Reborn American Tycoon

　The old guy was speechless for a while. If the time is short, the problem will be more serious. It proves that he has already planned it. How is it possible for a new company?

　"Son, I'm not sure that he invested so much money? That William White is not easy. What kind of decision is it to give up the oil industry? Are people with the courage to cut their wrists unprepared? Go read the books written by others, this is simply How can an evildoer not protect himself without a patent? Our advantage lies in production, how can we trade off our strengths and take advantage of our weaknesses, how stupid you must be."

　"Sorry, I was wrong."

　"Hey, it's good to check the patent, you can also study hard."

　"I see, father."

　Naturally, it is very convenient to inquire about patents, and the results of the inquiry naturally left him speechless.He not only has patents, but they are also very complicated, let alone imitating, even borrowing from them is impossible. According to his original plan, at least dozens of patents will be violated.

　At the same time, there are still many companies doing this, and everyone’s conclusions are similar. William White is too shameless. This is a bottomless pit, and you can’t sell it even if you develop it.

　Since there is nothing they can do in the short term, IT companies have started to contact White Software, and they have no time to delay. Apple is now selling like crazy, but their sales have been declining all the way.

　The original customers are also very dissatisfied. Since Apple can do it, why can't you bastards do it? Everyone's price is about the same.

　These IT companies did not expect that the contact with White Software was very smooth.The software for their system is already being tested, and the results will be available within a month at most.In about 45 days, they will definitely get the relevant products.

　That being the case, then there is nothing to hesitate, their plan is also very good, you can make money by helping to sell it, and the profit is quite good, you may not be able to make this profit if you develop it yourself.

　For enterprises under the control of capital, the immediate interests are the most important.This is the shortcoming of professional managers. They are not interested in long-term interests. Their income is linked to the company's revenue. If they cooperate with White Software, their short-term income will inevitably increase. It goes without saying how to choose.

　Whitesoft's office suite provides users with a better experience, and many small and medium-sized enterprises have gone to Apple for consultation.

　Master Qiao would never give it to him in vain. If he couldn't grasp such a good opportunity, then he wouldn't be Master Qiao.

　In order to seize the last chance, Apple began to increase its promotional efforts.Not to mention, Apple's salesmen are still very good, and the sales of Apple computers continue to rise. If this strength can be maintained, [-] computers a month will not be difficult.

　For Apple's valuation, Morgan Stanley remains cautious. Although they admit that the valuation is low, they still have not raised it.

　This is the case in this era, and it is not easy to gain the recognition of the capital market.They are a little entangled with Apple's valuation, but they are at a loss for White Software.

　In the eyes of this group of guys, a software company is the same as a leather bag company, and the valuation is really out of the question. If they are really asked to give a price, it is estimated that it will not exceed 2000 million US dollars.

　First of all, you have no fixed assets, and brand value is the same. All employees are new, and the average age is less than 30 years old.What the hell is this worth.

Chapter 21 The Era of Blooming Flowers

　This is a good time, as long as you pay enough, success is not impossible.

　At least this is the case in Silicon Valley, where Big Blue and HP control high-end customers, leaving the mid- and low-end market to other companies.

　This is actually a big cake, and the number of users is far more than that of mainframes.As the software situation improved, more and more users began to pay attention to computers.

　The involvement of government agencies and large enterprises has also prompted a surge in the number of computer users.

　Using computer codewords is naturally more efficient than typewriters, and it is very convenient to modify. The most important thing is that this file format is compatible, and you can also modify it on other systems.

　With the help of this thing, home office has also become possible.People who are engaged in writing work do not need to work overtime in the company, and many jobs can be done at home.

　For accounting and warehouse managers, the efficiency of this software is too high.The accuracy rate is not comparable to the traditional method.

　What?You said database and ERP.

　This thing is no longer high-end, and large companies are reluctant to buy it.Small and medium-sized enterprises should save some energy.

　With the landing of some government procurement projects, Apple finally ushered in competitors.

　This is not only the case in the United States, but also the small partners in Europe are obviously unwilling to be lonely.Everyone wants a piece of this emerging market.

　"Tom, how's the European part?"

　"Boss, there is still a week at most, and the test can start immediately. It's just that Asia is not so fast."

　"Tsk, this thing is really troublesome, but Tom, you'd better hurry up. Although Hanka is troublesome, it has a wide range of uses. How much money you make is secondary. What do I need? You should be very clear that what I need is Leading the way, you need to make that very clear to everyone in the company.”

　"Okay, boss, I will speed up the pace."

　"It really doesn't work. I need to recruit more employees. I have other plans to implement."

　"Then let's recruit some people, the current manpower is really not enough."

　"Okay, you go to notify HR, bring up the report, and I will sign it."

　"Ok, boss"

　Tom was the CEO he poached, and this CEO candidate caught the attention of the outside world.

　He was not from the IT industry at all, he was a marketing manager of an advertising company, and somehow he got into William White's eyes.

