Top of the Great Era

In the afternoon, Boss Ma is going to Stanford University as a guest to give a speech.

Zhou Buqi did not follow, and under the lead of Joe Lacob, he went to meet several investors of the San Francisco Giants.

The Giants are now the star team in the Greater Bay Area, and their current momentum is much stronger than that of the Golden State Warriors.It cost only $4.5 million to acquire the Golden State Warriors, and the value of the Giants was at least $15 billion.

However, the situation of the Giants was not very good.

In 92, Silicon Valley was not well developed, and the economy and market in the Greater Bay Area were not very good.At that time, the Giants wanted to sell and move their home court to Florida.

Later, it was not approved by the major leagues, coupled with the active operation of the San Francisco authorities, promised a series of superior policy conditions, found a few local venture capitalists, and pooled money to buy the Giants. stayed in San Francisco.

Then, Silicon Valley developed, and the economic development of the Greater Bay Area was the highest in the United States. The development of the San Francisco Giants became better and better, and they even won the World Series last year.

This is the first championship won by the Giants since they moved to San Francisco!
It is also the first time the Giants have become world champions after a lapse of 55 years.

Therefore, for those few investors who bought the Giants back in 92, they have achieved success, and some people are about to retire bravely, and even the current chairman of the board of directors is about to retire.

This gave Zhou Buqi the opportunity to enter the arena.

well.

However, Zhou Buqi also expressed his worries, and consulted Joe Lacob: "The Los Angeles Dodgers are in trouble, so if they want to sell, the price will not be too high. The San Francisco Giants just won the championship and have already recovered. Now, what's the price?"

Joe Lacob smiled and said: "I asked, the overall valuation will not be higher than the Dodgers. The Dodgers brand is higher than the Giants, second only to the Yankees."

"That's good."

Zhou Buqi nodded.

The market in the Greater Bay Area will continue to develop. Whether it is the Golden State Warriors or the San Francisco Giants, they are backed by a huge economic market, and they all have huge growth potential in the future.

Under Lacob's recommendation, Zhou Buqi met the five major shareholders of the Giants, among which three shareholders intend to withdraw, and one shareholder said that as long as the price is right, he can also withdraw.

Only one shareholder named Larry Bell expressed that he would not quit. He is the youngest among these shareholders. He is only in his 50s this year and he is still full of energy.

After the older generation retired bravely, this Larry Bell will do his part and become the new chairman and president of the San Francisco Giants.

So Zhou Buqi took over the shares of these giants, the first thing is to agree that Larry Bell will take over the team.

There's nothing wrong with that of course.

Let Zhou Buqi be the chairman of the team, he will not be.

The best model is to be like the Golden State Warriors. He usually doesn't care about anything, let others take care of it, and he does it very well.

Some communication, the effect is very good.

Because these people are all investors, and like Joe Lacob, they are all investors in Silicon Valley.During the years they ran the San Francisco Giants, they also made investments in Silicon Valley startups.

Zhou Buqi's influence in the industry can promote this transaction.

Another point is that this is the era of the mobile Internet.

The reason why these investors want to withdraw from the San Francisco Giants is because they have also discovered the changes of the times.Now is the trough period of the IT industry and the transition period to the mobile Internet. It can be said that it is the best time to invest.

Just want to get money, and then show their talents in Silicon Valley.

It just so happens that Ziweixing International is the best company in the field of mobile Internet.Selling the shares of the Giants to Boss Zhou, and forming this kind of love, may make them feel like ducks in water in the next investment industry.

Zhou Buqi saw this, and said ostentatiously that Ziweixing International lacked two independent directors, and Changyou also lacked an independent director seat, and he could introduce them.

It is said to be a referral, but it is actually an appointment.

The relationship of this cooperation is even closer.

After chatting for an afternoon, the result was very pleasant. They can transfer up to 65% of the shares to Zhou Buqi. Once the transaction is completed, Zhou Buqi will be the real largest shareholder of the Giants.

The team's chairman and president Larry Bell holds 20% of the shares and will be the second largest shareholder.

As for the team's valuation, it's really not higher than the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The first offer was only $18 billion.

It is estimated that we can still talk about it, and drop it again!
……

It's really meaningless for Zhou Buqi to have dinner outside with a group of old men.

Back home, Senior Sister Zhenyu was already waiting for him. She stood up from the sofa in the living room and asked with a smile, "How did the talk go? Is there a chance for the Giants?"

Zhou Buqi said: "There is a chance, a great chance! It may be possible to get 65% of the shares, and it is estimated that this month can be negotiated. The Giants won the World Baseball Series last year. The value of the team is still not as good as that of the Dodgers. Team."

