Chapter 40： meet Joe

Bao Zixuan was not disturbed by the outside world, and still did his duty as a student at MIT. But this weekend he had to leave Cambridge and travel across the country. Go to Apple headquarters in California.

The overwhelming reports in the media and the use of Microsoft's bonuses made Apple have to contact Black Cloud. Hashimoto Hao reported to Bao Zixuan as soon as he got the news. Hence the journey across the United States.

Bao Zixuan brought 6 people to California this time. In addition to Hashimoto Hiroshi, he also brought two engineers and three bodyguards. In addition to Peng Yifei and John Howard, there was a new security guard, Jackson Jones.

Jackson-Jones is a black man with strong looks and a height of nearly 2 meters. Like a black tower, it has a very strong deterrent effect.

After John Howard was promoted to the director of the security department, he basically stayed by Bao Zixuan's side. And cut under his recruitment, the company has 24 security guards. Bao Zixuan has high requirements. Among them, the requirement to get married and have children makes many people fail to meet the requirements, and their families are arranged to live in a community. Bao Zixuan also pays their wives a salary, and all their children are arranged to study in the best local schools. It can be said that Bao Zixuan's monthly expenses for these security expenses have reached 500,000 US dollars. But for your own safety, it's all worth it. After all, in this era, whether it is Hong Kong or some parts of the United States, the security is not very good.

Out of professional habit, Bao Xiaxuan still chose to sit by the window next to the engine. I received a notice the day before, and I left early the next day. I wanted to go with more people, but in the end there were only 7 tickets left, so I had to stop.

It was a Boeing 747, or a Rolls-Royce engine. Bao Zixuan was very familiar with them, and he couldn't help but think of what happened when he was developing the engine. And just when Bao Zixuan was thinking about being fascinated, he suddenly smelled a burst of aroma, and at this time Bao Zixuan saw a tall and beautiful woman sitting next to him.

The beauty is about 170 cm tall and has blond hair. She looks very fashionable in this era. Bao Zixuan couldn't help but glance at him. To be honest, it's been more than a month since he came to the United States, and he's seen a lot of beautiful women, but it's the first time he's seen someone so comfortable and beautiful.

At this time, the beauty also glanced out the window, and the eyes of the two of them happened to meet each other. After peeking and being discovered, Bao Zixuan could only smile awkwardly. Then he started reading, he was now reading a professional book on the principles of tape recorders, borrowed from his roommate Thomas Marr, because his next step was to produce a Walkman before Sony.

Maybe it was because she saw the eyes of people around her, the beauty was not angry. But when I saw the book in Bao Zixuan's hand, I was still a little curious when I looked at the dense electronic circuit diagram, and the book clearly had the mark of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After all, I consider myself to be a scholarly tyrant, and I couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sir, what book are you reading!"

Bao Zixuan: "It's a book about electronic components, mainly introducing the working principle and application of recorders."

In fact, what Bao Zixuan didn't know was that the woman sitting next to him, named Lasha Stone, was a beauty pageant champion. And the same age as him, 19 years old this year, was invited to audition for a crew.

Sharon Stone: "Hello, I'm Sharon Stone, an actor. What about you, sir?"

Bao Zixuan seems to have heard this name, but he can't remember it. After all, whether in this life or in his previous life, he has no profound influence on the film and television industry, and can only remember a few films. For example, there are a few movies such as Home Alone, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Alien et, Titanic, The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, etc. However, if you have time, you can write a few books.

Bao Zixuan: "So you are an actor! No wonder you are so beautiful. My name is Bao Zixuan and I come from MIT."

Sharon-Stone was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the person sitting next to him was a billionaire. Although he is now developing in Hollywood, he was admitted to college at the age of 15. He is still very concerned about the technology circle. After all, his dream since childhood was to become a lawyer.

Sharon-Stone: "My God! You are that Bao Zixuan from Xiangjiang, the developer of Heiyun Software, the proponent of Industry 4.0, and the boss of Heiyun Company."

Bao Zixuan: "If there is no second Bao Zixuan, it should be me!"

Sharon Stone: "What are you doing in California this time?"

Bao Zixuan: "I'm going to Apple to discuss a cooperation with them."

Sharon Stone: "It's the Apple that makes computers."

Bao Zixuan: "Yes, what about you! Have you been living in Boston or not?"

Sharon Stone: "I had a commercial shoot here, and I ended up going to LA to audition."

The time with beautiful women has passed quickly. When the two got off the plane, they already left contact information for each other. When Bao Zixuan is done, invite her to dinner.

Sharon-Stone was picked up by the agent, and the staff from Black Cloud Company who had been waiting at the airport had arrived in Los Angeles ahead of time. They had already arranged everything.

Black Cloud and the nine people who joined together in California drove two cars toward Apple.

Although American companies rarely work overtime on weekends, it is another matter for new computer companies. Although it is a weekend, all the employees of Apple are actively working overtime and doing their favorite business. Most of the employees of this company are young people, and they are quite passionate every day together.

By this time, Apple had moved out of the Steve Jobs garage and finally had a place in California. Jobs is 22 years old this year, which is the most golden time in his life, but when he saw Bao Zixuan, who was younger than himself, he felt the pressure. grow faster than yourself. The two met while looking at each other. Then Hashimoto Hiroshi introduced the two people.

Jobs: "Welcome to Apple, Bao. How do you feel."

Bao Zixuan: "Although it's not big, the working atmosphere is the best in the United States, and the passion is the most. I'm full of confidence in our cooperation."

Jobs: "Your software is great. It is very suitable for running on Apple computers. This is a match made in heaven. We have no reason not to cooperate. We want to buy it very much, but it is difficult for you to ask for shares."

Bao Zixuan: "I can express my sincerity with a very low software license, and I can buy Mr. Markkula's shares with cash, and I do not participate in Apple's management. In any decision, I The shares of your founder shareholders exercise voting rights on their behalf.”

In fact, these days Jobs, Wozniacki and others have been discussing the benefits and impact of Heiyun's shareholding in Apple, and whether it will deprive them of their management rights, but after hearing this, he was relieved a lot.

Jobs: "What is the valuation of Black Cloud to Apple, $10 million is unacceptable to me. How many shares do you want to get?"

In fact, Jobs's valuation of Apple is between 8 million and 12 million US dollars, but he saw that Heiyun's first round of quotations reached 10 million, so he still hoped that Heiyun could make some more money. The game is so profitable. Bao Zixuan was once again deceived by his previous life experience. At this time, Apple was just established, and it was only a few days after moving out of the garage. How could it have such a high market value! And a few months ago, Markkula invested 250,000 US dollars to obtain 30% of the shares. How could he increase in value so quickly in just a few months!

Bao Zixuan: "I'm very optimistic about Apple's prospects, but I don't want your founding team to have too few shares, so there will be no passion for starting a business, and you will lose the original motivation. You can persuade Markkula to transfer the shares to me. I will pay 20 times the price, which is 20 times the investment he made in a few months, and loan Apple $5 million for development without any interest. Apple will automatically exchange 10% if it is not paid. shares."

Jobs: "Good suggestion, I'll have a good talk with Markkula."

Bao Zixuan: "Okay, then I'll leave first. I'll be here tomorrow morning. I don't have much time. I'm going back to Boston tomorrow night." After speaking, Apple left.

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