My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 669 There are still differences in family traditions.

There is indeed official business to discuss.

Late November and early December is the peak sales season in Europe and America, from Thanksgiving to Christmas.

Steve Jobs just launched a trial sale of the Macintosh 86 Pro computer at this stage, using some of the 386 chips currently integrated by AMD, while fighting a copyright lawsuit with Intel, and pushing for a limited release of 9999 units, priced at $6999 each!

At that time, even IBM's most expensive personal computer only cost four or five thousand dollars!
This new personal computer, named Dream Apple, only borrowed some of Rang Weidong's ideas and was entirely manufactured in Citibank's home country.

This is because the CPU chip manufacturing process obtained from Intel has not yet reached the point of mass production in wafer fabs; it is still in the stage of small-scale mass production in packaging plants and laboratories.

But after Wei Dong pointed out Steve's huge weakness in this hardware that IBM had already left behind, he acquired AMD's semiconductor manufacturing and dreamed of immediately taking the lead, not wanting to wait even a second.

However, considering that the Macintosh 86 computers, which can outperform even the 286 chip, are still being shipped in large quantities this year, some brilliant person around him gave him an idea.

They launched the folding computer, which was just beginning to become popular in the North American market at that time!

It was last April that Wei Dong saw the laptops that have just appeared in Akihabara, Tokyo.

He also bought a car for around two thousand dollars and brought it back.

It has become Dong Xueqing's essential tool for working outside the office.

In fact, it only started to become popular in the North American market this year.

This folding design is one of IBM's most important products this year.

So they were a bit negligent with the desktop computers, continuing to use the previous models and configurations, and completely failed to adapt to the annual model-up strategy that Wei Dong and Steve had set up.

In the past, it was normal for a single machine to be sold for many years.

IBM focuses on long-term growth, while many competitors who occasionally take the lead eventually disappear into the long river of time.

So there's no panic at all.

Qin Yuye explained that IBM had secured a base order of 50,000 units from the military, priced at $2,000, which generated a strong response in the market!
Two hundred thousand units were sold.

It even stole the sales momentum of the 86Macintosh computer in the second half of the year.

Therefore, Steve must reclaim this supreme throne.

When Qin Yuye, the wife of the general agent for the Greater China region, returned to Hong Kong to receive the dream Apple foldable computer brought by the engineers sent by Apple, she also went to IBM and paid for a brand new IBM Convertible laptop.

They all have a big rear end and a screen that can be flipped up on one side.

It's similar to letting Weidong buy that Toshiba model.

IBM's business-oriented design, with its beige-gray color scheme, looked serious and rigorous. Especially when half of the monitor was opened, the two floppy drives in front of it made Wei Dong feel like he was looking at an ATM.

Because Apple's folding phones lack a floppy drive and only have a memory card slot on the side, the half-open display panel looks much more elegant overall.

The off-white color is more delicate and elegant, and it even has a trackball next to the keyboard!

This allows you to use the graphical interface without an external mouse.

Moreover, because of this graphical interface, Apple's folding machines have a bright white screen with backlighting, while IBM's have a dim screen similar to a cathode ray tube, which is more difficult to see.

It's clear that the IBM folding machine, which was launched in August, was specifically targeted by Steve Jobs.

I feel that IBM's designs are just like those industrial designs for tech guys: functional, convenient, and you can even attach a printer to the back like a space station.

It was practically the first domestically produced word processor that Wei Dong had ever seen.

In addition, it still uses the same 8086 chip as the PC.

In comparison, the Dream Apple's 386 chip is significantly faster at opening files, launching programs, and even playing games.

With its built-in 20MB hard drive, it naturally outperformed IBM in the Thanksgiving market, with 9999 numbered commemorative edition units selling out instantly!

There are still many wealthy people at Citibank; buying this stylish new gadget as a Christmas gift would be a good idea.

It's said to be quite sought after.

It's quite fashionable for lawyers and doctors to set up tables on their desks.

Wei Dong's machine was only an internal engineering prototype, intended as a sample distributed to several major global distributors.

Even rarer.

However, since this project had no direct connection to Rang Weidong, nor was it related to sales planning, he wouldn't get any money.

With just the included kung fu software and pluggable cartridge memory, they could collect nearly ten dollars in royalties per unit.

So in the end, it didn't even reach $100,000.

This is just a drop in the ocean compared to the more than eight million US dollars in commissions from the individual sales of Kungfu software packages, cartridges, and memory devices this month.

Qin Yuye, with an anxious expression, came to advise: "From more than 80 million US dollars in July and August, to more than 27 million in September, 16 million in October, and 12 million in November, this month's closing is only this much. It's a precipitous decline. You still have to continue to participate to reap any rewards!"

She lived her entire life with a strong sense of insecurity and instability.

He had Wei Dong sit in his office, the enclosed space in the corner of the hall where his sister-in-law had been drunk. He leaned back in his wicker chair, staring intently at the two "folding computers."

This is the official name for the North American market now. It's different from the Macintosh computer that Steve Rogers released before, which had a 9-inch screen and was called a laptop.

But these aren't laptops!
This made Wei Dong clearly aware of this point, but he didn't know how to express it or what to do.

Even if the parking lot monitoring computers that were replaced by security booths are incredibly old, at least I've seen and used them.

There are even more computer rooms next to the security monitoring room in the underground parking garage, and the service hall also has those fully touch-screen self-service machines.

