Manufacturing Empire in the Valley

Chapter 1499 Time-critical military orders

Whitman and Price's eyes lit up when they heard this. They all knew how powerful Niu Xiaoqiang's connections and influence in MIT were. That's not a problem.

Whitman first said: "This method is good. It can save the company's R&D expenses and can stably develop related technologies. It can kill two birds with one stone."

Pulis laughed and said, "The boss still has a way to easily solve the difficult problems that others think are difficult to solve."

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled and waved his hands: "Don't flatter me, I will arrange this matter and let you know when it is arranged. At that time, you must select more powerful people to participate in the research and development, so as not to waste such a good opportunity .”

Pulis nodded, and then put forward his own suggestion: "Boss, I think that apart from borrowing the university's laboratory for research and development, we can also obtain high-end computer technology through another way, and this way is to directly purchase it from outside Patented technology, Hunter Company specializes in selling patented technology, and it is most appropriate to entrust this matter to them."

Niu Xiaoqiang fully agreed with Puliss's suggestion: "I think this suggestion is very good, and I will tell Hunter Company about it. As for the funds required for the acquisition of technology, this needs to be paid by HP. I hope you can continue to work hard for the future. The company creates more profits to meet the rapid expansion of the company."

According to the current performance, Hewlett-Packard's annual turnover has reached more than 6000 million US dollars, and the profit is about 3000 million US dollars.If this was an ordinary boss, he would have been too happy to find him.

Niu Xiaoqiang is different, he has a very long-term vision and never sticks to the immediate benefits.In his plan, Hewlett-Packard will rely on self-sufficiency to support its own development. At least in the next year, he will not take a penny from the company, but will use all the money expansion.

Although the computer industry is very profitable, due to the rapid development of computer technology, the replacement speed of computer products is very fast. As long as one is not careful, it is likely to be eliminated by the market.

Niu Xiaoqiang does not want to be a passer-by in such a huge piece of cake, he wants to become the benchmark and overlord of this industry, in order to achieve this goal, he thinks it is a wise choice to give up some profits now.

Niu Xiaoqiang had communicated with Whitman and Pulis many times long ago, and both of them knew Niu Xiaoqiang's thoughts very well. At the same time, they were also very optimistic about Niu Xiaoqiang, thinking that they would surely reap success if they followed Niu Xiaoqiang.

Therefore, the two have always supported the decision made by Niu Xiaoqiang.

Whitman said with a smile: "Boss, even if you don't tell me, we will work hard, because we are also the shareholders of the company. After the company grows and grows, we can follow suit."

Pulis followed with a smile and said: "I think the choice at the beginning was very correct. With a forward-looking boss like you, our future will be extremely bright and beautiful."

Niu Xiaoqiang knew that the two were not flattering him, their words were from the heart.He patted the two of them lightly on the shoulders: "You two, as long as you don't let me down, I will definitely not let you down. I won't say anything more. Let's get in touch again if you have something to do."

After Niu Xiaoqiang finished speaking, he got into the Lamborghini, started the car and drove away from this poor area.

Whitman and Pulis smiled at each other, then walked shoulder to shoulder towards the company's headquarters.

Their relationship has always been relatively good. They have been close buddies since they were students, so they don't mind being so close in front of the employees.

Niu Xiaoqiang had just left the slum in his car when his satellite phone rang.Niu Xiaoqiang parked the car on the side of the road and connected the phone: "I am Niu Xiaoqiang, who are you?"

It was Professor Watson who called: "Xiaoqiang, it's me. The matter we discussed yesterday has taken shape. I just got in touch with someone from the military and had an in-depth exchange with him. The other party agreed to our proposal." They offered a price and said that they could transfer 3000 million US dollars of research and development funds to the company's account at one time, but the other party also made a request. They will first provide us with a copy of the original data and ask us to develop according to the requirements of the original data. Developing a set of intelligent control programs is a test for us, if we complete the test, we will get the order, otherwise they will hand over the order to other groups."

Niu Xiaoqiang didn't expect the military's speed to be so fast, and he agreed so readily. Although the other party put forward a test request, Niu Xiaoqiang felt that this was just a formality. With the powerful software of Boston Intelligent Technology Application Company Development ability, what is the difficulty of the so-called test?

After being stunned for a moment, Niu Xiaoqiang said: "Professor, isn't the speed of the other party's promise too fast?"

Watson said with a smile: "Isn't it fast? Does it take a long time to bargain? To tell you the truth, the military's orders have always been like this. As long as they think you are good, they will give you every penny you deserve." No less, never procrastinating, anyway, it’s all military expenses, not personal money, so of course the person in charge of the negotiation won’t waste his time talking.”

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled and said: "You misunderstood me, what I mean is that since the military agreed to the price we offered so quickly, there should be some objective factors in it, except that the strength of our team is really In addition to being very strong, it may also be because they are in a hurry for this list, Professor, did the other party ask you for a time limit during the negotiation?"

Watson snorted: "Don't tell me, I almost forgot. The other party did put forward a time limit. They asked us to come up with a feasible plan within two months and submit it to them for revision and review. If this time is exceeded , they will deduct the corresponding research and development expenses according to the agreement, Xiaoqiang, I personally think this is not a big problem at all, with our strength, two months is definitely enough."

Niu Xiaoqiang was really worried about not having enough time just now. He was not worried about the development of the software. He was mainly worried that Li Fuyou would not be able to keep up.

Li Fuyou hasn't figured it out yet, and he doesn't know what the military's requirements are. If the other party's requirements are too harsh and beyond Li Fuyou's ability, then he won't be able to complete the task on time. , If the military asks for compensation, not only will they not be able to earn money, but they will also lose money, which is too uneconomical.

(End of this chapter)