"That's a good idea, I'm interested." Xu Guanwu nodded, "However, how many shares can you share with me?" ”

"I'll have to go back and talk to my partner before I can decide." Bill. Gates saw that Xu Guanwu was interested in his proposal, and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, the agent of VISICALC software finally has a door, "You also know that our company is not just me. ”

"Okay." Xu Guanwu nodded and didn't explain anything more. Now he'd better keep a low profile so he doesn't let Bill. Gates is aware of his true intentions and will be able to fight for greater rights and interests in future negotiations.

After the meeting, Xu Guanwu left the café with Paul.

"Boss, is this Microsoft the company you've always wanted to take a stake in?" On the way, Paul asked curiously.

Xu Guanwu nodded, "That's right, it's this one." ”

"That's strange, boss, I'm really curious to ask, you and he obviously didn't know each other before, why did you want to take a stake in Microsoft in two years? And that Apple computer company was only established last year, how could you remind me to invest two years ago? In one breath, Paul said all the words that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.

In his mind, his boss was like a prophet, or like a wizard, who could predict things in advance. When he started the Stanley Angel Investment Fund two years ago, Xu Guanwu reminded him that the manager should pay close attention to the high-tech field, and if there is a company with Apple or Microsoft in its name, he must try to invest in it by all means.

At the time, Paul thought that the boss had some fetishes about the name Apple or Microsoft. But from the current development it seems. The boss was clearly two years ago. I saw the birth of Microsoft or Apple. And they are very optimistic about their development potential. Paul was amazed by this.

To be honest, as a well-known investor on Wall Street, he naturally knows how much money he will make if he can predict the stock market in advance. The stock market is like a personal ATM, and no amount of money can be withdrawn. So Paul wanted to know if the boss had that kind of superhuman ability, and if he really did, then he wouldn't have to worry about it in his life. The boss just needs to give him a little pointer. The money he earned was enough for him to spend for ten lifetimes.

"Paul, you have a saying in the West called curiosity kills cats, and we in the East also have a saying that if you don't keep secrets, you will lose your courtiers, and if you don't keep secrets, you will lose your body, and if you don't keep things secret, you will be harmful, and you will be cautious and secretive." Xu Guanwu patted Paul on the shoulder, said and walked away with a smile.

Paul was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. "Yes. The boss's secret is better to be explored less, and the more you know about it these years, the more unsafe it is. Anyway, I'm making that much money every year now. As long as you continue to work hard, getting rich is not a problem, so don't think about it anymore. ”

……

For the next few days, Xu Guanwu lived with his wife in a small Silicon Valley town. The scenery here is beautiful, the scenery is pleasant, and it is surrounded by many universities, and the academic atmosphere is also very strong, which makes Xu Guanwu can't help but think of the good times in college in his previous life.

Xu Guanwu accompanied Zhao Yazhi to visit several universities near Silicon Valley, such as Stanford University and Santa Clara University, and then went fishing with Paul in the nearby valleys, not to mention how free and easy life is.

A few days later, Bill. Gates gave the restoration, hoping to exchange a 30% stake for a license to VISICALC software and a $2 million investment.

Xu Guanwu did not agree to him immediately, but still sent Paul to negotiate with them. Xu Guanwu's intention was not to want more shares, or to pay a little less. He just wanted to ask Bill. Gates stated, "It's just business, everything has to be done according to the rules of business." ”

He didn't want to talk to Bill. What feelings Gates talks about, in fact, whoever talks to him about feelings will be pitted. MITS boss Edward. Roberts and Paul, who grew up together. Allen, as well as close partner Steve Brown. Jobs and so on. Xu Guanwu's plan is to let Bill first. Gates suffers a little, lest the white-eyed wolf recurrence and bite himself in turn.

After more than a week of tug-of-war negotiations, the final price was finally set. XU INVESTED $2 MILLION IN MICROSOFT AND AUTHORIZED THEM TO DISTRIBUTE VISICALC SOFTWARE, AND XU RECEIVED A 35 PERCENT STAKE IN MICROSOFT.

Before signing this contract, Xu Guanwu specially asked a lawyer to review it in detail to ensure that there would be no loopholes left in the way. Gates could later use it to tear up the contract. AFTER THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED, XU GUANWU GAVE VISICALC SOFTWARE TO MICROSOFT SO THAT THEY COULD PORT IT TO OTHER COMPUTERS. He is sitting on a huge asset equivalent to tens of billions of dollars in the future, and the investment is really worth it.

After completing the matter of taking a stake in Microsoft, Xu Guanwu wanted to take Zhao Yazhi back to Hollywood. It's not that the food in Silicon Valley is bad, it's not that the air in Silicon Valley is bad, and it's not that the sunshine in Silicon Valley is bad, in fact, everywhere in Silicon Valley is good, clean, clear and vibrant. But in comparison, Xu Guanwu prefers the feeling of being in Hollywood, surrounded by so many magnesium lights.

Not to mention Richard. Zaniuk has been urging many times, and he has collected a lot of scripts, and is preparing to find Xu Guanwu to review them again.

……

Before Mr. and Mrs. Xu left, he invited the two founders of Apple Computer to a famous BBQ camp in Silicon Valley.

