"Congratulations, Feng. The opening ceremony of Wind and Rain Games is a success." Not only Hong Kong tycoons are attending, but representatives from many electronics, technology, software companies, etc. are also attending. Many people are honored to be invited.
Those who are not invited tried their best to sneak in. They treat this as a high-end gathering, and at the same time, it's a show of their status.
"We are only making a name for ourselves. Our first game is still in closed beta, and it will only be released to the public next year."
"I heard you all are trying to acquire Blizzard?" Blizzard is a famous game company in North America and around the world. Their slogan is Blizzard's products must be top-notch.
But Blizzard does not lack liquidity, and it's difficult to acquire them unless Feng Yu is willing to pay a high price. After all, Blizzard's games are worth a few hundred million USD every time they develop a game.
"That's right. We had reached an agreement with Blizzard's parent company. In the future, we might be able to install Blizzard's games in our Gbox."
Feng Yu is satisfied with Blizzard's brand, technologies, and products. Feng Yu is confident that Blizzard will be more successful than in his previous life!
"Congratulations. Our Gbox will be more successful in the future."
Ballmer and Feng Yu did not mention anything about their cooperation. Whoever speaks first will be at a disadvantage.
"Thank you."
The room suddenly became quiet, and Ballmer was going crazy. Feng Yu is not easy to deal with. This thank you is like a concluding speech, and both of them have no topic to talk about.
"Feng, will you be attending the board meeting next month?" Ballmer thought for a while and asked.
"I will attend if I am free. If not, then never mind." Feng Yu pretended he is not interested in Microsoft's board meeting. It's like he had joined the board to gain respect and does not care about the company's management.
"Feng, Bill Gates said our new operating system in Hua Xia is selling very well this year, and he will give you more rewards during the year-end rights issue."
"Oh."
Ballmer is going crazy. What do you mean by 'oh'? Can we still chat? Giving you more Microsoft shares is equivalent to giving you more money. Even if you are not short of money, you can't treat me like this.
It was a little less last year. Didn't you quarrel with Paul?
"Feng, you are also one of Microsoft's directors and a major shareholder. If Microsoft makes money, you will also be the one making money." Ballmer decided to speak first. If not, Feng Yu will not talk.
"Of course, but even though I'm the third-largest shareholder, I don't actually hold a lot of shares." Feng Yu smiled. How can Microsoft's shares be compared to his other companies?
"Feng, Microsoft is the world's biggest company and has unparalleled brand advantage." Ballmer emphasized.
"I don't think so. Microsoft is only the most valuable company in the world, and it is not the biggest company in the world. As for the brand advantage, why don't I see any? "
"We have a lot of experience in developing relevant systems."
"Sega is using the Microsoft operating system, but not many people pre-ordered their new products. Otherwise, Bill wouldn't be looking for a new partner. He knows that Sega is destined to fail. "
Neither of them mentioned Gbox, but they were talking about this project.
"Relatively speaking, you all have no advantage."
"No. Relatively speaking, we have more advantages. First, we have the relevant technologies. Although our technologies are not the best, we are close to the top companies. You all don't have these technologies. Secondly, some of our technologies are the best in the world, and we can even set the industry standards. These technologies will have a significant impact on our products. Also, our consumer electronics brands are much stronger than Microsoft. I remember Bill Gates likes our Wind and Rain Super VCD players, right? "
Bill Gates had this problem. He liked the latest electronic products and enjoyed the convenience and experience brought by such products.
In Feng Yu's previous life, after Microsoft and Apple fell out, Apple started to attack each other. Apple controlled the media to report that Bill Gates was dancing to Apple's MP3 player at home, and this increased Apple's sales.
Bill Gates had done free advertising for Apple. Even the World's Richest Man likes a product, and it must be the best product!
Now, Feng Yu purposely used this to make an issue. Bill Gates also likes our Wind and Rain products.
Ballmer was speechless. Why did Bill Gates buy Wind and Rain Super VCD players?
Feng Yu saw Ballmer keeping quiet, and he continued to ask. "Do you think you should focus more on the hardware or the operating system when you buy a PC? How much is a PC, and how much is the operating system? "
Feng Yu is trying to tell Ballmer that the cost and value of the hardware is much higher than the software. This means Microsoft is not that important.
Feng Yu can also get Lenovo Kingsoft to develop the operating system, but he cannot use the free Linux operating system. This is not allowed by Microsoft. Feng Yu is still a shareholder of Microsoft, and he cannot slap his own face. Hmmm … at least not before he sells his Microsoft shares.
"Feng, what do you want? Tell me."
"I had given in on the name of the product, but I cannot give in on the rights and responsibilities of the product. I want the absolute controlling stake of this Gbox!"
Absolute controlling stake is not 51%. It is more than two-thirds of the shares. That means Feng Yu wants at least 67% of the shares.
Ballmer was speechless. What do you mean by giving in on the name of the product? Gbox is also not using Microsoft's name. Both of us had given in to each other, alright?
Also, we might not agree to your request for the controlling stake. Now, you want the absolute controlling stake? Since when did Microsoft hand over the controlling stake of a company to someone else?
We had acquired many small software development companies and turned them into one of our departments!
"Feng, you should know that our minimum requirement is for both parties to own 50% of the shares. Everything can be discussed."
"Impossible. If that's the case, then we will go our separate ways. I want to see what kind of video game console Microsoft can develop after acquiring Sega. DVD related technologies are mainly our standards, and the rest of the standards are set by Sony and the rest. I don't think you all can get the authorization for the DVD patents. If you all are not afraid of losing money, why don't you all produce it yourself? No matter how badly I produce, I will still control the Hua Xia market. "
Ballmer suddenly realized Feng Yu is a strong-willed person. From Feng Yu's attitude, it seems he will not give in. Also, what Feng Yu said is something they cannot avoid. If they are still using CD-ROM technologies like Sega, their products will not be able to compete with Sony, Nintendo, and even Feng Yu.
Working with Feng Yu now is their best option.
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