Chapter 346: Uncompromising

"Mr. Steve, I think we can now negotiate the 'wma audio format' authorization agreement!" Lin Feng said calmly.

Steve Ballmer was stunned for a moment and let out a long breath, so as not to affect his judgment due to emotions. That is a taboo in negotiations.

Steve Ballmer then asked Lin Feng and Tan Zhi to sit down and ordered Xue Li to deliver coffee.

Soon, Xueli brought two cups of coffee and looked at Lin Feng with shock. This arrogant Chinese kicked the door of Microsoft CEO but was not bombed away. The president even asked him to sit down and have a coffee. Chairman Bill Gates smiled even more. The world was too chaotic. Xueli was dizzy and looked confused.

"Steve, I don't talk nonsense anymore. We will never accept your conditions. The $10 million authorization agreement is my bottom line." Lin Feng said, and at the same time, he ordered Tan Zhi to hand over the newly revised contract.

Steve Ballmer shook his head.

"Mr. Lin, we Microsoft are not short of money. If you want our 'wma audio format' licensing agreement, you have to take out the stock." Steve Ballmer said with a sense of superiority.

"Just, now the sales of the Phantom in the European market alone exceed 10 million, and the sales of the Asian market exceed 5 million. Microsoft requires 30% of our company's stock with just one 'wma audio format' authorization agreement, which is too whimsical." Lin Feng said sarcastically.

"Haha, but Mr. Lin wants to return to the US market, right? With the authorization of the 'wma audio format', the capacity of the 'Phantom' does not require any hardware cost. As long as online upgrades are provided and the firmware of the 'Phantom' can double the 'Phantom' capacity. I think this will undoubtedly help greatly to increase the value of the 'Phantom's product. Moreover, the anti-piracy technology of the 'WMA audio format' is better and is more conducive to the promotion of MP3 payment. Moreover, if we cooperate with Microsoft, it will also improve your company's global status, right?" Steve Ballmer explained slowly, but he refused to give in to the price.

Lin Feng never thought of dealing with Steve Ballmer in an instant, and was not impatient.

"Steve, $5 million, 3% stock, this is my bottom line," said Lin Feng.

"Mr. Lin, I will reiterate that Microsoft is not short of money, we don't want any money, just stocks." Steve Ballmer said calmly.

Lin Feng frowned and looked at Bill Gates. The richest man in the world was just sitting quietly, drinking red wine and eating American pecans on his own, smiling and not caring about the negotiations.

"Steve, there is a common Chinese idiom that can stop when you can. Don't be too greedy," Lin Feng said in a muffled voice.

Steve Ballmer smiled.

"Mr. Lin, there is an American proverb, asking us to take what we should take." Steve Ballmer replied to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng frowned and the negotiations were deadlocked.

Steve Ballmer sits firmly on Diaoyutai with a smile. As long as Lin Feng wants to return to the US market, he must buy his own "wma audio format" authorization agreement, and then he will always take the initiative.

Unexpectedly, Lin Feng's actions once again unexpected to everyone.

"Mr. Tan, let's go!" Lin Feng suddenly stood up and left.

Everyone at the scene was stunned.

"Dr. Lin..." Although Tan Zhi didn't know why Lin Feng suddenly turned against him, he was not satisfied with Steve Ballmer's insatiable greed, so he quickly got up and took the documents and left.

Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates looked at each other, and both were a little stupid. They had never seen anyone who was so "shocked" when negotiations with Microsoft. In my memory, in Bill Gates' mind, it was only in the late 1980s that when the negotiations between Microsoft and Apple broke down, Jobs was the same. However, that time, Jobs threw the contract on Bill Gates' face, but this time Lin Feng kicked Steve Ballmer's door open. The two had the same effect.

"Mr. Lin, you have to know that we are Microsoft." Steve Ballmer sneered and said loudly.

Lin Feng held on with a hurry and turned around and sneered, "But an American market worth only 3% of the shares, you are too greedy. Besides, I want the 'wma audio format' not only, but you also want to promote it to replace mp3. Am I right?"

Steve Ballmer was slightly stunned. Unexpectedly, Lin Feng also grasped the weaknesses of himself and others, but he was not afraid in his heart - because I am Microsoft.

"Mr. Lin, even without the Phantom, we Microsoft can develop our own WMA music player. Don't forget the famous saying in the industry, 'Never do what Microsoft wants'." Steve Ballmer said with a confident smile.

"Is that so? I'll wait and see." Lin Feng said, and did not look back, turned around and left straight.

Steve Ballmer shook his head and returned to the sofa.

"Haha, how about it, Steve, I said I can't force him too much!" Bill Gates said with a smile.

Steve Ballmer shrugged helplessly. He had never seen such a "rush" young man, and he dared to be so arrogant at Microsoft headquarters.

