Rebirth of the internet boss

Chapter 485 It used to be buying, buying, buying, but now it's selling, selling, selling!
Negotiation? To put it bluntly, it is the same as buying vegetables in the vegetable market, bargaining!
What makes Paul Jacobs unbearable is that every time Li Feng is a "lion's big mouth", this time is no exception, it just supports Qualcomm's CDMA communication standard,

Li Feng just wants Qualcomm's follow-up standard patents, so it's too shameless, it's like in the vegetable market, let you pick a green onion, but you want to take away a big watermelon, it's unreasonable!

Paul Jacob refused without even thinking about it, and said very stiffly: "Leo, although I don't know why you can bid 10 billion US dollars to package our Qualcomm's communication patents,
But I also know that since you dare to pay so much money at one time, there must be demand in the future, so let's not talk about these unfeasible conditions, you should talk about something practical! "

Faced with such a tough attitude from Paul Jacobs, Li Feng felt that he was a bit too much, but since "you can't have both fish and bear's paw", then it must be "choose the bear's paw, not the fish".

Besides, "You can't be too greedy", and the most important thing is that you have obtained Qualcomm's current communication patents, so "what kind of bicycle do you need?" So after thinking about it for a while, Li Feng said "cut the mess quickly" :

"Paul, since you have said so, I have no other conditions, as long as Qualcomm can give priority to the subsequent research and development of 3G/4G patents to Fengrui. Of course, this is definitely not free. As for the conditions, just press We just started talking."

"Okay, Leo, since you are so forthright, we at Qualcomm will also fully support Fengrui's Mobile Open Alliance and launch a mobile chip based on the Android system." Paul Jacobs also said very readily.

Now Fengrui does not have the strength to enter the hardware, let alone the core chip of the smartphone. At this time, Qualcomm can launch a chip based on the Android system, which is indeed a good thing for Fengrui, so Li Feng has no objection to this. I readily agreed.

Now that the leaders of the two sides have reached a consensus, the follow-up agreement will come out soon: Fengrui will obtain the authorization of Qualcomm's existing patents for a 10-year period with a one-time package of 15 billion U.S. dollars, and obtain the priority of Qualcomm's subsequent 3G/4G R&D patents right to buy,

But the US$10 billion must be paid within half a year, and Fengrui's Android system must only support Qualcomm's CDMA communication standard;

As for Qualcomm, it is simple. Qualcomm agreed to join Fengrui's mobile phone open alliance, fully support Fengrui's Android system, and launch a mobile chip that supports Android system.

After the contract agreement ended, Li Feng also expressed his gratitude to his colleague Larry Page. After all, Google has indeed made a lot of efforts in promoting the Android system.
"Page, thank you for Google's strong support during the recent period. I believe that with the efforts of both of us, our Android Alliance will definitely have a lot to do."

"Leo, it's nothing, this is what we Google should do, and this itself is part of the contract, but I'm a little worried that you agreed to only support Qualcomm's CDMA communication standard, but what about Intel's?" Larry Page hoarse voice, said with some worry.

"There is no way around this. Since you can't have both, you have to choose what is beneficial to you. Now that Qualcomm's CDMA has established its foundation, I don't think there is any hope for Intel's WiMAX communication standard." Li Feng slightly Explained a bit.

"Well, it makes sense for you to say that. Qualcomm has a greater chance of winning. After all, Qualcomm has a background in communications, while Intel is in chips and has never dabbled in the field of communications." Larry Page also nodded.

In fact, it really doesn’t matter whether the Android Alliance has Intel or not. Intel can be said to have directly surpassed the entire mobile era. There is no rival in the field of powerful server chips, maybe Intel will really be "terminated" because of this.

But Intel is not an ordinary giant company. Its influence in the entire IT field is very large, so Li Feng also said:
"However, after all, Intel is an absolute giant in the chip field, and our Android Alliance also needs its help, so we need to continue to coordinate with Google in this regard. Do you have multiple friends and multiple paths?"

"This is no problem, I will coordinate, but I can't guarantee success." Larry Page said.

"By the way, Page, didn't you say that Motorola is interested in our Android system? Would you like to have a meeting with us? You can arrange a meeting directly. If Motorola can join our Android alliance, then our The Android Alliance is more than half successful," Li Feng said.

