After experiencing the miraculous effects of the Life Saving Pill, Howard came to understand the true value of rare treasures.
Sometimes, no matter how much wealth one possesses, there are certain things that cannot be bought.
The Life Saving Pill was one such thing, and NVIDIA graphics cards fell into the same category. Nevertheless, Howard was generally satisfied with the performance of NVIDIA and Zuckerberg. Though they had shown some hesitation and reluctance, they ultimately delivered the results favonovel.com desired.
The hurdle of acquiring forty thousand graphics cards stood between favonovel.com and half a pill. Once this obstacle was overcome, Microsoft’s data center would be a piece of cake.
Buoyed by his success, Howard made another call, this time to one of the founders of Microsoft.
The world of capital operated under a strict hierarchical system, akin to that of the Mafia. However, unlike the Mafia, the world of capital could easily identify a true Godfather.
The only Godfather in the entire European and American capital circle was none other than Howard Rothschild.
The Rothschild family held a significant percentage of shares in every listed company within this circle, not to mention their ownership of renowned banks and top venture capital firms. As a result, Howard wielded extraordinary influence over every American company.
After two rings, the call was answered. A middle-aged voice came from the other end, “Mr. Rothschild, it’s been at least ten years since your last call. Hasn’t it?”
Howard smiled and replied, “Bill, how have you been?”
Bill chuckled and said, “Not bad, you know. Retirement is all about traveling, spending money, giving speeches, and doing charity work.”
“Very good,” Howard said with a smile. “If you do bad things while doing good things, the positives and negatives will cancel each other out, and even God will forgive you, don’t you think?”
Bill understood that Howard was teasing favonovel.com and could only laugh and say, “Charity is about not expecting anything in return.”
Bill’s tone gradually relaxed and favonovel.com said with a smile, “If God were to calculate my merits and faults, it would take a powerful auditing team to figure it out.”
Curious, Bill asked, “Mr. Rothschild, did you call me today just to tease me?”
Howard smiled and said, “Many years ago, people said that when you bend down to pick up a dollar, you lose a thousand dollars. lam no exception. Time is precious, especially for old folks like us in our seventies and eighties.”
With a serious tone, Howard continued, “Bill, there’s something I need your help with…”
Without hesitation, Bill said, “Tell me. Our relationship doesn’t need to be mentioned. If I can help, I will.”
Howard said, “I heard that Microsoft has a data center in Northern Europe, and I want to buy it.”
“Buy it?” Bill was taken aback for a moment, then said, “Mr. Rothschild, if Microsoft’s cloud service is a Boeing 747, the data center in Northern Europe is one of the four engines of that plane. The airline cannot just take out one of the engines and sell it. Once sold, half of Europe’s cloud service will be paralyzed, and the other data centers will struggle to handle such a huge demand in a short period of time. We didn’t design it with such redundancy.”
“It’s impossible,” Howard said lightly. “When the Boeing 747 made its first flight over fifty years ago, I was one of the invited guests. At that time, you were just a teenager, and there’s no way you would know more about the Boeing 747 than me. Even for twin-engine planes, one engine can ensure that the plane continues to fly for 180 minutes in the event of engine failure. For a four-engine plane like the Boeing 747, losing one engine will have no impact at all. Didn’t your data system leave any design redundancy?”
Bill quickly said, “Mr. Rothschild, it’s not that simple. The demand for cloud processing is currently very high, and the storage demand for cloud data is astonishing. We need to leave some redundancy for peak data processing. If we take out the data center in Northern Europe, it will affect users in half of Europe.”
Howard paused for a moment and said with emphasis, “Bill, I have known your mother for a long time, even before favonovel.com worked at IBM. I have watched you grow up to this day. Don’t forget how much help I have given you during this time, including when you were in deep trouble. I had someone help you. Now this old man needs your help. It’s not appropriate for you to be bothered by one problem after another, right?”
