Super Tycoon

"cheers!"

Sega Bandai is holding an internal celebration reception at this time, and all the middle managers are present, and the momentum is very big, and some relevant media bosses are also invited.

Uranus' sales statistics for the first week came out. Even though they set a high price of 29,800 yen, 50% higher than the N64, they still sold 930,000 units.

Although it failed to achieve the feat of breaking one million sales in the first week, it also broke the previous sales records of other game consoles in one fell swoop. Their games have also sold hundreds of thousands of copies, which can be said to be very successful.

At this reception, there is another heavyweight guest, that is the chairman of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates.

Everyone gathered in twos and threes to chat, and Okawa Kou also sat with Bill Gates, communicating in a low voice.

"Bill, thank you for the system you made. It is indeed very useful and suitable for game development. The success of Uranus is inseparable from your help."

Bill Gates clinked glasses with Isao Okawa and took a sip of champagne: "I am also very honored to cooperate with the world's best game console manufacturer. I believe our future cooperation will be even more pleasant."

He came here this time not just to participate in Sega Bandai's celebration party. The profits brought by the Sega Bandai system to Microsoft are far less than the WIN98 and OFFICE office software series they are now on the market. After all, they only provide the operating system and do not get much money.

He came here this time with a deeper purpose.

"Mr. Okawa, have you ever thought about further cooperation between Sega Bandai and Microsoft? Microsoft is the world's top software manufacturer, and we will always be the number one in the industry in the future."

"If your company allows Microsoft to become a shareholder, it will bring more benefits to our cooperation. Microsoft has sufficient funds and excellent technology, which can make Sega Bandai even better."

Bill Gates also likes to play games, and he also wants to make a game console belonging to Microsoft. It's just that in terms of hardware, Microsoft's strength is not strong, and it doesn't have the accumulation of game companies, so I want to find a suitable partner.

He once thought about acquiring Atari, but later found that Atari had too much negative equity and they did not have a hardware department. It was difficult to make short-term profits after the acquisition. starter

Especially at that time, the company's focus was to develop a new generation of PC operating systems, and other shareholders did not agree. So they chose to cooperate with Sega Bandai. On the one hand, they can enter this market, and on the other hand, they can also accumulate experience.

If possible, he would like to acquire Sega Bandai, at least as a controlling shareholder.

Sega Bandai has not only performed very well in the game industry, but also has a lot of good animation copyrights. These copyrights can not only be developed into games, but also toys, movies, etc. Microsoft does not do it, and can authorize it to other companies to obtain profit.

The assets of Sega Bandai at this time are very high-quality. Paul and Steve should not object to investing in such a company, and no one else has the ability to object.

Isao Okawa's face changed, and he glanced at Bill Gates. Sure enough, this guy flew over from Seattle with a plan, but he didn't expect such a big plan.

Sega Bandai is his career, besides CSK, his most important career, and he intends to pass it on from generation to generation.

Microsoft's rising momentum at this time is too strong, and it will become the overlord of the software industry. After such a company takes a stake, will it be willing to be only a small shareholder?

Isao Okawa put down his glass: "Bill,

We're friends, so let's talk straight. Do you want to buy shares and add another investment direction, or are you really optimistic about this business and want to keep doing it? "

Bill Gates also put down his glass and looked directly at Isao Okawa: "I regard this as a career, and I want to do it for a long time, develop and grow, and become the number one in the industry."

This answer made Da Chuangong's heart sink even more. This also proves that Bill Gates has ambitions for this industry.

"I also regard Sega Bandai as a lifelong career, so I will not give up. If you just want to participate in the shares, I can tell the board of directors for you, and maybe they will agree. But if you have other thoughts, I can't agree .”

Bill? Gates face is not very good-looking, what is the current market value of my Microsoft, how much is our annual profit? How much is Sega Bandai worth? One year's profit is not as good as ours. You let me only participate in shares?

Even if Bill Gates will participate in some companies, they must be top-level companies to enrich his industrial investment and reduce risks.

Sega Bandai doesn't have the qualifications yet.

However, seeing the other party's attitude, Bill Gates decided to take his time, buy shares first to obtain part of the equity, and then acquire the shares in the hands of other shareholders, and finally be able to control the company.

Before that, let him get enough voting rights first.

"35%, I want 35% of the shares, including the corresponding voting rights. I can accept not controlling, but I can't be a minority shareholder."

"I invest in the name of Microsoft, which is also of great benefit to Sega Bandai. As long as I invest, I can guarantee that Sega Bandai's stock will rise rapidly. At the same time, Sega Bandai can be listed on multiple markets. greater success."

Bill Gates thought he had made concessions, but Okawa didn't see it that way. Thirty-five percent, it frightens him to ask for so many shares, let alone voting rights.

In this way, Microsoft will become the largest shareholder of Sega Bandai. When Bill Gates stands up to be the president, will others support him?

Even if he is no longer the president, he also hopes that Sega Bandai will get better and better. Microsoft is indeed very powerful in software system development, but as far as the game industry is concerned, it has no experience at all. How can he trust the company to the other party?

What's more, Microsoft can acquire other people's shares at that time, and gradually become the major shareholder of Sega Bandai, annexing this company. This is something he will never allow to happen!

"Bill, I'm sorry, but I can't promise you this condition. But I can tell the board of directors and all the shareholders that there may be some shareholders who are willing to sell their shares to Microsoft."

In this way, even if Microsoft gets 35% of the shares, it will not be able to achieve a controlling stake, because the shares of several other people will definitely not be sold, and it will definitely be sold at a sky-high price.

And he can also take the opportunity to acquire a part of the stock and increase his stake in Sega Bandai. He has paid so much for Sega Bandai, and donated 50 billion yen this time. How can he watch the company become someone else's?

The two toasted again and stopped talking about this topic, but they both had other plans in their hearts.