Reborn in Hong Kong as a Tycoon

Chapter 574 Whether to Reconcile (Two in One)

"How much is Microsoft worth now? I don't pay much attention to it at all. What I value is the future prospects of companies with computer operating system technology."

Lin Baicheng doesn't care about Microsoft's multi-million-dollar company.Although the New Century Software Company is also allowed to make computer operating systems, Lin Baicheng really can't guarantee that he can beat BlueSoft. Therefore, if there is a chance, it is not a bad thing to hold a certain share of BlueSoft.

New Century Software Company makes computer operating systems, and Blue Software also makes computer operating systems, so no matter which company wins, Lin Baicheng will not end up with nothing.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket, that's pretty much what it means.

William Gates tried to persuade Lin Baicheng: "Mr. Allen, after an unpleasant cooperation, I believe you should no longer want to cooperate with Bill and the others. If you become a shareholder of the company, Bill and the others will feel uncomfortable, so they will invest in Blue As far as the software company is concerned, let’s forget it, it’s not good for everyone.”

"I only have two conditions. I personally think it's reasonable. If you can't agree, I think let it go."

Whether to reconcile or not is fine for Lin Baicheng.If it weren't for Jean Carter's face, this conversation would not have happened at all. He didn't want to meet William Gates in the first place.

"William, I think you should make appropriate concessions. It will be up to this time to see if we can talk about success."

Jean Carter reminded that face is given to each other, and next time he will definitely not bring William Gates to meet Lin Baicheng without Lin Baicheng's permission. If he really did that, it would be tantamount to offending Lin Baicheng, so he would not do this kind of unpleasant thing.

William Gates also heard the meaning of Jean Carter's words, obviously next time he will not be the middleman again.

Therefore, William Gates no longer insisted, and said: "Mr. Allen, you can become a shareholder of Blue Software, but it is impossible to give so many shares. If you insist on 30% of the shares, I can only express regret."

"How much can you give?"

Lin Baicheng also knew that it was not appropriate to ask for 30% of the shares, so he did not insist.

"10%, this is the largest share that Bill and the others can give."

William Gates solemnly said that he did not mention the figure of 5% because the figure is too low and meaningless to Lin Baicheng, who already controls a company with a market value of billions of dollars, and it would be bad to be considered an insult.

"10% is too little, I won't agree."

Lin Baicheng shook his head and raised his hand to stop William Gates who was about to speak: "I will send someone to discuss with Bill Gates and the others. If the negotiation is successful, then I will reach a settlement with Bill Gates and the others. But if the negotiation fails If you are close, forget it, you don’t have to find a way to meet with me, Mr. Gates, and you can fight the lawsuit as you like.”

"Well, the rest is up to Bill and Mr. Allen to talk to you."

William Gates didn't object when he heard the words. After all, the company is not his, not even his son's, and other partners.

"Very well, it's good to talk about it, let's start playing."

Jean Carter is the happiest one. Lin Baicheng and William Gates did not break up. He brought William Gates here today so that he would not offend Lin Baicheng, but he got a favor from William Gates.

"Let's hit some shots then."

Because there was no relationship between Tan Beng, Lin Baicheng did not chase him away, and reluctantly played golf with William Gates. Anyway, the two will probably not meet again in the future.

After more than an hour, Lin Baicheng and others left separately.

In the extended Lincoln, Lin Baicheng said to Isabella: "Bella, if I reconcile with Bill Gates and the others this time, what price will the company acquire for computer technology and patents?"

Isabella replied: "Chairman, the development prospect of the computer operating system is still unclear, so if the normal procedure is followed, the price will not be too high. If the price is too high, other shareholders will not agree. .”

Of course it is not possible to follow the normal procedure, but Lin Baicheng is the chairman of the New Century Software Company after all. If he wants to buy it at a high price, as long as the price is not too outrageous, then even if the other shareholders are a little dissatisfied, there is nothing they can do. After all, the value of technology It's hard to define.

Of course, if the purchase price is so high that it is difficult for the shareholders to accept it, then the shareholders will definitely want Lin Baicheng to compensate them for their losses. After all, the acquired technology belongs to Lin Baicheng, otherwise they can sue Lin Baicheng for embezzling the company's interests, and the high-priced acquisition is the evidence.

Of course, Lin Baicheng would not act recklessly, not to mention that he would not do that for the sake of reputation, the mere fact that this is the United States is enough for him to be cautious.

"In that case."

Lin Baicheng thought for a while and said: "Bella, if I reach a settlement with Bill Gates, you will split the company's computer operating system research and development department, set up a subsidiary, and then this subsidiary will cooperate with my new The established companies work together to cooperate in the development and operation of computer operating systems."

The reason why he did this was because Lin Baicheng knew the prospect of the computer operating system, and he didn't want to take advantage of the other shareholders of New Century Software.

Lin Baicheng now only holds 75% of New Century Software's shares. If he sells the computer operating system technology and patents to New Century Software at a low price, it will be tantamount to letting the remaining 25% shareholders take advantage.

Isabella immediately said: "There is no problem with this. As long as the valuation of your new company, chairman, is not too high, other shareholders will not have any opinions, and there is no way to have opinions."

"That's the plan for the time being. It depends on how Bill Gates and the others choose."

Lin Baicheng nodded and said no more.

Isabella didn't say anything anymore. Speaking of which, she had a lot of contact with Bill Gates and the others. When she was Lin Baicheng's assistant, she helped Lin Baicheng manage the industry in the United States. At that time, she was still stationed in Director of Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corporation.

At this point, Isabella couldn't help but feel sorry for Bill Gates and the others. A company with a bright future was ruined by their greed and got into a lawsuit. In the end, they had to surrender.

