The sun is shining on the other side of the ocean.

Bill Gates was in his Seattle mansion on a conference call with Microsoft executives.

Although the richest man has stepped down as chairman of Microsoft, everyone here is well aware of his actual influence on Microsoft.

Nadella is reporting:

"In just 10 days, 100,000 new apps and games have been added to Microsoft's app store, and the quality is extremely high, not the previous indiscriminate apps. The feedback from existing WP users has been very good, and WP's market share in the mobile phone market has increased to 2%. As a result, Microsoft's stock grew by 5%. The Surface Phone, a new generation of flagship phones that had previously been suspended, has been restarted and will be ready for launch in three months. We are negotiating with the OEM and it is progressing well......"

Bill Gates lamented:

"This collaboration with Shensi Technology has been very successful, and we may really be able to take this opportunity to return to the arena of smartphone platforms. I heard that that our partner in China seems to have announced something remarkable recently?"

Nadella is colorful:

"Yes, that's the second important topic of this call. Jiang Yuan announced the day before yesterday that Shensi Technology will build a maritime city that can accommodate 100,000 people within two years, with a budget of 50 billion. Perhaps, this is Microsoft's chance, but if it is not handled well, it can also be a disaster. ”

Bill Gates is worthy of being the richest man in the world, and he understands it after a little thought:

"Are you saying that Apple may take the opportunity to lend money to Shensi Technology, so that Shensi Technology can obtain the loan by pledging its shares? Once Shensi Technology is unable to repay the loan, Jiang Yuan will lose control over Shensi Technology, and Apple will also get the 'Application Conversion Tool' 2.0 PC version in disguise. ”

"Yes. Nadella's face became serious, and he opened a document and said:

"According to expert assessments, it is impossible to complete the maritime city within five years, and two years should be just an advertising method for Jiang Yuan. Once Shensi Technology and Apple sign a way to exchange shares for loans, Shensi Technology will be burdened with a terrifying financial burden within five years. In my hand is a report given by financial experts, according to their calculations, the total profit of Shensi Technology in the next five years is about 20 billion US dollars. ”

In other words, unless Shensi Technology has opened up a highly successful second source of income, they will inevitably not be able to repay the $50 billion in principal and interest within five years. For its own purposes, Apple will never sign a loan with Shensi Technology for more than too long, and five years should be the limit. ”

"In this case, as long as Shensi Technology borrows money from Apple, it will definitely lose its stake in the near future. When the time comes, Apple will definitely tear up the contract signed with us for Shensi Technology. After that, what we encounter on the PC platform will be exactly the same as what Apple is experiencing on the mobile platform now!"

The meeting was in an uproar, and everyone's faces were extremely ugly.

Bill Gates, apparently quickly thinking of the situation, asked:

"Think deeply about science and technology, no, what is the purpose of Jiangyuan to build this floating city on the sea?"

Nadella said bitterly:

"We don't know. How strong his will is also doubtful. In addition, I received news that yesterday Shensi Technology had registered a website called Shensi Ocean and started to establish Shensi Ocean Company. Since Jiang Yuan owns 97% of the shares of Shensi Technology, as long as he wants, even if it is a teenager's willful rhapsody, the entire Shensi Technology will flow the last dollar with his rhapsody!"

Bill Gates said with a blank face:

"What are you going to do?"

Nadella said calmly:

"First of all, try your best to dispel Jiang Yuan's thoughts. Once it fails, Shensi Technology will inevitably consider a loan. We must get involved and compete with Apple for a share of the loan from Shensi Technology, so as to get more collateral shares. In the event that DeepThinker is unable to repay the loan, Microsoft can also acquire a stake in DeepThink, thus avoiding Apple's full grasp of version 2.0 with PC application conversion. ”

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Like Microsoft, Apple, who was nervous, quickly realized that this was a huge opportunity.

In order to stimulate Jiang Yuan, under the leadership of Cook, Apple immediately announced that it would also build Apple's maritime city.

Apple's communications department even produced a beautiful promotional video dedicated to Apple's vision of a floating city on the sea.

iCity！

Apple is going to build a floating city on the sea!

It has to be said that Apple's influence is far greater than that of Shensi Technology and Freedom Ship. With the addition of Apple, the concept of a floating city on the sea was instantly hyped!

