The richest man

Chapter 119 Acquisition of Atari

There are so many banks in Hong Kong, and some banks even have only a few branches.

Of course, Zhang Jun wants to buy a slightly larger one.

But a few days later, after Zhang Jun read Zhou Liang's investigation report, Zhang Jun frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

In Hong Kong, HSBC is the dominant bank.

After that, Standard Chartered Bank, Hang Seng Bank and so on.

Hang Seng Bank is currently controlled by HSBC.

Throughout Hong Kong, HSBC is actually the uncrowned king who dominates the Hong Kong economy!

If you want to fight against HSBC, it is best to acquire Standard Chartered Bank, because Standard Chartered Bank also has the right to issue banknotes in Hong Kong dollars.

Nowadays, the scale of Standard Chartered Bank is not very large. The sooner you invest in Standard Chartered Bank, the easier it is to control Standard Chartered Bank.As long as the shares of Standard Chartered Bank are gradually increased in the future, it is not impossible to achieve absolute control.

"Boss, Standard Chartered Bank is a listed company with a market value of more than 20 billion Hong Kong dollars. On the one hand, we quietly purchased tradable shares from the stock market, and on the other hand, we purchased shares from other minority shareholders at a premium, and finally achieved the goal of holding shares! "Zhou Liang said softly.

"Well, okay, let's do it according to your plan, but it must be kept secret, and the management and board of directors of Standard Chartered Bank must not know that we are acquiring the shares of Standard Chartered Bank. We will take a longer time for the acquisition, and we are not in a hurry."

In the next year or two, the Hong Kong stock market will not improve.

Naturally, the stock price of Standard Chartered Bank will not rise significantly. As long as the frogs are boiled in warm water and a little is bought every day, by the end of next year, Zhang Jun will be able to control a very considerable number of shares.

"understand!"

"First quietly acquire a few small securities companies, and operate through multiple accounts... All in all, the confidentiality work must be done well, and no more mistakes will be made!"

"Yes, boss!"

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The operation of planning Standard Chartered Bank has been protracted, but Zhang Jun's life and work have not changed much. He corrects documents every day, engages in creation, and then records songs.

It looks boring and boring, but Zhang Jun's mood is very beautiful when he thinks of the daily income of several million Hong Kong dollars.

US region.

Atari Corporation.

Verhir, the president of the Legendary Game Company branch, came here with several employees.

"Vihir, do you have anything to do with us?" Nolan Bushnell looked at Vihir and his party suspiciously.

The legendary game company became a blockbuster, while Atari was pushed to the ground and rubbed against the ground. Now the Pong arcade machine has begun to be unsalable, and Nolan Bushnell is so busy that he frequently holds meetings to discuss countermeasures.

Unexpectedly, a competitor came to the door today...

Vihill smiled, and said directly to Atari founder Nolan Bushnell: "Nolan Bushnell, hello, you and we are very clear about Atari's situation, today I represent Legendary Game Company launched a takeover offer to Atari Corporation!"

When Nolan Bushnell heard this, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Vihir continued: "I know that your Atari company is developing a home game system, but due to lack of research and development funds, the progress is very slow. And our legendary game company is also developing a similar home game system. It will be difficult to catch up. At that time, the home game console market has long been occupied by our legendary game company, and the products developed by Atari with a huge amount of money may be uninterested..."

Nolan Bushnell frowned, and said a little unconvinced: "Even if the home game console developed by Atari is slower than yours, it may not guarantee that this market will be monopolized by your family!"

Vihir smiled and said, "That's right, under normal circumstances, it is indeed impossible for a game company to monopolize the market, but..."

"However, what if our game console at Legendary Games is so cheap? We don't even plan to make money on the game console, such as a $199 home console!"

When Nolan Bushnell heard this, he was terrified. Legendary Game Company's game consoles were so cheap, could Atari still have room to survive?
The facts clearly told Nolan Bushnell that there was no way Atari could survive the competition.

"You don't make money by selling game consoles, do you make money by selling games?"

"Yes, that's right, we make money by selling games!!!" Vihir admitted frankly, but he did not tell Nolan Bushnell that once Legendary Games acquired Atari, the company would be Without competitors, home game consoles are naturally no longer so cheap.

It should be reasonable to earn one or two hundred dollars for a game console, but it's not too much...

When competitors appear, Legendary Game Company can start dumping game consoles at low prices, crushing the competitors, and playing them until they want to die.In this way, I am afraid that in the future, except for those very powerful companies that dare to set foot in the game console industry, other small companies should be afraid of being played by the legendary game company.

Nolan Bushnell felt powerless. Even if Atari developed a home game console, it couldn't be sold. In the end, it suffered heavy losses and had to file for bankruptcy.

Instead of this, it is better to sell the company to the legendary game company now.

Nolan Bushnell thought for a while, and asked, "How much does Legendary Games intend to pay for Atari?"

"Eight million dollars!" Verhir said.

Atari has been established for more than two years, but it has applied for many game-related patents and launched many games. Among them, Pong is a relatively revolutionary game that has become popular all over the world.

It's a pity that Atari was born at the wrong time, so that Atari met the legendary game company...

Nolan Bushnell demanded: "$1000 million!"

Verhill smiled and said: "800 million dollars is already a lot. After a while, Pong may not be able to sell, and Atari's valuation will only be lower. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Atari still has some value, Our company will never buy you!"

Nolan Bushnell was silent for a long time.

The current situation is not optimistic, which has made it difficult for him to bargain.

"Okay, you win! I agree to your terms!"

"Haha, Nolan Bushnell, this is a wise choice. Only by accepting the acquisition of Legendary Game Company can Atari go further!"

Verhir said with a smile.

"Hopefully, I don't want to see our efforts go to waste..."

"Atari will become Legendary's U.S. research and development department, mainly engaged in the development of console hardware," Verhill said.

In terms of hardware talents, it is really difficult to recruit people in Hong Kong. In order to speed up the development of game consoles, it is necessary to establish a research and development center in the United States.

Nolan Bushnell nodded: "Well, Atari has a lot of accumulation in this area. We have been researching this area since 1973, but we just suffered from lack of funds, so the development speed is very slow."

Verhill said: "Don't worry, after the acquisition of Atari, the parent company will gradually inject 1 million US dollars into Atari to develop home game consoles!"

Nolan Bushnell's eyes lit up when he heard this, if he had so much money, home game consoles should be available soon!

(End of this chapter)