Chapter 146 Finally waiting for care
"Sophia, you are his secretary, you have to pay attention to anything he does during this time, I don't care if he pays you or not, but if you just doze off with him during his travels, I would suggest that Tommy change Lose you, the young people from Stanford Law School White Shoes Club will be very willing to take over your job..."
The silver-haired Delia was sitting in the meeting room of the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco full of aura, but she didn't look at Tommy, but at Sophia, and Sophia was a little at a loss when she spoke.
Tommy was signing some documents brought by Delia, when he heard what Delia said, he interrupted: "No, let her be my secretary by my side."
"Perhaps Susan can do better than her." Delia cast her eyes on Tommy who was signing.
Tommy closed a signed document, opened the next one and looked through it carefully: "After Actor loses the lawsuit in Boston, I will arrange for Susan to take a long, long vacation, enough for her to go to a community college to study, Then come to Stanford to study, Susan deserves a better life, instead of just being an ordinary secretary by my side."
"You need to listen to other people's advice, Tommy." Delia emphasized her tone.
Tommy signed his name at the desk, and slid the document against the table in front of Delia:
"I'll take whatever advice I think helps me, Delia, thank you for the advice, but I repeat, Sophia isn't going anywhere, just sitting next to me."
Seeing that the temperature of the conference room dropped a lot in the blink of an eye, the party in the storm has not yet realized why Delia is so harsh on herself.
She looked at Delia in puzzlement: "Ms. Keith, did I do something wrong? I mean, you can tell me directly, and I will definitely pay attention, so that I won't let myself make the same mistake again."
"Who prepared the interview text and topics in Chicago for him?" Delia took out a video tape from her bag, turned on the TV and video recorder in the conference room, put the tape in, and pressed the remote control, and there was a burst of noise on the TV. Afterwards, Tommy's "Good Morning, Chicago" interview tape began to play.
Sophia glanced at Tommy, who seemed to have nothing to do with her, and said to Delia: "No one helped him prepare, he finished the whole interview without script, and I think his performance on the spot is very good, better than having a script book His performance was even better. The audience was very impressed with him. Some TV viewers even called in to ask Tommy what kind of business he was in. After the interview, the host praised him many times, and he almost said that Move, sign with Actor Company to help him sell software."
"You sympathized with black people on the show, right? Tommy" Delia didn't go to see Sophia, but said to Tommy, "You think you've succeeded in stirring up black people's enthusiasm with emotion."
Tommy didn't deny it, and nodded affirmatively: "Of course, I originally wanted to fool that black host to help me make money, but that guy refused to be fooled, and directly rejected me on the grounds that I have no industry experience and influence, but I I performed well on the show, at least the black people on the scene had a good impression of me."
"The better you behave, the more trouble you're in. You're a member of the SSD. Don't tell me you don't know that the SSD is a college white elite student organization. They can use this trick to teach you backhands when they reveal that you used to wear those After the 3 Ku Klux Klan white robes who burned black people in history were sworn in, what do you think those black people who have a good impression of you will think of you? Do you think the other party will not release this news? Then you will be in the eyes of black people You are a hypocrite, a hypocrite, your mask will be exposed, even enough to shake the basic disk you have worked so hard to accumulate, maybe the Actor company will win, but for the Lotus company, simply ruining your reputation is also a victory , they blatantly publicized your hypocrisy and your racial discrimination, Actor Company will be forced by public pressure to complete the cut with you, and eventually you will be out, without you, Actor can even reconcile with Lotus, can't it? Finally, even because You have stigmatized SSD." Delia took out a cigarette and put it in her mouth a little annoyed:
"We discussed at the beginning, don't talk about detailed cases, don't show favor to everyone, just talk about your dreams, what you are doing is fine, why can't you prepare a speech as we discussed before."
