Although Bill Gates's mother is famous, Seattle is still very big, and it is not easy to find it, Lei Weidong and others opened a room in a hotel in Seattle and hired someone to inquire about the news.

It took two days to find out the exact address, and Lei Weidong decided to visit the next day, knowing that Bill Gates and Paul Allen were both workaholics. It's not certain whether Microsoft has moved back to Seattle yet, and if Lei Weidong doesn't want to settle down as soon as possible, he might as well have time to go to Albuquerque to find Bill Gates.

Lei Weidong didn't take Wu Fan, He Sanshui and others, only with Chen Dazhuang and Zi Hanyan, after all, it was rude to go to someone else's house for the first time, and he was not familiar with going to so many people.

It was Bill's father, Old Bill, who opened the door, although he saw that Lei Weidong and several people were Orientals, but when he heard that he was looking for his son, he warmly welcomed the two into the house.

Bill's house is very large, close to the suburbs, it is a small manor, Bill has two sisters, I don't know if he is married, anyway, now little Bill still lives with old Bill. Seeing Old Bill's house, Lei Weidong couldn't help but think of the spoken language of Americans in the nineties.

"In the United States, there are two people named Bill who live in the most luxurious house in the country, except that one spends taxpayers' money and the other spends his own money. Bill, who spends taxpayers' money, is called Bill. Clinton. And the one who spends his own money is naturally Bill Gates.

In the 21st century, there have been pictures of Bill Gates' mansion on the Internet, including a picture of Bill Gates' living room. Set up a large fish tank in the living room, use an aquarium as a background, and the most surprising thing is the color of the goods in this large tank.

Dolphins and sharks can be seen in the most ordinary aquariums, but the biggest guy is clearly a whale shark, which is one of the oldest creatures in the world. If you want to feed them, you can't just find a veterinarian or two. That would require a research team. In other words, if you're a scientist or zoologist, you can help Gates raise whale sharks.

"Hello, excuse me, are you looking for me?" Bill's curious question interrupted Lei Weidong's reflections.

Bill. Gates is only in his twenties now, and he looks like a big boy, but his appearance has not changed from later generations, and he is quite tall. But looking at little Bill Lei Weidong, he didn't dare to have any contempt.

In the United States, because entrepreneurship is very simple, there is especially the example of Edison in the front. So there are a lot of technical geniuses who start their own companies after researching a new invention to promote their own products.

Because most of those inventions are promising, these companies have potential.

It's a pity that these people are all technical talents, and they are very good at developing new products, but they can't do anything in the company's operation and have no talent for managing the company. As a result, their companies either closed down because of poor management, and the patents in their hands were forced to be transferred at a low price, or they lost to those management talents in the power struggle and lost their companies.

For example, the founders of Cisco, Leonard Bossak and Santi Lerner, and Steve Jobs of Apple, have lost their companies.

Of course, the Qiao gang leader was okay, because Apple was in decline and was invited back to Apple, but unfortunately at that time, Qiao helped to have very few Apple shares in his hands, and basically worked for others.

And Bill. Gates is an exception, perhaps because of his family background, and he is one of the few people who is both tech-savvy and business-savvy.

Although Microsoft also introduced funds from Wall Street due to the listing in the future, Bill. Gates has always been an autocratic man, fighting wits and courage with Wall Street bankers, firmly holding the power of Microsoft, and only compromising with Wall Street in the 21st century.

Although Bill. Gates eventually left Microsoft, but Wall Street also agreed with Bill. Gates took his fair share, a full $60 billion, which is not a virtual asset such as stocks, looking at a lot, once you want to take it out, the stock will fall sharply, and the assets will shrink significantly, but the real money of $60 billion.

It can be said that even without adding Bill. The assets that Gates has invested over the years, $60 billion, is enough for Bill. Gates has lived with his children for ten lifetimes. Gates is a well-deserved genius.

Lei Weidong hurriedly stretched out his right hand, shook Bill's hand and said in Mandarin: "Hello, Bill, my name is Lei Weidong, my English name is Harry Potter, this is Lawyer Chen and Ms. Zi Hanyan, we are both from Hong Kong. Of course, Zi Hanyan made a cameo translation.

Hearing that Lei Weidong and others were from Hong Kong, Bill was really surprised, he didn't know them, and he didn't know what Lei Weidong was looking for him: "Hello, Harry Potter, I've heard of Hong Kong, it's very far away, I don't know what you're looking for me?" ”

"Hehe, I have a limelight company in my hand that often invests in some companies suitable for investment, I know that your Microsoft company develops a personal software business, I am very interested in this industry, I think it is very suitable for investment, so I came to you to discuss investment!" Lei Weidong said succinctly, there is no need to beat around the bush when talking to foreigners, although Bill Gates is still a child and has not experienced the influence of business, but his father Bill Sr. is a good person. Some things are still clear, and besides, Microsoft is not a big company now.

Bill. Gates listened to Lei Weidong's words and his eyes lit up, he and Paul Allen opened Microsoft, now not very profitable, is still pasting some money, although the "beginner's all-round symbol instruction code" was developed in 1975, but it was not officially put into use until 76, for this set of code, Bill and the two did not fully utilize, still burning money, can not bring profits, so of course hearing someone invest will feel bright.

After a moment's hesitation, Bill said to Lei Weidong; "Mr. Harry Potter, my company will not be sold, although my company now has only a few people, no fixed assets, only a few pieces of software!"

Lei Weidong smiled; "Hehe, Bill, you may be mistaken, I don't want to buy your company, just an investment, I won't buy more than 40% of your company's equity, I have some understanding of Microsoft!"

"Oh, yes, the company is not mine, it belongs to my good friend Paul Allen, if you want to take a stake, I have to ask for his opinion first." Bill thought about it and didn't say no.

"Harry Potter, I want to ask, are you Mr. Harry Potter, the majority shareholder of Apple!" Old Bill, who had been listening silently on the sidelines, suddenly asked.

Hearing his father's words, Bill. Gates obviously brightened his eyes, the current Apple company is not the poor and 200 when Lei Weidong became a shareholder at the beginning of the year, since Lei Weidong invested one million US dollars in Apple, Qiao Gang and others are no longer living as tightly as before.

With sufficient financial support, Qiao Gang Leader and others can focus more on the Apple II computer. Because the Apple II computer is much more advanced than its predecessor in terms of performance and appearance, in April 1977, Apple swept the United States as soon as it was launched at the first Computex West Coast, when many companies ordered from Apple, and the Apple II was in short supply.

Even Microsoft has now bought two Apple IIs for software development, and it can be said that Apple is currently the most promising and promising computer hardware company in the United States. He has become the boss of a personal computer company in the United States.

And if Lei Weidong is the major shareholder of Apple, then as long as he can make good friends with Lei Weidong, Microsoft's software may be well used in Apple computers, and if he can use Apple's platform. It can be said that it has a great role in promoting the development of Microsoft.

Moreover, as a major shareholder, Lei Weidong personally invested in Microsoft, which shows that Lei Weidong and even Apple are optimistic about Microsoft's prospects. As a person with a high IQ and emotional intelligence, Bill. Gates thought of a lot of things at once.

"Yes, Mr. Bill!" For these things that can be found out at a glance, Lei Weidong doesn't want to lie, and in order to cooperate happily in the future, even if Old Bill doesn't ask Lei Weidong, he is ready to say it at the right time. After all, Bill. Gates is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he has secretly bought Paul Allen's stock in the past.

"Great! Mr. Harry Potter, I wish us a happy cooperation! "Bill. Gates said excitedly.