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There are many people named Paul in the United States, but there is only one Paul who founded Microsoft with Bill.

Xu Ang didn't know this person before, but he knew a lot when asked Bill.Fortunately, there was a American named Hendry next to him who quickly and concisely introduced Paul's life to Xu Ang before he left the New York Stock Exchange.

Xu Ang discovered something very interesting in Hendry's words.

As the main founder of Microsoft, Paul left the company due to illness many years ago, but he still holds 15% of its shares.

Don't underestimate this 15%. In a large company like Microsoft, even Bill does not have too many shares. Paul, who owns such a share, will not be too weak even if he is not as powerful as Bill.

Because of health reasons, I can only leave the company I founded, and I still hold a large share of the company's shares. Every year, dividends alone are an astronomical wealth. From this point of view, there is no problem.

However, what is interesting is that Paul quickly founded another company after leaving Microsoft and became his own boss.

The promising Microsoft didn't wait, but instead made a fresh start on its own, which is very intriguing.

To guess from a certain angle, the conclusion is only three words-there is a story.

"Young man, you are amazing."

As soon as he met Paul, he put a top hat on Xu Ang. His praise would be very useful if he was a U.S. native, but Xu Ang, a Chinese native, could only sound a deep vigilance.

With Paul's status and wealth, not to mention that Xu Ang is just one of Netscape's shareholders, or that Netscape's equity is all his, and Paul does not need to be so.

Nothing to offer courtesy, to steal if you do.

"It is a great honor to receive your praise. Compared with your achievements, what I have done is nothing. Microsoft is on the road of legend. As the main founder of this great company, you and President Bill are An example for all of us. For young people like me, you are the guiding lights, illuminating the way we go forward, and the beacon in the dark night, guiding us forward. If we are in the dark night Fireflies only emit light the size of rice grains, so you are the bright moon in the sky, spreading the moon blossoms throughout the world, bringing light and hope to people in the dark."

Say compliments, who wouldn't be like it.

Paul: "..."

I just said one thing, you crackled back to me a lot.

I thought that young people have achieved some achievements, and if they are praised by a big man like me, they will swell to the sky, and then it will be convenient for me to act.But I don't want you, a young man from the East, to be such a chicken thief. I haven't blown you up yet, and you are about to say that I am floating, it is really scary.

Xu Ang smiled very standardly.

Demo, dumbfounded.

Really think we young people are so foolish?

Tell you, don't underestimate young people, especially the key emperor who has reached the extreme state of working with the keyboard all the time, otherwise he will be sprayed to doubt his life, or be praised to forget his last name and name.

Fortunately, Paul is also a person who has gone through the storm, and he is not without words. He admired: "Are all the young people in China as good as you, Xu?"

Xu Ang nodded honestly, and replied: "The nine-year compulsory education that everyone has received is a lot of people called Xiu'er in China."

"You mean that there are many outstanding young people in China?"

Paul believes that he didn't understand the meaning of the second half of Xu Ang's sentence because of the differences between Eastern and Western cultures and the grammatical differences between Chinese and English.

Although there are only a few sentences and no substantive content, Paul's experience does not show that Xu Ang is difficult to deal with.

The teenager from China has a calmer and slicker than his peers. If it weren't for his youthful face, Paul would have thought that he was a middle-aged man who had gone through many years of social experience.

Paul swears that if time is not limited, he will teach Xu Ang a good lesson, accompany Xu Ang to talk about it, and chat endlessly until Xu Ang doubts life.But now he can't do that, because according to the news he received, Bill's people will be found soon, and then he will have to spend a lot of time to achieve his goal.

So Paul began to get into the topic.

"I heard that you and Jim have a repurchase agreement. Netscape is a promising company. Wouldn't it be a pity to just let it go?"

"No matter what the future is, I have to abide by the spirit of the contract, even if it seems to me that Netscape is as great as Microsoft, it is also on the road to becoming a legend."

"Do you compare a company that just went public with Microsoft?"

Paul looked surprised.

"Microsoft has been tested by the market, and its profitability is not comparable to Netscape."

"If you think so, then I will be very disappointed." Xu Ang said to Paul very seriously, "In my opinion, Microsoft and Netscape are essentially the same. What they do is to simplify complex issues. ."

"Microsoft allows people to get rid of the tedious and tedious process of using computers, such as learning DOS commands. How easy it is to click the mouse. What Netscape does is to free people from the worries of the long list of different URLs on the World Wide Web. , With the same mouse click, you can open the webpage you want to see, and go wherever you want on the World Wide Web."

"Microsoft is becoming a legend, why can't Netscape work? In my opinion, the difference between them is that one is already on the right track and the other is just on the road."

"Think about it, Mr. Paul, if you hold a lot of shares in two companies that are becoming legends, when they succeed, when people in the future recall the past, how many people will worship you. To At that time, Bill couldn't match you, because he only had one Microsoft, and he founded it with you."

"I have to say that the future you describe makes me very excited."

Paul took a deep look at Xu Ang. Before contacting Xu Ang, he thought he had to deal with only a Chinese man who happened to have had good luck, but he didn't want this young man to think about things so thoroughly and completely think of him. Go somewhere.You still expect such a young man to fool him like someone else. Paul dare not think of such a good thing.

"So, young man, do you want to continue to hold shares in Netscape?"

In fact, after hearing what Xu Ang said, Paul was not too sure about acquiring the shares in Xu Ang's hands. He never thought Xu Ang's answer would make his eyes bright.

"No! I will sell it precisely because it is valuable, because my ideal is not here."

ideal?

Ha, there are so many passionate young people, are Huaxia people so cute?

Before the joy in his heart came, Paul heard Xu Ang say: "So, Mr. Paul, do you think President Bill will pay $2 billion for it?"

"Impossible." Paul shook his head. "You don't know Bill. His response to the Internet is slower than my 100-year-old grandma."

"So I plan to sell you one billion dollars, but you have to do me a little favor."

"Before tax?"

Xu Ang raised his brows, and he knew that it seemed that the tentacles of big capitalists were ubiquitous in this country, and their energy was terrifying.

"After tax."

"If you insist..." Paul thought for a while, and finally nodded, "Deal."