Chapter 346 Uncompromising

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

After Steve Ballmer was stunned for a moment, he took a long breath and vented all the anger in his heart to prevent emotions from affecting his judgment, which is a taboo in negotiations.

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

Not long after, Xueli brought two cups of coffee and looked at Lin Feng in shock. This arrogant Chinese kicked the door of the CEO of Microsoft and was not kicked out. The president even invited him to sit down and drink coffee.

Chairman Bill Gates even had a smile on his face. The world was too chaotic. Xueli felt dizzy and looked incomprehensible.

"Steve, I won't talk nonsense. Your conditions are absolutely unacceptable to us. The $10 million licensing agreement is my bottom line." Lin Feng said, and at the same time ordered Tan Zhi to hand over the newly revised contract.

Steve Ballmer shook his head.

"Mr. Lin, we at Microsoft are not short of money. If you want our 'wma audio format' licensing agreement, you must come up with stocks." Steve Ballmer said with a sense of superiority.

"It's a joke, now the sales volume of 'Phantom' in the European market alone has exceeded 10 million, and the sales volume in the Asian market has exceeded 5 million. Microsoft wants 30% of our company's stock just for a 'wma audio format' licensing agreement. It is too whimsical." Lin Feng.

Said sarcastically.

"Haha, Mr. Lin wants to return to the US market, doesn't he? If the 'wma audio format' is authorized, the capacity of 'Phantom' does not require any hardware cost, as long as online upgrades are provided to update the firmware of 'Phantom'

It can double the capacity of 'Phantom', I think this will undoubtedly help greatly to increase the product value of 'Phantom'. Moreover, the anti-piracy technology of 'wma audio format' is better, which is more conducive to the promotion of mp3 paid. What's more, if

Our cooperation with Microsoft will also enhance your company's global status, won't it?" Steve Ballmer slowly explained, but refused to let up on the price.

Lin Feng didn't expect to take down Steve Ballmer in an instant, nor was he impatient.

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

"Mr. Lin, let me reiterate once again, we at Microsoft are 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 world's richest man was just sitting quietly, drinking red wine, eating American pecans, smiling and saying nothing, not caring at all about this negotiation.

"Steve, there is a popular Chinese idiom: enough is enough. Don't be too greedy." Lin Feng said in a low voice.

Steve Ballmer smiled.

"Mr. Lin, there is an American proverb that says, we should take what we deserve." Steve Ballmer responded to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng frowned, and the negotiation reached a deadlock.

Steve Ballmer is sitting on Diaoyutai with a smile. As long as Lin Feng wants to return to the US market, he must purchase his own "wma audio format" licensing agreement, then he will always be in control.

Unexpectedly, Lin Feng's actions once again exceeded everyone's expectations.

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

Everyone at the scene was stunned.

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

Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates looked at each other, both a little dumbfounded. They had never seen someone so aggressive when negotiating with Microsoft. In their memory, in Bill Gates' mind, there were only 80

When negotiations between Microsoft and Apple broke down at the end of the 1990s, Jobs did the same thing. But that time, Jobs threw the contract in the face of Bill Gates, but this time Lin Feng kicked Steve Ballmer away.

’s gate. The two of them have different approaches but the same purpose.

"Mr. Lin, you have to know that we are Microsoft." Steve Ballmer sneered and raised his voice.

Lin Feng held on with his hurried steps, turned around and sneered, "But the US market is only worth 3% of the shares at most. You are too greedy. Besides, not only do I want the 'wma audio format', you also want to promote it to replace mp3.

Am I right?"

Steve Ballmer was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that Lin Feng would also seize the weaknesses of himself and others, but he was not afraid in his heart - because I am Microsoft.

"Mr. Lin, even if there is no 'Phantom', we at Microsoft can develop our own WMA music player. Don't forget the famous saying in the industry, 'Never do what Microsoft wants to do.'" Steve Ballmer is confident.

Laugh.

"Really? I'll wait and see." After Lin Feng finished speaking, he turned around and left without looking back.

Steve Ballmer shook his head and returned to the sofa.

