Chapter 301 Western-style Negotiation
He watched Chen Weidong and Chen Jie chatting and laughing in Chinese. The two sides also talked about a competition, using pistols to shoot glass bottles placed dozens of meters away to see who could hit more.
In many states in the United States, it is legal to own guns, and the procedures are not complicated. If people of their status cannot even handle these, it would be a real joke.
Bill looked at the ice-cold soda drinks and fruits under the umbrella again, and even saw a live fish bucket next to it, which contained several lively fish! How many freshwater fish?
In the United States, most people don’t eat freshwater fish.
Qiao Zhiyong smiled and sat down next to him.
Bill looked at him and asked softly: "Mr. Qiao, those few over there should be freshwater fish, right? What are you doing catching freshwater fish?"
Qiao Zhiyong glanced in the direction of his finger and said casually: "Oh, that's the big carp we caught in the lake not far away. Mr. Chen said that he couldn't get used to American food, and he preferred to cook it the way he did in his hometown.
A dish called braised carp."
"That's it!" Bill suddenly realized.
To be honest, when he was in Huanan City before, he had tasted a lot of Chinese dishes, and they were indeed very delicious, but they were mainly bland, retaining the original flavor of the food.
Braised in soy sauce? I haven’t tried it yet.
"Hahaha."
Qiao Zhiyong never expected that he would be able to talk face to face with Bill Gates.
"We all like this dish. When cooking, make sure the fish is alive and fresh. You can also try it later. The braised carp is really delicious, but the way they cook it is a bit spicy..."
Bill was no longer in the mood to listen to his praise for the braised carp, and just stared blankly at the bucket of fish.
An unruly, unrestrained guy!
Looking at him and Chen Jie talking and laughing happily, one knew that they were the same kind of people.
Not a family, don't enter the same door.
No wonder they ignore their own purchase suggestions.
Because his request was wrong from the beginning.
The two of them probably have so much money that they can drown themselves!
What's more important is that no matter how rich or powerful he is, his attitude towards life is always so indifferent, unfazed by honor or disgrace.
There is no sense of distance in him that is common among the rich.
To use a Chinese word to describe it, it would be - down-to-earth.
Otherwise, they would not be willing to donate US$200 billion to the people of their country for free.
Bill asked himself that he couldn't do this. Even if he wanted to donate it, he would have to wait until his death.
Facing such a powerful opponent, what leverage do you have?
Infinite Company's money may be used to acquire Microsoft, right?
Technology? The other party's "in" is so excellent, wouldn't you feel sad and jealous after using it yourself?
So, what else do you have that the other party doesn’t have?
Bill didn't want to be at a disadvantage before the negotiation started. He thought about it and his eyes lit up.
At this time, Chen Weidong and Chen Jie had already used up their bullets and returned to the parasol to sit down. Bill adjusted his mentality and stepped forward to talk to them at the right time: "Mr. Chen Weidong, your marksmanship is very good, and Chen Jie
Just as great as sir!”
With one sentence, he complimented Chen Weidong and Chen Jie at the same time. Hearing Qiao Zhiyong's smiling translation, Chen Jie couldn't help laughing immediately. How can Ah Wei's marksmanship be so bad?
Twelve bullets hit one bottle.
And he has three of them!
Bill ignored their laughter and continued: "However, your infinite company impresses me even more."
"Oh? You also think that our Infinite Company is great?" Chen Weidong was obviously interested.
Bill was happy to see that he had successfully aroused the other party's interest.
He understands very well that for people of his class, only the development of the company and career success are the most proud of them.
As expected, Chen Weidong told him about the arduous entrepreneurial journey in recent years. He talked for a long time, and then said: "We have recently expanded the company, but the computer personnel will not be large-scale."
It’s already very difficult for me to support so many people after recruiting!”
Qiao Zhiyong smiled and translated Chen Weidong's words to Bill.
But the real situation is only known to a few senior executives of Infinite Company.
The company headquarters will indeed no longer recruit programmers on a large scale.
Because Director Zhang has reported to them more than once that the salary offered to programmers by Infinite Company is so outrageous that many high school students now choose computers or finance with their eyes closed when filling out application forms.
I have no regard for other traditional engineering industries.
This is a very bad phenomenon.
The foundation of our China is still industry!
Chen Weidong thinks it makes sense. Anyway, most of the country's most powerful Internet technicians have joined Infinity Company, and their next development focus will also have to be adjusted...
After listening to Chen Weidong's words, Bill nodded repeatedly: "The research strength of your company amazes me! Our operating system requires nearly fifty engineers. I thought it was huge, but your company uses nearly fifty engineers."
The manpower is actually a hundred times ours!"
"No wonder your in is so outstanding. When I saw it, I was willing to give in to you."
As a native of the United States, they have been exposed to various negotiation techniques since childhood. Many young people obtained their first entrepreneurial funds through negotiation with their parents.
Obtaining maximum benefits is always the ultimate goal.
Bill used one sentence to naturally shift the topic to the main topic, and then said seriously: "However, I found that your software also has a very fatal flaw!"
"Oh? Is there such a thing? Why didn't I know?"
Chen Weidong was moved, and looked at each other with Chen Jie, who also shrugged inexplicably.
After hearing what Chen Weidong said, Bill laughed heartily.
Chen Weidong authorized the "in" operating system to several small companies in the United States and let them start selling it on a small scale. This was specifically to create this situation for Microsoft and bring huge psychological pressure to him. Could he not know?
But Bill completely reversed this situation with one sentence. This kind of psychological advantage can be said to be very beneficial in business negotiations.
Bel enjoyed this state very much and waited for a few more seconds before Chen Weidong and the others became impatient and said: "In terms of performance, this operating system is indeed impeccable! However, its biggest problem is that it is a Windows
Operating system! This has violated patent rights!"
Chapter completed!