My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 606 Adults All Wanted
This allowed Wei Dong to once again demonstrate his magnanimity at over sixty years old.

Or rather, it is the fundamental attribute that makes him a lord.

He patted Lin Wangfu, who was in his twenties, on the shoulder with a smile: "The sound card is the result of your hard work. I am just a later investor. Taking 20% ​​is enough. You like sound, which is why you have a sound card and can make better computer speakers. So you should hold 60% of the shares and control the future development direction. Let's work together and rely on the strength of the Chinese people to make computer sound products all over the world. That's what it means to bring glory to our ancestors."

Ambitious goals, adept at sharing profits.

Even when the company received investment previously, which boosted its valuation to tens of millions of dollars, Lin Wangfu was not as moved as he is now.

He immediately reached out and hugged Rang Weidong's shoulders: "Thank you, my friend, my partner, and my boss!"

Qin Yuye and Yu Xiaoqiu in the car in the distance couldn't open their eyes. They vaguely saw two men embracing on the street. When they woke up, they vaguely felt like they had dreamed of something terrible.
But the main problem is how they got back to the hotel; they both slept in the same bed and had no memory of it.

But Wei Dong had already woken them up and was heading to the next stop.

This is what you call special forces-style salesmanship.

To Wei Dong's own surprise, it happened so quickly. He had been working with Lin Wangfu to find an office area and a research and development center.

According to their discussion, the research and development will still be carried out in Singapore. Once the new plan is finalized, the factory is expected to be almost completed and construction will begin as soon as possible.

After all, sound cards can be added externally. With millions of Apple computers sold so far, they can all be equipped with this sound card and speakers to get a brand new multimedia experience.

As long as we produce the finished product, we can find a way to sell it in North America!
Lin Wangfu was moved by Wei Dong's unwavering support: "Indeed, I know there is still a big gap in sound quality. Some people say that this is just a farce, a clumsy imitation of the voice, not the original sound at all. Only you have supported and given to me without any hesitation."

Wei Dong genuinely didn't know this person.

He was certain that any sound meant a major step forward in sales, not just a beeping sound.

We'll develop it gradually from here on out.

After all, personal computers have only been around for a few years, and most people still believe that computers can only be used for calculations and business work.

Multimedia computers are a completely new concept.

If this path is correct, then it's worth investing in and following.

Investing in foreigners is never as good as investing in Chinese people, at least they can communicate in their native language: "So once our first wave of products goes on sale, we will increase our R&D efforts. More importantly, Apple has already acquired this advanced microprocessor company, and will focus on semiconductor chip manufacturing and R&D. Your sound chip can also get corresponding support, and it will definitely become the best in the world! If there are better ones than ours, we will beat them in the market and acquire them!"

Lin Wangfu wasn't that domineering yet. He chuckled dreamily, "Right now, my main focus is to make the sound clearly directional and identifiable, like when you close your eyes, you can hear the bass drum here and the flute here in a symphony..."

Having never listened to symphonic music before, Rang Weidong tried his best to understand: "Well, it's like if I'm wearing headphones and playing a game, where can I hear the enemy's gunshots and footsteps coming from?"

Lin Wangfu immediately asked curiously, "What game? There are games like that?"

Wei Dong made empty promises: "That's why we need you to develop it... Wait, I think I've got an idea. Let me think about it, think about it carefully..."

Gaming is an important aspect of promoting computer use. Wei Dong suggested adding mini-games like card flipping and Minesweeper to the 85 Macintosh computers to enhance their entertainment value.

In fact, Apple computers have had dialogue-based RPG games for several years now, somewhat similar to European knight games like the later Legend of Sword and Fairy.

However, this is different from simple games that can be played with a mouse.

When Wei Dong talks about games, especially online games, he is reminded of the internet cafes that were popular all over the country in the 1990s. Even 20 or 30 years later, internet cafes still exist in prefecture-level cities.

This is a gathering place for all sorts of young men and women with blond hair.

He's now following this line of thought: "Is it possible for us to set up dozens of computers in a busy downtown area, and let people come and play on the computers for a few yuan per hour?"

Lin Wangfu was stunned: "What are you playing?"

Wei Dong pondered, "Let's develop a bunch of small games, like Tetris, Snake, and pinball, dozens of these kinds of games. Oh, is it possible to connect several computers together to play mahjong?"

Lin Wangfu was astonished by this wild idea: "This... doesn't seem impossible. Connecting them shouldn't be a problem. Network cards only appeared two or three years ago. To be honest, the idea for my sound card came from network cards."

The root cause of all this is the low capabilities of the motherboard and CPU, which are unable to perform many peripheral functions. Therefore, every time a new direction is added, a new card has to be made.

Wei Dong felt that the online world was still far away, so he never asked Apple about technical details such as sound cards and network cards, especially in front of Steve, for fear of being seen as a technical idiot or having the potential to make prophetic predictions.

