industrial overlord

Chapter 40 Partners
Ford tried his best to get Lin Zhenhua to lower the price, keeping the total asking price within 50 US dollars.In fact, Lin Zhenhua didn't intend to get too stiff with Spischer, such as making the BUG public or selling it to Xihu Company, it was just Lin Zhenhua's negotiation skills.Lin Zhenhua will still be in the mechanical circle in the future, so he can't do things like this.

The overall price is roughly negotiated, and the next step is to discuss the details of payment.Lin Zhenhua was confident and talked freely, while Ford took a small notebook and recorded Lin Zhenhua's requirements one by one.

"I want 20 US dollars in cash, but considering the current situation in China, temporarily store it in a Swiss bank for me."

"absolutely okay."

"I need small commodities worth 2 US dollars. Please ask your Hong Kong business department to purchase them in Hong Kong on my behalf, and then help me ship them to the mainland through your channels. I will pick up the goods in Guangzhou. I will inform you of the specific details. In 2 After the US dollars are used up, if you still have to trouble your company to continue to purchase goods for me, I will pay the full amount."

"We are more than willing to oblige in this matter."

"The factory I work in, that is, Jiangnan Hanhua Machinery Factory, hopes to get a MK800 machine tool. I want to buy one from your company with my due expenses, and then use your company's name as a gift to our factory. In the gift When it comes to machine tools, I hope your company can recognize Hanhua Machinery Factory as your partner in China."

"There is no problem with the gift of the machine tool. Regarding the partner, I need to ask the company headquarters to confirm, but I believe there is no problem. We are very willing to establish a cooperative relationship with Mr. Lin's company."

"Also... I hope to get some research equipment and materials from the United States. I would like to ask you to purchase a batch of Z80 chips and two IBM PCs for me."

"There is no problem with the Z80 chip, but the computer... I am very sorry, Mr. Lin, I did not know that IBM has such a computer model as a PC..."

"Uh, a PC is a personal computer, haven't you heard of it?" Lin Zhenhua was a little embarrassed, and he couldn't remember when IBM launched a PC. Could it be that there is no PC at this time?So what about Microsoft, hasn't the famous DOS been written yet?
Lin Zhenhua was a little tempted for a while, maybe copying the DOS system and selling it to IBM is also a good opportunity to make money?Lin Zhenhua clearly remembers that Gates signed an agreement with IBM, agreeing to pay him one or two dollars for the use of the DOS system pre-installed on each IBM_PC, and it turned out that this money alone made his fortune.Copy DOS?Lin Zhenhua shook his head vigorously, and pushed this nonsensical thought out of his mind... Could this be written by sitting in a guest house with a pencil?This requires you to be proficient in 8088 assembly, understand all interrupts, and have genius programming skills, all of which, I am sorry, Lin Zhenhua does not have it.All Lin Zhenhua needs is a computer for his own use.

"Sorry, maybe I remembered wrongly? What kind of personal computers are there in the United States now?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

Ford said: "Maybe I have been abroad for too long. I only know that the most popular personal computer in the United States is Apple's APPLE-II. Do you think this model is suitable?"

The legendary APPLE-II, a miracle in the IT industry in the 70s, is 10 years older than the later Lin Zhenhua. Lin Zhenhua only saw her in the nostalgic pictures on the Internet. What does the real APPLE-II look like? Lin Zhenhua really didn't know.

"APPLE-II is also available, do you know the price of this machine?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

"It's about 1300 US dollars, and there is another high-end configuration that may cost more than 2000 US dollars."

"I need two, the cost..."

"No problem, our company can take it all."

"Then thank Mr. Wilson for me. I think his kindness will not be unrequited."

"Yes, Mr. Wilson very much hopes to form a long-term cooperation with Mr. Lin."

"I also need some professional books on mechanics and electronics, and the latest monographs involving finite element analysis. Please ask your company's technical staff to pick some for me."

"I will let them continue to provide Mr. Lin with the latest information."

"Okay... that's all for now. Your company may need to spend additional money on computers and books."

"Oh, that's what we're supposed to do as friends."

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The meeting ended in a cordial and friendly atmosphere. After careful calculation, Ford found that the entire cost was less than $25, which was half of the bottom line that Wilson gave him.Wilson once promised that he could withdraw one-tenth of what he could reduce as a bonus. In other words, Ford earned a commission of [-] US dollars just for negotiating with Lin Zhenhua.

Ford knew that the benefit he got from this incident was far more than the commission of [-] US dollars. He got the patch program from Lin Zhenhua and saved the company from a possible disaster. The contribution is unparalleled in the whole company.In fact, during the phone call in the morning, Wilson had hinted to him that after he completed this task, he might be promoted to the deputy general manager of the Asia region.

When Lin Zhenhua was negotiating with Ford, he kept a faint smile, as if the income of hundreds of thousands of dollars was just a breeze to him.But after leaving Ford, Lin Zhenhua couldn't help but wanted to sing: buddy! A Swiss bank deposit of 20 U.S. dollars, even in 2011, was the salary of an ordinary white-collar worker for more than ten years. In 1980, it was almost a golden mountain.According to the black market price of 1:10 USD to RMB, this amount of money is equivalent to 200 million RMB, enough to buy half of Hanhua Machinery Factory.Xiaofang, from now on, our family will cook boiled fish every day, two at a time, one for people to eat, and one for cats...

