My rebirth is different

Chapter 547 $12 Million

The reason why Blizzard has not been sold in the past few years is because Blizzard has been going uphill these years. In Richard's eyes, it has not yet reached the maximum benefit, so he is not willing to sell.

But the situation is different now. Blizzard has made such a big disturbance, and its valuation has already been damaged.

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"Have you heard that Vivendi is going to sell Blizzard, and now it has spread in the circle, and they have even asked if our company has any intention to acquire it. Damn, who would dare to buy Blizzard now, all the old employees have run away , There is only an empty shell left. Just like this, Vivendi still dares to open his mouth and ask for a sky-high price. Haha, let them have a headache slowly.”

"Of course I know, the current Blizzard is a hot potato, no one will take over."

This is a conversation between two employees of a pension investment fund company.

Things like this are very common in American investment circles in recent days.

After Richard's assistant Jackson flew to the Blizzard headquarters in the United States, according to Richard's instructions, he openly recruited various game master planners, programmers, artists, etc., and secretly contacted many investment companies to ask if they had any Intention to acquire Blizzard.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. This matter involved the famous Blizzard company, so the matter spread quickly.

But Jackson didn't care. If it spreads, spread it. The more investment companies know about it, the higher the chances of encountering interested investment companies.

There is still no result in recruitment, but several investment companies have contacted him, asking about Vivendi's quotation for Blizzard.

Although Blizzard's current situation is very bad, after all, the company is still very valuable because it has a few god-level game IPs.

If it can be won at a relatively low price, there must be many companies willing to acquire it. Unfortunately, Vivendi itself is a company that is good at mergers, acquisitions, and split sales.

This has caused many investment companies who want to pick up cheap investment companies to take advantage of the excitement and leave in disappointment.

"How is the situation recently? Is there any reliable investment company?" Richard asked with concern as he was on the phone with his assistant.

"I contacted a few companies, but the bids were too low. The highest one only offered [-] million US dollars. There was even a company that came up and said that it would buy Blizzard with [-] million US dollars. I kicked it out immediately." Assistant Jackson said angrily Said.

This is really deceiving!

When did Blizzard become worth [-] million U.S. dollars? Even if all the old employees are gone, it can’t be less than [-] billion U.S. dollars. Those American investment companies are really like jackals. Seeing that Vivendi is in trouble, I just wanted to gather around and take a bite of meat.

"If there is no bid of more than one billion US dollars, then there is no need to talk about it. I would rather Blizzard rot in my hands than sell it at a low price! Of course, if there is a company that is more sincere and can accept an offer of more than one billion US dollars, you immediately Inform me, and I will fly over and talk to the other party in person," Richard ordered.

He said that he would rather be rotten in his hands than sell, but this is just angry words.

If someone's bid is within the acceptable range, Richard doesn't mind having a good talk with the other party.

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Blizzard and Vivendi are in chaos, while on the other side of the ocean, in the distant magic city, Yu Wenfei and Effie have been closely watching the changes.

Even Softbank took action, through the relationship in the industry, to inquire about all the news about Vivendi's sale of Blizzard at any time, and passed the news to Yu Wenfei as quickly as possible, so that he could make a decision.

"Okay, you and Brian go to the United States, contact Jackson first, quote a price of [-] million US dollars, and see his reaction. If the other party refuses firmly, then offer another [-] billion US dollars!" Yu Wenfei calmed down. arrange way.

Effie nodded to express her understanding, and immediately went back to pack her luggage, preparing to fly to the United States with Brian.

Although Effie looks calm on the surface, she is still a little uneasy. This is a large-scale merger and acquisition of more than one billion US dollars. Converted into RMB, it is tens of billions!
I also want to start participating in this kind of project, life is really like a play.

A year ago, I wouldn't have dared to think so even in my dreams!
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Of course, Yu Wenfei didn't mean to hand over the M&A case to Effie, and he wasn't that big-hearted either. Effie's ability is not enough to support this kind of large-scale M&A involving billions of dollars.

When it comes to the critical moment of negotiation, he will go out in person.

Moreover, people from Softbank will help behind the scenes.

Don't underestimate Softbank's ability. Even in the European and American Internet and investment circles, Softbank has a wide range of influence and contacts.

This is why Yuwenfei introduced such a strategic partner.

