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Chapter 369 Acquisition turmoil, Zhang Shuo wants to hit people with money!

Zhang Shuo's mediocrity caused a wave of ridicule on the Internet.

For a while, many people who claimed to be Zhang Shuo's classmates, teachers, young ladies next door, former colleagues, etc. jumped out one after another and told the stories they knew about Zhang Shuo's growth.

It strongly proves that Zhang Shuo is not mediocre.

"When Meng Wang was in elementary school, he could stand up to three feet against the wind. At that time, everyone said that Meng Wang would become a great weapon in the future. Isn't that right?"

"I always feel like I'm driving upstairs, but there's no evidence."

"When Mengwang was in kindergarten, he often helped the old lady cross the road, which shows that he is a caring person."

"Kindergarten? Are you sure it wasn't the old lady helping him?"

"Mengwang, when I was in college, I looked like a fool on the surface, and I often skipped classes. I guess since then, I have been thinking about starting a business. I admit that I am a small person."

"That's right!"

"After Meng Wang graduated, his first job was related to games, and it happened to be the newly emerging mobile game industry. If he said he didn't come here to gain experience, who would believe it?"

"Sure enough, experts are so humble."

"An expert was by my side, but he didn't seize the opportunity, I hate it!!!"

"As Meng Wangshuo's senior sister, let me ask you weakly, the love letter that Meng Wang sent me before, I have dug it out of the trash can and glued it again, can it be counted now?"

"Upstairs, it's too late to regret!"

"Sister Wu Mathematics cried and passed out in the toilet, why didn't she find the shining point on Meng Wang at that time?"

"Is there a possibility that Meng Wang was really mediocre before starting his business?" Someone said weakly.

"Upstairs, shut up!!!"

"God is mediocre, can mediocrity create the Germination Group with one hand?"

"I was wrong, I was wrong." The man immediately confessed.

.........

the next day.

As soon as Zhang Shuo got home from get off work, he saw Tang Yu guarding the door, "Why don't you say hello in advance when you come here?"

"Third brother, you're a busy person right now, so I don't have to make an appointment in advance." Tang Yu entered the room with a smile, and was not polite, took out a bottle of water from the cabinet, and drank it.

"Drinking cold water in cold weather won't make you afraid of stomach upset." Zhang Shuo was speechless.

"Hehe, I'm not that delicate."

Tang Yu's health is indeed not bad, and he went to teach in southern Sichuan last year, and he didn't get sick.

"Tell me, what's the matter."

After Zhang Shuo sat down on the sofa, he subconsciously took a book and flipped through it casually.

"I can't come to see you if I have nothing to do?" Tang Yu was not happy.

"Don't pretend!"

Zhang Shuo didn't even raise his head, he didn't believe it at all.

"Hey, third brother, you understand me." Tang Yu's face changed faster than the weather, and he said flatteringly: "Third brother, our minister has ordered me to die, and we must come up with an exclusive interview report on you , you have to help me."

"Your minister, do you know your relationship with me?" Zhang Shuo was very surprised.

"Who doesn't know now."

Mentioning this, Tang Yu was very depressed, and said pitifully, "Third brother, you have become popular on the Internet, and all the old things about Chen Guzi's rotten sesame seeds have been revealed by almighty netizens, so I will be exposed."

"It's none of my business."

Zhang Shuo will not be fooled, and resolutely disregards the relationship.

He is still troubled.

Ever since he became popular, he was surrounded by people like monkeys wherever he went, and there was no privacy at all.

After get off work every day, if there is nothing to socialize, basically just go to the apartment, keep a deaf ear to the outside world, and limit the scope of my activities to the small circle of the Germination Industrial Park.

At least in the industrial park, it is still very safe.

"It's none of your business, then, the interview???" Tang Yu blinked.

"no way!"

Zhang Shuo firmly refused.

"Stop, third brother." Tang Yu was in a hurry now, "If I don't come up with the interview, I won't be able to hand in the job, and this month's performance will be unqualified. If the performance is unqualified, the year-end bonus will be forfeited."

