Reborn Millennial Gamer

Chapter 419 Stop it, Chen Tianqiao, it's all outside...

"Shanda is suspected of hostile acquisition of Xinwolf, and the employees are shocked."

"Shanda invested a lot of money in the new wolf, and the network structure of Huaxia changed again, and the territory was reorganized."

"In the new year, the first earthquake in China's Internet. One is China's No.2 comprehensive portal website, and the other is China's No.2 game company. They will acquire Xinlang in a grand way, and join forces to challenge the No.1 penguin?"

"..."

Only a few days after the New Year's bell rang, the Huaxia IT circle was completely shaken, with announcements, analysis, speculation, rumors and "rumor refuting" statements one after another.

Shanda and Xinlang were immediately pushed to the forefront. At the same time, on February 2th, Chen Tianqiao secretly entered Beijing.

They claimed to be talking about cooperation with Microsoft, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was all a cover, and they actually wanted to contact and negotiate with the senior management of New Wolf.

Chen Tianqiao took his secretary and went to the appointment on time. When he came to the underground restaurant of Zhongguancun Science and Technology, he saw that the lantern with the word "Fu" hanging at the door had not been taken off, and it was always shining brightly.

"Boss Wang."

He saw Wang Yan, and then saw Lu Fei sitting next to him, and couldn't help being surprised: "Hey, President Lu is here too?"

"Mr. Wang invited me to be a witness. After all, I am both the director of Xinlang and the director of Shanda. If there is any dispute between you, I can also facilitate mediation."

Lu Fei said: "Mr. Chen thinks there is a problem?"

"No."

Chen Tianqiao was very vigilant in his heart, the person who came was not kind, oh, it seemed that he was the one who came.

"It's rare for the Lantern Festival, so we don't eat fish and meat, but eat glutinous rice balls, how about it?"

Lu Fei looked left and right, and seeing that both of them had no objection, he ordered four big bowls of sesame glutinous rice balls.

Chen Tianqiao cleared his throat, and said straight to the point that Shanda hoped to join the board of directors.

Wang Yan said: "Xinlang has no reason to refuse a powerful company like Shanda, but I heard that Mr. Chen not only wants to be a director, but also wants to control the board of directors, right?"

Chen Tianqiao was surprised, he didn't expect to be so frank, but obviously, he also likes to be straightforward, and he said that Shanda's diversification needs the new wolf as a weapon of public opinion.

"Mr. Wang, the combination of Shanda and New Wolf will definitely become a force that cannot be ignored in Huaxia Internet, and even in the world, and is fully capable of being one of the top ten Internet giants in the world..."

Facing the big pie that was getting bigger and bigger, Wang Yan was not interested at all, and asked, "Why didn't Shanda look for Sohu or Wangyi, but chose Xinlang?"

Lu Fei is afraid that if he doesn't talk nonsense, the new wolf is the weakest and most chaotic, and he is the best to bully.

"Shanda has always dreamed of becoming a cross-media, all-round entertainment industry empire. The two of us complement each other's strengths. 1+1 can be greater than 2."

Chen Tianqiao was eloquent, and Barabara talked a lot.

Wang Yan was indifferent, shook his head and refused: "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, to be honest, Xinlang is not interested in these things, let alone welcome grand mergers and acquisitions."

"President Wang's words can't represent the board of directors, right?"

Chen Tianqiao squinted, domineering.

"I have already contacted all the directors, and they all agree that Shanda's acquisition is completely hostile."

Wang Yan said with a stern face: "We will hold a board meeting soon, and no matter what the price is, we will do our best to stop it!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere dropped to freezing point.

Lu Fei watched quietly. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that the proprietress was coming with a plate, and immediately offered a helping hand to everyone.

However, the two sides remained motionless, facing each other face to face, and the slightest spark would detonate the powder keg.

"Try it, try it all, this one tastes pretty good."

Lu Fei ate a glutinous rice ball, trying to smooth things over.

"The directors all agreed, then Mr. Lu, does that also include you? You also don't agree with Shanda's acquisition of Xinlang?"

Chen Tianqiao lowered his face and looked serious.

Lu Fei said: "Mr. Chen, there is a saying that a twisted melon is not sweet, so why do you want to twist it?"

Chen Tianqiao was very domineering, "Twist, it must be twisted, Mr. Lu, if you don't twist it, how will you know whether the twisted melon is sweet or not."

"M&A is like getting married. If two families are arguing endlessly before getting married, how can they hope for happiness after marriage?"

Wang Yan suppressed his anger and warned: "Mr. Chen, I don't want us to tear ourselves apart. By then, Shanda might not even be able to get in the board of directors."

Chen Tianqiao turned her head and looked at the calm and breezy Lu Fei:
"Could it be that Mr. Lu has the same opinion?"

"To tell you the truth, before Shanda, I had already thought about buying a new wolf, but just like now, Mr. Wang and the others disagreed, and I didn't force it. I respected their collective will."

Lu Fei persuaded: "Stop it, so as not to hurt the peace."

Chen Tianqiao fell into deep thought for a while, and finished eating the glutinous rice balls in the bowl without saying a word, then told the secretary to pay the bill, and got up to leave:

"Then that's all for today, Mr. Lu, Mr. Wang, I'm leaving first."

Watching him disappear into the restaurant, Wang Yan looked serious and said worriedly: "President Lu, I don't think he will give up easily, what do you think?"

