Hello 1983

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Who from that era has never heard of Motorola's mobile phone?

But soon Liu Qingshan cheered up: now this honor belongs to Jade Bird.

Even though Jade Bird is one step ahead, it is still far behind the opponent in terms of chip research and development. This has also led to the fact that Moto's mobile phone is still superior to Jade Bird in terms of signal reception and call quality.

This is also where Jade Bird needs to catch up in the future. Liu Qingshan has set up a chip research laboratory in Jade Bird Science and Technology Park, just for this.

Take advantage of the fact that you can still communicate with each other, so hurry up and learn, and it will be difficult when you get stuck in the future.

"Mr. Mountain, please." Kelly gestured with his hand.

A group of people entered the building, giving Liu Qingshan the feeling that there was a sense of rigor everywhere.

In the United States, they pay more attention to corporate culture, just like Joe's Apple, which is the most representative.

In contrast, Liu Qingshan feels that the management of his domestic company is still a bit lacking.

In the chairman's office, Liu Qingshan met Mr. Bob, the leader of Motorola, the second generation of the Galvin family.

This is an old man who is nearly seventy years old, and his eyes seem to be shining with wisdom.

"Hi Mr. Bob, nice to meet you."

Liu Qingshan greeted very politely, after all, the age of the other party was about the same as his grandfather.

Bob also looked at Liu Qingshan carefully, and then nodded: "Mr. Mountain is indeed a good-looking talent. I am also very happy to know such a wonderful young man like you."

Later, Kelly introduced a man in his 30s next to Mr. Bob to Liu Qingshan, who was Chris, the third-generation heir of the Galvin family.

He will take over the company from his father in a few years.

In addition, there are several senior executives of the company, including two co-CEOs, namely George Fisher and Gary Twain. Obviously, Liu Qingshan's visit is highly valued.

Although Motorola is a family business, after Bob stepped down as CEO, he did not ask his son to take over. His reason is simple: Chris still needs to exercise for a few more years.

Liu Qingshan shook hands and exchanged greetings one by one. The two sides are not only in a competitive relationship, but also cooperate in some aspects. The motorcycle needs Jade Bird's battery, and Jade Bird needs the motorcycle's chip, so they are relatively friendly on the surface.

After greeting each other, they sat down around a round table. Old Bob was very interested: "Liu, our cooperation is very pleasant. I have a bigger plan. I wonder if you are interested?"

Liu Qingshan's heart moved: Could it be the famous Iridium project?

It is undeniable that this is a very great plan. If it can be realized, Motorola will be a real giant in the industry, unrivaled.

It's a pity that the Iridium project finally went bankrupt, and Motorola was also badly hurt.

However, Liu Qingshan still pretended to be very interested: "I would like to hear the details."

Bob waved his hand and gestured to Chris beside him, and Chris began to talk about it with great interest:

"We will launch 77 communication satellites in space to replace the base stations on the ground, so that in any corner of the earth, even the north and south poles, you can still talk."

"Because the element iridium has 77 electrons, we call this plan the Iridium Star Project. At present, our company has invested one billion U.S. dollars and is looking for investment banks from Wall Street. The total planned investment exceeds five billion dollars."

Seeing Liu Qingshan's shocked expression, Chris couldn't help but feel a little proud: "How about it, Mr. Mountain, are you interested in joining?"

"It's a great plan!" Liu Qingshan nodded vigorously, but quickly shook his head regretfully:

"It's a pity that all my funds are invested in other places, even Earth Network and Columbia Pictures are pledged, which is really a pity."

Liu Qingshan knew that this Iridium project ended in failure, Motorola never recovered, and those investors on Wall Street also lost their money.

If he still mixed in, wouldn't he hit his head on a tree?

"It's really a pity." Chris also shook his head. He was still young and didn't realize that Liu Qingshan was not optimistic about this project.

It was still his father who was hotter. Although Old Bob didn't read anything from Liu Qingshan's expression, he felt that this young man's rejection was too straightforward.

Then contacting Liu Qingshan's monstrous performance in business, old Bob became suspicious: If it were me, shouldn't I be very excited when I learned of a grand plan that spans the ages?

Old Bob was deep in thought: Could it be that there is something wrong with the Iridium project?

