I don't know how long it took, but Bill Gates sighed quietly.

To be honest, after knowing Fang Chen for a long time, he understood more and more about Fang Chen, and he felt that his outlook on things had changed tremendously.

He is actually sincerely considering the possibility and necessity of controlling all Microsoft shares, even just 66.7% or more of the shares.

Simply shredded.

You know, he was the one who made a decision three years ago to gradually sell Microsoft shares in exchange for cash as planned, and gradually realize the so-called valuation and net worth.

But I have to say that it feels great to have such monopoly power in the company like Fang Chen. He can do whatever he wants and use the company's money however he wants without worrying about the constraints of other shareholders or any legal and moral risks.

Unlike now, Microsoft does have money, but the money belongs to the company.

Even if he owns 40% of it, he still cannot use it at will, and it is even less possible for him to take out the money and invest in other companies. If he wants to use it, he must go through the board of directors or even the shareholders' meeting.

When he thought about having to convince at least dozens of shareholder representatives, he felt very overwhelmed.

However, the most important thing is that even if he can use Microsoft's money to invest, the profits from the investment belong to the company, and he can only get a part of it according to the equity he owns.

Suddenly, he felt that compared to Fang Chen, he was simply a pauper.

Of course, this "pauper" does not refer to the wealth gap between him and Fang Chen.

Although his net worth is far less than Fang Chen's, it's not such a big gap. It's about the meaning of wealth itself.

Money, especially the currency used by everyone, is just a credit currency backed by national credit. It has no meaning in itself. It is not suitable for eating or drinking. Compared with its face value, the manufacturing cost is pitifully low.

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This is why every time the Federal Reserve releases money, it is obviously injecting money into the market, but it is called robbery.

The Federal Reserve exchanged a piece of paper for a real object of real value. What is this if not robbery?

However, the meaning of money to an individual does not lie in the money itself, especially for a rich man like him. To him, money is just a number. If he just wants to ensure his daily expenses, no matter how extravagant his life is,

With the wealth he currently has, it is completely enough.

Therefore, he believes that the real meaning of money in human life lies in freedom and the right to choose.

Once he has money, he wants to live in a luxurious house, have a beautiful woman on a yacht, and want to travel abroad and feed pigeons in London. He can immediately ask his secretary to notify his private jet and prepare to travel.

Even though the most he eats on weekdays is burgers and cola, he is not too picky about where he lives, and it doesn't even matter if he doesn't take a shower for ten days and a half.

After all, he can change his life at any time, live any life he wants, and get whatever he wants.

But what about ordinary people?

He can only choose to eat hamburgers and Coke, live in an ordinary house, and have to endure without water at home. It is impossible for him to go to a hotel every day.

But now, there is no doubt that Fang Chen has more freedom and more choices than him.

This is why he suddenly feels like a "pauper".

After being silent for a while, Bill Gates shook his head and drove away the messy thoughts in his mind. He was not Fang Chen, and he could not do what Fang Chen did.

Fang Chen could casually spend tens of millions of dollars on a browser and get hundreds of times the return.

If you support Yeltsin and fight Soros in Russia, you can get a company with more oil and gas reserves than the United States and a company worth hundreds of billions of dollars...

Even if he is asked to develop Microsoft by himself without diluting Microsoft's shares, he is not sure that he can do it.

After all, he doesn't think Paul's contribution to Microsoft is any less than his.

When Microsoft was first established, it was Paul who noticed the importance of personal computer operating systems, and then successfully obtained the right to use SCP-DOS from Seattle Computer Company. Only then did they get noticed by IBM and take off.

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"Bill, I don't quite understand what you mean. Are we going to bow to Fang Chen and buy Netscape shares from him?" Metsu said irritably.

Just now, Bill Gates wanted to get closer to Fang Chen and let Fang Chen lead them to make a fortune. Another Netscape company is not expensive at 5 billion US dollars. But they made a mistake and Netscape will be even more valuable in the future.

Doesn't the implication mean that they should go and find Fang Chen to buy Netscape's shares now?

But the problem was that when Fang Chen wanted to sell it to them with a valuation of US$5 billion, they didn't buy it. Instead, they mobilized media reporters from all over the world to blackmail Fang Chen.

And now Netscape's issue price alone has reached $6 billion!

Not buying it when it's cheap will cost the boss a lot of effort, offend Fang Chen, and then have to pay for it with a smile and buy it at a higher price. No matter how you think about it, this is what a fool would do.

And with Fang Chen’s character, the issue price is now US$6 billion. How could Fang Chen sell them at the issue price?

There will definitely be a higher premium.

"But if the market value of Netscape reaches 8 billion or even 10 billion in the future, do you still think that it is a loss to go to Fang Chen and buy Netscape shares now? If you don't buy it, you will regret it then.

Too late."

"Business is like this. As long as it is profitable, we will do it. If we are slapped in the face, we will be slapped in the face. Who made us think wrong. This is just like stock trading. If you don't buy when the price is low, it will rise.

