Recently, the media reported that "the founder of Microsoft spent 100 million yuan to rent the Pangu Grand View in Beijing", which was verified by reporters-recently, a news that "Gates spent 100 million yuan to rent the Beijing quadrangle to watch the Olympics" attracted the attention of the Beijing media. This morning, the reporter confirmed from the charity foundation founded by Gates that Gates did not rent a mansion in Beijing and would not live there during the Olympic Games. Microsoft founder 1 100 million rented an aerial quadrangle? On July 23rd, a southern media reported that Microsoft founder Gates had spent 654.38 billion yuan to rent an aerial quadrangle in the Pangu Grand View building in Beijing, and was going to stay in Beijing when watching the Olympic Games. The report also includes the statement of relevant persons of Pangu Daguan Sales Department. This kind of report inevitably raises doubts. How can Gates be so generous when he retired and devoted himself to charity after donating $58 billion naked a month ago? According to media reports, Pangu Grand View, located not far from Olympic venues such as Water Cube and Bird's Nest, integrates apartments, office buildings and air quadrangles, among which the rent of air quadrangles reaches 90,000 yuan per square meter, which is only rented but not sold. The rental condition is that only annual rent is allowed, and monthly rent is not allowed. The report quoted Miss Yi from the sales department of Pangu Daguan as saying: "We are not in short rent, and the lease term is at least one year, and the lease fee is 654.38 billion yuan." It is said that the quadrangle rented by Gates is divided into two floors, covering an area of about 700 square meters. However, it is not clear whether the price of 90,000 yuan/m 2 is calculated on an annual basis or on a monthly basis. If calculated according to 90,000 yuan/year/m 2, Gates may have to pay 63 million yuan for this, but there is still a certain distance from 65.438+0 billion yuan; And if calculated according to 90,000 yuan/month/m 2, then 654.38 billion yuan can obviously only be rented for more than one month. Charity Foundation Gates didn't rent a mansion in Beijing this morning, the charity foundation "Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation" founded by Gates sent an email to our reporter. According to the Foundation, on behalf of Gates' official response, Gates himself did not rent a quadrangle in Pangu Grand View and will not live there during the Olympic Games. At the same time, the foundation also confirmed to reporters that Bill Gates came to Beijing to watch the Olympic Games. According to the media department of the Foundation, Gates will devote part of his energy to the work of the Foundation during the Beijing Olympic Games, and he will visit some fund beneficiaries and related partners in China. Regarding the possible location where Gates came to Beijing to watch the Olympic Games, the staff of the Foundation told reporters: "This is Gates' private trip, and we can't disclose details." Dr. Zhang Yaqin, senior vice president of Microsoft and chairman of Microsoft China, also said that the news that "Gates rented the building" was impossible. This morning, the reporter found Mr. Yang from Pangu Daguan Marketing Department. Mr. Yang said that after the report of "Gates rented a building for 100 million yuan" came out, many media called for consultation and verification, so the company appointed him to answer related questions. "I can only tell you that this news was not sent by our company." Mr. Yang said that even if Bill Gates denied the rental information, he could not make a clear response to this incident. "At present, as far as I'm concerned, I'm not sure. We can't reach big customers like Gates. " When the reporter asked him who or which department in the company was in charge of such affairs, Mr. Yang said that he couldn't help. Earlier, the media reported that "Gates spent 100 million yuan to rent a quadrangle in Beijing to watch the Olympics" (excerpt) August in Beijing will be the most lively place in the world. Not only do the world's top athletes gather in Beijing, but many rich people all over the world also regard coming to Beijing to watch the Olympics as a fashion and have already booked packages, including Bill Gates, the former richest man in the world in the United States. However, this software giant who has invested tens of billions of dollars in charity will not stay in Beijing this time. He chose an aerial quadrangle less than 180 meters away from the water cube, and opened the courtyard window to look out. The blue water cube and the majestic bird's nest are unobstructed. ...