The advantage of acquiring an existing research laboratory is that the employees are more professional and have a tacit understanding developed through long-term cooperation.

Han Chudong explained the research content very clearly, and they began to divide themselves into groups according to the projects, preparing to specialize in a facial mask water. Whichever product sold best in the end, everyone in the group would receive an additional bonus of around two thousand US dollars.

Not too much, not too little.

It is just enough to motivate them without causing internal conflicts.

His management skills were not sophisticated enough, and he had no way of forcing these people to work according to his ideas. He could only use bonuses and benefits to make them willingly take the bait.

After the short meeting.

After entering the office, Han Chudong had a detailed talk with Ron and Sersi, meaning to let them move into management positions and help manage these researchers.

The big stick was hidden and not revealed, but a lot of carrots were given out. It was promised that as long as they developed a best-selling product, they would receive a considerable bonus.

This method has been used in other companies. I don’t know how it will perform in the future, but there have been no problems so far.

It was worth reading John D. Rockefeller's biography.

There is a sentence in the book that says to think about win-win situations before doing things, and not to put every coin into your own pocket. Han Chudong not only remembered it, but also decided to put it into practice.

He doesn't have the energy to manage several companies at the same time and be able to do everything well. This requires an efficient and stable team to assist in management, and Han Chudong only needs to manage these executives.

The management teams of the three companies have already taken shape, but they are not good enough for now. As the business expands, they will gradually make adjustments by checking for deficiencies and filling gaps...

There is no rush to Silicon Valley.

Han Chudong first stayed at the Mason Beauty Laboratory and contacted the merchants who had paid for the patent rights by phone, and personally told them that he had obtained the patent.

The previously signed contract is still legally binding, and the sale and purchase does not affect the lease relationship. Everything remains the same until the end of the term agreed in the contract.

The purpose of contacting them is that they are all beauty and skin care manufacturers who have more or less customer resources in their hands, and they want to lay a good foundation for possible future cooperation.

He even wanted to spend money to buy back some sales channels. Now that there are available resources, there is no reason to miss them.

Mango Toys Company had no choice at the time and adopted the agency sales model to save money.

This time, Han Chudong plans to earn more money by setting up his own upstream links from production to wholesale, leaving the retail to daily necessities stores, and opening special counters in large shopping malls to enhance the brand image.

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The development process of the mask water went more smoothly than expected.

Those researchers used collagen, sodium hyaluronate and other common substances in skin care products, combined with previous technologies to formulate samples. Someone also specially developed facial mask paper, and it is estimated that it will be produced soon.

This prompted Han Chudong to contact the industrial automation giant Rockwell in advance, preparing to order two or three more automated production lines from them for development, which would probably cost a lot of money.

Fortunately, he had saved some capital, otherwise even if a good opportunity was in front of him, he would not be able to realize it.

There's no point in being anxious; dealing with these things takes time to prepare.

After staying in San Francisco for four days.

On the morning of January 9, 1974, Han Chudong drove south, his destination being the Silicon Valley area in the San Francisco Bay Area.

San Francisco is just the name given by the Chinese. Its real name is San Francisco. It is now the second largest city in California. New immigrants once made a joke that "I don't want to go to San Francisco, I want to go to San Francisco".

I have been reading newspapers for so long, and there are some news related to Silicon Valley, but not much.

In the future, there will be a lot of news about various Internet giants, semiconductor giants, etc., and news related to them will often become hot news.

Now, this lack of exposure also reflects its status.

Most of the local companies in Silicon Valley are currently engaged in semiconductors made of high-purity silicon and computer-related industries.

People still think of computers as huge monsters that are only relevant to a small number of people, and most people only know that they are beneficial to the military industry.

Although the military computer network ARPANET extended its tentacles into some major universities in the United States, due to technical and financial reasons, this network did not arouse people's interest and was irrelevant in daily life, let alone being taken seriously.

The technologies that Han Chudong was familiar with were just beginning to develop.

Take Intel for example. Its biggest business now is to provide parts to a Japanese electronic calculator company. Its operating income is pitifully low, and its market value on the Nasdaq market is supported by some patents.

Even the Nasdaq Stock Exchange itself was established only two years ago. Few investors are willing to pay attention to it, and there are only a handful of listed companies.

In February 1971, the National Association of Securities Dealers established the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in order to regulate chaotic over-the-counter transactions and provide small businesses with a financing platform.

There is no concept of three major exchanges yet, and only the New York Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange are taken seriously.

From this point of view.

More than two months ago, Han Chudong decided to give up investing in Silicon Valley companies, and this decision turned out to be the right one.

First accumulate enough capital in other fields, so that when the time is ripe in the future, you can be at ease and secure victory.