"It's simple, I'll make it up for you, is one hundred thousand enough?" Zhang Shuo is very wealthy.

"Hey!!" Tang Yu was so hung up on his defenses that he stomped his feet and said, "Then what you gave, third brother, is the same as what I earned through my own efforts?"

The year-end bonus was originally an excuse.

With Tang Yu's family background, who would dare to withhold her year-end bonus?

It's not fun to ask for it.

"Forget about the interview."

Zhang Shuo was still ruthless as always, "If you really want to interview, then go through formal channels and submit an application to the media department of Sprout Group. If the media department has heard about it, then I have no problem."

"Then I'll tell them that you are my third brother." Tang Yu still wanted to go through the back door.

"Ha ha."

Zhang Shuo sneered, "I have greeted the media department early in the morning. Anyone who applies under the banner of my relatives and friends will be shot immediately and will be passed in the first round of review. You can try."

"I***!"

Tang Yu was speechless, and simply played tricks, "Third brother, if you don't agree, I'll stay here and not leave."

"what ever."

Zhang Shuo smiled and picked up the phone, "Then I'll call and report to Second Aunt."

"Ting!!!"

Tang Yu really lived in Bengbu, and then his eyes rolled.

"Hey, third brother, if you don't agree to accept my interview, then, anyway, I know a little about your life and past, so don't you be afraid, I'll just fabricate an interview?" Tang Yu is really resilient.

"As you like."

Zhang Shuo was as calm as ever, "At that time, if your newspaper office receives a lawyer's letter from the Germination Group, don't blame me."

"Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!"

Tang Yu was completely defeated, hid his face and fled, and couldn't talk today.

.........

What Zhang Shuo didn't expect was that.

The next day, Binhai Daily published an interview article the size of a tofu block in the financial section.

It was Tang Yu, who recorded a series of conversations with Zhang Shuo from the time he blocked the door yesterday until he left, and made it into a "special" interview.

It was quickly spread on the Internet by good people, causing a lot of complaints.

"Haha, as expected of you, Meng Wang!!"

"The Unselfish: ×, fell into the trap: √"

"My almighty netizen, where can I get such a cute little sister? I want one too."

"Upstairs LSP, identification complete!"

"Unexpectedly, Meng Wang is really so boring in real life. Is it okay to read as soon as you get home?"

"True nerds change the world!"

In any case, the task given to Tang Yu by the minister was barely completed.

"Garlic paste is ruthless!"

Zhang Shuo was also speechless. He sent Weixin to Tang Yu and got only one reply.

"Humph!"

Sure enough, I would rather offend a villain than a woman.

Even a little girl.

.........

Thursday, November 1.

The aftermath of that interview is still fermenting on the Internet, but Zhang Shuo has no time to pay attention.

Anyway, his goal has been achieved.

With Yang's mother standing in the way, and the interview was really "earth-shattering", the subsequent media harassment was significantly reduced, and Jiang Yue was able to handle it.

This is considered to have completed the task.

On the contrary, a major event happened in the Internet circle today——

Tenda and Jumei Youpin jointly held a press conference, announcing that the two parties will reach a strategic cooperation, and Tenda will inject all of its e-commerce business into Jumei Youpin.

At the same time, it also invested 3 million U.S. dollars in Jumei Youpin.

The purpose of Tengda is to help the development of Jumei Youpin while controlling Jumei Youpin, transforming from a single vertical e-commerce to a full-category e-commerce, especially the oversized clothing, shoes and hats.

"sure."

Among other things, Zhang Shuo admired Tengda's damn desire to survive.

If you say cut the e-commerce business, cut it.

After the second master hit a wall with Zhang Shuo before, he immediately reached a cooperation with Jumei Youpin.

The speed is not bad.

Although this marriage, from the standpoint of Jumei Youpin, it is inevitable that there will be a rush of snakes and elephants. While gaining great development opportunities, they also lost their controlling rights.

Even though Tenda announced to the public that Jumei Youpin will maintain independent operations and will not interfere.

But after all, there is a sharp sword hanging above his head.

