Chapter 827: Bill Gates‘ Shock

'Boss, how did it go?'

When Xia Yu returned to the four-star hotel where Boca Raton was staying, Thyssen Patterson and the others, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately gathered around, looking at Xia Yu expectantly and nervously and asking.

This was a fateful moment!

Although they were confident after learning that their boss Xia Yu was a director of IBM, they also knew that a company's strategic decision-making power belonged to the CEO of the company, not a director.

If the operating system developed by the company could be purchased by IBM, then it would be difficult for the operating system to fail. IBM's purchase would be a gold signboard, which would install a rocket engine for the promotion of the ***-DOS operating system.

Looking at the expectant gazes of the crowd, Xia Yu nodded with a smile: 'Tomorrow, we'll take it there to test its performance. IBM's president, Frank T'Carry, will be there. Whether we can cooperate will be decided by the results of tomorrow's demonstration. Are you confident?'

'Yes!'

Thyssen Patterson and the others immediately replied with joy.

Once they had the opportunity, the next step was to test the performance. They were confident that their company's products would definitely be able to convince the president of IBM.

Xia Yu said with satisfaction, 'It's good to have confidence. Today, take a day off to rest, and while you're at it, practise how you're going to present tomorrow, so as not to embarrass our company.'

'Don't worry, boss!'

...

The next day, seeing that it was almost time for the appointment, Xia Yu took Thyssen-Paterson and the others, who had already prepared themselves, to the microcomputer research and development department a few kilometres away.

When Xia Yu arrived, he saw Frank T. Cary waiting at the door.

'Frank, it's been a long time, I'm so happy to see you!'

'Mr Xia, the feeling is mutual!'

'These are my employees, Thyssen Patterson, Jack Orig...'

After exchanging pleasantries, Xia Yu introduced the two parties to each other, and the group walked inside.

As they walked, Xia Yu said to Frank T. Cary, 'Frank, I've brought the stuff. Shall we go straight to the inspection?'

'If you don't need a rest, then let's go now,' said Frank T. Cary with a smile.

'Then let's go directly.'

'OK! Don is already in the lab, let's go over there together.'

After a short while, the group arrived at the lab, and after Xia Yu had briefly introduced the two sides, they proceeded directly to the testing procedure.

The testing procedure was divided into two processes. The first process was to directly demonstrate the performance of the computer with the installed * * * -DOS system brought by Xia Yu and others, and the second process was to install the * * * -DOS operating system into the microcomputer being developed by IBM, and let Don Estey Chi and others test it.

When the computer was assembled and started by Thyssen-Paterson and others, a crowd gathered, not only Frank T. Cary and Don Estes, but also other key figures in the research and development department.

The first demonstration process was a hit with the people present, and by the time the second process was over, the smiles on the faces of Frank T. Cary and others could no longer be concealed.

The test results were clear: satisfaction!

'President Frank, this ******-DOS operating system has exceeded our expectations. It's a great operating system. I, in terms of performance testing, is even better than Apple's operating system!'

'Although there were a few flaws in the test just now, it's because it hasn't been fully adapted to our hardware. As long as the debugging and modifications are in place later, there will be no problem.'

Don Ester Chi was full of praise for this operating system.

Thyssen Patterson and the others were all beaming with joy, but they knew that the final decision rested with Frank T. Cary, so they suppressed their excitement and looked towards him.

Xia Yu, on the other hand, was very calm inside, and smiled and said to Frank T. Cary, 'Frank, what do you think?'

Frank T. Cary was also an executive from a technical background, so he understood and saw through the entire demonstration process, and naturally knew how the MS-DOS operating system performed.

He had also studied the Apple computer system and knew that Don Esther Chi was not exaggerating.

IBM's microcomputer was designed from the start to compete with Apple's. Xia Yu's DOS system currently outperformed Apple's, and would be a great addition to IBM's microcomputer.

So he didn't keep Xia Yu waiting, and said on the spot, 'Mr Xia, this is a great operating system. I can't seem to find a reason not to choose it.'

He smiled and extended his hand to Xia Yu, who smiled back and shook his hand.

'Happy cooperation!'

'Happy cooperation!'

'Clap, clap, clap...'

Seeing that a deal had been struck, Thyssen-Paterson and the others were ecstatic and couldn't help applauding, and the rest of the lab followed suit.

After their hands were released, Frank T. Cary said to Xia Yu, 'Mr. Xia, as you have just seen, because the company's microcomputer hardware has not yet been completely finalized, the operating system compatibility issue still needs to be improved, so your company will need to send someone over to assist.'

'No problem, that's what you should do,'

Xia Yu nodded. Then he looked at the several employees beside him, his gaze fixed on Thyssen Patterson, who also realised it was him and his expression became serious.

Xia Yu instructed Thyssen Patterson, 'Thyssen, you will be responsible for liaising with Don from now on. If there are any difficulties that you can't solve, you can ask the company for help.'