Going through the Iridium plan again in his mind, Old Bob felt that this plan had been discussed many times within the company, and there were no flaws.

However, starting with his father in business and working hard in shopping malls for decades, Bob is not an exaggeration to say that he is an old fox.

He knows that even the most perfect plan will inevitably have deviations when it is implemented.

It seems that the risk should be further reduced, and the company's investment in this plan should not be reduced.

As for the gap, the group of investors on Wall Street have long been fooled by old Bob into a fever, waving money and wanting to enter the market.

Liu Qingshan didn't know that his reaction just now made old Bob associate so many things. He was discussing further cooperation with Mr. George, one of the company's two CEOs.

George euphemistically expressed that Motorola's self-developed battery has already taken shape, and perhaps next year, there will be no need for Jade Bird to manufacture mobile phone batteries.

Of course, patent fees still have to be paid, and no matter how hard their R&D team tries, they can't get around this barrier.

Of course, this matter was also expected, Liu Qingshan knew that with Motorola's background, it would not be faked by others.

So he also smiled and said that he would continue to cooperate extensively with Motorola in the chip field.

Liu Qingshan's plan is to try to catch up with the opponent in this field in the shortest possible time.

Then, relying on Jade Bird's research and development capabilities and financial investment, it must at least ensure that it does not lag behind in this field.

The feeling of being stuck in the neck in future generations is really uncomfortable.

The two sides exchanged for more than an hour in a friendly atmosphere, and then Chris led the team to lead Liu Qingshan to visit.

Old Bob was old, so he was naturally not accompanied.

Without his father present, Chris seemed much more relaxed. When introducing Liu Qingshan, he unconsciously revealed a bit of complacency.

Of course he has the qualifications to be proud, because Motorola is really strong.

Liu Qingshan has been listening, and he has also benefited a lot from Chris' words.

"Mr. Mountain, this is the research and development department of our company, so it is not open to the public, sorry."

Chris pointed to a small building and said, and then he couldn't enter the door.

Liu Qingshan nodded with a smile, expressing his understanding. Generally, places like this are absolute secrets of the company. Of course, outsiders cannot be let in casually, especially his competitor.

Then I went to a few branch factories in the small town and walked around, all of which produced various parts and components. The modern management also opened Liu Qingshan's eyes.

In contrast, his Jade Bird Company is not rigorous enough in this respect.

"Mr. Mountain, this is our new model, which is smaller and has a better signal."

Chris is playing with a newly offline mobile phone in his hand, looking like he can't put it down.

Then someone suddenly interrupted: "Mr. Mountain, the sales volume of Motorola's mobile phone has surpassed that of Jade Bird, and this latest model will be launched in October. I believe the sales volume will be even higher."

Liu Qingshan glanced at it, and it was Gary Twain, one of the two CEOs, who was speaking.

The guy's voice was a bit high-pitched, which didn't sound very pleasant to the ear.

Especially in the inside and outside of the words, it is even more uncomfortable to belittle the blue bird and to exaggerate oneself.

Liu Qingshan couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "What a coincidence, our Jade Bird also has a new model, which will be launched in October, Mr. Twain, how about we compare it?"

"Bet, I don't have [-] million dollars." Gary said half-jokingly, not stupid at all.

Liu Qingshan waved his hand: "We are business partners, if you use money, it will hurt your relationship too much."

"How about this, if the sales volume of your mobile phone is high, then you can use the lithium battery patent for free; if the sales volume of our new Jade Bird mobile phone is high, then you can use your company's patent in the chip field for free."

"In this way, it can be regarded as a healthy competition between our two companies. Even if we lose, it will be a good story."

Liu Qingshan talked eloquently, and he didn't belittle the other party, nor was he aggressive. What he showed was just a kind of strong self-confidence.

After finishing speaking, Liu Qingshan looked at Gary, and then turned his gaze to Chris, with a faint smile on his mouth, just staring at the other party, quietly waiting for a reply.

Gary was a little annoyed, feeling slighted by the other party, he couldn't help raising his voice, and his voice became more shrill:

"Mr. Mountain, I also believe that healthy competition is conducive to the development of the company."

Liu Qingshan nodded his head lightly: "What about Mr. Chris's opinion?"

