The Goddess Shines on America

"Our company is headquartered in Frankfurt," Wieland said nonsense followed by heavy information: "We also have production plants and R\u0026D centers in Hamburg, Munich, and Ruhr. If you are interested, we can take you to These factories are visited, but the company headquarters also has a lot of information for reading. I believe that with Ms. Wang's ability, browsing the information directly is enough to fully understand us."

Alice didn't say anything immediately, she was thinking about her own interests.

On the surface, this cooperation is very simple, that is, Draken Company wants to further develop, so it borrows Alice's supercomputer. But simply making wedding dresses for others is not Alice's style, and she has to get some benefits from it.

Watching the cars continue to drive into the urban area of ​​Frankfurt, she said with a smile: "It's easy to say, any company or institution with supercomputers will not be stingy about selling their computing power. There is nothing to discuss about this business itself. , but..."

The car was driving smoothly on the German Autobahn, and Narud Wieland, a young and successful man who was in his thirties as the chairman of the board, said in a very steady way: "But?"

"However, if you do some research on me, you will know that I am more interested in high-tech and various 'meaningful' products than purely making money. At the same time, you should also know that I am not a hopeful An ordinary businessman who earns his living by selling computer computing power." Alice stared into the other person's eyes and said: "So I am very much looking forward to a more detailed understanding of your company, and to discuss all the projects that can be used for bilateral cooperation .”

"Indeed, I agree very much." Narud Wieland looked at the girl with great interest and nodded approvingly.

As Alice herself could have imagined, among the countless enterprises and institutions with supercomputers, Wieland chose Alice because of herself. According to those public sources of information, he had already known what kind of style Alice was. It can be said that today's meeting was born out of various silent understandings.

He said without hesitation: "Miss Wang, I can't guarantee how 'meaningful' this product of drilling rig will make you feel, but since you have established a computer laboratory in the UK and have been sitting in it for a long time, you have invested more in it a few days ago. After joining the Hongkong Electric Company, I think it is also going to develop in the fields of energy, infrastructure, and high-tech research and development?"

Alice smiled and said, "That's right, so what do you mean?"

Taking out two bottles of Coke from the car refrigerator, Wieland unscrewed a bottle and said: "I believe that Miss Wang's talent is not limited to the computer industry. She can achieve such achievements at this age. Pure field talent is not enough to explain it." , after all, you are also a best-selling author and film director and screenwriter. Please forgive me for speculating about you, but I believe that these achievements must be brought about by your excellent learning ability."

Every sentence was analyzed to the root, Alice smiled brighter, and Wieland's confidence in speaking became more and more solid: "Well, since you want to reach out to the energy industry, I, Draken Corporation There is also development in the field of basic industries, I believe that we will have a broader prospect of cooperation with each other, I believe Miss Wang also agrees with this point, right?"

They are two people who have a tacit understanding. Before they meet, they both understand what the other party's purpose is, and each of them expresses it. Although they are all talking about the same fact, they express it to each other from their own perspectives. Fan. Alice smiled even brighter. She picked up her bottle of Coke, and instead of unscrewing it in a hurry, she looked at Wieland thoughtfully.

This is quite an interesting scene. A sixteen-year-old girl can directly look at another tall Germanic man who is full of energy and quick thinking without losing the momentum. And Weiland, who was watched by Alice all the time, with a thick and delicate beard, couldn't even bear it.

"Interesting," Alice said while holding the Coke bottle, "You know that I don't have the habit of underage drinking coffee and alcoholic beverages, and there's no way to cook tea here, so I use Coke instead of alcohol, right? Mr. Wieland, in How long did you investigate me before you sent that charming lady at my door?"

"Oh, Ms. Wang, the word investigation is not too sharp." Facing the questioning, Wieland spread his hands calmly: "As for the investigation, it is quite a long time. You know, when When Microsoft first launched Windows 1.0, I was one of its few overseas users. And your Cisco company sells tens of thousands of routers and switches every year, and the recently launched firewall can make countless enterprises Don't worry, the boss, this is all the way to make you famous all over the world, isn't it?"

