Chapter 124: Business Matters (Part 2)

  Just as Catherine was busy adjusting things within the company, someone came looking for her.

  This was the man Catherine had been expecting - Seymour Cramer.

  "Mr. Clay, welcome, I think you've already made up your mind."

  Catherine cut straight in.

  "Yes... But to be honest, I never thought that the programmer who had been exchanging letters with me for so long would turn out to be a genius. What's even more unbelievable is that this is our first formal meeting."

  Indeed, the two had been exchanging letters for a long time, and Seymour Cray also gave Catherine great help in computer science.

  "Yes, about C language, you really gave me a lot of help. However, I think your research in supercomputing is much stronger than this aspect."

  "Yes, supercomputers have always been my pursuit," said Cray.

  "So——"

  Catherine handed over the contract, which had been prepared long ago.

  According to the contract, Seymour Cray will become Intel's technical director with an annual salary of $800,000 and 2% of Intel's shares.

  Don't underestimate this 2% stake. Because of the merger with DEC and years of development, this 2% stake is comparable to Sanders' 5% back then. Of course, due to DEC's acquisition by Catherine, Sanders' shares were diluted and now only account for a little over 3%. Catherine holds more than 90% of the shares.

  "The treatment seems pretty good." Klay smiled.

  Indeed, this contract is very favorable for Klay.

  Catherine entrusted the research of supercomputers to Cray, for Seymour Cray, his career was all about computers. There was no happier work than this.

  "Yes, this treatment is what you deserve."

  Catherine smiled.

  "I think I would be delighted to accept this job." Seymour Cramer finally gave Catherine a reply.

  "I'm calling Sanders now and I think he'll be delighted to meet you."

  Catherine was in a good mood, and the father of supercomputers had also been brought under her command.

  With Seymour Cray taken care of, the supercomputer project can be accelerated, and with the Z80 in hand, Catherine is confident that she can produce her own supercomputer within a year!

  Apart from Seymour Cray, the other people Catherine valued were the "Eight Traitors" of Fairchild Semiconductor. Now three of them have contacted Intel and Fairchild is destroying its own Great Wall, so it's no wonder that Catherine has gone to dig at its foundation.

  Catherine believed that once these three people entered Intel, the "Eight Traitors" would soon begin to leave Xilinx one after another. History has proven that this is not a false statement. Moreover, the parent company's behavior of taking away Xilinx's profits had already chilled the hearts of those employees.

  Digging a hole in the wall is still in the planning stage, this thing can only be done step by step, and it's impossible to rush, just like Seymour Cray, this thing will slowly come true.

  Catherine then continued to revamp the company.

  What's in Catherine's hands now is DreamWorks' financial report - "Red Alert" has brought over 100 million yuan to DreamWorks!

  The key to the matter still lies in the Far East region.

  On May 14, an atomic bomb-carrying bomber took off from a northwest airport and flew over the test site, where the pilot successfully carried out an airburst as planned. This was China's second atomic bomb explosion test.

  Then, "simple" and "pitiful" Americans began to unfold their "rich" associations.

  Perhaps it's paranoid delusions or perhaps it's just a strong case of scattered thinking, in short, "nuclear" is now a hot word.

  Catherine thought, why not give Cold War some new ideas, such as "Resident Evil" and so on...

  Just as Catherine was thinking about DreamWorks, Olson, who had just been appointed CEO of Apple, rushed over.

  "Olson, what's the plan for XBOX? I want to hear your thoughts."

  "Xbox is absolutely a successful product for the company, but I think now may not be the time to think about this, look at this..."

  Olson pulled out a financial report.

  Catherine felt something was off as soon as she got it.

  "Why did the performance decline so severely?"

  Catherine was startled.

  In the past month, the number of people buying GameTV has suddenly decreased by nearly half!

  "Has GameTV been blocked?" Catherine asked.

  "It's actually because of this."

  Olson pulled out another sheet.

  These are prices of TVs from various brands in the market.

  The reason is very clear. Led by BCA, General Electric and Westinghouse, companies started to cut prices on a large scale, while a large number of Japanese TVs entered the market, having a severe impact on the TV market.

  Catherine immediately sobered up.

  This matter cannot be taken lightly.

  In terms of TV market share, it directly relates to Catherine's future triple play plan.

  "Catherine asked: 'Has the other side joined forces with Japanese enterprises?'"

  Olson nodded.

  It's clear that the other side made a very wise decision.

  "Japan..." Catherine thought of this country that had risen gradually since World War II and become the world's second-largest economy.

  But soon Catherine thought of the country she was in now - America.

  For Japan, the US is really a protective umbrella, providing all sorts of technical support and various concessions in the market. If you exclude regular exploitation and benefits for girls (you know what I mean), the US truly deserves the title of "Daddy Country" and is almost a model of communism!

  Of course, the United States is a union of capital, and they have never looked down on Japan. With just one Plaza Accord, the Americans swept away the results of decades of Japanese economic development.

  The reason why Japanese companies are united to counter Apple and ARK is largely because these American companies know that the Japanese companies will eventually be tragic, but if Catherine becomes dominant, it will become an unforgettable shadow. When the Japanese companies are defeated, these companies will not last long either.

  Fortunately Catherine's company is not listed, if her company is now listed, then in the stock market, it will also encounter strong resistance.

  Catherine thought for a moment.

  Engage in price war?

  No, although our momentum is very strong, if we engage in a price war, GameTV can completely use various means to drag us down.

  "Olson, what's on your mind?"

  Catherine suddenly almost forgot that this was Apple's new CEO.

  Now it's time to see what the other side thinks.

  ……

  Singapore has equipped soldiers with iPads... Looks like the development of radiation computers needs to be accelerated?