Manufacturing Empire in the Valley

Chapter 830 Are you willing to buy our company?
Niu Xiaoqiang was surprised: "Haven't you already made money, why did you choose to break up?"

Price shook his head: "We owe the bank a loan of [-] U.S. dollars, and all the money was used to buy office equipment. Even if we earn [-] U.S. dollars, there is still a shortfall of [-] U.S. dollars. We discussed it and finally decided Sell ​​the office equipment, divide the extra money equally, and use it to go out to find a job, otherwise if we wait until the loan is overdue, our personal credit will be damaged. For an American, this is a very serious thing.”

Niu Xiaoqiang knows that Americans attach great importance to personal credit. If you lose your credit, you will not be able to get a penny from the bank.Americans have long been accustomed to the lifestyle of consumption with loans. If you can’t get a loan, you can’t buy a house or a car. Ordinary companies will not recruit people without credit. This is indeed a very serious consequence.

He nodded understandingly: "I see, I'll pay the money now."

Taking advantage of Niu Xiaoqiang's effort to swipe his card, Whitman couldn't help asking: "Mr. Niu, may I ask you a question?"

"You can ask, as long as it doesn't involve personal privacy."

"Of course not, I'm just trying to figure out who are you buying these parts for?"

This question does not involve personal privacy, so Niu Xiaoqiang didn't have any concerns, and replied directly: "You two should have heard of artificial intelligence, right? This project is led by my supervisor, and I am serving him."

Anyone who is a practitioner in the computer industry has never heard of artificial intelligence.The two were overjoyed upon hearing this, and exchanged glances.

Whitman nodded slightly and retracted his gaze, and asked tentatively, "Is Mr. Niu running a computer-related company under his name?"

This issue involves privacy. Niu Xiaoqiang is not very familiar with Whitman, so he doesn't want to disclose too much personal information.He put the bank card in his pocket and asked, "Why does Mr. Whitman ask such a question?"

Whitman explained: "I don't want to inquire about your personal situation, but I want to ask if you are interested in acquiring our company."

Niu Xiaoqiang currently only has Hunter Company in the United States. He has been planning to open a computer-related company for a long time, but because the conditions are not yet mature, he has not yet acted.

After hearing Whitman's words, Niu Xiaoqiang couldn't help laughing and said, "I don't have a computer-related company under my name for the time being. I plan to register one later. The procedures are not very troublesome. It seems that there is no need to acquire your company. Borrowing the shell?"

Whitman shook his head: "You misunderstood me. I don't want you to enter the computer industry through our company's shell, but to sell you the software in your hand through acquisition."

Niu Xiaoqiang became a little interested when he heard this: "Do you have software?"

Whitman hummed: "The two of us were more interested in software development when we were in college. After graduation, we established our current company. We originally thought that the software we developed could be sold at a good price, but no one cared about it. As a last resort, we can only choose to close the company, because you are our first customer, so we want to try it one last time, if you are willing to acquire our company, we don't need to close the business."

Niu Xiaoqiang nodded slightly: "Can you show the software?"

Whitman immediately nodded and said, "Of course, please follow us to the second floor."

The three came to the second floor and turned on the computer for demonstration and explanation.

Without much effort, Niu Xiaoqiang learned the basic information of this software.

This is a technical protocol software that can provide customers with computer serial service. As long as the computers with this software are installed, they can share the same network. To put it bluntly, this software is a supplement and improvement to the local area network.

Niu Xiaoqiang thinks that the market prospect of this software is not too big, because its service object is only local area network.

As far as the current situation is concerned, only those large companies with many computers have the need to build a local area network, but such large companies basically have their own professional computer teams, and they can develop related software by themselves. No need to buy from outside.

Niu Xiaoqiang's mind came up with such a sentence: There is no meat in the food, but there is a taste in throwing it away.This is his final evaluation of this software.

He thought of this and looked at Whitman and Pulis, showing an apologetic smile: "To be honest, the software you developed is a bit unpopular. According to what I know, it doesn't have much market prospect. .”

Both Whitman and Pulis showed frustration. Niu Xiaoqiang himself had started his own business and knew the hardships of starting a business. He kindly reminded him: "Many of your classmates work in major computer companies. I think you can learn from this Don't just focus on selling software, as long as you can make reasonable use of your network resources, your company may not be able to turn the situation around."

Niu Xiaoqiang has long seen that Whitman and Pulis are technicians and do not have business acumen. It is the right way for this kind of people to work for others. If they start their own businesses, they will most likely fail.

Pulis was a little reconciled to the failure, he asked for advice: "Mr. Niu, can you explain a little more clearly?"

Niu Xiaoqiang nodded: "What I mean is that you can wholesale computers at a low price through the relationship of your classmates, and then sell them. With the technology you master, you can completely provide customers with computer hardware maintenance and software troubleshooting services. These are after-sales services. , as long as you do a good job in after-sales work, you can build a good reputation step by step, so that your business can grow bigger and bigger, which is more promising than if you focus on software sales."

Niu Xiaoqiang's words are definitely very feasible. Hearing these words, the two of them were like a ship sailing in the dark seeing a bright lighthouse, and they all beamed with joy.

But immediately, the eyes of the two dimmed again, only to hear Whitman sigh: "Unfortunately, we have no start-up funds, and the bank is unwilling to continue to give us loans. Although Mr. Niu's proposal is very good, there is nothing we can do about it." Implement it."

Pulis also looked frustrated: "Without start-up funds, no matter how good an idea is, it's just a castle in the air."

Niu Xiaoqiang watched the software written by the two just now and found that their programming language is very concise, which means that both of them are technical experts.In addition, the two have strong personal connections, and the idea of ​​starting a business is still very strong. Such a person will definitely be very serious and active in their work. Considering these factors, the two are rare and good employees, and Niu Xiaoqiang has the desire to attract them. meaning.

(End of this chapter)