"Bill, what do you think of this situation?" Steve Ballmer asked, pinching his nose.

"Haha, you are the CEO, I am just the chief software designer. What to do now is up to you to decide. As long as the board of directors is satisfied in the end, it's fine." Bill Gates threw an American pecan into his mouth, rubbed his palms, turned around and left.

Steve Ballmer frowned and shook his head. His friend is becoming more and more lazy. So, what should I do now? How to deal with this impulsive Lin Feng?

"Mr. Lin, what should I do now?" Tan Zhi didn't expect the talks to collapse today. His face turned black since he left Microsoft headquarters.

Lin Feng shook his head.

"Mr. Tan, although you have worked at Microsoft, you don't have to be so afraid. Although Microsoft is powerful, it is not invincible. Otherwise, Microsoft ambitiously launched the xbox game console not long ago, and it would not attempt to occupy the home game console market at a cheap price that is almost maliciously dumped. But now, it has been launched for a month and a half, and it is still defeated by Sony's ps2. The same is true in the mp3 player market. Microsoft can spend money, but I just see how much it spends. The profits in this market are not as large as the profits in the game console market. There is no profit, and Microsoft will not do anything without profit." Lin Feng said.

Tan Zhi was thinking. This period may be because he once worked at Microsoft. There is always a lower idea in the face of Microsoft headquarters. With this mentality, it is no wonder that he was pressed on his head by Steve Ballmer in recent times, and even Steve Ballmer's secretary can show him his face.

After communicating this, Tan Zhi regained his confidence and had a response in his mind instantly.

"Mr. Lin, then I will contact the 'Korean Hyundai' company. Their flash memory factory is on the verge of bankruptcy. If we spend this massive order, I think they will be very happy and will definitely give us the best price." Tan Zhi's mind was filled with anxious wisdom.

If Microsoft still insists on 30% of its shares, the company can completely purchase 256m and 512m flash memory chips from "Korean Hyundai" to increase the storage capacity of "Phantom". As long as the order is large enough, the cost of flash memory chips can be completely reduced again.

Nowadays, with Microsoft launching the XP system in the flash memory market, computers have begun to be updated, and major motherboard manufacturers have also launched USB interfaces that support "flash memory", so that users can achieve real mobile storage.

Against this backdrop, Tan Zhi is preparing to spend 20 million orders, and such a massive order is enough to reduce the price of flash memory chips to within Lin Feng's affordable range.

Lin Feng nodded. This does not lose a way to make up for it. And even if Microsoft agrees to the "wma audio format" authorization for 3% of the stock, it can still place an order with the Korean Hyundai Company. The larger the capacity of the "Phantom", the more perfect it is.

Afterwards, Tan Zhi began to contact Korea Hyundai Company to discuss cooperation between the two parties.

At this time, Lin Feng received a call from Enix, president of mgm Gambling Group, informing Lin Feng to go to Las Vegas to receive the winning $20 million bonus.

This time, Lin Feng didn't want to be high-profile, so he was ready to get the money in a low-key manner and leave. Unexpectedly, Enix, president of mgm Gambling Group, refused. Not only was he not low-key, but he made great efforts to invite a group of reporters to report on the news that Lin Feng received 20 million bonuses.

Enix did this naturally to promote the company. Although he lost $20 million to Lin Feng this time, the mgm Gambling Group still made a profit. However, those who bet Xiao Tiantian won were extremely disappointed and lost a gambling game that seemed to win, and naturally felt even more resentful towards Lin Feng.

Lin Feng naturally doesn’t take these people’s resentment seriously at all. If you want to hate, you will hate them, because you will hate them for a long time in the future.

Amid the envy and jealousy of many reporters, Lin Feng ushered in 2002.

On January 1, 2002, Microsoft suddenly announced the launch of a new audio format "wma format", which has sound quality no less than mp3, but has half the capacity. It also plans to launch Microsoft's "wma audio player" to enter the Walkman market.

The news came out, and the industry was in an uproar. The fierce business war between the "Phantom" and "IPOD" in the Walkman market just now has not yet dissipated, and it is really unexpected that Microsoft will intervene in the Walkman market again. However, many American media have praised it. During this period, the "Phantom" advertisements have been launched in the United States again, especially in the "Phantom" film, "Phantom" frequently appeared. Coupled with Avier's popularity and the low price of "Phantom", many lower-class Americans began to pay attention to "Phantom", which made the American media who lost to Lin Feng last time extremely unhappy. It would be better for Microsoft to come out to teach Lin Feng a lesson.

Lin Feng ignored the media's clamor and was contacting Tripp Hawkins (the founder of electronic arts, the world's largest gaming software empire, to negotiate the acquisition of one of its subsidiaries, 3do, and developed the "Hero Invincible" series.
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