186. Cooperation of the Century (3)
next day.
Bill Gates came to Korea with the ceremonies of at least one country’s minister.
The plane landed at Seoul Airport at Seongnam Air Base, which is not available for civilian use.
“Finally arrived in Korea. Jimmy.”
“yes. You worked hard to fly for a long time.”
Bill Gates shrugged.
Since his private plane was of the highest quality, in fact, he did not feel any fatigue except for the fact that his back was sore from lying in one space for a long time.
“Welcome to Korea. I am Kim Il-jung, who will serve the president and his company from now on.”
A short-haired Korean approached Bill Gates and Jimmy and spoke in fluent English.
“Take good care of me.”
“I really appreciate you. Please come this way.”
When we went to the place where Kim Il-jung guided us, a black official limousine car sent directly from the Blue House was standing at one end of the runway.
“You can get in this car. We will follow and protect you.”
“thank you.”
The car carrying Bill Gates moved smoothly and exited the airport.
There were black cars in front and behind the car, and motorcycles on either side.
“Korea is a cleaner and nicer city than I thought.”
Bill Gates honestly admired the panoramic view of Korea, where the roads were fairly well-maintained and high-rise buildings and apartments were not uncommon.
To be honest, he may have been ignoring Korea as a country in his heart.
A country right next to Japan.
That’s exactly what Bill Gates was thinking of as Korea.
But the country where Hoyoung was born.
He thought it was the country where H&H and Cronus were born, and even came to see it in person, and his mind changed 180 degrees.
‘Didn’t it only take 30 years to build this city? It is a country with great potential. It’s worth the investment.’
In addition, this hospitality given to him by the government was enough to make him more favorable toward Korea.
Later, this fact became widely spread, and some of the public who learned this fact said that Bill Gates was so great that he had to treat him to this extent.
However, thanks to President Kim Il-sam’s judgment, Bill Gates has a good heart for the country itself, which is Korea, and becomes an opportunity to invest and donate huge amounts of money every year, but that is a story in the distant future.
“Im here.”
“Thanks to you, I came here comfortably. thank you so much.”
The car stopped only after passing through the front gate of the Blue House.
Kim Il-jung bowed lightly to Bill Gates, who was giving thanks.
“Welcome to Korea. I am concerned that the road to this place was not inconvenient. Nice to meet you. I am Choi Kyu-shik, Chief of Staff to the President.”
At that time, the chief of staff of the Blue House, Choi Kyu-sik, was waiting for them and greeted them.
“Nice to meet you. Mr Choi. Fortunately, the road to here was really comfortable. The person over there brought me well.”
“I’m really glad if you did. The promise is the luncheon over there.”
“Thank you so much for guiding me. Has Mr. Yun Ho-young arrived by any chance?”
Bill Gates asked Choi Gyu-shik sneakily.
The pronunciation of Yun Ho-young he said was very fluent.
Even pronouncing ‘Choi’ is difficult, to the point where I don’t even think I’m the same person as the person who said ‘Choi’.
“I have already arrived and I am waiting for you. Please come in.”
“yes. then.”
Bill Gates and Jimmy followed Kyu-Sik Choi.
Choi Gyu-sik let out a sigh of relief.
He was really worried about this meeting.
From worrying about what to do if Bill Gates or Yun Ho-young is late, to what to do if there is an accident on the way.
But fortunately, I was able to get the two of them to meet without a hitch.
‘We were involved in the meeting between the two of us, so if something went wrong, we would use poison, but nothing happened. thank god.’
While Choi Gyu-sik was thinking, they had already arrived at the luncheon.
The moment he grabbed the handle of the luncheon and was about to open the door, Bill Gates said with sharp eyes.
“Oh. Is the President joining us by any chance?”
“no. After a brief greeting, the President will leave because he has another schedule. The president and Mr. Yun Ho-yeong make it easy for the two of you.”
“haha. Thank you so much for your consideration. It was because there were top-secret contents that no one should ever hear.”
“I understand.”
Choi Gyu-sik briefly lowered his head and opened the door.
.
When Bill Gates and Jimmy met Choi Gyu-shik and headed to the luncheon, Ho-young was in a bit of a predicament.
“haha. From my point of view, Yun Ho-young is a gift from heaven.”
“no. I was just lucky.”
“You have such modesty, and when I was that age, I was prowling here and there with a boiling heart, but our President Yoon already seems to know how to control his temper.”
“ah···. Nip.”
This kind of conversation has been going on ever since.
President Kim Il-sam was a man of great armour.
When he wasn’t asking questions, he even stared at Hoyeong with a happy face, making him very embarrassed.
‘I hope someone can save me.’
Hoyoung made a foolish noise to himself.
He is now in an uncomfortable and difficult situation.
jump-
Then the door opened and people came in.
Among them were faces I already knew.
“Oh, Hoyoung!”
“Bill Gates!”
Hoyoung and Bill Gates called each other by name.
They met at ECEC in Austin, Texas, so it wasn’t long before they saw each other.
And, in fact, the two of them were not even close friends.
The competition between Windows and Cronus was too fierce to build friendships.
However, Hoyoung welcomed Bill Gates wholeheartedly.
It was to the point where I felt grateful just for distracting President Kim Il-sam.
“Nice to meet you. This is President Kim Il-sam.”
President Kim Il-sam reached out and greeted Bill Gates.
He graduated from a prestigious university and had experience studying in the United States, so he spoke fluent English.
Bill Gates also smiled and held Kim Il-sam’s hand.
“Nice to meet you. It is an honor to have the President personally come out to say hello. A place called the Blue House would be no different from the White House in the United States, and I am really grateful for providing a meeting place like this.”
