"Oh! I understand! " Xu Zhongbang said disappointedly, "Mr. Liu, please give me half an hour, I have to call the head office right away! This is just too unbelievable! "
"Okay," I said without changing my expression.
Xu Zhongbang ran out to make the call, I didn't want to know the details, since the thing was in my hands, that means I have the initiative, I get to decide how much this thing is worth.
After almost an hour, Xu Zhongbang finally came in, when he entered the room, I was playing Link to Link that came with Shuguang 95 in boredom. It was one of the very popular office tabletop games, along with games like Bejeweled Maze, Bubble Bobble etc.
Xu Zhongbang immediately exclaimed after seeing it, "Who added this game in? That's great! It's much more playable than the tabletop games that came with us. "
Hehe, of course it's playable, if you see the computers of those corporate employees, you would know the value of these games. I just added them to my Shuguang 95 ahead of time.
"I contacted the head office, Mr. Liu, name a price!" Xu Zhongbang was very clear about the value of the system, after he negotiated with the head office, the shock on the other side was no less than his, they told him to buy this operating system at all costs, if it really doesn't work then they can cooperate, but they can't become competitors. Microsoft's CEO Bill immediately booked a ticket, and should be able to arrive at Songjiang International Airport tomorrow morning. Xu Zhongbang knew that he had a huge responsibility, if he screwed up then he couldn't take the blame. So he didn't say any more useless words, and directly started asking for the price.
"How much do you think it's worth?" I didn't answer his question, and asked him back.
"Ah?" Xu Zhongbang momentarily blanked, he didn't think I would ask that. He thought I would name the price I wanted, even if it was a lion's mouth, as long as there was a price, there was no fear of not being able to get it done.
"Does Mr. Xu think there's a price for this operating system?" I continued to put up a smokescreen.
"A price? What do you mean? Does Mr. Liu not want to sell? "Xu Zhongbang was even more confused after hearing that.
"Yes! I can't sell the operating system, but we can choose another way to cooperate! "I said with an unquestionable tone.
Hearing me say we can cooperate, Xu Zhongbang's originally spinning heart immediately calmed down. If the other party didn't want to sell, he couldn't force it. Taking a step back, as long as they could cooperate, his mission would be considered complete.
"How does Mr. Liu intend to cooperate?" Xu Zhongbang asked.
"Mr. Xu might not be able to decide on my request …" I really couldn't bear to open my mouth to my old boss.
"How about this? Our CEO Bill is already on his way to China. If Mr. Liu has any special requests, you can talk to him directly."
"Alright. Call me when he arrives, "I said. Then, he took out more than 100 3.5-inch disks from his backpack and handed them to Xu Zhongbang. These are the installation disks for Shuguang 95. You can show them to your president.
Xu Zhongbang quickly took it over. He wanted to ask me about this, but he also knew that this kind of thing was confidential before the cooperation was settled, so he didn't say anything.
I knew Xu Zhongbang's character very well, and I knew that he wouldn't do something like stealing other people's work (I think I'm doing it!). What's more, the things I write are all encrypted, I don't believe that they can crack the source code with their current technology.
(It's almost impossible to write an operating system by yourself in reality. Here, I'm just idealizing YY a bit. This book is a sci-fi novel set in the city, it's fine as long as everyone is happy, don't think too much about the details.)
"Mr. Liu, this is our Microsoft's CEO, Mr. XX," Xu Zhongbang pointed to a very young-looking blonde American and said.
"Hello, Mr. Bill," I said in fluent American English with a slight American accent. How could I not recognize the CEO of my previous life!
"Oh? Mr. Liu can speak English? "Bill asked weirdly.
"A bit!" I smiled. Of course, I didn't speak much with him in my previous life, how could I not speak English.
"Alright then, since it's like this, Mr. Liu please state your conditions," Bill said.
"I won't sell the rights to the operating system, but I can authorize Microsoft to sell it. At the same time, I can promise to allow Microsoft to participate in the development of the next version of Shuguang operating system, "I first stated the benefits that Microsoft could get.
"Then what does Mr. Liu want in return?" Bill wasn't an idiot, he knew that my current conditions were only for them, I didn't mention what I truly needed.
"50% of the operating system's profits! This number cannot be changed, "I didn't like to bargain with others.
“50%？ That's too much! "Bill exclaimed.
"Is it? If it wasn't because of the current economic system in Huaxia, I could set up my own company and sell it myself, there's no need to share the profits with others, "I said.
"But you don't have the corresponding series of patents such as graphical operation interfaces!" Bill said.
"That's why this is one of the reasons why I want to cooperate with you. But that's not the main reason, it's because the patents registered in America are invalid in Huaxia! "I said slowly. At this time, Huaxia hasn't joined the WTO, a lot of things aren't connected to the world, in other words, even if Huaxia's products imitate foreign products, they can't win a lawsuit!
"Alright! I promise you, but you have to release the source code to us! "Bill clenched his teeth and said. He wasn't very concerned about earning money, money was just a number to him, compared to that, technology moved him more.
"That's not a problem, and I will keep my promise, the next version of Shuguang operating system will be developed by us together." I haven't slept well for a month while writing this system, I won't do this kind of thing in the future even if you beat me to death. Although I know that I have a hundred and eighty years of lifespan, it would be even more painful to get half of my body paralyzed and not be able to die even if I wanted to. It's better to act generous, I'll only provide the key technology in the future, and let them do the rest.
After that, we discussed and decided, Microsoft will release Windows 95 in advance in December of this year, Shuguang 95 will be delayed until 1996, and will be renamed as Shuguang Windows 97. At the same time, Microsoft decided to take out 30% of the profits of Windows 95 to compensate me for the delay. Windows 95 was also renamed as Shuguang Windows 95.
After signing the contract, and doing the notarization, it was already almost eight when everything was done. Xu Zhongbang wanted to treat me to a meal, but I refused. I haven't been coming home on time recently, my mom is already starting to be suspicious of me. My dad doesn't need to be said, he keeps asking me indirectly if I went to the arcade again.
Haha, I'm going to be rich now. 30% and 50%! A brand new richest man in the world is about to be born. I happily hummed a tune, and strolled on the main road.
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