Jester received a very special invitation.

It is an invitation to a private dinner, which is Bill Gates, who has just become the richest man in the world.

This is a family dinner, and only Bill Gates and his wife, as well as their own children.

Based on the history of this period he knew, Jester had actually guessed what the purpose of Bill Gates was to have this dinner this time.

Microsoft began to implement the Venus plan last year, but the results were not significant. This is a very ambitious plan and Bill Gates's always aim, hoping to use the Internet to rule the living room. In fact, this is also the consensus of everyone in Microsoft.

However, this is because of the great ambition and the resistance encountered is extremely strong.

In the original history, Bill Gates temporarily gave up this plan during this period and began to think about the transformation of this plan. This time, he found himself, probably for this matter, because Jester remembers that in the original history, Microsoft almost started their game journey at this time.

Of course, everything needs an opportunity.

The location is at Bill Gates' home in Boston. This is not the first time Jester has come here. He has always had a good relationship with Bill Gates.

They are also familiar with each other.

There was nothing particularly fresh for dinner, it was a normal Western dinner. The chef was a three-star chef who was hired as his personal chef at a high price by Jester. His level was very high and he was not quick to eat the level of the century-old chef Hou Buhung when Jester had eaten in France before.

The chat after the meal was also the focus of this invitation from Bill Gates.

There are only two of them.

The woman and the children are in another room.

"I heard you are going to retire?"

Bill Gates' opening remarks are very simple. Now everyone knows what Jester is about to retire: "You are less than forty years old, are you much younger than me, so why do you think of retirement?"

Jester just smiled after hearing Bill Gates' words.

"I just feel tired, and I don't like to repeat what I've done before, so I plan to retire."

This is also the truth.

Hearing Jester's explanation, Bill Gates nodded, and he thought it was the case. If his huge ambition could be accomplished, he might also have a loneliness and invincibility, and it would be better to retire. However, the implementation of the Venus plan was not smooth. He planned to use hundreds of millions of TVs in Z Country to promote networking. However, the effect was not great.

So, he wanted to change his mind.

Since occupying the living room, it is too difficult to enter other electrical appliance industries, so it is better to enter the gaming industry.

Originally, the game industry was not easy to interfere, but fortunately, the news that Jester was about to retire came, which immediately made Bill Gates overjoyed. He felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.

Jester is his old friend, and the two have a good relationship, so there is no need to beat around the bush, so Bill Gates directly talked about his thoughts.

"I want to acquire Mars Entertainment."

After saying this, Bill Gates glanced at Jester and found that Jester's face was as normal.

"You guessed it?"

He asked curiously, but Jester shook his head: "It's not a guess, but it's almost the same. When I received your invitation, I felt strange. Why did you suddenly invite me to have this meal? Although our relationship is good, I'm in California and you're in Boston. This is not so convenient. If we happened to be together at an event, I'm not surprised."

"So, I thought about it and thought of your Venus plan recently."

Jester said it briefly, but did not talk about whether he agreed with Bill Gates's request for the acquisition.

Bill Gates did not mention it again immediately. After hearing Jester talk about his Venus plan, he also smiled: "What do you think of this plan?" His tone also had a look of pride. Venus is indeed a great project worthy of anyone's pride, provided that this plan can be completed.

However, in Jester's opinion, this plan is a bit too whimsical at least for the moment, but you can't say this directly, it should be more tactful.

"I can only say that this plan is very bold."

In the eyes of such an ambiguous answer, Bill Gates, who is extremely smart, naturally understands what Jester means.

He sighed.

"So. Do you agree with my previous request? Anyway, you are going to retire, and I want to continue to go to the gaming industry, and I can guarantee the minimum investment limit for at least ten years."

After hearing Bill Gates' request again, he was silent. To be honest, it was not impossible to sell it to Bill Gates. After all, he was about to retire. According to his personality, after retirement, he would also ask about the game. Moreover, in his memory, Microsoft, which was originally in history, started to make TV games.

The investment every year is amazing.

Only in a short time can a complete industrial chain be established from scratch.

However, Jester is not short of money. Five billion US dollars is indeed a very sincere price. Moreover, this is only the first time that if you want it, Bill Gates may offer $8 billion to complete the acquisition.

But is Microsoft really a suitable gaming company?

After thinking about some of Microsoft's measures and actions in the original history, Jester shook his head.

Admittedly, Bill Gates is indeed a gaming otakus, and Microsoft's ability to enter the gaming industry has a lot to do with this, but the reason why Microsoft's board of directors has agreed for a long time that a department will lose $2 billion a year for n years is definitely not just because this thing is a toy or figure for an otaku.

From Microsoft's plan to dominate the living room after restarting the x-wave again, we can see that this is basically a variant of the Venus plan.

From the failure of the first Venus plan to the later X-wave dominance of the living room, and to the later Win10 dominance of everything, we can know that this was not a sudden idea of ​​Microsoft, but a basic strategy that had been determined more than ten years ago.