After talking to Tommy, Delia looked at Sophia again:
"That's why I'm dissatisfied with you, Sophia, when he is too excited, you standing next to him is not just for him to show off to the other party that he has a tall secretary, but to always think about every possible link in his mind. If you realize the problem, tell him immediately, for example, when he is about to quit the manuscript, you should stop him in time."
"I'm sorry, Delia, I..." Sophia lowered her head and whispered after listening.
Tommy picked up his coffee and took a sip: "Don't say I'm sorry, do you think Sophia can stop what I'm about to do? Delia, first of all, I didn't stigmatize SSD, and I didn't wear a white robe, I didn't Deny that the SSD was racist when it was founded in the last century, but since 1930, there is no record of black people being burned to death in SSD records. Over the years, SSD has lived in peace with black people and does not absorb them, but it also Don’t hate them, otherwise how can it exist today? If it really hated people of color, it would have been forcibly disbanded by the Stanford school. Please, this is California, and there are people of color everywhere. It’s harder to **** a pure-blooded white girl than it is in college Getting the 3S honor is not much lower, SSD has always been very friendly to people of color, especially women of color with honey skin, so friendly that I don’t know how many women of color and SSD boys sleep in the same bed and complete in-depth exchanges.”
"Whether you stigmatize SSD is not important here, but your image. The image you present cannot be inconsistent, and the other party will definitely use this to make trouble." Delia stared at Tommy seriously: "You The most important thing is not to have this kind of problem.”
"Then guess, when I said those words to the black audience, did you think of this question you raised?" Tommy asked indifferently.
Delia sighed: "Then tell me, if the other party reveals that you were a SSD member suspected of racism, how to reverse your image in the black community."
"Do your job well, Delia." Tommy took out a cigarette and lit it in his mouth, then smiled at Delia: "It's not hypocritical for me to join SSD, but it's very real, because my father's line in Rhode Island The ancestors, who really wore white robes and burned black people to death, did not do anything wrong, how do they know to start now and do the right thing.”
Seeing Tommy's smirk, Delia gradually relaxed, "Are you sure you've considered this problem and already have a solution."
"If the other party is too high and wants to try to destroy me with this trick, then try it, who is the clown, I have said many times, don't take me as a normal gentleman, I am just a rough guy from the country You bastard." Tommy withdrew his smile, looked directly at Delia, and said word by word, "I'll kill anyone who helps Lotus."
With a serious expression on his face, Tommy suddenly froze for a moment, then patted the table, and excitedly said to Delia: "Do you think the title of the character draft of "I Should Be Killed: The Tommy Hawke Story" is good. , or is it better to be titled *Turning Gods in Mortal Body: The Tommy Hawke Story? It’s exciting to think about *Turning Gods in Mortal Body.”
"Sophia, remember to give him medicine, this bastard's narcissism has flared up again." Delia packed up documents, video tapes and other items, and said in her mouth:
"Goodbye, I have to go to Stanford Law School to accept their letter of appointment, and then rush back to Boston to wait for the court to announce that we have lost the case, preside over the subsequent series of work, and, I inform you, Tommy, after losing the case, The court will issue an injunction against Actor to develop and sell OSS software. The only way to fight against the injunction is to burn money. The lobbying company will help you lobby and cooperate with the lawyer team to make this matter a reality in Actor. The stay of the ban pending appeal is not a low-intensity expense like a hourly fee, of course, you can also choose to abide by the ban so that you don't need to pay this additional fee."
After listening, Tommy just asked: "Have you calculated the approximate cost of this expenditure?"
"The 700,000 yuan is just the suspend fee for the appeal to the Circuit Court. The suspend fee for the appeal to the Supreme Court is additional. However, based on previous cases, it will probably triple." Delia looked at Tommy. The price was quoted.
"What a beautiful country, just tell the people, the poor, don't come to the lawsuit if you don't have money!" Tommy joked, then looked at Delia, nodded:
"Of course, of course I have to burn money. I have to sell 100,000 sets as soon as possible, and then declare it free, right? If you abide by the ban, how can you sell 100,000 sets as soon as possible? To be honest, I would rather burn money to suspend the implementation of the ban. You can't earn a penny from everyone."