Moreover, translating through Qin Yuye, who is a complete computer illiterate, is very troublesome.

Asking within China is useless; the information is too limited, and much of what mainland researchers believe to be information is wrong.

Therefore, Lin Wangfu was the first technical talent that Wei Dong dared to casually extract information from. Now, "Oh, that's good. We'll set up a bunch of computers, connect them to a network, and for example, we can play mahjong, we can play poker, we can... Damn, if we could play shooting games, tank games, that would be amazing! Wouldn't this place become popular and attract consumers? It would be like a computer popularization station, and wouldn't the computers sell out?"

By the 1980s, signs of this had already begun to emerge.

Steve wasn't a computer genius; he was just very perceptive of new things and a business genius with a keen understanding of human nature. He gathered a few experts who had made computers and operating systems and created Apple computers.

He was the key figure in this whole affair. The computer gurus and system gurus were eventually ousted, and it was this business genius who successfully integrated Apple computers.

Wei Dong is actually following the same path.

He doesn't understand computers, but he can point out some incredible selling points, which makes everyone think he's a sales genius with a sudden flash of inspiration.

However, for such business geniuses to succeed, they also need to possess strong management skills.

Just like Liu Bei, if he wanted to be a lord, in addition to being skilled with double-edged swords and being able to fight Lü Bu with three heroes when necessary, he also needed to know how to win people over, lead people, and manage people well.

Even if he relied on Zhuge Liang to do this part of the work.

Now that the IT industry has begun to emerge in the 1980s and has started to climb the North American stock market capitalization rankings, it requires its leaders to have capabilities in technology, product, business, and management.

Later, it became a basic requirement for internet giants.

To a large extent, it's like what those Hong Kong billionaires once said: their current investment in the mainland is an investment in Rang Weidong.

I invested because I felt he was reliable and could make money.

In the internet age, every successful leader must be a versatile expert in technology, product, business, and management.

Lin Wangfu seemed to have the beginnings of this, and he was definitely conquered by Rang Weidong's "unconventional" ideas.

"I'll... I'll try to think of a way to implement your ideas. It's so... I don't know how to describe it, it's like a sudden, clear understanding!"

Wei Dong, dismissing it as nothing more than a genius's basic operation, said dismissively: "Get it started right away. I can't stay here. We need to establish the advanced and high-end brand image of Macintosh computers, so that more people will only buy Macintosh computers. IBM can't do this kind of flexible and adaptable improvement. First, conquer Singapore and then expand to other places."

Lin Wangfu suddenly felt tense: "Even if you stay for a few days, the computer still won't be delivered."

Wei Dong nodded: "I've allocated 10,000 computers from the Shanghai factory to Southeast Asia. I estimate that suppliers will be shipping them to various parts of Southeast Asia next month. Remember to pay the customs duties through the proper channels and don't give anyone any leverage. First, get this internet cafe and company up and running. I'm going to Penang right away to inspect the chip factory of an advanced microprocessor company, and also the one in Penang. I'll consider whether to relocate both of them to your factory."

Lin Wangfu immediately volunteered: "I'll go to Penang with you. I sourced some of my components from there. I was originally born in Malaysia as a Chinese, and later moved to Singapore. I'm very familiar with Penang's electronics industry."

Wei Dong repeatedly said yes.

By this time, the first step of establishing a foothold in Southeast Asia by selling computers had been completed, and they were pleasantly surprised to have met an expert who could develop sound cards.

Singapore's technological capabilities are indeed among the best in Asia right now.

To some extent, this can greatly enhance Weidong's software and hardware R&D capabilities.

China has lagged behind for too long, and Lao Huang and his colleagues are getting old. We need to wait for a new batch of computer enthusiasts to emerge from primary, secondary, and tertiary schools before talents like Lin Wangfu can be produced.

So the two of them discussed it and searched around.

The innovative company is currently located in the western part of Singapore, which is considered an educational area. The two drove to the central area, where high-rise buildings, docks, banks, and shopping malls are concentrated.

In the end, we decided to focus on developing our business in the education sector first, since the largest target audience for computers is university students.

The same amount of money could have been used to secure a large space for education, and that's how the world's first "internet cafe" with a hundred computers was decided.

After meeting with Chen Wenliang and confirming the Southeast Asia strategy with Steve, Wei Dong instructed the Shanghai factory to prepare goods and send them to Shenzhen as soon as possible.

The export order of 10,000 Macintosh computers alone, worth nearly 20 million US dollars, could be considered a gift from the major shareholder to Shenzhen Deepwater Wharf.

As for how these 10,000 units will be sold to various parts of Southeast Asia after they are exported to Hong Kong, that is none of Rang Weidong's business.

All he needs to do is clean up this part of Singapore's mess to avoid being caught and caned.

Then hurry up and leave, finish your business so you can go home.

(End of this chapter)