Late May 1995

In the end, after Jia Lei's mediation in many ways, Mark Anderson and Jim Clark finally met Bill Gates, so the three of them had a historic meeting.

"Mr. Bill Gates, I apologize to you for my inappropriate remarks a few days ago, and I agree that Microsoft's operating system has always been the most advanced operating system in the world!" After entering the door, Mark Anderson said to Bill Gates seriously, but unfortunately Bill Gates saw that Anderson's apology was not sincere at all, and it was a formality.

"Hehe! Do you think that after you scold someone, you can just be so casual that you can make people think that this incident has never happened? That's just too cheap for you!

Microsoft and Windows have always been like my children, and since you call them rubbish, I don't think I will easily forgive you. Bill Gates said with a sneer.

"I've already apologized, what else do you want?" asked Mark Anderson, a little impatiently

"Then how can you forgive us?" Jim Clark asked nervously when he saw this, and Jia Lei had been keeping silent since he came in.

"I don't want to do anything, since you're here to apologize, you have to show a little sincerity to apologize, right?" Bill Gates asked with a cold smile on his lips, and Jia Lei was frightened by his laughter.

"Dangerous ......" After seeing Bill Gates' eyes, these two words subconsciously popped up in Jia Lei's mind, and he felt that Bill Gates stared at them, as if a jaguar who chose to devour people and stared at his prey.

"Sincerity of apologies! What sincerity do you want?" asked Jimke Lac nervously when he heard this, he wanted to settle the matter quickly.

"I'm very interested in the web browser market that you Netscape has developed, why don't we work together to develop web browser software?" said Bill Gates with a smile, which is what he really wanted to meet Anderson.

"Haven't we been working together all the time? Haven't our Netscape browsers and your Microsoft operating system always been running on Apple and IBM computers at the same time?" asked Mark Anderson, puzzled.

In fact, the specific situation of this machine company is that Netscape Browser is bundled with Microsoft operating systems, and Microsoft operating systems are bundled with Apple and IBM computers.

"How do you want to work with us to develop the browser business?" asked Jim Clark with a frown, if Microsoft intervenes in the web browser market, it will definitely be a big blow to Netscape.

"You don't want to launch a browser that belongs to Microsoft, do you?" asked Jia Lei in shock when he heard this.

Jia Lei didn't expect Bill Gates to start playing IE browser so early, in fact, Jia Lei only remembered that Microsoft's world-renowned antitrust case was only tried in 1997, and he didn't know much about the two companies before the lawsuit in his last life

"Yes, that's what I thought!" Bill Gates said with a smile, and then he looked at Jia Lei and spoke.

"That's not going to work! Since you're already going to develop a new browser to compete with us, how are we going to work together?" said Mark Anderson excitedly.

"Mr. Bill Gates, I hope you should think about it carefully, after all, our Netscape browser is the most advanced web browser in the world, and even if Microsoft comes up with a new product, it may not be able to compete with our Scenescape company's share of the browser. Jim Clark said with a frown.

"I know this, that's why I said I want our two companies to work together, after all, our Microsoft company is really not as good as your Netscape company in terms of web browser development. Bill Gates said.

"And how do you want to work together?" asked Jim Clark nervously, feeling that something was wrong.

"With such a large market share of web browsers, why don't we divide all customers in half after the two companies cooperate?" said Bill Gates after thinking for a moment, and as soon as his words came out, everyone's faces changed.

"Mr. Bill Gates, I think it's better for you not to confuse business and private affairs, although Anderson said the wrong thing this time, but if you use this matter as a handle to force Netscape to cooperate with you, it seems a bit unpleasant?" Jia Lei frowned and said, he felt that Bill Gates was a bit of a bully by doing this.

"Mr. Jia Lei, I need to remind you that you also have a stake in our Microsoft company! If our Microsoft company can successfully win the web browser market, it will also be good for your year-end dividends! So I hope you can remain neutral in this matter and not interfere in the negotiations between us, okay?" Bill Gates asked, he felt that with Jia Lei's cleverness, he should understand what he meant.

