Chapter 643 Wouldn’t that Be Making Things Easier for Others?

Wen Leyu considers herself to be a very determined person. Many adults can't do it, but she was able to do it when she was fourteen years old.

But now, she was shocked.

After just walking into the computer room of Stanford University, Wen Leyu was only a little surprised.

[Is this the luxury of imperialism? 】

In the Mainland in the 1980s, as long as the work unit had a computer, it would definitely decorate a separate computer room.

Thick sunscreen curtains are a must. The delicate plastic shell of the computer cannot be accelerated by sunlight.

Vacuuming silent carpets is also a must. Dust must not be allowed to float into the chassis and corrode the circuit boards. Moreover, the computer room must be kept as quiet as possible to comply with the high-end characteristics of this magical device, the computer.

But look at the computer labs in this super advanced country.

Dozens of expensive computers were placed in such a "messy" manner in a "shabby room".

And there is no strict management. Whether it is a student or a teacher, they just use it casually after coming here, making the keyboard click.

There was even a computer screen that flickered, and the teacher wearing glasses slapped the computer case, as if beating a little maid who accidentally dozed off.

This is a piece of sophisticated equipment costing tens of thousands of dollars! In the Mainland, there will be a special "team" responsible for serving.

But here, the treatment is almost the same as a radio.

Of course, if it was just that they were "not short of money", Wen Leyu would be surprised at most.

The reason why she was shocked was because of Li Ye.

After getting permission to board the computer, Li Ye just got acquainted with it a little before sending a large paragraph of text to a computer terminal designated by Professor Bosak.

"Thank you for your dedication and support in creating the world's first computer network with unlimited possibilities, which can bring two people as close as possible in an instant."

The other person quickly resumed a question: "Who are you? Are you drunk today?"

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Li Ye smiled, and the memory of chatting with someone online for the first time in his previous life came to mind.

"I'm a visiting student."

Li Ye started to reply to the other party's questions wantonly, but for a moment he forgot to control his hand speed.

"Pah pah pah pah~"

Li Ye's ten fingers were tapping the keyboard so fast that even afterimages were being pulled out.

The crisp sound of keyboard tapping was like high-frequency rhythmic music. He was thinking quickly in the computer room and attracted the attention of many people around him.

Several students who had looked down upon Li Ye just now because of his nationality even looked at him in disbelief.

Aren’t flower growers too poor to afford computers?

Then why can this person's typing speed reach the level of participating in typing competitions?

These Westerners wearing colored glasses cannot understand the unique skill of e-sports otakus like "hand speed after being single for twenty years".

Wen Leyu couldn't understand either.

Peking University has a computer room and computer classes, but the teachers still focus on the opportunity to use the computer in a few classes a year and must be careful. How did Li Ye practice?

Li Ye gave free rein and spoke for a long time before stopping his fingers.

It has been almost five years since he came to this world, and he has almost forgotten what surfing on the Internet is like.

It would be easy to say that with Li Ye's current strength, he would buy a few computers to play with, but after being exposed to computers of this era several times at Beijing University, he suddenly lost interest.

Computers these days are purely "research tools." They are completely different from the computers Li Ye was familiar with decades later. To achieve any purpose, you need to enter lengthy professional instructions.

Even Li Ye's interference changed Ni Guangnan's fate, causing the release of star products such as Lenovo Hanka to be postponed. Therefore, even writing novels and manuscripts is not as convenient as handwriting.

But today, Li Ye finally found the feeling he once had.

What is the charm of computer networks?

It's about the "response" - the unpredictable response.

You send a message to an unknown target, and the other party gives you a response that is completely unpredictable in advance. This is the unique charm of the Internet.

Think about why QQ became so popular in the first place? Isn't it because you don't know whether the person on the other side of the chat box is Xiaojiabiyu, or a royal sister queen?

Otherwise, if you unplug the network cable now and are no longer allowed to run stand-alone games, then look at the computer and see if it is a piece of trash?

For Li Ye, a computer that cannot connect to the Internet is nothing.

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"This classmate, what do you think of our school's network?"

"A great idea, I think it is an achievement that will leave a lasting mark on history."

After Li Ye left the computer, several teachers and classmates came over to discuss with him, and Li Ye also spoke highly of this local area network.

But Professor Bosak's expression changed, and Jeff and Gary even winked at Li Ye.

[Please, we are here to talk about investments and acquisitions. Do you want us to pay double the price by touting each other's products so much? 】

Even sister Fu Yiruo "accidentally" stepped on Li Ye's foot and asked him to be careful not to talk nonsense.

Li Ye smiled and chatted with everyone for a few more words, and then he, Wen Leyu and Fu Yiruo left the computer room and went outside to the campus.

And Jeff, Gary and Professor Bosack also came out and started to whisper intimately.

