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"Mr. Xu, Android doesn't have any revenue yet, it's far from being successful, and $2 billion is already a premium."

Xu Liang smiled and said, "I know it's not successful yet, so I want to wait and see.

I'm not short of money, and I have enough patience.

Besides, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Sequoia's offers to Android are more than $2 billion."

Ballmer shook his head and laughed, "The offer from the venture capital firm is based on the smooth development of Android. Once Android is in turmoil, I guarantee that those guys will run faster than rabbits.

I know the morals of those people on Sand Hill Road and Wall Street very well. They are very quick to change their minds. They signed an agreement with a startup company in the last second, and they can use the agreement to wipe their asses in the next second."

Xu Liang nodded, "That makes sense, but Android will not lack development funds without venture capital."

"So, Mr. Xu, are you determined to wade into the muddy water of mobile operating systems?"

Ballmer's eyes turned cold, and he looked at Xu Liang coldly.

"If you think so, then so."

Xu Liang no longer concealed his emotions and replied coldly.

Fuck, you don't listen to nice words, right?

Microsoft is amazing. I've almost beaten Quantum Fund, Google, Apple, Oracle, who dares to disobey? !

The negotiation with Ballmer ended unhappily.

Looking at Ballmer and his group who opened the door and left angrily, Li Jinling said worriedly: "Mr. Xu, we have completely torn our faces with Microsoft today, and they will definitely try every means to deal with us next time."

Xu Liang did not answer, he was thinking carefully about the next countermeasures.

Is Microsoft powerful?

Of course it is powerful.

But once a company is big, there will be many factions and many businesses that need to be taken care of.

After more than 30 years of development, Microsoft's business tentacles have already covered countless fields.

In addition to the Windows operating system that it started with, its hardware includes Xbox, its software includes Office suite, and its Internet includes MSN, IE browser, Hotmail, Live search engine...

If Microsoft was born in China, it would probably enjoy the same treatment as Penguin:

Damn Microsoft!

Is there any business that Microsoft doesn't do?

But complaints aside, the reality is that capital is greedy. When the growth of the main business slows down or weakens, it will look for new directions for expansion.

Most people regard Microsoft as a big threat, but Xu Liang doesn't think so.

Microsoft entered the mobile operating system very early, launching Windows Mobile as early as 2000. This mobile operating system has now been updated to version 6.0.

Microsoft introduced a large number of computer operating system elements into WM6.0 at one time, and imported Microsoft's own applications on computers, such as MSN, IE, etc.

Using the thinking of computer operating systems to make mobile operating systems is one of the important reasons for Microsoft's failure in mobile systems.

In addition, closed source, charging patent fees to mobile phone manufacturers, too big a frame that is not friendly to developers, tile icons... are also important reasons why everyone thinks Microsoft will fail on the mobile phone side.

If Xu Liang were to summarize, it would be just one sentence, thinking can't keep up with the times.

Free is the most expensive!

This sentence is the essence of Internet operation.

If Microsoft opens source, provides free services to mobile phone manufacturers, and subsidizes software developers, and uses the ecological resources accumulated in the PC era, ten Androids would not be enough to fight.

Android's current operating model is to adopt "wool comes from pigs, dogs pay the bill".

Instead of making money directly from mobile phone manufacturers, after accumulating a large number of Android users, basic application services, application stores and advertisements are used for commercial realization. The profit chain has become longer and easier for all parties to accept.

Even Motorola and Nokia, who have been complaining about Kunlun mobile phones, have now shut up.

They are running to take advantage of Android, which is a clear proof and a true reflection of people's hearts.

Now who in the mobile phone circle doesn't praise "Android is generous" and "people are stupid and rich, come quickly".

If Microsoft still holds on to the old-fashioned thinking to develop the WM system, even if it is upgraded to Windows Phone in the future, it will still be unable to escape the fate of failure.

However, Microsoft's intention to acquire Android still makes Xu Liang more or less worried.

Is the other party a spur-of-the-moment decision, or has it noticed something?

I don't want to think about how the other party plays the cards. The iron must be hard to forge itself. Let Android make up for its shortcomings as soon as possible and make more friends. This is the most important thing for Android at present.

Xu Liang retracted his thoughts, looked at Li Jinling with a worried face, and smiled:

"Don't worry, let alone other things, just because of Microsoft's current arrogance, they can't succeed, and they can only stop at the position of PC overlord in this life."

Li Jinling puzzled: "Why? That's Microsoft.

The industry appeal, especially the energy of the operating system industry, is far from ours. If they also follow our example to set up a mobile phone alliance, our partners will definitely go to Microsoft."

Her thoughts represent the thoughts of most people in the industry now.

