readx(); Three days later, Bill Gates called Feng Yu. In fact, he made the decision the next day, but he delayed it for two days to avoid making Feng Yu think he was too eager. But in fact, three days was much faster than Feng Yu expected.
"Hi, Bill, hi, Paul." Paul Allen was also here, and Feng Yu was a little surprised.
Although Paul Allen is still the second largest shareholder of Microsoft, his main focus is on his own software company. Moreover, Paul Allen likes sports very much and has bought many teams, such as the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA. In the future, Paul Allen will also buy a Seattle baseball team or something. He is also known as The richest NBA owner.
When Paul Allen saw Feng Yu, he was also absent-minded for a while. This Feng was too young. When he was the same age as Bill, he was still working hard to start a business, and this Feng already had a net worth of several billion dollars. Did Feng earn all his money seriously? But so what, it’s not like I don’t have money!
He actually put forward so many harsh conditions, and I want to kill him in a while!
"It seems that I don't need to introduce you." Bill Gates said with a smile.
"Paul, it seems difficult for your Portland Trail Blazers to win a championship. Jordan is back, isn't he?" Feng Yu suddenly said.
Damn you, if I come in, you'll be embarrassed. If you make me unhappy, then you won't be happy either!
"Who said that? Jordan is back this year, but he didn't even make it to the finals! Our Trail Blazers will definitely win the championship within five years!" Paul Allen retorted angrily.
"Really? Why don't we make a bet? If I can buy a team, then I think my team will win the championship faster than your team." Feng Yu said with a smile.
"You can't buy the team because you're not American! And even if you can buy shares, unless you can buy shares in the Bulls or Rockets, you have no chance!"
"Hey, Paul, Feng, we are here to talk about Microsoft, not about the NBA. If you like to talk about sports, you can talk about it later." Bill Gates said dissatisfied.
How much does a team cost? If he wants to buy it, he can buy the entire NBA! A good team is worth hundreds of millions, while an average team is worth less than 100 million.
What's there to talk about in that kind of small business? Microsoft's big business is the most important thing!
Paul Allen turned away angrily and said nothing. This Feng is so irritating!
"Then let's talk about Microsoft. Did you agree to the conditions I mentioned two days ago?" Feng Yu changed the topic back with a smile.
When someone is angry, the more you smile and look relaxed, the angrier the other person will be, even if you don't say a word.
No, Paul Allen is almost furious!
"We won't agree to any of your conditions!"
Bill Gates hurriedly grabbed his old friend, hadn't he already agreed, why did he regret it again
"Feng, what he means is that we cannot fully agree. We hope to discuss it with you." Bill Gates said.
Feng Yu shrugged: "Okay, how do you want to discuss it?"
"First of all, if you want to join Microsoft's board of directors, of course you can, but to join Microsoft's board of directors, you must put Microsoft's interests first in everything you do. Do you understand?"
Putting Microsoft's interests first, that is to say, do you want to increase prices
"I'm sorry, I don't understand. Of course Microsoft's interests must be guaranteed, but my personal interests don't want to be damaged."
"But you can't let Microsoft suffer losses just to make money for yourself, right?" Paul Allen said angrily.
Feng Yu looked at Paul Allen strangely: "Paul, what do you mean by this? What loss does Microsoft have? I am helping Microsoft develop the market, the largest market in the world, which is several times that of the entire America." market!"
"What you say sounds nice, but we don't know what China's economy is like. We also have a representative office in China, and it has been more than three years. China is still a poor country, and most of them are poor!" Paul Ai Ren sneered.
The large population seems to be a big market, but Africa has a larger population. Can we say that Africa is a big market? Many areas there don't have electricity yet. How can we use computers
"You know Huaxia, but do you know as well as I do? Microsoft has had a representative office in China for three years. Have you counted the growth rate of Huaxia Computer in the past few years? Have you counted China's economic growth level in the past few years? Have you counted it? Have you ever counted the increase in the number of wealthy people in China? These have not been counted? Then you should have counted the overall economic growth rate of China? How is it compared to the South American market that you are now attaching great importance to? The market of a country is greater than the market of a continent. Big, which one do you think is more important?"
China's economic development has picked up speed in the past two years. Although there were many detours in the early days, China's economic growth after the millennium has attracted the attention of the entire world. Even if it is not too dazzling now, it is definitely not bad. China will soon no longer be a poor country in the eyes of other countries in the world.
"Since you said that China's economy is growing rapidly, then Microsoft should treat everyone equally, and the prices of systems, application software, etc. should be the same as those in other countries." Paul Allen said proudly.
Didn’t you say that China is rich? So why sell it at a low price
"Because of the concept of consumption. If a poor person has worked hard for many years and has a little money, do you think he will spend money lavishly? Saving has penetrated into his heart and will form a habit! If you insist on selling at a high price, then I I’m sure Microsoft’s system disks won’t sell many. In fact, it’s not that difficult to crack Microsoft’s system.”
Paul Allen's face changed drastically: "You want to pirate it? That's illegal!"
"It's not me who wants to do it, but the users themselves. Do you know who has used the genuine version and who has used the pirated version? Can you still enter other people's homes and search them? Low price + bundling is the most correct solution This year, you can dominate China's PC market even if you think about it, do you believe it?"
Bill Gates stopped Paul Allen, and the two were about to quarrel. Paul is not an irritable person. What happened today
"Feng, I don't want to argue with you anymore. Let me put forward the conditions after our research. If you can accept it, then we will cooperate. If you can't accept it, we can only give up cooperating with you."
Feng Yu made a gesture of invitation, picked up the coffee, and took a sip happily. Then he glanced at Paul Allen, which was full of provocation.
"Paul and I each exchange 1% of the stock with you, so that you have 2% of the voting stock in your hands. I will nominate you to the board of directors, but can you tell me what you are good at and what position you want? ?”
"I have the final say in the Chinese market. I can ensure that Microsoft is well promoted in China. I don't care about anything else."
"Okay, then you will serve as the vice president of the Asia-Pacific region and be responsible for the Chinese market. This one has been discussed by us. The other one, the price of twelve dollars you mentioned is really unacceptable to us. Twenty dollars, this is what I The bottom line is that it is also the lowest price in the world. This price is bundled with your Lianxiang computers and should not increase the cost much. After all, your Chinese electronic products have such high tariffs, you still have a huge price advantage!"
Feng Yu thought for a while, and found that Microsoft's systems in other regions at this time were priced at much more than twenty dollars. This one also came with OFFICE office software, etc. The price was already very favorable and acceptable.
"Okay, I will also take a step back. I agree to this condition." (To be continued.)