"Mr. Wang, you and Mr. Cao must be fully prepared."

Lu Fei raised his lips, "Of course, I won't stand idly by. If necessary, I will help."

Wang Yan was excited and puzzled, how can I help?
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On February 2, Shanda issued a disclosure announcement on its own website and Nasdaq at the same time. It has passed the secondary market transaction and holds a total of 17% of the shares, becoming the largest shareholder of New Wolf.

The intention of merger and acquisition is obvious.

The stock prices of Shanda and Xinlang both rose in response.

However, in this acquisition battle, not only Shanda benefited, but also Lu Fei, who broke out halfway. The two companies competed with each other in the secondary open market, and frantically swept up the goods.

"Boss Lu, what are you doing here!"

Chen Tianqiao clapped his hands on the table, "Persuade me to stop on the day of Lantern Festival, don't I also grab Xinlang's big hand."

"Without Mr. Lu's intervention, it would have ended perfectly at US$25.8 per share, but it would have turned into US$26.6, an extra cost of more than US$560 million."

Tang Jun knocked on the calculator and calculated the final figure. The 2 million US dollars he had prepared had already cost 1.91 million US dollars.

"Enough! Enough to buy 0.5%."

Chen Tianqiao snorted coldly: "One thing in front of one's face, one thing behind one's back, isn't it because you are afraid that I will snatch the new wolf, hehe, what do I think he will do now?"

As he said that, he immediately asked about the approval progress of Form 13-D.

Tang Jun replied: "It will take 10 to 15 days."

"Why so slow! What about the board of directors, has Xinlang's board of directors opened yet?" Chen Tianqiao asked, "Is there any news from Duan Yongji?"

"I'll call again and ask."

Tang Jun hurriedly dialed the number and contacted each other very quickly. In just a few minutes, it was as if the sun turned to cloudy and then turned to overcast. The whole face was covered with haze, which was eerie.

"What's the result? Did you find out how they plan to fight back?" Chen Tianqiao had a vague premonition.

"Mr. Chen, it's too bad, Cao Guowei and the others concocted a 'poison pill plan', intending to kill the fish and kill the net."

Tang Jun's eyes widened in disbelief.

If Shanda increases its shareholding by 0.5%, other shareholders will have the right to buy ordinary shares at half price. Not only will the purchased shares be diluted from 19.5% to 2.28%, but with further increase in holdings, the acquisition cost will skyrocket to $90 per share knife above.

"ctm!"

Chen Tianqiao was so angry that he almost jumped, "Has the board of directors approved this plan? Has it passed?"

"Not yet. We will discuss it tomorrow. If it is approved, it will be released in three days at the latest."

Tang Jun swallowed his saliva. There are 7 seats in the board of directors of Xinwolf, Duan Yongji of Sitong occupies 2 seats, and the remaining 5 seats are Lu Fei, Xu Xin, Wang Yan and others. Obviously Shanda's chances of winning are slim.

"boom!"

Chen Tianqiao slammed his fist on the table heavily. Although he was unwilling, but unable to do what he wanted, he sighed helplessly:
"It seems that this merger is more or less ominous."

"Mr. Chen, we should change our strategy and strive for voting seats on the board of directors."

"That's right, you and I thought about going together. When we get mixed into the board of directors, we can win one or two seats by relying on our status as the largest shareholder in the next installment election."

Chen Tianqiao pretended to be relaxed and said: "Initiate a new round of mergers and acquisitions from within. If there is another 'poison pill', as long as we cooperate with Duan Yongji, we can directly overthrow it."

"Well, Mr. Chen, it may be too late. It was proposed together with the 'Poison Pill Project' and the White Knight Plan."

Tang Jun reported truthfully, but saw Chen Tianqiao's brows twitching uncontrollably, his eyes dull, and his expression ferocious:

"No, no, it's not a poison pill. If our acquisition cost increases, it stands to reason that Mr. Lu will do the same!"

"Ahem, Duan Yongji just said on the phone that he intends to transfer all of his 4.9% to Mr. Lu. If the three-body problem is included, he estimates that he can own at least 22%."

"Y-that is to say..."

Chen Tianqiao's heart twitched suddenly, and his eyes gradually blurred.

Tang Jun said: "Mr. Lu is going to control the new wolf."

"It's been a long time, and the fisherman has benefited, uh~"

Chen Tianqiao's shoulders trembled, and gradually his whole body trembled, his breathing became more and more rapid and difficult, and his complexion turned blue and pale.

"Mr. Chen, what's wrong with you?"

Tang Jun suddenly noticed that his state was not right.

"Medicine, medicine..."

Chen Tianqiao desperately covered his chest, and pointed to the drawer with trembling fingers, but at this moment, the door behind him suddenly opened.

With a bang, Tang Jun was so frightened that he couldn't hold the medicine bottle firmly, and without paying attention, he dropped his hand and fell to the ground.

"Brother, something big happened, something big happened!"

Chen Danian didn't care about it, and said in a hurry: "Penguin's "Miracle MU" is announced to be free, and point card payment will be cancelled."

"what?!"

The image of Lu Fei appeared in Chen Tianqiao's mind, and he just opened his mouth and said "Stop it, Mr. Chen", for a moment, his heart ached like a knife, and then his eyes went dark.

"Mr. Chen!"

"elder brother!!"

(End of this chapter)