At the same time, there were two sides to the conversation. Natasha rented an office in the islands as the office of the KQZ Foundation. Then, he found a local and hired her as the company secretary.
Submit the list of shareholders. The list of directors. It took him seven to eight days to get the chairman's information.
The registered capital was 1.2 million US dollars, and each share was one US dollar. There were 1.2 million shares in total.
Then, Natasha followed Kang Tianma's order. Hire an accountant from a local accounting firm and law firm. The two lawyers managed to poach KQZ Foundation with a high salary.
"Elites, I invited you here. He was not here for a vacation, but for work.”
"Our KQZ venture capital fund's first target. It was Redmond in Seattle.”
"By Gates. The company co-founded by Paul Allen.”
Natasha looked at the two lawyers with a serious face.
"So, Chairman. You mean, let's go to Seattle. Looking for venture capital?" The tall and thin lawyer was a black man. He had curly hair, and his name was Eric Leighton.
"That's right. It was still a small company with no profitable projects.”
"So, I need you, Eric. He brought the company's team to the company. He had to obtain at least 8% of the shares for the venture capital investment.”
"Of course, if we can get more shares. I can give you a bonus." Natasha nodded with a serious expression.
"Chairman. I would like to ask, what is your estimate of the market value of the company?”
The second lawyer was a white female lawyer. His name was Anthony Clea.
"Right now, the market value of the current Microsoft.com will not exceed 10 million US dollars.”
Natasha answered firmly,""But because of Gates and Paul Allen. They're both math geniuses."
"They won't say that they can easily sell a large number of shares.”
"So, this time, the conditions of our KQZ Foundation. You can give in a little."
"Tell Gates and Paul that we won't interfere. The management of the company would not even interfere with the financial affairs of the company.”
"However, we have to do it every year. He received dividends and equity dividends from the company. This is the bottom line of the KQZ Foundation." Natasha's face was serious and her attitude was firm.
"Ladies and gentlemen. Let's get moving."
"Even if we have to negotiate, we have to get enough shares for the shareholders.”
Natasha waved her hand.
After that, Eric Layton and Anthony Clea led the company's administrative staff. The bodyguard took a plane and flew to the distant Redmond, Seattle.
He found Gates and Paul Allen and told them that he wanted to invest in Microsoft.com.
“what？You want venture capital?" Gates was a little surprised as he looked at Eric and Clyde.
"That's right, esteemed Mr. Gates.”
"Our KQZ Foundation is a very powerful venture capital fund.”
"This time, we came with sincerity.”Eric Layton nodded and extended his right hand.
Paul Allen quickly turned around and invited,""How about this? Let's talk in the conference room.”
Gates sized up Eric Layton and Anthony Clyne from head to toe."I wonder where you two are from?”
"Mr. Gates, we are from the United States.”
"My name is Anthony. He's from New York."
"It's like this. How big is the valuation of our company's market value?”Gates asked a crucial question.
" In 1980, the major turning point was when the company selected the company to write the key operating system software for its new PC. Due to time constraints and the complexity of the program, your company bought the right to use an operating system, Qdos, from a programmer in Seattle, Tim Paterson, for 50,000 US dollars.”
"According to our research, the widespread use of the ITM-PC has led to the great success of MDOS, because other PC makers want to be compatible with the ITM-PC. Ms-dos was used by many companies. In the 1980s, it became the standard operating system for PCs.”
"Right now, there isn't a single project at all. We'll gain huge profits."
"So, our KQZ Foundation. The market value of the company was estimated to be 9 million US dollars.”Eric Layton slowly opened his mouth and took out a folder to make a statement.
Paul Allen and Gates looked at each other. He nodded slightly to show his approval of this number. He was very satisfied.
It was 1982. It was an internet company whose main business was operating systems. A market value of 9 million USD was very high.
It wasn't the time for the release of the windows operating system yet. It had its own operating system.
Year 86, March. Intel went public in Navadak. From a private enterprise to a public enterprise.
At that time, his net worth was only 2 million USD!
Therefore, before this, the market value of the venture capital was estimated to be 9 million. This was equivalent to a premium!
An hour later, in the small conference room of the MicrosoftCorp. The negotiations reached a stalemate.
Gates and Paul Allen were very interested in the company they founded. He was very confident and did not want to sell too many shares.
Eric Leighton and Anthony Clea wanted to invest 20% of the shares.
However, Gates refused to agree and argued. They were only willing to sell 12% of the shares.
The two sides entered a stalemate.
"How about we rest for the time being?" Anthony suggested. We are here to negotiate."
Paul Allen nodded and spoke first,""No problem. Negotiations had to be done step by step.”
Eric brought the team back to the nearby hotel. The first thing he did was to call Natasha.
Natasha pondered for a moment." There's no hurry. Take your time."”
"Negotiations are not done overnight. To gain the upper hand, you guys take a break and gather information on Microsoft-related information.”
After hanging up the phone, Natasha immediately used her brainwaves. He contacted Kang Tianma and said,"Boss, the situation has changed."”
"What change? Gates is not willing to raise funds?" Kang Tianma asked.
"No, I don't. On the contrary, Gates and Paul Allen are willing."
"However, the reason now is that I'm not the only one. It was because both parties had a serious disagreement about the percentage of shares.”Natasha spoke slowly and explained in a deep voice.
"How many shares is Gates willing to sell?”Kang Tianma asked using his brain waves.
“１２％。”
"The two lawyers I hired with a high salary are very capable.”
"Natasha, how about this? Negotiate slowly. To show our attitude."
" However, we can try to get more shares." Kang Tianma thought about it and expressed his stance.
Natasha asked, What is it? For example, a specific number."
" 0.8% shares, 0.7% shares."
"Negotiating venture capital is testing the other party's bottom line.”
"Since Gates is willing to pay 12%, I'll give you the money. That means that he doesn't want us to occupy too many shares. It will affect the seats on the board of directors."
"Of course, we also need Paul Allen." Kang Tianma quickly said. You can also send someone to contact him alone.”
"They co-founded Microsoft.com.”
"As long as Paul Allen is willing to let go. To us, giving up 0.8 percent of the shares is a huge loss. You can easily get it."
That night, Natasha was on the phone. He informed his subordinates, Eric and Clea, to get in touch with Paul Allen.
After three months of arduous negotiations, the two of them were finally able to reach the agreement.
Both parties had been arguing for a fraction of a percent of the shares. They quarreled endlessly.
The people from the KQZ Foundation did not back down. He had been trying his best to persuade Paul Allen.
In the end, this 0.8 shares. Paul Allen would still give up his original shares.
" 9 million USD market value evaluation, 12.8% shares. That was 1.08 million USD in funding.”
Gates signed his name on the share transfer agreement. Then, he piled it in front of Paul Allen.
"Oh my god. Your KQZ Foundation is the best employee I've ever seen.”
"This long-lasting equity negotiation lasted for a full 100 days.”
Paul Allen also picked up a pen and signed his name on the party's name column.
"It's been a pleasure working with you, respected Mr. Gates. Dear Mr. Paul Allen, our KQZ Foundation sincerely hopes that you will become bigger and stronger.”
"Of course, we will keep our promise. They would not interfere with the management of the company.”
Anthony Clea, on behalf of the KQZ Foundation, stamped the official seal and signed his name.
Both parties officially completed the venture capital investment.
The KQZ Foundation was also the first to do so. He transferred the money to his account at Google through his account in Beirut.
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