Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

"No, no, no, Carter, we just met. Please give us some advice. I'm already very embarrassed. How can I borrow your money again?"

Upon hearing Carter's words, Paul waved his hands repeatedly. Gates on the side looked at Carter with a thoughtful expression.

There is no love or hate for no reason in this world. His contact with Paul originated from their common interest in computers. Over the years, the friendship has become deeply rooted. No matter what the two parties do for each other, it is reasonable. But Carter is a person who has just met.

, he opened his mouth and was willing to lend money to both of them...

This is not normal!

Although Paul comes from a good family, his father works as a librarian assistant at Washington State University. Although he cannot bring Paul a rich life, it can ensure that he has enough food and clothing and a good environment to learn knowledge. But compared with wealth

Paul, who was born into Gates, seems a lot simpler.

At least Gates felt that if it were him, he would never refuse in such a hurry. He should think carefully about Carter's intention before speaking. But now that Paul's words have been spoken, Gates can't directly contradict his gay friends.

"It's okay, I also charge interest when I borrow money. I'm just optimistic about your future, so I'm willing to help you and make a little money on the way. As a banker, it's my instinct to lend money!"

After quietly showing some of his strength and expressing his attitude, Carter did not force anything. Whether it is borrowing money or investing, you will never get the maximum benefit if you rush to do it.

There is still a long time to come. Carter remembers that Microsoft's fortune seems to have started with an order from IBM. It's still early for Microsoft to take off, and they don't even have their own operating system now.

"You still have a bank? Carter, how many assets have you hidden, you are so amazing. I can't imagine what you will be like ten years from now..."

After getting down to business, it was basically just boring gossip. In the evening, they had a meal together. In Paul's words, this was a thank you for Carter's advice.

During the dinner, Carter met the third person at Microsoft, Kay Nessie. Microsoft was in some financial straits, so they did not choose to go to a restaurant. Instead, they had a meal cooked by Allen in the company.

Carter was treated to a sumptuous dinner. Finally, after exchanging contact information, Carter said goodbye and left.

"Carter! Why did you come back just now? You agreed to go out for a while!!"

After returning to the hotel, as soon as Carter opened the door, he saw Melis sitting on the sofa in her room upright, staring at him with an unkind look on her face.

"Los Angeles, dress!"

Carter raised a finger knowingly. What he gained today is the most valuable gain of the entire trip! Although he did not invest in Microsoft, he has established a relationship with the two founders of Microsoft. I am afraid that he will not be able to do so in the future.

What a chance.

It can be said that blessings and misfortunes lie ahead, and misfortunes depend on blessings! I didn't get to see Volker, but I met Gates. This is really luck that cannot be stopped! As for the "Luck of Washington State" before

"Not good"... Impossible! Absolutely impossible (Meng De waves his hand)!

"Hey hey hey, that's okay! Do you still want to play in Seattle? When are we going to Los Angeles!"

Melis, whose skirt can cure all diseases, laughed and walked to Carter's side. She picked up Carter's arm and shook it. With a flattering look on her face, she asked almost every day when she would go to Los Angeles since entering the West Coast.

Now, Carter can answer in the affirmative:

"Tomorrow! Let's set off tomorrow, don't waver!"

After finding Microsoft, the future giant, Carter is no longer obsessed with looking for golden eggs. Now he can't throw the golden eggs he found. If he looks for too many, he can only look at them but not eat them. That's purely

Adding trouble to yourself.

In addition, it has been more than a month since Carter came out, and Carter also misses the small city of Douglas. It has nothing to do with the fact that the dog does not mind the family's poverty. It is too tiring to rush everywhere and wander around the United States. The slow pace of life in a small city is undoubtedly

The best way to eliminate fatigue!

Carter wanted to go home, and Melis wanted to go to Los Angeles to chase stars. The goals of the two brothers and sisters were agreed upon again in this strange way. Early the next morning, without Carter calling anyone, Melis packed up and waited for Carter.

It's outside the door. Check out, have breakfast, and go!

The West Coast of the United States is not as complicated as the old East Coast. Going south from Washington State, passing through Oregon, you enter the famous California. As one of the few states with two metropolitan areas, California’s economy grew rapidly during World War II.

It’s a pity that Carter is now eager to return home. He only drove to the Golden Gate Bridge and Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco and the sightseeing was over. It is worth mentioning that the scale of Chinatown on the west coast is generally not larger than that on the east coast.

few.

Among them, San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest. Carter doesn't know the specific reason. He just wants to eat happily. In San Francisco, you can find not only normal Chinese cuisine, but also snacks such as mutton steamed buns.

But Carter was so happy that before going to Los Angeles, Carter took a trip to Silicon Valley.

The concept of Silicon Valley already existed in the United States in 1979. As early as 1971, a reporter used the term Silicon Valley in the "Weekly Business" newspaper. However, due to its lack of popularity, Silicon Valley can easily be understood as silicone.

Valley, sounds like some... um... 18-year-old industrial concentration area.

In Santa Clara County, where Silicon Valley is located, Carter actually discovered many companies that will be familiar to him in the future. The most famous one is Apple! Compared with the two hard-working brothers of Microsoft, the current leader Qiao can be said to be proud of his horse hoof disease, and it is clearly a comparison.

Microsoft is still late, but Apple's current development is much better than Microsoft's. Their personal computer product, Apple II, is selling very hot!

In addition to Apple, there is also the famous computer processor manufacturer Intel. Companies such as Google, Facebook, and Yahoo were not seen, but Carter was already very satisfied. He even went to Intel specifically to have a look, but unfortunately now

The processor is not the Core series he is familiar with, not even the Pentium. The latest product is a chip called 8086, which just came off the assembly line last year.

After recording this information in a small notebook, Carter left here and went straight to Los Angeles. When he arrived in Los Angeles, the most excited person was naturally Melis. Entering Los Angeles was the only time during the trip that he did not go to the hotel to put his luggage first.

It's a time to go straight to the destination.

After parking the car on the side of the road, Carter accompanied Melis to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Watching Melis jumping up and down in front of each name, Carter felt bored and even a little noisy.

I don’t even know how many celebrities there are, let alone now?

After three days of noisy days, after watching a few old movies and checking out Hollywood, the brother and sister finally made their way home...