Rebirth of the American Super Boss Road

"Hey, Daniel..."

Ms. Laura Dunn, the company's administrative director, came to Li Hongfei's workstation and said to Li Hongfei, who was about to start working, "Let me ask you something."

Ok?

Li Hongfei, who had just arrived at the company and still had a "guilty conscience", couldn't help but feel nervous when he heard this. He couldn't help but doubt: No, on the first day after he was reborn, he pretended to be someone else's identity and was arrested by the company's supervisor. Discovered?

Just looking at Laura Dern's expression, nothing seemed wrong. Li Hongfei pursed his lips, tried to look calm, nodded and said: "What's the matter, tell me."

Li Hongfei's internal reaction was a little different from usual. Firstly, Li Hongfei had only been in the company for less than a month and everyone was not very familiar with him. Secondly, Ms. Laura Dern, who was pretending to be worried, did not pay close attention to Li Hongfei. It was a slight difference from the past, or she didn't care at all. Seeing Li Hongfei nod, she immediately said eagerly: "That's right, are there any of your classmates who haven't found a job yet and can operate computers at the same time?"

"A student who can operate a computer?"

"Yes, is there?" Laura Dern's tone even sounded a little more eager: "If there is, you can introduce him to our firm, and Mr. Smith is willing to give him a high salary."

Turns out it wasn’t discovered...

After confirming that he had not been discovered, Li Hongfei took a deep breath. Then, relying on the memory of his predecessor, Li Hongfei quickly remembered what was going on: years ago, in order to improve the efficiency of document processing in the office, The boss of the accounting firm where he just worked: Mr. Gary Smith purchased a wang2200F personal computer produced by Wangan Computer Company to handle various document work of the company. However, when the computer was bought back, Mr. Smith It was only then that I was depressed to find that I couldn't recruit anyone who could operate this computer.

As a result, more than a month has passed from the year before to now, and the computer that the company spent more than 5000 US dollars to purchase can only sit on the table gathering dust.

At this point, some brothers may start to wonder. The United States is the most developed country in the world. Now it is just looking for someone to operate a computer and process electronic documents. This is a job that even elementary school students can do if they have hands. , how could it be impossible to recruit people?

If it were in 2023, this would certainly be true, but in America in 1978, this matter really became a big problem...

and many more!

1978 years?

Yes, it was 1978.

It's Thursday, January 1978, 1. Just this morning, Li Hongfei was shocked to find that he was reborn. Although he couldn't understand why he was reborn inexplicably after just taking a nap, but...

Rebirth is rebirth. As an online writer who has been on the street for many years, Li Hongfei expressed his calmness about rebirth: It’s just rebirth. Which of the novels he has written is not about rebirth?Now it's nothing more than this kind of thing falling on his own head.

The only thing that made Li Hongfei feel a little regretful was that after repeated verification and confirmation, he found that he had no system when he was reborn. It would be great if he could have a system for rich people who can make money just by taking a breath...

Although there is no system, after carefully examining his situation, Li Hongfei is still very happy because his "foundation" is really good: a fourth-generation Chinese born in San Francisco, USA, his Chinese name is also Li Hongfei, and his English name is Daniel ·Li, who studied accounting at San Francisco State University (SFSU), just joined Mr. Smith’s accounting firm through the school’s recruitment a year ago. Now he is an accountant who has just started working for less than a month and is on probation. assistant accountant.

Although he was not reborn as a child of a rich man or a large farmer, such starting conditions were much better than being poor and poor, and Li Hongfei was very satisfied.

And Li Hongfei, who has a full understanding of the nature of the country America, knows very well what his future path should be: if he doesn’t want to work so hard to be the so-called “middle class”, then he should find a way to become a truly rich person as soon as possible. .

However, with such a well-paying job as a foundation, Li Hongfei is not too anxious about how to become a rich man. After all, this kind of thing cannot be rushed. It needs to be planned slowly. The most important thing is to There was a suitable time, but at this moment Ms. Laura Dern's words made Li Hongfei's heart suddenly move: The computer industry in 1978...

Lin Hongfei couldn't help but turn his head and his eyes fell on the company's wang2200F personal computer. At the same time, he remembered the general description of this era in the information he had checked when writing a book: In 1978, personal computers had just started. In the past year of 1977, global personal computer shipments were 4.8 units, of which the domestic market shipments in the United States were approximately just over 3 units.