Zhen Yu nodded lightly, "It's not surprising, the Dodgers are a legendary team, and their influence in the baseball circle is second only to the Yankees."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "But it's hard to say in the future. The scale of professional sports has a lot to do with the scale of the local market economy. The IT industry in Silicon Valley will develop faster and faster, and its influence on the world will become greater. It's getting bigger."

The New York Knicks and New York Yankees are very valuable because they are backed by the largest city, New York.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Dodgers are very valuable because they are backed by the second largest city, Los Angeles.

It is a bit difficult to surpass New York in the Greater Bay Area, but it is really possible to surpass Los Angeles.The most internationally influential industry in Los Angeles is Hollywood, but under the impact of Silicon Valley, Hollywood is obviously going downhill.

Netflix has come out, and Apple and Amazon have also launched their own streaming media services. Hollywood's sphere of influence is being eroded by Silicon Valley.

In the future, the value of the San Francisco Giants and the Golden State Warriors will not be worse than that of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Lakers.

It would be great if a football team like the San Francisco 49ers could be taken down as well.

Zhen Yu chuckled and said, "In other words, buying the Giants will save you a lot of money compared to buying the Dodgers. You don't have to conflict with the sports circle in Los Angeles. Isn't there a sports circle in San Francisco?"

"Yes, isn't Lacob the owner of the Warriors?" Zhou Buqi took off his coat and jacket, sat on the sofa, and stretched his waist, "The sports circle in San Francisco also All should be done around the technology industry, those investors have not bypassed the IT industry, they are all in the same circle.”

Zhen Yu smiled lightly and said, "That would be much easier."

Zhou Buqi beckoned, called two maids, asked them to help him take off his pants and soak his feet, then turned around and asked casually, "Go to Stanford this afternoon?"

"Ah."

"How is it? What did Ma say in his speech at Stanford?"

"Fudge people."

Zhen Yu couldn't help but laugh.

Zhou Buqi was sitting on the sofa, and two beautiful maids walked over, one with black rabbit ears and the other with white rabbit ears, squatting beside him, and took off his outer pants.

Just like a grandpa.

Gu Zanli and Yao Yao, the two little secretaries, heard that the big boss was back, and they also went downstairs excitedly. When they saw this scene, they glanced at each other and looked at each other in blank dismay.

I feel that the life of the big boss is really corrupt enough.

Those two maids with rabbit ears can definitely be described as angelic looks and devilish figures, just like world-class supermodels, but beside the big boss, they are so humble.

Looking at it this way, it seems that I don't have the qualifications to be noble.

Zhou Buqi is used to this kind of service in life, and the maid hired with money will waste the money if she doesn't need it, and asked with a smile: "Lao Ma's way may not be popular in China, but it is absolutely reliable in Europe and the United States." The prospect of that kind of grand vision is called deception in China, but it is the supreme idealism in Silicon Valley. I have said a long time ago that if he is an American, he can make more achievements than Jobs and Bill Gates. A magnificent achievement."

Zhen Yu said softly: "Well, it's quite powerful. He didn't say it directly, but hinted. It probably means that Ali is not satisfied with participating in an acquisition consortium, but hopes to acquire Yahoo as a whole. Although the process It will be very complicated. Ali’s acquisition of Yahoo not only hopes to recover its own shares, but also hopes to obtain Yahoo’s 1.5 million users in the US market.”

This is pure deceit.

Even if it follows the three-party acquisition plan of a consortium formed by Ali, Softbank, Blackstone Group, and Bain Capital, even if the acquisition is successful, Yahoo's main business will still be owned by Blackstone Group and Bain Capital.

It is not Ali's turn at all, and they are not at that level.

Yahoo's domestic business has long been swallowed up by Ali. As a result, in the past few years, Yahoo's domestic share has almost disappeared.

If you can’t do well in China, you can still go to the United States to do well?

Zhou Buqi nodded, "The essence of deception is vagueness and ambiguity. If you can hint it, don't express it explicitly. If you speak too clearly, the audience will lose their subconscious self-supplementing imagination, and it will not be easy to deceive people. .”

Zhen Yu looked at him curiously, "What are you thinking?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Let's get involved."

Zhen Yu was very concerned about this, "How do you get involved?"

"Help me." Zhou Buqi sighed, "We are all compatriots, so we should try our best to help if we can. Who is to say that we are kind? So, being a good person is tiring, and sometimes you just make trouble for yourself. "

Both Gu Zanli and Yao Yao came over, sat down on the sofa next to them, their eyes were sharp, and they seemed to be able to feel the endless charm emanating from the good boss.

It would be even better if there was no maid squatting next to him who prepared hot water for him to soak his feet, it was a bit too capitalist.

Zhen Yu curled her lips, "How can I help?"

Zhou Buqi sighed and said: "Help Lao Ma take over the power! He takes over the power, we take the money, cooperate with each other, and cooperate sincerely."