Chapter 77: He is richer than me
"This software will allow them to generate images at faster speeds and provide image search in Google with the same speed as they have now for normal search," Aric said.
"And this makes them want to buy your software for more than 2 billion dollars?" Uncle Kurien asked.
"Yes, because it will make Google the forefront of image compression. Google isn’t known for this kind of software, and thus this will allow them to enter the image compression industry, making companies like Adobe owe Google a favor," Aric said. They didn’t know how big Adobe was, but they could guess it was another big company.
"You seem very confident about this software," Aric’s father asked. He hadn’t seen his son this confident before. Or at least he hadn’t noticed it.
"I know the worth of the software. And I know it will sell for around 3 to 4 billion dollars," Aric replied with more confidence and finality. Uncle Kurien and Aric’s father looked at this young man in awe. He was speaking about such a huge amount of money like it was nothing. This was outrageous. There was a small silence in the room, only filled with the soft humming of the fan that was revolving slowly overhead.
Spring had slowly been creeping in, and the overhead fan was like a lukewarm breeze.
"You do realize how big that amount is, don’t you?" Aric’s father asked.
"Yes. And it will be in your name," Aric said. This made Aric’s father blush a bit in embarrassment. Aric had never seen his father blush, even when Mom kissed him in front of everyone once. (Indian families aren’t known for intimacy in public or in front of anyone in general.)
But this statement made him proud and embarrassed.