When Yu Dong said that 30 million was no problem, Andy Rubin did not show an expression of surprise on his face, but instead revealed a hint of worry.
The Deep Space Company has indeed developed very well in recent years and has abundant cash. This is obvious to all, but it is still hard to believe that it casually gave 30 million US dollars to a small project.
Andy Rubin is of course confident in his research, but he has also been in contact with other investors before and knows the general situation of market investment. There has never been an investor as casual and generous as Yu Dong.
Yes, in Andy Rubin's opinion, Yu Dong's performance was a bit casual.
After all, the two of them had only known each other for a short time. They had always chatted through social software before, and because of the time difference and different majors, even online, they didn't chat for a long time in total during this period.
Today was their first meeting. After only a few minutes of meeting, Yu Dong said that he could invest 30 million US dollars. Andy Rubin was of course worried that Yu Dong was deceiving him. And Andy Rubin believed that Yu Dong
He may just be the big boss of Deep Space China, but he doesn’t have as many shares in the entire Deep Space Group as Jimmy, so he may not be able to make the final decision on an investment of 30 million US dollars.
Andy Rubin considered his words and said, "YU, do you want to talk to James about this matter again? What does he think of our products?"
As soon as he said these words, Yu Dong knew what he was thinking, and he was just worried that his words would not count.
Yu Dong could also understand Andy Rubin's worries. After all, thirty million US dollars is not a small amount. He smiled and said, "No, you don't need to invest the money this time from the company. I will invest it myself."
Come out. Don't leave in a hurry these two days. I'll have someone draft a rough contract first. You can take a look. If there's no problem, we'll settle the matter. After you go back, set up a company first and then arrive.
The money will come through in time."
After Andy Rubin was slightly shocked, he realized that he had forgotten that YU in front of him was not only a partner of the Deep Space Group, but also the author with the highest royalties on the planet. Thirty million US dollars might be a big deal to him personally.
Just royalties from a certain book.
YU's best-selling book "Old Book" should have sold more than 70 million copies. Even if YU only earns 0.5 US dollars per copy, the royalties from this book alone are 35 million US dollars.
There seems to have been news before that one of YU's scripts was sold for a sky-high price, worth millions of dollars.
After coming back to his senses, Andy Rubin smiled and said, "Actually, I have already established a company called Danger. I am currently preparing to establish a second company, but I am still considering whether the company's name should be Android or Walle.
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Yu Dong asked in surprise, "What did you want your company to be called?"
Andy Rubin showed an embarrassed expression, "Walle is a character you created. I like it very much. If I really want to use this name, I may need your authorization."
Yu Dong waved his hand, "I don't mean wall, I mean android."
Andy Rubin laughed and said, "Because I really like robots. The reason why my current company is called Danger is also because of my favorite space fantasy TV series "Lost in Space". There is a robot in that TV series who often
A danger warning will be issued. Similarly, I wanted to name Walle because I like this character very much. I also considered using Eve before, but too many people use the name Eve."
Yu Dong was surprised. He didn't know if this was a coincidence or if the Android system was created by the Andy Rubin in front of him.
Now that I think about it, it is quite possible that Andy Rubin created Android. After all, Yu Dong only knew Andy Rubin because of Larry Page.
In the previous life, Android was also owned by Google. Maybe it was the chat at the annual meeting that made me cut off Larry Page.
Thinking of this, Yu Dong secretly thought that he was lucky to have picked up such a great god.
If the Android system can really be developed early, then 30 million US dollars will be so worth it. The value of the Android system is immeasurable. In the last generation, Google relied on the Android system to make a lot of money in the European and American markets. If not
If Google withdraws from the Chinese market, the "Google gift package" will not be included in domestic mobile phones, and the domestic market will definitely be harvested.
The profit margin of key systems is still high. It is said that the profit margin of the Android system can reach 70%, and it can make billions of dollars in net profit every year. It can be said that as long as there is this system and a good user market is cultivated,
The next step is to pick up the money.
Looking at Andy Rubin again, Yu Dong's eyes were different. This was no bald middle-aged man, he was just a shining money tree.
"I think the name Android is quite good. If you really like WALL-E, I can authorize WALL-E's image to the company in the future and use it as the company's logo."
Andy Rubin thought for a while and smiled, "I have never thought about the logo. Using Android as the company name and the image of Walle as the logo is really perfect."
Android means robot, and WALL-E is also a robot, so this logo fits the company name very well.
Yu Dong also smiled and said, "Do you usually like to read science fiction novels?"
Andy Rubin shook his head, "I rarely read science fiction novels, but I like science fiction very much, so I usually watch some science fiction movies or TV series. The role of walle was also because I had seen the promotional video before, and then I played it.
I have read the novel and am looking forward to the day when the movie is made. I will definitely go to the cinema to watch it as soon as possible."
"When the movie is finished, I'll invite you to the premiere."
"My pleasure."
Speaking of WALL-E, Yu Dong thought of another thing, "Have you visited the science fiction theme museum since you came here today?"
"No, I came to see you as soon as I arrived in Jinling. I haven't had time to go to the science fiction theme museum yet. I am very interested in the science fiction theme museum in the Deep Space Park and I had already decided to take a good look around before I came here."
Yu Dong looked at his watch. It was not even ten o'clock, so he picked up the phone and called the secretarial department. Then he said to the phone, "Ask Ren Hongfei, the team leader of the game business department, to come to my office, and also ask
The cafeteria has arranged a table for about five people in the first box, and we will be there at 11:30."
After hanging up the phone, Yu Dong said to Andy Rubin, "There's still a while before lunch. I'll find someone to take you around the park. I have some things to do here, so I may not have time to accompany you."
Already."
Andy Rubin smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, it's okay. In fact, I can just go and have a look by myself."
