Niu Xiaoqiang admired Whitman and Pulis very much for their work efficiency, these two people were really motivated, and they got the things he explained in a short time.

In order not to beat the enthusiasm of the two of them, Niu Xiaoqiang accelerated the speed of the car. At ten o'clock in the morning, his car stopped in front of Hewlett-Packard.

It's still the same dilapidated house, it's still the same dilapidated environment as last time, the only difference is that the sign hanging on the second floor has been replaced, and the sign that used to say "Whitman & Place Computer Company" has become "Hewlett-Packard Computer Company".

Whitman and Pulis had been waiting on the doorstep for a long time, and like most programmers, they had contracted a bad habit of smoking, and while waiting for Niu Xiaoqiang, they had only three Marlboros left.

Seeing that Niu Xiaoqiang finally came, the two hurriedly stood up and patted the dust on their buttocks. As soon as the car stopped, Whitman opened the cab door with a courteous face, and Pulis reached out to block the top of the door to prevent Niu Xiaoqiang from accidentally hitting his head.

Niu Xiaoqiang was quite amused by the courteous behavior of the two, "The two of us, we are at the same level, and you are not my workers, you can't please me so much, right?"

Whitman is obviously more proficient in things between the two, and he smiled: "Mr. Niu is the big boss of Hewlett-Packard Computer Company, although the two of us are also shareholders, but the future development of the company needs to count on you to provide funds, so we should be enthusiastic about you." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled and approved: "The speed of the two of you is really fast, it has only been a few days to get things done, and I now feel more and more that it is the most correct choice to let you be in charge of the specific business of the company." ”

Pulis made a gesture of please: "Mr. Niu, it's a little cold outside, let's go into the house and sit down and talk slowly." ”

It's late autumn, Boston is located in the eastern part of the United States, and the autumn and winter temperatures here are very low, although it is sunny, but when the autumn wind blows, the temperature of the human body is lower than the actual temperature.

Niu Xiaoqiang nodded with a smile and followed the two into the door.

Whitman brewed coffee for the three of them, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Niu, every year around Christmas is the peak season for computer sales, and now there are only ten days left before Christmas. ”

Niu Xiaoqiang looked very happy, and immediately took out his bank card when he heard the words. He was only a silver member when he opened the account, and because the funds in the subsequent account had exceeded the figure of five million dollars, he had been upgraded to a gold card member.

Whitman had seen this gold card last time, and he couldn't help but ask while Niu Xiaoqiang was swiping the card on the POS machine to transfer money: "Mr. Niu, if you have more funds on hand, can you provide us with more funds?"

Niu Xiaoqiang stopped the operation at hand, turned his head and asked: "200,000 US dollars is the amount we have negotiated in advance, if I make additional investment, it will be equivalent to my loss, I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right?"

Whitman cheekily said: "I have just said that now is the peak season for computer sales, it is the best opportunity of the year, if it is too little money and delay in making money, it would be a pity, of course, we also know that this is not in line with the agreement between us, after my consultation with Pulis, we came up with a solution to the problem." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang asked, "What way?"

"It's very simple to say, Whitman and I are willing to voluntarily give up a part of the share dividend, for example, the two of us together can only get a total of 34% share dividends, as long as you are willing to invest more, we can reduce the dividend ratio to 20%, which is not a loss for you. ”

The two are only willing to reduce the proportion of dividends, but they are unwilling to reduce the proportion of shareholdings, which shows that they are still very optimistic about the prospects of Hewlett-Packard and sincerely want to work hard for the company.

Niu Xiaoqiang still appreciates this kind of thinking, but appreciation is appreciation, and he will not agree easily. What the two lack most now is funds, and they have no choice but to ask Niu Xiaoqiang for money.

Niu Xiaoqiang has more than one choice, although he needs money very much, he has never put his hope on Hewlett-Packard Computer Company, but on the side of Hunter Company and Packard Automobile Company.

When it comes to profitability, Niu Xiaoqiang is currently the most optimistic about the hunter company. Although Packard Motors can also make a lot of money by relying on the modified car business, it also pays a lot of energy, needs to coordinate many things and relationships, and needs careful planning and operation to achieve the purpose of making a lot of money.

Hunter companies are different, as long as they do a good job of telemarketing, it is enough, and then they do not need to spend much manpower and material resources, and they can sign a patent licensing contract after negotiating the conditions. In comparison, the Hunter Company is significantly more efficient, and the operating costs are even lower. If you are lucky, you may be able to earn tens of millions of dollars in profits for Niu Xiaoqiang within a year.

As for Hewlett-Packard Computer Company, it has not officially launched its business yet, and even if it starts business immediately, it will be difficult to make a lot of money, and in Niu Xiaoqiang's view, there is no need to do anything to count on within at least a year.

Because he has the initiative, Niu Xiaoqiang is not ready to easily agree to the request of the two, he wants to maximize his interests.

After thinking for a while, Niu Xiaoqiang had an idea, and he smiled and said: "I can make additional investments, and I don't need the two of you to reduce the conditions of dividends in exchange, as far as I personally think, maybe it is more appropriate to change the conditions." ”

Whitman and Pulis showed curiosity at the same time: "I wonder what Mr. Niu wants to change?"

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled even brighter: "I'm not going to hide it, I'm also a programmer, and I've developed a software related to design on my own, if the two of you can help me sell this software for free, and promise not to charge a penny, I will agree to the request of the two." ”

Although Niu Xiaoqiang didn't make it clear, the two of them had already heard the implicit meaning: this software will not be included in the business scope of Hewlett-Packard Computer Company, and will be sold as Niu Xiaoqiang's personal goods.

To put it more bluntly, Niu Xiaoqiang wants to sell his software to Hewlett-Packard, and it is in the nature of free affiliation, Whitman and Pulis not only want to sell computers, but also help sell this software for free.

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