Chapter 268 Bill Fund
However, Yang Xing carefully considered what Guo Ying said. If he could build a house larger than this in a paradise, and with the many beauties around him, he could stay away from the hustle and bustle of the world, and live freely and unrestrained by secular etiquette, it must be the common wish of these women who have the same wishes as the women who passed by. When he came, his parents' expectations on the plane and the feelings of the beauties around him, he couldn't help but be moved. Similar to the vast and sparsely populated places in the United States, there are many places in the world, and the cost of repairing houses is low. Why not ask the staff in the United States to inspect the price of building a manor here? In the future, with the expansion of overseas careers, you can also find a few quiet places. As the saying goes, "The Cunning Rabbit has three holes. He built a few golden houses in China, Hong Kong and the United States. At that time, he rushed out of Asia and went to the world to hide his charms around the world.
When everyone got off the boat and walked into the foyer of the complex from the dock, they were once again shocked by the grandeur of the house. The ceiling of twenty meters was supported by several Citi fir wood that could not be hugged by several people, and was facing a long staircase of 84. If they were not willing to climb the staircase, they could also take the elevator next to it to the first floor of the main room. Now, the person who is very familiar to everyone is standing in front of the staircase, still a pair of jeans and casual shirts, Bill was welcomed by them.
In public, Bill always seems to be wearing the light blue pullover sweater and light-colored casual pants. Compared to Yang Xing's Givenchy casual outfit, he looks much more relaxed. However, Yang Xing's status is still far from Bill, and he is a guest. His chief image consultant Tian Yurong still advocates that he wears more solemnly. Even without a suit and leather, at least a brand-name casual outfit is guaranteed to be rude. Yang Xing joked about Tian Yurong and the others when wearing this outfit. In fact, this is all for money. One day he will become the richest man in the world, and wearing a T-shirt and shorts will be said to be personal. Others laughed at this, only Wang Yiren and others believed that this day would definitely come.
Bill and his wife Melinda look like a traditional American middle-class couple, not at all like the richest man in the world. Although they are not outstanding in appearance, Bill is still a little unspeakable and looks like a scientific researcher who is ignorant of the world. However, the reception of Yang Xing and his party is still polite. Without Yang Xing, they often feel the arrogant feeling of the nouveau riche in China and Hong Kong. Although it is a family dinner, several senior Microsoft executives also attended, including the light who has just been promoted to president.
The boss Steve Ballmer Yang Xing couldn't help but look at him a few more times, thinking that Bill would gradually withdraw from Microsoft's specific business in the future, and with his wife as the chief software engineer of Microsoft, his wife pays more attention to the development of Bill Fund and becomes Microsoft's spiritual leader. In the future, Yang Xing's biggest opponent in Zhongxing International and Microsoft should actually be the bald man in front of him. He has to squeeze out a few professional smiles to greet him. If you want to have a friendship, the family dinner later should be the place for both parties to negotiate and cooperate.
Bill's mansion is low-key and subtle, and is a paradise that lives alone. According to Guo Ying, because Bill's wife Melinda pays great attention to **, she simply bought all the land in the nearby neighborhoods, making it difficult for outsiders to get close to. It is said that the tax paid by the entire house and land each year is over one million US dollars, which is 25 times the per capita income of the American people! This shocking price is naturally a very luxurious enjoyment. Although the house is not outstanding, it covers a very wide area. Yang Xing and others can only see this mansion within their eyes.
A small part of the mansion is composed of several functional lofts. Mrs. Bill stood next to the window of the restaurant and introduced them one by one, namely the cinema, entertainment house, gym and library. On one side of the lake, there is also a huge swimming pool and an artificial waterfall up to 18 meters high! It is said that this is just the part of the house exposed on the surface. The small hills in the house are actually safely hollowed out. There are underground secret passages between the lofts, which can be connected to the hills and the underground, and there are many mysteries hidden in them. They have hidden a lot of mysteries.
Compared to the simple appearance, the interior decoration of this luxury house looks simple, but it is a collection of high-tech products. As the owner of the world's largest software developer, Bill naturally built the house into a futuristic home. As soon as Yang Xing and the others entered the house, each of them got a brooch containing chips, which can preset your preferred temperature, humidity, lights, music, etc. In this way, no matter which room you walk into, the sensor in the brooch will directly send a signal and adjust the environment inside the house to the feeling you like. Even when you are swimming in the swimming pool, music from the audio equipment will be heard underwater. The whole house cannot see messy cables, speakers, sockets and other debris. These high-tech products are connected by optical fibers in the wall and hidden behind the wallpaper in the room, so they have no impact on daily activities.
