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Chapter 827
Paul Allen is a restless person, and he is also a tragic figure in the eyes of the media. Of course, he does not agree with the media's comments, even if that is the opinion of most people.

If you mention other rich people in America, such as Bill Gates, Carl Icahn and even Buffett, some people will probably scold them, but Paul Allen is the only one who is not scolded. People who are dying may have trouble at any time, even if he is worth much more than 99.99% of people in the world, but no one is too envious of Paul Allen's life.

When I open my eyes every day, the two things I worry about the most, one is how to spend the tens of billions of dollars in the account, and the other is whether I can live until tomorrow, the two most tangled and painful things in life, Inexplicably entangled together!
In the eyes of the general public, the pain that belongs to Paul Allen probably belongs to him. The worth of more than 400 billion US dollars is still there, but people may not be able to last until the end of the US dollar...

Walking through several office buildings in Microsoft Town, Paul Allen actually didn't like to come here when he came to a headquarters building, because it was too obvious that this place belonged to someone.

"Director Paul!"

People who saw Paul Allen greeted the veteran who founded Microsoft one after another. Paul Allen, who had just survived another treatment, had a change of mind, and he didn't have much thought about his worth and fame.

Even Paul Allen didn't think too much about getting married and leaving offspring. When he was seriously ill before, he made a will and left a huge net worth to his sister Jody Allen and her By then, Jody Allen will also become the most valuable rich woman in America.

"Paul, how are you doing?"

The first thing Paul Allen saw was Ballmer with a "sincere face". If he hadn't met Ballmer at the beginning and conspired with Bill Gates to take away his equity, maybe Paul Allen I really believed this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

You know, Paul Allen was the major shareholder of Microsoft at the beginning. It wasn't Paul Allen who gave up the equity. Now Ballmer, how can he get the equity of Microsoft and get tens of billions of dollars worth of dollars?
But with the original estrangement, even he and Bill Gates have "reconciled as before." Listening to Ballmer's words, Paul Allen always felt a little uncomfortable.

"Fortunately, the doctor said, I can live for another few decades!"

Paul Allen laughed and said lightly.

Ballmer and Paul Allen embraced warmly, "This is the best gift I've received since Christmas, and Gates is waiting for you inside!"

He said so, but in Ballmer's eyes, there was still a little disappointment. Although it was not strong, Microsoft's board of directors was a carrot and a hole. No one knew when Bill Gates would retire. For those who want to compete for the next head of Microsoft, the key is to first enter the Microsoft board of directors. Ballmer's qualifications are sufficient, but he needs an opportunity.

If Paul Allen can withdraw from Microsoft's board of directors, it will be an opportunity for Ballmer, but Paul Allen seems to have expected this, deliberately trying to keep Ballmer in check, even if in fact, he is very concerned about continuing to stay. In the board of directors of Microsoft, I didn't have much interest. With the continuous treatment, Paul Allen saw a lot. He didn't even have any obsession with his wife and children. What else would he want to correct for a broken director position? , Just give it or not, that is Paul Allen's own business!
As soon as he saw Paul Allen, Bill Gates got up immediately and opened the seat for him personally, "I heard that you have ordered another yacht "Octopus" to surpass Bruno Song's?"

More than ten years have passed, and the relationship between Paul Allen and Bill Gates has eased a lot. Although what he did back then was due to human nature, it was unethical after all. The two people who eased their relationship are usually Bill Gates. Somewhat, of course, is also related to Paul Allen's complete absence of Microsoft affairs.

Paul Allen shook his head lightly, "I recently joined a sea rescue organization and needed a rescue ship. The "Octopus" can be equipped with hospitals, helicopters, speedboats, and small submarines, so it can be rescued faster!"

For sea rescue, it is okay to spend 5000 million dollars to build a super yacht. If someone else said this, it might be pretending, but if it comes from Paul Allen, it might be true The only thing is that he needs a sea rescue ship, but as Paul Allen, he can't buy that kind of ordinary rescue ship, he must build a super yacht that suits his status.

Since his illness, Paul Allen has donated an astronomical amount of knives over the years. Like Howard Houston, Paul Allen has also funded many medical institutions and established the Allen Family Brain Science Institute, Artificial Intelligence and Cell Institute, etc.

After chatting for a while, Paul Allen came to his senses. He didn't come to Microsoft headquarters many times, and he wouldn't come here if he didn't have something to do this time.

"Have you heard about Bruno Song?!" Paul Allen said to Bill Gates with a little excitement.

Bill Gates and Ballmer on the side looked at each other. When they heard Paul Allen mentioning Song Yang, they were both suspicious.

