Thomas Watson Jr. had asked IBM to find many well-known computer and mathematics experts from universities and companies in the ugly country to study Zhang Zhonghua's compression software.

After detailed analysis and research by dozens of experts, everyone came to the conclusion that the algorithm of Zhang Zhonghua's compression software has reached the current extreme, and they have no other way but to acquire.

That's why Thomas Watson Jr. had no choice but to come to the door to buy compression software and database technology.

"I don't know Mr. Zhang Zhonghua, what is your psychological expectation price for compression software?"

Thomas Watson Jr. asked, believing that there is no such thing as a product that cannot be bought, and if you can't buy you, it is simply because you are not giving enough money.

"Mr. Watson, I really can't estimate this, the compression software in the world today often costs $100, whether it is a supercomputer, an industrial machine or a personal computer, compression software is essential, not to mention that the development of storage devices is very slow to meet the needs of computers, and the value of compression software is immeasurable."

Zhang Zhonghua said.

"How about $500 million?"

Thomas Watson Jr. said. $100 a piece, $500 million is the installed capacity of 5 million computers, you must know that the total number of computers in the world today is not more than 500,000, and $500 million is definitely a big profit.

Hearing Little Thomas's offer, Zhang Zhonghua's heart twitched, IBM, a big dog, is really not bad for money.

There is no way, IBM is a big business, and the company's stock price rises by one percentage point in the stock market to $1.9 billion.

My dear Mr. Watson, just ravage me with dollars, and I can bear it.

"Mr. Watson, although $500 million is five million units installed, according to my estimates, in three or four years, five or six years, the number of computers in the world will reach that number.

In the future, computers will enter the 16-bit era, the 32-bit era, and even the 64-bit era should not be too far away, you say yes, dear Mr. Watson. ”

Although 500 million dollars is a lot, it is far from the value of compression software, and if I sell 500 million dollars to you, I might as well sell it myself, at most it will be troublesome.

"Mr. Zhang Zhonghua, since you are not satisfied with 500 million US dollars, then you can make a price?"

"1.5 billion US dollars, IBM has publicized this news well, and it is easy for the stock market to grow by one or two points."

Zhang Zhonghua directly opened his mouth and called the price of 1.5 billion US dollars.

Thomas Watson Jr. thought for two minutes, the $1.5 billion stock market only needed to rise by one point and came back, and the stock market definitely rose by more than one point, and then said, "No problem." ”

Damn, this is 1.5 billion dollars, don't you buy anything at a bargain?

Zhang Zhonghua fell into a state of stupor, and then fell into self-doubt about whether he had just shouted the price low.

"Mr. Zhang Zhonghua, how do we trade, is it a direct transfer or a stock?"

Thomas Watson Jr. saw that Zhang Zhonghua did not refuse and asked.

Although there are many ways to evade taxes from enterprises to civilians, the government of the ugly country is not a fool, and there are many anti-tax avoidance policies.

In 1934, the National Assembly of the Ugly State passed the clause on "individual holding companies";

In 1937, the "foreigner-holding company" clause was passed, which was a special provision for taxpayers to use these two types of forms to avoid taxes.

In 1962, the Revenue Act 1962 was enacted to control the tax avoidance activities of "individual holding companies" and "foreigner holding companies" to evade tax payable on undistributed profits through fictitious companies.

The Inland Revenue Code (IRC), adopted in 1962, provides for the taxation of controlled foreign corporations.

In the ugly country, you can outwit the CIA, or you can play the FBI, and play a city car chase from time to time.

But if you evade taxes, the IRS will chase you to the ends of the earth. The gang boss who can't be defeated by the FBI, the transnational drug lord who can't be done by the CIA, will be weak when they see the IRS, because they can't beat it and can't escape.

In the United States, it is claimed that even if you rob and sell drugs, you have to pay taxes, and IRS doesn't care why you pay taxes, just pay taxes for your sister.

Regardless of the source of income, even if it is illegal, it must be taxed.

Even if you have the means to do it, if you dare to evade taxes, no one will be able to protect you, and the IRS will personally come to the door to collect taxes.

Fancy ranking of the domestic armed forces of the ugly country: the first place is the ugly army, the second place is the coast guard, the third place is the IRS, that's right, it is the IRS, and even the IRS has to surpass the ugly country and the coast guard in daring to fight.

The IRS is more powerful than the FBI, the CIA, and any local police station, and the weapons and equipment are similar to those of the army, basically all kinds of weapons are available, and legend has it that they can also command aircraft carrier formations, and whoever sees it has to kneel.

"Transfer the transaction, the copyright of my software is in the name of the foreign panda fund, you should be fine with the money directly transferred to the Swiss bank, right?"

