Reborn in Hong Kong as a Tycoon

Chapter 201 Rejection of Goldman Sachs
After returning to Los Angeles, Lin Baicheng resumed the state before leaving. He spent most of the day at New World Software Company to develop office software, and then took some time to guide the development of the game "Tank Battle" and occasionally pay attention to the sales of Rubik's Cube.

The sales of Rubik's Cube are increasing day by day, and there is a trend of becoming popular.

Regarding the acquisition of the home appliance company, Lin Baicheng asked Isabella to find a professional investigation company to investigate and screen the target companies that meet the requirements.

On Apple's side, Lin Baicheng would occasionally go over to chat with Jobs and other management of Apple.Because Lin Baicheng brought 1000 million US dollars of unsecured loans to Apple, the directors and management of Apple have gotten closer to him and no longer regard him as a director who does not care.

It has been more than a month since Apple received a loan of 1000 million US dollars. Because of the direct acquisition of a small factory, the production line has been built. Now the number of personal computers manufactured every day has increased greatly, and the revenue and profit have naturally continued to increase. .

The development of Apple is entering a rapid development track, and Lin Baicheng has nothing to say. He occasionally goes over to understand some company operations in more detail, and after ensuring that the company's decision-making has no major mistakes, he does not intervene.

On the Microsoft side, since Lin Baicheng lent Microsoft $500 million, the company has recruited troops and engineers again, and began to invest in the research and development of the operating system.

The development of the operating system is much more complicated than that of office software, not to mention that Lin Baicheng's technology is absolutely powerful in this era, so the office software has not been developed yet, let alone the operating system.

Therefore, although Microsoft has expanded in other business areas, it has not changed much.Fortunately, the company's current profitability is not bad, and there are no problems in the company's operations, so there is no need to worry.

On this day, Wade Thomas of Goldman Sachs invited Lin Baicheng and Phil Smith to drink coffee together, and Lin Baicheng readily agreed.

Phil Smith congratulated: "Alan, congratulations, "Donkey Kong" is doing very well in the market, and you will make a lot of money this time."

"It should be called Tongxi."

Lin Baicheng smiled and said: "Donkey Kong performed well, Smith, as the exclusive agent, can also make a lot of money, so we are all happy."

"Yes, it's the same joy."

Phil Smith nodded with a smile. As the exclusive agent, he can indeed make a lot of money.Because of the excellent performance of "Xiangjiang Square" and "Pac-Man", and the excellent performance of the trial operation, Phil Smith plans to sell the game "Donkey Kong" for 2500 US dollars, even if it is given to subordinates. Dealers will be cheaper, but they can sell one for $2300, and he can make hundreds of dollars on one.

As long as there is no decline in sales later, "Donkey Kong" can make Phil Smith tens of millions of dollars, just like the two games "Xiangjiang Square" and "Pac-Man".

Phil Smith earns a lot, and Lin Baicheng is very clear about this. After all, you can know how much Phil Smith earns by investigating the prices of arcade machines in the US market.

The reason why Lin Baicheng didn't make any changes was that apart from the fact that arcade games were not the future main business of Xinghe Game Company, it was also because there was no trouble in handing over the sales to the agent, and he could receive the payment immediately.

No matter which country it is, most of the game halls are linked to gangsters. It is not easy for a foreign company to open up the market, let alone deal with these people. Lin Baicheng does not want to cause trouble for himself, so Would rather earn less.

Wade Thomas said at this time: "It should be me who congratulates you, the game is very popular, and both of you can make a lot of money."

"If you want to make money, the premise is that the game can be popular."

Lin Baicheng said: "This time, the game "Donkey Kong" performed mediocre in Japan. Fortunately, it performed very well in markets such as the United States and European countries. Otherwise, it will lose money this time."

"The game industry also has a lot of risks."

Wade Thomas said aloud: "Take Atari as an example. It gambled heavily on the Atari VCS video game, and even sold itself to Warner for this, and received an investment of 1 million US dollars. Fortunately, Atari VCS is still a success, and it can be seen that this device will bring Atari huge profits. But it is a success, if it fails, then Atari and Warner will suffer a lot.”

"High investment and high return, this is normal."

Lin Baicheng nodded. Now Atari is not really making a lot of money. At the beginning of next year, its biggest competitor, Fairchild Semiconductor, will withdraw from the video game industry. At that time, Atari will truly develop. It has brought returns to Atari dozens of times.

"Alan, have you ever thought about seeking financing for Galaxy Games? Find a partner?"

Wade Thomas mentioned the purpose of drinking coffee today. Galaxy Games has developed three popular games one after another. This cannot be described as a moment of good luck. In addition, the three games have made a lot of money, and Goldman Sachs is naturally jealous. , would like to invest in this company.

Lin Baicheng shook his head: "Thomas, you should know that Galaxy Games is not short of money."

Wade Thomas said: "Alan, although Galaxy Games is not short of money, it is always good to have multiple partners. Goldman Sachs can help Galaxy Games a lot in terms of financing and listing."

"So Goldman Sachs wants to take a stake in Galaxy Games?"

Lin Baicheng raised his eyebrows, but he still said: "Thomas, I won't hide it from you. Xinghe Games will definitely be listed in the future, and it will be a few years after no accidents. However, Xinghe Games is not short of money, so before going public , the company will not choose financing.”

"To put it bluntly, game companies make so much money, why should I choose financing, and let others take away the money that should have been earned by me?"

As he said, Lin Baicheng will choose to list Galaxy Games, because the game console will be sold in the United States and Western countries in the future, and it is necessary to go to the United States to avoid trouble.However, before going public, he would definitely not choose financing, as his loss would be too great.

"Alan, you are right."

Wade Thomas knew that Lin Baicheng was right, so he had no choice but to say: "Alan, if the company goes public in the future, you must choose Goldman Sachs as the underwriter."

"Goldman Sachs will never be forgotten by then."

Lin Baicheng responded with a smile. He would definitely not choose only one underwriter at that time, so there is no problem in giving Goldman Sachs a place. After all, there are still quite a lot of cooperation between the two parties.

There is absolutely no harm in maintaining a good relationship with a large investment bank.

(End of this chapter)