Thomas Watson Jr. had previously asked IBM to find many well-known computer and mathematics experts from major universities and companies in China to study Zhang Zhonghua's compression software.
After detailed analysis and research by dozens of experts, everyone concluded that the algorithm of Zhang Zhonghua’s compression software has reached its current peak, and they have no other choice but to acquire it.
That's why Thomas Watson Jr. had no choice but to come to buy compression software and database technology.
"I wonder, Mr. Zhang Zhonghua, what is your expected price for compression software?"
Thomas Watson Jr. asked. He firmly believed that there is no product that cannot be bought. If you cannot buy it, it is because the money given is not enough.
"Mr. Watson, I really can't estimate this. Compression software in the world today easily costs US$100. Whether it is a supercomputer, an industrial machine or a personal computer, compression software is indispensable, let alone now."
The development of storage devices is very slow and cannot meet the needs of computers, and the value of compression software is immeasurable."
Zhang Zhonghua said.
"How about $500 million?"
Thomas Watson Jr. said, $100 per unit, $500 million is the installed capacity of five million computers. You must know that the total number of computers in the world today is probably less than 500,000, so $500 million is definitely a huge profit.
Hearing Thomas's quotation, Zhang Zhonghua's heart skipped a beat. IBM, a big dog, is really not short of money.
There is no way, IBM is a big company, and the company's stock price rises by one percentage point in the stock market to US$1.9 billion.
My dear Mr. Watson, just use dollars to ravage me, I can bear it.
"Mr. Watson, although US$500 million is an installed capacity of five million units, according to my estimation, the number of computers in the world will reach this number in as short as three to four years and as long as five or six years.
In the future, computers will enter the 16-bit era, the 32-bit era, and even the 64-bit era shouldn't be too far away, don't you think so, dear Mr. Watson?"
Although US$500 million is a lot, it is far less than the value of the compression software. If I sell it to you for US$500 million, I might as well sell it myself. At most, it will be a little troublesome.
"Mr. Zhang Zhonghua, since you are not satisfied with US$500 million, how about you make an offer?"
"With US$1.5 billion, if IBM publicizes this news well, it will be easy for the stock market to grow by one or two points."
Zhang Zhonghua directly bid a price of US$1.5 billion.
Thomas Watson Jr. thought for two minutes. The stock market of 1.5 billion US dollars would only rise by one point before it would come back. And with the compression software, the stock market would definitely rise by more than one point. Then he said: "No problem."
Damn it, this is 1.5 billion U.S. dollars. You don’t even bargain when you buy something.
Zhang Zhonghua fell into a sluggish state, and then fell into self-doubt as to whether he had just bid low.
"Mr. Zhang Zhonghua, how do we conduct transactions? Is it direct transfer or stocks?"
Seeing that Zhang Zhonghua did not refuse, Thomas Watson Jr. asked.
In China, taxation is a big pit. Although there are many ways to evade and avoid taxes from companies to civilians, the government is not a fool and has many anti-tax avoidance policies.
In 1934, the U.S. Congress passed the provisions on "personal holding companies";
In 1937, the provisions on "foreign holding companies" were passed, which were special provisions for taxpayers to use these two types of forms to avoid taxes.
In 1962, the United States promulgated the Revenue Act 1962 to control the tax avoidance activities of "personal holding companies" and "foreign holding companies" through fictitious companies to evade taxes payable on undistributed profits.
The lower division of the Internal Revenue Code passed in 1962 provides for taxation issues related to controlled foreign companies.
In Ugly Country, you can outwit the CIA, play with the FBI, and have a city car chase from time to time.
But if you evade taxes, the IRS will chase you to the ends of the earth. Gang bosses that the FBI can't bring down, transnational drug lords that the CIA can't handle, will feel weak when they see the IRS, because they can't beat them, and they can't escape.
In the United States, it is said that even if you rob and sell drugs, you still have to pay taxes. The IRS doesn't care why you pay taxes, it only cares if you flirt with girls and pay taxes.
Regardless of the source of income, even if it is illegal income, taxes must be reported.
Even if you have great skills, if you dare to evade taxes, no one can protect you. The IRS will personally come to your door armed to demand taxes.
The fancy ranking of Ugly Country’s domestic armed forces: the first place is the Ugly Army, the second place is the Coast Guard, and the third place is the IRS. Yes, it is the IRS. Even if it dares to fight and dare to fight, the IRS will surpass Ugly Country.
and Coast Guard.
The IRS is more powerful than the FBI, CIA, and any local police department. Its weapons and equipment are similar to those of the Army. Basically, it has all kinds of weapons. It is said that it can command an aircraft carrier formation. Anyone who sees it will have to kneel down.
"Let's transfer money. The copyright of my software is in the name of the foreign panda fund. It should be no problem for you to transfer the money directly to a Swiss bank, right?"
