"We must accelerate the cooperation, Huang He has already started to suspect me!" One day, Andy Rubin eagerly approached Goldman Sachs, requesting to leave and start the plan ahead of schedule.
Andy Rubin wasn't foolish; he had already sensed that something was amiss and needed to transfer the technology quickly.
"I see!" After listening carefully to the situation, the Goldman Sachs representative also agreed, saying, "It seems the situation has indeed reached a critical point. Huang He could send people to investigate your company at any moment, and they are bound to uncover some issues. Therefore, you must give us your technology immediately so we can register the patent ahead of him. That way, even if Huang He discovers something is wrong, it will be too late!"
"I've been urging you to do this for a long time, but you kept delaying, and now this problem has arisen!" the Goldman Sachs representative said exasperatedly.
"Can you blame me? It's because you couldn't make me feel secure enough to trust you!" Andy Rubin said, his face darkening. "You haven't provided any guarantees, yet you want me to hand over the technology for you to register a patent. What if you discard me later? I'd get nothing!"
"My demands have never changed: either sign a confidentiality agreement with me, or give me $1 billion to purchase the technical patent data directly!"
"You're worrying about nothing," the Goldman Sachs representative sneered. "Who are we? We are Goldman Sachs, the largest investment company and bank in the world. How could we possibly sign such an agreement with you? It's not that we want to deceive you and can't sign it, but rather that if even a single word of this contract were leaked, it would instantly destroy Goldman Sachs' image and trust, leading to a loss of hundreds of billions of dollars in assets. Therefore, we absolutely cannot sign any such illegal confidential agreement!"
"As for the $1 billion you mentioned, please. According to our investigation, Jiangnan Group invested only about $500 million in total. You want to sell us something developed with $500 million for $1 billion, and there's still the risk of patent ownership issues. We absolutely cannot agree to such terms!"
"Moreover, what we value even more is not this technology, but Mr. Rubin's talent and management capabilities. We need you to join the company's operations and work together to make Android bigger and stronger, turning it into the Microsoft of the new era. Then, we can both share the enormous profits exceeding hundreds of billions of dollars. Isn't that much more than a mere $1 billion?"
"We at Goldman Sachs are just an investment bank and never take responsibility for the specific operations of any company. We can't and won't do that, so ultimately, we will still rely on talented individuals like you to run the company. We believe in mutual benefit and win-win cooperation!" the representative said sincerely.
"Then there's nothing to discuss. You just want to get something for nothing! That's not what you promised me at the beginning! You said you would cooperate with me wholeheartedly!" Andy Rubin said irritably. He suddenly regretted it. If he had known this would be so troublesome, why would he have foolishly betrayed Huang He? Wouldn't it have been better to just be the CEO of Android honestly for a lifetime?
"We have not gone back on our word, and we still intend to cooperate with you wholeheartedly. However, we cannot cut off our own hand to cooperate with you. That's unrealistic!" the representative said calmly. Andy Rubin was also worn out and had no more fight left.
"Then tell me, you must have a way that would allow me to confidently hand over the technology to you!" Andy Rubin said. "Otherwise, I'll go to Huang He and confess everything. The technology is still in my hands, and Huang He won't do anything to me. At worst, I can sell my company shares to him, which would be at least a few hundred million dollars!"
"Of course, we have a way," the representative said with a smile. "The reason we couldn't reach an agreement before was because you felt that directly handing over the technology to us was not trustworthy."
"Then we can find an intermediary, an intermediary whom you absolutely trust. This intermediary can apply for various technology patents, and then this intermediary can use these technology patents along with us to establish a joint venture. This way, we can achieve a result that satisfies both parties!"
"I've thought of this method before, but it's useless. I can't find any trustworthy intermediaries!" Andy Rubin said with some frustration. For Andy Rubin, he truly couldn't find a third person he could completely trust.
