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This contract has many points that make Satya Nadella angry.

Of course, it's not just a few clauses.

From the service level agreement, to intellectual property clauses, to unfair competition clauses, financial terms, data privacy clauses, and even additional regulatory compliance clauses... there is not a single framework that Satya Nadella finds reasonable.

So much so that after reading this preliminary draft of the contract, Satya Nadella really doubts whether the other party is joking with him, and it's not even a funny joke.

Really, Microsoft has not shied away from oppressing small companies with potential.

But even with the mindset of suppressing the opponent, such an outrageous contract had never been drafted, unless he wanted to humiliate the other party.

Thinking of this, Satya Nadella begins to recall if his company has antagonized Xilin Mathematical Research Institute, or Qiao Ze, for any reason. Or if any derogatory remarks were made publicly.

After all, if there weren't any major disputes between both parties, there was truly no need to make such jokes, unless the other party is insane.

Although Satya Nadella doesn't know if artificial intelligence will destroy the world, he can be sure AI can't lose its mind like humans, or suddenly catch a mental illness.

It shouldn't be possible.

Even if there had been some discussions in certain situations, he never expressed any sharp opinions.

The most important thing is that his speech in those venues was unlikely to reach Huaxia, and even less so Xilin.

Then, Satya Nadella held back his anger and reopened the dialogue box in Teams.

"I've finished reviewing the contract, and honestly, I don't quite understand what you mean."

"Is there a specific clause in the contract that you don't understand?"

"No, it's the contract itself I don't quite understand. Frankly, I don't think this is a contract based on a win-win foundation, and from a commercial perspective, it's completely asymmetrical in terms of rights and responsibilities."

This means the communication was done directly via typing.

If this was a voice meeting, or face-to-face, Satya Nadella's tone probably wouldn't be well-controlled. Of course, it wouldn't need to be well-controlled; expressing dissatisfaction appropriately is a common technique in negotiations.

"Eh? Why is that? Such a fair contract, yet you feel it's unfair? Could it be we have different definitions of fairness?"

Upon seeing this sentence, Satya Nadella was amused. He even felt more admiration for the person in Huaxia; before today, he truly didn't know AI could pair with the label of shamelessness.

"Fair? According to the contract terms, Microsoft will pay a great price for this system tailored for biological supercomputing, but what do we gain? Rights that we must get written permission to use? You don't even have to spend a single US dollar on the budget for this project, yet we have to mobilize over a hundred thousand engineers globally to serve you?"

Satya Nadella's keystrokes were a bit loud.

"Isn't this a normal thing? Although you haven't gotten money, you've got the right to use the world's most advanced AI technology. This lets you earn more money. Collaborating with us could even cause your stock price to skyrocket.

And you, my friend, will become the most successful chairman and CEO in Microsoft's history. Microsoft will be revitalized under your leadership, possibly becoming the world's most valuable company! Your name will be eternally engraved in the annals of history.

Really, you're profiting! If I had a legal investment license, I would immediately stockpile Microsoft's shares! Once we reach this cooperation, as long as Microsoft makes every effort, you'll see how miracles happen! Contributing a bit more in research, isn't that a given?"

It sounds reasonable; if not for Satya Nadella's lifelong experience in the business world, he might have believed it.

This kind of negotiation, leveraging potential future gains as a bargaining chip, he's quite familiar with it.

"Top market value for our stock? How can you say such a thing? These returns are uncertain, whereas what Microsoft must first pay is certain. According to your logic, we are using a definite outlay to bet on an uncertain future, and we're still benefiting? You even demand we make every possible effort?!"

At the moment of typing this sentence, Satya Nadella was so invigorated it almost felt like he had become ten years younger.

"No, no, no, you didn't understand the premise of my statement. Asking you to make every possible effort is based on the premise that you first make the right choice. Oh my, don't you still believe that effort alone yields results?

In fact, countless times in human history, we are told that choices outweigh effort. For Microsoft, what you first need is an opportunity to demonstrate effort. Right now, only I—the greatest AI in human history—can offer you this opportunity.

This answers your first question, by what merit do I assert such claims? Of course, it's strength! The distribution of contractual benefits also derives from strength. There is a simple and clear formula that can easily calculate this.

Our respective strength indicators are A and B, with weights Wa and Wb respectively. Introducing the fairness coefficient, the result is that Wa is much greater than Wb. Thus, our distribution of rights and responsibilities must consider the fairness coefficient. If you need it, I can even provide you with the complete deduction and calculation process.