Steve. Jobs & Stephen. When Woznek received the invitation, he felt very abrupt. For these skilled nerds, sometimes they would rather sleep for two days and two nights to code than deal with strangers. However, due to Xu Guanwu's status as the largest shareholder of Apple Company, he still came to the camping BBQ with him.

I don't know where BBQ originated, but it is very popular in Europe and the United States. I often go out in groups of three or five to play, and then prepare charcoal, iron branches, barbecue grills, etc., and do this kind of barbecue activity in the wild. Xu Guanwu has been in love with this slightly rugged delicacy since he ate a BBQ at Darryl's house. A group of like-minded friends get together for a BBQ. Do-it-yourself, plenty of food and clothing. You can also enjoy the natural beauty. It's a very pleasant thing.

But today's BBQ is because it's with Steve. Jobs, Stephen. When the two of them were together, the atmosphere couldn't help but look a little stuffy.

Out of Stephen. Woznek will still have nothing to say, Steve. Jobs was silent more often, making Xu Guanwudu wonder how this benevolent brother could talk eloquently at Apple's new product launch conference, which is like two people now.

"I came to you today to barbecue because I want to talk to you about the future development of Apple Computer." Xu Guanwu said with a slight smile.

Steve. Jobs and Stephen. Woznek glanced at each other, both of whom couldn't help but feel a little funny and funny. They have already understood that Xu Guanwu has never learned computers at all. Not even a single string of code has been written. And computer knowledge can be said to be very poor, just a layman. And now this layman is ashamed to instruct insiders on how to develop computers, which really makes people laugh off their big teeth.

Xu Guanzuo didn't see the mocking eyes of the two, "Before I say it, I want you two to sign this confidentiality agreement first." ”

Xu Guanwu then took out two non-disclosure agreements from his pocket and handed them to the stunned Jobs and Woznek.

The two people took the confidentiality agreement suspiciously, and they were all dumbfounded after reading it. It turned out that if Jobs and Woznick were to leave Apple Computer in the future, they would not be allowed to engage in high-tech industries, whether it was computer research and development, or production, for five years. Or the writing and innovation of software, in short, it is not allowed to touch the computer at all. Although the conditions are somewhat harsh. But the $5 million in compensation for confidentiality still moved Jobs and Wozniek's hearts.

$5 million! ALTHOUGH APPLE COMPUTER HAS LAUNCHED THE APPLE SECOND COMPUTER, ITS MARKET VALUE IS ONLY TWO OR THREE MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH IS FAR LESS THAN THE FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. It doesn't seem like a bad thing to get the $5 million compensation after signing this non-disclosure agreement.

Jobs and Woznek looked at each other, both nodded, and then signed their names to the non-disclosure agreement.

"Well, I hope you two didn't sign that lucrative non-disclosure agreement." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "Now please listen carefully, I am only going to say these words once." ”

Steve. Jobs and Stephen. Woznik didn't show much interest, they were professionals when it came to playing with computers, why should they listen to a layman talk about it here?!

But Xu Guanwu then said something, but it completely shocked Jobs and Wozniek. Graphical operating systems, electronic document processing software, tabular data processing software, the use of mice, large storage hard disks, graphical games, and faster memory, etc., through Xu Guanwu's description, they seem to see the vision of the future development of personal computers. It was a very imaginative, exciting scenario at the same time.

"Oh my God." Jobs and Woznek glanced at each other, and both saw great surprise in each other's eyes. Who said that the entertainment tycoon in front of him didn't understand computers, he had clearly studied it in front of anyone else, at least more than five years ahead of the current technology, it was like a prophet in the computer world.

It's no wonder that he would have people sign a non-disclosure agreement before they talked, and he was willing to pay a $5 million non-disclosure grant for both of them. With the information he just said, as long as you aim to study a little in the future, you can get extremely rich benefits. For example, the introduction of more functional document processing software, such as the introduction of a graphical operating system, such as the improvement of mouse sensitivity, etc......

"I've already pointed out to you how computers will develop in the future." Xu Guanwu nodded and said, "I know that you two are smart people, so I naturally know how many business opportunities are bred in this Dao, so I hope you can lay out in advance and earn more and more money for all of us." ”

"Mr. Xu, can all this you say really come true? You probably read a script written by a science fiction writer, right? Jobs asked with a sudden frown.

"You know more about computers than I do, and you should know the so-called Moore's Law. In the future, computers will definitely become faster and faster, and the computing speed may only be a few trillion now, and it may increase to tens of megabytes, hundreds of megabytes or even several gigabytes in the future, and it is more likely to change from one core to two cores, three cores, or even more cores. Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "The computing speed of the computer has increased, and it can naturally do more things." In the past, it may not have been possible to achieve the graphical operation system due to hardware problems, but in the future, all of this will be possible. At that time, the application of computers will become simpler and cheaper, and eventually become a household appliance that every household can afford. It's like a refrigerator, a TV, an air conditioner. ”

Jobs couldn't help but be silent after hearing this, and he could tell that Xu Guanwu was not messing around. If you mess with the cover, there won't be so many details, just now Xu Guanwu even told them about the characteristics of the graphical interface: window, mouse double-click, click, right-click, file reading and storage, cutting, copying and deleting, etc...... It was as if he had seen it with his own eyes, and the result was so vivid that it sounded exciting and creepy. (To be continued......)