Overnight, the internet was full of iCity's stunning designs.

The world's leading architects have been invited by major media outlets, and the feasibility of floating cities on the sea has been recognized by experts, but Jiang Yuan's casual $50 billion was rejected, and they generally believe that $800-100 billion is a more reliable budget, and if there are technical obstacles that are difficult to solve, $150 billion is not too much.

$100 billion!

Ecuador, which ranks 61st in the world in terms of GDP, had a GDP of $100.2 billion in 2016.

The most expensive building is the New World Trade Center in New York at $3.9 billion.

$100 billion is equivalent to one Ecuador's GDP in a year, and it is equivalent to 25 new World Trade Centers in New York.

Compared with Huaguo Construction, 100 billion US dollars is about to build 3 Four Gorges projects, or 200 Bird's Nests!

While directing the propaganda department to constantly hype up the concept of a floating city on the sea, Cook contacted Li Qingyu.

He said that Apple is very interested in in-depth cooperation with Shensi Technology on the joint development of the ocean, and the two sides can share resources on the technical and design issues of building a floating city on the sea.

Finally, Cook also hinted that if there is a gap in the funds of Shensi Technology, Apple can fully assume the financial loan of Shensi Technology to build a maritime city, as long as Shensi Technology is willing to take out shares as collateral, Apple even promised an interest-free loan of 100 billion US dollars.

Jiang Yuan asked with a smile and a smile:

"The situation now is that as long as I nod my head, the money to build a maritime city will be in place, and the price will be just a share mortgage?"

Li Qingyu also looked shocked, and said:

"Mr. Jiang, where is the profit point of the floating city on the sea, why is even the old fox of Cook tempted?"

Of course, Jiang Yuan knew that there was no possibility of making a profit in the floating city on the sea, and if it wasn't for the completion of the mission, he would never have such thoughts.

However, it cannot be said that way.

Jiang Yuan smiled 'confidently':

"We're going to be profitable, but I haven't implemented the technology yet, and it's going to take some time. Cook must have known that it was impossible to make a profit! The reason he wanted to join in building a floating city on the sea was not because it made money, but because it was to stimulate me and get me to take out a loan. The ultimate goal is because of the Windows PC platform!"

"Something to do with Microsoft?"

Li Qingyu paused for a moment, but after all, she was an elite, and she quickly reacted:

"Cook was adamant that we couldn't afford to take out a $100 billion loan, and we only had shares to pledge. As long as Apple lends us money, we lose our stake if we can't pay it back, and Apple gets version 2.0 of the 'App Conversion Tool', and it gets a lot of application software that has been accumulated for decades on the Windows PC platform. Apple has a great opportunity to break Microsoft's monopoly on the PC platform!"

Jiang Yuan nodded with a smile and asked deliberately:

"So, in this case, how do we do the most in interest?"

Li Qingyu smiled confidently:

"I'll give Nadella a call right away. ”

Jiang Yuan smiled with satisfaction:

"Well, you'll take care of the rest. My bottom line is that 67% of the shares are mortgaged, and the $100 billion interest-free loan will be received within a month, and the lump sum repayment will be made after five years, and there can be no restrictions on the use of funds, and we guarantee that at least 80% of the funds will be invested in the construction of floating cities at sea. ”

Li Qingyu said in horror:

"Eighty percent of the money will be invested in floating cities on the sea? Mr. Jiang, have you really decided to start the construction of a sea city immediately? Once we can't afford to pay back the $100 billion, we will inevitably lose a lot of shares. ”

Jiang Yuan smiled confidently:

"Believe me, five years later, $100 billion will be just a drop in the bucket for Shensi Technology!"

Li Qingyu's heart went up and down, and in the end she could only accept Jiang Yuan's statement.

What is the most annoying thing for a genius boy!

Jiang Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's really not easy to maintain a persona!

As for the $100 billion loan, Jiang Yuan doesn't care at all, if the 'floating city on the sea' mission fails, he may become negative in two years because it is 10 centimeters shorter, who will have time to care about the stock issue in a few years?

If it succeeds, Jiang Yuan will obtain the energy crystallization technology, which is a tall technology at a glance, even if he really can't afford it, it would be good to sell this technology directly to the Chinese government!

With China's annual GDP of more than 10 trillion US dollars, it is not a problem to eat 100 billion US dollars!