Chapter 187
Chapter 188 Standing and making money
Among the giant companies in America, those who can turn the tide and make the giant companies that have fallen into decline shine again, without exception, have left their names in the arena.
Needless to say, Jotus was in Wang An Company, but the most famous one is Gerstner who rescued IBM from fire and water, and Jack Welch who brought General Electric, a century-old company, to its peak again. One of the biggest names in America!
After that, perhaps only Bob Iger, who led Mickey Mouse's old club Disney and stood up again from the shaky state, can be compared with Jotus, Gerstner, Jack Welch and others.
There is thunder on the ground, some people are silent and inconspicuous, and they seem to be ordinary, but after a few years, or until he leaves, when he looks back, he will find his sturdy record.
When Hollywood collectively fell into decline, there was only one company that shone brightly and carried the glory of Hollywood, and that was undoubtedly Disney. Disney crushed its arch-rival DreamWorks, acquired Marvel, and allowed Disney to own a super printing press. The banknote machine, and the one who won the Fox Group at a price of nearly 100 billion US dollars is Bob Iger.
Song Yang did not expect that Martin Solo would recommend Eiger to Song Yang. Among other things, Martin's eyes are really vicious.
Looking at Eiger's information and photos, Song Yang didn't hesitate, and called the headhunting company directly, "I want to meet Bob Eiger as soon as possible!"
Putting down the phone, Song Yang hesitated for a moment, but still called the new assistant outside.
America Telecom's personnel, except for those on the construction site, most of the rest are new recruits.
"You go to contact KKR Group and invite President Kravis to come here!" Song Yang explained to the little assistant.
After finishing his busy work, Song Yang glanced at the time. Today, Song Yang has another important thing to do.
Called Ulf who was guarding outside, Song Yang called Ulf, and together they rushed towards Murray Hill in New Jersey.
Some places are famous for their local mountains and rivers, the so-called mountain is spiritual, while some places are famous for local people or things, Murray Hill is the latter.
Going forward decades, if you ask where is the holy land of the scientific research industry, the answer you will hear, without exception, will be Murray Hill, because there are some of the world's top laboratories here, which can satisfy almost all the imaginations of experimenters. Bell Labs!
However, after the Telephone and Telegraph Group was split in 1984, Bell Labs was also split. At its peak, tens of thousands of top experimenters conducted various experiments on Murray Hill. Now less than the original one fifth.
After going through a long road and woods, when I came to Murray Hill, I saw the huge laboratory group of Bell Labs in the distance. signs of decay.
Hearing Song Yang's arrival, the current president of Bell Labs, Stan Zeen, brought people to see Song Yang, with a straight face, and almost wrote the words "don't get close to strangers" on his face. For Song Yang There is also a feeling of refusal to be thousands of miles away, and he almost said it to Song Yang directly before seeing a few words.
Bell Labs, which has been split several times, has been thrown around like a burden. Last year, it was even more outrageous. After the Telephone and Telegraph Group split with Lucent, there was a direct reorganization of Bell Labs. Turned Bell Labs into a company.
Although the Telephone and Telegraph Group and the Lucent Group have declared that they will continue to invest in Bell Labs, they can be reorganized into the company's Bell Labs. In theory, they have broken away from the Telephone and Telegraph Group and Lucent. It's just for research and development. One day the two companies don't want Bell Labs anymore, they can just kick Bell Labs away and let them be responsible for their own profits and losses...
After going through all this, and carrying Stanzen, who was rumored to be the last president of Bell Labs, it would be **** if he had a good face. He really didn't want to take the blame. The scenery is infinite, and it's his turn, but Bell Labs looks like it's going to close down.
The most outrageous thing is that a few days ago, there was a real estate developer from New Jersey who came to discuss with Bell Labs, wanting to buy the land of Bell Labs and develop it into a business district and residences. There are more and more rich people, and the demand for high-end houses and villas is soaring. The location of Murray Hill, where Bell Labs is located, is too good, so I want to buy it and build a building.
Stanzen was so angry that he almost broke the opponent's legs, and sprayed the opponent out of the laboratory all the way.
But in fact, Stanzen knew well that this real estate developer was sent by the Telephone and Telegraph Group and the Lucent Group to test the laboratory in all likelihood.
Right now, Bell Labs' staff is dropping sharply, and maintaining such a huge research and development institution is too costly. If you change to a cheaper place, the land of Bell Labs headquarters can still be sold for money. Why not do it, but Stanzen How dare he play like this, he really did it, his reputation in the scientific research industry is basically over.
