This city does not have such strong and colorful colors. On a crisp autumn morning, you may feel that autumn is coming, and then the next day it will become cloudy and cool, and autumn may have already left.
Despite this, Peng Bo still feels beautiful and comfortable this autumn.
In the newspaper office, with the help of Bao Zheng and Jiang Yiying, apart from the hard work of catching up on manuscripts at night, as Heinwei said, the atmosphere in the newspaper office is very good, and every day is like a honeymoon.
He woke up a little late today. Peng Bo hurried into the office with a scallion pancake in hand. He opened the boxy computer as usual and opened his mailbox. Many emails popped out impatiently.
Peng Bo did not rush to open the emails, but first made himself a cup of instant coffee, and then opened the emails one by one.
The first one on the list is an email from ****. These days, many investment banks such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, UBS, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank... have expressed great concern about the rankings.
, and even hope to have an interview and learn more. Fund companies such as BlackRock Fund Company, Fidelity Fund Company, Carlyle Group, Barings, AllianceBernstein, and First State also expressed their interest.
Peng Bo had some regrets. The influence of the Rich List was still brewing. It seemed that the cooperation with Citibank was a bit premature, otherwise he could have sold it at a better price.
The daughter at home has already started school. Jiang Yiying came not too early in the morning. The bearded mother-in-law is hospitalized and has taken leave for the past few days. In the office, Peng Bo began to reply to these emails one by one and store the contacts of each company.
Become famous all over the world!
Now, everyone in the world is a friend!
He secretly laughed in his heart. Although the world knew about him, and the financial and business circles around the world were actively contacting him, it was like returning home and walking at night. None of the richest people on the domestic list communicated with him, and he didn't see any emails.
One letter.
Oh, this email seemed a little different. It was neither a fund nor a bank. Peng Bo's eyes lit up. The email was sent by Microsoft Seattle, and it was signed by Rick Crest, Vice President of Microsoft's Seattle headquarters.
His rankings would be favored by listed companies, banks and funds, but he did not expect that something would happen between him and Microsoft. He looked outside, closed the door, took out the mobile phone he just bought and dialed the number in the email.
.
"Hi, hello, I'm Donald. I received an email from your company..." Peng Bo asked cautiously. The other person on the phone seemed a little dazed. Peng Bo continued to explain, "I'm Donald Peng.
The producer of the single…”
"Hello, Donald," the other party suddenly became enthusiastic, "I don't have your contact information, so I can only send you an email. Didn't Laurie Minard mention it to you?"
"No." Peng Bo tried hard to recall the contents of several calls with Lauri Minard, but he did not mention Microsoft. Oh, the heavyweight in his mouth should be the vice president of Microsoft.
"Oh, maybe he forgot about me," the other party was not annoyed and laughed on the other end of the phone, "Donald, I saw the list published in Forbes. To be honest, we are very interested. We want to
Invite you to come to Seattle to see what we can do together and discuss your list face to face..."
Microsoft?Seattle?
In 1998, this company that keeps pace with the computer industry has already become a veritable big brother. The Windows system has become the industry leader, and 95% of computers around the world are equipped with Microsoft systems. Microsoft has become the largest company in the history of the world.
The most profitable software company.
However, at the end of last year, Microsoft was accused of monopoly by the U.S. Department of Justice for bundling the Internet Explorer browser with the Windows system. This year, the antitrust case was officially filed. This is a long-lasting lawsuit that spans the century.
Despite this, Peng Bo wanted to accept the invitation, but he was very hesitant. As a newly hired reporter, he couldn't leave, let alone leave the country.
"You know, last year, we started planning to build the Microsoft Greater China Technical Support Center in Shanghai, and Tang is the person in charge there."
Tang Jun?
The Chinese people are all familiar with this man who is known as the working emperor, and they are also familiar with what happened to him regarding his academic qualifications.
"Also, we are planning to set up a China Microsoft Research Institute. Kaifu Lee..." Rickcrest's Chinese seemed to be very poor, or he could not speak Chinese at all. He said word by word, "He will be the first
Dean Ren..."
Oh, Microsoft Research, this is a river dug by Microsoft in China in 1998.
The door was pushed open from the outside at this time, and the bearded man walked in. He picked up the water bottle on the table, filled it with water, and drank it down. "Xiao Peng, aren't you going out for an interview today?" Before Peng could wait,
Bo replied, he took the camera and hurried out again.
"Mr. Rickrest, I am very interested in Microsoft China Research Institute. I also know that the research institute is now under preparation. I want..." Peng Bo turned around and closed the door, but the door was pushed open again. The bearded man
He barged in again, "Xiao Peng, when did you buy a mobile phone? Come on, let me take a look!"
…
The campus of Tongqi University is so quiet at night.
In front of the girls' dormitory building, Yan Ning walked down quickly. She seemed to be looking forward to it, but also a little uneasy. When she saw Peng Bo, she suddenly let out a long sigh of relief.
"Microsoft Research?"
Yan Ning is no stranger to Microsoft, but she has never heard of this new organization.
"Microsoft now has two institutions in China. One is our Greater China Technical Support Center in Shanghai, and the other is the Microsoft Research Institute that is about to be established. I think you can work there in the future."
On the Rich List, Yan Ning tried her best and spent the most effort. Peng Bo always wanted to do something for Yan Ning. She didn’t need the money, and she didn’t accept the things. She was about to face an internship and was looking for a suitable one for her.
And this is a unit that will bring her endless benefits in the future. This is something Peng Bo has always kept in mind.
Under the night, Yan Ning's body seemed to tremble. She looked at Peng Bo quietly, neither agreeing nor rejecting.
"Don't look at me like that," Peng Bo smiled. "You don't know anything about this organization. This is a new organization established by Microsoft in China this year, and it sent a Chinese leader to it. This person is Li Kaifu."
This name will be known to Chinese people in the future.
"In the next twenty years, no one can avoid this institution to talk about the history of China's science and technology in these two decades. The cultivation of basic computing science and artificial intelligence talents in China originated here."
Peng Bo knew that although Microsoft in 1998 had become an empire and was riddled with lawsuits, the Chinese market had not yet been fully included in its territory, and it would continue to explore this uncultivated virgin land.
In the next twenty years, this institute will transcend the meaning of "the branch of a multinational company in China" and become the "Whampoa Military Academy" of China's IT industry. Wang Jian, the father of Alibaba Cloud, Lin Bin, partner of Xiaomi, Zhang Hongjiang, CEO of Kingsoft, and Baidu
President Zhang Yaqin, Haier Group CTO Zhao Feng...all know about this Damo Academy.
Moreover, in this DAMO Academy, more than 10 alumni will serve as executives in China's top technology companies, 20 will be elected as academicians of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and more than 80 will make great achievements in the entrepreneurial wave.
These people, just counting a few of them, all have loud and bright names. They grew up from here and started a new journey from here, creating more value and going further.
"This is the cradle of genius and the pinnacle of technology. Yan Ning, you are a genius. This is where you should go for your internship!"
Yan Jing looked at Peng Bo quietly, "Have you decided? If you think it's appropriate, I'll go."