After more than half a month of fermentation, the news that Microsoft intends to acquire Snapdragon has become well known in Silicon Valley. However, because Du Qiu's intentional blockade is still a rumor in Yuncheng. Not many people know it, and almost all of them are laughed at after dinner. They think it is a trick of attracting popularity and raising their own value, and they don't take it seriously at all, because in their thinking, a small company like Snapdragon, which is the size of sesame and mung bean, cannot be seen by Microsoft.

Now that Microsoft's senior vice president suddenly came to visit, it proved that this matter was not groundless. It was Saturday. Zhong Gaoshan was resting at home and did not go to the municipal party committee office. He was caught off guard by the sudden news. Before leaving, he called his secretary Yang Kai and assigned him to find Gao Mingda, find out the origin and purpose of Microsoft, and then set off to find Du Qiu.

“Where are they having a meal?”

"In a seafood restaurant near Sanjiang University." Bai Yuquan took out a small and exquisite phone book and said, "I have Secretary Jiang's big number, why don't you notify her first?"

"Can."

The office location of Snapdragon Software Company is far away from the city, and it takes dozens of minutes to go back and forth. Zhong Gaoshan is a busy man in charge of the provincial capital city. He has countless things to deal with every day, so he only went to the research institute to investigate it once. After that, all the information was learned through Bai Yuquan. He repeatedly thought about it on the road and could not understand why Microsoft wanted to acquire a company as small as Snapdragon, so he asked: "Yuquan, tell me, Microsoft sends a senior vice president here, what exactly is the picture?"

After asking, he added according to his own ideas: "Old Cao from the Taxation Bureau reported to me that the electronic tax calculation software produced by Snapdragon is at the leading level in China. He is very satisfied after the grassroots trial and is ready to purchase a batch to promote it throughout the city. However, this kind of thing involves national financial security and cannot be touched by foreign companies."

"It's not a tax software." Bai Yuquan explained while driving: "Microsoft is interested in the iView browser."

“Isn’t that thing free?”

"It's free, but you can put advertisements in it and make money by advertising." After more than half a month of training, Bai Yuquan has basically understood the business model of free Internet + service, and explained: "The browser is the entrance to the information highway. In the future, tens of millions of people will use iView to surf the Internet every day. Even if one person only charges one cent of advertising fees, he can earn millions a day."

This number is too exaggerated. Zhong Gaoshan was a little unbelievable and asked, "Will so many people go online every day?"

"I read a report released by an American agency a few days ago, saying that last year there were only 3 million computer hosts in the world that could access the Internet, but by the end of April this year, it had become more than 5 million, and the number of netizens also changed from more than 16 million to more than 30 million. The growth rate is very fast, maybe it will exceed 100 million in two or three years."

Although he witnessed Du Qiu's demonstration with his own eyes, for an old-school bureaucrat like Zhong Gaoshan, the Internet is still a new thing that is difficult to understand. He shook his head and said nothing, and after a moment, he asked: "Even so, wouldn't such a strong company as Microsoft develop one by itself?"

"I listen to Qin Tou... Qin Mu said that there are few people who know how to develop browsers. Mr. Du has designed a brand new programming language that is embedded in the browser, raising the threshold for R&D. If Microsoft wants to do it on its own, it will have to go to trouble for at least several months, and they can't wait."

"Didn't it mean that Du Qiu developed it alone in one month?"

When Bai Yuquan was a secretary in the city, he felt that he was a computer expert. When he went to Snapdragon for training, he realized that he was not good enough in front of Du Qiu. His level was only equivalent to a kindergarten child. So he quickly became a brainless fan and defended him concisely: "Du is always a genius."

It's indeed a genius...

Unfortunately, there are too many edges and corners, so it is difficult to deal with...

Zhong Gaoshan sat in the back row and asked, "Is that son of Principal Chen back?"

"It is said that he has other important things in Silicon Valley and will not be back tomorrow night."

"Who came with Microsoft?"

"I am an old employee who joined Qin Mu and others, named Zhou Yuan, who used to be responsible for marketing and promotion in the United States."

Because I called in advance, when Zhong Gaoshan got off the bus at the entrance of the seafood restaurant, Jiang Danfeng was already waiting at the door and welcomed with a smile: "Secretary Zhong, Mr. Du has something to do temporarily. I went back to the company and he asked me to entertain you first."

