Chen Feng's words were very damaging to Andy Rubin's confidence. What Silicon Valley is most indispensable for is technical talents. The mobile system he developed is not irreplaceable or surpassable. And technical talents like him are even more important in the future.
Grab a handful here.
If Chen Feng was just an upstart from the Tang Dynasty who knew nothing, he would of course ask for more money if he could. But Chen Feng is someone who understands technology. After the last conversation between the two, he knew
Chen Feng actually had a deep understanding of mobile systems, and he even suspected that the other party could develop a mobile system by itself as long as the other party was given time.
More importantly, he has now resigned from Apple. He has traveled a lot in the past two days and met with many angel investors, but none of them are interested in his Android system. Even if there are two or three who are willing
Investment, but the conditions they proposed were completely unacceptable to him, and there was a huge gap compared with Chen Feng, an upstart.
This really had a huge impact on his self-confidence, and even made him doubt whether the Android system he developed was really not in line with the trend of the times.
Chen Feng is undoubtedly his last angel investor now. Although he is still reluctant to sell Android directly to the other party. But it is 10 million US dollars after all. He is now almost forty years old and has worked for so long.
He is not very rich. He can even be said to be poor. Ten million US dollars is a very important amount of money for him at present. If he can get this money, it will bring great benefits to him and his family.
A great sense of accomplishment.
"Okay. I agree with your plan." After Andy Rubin was silent for two or three minutes, he finally sighed and bowed his head to Chen Feng.
When Chen Feng saw that he finally agreed to his acquisition and cooperation plan, he was of course secretly happy, but on the surface he was still very calm. He just smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and said, "Then I wish us a happy cooperation in advance."
Andy Rubin reluctantly stretched out his hand to shake Chen Feng's hand, and then said with a wry smile: "In my heart, I know that I have been sold at a low price. But as you said, apart from you being optimistic about me and Android,
There is no one else. I can only choose you."
Chen Feng smiled and said: "From the current point of view, Android is not a bargain. I am only willing to pay 10 million US dollars to avoid wasting time. Otherwise, to be honest, your mobile system is worth at most 5 million US dollars or even
Lower, because as long as I find a few people to spend a few months and give them two to three million dollars,
I can do something similar. Of course, I can’t say I lost money, because I gained time and gained you as a partner. The 10% incentive shares of the new company are still valid for you. Such a large share, for
Many companies can’t do it either. This is my trust and future expectations for you.”
"Okay. Thank you boss. I believe you made a very good deal. So, when do you plan to set up the company? Complete our transaction and start a business?"
"Just today. I'll call my lawyer right away. He's in Los Angeles and should be able to arrive within two hours at the earliest. He will sign a contract with you and then create an Android company."
"Okay. I will also take this time to find a lawyer. When the time comes, we will agree to meet here again."
"Okay. It's okay for you, and it's okay for me."
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At around 11 o'clock at noon, Chen Feng took Lared back to sit in the cafe. Andy Rubin also brought his lawyer. Under the guidance of the lawyer, the two parties worked out some details of the contract.
Negotiate and discuss in detail.
After spending more than an hour to finalize the contents of the contract between the two parties, they then went to the law firm where lawyer Andy Rubin worked, printed the contract, confirmed it was correct, and signed it by both parties.
Chen Feng didn't even find professionals to evaluate the true value of the Android system. The two parties just signed a sales contract and an employment contract.
As for Android Company, after the contract came into effect, Chen Feng quickly established it in Silicon Valley with the help of Lared. Many companies are established here every day. Therefore, the relevant departments here are reviewing the company
It was quite relaxed and fast. Chen Feng only waited here for two more days. All the procedures for the Android company were completed and the license was obtained.
Chen Feng remitted US$5 million directly from the bank to the company's account as the company's operating capital. This money was enough for the company to spend several months.
In the past two days, Andy Rubin, a local snake, also found a two-story house as an office building.
The land and house prices here are very high. Even for a dilapidated two-story house, the monthly rent is as high as 5,000 U.S. dollars. That is 60,000 U.S. dollars a year, which is equivalent to more than 400,000 U.S. dollars when converted into Tang Dynasty coins.