"Haha, how about it, Steve, I say don't push him too hard!" Bill Gates said with a smile.

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

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

"Haha, you are the CEO, I am just the chief software designer. What to do now is up to you. As long as the board of directors is satisfied in the end." Bill Gates rubbed his palms after throwing an American pecan into his mouth.

, turned and left.

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

"Director Lin, what should we do now?" Tan Zhi did not expect that today's meeting would collapse. His face had turned black since he left Microsoft headquarters.

Lin Feng shook his head.

"Mr. Tan, although you have worked for Microsoft before, you don't need to be so afraid. Although Microsoft is powerful, it is not invincible. Otherwise, Microsoft's ambitious launch of the Xbox game console not long ago would not have been so cheap that it was almost malicious.

The price is an attempt to dominate the home game console market, but now, one and a half months after its launch, it is still defeated by Sony's PS2. The same is true in the MP3 player market. Microsoft can spend money, but I will see how much it spends.

The profits in this market are not as huge as those in the game console market. If it is not profitable, it will not start early. Microsoft will not do anything without profit," Lin Feng said.

Tan Zhi was thoughtful. This period of time may also be because he once worked at Microsoft. Facing Microsoft headquarters, he always had the idea of ​​​​being inferior to others. With this mentality, it is no wonder that he was recently dismissed by Steve Ballmer.

It was so heavy on his head that even Steve Ballmer's secretary could give him a look.

After understanding this, Tan Zhi regained his confidence and instantly had countermeasures in his mind.

"Director Lin, then I will contact Hyundai Korea. Their flash memory factory is on the verge of bankruptcy. If we place this massive order, I think they will be very happy and will definitely give us the best price." Tan

Rapid wisdom surges from the brain.

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

Nowadays, in the flash memory market, with the launch of Microsoft's

Against this background, Tan Zhi is ready to place an order worth 20 million yuan. Such a massive order is enough to bring the price of flash memory chips down to a level that Lam Feng Company can afford.

Lin Feng nodded. This is indeed a way to make up for it, and even if Microsoft agrees to authorize 3% of the stock's "wma audio format", it can still place an order with South Korea's Hyundai Company. The larger the capacity of the "Phantom", the more perfect it will be.

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

At this time, Lin Feng received a call from Enix, the president of mgm Gaming Group, informing Lin Feng to go to Las Vegas to collect the US$20 million winnings.

This time, Lin Feng didn’t want to keep a high profile. He planned to keep a low profile and just collect the money and leave. Unexpectedly, Enix, the president of mgm Gaming Group, refused to do it. Instead of keeping a low profile, he made a big splash and invited a group of reporters to report on the scene that Lin Feng received the 20 million bonus.

news.

Enix did this naturally to promote the company. Although it lost 20 million US dollars to Lin Feng personally, mgm betting group still made a profit, but those who bet on Britney's victory were disappointed and lost one

It was a bet that seemed sure to win, but naturally he felt even more resentment towards Lin Feng in his heart.

Lin Feng naturally doesn't pay any attention to the resentment of these people. If you want to hate them, then hate them, because you will still 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 the same sound quality as mp3, but has half the capacity. It also plans to launch Microsoft's "wma audio player" to enter the Walkman market.

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When this news came out, the industry was in an uproar. The fierce commercial war between "Phantom" and "iPod" in the Walkman market has not yet cleared, and it is really unexpected that Microsoft wants to intervene in the Walkman market. However, many American media applauded this.

For a while, the "Phantom" advertising started again in the United States, especially in the "Prison Break" film, where the "Phantom" appeared frequently. With the popularity of Avril and the low price of the "Phantom", many lower-class Americans began to pay attention to the "Phantom"

, this made the American media who lost to Lin Feng last time extremely unhappy. It would be great if Microsoft could come out and teach Lin Feng a lesson.

Lin Feng ignored the clamor of the media and was busy contacting Tripp Hawkins (the founder of Electronic Arts, the world's largest game software empire) to discuss the acquisition of one of his subsidiaries.
Chapter completed!