Peter Welch smiled enthusiastically at this time and said: "Chronos li, why don't I take you to see Cupertino, and at the same time tell you about the situation in Cupertino."
Seeing Peter Welch being so active and enthusiastic, Li Zetian naturally guessed his mind.
Hehe, right in the middle!
So, Li Zetian smiled and agreed: "Okay, then there is Mayor Law Welch!"
"It's nothing, everyone, please come with me."
As Peter Welch walked, he introduced, "Cupertino was a small town in the 19th century, and later it was under the jurisdiction of the city of Fremont. The city's original economic operation was fruit agriculture, and almost all the land in the area. All are planted with fruits such as plums, yellow peaches, apricots and cherries. There is also a winery in operation. By the mid-20th century, Cupertino's economy began to take off, and various highways, railways were built, and The first residential area was established. On October 10, 1955, Cupertino was officially established as the thirteenth city in Santa Clara County. In the 1960s, a large industrial park was built and obtained With the support of private landowners, they also built supporting facilities such as a commercial plaza, and named it Cupertino Plaza. In 1967, the first local community college was established. You see, this is the Cupertino Plaza!"
Looking in the direction of Peter Welch's fingers, there is a spacious and modern plaza not far ahead, with a large fountain and flower beds in the middle, surrounded by post offices, newsstands, libraries, various Shops and train stations…
Li Zetian nodded secretly, although small towns and small cities in the United States have small populations, they are all very developed. Cupertino is currently mainly based on the agricultural economy. However, agriculture in the United States is very developed and basically mechanized, so an American farmer can manage a lot of land and is much richer than a Chinese farmer. Along the way, Cupertino is full of single-family buildings.
"Mayor Welch, what is the current population of Cupertino?" Li Zetian asked.
"There are more than 6,000 people, including many Asians."
Li Zetian nodded clearly, and then asked about the situation of the community college. Obviously, this university is of great significance to Apple, which is equivalent to Apple's talent pool. Therefore, Li Zetian attaches great importance to this community college!
"The average annual tuition of community colleges is six hundred dollars, and the average annual tuition of ordinary public universities is close to thousands of dollars. Therefore, many students from poor families are willing to choose community colleges. So far, Cupertino Community College has the highest There are more than 1,000 students, many of them adults are also students of community colleges. During the holidays, community colleges will offer some courses for elementary and middle school students, from music and dance, painting, sports, cooking, writing, to technology, computer, and even business management, There are all kinds.
The main courses of community colleges are basically the same as those of the first two years of four-year colleges in the United States, and graduates of community colleges can directly apply to the third-year enrollment of the top 20 schools, and the credits will be counted, so there will be many local students in the United States who will give up direct entry. Four-year colleges and community colleges for two years. Peter Welch went on to add, "If Apple chooses Cupertino for its headquarters, then the local community college will definitely focus on computers, cultivating a large number of new talents to join Apple and inject freshness into the development of the enterprise." Blood, increase the vitality of the enterprise! ! ! "
Li Zetian nodded with a smile, "Yes, the existence of community colleges is indeed very beneficial to Apple. However, Mayor Welch, presumably Cupertino Community College has not been established for a few years, and its foundation is insufficient. I am afraid that it will not be able to serve Apple for the time being. Provide excellent computer talents. In addition, not only Cupertino has community colleges, but also many other places, Apple will make a decision after examining and comparing!”
Peter Welch smiled embarrassedly, secretly thinking that although the other party was young, he was calm and tolerant, no wonder he became a billionaire at such a young age!
Afterwards, Peter Welch took Li Zetian and his party to look around Cupertino.
When everyone came to the city government to rest, Jobs took the lead in expressing dissatisfaction and said: "Chronos li, I think Apple is a high-tech company, and if it wants to move, it has to move to a bigger city, Cupertino is too small! "
Zhang Yan said: "Yes, Cupertino is like a rural town. It's not suitable for Apple to move here!"
Tian Shuai suggested: "Chronos li, we should investigate some places more..."
Li Zetian remained calm and sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. In fact, before he came, he had already told Jobs and others to sing their praises hard, so as to ask for favors from the Cupertino city government.
Although Bill Welch was a little anxious in his heart, he also saw the other party's trick. He knew that the other party didn't want to see the rabbit but not the eagle, which was no good. He was definitely not willing to move Apple's headquarters to Cupertino. So, instead of going all the way around, let’s just open up and say, “Chronos·li, believe me, Cupertino must be the best choice for Apple! If Apple can come to Cupertino, we can give Apple a very good deal. Excellent conditions! I promise, this is definitely a condition that other cities can't do!!!"
Li Zetian couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, "Mayor Welch, to tell you the truth, I actually prefer Cupertino. After all, the scenery here is pleasant, the climate is comfortable, and it is a good environment to work! It's just that everyone doesn't agree... Well, after lunch, we will discuss it again and give you an answer!"
The less anxious Li Zetian behaves, the more the Cupertino city government will make concessions.
"OK then… "
Afterwards, Peter Welch took Li Zetian and his party to the most famous restaurant here for a hearty lunch, and then arranged a hotel to rest.
In the hotel, Li Zetian and everyone discussed where the headquarters building should be built in Cupertino.
At about 3:30 pm, they came to the Cupertino City Hall again.
"Chronos li, your decision is...?" Peter Welch asked.
"Mayor Welch, after our discussion, we can consider establishing a headquarters in Cupertino." Li Zetian said slowly.
"Chronos li, which place did you see?" Peter Welch hurriedly took out the map and asked.
"Roughly this area... The exact location and area have to be measured." Li Zetian circled it on the map with a pen.
Looking at the place circled by the red pen, Peter Welch was stunned.
"Chronos li, have you circled too much? There are at least 500,000 square meters here. Does Apple's headquarters need so much?"
"I don't need it now, but I might need it in the future. Apple is expanding very quickly!" Li Zetian smiled, thinking to himself, Cupertino is the heart of Silicon Valley and one of the core cities. Take advantage of the current cheap and hard enclosure. According to Li Zetian, the land in this kind of town is very cheap, especially in places far from the city center. The land is of little value, less than one dollar per square meter. Even if all 500,000 square meters of land is bought, it may not be enough. to $500,000.
Peter Welch was a little hesitant. Cupertino is located in Silicon Valley, and it will definitely have a future development. At the same time, he is also very clear that Li Zetian wants to take advantage of Cupertino's development and the land is very cheap. If he doesn't agree, he will probably turn around and leave.
At this time, Li Zetian said in a light tone: "Apple is preparing to go public, and there will be a round of financing at the end of the year, and the Rockefeller family will be the lead investor. You know, with the Rockefeller family's influence in the United States, it will definitely make Wall Street Investors were shocked. It is not difficult to imagine that once Apple goes public, it will inevitably create a huge IPO miracle. At that time, I am afraid that major media from all over the world will rush to go to Apple's headquarters to conduct interviews. If Apple's Headquartered in Cupertino, then Mayor Welch, you should have a good idea of what this means for Cupertino…”
When Peter Welch heard this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Let our city government discuss it before making a decision!"
"Okay, then we'll wait here." Li Zetian smiled.
Peter Welch nodded and went to another room with several city officials.
After five or six minutes, they came out.
Peter Welch said: "Chronos li, after negotiation, the Cupertino city government has agreed to sell Apple's roughly 500,000 square meters of land for $400,000. Do you have any questions?"
Li Zetian didn't haggle with him, and readily agreed: "No problem!" He couldn't help thinking excitedly that when Apple became rich, he would build the Apple spaceship headquarters in advance, hoho, how awesome!
PS: Tomorrow is Monday, I beg for recommendation