Chapter 40 – Finally Rich (2/2)
(Author’s Note: Writing an operating system by one person is almost impossible in real life, here is just imagination. This is a Dushi and Sci-fi novel, the main point of it is entertainment, don’t think too much into the details.)
“Mr. Liu, this is the CEO of us Microsoft, Mr. XX,” Xu Zhongbang pointed to a young looking American with blond hair.
“Hello, Mr. Bill,” I spoke fluently using English with a slightly American accent. How could I not recognize the CEO of my previous life!
“Oh? Mr. Liu can speak English?” Bill asked weirdly.
“A little!” I smiled. No shit, I didn’t lack communication with him, how could I not know how to speak English.
“That’s good, since it’s like this, please name your conditions Mr. Liu,” Bill said.
“I will not sell the copyrights of the operating system, but I can allow Microsoft to sell it. Furthermore, I can promise that Microsoft can participate in the development of the next version of Shuguang operating system,” I spoke about all the things Microsoft could get.
“Then what does Mr. Liu want in return?” Bill wasn’t an idiot, he knew that my conditions were for them, I didn’t mention about what I needed.
“50% of the operating system’s profit! This amount cannot be changed,” I didn’t like to negotiate the cost with other people.
“50% That’s too much!” Bill exclaimed.
“Is it? If it wasn’t the because of the current economic system of Huaxia, I can establish my own company and sell it by myself, and didn’t need to share the profits with anyone,” I said.
“But you don’t have any patent related to graphical user interfaces!” Bill said.
“Hence this is also another reason I want to cooperate with you. However it isn’t the main reason, because patent done in the US is not effective in Huaxia!” I said slowly. Huaxia didn’t join the WTO at this time, a lot of the things were not linked with the world, in other words, even if Huaxia’s products copied the products of other countries, they won’t win any lawsuit!
“Okay! I’ll agree with you, but you must show us the code!” Bill Gates decided. He wasn’t very interested in making money in the first place, money was just a number to him, he was much more moved by technology.
“This isn’t an issue, and I will keep my promise, the next version of Shuguang operating system will be developed by both of us,” I didn’t sleep properly for more than a month in order to write this system, I definitely won’t do anything like this in the future. Although I have a hundred and eighty years of life, but isn’t it more painful if half my body is paralyzed yet I can’t die. It was better to act more generously, I will only supply the key technology in the future, and let them complete the rest.
After that we decided that, Microsoft will push out Windows 95 earlier in December this year, Shuguang 95 will be pushed back to 1996, the changed version will be called Shuguang Windows 97. At the same time, Microsoft decided to give 30% of the profits from Windows 95 to me as compensation for pushing back the release date. Windows 95 will also be renamed to Shuguang Windows 95.
After signing the contracted , we got it notarized, essentially it was nearly eight when we finished everything. Xu Zhongbang offered to treat me to dinner, but I refused. I didn’t return home at the proper time these few days, my mom was already getting suspicious of me, not to mention my dad, they kept on asking in different ways if I went to the arcade.
Haha, I’m rich now. 30% and 50% A new richest man in the world is about to be born. I hummed as I walked leisurely on the road.