Rebirth of America, this is my time

"Andy Beckettson?"

Ethan shook his feet.

"Isn't the project you're talking about the workstation they developed for the Stanford campus network?"

He looked at Ballmer with emotion.

"What? Boss, you actually know him?"

Ethan's question surprised Ballmer.

If he was smiling just now, now he is looking frightened.

At this moment, the bald man even felt that what the boss just said was not an excuse.

Ethan wants to invest in James Clark not because he, Ballmer, is about to leave, but because it is easy to get together and get together easily, so that his last work in Destiny Game can be completed successfully. It’s because Ethan truly feels that James Clark’s project has great potential.

As for the reason?

Very simple!

Although the Stanford Research Park is right next to Stanford, there is still a certain distance between the research park and the campus. On weekdays, Ethan would not run there at all.

Therefore, only if Ethan has paid attention to it, he can know what new projects are coming out of the school.

As for what the chairman can convey?

This kind of thing may still happen before, because before studying for a Ph.D., Evelin still went to school once or twice a week, but when she became a student of the old principal, she had no energy to teach and no time to learn. This caused Evelin to gradually cut off contact with the school.

In this case, Ethan actually knew that Stanford had a new project?

That would prove even more that he had already paid attention to those good projects!

Almost in an instant, Steve Ballmer figured it all out. The next second, he was still grateful and felt like a clown. His depressed look also made Ethan laugh out loud. .

"Okay, Okay, Steve, it's not as exaggerated as you think..."

Ethan waved his hand and reassured: "I just heard about some projects..."

What Ethan said is indeed true.

Because he didn't even know Andy Beckettson.

The reason why he was able to sign up for the Stanford Campus Network was because of Vinton Cerf.

The inventor of the TCP/IP protocol makes Ethan always thinking about the next trend of the era.

internet.

The reason why the Internet can be laid all over the world is not actually Vinton Cerf's technological breakthrough, but the development of multi-protocol routers, and this thing...

Still from Stanford.

That's a Cisco product.

Cisco started out because of love. According to Wu Jun, a former researcher at Google, when Vinton Cerf created the ultra-long-distance transmission protocol for the US Department of Defense, many universities in the United States already had their own intranets. , but since there is no unified standard for network architecture in this era, even different colleges in a school have different network protocols.

For example, Stanford's computer science department uses Xerox's Ethernet protocol, while the business school next door uses Digital Equipment Corporation's proprietary protocol.

This messy architecture makes it inconvenient for any message to be transmitted.

If this matter were put in front of a capitalist, they might see a business opportunity.

If a company could unify the standards of the Internet, it would make them a lot of money.

But in the eyes of a pair of lovers, the messy structure is simply an obstacle to their marriage.

Ever since, the computer director of the Stanford Computer Science Department and the laboratory director of the Business School jumped out. They like to chat and fish through the LAN during working hours. They want to solve the problem of different networks not being able to communicate with each other. Then, they developed a Blue box.

Then, the Stanford campus network that can connect the entire Stanford was officially established.

And that blue box is the predecessor of the Cisco router.

This story sounds quite legendary, right?

But alas, the real legend is not here.

Because the blue box was not developed by them alone.

Among them, there is also the participation of a Stanford doctoral student.

And his name is Andy Beckettson.

Since this guy was not very interested in products like routers, he did not become one of the founders of Cisco. He liked to make workstations and later established a company specializing in servers with several classmates. The name of the company was SUN, Chinese name is Sun.

The reason why they came up with this name is because they felt that the Stanford University Network (Stanford University Network), which was named after them, would be the starting point of their career.

So they took out the initials of the Stanford campus network and formed SUN.

There was nothing wrong with their hunch.

At its peak, Sun's market value reached US$200 billion.

Although compared with Apple, which once exceeded 3 trillion, and Microsoft, which has the opportunity to touch 3 trillion, the market value of 200 billion US dollars is a bit small, but that was the price in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

And even if the Suns were acquired in 2009, their transaction price would have reached 7.4 billion.

