Chapter 1805: Wang An

This year, Christmas Eve has become particularly deserted.
　　 Li Xiaobin took his wife and daughter to the Bahamas for vacation. Eric and Mary sent greeting cards to express their wishes on the phone.
　　 Norma, who had been with Kendi, rarely called them to express their blessings.
　　 It seems that Li Zitao's attitude towards the relationship between the two has changed, and Norma's understanding is obtained!
　　 The Grand Duke must be busy celebrating with the people, and he has to prepare for the Federal Summit to be held in London a month later, and there is no time to come.
　　 Not to mention Mason, he was going to Bermuda on behalf of Elizabeth to offer condolences.
　　 So, only their family will celebrate this year.
　　 But because of the previous events, the atmosphere was not pleasant, but rather deserted and stalemate.
　　 "It would be nice if there is an atmosphere group." Li Zitao suddenly missed the girls who were dedicated to their duties.
　　 Fortunately, there is only one day on the holiday. The next day Aiden flies back to New York, and Li Zitao will also go to Seattle for a meeting.
　　 Thanks to massive capital investment, IBM has developed by leaps and bounds over the years.
　　 Among them, the ‘’ project of the most watched ‘Advanced Planning Laboratory’ was declared a success.
　　 Currently, IBM has become an important partner of the Department of Defense.
　　 has joined them with half of the US military network, which multiplies the US military’s communications and coordination capabilities by dozens of times.
　　 In terms of private enterprises, it has also begun to be applied in many fields such as large enterprises, administration and education.
　　 Internet is no longer a strange vocabulary.
　　 However, it is still very far away from ordinary people. Only the government and big entrepreneurs who don't need money can feel its magic and convenience.
　　 The shareholders who were quite complaining at the time have now become afterthoughts.
　　 slapped rainbow farts, one by one better than one.
　　 A good annual meeting, they almost turned it into a flattering forum.
　　 "IBM's overall development must still maintain a high level of investment. We must look to the future instead of focusing on immediate profit and loss."
　　 "I think you have also received sufficient returns, and hope to get more." Li Zitao's words can be regarded as the heart of the shareholders.
　　 Does anyone think he has too much money?
　　Charlie Lee, who was predicted by the media to be worth tens of billions, would never think that they would be arrogant and complacent.
　　 are billionaires, there is still a huge gap.
　　 "The investment in the laboratory can be guaranteed, but... Charlie, should we cut some projects and focus on the Internet?"
　　Watson is thinking about it from a commercial point of view. At present, the project plans they invest in are too scattered, which is not a good phenomenon.
　　 Especially for large companies like IBM, decentralization is not as good as concentration. Only concentration can do the best.
　　 "What do you mean?" Li Zitao looked at him and asked.
　　 "The research and development of minicomputers still has no results until today, we should wait."
　　Watson’s speech was approved by shareholders. The investment of tens of millions has now accumulated 200 million, and there is still no return.
　　 Even shareholders who see hope on the Internet do not think it will change in the short term.
　　 1 year, 2 years, 3 years...
　　 Under Li Zitao's strong pressure and other projects continue to generate benefits, they can bear it.
　　 But 6 years have passed since today, and there is still no hope.
　　 This kind of feeling is like throwing money into the bottomless abyss constantly, never being able to fill it up, creating benefits!
　　 At least in the short term, there is no hope in recent years.
　　 They hope to shut down the project and reinvest in research and development when the time is ripe.
　　 "Our host was able to occupy a room to now only the size of a car, all of its credit."
　　 Li Zitao looked at the shareholders one by one, his eyes met with each other and said: "Isn't it the change in size that makes it successful?"
　　 The shareholders looked at each other, what he said was the truth, but it was not quite accurate!
　　 I wanted to reduce the machine to its current size, and it cost no more than tens of millions of dollars, and the subsequent more than 100 million would be fruitless.
　　 Everyone knows that the future computers will become smaller, faster, and more advanced.
　　Before the technology matures, there is no need to invest in an unlimited amount to promote the slightest change.
　　 "The destruction of the embankment of a thousand miles in the ant nest is often the seemingly insignificant changes that will set off a huge wave."
　　 "Trust me, your investment will be fully rewarded. If anyone is dissatisfied, you can come to me at any time and I will give him a suitable price."
　　 Hearing this, no one complained anymore, even Watson kept silent.
　　 Sell his shares to him, unless he is facing bankruptcy or encountering irresistible reasons, no one will agree to do so.
　　 Those who can stay on the board at this time are all people who have confidence in him and are extremely optimistic about the future of IBM.
　　 Withdrawal is not their style.
　　 At the beginning, it was not stable enough, and before it was officially launched on the market, some shareholders encountered financial difficulties.
　　 But he would rather let go of his profitable investments and insist on holding shares in IBM.
　　 Of course, this is also related to the fact that the stock at the time could not be bought at the price, and it was not enough to fill the hole.
　　 can also prove from the side how optimistic he is about IBM.
The success of 　　, the huge public opinion and reforms that it triggered, and the huge benefits it brought, all proved to him that his vision was right.
　　 Li Zitao’s achievements and legendary experience also played a big role in it.
　　 Shareholders believe that he will never make money-losing transactions, believe that his judgment is correct, and that he can obtain substantial returns.
　　 This is actually a kind of gambling, which is very dangerous from the standpoint of shareholders.
　　 Fortunately, they won the bet at UU Reading www.uukanshu.com!
　　 Now, they can only count this as another gamble.
　　If you win the bet, you will get more rewarding results.
　　 Almost every time there is an argument, the problem of R&D investment that has been raised again is over, Watson thinks of another thing.
　　 "Charlie, do you know there is a company called Wang　 Laboratories?"
　　 "Oh? How is it different." Li Zitao neither admitted nor rejected.
　　 I want to hear what Watson has to say, Wang　 Laboratories, of course he knows this company.
　　It should be said that if you are a Chinese who is interested in IT history, you will not be unfamiliar with the word Wang An.
　　 "We acquired its magnetic core storage patent, which is a technology that can replace punch cards, which is compact, lighter and more advanced."
　　 "It's just that we had a misunderstanding during the transaction. Wang used the money from the sale of patents to establish a new computer company..."
　　 At this point, Watson's face is a bit embarrassing. Compared with IBM, Wang An's computer company is like a humble little ant.
　　Ke is such a small ant, one after another designing products that surprised them, and gradually growing up.
　　Even, they have the ability to reject and resist IBM.
　　 They worry that if this continues, IBM will lose its dominance and monopoly over the industry.