Seattle.

After leaving Los Angeles, William Gates went back to Seattle, and it was already night when he got back here.

The headquarters of Blue Software is not located in Redmond like Microsoft, but in Seattle, so Bill Gates also lives in Seattle now, and William Gates immediately called his son Bill when he returned home. Gates, ask him to come over as soon as you get in touch.

Yes, although Bill and William Gates both live in Seattle, they don't actually live together.

In the United States, when children grow up, they usually move out. On the contrary, only the unpromising and gnawing old people live with their parents.

The difference between Eastern and Western cultures can be seen from this point.

"Dad! Mom!"

Not long after, Bill Gates came over.

"Come on, let's talk in the study."

William Gates greeted Bill Gates to the study.

"Dad, how's your talk going?"

As soon as he arrived at the study, Bill Gates asked aloud. He knew what his father was doing in Los Angeles, and he also knew that his father must have seen Lin Baicheng, otherwise he would directly tell him on the phone that he hadn't seen anyone .

"I asked Carter for help, and this time I finally met him."

William Gates said: "Lin Baicheng put forward two conditions. One is that he wants a computer operating system technology and patent. There is no room for negotiation on this point. I have already agreed to him."

Bill Gates nodded when he heard the words: "It was he who proposed the development of this technology at the beginning. We all know that he is very optimistic about the prospects of this technology. I am not surprised that he wants technology and patents. I can give them to him."

William Gates continued: "His second condition was to invest in BlueSoft, but he asked for 30% of the shares, and I refused. But he also did not agree to the 10% shares I offered, saying I will send someone to talk to you."

"It's impossible to get 30% of the shares. If you really agree to him, Paul and I won't even think about how many shares are left."

Bill Gates shook his head. The reason why he wanted to reconcile with Lin Baicheng was not for profit.If the benefits of reconciliation are greater, then what is the reconciliation?
William Gates: "You can talk about the specific share ratio slowly, but I want to remind you that this is the only negotiation between you. If the negotiation fails, the lawsuit will continue, and it is basically impossible for you to settle. Next time I can't find anyone else to be a middleman."

"Dad, thank you."

Bill Gates knew that his father paid a lot of favors for his affairs.

"You are my son, you are welcome with me."

William Gates waved his hand: "Bill, this choice is very critical to you. Once you make a wrong choice, it may affect your fate for the rest of your life."

"Dad, what do you think I should do better? Do you have any suggestions?"

Bill Gates humbly asked for advice. He turned against Lin Baicheng at the beginning and did it too hastily. He thought he could handle it, so he didn't talk to his father, didn't ask his father for advice, which led to such a big problem.

William Gates: "Bill, sometimes you have to make trade-offs, don't take too much risk, you are young."

"Dad, are you telling me to take a step back?"

Bill Gates heard the meaning of the words.

William Gates nodded: "Lin Baicheng wants to take a stake in BlueSoft, you can give up a little bit in terms of shares, it's just that you and Lucian have less shares."

"You have to know that once you fail to reach a settlement with Lin Baicheng, the lawsuit will continue until you can't bear to admit defeat or the court no longer accepts it. At that time, you will inevitably have to pay a huge amount of compensation."

"If Blue Software can develop into a company with a market value of several billion dollars or even tens of billions of dollars by then, then everything is fine. Your company has money to pay, and even if it affects you by then, the influence will not be too great. At least it won't affect your wealth."

"But I think it's difficult for Blue Software to develop in the face of a lawsuit. IBM may no longer cooperate with Blue Software because of the lawsuit. As the president, Lucian is responsible to IBM's board of directors. IBM But it’s not up to him to decide.”

"If the blue software fails to develop and you face huge compensation, it will leave you with nothing and heavy debts, and you will lose hope of continuing to improve in the future."

"You're still young, so there's no need to bet on Blue Software's great development. You can't bear the consequences of losing the bet. Not betting is nothing more than paying a little more shares. No one can guarantee the future value of these shares. "

The meaning of William Gates is very clear. He does not want Bill Gates to gamble on the future for a share whose value is not yet clear.

"Dad, thank you, I want to discuss it with Paul, we will seriously consider it."

Bill Gates knew that he and Paul Allen needed to seriously consider this matter. It was related to their future, so they couldn't help being careless.

"I've said everything I need to say. As for how to choose, you can decide for yourself. After all, it is related to your future, so it's better for you to decide for yourself."

William Gates did not make a decision for Bill Gates. Although he believed that concessions were the best option, it is better for the child to make such a major decision. The only thing he can do is to leave him when the child fails. A way out.

William Gates believes that even if Bill Gates chooses to gamble and loses in the end, he can still leave a sum of money for Bill Gates in the future.The Gates family fund will not be implicated because of Bill Gates' accident, and he will be able to help Bill Gates at that time.

After Bill Gates left, he went directly to Paul Allen. He knew that Paul Allen was waiting for his news, and he wanted to know the news as soon as possible, no matter whether the news was good or bad.

Although it was quite late, Bill Gates came to Paul Allen's house and told him about the situation.

Paul Allen asked, "Bill, what do you think?"

Bill Gates did not answer, but said: "Paul, let's think about it carefully, don't be influenced by another person's opinion, and then we will express our opinion together, so as not to feel that we have been influenced by the other party and regret it later." Make a decision."

"fair enough."

Paul Allen nodded and thought about it seriously.

In fact, both Bill Gates and Paul Allen are a bit regretful now. They regret the decision to kick Lin Baicheng out of the game, and they regret that they did not do this well when they did so, so that it appeared unfavorable to them. situation.

Bill Gates and Paul Allen are still young after all, they are not the old foxes who will suffer from intrigues in the mall decades later.

(End of this chapter)