From the perspective of Tengda, choosing Jumei Youpin is actually a helpless move.

It belongs to the next sign.

If it was the best, of course it would be best to cooperate with Ah Li, Jingdong, and Pin Xixi, but unfortunately they were all rejected.

Only fall back.

In addition to the three giants of Ari, Jingdong, and Pinxixi, there are only two vertical e-commerce companies, Jumei Youpin and Weipinhui, that can be left to Tenda.

In comparison, Weipinhui is stronger than Jumei Youpin.

The reason why Tengda chose Jumei Youpin, in Zhang Shuo’s view, should be that Weipinhui has already been listed, while Jumei Youpin has not yet been listed, so it is easier to operate.

After promoting the listing of Jumei Youpin in the future, it can also take the opportunity to get out.

Compared with the cooperation with Jumei Youpin, Zhang Shuo paid more attention to Tenda's determination and courage in reducing non-core business.

Not only has the courage to cooperate with Qiandu, but also can lower its body to cooperate with Jumei Youpin.

Unfortunately.

Even for such a decisive Tengda, the prospects in the Chinese market are still bleak.

Because with the passage of time, the two core businesses of Tenda's games and social networking will only be suppressed more and more by Germination, and the gap will widen and widen.

This is the most deadly.

Not only does it mean that games and social networking are the core backbone businesses of Tenda and the foundation of Tenda, but it is also because these two businesses are also the most important hematopoietic pools of Tenda.

Just imagine, can a shrinking blood pool still support Tenda to become the largest investment institution?

Obviously not.

This also means that Tenda in this life is not only shrinking in its core business, but also unable to build a huge investment network through capital.

This is the most deadly.

You know, in 2021 alone, Tenda's foreign investment assets will account for 48% of its total assets.

close to half.

No wonder it is said that Tenda is handing over half-life to its partners.

The desolation of Tenda's future is almost inevitable. Qiandu still has some technical accumulation in artificial intelligence and automatic driving, and Tenda basically has no unique secrets except for ICQ.

That's the problem.

So, looking back, at the party last week, the overseas strategy Zhang Shuo pointed out to Erye is really the only way out for Tengda in the future.

Unfortunately.

The second master obviously didn't really listen.

.........

In addition to the Tenda news, there are also some news inside the bud.

For example, just yesterday, Qingyun Data successfully completed a capital increase of 4 billion. Germination, as the major shareholder, injected a huge amount of 36 billion into Qingyun Data to support the development of Qingyun Data in 2013.

also.

Faced with the cross-cutting of Akane's data, Dream Fund and Inao Group consortium accelerated the acquisition process of Hitachi Storage, and officially issued an acquisition invitation yesterday.

The total planned acquisition price is US$43 billion.

Still the old rules, Dream Fund holds 55% of the shares, and Inao Group holds 45% of the shares.

That means—

If the acquisition is successful, Inao Group will need to pay US$19.35 billion, or about US$124 billion.

And next.

The Germinal Department will also acquire Jing Jiawei, invest in Longxin and AMD, take over Jiangxia Xinxin, and prepare to build a software industrial park, each of which is an astronomical expenditure.

Not to mention, there is a steady stream of follow-up research and development funds.

"I really can't live in peace for a moment."

There is no way, Zhang Shuo is born with a hard life, and he can only show his ambitions by constantly tossing new businesses, and do his best for the revival of China.

Worried about funds, Tan Yunsong, chief scientist of Fertile Soil Research Institute, knocked on the door and came in.

"Chairman, let me report on the scientific research plan for next year."

"it is good."

Zhang Shuo suddenly had a bad feeling, but still asked Tan Yunsong to sit on the sofa.

"Next year, in addition to regular scientific research projects, I suggest adding a 3D printing laboratory. This technology has broad application prospects in the future and is worth increasing investment." Tan Yunsong said.

"can."

Zhang Shuo readily agreed.

No one knows better than him that ten years later, although 3D printing technology is still not mature, it has made great progress and has become the first choice for some DIY players.

Investing in 3D printing is definitely not a loss.

