The system is indeed too old. Xing Baohua knows that Microsoft has released a 1.0 version of the system with a graphical interface, but he hasn't gotten his hands on it yet.

Xing Baohua felt it was necessary to make a trip to the United States, but before going, he needed to raise some funds.

They even want to use music to break into the music market of the Great American Kingdom.

Make a call and ask the investment team in the US how their talks with Microsoft are going.

They couldn't get a price down for a long time, and they couldn't even meet with Microsoft's main executives. The price was stuck at $35 per system per machine.

Based on the current official exchange rate, it costs over 100 RMB per machine to use Microsoft's latest system.

If it weren't for shipping the export version, who would be willing to spend this damn money?

After we get to America, I'll ask Wozniak to introduce me to Gates; maybe he can get me a better price.

Speaking of Wozniak, he's a very honest guy. He said he'd sell the shares to Xing Baohua, and he did. However, it was a pitifully small amount, only a little over 18,000 shares.

It occupies about one-third of the total shares of Da Guozi.

This is hardly enough; it's not even enough to get through the door to a shareholders' meeting.

Secretly, Xing Baohua also collected some. He did it covertly. Even if he left it there untouched, after a decade or so, it would amount to a considerable fortune.

Never mind, now that Grandpa Qiao is gone, Da Guozi is in a weakened state.

For the next two or three decades, the large fruit will not pose much of a threat.

The real competitors are still the major international manufacturers, such as IBM, HP, Dell, Panasonic, and Fujitsu.

To compete with these major manufacturers, chips are still key. Without access to the latest chips, appearance, service, and price are the three crucial factors for competition.

As for service, Xing Baohua didn't have the financial resources or energy to provide services for foreigners; the regional limitations restricted his capabilities.

Appearance and price were the advantages that Xing Baohua considered.

Initially, we'll focus on channel distribution. Once we have more capital, we'll consider establishing direct-sale stores or branch offices overseas.

Right now, we can only think about the plan; it will take several years before it can be implemented.

In just over forty days, the 1986 Spring Canton Fair will begin. This year, Xing Baohua has arranged for people to go there early to prepare.

He has already prepared the products for sale. In addition to the same items as last year, this year's product selection is very extensive.

The series includes portable music players, repeaters, upgraded pagers, cordless phones, voice recorders, and various combination speakers.

Laptops and desktop computers with high, medium, and low configurations.

A learning machine that supports multiple languages ​​and yellow card games.

Although it's available in multiple languages, only Japanese and English are included. The Chinese version is not included; it's a standard export version.

This thing is a complete rip-off. Of those kids who buy it for practice, probably less than 5% actually use it for learning. Most of them just use the factory-issued yellow card to play games.

The yellow card only had three mini-games. To avoid conflicts with Rose Blocks, Xing Baohua switched to the game "Dr. Capsule Eliminate Viruses." He even called it "developing intellectual thinking."

Playing games can promote children's intellectual development.

This guy's cunning lies in his deceptive tactics.

The other two games are road bikes and Go.

It is even euphemistically called: training reaction ability and strategic ability.

This is clearly a game that could easily get kids hooked, but this guy is making it sound amazing. Okay, he even supports the Japanese NES cartridges.

As for whether the child will buy other cards, he doesn't care.

He prepared the goods and began shipping them to Nandu. Having learned from the previous transaction, he had prepared a considerable amount of stock.

All large orders are pre-orders. Small orders are all in stock.

Don't underestimate these small orders; they often lead to bigger orders in the future.

The same group of people will go to the Canton Fair as last year. After all, they are all worldly-wise and know what to do.

The chief designer, along with several graduates from the Academy of Arts and Crafts, designed print advertisements for various products.

And the product's functional description.

After arranging the personnel, Xing Baohua prepared to go to Hong Kong. He would be traveling there two days before the opening of the Canton Fair.

Explain the situation to the municipal government staff that this time they will not go with the provincial delegation.

The city government actually wanted Xing Baohua to send a representative to participate in the delegation. After all, it would be convenient to notify Xing Baohua if anything happened.

Well, Xing Baohua had no choice but to send his chief secretary over there, thinking that the secretary going to Hong Kong wouldn't be of much use this time.

Two security guards followed Xing Baohua, but the section chief did not go with them.

With several others being trained in Hong Kong, Xing Baohua's bodyguard force is sufficient.

Book the plane tickets, inform them of the time in Hong Kong, and prepare to pick them up from the airport.

First class, and it's a flight from Hong Kong.

The flight attendants were very beautiful, but one of them looked very, very familiar, yet I just couldn't remember where I'd seen her before.

When they were almost in Hong Kong, he suddenly remembered who it was: wasn't this the aunt who played Little Dragon Girl?

I'm lying down.

She was so beautiful when she was young!

This guy was genuinely tempted, even indulging in a narcissistic fantasy: since he was already in first class, would he receive a little note from her?

When I stepped off the plane, I didn't see the legendary little note. I disembarked with regret, even wanting to see the Little Dragon Girl again, but I had no idea where she was working.

Although Xiaolongnu missed her, the little demon was too dangerous.

The next day, I went to the company feeling exhausted. As soon as I entered, the young lady at the front desk immediately stood up and said, "Hello, boss!"

Xing Baohua looked stunning from head to toe. Her work blazer accentuated her curves, and... well, her black stockings were nice.

"Pour me a cup of tea. By the way, what's your name?"

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