giants of the era

Chapter 296
A few days later, Dongfang Yuqin brought a document to Li Zetian.

"Mr. Li, this is a company that has made extraordinary achievements in the field of optics!" Dongfang Yuqin said, handing the document to Li Zetian.

"Ah."

After receiving the information, Carl Zeiss is the one who ranks first.

Carl Zeiss is a global international company with a leading position in the field of optics and optoelectronics, providing products and services to customers in the fields of semiconductor technology, industrial optics, life sciences, medical, ophthalmology and optometry.

"Sure enough, Carl Zeiss is ranked first!"

Li Zetian couldn't help but smile slightly. Before Dongfang Yuqin gave the information to him, he usually sorted it before, so that he could see the most important companies.

In fact, even if Dongfang Yuqin is not sorted, Li Zetian will be very concerned about Carl Zeiss.

Many people know that when it comes to optics, Carl Zeiss is the first to be promoted, especially the lens of Carl Zeiss. The above peak technology work "EUV extreme ultraviolet lithography machine" all use Carl Zeiss lenses!In the digital age, thanks to Zeiss' support, Sony, which was originally a layman in optics, has transformed itself into one of the industry leaders in consumer-grade digital cameras!

Since the end of World War II, Germany has been divided into two: East Germany and West Germany.

Carl Zeiss has since been divided into two companies, Dongcai and Xicai.

East Germany was attached to the Soviet Union. In the early days, due to the arms competition between the Soviet Union and the United States, "Dong Cai" received many military orders from the Soviet Union and developed rapidly. However, with the beginning of the Cold War, "Dong Cai" declined.However, the products of "Xicai" are mainly oriented to the commercial market, but they are developing better and better.In 1990, when Germany and Germany merged, Dongcai and Xicai would also merge into one.

Li Zetian nodded and smiled at Dongfang Yuqin, "Well, Carl Zeiss is indeed a good company!"

Dongfang Yuqin said: "Right now, Carl Zeiss is divided into East and West, which just gives us an opportunity! Once such a cutting-edge scientific enterprise is merged, it will definitely receive great attention from the German government. At that time, if they want to acquire I’m afraid it’s not easy! Especially because East Germany’s Carl Zeiss has lost orders from the Soviet Union and its transformation is not easy, it’s in a difficult moment. If we go to acquire it, the success rate should be very high! After taking East Germany’s Carl Zeiss, we will It would be so much easier to plot against West German Carl Zeiss!"

Li Zetian nodded, feeling that what Dongfang Yuqin said made sense.

"Well, just do as you say!"

After speaking, Li Zetian continued to read the materials.

The second company is actually a German company. It seems that German companies are indeed world-class in the fields of optics and industry.

"Trumpf Group was founded in 1923 as a machinery factory, and now it has developed into a world-leading enterprise in the fields of industrial machine tools, laser technology and electronic technology! At present, the company has 1500 employees and has created nearly 3 million German marks annual sales..." Li Zetian read in a leisurely manner.

"Mr. Li, this company has great potential for development, especially in the application of lasers to industrial manufacturing. The lasers produced are world-class! However, because the current laser market is not large, the sales data does not seem to be much." Dongfang Yuqin said.

It is now 1985, and the laser market is naturally small, which Li Zetian understands very well.

It should not cost much to acquire the German Trumpf Group now.

"Trumpf is very good. It not only has lasers, but also machine tools and numerical control systems. It is very good! It just happens to be able to expand the evolution robot company!" Li Zetian said, "This company is also included in the list of acquisitions!"

"Ok!"

Li Zetian then glanced at it casually, then put the documents and materials on the table.

"If you can't chew too much, let's get rid of these two companies first. It will be almost noon later. After lunch, you and I will go to AOL. By the way, AOL, how is your investigation going?" "

Dongfang Yuqin smiled and said: "AOL is a very small company. It was originally called Control Video Company. This company can transfer game software to computers through telephone lines and provide online services. However, due to performance It was not good and closed down. On the basis of the original company, CEO Jim Kinsey teamed up with Steve Case to start a new business. This is how AOL is now. In addition, I will also follow your instructions, especially Investigated Steve Case and found out that this guy is really different!"

Li Zetian asked with a smile, "Why is it different?"

Due to his limited energy, Li Zetian has been considering whether to acquire America Online or create a similar company by himself.If a company is established, it will naturally need people to take care of it. However, it will be hard to find one.Faced with many competitors, Steve Case has his own advantages since he can grow America Online.If you let him help you manage the company, it will save you a lot of worry.

Dongfang Yuqin said: "The fledgling Steve Case actually doesn't know much about market conditions, and he is even a layman with computer technology. But he has a mantra: 'keep in touch with users', which is also his principle Business philosophy. AOL has a regular customer called 'Kontoma.' You may not believe it, but Steve Case drives to Kontoma every week to solidify his relationship with this company." After a pause, Dongfang Yuqin smiled and said, "As for Steve Case's perseverance, the CEO of Mango Computer Company must have a deep understanding..."

"Uh, you mean he is harassed by Steve Case every day?" Li Zetian couldn't help laughing, "However, it can be seen that this person attaches great importance to customers and user experience, so it's no wonder..." said At this point, Li Zetian stopped, realizing that he could not tell the future.

Dongfang Yuqin blinked and studied, showing doubts.

"Mr. Li, is it any wonder?"

"nothing!"

Li Zetian waved his hand, without explaining, stood up from the chair, made an excuse and said, "I'm hungry, it's time to eat!"

"Oh……"

Dongfang Yuqin responded and followed behind him.

……

……

For the company's development, America Online moved its corporate headquarters to Los Angeles, California.

"Everyone, please pay attention. This afternoon, Chronos Li will come to our company for inspection in person. I hope you all pretend to be a little bit like this!!!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Keith, we are all very professional actors, so don't worry!"

"Playing company employees is our forte, just wait and see!"

"..."

In the spacious and bright office hall, more than 50 "white-collar" people assured Steve Case one after another.

Still, Steve Case was nervous.

If it is found out, the cooperation will be blown.

America Online is small, with less than 15 employees, and even this "headquarters" is temporarily rented.

Jim Kinsey was also very helpless, and said to Steve Case: "Oh, there is no way, the other party wants to come to our company for inspection, it must be to inspect the strength of our company. If they see our company's employees, there will be more than a dozen people. , the company is also run-down. I'm afraid it will leave a very bad impression on the other party, and we will not even have the chance to talk about cooperation! Don't worry, although these actors are all extras, their acting skills are still good."

(End of this chapter)