computer room of Stanford University, Wen Leyu was only a little surprised.
【Is this the luxury of imperialism? 】
In the Mainland in the 1980s, as long as the work unit had a computer, it would definitely decorate a separate computer room.
Thick sunscreen curtains were a must. The delicate plastic shell of the computer could not be damaged by the sun. To accelerate aging,
Vacuuming and silent carpets are also a must. Dust must not be allowed to float into the chassis and corrode the circuit boards. Moreover, the computer room must be kept as quiet as possible to comply with the high-end characteristics of the computer, a magical device.
But look at the computer room in this super-advanced country.
Dozens of expensive computers are placed in such a "messy" way in a "shabby room",< br>
And there is no strict management. Whether it is a student or a teacher, they just use it casually after coming here, making the keyboard click.
The screen of one computer even flickered, and the teacher wearing glasses slapped the computer case, as if beating a little maid who accidentally dozed off.
This is a sophisticated piece of equipment costing tens of thousands of dollars! In the mainland, there would be a special "team" responsible for taking care of it,
but here, the treatment is almost the same as a radio.
Of course, if it was just that he was "not short of money", Wen Leyu would be surprised at most,
The reason why she was shocked was because of Li Ye.
After getting permission to board the computer, Li Ye just got acquainted with it a little before sending a large paragraph of text to a computer terminal designated by Professor Bosak.
“Thank you for your dedication and support, creating the world’s first computer network with unlimited possibilities, which can bring two people as close as possible in an instant.”
The other side is very fast. Restored a question: "Who are you? Are you drunk today?"
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Li Ye smiled, and the memory of chatting with someone online for the first time in his previous life came to mind.
"I am a visiting student."
Li Ye began to reply to the other party's questions wantonly, but for a moment he forgot to control his hand speed.
“Pah, pah, pah, pah~”
Li Ye’s ten fingers were tapping the keyboard so fast that even afterimages were being pulled out.
The clear sound of keyboard tapping was like high-frequency rhythmic music. He was thinking quickly in the computer room and attracted the attention of many people around him.
The students who just looked down upon Li Ye because of his nationality even looked at him in disbelief.
Aren’t flower growers too poor to afford computers?
Then why does this person’s typing speed reach the level of participating in typing competitions?
These Westerners wearing colored glasses cannot understand the "hand speed of being single for twenty years", which is a unique skill for e-sports otakus.
Wen Leyu couldn't understand either.
Beijing University has a computer room and computer classes, but the teachers still focus on the opportunity to use the computer in a few classes a year and must be careful. How did Li Ye practice?
Li Ye gave free rein, and after typing for a long time, he stopped with his fingers still unfinished.
It has been almost five years since he came to this world, and he has almost forgotten what surfing on the Internet is like.
With Li Ye's current strength, it would be easy to buy a few computers to play with, but after being exposed to computers of this era several times at Beijing University, he suddenly lost interest.
Computers these days are purely "research tools." They are completely different from the computers Li Ye was familiar with decades later. To achieve any purpose, you need to enter lengthy professional instructions,
< br>Even because of Li Ye's interference, Ni Guangnan's fate was changed, causing the release of star products such as Lenovo Hanka to be postponed. Therefore, even writing novels and manuscripts was not as convenient as handwriting.
But today, Li Ye finally found the feeling he once had.
What is the charm of computer networks?
It lies in "response" - an unpredictable response.
You send a message to an unknown target, and the other party gives you a response that is completely unpredictable in advance. This is the unique charm of the Internet.
Think about why QQ became so popular in the first place? Isn't it because you don't know whether the person on the other side of the chat box is Xiaojiabiyu, or a royal sister queen?
Otherwise, if you unplug the network cable now and are no longer allowed to run stand-alone games, then look at whether the computer is a piece of trash?
For Li Ye, a computer that cannot connect to the Internet is nothing.
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"This classmate, what do you think of our school's network?"
"A great idea, I think it is an achievement that will leave a name in history"
Li Ye left the computer and said Several teachers and classmates came to discuss with him, and Li Ye also spoke highly of this local area network.
But Professor Bosak's expression changed, and Jeff and Gary even winked at Li Ye.
【Please, we are here to talk about investment and acquisitions. Are you praising each other's products so much that you want us to pay double the price? 】
Even sister Fu Yiruo "accidentally" stepped on Li Ye's foot and asked him to be careful not to talk nonsense.
Li Ye smiled and chatted with everyone for a few more words, and then he, Wen Leyu and Fu Yiruo left the computer room and went outside to the campus.
Jeff, Gary and Professor Bosak also came out and started whispering intimately.