If you don't pursue it, you won't even have time to cry when the price is higher." Bill Gates said calmly.

He was not worried that he could not convince Metsu. According to his understanding of Metsu, Metsu had never been resistant to money.

Sure enough, Metsu's angry expression softened instantly.

He admitted that what Bill Gates said did make sense. Since he clearly knew that Netscape would develop better and better in the future and its value would become higher and higher, why not buy it in advance?

"Okay, Bill, I admit that you are right. There is no grudge against money, and isn't it just to surrender to Fang Chen? It doesn't matter, anyway, this is not the first time I have done this kind of thing."

Metsu pretended to be free, fearless, and willing to sacrifice to hide his inner greed.

But it's true that when Bill Gates got married last time, he and Fang Chen almost had a falling out, but they reconciled in the end.

And this time, although they secretly allowed the media reporters to slander Fang Chen, publicly, they still maintained each other's face and did not break up with each other, or even exchange bad words.

In addition, after all, it was already the second time, so relatively speaking, his psychological burden was not high.

"Metsu, you made a right choice. We should never have a grudge against money."

Bill Gates couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said with a relaxed expression.

The reason why he insisted on asking Metsu to buy shares of Netscape with him was that his little Jiujiu was naturally there.

He has been paying attention to Netscape Browser this year, but the more he pays attention, the more he discovers the value of Netscape Browser.

He can even assert that Netscape Browser is the entrance to the monopolized Internet, and everyone who wants to browse the Internet cannot do without the browser.

From a certain perspective, Netscape Browser is Microsoft's Windows operating system and has the same value as Microsoft's Windows operating system.

To be honest, when he realized this moment, he completely collapsed. The energy he spent working at Microsoft for twenty years, and the efforts and dedication of tens of thousands of Microsoft employees for more than twenty years, were actually compared to a man with only one

A few hundred people, a small company that has just been established for a year, produces products of the same value.

But collapse will be collapse, but reality must always be faced.

After all, it's not like he crashed twice, Netscape collapsed immediately, and if he crashed, there's a greater chance that Microsoft would crash first.

However, this is also the reason why he invested a lot of resources to develop the IE browser, just to get a share of the browser market with Netscape, or even defeat Netscape, and monopolize the entrance to the Internet.

If Microsoft can monopolize the entrance to the Internet and monopolize the operating system, then Microsoft will be absolutely invincible and its market value will increase several times again. However, this has also been its long-cherished wish.

He has had this idea ever since he supported Clinton and his information superhighway plan.

But as mentioned before, Fang Chen never gave him a chance, and he couldn't find the time to launch the IE browser.

In this case, the only choice he can make is probably to join Fang Chen and become a shareholder of Netscape Browser, so that he can share the value brought by Netscape Browser and have the foundation of Xu Xu Tuzhi.

Well, yes, his ultimate goal is to one day replace Fang Chen, not to mention completely obtaining the shares of Netscape Browser, but also to use the majority of the shares to become the person who has the decision-making power on Netscape Browser.

But unfortunately, the price of Netscape Browser is too high. Even if he can convince Microsoft's board of directors and shareholders, plus some of his own money, he is not expected to acquire shares of Netscape Browser.

More than 10%.

At this time, the value of Metsu and the Jewish people was reflected.

They could pay to "help" him acquire a portion of Netscape Browser's shares.

Of course, whether in name or in reality, the Netscape shares that Metsu and others paid for with their money are their own, and the profits they get from it are also their own.

But he is confident that he can influence Metsu and others to stand with him. From this point of view, there is no difference between these shares and his.

Thinking of this, Bill Gates took a look at Metsu, who was still in a silly mood and almost addicted to the benefits brought to him by the surge in Netscape's market value.

Well, he felt that it was more feasible for him to influence Metsu and others and get them to side with him.

Furthermore, in terms of status, Metsu and the others should also be on his side.

He is an American, Metsu and others are Americans, Metsu and others are Jews, and he is half-Jewish, and even strictly speaking, he is a Jew.

Because according to the tradition of the Jewish family, even if a female Jew marries a foreigner, the children born to her will be counted as Jews regardless of whether the father and the child identify with it.

On the contrary, if a male Jew marries a foreigner and the child is born, regardless of whether the parents and the child agree or not, he is not a Jew and can only be said to have Jewish ancestry.

Therefore, no matter whether he identifies himself as a Jew or not, or whether his surname is an American, in the eyes of Metsu and others, he is a Jew.

Not to mention, he and Metsu have known each other for more than 20 years. Both emotionally and rationally, Metsu and the others should be on his side, not on Fang Chen, who is from a race with a completely different culture.

On the Chinese side.

"It's afternoon now. I asked someone to ask the waiter and found out that Fang Chen has already taken a rest, so let's go find him in the evening."

Holding back the turmoil in his heart, Metsu said.

He had already thought about the countless small sums of money that would come to him after he concluded the negotiation with Fang Chen, as well as the fact that his prestige and reputation within the clan would soar, and he would ascend to the throne of Vice President.
To be continued...