Rebirth 98, the rise started from ripping off Microsoft

Chapter 536
Back home at night, Lu Yiming told Shi Qingxue Guo Guangchang's suggestion.

When Shi Qingxue heard that there was going to be a big deal, she was startled and panicked.

Before Lu Yiming said that she was the hostess here, and asked her to look at the arrangement, she planned to invite a few classmates and friends over to have a good time together, naturally it was convenient.

It turned out to be good now, all the famous businessmen from Zhong Hai came over?

"Lu Yiming, I have no experience. If I screw up, will it embarrass you?"

Shi Qingxue froze in place at a loss. Although she had participated in high-end banquets, she had never organized them herself, so she was naturally in a hurry.

Lu Yiming smiled and comforted her and said, "I haven't done it before. Why don't you ask your dad? Your dad was rich before anyway, so he should have experience in this area."

"Ah."

Shi Qingxue called Shi Caijiang and told him about this matter, Shi Caijiang said helplessly: "I can't do it either. The contacts I have come into contact with are several grades higher, so I am afraid that the ostentation I will create will not be able to hold back the ostentation."

Shi Qingxue told Lu Yiming what General Shi Cai had said. After thinking about it, Lu Yiming thought it made sense. After all, banquets are also graded, and he is the richest man anyway. Come on, how embarrassing is that?

"Okay, it seems that we still have to find more professional people."

Lu Yiming muttered for a while, and then he had a flash of inspiration, and said: "If you talk about this kind of rich people's gathering, no one should have more experience than Bill Gates. I'll ask him."

Lu Yiming's character is either not to do it, or to do it to the best.Since this matter has to be handled, it can be done directly according to the highest standard.

In the evening, Lu Yiming called Bill Gates, who had just woken up, and said that he wanted to borrow Bill Gates' business banquet team.

At this time in China, most of the banquets are to get together to eat and drink, which is really not up to the grade.

On the contrary, the United States, as the base of the capitalist world, has long lived a life of extravagance to the extreme, and various banquet services are well developed.

When he received a call from Lu Yiming early in the morning, Bill Gates thought it was something, but when he heard that Lu Yiming was going to throw a big banquet, he was a little speechless.

"Our family's banquets are all organized by Julian Kerr. He used to work in the Hilton Hotel, and now he has started his own business. The team he led has provided professional services to dozens of wealthy people, and he has held hundreds of large-scale wedding banquets and events. Birthday celebration, the honed team is solid and reliable, it is definitely your best choice.”

Lu Yiming made a decision immediately: "Okay, he's the one, help me contact him, let him bring the team over quickly."

Bill Gates said: "Okay, I will take people there with me when the time comes."

"it is good……"

Lu Yiming suddenly realized: "No, you want to come too?"

Bill Gates smiled and said, "I'm in a bad mood recently, and I want to go out to relax. What? You're not welcome?"

Lu Yiming said: "That's not true. I remember that Microsoft's anti-monopoly lawsuit has just come down, right? Are you still in the mood to come to Xiaguo?"

Bill Gates complained: "Because I lost the lawsuit, there are too many people in the United States waiting to see my jokes, so I thought about going outside to avoid the limelight, and it is right to be on vacation."

Although Bill Gates did not mention much about the internal situation of Microsoft, Lu Yiming, who is familiar with the future development trend, already knows the result.

Microsoft at this time, although the crisis, but not fatal.

Just on April [-]rd, Microsoft was convicted of violating the Sherman Act, and the presiding judge Thomas Jackson formally ruled that Microsoft should be split into two, and the two split companies cannot be merged within ten years.

You know, this is the heaviest forced split judgment in the United States since the breakup of AT&T in [-].

As the founder of Microsoft and the world-renowned richest man in the world, Bill Gates will naturally not be killed, but his efforts to restore the situation did not have any effect.

It can only be said that Microsoft has offended IBM too much, and the capitalists in the United States are not monolithic. At least many oldmoneys are waiting to make trouble because Bill Gates, an emerging technology rich man, is not pleasing to the eye.

So in June [-], the Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia directly rejected the split judgment with a [-]-[-] vote. They determined that Microsoft was still a monopoly company.

Ironically, IE bundling ended up being considered a legitimate innovation.

It can only be said that Netscape is miserable. In capitalism, a social system that follows the law of the jungle, the weak have no right to speak.

In two months, Microsoft will launch a fierce counterattack. Jackson, the presiding judge of the antitrust case, will be dismissed for leaking the inside information of the case to the media in violation of judicial procedures. It can be said that the world is as black as crows, and capitalists can also play.

Finally, on September [-], [-], three years after Microsoft was officially sued, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it would no longer seek separation and dropped the charges related to Microsoft's bundling sales.

Obviously, Microsoft paid the price in private for this, and made some secret deals with the American authorities, and finally retained its monopoly position in PC-side operating software.

It has to be said that Bill Gates' ability, wisdom and strategic skills are by no means in vain, and it is not a fluke to be able to turn around in this crisis-ridden situation.

