v3 Chapter 784： The system overlord will no longer be called Microsoft!

Hearing Bill Gates' resolute words, Xia Yu's face remained unchanged, but his eyes became deep.

Bill Gates did not back down, and looked at Xia Yu resolutely.

Sure enough, what Xia Yu was worried about happened.

A long time ago, when the idea of ​​acquiring Microsoft emerged in his mind, Xia Yu considered this worry, and Bill Gates probably would not sell Microsoft.

Because Bill Gates' family environment destined him not to be short of money, his vision is also very broad, he does not know **** chickens, he can afford to fail!

Bill Gates is a very shrewd man, not a simple programmer.

Those Wall Street bigwigs in Xia Yu's memory also had a lot of contact with Bill Gates in his previous life, and they knew Bill Gates' nature very well.

For this reason, Xia Yu had to prepare successively, just to prevent hitting a wall.

But now it's all here, even if Bill Gates is determined now, Xia Yu still wants to fight again.

This is to give him a chance, save some trouble, and also to give Bill Gates a chance. After all, Bill Gates is the richest man in the world in his previous life.

Xia Yu looked at the two with scorching eyes and said: "Mr. Gates and Mr. Allen, don't refuse so fast, you might as well think clearly before giving me an answer."

"You should be aware that there are more than two thousand software companies in Seattle like yours, and you can only be regarded as the middle and upper reaches among them, not the top."

"The upper limit of the BASIC interpreter market has been doomed. You have also tried to establish the MSX microcomputer standard, but now it has clearly failed."

"Based on Microsoft's five years of accumulation, one failure can afford to fail, but if it is two or three times, or even five or ten times? What will Microsoft have left at that time?"

"Who can guarantee that he will succeed?"

Every word of Xia Yu is like a hammer, hitting Bill Gates and Paul Allen's heart heavily, making their faces more ugly, but they can't provide strong reasons to refute them.

Seeing the ugly faces of the two men, Xia Yu also realized that it was enough to stop, and his attitude slowed down and said with earnestness: "Mr. Gates, Mr. Allen, for Microsoft, I am willing to bid one million dollars for the acquisition, and again Inject one million US dollars to expand the scale, and then put 20% of the equity into the option pool."

"You should be very clear that the current value of Microsoft is not worth a million dollars. I offer such a high price mainly because of the abilities of the two of you. I hope you can think about our conditions. I will come back the day after tomorrow. ."

"We won't bother now, bye!"

After speaking, Xia Yu got up and took everyone away. Bill Gates and Paul Allen quickly packed up their hearts and sent Xia Yu and others out.

After watching the car leaving Xia Yu and the others, the two looked at each other and returned to the office with great anxiety.

Suddenly, there was a heavy breath in the office, and both of them frowned and thought about what had just happened.

For a long time, Paul Allen took the lead in breaking the silence.

"Bill, we seemed to be led by him just now, and we forgot to ask which capital company he was from?"

Bill Gates was taken aback for a moment, and after condensing his eyebrows, his face was even more ugly, and he nodded and concluded: "Yes, we are still too nervous and lack experience."

Paul Allen smiled and persuaded: "It doesn't matter, they said they will come again the day after tomorrow. After all, our first encounter with others, compared with our peers, the performance of the two of us should be considered better."

Bill Gates felt better, and smiled: "Maybe!"

After laughing, Bill Gates looked at Paul Allen solemnly and asked: "Paul, what do you think of Mr. Xia’s terms? We have to talk about it. After all, it’s about the company and our future. ."

Speaking of this, Bill Gates is a little nervous, as if he is afraid that Paul Allen’s attitude is far from him.

After all, Paul Allen knew Bill Gates when he was a child, and he has been working with him for five years, and he knows him well, so he can naturally see Bill Gates' attitude.

He pondered for a long time, and objectively analyzed and said: "Bill, let's not talk about whether to sell the company or choose financing. First of all, we have to face ourselves."

"You're right!" Bill Gates nodded, agreed with Paul Allen, and motioned for him to continue.

Paul Allen continued: "Mr. Xia was very objective. Although we have not counted how many software companies there are in Seattle, I have lived here since I was a child and know more than you. I think there are at least 1,500 in Seattle. software company."

"And our company is really not the top-notch here, and now it almost lives on the BASIC interpreter business."

"Now more and more people are entering the software industry. You and I know that there are many geniuses. Maybe someone will rush in to grab our original market."

"The company has grown to the present level, and it has almost reached the upper limit to feed more than 20 employees. We discussed last year and we must open up new markets to open the company's growth ceiling."

"Now we have four options. The first option is to continue to open up new markets, but the result is either to successfully open up the market to expand the company, or to fail successively and cause the company to close; the second option is to continue to deepen the BASIC interpreter market. , The best result is to drive away other competitors; the third option is to successfully raise funds, we can open up new markets until the day of success; the fourth is to sell the company, we work with peace of mind, No longer worry about the company’s profitability. Even if it fails, we still have enough funds to start a new business."

After speaking in one breath, Paul Allen stopped talking, took the coffee and drank slowly, letting Bill Gates clear his mind.

