When I am reborn in Hong Kong, I just want to lie down

Microsoft, which is far away in America, is receiving the last round of financing before going public. Shareholders from Pacific Rim Group and Banana Computer persuaded Bill at the meeting to let him go public later, but he refused.

"Mr. Pierre, I think that if Microsoft goes public later, its valuation will be higher." The Pacific Rim representative analyzed the pros and cons and made a final statement.

Bill shrugged and said, "Sorry, I think going public can help the company develop faster."

The representative of Banana Computer had just tried to persuade him, and he felt that the way Bill looked at him was a bit dissatisfied, even disgusting, so now he decided not to speak anymore and remained silent.

In fact, Bill was very unhappy at this time, mainly because he felt that he had suffered a loss and sold 20% of the shares at a very cheap price. Later, because of the order from Big Blue, he was under great pressure and they needed a new one. , an operating system that can be used immediately. As a result, 30% of the shares were harvested by Banana Computer.

Now, the two founders hold 56% of the shares, Pacific Rim Group holds 14%, and Banana Computer holds 30%. This financing will come from Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and other funds. In this financing, 20% of the financing will be divided. After financing: the two founders hold 44.8%, Pacific Rim Group holds 11.2%, Banana Computer holds 24%, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs plus other small funds hold 20% .

Pacific Rim Fund was excluded from this financing. From this move, it can be seen that Microsoft does not welcome them or does not want them to take more shares.

Representatives from Banana Computer and Pacific Rim in Seattle showed up at a restaurant, sat down, and started discussing.

Jack: "Hey John, I feel like Bill has some very bad intentions towards us."

John: "Jack, I'm not sure, but I vaguely feel the same as you. I really don't know where he came from to have such feelings for us."

Jack: "What should we do now? We're afraid we won't be able to complete the boss's mission."

John: "We will report the current situation to the superiors immediately and wait for instructions from the boss."

After hearing the news, Li Bu just smiled. Peter is really the same person as always, and it will be like this from now on; the instructions he gave were: "Then let him do the hard work, and we will also launch our own." computer."

During the last financing, Pacific Rim Group and Banana Computer kept silent at the shareholders' meeting. Silence is golden, and listened to Bill's boasting.

Bill: "I think the valuation should be US$[-] million, which is appropriate."

Goldman Sachs representative: "Mr. Pierre, although Microsoft's turnover exceeded US$1983 million as early as 1.0, you yourself know the sales situation of version [-] of the Windows system you developed; and your customers are single, with It is rumored that Apple is also planning their own operating system recently, which will have a big impact on Microsoft's future performance. I think US$[-] million is a reasonable price."

Representative of Morgan Stanley: "Pierre, with the support of our funds, you will develop better systems. With this money, Microsoft will develop better."

Representatives from other small funds echoed the sentiment and said they were taking a huge risk by investing in such a disembodied company.

Bill set his sights on Pacific Rim and Banana Computer, meaning to let them express their opinions.

Jack smiled. This smile made Pierre very uncomfortable. He said, "Everyone, we need sincerity. You should know that personal computers are the trend of the future. Believe me, the money you invest now will benefit you in the future." To bring high returns, what we need from you is not just money, we are not short of money, but your intangible assets. After you become a shareholder, you must fulfill your obligations as a shareholder."

John: "Is Pacific Rim Group short of money?" His words silenced everyone present. In recent years, Pacific Rim has become very prosperous overseas, making a lot of money, and has attracted investment from many wealthy people and congressmen. Super high returns. The big shots on Capitol Hill are very optimistic about Pacific Rim. The big shots from the Elephant Party and the Donkey Party all have large investments in Pacific Rim Group.

Everyone looked at it and discussed again. Although Bill didn't like Banana Computer and Pacific Rim Group, their words still played a decisive role.

After a day of negotiations, Microsoft was finally valued at US$20 million. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and other small funds invested a total of US$[-] million, accounting for [-]%, for Microsoft to develop the next generation version of Windows and purchase some copyrights. .

Banana Computer currently owns a lot of patents. In addition to free hypertext patents, there are also some graphics patents, such as menu patents. For this patent alone, in addition to the licensing fee of US$100 million, every time a copy of the Windows operating system is sold, Banana Computer There is also a 1% royalty fee.Others such as mice and API patents, there are many such patents.

Banana Computer can leave Microsoft, but if Microsoft leaves Banana Computer, then the Windows system will not be on the market.

It's no wonder that Bill has such complicated feelings about Banana Computer. He feels that they are just parasites that are lying on Microsoft's body to suck blood. Every year, one-third of Microsoft's profits go to Banana Computer, while the other party only uses patents. You can make so much money and make them feel pain and happiness. The other person's things are really useful.

After Li Bu receives the financing results in Xiangjiang, his office will also be ready to go public. This office software is the bulk of Li Bu's profit.

At present, Li Bu's company in Xiangjiang is all computerized. The operating system is an internal beta version provided by Banana Computer. The internal beta version of Office has already used this system.

Banana Computer can now provide a complete set of office solutions, from software to hardware, from system software to office software, from small office computers to interfaces with printers. It is very mature. Hypertext has also been tested here with very good results. Xiangjiang Telephone has The laying of lines on the Xiangjiang side has been completed. These are used in Xiangjiang and are very popular among the clerks.

Microsoft completed its last financing before the listing, completed the formation of the board of directors, established the organizational structure, and then accepted the last audit by the Big Four accounting firms before starting a road show.

Recently, Li Bu received information from North America that shareholders represented by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs felt that the shareholdings of Pacific Rim Group and Banana Computer were too high and wanted them to reduce some of their shareholdings before going public.