CHAPTER 763: CHAPTER 250: DIFFERENT DECISIONS

"Qiao Yu, the money’s already in the account."

"So fast? No way! My bonus never came through this quickly!"

"It was transferred directly to the overseas account."

"Uncle Zheng, you have an overseas account?"

"It’s not my account."

"Oh... I see, then you need to keep an eye on it. Once the money is in, make sure to pay the taxes that need to be paid. After taxes, split it all up with the others.

Oh, by the way, this money isn’t for those companies. It’s directly for the people. I’ll ask about it when the time comes. I’ve added Engineer Zhang and Cheng on WeChat.

If they don’t get their money, it’s your negligence. I don’t care if someone else intervened, I’ll be asking you for it directly!"

"Don’t worry. But how should we divide it?"

"Just split it evenly... each person should get about a hundred and seventy or eighty thousand, right?"

"Something like that, but it depends on how much tax will be deducted. I’ll give you the account details later."

Zheng Xiweng nodded and said.

Three million US Dollars, converted at the current exchange rate, is 21 million RMB.

However, the engineering team that helped out tonight has about fifty or sixty people, and his own men number over thirty, so there are nearly a hundred people in total.

If it’s split evenly, each person will get a little over ten thousand. It’s quite a sum.

You could say Qiao Yu is generous in winning people over.

But you can’t really say Qiao Yu is generous, because after all, it’s not Qiao Yu’s money, it’s a bit like generosity at someone else’s expense.

But then again, if it weren’t for Qiao Yu, this money wouldn’t have been earned...

Alright, Zheng Xiweng felt his head spinning, but fortunately, Qiao Yu wasn’t hung up on the bonus issue anymore. Instead, he was focusing on the next move.

"It’s almost five o’clock, since these trading platforms are so readily paying, then we need to tweak the statement. Just say, at the invitation of three cryptocurrency platforms, we helped them with security testing at ten this morning. Since these are future patrons, we should show them due respect. You agree, Uncle Zheng, right?"

Zheng Xiweng nodded quickly.

As someone who cares about appearances, he was always the one handling the contacts, thinking of many ways just to prove his identity.

If Qiao Yu took the money, he would really feel he’d been too forward.

"Alright then, ah, Uncle Zheng, you’re good in all aspects, just a bit too concerned about image. Let me tell you, in business, being too uptight about appearances costs money!" Qiao Yu said in a world-weary tone.

Zheng Xiweng pretended not to hear.

"Let’s go, time for sleep. But set an alarm, we must get up at nine tomorrow morning to start preparing. We’ve taken the money, can’t stand them up."

"You’re going to sleep now? Are you sure?"

"What else would I do? Stay up with them until nine in the morning? Trust me, Uncle Zheng, everything’s ready on the technical front, no issues. Oh, right, but you can’t sleep yet. You need to help me set up a live streaming account first! It’ll be handy for my stream tomorrow morning!"

Zheng Xiweng: "..."

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United States, Washington D.C., Microsoft Headquarters Building.

After releasing the latest quantum chip in the morning, the top management has been assessing when to resume negotiations with Qiao Yu.

There’s no way around it, if quantum hardware represents the future, then quantum simulation computing represents the present.

The key is mastering quantum simulation computing so they can develop targeted quantum-resistant algorithms. This is crucial for Microsoft’s cloud services and Windows system.

Or it’s extremely important for all high-tech companies that depend on the internet to survive.

After all, this is just to add some bargaining chips to their side, not to completely sever ties.

Qiao Yu mastered negotiation tactics through studying game theory, but for these senior executives who have been in the high-end business world for decades, it’s a required course.

What’s more, they focus on large-scale operations. Negotiation is never done independently but involves elite forces from countless departments offering their advice.

Like legal, finance, marketing, R&D, strategic planning...

In these remote conversations, even if only a senior vice president might appear, all these personnel will prepare all the materials in advance.

It’s like the newly released quantum chip. How powerful it is, the breakthrough in new technology, materials science, the setting of future standards...

The point is to convey that we are so strong in this research direction, that cooperation between us would be a strong alliance, not a one-sided charity, so there’s no need to be too aggressive...

Even if we collaborate, you gain too. Our hardware combined with software provided by Huaxia can surely define the future of Quantum Computing, a sure win-win situation.

As for Google, such minor players shouldn’t even be at the table. So their collaboration is meaningless.

When it comes time to negotiate, the words certainly can’t be phrased like that, but that’s roughly what Microsoft wants to express.

Collaboration is a must, but it absolutely can’t be you say it, and it’s done; it has to be discussed to accommodate both parties’ interests.

The cards are already on the table, so naturally, Microsoft won’t be in a hurry to find Qiao Yu to continue discussing the collaboration; they need time to observe the other party’s reactions to formulate an appropriately timed negotiation strategy.

But obviously, no one expected the other side to respond so quickly!

By a little after three in the afternoon, they got the response.

Yes, after Zheng Xiweng managed to get in touch with those exchanges, Microsoft received the news in less than five minutes.