After all, Microsoft's dominance in the operating system industry is too strong. Except for Apple, there is no one in the world who can compete with it.

As for the difference between mobile phone operating systems and computer operating systems, few people can really understand it except for a very small number of people.

Xu Liang shook his head and laughed, "You still don't understand. Microsoft can even call us here and there. How friendly do you think they will be to those small manufacturers and developers?"

"Yes, if Microsoft keeps this high and mighty look, who would be willing to cooperate with them?

We share our technological achievements with everyone without reservation, and we will invest heavily in subsidies and support software developers in the future."

Li Jinling was happy, thinking that if the situation continued to develop like this, it would not be impossible for Android to overthrow the giant Microsoft.

Thinking of this, most of the pressure in her heart was also eliminated, and she said happily: "Mr. Xu, we should increase investment in research and development, let Android continue to iterate, and establish an unbreakable technological advantage.

Even Microsoft can't replace us."

Xu Liang nodded gently, "Send another email to Qiu Bojun in my name, asking him to rest more and organize team building with the company's people when he has time."

"Rest? Team building?"

Looking at her surprised look, Xu Liang smiled and continued.

"Speaking directly makes me look like a boss like Zhou Ba Pi, urging people to work all day long. Letting them rest is essentially a form of urging."

Li Jinling suddenly understood.

The meaning of the email is: I have been paying attention to you.

How can you rest when the boss is always watching you?

"Boss Xu, you are still smart."

Xu Liang smiled, "Go and get busy."

Li Jinling nodded and left.

"Dingling..."

The phone rang.

Looking at the caller ID, he pressed the answer button.

"Boss Xu, it's me."

"Old Sun, what's wrong?"

"The Zhao Peng you personally recruited has come to Hong Kong. What will be the arrangements for him later?" Sun Zhenping asked.

He dared not make decisions on his own for the people arranged by the big boss.

"Set up a $100 million Indian Ocean No. 4 fund and let him be in charge."

Xu Liang said directly.

Originally, he planned to put Zhao Peng in the New York office, but later changed his mind after thinking about it.

All offices under Hanhua, except the Hong Kong office, basically have no hedge fund business.

In this case, it is better to put Zhao Peng in Hong Kong.

In the same industry, everyone can exchange opinions with each other.

"Okay, I understand."

Sun Zhenping also understood the importance of the young man named 'Zhao Peng' by the big boss.

The last person who was valued so much was 'Jiang Ping' who joined the company three years ago.

In just three years, the latter turned a 1 billion US dollar Indian Ocean No. 3 fund into the current fundraising of 10 billion.

The money earned for the company in three years is close to 20 billion US dollars.

Although Zhao Peng's No. 4 fund only has a fundraising amount of 100 million, it is still given by the company.

But Zhao Peng is just a senior analyst, and Jiang Ping was already the leader of Lehman before joining the company.

If it were not for the deep-rooted discrimination against Chinese on Wall Street, the other party would have become a hedge fund boss at the same level as George Soros, John Paulson, Carl Icahn, David Tepper and William Ackman.

From Lehman Brothers' cash cow, one of the top 100 traders on Wall Street, and the company's senior vice president, he jumped to Hanhua and was in charge of 1 billion US dollars.

Compared with Zhao Peng, who is unknown and is just a quantitative analyst at Castle Investment, who directly manages a $100 million fund independently.

Both are highly anticipated.

The latter is even more so.

"How is the Zhurong plan going?"

"It has gradually entered the market, but no leverage has been added yet."

"Well. ... There is no rush to increase leverage. I expect that after countries start to rescue the market, long capital will definitely take the opportunity to push up a wave, and all shorts who leave the market early and increase leverage will be directly pulled up.

We don't want to join in the fun."

"Your judgment is the same as Lao Jiang, but he decided to go long in a small amount and then take advantage of the opportunity to pull short."

"Lao Jiang is not a reckless person, let him go."

"Well."

After the two chatted for a while, Xu Liang hung up the phone.

He closed his eyes and considered the gains and losses of the "Zhurong plan" before continuing the work behind.

——

"Jerry, I want to hear your opinion."

Lu Qi found his former employer Jerry Yang and told him that Xu Liang was going to invite him to be the CEO of Android.

The two have a good relationship. Even though Lu Qi resigned from Yahoo, the two still maintain private contacts.

Moreover, there is no competitive relationship between Android and Yahoo, and they even cooperate with each other.

Jerry Yang leaned back in his chair, gently stirred the coffee in his hand, and smiled: "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"Of course it's the truth!"

Lu Qi said solemnly, "I have checked a lot of information on the mobile operating system industry these days and visited several executives of mobile phone manufacturers, but I am still a little unsure."