"You're right, since I have a stake in both of your companies, I really shouldn't interfere in the normal business competition between you.

But before I came, I had promised Anderson that I would help him intercede with you for something unseemly unseemly, and ask for your forgiveness. I still hope that you will accept his apology and then compete with Netscape in the mall. Jia Lei remembered the disputes between the two companies in his previous life, and had to reluctantly say that the lawsuit in his previous life was a bit improper for Microsoft.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to do that kind of tasteless thing! Now that Mark Anderson has apologized to me personally, of course I will forgive him. Bill Gates nodded and said that he didn't want to lose a bad reputation in Silicon Valley.

"Thank you for your forgiveness, but I'd rather make amends to you myself than use Netscape's interests to gain your forgiveness, and I welcome you to hire a lawyer to sue me at any time. Goodbye!" Mark Anderson said with a sneer, and then he left without looking back.

"Anderson, you come back for me, what kind of attitude do you have? Are you here to apologize or to offend people!" Jia Lei stood on the spot and shouted angrily, but unfortunately Mark Anderson didn't listen to him at all and stopped.

"I'm sorry Mr. Gates, Anderson is still a little too impulsive when he is young, I apologize to you on his behalf!" Jim Clark immediately apologized anxiously after seeing this scene, he didn't expect Anderson to lose his temper in front of Bi Gates himself.

When I was young, I didn't have a good temper, and at that time I also thought that the software system I had invented was the best, and this kind of arrogant personality is probably the common characteristic of every genius inventor. Bill Gates said coldly that with his current status, he didn't bother to deal with people like Anderson.

"Mr. Gates, this incident is really Anderson sorry for you, I originally brought him to apologize because I wanted your two companies to turn the fight into a friendship, it seems that I messed things up again this time. Jia Lei said with a wry smile that he didn't expect the smell of gunpowder from the first meeting between the two companies to be so big.

Jia Lei now feels that some things may be destined to happen, even if he tries hard to change the fate of Netscape being acquired, the people and things related to Netscape are still developing along the trajectory of his previous life.

"Mr. Gates, we're really bothering you this time, since you've forgiven Anderson for his mistakes, then we'll take our leave! I'm going to chase Anderson, or I'm afraid he'll get me into trouble again." Jim Clark said, and then he was ready to take Jia Lei away.

"Please wait for the two of you!" we haven't finished what we just said, Mr. Clark, how can you leave in such a hurry?" Bill Gates said suddenly, and Jia Lei suddenly stopped at his feet when he said this.

I originally wanted to take this opportunity to sneak away from this troublesome cooperation, but I didn't think about it, but Bill Gates saw it at a glance. Jia Lei couldn't help but complain in his heart that he and Jim Clark looked at each other and saw helplessness and regret in each other's eyes.

What a good opportunity just now, if Jia Lei and Jim Clark can slip away smoothly, then Netscape will be able to avoid Microsoft's desire to cooperate.

"I can't make the decision about the cooperation between the two companies by myself, and I have to go back to the board of directors to discuss such a big matter before I can make a decision. Jim Clark looked back and said calmly, he had already made up his mind to keep the matter to a curtain.

"I can understand that you want to go back to the company to hold a board meeting to discuss this matter, after all, the cooperation between the two companies is such a big thing, and our Microsoft company also made a decision after the board of directors was held.

Well, I'll send a representative to your company next week to negotiate on this matter, and I think the directors of your Netscape company should be able to discuss it in a few days. Bill Gates laughs and says he's confident he'll be able to take a portion of the web browser market share from Netscape this time.

"Okay...... , then I'll wait for the Microsoft representative in the company!" Jim Clark gritted his teeth and squeezed his voice out of his teeth, Jia Lei saw the green tendons on his head pop out.