'Okay, I promise to complete the task!'

Thyssen Patterson answered solemnly with his head held high, then looked at Don Ester Chi, their eyes met, and they both smiled at each other.

'Mr. Xia, I didn't bring anyone else this time, so I need to go back to the company to sign the agreement.'

'No problem, it's been a long time since I've been back to IBM, so let's go together.'

'That's perfect...'

...

At noon, in order to celebrate the conclusion of the cooperation, Xia Yu hosted a lunch at Boca Raton for Frank T. Cary and the others. After the lunch, Xia Yu and Frank T. Cary set off together for Armonk, New York.

It was close to evening when they arrived in Armonk. After Xia Yu and Frank T. Cary parted ways, they looked for places to stay on their own.

The next day, Xia Yu went to IBM and after about two hours of negotiations, they reached an agreement. On behalf of Seattle Computer Products, Xia Yu reached a secret business cooperation agreement with IBM.

Since Xia Yu was himself a major shareholder and director of IBM and had a substantial fortune, Frank T. Cary did not completely treat Xia Yu as an equal partner in the cooperation, as he had done with Bill Gates in his previous life, even though Seattle Computer Products was far less powerful than IBM.

After the agreement was signed, the cooperation was officially reached, and Xia Yu's heart was completely relieved.

He had once again changed history. As long as the cooperation with IBM did not break up, and he had boarded IBM's aircraft carrier, the MS-DOS system would become the standard operating system for PCs, and the glory of the previous life's global Windows system would be played out by the MS-DOS system.

After the cooperation was reached, Xia Yu did not intend to linger, and was ready to return to Seattle to announce the good news to the employees who were looking forward to it.

Frank T. Cary got up to see Xia Yu out.

Just as he was about to see Xia Yu to the door, Xia Yu's gaze caught sight of two figures walking not far away, and his brows could not help but rise, revealing a meaningful smile.

Frank T. Cary followed Xia Yu's gaze and saw that it was the company's director, Ms. Mary Maxwell Gates, and a young man who looked a lot like her. Could it be her son?

"Ms. Gates, good morning!'

'President Frank, Xia Xian, good morning!'

Xia Yu and Frank T. Cary exchanged greetings with Mary Maxwell Gates after she walked over.

'Ms Gates, who is this?'

Frank T. Cary asked, looking at the young man next to Mary Maxwell Gates.

Mary Maxwell Gates introduced with a smile, 'This is my son, Bill Gates.'

'Bill, this is the company's president, Frank.'

Mary Maxwell Gates introduced to her son, but she found that her son was a bit out of place, looking at Xia Yu with a shocked expression. Mary Maxwell Gates couldn't help but frown, and then said to him, 'Bill, this is the company's director, Mr. Xia Yu Xia.'

Xia Yu is actually a director of IBM!

Hearing his mother's introduction, Bill Gates's heart suddenly collapsed. At this moment, he felt like his mood was terrible.

He had previously rejected Xia Yu's acquisition, so this time he came to IBM. Even if his mother was here, could he still get on with IBM?

Bill Gates's unusual behaviour made Mary Maxwell Gates frown. Before coming, she had told her son to be confident, but he had already messed up by meeting two important people in the company. How could she not be angry?

So she raised her voice and said a little angrily, 'Bill, are you not feeling well today? Why didn't you tell your mother?'

Bill Gates came back to his senses, but his mind was still in a mess. He forced a smile and explained, 'Mom, I'm sorry I was distracted.'

'No, you shouldn't apologize to me. You should apologize to Mr. Frank and Mr. Xia. Your behavior was rude,'

Mary Maxwell Gates said to Bill Gates, reminding Bill Gates that he wanted to regain some impression points for him.

Frank T. Cary kept a smile on his face, while Xia Yu smiled and said to Mary Maxwell Gates, 'Ms. Gates, many people are surprised to see my age. Your son has done much better than the others.'

Fortunately, Xia Yu didn't say anything. However, once he appeared to be defending Bill Gates, Frank T. Cary's impression of Bill Gates worsened slightly. He thought that Bill Gates was a person who judged people by appearances and was not good at hiding his emotions, which was a bit far from the standards of a successful person.

Before Gates and his mother could say anything, a car pulled up in front of Xia Yu. Xia Yu said to the three of them, 'My car is here. I have something to do, so I'll go first. Frank, Ms. Gates, and Mr. Bill, I'll see you next time!'

After saying that, Xia Yu waved his hand, opened the car door, and got in.

'Bye!'

After smiling and waving goodbye to Xia Yu, Frank T. Cary smiled and said to Mary Maxwell Gates, 'Ms. Gates, shall we go in?'

Mary Maxwell Gates smiled, as if what had just happened had never happened, and said, 'Okay, President Frank, after you! I'll stay here and show my son around and learn about the company's system.'