Giant of the times

One month after its establishment, Mango Computer Company sold a total of 75,000 computers, which shocked the industry.

In fact, the implementation of computer direct sales is not a pioneering work, nor is it an extraordinary creativity. The key lies in how to establish a market foundation in an orderly manner, starting from small things in every aspect, and being able to capture the needs of users!

In this regard, although Li Zetian also has certain talents, he relies more on the memories of his previous life. Michael Dell has a keen insight into every trend of the market. During his work in Texas, he showed strong work ability, which made Mango Computer Company's performance in Texas far ahead of that of most areas. People's doubts about him disappeared immediately, and instead they praised Mango Computer Company for its discerning eye!

With the successful precedent of Mango Computer Company, companies doing direct sales of computers are springing up everywhere!

The market is too big and far from saturated. Even if Mango Computer Company eats meat, it has to leave some soup for others.

As Mango Computer Company has abundant funds, it goes without saying that it quickly established branches all over the world. In addition, Mango Computer is one of the first computer companies to enter mainland China as a cheap assembly computer.

As early as February 16, 1984, Mr. Deng visited the SH City Exhibition Hall. He felt something in his heart and said to the cadres around him: "The popularization of computers must start from childhood!"

China’s top leaders have spoken out, but parents across the country are still not allowed to consider their children and let them learn computers? This is bound to usher in a computer sales boom! In addition, this can be regarded as Li Zetian's support for the development of the computer industry in mainland China, and the price of Mango computers in mainland China is much cheaper than that in the United States. Of course, Ant Factory is headquartered in Shenzhen, so it reduces costs such as tariffs and ocean transportation. It is normal for the price to be low. In addition, considering the purchasing power of mainland China, the price is too expensive and they cannot afford it.

In mid-May, it was Microsoft's turn to perform, and Microsoft Office Hotmail finally arrived! ! ! !

At the product launch, everyone couldn't help but be attracted by this software.

When Bill Gates introduced this email software, the audience burst into applause!

The word E-mail has quickly become a hot word in the industry.

In the early stages of the development of ARPANET or the future Internet, the function of the network was actually to transmit information quickly. The invention of email combined the two concepts of digital information and computer interconnection, creating a revolution in the communication era! ! ! !

Many people say that the reason why the Internet has developed so fast is because of the existence of email!

Even in 2016, email is still one of the most actively used software.

Of course, the current network is not yet popular, but the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the United States is building the NSFNET network, and the role of email is suddenly prominent!

Wall Street investors are optimistic about the future of email.

On the day after Microsoft's product launch conference ended, the stock price rose by 6.5%, an astonishing increase!

Subsequently, schools, research institutions, enterprises, and government agencies around the world purchased Microsoft Office Hotmail from Microsoft, but there were relatively few individual users.

Two weeks later, "Father of Email" Ray Tomlinson and Microsoft Office Hotmail appeared on the cover of Time Magazine at the end of May!

Ray Tomlinson became famous in one fell swoop and became known to the world! ! !

Ray Tomlinson even attracted the attention of the Turing Award Committee... You know, the Turing Award is the most prestigious and noble award in the computer industry, known as the "Nobel Prize in the computer industry", and it remains to this day So far, even Li Zetian has not won this honor!

However, Li Zetian writes Java language at home when he has nothing to do to prepare for future development.

The Java programming language not only absorbs the various advantages of the C++ language, but also abandons the difficult-to-understand concepts such as multiple inheritance and pointers in C++. It is an object-oriented programming language that can write cross-platform applications and has excellent versatility. Safety, efficiency, platform portability and security, it is widely used in PCs, data centers, game consoles, scientific supercomputers, mobile phones and the Internet, etc...

I don’t know if I can win the Turing Award for inventing the Java language?

However, Li Zetian's genius does not need Java to prove. Whether he wins or not, it doesn't matter to him, "I am lucky if I win, but I am lucky if I lose."

