Problem description:
Who knows the love and marriage history of Bill Gates?
Analysis:
Like many world-class celebrities, the world's richest man has some quirks. Personal hygiene is unbearable, and his wife has to tolerate his relationship with his ex-lover. From the perspective of money, her marriage with Bill Gates is undoubtedly the queen of this planet, with inexhaustible money and everything at your fingertips. On their wedding day in June, 1994, there were six billionaires among the guests.
The groom booked all the cars, helicopters and 250 hotel rooms in Lanai Island, Hawaii. Willie Nelson sang "Honey, if you win the time, then I win the money", and the atmosphere was unusually grand and warm. A prenuptial agreement ensures the safety of the company. Melinda French was born into a middle-class family in Dallas.
When she flew over Palma Canyon in Florida on her boyfriend Bill Gates' private jet, she learned that he had become the richest man in the world. In order to give her a surprise, Bill specially arranged a jewelry store, which was only open to her on Sunday mornings, so that she could choose as many as she wanted. Finally, she chose a diamond ring so big that she put her right hand on her left and hid it in public.
But rich people's money is not easy to spend. Melinda has to endure not only blackmail and death threats against her husband, but also the special friendship between her husband and another woman. That woman is Ann Wimbledon. She is nine years older than Bill Gates, lived with him for several years, and 1987 broke up, and they still maintained a close relationship. When Bill was considering marrying Melinda, he called Ann and asked her for permission. If these were not shameful enough, Melinda actually agreed that Bill would spend a week on holiday with his ex-lover every year-according to Bill, they just sat together and talked about physics and computers. Although Bill has repeatedly stressed that his relationship with Ann is purely platonic, his desire to be with Ann is a bitter medicine for Melinda.
"Bill needs spiritual things from his life," said james wallace, his biographer. "They are like two children together. When they spend their holidays together, they often argue about a problem. For a whole week, they did nothing but read books and talk about that problem. "
If Melinda can tolerate her husband's affair with others, then his personal hygiene is really unbearable. This is a joke in the computer industry. He can't take a bath for two or three days. If he goes to the meeting by plane and comes home, he will definitely smell.
Before he dated Melinda, he was famous. When he was still studying at Harvard, he often went to Cambert, Boston, which was famous for its strip clubs.
Another hard thing to say is the prenuptial agreement, which doesn't sound romantic at all. "Bill said he didn't want to sign any prenuptial agreements," James said. "Finally, those Microsoft representatives found Melinda and asked her to sign something to ensure the safety of the company." The luxurious "love nest" is like a village. Of course, no one will say that being the wife of the richest man in the world is not good.
For example, their home is located on Lake Washington, a suburb of Seattle. It looks like a small village. Their mansion was built in seven years and consists of several large pavilions, which are connected by passages and equipped with secret passages. Each visitor has his own personal password, which is stored in the computer in the house. At family gatherings, the computer will remember everyone's preferences for movies and music and play them for you when you walk back to your room. When guests enter and leave the room, the lights will automatically turn on and off. It is said that when they drive home, the computer can adjust Bill and Melinda's bathtub to the appropriate water level and temperature. There are cinemas, recreation centers and gyms in the group house, including a huge swimming pool and a waterfall with a height of 18 meters. In the residential part, it is an activity area with a circular roof. Here, Melinda has her own bathroom, dressing room and study. Her wardrobe has a lot of hanging space, close to the luxurious master bedroom. Bill also has his own bathroom and study. Their child Jennifer,1born in April 1996, has her own nursery and a group of all-weather wet nurses. Melinda doesn't like publicity, so she made her husband promise not to talk about her when answering reporters' questions. Although Melinda herself obtained a computer degree and met Bill Gates at Microsoft, she doesn't go to work now. (Excerpted from "Celebrity")
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Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, has always given the impression that he is a "big boy who will never grow up". Many people know his life like the palm of their hand:19551kloc-0 was born in Seattle, USA on October 28th, studied in private lakeside middle school in Seattle, 1973 entered Harvard University, dropped out of junior year, founded Microsoft together with paul allen, launched DOS and WINDOWS, and became the richest man in the world.
However, people don't know much about Bill Gates' women. Three women left footprints in Gates' life: one was her first love, Ann Wimbledon, who was nine years older than him; The other is Melinda French, who gave birth to a pair of children for Bill. The other is Stephanie Cuhel, the mistress who cost Bill $8 billion.
Forever friends-Wimbledon
When Gates first started his business, it didn't attract much appreciation from the ladies. Because he didn't like talking and socializing since he was a child, he just sat at his desk and dealt with the computer on weekdays, sometimes for dozens of hours, and rarely ate, let alone took time to take a shower and dress himself up. At that time, people around Gates often smelled a bad smell on him.
However, because of his work, a woman full of scholar breath came into his life. This woman is Ann Wimbledon, who is nine years older than Gates. Because their majors are similar and they are all engaged in computer software development, they are particularly friendly.
Soon, the two began to live together. In Gates' view, his relationship with Wimbledon is a pure "Platonic" spiritual love. They often discuss computers and physics together, and sometimes a problem can be argued for a week. However, the good times did not last long. 1987, Gates and Wimbledon officially broke up. Although they are no longer lovers, they still maintain friendship and get together to discuss problems from time to time.
For Gates, Wimbledon is his big sister. On many personal issues, Gates discussed with her in advance. 1993, Gates finally chose Melinda as his life partner. Before that, Gates also thought about it for a long time. He called Wimbledon to ask her permission. Many people who know Gates say that Gates won't marry Melinda if Wimbledon doesn't allow it.
