Bill Gates never thought that Feng Yu would talk to him like this, with an extremely tough attitude.
Even sitting with the President of the United States, Bill Gates' momentum has never weakened. But today, he suddenly found that his momentum seemed to be much weaker.
He is the richest man in the world. His personal assets are already 1.5 times that of Feng Yu, and the gap is widening. Outsiders say that after Feng Yu's company goes public, it may surpass him, but Bill Gates doesn't think so.
After the release of win98, Microsoft's revenue increased and its stock price soared. By the end of this year, Microsoft's stock price is expected to double again, and by that time, his personal assets are expected to reach US$90 billion.
And the shares Feng Yu holds in Microsoft are only about 26 billion US dollars. How can he compare with him? If Feng Yu has very good profits from other investments, then Feng Yu's assets will reach 45 billion US dollars, and will definitely not reach 50 billion US dollars. He may double Feng Yu!
The gap between him and Feng Yu is so big, and it will get bigger and bigger in the future. Feng Yu actually dares to glare at him!
Although he also believes that even if Feng Yu is kicked off the Microsoft board of directors, it will not have a great impact on Feng Yu's assets. After all, many of Feng Yu's investments have nothing to do with software.
But at this time, he really had this idea in his heart and immediately fired Feng Yu from Microsoft's board of directors! Feng Yu only has a small amount of voting rights. He can nominate directors, but he cannot decide who will serve as directors!
As a result, it is bound to break up with Feng Yu, and the game console industry that has just cooperated will be affected. More importantly, the sales of Microsoft's software in China will be significantly affected.
He decided to test Feng Yu first. If Feng Yu is willing to increase the sales price of Microsoft software in China, then he doesn't care about this matter.
A hardware manufacturer that is not particularly big has nothing to do with Microsoft. He does not believe that those hardware manufacturers or PC manufacturers would dare to break up with Microsoft and hurt each other.
"Feng, I'm thinking from Microsoft's perspective, and I'm also thinking from your perspective. No matter how much you invest in other companies, Microsoft's income is definitely the largest, surpassing your investment company. This year Microsoft You also know how good Microsoft's software sales are. Microsoft's stock price will double by the end of this year! At that time, the company's market value will exceed 600 billion U.S. dollars. How much money should you make from those Microsoft stocks you hold? Is that clear?"
"Well, so what?" Feng Yu asked.
Yeah, so what
Bill Gates couldn't let Feng Yu spit out the Microsoft stocks Feng Yu held, so if Microsoft made money, Feng Yu could make money along with it. But Feng Yu’s other industries make money, but Microsoft doesn’t get a share.
From this point of view, it seems that Feng Yu can completely ignore Microsoft. Feng Yu can make a lot of money whether he is a director or not.
"Feng, but if the hardware company you invest in is regarded as Microsoft's plan, then Microsoft will inevitably receive more harsh criticism, which will have a major impact on Microsoft's stock price! Your losses will also be very huge."
"I don't care." Feng Yu said easily.
Even if he does not have any shares in Microsoft at this time, Feng Yu is confident that he will surpass Bill Gates and become the world's richest man in five to eight years. This is the end of Microsoft's potential. Perhaps the annual share dividends in the future will not be small, but Microsoft's market value has been declining since the turn of the millennium, even falling by more than 40% within five years!
Feng Yu's other investments are definitely growing, and many of them will even skyrocket. In terms of profit rate, Microsoft's profit rate is not very good, and it is not even ranked high.
This year is the last glorious year for Microsoft. Feng Yu has planned to gradually cash out his Microsoft shares this year, and all of them will be cashed out early next year at the latest. He can keep those voting shares if he can continue to serve as a director of Microsoft. if.
Bill Gates looked at Feng Yu in surprise. What did he say? He doesn't care!
How could you not care? Who wouldn’t care about the growth of tens of billions of dollars in wealth? Even he, the richest man in the world, would attach great importance to US$10 billion.
That's ten billion dollars, not one hundred dollars!
"Feng, we have common interests. When we cooperated on game consoles, I already made concessions. This time, I ask you to make concessions. Isn't it too much?" Bill Gates said in a deep voice.
"Cooperation is cooperation. That's because it's easier for me to control the game console project. Without Microsoft, I can still make my own game console. We have so many technical reserves just for this. Without me, Microsoft is doomed to fail. ! Your so-called concession is just a normal business investment choice."
"As for what you said, please give in. I just asked, why? If I give in, how much can I get if Microsoft gets the maximum benefit? And the company I run, why should I make concessions for Microsoft? If you are willing Let me increase the proportion of voting shares to 10%, then maybe I can consider it." Feng Yu said with a smile.
"This is impossible!" Bill Gates flatly refused.
If he agrees to increase the proportion of voting shares to 10%, who will buy the shares? Paul and Ballmer will definitely not be able to contribute, and other small shareholders cannot contribute, so he will be the only one to contribute.
But as a result, his voting rights will not exceed 50%, which will cause him to lose control of Microsoft.
And who knows if Feng Yu has compromised and asked for so much this time, will he ask for more next time
Paul may be right, this Feng Yu is an ambitious guy!
A company that is very powerful in both hardware and software, only Microsoft's closest confidant is IBM. Does Feng Yu want to build a second IBM
Absolutely not!
"Feng, you are a director of Microsoft and you must put Microsoft's interests first!"
"I am still the controlling shareholder of Yingweida. Should I also put Yingweida's interests first?" Feng Yu retorted.
Directors and even chairman of the board are just a position, shareholders are investors and bosses!
"Feng, if you say this, then I think you are no longer suitable to be a director of Microsoft." Bill Gates said in a deep voice.
Is it finally here? Feng Yu had long known that Bill Gates would break up with him, but he didn't expect that it would come earlier than expected.
But, so what
He's just a director, so if he doesn't do it right, he shouldn't do it right. It’s just that it’s not easy to get the latest news from Microsoft. But he is still a shareholder of Microsoft. He can still attend Microsoft's shareholder meetings and learn about Microsoft's situation, but it is more troublesome. After all, shareholder meetings are not held as frequently as the board of directors.
"Bill, is this your decision? Well, from now on, I will no longer be a director of Microsoft. I think this way, Microsoft will have no reason to interfere with my investment decisions, right? Bill, in the future you will I regret today’s decision!”
… (To be continued.)