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"How much? [-] million..." Jackson looked at a man and a woman opposite him, hesitating a little.

The two people on the opposite side, according to their introduction, are from China, an unknown company called Facebook Game.

This made Jackson lament that the world has really changed. When will a company in China, which is backward, spend more than one billion US dollars in one go to acquire the world's first-class game company!
Although he was a little skeptical about whether the Facebook game company had the strength to spend so much money, it shouldn't be a big problem, because the other party didn't have to fly so far, and came to the United States to play tricks on him, didn't they?

"Yes, Mr. Jackson, I think our offer has reflected the sincerity of our company. In addition, our company is the most powerful Internet game platform in mainland China and has the largest number of users. Therefore, it is also a good idea to hand over Blizzard to us. The best option for the best."

Effie spoke fluent American English and talked eloquently.

Jackson thought to himself, I don't care what you do, as long as the price is right, I'll sell it!
The price is not suitable, even if the old Blizzard employees want to buy it, it is impossible to give it to you.

"Beautiful Miss Effie, thank you very much for your company's interest in Blizzard, and this...a more sincere offer. But you should have known about Blizzard's glorious history, such a giant company in the industry, isn't it Is it only worth [-] million U.S. dollars?" Jackson said pretending to be "filled with righteous indignation".

"Hey, man! I said you should stop acting. I know Blizzard better than you! I have worked there for five or six years and personally participated in the production of Diablo. Now Blizzard, only An empty shell, of course there are those game IPs. Our company acquired the IPs of those three games. How about this? Let’s talk about the IPs of those three games separately. How much money is more appropriate ’” Brian said relentlessly.

Jackson glanced at Brian in surprise. He really didn't expect that there was an old Blizzard employee in this game company from China.

But it's no wonder, it is probably the suggestion of this old Blizzard employee that let the company know that Blizzard is about to sell.

"Hehe, let's all be clear about it. The price of [-] million US dollars is a little bit reluctant. But for the sake of you coming from afar, I will also report your quotation to the headquarters. The result depends on the headquarters. decision." Jackson laughed.

Although this price did not satisfy him, it was already the highest offer in recent days, and Jackson felt that it was better for him to report to the CEO.

Sure enough, after listening to Jackson's report, Richard said without hesitation: "Let them wait, I will fly over to meet and talk with them immediately, the first offer can reach [-] million, I feel they still have room."

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"Is our company really going to buy Blizzard?"

In the hotel, Brian still can't believe it.

When Ogilvy was acquired by Facebook Games, in his eyes, Facebook Games was just a relatively powerful Internet company, and it was not qualified to be compared with Blizzard.

But how long has passed since Facebook Games is about to acquire Blizzard, and he doesn't know about the secret financing of Facebook Games, so he has always been skeptical.

Although he was the one who led the acquisition at the beginning and helped Facebook Games contact Alan Mike and the others, but the company has not seen any major moves recently. Where did the money for the acquisition come from?
"Of course it's true. The company is so busy, how could I come all the way here to joke with others." Effie said seriously.

"But... the acquisition of Blizzard costs more than a billion dollars. Do we have that much money?" Bryan asked.

"This matter has been resolved, the company now has money, a lot of money!" Effie said with emphasis.

This did not lie to Brian. The funds from Softbank have already been put in place, and they are going through the procedure of equity change. As long as the procedures are completed, the 15 billion US dollars will be credited at any time, and the acquisition of Blizzard will definitely not be delayed.

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After Richard flew to the United States, he asked Jackson to meet Effie immediately.

After testing each other for two rounds, Richard was impatient and showed his cards.

"Miss Effie, if you can come up with 12 billion U.S. dollars, then I will give you 70.00% of Blizzard's shares. If it is less than 12 billion U.S. dollars, then... then please do it."

In Vivendi's hands, a total of 70.00% of Blizzard's shares are held, and the remaining 30.00% is still in the hands of Allen, Mike and those core veteran employees.

This is one of the reasons why Vivendi wants to sell Blizzard.

Think about it, the minority shareholders in the company have left to set up their own companies. Not only do they want to compete with you, but they also hold a part of your company's shares.

Whether you win or lose, you feel bad.

Needless to say, if you lose, but if you win, you have to share part of the hard-earned record with those "traitors". It's not good to think about it!
Isn't this a disgusting person...

(End of this chapter)