After a while, Bill Gates first affirmed Paul Allen's analysis: "Paul, your analysis is very comprehensive."

Then he changed the conversation, looked at Paul Allen sincerely, and said affectionately: "But are we for money? We are for dreams!"

"If it wasn't for our dreams to inspire us, would you drop out of school? Will I drop out of school to start a business with you?"

"I remember five years ago, when you were 22 years old and I was 19 years old, you founded Microsoft in the garage together, and step by step to a company with more than 20 employees. In the past five years, we have witnessed many companies failing. , We also wandered again and again, and finally we survived and we are now."

"Now, you are twenty-seven years old, I am twenty-four years old, and we are still young. I don’t want to lower our heads so fast. We can still fight. Before we could fight from scratch to now, now we can also bet on everything. Fight for a great future."

Paul Allen's eyes were a little moist, and he smiled and said, "Bill, did I say that I'm going to sell the company? You don't care about the money, do I care?"

"Remember when we first started our business five years ago? We are determined to be like Mr. Watson who changes the world, seize the opportunities of the times and create a great company that will affect the world."

Bill Gates also recalled that time, his eyes were a little moist, and he smiled and said, "Yes, at that time, although this dream seemed unrealistic, it was our dream after all."

Paul Allen smiled: "You are not afraid of losing everything, and I am not afraid."

Bill Gates pushed his glasses and smiled: "So when they come back the day after tomorrow, will we still reject them?"

Paul Allen nodded: "Of course, we only accept financing. If they refuse to accept financing, then give up."

"Paul, we should think more. Since they will come up to prove that our company's reputation has spread, more venture capital companies will definitely come to the door in the future."

"I know that the value of our company lies here, and it must be able to wait for miners to come."

"Hahaha..."

The two looked at each other and then laughed. After reaching an agreement, the worries in their hearts were gone, and it seemed very relaxed.

But after this incident, Bill Gates thought of more. He suggested: “Paul, our company is not formal now. In order to meet the financing that may arise in the future, I think we should clearly divide the company’s responsibilities and equity. At that time, venture capital companies will not seize this point and question our value."

Speaking of this, Bill Gates couldn't help holding his breath, looked at Paul Allen anxiously, and his heart turned at high speed.

Paul Allen immediately nodded in agreement: "Bill, you are right, we should improve the company's rights and responsibilities."

After all, the two began to discuss.

Paul Allen really does not value his interests even more, and considering that he fooled Bill Gates from Harvard University to drop out of school to start a business, he had some guilt in his heart, so he couldn't save face and fight with Bill Gates.

But Bill Gates has no such concerns, he hopes he can get more equity.

The last two agreed that Microsoft’s shareholding will be opened in 64, Bill Gates will occupy the sixth floor, and Paul Allen will occupy the fourth floor. They will be sent to re-register the company tomorrow to clarify the shareholding information.

Two days later, Xia Yu and others visited again.

Paul Allen and Bill Gates waited in the office for Xia Yu and others.

The two sides sat down face to face, Xia Yu smiled and asked: "Mr. Gates, Mr. Allen, how are you thinking about it?"

Bill Gates apologized and said: "Mr. Xia, I have discussed with Paul that Microsoft is our child and carries our dream. We will not sell it, only accept financing."

"If you think Microsoft is valuable, you might as well invest in us. We will do our best to repay your investment. We have this confidence!"

After finishing speaking, Bill Gates raised an expectation in his heart.

After all, Xia Yu is the first investor to come to the door, and it means extraordinary to them. Of course, they hope to successfully cooperate according to their ideas.

Although they are confident that the value of Microsoft will attract enough investors, that hasn't happened yet, and no one is sure how long it will take for the next investor to appear.

If you can find one now, it is undoubtedly the most beneficial to Microsoft, after all, time is life!

Unfortunately, Bill Gates is destined to be disappointed.

Xia Yu smiled, looked at Paul Allen, and asked: "Mr. Allen, what do you mean?"

Paul Allen apologized and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Xia, Bill meant what I meant. We only accept financing and will not sell the company." Last name + Mr. friends usually call the first name.)

Originally, Xia Yu had prepared a remark, but after seeing the attitude of the two, suddenly he didn't want to waste any more words.

He took a deep look at the two of them, nodded and said, "Okay, bless you, and hope you can succeed!"

"I have something else, so I will leave first."

After that, Xia Yu got up and left in the regret of Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The two smiled reluctantly and sent Xia Yu and others away.

From beginning to end, Xia Yu did not specify which company he came from, nor did he give them his business card.

Now that the two have made a choice, there is no need to give them their business cards so that they can use this as a capital to promote and find other venture capital companies.

Anyway, Polaris Capital is now a major shareholder of IBM, and several large-scale projects have also caused a huge impact in the venture capital circle, attracting the attention of many venture capital companies.

If it spreads out that Polaris Capital is interested in Microsoft, then someone will definitely come to investigate and it will inevitably cause him uncertain troubles.

As the car started, Xia Yu looked back at Bill Gates and Paul Allen who were standing at the door, then withdrew his gaze indifferently, and meditated in his heart: "Sure enough, plan B must be implemented."

"In this case, the future operating system giant will no longer be called Microsoft!"

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