Chapter 172: Fifty Million Chips
March 11, Redmond, Washington, USA, Microsoft Headquarters. 【】
This sprawling complex of more than 120 buildings is more apt to be called Microsoft Town than Microsoft headquarters.
Walking inside, it is like being in a real town, with everything inside, shopping plazas, food streets, playgrounds, people coming and going, very lively.
The whole park is like a forest park, full of lakes and meadows, very clean, there are luxury cars passing by on the street from time to time, all kinds of cars that Zhang Bin has never seen.
Zhang Bin admired it while walking, and it was rare to come once.
A drink vending machine is said to be able to make 23 different flavors of Coke, Zhang Bin seems to have drunk one flavor, and he first has a cup in his hand.
On both sides of the street are some common art puzzles, as well as the smiling faces on the glass of those office buildings, which seem to be the mood of the employees here, and some artworks that remind you to pay attention to the environment, all of which remind the people who come here that this park is different.
Zhang Bin and the others came to the outside of the main building where Gates worked, imprinted their fingerprints under the leadership of the robot at the door, and then were taken away by the assistant.
Walking in the building, Zhang Bin's feeling can only be described in two words, Niu B.
The design of the whole building gives people a sense of technology, with the shadow of technology everywhere, spacious offices, artistic design, and dazzling technology collocation, giving people a dreamlike experience.
The floors here are generally not high, shuttling between the corridors between the buildings, you can also see the rest area in the middle, some staff are drinking coffee and chatting, under the oval building, the two small pools are surrounded by some tables and chairs, plus flowers and plants, it is a good place to relax.
More than ten minutes later, the assistant took him to the chairman's office, where Gates worked.
Bill. Gates will not step down until June next year, but will retain the chairmanship to ensure that Microsoft can operate normally.
The assistant knocked on the door, walked in with Zhang Bin, and then handed Zhang Bin an independent translation headset and left.
Zhang Bin came to Washington mainly to see Gates, so the translation was forgotten.
Zhang Bin put it on a little helplessly, and then walked towards Bill, who had already stood up. Gates walked over.
Similar to the person he remembered, thin and wise, but he looked older up close, perhaps because of work.
Gates must be in his early fifties now, and he looks like an old man in his sixties.
"Hello, Mr. Gates, it's an honor to meet you", Zhang Bin held the other's hands as a sign of respect.
For such a character, he was actually very excited in his heart at this time.
Gates seemed to be very kind, and said with a smile: "You are Zhang Bin?" O'Neill told me about you, and he admired you."
"Thank you," Zhang Bin said with a smile.
Gates patted him on the shoulder, put his arm around him and walked to the couch in his office and sat down, like an elder to a junior.
"Sit down and talk," Gates said, flattering Mr. Zhang.
The secretary came in with two cups of coffee at this time.
"Thank you", Zhang Bin said politely.
Gates sat across from Zhang Bin, clasped his hands on his knees, and looked at Zhang Bin with a smile.
"I'm amazed, not only your age, but also your abilities, I seem to see myself when I was younger," Gates said with a smile.
"You are too awarded", Zhang Bin said politely, he was still happy in his heart, but he was also a little weak-hearted, after all, he was not really so powerful, people spelled it out by himself, and he cheated somewhat.
"Well, do you have something to do with me?" Gates is not a figure who has too much time, and it is already a good indication to be able to spare more than ten minutes to meet Zhang Bin for O'Neill.
Of course, in addition to working, Gates also likes to meet and chat with old friends, talk about interesting things, or meet some new friends, especially young friends like Zhang Bin, because he feels that such young investors will always bring him some new ideas.
"It's really helpless to let Mr. O'Neill be the middleman this time, so please don't be surprised by Mr. Gates, you know, as a businessman, you are my idol," Zhang Bin said with a smile.
Gates snorted, didn't speak, and waited for him to continue, he'd heard a lot of things like that.
"I came to you this time, in fact, I want to talk about some cooperation, well, for your company's new products, I have already used, maybe I have some new feelings", Zhang Bin said.
"Really? How does it feel? Gates seems to be looking forward to it, and now is the time for this product to be tested around the world, but judging from the current situation, the results are not so ideal.
"With all due respect, there are a lot of problems," Zhang said.
"I'm sorry, can you tell me about it?" Gates was still smiling.
Gates was just polite, he didn't expect Zhang Bin to point out any problems, after all, he didn't think Zhang Bin would have his own team in this area, but in order to maintain respect, he was willing to listen.
"For example, the most basic thing is that he can't support cameras and scanners," Zhang Bin said directly.
Gates's expression suddenly became serious, and they didn't seem to have noticed this problem yet.
Zhang Bin didn't speak, the problem he just talked about was the first problem found after the release of this system, in addition to the known security and program compatibility problems.
"Anything else?" Gates continued, taking a sip of his coffee seemingly calmly.
Zhang Bin is not in a hurry, in addition to personal admiration, since he talks about business, it is a matter other than feelings.
"Using the EventLog service causes the computer to become unresponsive," says Zhang, putting down his cup and repeating it.
"Anything else?" Gates's expression has become solemn, and Zhang Bin said two loopholes so lightly, it seems that the problem is really big.
Zhang Bin smiled but did not speak.
Gates put down the coffee, frowned and said, "You sit down for a while."
Gates left in a hurry, while Zhang Bin sat leisurely.
These two system vulnerabilities are just an additional gift from him, and there are many similar vulnerabilities in his hands.
Half an hour later, Gates returned to the office with a solemn face.
He had just gone to the technical department to test the two vulnerabilities that Zhang Bin just said, and the result was indeed the case, that is to say, Zhang Bin's words just now directly made them find two vulnerabilities, and it seems that there are more.
Gates sat down again, stretched out his hand and said, "I think we'll have to talk about it, do you know about those loopholes?" ”
"A lot, do you want to listen slowly?" Zhang Bin said with a smile, "Although you are my idol, the two just now are already my extra gifts."
Gates nodded, understanding what Zhang Bin meant.
"Let's open a condition", Gates said briskly, if they can make up for more loopholes in the shortest possible time, this can allow them to reduce more losses, after all, the download channel of this system has only been open for less than two months.
Zhang Bin: "I still have a total of eight similar loopholes in my hand, and I have two choices, 50 million US dollars in cash, or equivalent stocks, but I only want Apple shares."
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