"When the sun shines,

Flowers smile at me,
The little bird said early morning,

Why are you carrying a pack of dynamite?
I'm going to bomb the school,
The teacher doesn't know,
As soon as I pull the string, I run,
With a bang, the school exploded! "

Lin Zhenhua was humming a ditty, walking happily on the boulevard, and suddenly found a young woman standing in front of him, looking at him with surprised eyes.

"Hi! Girl from the Shen family, how are you?" Lin Zhenhua waved to the young woman and greeted him like a singer.He recognized that the girl in front of him was Shen Jiale, a talented welder.Lin Zhenhua stayed at the petrochemical machine these days, but he would meet Shen Jiale on the road from time to time, but Shen Jiale always turned a blind eye to him.Today, Shen Jiale stopped to see him on the road, which surprised Lin Zhenhua.Taking advantage of his good mood, Lin Zhenhua decided to take the time to tease the little girl.

"Can you change your name? Girl, it's really ugly." Shen Jiale frowned and asked, "Also, what nonsense did you sing just now? Why did you blow up the school?"

"Hehe, you know, I hated going to school since I was a child, so my greatest dream is to tie a bag of explosives to the school." Lin Zhenhua said nonchalantly, "I can tell you that when I grow up, my dream has really come true."

"Did you really blow up a school?"

"That's right." Lin Zhenhua said, "During the self-defense counterattack, a group of Vietnamese devils occupied a school and fought stubbornly. I was ordered to send an explosive package up. Run, the school blew up with a bang!"

"Really?" Shen Jiale said, with her pure heart, she really couldn't understand Lin Zhenhua's nonsense, she said thoughtfully: "Isn't it good to study? Now I regret that I don't study too much. "

"Why do you read so many books?" Lin Zhenhua said, "The more knowledge you have, the more reactionary you are."

"Isn't that what the Gang of Four said? Why do you say that?" Shen Jiale asked in amazement. When she saw the playful smile on Lin Zhenhua's face, she immediately reacted: "Are you kidding me? How disgusting! "

Lin Zhenhua felt close to Shen Jiale when he said he hated it. This is the true face of a 20-year-old girl. She has a sullen face all day long, so uncomfortable.

"Miss Shen, you're standing here waiting for me, aren't you?" Lin Zhenhua asked with a smile.

"I'm just waiting for you." Shen Jiale said.

"What are you waiting for me?" Lin Zhenhua quickly looked around, and even exaggeratedly squatted down to see if there was anyone hiding under a truck parked next to him.

Shen Jiale asked strangely: "What are you looking at?"

"I'm looking to see if you have arranged someone on the sidelines to beat me up."

"You...you are really annoying!" Shen Jiale finally broke out, "Lin Zhenhua, can you be more serious!"

Lin Zhenhua said with a bitter face: "Miss Shen, I really want to be serious, but after much deliberation, I can't think of why you waited for me specially. The only intersection between me and you is that I once offended you, you said you Waiting for me here, can I not be careful? For a beautiful girl like you, don't have too many strong guys around you."

Shen Jiale knew that Lin Zhenhua couldn't spit ivory out of his dog's mouth, so he simply filtered out his nonsense: "Lin Zhenhua, actually, what happened that day was my fault, and I shouldn't look down on people like that. After going back, my father scolded me Yes. I am waiting here today to apologize to you. "

"Don't dare!" Lin Zhenhua said hastily. He apologized solemnly, and he couldn't justify it if he was not serious. "Miss Shen, in fact, I was wrong that day. I shouldn't bet and joke with you. But, everyone Young man, it doesn't hurt to make a joke, don't take it to heart."

"Well, there is one more thing, I would like to trouble you for a favor, okay?" Shen Jiale lowered her head and began to feel coy.

Lin Zhenhua became uneasy. Could it be that Shen Jiale knew that he had made money and came to him to borrow money?In later generations, Lin Zhenhua also had countless girls. Those girls born in the 80s or 90s were calm when they hugged, kissed and opened a house. They only showed a little shyness when they asked someone to borrow money.

"Master Shen, I...what can I do for you? I'm just a porter." Lin Zhenhua said with a dry smile, and immediately changed his address to show the distance between the two parties.Please, it's okay if you want to borrow a little money, but if it exceeds... 5000, don't ask me.

Shen Jiale had a bitter face: "Lin Zhenhua, you have changed so many names, is it messy? Can't you call me by my name?"

"Is it messy?" Lin Zhenhua was stunned for a moment, thinking about it, it was indeed messy enough, girl, miss, girl, master, he really didn't know what to call Shen Jiale.

"Well, sister of the Shen family, I really don't know what to call you. If I call you Lin Chenshi..."

"I'll kill you!" Shen Jiale completely collapsed.

(End of this chapter)