From this, it could be seen that Gao Qunyao was not a good person. He was too anxious. How could he threaten Mei Liang at this time?
After all, Mei Liang is now Hua Xia's only major customer and owns a large portion of Hua Xia's profits. If Yang Yuanqing were to rebel against Mei Liang, Microsoft's Hua Xia would be in trouble.
But Yang Yuanqing's negotiation with the Daqian had failed, and there is no possibility of him rebelling.
Yang Yuanqing is smart enough to sense Gao Qunyao's threat. But more importantly, he can sense Gao Qunyao's urgency.
That's why Yang Yuanqing is not angry. He maintained a calm tone and said. "Since Mr. Gao wants to talk to us about friendship, then we have a few requests. I wonder if Microsoft's Hua Xia can agree to our requests?"
"What requests?" Gao Qunyao is overjoyed. He is not afraid of Yang Yuanqing talking to him about his requests. He is afraid Yang Yuanqing will not talk to him.
"First, we can agree to pay more for the Windows authorization fees. But we will not pay the same amount as the Daqian. We can only pay 40 million USD at most!" Yang Yuanqing said.
"40 million …" Gao Qunyao's expression relaxed, and he even laughed. 40 million was less than half of Da Qian's original cost, but it was still money. Gao Qunyao also knows it is impossible for Mei Liang to pay the Daqian's authorization fees in full.
The head office also knew this, so if he was able to get the 40 million yuan, then it was undoubtedly Gao Qunyao's credit!
"Secondly, we want to sign a supplementary agreement with Microsoft!" Yang Yuanqing continued.
"What agreement?" Gao Qunyao asked curiously.
"We want Mei Liang to be the exclusive agent for the Windows operating system in the entire Hua Xia market! For this, Mei Liang will pay an additional 30 million USD for the exclusive authorization fees! "Yang Yuanqing said.
"What?!" Gao Qunyao stood up immediately. He held the phone tightly in his hand and said, "President Yang, isn't this request too much?"
"No, no, no … it's not excessive at all!" Yang Yuanqing laughed. "First, we want the exclusive authorization to use the branded PC. That means Microsoft can only give us the authorization to use the Windows operating system in the Hua Xia market. But if the users want to buy a PC, they can buy it from other companies. Microsoft can also sell their Hua Xia computers!"
"Also, as far as I know, in the entire Hua Xia market, only Meiliang and Xiaomi paid more than ten million USD in licensing fees. The rest of the companies only paid five to six million USD in licensing fees."
"But Meiliang needs to pay 30 million USD for the exclusive licensing fees. Isn't this a huge profit for Microsoft? Microsoft will not suffer any losses from this request. Instead, they will make a fortune! "
"Other than that, Meiliang will be bound to Microsoft, and we will become strong allies!" Yang Yuanqing exclaimed.
"I can't give you an answer on this matter. I have to ask the headquarters!" Gao Qunyao thought for a while and felt that what Yang Yuanqing said seemed to be right, so he said so. Then, the two hung up the phone.
Gao Qunyao sent a message to the headquarters that night to inform them of Meiliang's request. Within a day, Microsoft's headquarters gave Gao Qunyao an answer. They agreed to Meiliang's request and gave Meiliang the exclusive authorization to use the operating system.
"Is this considered digging my own grave?" Gao Qunyao sighed when he saw the reply from the headquarters. Once the exclusive authorization contract is signed, Gao Qunyao will have nothing to do with it.
After all, Microsoft's Hua Xia market is selling Windows operating system in the Hua Xia market. Now that Microsoft has given Meiliang the exclusive authorization, most of their Hua Xia business will disappear.
Although Microsoft's Hua Xia can still sell the original operating system, no one will buy the original Windows operating system in Hua Xia. Everyone will buy a pirated version of the operating system. Those who want the original operating system will buy the branded PC. This way, the buyers will have more room to maneuver and benefit.
That's why Microsoft's Hua Xia's original operating system business is doing badly. Their annual sales rarely exceed six digits. Once Meiliang gets the exclusive authorization, Gao Qunyao will have nothing to do.
With this phone call, he had lost most of his real power. Gao Qunyao had the urge to slap himself in the face.
But Gao Qunyao has no other choice. He can only call Yang Yuanqing and prepare for the signing of the contract. The signing ceremony will be held in Beijing on March 7, 2000. From 2001 onwards, other than Meiliang, all other brands of PC in the market cannot use the original Windows operating system.
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"Yang Yuanqing had tied himself to Microsoft!" Boss Jia rubbed his nose and commented after reading the news.
"Is this a good thing or a bad thing for us?" Zhu Qiushui asked curiously.
"It does not matter to us. No matter how Meiliang and Microsoft tie themselves to each other, we must defeat Windows operating system. It does not matter if we have one more or one less Meiliang." Boss Jia replied calmly.
"What about Meiliang?"
"That's a stupid thing to do!" Boss Jia laughed. "Even a fool knows that the fisherman will benefit from the fight between the two. Meiliang did not choose to be the fisherman. Instead, he chose to be the fisherman. If he is not a fool, then what is?"
"That means he is deeply tied to Microsoft. If Microsoft defeats us, he can ride on Microsoft's coattails and conquer the world."
"Bullsh * t! Microsoft will not be so kind. Do you believe that Microsoft will kick Meiliang out of the game the moment they defeat us?" Boss Jia sneered. "Fine. If Meiliang had cheated, he could have lived for a few more years. But he insisted on getting involved. He is digging his own grave! "
"I have a plan. Don't you have the recording of your phone call with Yang Yuanqing? If you announce it, his reputation will be tarnished! "Zhu Qiushui suggested.
"How do you know I have it?"
"When did you stop recording your phone calls?"
"Cough!" Boss Jia cleared his throat and said. "Honey, this is a good plan. But you cannot use it too often. If not, no one will dare to tell me the truth over the phone. Even our subordinates are no exception!"
"Furthermore, this is a business competition. It is not good to use this method to stir up public opinion!"
"Oh! You decide! "Zhu Qiushui nodded and did not say anything else.
There was another reason why Boss Jia did not release the recording. In this era, all sorts of publicity campaigns were going on. Also, Hua Xia was leading a tough life. So, when Meiliang announced that he wanted to be the Meiliang of the world and not the Meiliang of Hua Xia, many people might agree with him.
In addition, the internet was not developed enough at this time. A recording could not cause a huge storm of public opinion. Therefore, the recording was impractical. Only by completely defeating Meiliang in terms of business would Meiliang not be able to sell a single computer. Then, Meiliang would naturally collapse on its own!
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