Chapter 2858
: Brothers working together can break through metal
Chapter 2858: Brothers working together can break through metal
on Monday.
After arriving at the office, Yang Xiaotao sat in a chair, lost in thought, looking dazed.
Lou Xiao'e and the other woman who entered the room exchanged glances but did not dare to disturb each other, and simply went about their own business.
Yang Xiaotao
Age: 31
Credits: 8940
skill:
Main skill:
Engineer, Level 6
Sub-skill 1: Fitter, Level 8.
Sub-skill 2: Fishing, Level 5.
Sub-skill 8: Chemistry proficiency, Level 2.
Sub-skill nine: Computer proficiency, level one.
Redemption section: 5
Pets: Wood Elf, Chinese Rural Dog.
Items available for redemption: Peanut oil (20/bottle), rapeseed oil (10/bottle), corn oil (5/bottle), sunflower oil (5/bottle), soybean oil (5/bottle)
My gaze swept across the panel and finally landed on the items to be redeemed.
"As expected, they still haven't come out."
Yang Xiaotao looked at the five items in the redemption section, but the 'blind box' that usually occupied a slot hadn't appeared yet.
Last week, Yang Xiaotao discovered that the blind boxes were missing.
At the time, Yang Xiaotao thought it was a coincidence, but since it hasn't appeared yet, Yang Xiaotao guessed that the system probably felt that blind boxes weren't making 'money', so it simply removed them from the shelves.
Yang Xiaotao didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed.
To say blind boxes are good is an understatement; they're just a scam.
Having opened so many blind boxes, apart from special blind boxes, none of the other regular blind boxes have been reliable.
But if you want to say there's a downside, those special blind boxes, especially the ones that light up, can have really good stuff inside.
Some of them are better than upgrading your own skills.
But now, blind boxes are gone.
If you really want to calculate it, you're still at a loss.
"If I had known, I would have opened one every day, and then it wouldn't have been confiscated."
Yang Xiaotao muttered to himself, feeling somewhat regretful.
Ring ring ring.
The phone on the table suddenly rang, and Yang Xiaotao snapped out of his daze and quickly answered it.
"Hello, this is Yang Xiaotao."
"Xiao Tao, it's me."
When Old Chen's voice came through the phone, he sounded to be in a good mood, which made Yang Xiaotao relax a lot. He then smiled and said, "Good morning, boss."
"Judging from your laughter, there must be good news."
Old Chen laughed even louder after hearing this, and then said, "That's right, it is indeed good news."
At this point, Old Chen couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Only by thoroughly understanding the computer market can one know how sought-after the "Number One" machine produced by the Ninth Division was.
Nowadays, if you're asking which country in the world can make miniature computers, it's the United States.
Despite the Alliance's loud promotion, there may not actually be anything that can rival the United States' mini-machine.
It is said that the Alliance also wanted to study the United States' PDP-8 computer, attempting to develop its own computer through reverse engineering.
But this is just hearsay; it's really unclear whether it has been implemented.
Now, they have taken the lead in reverse engineering and created the 9-machine-1, which can be considered to have broken the United States' monopoly.
Although the finished product is larger, the functionality is not much different.
Furthermore, most of the computers in the United States are used domestically and rarely circulate internationally. Now, stimulated by the Nine Machines No. 1, the people of the United States must be jumping up and down in regret.
Unfortunately, it will be difficult to continue taking advantage of these deals after this one.
A thought flashed through his mind, but Old Chen quickly got down to business.
"The accidental leak of our computer information has actually helped us get some positive publicity."
"After consideration, the higher-ups decided to adopt your suggestion and agree to sell to external parties."
"I'd like to ask about your computer production situation."
As soon as Mr. Chen finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao immediately said, "Boss, we have already arranged manpower to start production and assembly. We can complete the assembly of ten units this month, and we can increase it to one hundred units next month."
"Just tell us how many you need, and we guarantee to complete the task."
Yang Xiaotao briefly explained the situation, and then Old Chen laughed and said, "Good, good, that speed is not bad, but you need to maintain it."
"I have a lot of information. The desert region has already given a formal offer to purchase ten units. We will be responsible for delivery, assembly, and testing."
Yang Xiaotao immediately wrote it down in his notebook.
"You know that Mosidov ordered twenty units from Persia in one go, right?"
Yang Xiaotao nodded. "Alphat told me that they want to apply computers to sectors such as healthcare, oil, and banking."
"To be honest, they have a lot of trust in our computer technology!"
Yang Xiaotao smiled, and Old Chen nodded, "This shows their trust in us. You need to manage the relationship between the two sides well."
"Especially when it comes to personnel training, don't skimp on it."
"Understood. Don't worry, there are still many students from Persia in our technical school. We have already assigned a group of people to teach them how to use computers separately."
"Whatever our people learn, they learn too."
Chen Lao was very satisfied with Yang Xiaotao's words, and then continued, "Northern Goguryeo has also sent a letter wanting to purchase ten units. I don't know the specifics, but they should agree."
"And Kazakhstan in the northwest also wants a dozen or so units."
"However, I think they might be preparing it for the league."
Yang Xiaotao nodded again, then smiled and said, "I guess the Alliance is getting anxious and wants to use our computers for research."
"However, the research is nothing special, we're not afraid of their research."
Old Chen laughed again upon hearing this. At least Yang Xiaotao's confidence was a good thing and a reassurance.
"France also expressed interest in purchasing our technology, but they preferred our research and development, so I rejected it. We'll probably have to deal with the details later."
"Also, I spoke with Comrade Li Rong a couple of days ago. She has contacted many companies in Hong Kong."
