Early the next morning, everyone in Bai Shuo had breakfast with Dong Hongshen, but neither Zhu Sui'an nor Dong Hongshen mentioned what happened last night. Yang Jian and others were a little listless, obviously they had not fully sobered up from last night's wine.
Niu Er ate big mouthfuls of food, looking like nothing was wrong and keeping secrets. After breakfast, Dong Hongshen left the hotel with a group of brothers and rushed to the airport. Liang Ying suggested that this place is not far from Silicon Valley, why not go there?
Feel the power of technology. This idea hit it off with Bai Shuo, who said with great interest: "Grandpa Deng said that 'science and technology are the primary productive forces'. In the future, our country will inevitably transform from ordinary manufacturing to the technology industry."
"Come up, we just take this opportunity to learn more from the United States." So everyone packed their bags and headed towards the place where the light of science and technology shone...
Silicon Valley is not a valley, nor does it produce silicon. It is located on the west coast of the United States and is the kingdom of today's electronics and computer industries. Although the United States and other high-tech zones in the world are constantly growing, Silicon Valley is still the world's leading high-tech innovation and development center.
The founder and center of Silicon Valley, the region's venture capital accounts for one-third of the total venture capital investment in the United States, and the number of computer companies in Silicon Valley has grown to about 1,500. A century ago it was still an orchard, but since Intel, Apple, Google,
After the headquarters of Facebook, Yahoo and other high-tech companies settled here, many prosperous towns emerged. In just a few decades, Silicon Valley has produced a large number of technology tycoons. The main location feature of Silicon Valley is that it has some nearby
It is backed by top universities in the United States with strong scientific research capabilities, including Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, as well as several other universities in the University of California system and Santa Clara University. Structurally, Silicon Valley is based on a group of high-tech small and medium-sized companies.
At the same time, it owns a large company that integrates science, technology and production.
After a journey of about 50 kilometers, the group quickly arrived at their destination. The first impression that Bai Shuo and others felt here was that there was no pollution, the air quality was good, and the sky was blue. It is said that they can often see it in the morning.
Rainbow, Bai Shuo couldn't help but think of the girl who said "the air in the United States is sweet". There are no high-rise buildings here. People who don't know better think they have come to some new rural area, but when they see the buildings
After the technology inside is developed, you will be stunned by the previous judgment.
It has to be said that Weilun's energy is very great. Even though he was across a country from Bai Shuo and the others, he was still able to arrange Bai Shuo's itinerary perfectly. The special car that picked up Bai Shuo and his party had just arrived, and they were facing him.
Three elite white-collar workers with extraordinary temperament came over. One of them, a Chinese woman, turned out to be the translator specially prepared for Bai Shuo and his party. The next trip would be arranged by these three people, saving Bai Shuo and his party a lot of trouble.
worry.
After resting for a day, the visit tour officially began. In the next few days, under the leadership of the three people, Bai Shuo and his party visited many companies such as Google, Facebook, Tesla, Intel, Cisco, etc., and also listened to
Lectures and sharing by some well-known entrepreneurs and scholars.
First of all, the most intuitive feeling is that most companies here do not check in. Many people come to work one after another at 10 a.m., but they usually get off work very late. In fact, there are no actual regulations. The source of self-driving force is not only options, but also
What's more, everyone is so good, and you don't want to fall behind and hold the team back. If you only learn how to prevent employees from clocking in, then you are going wrong. For startups, every second counts. Therefore, the competition here is
In fact, it is extremely intense. The pace of life is very fast. Tens of thousands or more scientific and technological achievements are developed and launched every day. They believe that time is money, and they pay a huge price for it. People there every day
Their nerves are in a state of extreme tension and they often "can't sleep at night". Therefore, the nine-to-five life is not their trajectory at all. They are like tireless machines spinning their brains at high speed every day, overdrawing their bodies and
Life, almost every day many workers here die suddenly due to overwork, and some jump from buildings due to excessive psychological stress. Silicon Valley is also one of the areas with the highest mortality rate in the world.
Liang Ying discovered that almost all well-known companies here have developed for more than 8 years. Through long-term accumulation, they have achieved today's achievements. Some companies have also experienced several mistakes during this period, and even made it almost impossible to turn over.
From the very beginning, the products, the founders, and even themselves have been questioned. If you want to gain a foothold here, the first factor is to be able to endure. Only those companies with strong will and determination can finally win. It can be said that everything here is great.
