In a spacious and bright laboratory in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University.
On the experimental table, a well-designed "blue box" lies quietly.
It is intricately connected by various lines and interfaces.
As if waiting for some mysterious power to be activated.
Leonard Bosack was staring intently at his computer screen.
Fingers quickly tapped the code on the keyboard.
Lines of green characters jump on the screen, flashing with wisdom.
Suddenly, there was a soft knock on the laboratory door.
Santi Lerner walked in quickly in high heels, her face full of disappointment, and she spoke in a low voice:
"Bosack! Unfortunately, I have to tell you that the school still hasn't approved our request."
"Why?" Bosack stopped what he was doing and looked at his wife in confusion.
"The school's reason was that the network equipment we opened up was immature."
"Oh, shit! Are these people all blind? Once all the local area networks are connected, it will change the world."
"Alas...it seems we should really consider starting our own business. Sun, founded by Bechtolsheim, has only been around for less than a year, and it's already valued at nearly 10 million USD!"
Upon hearing this, Bosack fell silent for a moment, with a hint of loneliness on his face.
But more of it is envy of Andy Bechtolsheim's success.
Bechtolsheim was his former student and one of his partners in developing the "Blue Box" project.
After graduating from Stanford University last year, Bechtolsheim founded Sun Microsystems, which focuses on the research and development and production of Unix workstations.
Lerner sat quietly beside Bosack, silently observing his face lost in thought, hoping that he would make up his mind to start a business together.
Time passed minute by minute. After careful consideration, Bosack finally made up his mind and said with a firm look in his eyes:
"I've decided! Let's quit our jobs and start a business together."
Lerner's face instantly broke into a huge smile, and he responded passionately, "We will definitely succeed!"
"It's a pity that when those two Chinese came to us and said they wanted to invest in us last time, we mistook them for scammers," Bosack continued with regret.
"Indeed, we missed the first pot of gold for our business." Lerner said with a grim expression.
"I heard that the reason Sun Corporation was valued at 10 million dollars was because the investment was from the Good Jinbao Company, which was backed by these two Chinese people."
At this moment, the door of the laboratory was knocked again, and then a blonde female student walked in and said softly:
"Director Bosack, there are two Chinese people outside looking for you. One of them you said last time was a liar."
"Oh! Thank you! Lisa!" Bosack jumped up excitedly and immediately walked out of the laboratory with Lerner.
"Hello, Mr. Bosack! Mrs. Tina! I'm Mo Zhexuan from Haojinbao Company."
Mo Zhexuan walked forward and greeted him with a smile in fluent English.
Bosack and Tina both smiled warmly and extended their hands to shake hands with Mo Zhexuan:
"Oh, Mr. Mo, nice to meet you."
After a brief greeting, the few of them went to a nearby elegant coffee shop and officially started the negotiations.
In his previous life, Mo Zhexuan had interacted with many industry leaders who focused on technology, and he was well aware of these people's ways of thinking and communication styles.
Therefore, he did not directly discuss investment cooperation matters right away.
Instead, he chose a more relaxed and in-depth topic as the opening.
"Mr. Bosack, I firmly believe that the 'Blue Box' you developed, a network device that interconnects local area networks, has the potential to change the world."
"I'm truly honored that you think so highly of it," Mr. Bosack said enthusiastically, his eyes twinkling as if he had found a kindred spirit.
"I once worked on the ARPANET project promoted by the U.S. Department of Defense, and that's when I discovered it.
Although the ARPANET was able to connect several universities and research institutions, it achieved preliminary data transmission and sharing.
But its reach and potential goes far beyond that.”
"So, I came up with a bold idea - to develop a device.
It can break geographical and network limitations, realize interconnection between all local area networks in the world, and make resource sharing no longer restricted.
I firmly believe that once this equipment becomes popular.
"This is exactly why our Haojinbao Investment Company has been looking for you time and time again." Mo Zhexuan took over the conversation, his tone firm and confident.
“Although our company was established not long ago, our mission is to invest in the future and seize the next opportunity…”
As a person who personally experienced the Internet era, Mo Zhexuan briefly expounded on the relevant theories of the Internet.
Bosack, the technical expert, was the first to surrender and almost knelt down and begged for help.
As for Tina, a top student from a business school, she was also stunned by the trick, but she still retained some rationality in her mind.
"So, how much money does your company plan to invest in us? And how many shares do you hope to get?" Tina asked politely.
Wang Zhiqiang took over the conversation and said seriously, "We plan to invest one million yuan, but we hope to obtain a 49% stake in the company."
Although Tina was excited in her heart, she tried to remain calm on the surface. Her face flushed and she said seriously:
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