Zhang Zhonghua asked.
"No problem, foreign trusts are still very safe and protected by the laws of the country. Our company will help you handle this."
Thomas Watson Jr. said.
Although the U.S. Internal Revenue Service is awesome, the U.S. citizens, especially the shrewd Jews, can always find various loopholes to avoid and evade taxes.
Zhang Zhonghua looked at Thomas Watson Jr.'s affirmative expression and felt quite reassured. The taxes in the ugly country were too high and too high, and he really couldn't afford to hurt him.
Foreigners have to pay a 33% personal income tax when cashing out in the Chinese stock market; Chinese people cash out stocks held for more than 18 months, they have to pay long-term capital gains tax, and the tax rate reaches more than 20%; short-term cashing out, the tax is even higher
They are among the higher ones, with federal tax rates starting at 35%, and half of the stock market profits being handed over to the National Internal Revenue Service.
"Mr. Zhang Zhonghua, most of the database software you develop will be used on IBM computers. We can further strengthen cooperation in this area."
Thomas Watson Jr. was very happy. The main tasks of the compression software had been completed, and cooperation with database software had become even easier.
Later, Zhang Zhonghua and Thomas Watson Jr. talked about the YH database software. Pre-installing it directly on the computer also saves those companies and institutions the trouble. It would be too troublesome to use dozens of tapes to install the database. Just tapes are not enough.
Knowing how much it would cost, we finally reached an agreement on cooperation after half an hour of negotiation.
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In the afternoon, Zhang Zhonghua's secretary confirmed that the US$1.5 billion from IBM had arrived in the family fund's Swiss account. IBM, the American giant, was really powerful, and the US$1.5 billion was directly transferred to the account.
"Boss, isn't it just a compression software? It's too expensive."
the secretary asked in surprise.
"Today's computer storage conditions are really poor. Compression software can directly double the computer's storage space. The market prospects for compression software are too broad.
After IBM bought it, it promoted that 1.5 billion US dollars was in the stock market in half an hour. IBM is expected to sell this compression software for at least 200 US dollars a set. That is to say, I will not sell it to anyone in a few years.
ibm.”
"Isn't IBM able to earn billions of dollars by selling software? That would be very profitable."
The secretary said enviously.
"IBM is IBM, and we are us. IBM currently has more than 100,000 employees worldwide. Its channels are not comparable to those of other companies. Now we cannot sell the software in our hands.
What's more, if someone invests more than 5 billion US dollars in researching a computer, this amount of money is not enough."
Zhang Zhonghua joked.
"Yes, the market value of IBM now reaches close to two hundred million US dollars, which is really impressive."
How much would this cost in cash? It's so rich.
After completing the transaction, Zhang Zhonghua watched TV in the villa. There were many programs and they were good.
Nowadays, there are three major commercial radio and television companies in the country. Many people will be familiar with them in the hot summer:
Ugly Broadcasting Corporation, abbreviated as abc;
Ugly Country CBS, referred to as cbs;
Ugly National Broadcasting Corporation, abbreviated as nbc.
The three broadcasting companies basically monopolize the television and radio business in the United States, and they also broadcast advanced color television programs.
Ugly Chinese TV station ABC took the lead in broadcasting the news that IBM acquired YH compression software. Following ABC TV's report, BC TV station also broadcast this blockbuster news one after another.
IBM has done a great job in publicizing this deal, introducing in detail the broad market prospects of compression software and the significant improvements it will bring to computer storage, etc. The level of bragging is much higher than that of Zhang Zhonghua, who wants to acquire US$1.5 billion.
Let Ugly Country’s stockholders foot the bill.
Some time ago, computer magazines in Chou Country praised the compression software to the sky. Now that IBM will soon put it on sale, the market prospect in IBM's hands is huge.
"Boss, you should be the richest man in China now, right?" the secretary joked with a smile.
"On the surface it seems to be about the same, but there are also many families who hide their secrets very deeply, and they should not be underestimated."
Zhang Zhonghua said with emotion.
"What other families are so powerful?"
the secretary asked curiously.
"Yanxia has a history of five thousand years, and there are many families who have been here for more than a thousand years.
For example, Zhang Daoling of the Zhang family of Tianshi Dao was a figure 1800 years ago. Tianshi Dao has never declined through several dynasties, and the royal families of the past dynasties do not know how much wealth they have been rewarded;
Earlier than Tianshi Dao, there was the Confucian sage Confucius' descendants of the Kong family in Qufu. They were also favored by emperors of various dynasties, and who knows how much wealth they had;
The Rong family in Wuxi was the first business family in modern times. The Rong family was the richest man in the Qing Dynasty, and their descendants now have businesses all over the world."
Zhang Zhonghua said.