Watching Bill Gates speak politely and kindly, Hoyoung almost burst out laughing.
Whenever Bill Gates met with Ho-young, he was belligerent and burned with a sense of competition.
Maybe that’s why I’ve never heard such a polite voice.
Bill Gates continued his conversation with the president after giving Ho-young a simple eye-to-eye.
And after a brief conversation, he said with a smile to Bill Gates.
“I have things I have to do until today, so I’m going to leave it alone. Have a nice meal.”
“yes. Next time, I definitely want to have a long conversation with the President.”
“haha. I really want that too. Oh. I told you to bring the food in after 30 minutes. Are you hungry? If so, I will send you in right away.”
Bill Gates glanced at Hoyoung.
Hoyoung also nodded, knowing at once what those eyes meant.
“it’s okay. Thirty minutes later, please.”
“All right. Enough then.”
Kim Il-sam said goodbye and left the luncheon.
Bill Gates looked in the direction he left for a moment and then chuckled.
“What are you so funny about?”
“It’s because I’m confused.”
“What?”
Bill Gates said with a grin.
“Actually, I haven’t been treated like this once or twice.”
“It looked like that. Your sales smile is very natural.”
“For business? ha ha ha. That’s a funny word.”
Hoyoung naturally said something popular in the future, but he seemed to think it was an extremely sensible joke for Bill Gates, so he laughed for a while before continuing.
“What I said was confusing is that I don’t know if the Korean president’s attitude is towards me or for Ho-yeong.”
“Is it for me?”
“In fact, isn’t this the meaning of calling me here, who didn’t even have to meet, and choosing a place like this for an appointment with Hoyeong? ‘Yoon Ho-young is a person who deserves this much in our country.’”
Hoyoung smiled and said.
His tone was completely different from when he was addressing the president a moment ago.
“Well, it could be. To be honest, am I not the type to do well in Korea?”
Bill Gates’ eyes widened for a moment, then he burst into laughter again.
“Yes. Right. After all, I really like your personality.”
Hoyoung smiled instead of answering.
He deliberately did not shy away from Bill Gates.
Bill Gates has researched in advance that he is attracted to such a confident and confident person.
Hoyoung continued to ask Bill Gates with a confident smile on his lips.
“Then what will you do? Would you like to first tell me why you came to see me? Or would you like to talk over a meal after exchanging meaningless current affairs like now?”
“Let’s do it now.”
“good.”
Hoyoung nodded.
“Let’s start with the biggest reason, shall we? Actually, I’m very curious too. Bill Gates, what the hell are you trying to tell me?”
“haha. I thought that Hoyoung would know why I came, but I guess that’s not the case?”
“I am not a god. I can’t tell what you’re thinking. However, I guessed that it would be a story related to Windows and Kronos.”
Bill Gates put on a happy face, seeing what he liked so much.
“That’s pretty much it.”
“Is that so?”
“yes. To cut it short and start with the main points… We, Microsoft, are officially proposing a joint venture to H&H.”
“A collaboration?”
Hoyoung asked.
Because it was difficult to understand what the word collaboration meant at this time.
“Let me be a little more specific. If you accept this offer, Windows 95, which has already been released, can’t be helped, but the next version of Windows will be completely abandoned. Instead, why don’t we Microsoft and H&H join forces to create Chronos 4?”
“……”
Hoyoung was unable to speak immediately.
The ripple effect of what Bill Gates said now was, to put it simply, like a nuclear bomb.
Although there are other operating systems, it is because if Windows was dropped now, the operating system around the world could go to Cronos’s monopoly system.
“okay. like. Is that all you can do for us?”
However, Hoyoung quickly came to his senses and asked calmly.
Bill Gates looked like he had been hit in the back of the head by Hoyoung’s words.
“I beg your pardon? What more do you need here?”
“compatibility. Compatibility is required.”
Ho-young muttered lowly, and Bill Gates looked at Ho-young with dumbfounded eyes for a while, then finally laughed out loud.
It was a bigger laugh than ever.
“haha···. ha ha ha. Hoyoung, are you saying that Windows should be shut down?”
Hoyoung nodded.
“It may sound cruel, but you are right. There’s absolutely no reason to let Windows eat up market share when the latest version isn’t coming out. Do you agree to this?”
Bill Gates chuckled.
Because Hoyoung is right.
The compatibility Hoyoung wanted was nothing special.
It’s just that the programs that originally ran on Windows 95 can run on Kronos 4, which will be made later.
It was a call to hand over key data and codes for him.
“As you suggest, Windows is a specter of the past.”
“after···. Okay. In fact, we were thinking about that too. But if that happens, there is one important condition.”
“What is it?”
“We are working together on Chronos 4, and our Windows core technology and technicians will be put in. Therefore, please guarantee us 20% of the operating profit from Chronos 4.”
Bill Gates’ expression was spleen.
It was the result of his long agony.
Will Windows be able to compete with Cronos and maintain what percentage of the market share?
He evaluated it soberly.
The result of that worry is only 10%.
Asking Hoyoung to guarantee a 20% operating profit was a choice that was no different from getting the same benefit as having a 20% market share.
Right now, Bill Gates was asking Ho-young to let him maintain a 20% market share because he would fully admit defeat.
Instead, by handing over compatibility to him, it was tantamount to giving Cronos an explosive booster to increase its market share.
Bill Gates’ expression even looked desperate.
He was called the world’s greatest computer emperor, but it was all out of love for Microsoft.
He was a man ready to do anything for the profit and survival of his company.
Hoyeong quietly closed her eyes and thought with a serious expression.
‘Is it for a dog? I thought you would ask for 30%.’