The Goddess Shines on America

February is a special time.

For students, it's a full month of play; for adults, it's another time for regular work; especially for executives of big companies, finance departments and even accounting firms , Now is the time for them to formulate the annual report of the previous year and look forward to the grand development plan for this year, and it is even more exhausting.

And for Alice, all of this was even more integrated.

After returning from Japan, she was about to start school, but she not only had to accept an interview with Fortune magazine, but also routinely reviewed every company under her umbrella. Just at this time, my father suddenly became interested in writing novels, and I rashly proposed the idea of ​​co-creation. This is good, typical for myself to find something to do for myself.

Of course, the priority of one's own affairs is always in the back row. After analyzing the priorities of each of its industries, Alice first came to Cisco's headquarters in San Jose.

"To describe it in one sentence, it is thriving, but it is about to exhaust people to death."

Professor Posak, who was in charge of meeting her at the San Jose airport, parked his car in front of the building while continuing the topic along the way: "You know, we only have a few months to actually accept the firewall project. You are eager to urge us to make the best products, and there are not enough people."

"Well, I have to admit that I didn't think much about it when I chose the house."

Alice got out of the car. The sun was shining and the weather was fine. When she looked up, the sunlight from the east happened to be slanting across the roof of the company, and a flock of pigeons flew over it.

"Leon, show me the account book later, how much is the company's bank deposit now?"

The two walked towards the main entrance, and Bosac said, "It's more than 13 million, and most of the profits have been bought in large quantities as you suggested. By the way, Alice..."

Just as he walked into the lobby, Bosack cut off his freshly lit cigarette in confusion: "Why do you insist on buying stocks globally? In the United States, there is only the New York Stock Exchange, then London, and Tokyo again." , it’s Hong Kong again, and it’s a shame that you bought all bullish stocks, did you hire a professional investment team?”

"Uh, well... of course it's because the global situation is very good now."

Alice's eyes rolled strangely, and suddenly, she happened to see a young man with thick hair, but he would surely lose his hair in the future: "Oh, isn't that Jeff!?"

After a good sentence to change the subject, she immediately waved to the company's employees, Jeff Bezos.

Seeing that he was discovered by the boss of the company, Bezos was obviously taken aback, causing the coffee cup in his hand to spill.

"Oh, damn it! Oh, of course boss, I'm not talking about you, Brad, can I have a piece of paper?"

Alice said suspiciously: "Why are you nervous? No, hey, Brad, it's already past nine o'clock, right?"

The young man at the front desk responded, "Yes, Miss Alice."

This kind of address is also what Alice usually asks employees to do. Although not very grammatical, "Miss Alice" is really much better than "Miss Wang".

"Aha~"

After getting the answer she wanted, Alice smirked slyly, squinted her eyes and looked at Bezos: "Leon, saw what kind of small animal we caught, and Bezos who didn't stick to his post during working hours ~"

Bosack just chuckled, and Bezos quickly put the paper cup on the front desk, wiped his hands in a panic, and hurriedly explained: "I was busy last night until twelve o'clock before I got home, and it was one o'clock in the morning when I was lying in bed. Yes. Alice, you arranged the flexible working system, don't look at me like that."

Since she was a good employee who worked hard until midnight, Alice of course stopped joking. She patted Bezos on the shoulder and said, "Thank you, I remember you were in the R\u0026D team of the switch last year, right. So now Woolen cloth?"

"He just took over the firewall."

Posak answered the call. As the head of the technology department, and knowing that Alice rarely involved in the company's micro-operations, he immediately explained: "Jeff performed very well when he was developing the switch. It was very urgent, so I dragged him to the new project team immediately, and also served as the team leader."

"Yes, very good."

Alice nodded, and then patted Bezos on the shoulder: "Excellent employees need rewards, how about this, Jeff, let's have lunch together at noon today, and let's chat casually about your hairstyle changes .”

"Hair, hairstyle changes?"

It wasn't just Bezos, Bosack was puzzled, and Alice tilted her head slightly, staring at Bezos' head, and smiled: "No one told you that a bald head is more suitable for you? "

Immediately, leaving behind Bezos who was cute and standing there, Alice strode forward and came to the elevator first, and it was not until the elevator door opened that Bosack finally rushed over.