This is already a very awesome existence.

Since Sun Company started its career earlier and its main business is not directly related to the public, in the eyes of many people, Sun Company is a company that has been brilliant in the past but will not be good in the future.

But this view is actually not correct.

Because even in the two or three years since Ethan traveled through time, people have not escaped the control of the Sun Company.

As for the reason?

Very simple.

Java was written by them.

When such a great master comes to your door and seeks investment...

Again.

Collecting money while lying down is the basis for Ethan to work hard to maintain his business!

In the eyes of those geeks, he now has an incredible reputation!

Now that the preparation is in place, he will definitely harvest it next!

"Talk to Michael Dell."

"Contact Andy Beckettson later this year."

"Tell him to come to me and get the money."

Steve Ballmer sighed at the light words.

The next second, he laughed again, "Okay boss."

And just when Ethan thought that the last two investments would be Steve Ballmer's last mark on Destiny Game, the bald man said again: "Then let's talk about the second thing."

"etc……"

Ethan felt a little strange when hearing these words.

"The two investments you just mentioned are actually the same thing?"

"Yes, they both belong to the same profession of 'investment'."

"... Steve, you really know how to do things!"

"Boss, I don't understand what you mean."

"Don't understand? It's very simple! If you break these two investments apart, do you have to report three things to me now? This will make your work look busier!"

Ballmer's eyes darkened when he heard the opportunistic words.

He spread his hands helplessly and said, "Boss, even if I don't split up, the whole world will know that I'm very busy, okay?"

"Oh, you mean, you want a relaxed working environment?" Ethan smiled and said: "Okay, I will call William later and ask him to provide you with a few more assistants."

"..."

The messy exchange made Ballmer's mouth twitch.

Rolling his eyes, Ballmer decided to ignore Ethan and said directly: "Boss, the second thing I want to say is related to Nintendo. Hiroshi Yamauchi...has not left..."

This fact made Ethan frown.

"What did you say?"

"I said -" Ballmer repeated his words, "Hirashi Yamauchi is not leaving."

"Not only did he not leave, he also communicated with me every day."

"I want to meet you..."

Hiroshi Yamauchi flew to San Francisco on the 22nd and was invited to attend the new product launch conference of Destiny Game on the 23rd. After the conference, when everyone else went back to their homes to find their mothers, he seemed like an old tree. Rooted in general, settled in Palo Alto.

At first, Ballmer ignored him.

Because in Ethan's plan, they only sent invitations to friends and businessmen, hoping that they could come to the new product launch conference of Destiny Game. As for whether the friends and businessmen would come? How can friends come here?

That has nothing to do with them.

After all, Ethan is a straight man.

He called the businessman over, just to disgust the businessman.

He would not be like a certain Booth, competing and paying tribute at the same time.

In this case, how the friends and businessmen leave after watching the press conference is none of their business.

But after Hiroshi Yamauchi took the initiative to communicate with Steve Ballmer, the bald man felt that something might be wrong. Because according to his opinion, after seeing "Destiny Cube", Hiroshi Yamauchi should have understood that the era of Nintendo was over before it even began.

In this case, the most important thing for Hiroshi Yamauchi to do is to return to Neon to prepare for the funeral.

Whether it is swallowing up the settlement money that should belong to Destiny Games, or copying all the technologies that Destiny Games handed over to them, it is a real business war after the face-off.

But now?

Hiroshi Yamauchi actually chose to stay!

Not only that, he also wants to meet Ethan!

this method……

That really makes Ballmer feel weird!

"So why do you think Hiroshi Yamauchi wants to see me?"

Ethan moved his right hand slightly and tapped the armrest with his fingers.

"I think Hiroshi Yamauchi is unwilling to give in."

Ballmer answered the question honestly, "He may not be able to accept the failure of Nintendo, let alone the death of handheld game consoles, so he wants to communicate with you and is eager to reach a reconciliation with us."