1994 65438+ 10, Gates and Melinda got married. After the wedding banquet, Gates suggested to Melinda that he would continue to keep friendship with Wimbledon and spend a week with Wimbledon every year. Melinda actually agreed to Gates' almost unreasonable request. According to Gates, although he spends some time with Wimbledon every year, they just discuss some computer problems together.
James wallace, the biographer of Bill Gates, said, "Bill needs something spiritual from Wimbledon. When they are together, they are like two children, often arguing about a certain problem. For a whole week, they often do nothing but read books and discuss problems. "
A very clever wife-Melinda
Melinda was born in a middle-class family in the suburbs of Dallas, USA. Her father is a very dedicated engineer. Melinda graduated from the computer department of Duke University in the United States, and later went on to study for an MBA, and then entered Microsoft. Before marrying Gates, Melinda had made impressive achievements in Microsoft. She is the head of a department with more than 100 employees. Melinda once fed back an important message, corrected the fatal error of WINDOWS, and avoided the heavy loss of the company, thus attracting the attention of Gates.
Gates and Melinda Doring are workaholics, and both like to work overtime in the office after work. Gates looked out of the window of his office and happened to see Melinda. One day, Gates came to Melinda's office and boldly said to her, "Please light this lamp for me forever!" " "From then on, they became good friends, and the office became the place where they dated.
Melinda is plain in appearance and average in figure, but she is extremely smart, which is not comparable to ordinary women. Melinda became a full-time wife after marrying Gates. Over the past few years, she has given birth to a pair of children for Gates and managed the daily work of Gates Mansion. Melinda decorated her home warmly and built a family library.
Melinda and Gates established the Gates Foundation, the largest foundation in American history, and served as the chairman. Because of his busy work, Gates left all fund management to Melinda and his father. Later, Gates also merged four funds under his name into one, named the Gates-Melinda Fund, which shows his full trust in Melinda.
Mr. and Mrs. Gates agree on many issues. Their interests are strikingly similar. They even like reading the same book, and sometimes they can't wait for each other to finish it. So, when their library ordered books later, they ordered two books each.
Gates and Melinda often play puzzles and crossword puzzles. They also like to participate in challenging activities. Once, they attended a friend's wedding, and the main program of the wedding was to invite guests to participate in the dog chasing competition in the snow. Gates and Melinda trudged 43 kilometers together in Alaska at MINUS 30 degrees, not only without complaint, but also with pleasure. They also went to Africa for a holiday with friends and played a wild fire game.
8 billion dollars to pick up girls, Stephanie let Microsoft fall.
1999, two big peach news broke out in the United States, and the protagonists of both news were called Bill. One is former US President Bill Clinton, whose affair with Lewinsky almost cost him the presidency. The other is Bill Gates, whose mistress Stephanie testified that Microsoft violated the anti-monopoly law of the United States and almost let the Ministry of Justice split Microsoft in two.
After Gates married Melinda, another female employee who caught Gates' attention appeared in the Microsoft Empire-stephanie Chuhull. After graduating from business school, Stephanie joined Microsoft as a marketing manager. She is sociable, not only works methodically, but also has a graceful figure and a lovely appearance.
Finally, Gates decided to attack Stephanie, 25. One day, Gates called Stephanie to the office and asked her to meet in a bar in San Francisco at night. Stephanie readily accepted it without thinking. For Stephanie, Gates is the richest man in the world and his own boss. He usually wants to get close to him, but he's afraid he won't find a chance. Besides, he also took the initiative to ask himself out!
After dressing up, Stephanie came to the bar. At first Gates talked about work seriously, and then he slowly began to relax. He told Stephanie straight out that he really wanted to date her, and then touched her leg with his knee. Finally, Bill even leaned up to her and whispered, "You are so charming and beautiful. I may be in love. "
Stephanie was disgusted with Gates' face, but he was afraid to say anything. She already has a boyfriend, but she dare not refuse Gates too directly. Gates pushed his luck, not only kissed her, but also said, "I knew you had a good impression on me from the beginning."
Since that night, the two have frequented bars, luxury hotels and even the red light district in Amsterdam. From Stephanie, Gates felt the sweetness of love. Because he is too absorbed in his work and spends too little time with women. After Stephanie went to work in the Microsoft office in Germany, Bill often expressed his love to her by email. One of the emails recalled the night of their first date in San Francisco: "The sea breeze was blowing gently, the moonlight was bright, and we snuggled together, with no distance." Later, the communication between them was included in the book "Microsoft Archives" as a valuable legacy of Microsoft.
Gradually, Gates became infatuated with Stephanie to the point of infatuation. He even let Stephanie attend a secret meeting of Microsoft and saw a lot of unknown inside information. Once, Gates took her to England to attend the Microsoft board meeting. At the meeting, senior managers discussed the issue of paying "reverse bounty" (synonymous with Microsoft's "bribery"), which is an illegal means for Gates to crush competitors. Stephanie shuddered at the thought of this meeting.
Stephanie feels more and more horrible about Gates' infatuation. Finally, she decided to make a clean break with Gates. After the US Department of Justice began to investigate the Microsoft monopoly case, Stephanie resolutely opposed Gates. She stood in court and testified that Gates used illegal means to compete. Stephanie's testimony surprised many people and was a fatal blow to Microsoft. Informed wall street brokers sold Microsoft shares in succession, and for a time, Gates' personal property loss was as high as $8 billion.