"In addition, it is suggested that the group invest in the construction of a supercomputer center in Houhai, mainly to provide computing power support for artificial intelligence research, and it can also radiate the entire Houhai, including the Eastern University of Technology under construction." Tan Yunsong made a second suggestion.

"Supercomputing Center, Binhai City has already built one, and it has just been put into use, right?"

Zhang Shuo was a little surprised.

"The more supercomputing centers are, the better. In Nuoda's Binhai City, a supercomputing center alone is obviously not enough. Especially for artificial intelligence research, a supercomputing center is inseparable."

Tan Yunsong was very persistent.

"Okay, then you will take the lead in this matter and hand it over to Maili Group to implement it." It was rare for Tan Yunsong to take the initiative to make a request, but it was difficult for Zhang Shuo to refuse.

In my impression, the original space-time Binhai City is also planning the second phase of the supercomputing center around 2020.

Due to the existence of Germinal in this life, the demand for computing power has already surged, and it is worthwhile to build a supercomputing center in Houhai, even if it is a bit advanced.

Yutang Technology, an artificial intelligence unicorn in the original space-time, once invested 4 billion to build an exclusive supercomputing center, which shows the huge demand for computing power in artificial intelligence research and development.

In such a comparison, Tan Yunsong's request is indeed very reasonable.

As for putting the supercomputing center under the Maili Group, instead of the more comparable Qingyun Data, it is naturally because Qingyun Data is not wholly-owned by Germination.

Qingyun Data, which has just completed the capital increase, cannot afford such a large project.

"Thank you, Chairman!"

Tan Yunsong was very happy, his goal was achieved, and he turned around and left.

"Ting!!!"

Zhang Shuo felt that in the eyes of executives, he might be an automatic teller machine.

The tool man has hammered it!

.........

Fast forward to Friday.

Lu Kai, the vice president in charge of investment business, reported to Zhang Shuo the investigation of Linxiangjing Jiawei.

"It's very efficient."

Zhang Shuo really admired Lu Kai's efficiency, and it's only been a few days.

"It's almost the end of the year, let's make a quick decision."

Lu Kai has worked in Pirates Saint Group all year round, and he is obviously used to this kind of high-load work. He said with a smile: "The initial valuation of Jing Jiawei is 25 billion."

"Can you win it?" Zhang Shuo was concerned about this.

"It shouldn't be a problem to convince Jing Jiawei's major shareholders. It is generally considered a good thing in the industry to be acquired by Germination. The problem now is that Linxiang may have some ideas."

In the industry, Germination Investment is notoriously generous.

"Tell me."

"Linxiang proposed that at least two conditions must be met if they want to approve Mengya's acquisition of Jing Jiawei. One is that after the acquisition, Jing Jiawei cannot move out of Linxiang."

"no problem."

Zhang Shuo readily agreed, not to mention Linxiang, the original Modu also set restrictions in this area.

It's all basic operations.

"The second condition is about Pinxixi Group's construction of a modern logistics park in Linxiang. They want to join the team and rank second after Jiangcheng." Gu Mingzhang said with a smile.

"This…"

Zhang Shuo was also taken aback.

It can be seen from this that Pinxixi Group's investment in the logistics park of tens of billions has indeed become a favorite.

Everywhere is fighting openly and secretly.

Jiangcheng is the headquarters of Pinxixi Group. The land of Jiangcheng Logistics Park has been approved, and preparations are underway before the start of construction. The designation of other cities cannot be contested.

Then this second logistics park is of great significance.

Because obviously.

Wherever the logistics park is built, Pinxixi's business will expand first.

It is understandable for Linxiang to be greedy.

"Okay, we agree to this condition."

Although it is said that Linxiang's approach is a bit of taking advantage of others, Zhang Shuo still complies.

There is no need to worry about this.

"That's it."

With the promise of the big boss, Lu Kai no longer has to worry about the future, "I asked the investment and mergers and acquisitions department to work overtime, trying to finalize this acquisition before the Spring Festival holiday."

"it is good."