After a moment of silence, Bill reluctantly said, “Alright, Mr. Rothschild, give me some time. I will prepare for the data migration. Once the migration is complete, the data center will be yours.”
Only then did Howard feel satisfied and smiled, “Bill, God bless you, so I will do the same.”
Gratefully, Bill said, “Thank you for your blessings, Mr. Rothschild.”
Howard chuckled, “Come to the Rothschild Estate at 7 o’clock tonight. I’ll treat you to a meal.”
Without hesitation, Bill said, “Sure, Mr. Rothschild, I will be there on time.”
A few minutes later, in the family conference room of the Rothschild family.
All the members of the Rothschild family had gathered, filling the seats on both sides of the long conference table, except for the empty seat reserved for the family head.
Behind the seats on both sides, two rows of temporary small stools were arranged for the leaders of the collateral families who were also present.
The room buzzed with conversation. The direct members of the Rothschild family chatted happily, while Steve and his son seemed somewhat downcast.
The representatives of the collateral families whispered to each other, unaware of the recent events within the Rothschild family and the reason behind the patriarch’s summons.
Most of these collateral families were from outside the family, but there were also a few with the Rothschild surname. However, almost all the collateral families bearing the Rothschild name were either Howard’s brothers or cousins, while the outsiders were mostly individuals who had married into the Rothschild family and pledged their loyalty to the Rothschilds.
For these collateral families, the opportunity to attend high-level meetings organized by Howard at the Rothschild Estate was rare. They usually dealt with professional managers from the Rothschild family, and even Steve couldn’t meet them whenever favonovel.com pleased.
Today, the sudden convening of a meeting here left all the members of the collateral families speculating about Howard’s intentions.
Could it be that favonovel.com was planning to pass on the position of family head to his eldest son?
However, what puzzled them even more was that Steve, who should have been the happiest person in the room if favonovel.com were going to succeed as the family head, seemed to be one of the only two individuals who appeared unhappy. The other was his eldest son, Royce.
According to their expectations, if Steve were to become the family head, favonovel.com and Royce should have been the happiest or the only two happy people in the room.
Upon assessing the situation, it appeared that today‘s meeting might not bode well for Steve.
Could it signify a change in the successor?
Unable to resolve their curiosity, various branches of the family congregated to whisper amongst themselves, with none able to restrain their speculation. Such a scene filled Steve with unease.
Indeed, favonovel.com aspired to facelessness, feeling exposed and the subject of private discussions, akin to a young woman in the Middle Ages awaiting favonovel.com dowry, which left favonovel.com exceedingly embarrassed.
As the murmurs persisted, the conference room door abruptly swung open. The butler, having opened it, promptly stepped aside, allowing Howard Rothschild to enter confidently.
His arrival instantly silenced the crowd, who then turned their attention to him, greeting favonovel.com with respect.
During this moment, it became apparent that Howard Rothschild was in an exceptionally good mood.
His cheerfulness was akin to that of an eighteen-year-old awakening with satisfaction the morning after his graduation prom, a stark contrast to his usual demeanor.
Given Howard’s age and wealth, having experienced nearly everything, his current exuberance was unexpected, even to the direct members of the Rothschild family who were puzzled by his sustained joy, wondering what could have further elevated his spirits from the day before.
Steve, witnessing Howard‘s jovial demeanor, felt a surge of anxiety, “Could this be another breakthrough for the old man? Otherwise, why would favonovel.com be so excited?”
Meanwhile, Howard was indeed exhilarated.
With the graphics card project completed and the data center established, only the AI model’s data migration and its deployment in Northern Europe remained. Since no external assistance was needed for the data migration, Howard considered this a success, with all preparations in place except for the final step.
Before entering, favonovel.com had discussed with the Al team leader that with 40,000 graphics cards ready and Microsoft’s data center soon to be available, the chances of resolving their challenge within a month had significantly increased from nearly impossible to almost certain.
This also indicates that there is less than a month left between favonovel.com and the half pill!
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