Only a little over 3 units were shipped across the United States!

The entire personal computer market is just in its infancy, and various supporting facilities and service measures cannot keep up. Even the most basic computer operators are extremely scarce.

How scarce is it?

If it is a large enterprise or a large-volume purchase, fine, you can pay the computer manufacturer to provide training, but for a small company like Smith Accounting Firm, it is really not that difficult to find a qualified computer operator. You can try your luck by placing recruitment advertisements in newspapers, because large companies such as Wangan Computer will not provide you with training at all. They will just give you an instruction manual that comes with the computer.

Because of this, in the current job market in America, the salary of computer operators is very high!

How high?

Mr. Smith offered this computer operator a probationary salary of US$1000. After the probationary period, it will be US$1200 plus bonus. The most important thing is that the salary is negotiable!

If you have no idea about this salary, we can make a simple comparison: In 1978, the monthly salary of an ordinary supermarket clerk or restaurant waiter in the United States was more than 400 US dollars. Li Hongfei was in the probation period and had already obtained the qualification of assistant accountant. A senior student with a certificate can get a salary of US$650. If he can successfully become a full-time student after the probation period, he can get a monthly salary of US$750 in the first year. Including bonuses, the total monthly income is roughly Between $800 and $850.

Such a comparison shows how exaggerated the salary of a computer operator was in 1978, almost three times the monthly salary of a hotel waiter!

There is no way. In this era, computers are a symbol of top-notch high-tech. Even in the eyes of Americans, the operation and use of computers is a very mysterious and high-level job. Being able to operate a computer and get a A monthly salary of more than 1000 US dollars, isn’t that normal and what it should be?

Thinking of this, Li Hongfei was moved: Since the salary of a computer operator is so high, he can definitely give it a try. It can also be regarded as saving some funds for starting. Besides, it is just to operate the computer. Although the operating system of the current computer is extremely crude and requires Enter various commands and instructions, but as long as you master these commands and instructions, the computer is actually just that...

Since the salary of a computer operator is so high and it is so hard to find people, you can definitely work part-time, which is more than 1000 US dollars a month...

The more he thought about it, the more Li Hongfei felt that this method was good, and he quickly made up his mind: Just do it!

Having made up his mind, Li Hongfei immediately said to Laura Dunn: "Miss Dunn, I do know a few friends who can operate computers, but are you kidding? People who can operate computers are top-notch scarce talents. They are looking for Can’t get to work?”

"Uh...hehe..."

Laura Dern smiled a little awkwardly, wasn't she? These days, if a person can operate a computer, unless he doesn't want to find a job, how can he not find a job?I don’t know how many big companies out there have written in the recruitment columns of newspapers that “we are looking for computer operators with high salaries.” My own idea is indeed a bit ridiculous.

Just when Laura Dern was frustrated and thinking about how to reply to Mr. Smith, Li Hongfei changed his tone and said, "But it's not impossible..."

Laura Dern was stunned at first: What does Daniel mean by this?

But sensing that there was something wrong in Li Hongfei's words, he immediately asked, "Do you have any idea?"

"All the classmates I know who can use computers have already found jobs. It's impossible for them to come to our company." At this point, Li Hongfei pointed at himself: "But I can operate this thing."

"You know how to operate a computer??" Laura Dern's eyes widened in surprise: "Why have I never heard of you?"

She almost said "Are you kidding me?!"

Li Hongfei looked pure and innocent: "You didn't even ask me."

"..."

Laura Dern was speechless: she had indeed never asked him this question before.

But then, she became ecstatic and quickly confirmed again: "Daniel, do you really know how to use a computer?"

Facing Laura Dern's surprised and ecstatic expression, Li Hongfei was very calm and confident: "I don't know how to operate this wang2200F of our company, but I have a friend who owns a TRS produced by Tandy/RadioShack Company. I know the basic operations of -80 and TRS-80.

There should be an instruction manual for our company's wang2200F, right?I have experience using TRS-80. I will read the instruction manual and get familiar with the operation. It will be absolutely fine. "

"..."

Laura Dern began to feel tangled in her heart. On the one hand, she felt that what Li Hongfei said made sense. If he really had experience in operating other brands of computers, he should be able to operate the company's wang2200F after reading the manual and getting familiar with it. ; But on the other hand, she had some doubts: Is what Daniel said true?I've never heard him say that he had access to computers before.