The other party was the employer. Since he was not afraid of burning money, Delia naturally would not object. She picked up the briefcase neatly and got up, calling the assistant Kane who was waiting outside to leave together.
In the small meeting room of the Four Seasons Hotel, only Tommy and Sophia were left. Sophia fell silent after Delia's words. The industry idol's severe criticism of her seemed to make her very guilty.
"Hey~" Tommy said hello to Sophia.
Sofia raised her head and looked at Tommy uncomfortably: "What's wrong?"
"Delia shattered your confidence in yourself?" Tommy knowingly asked Sophia.
Sophia nodded without denying: "Yes, I do feel like an answering guy. It seems that I will always do what you need me to help you prepare. I really didn't expect..."
"Girl, if you can think of it, what do you want me to do in Chicago? If you had my brains, I would have gone back to study and left Actor to you to take care of. Delia is just dissatisfied with me and thinks that if I do something wrong If something happens, it will increase her workload, but she dare not complain to me directly, after all, I pay her, so I can only blame you for this upset." Tommy looked directly into Sophia's eyes, Said in a persuasive tone:
"Know how to make it so easy for others not to break your heart?"
"Make your heart stronger."
"No, it is to make your chest grow more flesh, which can improve your defense." Tommy said with a smirk:
"You've done a good job. With a weekly salary of eighty yuan, you are required to have Einstein's brain. That's unrealistic. I don't need your brain."
Sophia did not give Tommy a roll of the eyes when being teased as usual, but said in a depressed mood: "Then what do you need me to do? Just being teased by you with words that disrespect women when you are bored?"
"Just follow me and do secretarial work. When I see you, I can remind myself that I can't do anything wrong." Tommy exhaled smoke and looked at the blank space of the conference room in a calm tone:
Sophia tried to make herself look calm, looked directly at Tommy, and said courageously: "Now you have a professional lawyer to help you solve your legal problems, I don't think you need my legal assistance anymore, Tommy, I…"
"Look at this girl's touching words, she wants to leave me, and she pretends that I don't need legal aid. Do you think a person like me doesn't need free legal aid?" But Tommy didn't give the other party After finishing speaking, Sophia was interrupted directly:
"Remember, Sophia, what is free is always more important than what is charged. Imagine that we met for the first time, and I appeared in front of you, like a chance encounter, but you know how many ugly girls I have excluded before I can get back to you." Sitting in front of you with only one flaw of male-like breasts, you are my handpicked one, Sophia, trust me. If Tommy Hawk one day, it needs Delia or someone else to teach me how to be in this When the country is dealing with all kinds of troubles, that means it's time for me to retire."
"I insist..." Sophia spoke again, her voice was a little softer than before.
Tommy Hawk stubbed out his cigarette butt: "Your persistence is useless in front of me. If you dare to go back to law school, I will immediately ask Delia to send you a lawyer's letter, saying that while you were working for me, because of your negligence , caused a major damage to your personal image, and put the responsibility on you. In this way, even if you graduate and pass the judicial examination, those law firms will not give you a job for such a silly girl after seeing your information. In the end, I And force you to come back obediently and earn the eighty yuan weekly salary that I will never pay you, you know I can do this kind of thing."
"Thank you for your less touching but threatening retention." Sophia sighed and tried to smile: "I'm better now, Tommy."
"I'm just **** threatening, okay? If Delia says a word to you, you can't wait to recall all the mistakes in your previous life with trepidation. I have told you a hundred times, such as Sophia, did you Breast, Ms. O'Connor, you need valuable advice such as growing again, but you have never had breast augmentation." Tommy said angrily:
"Do you have some cash on you right now?"
Sophia nodded, and said with some reluctance: "Yes, there are some, but I guess, they are not enough to pay for breast augmentation surgery."