Games are just one part of this strategy.

Jester looked at Bill Gates, and he smashed his mouth, then asked Bill Gates back: "Do you really want to do the game industry? Or are you planning to borrow the wine glasses from the game industry to pour the blocks in other places?" Jester asked this question quite impolitely, but everyone is smart, so it would be better to make the words clear.

"this……"

Hearing Jester's question, Bill Gates hesitated, he stretched out his finger and gently tapped the table a few times, and then said, "There are both. I am indeed interested in the gaming industry, and I think this is a very important part of our plan, and it is beneficial to you without any harm. Seven billion dollars, you can keep 10% of your shares."

Before he knew it, Bill Gates' second offer had reached $7 billion, and he even proposed to keep Jester's 10% stake.

"Bill, there is one thing you haven't figured out. I don't care about money. I don't lack this money. After I retire, I won't ask about the company. Even selling the stocks in my hand to people who are willing to continue to do this industry is a good choice. So, I want to know, what do you want to acquire Mars Entertainment at that time?"

"Or I'm just talking about it, I've made countless statements in Mars Entertainment that Mars Entertainment was, is, and is still a pure gaming company in the future, and all its products are definitely, and must be the first in the game."

As he said that, Jester glanced at Bill Gates.

"Can you guarantee these?"

Hearing Jester say this, Bill Gates remained silent. Then Jester continued, "I understand your idea a little. Although it is just the tip of the iceberg, it has to be said to be a very grand and courageous plan. But to be honest, I can't see your enthusiasm for the gaming industry."

Bill Gates sneered: "Isn't seven billion dollars representing my enthusiasm?"

"It's not a matter of money."

Jester didn't care about Bill Gates' sneer, and he said in a very plain tone: "It's a kind of hot pillow. I've been in this industry for more than ten years. I know what kind of state a person who has an infinite love for this industry will be like. Bill, you don't, you like games, you are a fan of games, I know all of these, but you are not the kind of person who can maintain the purity of games."

“Pureness?”

Bill Gates's face showed a hint of doubt when he heard Jester say this word.

"Yes, purity." Jester repeated the word. He thought for a while, then continued with his lips pursed, "I think there may not be any of me in this world who would do this, but I always think that this is the true meaning of the game. The purity of the game is the game, the game is the game, the game is to be fun, either a game that can make money or a good game, the only purpose of the game console is to play games..."

Jester said a lot, Bill Gates still had a cold face at first, but later, he nodded silently.

After Jester finished speaking, he sighed: "I understand what you mean."

After saying that, he paused a little.

“Similar to faith.”

"Yes, it's similar to faith, which is my belief in the game." Jester agreed with Bill Gates' statement. He did have the purest love for games. He didn't want the game to be contaminated by anything else.

"Oh well."

Bill Gates spread his hands, and he had decided to give up his initial thoughts.

But at this time, Jester smiled and said to Bill Gates: "If you really plan to enter this industry, there are not other opportunities."

Unexpectedly, Bill Gates shook his head.

"I insisted on entering, but I couldn't represent the board's advice. The board has not made up its mind yet. However, if you can convince you to sell Mars Entertainment, the board agreed. Moreover, the gaming industry is basically saturated. If we enter rashly, it may take more money. I don't care about the money, but the board of directors is not easy to convince."

Jester also knew Bill Gates' difficulties. Although his listing allowed him to gain unimaginable wealth, his power in the company was also subject to certain restrictions after the shareholding division.

At least I don’t have the same words in the company.

"I'm talking about a chance, Sega."

Jester said Sega's name. Bill Gates was a little surprised when he heard it. Why did Jester suddenly talk about Sega? After all, Bill Gates is not a person in the game circle. He is not sensitive enough to the game world. After Jester analyzed it for him, he suddenly realized it.

"What you mean is that Shijia is likely to give up their hosting business?"

Bill Gates had a hint of surprise in his tone. After all, it was completely different to the difficulty of starting from scratch. It was much easier for him to convince the board of directors.

"Yes."

Jace's feature head: "Sega's current finances are problematic, and they don't have a good solution. Originally, DC was their last chance, but it has been on sale for more than two months. Although the sales volume is acceptable, that's all. In this case, there is no way to save Sega. Now Sega is just holding on."

"When the end of the year, after my DreamWave 4 and Sony's P3 are released, it will be a disaster for Sega."

"I'll probably announce that the DC will be suspended if they can't hold on until mid-next year."

"What happened after the suspension of production is to announce that they have completely withdrawn from the market for home appliance hardware. Whether they can survive in the future depends on luck."

Jester said lightly.

Bill Gates didn't care much about Sega's final fate. He just heard Jester's prediction: "What do you mean is that Sega may not be able to hold on next year and announce the launch of the home machine market?" When he said this, Bill Gates' eyes lit up.

After all, a hardware development team that has always had many years of development experience is still very precious.
Chapter completed!