"You mean the Bruno Music Theater invested by Bruno?

Paul, this kid, after leaving the Internet industry, he has indeed invested in a lot of industries, but he is only a young man after all, Paul, you don't need to compete with him for these..."

Bill Gates "tactfully" persuaded Paul Allen that he thought Paul Allen was competing with Song Yang for cards. Paul Allen liked bands and had an on-call band and spent More than $[-] million, a museum for electric guitarist Jim Hendrix was built, and an interactive music museum was built.

As for what Paul Allen played, Song Yang is now entering, and it seems that he is playing more tricks than Paul Allen, which makes Bill Gates think that because of these, Paul Allen wants to play with Song Yang. Compete for cards.

Bill Gates heard that after Song Yang announced the building of a luxury yacht last year, there was a super yacht race between America and the rich overseas. Paul Allen's "Octopus" was just one of them. Larry from Oracle Ellison is building the "Sunrise" yacht, and the oil country's Tuhao has started construction of the "Platinum". This super yacht race has completely raised the specifications and prices of super yachts by a gear, which has surpassed sports cars , private jet competition.

Bill Gates took over a Washington Post newspaper from Ballmer and placed it in front of Paul Allen. On it was Adrian's inauguration, Song Yang, Adrian, Tom Delay, etc. A photo of powerful people standing together.

The report of the Washington Post is the news that Adrian has become the new governor of Texas, but when Bill Gates, Ballmer and others read this newspaper, they felt differently.

When Paul Allen saw the photos in the newspaper, he couldn’t help shrinking his eyes. Microsoft has dealt with many congressmen all year round, and spent a lot of money lobbying congressmen every year. If we say that Song Yang a few years ago was just a fledgling with no foundation, Microsoft If you can knead it at will, then after seeing this photo representing power, Paul Allen knew that even if Microsoft wanted to start a war with Song Yang today, he had to weigh it. Microsoft wanted to use its huge influence to compete with Song Yang. It is no longer possible to overwhelm Song Yang with connections!

Bill Gates showed the newspaper to Paul Allen in order to let Paul Allen stop talking about being a teenager, what is he fighting with Song Yang, whether it is fighting for power or wealth, let alone Paul Allen, Bill Gates dare not say that Song Yang is overwhelmed now.

Bill Gates doubted whether Paul Allen's worth of tens of billions of dollars was enough to compete with Song Yang. Like him, most of Paul Allen's worth was still in Microsoft stocks. , Song Yang holds a large sum of cash in his hand!

Paul Allen glanced at Bill Gates suspiciously, then couldn't help laughing, and shook his head. He knew that Bill Gates, Ballmer, and the others were probably going to go astray, and why did he still have those thoughts now? , Larry Ellison probably wanted to compete with Song Yang for some cards, but he was not in the mood.

Pointing to a part of the newspaper, Paul Allen raised his tone a bit, "I mean this!"

Following Paul Allen's fingers, Bill Gates and Ballmer saw that it was the Texas Space Support Act that Adrian mentioned at the inauguration ceremony to revive the American space industry.

"Not to mention anything else, Bruno Song's vision is indeed the best in this era, even in our modern age, this guy will definitely stand out!
Just like when I proposed to let Microsoft enter the operating system, this kid discovered a new continent! "

Paul Allen praised Song Yang, but he couldn't help but bring up the past, thinking that Song Yang had his demeanor back then, but hearing Paul Allen's words, Ballmer obviously saw Bill Gates The smile became a little stiff.

The relationship between Paul Allen and Bill Gates is very complicated. Paul is a few years older than Bill Gates. When the two met, it was basically led by Paul Allen. Paul established Microsoft and played with Bill Gates Dropped out of school halfway, and spent $[-] to buy the QDOS operating system. The rhythm of Microsoft's early stage was dominated by Paul Allen. The drama of forcing the palace took away Paul Allen's majority shareholder status and let Microsoft go public. Since then, Microsoft has entered the era of Bill Gates.

Now no one dared to mention this in front of Bill Gates, and Paul Allen also noticed some changes in Bill Gates' expression.

He is not afraid of Bill Gates. He has seen various expressions of Bill Gates, including his appearance before he became the richest man, just like seeing a beggar before he became an emperor. It's hard to be in awe of the emperor, not to mention that position was given up by Paul Allen.

But Paul Allen didn't come to quarrel today, and he didn't continue to bring up his old problems.

"We should enter the space industry. This is a new continent. The great voyage of the technology industry. In the future, space exploration will become the most important industry in the technology industry!"

(End of this chapter)