Chapter 304 Making Friends
Even the day before the press conference, the big boss Fang Hexuan was very busy.

In the morning, I first attended a mobilization meeting at Maple Leaf Company, then went to inspect the venue without stopping, and then inspected the flagship store before lunch. It can be said that the schedule was fully arranged.

However, he was not idle in the afternoon!

Since many heavyweight political and business figures were invited to this event, as many people arrived in Silicon Valley in the afternoon, he, as the host, would definitely have to receive them personally.

There was no need for him to pick them up at the airport, but when they arrived at the designated five-star hotel, Fang Hexuan would always have a brief meeting with them.

In fact, some of these people are not related to the 3C industry.

For example, Goodyear, Lear, Cummins, BorgWarner and Corning are domestic auto parts suppliers in the United States.

After Fang Hexuan sent the invitation, they did not hesitate at all and decided to attend a press conference outside the industry.

The reason is self-evident, and it is in line with what Sima Qian said: "The world is bustling with people all seeking profit."

Both parties are aware of each other's demands, and Fang Hexuan hopes that these multinational companies with businesses around the world will purchase Maple Leaf Computers.

They also naturally want to be deeply integrated with BYD's supply chain and have an additional competitive customer.

To put it bluntly, Fang Hexuan hopes that they will come to support him, do they dare not come?
Therefore, when these people arrived, Boss Fang also needed to give them a simple reception and also give them some hints about future cooperation.

In addition to these people, the biggest star who came from afar to show his support must be Frank Cary, CEO of IBM.

Fang Hexuan was very grateful that he came in person. After all, IBM is such a big company, and its management must be very busy during working hours. They were willing to adjust their schedule to come here, and this favor must be remembered.

Fang Hexuan admired Frank very much. If he were not a big shot, he would have wanted to ask him to help manage Maple Leaf Company.

At the very least, IBM, the industry giant, had the magnanimity to cooperate with Maple Leaf Company and Fang Hexuan, who were almost newcomers, instead of directly and brutally suppressing them. This shows that the company's corporate culture is indeed very inclusive and open.

It is no wonder that Ren Zhengfei was willing to spend a huge amount of money to learn its complete management model. Fang Hexuan has made up his mind to learn and consult more from IBM in the future.

IBM launched its first personal computer, IBM 5150, in late April last year, and it received good response in the global market.

So Frank Cary had a good impression of Fang Hexuan, who brought together IBM and Microsoft for cooperation on the DOS system.

Although Boss Fang did not go to the airport to pick him up in person, he greeted him personally at the hotel entrance. The two hugged and shook hands as soon as they met.

"Frank, thank you for coming. It is an honor for me and Maple Leaf!"

"Haha, Charles, you are too polite. I am impressed by your business talent, so I am also concerned about the progress and development of Maple Leaf. This time, I came here for the purpose of learning and communication. Why thank you?"

Hearing this, Fang Hexuan couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart. These words were so comforting.

"Haha, IBM is the globally recognized blue giant in the IT industry and the teacher of Maple Leaf. We should learn from your company!"

"Let's learn from each other. IBM is willing to be friends with any peer!"

This was definitely not a lie, Fang Hexuan could fully understand it.

After all, IBM's business is complex. In the 3C electronics sector alone, what they value most is not personal computers, but their core components - the CPU.

But now, Intel and Motorola have almost dominated the entire US market. Faced with the fierce attack from the enemy, IBM needs to make more friends.

Fang Hexuan even believed that if IBM could develop its own chip business, it would be willing to give up the big cake of personal computers.

Although Big Blue did not launch its first POWER 8 processor until 1 years later, it was never a bad thing to make friends in advance. While the other party was in high spirits, Fang Hexuan waved to his sister.

"Frank, let me introduce you to my sister, Lori, who is currently studying at Harvard."

When Fang Luoyi saw his brother's gesture, he immediately approached the two of them generously. After listening to his brother's introduction, he took the initiative to extend his hand to shake hands with Frank.

"Hello, Mr. Frank, I'm Lori."

Frank Carey understood very well what Fang Hexuan meant by introducing his family to him.

This is not only a gesture of friendship, but also a request for care.

This kind of thing is completely commonplace among the upper class in the United States. Everyone helps each other, shares interpersonal relationships and social resources, and forms a dense network of interests.

Being able to achieve this is already telling Frank that our future cooperation can be even closer.

"Hello Lori, you are such a smart and beautiful girl. It's a pity that I don't have a daughter, otherwise I would really like to introduce you to each other."

Fang Luoyi smiled sweetly, bowed slightly to the other party, expressed her gratitude for the compliment, and then stood obediently beside her brother.

After greeting the CEO of IBM, the leaders sent by other companies also arrived one after another.

There is Boris Lewis, vice president of American Express, and Duke Davin, president of Best Buy.

These two, the former came specially to support the super rich Fang Hexuan, and the latter is a large shopping mall company that will cooperate with Maple Leaf Company.

Then, the two friends from Seattle seemed to have agreed to arrive one after the other.

Since the major shareholder personally invited him, Microsoft's founder Gates had to give face no matter what.

Of course, he really wanted to join in the fun.

This kind of event brings together talented people from all over the world, and Gates, who is not very famous at the moment, just needs to make some friends.

The other is Starbucks CEO Jerry Baldwin.

Originally, this guy was not very willing, but Fang Hexuan told him that as long as he came, he would introduce a large group of investors to him, which made him change his mind.

However, what surprised Fang Hexuan was that Howard Schultz also came along.

The man that Fang Hexuan had been waiting for finally joined Starbucks at the beginning of the month, serving as manager of the marketing and retail departments.

After Howard Schultz was introduced to Fang Hexuan by Baldwin, he was still a little nervous when looking at the man in front of him.

"Hello, Mr. Fang. It's really presumptuous of me to come here without an invitation. Please forgive me!"

Fang Hexuan laughed, and he was indeed very happy. He gently patted the other person's arm and said in a friendly manner:
"When Jerry told me about it at the beginning of the month, I wanted to meet you. I believe you will bring good luck to Starbucks, and you are welcome to attend the press conference."

Howard Schultz was a little flattered, but he quickly adjusted his mindset and nodded gratefully.

"Thank you so much!"

Afterwards, five Wall Street investment banks, funds and insurance companies led by Goldman Sachs also arrived one after another, and Fang Hexuan was extremely busy.

　Thanks to Douglas for the monthly ticket!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)