　For an enterprise, the most difficult thing to control is actually the direction of development.Since William White is not worried about this, the focus is naturally on marketing. If other companies do this, it will be miserable, and they will definitely die.

　For the increasingly lively IT industry, Wall Street expressed the need to be cautious. It is an indisputable fact that the number of users has expanded, but the competition has also become more intense.Who will win in the end?This is still an unknown.

　At this time, they found that White Software was as stable as Mount Tai, without any decent competition, and everyone seemed to choose to forget it.

　This is really weird, the current US emperors have no integrity, as long as they see money to be made, they will immediately rush to it.

　The market in the United States is really weird, monopoly is almost everywhere, and traditional industries have no chance at all. If you don’t want to be swallowed up by others, you’d better find something new.

　The birth of Silicon Valley has a background of the times.Just like Hollywood, everyone escaped, and there is a dead end near New York. The consortium and those aristocratic families will swallow up your bones and dregs.

　Taxes in San Francisco are not low, and IT companies would rather pay more taxes than go to New York, because the power of consortiums is concentrated in New York, and they may be swallowed up anytime, anywhere.

　The San Francisco and California areas are much better. The only strong one here is the Texas consortium. This consortium is relatively young, with very limited control and no ability to cover the sky with one hand.

　As a newly promoted consortium, one has to be on guard against being crushed by others anytime and anywhere.Their acting style is relatively moderate, and they are definitely not as greedy as other financial groups.

　Over time, White Software began to enter the European market, which surprised a group of Wall Street elite.

　In their opinion, this thing is too simple, and it is too much to say that it has no value.But probably not worth much.

　Of course, this group of guys didn't give it in vain, and they soon understood.It's not that they have high integrity and don't want to imitate their things.There are too many patent traps here, and investing a large amount of money rashly is simply not worth the candle.

　It's just a patent, wouldn't it be good to bypass it?

　When they raised this question, people looked at his expression as if they were looking at an idiot, and they really didn't bother to tell these bastards.

　It's not easy to go around, we professionals can't do anything, you idiots will say.

　Haven't you noticed that European countries have no willingness to research and develop, and people still buy White software.

　William White is an asshole. He has prepared a group of legal consultants. If you have no strength, your company will go bankrupt before the product is launched.

　After a moment of sluggishness, they realized that they had made a mistake. The value of the white software was underestimated. The $2000 million was not a joke at all. It was a complete humiliation. No wonder there was no reply.

　Although the office suite can't do it, isn't there other software?

　Revolving around what else computers can do, the entire Silicon Valley began to brainstorm, and various software began to increase.As long as your brain is big enough, there are always venture capitalists willing to spend money.

　William White became famous not because of the billions of dollars he inherited, the money does not belong to him yet.

　His story is so inspiring, the money left to him by his parents is still useless.If the huge inheritance tax is paid, maybe this guy will still owe a lot of money.

　William White's success is more due to personal efforts, and what the family left him may still be a burden.

　There is also a reason for the public to see it this way. The Hunter family is too low-handed to take advantage of others' danger.

　William White inherited two pieces of property. In the eyes of ordinary people, the oil company is obviously more valuable.Haven't you seen how expensive gasoline is now?

　This company is now considered a government trusteeship, so it goes without saying how bad the situation is.Farms are even more dire, almost all farmers are about to go bankrupt.

　Faced with such a situation, William White still did not give up. Now it seems that he has a great chance to get back what belongs to him.

　There are grievances and grievances in this story, there is self-improvement, and there may be revenge in the future. The old beauty loves this story to death.

　Considering that this guy is still a writer, the public is still looking forward to it. These things may become novels. I guess the Hunter family must be very troublesome. It would be nice not to be hacked.

　As long as the name is Hunter in the novel, it is definitely the most wretched. Thinking of this terrible consequence, the old guy of the Hunter family is also a little bit numb.

　They tried to reconcile, but the other party ignored them and directly ignored their so-called goodwill.

Chapter 22 The Tangled Giant (Revised)

　With the high-profile joining of Wang An Computer, the two IT giants are very entangled. They both have a huge corporate structure, which is not so easy to change.

　Big Blue is very entangled, they are very uncertain whether they want to join the personal PC or not.

　They all understand the purpose of White software. Although it is not powerful, it is amazing enough.

　Minicomputers are still spinning in the database, and they have already set off a revolution. Many of their users have begun to use personal PCs, which makes the two giants really unable to sit still.

　If this matter happened after 2000, the solution would be very simple. If you directly acquire Apple and White Software, as long as your price is high enough, you will succeed.

　If the two companies are stubborn, they will use various means to squeeze and poach the backbone of the company. For this level of recruitment, let alone ordinary employees, the founders of the company may run away.

　Not in this era. The Ministry of Justice is not easy to bully. If you dare to do this, they will definitely tear your company into pieces.

　Since they can't buy it, Big Blue can only find another way. They actually have a plan, and now it's just a little bit ahead of schedule.