After sitting in the office, when it was time to work, Bosak immediately sent up the materials one by one. Alice sat on the reception sofa, not in a hurry to browse the documents, but first scanned the chairman's office, which was rarely used.

From the perspective of big data, people in Silicon Valley are mainly composed of idealists. Many people drive ordinary broken trucks to work, but their businesses are affecting the whole world. And precisely because of the low cost of establishing companies in Silicon Valley, "garage companies" emerge in endlessly, so for most Silicon Valley people, their office environment can really be described in one word.

Dirty, messy, poor.

However, Alice's arrival can be regarded as a clear stream for the industry. Looking at this Cisco building, the height of five or six floors can accommodate hundreds of employees. Although years ago, I kept complaining that there was no space to recruit new people. It was only because Alice used more space to create a good working atmosphere. .

Therefore, the chairman's office she is staying in now is certainly not a boring space like most Silicon Valley technology geeks.

The entire wall is opened as a glass window, so that the warm sunlight can be fully sprinkled into the house. Since this is the top floor of the whole building and faces a vast lake, privacy can be guaranteed naturally.

Furthermore, Alice's solid wood desk was also custom-made by the merchant, and the length just crossed the entire office. Of course, she still left a space for herself to walk in, but the space is so narrow that apart from her slender figure, no adult man could possibly get in.

On the wide and long desk, computers and family photo frames are essential, but the most eye-catching thing is a multifunctional water dispenser worth two thousand dollars.

The trustworthy and innovative direct drinking water disinfection system produced by Nisgo caused a great sensation when it was introduced into the US market. So, it’s no wonder that with its presence, the adjacent coffee machine worth two thousand dollars has no sense of existence. Who calls it a native American product?

But compared to the purple sand teapot tea set on the side, when visitors first enter Alice's office, the first thing that attracts their attention is the whole row of bookcases.

Obviously, no matter how high-end the bookcase is, if it is empty, it will not attract the slightest attention from others.

The densely packed works of celebrities lined up the upper and lower five floors, enough to easily bluff all the uneducated people, and make all the intellectuals ecstatic. Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations", Karl Marx's "Das Kapital", Freud's "The Interpretation of Dreams", Stavrianos' "Global History", many classics that people are familiar with but may not have seen the truth The masterpieces are all placed here in well-packaged tomes, any one is enough for people to study carefully!

But at this time, of course, Alice was not sitting in the little world behind her desk.

After all, the black leather single computer chair was perfectly ergonomic, and it was a clear proof that Japanese companies had encroached on the personal space of the CEO of a famous American company, and even earned a total of 8,000 dollars from her pocket. Good boy, you can't let the Japanese make money casually, so you must sit less!

Hmm, so before browsing these files, grab a drink from the water cooler.

"Bank deposits... well, Leon."

Looking at the account book, Alice rubbed her brows and said, "I'll definitely settle the company's new address before I go back to England for school, but it will take a while to build the building. In this way, you should first find an office building nearby and rent it out." The fifth and sixth floors are used for staff expansion, although the rent in San Jose is getting more and more expensive, it is still more than enough for five or six months."

"For this expansion, let the company's total number of employees stabilize at 1,000. Besides, let's say it is a company with a monthly profit of 30 million. If it continues at this rate, it will probably be 2,000 in less than two years. There are many people, so this time we must choose a big place to build a new building.”

Of course, Posak couldn't be more happy to let the company expand. He looked at his watch and said, "No problem. Besides, Sandy's plane should also arrive in San Jose. It happens that the three of us are here. Alice, do you want to chat?" Questions about going public?"

The listing of the company is something everyone in every company dreams of. Today, Cisco has maintained its leading position in new industries from the very beginning, and its current annual profit can reach more than 200 million US dollars. No one will be surprised by the word listing.

"It's time to go public, it's about time."

Alice patted her head: "It's... February 1987, right Leon."

Bosac didn't know what was going on in Alice's mind, so he just nodded and smiled: "You don't want to say, this is a historic moment, do you?"

"That's not true. I'm just counting the days. After the entire IPO project is completed, it will be around the end of the year... if it is the earliest, it will be listed in November at the end of the year."

As she said that, she looked at her watch and said, "Sandy's business trip, her plane should be... well, it seems that this topic will be discussed in the afternoon, I have dinner at noon~"