Back in New York, Carlos continued to run Tian's flower shop. Hydra did not send anyone else, and Alice Roy's death did not cause the slightest ripple, as if she had never been there.
Wesley and Phillip flew to California, and Silicon Valley welcomed a new guest who would soon grow into a behemoth.
"Philip, is the land here expensive?" Wesley asked on the plane.
"The land price is not very expensive. Are you planning to buy land and build a building?" Philip asked.
"I have this idea. We must be running this place ourselves in the United States and looking for partners abroad. Our game company is destined to be glorious, so a good office building is needed. However, I know that my current funds are not enough to build a building, but a piece of land can be occupied first. The land is getting more and more expensive."
In his previous life, Fist Company was later acquired by Tencent Holdings. This company seemed to have been losing money. Wesley did not understand this very well. Although there were some acquisitions, it was hard to imagine why they would lose money. A group of technicians did not know how to run a company?
"By the way, is there a lot of communication software on the Internet now?" Wesley asked.
"Not a lot, why?" Phillip asked.
"It's okay. I just have a new idea. Let's talk about it when we get to Silicon Valley." Wesley didn't think he knew much about the world, so he decided to take a look when he got there.
Silicon Valley was located in the northern part of California and the southern part of the Bay Area of San Francisco. It was the kingdom of the electronics industry and computer industry today. Even in a parallel universe, the status of this place had not changed at all. Wesley first visited this place and felt that the atmosphere here was good.
Using Stark's connections, he visited some companies related to the Internet industry, especially their server rooms. The huge machine room was neatly arranged with a large number of servers. These servers were very expensive.
After Wesley returned to the hotel, he locked himself in his room and began to search for instant messaging software on the Internet. There were indeed many types, but they had not formed a monopoly yet. At the same time, the functions of these software were very simple, which was to chat with friends.
"Another way to make a fortune. Now I regret giving Stark 30% of the shares." Wesley rubbed his chin and kept thinking. It was not difficult to dominate a market by borrowing the experience of Penguin. Now the key was the application of technical patents and creative patents.
"Philip, take this flash drive and apply for a patent." Wesley gave Philip a flash drive directly, which was Apple's technology and patent. Philip didn't hesitate. He set off directly. A large amount of money was waving at him. Philip felt that his good days were coming. The boss would not be stingy with everything. Moreover, the new company might have its own place. He had to remind the boss of this.
"Hey, Stark, I'm regretting it."
"What's wrong?" Tony Stark asked.
"After I came to Silicon Valley, a lot of inspiration came to me, and I developed a lot of things. Now, I've asked someone to apply for technology patents and creative patents. I lost 30% of my shares."
"Okay, but since you said it, you have to do it. When I'm done with the fair, I'll help you and see what you, a genius, have come up with." Tony Stark had no doubt at all. He knew that Wesley must have something good. Otherwise, he would not have made the call. It was unnecessary.
"This is a company worth hundreds of billions of dollars in the future. I actually gave you 30% directly. I want to cry." Wesley was indeed in this state of mind. At first, he was afraid of discovering more superheroes, so he did not let Apple continue to understand the world. He only knew now that a large amount of wealth was in front of him.
"Okay, man, get to the point." Tony Stark was a genius. He knew that Wesley was talking about something else.
"The point is that you have to become the technical consultant of the company. You have to help improve the server, and at the same time, the funds will increase a lot. You are mentally prepared. The plan is to show it to you after the patent application. Now I am going to be busy. At your expo, I want to give the world a big promotion."
"Then there's no problem, man. I'm looking forward to your proposal. Don't worry, I'll give you enough time for publicity. This is my fair and it's yours."
"Wait and see." Wesley hung up the phone and smiled. Stark was tied to his chariot. This was definitely good news. And now he was a genius, right? Apple was him and he was Apple.
Wesley began to get busy. On the one hand, he asked the headhunter company to send the candidates to Silicon Valley. On the other hand, he began to choose his location. The headquarters must be here, and the server must be here. However, he also needed an eSports stadium, a holy land for eSports players all over the world.
A silver trash was now going to build an e-sports sanctuary. Wesley was excited. It didn't matter if he was still a loser. Wesley had fulfilled a dream from his previous life.
Philip returned quickly. It took only two weeks for a pile of patent documents to be placed in front of Wesley. "All done, Mr. Wesley. I did it as fast as I could."
"I have to say, Philip, I admire your ability. You will be in charge of the legal department of the new company, and the business of the company will develop all over the world. I hope to be prepared." Wesley looked at Philip and said. He knew that this lawyer was an ambitious person, but such a person will have great gains if used well. At the same time, he is also a smart person. He knows what he should do.
"You can completely rest assured. Is there anything I need to do now?"
"This is what you have to do. A large piece of land is enough for us to build a building headquarters and an e-sports arena. The rest of it is a square. This place will become a holy land for e-sports players all over the world. Buy it."
"Don't worry, the land here belongs to the California government. In order to attract investment, the land is quite cheap. At the same time, the tax policy is very tempting. Moreover, our project can attract a large number of tourists. Then we can get better conditions. I have studied it fully."
"Good, you've gotten into the role early. I have high hopes for you." Wesley laughed.
It was indeed cheap. The place was not crowded yet, and there was a lot of empty space. The Silicon Valley philosophy did attract a lot of companies to come here, but it was only 2007. All the high-tech stuff was in the hands of a few people, especially the military, so civilian development was not very fast. Wesley had the advantage. The world was developing a little strangely, but there were superheroes here, so it was not surprising.