"Of course I don't know enough, don't worry, the company can pay for this kind of thing, after we have been busy for a while, let the company find a reason to update the company's equipment, take out a sum of money, and let you go for breast augmentation." Tommy drank The last drop of coffee in the light cup, then stood up and walked towards the meeting room:
"But now, go to the front desk of the hotel to pay for the use of the conference room. I guess Delia must not have paid the bill. Why does this silver-haired girl have a soft spot for the Four Seasons Hotel? She just chooses such a high-end place for every meeting. , I don’t even consider that my employer is just a poor ghost with a conscience, morality, and manners but no **** money.”
"I'm just not suitable for working as a secretary, right? In fact, I will still be an excellent lawyer." Sophia asked Tommy as she followed Tommy, trying to adjust her mood.
Tommy smiled and shook his head while walking: "Sophia, the first thing I will do after you get the judicial examination is to send you to a rival company so that you can earn two salaries at the same time."
"You think I'd be a good corporate spy?"
"No, you don't need to be a spy, I believe you don't need my guidance, just relying on your own normal performance, you can make that company beyond redemption."
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Stanford University School of Engineering Computer Science Department campus science and technology exhibition.
For the real computer enthusiasts of Stanford University, this is a grand party twice a year. At the exhibition, not only the real computer scientific research results of the school will be displayed, but also all kinds of wonderful software and hardware invented by the students. Of course, this is not just A carnival of computer geeks and nerds, many potential investors or their assistants will also appear, and see if they can find projects that interest them from the exhibition.
For example, at this moment, Tommy Hawk is in the second longest line of experiencers in the entire exhibition, waiting to experience a self-service voice touch screen launched by the Computer Research Center of Stanford University. In just half an hour, only Tommy After having seen at least a dozen secretaries or assistants of large companies, I turned to the leaders of engineering schools to learn more detailed technical information.
This touch screen is far less exaggerated than what Tommy saw in the previous life. There are no colorful images, the tactility is very bad, and the voice recognition is even worse. Most of the time, you need to touch to complete the command. Of course, even if the voice recognition is correct, you can only use it. Short sentences give the most basic answers, such as telling the other party where the bathroom is, where the library is, and so on.
But just such a touch screen and built-in system, Stanford's Computer Research Center has spent an untold amount of time and money on it.
Although there is no way to provide it for commercial use now, some people will see another future led by it, that is, if it continues to be developed and finally put into commercial use, it may mean that many companies no longer need the front desk, and the parking lot does not need an administrator , the library doesn't need redundant administrators...
"Where can I buy Torjan?" When it was Tommy's turn to experience it, he looked at the product in front of him that seemed to have a TV installed on a pillar, and asked solemnly.
The assistant teacher who was in charge of guiding the use was originally full of pride on his face, because every user made a sound of "wow" to represent the shock that the technology intuitively presented to him,
But that proud expression was instantly shattered by Tommy Hawke's question. He looked at Tommy with embarrassment: "Student, you...it can't answer your question. We didn't record this question. You...maybe Feel free to ask campus-related questions."
"Isn't Torjan the thing that students consume the most on campus?" Tommy smiled at the assistant teacher wearing glasses: "Just kidding, let me change the question, which one is the student apartment building with the most beautiful women in Stanford University? "
The teacher ignored him at all this time, and just smiled apologetically to the queue behind: "Wait a little longer, the experience time for this student will soon be over."
"This is a great invention, but it's not interesting enough, Mr. Cohen-Victor." Tommy tapped the screen a few times with his hand, watched the reaction of the screen, and said to the teaching assistant next to him: "I mean this screen The technological content is very, very high, but only smart people and investors understand the greatness of you developers. If I were you, when entering the question bank, I would first conduct a round of surveys on the students on campus and select the most popular ones. I guarantee that you will make it easier for students from other majors to help you ferment a round of word-of-mouth, and even beat the booth with the longest queue at the moment. Many users don’t care how advanced the technology is. , you have to attract them first by being fun or easy to learn.”