Jerry Yang put down his coffee, shook his head and laughed: "Wrong, you are paying attention to the industry, why can't you pay attention to Xu Liang?

The venture capital industry often says "investing is investing in people", and in my opinion, finding a job is also like this.

Although he is only 27 years old, his career has spanned the world, covering the Internet, industry, financial investment and other fields.

Such people have unlimited possibilities in the future.

To be honest, I think even when Yahoo was at its peak, I couldn't compare to him, after all, I didn't do so much."

At this point, Jerry Yang's eyes were full of admiration and envy.

Xu Liang's career was booming, but his Yahoo continued to go downhill, and was played by Google and Biyang. This made his former Yahoo chief lose a lot of energy, and even began to have self -doubts and self -doubts and shake.

So when he learned that Lu Qi was about to leave, he did not excessively dissuade him. He had no confidence to persuade others to stay.

Lu Qi nodded gently, and Yang Zhiyuan's words firmly had a lot of faith.

There is no mistake, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one 619, one book, one, one, one, one, one, one, a book!

Throughout Xu Liang's career territory, no matter which industry breaks into, it can always splash a little water flower, as if there is nothing in this world that can stop his business expansion.

"The most important thing is that he is Chinese, no, like you, he is Chinese."

Lu Qi completely understood that Yang Zhiyuan gave him a very important point. Xu Liang was Chinese and would not set up an obstacle to him, or he would not be treated unfairly because of his Chinese identity.

Even if he works hard, can Chinese people become Microsoft's CEO? I'm afraid it is unlikely.

Xu Liang is different and directly appointed him as Android CEO. Even if Android is weaker, this is also the leader.

Thinking about it, there is no more suitable employer in the world than Xu Liang.

Even if there is any change in the future, he can be used as an old minister who has been trusted by Xu Liang to join the other business created by the other party worldwide.

"I will disclose it to you again. In the past, Silicon Valley was most popular with Chinese engineers, and everyone listed Yahoo as the preferred employer."

Yang Zhiyuan sighed, "Well, now it has changed! The preferred employer has become Facebook and oil pipe."

Lu Qi laughed: "Because you and Xu Liang are both Chinese, everyone feels that they will not encounter" glass ceiling. "

"The fact is the same. At least in Yahoo, you have done the vice president of executive, and there are several vice presidents of Chinese Xia Xia people. Look at other technology companies, how many Chinese executives?"

Lu Qi nodded the focus, "You and Xu Liang have made outstanding contributions to the status of improving Chinese engineers in Silicon Valley."

Yang Zhiyuan waved his hand and didn't want to talk about this topic, let the past go with the wind.

Lu Qi was sad, and felt that Yang Zhiyuan still lacked some courage. The founder CEO was all of this. Where can the employees be better and who can restore Yahoo again.

Xu Liang waited too long, Lu Qi quickly answered and agreed to join Android.

This information made Xu Liang quite happy, just to stab Microsoft with this sharp knife.

Lu Qi said that to settle at home, it takes next month to return to Huaxia to officially join Android next month.

Xu Liangshuang responded.

Intersection

On this day, Xu Liang received a call from Gates in Silicon Valley's house.

"Hahaha…….

Xu, I heard that there was some unhappiness between you and Ballmer. My old guy almost broke the door of the Android conference room? "

"Not that serious, I have asked the maintenance worker to check the door, and find it very strong, and it does not affect the use at all."

Xu Liang tilted his head and clamped his phone around his neck, holding milk powder in one hand, and a spoonful of milk powder in his hand and put it in the bottle.

The warm water starts brewing and stirring. After the bubbles in the cup are scattered, two drops are squeezed on the back of the hand and tried the water temperature. After confirming that there is no problem, handed it to the younger son who was looking forward to.

Although it is almost one and a half years old, the little guy still drinks nearly 80 ml of milk powder every day.

"Dad, I want too."

The eldest son began to protest.

He doesn't actually drink milk powder anymore.

But boys generally have uneven suffering from widow. Seeing that his brother drinks, he must have it.

Xu Liang made an OK gesture and rushed to his brother.

"I have been on vacation in the Virgin Islands in the United States these days.

But I entrusted the matter to Ballmer for handling and repeatedly explained to him to communicate with you. I did not expect that he would make trouble with you. "

Listening to Gates's annoyed and regretful tone, Xu Zhichen sneered in, who has no film emperor's strength?

Gates played this kind of play and confused.

Anyway, he never believed that Ballmer came fiercely that weather and would not get Gates's high teachings.

However, Gates made this call today, and it was so soft tone that he wanted to come and reconcile.

This is also Gates's clever place, and first sent Ballmer to hit the front station.

Even if things are messed up, there are room for rotation.

Without delay, he continues to make benefits from Hanhua.

