[PS: Based on some readers' suggestions, it will be problematic to use the real company's name. That's why the original company's name will be changed to Meiliang Computer. Meiliang stands for America's conscience. Please forgive us!]
"Representative Du, Manager Yang from Meiliang Group is here!"
"Ok. Ask him to wait for a while. I will be there soon!" Du Jiabin nodded. Then, he solemnly tidied up his clothes before going out to meet Manager Yang.
From this action, Du Jiabin can tell Meiliang Group is important to him.
Microsoft's situation in Hua Xia is very bad. Their income is almost zero, and no one in Hua Xia will buy their pirated operating system.
Hua Xia cannot be blamed for this. It's just that Microsoft's operating system is too expensive. An ordinary operating system costs 99 USD.
99 USD is nothing to a United States family. But if it is converted to RMB, it is more than 800 RMB. Also, Microsoft had included Hua Xia's taxes into the selling price. That's why the price is more than 1,000 RMB.
Hua Xia will only spend more than 1,000 RMB to buy Microsoft's original operating system. That's why Du Jiabin's work in Hua Xia is very difficult to start.
But Du Jiabin is an ambitious guy. Under his strong suggestion, Microsoft gave him a sum of money to help Du Jiabin translate Windows 95 into Chinese. He also helped Du Jiabin translate Windows 95 into Chinese. Even the 4 classic Windows games, Solitaire, Spider's Solitaire, Minesweeper, and Space Dragon were translated into Chinese by Du Jiabin.
Du Jiabin is not satisfied with being the General Manager of an office. He personally led Microsoft's Beijing office to become Microsoft's Hua Xia.
But Du Jiabin soon realized that his work in Microsoft's Hua Xia had come to an end. Although he led the Chinese translation of Win95 and other software, Microsoft did not gain any profits from Microsoft.
But these Chinese versions of the software did not bring any benefits to Microsoft. Although these Chinese versions of the software had defeated almost all Chinese software companies, including Jinshan's WPS and other office software companies, Microsoft had lost to them.
But Microsoft did not make a single cent from China. All their software is pirated, and Du Jiabin's position in Microsoft is getting more and more awkward.
And Meiliang was probably the only achievement that Du Jiabin could bring out.
Meiliang had paid Microsoft's Hua Xia tens of millions of USD next year. That's why Microsoft's Hua Xia is doing well. If not, Du Jiabin would have been kicked out of his position.
That's why when Du Jiabin knew Meiliang's manager was visiting him, he still put up a smile on his face.
"Manager Yang, I wonder why you are here?" After some planning, Du Jiabin looked at Yang Yuanqing, who seemed to have gone through a lot, and asked curiously.
"Yes!" Yang Yuanqing nodded and said. "But this is not Meiliang's problem. This is Microsoft's problem!"
"That's weird!" Du Jiabin paused for a second. "How can we trouble Meiliang to help us?!"
"No … I am not helping you. I am only reminding you!" Yang Yuanqing smiled. "I noticed a group of evil forces is attacking Microsoft's profits."
"They are using Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system. I think other than Meiliang, Microsoft had not authorized other companies to use Windows, right?!"
"There are many people like them, and we can't do anything about it!" Du Jiabin looks at Yang Yuanqing. Almost all of Hua Xia's computers are using pirated Microsoft operating system, and this is the norm. Why is Yang Yuanqing here to tell him about this?
"Is there really nothing we can do?" Yang Yuanqing narrowed his eyes and asked. Du Jiabin rolled his eyes.
Isn't this nonsense?!
When Du Jiabin was appointed, he had tried to crack down on pirated software. But he realized it's impossible to do so.
If Microsoft wants to sue those Chinese users, they will not need to do anything else. All they need to do is to file lawsuits.
Later, Du Jiabin tried to sue some companies using Windows operating system, but those companies immediately removed their operating systems. Du Jiabin does not have any evidence, and he cannot win the lawsuit.
Du Jiabin had thought of setting a few examples to attack pirated software. But at the critical moment, Microsoft's head office came to drag him down. Bill Gates had said that it's not easy to develop in China, and he doesn't want to push others too far.
Du Jiabin was furious. Later, Du Jiabin realized that Microsoft's head office had their own plans. They want to make use of pirated operating systems to take over the world's PC operating system market.
Microsoft had imagined that all the computers in the world will use Microsoft operating system in the future, and Microsoft will dominate the operating system industry.
That's why Microsoft's policies toward third world countries are very weird. Some of them even tried to drag Du Jiabin down.
But Microsoft decides a person's future based on their performance. While Microsoft is dragging Du Jiabin down, they want Du Jiabin to show them his performance. Du Jiabin is on the verge of breaking down.
In history, Du Jiabin will resign from Microsoft in 1998 and will never do this again.
But now, Du Jiabin still has a glimmer of hope.
"This Yang Yuanqing will not come here to talk nonsense. He must have a motive!" Du Jiabin thought for a moment and regained his composure. Then, he said with a smile, "Manager Yang, if you have something to say, just say it. There's no need to keep me in suspense. Everything has to be said directly, right?"
"Haha … then I will say it directly!" Yang Yuanqing laughed and asked. "Do you know internet cafes?"
"Of course!" Du Jiabin nodded. "Hua Xia's internet cafes are developing very fast. Just the street where I work every day, there are three internet cafes open. Seems like the PC industry and market are very promising in Hua Xia. Your Meiliang is going to make lots of money again!"
"If only that is the case!" Yang Yuanqing sighed. "But the PC supplier in the internet cafes is not our Meiliang Computer. It's a PC company called Xiaomi. We can only watch this company make a fortune!"
"Really?" Du Jiabin replied. Meiliang's life and death are none of Du Jiabin's business.
Of course, it's best if Meiliang is still alive. If not, his annual income will be gone.
"This might be a bad thing for Meiliang, but it is a business opportunity for your company!" Yang Yuanqing laughed.
"What business opportunity?" Du Jiabin was stunned.
"Of course, it is the business opportunity of cracking down on piracy!" Yang Yuanqing continued. "Have Microsoft authorized any of the Hua Xia internet cafes to use the original Windows operating system?"
"… …" Du Jiabin suddenly shut his mouth. He knows what Yang Yuanqing is trying to say.
All the internet cafes in Hua Xia had never bought the authorization from Microsoft. If not, Du Jiabin, Microsoft's General Manager in Hua Xia, will be fired.
If these internet cafes are using pirated Windows operating system, they will be infringing on Microsoft's interests!
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