Chapter 404, Dialogue between wise people
"Our company is headquartered in Frankfurt," followed by a nonsense from Verlander with a big message: "At the same time, there are production factories and R&D centers in Hamburg, Munich, and Ruhr. If you are interested, we can take you to visit these factories separately, but the company's headquarters also has a lot of information for reading. I believe that with Ms. Wang's ability, browsing the information directly is enough to have a full understanding of us."
Alice didn't say anything immediately, she was calculating her own interests.
On the surface, this cooperation is very simple. Drakken wants to further develop, just borrowing Alice's supercomputer. But simply making wedding dresses for others is not Alice's style, and she must get some benefits from it.
Watching the cars keep driving into downtown Frankfurt, she smiled and said, "It's easy to say. Any company or organization with supercomputers will not be stingy with selling its computing power. There is nothing to discuss in this business itself, but..."
The car was driving smoothly on the German highway, and Narud Weland, a young man who was around thirty years old, said very steadily: "But?"
"However, if you have some research on me, you will know that I am more interested in high-tech and various ‘meaning’ products than simply making money. At the same time, you should also know that I am not a normal businessman who expects to make a living by selling computer computing power... "Alice stared at the other party's eyes and said, "So I am very much looking forward to having a more detailed understanding of your company and discussing all the projects that can carry out bilateral cooperation."
"It's true, I agree very much." Narude Verland looked at the girl with interest and nodded in approval.
As Alice herself could have thought, among countless companies and institutions with supercomputers, Verland would choose Alice for her. According to those public information sources, he also learned about what Alice's style was. It can be said that this meeting today was born in various silent tacit understandings.
He said without hesitation: "Ms. Wang, I can't guarantee that the drilling rig will make you feel so 'meaning', but since you have already established a computer laboratory in the UK and have been in charge for a long time, you have invested in the Hong Kong Electric Lighting Company a few days ago. I think it is also about to develop in the research and development of energy, infrastructure, and high-tech?"
Alice smiled and said, "That's right, so what do you mean?"
Take out two bottles of Coke from the car refrigerator, Weiland unscrewed one and said: "I believe that Miss Wang's talent is not limited to the computer industry. She can achieve such achievements at this age. A simple talent in the field is not enough to explain. After all, you are also a best-selling writer, film director and screenwriter. Please forgive my self-speculation about you, but I believe that these achievements must be brought to you by excellent learning ability."
Every sentence has been analyzed to the fundamental point. Alice smiled brighter, and Verland's confidence in speaking naturally became stronger: "So, since you want to extend your hand to the energy industry, Draken Company has also developed into the basic industry. I believe that we will definitely have a broader prospect of cooperation with each other. I believe Ms. Wang agrees very much, right?"
Both of them had a tacit understanding. Before meeting, they understood what the other party's purpose was. They expressed each other one after another, and although they were all the same facts, they expressed them to each other from their own perspectives. Alice smiled even brighter. She picked up her bottle of Coke, and did not rush to unscrew the bottle, but looked at Verland thoughtfully.
This is a very interesting scene. A sixteen-year-old girl can look directly at another tall Germanic man with a full and quick mind with an aura of no disadvantage. And Viland, who has been watching Alice, has a thick and delicate beard, can't even bear it.
"Funny," Alice said, holding the Coke bottle: "You know I don't have the habit of drinking coffee and alcoholic beverages for minors, and there is no condition for making tea here, so I use Coke instead? Mr. Verland, how long have you been investigating me before sending that charming lady to the door?"
"Oh, Miss Wang, the word investigation is not used sharply." Faced with the questioning, Verland spread his hands calmly: "As for investigation, it's a long time. You know, when Microsoft first launched 0, I was one of its few overseas users. Your Cisco sells tens of thousands of routers and switches every year. The recently launched firewall can reassure countless business owners. This is a way to make you famous all over the world, right?"
Not answering the question, but taking this opportunity to flatter them all, Alice accepted them calmly and nodded, "What an honor. It seems that if I don't do my best to do my best, I'm so sorry for the efforts you sold."
