Reborn as a Hong Kong Tycoon

Chapter 160 Visiting Microsoft
The development of Apple has entered the fast lane, so Lin Baicheng doesn't need to worry about it.

However, Microsoft, which invested in shares at the same time, did not move, and it was still the same as before.

In addition to developing PC programming software, Microsoft mainly sells BASIC interpreters. BASIC, also known as Base, means 'beginners general symbolic instruction code', is a programming language designed for beginners.

Due to the different types of computers, their extensions to the basic BASIC language are also different, resulting in a situation where the same BASIC language programs are not compatible with each other. For example, the drawing statements of various BASIC languages ​​​​are very different, and so on. The 'dialect' problem.

BASIC interpreter is like translating various dialects into Mandarin, easy to understand, so there is a market demand, and with the prevalence of personal computers and microcomputers, the market size will become larger and larger.

But generally speaking, there are not many people who really need a BASIC interpreter, so the market is limited.

Therefore, Bill Gates and Paul Allen of Microsoft are still developing other programming software and looking for new profit growth points.

From the current point of view, Microsoft has not gone on the right path, and Lin Baicheng is not sure whether his investment will make Microsoft go in the wrong direction, so he thinks it is necessary to make a special trip to Microsoft to mention Bill Gates. Both Ci and Paul Allen.

Just do it when he thinks of it. A few days later, Lin Baicheng took the time to go to Redmond, Seattle, where Microsoft is located.

Redmond is located on the eastern edge of Seattle, with a small population of about 2 people, and it is still only a small town.Only when Microsoft develops and this becomes the headquarters of Microsoft, the resident population will increase significantly, and the town will take on a new look and become a city.

The current office space of Microsoft is still rented, but the environment is quite good.

Seeing two cars parked outside, Bill Gates and Paul Allen knew that Lin Baicheng and the others should have arrived, and when they came out, they saw Lin Baicheng and others getting out of the car.

"Ellen, Miss Isabella!" "Bill! Paul!"

Lin Baicheng shook hands with the two of them. Since he came to the United States, although the two parties have contacted several times, they were all by phone. This is the second meeting including the time of investment when the contract was signed.

"Bill! Paul!"

Isabella also greeted the two of them. Isabella, who said that she would come over from time to time, became more familiar with the two of them.

A group of people entered the house, and Lin Baicheng's bodyguards were waiting outside except for Chen Yaoxian who followed in.

"Come here, everyone. Let me introduce you to the major shareholder of the company, director Lin Baicheng from Hong Kong Asia."

Bill Gates clapped his hands and called all the employees over, only a dozen or so, and most of them were new recruits after receiving Lin Baicheng's financing.

"Alan, would you like to say a few words?"

Lin Baicheng nodded and said: "I believe that the company will grow and develop under the leadership of the two directors, Bill and Paul. Everyone works hard. Now your efforts, along with the company's growth, will be rewarded handsomely in the future."

If the employees here are able to work in Microsoft all the time, neither voluntarily resigning nor being eliminated by Microsoft's development, their future income will definitely not be low.

Lin Baicheng didn't talk too much. After all, he didn't participate in the daily management of Microsoft, so it doesn't make sense to talk too much.

Bill Gates and Paul Allen showed Lin Baicheng the products currently sold by the company, as well as several new software developed by the company, and introduced them to Lin Baicheng one by one.

Lin Baicheng found that the company's newly developed software is all niche-oriented. It is impossible to say that there is no market, but it is absolutely impossible to rely on these software to make a lot of money.

However, Lin Baicheng also understands Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Microsoft is still very weak. If it invests in those highly competitive software, it is easy to lose everything if it is not good.Although the current company earns less, its strength is slowly increasing.

After a while, Lin Baicheng and Isabella followed Bill Gates and Paul Allen to their shared office, but Chen Yaoxian did not go in.

"Bill and Paul, have you ever thought about developing an operating system that manages computer hardware and software resources, optimizes resource usage, determines system resource supply and demand priorities, controls input devices and output devices, operates networks, and so on. "

Lin Baicheng made it clear what he wanted to do. If possible, of course he would like to make his own computer operating system, but he, a foreigner, can't make a big deal at all.There is no problem in doing it at the beginning. When computers enter thousands of households, its operating system will definitely be suppressed, and then the operating systems of other companies in the United States will stand up. Microsoft makes the operating system.

"An operating system? That's a good proposition."

Paul Allen's eyes lit up, and he felt something was wrong.

Bill Gates was also a little moved, but he considered the actual situation: "Alan, you know the company's situation. If the operating system you just mentioned is to be popular and accepted by the market, it must be compatible with various computers. Hardware and software, this is definitely not a small cost, and the company's funds may not be able to complete the research and development work."

"What if I would lend the company $500 million?"

Lin Baicheng smiled and said: "With this money, the company can recruit people and then develop the operating system. However, the company has to pay back the money, and we, the three shareholders, must guarantee the funds , It depends on whether you two, Bill and Paul, dare to borrow this money."

The reason why shareholder guarantees are required is mainly to put pressure on Bill Gates and Paul Allen, lest they have the idea that they will not lose even if the company goes bankrupt, resulting in not doing their best.

It is true that Lin Baicheng wants to help Microsoft, but he will not help unconditionally.If Bill Gates and Paul Allen do not agree to a joint guarantee, then Lin Baicheng would rather give up helping Microsoft, because the business ideas of these two people are not yet mature, and he would rather wait for a few more years.

Bill Gates and Paul Allen hesitated when they heard the words.

After a while, Bill Gates said: "Alan, we need to think about this matter carefully. Moreover, we also need to examine the feasibility of the operating system, the market for the operating system, and so on."

"It's not urgent. You can think about it slowly. It doesn't matter if you give me an answer in a month or two."

Lin Baicheng nodded, this kind of thing can't be forced to happen, not to mention that it is really necessary to give them two time to think about it.

Lin Baicheng and his party stayed in Redmond for one night that night, and returned to Los Angeles the next day.

　(Thanks to 'rg1969' for the great support!)
　　
　
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