In this way, in the craze of a large number of companies going public to make money, on December 9, 1999, at this historic moment, the value of free was finally fully reflected with the help of the green US dollar.

On this day, VA Linux's stock was first publicly issued at a price of US$30. On the day of listing, it set an unprecedented record of 733% increase in stock price!

The highest price of the day reached $320 and finally closed at $239.

There is no doubt that this is a feast for careerists!

Li Yiwen, who was in the United States, witnessed this crazy moment with his own eyes. Before he could celebrate with Samuel Palmisano and others, he immediately called Lu Yiming back home.

"Cousin, you are going to get rich this time!"

Lu Yiming, who has been following the progress of the incident on the Internet, actually already knew it well. When he heard Li Yiwen say this, he immediately laughed and said: "Looking at what you said, when did I not get rich? Besides, it's not that I want to get rich, but

We’re going to distribute it, don’t forget that you also invested a lot of money in this project. By the way, what’s the situation with the U.S. stock market now?”

Li Yiwen couldn't hide his excitement and said: "The entire Wall Street has fallen into madness. Everyone is discussing how to carve up the 'corpse' of Microsoft. They are like a group of vultures, waiting for the death of Microsoft."

Lu Yiming laughed: "Let them continue to have a beautiful dream. After all, stocks are just selling dreams. If they don't dream, how can we make money?"

Li Yiwen has witnessed the madness on Wall Street in recent days. It seems that overthrowing Microsoft's monopoly is "popular." Even Li Yiwen is thinking about what will happen if Microsoft really encounters a challenger. After hearing what Lu Yiming said, he couldn't help but ask

Said: "Does va linux really have no chance to challenge Microsoft?"

Lu Yiming said unceremoniously: "Only the vampires on Wall Street are carousing. They know nothing about programming? How can Linux be better than Microsoft if it is free and open source? Don't programmers need to eat? If an industry does not make money and is not profitable, then

This industry is destined not to have a large influx of top talents. Without talents, how can we compete with Microsoft? Generate electricity for love?"

"That makes sense!"

Lu Yiming's words instantly nipped any trace of Li Yiwen's fantasy in the bud.

Who is the happiest when it’s free? Only the prostitutes are the happiest.

Who are the prostitutes for free?

They are generally losers in society. They want nothing, but their ambitions are as high as the sky. They are so poor that they eat grass roots and say that they are maintaining their health. However, if you don’t serve them, they still think you are not good.

”, I don’t know what respect is, I feel that my breath is providing nutrients for the earth’s photosynthesis, and the whole world should tolerate them.

As everyone knows, the manure still has some nutrients, but the whoring is useless.

With the approval of the prostitutes, can Linux kill Microsoft? What a big dream.

Lu Yiming warned: "I asked you to help me buy so many stocks of Linux companies in North America before. It is true that I am very optimistic about Linux, but now it is too early to talk about breaking Microsoft's monopoly and hegemony. Don't be fooled."

You fell into a trap by fooling yourself."

"Okay, I understand."

Li Yiwen gradually calmed down and secretly thanked Lu Yiming for helping him analyze the pros and cons.

As the current largest investor in va Linux, Lu Yiming's net worth skyrocketed by US$1.6 billion overnight, and even Li Yiwen became a billionaire, becoming another living example of how Linux helps realize the "American Dream".

So it was inevitable that I believed in Samuel Palmisano's evil deeds and was deceived into believing that Linux would really become Microsoft's gravedigger.

Fortunately, Lu Yiming woke him up at the critical moment, so that he would not get too hot-headed and be tricked into charging into the battle.

In the end, amid the turmoil in the U.S. stock market, the free and open nature advocated by Linux suppressed the seesaw of making big money in this jaw-dropping way.

From the day it was created, this day has become a historical specimen of Linux concept stocks that can never be reproduced. However, the speculative craze for the Linux concept it brought about continued to create new projects such as Linux websites for a period of time.

The legendary story of being acquired at a high price within a week of opening.

In today's American stock market, a saying has begun to spread: Want to make a fortune? Then tinker with Linux!

Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen were also silently paying attention to the situation. Different from the enthusiasm of others, the two of them maintained a calm mind and continued to sell their Linux stocks slowly. In addition to va Linux, Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen actually also invested in

Many Linux-based companies.

According to statistics, the total amount of funds invested in Linux sites in 1999 was as high as 100 billion US dollars!

Naturally, Lu Yiming would not be polite to such a piece of fat meat, so he came uninvited and served it to the table with a knife in an extremely barbaric manner to divide the meat.

But just when Lu Yiming was feasting, the news finally leaked out. After all, in this world, paper cannot cover the fire.