At this time, Bill Gates hadn't launched a counterattack yet, but Lu Yiming teased him: "No, you came here to hide from the limelight? You are the richest man in the world, and you came to play with me, the newly promoted richest man in Xia Kingdom. How is this to hide from the limelight? It's just creating a topic. Tell me honestly, do you have any plans?"

Bill Gates said very naturally: "Hey, what are you talking about? We are good friends. How can I not come to celebrate when you move?"

How could Lu Yiming believe his nonsense, and immediately tried a sentence: "Oh? I thought you were going to take this opportunity to get Thomas Jackson down, didn't you?"

The smile on Bill Gates' face froze immediately.

Then his face became even darker than a casserole, and he said angrily: "Do you know that people who are too smart are often very unlikable."

Lu Yiming laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Okay, anyway, I don't know Thomas Jackson well, so I have no objection if you want to punish him. I'll wait for your visit in Zhonghai, and then I will do my best as a landlord and let you Experience what it means to be at home."

America.

Bill Gates, who hung up the phone, had a gloomy expression on his face, and sat on the spot thoughtfully.

Seeing this, Paul Allen on the side asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Bill Gates said: "How did Lu Yiming know that we planned to deal with Thomas Jackson secretly? Could it be that he leaked the news?"

Since it is a conspiracy, it is naturally not visible, and cannot be on the stage, so it can only be carried out secretly.

Once it is known by the other party, it is meaningless.

Paul Allen frowned: "There's no reason, we haven't started yet, the two of us who know all the inside information, there is no possibility of leaking the secret."

Hearing what he said, Bill Gates sighed and said: "If Lu Yiming guessed it himself, it would be even more terrifying. Every time I am in front of this young man, I have a feeling of being completely seen through by him, as if I walked away. Every move of chess, he can predict in advance."

Obviously, Paul Allen would not believe in such a mysterious thing.He said decisively: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! We are in Seattle now! What about him? He is in Xiaguo now. Do you think he will plant eyeliner around us? This is impossible, we are surrounded by just A person who knows everything. Are you thinking too much? Maybe he is just talking nonsense?"

Bill Gates said unashamedly: "I hope this is just my illusion."

Having said that, Bill Gates felt faintly uneasy. He always felt that this young man, Lu Yiming, was too mysterious for him to understand.

In fact, Lu Yiming knew these things only because he had read "Biography of Bill Gates".

With Bill Gates' professional team, Lu Yiming didn't have to worry about the banquet.A few days later, Su Yunjin came to Zhonghai, and Lu Yiming, Shi Qingxue, and Shi Cai will go to the airport to greet her.

When Su Yunjin came out of the station with her suitcase, Shi Qingxue hurried over.

"mom."

Su Yunjin was also very happy when she saw Shi Qingxue, and the mother and daughter hugged each other.

Shi Cai will go over and pull Su Yunjin's suitcase.

Lu Yiming called out, "Aunt Su, you're here."

Su Yunjin looked at Lu Yiming, and said with a smile: "Xiao Ming, I haven't seen you for a while, but you have made a lot of noise. News about you can often be seen in the newspapers."

Lu Yiming looked sad, and said: "I don't want to either. The whole world knows that I am a very low-key person, and those bad media are doing things."

Su Yunjin rolled his eyes at him and said, "You."

"By the way, you haven't paid attention to Shijinji for a long time, and you are also one of Shijinji's shareholders."

Lu Yiming said: "The blind box draw card model is actually enough for the company to survive for 20 years. In the future, the business model does not need too many adjustments. All we need to do is to keep up with the trend and cooperate with those hot IP works. In short, it is a small business. Whatever the children like and what the market needs, we will launch."

The simplest, most direct and crude way of making money is often the most lasting and unsolvable. Now the brand image of Shijinji has been established, with abundant cash flow and perfect sales channels in hand.It is difficult for new competitors to grab the market.

At this time, any innovation would be a dead end. Instead, we must constantly stabilize the basic market to be invincible.

Su Yunjin thought about it, and it seemed to be the same reason.It's as if the rich second generations who died suddenly were all entrepreneurs, and those who directly choose to lie flat will have no worries about eating and drinking for a lifetime.Now Shijinji has no opponents at all, and the collection of card games can still be played for at least a few years, so there is no need to make drastic reforms now.

Recently, due to the rapid development of Shijinji, many people in the company have begun to swell, with many ideas, and various innovations and suggestions have been sent to her desk, so she wants to discuss it with Lu Yiming.But now that Lu Yiming said not to move, of course she took Lu Yiming's opinion as the standard.

"Well, you're right, I'll make this clear in the company."

Lu Yiming said with a smile: "However, research and development of new products can encourage everyone's wonderful ideas. The richer the product line, the lower our trial and error costs and the lower the probability of failure. Relying on a single product line, The ability to resist risks is still too weak.”

"it is good."

After chatting for a few words, Lu Yiming said: "Let's go, first go to my place to have a cup of tea, a few days ago I asked the cleaning to clean out the old bungalow you live in, and we will go to have a look in the afternoon. "

Several people got into the car and came to Yan's garden.

