Giant of the times

Andy Becktorson, Scott Marconi and others felt very helpless. They never expected that Sun Computer Systems Company established by Li Zetian was also developing graphics workstations, let alone the Sun1.0 graphics workstation, which had such performance. Excellent, far superior to the graphics workstations developed by Moon Microsystems, making the Moon workstation uncompetitive.

"Oh, the Sun 1.0 workstation is so powerful! We are here to participate in the CES exhibition this time. We can only hope that someone will value our company's potential and invest in the development of a new generation of workstations!" Andy Becktosen shook his head and sighed.

The exhibition stand was too remote and no one came to visit it. Scott Marconi stretched out a hand to rest on the table out of boredom. After hearing Andy Becktosen's words, he just nodded weakly and said nothing. .

This group of people were originally full of enthusiasm and passion for dropping out of school to start a business, but they were quickly poured cold water on them.

Starting a business is not easy, especially when an industry giant also enters the graphics workstation market, it becomes even more difficult...

Scott Marconi sighed slightly, raised his head and looked forward. At this time, he was suddenly startled!

Not far ahead, I saw Dr. Jim Clark leading Li Zetian and his party towards this side.

"Andy Beckettson, look over there!!!" Scott Marconi pointed out his right hand and whispered in surprise.

Andy Becktosen also saw it at this time. Like Scott Marconi, he looked very surprised, and at the same time, his heart was full of doubts.

When Li Zetian walked up to them, the two of them stood up straight unconsciously.

"Hello, Mr. Li and Dr. Clark!" they said in unison.

"I'm Andy Beckettson!"

"Scott Marconieri!"

The two of them introduced themselves separately.

Li Zetian nodded and looked at them. Stanford University is indeed a place that breeds entrepreneurial geniuses. These two in front of him are rare talents, young and promising!

When dealing with young people, Li Zetian was very direct and said straightforwardly: "Andy Beckettson, Scott Marconi, it's a pleasure to meet you. I heard Dr. Clark say that you founded a company that also produces graphics. It’s a workstation company and the product is pretty good, so I came over to check it out.”

"Mr. Li, how can our products compare with the Sun1.0 workstation..." Scott Marconi shook his head and said embarrassedly.

Li Zetian smiled slightly and said, "Don't belittle yourselves. You started your own business in college, which is amazing! Are you interested in joining Sun Computer Systems?"

Scott Marconielli and Andy Beckettson were both stunned when they heard this.

Before the two of them could react, Li Zetian added: "Dr. Clark has joined Sun Computer Systems Company..."

As soon as the words fell, the two of them were shocked and looked at Dr. Jim Clark.

Dr. Jim Clark smiled and nodded: "Sun Computer Systems acquired SGI. Thanks to Mr. Li, I am now the chief technology officer of Sun Computer Systems! Mr. Li knows that you have extraordinary talents, so he came here specially. Invite you to join Sun Company!"

Li Zetian smiled and asked: "Don't you want to join a legendary company that can defeat industry giants such as DEC and IBM in the United States? Sun Computer Systems is currently the most likely company to surpass them in minicomputers and even supercomputers. !!!”

A look of excitement and hesitation flashed across their faces.

Li Zetian thought to himself, it seems that he needs to add fuel to the fire, not only talk about ideals with them, but also talk about interests. After all, they have just graduated from university, and their economic conditions are very important. So, Li Zetian talked about the equity incentive system again, and also spent US$1 million to acquire Moon Microsystems!

Scott Marconielli and Andy Beckettson were quite moved. They looked at each other and nodded secretly.

"Mr. Li, we are willing to join Sun Computer Systems Company!!!" the two said in unison again.

Li Zetian couldn't help but feel overjoyed, and turned a possible competitor into his own strength, turning the enemy into his own!

"Very good, you are welcome to join this big group!" Li Zetian showed a smile and reached out to shake hands with the two of them. Immediately, Dongfang Yuqin was also asked to draft the agreement and then signed the contract.

Li Zetian smiled and said to them: "Sun Computer Systems has its own office building in Los Angeles, and employees from SGI and Moon have moved here. As for the accommodation issue, the company has employee dormitories here. Of course, you can also solve it yourself!"

"Okay." Dr. Jim Clark, Scott Marconi, and Andy Beckettson nodded in response.

Li Zetian looked at the time and felt that Thomas Rockefeller and others should also be here, so he said goodbye to Jim Clark and others.

…

The CES exhibition was very big, so Li Zetian sent people to watch at the door and notify Dongfang Yuqin whenever there was any news.

Li Zetian looked sideways at her and asked, "Dongfang Yuqin, Thomas Rockefeller is here?"

Dongfang Yuqin nodded, "Here he comes!"

Li Zetian suddenly showed a strange smile: "Let's go and see them."

"Okay, Mr. Li, they are over there now!"

After a while, Li Zetian met Thomas Rockefeller and others.

"Mr. Rockefeller, have you been to Commodore's booth?" Li Zetian asked upon meeting him.

"No."

"It just so happens that we can go take a look together?"

"Okay, let's go and take a look!" Thomas Rockefeller nodded. He wanted to know what new products Commodore Company could have!

Li Zetian smiled and led Thomas Rockefeller and others there.

The Commodore company's booth was very lively. They launched an epoch-making computer - the "Commodore-64" (Commodore C64). Its characteristic is that everything is integrated into the keyboard, such as audio tapes for storage, 20KB ROM, 64KB RAM, etc. Another very important point is that its price is only $595, less than half of the Apple-ll!

In its previous life, this "Volkswagen of computers" introduced many families to the concept of computers for the first time. Over the years, it sold 22 million units, more than any other PC model. It was once the best-selling computer and had more than 6,000 platform games. kind.

However, the profit was too low. Although I sold a lot, I didn’t make much money.

Even so, the Commodore-64 made an outstanding contribution to the development of personal computers, once occupying 30% to 40% of the market!

Right now, Apple is on the verge of bankruptcy. The release of the Commodore-64 computer will undoubtedly seize Apple's market share and deal a heavy blow to it!

When Thomas Rockefeller and others saw the Commodore-64 computer, they all looked ugly and turned around and left after a while.

Li Zetian smiled knowingly and followed.

"Mr. Rockefeller, you have also seen how popular the Commodore-64 computer is! Once this product is launched, Apple may be unable to resist it, resulting in even more serious losses for the company! I think it won't be long before Apple's market value will be as high as If it plummets, by then, it may not even reach 2.5 billion US dollars!" Li Zetian said calmly, his tone was not threatening, but simply stating a fact.

Thomas Rockefeller's face was complicated and tangled.

The rest were no better.

Li Zetian's words touched their vitals and made them very uncomfortable!

Thomas Rockefeller did not immediately agree to Li Zetian's acquisition conditions, and left immediately, thinking that although the Commodore-64 computer was very popular at the exhibition, whether it would sell well is another matter.

Li Zetian watched them leave and couldn't help but shake his head and said, "You really won't look back until you hit the wall. Well, let's wait and see!"