Zhong Gaoshan was very impressed by Jiang Danfeng. Seeing that she was wearing a simple red T-shirt and white skirt, she was not tacky at all, elegant, fashionable and beautiful, her eyes lit up and said, "Xiao Jiang, I haven't seen her for a while, and she is much more beautiful again."

"No, Secretary Zhong, don't make fun of me." Jiang Danfeng was polite and led the way in front, saying, "I have booked a private room on the third floor. Please do it here."

When Zhong Gaoshan walked in, he saw a sign for a store at the entrance of the lobby on the first floor. There were a large group of girls and young men in their twenties, eating vegetables, chatting, and drinking. The scene was very lively. He stopped and looked at it, but did not find Du Chunhua's figure, so he asked, "I heard from Yuquan that you are having a friendship with Notepad Company today, why didn't Mr. Du's sister come here?"

"Sister Chunhua is afraid that the staff present will be uncomfortable, so she went to Principal Chen's house for dinner."

Zhong Gaoshan said oh, his eyes wandered in the crowd, and asked with a smile: "Xiao Jiang, among these people, which are the top talents with a monthly salary of over 10,000 yuan?"

"Secretary Zhong, you go upstairs to rest first. I'll call Manager Qin and the others to meet you."

"Hey, OK."

Unlike Yuncheng University, which is located on the edge of the city, the campus of Sanjiang University is located in a prosperous area, surrounded by shops and consumes a lot. Therefore, the restaurant box decoration is quite high-end, the tables and chairs are very particular, and there is a cursive calligraphy banner hanging on the walls. After looking at it for a while, Zhong Gaoshan recognized it as the four words "Supreme Good is Like Water".

Jiang Danfeng quickly brought Qin Mu and others up. When introducing the article, he briefly mentioned everyone's resume and the projects he was responsible for in the company. Zhong Gaoshan did not understand computer technology and had a very little understanding of the project, but he could tell from the resume that each one was not simple. So he smiled and said, "Snapdragon is really a gathering of stars and talents. No wonder he was so prosperous in just a few months and became famous overseas. I read the report that you are the six gentlemen, why did five of them come?"

"Manager Zhou has been in the United States before." Jiang Danfeng explained, "He got off the plane at around 4 pm today and was busy entertaining representatives sent by Microsoft, so he didn't come."

Bai Yuquan spent several years in the Secretariat. Although he had not been involved in the work, he learned a lot of skills to understand the intentions. Knowing that Zhong Gaoshan was not convenient for asking, he just ordered the dishes while chatting as a colleague: "Qintou, Microsoft suddenly sent someone here. Is it really going to acquire Snapdragon?"

Qin Mu is an old man, shook his head and said he didn't know. Li Jianhua had no cleverness and had a good relationship with Bai Yuquan these days, so he said casually: "Microsoft will definitely not look down on any of the projects we have done. Acquisition of Snapdragon is fake, and it is real to want the iView browser."

He Lixing has worked in the United States and is familiar with IT celebrities there. He nodded and agreed: "Brad Silverberg is one of the most powerful senior vice presidents within Microsoft. He is directly responsible for the research and development of Windows 95. Since he has come to Yuncheng, he must be determined to win iView."

This made Zhong Gaoshan feel a little relieved. Although the iView browser has a good future, it is too far away and illusory. The electronic tax calculation software that Snapdragon is working on and the office software that will be working on are what he values, because it can bring real political achievements. So he winked at Bai Yuquan and signaled him to continue inquiring.

"Then Du always planned to sell the entire company, or did he plan to sell the iView browser only?"

"Although iView is a product of the company, it is actually developed by Mr. Du alone, and it has nothing to do with us." Qin Mu was worried that several of his friends would be wrong, so he beat Tai Chi and said, "And we are just employees, not shareholders, and we are not qualified to participate in such major events."

Seeing that he couldn't find any useful information, Zhong Gaoshan felt very anxious, but the main owner was not present and had no choice but to wait. After waiting for about 20 minutes, he received a call from his secretary Yang Kai with his big brother.

"Secretary, it is said that several investment companies in Silicon Valley are willing to pay $5 million to buy 20% of Snapdragon shares, so if Microsoft wants to acquire it, the offer may exceed $20 million."

20 million US dollars, almost 170 million RMB...
Chapter completed!