Yang Xing and the others saw these rooms that were as smart as providing various high-tech demonstrations. They could only be described as amazing. What is money? This is the best scene that money can create. It is much better than placing a few ancient statues in the house, installing a fountain, or pasting the entire house with gold foil wallpaper. For example, dolphins and sharks are swimming in the aquarium in the living room, which is comparable to whales. The big guy who is comparable to whales is very interested in everyone. Bill introduced that it is the largest fish in the world that is on the verge of extinction - whale shark! This thing lives entirely in the deep sea, and to keep eating, it requires a professional marine biology science team to manage it. In addition, this creature cannot leave fresh sea water. Bill and the others live by the lake, not by the sea. Just the equipment and pipelines that introduce sea water from hundreds of miles away, you can know how much it will cost!
Yang Xing pointed to the whale shark swimming leisurely and whispered: "See, the whole tropical fish tank is considered middle-class. The one who sets a rockery fountain at home is an explosion household, and the one who can build an aquarium is considered a rich man. The one who puts a whale shark inside is the richest man in the world. This rich man is not short of money, but his imagination is lacking!" Tan Li quietly took a few shots with the portable digital camera she carried, and approached him and asked, "Then what do you want to put in the living room?" Yang Xingde
He smiled thoughtfully, "Of course, it must be different. I decided to put a room of beautiful women without clothes, dressed up as cats and dogs, etc. This beautiful girl zoo is guaranteed to attract attention. Who is still interested in watching such an ugly big fish!" "Vulgar!" Wang Yiren, Guo Ying, Tan Li, and Wen Tian took action with hatred at the same time. The muscles on Yang Xing's back were almost twisted into twists and pretended to be nothing. Yu Aojun and Tian Yurong beside him laughed at his twisted expression.
The American family dinner was relatively simple, and in order to take care of guests from the East, Bill and the others did not put on a French dinner or something, but chose the American favorite BBQ - the open-air barbecue conference. It was indeed very convenient to choose grilled products at will and choose seasonings independently. Since Yang Xing and the others were invited, although they did not plan to bring hundreds of people to visit, they also brought his assistants and company executives to attend, with a total of more than 20 people. After all, the invitation of the world's richest man was still very tempting, and Yang Xing and the others wanted to take this opportunity to build a relationship with Microsoft. The main leaders of the China Star International American Tour joined this time, only Yang Xing's father Yang Rongguang was unable to take the time to participate because he was going to negotiate with Caterpillar, the largest engineering machinery manufacturer in the United States.
Obviously, Microsoft also had the idea of using a family banquet to talk about business, and this barbecue conference naturally became a good occasion for both public and private negotiations to build relationships and talk about business. Although Americans like to pay attention to the distinction between public and private, Microsoft has been doing business in China for a day or two, and is not unfamiliar with the way of discussing business at the Chinese social table. So I personally found a partner who I needed to negotiate and started talking while eating. As the owner, Bill picked a slice of roasted half-cooked steak and walked to Yang Xing. After chatting with him a little bit about the weather and travel experience, he directly cut into the topic he invited Yang Xing.
"Mr. Yang is so young. I started to start my own career with my partner Allen when I was as old as you. But without the great achievements you have now, we are really going to be old!" Bill's compliment made Yang Xing slightly proud. After all, he was the richest man in the world! After seeing him take out an MMP player, Yang Xing understood a little, "To be honest, I am very interested in this little guy. After my hardware department dismantled this little thing, I thought the technical content was not high. But I told them that our software has a wmp player and also developed WMA that supports music format. Why didn't anyone think of making such a hardware product first to match our software? Creativity is the soul of our company, and it is very dangerous to lose it."
Yang Xing was not confused by Bill's open criticism and secretly praised him. He felt that Bill's status would not be impressed by a digital product, but the so-called courtesy must be something for others, but he couldn't think of anything worth Bill's praise and win over him like this. Bill continued, "Since then, I have started to pay attention to you and your company. To be honest, you are very excellent, but not so outstanding that I invited you to my home. I have seen many geniuses like you, but what you did recently made me greatly change my impression of you, so I invited you here." He took a document from his wife Melinda and handed it to Yang Xing, "I think we have a common hobby." Yang Xing opened the document in confusion, and after reading a few lines, he suddenly realized.
This is an English translation of his thesis of the City University. Yang Xing suddenly remembered that Bill retired in his previous life after 1998 years, and turned his interest to another aspect. He recalled his grand invitation today, and finally understood Bill's intention. It turned out that it was not how great his company was, nor that he invented something amazing. Bill asked him to raise funds for the Bill Fund.
Like most American rich people, as Bill's wealth accumulates, he also faces the choice of leaving his property to his next generation or giving his strength to the society to contribute. He did not hesitate to set up several foundations named after him to manage most of his property and carry out charitable donations. By 2000, he would merge these funds and rename them to the "Bill and Melinda Bill Foundation". Soon this fund became the largest private charitable fund in the world.
He donated most of his wealth to the foundation, leaving only a few million dollars to his three children, and was managed by his father himself. The foundation has a fund of more than $27 billion, and later attracted donations from most of the wealth of Buffett, the world's second richest man. Therefore, this foundation, which is mainly responsible for saving African children and developing AIDS vaccines, can be said to have the richest charitable fund in history.
Chapter completed!