Life in a small village with quiet mountains and quiet waters

Chapter 483 Industrial Light & Magic
Gu Siwei pointed out the window and said to Yu Wei.

"Here! Next door is the land I bought."

The car happened to pass by the land bought by Gu Siwei, so Gu Siwei pointed it out to Yu Wei.

“It’s just that we haven’t built a house yet.”

Yu Wei stretched out his head to take a look, then sat upright again: "Whose land is next to you?"

"How do I know this?" Gu Siwei said with a smile.

Yu Wei said: "I will find an agent to come over and ask later. If possible, I will also buy a piece of land and build a house here."

Gu Siwei asked curiously: "Why do you want to be my neighbor so much?"

Yu Wei said: "I don't have to drive for a long time to see you. Now I feel that it is too far away from where you live. If I want to talk to you, I have to drive."

Gu Siwei smiled after hearing this: "Buy a house near my home in Hong Kong City?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Wei waved his hands and said, "Forget it, it's not really affordable now."

Yu Wei was telling the truth. A few years ago, Yu Wei was able to buy a house on the top of the mountain even if he gritted his teeth, but now he really can't afford it, because the location is not something you can afford if you have money.

Gu Siwei still held the house in his hands, but Yu Wei didn't mention it, so he didn't say anything. As for giving away the house, Gu Siwei was not stupid, and Yu Wei hadn't achieved enough merit to allow him to give away the building. the point.

The two chatted for a while, then met Gil Amelio at the intersection and headed towards the factory together.

Jill got directly into Gu Siwei's car and talked to Gu Siwei about the current situation in the factory on the way.

Now this factory was founded by three young people. The young people are all technical people, and they jointly established such a small and medium-sized chip factory.

Many people who work in technology have a problem, that is, they are insensitive to funds and are a bit slow to respond to the market. This does not mean that all people who work in technology are the same. Not everyone is Bill Gates. , and not everyone is Steve Jobs.

This is how these three people came out today. Although the factory is small, the technology is still quite advanced. It is a pity that the three of them pursue technology together and chase each other until they have no money.

Unable to find new investment and unable to receive orders, the three were chased by banks for debts. In the end, they had no choice but to sell the company they had worked so hard to create.

It's basically a story like this. It's not unusual anywhere. People who fail to start a business are definitely not as memorable as those who succeed, but this group of people is the largest.

After Jill finished talking about the company's situation, he said to Gu Siwei: "BOSS, their current small factory can just meet our needs. Although the output is not large and the yield rate is a bit low, a new factory must have such and such No problem, as long as the management is good, the yield rate will soon increase. In this way, it can at least meet EA's early development needs, and we can almost wait for the chip factory in Hong Kong to start up..."

After hearing this, Gu Siwei nodded. The value of this factory was indeed good. I have to say that these headhunting companies had put in some effort and their money was not wasted.

Gu Siwei came over to take a look as soon as he received the call. The main reason is that the standard of this factory is not bad, the equipment is relatively new, not old second-hand goods, and can just meet the current needs of EA. As for everyone Gu Siwei is too embarrassed to mention monthly output, but he still has the nerve to mention unit output even if it doesn't cost [-] units?

However, these thousands of chips are naturally not ordinary chips. There is something called industrial division of labor. EA cannot produce everything. Naturally, they are the main chips for the business. The idea of ​​​​Gill and others is to simply design and produce the most important controls. Chips, and everything else is sourced from outside.

"I know, the price is pretty good. Let's just talk about it this time. If there are no big problems, then we can make a decision," Gu Siwei said.

Gu Siwei really wanted to live in peace and pick things up, but there were really not many things that could be picked up for him. If nothing else, if this factory was a little bigger, he wouldn't be able to pick it up. When Gu Siwei stretched out his hand, big companies like Deyi had already come up with a copy of the spoon.

It is precisely because it is small that it has created the current state of being unable to achieve a high level but unable to achieve a low level.If a big company wants to take over, you are small in scale. If I take over, it would be better to directly expand my existing factory, or simply build a new factory, which can also save management costs.

Small companies might want it, but they don’t have the strength yet.

Now EA is in the right place, holding an extremely small order in its hands. Big manufacturers look down on it, and small factories can't handle it.

Of course, another option is for Gu Siwei to hand over EA's order to this factory. In all likelihood, the factory can take the order to the bank for a loan, and the factory may survive.

But is Gu Siwei someone who enjoys helping foreigners?Obviously not. While his illness is killing him, it's better to keep some things in his own hands.

Just like that, Gu Siwei and his party came to the factory, and the three founders Gu Siwei also saw it. How should I put it, at a glance, it was clear that their clear eyes exuded the kind of academic stupidity.

In short, these three are all technical talents, and they will definitely not be able to run any companies. Many people believe that as long as my technology is good and my products are good, I can occupy the market. As soon as I stand up and shout, the orders will be Rushing towards myself.