You have to endure it all. But just being able to endure it is not enough. At most, it only qualifies you to compete. If you want to win the final victory, you have to choose the right way. Some companies and teams may work very hard and be able to endure it, but
You took the wrong path and fell short in the end. Maybe this situation makes you think it is difficult to succeed, but from a macro perspective, thousands of companies are fighting all the way, choosing all the way, and being eliminated all the way. In the end, there will always be a few companies that are lucky enough to pass.
Passing the final hurdle and achieving success is a matter of probability. And what we see are often the companies that win in the end, and those winners stand shiningly on the podium and share their successful experiences with everyone.
In fact, their so-called experience is also shared by the losers. The only difference is that every time they choose, they are luckier than others. Bai Shuo suddenly feels that he is very lucky. His luck does not lie in whether he can choose the right path, but in whether he can choose the right way.
He has already seen the future, and the path he is taking is the right path.
When visiting a technology company, the founder of the company personally received Bai Shuo and his party. The founder of this company was very approachable and energetic. Unfortunately, Bai Shuo knew that they were going in the wrong direction.
The development of the company was not what they had judged. Although it was a bit regretful, Bai Shuo and his party still learned a lot from this company.
When visiting a well-known software platform research and development company, a vice president of the company, who was also their chief technical officer, was responsible for the reception of the visit. Of course, there were also two other groups of people who visited at the same time. But let
What interested Bai Shuo was that the vice president turned out to be a Chinese. His name was Lei Xiaofeng. After studying in the United States and getting a doctorate, he joined the company and gradually rose to the position of vice president from senior engineer.
But what surprised Bai Shuo even more was that his predictions about future development were very accurate, and even had some fantastic ideas. Although Bai Shuo was not very familiar with this name in his later memories, he was certain that it was not
A simple person, after all, this company is also a world-renowned existence. When Bai Shuo expressed his interest in becoming the world's number one software platform company, Lei Xiaofeng was surprised because he felt that the current industry can be successfully managed.
, only Western developed countries. As for someone in China having this idea, he had never thought about it. Bai Shuo was also happy to communicate with him for a while, and Bai Shuo confirmed Lei Xiaofeng's view. After all,
There are some things that others are already too far ahead of, and it is very difficult to catch up or even surpass them. But Bai Shuo told Lei Xiaofeng that what he wanted was not to catch up and surpass, but to take advantage of major opportunities for change to bring everyone back to the same level.
He started at the starting line and took the lead from the beginning, which was ultimately beyond the reach of others. Lei Xiaofeng was moved by Bai Shuo's idea. As a Chinese, he also sincerely hoped that one day China could take the lead in these fields, so he took the initiative to negotiate with Bai Shuo.
Business cards were exchanged.
On this day, Bai Shuo and his party were preparing to participate in another sharing and exchange meeting. At the meeting, five companies showed their latest research and development results, and three big names had in-depth sharing and exchanges with everyone. But here, Bai Shuo unexpectedly met again
Steve. Steve enthusiastically invited Bai Shuo and his party to visit his company. This proposal coincided with Bai Shuo’s idea, so two days later, Bai Shuo and his team set off again to a place not too far away from Silicon Valley.
Far away Apple.
Steve personally greeted Bai Shuo and his entourage and enthusiastically acted as a guide. When he walked to the company's door, Steve did not make too many introductions, but told Bai Shuo that he wanted to build the company's headquarters in the future.
It will look like a UFO and will be the best office building in the world. It will be a magnificent, technological, majestic and environmentally friendly giant building that has never been seen on this planet!
Bai Shuo knew that those who failed brag about the past, those who stand still show off the present, and only those with far-sighted vision can describe the future. He had just come into contact with the door of a company headquarters, and Steve had already shown its future blueprint.
In front of everyone's eyes.
In the company's display hall, everyone experienced a variety of products, and they all felt full of novelty. Only Bai Shuo was very calm. After all, he had already seen Apple's newer products, and these were just leftovers, even if they were compared to
Similar products currently on the market are still a lot more unique.
After Bai Shuo experienced the concept model of iPhone, he still couldn't hold back and gave Steve a lot of opinions. Although these opinions were not core things, they also made Steve feel very important.
Because these opinions put forward by Bai Shuo are correct results that Apple will arrive at through continuous summary and improvement in the future, this can save Steve a lot of detours.