Zhang Zhonghua asked.

"No problem, foreign trusts are still very safe now, protected by the laws of the ugly country, and our company will help you deal with this."

Thomas Watson Jr. said.

Although the IRS of the ugly country is awesome, the ugly people, especially the shrewd Jews, can always find all kinds of loopholes to avoid and evade taxes.

Zhang Zhonghua looked at Thomas Watson's affirmative expression and was quite relieved, the taxes of the ugly country are too much and too high, and they really can't afford to hurt.

Foreigners who cash out in the stock market in ugly countries are subject to 33% personal income tax; Ugly Chinese people who cash out stocks held for more than 18 months are subject to long-term capital gains tax, and the tax rate has also reached more than 20%; Short-term cash-out is even more tax-on-tax, with federal tax rates starting at 35%, and half of the stock market profits are also handed over to the IRS.

"Mr. Zhang Zhonghua, most of the database software you developed will be used on IBM computers, and we can further strengthen cooperation in this area."

Thomas Watson Jr. was very happy, the main task of the compression software was completed, and the database software cooperation was even easier.

Then Zhang Zhonghua and Thomas Watson Jr. talked about the YH database software problem, directly pre-installed on the computer also saves those companies and institutions trouble, if it is too troublesome to install the database with dozens of tapes, I don't know how much it will cost to tape alone, and finally negotiated for half an hour and reached a cooperation intention.

Both Android and Apple are available. 】

In the afternoon, Zhang Zhonghua's secretary confirmed and told Zhang Zhonghua that IBM's $1.5 billion had reached the Swiss account of the family fund, and the ugly giant IBM was really strong, and the $1.5 billion fund was directly received into the account.

"Boss, isn't it just a compression software, it's too expensive."

The secretary asked in surprise.

"Nowadays, the storage conditions of computers are so poor that compression software can directly double the storage space of computers, and the market prospect of compression software is too broad.

After IBM bought it, it was advertised that $1.5 billion in the stock market was a matter of half an hour, and it is expected that IBM would sell this compression software for $200 a set, that is, I will not sell it to IBM in a few years. ”

"Then IBM can't make billions of dollars by selling software, it's too easy to make money."

The secretary said enviously.

"IBM is IBM, we are us, IBM now has more than 100,000 employees around the world, that channel is not comparable to any company, and now we can't sell software in our hands.

What's more, people invest more than $5 billion in the research of a computer, which is not bad for this money. ”

Zhang Zhonghua quipped.

"Also, IBM's market capitalization has reached nearly $200 million now, which is really amazing."

That's a lot of money if it's cash.

After completing the transaction, Zhang Zhonghua watched TV in the villa, and there were a lot of programs, which was still good.

Today, there are three major commercial radio and television companies in the ugly state, and many people are familiar with it in the hot summer in the future:

Ugly Country Broadcasting Corporation, abbreviated as ABC;

CBS for short;

NBC, abbreviated as NBC.

The three broadcasters basically monopolized television and radio business in the United States, and all of them broadcast advanced color television programs.

ABC took the lead in broadcasting the news that IBM acquired YH compression software, and immediately following the report of ABC TV, BC TV also broadcast this blockbuster news one after another.

IBM's publicity for this deal is very good, detailing the broad market prospects of compressed software and the significant improvement of computer storage, etc., and the level of boasting is more than Zhang Zhonghua thinks, and he also wants to spend $1.5 billion to make the ugly shareholders pay.

Some time ago, the computer magazine of the ugly country boasted about the compression software to the sky, and now IBM will soon go on sale, and the market prospect in the hands of IBM is great.

"Boss, you should be the richest Chinese now, right?" The secretary joked with a smile.

"On the surface, it should look similar, but there are also many families that are very deeply hidden, and they should not be underestimated."

Zhang Zhonghua said with emotion.

"What other families are so powerful?"

The secretary asked curiously.

"Yanxia has a history of 5,000 years, and many families have inherited it on this land for more than 1,000 years.

For example, the Heavenly Master Dao Zhang family Zhang Daoling is a figure 1800 years ago, the Heavenly Master Dao has not declined after several dynasties, and the royal families of the past dynasties do not know how much wealth they have rewarded;

Earlier than the Heavenly Master, there was also the Confucian sage Confucius in Qufu, the descendant of Confucius, who was also favored by the emperors of various dynasties, so who knows how much wealth;

Wuxi Rong family is the first business family in modern times, the Rong family is the richest man in the Qing Dynasty, and now the descendants of the business are all over the world. ”

Zhang Zhonghua said.

Yanxia people have always been well versed in the way of hiding and clumsy, and the big families are all wealthy, especially now they are all low-key.