Fu Yiruo whispered: "Brother, you shouldn't have praised Bosack just now, which would put Jeff and his team in a passive position in the negotiation."

Li Ye shook his head and pointed at the three people and said: "Do you think Jeff is in a passive position? At noon, we were at Bosack's house and he didn't want to talk at all. Look how good the talk is now?"

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Fu Yiruo was stunned and looked carefully. It seemed to be just as Li Ye said.

Wen Leyu thought about it for a moment and suddenly understood: "Li Ye, did you say those words deliberately to Professor Bosak's colleagues?"

Li Ye nodded slowly: "In the lighthouse, for money, not to mention colleagues, even brothers can stab each other in the back. Whoever gets it first will own it.

This technology does not completely belong to Bosak now, so if he wants to get the technology legally as soon as possible, he needs external help."

When Li Ye was at Bosak's house, he found that the couple was not eager to accept external investment,

because according to the established development trajectory, they will successfully develop a new generation of multi-protocol routers that are more suitable for the market in March this year at the cost of maxing out their credit cards.

And now it is early February, and it is obviously about to succeed.

Even if Bosak is a technical man who doesn't understand business, he knows that after the new product is launched, the company's valuation will be higher, and the confidence to ask for a higher price from the venture capital company will be stronger at that time.

Even with the profits from the launch of the product, if Cisco can wait for another two years and develop for a period of time, the asking price will be higher.

In the original history of Cisco, the Bosacks raised money by selling products, paid the school the royalties for the source code, resigned and started to develop the company, and only introduced the investment of Sequoia Capital two years later.

But Li Ye couldn't wait any longer. He wanted to do something bad, make Bosack anxious and angry, force him to talk to Jeff about investment, and then seek patents to quickly produce and occupy the market, so as not to let his colleagues get ahead.

"Brother, what if we can't control it?"

After listening to Wen Leyu's words, Fu Yiru also understood something, but she still had her own concerns.

Li Ye smiled: "If you can't control it, you can't control it!"

If you can't control it, there may be no Cisco later.

Later, Cisco tried to acquire Huawei, but failed. Later, some people believed that Cisco was one of the behind-the-scenes forces that suppressed Huawei many times.

Then Cisco is gone! At worst, I will find someone to create a new one.

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Science and engineering men talk fast. In less than ten minutes, Jeff said goodbye to Professor Bosack and walked to Li Ye.

"Mr. Li, there is good news and bad news."

Jeff said with a serious face: "The good news is that Professor Bosack agreed to let us invest in his Cisco company.

The bad news is that he is not sure whether he can get the patent license for multi-protocol routers, and he only agreed to let us hold 45% of the shares, and the price is very high."

"Did he ask for a price? Then what are you hesitating about?"

I'm not afraid of you asking for a high price, I'm afraid you don't ask for a price.

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "We have a custom over there, called opening the door to make a fortune. Our company just got a deal right after it was established. This is a very good omen."

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Jeff and Gary didn't understand what Li Ye meant, and both were confused.

In desperation, the young translator Wen Leyu stepped in and explained the meaning of "opening the door" to the two men in a few words.

Jeff also laughed, and then asked casually: "Mr. Li, what do you think the prospects of this technology are?"

Li Ye thought for a while and said: "It will cost at least several billion dollars!"

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Jeff and Gary looked at Wen Leyu again, and they suspected that they didn't understand again this time.

Wen Leyu frowned slightly, but still translated accurately.

"Oh Haohao~, I hope Mr. Li is right."

"No, no, no, we all believe Mr. Li, your vision must be right."

Jeff and Gary both laughed. Although they didn't believe Li Ye's judgment and thought he was joking, they couldn't help but feel happy about this joke!

The US dollar in 1986 was still very valuable. Bosack overdrew his credit card for 10,000 US dollars in order to develop multi-protocol routers, so even if he asked for a lion's mouth, the asking price did not reach the million level.

So let alone Cisco's ability to reach several billion in the future, even if it is a few hundred million US dollars, it is also an investment case that is enough to become famous in the industry.

But who knows that Cisco's final market value is more than 400 billion?

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After leaving Stanford University, Fu Yiruo drove and followed Jeff's car back to San Francisco.

After driving silently for half an hour, Fu Yiruo finally asked Li Ye: "Brother, do you think that Cisco will really be worth billions of dollars in the future?"

Li Ye looked at Fu Yiruo and said with a smile: "Xiaoruo, do you want to ask how much it is worth? Or ask me why we can only get 45% of a billion-dollar business?"

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Fu Yiruo pouted and nodded: "I always feel like I am making wedding clothes for others."

Li Ye sighed, shook his head and said: "You are right, but now this wedding dress can only be worn by others!"