Intel doesn't matter, but the Motorola that Larry Page planned for Li Feng at the beginning is different. Although the Android Alliance now has 14 member units,

But the mobile phone manufacturer is still only HTC, which is not conducive to the promotion of the Android system in the future, so Li Feng values ​​Motorola more than Intel.

However, Fengrui has nothing to do with Motorola, and has never dealt with it. Even when Li Feng planned to promote Motorola's pre-installed "mobile phone YY" some time ago, Jiang Hao, the president of Motorola Greater China, was rejected face to face.

But this time, Li Feng, the CEO of the entire Motorola Group, is still willing to try again. If Motorola is willing to launch Android smartphones, then the Android alliance will really succeed.

"Leo, I'm actually not familiar with Motorola's CEO Rich Osterloh. This was arranged by Eric Schmidt. They are familiar. So I can arrange a meeting for you. I can't guarantee that Motorola can do it. Willing to join the Android Alliance." Larry Page said.

"Okay, it's okay to meet up. If it's okay, try it. When the arrangement is made, you can call me directly." Li Feng said.

"Okay, no problem, then I'll go back first, and I'll call you when I arrange it." Larry Page said.

Li Feng suddenly thought of Google's "non-repayment of debts", and he took the opportunity to say: "By the way, Page, you also heard just now that Qualcomm's $10 billion will be paid in a lump sum within half a year, so Google acquired YouTube in the early stage. The 5 million US dollars will arrive as soon as possible."

In the YouTube acquisition agreement between Fengrui and Google at that time, Google acquired Fengrui’s YouTube for US$25 billion, of which US$5 million was purchased in cash, and the rest was traded after issuance of new shares. The time limit was one year.

But now that Qualcomm is demanding that within half a year, Li Feng can only ask Google to pay in advance, otherwise Fengrui would not have so much money in his account.

And Larry Page also said straightforwardly: "Leo, this is no problem, and our board of directors has approved this acquisition plan. Within two months, not only the US$5 million in cash will be in place, but the remaining Google shares worth US$20 billion It will also be in place directly."

"Then thank you very much, Paige, let's have a good drink another day." Li Feng also said happily.

"Well, don't worry, Leo, I also like chatting with you. As for Motorola, wait for my call." Larry Page said.

Compared to Eric Schmidt, who is "scheming and calculating", Li Feng prefers technical geeks like Larry Page, and then Li Feng also greeted Larry Page and left.

On the way back, Long Xiaotian, who followed Li Feng all the way, finally said, "Brother Li, is Qualcomm's communication patent so important? Since Fengrui is rich, it is easy to spend so much money at once It hurts the muscles and bones!"

Originally, Li Feng and Qualcomm talked about "sharing", but because of Paul Jacob's joke, they finally negotiated a "one-off buyout", and the price was very high, 10 billion, or US dollars!Even if you look at the whole world, it is estimated that there are very few companies that can now spend 10 billion US dollars.

There are many ways for a business to fail, but in the end it all boils down to one thing, no money!Once a company runs out of money, regardless of its development, it is easy to fail, so Long Xiaotian is also a little worried.

But Li Feng said happily: "Don't worry, it's fine. When smartphones replace feature phones, you will know how much my contract is worth."

However, the "money" that Long Xiaotian mentioned had to be considered. Although Li Feng didn't know exactly how much money was in Fengrui's account, it was estimated to be no more than 10 billion US dollars, so Li Feng also communicated with Liu Zhiping in advance.

Therefore, Li Feng also directly dialed Liu Zhiping, "Zhiping, without affecting the normal operation of Fengrui, how much money can the entire Fengrui contribute?"

Li Feng called during the daytime in the United States, but it was midnight in China. However, facing Li Feng's question, Liu Zhiping quickly answered, "If it doesn't affect normal operations, it can be about 5 million US dollars, but this I can't guarantee it, if you're not in a hurry, I'll ask Dong Li from the finance department to do the math tomorrow, and then I'll give you an accurate number."

"No, I'm just asking in general. The main thing is this. I signed an agreement with Qualcomm in the United States, which requires a one-time payment of 10 billion US dollars within half a year. Now we have 5 million US dollars in Fengrui, plus Google's US$5 million is exactly US$10 billion..." Li Feng roughly calculated, and then explained to Liu Zhiping.