"People in Southeast Asia have also reached out to us."
"You know, there aren't many computers used for commercial purposes internationally right now, so we've just happened to come across one. It's a rare opportunity."
Old Chen finished speaking in one breath, then picked up the cup on the table and drank some water. Yang Xiaotao, however, glanced at the data on the paper: more than a hundred units, and that was the final order.
As word spreads, it will likely gain even more popularity.
Thinking of this, Yang Xiaotao understood why Old Chen was so happy. A machine costing $50,000 would cost over five million.
We made a fortune, a huge fortune!
Of course, this market is nothing compared to the United States' domestic market.
Considering that the other side sells thousands of computers a year, and that these computers are used in all aspects of the United States, Yang Xiaotao deeply felt the gap between the two sides.
However, they only felt the gap, not despair.
After all, they've now embarked on this path, and it's not impossible for them to overtake others on the curves.
After the two finished discussing business, Yang Xiaotao remembered the international gaming competition to be held in Hong Kong and then told Old Chen about it.
Old Chen had heard about this matter before, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult.
"Boss, the current situation is that if we want to send people to participate in the competition, we need to find suitable people and quickly conduct intensive training."
"But I feel that as game developers, it would be unreasonable not to take a look and offer some support."
Old Chen remained silent on the phone for a long time before finally saying, "We need to go, and we also need to participate in the competition. Your idea is good. If we concentrate our efforts, we might be able to win a reward."
Old Chen smiled optimistically, and then continued, "There's a reason why they chose your Ninth Division."
"After all, there are more people who can play games in the Ninth Division."
Hearing what Old Chen said, Yang Xiaotao guessed that the higher-ups had agreed to go, and that he couldn't escape this time.
You need to help with this.
After Mr. Chen finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
Yang Xiaotao stared at the phone in his hand for a while, speechless.
I never expected that this would happen to me.
After thinking for a moment, Yang Xiaotao passed the matter on to Liu Lixue.
After a brief explanation, Liu Lixue was also somewhat at a loss.
First of all, key personnel from the nine departments cannot go; if they do, and there is any loss, we cannot bear the responsibility.
Secondly, game console researchers should not go, as it could easily disrupt the rules and damage their image.
Finally, the selection process cannot be publicized, otherwise it could easily cause unnecessary trouble.
All of this made Liu Lixue feel that the job was too difficult.
After leaving the matter to Liu Lixue, Yang Xiaotao got up and went to the research institute to check on the computer production situation.
As soon as Yang Xiaotao left, Liu Lixue looked at Lou Xiao'e with a worried expression.
Seeing this, Lou Xiao'e shook her head helplessly; these three conditions were too harsh.
"Xiao'e, you have to help me."
"Can you help me find out who likes this game console and who can buy it?"
"It doesn't have to be in Beijing; other places are fine too!"
After Liu Lixue finished speaking, Lou Xiao'e smiled wryly and said, "If I had a good candidate, would I have kept it from you?"
"There are too many restrictions this time, it's really hard to find a suitable candidate."
"What should I do then?"
Liu Lixue was a little anxious, but then Lou Xiao'e suddenly said with delight, "I have someone in mind, you can give it a try."
"Who?"
Ran Hongbing
On the other side, Yang Xiaotao had just walked down the stairs and hadn't even headed towards the research institute when he saw Old Wang's car parked at the entrance.
Old Wang quickly got off the bus and immediately greeted Yang Xiaotao with laughter.
"Old Wang, you've come at just the right time. If you had come any later, we could have had dinner."
As he spoke, he raised his hand to check the time.
Old Wang, however, took Machiavellian tactics to the extreme. He glanced at the time on Yang Xiaotao's wrist and then said in a pretentious manner, "Oh dear, I was too busy and forgot the time."
"But since we're here, let's try the food from your Ninth Department."
Yang Xiaotao was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.
Some say you can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep.
Similarly, never underestimate the bottom line of a shameless person.
He then pulled Old Wang aside to an open space and said, "You wouldn't come here unless you had a reason."
"Say what's wrong right away."
Upon hearing this, Old Wang ran to his car and took out a business plan.
"This is the construction progress in Suizhou, I just received it."
"Your father-in-law is really something. In order to help you launch the satellite as soon as possible, he shifted the focus of other construction to the back burner, and that's how we ended up in this situation."
Yang Xiaotao quickly finished reading it, then looked at Old Wang happily, "So, does that mean it can be launched this year?"
Old Wang smiled smugly, "Of course, otherwise why would I come to find you?"
Yang Xiaotao laughed, "Come on, lunch is on me today, you can eat your fill!"
"No rush, no rush, it's still early."
On the contrary, Old Wang became calm, which puzzled Yang Xiaotao.
That old guy definitely has ulterior motives.
This is Yang Xiaotao's objective evaluation of Mr. Wang over the years.
When he's angry yet smiling, it's usually about something trivial.
But when he's serious and doesn't smile, it's best to keep quiet and ignore him.
Seeing that Yang Xiaotao remained silent, Old Wang composed himself before saying, "I have another matter to discuss with you this time."
Yang Xiaotao crossed his arms, his eyes holding a half-smile, making Old Wang very uncomfortable.
But thinking about the current situation, Old Wang gritted his teeth and said, "The camera technology we got from Canon back then has now yielded some results after a period of research."
"Wow, so fast!"
"It's not going to be fun anymore!"
"Then what are you doing?"
At this point, Old Wang, ever the friendly type, grabbed Yang Xiaotao's arm and said with a grin, "Little Yang, as the old saying goes, when brothers are of one mind, their strength can break metal."
"Right now, we need our brother units to work together."