Xerox's CEO had a simple and straightforward idea.

Since you are reluctant to give up and want to return some blood to make up for the investment, it is better to simply sell the seemingly useless technology patents and take the opportunity to cash out a sum of money back.

This happens to complement Han Chudong's idea of being afraid of being expensive, but he wants it.

Twisted and put on a face that was not very satisfied, in fact, he was already happy in his heart, he didn't ask the price, pretended to think about it, and only said that he was willing to pay a maximum of 1.5 million US dollars and take the initiative in his own hands.

Ms. Marilyn Turner had no decision, and told her that she would communicate with her boss, and the whole thing was over for the time being.

......

The process of visiting Aurora Games is relatively boring.

Bushnell has a boring personality, and the video games that the company is developing are also very boring in Han Chudong's opinion.

The two quarreled during the conversation, and through the wooden door of the office, everyone outside could hear the argument, and finally ended the meeting with Han Chudong angrily leaving the office.

Neither Arthur's assistant nor the other bodyguards had seen Han Chudong have such a big fire, so that on the way back to San Francisco, the Rolls-Royce sedan was quite quiet.

After much hesitation, Arthur finally asked, tentatively, "Mason, what do you and Atari's Bushnell...... What was going on just now, I thought you two were friends. ”

"Not anymore! Do you know what that guy wants to do? Relying on his own majority of shares, he actually quietly licensed several video games to Atari to make an arcade machine!" Han Chudong took a few deep breaths, suppressed his anger as he spoke, and frowned slightly.

That look made Arthur panic, and the two bodyguards in the front row also sat upright, pretending not to hear.

Assistant Arthur asked, "You mean the game developed by Aurora Games, licensed to Atari, Bushnell, he's crazy, we can sue him, this is embezzling the assets of Aurora Games." ”

"That's right, but he thinks his approach is normal, and he actually said that it is very fair to give Aurora Games Company a licensing fee of four million US dollars, hell it is fair!"

Thinking of this, Han Chudong hated it so much that his teeth itched.

Although he did not participate in the specific management of Aurora Game Company, and only sent people to supervise the company, the ideas of those video games all came from Han Chudong's head, including "Tetris", which he renamed "Silicon Valley Cube", and a shooting "Bee Fighting" mini-game.

However, Bushnell, the majority shareholder, obviously does not attach importance to the interests of Aurora Games, nor does he care about the interests of Han Chudong.

Unexpectedly, without saying hello to Han Chudong, who holds 49% of the shares, he took matters into his own hands, turning his left hand into his right hand, trying to get Atari to buy several small games from Aurora Games Company for $4 million.

What's even more annoying is that guy is still complacent, as if he let Han Chudong take advantage.

This made Han Chudong regret it so much that he wanted to hit the wall with his head.

He was annoyed by the stupid practice of choosing to develop a home game console with Bushnell in the first place, but before that, he actually thought that Bushnell was a good person and relatively capable.

Since the beginning of this year, Atari has helped Bushnell earn more than $30 million, and his worth has soared to more than $200 million, including the company's valuation, and he is considering going public on the NASDAQ.

The disadvantages of putting control of the company in someone else's hands become apparent.

After all, it is easy to be shrewd for a while, but it is difficult to be shrewd all the time, and people can never guess when and what kind of stupid actions the partners in power will do.

The more rich people he realized, the more Han Chudong realized that the two things of being smart and getting rich may not necessarily be equated.

The other party holds more than half of the shares, which means that there is no need to consider Han Chudong's thoughts in many things, but in this matter, Bushnell has obviously crossed the line.

Assistant Arthur belongs to the kind of people with high IQ and EQ, with his head, he can naturally easily think of the key to making Han Chudong so annoyed, if everyone has played the same game in the arcade, who will buy a home game console? That will make the appeal of this home game console weakened, which will affect the sales of the product after it is launched.

Headache said, "I'll help you get in touch with a lawyer, Mason." ”

"I must find a lawyer, I must not allow the patents of Aurora Games to be stolen at a low price, find me a group of top lawyers!"

"But have you really figured it out, you have a lot of shares, Bushnell has more shares, he is not the kind of small character who can be dealt with casually, once he goes to court, it will be troublesome to do business together in the future. ”

After listening to Arthur's assistant, Han Chudong said decisively: "What are you afraid of, the company that is not compatible with the shareholders is not only this one, compared to this relationship with a dog, the most important thing to consider is how to protect my interests, and when I return to San Francisco, you can help me ask, there should be a regulation that restricts the practices of major shareholders, right?"

He has never studied the legal provisions of business management seriously, and he is accustomed to consulting lawyers in advance, and the company's legal counsel and spending so much money on law firms every quarter are just to deal with such conflicts and disputes.

"When I get back to San Francisco, I'll help you consult, he's already signed the transfer agreement, right?"

"Well, but it's not officially implemented yet, most of the games are in the testing stage, and it will take a while to upgrade and improve the equipment if you want to produce a street console that can run these games smoothly. ”

"I see, as long as there is any possibility of stopping this insider deal, I believe that the lawyers can find a safe solution, you should be calm now, and it is not a good thing to eat with those big people from Washington with negative emotions......

Shareholders holding more than half of the shares have the right to speak in the company, and many things may be agreed by the majority shareholders when other small shareholders oppose them, and the decisions can be implemented.

Therefore, Han Chudong did not entangle with Bushnell more in the office, and did not find a way to deal with him until he went out, and more deeply realized how important it is to have the right to speak, and it is no exaggeration to say that it can directly determine the life and death of a company.

Looking back, I only blame that I was too young and too shallow when I first made a fortune, and I made a decision as soon as my head was hot, without thinking about it in advance.

Aurora Game Company may be very profitable in the future, but at present, it only occupies a very small proportion of Han Chudong's asset allocation, and after being annoyed all the way, when he returns to San Francisco, he can already control his face.

The dinner that Assistant Arthur said was referring to the President Ford in Washington who had unexpectedly carried the Stars and Stripes some time ago, perhaps wanting to get support in the next general election, and took the initiative to invite Han Chudong and several other businessmen to dinner......