Three days after the interview about Zheng Yan aired, Zheng Yan received two meeting invitations at the same time, one was Jim Clark from Netscape and the other was Bill Gates from Microsoft, which made Zheng Yan entangled.

Meeting with Jim Clark, Zheng Yan has long been mentally prepared, even if Jim Clark does not come, Zheng Yan is ready to meet him. As for Bill Gates, Zheng Yan has been planning since last year, but he didn't expect that the other party would come to the door by himself.

"Zheng Yan, do you want to see them or not, who should you see first, should you have an idea? Indecisiveness is not your style. ”

Because Zheng Yan has always deliberately kept a low profile, in the eyes of the outside world, Bill Miller is equivalent to Zheng Yan's big butler, and because of this, most people will contact Zheng Yan through Bill Miller, and this time is no exception.

"Let's go Bill, let's go to Yanhuang Investment, and by the way, inform Jim Clark, I'll see him at Yanhuang Investment headquarters. ”

After a little hesitation, Zheng Yan made a decision. Although the development progress of Microsoft's browser was hindered because of some preparations made in advance, Zheng Yan believes that as long as Microsoft comes to his senses, this obstacle is not a problem at all.

As for Netscape, Zheng Yan treated him as an outcast from the beginning, but Jim Clark provided himself with a good opportunity after all, and Zheng Yan didn't want to be too ugly. Before giving up Netscape, Zheng Yan is ready to give Jim Clark another chance to choose.

Jim Clark was obviously more anxious than Zheng Yan, when Zheng Yan and Bill Miller rushed to the Yanhuang Investment Headquarters, Jim Clark was already waiting there, but his face was not very good-looking, and beside Jim Clark, there was a Mark Anderson with an even more ugly face.

When Zheng Yan saw Mark Anderson, he knew that he and Netscape had torn their faces in disguise, so they didn't bother to say hello, and took the two directly to Bill Miller's office.

"Jim, tell me what you're here for. After sitting down, Zheng Yan said directly to Jim Clark. As for Mark Anderson, he was directly ignored by Zheng Yan.

"Zheng Yan, I'm curious, you are also a shareholder of Netscape, and you own 25% of the company's shares, it is said that your interests are also tied to Netscape, why do you make such a statement? You should know that this will have a great impact on the company. ”

After all, Jim Clark had a relationship with Zheng Yan, so he didn't come up to ask the teacher, but asked the reason.

"Jim, I'm sorry for the impact of the last interview on the company, but I'm just giving my personal opinion. As you said, I'm also a shareholder of Netscape, and I don't want my interests to be compromised. ”

Zheng Yan was really too lazy to say about the fait accompli, but Zheng Yan's nonchalant attitude angered Mark Anderson.

"Are you kidding? Mr. Zheng, although we are meeting for the first time, we have heard a lot about your legendary experience, and it is impossible for you not to know what kind of impact your remarks will have on the company. ”

"I can accept any point of view Mr. Zheng holds, but do you need to say it? And it is said in the kind of interview that is broadcast around the world? Do you know that because of your personal opinion, it is likely to hinder the company's listing plan?"

"If Mr. Zheng still sees himself as a shareholder of Netscape, I hope you can stand up and make a statement about your last point of view, so as to recover the damage caused to the company. As long as Mr. Zheng agrees, we will not have this incident. ”

At this time, Netscape was regarded as "Microsoft in the Internet field", and Mark Anderson was also known as "the next Bill Gates".

Today's Mark Anderson is only twenty-four years old, and the real teenager is only ambitious because he has real talent and learning, so Jim Clark is quite tolerant of him, but Zheng Yan will not get used to his stinky problems.

"Mr. Anderson, as the saying goes, how do you ask me to take it back?"

"If you really have enough faith in Netscape, what I'm saying will only bring more attention to Netscape without any adverse effects. Of course, if your so-called faith is faked, then I can't help it. ”

For Mark Anderson, Zheng Yan did not have a very good impression. Now that the competition between Microsoft and Netscape has not yet come to fruition, he dares to say that in front of Netscape, Windows can only act as a bunch of poorly designed device drivers.

In Zheng Yan's view, it is not a bad thing for a young man to be ambitious, but it is different to get carried away. If it weren't for Jim Clark's face, Zheng Yan would have wanted people to kick him out.

"You..."

"Mark. Mark Anderson was just about to refute Zheng Yan when he was stopped by Jim Clark.

"Zheng Yan, I admit that what you said makes sense, we are not completely sure in the matter of competing with Microsoft, but in the same way, Microsoft is not sure, otherwise it would not have repeatedly asked us for negotiations. I'm curious, why do you think we can't compete with Microsoft?"

"Today's Netscape is really not worth mentioning in front of Microsoft, whether it is the company's assets, scale, customer base, or quantity, there is no comparison. But in terms of browsers, we're already a lot ahead. ”

"At present, Netscape has occupied about 80% of the market, and Microsoft is still blank in this area, even if Microsoft starts research in this area now, it will be difficult to catch up with us in a short time, after all, we have occupied the market. ”

Compared with whether Zheng Yan changed his words, Jim Clark was more concerned about Zheng Yan's judgment basis. Zheng Yan can achieve what he is today in just a few years, naturally he will not talk nonsense, Jim Clark believes that there must be something he has overlooked.

"Jim, how do you say this, it's actually a bit similar to investing. When I make an investment, I analyze the market, the company, and the product, and make rational judgments through these, but there is also an emotional side. ”

"After analyzing the data, I may have a 70% chance of success investing in a company, but I don't necessarily invest in it. On the contrary, I might invest in a company that has less than a 30 percent chance of success. ”

"That's the case with Netscape and Microsoft, which doesn't have a slight advantage in the browser market at the moment, but my gut tells me that if the competition continues, it's Netscape that will lose. ”