"Thank you, Steve."

"Is this the blueprint you gave me back then?"

Xing Baohua smiled slightly and said, "You still remember! Haha! If you had bought it and produced it back then, the Big Apple would have received the highest praise and honor."

"I'm sorry!" It's both an honor and a tragedy that Grandpa Qiao would take the initiative to say sorry.

Xing Baohua shrugged at Grandpa Qiao, accepting the apology, and said, "Steve, did you have something to discuss with me before we met?"

"I'd like to know, is there still a chance for us to cooperate on your graphics card?"

"Yes, of course. Forget about acquisitions, I only want a partnership!"

Grandpa Joe smiled slightly and asked, "How much Big Apple stock do you own right now?"

"Around 1.8%."

"More than me? I only have 1%. Do you believe I can go back to the Big Apple and regain control of it?"

"I have great faith in your abilities; you are the best business manager. Have they invited you back to take charge?"

"Not yet. The Big Apple is in a mess right now, and they don't have any decent products to launch."

After listening to Uncle Qiao's complaints, Xing Baohua was speechless. "Ignoring the eldest brother, even when you were in charge, how many innovations did you make? You just stuck to one product and profited from it. Look at how many years Guozi II has reaped the benefits."

Xing Baohua was very curious about why Grandpa Qiao would want to cooperate with him on graphics cards.

I asked out of curiosity.

Grandpa Qiao said, "Early IBM graphics cards also came in two modes: monochrome and color graphics. Although they performed well, their performance couldn't compare to the high-end graphics cards."

Xing Baohua knew about what Grandpa Qiao was talking about, and nodded to let him continue.

"With the emergence of the 'Big Rice' graphics card, and IBM and Fairchild also developing their own, I believe it won't be long before it hits the market. My animation studio needs a high-quality graphics card," said Grandpa Qiao.

Xing Baohua laughed. "To make a film, you specifically invested in a graphics card company?"

Uncle Qiao is indeed Uncle Qiao; he gets his goods directly from the source, and they're even custom-made.

"I can set up a separate professional graphics card company based on the rice graphics card. The company can be located in the United States, and it can only be responsible for design and sales, while the production and processing can be handled by rice," Xing Baohua said.

Grandpa Qiao nodded in agreement.

Why locate a graphics card company in the United States? Architects are scarce, and only Steve Jobs' influence could attract a group of suitable people to work for him.

Xing Baohua didn't want to go through that trouble; he wanted to upgrade the hardware to a certain level as soon as possible. If he rejected Uncle Qiao, Xing Baohua would have to go through the trouble of poaching people. Training his own people would be a long process.

Complete the core architecture blueprints in the Great America, while simultaneously producing and training your own people, understand their architectural thinking, and then adapt it to your own system.

People only know that he got a few lithography machines from Philips and had the ability to produce them, but in fact, Xing Baohua's main production force has been moved to Tongcheng in Guizhou Province.

In central Shandong, only one research institute remains capable of developing and producing lithography machines.

Xing Baohua can do what lifting electromechanical equipment can do, and he can also do what lifting electromechanical equipment cannot do.

The only difference is that it cannot be exposed; it must be produced secretly.

He kept releasing smokescreens and creating a false impression, making everyone believe that Xing Baohua's production source was just those few Philips machines.

Architects are trained by first copying graphics card chips. That's why architects are so valuable; major chip manufacturing companies bind them with draconian contracts.

Recruiting someone requires a lot of effort and involves various high compensations.

Xing Baohua knew the training costs weren't low, so he readily agreed to help Uncle Qiao, but there were conditions attached.

It's about cross-investment in Steve Jobs' animation studio.

Moreover, if Grandpa Qiao wants to sell, Xing Baohua must have the right of first refusal.

The two quickly reached a verbal agreement, and the remaining matters were left to their respective assistants and teams to conduct detailed negotiations.

As for signing contracts, that will have to wait until after the cybersecurity conference.

After the matter was settled, let Grandpa Qiao get some rest first, and Xing Baohua will leave first.

He's quite busy; he has several important guests to welcome tomorrow. He'll go back to the company to take care of some things first, then go home to rest.

Everything was going perfectly, but I received a call from the Third Prince as soon as I got home.

Please ask Xing Baohua to go to the J Bureau to bail out a few people.

"..."

As fate would have it, according to the Third Prince, the artists from his company were taken away for investigation as soon as they got off the plane. They could have been released on bail by their lawyers, but J-side refused. Some things weren't cleared up.

He has already sent people over to assist, and if it's convenient for Xing Baohua, he can help retrieve them as well.

Good heavens, could it be those loud and boisterous Koreans?

drink!

He put it in, then fished it out?

What kind of people are these?!

The fact that the Third Prince made this call means there must be an important person involved. Fearing some misunderstanding, Xing Baohua should personally go and meet them to clear things up.

First, have someone find out which police station the person is being held in, and once that's clear, Xing Baohua will call his lawyer and tell him to go there first while he follows.

It took more than two hours to complete the formalities and get the person released on bail.

Xing Baohua also met the person the Third Prince had mentioned.

The girl was quite pretty and had delicate features. I wonder if the concept of "artificial beauty" existed back then.

The girl and her agent kept bowing and thanking Xing Baohua. Then Xing Baohua took out his phone and called the Third Prince, saying that the person had been rescued and asking if he wanted to talk.

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