It was the first time that Shi Caijiang saw Yan's garden, and Su Yunjin was also shocked by the mansion in front of him.

Even when the Su family was at its most glorious, they never lived in a mansion of this level.

What's more, an old bungalow like Yan's Garden cannot be bought with money.

Su Yunjin exclaimed, "Xiao Ming, you really know how to enjoy it."

Thinking about Shi Qingxue being able to live with Lu Yiming in such a luxurious mansion in the future, Su Yunjin, who is the mother-in-law, is really happy from the bottom of her heart.

Lu Yiming said as a matter of course: "Making money is for enjoying, isn't it?"

Su Yunjin thought that she had seen the world, but after entering the old bungalow, she was still amazed by the various luxurious furnishings inside.

Inside, it's full of money.

"Dad, Mom, come to drink tea."

Cantonese people love to drink tea, and now Shi Qingxue has joined the school club, and has become more and more obsessed with tea art.

Drinking tea itself is a very particular thing. The top-quality tea leaves cost hundreds of thousands of pounds a catty. If you really want to play with high-quality tea sets, you can’t afford tens of thousands of dollars.Fortunately, Lu Yiming has plenty of money now, so he doesn't care about this consumption at all.

Su Yunjin drank tea and looked at the mansion in front of her, looking a little cautious.

In just two or three years, Lu Yiming has transformed from a poor boy she despises to the richest man in the mainland. The huge gap now makes her feel quite uneasy.If it weren't for the relationship between Qingxue and Shi Jinji, the Shi family wouldn't even be able to see Lu Yiming's taillights.

Su Yunjin said enviously: "Xiao Ming, this house is so luxurious, isn't it cheap?"

Lu Yiming said nonchalantly, "It's not expensive, even with the renovations, it's only a few hundred million."

"Several... billions..."

Su Yunjin fell silent for a while.

Nothing to say.

Shi Qingxue said with a smile: "Mom, let's take a look at the old bungalow that Lu Yiming gave you two. It's also very beautiful."

"Give it to us?"

Su Yunjin was a little surprised.

The garden of the Yan family in front of me cost hundreds of millions of dollars. No matter how cheap the other old bungalows are, they won’t be much cheaper, right?

Lu Yiming said: "I think Zhonghai is a good city, and there is still some potential for future development. In the future, it is necessary to start business here. There must be a place to stay. I just bought a batch of old houses here. I will give you a set to settle down. It’s just across the street, and it’s only a 10-minute walk.”

Su Yunjin felt flattered and said, "How can this be done? It's so precious..."

Lu Yiming smiled and said: "Auntie, didn't I say that? If you earn money, you spend it. Besides, Xiaoxue and I are together now, so I should give you a little gift."

"This... hi... Xiao Ming, you are so kind."

After drinking tea for a while, Lu Yiming took them to another old bungalow.

The location of this old bungalow is naturally not as good as Yan's Garden, nor is it in terms of heritage, nor is it comparable in terms of area and majesty.However, this old bungalow is exquisite and small, quite elegant, and very comfortable to live in.

After showing everyone around, Lu Yiming said, "If Auntie likes it, you can live in it today. I've already had it cleaned."

"I like it, Auntie likes it very much."

Su Yunjin grinned from ear to ear, and she really followed the saying: Mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law—the more she looks at her, the more she likes her.

Once Su Yunjin and Shi Caijiang were settled, one thing was settled, and Lu Yiming devoted his energy to intense study again.

A few days later, Bill Gates called and confirmed the date of coming to Xiaguo.

And the news that Bill Gates was coming to Xia Guo soon spread out for some reason.

The people of Xia Kingdom who got the news rushed to tell each other and talked a lot.

Although the world's richest man is not a political figure, he is just a businessman, but with a lot of money and a huge influential group company in his hands, Bill Gates' every move has long been beyond the scope of an ordinary businessman .

When it was learned that Bill Gates was staying in Zhonghai, Zhonghai officials immediately caused an earthquake.They couldn't help speculating, could it be that Bill Gates took a fancy to Zhonghai and wanted to invest in Zhonghai?

With this thought in mind, how could they sit still?Immediately prepare to use the most solemn etiquette to receive this rich man who is about to arrive in Zhong Hai.At the same time, through the embassy, ​​they called in advance to inquire about Bill Gates' intention to come, hoping to make the best preparations and show the best appearance of Zhong Hai.

In these years, in order to attract business and investment, Xia Guo has really shown their talents across the sea. For many people in the system, economic development and the introduction of foreign capital are the most important indicators.

There is no way, Xia Guo at this time, if he wants to develop himself and catch up with the great powers, he can only lower his posture and work hard.

However, when they were fully prepared and then called Microsoft to communicate, the reply they got was that Bill Gates came here this time only to attend Lu Yiming's new house on fire.

That's it.

After getting this answer, the officials of all sizes in Zhonghai were collectively stunned.

Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, made a high-profile visit to Xia Guo just because the new house bought by Lu Yiming was about to catch fire?

(End of this chapter)