Within a few days, Bill Gates learned that he had been stabbed in the back. He called Lu Yiming and asked directly: "Lu, I need an explanation!"

Lu Yiming did not try to get through by pretending to be stupid. After all, that would be too insulting to Bill Gates's IQ, so he smiled very calmly: "Explain what? Mr. Gates is not talking about my investment in Linux, right?"

This news has recently been published in American newspapers.

Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen, two "barbarians" from the East, made money that should belong to white people, with a total income of more than 2.4 billion US dollars, which makes people's eyes red.

In fact, if it was just investment, Bill Gates would not be angry at all. As a capitalist, he still has many competitors' stocks, so he can just make money. The key is Lu Yiming's "Bill Gates' close friend"

This identity has been taken as an important sign that Microsoft has betrayed everyone.

It has to be said that as soon as this news came out, Microsoft, which had not yet completely escaped from the antitrust lawsuit, was hit hard again, and its stock price fell by several percentage points. This is what made Bill Gates angry. After all, for a

For qualified capitalists, losing money is more serious than beheading.

At present, Mingyuan Technology still has in-depth cooperation and exchanges with Microsoft on the two projects of USB flash drive and Tianyin MP3, so it is impossible to fall out directly, and the loss will be too great.

Therefore, Lu Yiming revealed the inside information he knew without saying a word.

"Mr. Gates, I invest in Linux just to make money. The one who wants to dig Microsoft's grave is IBM, Samuel Palmisano. If you don't believe me, you can ask someone to investigate. He is responsible for everything."

Yes, and it has been planned for a long time, but I have done nothing except buying and selling stocks."

"real?"

Bill Gates is doubtful.

Lu Yiming vowed: "I lied to you that you were a puppy!"

"Actually, I'm not optimistic about the future of Linux. It's a joke to break Microsoft's monopoly on the PC side. At least in my opinion, it's impossible."

This clear-cut statement immediately softened Bill Gates' attitude.

But as an old man, it was naturally impossible for him to believe what Lu Yiming said so easily. After all, the white-skinned people themselves talked nonsense every day, bragging without drafting, and he had long been immune to it.

"Lu, I need you to prove it with actual actions, do you understand?"

"Don't worry, I understand. I will sell the Linux stocks in my hand right away. Even if you are willing to take over, for the sake of our friendship, I can sell them all now."

Lu Yiming's tone was slightly awkward, as if he was making a difficult decision.

But in fact, if Bill Gates really wants to take over, Lu Yiming will definitely be happy.

But Bill Gates, who was not at ease with Lu Yiming, a software genius, chose to spend money to eliminate disaster without hesitation.

"Make a price, I want all the Linux stocks in your hand."

Although Lu Yiming said he wanted to sell it, how could Bill Gates believe it?

He felt that he had defeated Lu Yiming's army.

Come on, don’t you want to sell it? OK, I’ll buy it.

"Ah...this..."

Lu Yiming sounded surprised, as if he was doing something difficult like cutting flesh.

Bill Gates sneered in his heart.

Look, I knew you were bluffing here!

I believe you will sell it?

Unless old sows can climb trees!

Come on, if you have the ability, you can sell it, and I will take over directly!

"Hey, Mr. Gates, don't be impulsive. In fact, this matter is not as serious as you think. Linux stocks are not that valuable. The prices are all artificially high. How can I let you suffer a loss?"

Bill Gates immediately said: "Don't worry about it, just tell me whether you want to sell it or not. I have plenty of money and I'm not afraid of losing money."

"Hey, since Mr. Gates said so, what can I do? For the friendship between the two of us...Okay, I will sell all the stocks to you...but at this price...Mr. Gates,

We are discussing business..."

"Should I pay you the difference? I'll give you the market price."

"All right."

Lu Yiming then pretended to be helpless and packaged up all his Linux stocks and sold them to Bill Gates to show that he had no ambitions in this area and had no intention of digging the grave of Microsoft.

Bill Gates was very satisfied with his actions and believed what Lu Yiming said before.

"Lu, you are indeed my good friend."

Lu Yiming was happy with his money making, but after all, he couldn't let Bill Gates see the clues, so he could only keep it in his heart.

"Of course."

When Li Yiwen returned to China, the two of them checked their accounts and found that during this trip to the United States, the leeks had brought back US$2.7 billion, far exceeding Lu Yiming's original expectation of US$2 billion.

Li Yiwen was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.

"Good guy, you are really a god."

However, Lu Yiming was not satisfied and said: "I only made less than 3 billion US dollars out of a 100 billion US dollar capital market. Alas..."

"hiss……"
To be continued...