Reborn Tycoon Rise

"Full?" Xu Zhi couldn't help but frowned.

David Klein said again: "Yes, but this is not actually a problem. There is a way to enter the Christmas period, but it depends on whether Mr. Xu dares to do this?"

Xu Zhi asked: "What method?"

David Klein said: "Christmas is indeed full, but basically all the movies are released on that day, and in the previous month, there are still some gaps."

Xu Zhidao: "Released in advance?"

David Klein said: "Yes, but there will be certain risks in this. Of course, if the results are good, it will definitely extend after Christmas. But if the results are poor, or average, once you encounter other film companies' Christmas movies, It is very likely that it will be drawn directly, in which case the loss will be considerable."

Xu Zhi thought for a while and said, "Then choose this method and release it in advance!"

David Klein smiled and said: "Okay, I will check the information of all parties, but the specific details cannot be discussed until your movie is completely shot."

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "No problem."

After chatting casually for a while, Xu Zhi said goodbye and left.

After running through so many distribution companies, currently, this Colombian company is the most reliable, but even so, there is no way to discuss subsequent cooperation until the finished film is released.

We can only wait until the movie is finished!

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While Xu Zhi was busy preparing for the release of the movie, an unexpected phone call forced Xu Zhi to put down everything in his hands and board a plane to Redmond, Washington.

Speaking of Washington, everyone immediately thinks of the capital of the United States and the political center of the world.

but

There are 31 counties named after Washington.

There are 26 cities named after Washington.

There are 240 towns named after Washington.

As for streets and the like, there are countless...

The real capital is not called Washington City, but Washington, DC, or DC for short!

But in fact, in the United States, there is only one state named after Washington, namely the state of Washington in the northwest corner, which is also the state where the city of Seattle is located.

Redmond is an important technology town in the Seattle metropolitan area, where Microsoft and Nintendo of America are headquartered.

In later generations, Nintendo as a whole was a drop in the bucket compared to Microsoft, but now Microsoft is still a small company that has just been established for two years.

The purpose of Xu Zhi's coming here was that he had entrusted Goldman Sachs to invest in Microsoft a few months ago. Now Paul Allen has finally relaxed, but the specific details of the transaction and the amount of the transaction have to be discussed in person.

The meeting place was arranged at a coffee shop on the outskirts of Redmond. The location had already been decided. Xu Zhi glanced at the coffee shop and saw a young white man sitting by the window.

"Hello, Mr. Allen!" Xu Zhi walked over and shook hands.

"Are you Eric Xu?" Paul Allen shook his hand and said with a smile, "Please sit down."

Speaking of Paul Allen, in later generations, many people only thought that he was a lucky boy who started a business with Bill Gates. After Bill Gates succeeded, he also gained huge wealth.

But in fact, this is a misunderstanding of him. He has always been under the aura of Bill Gates.

In fact, in 1975, Bill Gates was preparing to follow his father's orders to study pre-law at Harvard University. Paul Allen found him and invited him to work together to develop a matching basic programming language for the Altair 8800, the first microcomputer at that time.

After the success, Paul Allen also contacted Roberts, the founder of the MITS company of altair8800, and persuaded the other party to give him and Bill Gates a chance to demonstrate it live. The ending was of course a happy one. MITS spent US$180,000 to acquire this device. The right to use software is actually Microsoft’s first pot of gold!

In 1976, Microsoft was incorporated, and even Bill Gates was actually fooled by Paul. Without Paul Allen, Bill Gates would probably have only become a lawyer in this life.

Due to the popularity of MITS' altair8800, their subsequent revenue exceeded US$1 million in 1978, which also laid the foundation for their subsequent cooperation with IBM.

In the early development history of Microsoft, Paul Allen's role and contribution were actually no less than those of Bill Gates. However, something tragic happened to him. In 1983, he was diagnosed with a lymphoid malignancy called Hodgkin's disease. Tumor, in order to have peace of mind for treatment, he quit his job at Microsoft, but by that time, Microsoft's foundation had been laid, so all the achievements and honors were given to Bill Gates!

However, at this moment, Paul Allen still had a full beard, and his behavior still had a geek style. Even when he met Xu Zhi, he did not make any modifications to his appearance.