Come to Silicon Valley with excitement and excitement.

What greeted him was a basin of cold water splashing in his face, and all he saw was desolate roadside.

There are farmlands, pastures, and even herds of cattle and sheep.

It would be strange to feel shocked by the fact that there are so few companies scattered over such a large area. This was the situation in Silicon Valley in the early 1970s. The only slightly prosperous area was near Stanford University.

"I should have brought a camera so I could take pictures with these road signs as souvenirs."

It’s still Han Chudong and Mochizuki Kyoko.

Kyoko Mochizuki heard these words, but did not understand the deeper meaning behind them.

She couldn't even figure out why she had to go this way instead of going directly back to Los Angeles via Highway 1. Was it just to see the cows? The sheep?

I responded out of politeness: "It's quite beautiful around here, especially the cows. Next time I will put my camera in my bag in case I need it. Sorry."

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As a woman, it is difficult to find a job.

Nowadays, women don't demand high wages when looking for jobs. Slightly decent jobs are typists, secretaries, accountants and the like. They admire Coco Chanel, Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn and others because they are rich and famous and can live well on their own.

Women have a low status and are discriminated against by invisible rules, which is why there are so many vigorous feminist activities.

Nozomi Mochizuki had a strong desire to survive, and she didn't want to lose this hard-earned job, so even though Han Chudong seemed to be talking to herself, she still responded and took the problem upon herself.

There was a little ambiguity between the two of them on Christmas Eve.

But Han Chudong has been too busy recently and has not paid much attention to her, so Mochizuki Kyoko began to think that she was thinking too much.

Drive and follow the signs to turn.

Han Chudong was heading to Stanford University, hoping to find a public phone to call someone at Atari Game Company to inquire about the exact location of the headquarters.

Glancing at Mochizuki Kiko, he smiled and said, "You really should go to those feminist organizations to train for a while. It has nothing to do with you. Why are you apologizing? Help me watch the road signs so I don't go the wrong way."

This statement was a sarcasm towards herself, and Kyoko Mochizuki could hear it.

She also knew that she lived too cautiously and that it would be difficult to change her personality.

It was okay when there were many people around, she would not talk if she could. But when the two of them were together like now, conversation was inevitable. She preferred to listen rather than express her opinions.

After all, he had been reminded so many times, and he didn't apologize anymore. He just nodded and didn't ask where he was going.

It’s funny that some other girls would be so proud of themselves because they are pretty, but you can’t see this kind of confidence from Kiko Mochizuki at all.

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Many things are different from what I remember, but fortunately Stanford University has not changed much.

Seeing an advertisement for HP and a sign pointing to IBM finally made Han Chudong feel familiar again.

He had been to Stanford to participate in activities and was familiar with the school.

I found a public telephone booth on the side of the road, put in coins to make a call, memorized the address, and asked passers-by.

Originally, he was thinking about investigating the business, but after coming here to see it, he changed his mind. Han Chudong thought that it was not necessary for the time being. When he had time, he would come here to register a venture capital company and help to keep an eye on the latest news.

I plan to meet with people from Atari as soon as possible and rush back to Los Angeles today, or I can take a look at the scenery of Seventeen Mile Bay, Pebble Beach Golf Links, and Hearst Castle on the way.

It took some time and I asked for directions several times before I found the small Atari factory.

There was no security guard at the gate, so we drove directly into the yard. We saw trucks loading goods. Ping Pong arcade machines packed in cartons were delivered to the trucks one by one. A rough estimate was that there were more than a hundred of them.

Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari, was only in his twenties. When he first saw Han Chudong's luxury car, he immediately thought of the Los Angeles investor who had just contacted him.

But he didn't expect Han Chudong to be Asian, and he didn't expect her to look so young, so he began to wonder if he had recognized the wrong person.

After approaching, he asked tentatively: "Mason from Los Angeles?"

"Yes, nice to meet you, may I ask who you are..." After having a hard time finding the way, Han Chudong took the initiative to extend his hand to the other party after getting off the car.

"Nolan Bushnell. Just call me Nolan."

Having been in business for more than a year, Nolan Bushnell had already developed his social skills. He smiled and shook hands with Kiko Mochizuki. He then asked curiously, "I only heard your voice on the phone. I didn't expect you to be so young, Mason. Why did you find me? Are you looking for my company?"

The other party was direct, and Han Chudong didn't hesitate to say, "Before Christmas, I saw an interesting Ping Pong game in the mall. I think it has a good market. If you are willing to transfer it at a suitable price, maybe we can talk about it."

Nolan shook his head and said, "I don't mean to sell it all. I'm developing a new game recently and the investment amount is huge. If you want to raise funds and buy shares, I'd be happy to talk to you."