But everyone takes what they need, and he will not tear his face because of Android.

So he did not rush to express his statement, and continued to perform with Gates:

"Ballmer is too aggressive, and he wants to buy Android when the price is 2 billion US dollars. What did he treat me?"

After hearing the complaints and anger in Xu Liang's words, Gates smiled and soothing:

"Xu, I have to say this to you. Sorry. It is Microsoft's consideration and underestimating your attention to Android and future expectations. If you give a quotation again, how much do you think is appropriate?"

Xu Liang's eyes turned around, and he felt that Gates Old Yin seemed to be trying to test himself.

If you pay too much attention to Android, will it cause Gates to be vigilant?

This leads to Microsoft's heavy fire blow.

If I didn't think too long, Xu Liang quickly answered:

"$ 8 billion!

If Microsoft is willing to pay $ 8 billion, I will be painful to cut my love and give Microsoft for this hard work for several years. "

Without waiting for Gates to answer, Xu Liang said it was like a bead gun, and continued:

"Bill, this offer is definitely not high. If you win Android, plus Microsoft's own Windows Mobile, the second play, Saipan's market share and status will sooner or later be replaced by Microsoft."

Gates laughed dumb.

"Xu, your idea sounds good.

But the fact is that the market share of the two of us is not half of Saipan, or even one -third of them.

Moreover, Android is open source, and the business model seems a bit defective. If Microsoft acquisitions Android, it must be rectified and re -launched.

Therefore, for Microsoft, Android does not seem to be so indispensable.

And now a mobile phone manufacturer of Kunlun mobile phone is equipped with an Android system? "

Xu Liang noticed the word "rectification". There was a joy in his heart. Gates exposed a lot of important information. Microsoft still had to adhere to the old way. Android open source must be a manifestation of incompetent in his mind.

Gates continued: "$ 8 billion is impossible, because Android does not have a penny's revenue, and the business model is not clear.

The quotation of 2 billion US dollars is already the limit. Even this quotation has given me a lot of pressure and doubts from the board of directors. "

Gates was half true and half -fake. As a guest at the Kunlun mobile phone press conference, he was followed when the phone was just came out.

After the Kunlun mobile phone is on sale, he has always paid close attention to the sales performance and market feedback of this phone.

In short, he still has a lot of interest in Android. He is willing to spend $ 2 billion in small money to buy it and study it by the way. But let him pay $ 5 billion to buy such a thing. It is never possible. Although Microsoft has a lot of money, it is not unjust.

"That's a pity. Bill, in my heart, Android will definitely reach a market value of $ 8 billion in the future."

Gates froze for a moment, and then laughed.

The market value of $ 8 billion is satisfied?

The pattern is small!

He felt that he had figured out Xu Liang's careful thoughts.

I definitely want to use an open source to cover a group of mobile phone manufacturers, then make Android the top in the market, and then take the listing of money to make money. real!

Gates does not think that Android has the first guts and strength in the industry.

Even if they Microsoft, aren't they still being stabilized by Saipan system?

To subvert the existing market structure, what is the use of open source?

Technical strength, patent, funds ... These are the key to truly determining the victory and defeat, which is also a place that Microsoft is good at.

Thinking of this, Gates's thought of acquiring Android was faded. With the backing of Microsoft's entire empire, Windows Mobile can suppress all enemies in the world.

Android will be tossed by Xu Liang himself to see what achievements he can achieve.

In the past, we caught up with BlackBerry, sitting on Sanwang, and the first place had to be divided between Microsoft and Saipan.

Gates held the phone, blowing the sea breeze, and pondering the plastic lounge chair lying on the beach.

In the distance, Epustein led a group of fourteen or five -year -old blonde girls.

It's still far away, just calling Gates' name.

When Gates heard the movement, he quickly said: "Okay, Xu, I hope this unpleasant thing will pass like this, don't affect the friendship between us."

"Of course, I wish you a happy vacation."

Xu Liang hung up his mobile phone, and the corner of his mouth raised slightly. Gates looked at Android. In the future, he could return him a surprise.

The other party said that he was on vacation in the Virgin Islands, and the name sounded like a bit impressive?

Xu Liang suddenly remembered. Isn't it the happy island bought by Gates's good friend, Epustein, a happy island bought ten years ago?

A large number of celebrities such as the zipper, Ivanka's dad, etc. are regular customers on the island.

In fact, the name of Gates is not a secret in the industry at all. I especially like to engage in female journalists and subordinates, but many people are afraid of Microsoft's blacklist and dare not squeak.

After he thought he held the small braids of Epustein, these people would dysentery and play at least another place to play.

Unexpectedly, they didn't change anything.

It is also arrogant.

However, people do have arrogant capital in the United States.