Chapter 18: It is impossible to work
Bill Gates understood that once Netscape bought this news, Microsoft's stock price would probably plummet by several percentage points, and the loss in a single day would be as much as $300,000.
Although he was very upset and wanted to hit someone, Bill Gates knew he had to accept the offer: "I hope you can control your mouth."
"Don't worry, as long as the money is in place, I will keep my mouth shut."
Lu Yiming immediately stated that he would definitely be a person who keeps his promises.
And he didn't raise the price in an attempt to extort more money.
Excessive greed will only bring destruction. After all, it doesn't cost much to hire a killer, not to mention that Microsoft is a huge company. If Bill Gates is really angered, there are plenty of ways to retaliate even if a big war breaks out afterwards. It's just a question of whether it's cost-effective.
Bill Gates declined to comment on Lu Yiming's promise. After all, it would be foolish to trust the character of a swindler.
Instead, he was attracted by Lu Yiming's talent.
After all, Win98 had just been released not long ago, and Lu Yiming was able to find system loopholes and patch them. Such technical strength, as well as such courage and boldness, are not something that everyone can have.
"Young man, are you interested in working for me? The annual salary is $100,000. Believe me, this salary is definitely not low even in Silicon Valley."
"Not interested. I like to control my own destiny."
Lu Yiming refused without hesitation. Are you kidding? He finally got a chance to live his life again, am I going to come back to work for others?
It is impossible to work part-time!
Isn’t it great to be a boss?
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yiming couldn't help but smile.
Done.
Three hundred thousand dollars is more than enough to pay back the fifteen thousand dollars I spent on the computer.
Hearing the busy tone coming from the phone, Zhu Hanwen was unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
"Lu Yiming, is the person across from me really the world's richest man, Bill Gates?"
Lu Yiming did not hide it and nodded indifferently: "Yes."
After getting the answer, Sun Jiatong and others became even more curious and couldn't wait to ask, "What did he say to you?"
Although she teaches English and is the most capable English teacher in No. 1 Middle School, the speed of speech of Lu Yiming and Bill Gates in the conversation just now was so fast that she had no time to react and her mind is still blank.
Lu Yiming smiled slightly and said casually: "Nothing, first we negotiated a business of three hundred thousand dollars. Then he wanted me to work for him."
"Three hundred thousand dollars? Working for Bill Gates!"
Lin Yuzhen, who had repeatedly questioned the authenticity of Bill Gates' identity, opened her eyes wide after hearing the $300,000 and stared at Lu Yiming, almost drooling with excitement: "You agreed?"
Bill Gates personally recruited talents, who were not only able to go abroad, but also to work at Microsoft headquarters in the United States, thus reaching the peak of their lives.
This is simply the ultimate dream of working people!
Anyway, Lin Yuzhen was moved. If it were her, she would definitely agree immediately.
Lu Yiming said, "How is it possible? You want me to sacrifice my hair for an annual salary of $100,000? Am I that stupid?"
“…”
Lin Yuzhen didn't know what to say. What was happening before her eyes was a bit challenging to her worldview.
One hundred thousand US dollars, converted into domestic currency, that’s eight hundred and twenty thousand!
Rounding it off, that's an annual salary of one million. If it were me, would I be able to refuse it?
Whoever refuses is an idiot, okay?
Who would refuse a job that can buy five houses in a year?
Even the well-informed Zhu Hanwen found it hard to believe what he saw.
He looked at Lu Yiming and asked cautiously, "That's $100,000, and I heard from Xiaozhen that Microsoft is the world's largest operating software company. Are you really not tempted at all?"
Lu Yiming shook his head, his attitude was very firm: "Why are you tempted by such a small amount of money? There is no way I can work. I will never work in my life."
After hearing what Lu Yiming said, no one knew what to say.
The amount of information generated in just these few minutes was so huge that it was far beyond their cognition.
So much so that everyone forgot the fact that Lu Yiming could communicate with Bill Gates in fluent English.
And Lu Yiming just negotiated a business deal worth $300,000 with Bill Gates.
Lin Yuzhen was the first to react. She pulled Lu Yiming aside, looked at him eagerly, and asked in a low voice, "Did you really make $300,000 just now?"
Lu Yiming flatly denied it: "How is that possible?"
Lin Yuzhen pouted, stamped her feet in anger and said, "I heard everything just now!"
Lu Yiming's tone was obviously perfunctory, and he kept shaking his head: "It's all fake, you heard it wrong, there is no such thing as the world's richest man, and there is no such thing as $300,000. I'm leaving first. You have the right to use the computer today, just don't break it. Here is the key. Bye."
Lu Yiming threw down the keys and ran away without looking back.
Looking at Lu Yiming's back, Lin Yuzhen tightly grasped the key to the utility room in her hand and stomped her feet a few times.
After what happened this afternoon, she became more determined to learn programming from Lu Yiming.
Three hundred thousand dollars! Lu Yiming just needs to come back from school every day and sit here typing on the keyboard for a few hours to get it. It's easier than robbing a bank!
Lin Yuzhen thought, if even a poor student like Lu Yiming could do it, why couldn't she? There was no reason!
After leaving Zhu Hanwen's house, Lu Yiming went straight back to the classroom.
Even though Bill Gates was willing to spend $100,000 a year to recruit him, and even though Bill Gates promised to give him $300,000, he was still quite calm, although not without any waves in his heart.
He knew very well that for him who had the advantage of being a "prophet", such an achievement was insignificant, and could even be regarded as just the first step of success.
However, there are innumerable chosen ones in this world. As a time traveler, I dare not say that I can defeat these indigenous people 100%. I still have to proceed steadily and step by step.
Soon, the two Mas will come out of retirement, so Lu Yiming cannot let his guard down.
When he returned home in the evening, Lu Yiming called Li Yiwen.
"Cousin, how is my pass going?"
Li Yiwen patted his chest confidently: "Don't worry, I will personally take action, and it will take at most three days to help you get it done."
Lu Yiming mentioned it casually, "It's been a long time. This bureaucratic style is not acceptable. The efficiency of work is really low. By the way, cousin, I remember you have a personal account in Hong Kong. I have some money to transfer from overseas, so I'd like to borrow your account."