However, no matter whether Stanzen is willing to do it or not, there is a problem in front of him, which is to attract investors for Bell Labs. Bell Labs burns at least one billion dollars a year. Burning 4 billion US dollars a year, life is much more difficult now than before. The Telephone and Telegraph Group and the Lucent Group are unwilling to spend too much money on Bell Labs for the sake of stock prices.
When he saw Song Yang, he didn't have a good face, especially the news from the Telephone and Telegraph Group, which made Stanzen even colder towards Song Yang. He thought that Song Yang also wanted to come from Bell Labs again. Take something apart.
Song Yang doesn't care about Stanzen's attitude. People who are engaged in scientific research, especially those who have no temper, who are the president of Bell Labs, all have a background in science and engineering, and even several of them have won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Award, Stanzen is also a big cow.
Following Song Yang, Ulf showed curiosity for the first time, looking at this place where the smartest people in the world gather.
Song Yang was behind Stanzen, looking at Bell Labs. There was no sci-fi and advanced gadgets in the movies, but the entire Bell Labs looked a little old. After all, it has been more than half a century since it was built. Damn it.
What caught Song Yang's attention the most was the long corridor in the laboratory. There were many laboratories and offices on both sides of the corridor. Song Yang saw the names marked on the doors of these laboratories.
It is rumored that when the people in the lab were designed in the first place, it was made like this in the hope that the people at Bell Labs could communicate at any time. It is hard to say how effective it will be, but Bell Labs does have a way of cultivating people.
Song Yang followed Stanzen to an office with his name on it. Although he had a stern face, after entering the office, Stanzen asked Song Yang, "Water or coffee?"
"water!"
"President Stanzen...Dr."
Song Yang, who originally planned to call him Stanzen, changed his name after seeing a large piece of honorary certificates hanging on the wall of Stanzen's office, the middle one with a doctorate certificate.
Hearing this sentence, the stern-faced Stanzen always seemed to relax a bit. If Stanzen wanted to be a president or something, why would he come to such a place? Some companies are willing to ask him to be the chief technology officer. Even the Energy Department of America has invited Stanzen to come out of the mountain, wanting him to lead the research and development of a certain energy physics project, but Stanzen refused.
"Dr. Stanzen, I think the Telephone and Telegraph Group should have told you that I want to cooperate with Bell Labs!"
As he spoke, Song Yang took out a check and pushed it in front of Stanzen. Under Stanzen's surprised eyes, Song Yang said, "This is my personal donation to Bell Labs."
"I have always liked technology very much. It's just a pity that I failed to enter the technology industry, but I have the greatest respect for people from Bell Labs and other laboratories. They have changed the times!" Song Yang said. Said with the calf.
People who do scientific research are basically straight-hearted, and they don't have as many detours as Wall Street. Hearing Song Yang's "heartfelt words", Stanzen's face finally calmed down completely.
"Song, what do you want from Bell Labs?" Anyway, Stanzahn has never seen anyone who came to Bell Labs go back empty-handed, and he can't wait to evacuate Bell Labs.
Song Yang shook his head and corrected Stanzen's wrong statement, "Dr. Stanzen, I heard what happened to Bell Labs. I really want America Telecom and ICQ in my hand to cooperate with Bell Labs." Lab collaboration, but that's not what I want."
"I hope that one day, American Telecom, ICQ and other companies can provide Bell Labs with sufficient experimental funds, and they don't need to cut off one research and development project after another because of insufficient funds, so that Bell Labs can grow from a great laboratory.
No longer let Bell Labs become an ordinary research and development department for a company to grab profits. Just because a company needs to make a profit, let Bell Labs develop electronic products and technologies for it. That is not the real Bell Labs! "
Listening to Song Yang's righteous words, and his heartbroken words for Bell Labs, Stanzen couldn't help but twitched his lips a few times, but he couldn't speak. What Song Yang said was the current situation of Bell Labs. .
In order to bring more profits to the Telephone and Telegraph Group and Lucent Group, they had to develop some products that Bell Labs was unwilling to develop at all. Even the most proud physics laboratory of Bell Labs is now on the verge of dissolution, because Too much investment without return, the Telephone and Telegraph Group has long been unwilling to support it.
Song Yang looked at Stanzen, who was lost in thought, with a bit of sadness, and also felt that the acting was a bit too much, and Stanzen was brought into the ditch.
What is the highest state of cutting leeks? You have to cut the leeks, and the leeks have to be grateful to the person who cut the leeks!
(end of this chapter)