game trailblazer

Chapter 100 Yang Xinxin's "Fat Friend"

While the newcomers in the creative workshop were busy with training, Zhang Lexing had quietly left the company and went to San Jose, California.After all, the entire training period lasted for three months, and he couldn't do any projects for the time being, and it wouldn't be of much use if he stayed, so Zhang Lexing only went to have a look at the first few days of the training, and then temporarily entrusted the company's affairs For Chu Jing, Ma Guanghai didn't even take it with him (the visa was not approved), and flew directly from BJ to the United States.

Yang Xinxin, who came to pick up the plane at San Francisco International Airport this time, scolded as soon as she met: "Good boy, even my sister doesn't pay attention to you when your wings are so hard, and you don't even tell me that something so big happened. I."

Zhang Lexing knew that the incident in Hong Kong must have happened, so he quickly apologized repeatedly. After all, it was his own fault for concealing this incident. Although he was well-intentioned, from Yang Xinxin's point of view, it seemed a bit out of place.After coaxing for a while, Yang Xinxin's complexion improved a lot.

"Brother, for the sake of your early return this time, I will temporarily forgive you, but there will be no next time, and you can't just wander around like this alone. I don't want any more accidents to happen. It's gone." As she spoke, Yang Xinxin's eyes became moist.

Zhang Lexing had no choice but to quickly express his determination: "Sister Xin, I will definitely be careful in the future, and there will never be a next time."

After leaving the airport, Yang Xinxin led Zhang Lexing back to the villa to rest, accompanied by as many as ten bodyguards, and drove a total of three cars. The battle was much bigger than before. It seemed that the incident in Hong Kong had greatly stimulated her.After returning to her own villa, Yang Xinxin seemed to be in a much better mood, with a lot of smiles on her face. Zhang Lexing thought it was because she came back early, but later realized that it was not entirely due to her.

After drinking some water and resting for a while, Yang Xinxin couldn't help showing off what she had gained during this time.Two months ago, when Zhang Lexing was still in China, Yang Xinxin spent US$130 million to invest in a small pen-type portable computer company. The idea of ​​"humanization" is very much to Yang Xinxin's appetite.

"Jeff and the others are still very efficient. Look, this is their new product." Yang Xinxin took out a portable computer from a drawer to show off.

Zhang Lexing stretched out one hand to pick it up, but his hand sank and almost fell off. It seems that this portable computer is really heavy, and it is probably not easy to hold it with one hand, so he quickly added the other hand, and put the portable computer carefully. to the next table.After putting away the portable computer, Zhang Lexing leaned over to observe it carefully. The appearance of this thing is not bad, and it still looks like it, but the size is a bit big.The middle part of the portable computer is a relatively large screen, and below it are several embossed words "PalmZoomer" full of metal texture.

This Palm is the same brand as a certain handheld computer in Zhang Lexing's memory. I don't know if it belongs to the same family, so let's try it first.After turning on the power, Zhang Lexing took out the pointing pen, ready to try it out.As a result, it took about 5 minutes for the booting process to be completed, and the welcome screen finally came out, which is quite a bit like Vista's booting speed.The function list that appears on the operation interface is quite rich, such as schedule management, phone book, notepad, etc. Zhang Lexing casually clicked on the notepad to try it out, but he waited another 2 minutes before the screen appeared.Finally, the notepad came out. Zhang Lexing took a pen to write a word in the writing area, but there was no response on the notepad. Oh, by the way, it is impossible for this thing to support Chinese. Zhang Lexing wrote a letter casually, but there was still no response , Is it too sloppy, Zhang Lexing had no choice but to write the letter "A" seriously again stroke by stroke, and this time the word was finally written in the notepad.

"My God, this thing is too slow. If it only works like this, it won't be of much use when you buy it back." After trying it for a while, Zhang Lexing gave this machine a bad review. Who made this thing not as good as he used to be? Handwriting phone is easy to use.

Yang Xinxin still trusted Zhang Lexing's vision in this regard, and she asked with frustration, "Then my investment was in vain!"

"Well, my sister paid for it. If I don't help you, who will help you?" In fact, Zhang Lexing really has good ideas about this kind of portable computer, after all, he played quite a lot in his previous life. For a long time, handheld computers are much more advanced than what they are now.