It wasn't that his parents were all dead, or that he didn't trust them. It was that his parents couldn't be involved in this matter; it would be considered collusion from a legal perspective. Therefore, a third party with no blood relation to him had to be involved and be trustworthy.
Given Andy Rubin's personality, he really couldn't find another person he could trust.
"If that's the case, then we don't have any good solutions. We've heard that many companies in the market have also caught wind of this. Even Qualcomm seems to be planning to launch its own operating system. After all, according to your plan, the chips for this product in the future could only be purchased from Qualcomm. So, it's normal for Qualcomm to decide to produce mobile phones themselves."
"Also, companies like Motorola and Nokia, ever since their market share was encroached upon by Chinese mobile phone companies, they've all been thinking of a comeback. These few companies have replaced their CEOs this year, and they all seem to be planning some reforms. It's not impossible for us to cooperate with these companies!"
"To be honest, as long as there's a new concept, technology shouldn't be too much of a problem for these old-fashioned mobile phone companies?"
"Nonsense!" Andy Rubin's eyebrows twitched. "How could these old fossils understand mobile phones in the network era? How could they understand the meaning of 'pt'? They can't produce a real 'pt'. Only my Android can be the product that pioneers the entire era!"
"Furthermore, even if these old-fashioned companies enter the market, their strengths lie in hardware production and design, not in software development and applications. Otherwise, their game center wouldn't have so many bugs, tormenting players. Last month, they announced a complete suspension of service, less than half a year after its launch. It's utterly ridiculous!"
"As for Qualcomm, they've never even made a mobile phone, yet they want to directly produce 'pt'. It's even more laughable! Mr. Representative, please don't do something you'll regret for the rest of your life!"
"We naturally know this, and we also believe that what you're saying is true, which is why I'm still sitting here negotiating with you," the representative nodded. "Our willingness to cooperate is still very sincere, but you've consistently rejected our proposals and have been hesitant to hand over the technology for patent registration, which makes it impossible for us to continue cooperating!"
"Even if you want to drag this out, Huang He won't. Let me give you some information. The headquarters of Jiangnan Group has dispatched a financial team to conduct an audit directly within Android. You must clean up any loose ends and not leave any evidence behind!"
"What evidence could I possibly have?" Andy Rubin said, though his expression grew more panicked. He could only repeatedly rack his brain, trying to recall if there was any third person he could trust. His memory finally settled on a beautiful face.
"Anna!" Andy Rubin sighed and finally said, "If I have to find someone, it can only be Anna!"
"Anna? Who is that? I've never heard of her?" the representative asked, confused.
"It would be strange if you had heard of her, because Anna is my mistress, and my wife doesn't even know about her, let alone you!" Andy Rubin sighed.
"Mistress?" The representative pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "Sir, I believe the candidate you choose needs to be considered more carefully. I don't know how deep your feelings for Miss Anna are, but she is just a mistress who could leave you at any time. She is probably not a suitable candidate!"
"I know, but she is the only one I can trust right now, and I also believe in her feelings for me," Andy Rubin sighed. The representative found this amusing. If he truly trusted her and her feelings, why hadn't he mentioned her earlier, only proposing her when he was cornered? This suggested Andy Rubin didn't fully trust Anna.
In fact, Anna was a beautiful university student majoring in aerobics. She had a perfect figure, with long, strong, and perfect legs that could assume various positions.
After a university speech, Anna actively pursued Andy Rubin, and the two quickly became passionate, developing into a mistress relationship.
Although they were deeply in love at the moment, Andy Rubin knew that Anna was a greedy woman and not entirely trustworthy. However, Anna was now eight months pregnant, and the child in her womb was Andy Rubin's.
This was the deepest bond between them. Andy Rubin had decided that he could use the future inheritance of all the company's assets by Anna's child as a way to firmly tie Anna down. For the sake of her child's inheritance, Anna would never betray him.
Of course, whether or not this child would actually inherit anything was a matter for after his death, and there was no need to consider it now.