In 2014, Microsoft suddenly opened the source in 1983, which attracted the attention of many programmers. At that time, an evaluation was widely recognized: more than 30 years ago, Microsoft's engineering management and code quality control levels could still win the vast majority of Internet companies now!

There are only a few hundred thousand lines of code, while Windos95 has 15 million lines of code. Such a huge amount of code, and years of research and development cannot be controlled by a big guy. Therefore, Du Qiu said that Brad Silverberg would come for dinner and wanted to express his respect to him. Half of these words were sincere, and the other half was courteous and polite.

The reason is that this family dinner is not simple in nature. Participants include Chen Zhiyang and Xue Liping, Chen Tong and Chen Dayou, Du Chunhua and Du Qiu’s “siblings”, as well as a few ignorant children. After the party, the Chen family and the Du family became a family of friendship, forming a combination of interests, and the relationship and feelings reached a level with special significance. Silverberg was just a coincidence and became a witness.

Microsoft is a large company with complete systems and has its own office process. Even a real-time figure like Silverberg cannot decide on a acquisition case casually. Therefore, after Du Qiu reported his plan, he did not say anything more. He returned to the yard to find Chen Dayou, communicated with him, and then stayed in the kitchen to prepare two side dishes himself.

Dataoshu Village is a tourist hotspot in Yuncheng City. There are several farm restaurants nearby. Xue Liping, Du Chunhua and Du Qiu are all cooking experts who love cooking. They bought some local specialties and made some special dishes by themselves. The dinner was dazzling and full of colors, fragrance and taste. Not only did Silverberg open his eyes and enjoy the food, but even Du Jiabin, a Taiwanese who lives in mainland China, praised it repeatedly, and felt that the trip was worth it.

Chen Zhiyang and his wife liked Qiqi very much and took turns to serve her to eat. Even if there were any small tricks such as breaking the spoon and dirtying the clothes, they would happily help clean up. Seeing this, Du Qiu went to the gossip and asked in a low voice: "Brother Chen, Uncle Chen knows about you and Sister Zhiqin?"

Chen Dayou looked indifferent and said, "Qinzi and I don't know how to get married, so why do you tell them? Qinzi wants to have a dinner with Qin Mu and the others in the evening, and I don't have time to bring Qiqi, so I brought it here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Liping said, "Dayou, you will be 30 years old after the New Year. Hurry up and find a suitable girl to marry and have a lovely grandchildren like Jinyan and Qiqi for me and your dad."

"Mom, my career is just starting out now and I'm so busy that I don't have the time to fall in love."

"Then don't talk. I'll introduce you to a few of you who I like, just choose one!" Xue Liping was very anxious and complained: "In the past, he said that he would concentrate on studying and not fall in love. Now he said that he would be busy at the start of his career. Then when his career develops well, he will definitely be busier. If you are busy, do you have to be busy until you are 40 or 50 years old before getting married?"

"Dayou, your mother is right. You are not young anymore. Don't be inconsistent. If you meet the right one, make sure it quickly. Whether you are a Chinese or a foreigner, as long as you like it, your mother and I will not object."

Chen Tong also joined in the fun and said, "Dayou, you must go to the United States frequently in the future. It's better to find a foreign girl and give birth to a mixed-race child like Qiqi, who is beautiful and smart."

"Sister, don't make trouble with me. Mr. Silverberg and Mr. Du are both here. What's wrong with talking about? I have to urge me to fall in love."

Silverberg originally wanted to follow Du Jiabin's suggestion and talk about the cooperation plan at the dining table in detail, but after listening to the topic translated by Du Jiabin, he felt that Du Qiu was right. Chinese people did not discuss business affairs but only discussed feelings during family gatherings, so they did not mention it much.

Du Qiu and Chen Dayou have reached a tacit understanding in company affairs. One is responsible for formulating strategies, one is responsible for the outside, and the other is responsible for implementing tactics. Du Qiu has already shown his trump card before the dinner. Therefore, after the dinner, he is responsible for sending the Chen couple home. Chen Dayou drove a Mercedes-Benz borrowed by Gao Mingda to send Silverberg and Du Jiabin back to the hotel, and added some details of the cooperation plan on the way.

"Mr. Silverberg, we will have a talk at the hotel conference center tomorrow at 9 o'clock, is that okay?"

"Can."

After Silverberg returned to the hotel, he thought the suite space was too small, so he called several employees who were temporarily taken to China to the cafe on the first floor, introduced the plan proposed by Du Qiu, and asked: "Do you think there is a problem with this plan?"

"According to the first plan we planned to spend $5 million to purchase the closed source license of IVie browser. Now it's one year late, so the price can be reduced a little."

"Is the functions and performance of this new browser the same as ivie, or is it weaker than ivie?"

"Who will be responsible for this browser if there is a bug or new features need to be added during this year's period?"

