Chapter 29 Microsoft Corporation

Li Zetian could only express regret for the other party's kind invitation to stay. After hanging up the phone, he returned to the bedroom and fell asleep. Get enough sleep so that you have the energy to develop BASIC language the next day.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a week has passed.

The exam will be held tomorrow, and tonight, Harvard University’s Primal-Scream streaking event kicks off!

Steve Ballmer ultimately failed to convince Li Zetian to go streaking with him, so he went alone.

There was a very lively sound outside the dormitory building, and Bill Gates stood in front of the window and looked down. Unfortunately, the floor is a bit high and I can't see clearly.

"Chronos, how about we go down and have a look at the excitement?" Bill Gates came to Li Zetian's room and suggested.

Li Zetian thought to himself, are you going to watch the fun or the naked bodies of the girls?

"Bill, do you want to see a girl's naked body? You can go alone. I have a girlfriend. Mental cheating is also called cheating. Do you understand? Oh, I've never been in love with someone like you. What people say is in vain..."

"..." Bill Gates was speechless, almost on the verge of tears.

Just as Li Zetian finished speaking, he suddenly thought of one thing. Yu Jingqiu would also go to see the fun or participate in the Primal-Scream streaking event... He immediately picked up the phone and was about to call and ask Yu Jingqiu, but Before dialing the number, I immediately put it down, thinking to myself, Yu Jingqiu is a relatively conservative traditional woman, how could she possibly participate in the Primal-Scream streaking event? Indeed, Yu Jingqiu has been staying in the bedroom reading and reviewing... In fact, in this era, Chinese girls are not as open as they were in 2016. Not to mention participating in the Primal-Scream streaking event, even if they went to watch the fun, there were not many people.

Li Zetian turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside the window and continued to study his BASIC language.

He didn't know whether his rival MITS was already manufacturing the Altair-8800 computer. He had to hurry up and develop the Apple-l before it.

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Recently, MITS Chairman Roberts was frowning and couldn't sleep at night. The company's account had a deficit of more than 20 million US dollars. In order to save the company on the verge of bankruptcy, he decided to make a desperate move and use Intel's newly released 8080 microprocessor. Producing a new generation of personal computers for computer enthusiasts! ! !

MITS was actually the first company in the United States that specialized in producing and selling calculators. Business was booming and profits were rolling in. The company soon expanded to more than 100 employees. However, the good times did not last long. In 1970, the giant Texas Instruments also began to intervene in this market. Other companies also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make some profits, and a price war broke out. There was a proverb at the time: "We are not afraid of heaven or earth, but we are afraid of the Texas price cut." Faced with the pressure from these giants, MITS was of course unable to withstand the pressure, and the company had to find another way.

In the early morning of May 20, 1974, Roberts drove to the bank again. Only if the bank could give him a loan could MITS have a chance to survive and develop. Although he had been rejected by the bank many times, he still did not give up.

Bank of America.

"Mr. Smith, the 8080 microprocessor released by Intel on April 1st seems to have unclear uses, but for me and some experienced electronic engineers, it is simply wonderful!!!" Roberts said excitedly. A middle-aged man in a suit and tie with a serious face said, "It integrates a set of original instructions - the 'instruction group' in the firmware, which has digital and logical units, a clock, and temporary storage registers. If I then use Components such as external memory, input and output devices, and circuits can be connected together to form a microcomputer that is comparable to a commercial computer!

Mr. Smith, please believe me. Chips will bring about complete reforms. Computers will become smaller and cheaper. They will appear in every home like a television set. This will be an incomparable revolution. Huge market! ! ! "

After Roberts finished speaking, Hank Smith was moved. He was a bank manager who was very keen on technology investments. At this time, he asked: "Are you sure that MITS can produce this kind of microcomputer?!"

"I'm very convinced, Mr. Smith! I can guarantee you with my career and character that I can definitely do it!" Roberts said proudly.

"Okay, Mr. Roberts, please wait outside. We will discuss it and give you an answer right away!"

"OK, all right!"

Roberts stood uneasily in the corridor outside the door, waiting for the judgment of fate.

After a few minutes, Mr. Hank Smith opened the door and said to Roberts with a smile: "Congratulations, Mr. Roberts. After our discussions, we decided to grant MITS a loan of US$65,000!"

"Oh, thank God, MITS is saved!" Roberts was extremely excited.

He quickly walked over and hugged Hank Smith: "Thank you!"

Smith smiled and said: "It was your sincerity and ideas that impressed us!!"

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At this moment, Li Zetian was taking an exam in the examination room. He obviously didn't know that Roberts had used his sharp tongue to persuade the bank to lend money to MITS. Soon, MITS would start developing the Altair-8800 computer. Under the influence of the butterfly effect, perhaps, the Altair-8800 computer will be released earlier than in previous generations.

A few days later, the final exam was finally completed, and Li Zetian also successfully completed writing the BASIC language. Immediately afterwards, he registered the copyright of the BASIC language. At the same time, he registered it in the name of Umbrella Company (Umbrella, Zhetian Company) He founded a subsidiary company named Microsoft, that is, Microsoft Corporation, and then "sold" the BASIC language he wrote to Microsoft Corporation!

Umbrella holds 70% of the shares and Li Zetian personally holds 30%.

The purpose of this is to hide Li Zetian's shareholding in Microsoft, so that when Bill Gates, Paul Allen and others are brought in in the future, Li Zetian's apparent shareholding will not be too large, making them unable to Feel good!

All trademarks follow the previous Microsoft LOGO, which is a square four-leaf clover with "Microsoft" written underneath. Of course, the Umbrella company's LOGO is the classic umbrella LOGO from the previous life, and Li Zetian likes this LOGO very much. It looks very awesome! ! !

After completing a series of preparations, the final exam results came out. Except for computer and mathematics, Li Zetian failed in all other courses. Even the music course was equally bad, which surprised everyone!

"Is this still the musical talent we know?" People in the music department questioned Li Zetian's musical talent!

If Li Zetian were asked to write songs, that would be no problem, he would be able to do it easily, but the music course requires a lot of professional music knowledge, and Li Zetian didn't have time to learn these, so how could he do well in the exam?

Not long after, the music department began to spread rumors that the song Li Zetian sang at the New Year's Eve party that day was actually written by someone else. He just stole other people's songs, and he was also very good at pretending to act cool on stage. He has the attitude of being quick-thinking and writing songs on the spot!

If he had real talent and learning, how could his music test scores be so poor? !

The doubts grew louder and louder. When Chen Ruoxi heard the news, she felt a sense of schadenfreude in her heart. Then she walked to Yu Jingqiu's room and said to Yu Jingqiu in a victor's tone: "Yu Jingqiu, have you heard that Li Zetian's That song "My Chinese Heart" was plagiarized from other people's works, and now it has spread all over the city. I'm afraid everyone in the music department and the Chinese community at Harvard University knows it!!!"

Yu Jingqiu calmly took out a piece of paper from the drawer and handed it to Chen Ruoxi, saying, "Take it and have a look, it was written by him too!"

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