Okay, this is really an exaggeration. After all, the total area of the two floors above and below is only less than 200 square meters.
But here in San Jose, the price is this. If you don’t rent it, there are people who rent it.
Chen Feng was now considered a wealthy man, so he waved his hand and agreed directly.
After the company was established, of course, Andy Rubin, the CEO, could not be allowed to be the commander-in-chief. Therefore, Chen Feng quickly went to find people through Jeff. The first people to be poached were the three technical masters who had appeared before. As long as they were willing
In the past, the salary was doubled, and there were incentive stocks after five years as a condition.
In the end, Jeff and Chen Feng personally invited two of these three people to come. After Andy Rubin chatted with them in detail, he also recognized their technical strength. After discussing with Chen Feng, he appointed one of them
One named Rodney is the technical director, and the other Lynn is the project director.
In addition, of course, other personnel must be recruited. The two positions that Chen Feng wants to focus on are the human resources director and the financial director. He must interview and recruit in person.
For this reason, it took Chen Feng almost five days to finalize the two candidates. Next, Chen Feng also invited Wade, a lawyer who had dealt with him before, as the Android company's legal adviser. In addition,
He was entrusted with full authority to supervise the development of Android Company.
In this way, after determining the framework of the entire company, Chen Feng was finally able to hand over the company to Andy Rubin with confidence.
However, Chen Feng did not leave San Jose immediately. Instead, he continued to stay here for three days before leaving. During these three days, with the help of lawyer Wade, he went to the Copyright Office to register a large and small
There are dozens of patents related to mobile phones. Among them are some patents for Apple mobile phones that he remembers from his previous life, such as the Home button, the shape patents, the front and rear two-way camera patents, etc., mainly the patents on the shape. Because again
He doesn't understand the in-depth internal patents. Even if he does, I believe Apple has already registered them.
A smartphone involves thousands of patents, and Chen Feng has only successfully registered more than 30 patents, which is not a lot. However, by then, in the competition of smartphones, at least Android will have more chips.
Patent wars for smart phones are inevitable in the future. Chen Feng is taking precautions.
After finishing this matter, Chen Feng planned to leave San Jose and return to Los Angeles. However, before going back, he had to go to San Francisco to pick up Blaney. Of course, this was considered a side trip. If he wanted to return to Los Angeles, he had to go to San Francisco first.
Take a plane.
Before Chen Feng left, a formal all-hands meeting was held at Android Company.
In the past few days, the company has recruited more than a dozen employees, including programmers, front desks, security guards, clerks and other positions. If Chen Feng, Andy Rubin and other senior executives are included, the company now has two employees.
There are more than ten people, and the scale cannot be said to be small. After all, in Silicon Valley, there are many companies with just a few people.
Chen Feng, the chairman of the Android company, appeared in front of everyone for the first time, allowing everyone in the company to get to know him as the boss.
At this plenary meeting, Chen Feng did not give a long speech. Instead, he briefly said two points. One is that the capable are promoted and the weak are demoted, including the cleaning staff. The company will have performance evaluations every month. If someone has three consecutive
If you are at the bottom of the ranking every month, you will be eliminated. On the contrary, if someone ranks first for three consecutive months, you will receive generous bonuses; another point is that the company does not
People who have contributed to the company will be treated badly. The big killer is incentive shares. As long as you work in the company for five years, in principle, you will get a certain amount of incentive shares from the company. Of course, this ratio will be very small for ordinary employees.
It may only be 0.001%, but if the company is listed in the future, the wealth represented by this incentive stock will be a lot of money for ordinary people, and it is completely worth them to work for the company with peace of mind.
After the general meeting, of course it was a dinner party for everyone. Chen Feng took them to an island restaurant near the company and spent tens of thousands of dollars, so that everyone had a great time.
After that, Chen Feng took the bus directly to San Francisco.
When they arrived in San Francisco, although there was a detour, Chen Feng asked the driver to pick up Blainey at her home first.
This time when he came to Blainey's house, Chen Feng met her whole family, including her mother, who had divorced her father, as well as her brother and sister.