While several employees were discussing and researching, Silverberg asked Du Jiabin, who had been watching coldly, and said, "What do you think?"

"I am the manager responsible for product marketing and business promotion in China. Technology research and development and commercial mergers and acquisitions do not belong to my work scope, and I don't know much about this." Du Jiabin first used modesty to clear his responsibilities, and then said: "Du Qiu is a more enthusiastic patriot. For patriots, honor is more important than interests, so he came up with such a complex plan, which may be to pursue honor."

"patriot?"

"Yes, his id on the Internet is un2758. That was the number of the resolution document of the People's Republic of China in 1971 to replace the Republic of China, join the United Nations and become a permanent member." Du Jiabin's expression was a little unnatural, and he picked up the coffee and took a sip, continuing: "Recently, there was a very controversial news that he secretly assassinated Taiwan's most famous singer in order to warn us the president of the Republic of China not to visit the United States."

"What? Assassination?!"

"Oh God! We're dealing with a murderer?"

"No, no, no, this news is almost certainly a fabricated rumor. Du Qiu did not kill anyone. He just happened to meet the singer and fell ill..." Du Jiabin briefly introduced Teresa Teng's death, and then said: "After Du Qiu clarified the facts, he made some fierce patriotic remarks on the Internet under the name of un2758, advocating attacks and sanctions on Taiwan."

"He's a radical militant?" Silverberg said in disbelief, "I think he's very gentle."

Du Qiu spent a lot of time treating guests in ancient houses in the evening. The hospitality was very thoughtful and cooking in person. This was a very high courtesy. Du Jiabin was very kind and felt that he didn't look like a militant. He said: "Maybe because there is no speech control on the Internet, he showed an extreme side and vented what he could not say."

This explanation is very consistent with the Western view of China. Silverberg agreed and asked: "Mr. Du said that many people in China are hostile to Microsoft and think that we are invaders. Is that true?"

Du Jiabin had a deep understanding and nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, we have snatched away a lot of vested interests, including many state-owned enterprises controlled by the government, so they often create public opinion in the media to attack Microsoft."

"If you follow this plan and build the browser made by Mr. Du into Windows 95, will it reduce hostility?"

"For those state-owned enterprises, no, but for the Chinese government, no." Du Jiabin pursed his lips, suppressed his excitement, and said: "Mr. Gates has always wanted to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microsoft in China. However, according to relevant laws, sole proprietorships can only operate businesses mainly for export. Microsoft aims to sell local markets in China and does not meet the legal requirements. If we build a software produced by a Chinese company in the operating system in the form of cooperation, the government's senior management will think that this is great goodwill, and it is very likely to bypass the law and approve Microsoft to establish a sole proprietorship."

After he finished speaking, he felt that he was too vague, so he emphasized: "Brad, in China, the approval of big names is more effective than the law."

China has a large population, its economy is developing rapidly, and its potential market is very large. Microsoft attaches great importance to it. It set up an office in Beijing in 1992. After the Paris Coordination Committee was dissolved in 1994, there was no political constraint. Bill Gates immediately came to inspect and prepare to establish a subsidiary of Microsoft (China). Silverberg knew the significance of this matter and raised the importance of this cooperation plan in his heart. He asked the employees again: "Do you think this plan will harm Microsoft's interests? If so, how much damage will it be?"

"If there is no problem with the code, copyright and brand, we only need to pay $5 million and hardly any loss."

"If the browser quality is similar to ivie, I think it will harm Netscape's interests."

"Yes! Netscape will be killed..."

After Netscape launched the sape-navigator browser in December last year, it was as popular as a raging fire. Many American technology media advocated Netscape, believing that it will lead the future and will replace Microsoft and become the overlord of the new era. These remarks not only attracted the attention of Microsoft's senior executives to the Internet, but also made ordinary employees feel a sense of hatred for the enemy. They all wanted to fight a turnaround and step on Netscape to death.

Before Bill Gates published the "Internet Wave" memo, windos95 was a complete stand-alone operating system with only a few functions related to the Internet. Therefore, Silverberg was not familiar with the Internet and did not know the importance of the browser. He thought it was just an ordinary application. So during the negotiations the next day, he focused on legal issues related to copyright. Chen Dayou followed the strategy formulated by Du Qiu and focused on various additional functions of the browser. The two sides had different concerns, so naturally they got different results.

When the dust settled and the final plan was released, Du Qiu almost burst into laughter.

Microsoft reduced the acquisition of $5 million to 4 million, but in the following year, if the browser needs to add new features, it will have to pay an additional upgrade fee. In return, the bug is maintained for free by Snapdragon.

Money is a small matter. The key is that Snapdragon has received technical support from Microsoft and obtained relevant information on the Windows 95 application interface in advance, which will make Qin Mu's office software two months earlier than his competitors.
Chapter completed!