Zhang Shuo also had the same idea, and he just took this opportunity to promote the acquisition of Hitachi Storage.

Say at least.

It is to show the strength of the Germinal Group to the outside world, and it is not under the so-called Qianbu data.

"Oh, right."

Lu Kai also mentioned this matter, "After us, Akane Data also quoted a price to Hitachi Storage, which was also a total price of 43 billion US dollars. The difference is that Akane Data proposed a share swap agreement."

"Specifically, it's—"

"Akanebe Data plans to acquire Hitachi Global Storage for $35 billion in cash + 7.5 million common shares of the company worth $2500 million. When the transaction is completed, Hitachi Group will own about 10% of the issued shares of Akanebe Data. , and holds two seats on the board of directors of Akanebe Data Corporation.”

The actual total purchase price is $42.5 billion.

"This plan is more tempting to Hitachi." Zhang Shuo frowned slightly.

"Yes."

Lu Kai obviously also has concerns in this regard, "As an established company, although Hitachi Group was forced to sell its hard disk business, it obviously does not want to completely withdraw from this industry."

If you can hold a 10% stake in Xinqianbu Data, it is undoubtedly the best choice.

A strong combination belongs to yes.

"What's your opinion?" Zhang Shuo didn't express his opinion in a hurry.

"We want to overwhelm Western Digital again, either follow the example of Qianbu Data and implement the share swap agreement, and the conditions must be more attractive; or increase the acquisition offer."

Besides, Gu Mingzhang had no other better way.

itself.

In terms of sensory comparison, Akane's data has an inherent advantage.

"Akane's data, can't you come up with 35 billion U.S. dollars at once?" Zhang Shuo asked seemingly casually.

"I definitely can't take it out."

Lu Kai's eyes also flashed brightly, "The overall market value of Qianbu Data can reach 75 billion US dollars. This acquisition of Hitachi Storage is an acquisition of the same magnitude, even if it is not a snake swallow."

otherwise.

Akane Data will not find out in good conscience that Hitachi Group will hold its shares.

"As far as I know, for this acquisition, Qianbu Data should have asked investment banks such as Thief Saint Group and Morgan for help, and obtained a temporary loan by mortgaging a part of the shares."

Lu Kai is still well informed.

"Then this will be easy."

Zhang Shuo smiled, "Akane's data has the advantages of Akane's data, and we also have our own strengths. Let's raise the purchase price directly. A premium of less than [-] million dollars is acceptable to us."

Throwing a lot of cash down, I am not afraid that Hitachi Group will not be tempted.

"understood."

With the promise of the big boss, Lu Kai has the confidence.

"In addition, under unavoidable circumstances, we can also consider letting Hitachi Group retain a part of the shares of Hitachi Storage. We don't necessarily say that we must seek 100% control."

Considering the attitude of Hitachi Group, the resistance to 100% acquisition will obviously be great.

and.

Because it is an overseas acquisition, it is a relatively sensitive field, and it involves high-tech companies. Even if Hitachi Group softens its attitude, it will still have to pass the level of Dongying in the future.

The difficulty of a wholly-owned acquisition is even better.

After comprehensive consideration, Zhang Shuo is not a person who does not know how to adapt, "Let Hitachi Group retain a part of the shares of Hitachi Storage, maybe in the future, budding will be able to carry out more technical cooperation with Hitachi Group."

"I understand!"

Lu Kai admired the big boss's foresight, and immediately said: "Chairman, this is to acquire Jing Jiawei and Hitachi Storage, and the group's cash flow designation is not enough. Are you thinking about asking the bank for an emergency? Apply for a special loan?"

As a professional manager, Lu Kai is obviously used to putting difficulties in front of him.

"That is for sure."

Zhang Shuo nodded with a smile, "There is no reason to say, we charge ahead, and the others just watch the fun."

When it's time to act like a baby, Zhang Shuo can also act like a baby.

Crybabies have milk, don't they?

"In addition to the bank, you can also consider asking for help from Apple, after all, it is also a partner." Zhang Shuo reminded.

"understand!"

Lu Kai naturally understood.

(End of this chapter)