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- "Boss, these four scripts are all very good, but "Transformers" may be a little more troublesome. I think we need to talk to Hasbro about the copyright issue." Facing Zhou Xingsheng's gaze, as the production manager Johnson suggested.
Zhou Xingsheng nodded secretly and replied with a smile: "This is not a problem. I think this matter can be left to Brown. Mr. Brown, do you think so?" After saying that, he turned his attention to the management department. Manager Brown.
Brown shrugged and laughed: "No problem, this is my job."
Zhou Xingsheng smiled, and his mind unnaturally turned to Hasbro. Maybe acquiring Hasbro would be a good choice. But then I thought about it and decided to forget it. If any industry had a hand in it, I couldn¡¯t take care of it. Let¡¯s get other core projects done first.
A meeting ended successfully, and DreamWorks also began its campaign to conquer Hollywood. The four people each performed their duties and became busy.
Zhou Xingsheng did not interfere with specific matters, so he did not go to DreamWorks the next day. Instead, he went to the Caishen Investment Branch's location to look around, and then immediately took a plane to Reid, Washington State. In Montreal, he is going to have a good talk with Bill Gates.
Washington State is a big state, as you can tell from its name.
The city of Redmond is inconspicuous. If Microsoft, a giant company, was not born in Redmond, it would be difficult for people to have any impression of this city.
On the plane, even though he was well prepared, Zhou Xingsheng was still a little unsure.
The power of Microsoft is really not comparable to that of Xusheng Technology. Even though Xusheng Technology is owned by him, the big boss with the golden finger of the reborn super monster, who is worth tens of billions, although Microsoft in this period is far from being the giant of later generations, it is just a company that is booming. software company.
However, Microsoft, which is booming, is still not something Zhou Xingsheng can get his hands on now.
In 1984, Microsoft's sales exceeded US$100 million; in 1986, Microsoft's initial public offering. Market capitalization exceeds $500 million. And now, as Microsoft has cooperated or deepened its cooperation with giants such as IBM, Apple, and wireless equipment companies, its turnover has increased significantly. The current market value has exceeded 10 billion US dollars, far exceeding that of the previous week. Assets owned by Xingsheng.
Of course, if you include other affiliated companies that hold shares but do not control it, Microsoft alone will definitely not be able to compare with him.
But, will Microsoft have fewer affiliated companies than him?
Zhou Xingsheng also knows this situation, and he also knows that there is little hope for moving forward this time. But I still wanted to give it a try.
No one knows better than him how powerful Microsoft will be in future generations.
In terms of personal computer operating systems, no other system can compete with Microsoft, although other software is not worse than Microsoft in terms of performance and entertainment, or even better. Who makes Microsoft become the trend? Under the Matthew effect or the halo effect, unless Microsoft abandons its martial arts skills or starts another industrial revolution, it will be difficult for Microsoft to be defeated by its peers.
And Microsoft¡¯s influence is radiated based on the personal computer operating system. It's even more terrifying.
With its global monopoly on personal computer operating systems, Microsoft can not only freely control prices, but also enter other areas of the Internet, such as search services and instant messaging services. Competing with Google and Yahoo for dominance in the global market, domestic Baidu and Tencent both expressed their opinions; or entering the physical field and developing game consoles, Nintendo was immediately kicked out. Sony also said that Alexander should respond nervously; or it could enter the field of smartphones and compete with Android, led by Apple, in the global market as soon as it is launched The strength and dominance that caused a bloody storm in various industries when expanding operations are enough to show how terrifying Microsoft is after the general success.
In the future, Tencent, which was called the king in China, has caused Tencent, which has aroused the collective alliances of domestic Internet companies, compared with Microsoft, it is weak!
Microsoft is the world¡¯s version of Tencent, a successful example of ¡°users are king¡±.
How can Zhou Xingsheng be willing to take a bite out of Microsoft?
The meeting with Bill Gates was arranged early in the morning, using the name of the chairman of Xusheng Technology. Although the directors of the subsidiaries under Zhou Xingsheng's name are only members of his family, including Xusheng Technology, it is still a joint-stock company, so it is not wrong to have a chairman's name.
Bill Gates is a genius with a high IQ, but IQ is not the same as emotional intelligence and wisdom. At least in his conversation with Bill Gates, Zhou Xingsheng did not notice anything evil about Bill Gates. Unlike the businessmen he usually met, Li Chaoren and Zheng Yutong are no different.
A businessman is always a businessman, but Bill Gates is more professional and advanced in computers than other businessmen.
For Zhou Xingsheng, Bill Gates is a top-ranked god. I heard his story when he was a child in his previous life, dropped out of Harvard, and then founded the huge empire of Microsoft. Zhou Xingsheng once believed that Bill Gates was a model of self-made wealth, so he regarded him as his idol and admired him very much. It wasn't until he grew up and was exposed to more information that Zhou Xingsheng realized that Bill Gates's self-made career turned out to be due to a good family background. Bill Gates' mother was an executive at IBM, the blue giant.