"Thank you." Xu Zhi sat down.

Paul Allen said directly: "I heard you want to buy Microsoft stock?"

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Not bad."

"Why?" Paul Allen asked: "We are only a small company, founded just over two years ago, and let alone you, even I, the founder, don't know the company's financial report data or revenue. How could you think of that? Want to invest in a company like ours?”

Xu Zhi was well prepared and explained: "In fact, my investment is not based on Microsoft's current achievements, but on you and Bill Gates!"

"Both of us?" Paul Allen smiled: "Do you know us well?"

Xu Zhidao: "Of course, the most important thing in venture capital is to look at the founder, not the temporary success or failure of a company."

Paul Allen said: "It's a very strange idea, but without a good business model, it is more likely to fail."

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Yes, but since it is venture capital, the biggest possibility is that the risk is high, but in many cases, as long as you succeed once, you can make up for the other 99 failures."

Paul Allen nodded and asked: "In that case, why didn't you contact our company directly instead of contacting me through private channels?"

Xu Zhidao: "Because I don't have what Microsoft needs, but I do have what Mr. Allen needs!"

Paul Allen asked: "What does Microsoft need? What do I need?"

Xu Zhi said: "What Microsoft needs is actually not investment, but an investment fund with strong resources to deal with the problems caused by the company's growing growth, including management, market development, etc."

Paul Allen nodded. During this period, with the increase in business, he and Bill Gates had to spend a lot of time on the company's business and operational management, which also led to their serious investment in the company's product technology. According to history, this problem was not solved until Bill Gates found Ballmer in 1980.

Xu Zhi continued: "I don't have the resources behind me, but the only thing I have is U.S. dollars. Microsoft may not be short of cash for the time being, but Mr. Allen shouldn't care about having more U.S. dollars, right?"

Allen narrowed his eyes and became silent.

Xu Zhi said: "I just want to invest strategically in Microsoft. I will not ask for any rights, and I will not interfere with Microsoft's operations in the future!"

After saying that, Xu Zhi stopped, waiting for Paul Allen's reply.

After a while, Paul Allen asked, "How many shares do you want?"

"10%." Xu Zhi said with a smile. There is hope in some talks, and he is actually quite confident about it.

Paul Allen was an extreme hedonist in later generations, but in fact it was also because of the emergence of cancer that he became a completely different person.

Now, like Bill Gates and Jobs, he has always wanted to rely on technology to change the future. But unlike the latter two who are obsessed with personal computers, Paul Allen actually values ​​investment in the information highway.

Unfortunately, this is different from computers, which require too much capital investment. Microsoft's current profits are indeed good, but its main business is still software development, and Bill Gates is unlikely to agree to use funds in other industries.

Paul Allen shook his head and refused: "10% is too much, 5% at most."

Xu Zhi asked: "Does Bill Gates know about this?"

Paul Allen nodded and said: "I know, he doesn't object to me selling some stocks, but he also asked me not to sell too much."

"Okay, 5% of the stock, $250,000, what do you think Mr. Allen?" Xu Zhi reported his price. Microsoft's revenue this year should be over one million U.S. dollars, but the profit is not clear, so he gave 5 million The valuation of US dollars can also be regarded as a test.

"Too low." Paul Allen said directly.

"It's not low." Xu Zhidao: "Although I don't know the internal situation of Microsoft, the market share of your company's Altair 8800 in the entire market can be found. What's more, Apple's computers are very famous now. Their computers have With software, Microsoft’s market share is declining!”

Paul Allen frowned. This is indeed Microsoft's biggest headache right now. Although Microsoft's performance is still rising, the hardware computer market it relies on has actually been threatened by Apple, and Apple's own software reserves are very good. Microsoft simply can't take action.

Xu Zhi is also accurate. Now is Microsoft's weakest period. When Bill Gates becomes IBM's thigh, it will be difficult to buy Microsoft stocks no matter how much money you spend.

Xu Zhi said: "Let's see, Mr. Allen, 5% of the stock price is US$250,000, but if you are willing to sell 10%, then I am willing to pay US$1 million!"

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