Unfortunately, the world is not like this. The world exists just to slap idealists on the cheek. Good things do not necessarily sell for good prices. Good ideas often cannot make you money, but can send you into poverty.

Now these three are such examples. They are all highly knowledgeable and technical talents, but they have ruined themselves. They are not just like good guys, but like lost dogs.

There is nothing to say. Jill is a professional and has been working in these related industries. There is nothing to say about the price. There is no room for lowering the price. If the price is lowered, the three founders will definitely not do it. Although they say they have to wait for a while, Maybe three people will be forced to agree because of debt issues.

But Gu Siwei really didn't have that time.Nod, sign, and write a check, and this small factory belongs to EA.

To be precise, it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marvel.

Naturally, the new company had to have a new name. Gu Siwei had just returned from poaching from Lucas, and he was a guest with two hosts. So with a wave of his hand, Gu Siwei directly changed the name of the new chip company to Industrial Light and Magic ( Industrial light and magic (ILM)

The icon is an alien head. As for what it looks like, please refer to the alien notebook.

The three founders stayed on as technical staff, and the new general manager of Industrial Light and Magic was Gil, and the manager of EA was concurrently served by Gil. The company is still small now, and there are not many talents. If you have the ability, you must Give it more play.

After buying the company, the next step is to continue to throw money and recruit people. Lucas will definitely need people to make Star Wars. Gu Siwei can't let Lucas use Lao Gu's money to come up with a surname. Lu's special effects company came.

You can do special effects, but you have to be considered an Industrial Light and Magic person.

Of course, the first step is to produce the chips that EA needs now to meet the various gaming needs of people across the United States.

Gu Siwei can't help with this matter. Even if he wants to help, he can't use other people's equipment. If you ask him to drive a bench or something, he will have no problem. He is engaged in chip manufacturing. Lao Gu really has no such ability.

If you don't have the ability, you have to admit it and let the capable people go up. So after Gu Siwei handed over all the things here to Gill, he has been busy for two or three days. This can be regarded as the preliminary sorting out of the things on Industrial Light and Magic. Get an idea.

After finishing the work here, Yu Wei took advantage of this time to actually buy four acres of land next to the land bought by Gu Siwei, and really made a show of wanting to be neighbors with Gu Siwei.

Gu Siwei feels that the matter here is almost over. As for Lucas, he has not contacted him in the past few days, and Lucas has not contacted him. Gu Siwei does not know Lucas, but what does he think about the contracts for his several films? Yes, but Gu Siwei is confident and has the strength to bite Lucas' Star Wars, so he is not in a hurry.

Getting ready to return to Hong Kong, Gu Siwei and Yu Wei left together. Before leaving, Yu Wei started a big shopping trip in San Francisco, buying some messy things to take to his family.

Of course, Gu Siwei doesn't need it here. His wife and children are not in Hong Kong. Even if he buys it, it's hard to bring it back to the north. Moreover, at this time, people don't have the concept of famous brands. Sometimes you think what you are wearing is fashionable. , but everyone sees you as wearing strange clothes.

"Fourth dimension, come and see".

Gu Siwei was packing his things and getting ready to fly in two hours. Suddenly Yu Wei, who looked excited, rushed into the room, pulled Gu Siwei to his room, and touched Gu Siwei like a six-foot-tall King Kong. No idea.

As soon as he entered the room, Gu Siwei was shocked by what he saw.

I saw a dozen handbags of various sizes on Yu Wei's bed. They were very elegant handbags. You could tell at a glance that the things inside were valuable.

"This is for you!"

Just when Gu Siwei was in a daze, Yu Wei took a bag and slapped it into Gu Siwei's arms.

Gu Siwei asked in surprise: "What?"

"Bought for you, Gucci."

Yu Wei said: "I didn't expect it to be so cheap here."

Ok? !

Gu Siwei was confused. He knew Gucci and knew it was expensive, but he really didn't have much feelings about famous brands.

But since Yu Wei gave it as a gift, he took it, opened the bag and took a look, and found a box inside. He opened the box and found a wallet inside.

"Thanks!"

Gu Siwei didn't ask how much it was. Anyway, how much money didn't mean much to him now. It sounded like he was pretending to be a coin, but Gu Siwei really wasn't pretending. Judging from the pockets of him and Yu Wei, Giving Gucci away is not a big deal, nor is it possible to give it away to poverty.

"Buy so much for your sister-in-law?"

Holding the bag in his hand, Gu Siwei looked at the bed again.

Yu Wei smiled and said: "It's not all for her."

After saying that, Yu Wei smiled.

Gu Siwei understood, but to Yu Wei, this was nothing. Gu Siwei was not a moral judge. Why should he care about other people's bad things? If Yu Wei raised his little wife, then he would just raise her. One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. .

(End of this chapter)