"In fact, the two companies are leaders in the field of computer software and Internet software respectively, and if Netscape and Microsoft can join forces, it will definitely be beneficial to both parties. I hope that the future cooperation between the two companies will be smooth, and everyone will make a lot of money together with Hemeimei. Jia Lei saw that the atmosphere in front of him was a little deadlocked, so he had to stand up helplessly and say in the round.

"Then I'll borrow your good words!" Bill Gates nodded with a smile.

"Mr. Gates, if you don't have anything else to do, then the two of us will take our leave!" said Jim Clark coldly, wishing he had never seen Bill Gates before.

"I'm fine, please!" agreed Bill Gates.

He shouldn't have come forward in person for the following negotiations, after all, this kind of negotiation is equivalent to tearing his face and snatching food from Netscape, and the negotiation scene between the two sides will definitely not be very pleasant at that time.

"Goodbye!" Jim Clark strode out after speaking, and Jia Lei had to follow with a wry smile.

"By the way, Jia Lei, I hope you can come over tomorrow to join the board of directors of Microsoft, and the board of directors will discuss our Microsoft company's entry into the browser software market. Bill Gates waited until Jia Lei walked to the door and suddenly said such a sentence behind Jia Lei, Jia Lei subconsciously stopped and looked back when he heard this footstep.

"Is there a board meeting tomorrow, I know!" Jia Lei nodded and said, as a shareholder of Microsoft, he should indeed attend.

And Jim Clark immediately glared at Jia Lei fiercely after hearing Jia Lei's words, and then sped up his pace to leave Jia Lei alone.

"Oh my God, I beg you! I just want to be a shareholder who only pays for dividends, can you two companies let me go when they compete, and let me honestly be a background board that only takes dividends and doesn't do anything. Jia Lei said with a headache that he is now being by Bill Gates to the point that he is not a human being inside and outside the two companies.

"No, who made you a major shareholder who holds 10% of the shares of our Microsoft company, you should do things after you get the dividends. If you speak for Netscape on the board of directors because of your personal interests, it will be very detrimental to the future development prospects of Microsoft......" Bill Gates said meaningfully, which is why he will go out to provoke the relationship between Jia Lei and Netscape.

Bill Gates knows how strong Jia Lei's connections and financial resources are, and he deliberately provoked the relationship between Jia Lei and Netscape, so that the people of Netscape misunderstood Jia Lei and then refused Jia Lei to participate in the competition between the two companies.

"Huh...... Do you think that Microsoft's 12 percent stake is better than the 15 percent stake in Netscape?

Since I have invested in both of your companies, the interests of both companies are equally important to me, but as a businessman, in principle, I will not favor either of you.

If this matter really comes to the point where I have to make a choice between the two companies, then I will definitely choose the one with the higher market value of the two companies to protect. Jia Lei sneered and said, as for the one whose market value is not high enough, it will definitely be abandoned by him.

After Jia Lei said this, he left with people without looking back, and he no longer had the temperament to stay with Bill Gates to continue acting.

"Huh...... Even if he has a better relationship with Netscape, when it comes time to make a choice, he also uses money to measure who he wants to help. Bill Gates looked at Jia Lei's back and sighed.

"Boss, this Jia Lei is so careful at his age, he is so ruthless, if you continue to cooperate with him, he will do this to you sooner or later. Bill Gates's secretary said worriedly, after all, Bill Gates is recently preparing to sell all the shares in his hand in a few years.

Jia Lei is more cold-blooded and ruthless when he does things, so that he can abandon his personal feelings and truly run his company well.

You see, the two presidents of Netscape just now are so irrational to refuse our Microsoft company's cooperation request because they like to bring personal emotions into business cooperation, and people like Mark Anderson will be eliminated from the market one day sooner or later!" Bill Gates said coldly, he can become the richest man in the world, of course, he has a good eye for people.

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