Apparently, the whole family gathered together to see her off.
Chen Feng got to know her mother, brother and sister. Then, because he had to catch a flight, he did not stay here longer and took Blainey to leave in a car. The two of them also refused at the same time. They wanted to drive Blaney away.
Good intentions for going to the airport.
Finally, he successfully got Blainey into the car alone, and then said goodbye to her family.
After the car started, Blaney often breathed a sigh of relief and leaned his head back on the back seat.
"I didn't expect my mother to come all the way to see me off. It's all my sister's fault. She's a big mouth. Fortunately, I blocked them from sending me to the airport, otherwise it would have been endless." Blainey relaxed all over.
of complaints.
Chen Feng smiled and said, "Isn't this good? It's your first time traveling far away, and the whole family is sending you off. It's very touching and warm to see."
Blainey rolled his eyes and said, "You don't know. My mother almost got into a fight with my father when she came here this time. It would be a disaster for them to stay together."
Chen Feng said in shock: "They are all divorced, are they still so fierce?"
"Yes. My dad is a control freak. Even though we are divorced now, he still subconsciously talks to my mother in a tough tone. Do you think my mother can bear it? She divorced my father because she couldn't bear it.
.Now that the marriage is divorced, she certainly doesn’t have to endure my father’s controlling desire.”
Chen Feng shook his head and said: "Listening to what you said, it's really not good for your parents to get together."
"And my silly brother. He is now thinking about borrowing money from me. He said that when I become famous and make money, I will lend him $100,000 to open a car repair shop."
"He is your brother. Now that you have money, it doesn't matter if you lend him 100,000 yuan."
"You don't know. He is not the material to open a store and do business at all. He is a fool, the kind who helps count the money after being sold. How could he be in business? If I lend him one hundred thousand yuan, he will
It will definitely be lost in a matter of minutes.”
"Then if he really wants to borrow it then, won't you lend it to him?"
Blaney sighed and said: "This is what worries me. I think it's good for him to work in the repair shop now. He doesn't need to use his own brain, just work hard. If he really wants to lend him money to open a repair shop, that's it.
If you hurt him, he will be even more depressed and lose confidence after suffering a failure."
Chen Feng said with some disapproval: "I don't think your brother is as bad as you said. At least you have to give him a chance to prove himself. You are destined to become a big star in the future. I think you lend him 100,000
It is appropriate to start a business with only 1 yuan. Of course, even if he loses money in the end, he will still make money to pay you back in the future. This is a one-size-fits-all approach. You lend him money out of love, and it is natural for him to pay you back.
"
Blainey nodded and said: "You are right. I lent it to him, not gave it to him. It is true that he and I are family members, but when it comes to money, even if my father and I are independent, borrowing it will
To return it, it is impossible to give it to them."
"I won't get involved in how to deal with your relationship with your family. I just hope that you really become a big star in the future and that your family and you can still love each other as much as you do now."
Blainey sighed and said: "How can our family love each other now? Since my parents divorced, I feel that this family is no longer a home."
Chen Feng was silent. He didn't really want to interfere with other people's housework.
When they arrived at the airport, they only had to wait for ten minutes before they arrived at the flight they were going to take.
An hour later, the two arrived in Los Angeles successfully.
Miranda, Emily and Wenxiu came to pick them up. Of course, Chen Feng informed them well in advance before coming back. He also told them that he would bring Blainey with him.
And in order to avoid Miranda misunderstanding, Chen Feng told her everything about Blainey a few days ago. At least on the surface, Miranda is quite understanding of Chen Feng's special recruitment of Blainey to sign a contract with Beautiful Beauty.
and supported.
But Chen Feng was not very sure that Miranda could still understand and support him after meeting Blainey himself.
Therefore, when we were on the plane, Chen Feng also did some ideological work for Blainey who was sitting next to him. He just told her that Miranda was coming to pick her up. She might not have a very good temper, but she was absolutely kind in her heart.
Be kind and understanding.
In this way, even if Miranda shows off her face to Blainey at the airport, the latter should be able to endure it silently.