The next day, the major newspapers of the ugly country reported this blockbuster news, IBM bought $1.5 billion in compression software, so that Zhang Zhonghua took advantage of this shareholder wind to become the richest Chinese in the world.

This news has refreshed the three views of countless people, and it has been sold for $1.5 billion through just a computer software, and the people in the ugly country who eat melons have rushed to the stock market or called their stockbrokers.

Zhang Zhonghua's deeds were once again turned out by the media, and he arrived in Xiangjiang, and then opened a restaurant, established Yuhuang Electric and other deeds were also reported.

Zhang Zhonghua still underestimated the power of the media, Westerners believe in the supremacy of money, and they can be regarded as the focus of the ugly national dream?

After IBM spent $1.5 billion on compression software, IBM's stock opened higher.

The New York Stock Exchange also went completely crazy in the new day, with IBM closing at 4 p.m. with a market value increase of 3.68 percentage points, compared to yesterday's close of 4.54 percentage points.

Zhang Zhonghua was deeply depressed when he learned the news, and IBM's market value increased by nearly $10 billion in one day.

sold his $1.5 billion to IBM, IBM turned around and made nearly $10 billion, and the ability of these Wall Street giants to cut leeks is really awesome.

"Boss, the shareholders of the ugly country are too crazy, IBM's stock price is almost skyrocketing."

Zhang Zhonghua's secretary was completely shocked by the madness of the ugly stock market, which is also terrifying, and the market value of more than 200 billion US dollars is equivalent to Hong Kong dollars, but it has exceeded 1 trillion Hong Kong dollars.

"It's normal, it's all the ugly big conglomerates behind IBM that are pushing the stock market up, most of IBM's shares are in the hands of those giant companies, they can't spend $1.5 billion in vain, they have to earn back $15 billion if they spend $1.5 billion."

Zhang Zhonghua explained.

At the end of the century, there are more than a dozen Internet companies with a market value of more than 100 billion US dollars, and some Internet-related hardware manufacturers have countless wealth.

"Boss, then you are now the richest man in the Chinese world, is it too unsafe to just arrive now?"

The secretary said to Zhang Zhonghua with some worry.

"I'll contact Hong Kong Island first to see what the situation is over there."

He now feels that the name of the richest man in China is a bit tricky, which makes him a rafter who has suddenly become a rafter, and if it spreads to the mainland, it will inevitably make people who know him think more.

"Okay, go call immediately, and the newspaper should have received the news, and it is estimated that the newspaper will be seen on Hong Kong Island soon."

The secretary said immediately.

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Hong Kong Island, Headquarters of Sing Tao Daily.

"Boss, super big news."

The assistant rushed directly into Hu Xian's office with a fax, and the news was too exciting.

"What's wrong? Is the president of the ugly country dead or fighting with a hairy bear? ”

Hu Xian looked at the sweaty assistant and said with a smile.

"No, something is wrong with the boss! Now that the richest Chinese in the world has come out, guess who? ”

The assistant said mysteriously.

"The richest man in China? The decline of the previous thirteen lines of decline and hidden hidden, who is the richest man now, who knows? Besides, Wu Bingjian was still the richest man in the world! ”

Hu Xian sighed.

"Boss, now the new richest Chinese in the world is Zhang Zhonghua and Zhang Sheng, and many newspapers in the ugly country have also reported it."

The assistant handed the fax in his hand to Hu Xian, and sighed that Zhang Sheng's movements were getting bigger and bigger.

"What? Zhang Sheng is the richest man in the world? It's impossible, although Zhang Sheng's industry is large, he owes a lot of bank loans. ”

Hu Xian said incredulously, took the document in his hand and looked at it.

A few minutes later, Hu Xian muttered a few words in his mouth, all Lei Lou!

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"Mom and Dad, something happened, Ah Hua wants us to fly to Dongying to hide first, and then go to the ugly country."

Lou Xiao'e gave Zhang Zhonghua a brief introduction to the affairs of the ugly country, and this time he made 1.5 billion US dollars at once, I don't know how many people are red-eyed, although his Lou family has no blood relationship with Zhang Zhonghua, but the close relationship is known to the whole Hong Kong Island.

Although the Lou family also has money, there is really not much cash, and the $1.5 billion is there.

There are a lot of outlaws on Hong Kong Island!

"Ah Hua made a big fuss this time."

Lou's mother said worriedly, how can everyone know about this matter?

"Mom, this is also a helpless thing, IBM is a listed company, and major financial expenditures must be reported."

Lou Xiao'e explained.

"Let's go, although our Lou family has no direct relationship with Ah Hua, but just in case, let's go out and hide for a while, it will be troublesome if we see the report in the morning."

Lou Zhenhua said worriedly.