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By June, Galaxy Networks went public.

Galaxy Network's relatively mature products are mainly GalaxyNet network cards and Galaxy network devices. Other products, such as switches, modems, and fiber optic cables, are still under development.

In this IPO, the company's total share capital is 1 billion shares, and 200 million shares are issued at US$8 per share, with a pre-listing valuation of US$8 billion.

As the second listed company under Li Zetian's name, of course he had to participate in such a big thing as the company's listing.

So in the early morning of the day when the company went public, Li Zetian came to Nasdaq again.

Tian Shuai, Zhang Hao and others all looked very excited and nervous, as if the bride was getting into the sedan chair for the first time.

Li Zetian smiled at them and said: "Don't be nervous, relax, the IPO will definitely be very successful!"

"Yeah!" The two nodded.

"Mr. Li, what do you estimate the market value of Galaxy Networks will be after it goes public?" Tian Shuai asked.

"It's hard to say for sure, but it's very possible that it will exceed US$10 billion!"

When Zhang Hao heard this, his eyes lit up and seemed to turn into dollar signs. After the company's IPO, the shares he held in Galaxy Network were slightly reduced to 4%, which would be at least US$400 million in US dollars!

"Haha, after the company goes public, my shares will become valuable. I want to buy a luxury aircraft! Yes, Boeing 747!!!"

Li Zetian couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, and reminded: "Don't rush to cash out your stocks. Believe me, Galaxy Networks definitely has the potential to reach more than 100 billion US dollars. By then, the shares in your hands will be very valuable."

Cisco's peak market value is as high as US$575.93 billion. The current Galaxy Networks = Cisco + 3COM, which is very powerful! In the future, under the leadership of Li Zetian, it will only become stronger!

Li Zetian actually plans to cash out some of his shares at the right time, as long as he still has control of the company. Because once the Internet bubble bursts, the market value will plummet. Due to the butterfly effect, Li Zetian could no longer guess the exact time when the Internet bubble would burst, but he was certain that the Internet bubble would definitely form.

"One hundred billion U.S. dollars? Oh, then it's at least 4 billion U.S. dollars!" Zhang Hao felt that if he cashed out his shares now, it would definitely make people heartbroken and regretful, "Oh, my Boeing 747, it seems that I have to wait a little longer. I can only buy you in years!" Zhang Hao couldn't help but sigh.

Tian Shuai smiled and said: "Don't you have enough airplanes and luxury cars? Especially the luxury cars, they are all piled up in the garage."

Zhang Hao smiled awkwardly and then said: "But without the Boeing 747, this kind of large aircraft is domineering! Well, it's just too expensive. I can't afford it without cashing out my shares..."

"Stop talking, I don't even have a private jet! You are more luxurious than me!" Li Zetian was speechless.

Zhang Hao laughed and said: "Mr. Li, if I were as rich as you, I would have bought a Boeing 747 and transformed it into the most luxurious flying palace in the world! It has luxury suites and conference rooms. , entertainment hall, concert hall, parking garage, Turkish bath steam room and other luxurious facilities, I can’t help but get excited thinking about it... Mr. Li, with your current status, it is a bit unreasonable not to have a private jet. This is your status It’s a symbol, so I suggest you buy a Boeing 747 quickly!”

Tian Shuai smiled and said: "Mr. Li, Zhang Hao just wants to ride on your plane and enjoy it!"

Zhang Hao immediately retorted: "Am I wrong? Mr. Li is a super rich man with hundreds of billions of dollars. He will be laughed at if he doesn't have a private plane. I think about Mr. Li. In addition, with a private plane, he can go It’s more convenient and safer! Mr. Li, what do you think?”

Li Zetian thought about it and realized that what Zhang Hao said was not unreasonable.

"What you said makes sense, so...I decided to buy a Boeing 747."

Zhang Hao was overjoyed and said quickly: "Mr. Li, when your plane is modified, you can lend me a ride..."