"Who are you?" Seeing the student experimenting with the touch screen while speaking in a teaching tone, the teaching assistant asked a little uncomfortable.
Tommy Hawk pointed to the booth with the EFF logo hanging in the distance: "The booth with the most experiencers, I am the founder of that industry organization, Tommy Hawk, Department of Computer Science, Stanford University."
"If your booth didn't have a computer label..." The teacher named Victor only said half a sentence, and then said to Tommy: "Thank you for your suggestion, classmate, the two-minute experience time should be up..."
Tommy touched the touch screen reluctantly, then turned around and walked towards his own station. When Tommy walked away, Victor shook his head slightly: "I thought it was "Playboy" who came here to participate in the exhibition."
At the same time, Sophia also trotted all the way to chase Tommy. Seeing Tommy visiting the exhibition calmly, she came up to him and said, "Tommy, someone at the EFF booth called and wanted to chat with you. chat."
"Let Susan handle it. Besides, aren't the heads of those small companies all present? If anyone is interested in those software, they will contact Mr. Benjamin Rosen. He is the executive director of EFF. Didn't read it." Am I slumping over Actor's loss by now?" Tommy talked about his company's first loss, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
Indeed, it has nothing to do with him. Not long ago, in the court hearing in Massachusetts, Actor lost the lawsuit without any suspense. The judge and jury based on the "Lanham Act", "Copyright Act of 1976", "United States Copyright Act of 1976" and previous related Infringement case, the judgment determined that Actor's OSS software constituted plagiarism and infringement of Lotus's Lotus1-2-3, requiring Actor to stop developing and selling OSS software, recall the sold software, and hand over All sales data and software codes of OSS, and compensation of 35 million yuan for the economic losses caused by the infringement to Lotus.
Actor chose to appeal to the Federal First Circuit Court, and because of the operation of the lobbying company and the lawyer group, after the circuit court received the appeal, it issued a suspension of the injunction until the circuit court made a judgment, and Actor still lost the case. executed file.
One hundred and seventy-six amicus court lawyers also submitted a friend of the court opinion to the circuit court to apply for intervention on the grounds that the judgment results of the judge and jury of the district court were not clear and had a serious impact on the organization.
The suspension of the injunction means that Actor can still sell software during this period, but if it loses the lawsuit again, the software sold during this period will also be included in the injunction, and the amount claimed by Lotus will continue to soar as sales increase .
However, Tommy was not present from the beginning to the end. Only Holly and Jason stayed in Boston to cooperate with Delia to complete related work. It is said that the training work in Massachusetts went smoothly.
"Depressed? But you just borrowed money from me to buy a copy of "Penthouse" magazine." Sophia was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion.
Tommy sighed: "It's just that I'm sluggish after watching it. Well, who is the other party?"
"He said that his name is Roland Hansen, and he got it through Mr. Rosen..."
"Sugar Daddy, here I come!" Tommy just heard the name, pulled Sophia and ran towards his EFF booth.
Sophia didn't understand what sugar daddy meant. Seeing Tommy's eyes glowing, she finished what she wanted to say: "It's the vice president of product promotion and sales of Microsoft America, but the founders of several member companies at the EFF booth said, Microsoft's software is rubbish."
"It's really rubbish, especially Microsoft's document processing software MultiFile, which ranks 17th in sales in the United States and 31st in the world, which is worse than our OSS." Tommy said that he had already carefully collected past data:
"But they have money, and they know that after Actor loses the first game, he needs to be cared for by kind colleagues. After all, we are just fireflies."
Seven thousand words, two chapters in one, I wish you a happy Lantern Festival~ I’m not in a good state today~ Forgive me~ I was completely overwhelmed by the child’s homework, mother, I finally understand that I have the last two days of winter vacation when I was a child, but When I didn't do my homework, my parents felt the same.
(end of this chapter)