"Boss, if we really want to do this, our Fengrui will really lose a penny. If something happens, it's hard to say." Liu Zhiping reminded Li Feng tactfully.

"Well, that's what you said, let me think about it again..." After speaking, Li Feng fell into deep thought.

Fengrui does not have much cash, but it does not mean that Fengrui has no money, just like Bill Gates, although he is the richest man in the world, almost 99% of his money is in shares,

Besides, it would be too stupid for this society to still take cash, and both Li Feng and Fengrui have invested in many companies, and the shares on Facebook alone are now worth a lot of money.

The most important thing is that Fengrui is going to raise funds soon, and it will only make him richer. However, Li Feng thought about it for a while, and he felt that it would be great to take the opportunity to make more money, just to take advantage of the financial crisis to make more money.

So after careful consideration, Li Feng directly ordered Liu Zhiping: "Zhiping, I just happened to make a big move recently and needed a lot of money, so not only Fengrui needs to raise funds, but also sell all the shares we invested in before. !"

In the past, Li Feng's strategy was to buy, to buy, to buy, to invest in this, to acquire that, for the future; but now Li Feng's strategy is to sell, sell, and sell, mainly because of the financial crisis, and Li Feng is ready to make a fortune.

It’s just that Liu Zhiping didn’t know. When he heard that Li Feng was going to sell all of them, he suddenly woke up. He didn’t understand why Li Feng sold all the companies he bought with great difficulty. He didn’t understand.

"Sold them all?! All of them?! Boss, you can't do this. The companies we invest in have great potential, and many of them haven't been listed yet. If you want to buy them in the future, you may not be able to buy them, and Some enterprises are strategic investments and cannot be sold!"

Fengrui has acquired many companies after the two major acquisitions of "domestic" and "international", and there are almost dozens of companies. Not to mention, the workload of acquiring these shares is a big project.

After what Liu Zhiping said, Li Feng also felt that what he said was ambiguous, but what Liu Zhiping said was also right, you can't take such a big step all at once, it's easy to talk about it, so Li Feng also changed his words:

"Not all of them are sold. Those with potential and strategic investment must not be sold. What I mean is to sell all the shares we hold in listed companies, especially those that are purely for investment."

It turns out that this is the case, so Liu Zhiping is relieved, but the companies Fengrui Investment has acquired are all in the IT field, and the shares of listed companies are not many, that is, Baidu and Focus Media have gone public, and Alibaba's B2B Alibaba is also preparing to go public.
Counting all listed companies and those that are about to go public, there are only three companies in total, and none of the others are listed yet, and Fengrui is still a member of the board of directors of these three companies, and enjoys a fixed seat on the board of directors.

Fengrui holds 8% of shares in Baidu, if calculated based on Baidu’s current market value of nearly 50 billion US dollars, it can be worth 4 million US dollars; if it holds 10% of shares in Focus, it can be worth 30 million US dollars based on Focus’s current 3 billion US dollars; After Ali's B2B is listed, it can also be worth a lot of money.

The key point is that these are all strategic investments, and the shares are not sold randomly, otherwise it would be impossible to buy them in the future, so Li Feng also said to Liu Zhiping after thinking for a while:
"In the case of retaining the rights of our board of directors, sell as many shares as possible, give priority to retaining Ali's, then Baidu's, and finally Focus Media's..."

Before Li Feng finished speaking, he changed his words: "Forget it, Focus Media, we can sell as much as we can. It doesn't matter whether we stay or not. Anyway, we Fengrui will be the largest media company in the future."

Anyway, as long as it is a listed company, it will definitely fall during the financial crisis. In the previous life, it seemed that Amazon fell the most. In 08, it was only worth more than 200 billion US dollars, which is an opportunity for investment.

And Liu Zhiping also concluded: "Okay, boss, if you say that, I understand everything. It is to sell more listed shares as much as possible, and then raise money as much as possible."

"Well, that's what it means. You can handle these things as you see fit. Don't worry too much about these matters. Just finish them before the end of the year, but it must not exceed 08!" Li Feng finally urged.

After arranging these things, all that was left was to wait for Larry Page's call, and Li Feng finally had some time to rest and take care of his personal affairs.

PS: I’m not supervising it anymore, I will update it normally in the future, at least finish writing this story, I have a welcome for myself and everyone, and I hope everyone can continue to support it!
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