Li Zetian nodded helplessly and smiled: "Okay!"

The latest Boeing 747-300 is very expensive, nearly 100 million U.S. dollars each. If the modification is very luxurious, it may cost hundreds of millions.

In his previous life, Li Zetian read a news article saying that Prince Alwaleed of Saudi Arabia customized an A380 Airbus aircraft from Airbus. The design and decoration were super luxurious and could be called a flying palace, and cost more than 500 million US dollars. Among them, the ordinary Airbus A380 alone is priced at US$300 million.

Without further ado, at this important moment when the company is listed, the future is left to the future.

The opening bell of Nasdaq opened at 9:30 Eastern Time. Before ringing the bell, everyone first watched a short video of the development process of Galaxy Networks. Then, a representative of Nasdaq spoke. Then, Galaxy Networks The representative, Li Zetian, spoke.

Li Zetian has been here once and is familiar with it. However, the bell ringing method has been changed to an electronic button. As long as the "bell button" is pressed, the bell will ring in the entire hall!

After the speeches, it was almost time to ring the bell.

"Let's all go on stage and ring the bell together!!!" Li Zetian said with a smile to the company representatives and employees who came to participate in the bell ringing event.

As soon as the words fell, everyone walked to the stage. As the chairman, Li Zetian stood in the middle, and he pressed the button to ring the bell.

Soon, the countdown began.

10, 9, 8, 7...

When the number reached 0, everyone's mood reached its highest point of excitement at this moment.

Li Zetian's thumb immediately pressed on the bell button.

In an instant, the bell rang and fireworks flew!

Everyone cheered, waved, or gave a thumbs up!

The Nasdaq staff across the street took photos and videos of everyone with their cameras!

Nasdaq is located in midtown Manhattan, just outside Times Square.

Afterwards, everyone left Nasdaq and went to Times Square to take photos with the Nasdaq big screen as the background. The photos and videos from when the bell was ringing were repeatedly played on the big screen.

At this moment, due to the appearance of Li Zetian, Times Square was crowded with people. It was so lively!

"The bell-ringing activity is over, and everyone can move freely. Today at 12 o'clock at noon, I invite everyone to have dinner at the Michelin three-star restaurant PerSe!!!" Li Zetian said with a smile.

“Wow, it’s actually the Per?Se restaurant!! This restaurant is one of the top restaurants in the world. It mainly serves French cuisine. The reservation difficulty index is: 5 stars! It is said that if you want to eat here, you must Book one month in advance!”

"I don't know why, but I'm drooling all of a sudden..."

Li Zetian smiled and said: "Everyone can order whatever they want to eat, but don't save money for me!"

"Boss, you are so rich, we won't save money for you!"

"Yes, we want to eat the best and most expensive food!"

"..."

Li Zetian smiled and said, "No problem!"

Everyone played in New York for a while, and then came to the PerSe restaurant to enjoy an extremely delicious lunch.

Technology stocks are very popular among investors and stockholders!

At this time, Galaxy Network's stock price rose wildly. Soon, the stock price rose to 9.5 US dollars. As long as it reached 10 US dollars, the company's market value would exceed 10 billion US dollars.

"The stock price has risen to 9.5 US dollars, and it will definitely continue to rise and exceed 10 US dollars!"

There is not much difference between US$9.5 and US$10, and investors are bullish.

Before Li Zetian and others finished their lunch, the market value of Galaxy Networks reached 10 billion US dollars.

When Li Zetian received the phone call and announced the news, a burst of joyful cheers erupted in the PerSe restaurant.

The guests next to him smacked their lips secretly.

"Oh my god, Chronos Li owns another tens of billions of dollars company!!!"

When the people around looked at Li Zetian, their expressions were full of shock, envy and jealousy.

Li Zetian smiled faintly, picked up the red wine glass, took a sip, and then said to Tian Shuai and Zhang Hao on the side: "This is just the beginning!!!"