　They can be entangled. Small companies such as Tang Di and Komodo will not wait any longer. Wang An Computer has been involved in microcomputers. If they don't work hard, they will die.

　Before White Software came out, the status of software companies was very weak, and in the IT industry, their importance was far less than that of hardware manufacturers.

　Things are much better now, and the notion that software is dispensable isn't said anymore, unless you want to prove yourself an idiot.

　Prior to this, the positioning of this so-called microcomputer was problematic, and the target customers were not clear, causing salesmen to get lost.

　Now there is no such problem, you can go directly to sweep the building, and many customers still call to inquire.If you still can’t sell your products in this way, you should stop being a salesman early, this job is not suitable for you.

　Accurate market positioning is very important. When Apple was first founded, individual PC enthusiasts were their goals, and corporate customers were not the focus.

　Their choice is obviously wrong. When there was no White software, their main customers were small and medium-sized enterprises, let alone now, it would be an idiot to stick to the original position.

　Although Qiao Dashen is very arrogant, he has no enmity with Meidao. Anyway, he didn't make the second-generation Apple machine, as long as he makes money.

　God Joe of this era is the vanguard of the counterculture, and he doesn't think much of Whitesoft, he's just a lucky kid, and it's up to his buddies to change the world.

　God Joe is an outstanding representative of the beat generation. The old guys obviously don't like him very much, especially the Wall Street elite, who are really tired of this guy.

　They are obviously not interested in anti-mainstream products, and the current Apple II is a good product, which is a very good product.

　Qiao Dashen didn't appreciate it, he thought this product was a compromise to the mainstream market, and he needed more cool products.He also doesn't want to increase the promotion of the second-generation machine, thinking that the current situation is good, and it is more important to increase the development of new products.

　But it's a pity that what he said doesn't count. Talents like Markkula are the leaders. Since Joe is talented, it's better to send him to develop new products, and he won't be allowed to participate in marketing.

　"Fuber, let's go back to Texas. There's nothing else going on here for the time being. Take a break and the matter of Baiyin can be settled."

　"Okay, master, I'm going to book a ticket."

　"Well, I'll arrange Tom's work again, and nothing else will matter."

　As expected, Tom was born as a salesman. He implemented William White's plan very well, and White Software quickly became famous. Except for those in the industry who knew that they were young, the outside world had already regarded them as industry benchmarks.

　The investment bank wanted to invest, but it was rejected. White Software does not reject cooperation, but it is unwilling to cooperate now. The investment window will open in a year, and it is expected to provide 10% of the shares to the market.

　offer?

　Valuation?

　Sorry, you have greatly underestimated our value, and we are not interested in knowing your current quotation. After a year, you will know how wrong you are.

　They ran into an arrogant boss, and the investment bank wanted to cry, but they had never seen anything like this before. They had no interest in listening to quotations, and they had no intention of continuing the negotiation.

　William White is not crazy. The current valuation is in the range of 2000 million US dollars. He is not interested in this price. He really has no shortage of funds of 200 million US dollars.

　Since the company is developing well, it is very necessary to have a piece of land of its own. Now the land in Silicon Valley is relatively cheap, and it will be expensive to buy it later, and you can't buy the core area.

　Seeing the factory plan of White Software, everyone can only express their admiration, but they just don't understand, what's the use of such a large site if you are a software developer.

　A large number of reporters gathered in San Francisco. They all hoped to get an interview opportunity, but unfortunately they were one step too late. William White had already returned to Texas, so they could only interview the CEO of White Software.

　After leaving the farm for more than a month, there has not been much change here. The only thing that has changed may be that there are more agricultural machinery.

　Because the grape plantation needs to expand, although I don't understand the reason, expansion is always pleasant, let alone the expansion of the surrounding farms, it is already very reluctant to maintain the status quo.

　When he returned to his farm, he was naturally in a very happy mood. He was too busy during this time, and he also needed to adjust his state.

　"Master, the boy from the Bush family will come over tomorrow, would you like to receive him?"

　"Ha! Is this a drunkard coming? Of course we need to be received."

　"Okay, master, I'll tell them."

　"Forbe, make the arrangements richer. I haven't seen him for a few days."

　Uncle Fu left, and the Bushu family had a good relationship with his family. When his family encountered a crisis, the Bushu family did not make trouble.

　The farmers in Texas are actually very cliquey, and they are somewhat rebellious in character. If the relationship is not good, they can fight directly, and they will not do black hands like the Hunter family.

　Although the Bushu family is a political family, its economic strength is still very strong. Not only does it have a large farm, but the family's oil business is also very good.

　Although the economic power is not comparable to that of the White family, they are a political family, and too many assets may become a drag.

　Their reason for coming, William White, generally knows that Texas is the stronghold of elephants. The White family is not pro-elephant.

　This is actually a tradition. The only time I stood in a team was in the Civil War, and I lost a lot in the end.Since then, the White family has not been involved in either side.