Chapter 54 Investing in Microsoft
"Ring, ring, ring"
As soon as I walked into the living room, I heard the phone ringing at home. I thought it might be Mr. Gates' phone number, so I picked up the phone first.
"Hello, is this Mr. Zuo Haojun's home?" An English sentence came from the phone.
"I am, who are you?" I asked in the same English question (the following English dialogues are expressed in Chinese)
"Oh, Mr. Zuo, I finally found you. I am Bill Cates from the United States. I believe that Mr. Han, who authorized you to handle the affairs between us, has already mentioned me to you."
"I know, Mr. Gates, he has told me that you will come to China in a short time, saying that you want to sign the authorization document, right?"
"Yes, Zuo, I have arrived in Tianjing. I am living in Room 513 of Tianjing Hotel. I think when can we have a meeting and talk? Time is tight, and I have to go back to set up a company. Please forgive my presumptuousness."
"Okay, Mr. Gates, it's OK now. Please wait for me in the room."
"OK, goodbye."
"goodbye."
He hung up the phone and turned to his father and said, "Sorry, Dad, I can't drink with you today. My American friends have come here. I need to meet you."
"Go, be careful not to make discipline mistakes." Zuo Aiguo told me.
"Don't worry, Dad. Tell mom, Uncle Zhou, Uncle Zhang, I'll leave first." After that, he opened the door and walked out of the room.
After I left, Dajun asked Zuo Aiguo with some anxiety: "Dad, is it okay for Xiaojun to do this?"
"As long as he pays attention, there is no problem. Now the country also encourages trade with foreign countries. It's just that families like ours need to pay attention." Zuo Aiguo was also a little worried, but he still believed in his son in his heart. He turned to Zhou Zhang and said, "Old Zhou, Lao Zhang, Xiaojun is gone, so let's have some drinks today."
Walking on the streets of Chang'an, I called Han Hu out and rushed to the Tianjing Hotel. On the way, Han Hu also tactfully asked my sister what happened recently, why was she always depressed? I told Han Hu a little embarrassedly, maybe it was because I was always with Xiaoyu recently. After hearing this, Han Hu scratched his head without a solution. He could only hope that his sister would not be emotionally hurt by this man.
When he arrived at Room 513 of Tianjin Hotel, Han Hu walked up and knocked on the door gently. After a moment, the door opened, and the appearance of the richest man in the world appeared in my memory. However, at this moment, he was still so young and far less energetic than the future.
"Hi, Han." Gates shook hands with Han Hu tightly and invited us to the house.
At the same time, another man sitting upright in the house stood up to greet us. I looked at the familiar face in front of me, but I couldn't remember who it was. Han Hu also greeted the man and introduced it to both parties. Only then did I realize that that man was Paul Allen, who had been working with Gates in the early days of Microsoft.
While I was observing the two of them, Gates and Allen were also observing the young man in front of us. He invested a sum of money in the most difficult time of our business, which gave us a path to development, but it was also strange how he knew us?
"Hello. Mr. Gates, Mr. Allen. I'm glad to see you." I greeted with a smile.
"Hello, Left. You can call us Bill and Paul, that's how our friends call us." Bill Gates also responded with a smile.
"Bill, Paul, you should also call me Xiaojun."
"Okay, Xiaojun, I really didn't expect you to be so young, which surprised me a little."
After a polite greeting, we entered the topic and discussed specific discussions on some investment matters. What I value most is that, like Gates proposed, no matter how the company develops in the future, whether it grows bigger or goes bankrupt, my shares will never change. Even if the company issues shares and goes public, it cannot dilute my shares unless I have my consent.
Although this requirement seems a bit insignificant now, Gates, who is born with a business mind, realizes that if one day the company really becomes bigger and goes public, the shares in the man in front of him will grow by tens of millions of times, and he will not be allowed to dilute the other party's shares during the listing and financing process, which is somewhat unacceptable to Gates.
"Bill, you have to know that 3 million US dollars is not a small amount. I invested it to you to represent that I have expectations for your potential, otherwise this money can be completely acquired a good company in your country." I insisted on this suggestion. There was no way, and Gates agreed to my request. Both parties signed their own names in an agreement. I invested 3 million US dollars to inject Microsoft, owning 35% of the company's shares.
Later, I signed a power of attorney, giving Han Hu the right to handle all matters of my shareholder and the company in the future. The company also had Han Hu's name when it announced the list of directors to the public in the future. Only Bill Gates and Paul Allen knew about my real position in this company. This is exactly what I hope. I don't want to cause any trouble in money, especially I am a familiar face that is familiar to senior Chinese figures. If you can be more low-key, just keep it low.
The business ended with one party being extremely satisfied and the other party was quite complaining. He opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate the moment. In an ordinary room, a simple signing ceremony that only four people knew about, it was already the top rich people in the world.
At first, Gates just politely talked with this Chinese boy, but for a while, he was shocked by the other party's extensive knowledge. Gates did not expect that in such a backward country, there were still such young people who knew some computer knowledge and had a thorough understanding, and gradually showed more interest in talking to the young man.
I knew in my heart that although I was a shareholder who paid the money, I did not respect these two people. Only real fellows would make each other appreciate and be happy to interact with each other. The conversation in the field made the three people slowly become familiar and intimate with each other. When talking about the development of the company, I simply revealed some historical trajectories like two people, asking them to buy an American-edited DOS, and then talked to IBM in detail. I told them that this would be the turning point of the company. Gates and Allen thought of my proposal skeptically, but I didn't say in depth. After all, this is a fact that will happen sooner or later. I just did this just to make things a little faster.
Because the two of them were still in a hurry to return to the United States, I said to Gates at the end of the conversation: "Bill, I believe you can achieve success and you can invest in China if you have the opportunity. Now our format is getting better. I can still find certain policies for you in some places in China."
Chapter completed!