"I have some good suggestions. Why don't you bring in the person in charge of this company to talk about it." Zhang Lexing said with a smile, "My fee is very low, just give me [-]% of the shares and it's OK!"

"Cut! Don't play tricks, tell me the truth." Yang Xinxin said with a straight face on purpose, but couldn't help laughing.

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Two days later, Yang Xinxin actually found Jeff Hawkins, the designer of this pen-type portable computer, and his partner Donna Dubinsky. In a coffee shop not far from the company, the atmosphere is not too serious.

"Jeff, the product you designed is very thoughtful, but after I tried it, I don't think it is practical enough. I have a few comments. First, your machine's handwriting recognition ability is too poor, and you can't recognize it if it is a little scribbled. I suggest you Change your thinking, adapt the current machine to adapt to human beings, and design a special input method, which can effectively improve input efficiency; secondly, your machine has too many functions, it is recommended to simplify it appropriately, otherwise it will run too fast Slow; thirdly, your machine is too big and a bit heavy. I suggest you streamline it. It would be perfect if you can put it in your shirt pocket; fourthly, I suggest you consider the function of exchanging data with the computer online. It’s better to make a dedicated online button, so that the user’s operation will be easier.” Zhang Lexing expressed the ideas related to the design of the handheld computer that he had thought about in the past two days. "That's all.

Zhang Lexing made several suggestions in one breath, which made Jeff and Donna fall into deep thought. It seems that hearing so much at once is a bit overwhelming, but Zhang Lexing believes that they will accept it. After all, these But all "predecessors" have verified good designs.

"Mr. Zhang, these suggestions you made are very insightful. We may have overlooked them a little bit, but these have not been tested by the market. We hope to try them gradually, otherwise the company may have problems with its funds." The sober Jeff said.

This Jeff is quite cautious, but unfortunately Zhang Lexing has no way to tell him that these proposals are the result of market testing. I only hope that my proposal can save them from detours and make Yang Xinxin's investment earn money earlier.

After seeing off Jeff and Donna, Yang Xinxin didn't leave in a hurry. She called the waiter and refilled Zhang Lexing's and her cups with coffee. It seemed that there was still something to talk about.

"Brother, I heard that you have set up a company called Kingsoft General Motors in China, and it seems that they also make word processing software." Yang Xinxin picked up two pieces of sugar and put them into the coffee with a spoon, and then slowly stirred them with the spoon.

Zhang Lexing directly picked up the coffee and took a sip. It was really bitter, so he picked out a piece of sugar and put it in the cup, and said while stirring, "There is such a company, but the scale is a bit small."

"Brother, I don't quite understand what you are thinking. Isn't our own company also making office software? Why are you starting a new one?"

"Sister Xin, I'm actually considering the two issues of monopoly and self-motivation. Don't you think that if there is a competitor around, the motivation of those developers will be much greater. If there is a competitor around, they will not It’s easy to be called a monopoly. So, you don’t have to worry about it at all.”

"It's not unreasonable for you to say that."

"Don't worry, Miss Xin, we are a family."

"By the way, brother, do you have any new ideas for the future development of the company? I have always admired your vision on investment and the company's strategic development. Over the years, you rarely get it wrong. What can I tell my sister?"

"Sister Xin, I do have some ideas, but let me understand the current situation of the company first, so that I can speak in a targeted manner."

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Following Yang Xinxin's visit to VisualSystem's headquarters and its research institutes, Zhang Lexing found a lot of good things, such as Web, FTP and other server software for Internet business running under KylinServer (server operating system), After Chen Shiqing's supercomputing system company completed its own supercomputer development plan, it helped VisualSystem build two sets of high-performance computers (it is said that the peak computing speed can reach 1.02 TeraFLOPS), etc. It seems that everyone has not ignored the Internet that is about to attract rapid development. And VisualSystem won't have to worry about a lack of computing power in the future.When visiting the research institute, Zhang Lexing also noticed a strange thing. Many employees who originally belonged to the operating system department were transferred to the research institute, and a special operating system research institute was established, including the company's Chief scientist Bill Joy.