Actually, staff members need to be there to guide them. Security guards often do this job too, so they're used to it.

The only thing Wei Dong had never used was a laptop.

Hearing his wife's earnest advice, he finally snapped out of his daze and looked up: "'Only' eight million? That's enough. The higher figure earlier was due to the sales commission from the computer sales, which was over a million units. This ten thousand units can't compare at all. Steve's move isn't very good. I feel a bit dizzy."

Qin Yuye quickly pulled out his notebook to take notes: "Where exactly did they make that blunder?"

He told Wei Dong to stand up: "I just feel that I haven't thought it through yet. Right now, all my energy is focused on the auto show and the last work meeting. You've come all this way, so go home and rest first. How about we have dinner together tonight? We have a lot of people to host, including foreigners like Avald and Collins."

After his wife put away her exquisite leather notebook, she gracefully stood up and helped Rang Weidong straighten his understated jacket: "I'll come with you. The first batch of crane ships just arrived at the Shanghai Port Machinery Plant for repairs and modifications. After I get these done, I still want to find a reason to come see you, so that Sister Xiaoqing won't say I'm not keeping my promise."

When Wei Dong saw her equally understated beige-gray coat, and the plaid scarf around her neck that wasn't as brightly colored as her usual bold red and green outfits, he knew why.

He mainly used his wife's sweet talk: "You've worked hard... Let's go, aren't you cold dressed like that? Jiangzhou is near the river, so it's damp and cold, and there's no heating."

The factory building is a bit better; it uses the summer air conditioning system to circulate and filter the air on the first and second floors, and the various mechanical equipment and the number of thousands of people can still generate a little bit of heat.

It gets cold when you go outside.

Qin Yuye smiled with delight: "Yes! Remember to care about me like this, I really like it."

It made Wei Dong feel like a primary school student being taught.

Even if they weren't holding hands, there was already a hint of romance in their relationship.

But Shen Cuiyue was waiting outside.

He looked exaggeratedly surprised: "I heard that Madam is back. I only stayed for a short while. Let's spend some more time together. I'm watching outside. No one dares to gossip."

Wei Dong glared at him angrily: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Shen Cuiyue ignored him completely, skipping the usual intimacy and instead fawning over him, saying, "You seem to have a different energy and spirit now, a bit more virtuous. There are no problems with Xiao Dong, I'm always ready to chat with him."

It's as if the harmonious coexistence is all thanks to her.

This infuriated Wei Dong so much that he simply kicked him!

"Can we please stop talking about this! Hurry up and get the factory area sorted out. The exhibition opens tomorrow, and who knows how many people will come? We might need your help!"

Now he understood why the sugar and wine fair in Yuzhou had to be spread out to several nearby cities; their reception capacity was really poor at the moment.

Shen Cuiyue nimbly dodged, slipped away, and secretly said goodbye to the lady of the house.

Wei Dong, feeling a little embarrassed, quickly left, while Qin Yuye steadily followed: "That's why I mentioned it last time in Pingjing, that I was very jealous of the relationship between you and Sister Shen. Don't you think we're being too polite to each other?"

The old bachelor, who had never been in a relationship, was surprised: "Do you actually enjoy being beaten and scolded?"

Qin Yuye was both angry and amused: "It's because the social boundaries between the two of you have been erased. Only strangers are so polite!"

Wei Dong retorted, baffled, "When I'm doing business, I have to pretend we're very close. It's all fake, all fake..."

In fact, the two of them used to work there often, and Wei Dong's current office is still Qin Yuye's. Now, they are very familiar with the way to go downstairs and get into the car together.

But they are already husband and wife.

A young married woman nearing twenty still harbors romantic illusions: "Drive my car."

Wei Dong was determined to rebel: "Why would I drive an imported car to a domestic car exhibition? Take it or leave it!"

Qin Yuye got into the car with satisfaction, only to realize: "Where's Xiaodie?"

Wei Dong explained where he had gone after becoming the head of the kindergarten's junior class.

Qin Yuye revealed his secret: "I remember to let Xiaodie and Chongchong eat at the same table from a young age. This way, the children can build enough feelings for each other, and the chances of them fighting each other in the future will be greatly reduced."

Wei Dong was surprised: "It's that simple?"

Qin Yuye nodded: "Yes, we eat dinner together every day, talk about what happened at school, and give each other advice. This is how we build our relationship. When we grow up, this relationship will be invaluable in the face of family wealth... Of course, I have some doubts about whether our family has too much wealth, whether the children can resist it, or more accurately, whether the mothers can resist it."

Wei Dong still wanted to resist: "What mothers are there? I take care of Xiao Die as her adoptive father. She recognizes me as her father, and she will definitely have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life. If she is of good character, she will be even more wealthy. If she goes astray, I will not be lenient with her... Including her mother, I have said that if she leaves, it means that I am not that important. If I am not important, there is no need to have any contact with me. If money can solve the problem, then it is not a problem."

Qin Yuye readily agreed, saying, "If Xiaodie's mother comes back, I'll handle this matter. It would be too difficult for Sister Dong to deal with it. I'll handle it properly."

Compared to the potentially deadly choice of Shen Laosan, Wei Dong hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.

This quietly allowed her to take over the position, much to the amusement of the Hong Kong girl.

(End of this chapter)