This thought made Ethan nod his head.

Because in his memory, Yamauchi Pu was indeed a flexible and flexible person.

When he finds out he has the chance to rule the world, he's bound to take the initiative.

And when he learns that the chance of success is very slim, he will definitely kneel down.

to find a possible way out.

This is what Hiroshi Yamauchi did before.

And now...

"Do you think I'll give him another chance?"

Ethan smiled and raised the corners of his mouth.

"Won't."

Ballmer shook his head.

"Then you go and tell him that I don't want to see him."

Ethan waved his hand and said: "Ask Yamauchi Pu to wash his neck after he goes back."

"This time, I will definitely kill him."

That's right!

When Nintendo took out the handheld console behind the Destiny Game by misappropriating the chip, Ethan made up his mind to completely eradicate this scourge.

Now that murderous intentions have arisen, Ethan will naturally not accept any settlement proposed by Nintendo.

And just when Ethan was thinking about how to relieve his anger by killing Nintendo, Ballmer, who had left not long ago, turned around and came back. Not only that, his face was also very ugly.

"Boss, I have conveyed your words to Hiroshi Yamauchi."

"But he still expressed that he wanted to see you."

"Not only that, he also claimed that you must see him. Because he holds the information you want in his hands, and this information is even more important than the death of Nintendo."

"At first, I thought he was making a last ditch effort."

"But when I asked him what he wanted to show you, he said that what he wanted to show you was the whereabouts of a guy who had a grudge against you."

"And that guy's name is Jack Valenti."

The sudden name made Ethan look confused.

But soon, he remembered that Jack Valenti was the president who was kicked out of the American Film Association before. Because he betrayed Universal, he decisively left the United States after losing power.

Went to Southeast Asia.

At that time, Ethan was wondering why this guy ran that way.

But judging from the current situation...

"Oh - Hiroshi Yamauchi is quite interesting -"

Ethan pursed his lips and laughed out loud, "Every time, when we thought he was desperate, he would always make some fun to open our eyes..."

Even so, there was still a flash of ice in his eyes.

"Since Yamauchi Hiroshi is so confident, let's make him understand."

"Call him and ask him to come over."

"Now, immediately, immediately."

Before he finished speaking, Ballmer turned around.

Half an hour later, Yamauchi Pu appeared in front of him.

When Hiroshi Yamauchi, who was wearing a beige plaid suit, walked into Ethan's office, the first thing he saw was a figure sitting lazily, and just when he raised a smile and wanted to say hello, the figure with his feet propped up on the table Ethan tapped his heel on the table and said, "If you have anything to say, please tell me."

"I don't want to talk about nonsense with you."

"So, you have to show me your sincerity."

Although Ethan's attitude was very bad, Hiroshi Yamauchi didn't care.

Clearing his throat, the guy from Neon got straight to the point.

"Mr. Jones."

"Jack Valenti is in Tokyo now."

"At the moment, he is a senior consultant of Taidong Company."

"But his main business is not to help Taitong manufacture arcade machines, but to help Taitong and Casio get in touch, and obtain the Bluebird chip from Casio."

Although Hiroshi Yamauchi did not directly explain the relationship between Jack Valenti, Taitong and Casio, this kind of thing does not require Ethan to think hard.

At this moment, he only wants to know the answer to one question, and that is——

"Is there any evidence?"

Ethan put his hands on his abdomen and looked at Pu Yamauchi calmly.

"have."

Without saying anything, Hiroshi Yamauchi took out a stack of photos from his jacket pocket and handed them to Ballmer.

When Ballmer brought the photos to Ethan, the clearly identifiable figures made him understand that what Hiroshi Yamauchi said was true, and when he quickly flipped through it and saw the last one...

The MGM boss who appeared in the photo made him frown slightly.

The next second, he chuckled and said, "Now you can explain things clearly." (End of Chapter)