Steve wanted to give Bai Shuo one of their latest mobile phones that was about to be launched, but Bai Shuo actually refused. Seeing that Steve was a little embarrassed, Bai Shuo immediately explained: "Honestly, this is not perfect enough.
If I want to give it away, I hope it is the most perfect generation product. In that case, I will cherish it even more."
Steve asked strangely: "When do you think we can create the most perfect product?"
Bai Shuo smiled: "I believe it will be soon, maybe in the next generation."
Steve happily agreed and told Bai Shuo that the fourth generation of iPhone would be developed in two years at the latest, and he hoped that Bai Shuo could attend the press conference.
Bai Shuo smiled ambiguously at this time and said, "If I am also planning to enter the mobile phone industry, do you think it is possible for us to hold a press conference together?"
Steve said very calmly: "Then you will be a terrible opponent. I expect such an opponent, but I hope to become friends with you."
"Steve, you will be a formidable opponent, so I will be very willing to be friends or even partners with you during my lifetime."
Steve was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "I think I will consider this suggestion carefully." Then he stretched out his hand to Bai Shuo. Bai Shuo also immediately stretched out his right hand and held it tightly with Steve.
Together, this is a very ordinary handshake, so ordinary that no one notices it, and no image data or record is left. But this is a very extraordinary handshake, and this handshake represents a subversive revolution.
Changes are coming, marking the beginning of a new era.
Bai Shuo stayed here for two days. In addition to visiting Apple, Bai Shuo also had a long period of personal communication with Steve. Steve even hosted a banquet for Bai Shuo at home. During the dinner
The food prepared for Bai Shuo seemed quite rich, but there were only some vegetarian dishes in front of Steve. Under Bai Shuo's curiosity, Steve told Bai Shuo that he and his wife were vegetarians. Through further understanding
, Bai Shuo discovered that Steve is a perfectionist. He believes that there is no shortcut to perfect quality. You must position excellent quality as your own commitment and stick to it unswervingly. When you have higher requirements for yourself and pay attention to all
After the details, the product will be different from others. Steve likes to work with the best people. He believes that the first ten employees of a startup determine the level of the company, because everyone must be able to afford the company's ten
One-third of the work. He also used his favorite Beatles as a metaphor for the power of the team: no major job can be completed by one, two, three, or four people alone. In order to get things done, work
It cannot be done by just one person. People with extraordinary abilities must be found to cooperate. In the end, the power generated by individual interactions is aggregated, so that the overall power will be far greater than the sum of the individual powers. Steve does not know these concepts of his
It had a great impact on Bai Shuo's future work style. What shocked Bai Shuo most was that Steve said that he "sells dreams rather than products." He would make people think that what impresses Apple's consumers is not the products it produces.
itself, but the specific meaning represented by these products.
The two had in-depth discussions on industry trends, technology development, investment cooperation and even life. Regarding investment cooperation matters, Bai Shuo showed full sincerity, and Steve also attached great importance to them, focusing on the intention of cooperation.
After a long negotiation. Of course, the two of them also talked a lot about their personal lives, interests, and hobbies. After Steve learned that Bai Shuo had been married once, he was deeply aware of the so-called betrothal gifts and some customs in China.
I don’t understand. No matter how Bai Shuo explains it, after all, cultural differences cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. However, Steve said with great certainty: "Bai Shuo, I believe that girl will feel sorry for losing such a person like you in the future."
I regret being an excellent husband."
Although Liang Ying thought this company was very good, she was still a little confused about Bai Shuo's serious inspection. After all, even companies such as Google and Giantsoft only stayed for half a day. On the day before leaving, Steve gave Bai Shuo a gift
There were two agreements of intention. One was that within one year Apple had the right to raise funds from Bai Shuo at a price of 7 yuan per share, not exceeding 1 billion yuan. In other words, Bai Shuo had given the initiative to Bai Shuo.
Apple, but obviously with the current stock price and situation of Apple, it is impossible to initiate this agreement. The second part of the agreement is that Bai Shuo will set up a corresponding company in China to cooperate with Apple, and will be fully responsible for the production of Apple products in China.
Sales in China, the agreement period is 5 years. However, Bai Shuo must ensure that Apple products enter China within one year, and reach sales of more than 500 million yuan per year in the future. At that time, Apple's products have not yet entered China. If anyone can
Helping them enter the Chinese market is of course what they want. And looking at it now, the sales of 500 million are already very satisfying for them. But only Bai Shuo knows that he has made a lot of money this time.?