Fu Yiruo whispered: "Brother, you shouldn't have praised Bosak just now. This will make Jeff's negotiations passive." Li Ye shook his head, pointed at the three people and said: "You Did you see that Jeff was passive? At noon, we were at Bosak’s house, and they didn’t want to talk at all. Do you see how good the conversation is now? ”
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Fu Yiruo was stunned and looked carefully, it seemed that it was exactly what Li Ye said.
Wen Leyu thought about it for a moment and suddenly understood: "Li Ye, did you deliberately say those words to Professor Bosak's colleagues?"
Li Ye nodded slowly. : "In this place, for money, not to mention colleagues, even brothers can backstab. Whoever grabs it first belongs to whomever.
This technology does not entirely belong to Bosak now, so If he wants to obtain the technology legally as soon as possible, he needs outside help”
When Li Ye was at Bosak's house, he realized that the couple was not eager to accept outside investment,
because according to the established development trajectory, they would max out their credit cards in March this year. , successfully developed a new generation of multi-protocol routers that are more suitable for marketization.
And now it is early February, and it is obviously about to succeed.
Even though Bosak is a technical man who doesn't understand business, he also knows that after the new product is launched, the company's valuation will be higher, and he will be more confident in asking venture capital companies for the price.
Even if it takes advantage of the profits from the product launch for another two years, after Cisco has developed for a period of time, the asking price will be higher.
In the original history of Cisco, the Posaks made money by selling products, paid source code royalties to the school, resigned and started to develop the company, and only introduced investment from Sequoia Capital two years later.
But Li Ye couldn't wait any longer. He wanted to cause trouble and make Bosak anxious and angry, forcing the other party to talk to Jeff about investment, and then seek patents to quickly produce and occupy the market, so as not to let his colleagues get there first.
"Brother, what if we can't control it anymore?"
After listening to Wen Leyu's words, Fu Yiruo also understood something, but she still had her own concerns.
Li Ye smiled: "If you can't control it, then you can't control it!"
If we can't control it, there may be no Cisco anymore.
The later Cisco tried to acquire Huawei, but failed. Later, some people believed that Cisco was one of the masterminds behind the suppression of Huawei many times.
< br>Then if Cisco is gone, it will be gone too! At worst, I'll find someone to create a new school called "Xianke" or "Nianke".
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The man from science and engineering talked quickly. In less than ten minutes, Jeff said goodbye to Professor Bosak and walked to Li Ye.
"Mr. Li, there is good news and bad news."
Jeff said solemnly: "The good news is that Professor Bosak agreed to our investment in his Cisco company,
The bad news The news is that he is not sure whether he can get the patent license for the multi-protocol router, and he only agreed to let us hold 45% of the shares, and the price is high."
"Did you ask for a price? Why are you hesitating? ”
I’m not afraid that you’ll ask for a high price, but I’m afraid that you won’t ask for a high price.
Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "We have a custom there, which is to open the door and make a fortune. Our company took over a business just after it was established. This is a very good sign."
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Neither Jeff nor Gary understood what Li Ye meant, and they were both confused.
In desperation, the young translator Wen Leyu stepped in and explained the meaning of "a good start" to these two men.
Jeff also laughed, and after he finished laughing he asked casually: "Mr. Li, what do you think the future of this technology is?"
Li Ye thought for a while and said: "It's worth billions of dollars no matter what!"
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Jeff and Gary looked at Wen Leyu again, they doubted themselves This time I didn't understand.
Wen Leyu frowned slightly, but still translated accurately.
“Oh Haohao~, I hope Mr. Li, your vision is correct.”
"No, no, no, we all believe Mr. Li, your vision must be correct."
Jeff and Gary both laughed, although they did not believe Li Ye's judgment and thought he was joking. But this joke makes me happy!
The US dollar in 1986 was still very valuable. In order to develop a multi-protocol router, Bosak overdrawn his credit card by US$10,000, so even if he asked for it, the asking price did not reach a million.
So don’t say that Cisco can reach billions in the future, even hundreds of millions of dollars, that is an investment case that is enough to become famous in the industry.
But who knows that Cisco’s final market value was more than 400 billion?
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After coming out of Stanford University, Fu Yiruo drove and followed Jeff's car back to San Francisco.
After driving silently for half an hour, Fu Yiruo finally asked Li Ye: "Brother, do you think that Cisco company will really be worth billions of dollars in the future?"
Li Ye He looked at Fu Yiruo and said with a smile: "Xiao Ruo, do you want to ask how much it is worth? Or ask me why we can only get 45% of a multi-billion dollar deal?"
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Fu Yiruo pouted and nodded: "I always feel that I am making wedding clothes for others."
Li Ye sighed, shook his head and said: "You are right to say that, but now this wedding dress .Only others can wear it!”
(End of this chapter)