The people of Yanxia have always been well versed in the art of concealing their wealth. Big families always keep their wealth secret, especially now that everyone is keeping a low profile.
The next day, major newspapers in the ugly country even reported the blockbuster news that IBM purchased compression software for US$1.5 billion, making Zhang Zhonghua the richest Chinese man in the world through this shareholder trend.
This news refreshed the views of countless people. Just a piece of computer software was sold for 1.5 billion U.S. dollars. People in ugly countries rushed to the stock market or called their stockbrokers.
Zhang Zhonghua's deeds were once again revealed by the media. His arrival in Xiangjiang, his subsequent opening of a restaurant, and the establishment of Yuhuang Electric Co., Ltd. were also reported.
Zhang Zhonghua still underestimates the power of the media. Westerners believe in money first. Is this an ugly national dream that he promotes as a key point?
After IBM spent US$1.5 billion to purchase compression software, IBM's stock price rose at the opening.
The New York Stock Exchange was also completely crazy on the new day. IBM's closing market value increased by 3.68 percentage points at 4 pm, which was 4.54 percentage points compared to yesterday's closing.
Zhang Zhonghua was deeply depressed when he heard the news. The market value of IBM increased by nearly 10 billion US dollars in one day.
He sold 1.5 billion US dollars to IBM, and IBM made nearly 10 billion US dollars in profit. These Wall Street giants are really awesome at cutting leeks.
"Boss, the stock investors in Ugly Country are too crazy. The stock price of IBM is almost sky-high."
Zhang Zhonghua’s secretary was completely shocked by the madness of the U.S. stock market. This was too scary. The market value of more than 200 billion US dollars in Hong Kong dollars exceeded one trillion Hong Kong dollars.
"It's normal. This is all the ugly big consortium behind IBM that is driving the stock market to rise. Most of IBM's shares are in the hands of those giant companies. They can't spend US$1.5 billion in vain. They spent US$1.5 billion on them."
You have to make back $15 billion."
Zhang Zhonghua explained.
It is still a trivial matter now, but by the end of the century, there will be more than a dozen Internet companies with a market value of more than 100 billion U.S. dollars, and some Internet-related hardware manufacturers will hold countless wealth.
"Boss, you are now the richest man in the Chinese world. Isn't it too unsafe just now?"
The secretary said to Zhang Zhonghua with some worry.
"I'll contact Hong Kong Island first to see what the situation is there."
He now feels that the name of the richest man in China is a bit deceptive. It has made him a leader all of a sudden. If word spread to the mainland, it would inevitably make people who know him think too much.
"Okay, let's call right away. The newspaper office should also have received the news. It will probably be published on Hong Kong Island soon."
The secretary said immediately.
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Hong Kong Island, Sing Tao Daily Headquarters.
"Boss, super breaking news."
The assistant rushed directly into Hu Xian's office with a fax. The news was so exciting.
"What's wrong? Is the president of the ugly country dead or fighting with a furry bear?"
Hu Xian looked at the sweating assistant and smiled.
"No, something big happened to the boss! Now the richest Chinese man in the world has come out. Guess who it is?"
The assistant said mysteriously.
"The richest man in China? The decline of the thirteen industries in the past is hidden. Who knows who is the richest man now? Besides, the former Wu Bingjian was still the richest man in the world!"
Hu Xian sighed.
"Boss, the new richest Chinese in the world is Zhang Zhonghua and Zhang Sheng. Many newspapers in the country have also reported it."
The assistant handed the fax in his hand to Hu Xian and lamented that Zhang Sheng's actions were getting bigger every time.
"What? Zhang Sheng is the richest man in the world? It's impossible. Although Zhang Sheng's industry is huge, he still owes a lot of bank loans."
Hu Xian said in disbelief, taking the document in his hand and reading it.
A few minutes later, Hu Xian murmured a few words, "Du Leilou!"
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"Mom and Dad, something happened. Ah Hua wants us to fly to Japan to hide for a while, and then go to Chou Country."
Lou Xiao'e briefly introduced Zhang Zhonghua's affairs in Chou Country. This time, he made 1.5 billion US dollars at once. I don't know how many people are jealous. Although her Lou family and Zhang Zhonghua have no blood relationship, the close relationship is known to the whole Hong Kong Island.
of.
Although the Lou family also has money, they really don't have much cash. Where is the US$1.5 billion sitting there.
There are a lot of outlaws on Hong Kong Island!
"Ahua made too much noise this time."
Lou's mother said worriedly, how could everyone know about this?
"Mom, there is nothing we can do about this. IBM is a listed company and must report major financial expenditures."
Lou Xiao'e explained.
"Let's go. Although our Lou family has no direct relationship with Ah Hua, we should go out and hide for a while just in case. We will be in trouble if we report in the morning."
