That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 643: Wouldn’t that be preparing wedding clothes for others?

Wen Leyu considers herself to be a very determined person. Many adults cannot keep their emotions hidden, but she was able to do it when she was fourteen.

But at this moment, she was shocked.

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

Is this the luxury of imperialism?

In the 1980s, if a company had a computer, it would have a separate computer room.
Thick sun-proof curtains are a must, as the delicate plastic shell of the computer cannot be aged rapidly by the sun.

Vacuum-absorbing and silent carpets are also necessary. Dust must not be allowed to drift into the computer case and corrode the circuit boards. The computer room should be kept as quiet as possible to match the high-end characteristics of such a magical device as a computer.

But look at the computer room in this super advanced country.
Dozens of expensive computers were placed in a "shabby house" in such a "messy" way.

Moreover, there is no strict management. Whether students or teachers, they just use the keyboard casually after coming over, making the keyboards make loud clicking noises.

The screen of one of the computers even flickered, and the teacher with glasses slapped the computer case as if he was beating a little maid who accidentally dozed off.

This is a fine piece of equipment worth tens of thousands of yuan! If it were in the mainland, there would be a special "team" to take care of it.
But here, it is treated almost like a radio.

Of course, if the other person was just “not short of money”, Wen Leyu would at most be surprised.

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

After getting permission to use the computer, Li Ye just familiarized himself with it briefly, and then sent a long paragraph of text to a computer terminal designated by Professor Bosack.

"Thanks to your dedication and support, we have created the world's first computer network with infinite possibilities, which can bring two people closer together in an instant."

The other party quickly resumed the conversation: "Who are you? Are you drunk today?"

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

“I am a student visiting.”

Li Ye began to respond to the other party's questions recklessly, 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 quickly that even the afterimage was left.

The crisp sound of keyboard tapping, like high-frequency rhythmic music, quickly spread in the computer room, attracting the attention of many people around.

The students who had just looked down on Li Ye because of his nationality now looked at him in disbelief.

Aren’t flower growers too poor to buy computers?

Then why is this person's typing speed enough to participate in typing competitions?

These Westerners who wear tinted glasses cannot understand the "hand speed of being single for twenty years", a unique skill of e-sports geeks.

Wen Leyu couldn't understand it either.

Peking University has a computer room and computer classes, but the opportunity to use the computer is limited to a few classes a year, and the teacher is always on duty, so you have to be careful with what you do. How did Li Ye train like that?

Li Ye spoke freely and typed a long paragraph before he stopped with his fingers stilled, still wanting more.

It has been almost five years since he came into this world, and he has almost forgotten what it feels like to surf the Internet.

With Li Ye's current ability, buying a few computers to play with would be a piece of cake, but after coming into contact with computers of this era several times at Peking University, he instantly lost interest.

Computers at that time were purely "research tools", which were completely different from the computers that Li Ye was familiar with decades later. To achieve any purpose, you needed to enter lengthy professional instructions.

Even Li Ye's interference changed the fate of Ni Guangnan, causing star products like Lenovo Han Card to be delayed in their launch. So even writing novels and manuscripts was 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 “response”—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 back then? Isn’t it because you don’t know whether the person on the other side of the chat box is a beautiful girl or a queen?
Otherwise, if you unplug the network cable now and don't allow single-player games to run anymore, then you will find that your computer is a useless thing.

To Li Ye, a computer without internet access is nothing.

. . . . . . .

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

“A great idea, I think it’s a historic achievement”

As soon as Li Ye left the computer, several teachers and classmates came over to discuss with him, and Li Ye also gave a very high evaluation of this local area network.

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

[Please, we are here to discuss investment and acquisition. Are you trying to get us to pay double the price by praising their products so much?]

Even his younger sister Fu Yiruo "accidentally" stepped on Li Ye's foot, reminding him to be careful not to talk nonsense.

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

Jeff, Gary, and Professor Bosack then came out and began to whisper intimately.

Fu Yiruo whispered, "Brother, you shouldn't have praised Bosack just now. This will 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 negotiation is now?"

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

Wen Leyu thought about it for a moment, then suddenly understood and said, "Li Ye, did you say those words on purpose for Professor Bosack's colleagues to hear?"

Li Ye nodded slowly: "In a place like Lighthouse, for the sake of money, not to mention colleagues, even brothers can stab you in the back. Whoever gets it first gets it.

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

When Li Ye was at Bosak's house, he found that the couple was not eager to accept foreign 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 of this year at the cost of maxing out their credit cards.

And now, in early February, it was clearly on the verge of success.

Even though Bosack was a technical guy who didn't understand business, he knew that after the new products were launched, the company's valuation would be higher, and he would be more confident in asking for a higher price from venture capital companies.

Even if they rely on the profits from the product's launch and hold on for another two years, after Cisco has developed 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 source code royalties to the school, resigned and started developing the company, and only introduced investment from Sequoia Capital two years later.

But Li Ye couldn't wait any longer. He wanted to do something bad to make Bosack anxious and angry, forcing him to talk to Jeff about investment, and then to obtain patents to quickly produce and occupy the market, so as to prevent his colleagues from getting there first.

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

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

Li Ye smiled and said, "If you can't control it, then you can't control it!"

If we can't control it, there might be no Cisco.
Later, Cisco tried to acquire Huawei, but failed. Later, some people believed that Cisco was one of the masterminds behind the repeated suppression of Huawei.

So if Cisco is gone, then so be it! At worst, I can find someone to create another one.

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Science and engineering guys are quick at talking about things. In less than ten minutes, Jeff said goodbye to Professor Bosack and walked over to Li Ye.

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

Jeff said solemnly, "The good news is that Professor Bosack agreed to let us invest in his Cisco company.

The bad news was that he wasn’t sure if he could get a patent license for multi-protocol routers, and he only agreed to let us own 45 percent of the company, and the price was very high.”

"Has he asked for a price? Then why are you still hesitating?"

I am not afraid that you ask for a high price, I am afraid that you don't ask for a high price.

Li Ye smiled and said, "We have a custom over there, which is called opening the door to make money. Our company has just been established and we have received a business deal. This is a very good omen."

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

In desperation, the young translator Wen Leyu stepped in and quickly explained to the two subordinates the meaning of "a good start".

Jeff also laughed, and then asked casually, "Mr. Li, what do you think the future of this technology will be?"

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

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

Wen Leyu frowned slightly, but still translated it accurately.

"Oh Haohao~, I hope Mr. Li, your vision is correct."

"No, no, no, we all believe in Mr. Li. Your vision must be correct."

Jeff and Gary both laughed. Although they did not believe Li Ye's judgment and thought he was joking, they could not help but feel happy about the joke!

The US dollar was still very valuable in 1986. In order to develop a multi-protocol router, Bosack overdrew his credit card by $10,000. So even if he asked for a high price, it would not reach a million.

Therefore, let alone Cisco's potential to reach tens of billions, even if it is a few hundred million dollars, it would be an investment case that is enough to make a name for itself in the industry.

But who knew that Cisco’s final market value would be more than 4000 billion?
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After leaving Stanford University, Fu Yiru drove and followed Jeff's car back to San Francisco.

Fu Yiruo drove silently for half an hour before finally asking Li Ye, "Brother, do you think 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 do you want to ask me why we can only get 45% of a multi-billion dollar deal?"

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Fu Yiru pouted and nodded, "I always feel like I'm making things easier for others."

Li Ye sighed, shook his head and said, "You are right, but now only I can wear this wedding dress!"

(End of this chapter)