What an interesting man, Alice thought, although she had never heard of the other person's existence these two days ago.
After a while, the group arrived at the headquarters of Drakken Company, which is located in Frankfurt, a very grand and expensive high-rise building. This is the city center area, with bustling vehicles everywhere on the streets around it, and the 100-meter tall buildings are all in a modern and modern style. Some still retain the style of Gothic architecture, which is quite similar to some areas of Manhattan, while others are completely in line with the "21st century". Various towering glass curtain walls and skyscrapers constantly reflect the sun's light, which is a charming scene.
The meeting was followed by a routine meeting time. On the high-rise building of the Drakken headquarters, which is also a Gothic stone building, a very high-level meeting began. Among the participants, although Sissi and Ashley were just accompanying guests, since Alice did not bring many people with her, Drakken would naturally not be stingy with a few more chairs. As for Little Ada, I really need to ask her opinions now.
This is near the conference room in the office building. There are two rooms in the reception room and the conference room a few steps away. Everyone who is not in a hurry to wait for the reaction of the girl in red with a smile.
"Of course I'm going to participate!" Ada said with confidence: "Or why would I stay alone in the reception room."
Alice thoughtfully for her: "But if you are in the reception room, you can read any magazines casually. Mr. Verlander, our little Aida has a high IQ. Please find someone to provide basic business magazines?"
Weiland smiled and said, "Of course there are magazines. Magazines are always one of the best media to let customers and ordinary people understand the culture, products, development history and current situation of their own companies."
Ada said proudly: "You have to read magazines at the meeting site, so I won't be left alone in the room."
As she said that, she blinked at Narude-Willand again and said, "Sir, I promise not to disturb you."
Everyone present laughed, and one of the Drakken executives named Miller said: "This little girl made a lot of sense. She came from England all the way, so how could she be separated by herself?"
In this way, this problem was easily solved. These Drakken executives did not ask too much about why Alice had to join in the fun with a 10-year-old girl. However, in the process, as Alice had no effort to observe, the Eastern European woman who was accompanying him all the way, had a snake-like gaze that attracted more attention.
Then, when everyone sat in the brightly lit conference room, a Germanic girl with short brown hair, the marketing director of Lamore Swabian, stood in front of the whiteboard and introduced to Alice and others.
"Our production factory is located in the Ruhr Industrial Zone in our country. It can be said to be the oldest factory in the world that produces various types of drilling rigs..."
Place names mean everything. Alice understands this. Germany's Ruhr Industrial Zone is equivalent to China's old industrial base in Northeast China. Combined with Drakken's history, the significance of this factory to the world's drilling rig industry is equivalent to the development of FAW to the Chinese automobile industry.
"The industrial R&D center in Melbourne was established since World War II. I believe Ms. Wang has a more say in this field, that is, since the 1950s and 1960s, we have tried to improve the R&D capabilities of advanced machine tools since the 1950s and 1960s."
Alice does have a greater say in this regard, and she had just come into contact with her not long ago. Haven’t you seen that the Hong Kong Electric Lighting Company in Lamma Island adopted the initial information control measures in 1968?
"In fact, this time we need to thank the telecom companies in the UK and France for this cooperation." The marketing director laughed: "If there is no increasingly developed network system, it will be very difficult to borrow your supercomputers in the UK. After all, our UK branch is definitely not as good as the research center in Melbourne."
Alice nodded, and then she raised a question.
"The century-old drilling rig is indeed a very honorable title, but since Draken is obviously willing to develop into the entire basic industry field, I still want to know your plans for it."
As she said that, she looked at Verlander and said, "Or sir, in which field is Draken planning to develop in basic industrial manufacturing, even automobile manufacturing, ship manufacturing and even other fields?"
When he heard this question, as Alice saw, the executives present were actually waiting for the topic to develop in this direction.
I think so, since they have done investigations, Alice is certainly aware of the fact that she served as a "technical consultant" at Microsoft and Lockheed and invested in this way. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!