Xing Baohua was at a loss for words and had no way to defend himself.
Foreigners are not comfortable discussing business or work-related issues at meals.
Unlike us, where we finish the contract in one drink and then just wait to sign it.
It will take time before we can integrate into their circle and discuss technical issues.
Since the other party was unwilling to talk, Xing Baohua felt that he had nothing to talk about with Gates.
This is awkward.
It would be great if we could chat about technical things; Xing Baohua knows quite a bit about those too. But he just loves to talk about romance and nature.
It's hard to even get into the conversation. Do I have to read more gossip magazines instead?
A moment later, Woz came over with the skewers and asked Xing Baohua what he thought of his cooking skills.
What can you do? It's already lost the soul of barbecue anyway.
Xing Baohua smiled and suggested, "Next time you can try using an iron skewer."
Woz paused for a moment, then asked, "What if it's too hot to handle?"
"Make the stove thinner," Xing Baohua said, speechless.
Then Wozniak turned to Gates and said, "Gates, he's the cell phone genius I was talking about. He developed his own cell phone and pager, which beat motorcycles."
Only then did Gates give Xing Baohua a proper look.
Xing Baohua seized the opportunity to say, "I recently invested in a computer factory. Gates, my people told me that you can't get a discount when buying systems from your company."
"Sorry, I didn't know about that. How about this, let's talk about it sometime. How big is your factory, and how much can it ship?"
When Gates asked her, Xing Baohua reached into her secretary's bag and took out two color photos.
One is a pseudo-rugged laptop, and the other is a white desktop computer.
The design was absolutely cutting-edge. He casually handed it to Gates and said, "I just ordered 100,000 286 chips from Intel."
It's true that there are 100,000 chips, but that's the total number.
Xing Baohua pointed to the computer and said, "The new chips will all be used in these machines. Gates, they need your system."
“No problem, friend. How about this, if you have time the day after tomorrow, you can come to my office to chat!” Gates said, and then smiled at Xing Baohua.
The quantity of 100,000 certainly impressed Gates.
The shift from initial appointments to invitations has been quite rapid.
Since we've set a time, let's not discuss these issues.
The party was boring, especially for people who couldn't find anything to talk about.
Now that Xing Baohua has achieved his goal, he will withdraw.
After Xing Baohua left, Gates went to the phone and called his assistant to ask him to look into Dami Technology, as he wanted to see the report tomorrow.
After leaving Wozniacki's place, Xing Baohua didn't go straight back to the hotel. Instead, she found a Chinese restaurant to fill her stomach first.
The food at the party was just treated as snacks.
Gates saw the report his assistant had prepared the next day. Besides communication equipment, there was also a learning machine.
This information was obtained from the motorcycle company.
It even mentioned the transaction volume of Dami Technology at the Canton Fair.
Achieving 10 billion in two years is a very good result.
The other party's annual output of 100,000 units is not a small amount.
We called in a few managers to discuss how to offer a suitable price.
Microsoft has also prepared a plan: the latest Windows 1.0 system, plus a subsequent upgrade plan, for a total of $30 per machine. If you don't want the upgrade plan, it's $28 per machine.
The next day, Xing Baohua still politely called Gates' assistant to schedule a time. He didn't want to rush over; if the assistant was in a meeting or something, he'd have to wait.
Xing Baohua's side was well prepared.
He arrived at the time specified by Gates' assistant, accompanied by his secretary and two bodyguards.
Gates and several of his executives received Xing Baohua in the meeting room, after which Microsoft began quoting system prices.
Xing Baohua did not haggle, indicating that he wanted 50,000 sets first.
He indicated that once his computer factory begins mass production, sales will gradually increase. He also hopes Microsoft will send engineers to his factory to maintain the pre-installed systems.
This way, if any problems arise, Microsoft can resolve them promptly.
He didn't expect Microsoft to send any top-notch engineers, but as long as they did, Xing Baohua would still find a way to utilize them.
Of course, it would be best to poach them. If that's not possible, you can pay them to do other jobs.
This is Xing Baohua's real purpose.
The rest will be handled by contacting the lawyer later to finalize the contract. Now, Xing Baohua began to present his plan, taking out the prepared proposal and starting to explain his work.
Internet-based solutions, when paired with a system, can resolve many cumbersome procedures.
In this era, accessing the internet requires multiple devices, such as telephone lines, modems, and dial-up systems.
Especially dialing, which requires manual operation.
It involves many steps and is quite complicated. It's relatively simple for those who know how, but for beginners, it's impossible to know where to start.
Xing Baohua's integration solution, once the Microsoft system is integrated with the dial-up system, will be a user-friendly, one-click operation.
As long as the customer knows how to plug in the cables, just plug them in properly. After powering on and entering the system, clicking the network icon will automatically connect to the network.
Of course, you'll need to bind your ID and password the first time you connect to the internet. They will be saved automatically afterwards.
This method represents the internet access model adopted after the 1990s. It simplifies many steps of accessing the internet to the bare minimum.
Finally, an image is displayed, representing the website's page image.
And an introduction to the webpage images of the secondary categories.
Xing Baohua explained for more than an hour, which was quite a verbal struggle.
He showed his rugged laptop to the Microsoft team and confidently declared that Microsoft must have its own browser.
A webpage address that can only be accessed through a browser.
Each address has an IP address; Microsoft employees understand the principle behind this.
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