Not answering the question, but taking this opportunity to pat a lot of flattery, Alice accepted them all calmly, nodded and said: "It's really an honor, it seems, if I don't do a good job of being a guest, But I’m so sorry for the power you sold.”

What an interesting man, Alice thought, although she had never heard of him two days ago.

After a while, a group of people arrived at the headquarters of Drakken, which is located in the city of Frankfurt, a rather grand and expensive high-rise building. This is the downtown area, the surrounding streets are full of bustling vehicles, and the 100-meter-high buildings are all modern and modern styles. Some still retain the style of Gothic architecture, which is quite similar to some parts of Manhattan, while others are completely in line with the "21st century", with various towering skyscrapers with glass curtain walls constantly reflecting the sun's rays, which is good. A fascinating sight.

The meeting, followed by the routine meeting time, in the high-rise of the Gothic stone building at the Draken headquarters, a very high-standard meeting immediately began. Among the participants, although Sissy and Ashley were just accompanying guests, since Alice didn't bring many people with much fanfare, Draken naturally wouldn't be stingy with a few more chairs. As for little Ada, I really need to ask her opinion right now.

This is near the conference room in the office building. There are two types of rooms, the reception room and the conference room, a few steps away. The people who are not in a hurry are also smiling and waiting for the little girl in red to respond.

"Of course I want to participate!" Ada said confidently, "Why don't I stay in the reception room alone."

Alice considered her very considerately: "But if you are in the reception room, you can read magazines casually, Mr. Wieland, our little Ada's IQ is still very high, find someone to provide basic information about your business Magazine?"

Wieland smiled and said: "Of course there are magazines. To let customers and ordinary people understand the culture, products, development history and current situation of their own companies, magazines have always been one of the best media."

Ada said pompously: "You have to read magazines at the meeting site, I don't want to be left alone in the room."

As she spoke, she winked at Narud Wieland again and said, "Sir, I promise I won't disturb you."

Everyone present laughed, and one of the Draken executives named Miller said: "This little girl is very reasonable, she came from the UK all the way, how can there be any reason to be separated alone? "

In this way, the problem was easily solved, and these executives of Draken didn't ask the stupid question of why Alice brought a ten-year-old girl to join in the fun. But in the process, as Alice observed effortlessly, the snake-like eyes of the Eastern European woman Vipple Pushkin who accompanied her all the way attracted more attention.

Then, when everyone was seated in the well-lit conference room, a Germanic girl with short brown hair, the marketing director named Lamer Schwaben, stood in front of the whiteboard and introduced Alice and the others.

"Our production plant is located in the Ruhr Industrial Zone of our country. It can be said to be the oldest factory in the world, producing all kinds of drilling rigs..."

Place names mean everything, and Alice understands this. The Ruhr Industrial Zone in Germany is equivalent to the old industrial base in Northeast China. Combined with the history of Drakken, the significance of this factory to the world's drilling rig industry is also equivalent to FAW's contribution to the development of China's auto industry has never been greater.

"The industrial research and development center in Melbourne was established after World War II. I believe that Ms. Wang has more say in this field. That is, since the 1950s and 1960s, we have tried to use computers to improve the research and development capabilities of advanced machine tools."

In this regard, Alice does have more say, and she herself has just come into contact with it not long ago. Don't you see that the Hong Kong Electric Company on Lamma Island also adopted the initial information control method in 1968?

"Actually, we need to thank the British and French telecommunications companies for this computer cooperation." The marketing director said with a smile: "If there is no increasingly developed network system, I would like to borrow your supercomputer in the UK But it is very difficult. After all, our branch in the UK is definitely not comparable to the research center in Melbourne."

Alice nodded, and then she posed a question.

"The 100-year-old drilling rig is indeed a very honorable title, but since Draken clearly intends to develop into an entire basic industry field, I still want to know more about your plans for it."

As she said that, she looked at Wieland and said, "Or, sir, basic industrial manufacturing, even automobile manufacturing, ship manufacturing, and even other fields. Which field does Draken plan to develop in?"

Hearing this question, and then as Alice saw, these executives present were actually waiting for the topic to develop in this direction.

Presumably, since they have all done investigations, Alice's deeds of being a "technical consultant" in Microsoft and Lockheed respectively and thus becoming a shareholder are of course clear.