Chris also showed strong confidence on his face: "I am the vice president of the company now, of course I have to listen to Mr. Gary, because he is the CEO of the company."

Chapter 989 It's okay to try

Liu Qingshan went to Motorola, and ended up having another business bet.

After learning about the agreement signed between his son and Liu Qingshan, Old Bob just shook his head with a smile.

He felt that he was too wise. He didn't hand over the company to his son now. In comparison, he was still a little tender.

Even the young founder of Blue Bird, in some respects, seems to be older than Chris.

From Bob's point of view, Liu Qingshan has seen Motorola's new model, and dared to make a bet, obviously he is sure of winning.

As for how to win, Bob is currently unknown.

But he knew that Chris was doomed this time.

But it's good, it's still beneficial to teach young people more lessons, after all, the bet is still within the acceptable range.

Liu Qingshan ate lunch here contentedly, then led Li Tie and the others back to Fengcheng, and then rushed to the next stop without stopping.

The goal is of course Aerospace City. On the one hand, they want to visit the new team, and on the other hand, they also plan to build a traditional Chinese medicine hospital there.

Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth largest city in the United States, but its population is less than 200 million.

If this is placed in Huaxia, a third- and fourth-tier city with a population exceeding this number is not uncommon.

In order to welcome the new boss, the team management made a big move and came to the airport to pick him up. The momentum was very large.

After all, the team has changed clubs, and everyone has to perform.

It's just that the players are on vacation, so there are no players present.

For the Rockets at this meeting, the head of the star is a big dream, and that Kenny Smith, the famous commentator who later persuaded Barkley to kiss the ass of the donkey, is also a star of the Rockets.

Liu Qingshan also shook hands with everyone one by one, including the general manager of the team, and the head coach is the young Don Cheney, who just won the best coach of the previous year, and he is very proud.

But in Liu Qingshan's opinion, this guy is still a little tender.

Later, after changing to Tomjanovich, he won the championship for two consecutive years.

Liu Qingshan especially appreciates Tang Shuai's phrase "Never underestimate the heart of a champion", it is simply too handsome.

Everything is fine as it is, and Liu Qingshan is not going to make a radical reorganization immediately. According to the original track, he will win two championships first.

Then use his foresight to recruit a group of players to see if he can stop the old hooligan's second three-peat.

After getting a promise from the new boss that "everything will be as it is", the team management is relieved, at least they don't have to be busy looking for new jobs.

So everyone was happy, took the car and went directly to the team's home arena.

The arena at this meeting is not the later Toyota Center, but the Compaq Center.

This arena was first built in 1975, but it was replaced with a new one because it was in disrepair and the equipment was old.

Of course, that old guy in Alexander wouldn't pay for it himself, but built it under the name of Toyota. At that time, Toyota invited Dayao to speak for him, but he seemed to be rejected.

Because the later gymnasium was in the city center, there were often traffic jams when fans watched the football.

This also leads to the fact that home fans generally arrive late and leave early, which is actually very disadvantageous.

When watching the live broadcast, I often find that the game has started, and the audience in the stadium is sparse, and only half of them are seated.

There is also the famous Tracy McGrady moment, which some viewers missed because they left too early.

Liu Qingshan felt that the Compaq Center was better, with convenient transportation and not crowded at all.

Although it is a bit dilapidated, it can be refurbished on the basis of the original.

In the press conference hall of the stadium, Liu Qingshan sat and chatted with the team management, and the atmosphere was very good.

Liu Qingshan said that because he will not stay in the United States, his second sister Liu Yinfeng will act as the owner of the team.

As for the personnel in other positions, just follow the steps.

At noon, I had another lunch with everyone, and Liu Qingshan went to do other things.

For the team management, the new boss is very good and did not dictate to them.

They didn't know that Liu Qingshan's days of dictating others were still to come.

In this space city, a place in the city center was also selected as the site of the Chinese Medicine Hospital, and then flew back to Los Angeles.

Needless to say here in Los Angeles, the location of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital has been selected long ago. It was originally a private hospital, and when it was about to change hands, Liu Yinfeng bought it directly.

Of course, the real estate in Los Angeles is still slightly higher than other cities.