"The arrangements have been made and he will be here shortly."
After about two minutes, Ren Hongfei rushed to the office.
"Boss, are you looking for me?"
Yu Dong stood up with a smile and said to Andy Rubin first, "This is Ren Hongfei, the team leader of our company's game division. He also likes robots. You may have many topics in common."
Then he said to Ren Hongfei, "This is Andy Rubin, a technical master in robotics engineering. He made a special trip from the United States this time. You take him around the park and wait until half past eleven to take him there."
Let’s have a meal together in Box 1 of the cafeteria.”
Ren Hongfei came over and shook hands with Andy Rubin, "Hello, Mr. Rubin, welcome to China."
"Hello, hello." Andy Rubin responded with a smile.
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After Ren Hongfei took Andy Rubin out of Yudong's office, he asked Andy Rubin, "Mr. Rubin, where do you want to start? Or in order?"
Andy Rubin smiled and said, "I heard that there is a wall robot in your park. I would like to go and see it."
Ren Hongfei smiled and said, "Then let's go directly to the science fiction theme museum. There is actually more than one walle robot. There are six in the park alone, but usually there are only two at most in front of people."
"Where are the other four?" Andy Rubin asked.
"The other four are usually resting."
The rest that Ren Hongfei talks about is actually rework... It is not appropriate to say rework, it should be said to be making improvements.
Since the walle robot was built, it has been iterating seamlessly. The improved robot will be put into the park for use. If something goes wrong during the process, it will be "returned to the factory" for repairs.
If there are no problems, then several other robots will also be modified simultaneously. Now Walle still has a real person controlling it when talking to people. Deep Space Company wants to make a robot that can talk to people on its own.
Even though there are only six walles in the park, these few walles cost the Deep Space Company tens of millions of yuan in budget each year, averaging more than one million yuan per month.
Although Ren Hongfei did not explain, Andy Rubin could probably guess the reason. After all, he is a professional.
"Besides the park, are there other places?"
"Well, there are some, such as the Mars camp."
"I've also heard that, does your company only have one robot called Walle now?"
"There is only this one for now. Robots are not our main business, or it is not considered a business. Walle is just a mascot now. Some people have proposed to buy one back, but we did not agree."
Andy Rubin smiled, "But he can't always be a mascot."
Ren Hongfei shook his head, "I don't know about this. In fact, our company has many weird laboratories. The laboratory that develops wall is one of the larger ones."
Andy Rubin nodded, "It must be very happy to work in a company like Deep Space. When I came here today, I could feel that the employees here are in good condition. I think it must be because the company is full of freedom and innovation."
breath."
Ren Hongfei agreed, "Well, everyone is happy working in deep space."
In fact, Ren Hongfei only agrees with Andy Rubin's conclusion, but does not agree with the reasons he derived based on this conclusion. Ren Hongfei believes that the reason why the employees in this building are in very good condition is not mainly because it is full of freedom and innovation.
Breath, the most fundamental reason is that the salary and benefits of working in the deep space company are good, and the welfare protection is not a choice.
Take Ren Hongfei himself as an example. He had a girlfriend in his company years ago. His girlfriend, like him, was also a fresh graduate last year.
The company's rule is that you have to work for three years before you are eligible to buy a house in the Deep Space Apartment. He and his girlfriend still have two years to go, but they are already planning to buy a house in the apartment when they are both three years old.
The two people's monthly salary now adds up to five to six thousand, and it will definitely increase in the future. They usually eat and live in the company and don't spend much money. They can save a lot every month. This way they can save for two or three years.
, plus the subsidies given to them by the Deep Space Company, they can buy a small apartment in the Deep Space Apartment.
Even if they can't afford a house temporarily, the two of them can rent a large suite in the Deep Space Apartment and live very comfortably.
When they get married later, they can also apply to hold a collective wedding in the cafeteria.
After the application is approved, the company will arrange for several couples to hold weddings in the cafeteria as appropriate. At that time, the company will sponsor drinks and provide them with the lowest discounts on meals. The price is much better than that of other hotels.
Moreover, the canteen hall in the deep space is very large, and it is enough to hold a banquet.
Last month, five newlyweds held a collective wedding in the cafeteria. One of them was from Ren Hongfei's department. At that time, Ren Hongfei even drank the wedding banquet with the others.
The canteen is very elegantly decorated and is better than an ordinary hotel. As long as people in the company are not taboo about holding weddings together, most people in the company are willing to apply for a group wedding.
After they get married and have children later, they can go to the kindergarten affiliated to Shen Kong Company. The school has good teaching conditions and the cost is not high. The key is that the school is right inside the Shen Kong Apartment, and transportation is convenient.
After their children graduate from kindergarten, they can go to Shenkong Elementary School, and then Shenkong Junior High School. It can be said that parents do not need to worry about their children's schooling before they are fifteen years old.
With such welfare conditions, who wouldn’t want to work at a deep space company?
In the past, when college students from Jinling graduated, their first choice was to go abroad, followed by going to places like Yanjing, Shanghai, and Yangcheng. Very few of them stayed locally, but now the situation is different. As long as they have the opportunity to enter the Deep Space Company, they can basically go abroad.
Won't go anywhere else.
If you go abroad, your salary will indeed be higher than that of Deep Space Company, but the gap is not as big as before, not to mention the benefits. What's more important is that Deep Space's salary is rising every year. Many people think that sooner or later, it will be as high as
On the same level as the United States.
Even if you can't get into the Deep Space Company, it's good to go to other companies in Jinling. Now many excellent companies have come to Jinling, leaving a lot of talents for Jinling.
For example, BenQ Mobile, which was just established, has been hiring like crazy since it moved to Jinling. It has now hired two to three hundred people. Their goal is to recruit more than a thousand employees within two years.
Chapter completed!