The flowers in the factory of rebirth are too fierce

Jonathan was indeed quite capable; he found these two companies in just one day.

There is no need to talk about general magic, you can just search by name, which is not difficult for someone like Jonathan who has been in Silicon Valley for many years.

Even though Jonathan couldn't remember the name of the first company mentioned by Lin Zhiyuan, it was easy for him to find it because Lin Zhiyuan mentioned a very critical technology, multi-touch. At that time in Silicon Valley, there was only one company that had this technology, Newark Company.

In 1999, John, a professor at the University of Delaware, invented capacitive multi-touch technology based on the work of his predecessors, and subsequently established Newark Company. However, since the products using this technology were too expensive and could not be truly integrated into the general public, the company had been struggling to find suitable financiers after its establishment.

However, the company has never stopped its pursuit of technology and has been looking for new breakthroughs.

Jonathan happily ran to Lin Zhiyuan to take credit.

Lin Zhiyuan rewarded him two thousand dollars without saying anything. "Mr. Jonathan, take me to these two companies tomorrow. If you can convince them to agree to my acquisition plan, I will pay you a more generous commission."

People die for money, birds die for food, and Jonathan fought hard to get the money. He immediately conducted a detailed investigation of the two companies. Using the information at hand, he formulated a priority order. He first went to talk to General Magic because according to his intelligence, General Magic could no longer sustain itself. If it didn't go bankrupt this year, it would go bankrupt next year. It shouldn't be difficult to acquire this company.

After listening to Jonathan's analysis, Lin Zhiyuan readily agreed.

The next day, Jonathan drove himself, taking Lin Zhiyuan, Philip, Yuan Fei and Liao Jinsheng directly to the General Magic Company.

General Magic is now located in an inconspicuous office building in Silicon Valley. Compared with its glory in the last century, the current situation of General Magic can only be described as miserable.

In 1995, General Magic raised $600 million and successfully went public. At that time, it had hundreds of employees and several top companies were its customers and partners. But now, the company has only a few hundred dollars on its books, and its staff has been reduced to dozens of people. It is only one step away from bankruptcy.

Lin Zhiyuan stood in front of this slightly shabby office building and looked up at the dusty glass.

In 2001, Silicon Valley was at its lowest point after the bursting of the Internet bubble. A large number of Internet companies went bankrupt, and the once high-spirited technology upstarts lost their jobs. Just like this office building in front of us, it was lifeless.

Lin Zhiyuan walked in confidently and, under the guidance of Jonathan, entered the General Magic Company on the second floor.

It was morning, the office hours, but the General Magic Company seemed empty. Lin Zhiyuan glanced around and the office environment could be described in three words: dirty, messy and poor. He only saw a few people working, and they all sat at their seats with a decadent look on their faces. Some were playing games, some were in a daze, and a few were sleeping on the table.

Lin Zhiyuan's first impression was that the company was already terminally ill.

Lin Zhiyuan frowned at the time. He wanted to acquire a group with strong technical background, not a lifeless company like the one in front of him.

If this is the case, there is no point in buying it at a cheap price.

The sudden intrusion of Lin Zhiyuan and his group attracted attention. A white man wearing a plaid shirt and with obvious signs of baldness raised his head and asked lazily, "Gentlemen, have you come to the wrong place?"

Jonathan smiled widely. "Yes, this is Universal Magic, right? Let's look for Mr. Skerrie."

The bald man pointed casually inside, "The office at the back!"

Lin Zhiyuan passed by him and saw the bald man tinkering with something that looked like a game console, except that the low-pixel LCD screen displayed an email interface. The bald man was holding a stylus and drawing on the LCD screen.

Lin Zhiyuan stopped and asked, "Sir, what is this?"

"I'm sending out job-seeking emails!" The bald man shrugged nonchalantly. "As you can see, the company is about to close down, so I need to find a new job."

"No, sir, you misunderstood me. I was asking what this thing in your hand is?"

The bald man held up the black thing that looked like a game console. "Are you asking about this? MagicLink, a product developed by our company, can transmit information and process documents through the network, and can even send and receive faxes. But unfortunately, it has been replaced by the Internet now."

Lin Zhiyuan's eyes lit up, "Sir, can you lend it to me to have a look?"

The bald man finally looked at Lin Zhiyuan. "Why, man, are you interested in this? Take it if you want to see it, but I have to tell you that this is a product from the last century and has been eliminated by the times. If I were not an employee of this company, I would not use it. Do you believe it? Such a damn little thing is actually sold for $995. No wonder this company is going bankrupt."

The bald man was full of complaints and seemed very dissatisfied with the company.

Lin Zhiyuan took the small electronic device and, with the help of the bald man, roughly figured out some of its functions. After connecting to the Internet cable, the device can realize some simple functions of a computer.

Lin Zhiyuan's heart began to pound faster. This simple, small electronic device in front of him looked a bit like Tetris, and even had a monochrome LCD screen. However, Lin Zhiyuan saw the most primitive prototype of a smartphone in it.

This is what I was looking for!

“Thank you, sir! May I ask who invented this thing? No, I mean is the team that invented this thing still in the company?”

"A few people are still here, but most of them have left. You can see the current situation of the company. If you had come a few days later, you wouldn't have been able to see me either."

"Sir, what's your name? Are you also a member of the R&D team?"

Seeing Lin Zhiyuan's expression, the bald man realized that something was wrong. He slowly sat up straight and said, "Just call me Fadek. I am indeed a member of the R&D team. Sir, what exactly do you do and what are you doing here?"

Jonathan introduced with a smile on his face: "This is Mr. Lin, the representative of Music Garden Company. The purpose of our visit is to talk to Mr. Skelly to see if it is possible to acquire this company?"

When they heard that the men in front of them were from the Music Garden Company, several staff members scattered in other corners of the office stood up, gathered around excitedly, and asked in unison: "Are you really going to acquire our company?"

"I've seen it in the Music Garden. It doesn't have much technical content, but the idea is good."

"The shape is especially beautiful, and it is much better than our company's products in appearance."

"Only the design is okay, the technology is really bad." These people are probably the company's technical staff, with questionable emotional intelligence. They criticized the Music Garden in front of Lin Zhiyuan and Philip.

Although General Magic is going bankrupt, as the once top technical personnel, their inner pride remains.