Since then, Bill Gates¡¯ idol image suddenly collapsed in Zhou Xingsheng¡¯s heart, and he no longer has an idol.
I¡¯m really cheating!
When I was a child, I thought Bill Gates started from scratch. When I grew up, I realized that Bill Gates¡¯ entrepreneurship actually started from a high starting point, with the words and deeds and full support of IBM executives behind him.
When I was young, I thought Edison said that success is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration. When I grew up, I realized that there was also a sentence behind it: "One percent inspiration is the most important."
When I was a child, I thought that Master Kong said "repay evil with kindness". When I grew up, I saw that, my sister, it turns out that the original words of Master Kong were "Repay evil with kindness. How to repay kindness? Repay kindness with kindness, repay hatred with kindness!"
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The idols and monuments that were erected when he was a child turned out to be fake or castrated versions when he grew up. From then on, Zhou Xingsheng became confused and looked at everything with suspicion.
I don¡¯t know if the educational outcome hoped for above is to make every Chinese look at the world with a skeptical eye and live in this world with a critical spirit when they grow up. If this is really the case, Zhou Xingsheng has to say something. You succeeded.
¡°Bill Gates is not good at talking. I don¡¯t know if this is a common problem among technical people. On the other hand, Bill Gates's good friend, Steve Ballmer, now the CEO of Microsoft, is an extremely talkative person, with sharp words and superb negotiation skills, and he can make people fall into wrongdoing without even realizing it.
If Zhou Xingsheng hadn¡¯t known earlier that this guy had the nickname ¡°Sly Fox¡± in college and was known for his shrewdness at Harvard, he might have tricked him out.
Even so, Zhou Xingsheng also suffered several losses, and the negotiations fell into a disadvantage.
Zhou Xingsheng sighed secretly in his heart. Without going around the bush, he directly explained his intentions. One was that he hoped to acquire some Microsoft shares and join the board of directors, and it would be better if he could participate in the general meeting of shareholders. The other was that he hoped that Xusheng Technology could cooperate with Microsoft to jointly develop personal products. Computer operating system or other software.
Although Microsoft is now a public company, that is, a team of professional managers manages the entire Microsoft, and founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen have retreated behind the scenes, but Microsoft's equity distribution still remains. Bill Gates and Paul Allen still account for the majority, with the former accounting for more than 40% and the latter accounting for about 15 to 20%. This is because the two of them have diluted part of their equity in the past few years, otherwise they would hold even more equity.
In this situation. If you want to join the board of directors, you must get Bill Gates's consent, acquire shares, and try to become a member of Microsoft's shareholder meeting. We also have to find a solution from Bill Gates.
Many people confuse company directors and company shareholders. In fact, these two terms are relatively independent.
The company¡¯s shareholders. It means that you own shares of the company, and you may not necessarily be a director of the company, unless approved by the board of directors or become a major shareholder of the company, because retail investors who bought the company's shares are also legally shareholders of the company. Some shareholders are one of the decision-making shareholders at the shareholders' meeting, but they may not be directors of the company, because the largest shareholder can join other directors to veto.
A company director is a member of the company's board of directors, and may not necessarily be a shareholder of the company. He may also be the company's management or other people outside the company. They can be approved by the board of directors or invited to join the board of directors.
Zhou Xingsheng has two ways to become a member of Microsoft's board of directors. One is to hold Microsoft shares to a certain ratio to expand his influence. Without shares, as long as the board of directors approves, he can be called one of the directors.
Zhou Xingsheng¡¯s proposal was quickly rejected by Steve Ballmer. He even laughed and sarcastically said: ¡°Young man, I have to admire your courage, but do you think this is just playing house? ?Microsoft is now developing at a rapid pace, and we have no plans to raise funds again. Moreover, I don¡¯t think Xusheng Technology has any technology worthy of cooperation between Microsoft and you.¡±
Zhou Xingsheng frowned when he heard this, and said while holding back his anger: "What if it's operating system technology or office software technology? Is Microsoft confident that it will lead the world???No need to cooperate with others? "
Steve Ballmer blinked, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and asked with a smile: "Oh, really? I wonder what kind of technology deserves you to be so confident, Mr. Zhou?"
Just as Zhou Xingsheng was about to blurt out, he suddenly felt a thrill in his heart. Knowing that he had almost been tricked by this guy again, he immediately changed his tone and said, "Will a company as big as Microsoft pay attention to office software technology?" His words were a small taunt to Steve Ballmer, and he avenged the previous attack.
Steve Ballmer's expression did not change. Not only was he still smiling, but his momentum was even stronger than before. He said impassionedly: "Microsoft has always been committed to providing customers with a convenient computer operating experience. The development of office software is natural." It¡¯s also in Microsoft¡¯s plan. Don¡¯t worry, Mr. Zhou, you know that Microsoft has successfully developed its own office software and word processing software, which will be launched soon. Therefore, Microsoft¡¯s technology has always been world-leading!¡±
"Really? That's really congratulations!" Zhou Xingsheng's expression remained unchanged, but the heart that originally had a glimmer of hope had now sunk to the bottom of the lake. (To be continued) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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