"Sister Xin, why did you recruit so many people from the operating system department? It won't affect the work there."

"Brother, there is no other way. I have recently received rumors that VisualSystem will definitely go public in the near future. In order to maintain our original resolution of absolutely mastering the operating system, I can only put the operating system business on the market. Some personnel from the department are transferred out, and we plan to gradually separate the research institute from VisualSystem, so that after the company goes public in the future, we can continue to master the core part of the operating system through the research institute.”

"Sister Xin, how long is it?"

"It's probably like two or three years."

Zhang Lexing actually knows that many companies in the United States have developed to a certain level. Even if he is unwilling to go public, various people will come to persuade you to go public. This is also a way to maintain the continuous prosperity of the stock market. He never thought it would be his turn so soon.As for how to deal with it, Zhang Lexing is not too worried. In this regard, Yang Xinxin is much better than his half-baked guy. Anyway, everyone has discussed it a long time ago. The research institute under him must be directly in his hands, as well as the core part of the operating system. , There is no need to focus on other parts so tightly, and a proper listing is a good channel to supplement funds.

On the second day after visiting the company and the research institute, Zhang Lexing came to Yang Xinxin's office to discuss with her about the company's future development plan.

"Sister Xin, the strategy we decided back then was to become the largest operating system provider in the world. Now we have basically achieved this goal, but we need to continue to work hard in the future. I hope that wherever an operating system is needed in the future, we can Running our VisualSystem operating system, whether it's a PC, a game console, a Pocket PC or whatever."

"Brother, you don't need to worry about this aspect. I have already worked hard towards it."

"Sister Xin, we also want to become the world's largest supplier in terms of office software and database. I believe these two will be hot spots in the future."

"In terms of office software, our Visual Office has met your requirements. As for the database, the Oracle company you originally participated in has been taken over by us and has become our holding subsidiary. With our financial support, the current Oracle company Its share in the database market is rising steadily."

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"Sister Xin, in addition to the above-mentioned traditional software industries, I think it is necessary to properly develop new markets. For example, in the emerging Internet market, the server software used for Internet business such as Web and FTP developed by our company can be used in it. played a big role.”

"You mean we're going to sell software like this in the future?"

"Not for sale, but for free."

"It's free, so how can we recover the research and development costs?" Yang Xinxin stood up anxiously.

"Sister Xin, don't worry." Zhang Lexing signaled Yang Xinxin to sit down first, and then continued: "We can set up a new company to be responsible for Internet business. We can provide Internet software for free, but we need to provide technical support There is an additional service fee, which can be collected on an annual basis.”

Yang Xinxin thought for a while, nodded and said: "What you said makes sense, so our Internet software will definitely be able to seize a considerable market share."

"Yes, the focus here is the enterprise market. In addition, Internet software has other ways to make money. For example, we can build an email system, and then put it on the Internet for free for users to use, and then use the email system to advertise In fact, this is only a small point. If we have enough Internet users in the future, it will be much more convenient to develop any business in the future.”

"Brother, I don't know how you came up with what you said. Sometimes I want to open your head to see what is different from others."

"Oops, I've said it a little bit." Zhang Lexing muttered inwardly.I'm happy to say it, but I didn't expect it to be related to the future Internet era. This is a bit difficult for Yang Xinxin to understand. Fortunately, she trusts herself very much. Although sometimes she can't understand it, she can always find a way implemented.

Now that everything has been said, Zhang Lexing simply revealed in advance: "Sister Xin, there is another development direction, enterprise IT services. We can set up a new company dedicated to this, and integrate our own software products and services through this company , packaged into new products suitable for different companies, simply put, customer first.”

"It is true that for enterprises, it is a bit more difficult for them to select various IT products from the market piecemeal and combine them by themselves. This aspect is indeed very interesting."

"Sister Xin, can the company find a suitable person to do this job?"

"There's no need to worry here. From my Yang Xinxin's point of view, are you afraid that no one will use it?"

In this way, Zhang Lexing was relieved. If there was really no one available, he planned to recommend Louis Gerstner. Now that Yang Xinxin was sure, he had no choice but to cheapen IBM.

(End of this chapter)