Wind Rises 2005

Chapter 597 What are you talking about?

"Hi, everyone, we meet again!"

Mark Pincus walked into the large conference room with a playful look on his face, followed by Ivan Williams' beautiful assistant.

"Mr. Ivan, Mr. Pincus, he..."

The beautiful assistant looked at the big boss's stinky face and felt panicked. After all, there was a board meeting in the conference room, but she couldn't stop Mr. Pincus if he insisted on barging in.

"It's okay, you can go out first!"

Ivan Williams was sulking at the moment, waving his hands to his assistant impatiently, not wanting to explain at all.

When Mark Pincus saw him acting like this, he immediately joked: "Big Ivan, looking at your expression, it seems like you don't welcome me here, so I'm leaving?"

"What are you going to do? Sit down!"

Ivan Williams shouted anxiously that at this time, he could not drive people away anymore.

Besides, without this guy here, how could the board meeting be held today?

Mark Pincus didn't care, gestured towards Ma Liang, and sat directly in the middle of the long conference table at the end, just opposite Comrade Big Ivan.

Only this position is suitable for the current situation. Who makes him the key figure now.

As a result, others came, and the conference room suddenly became quiet again. For a while, no one said anything.

After all, the fact that Mark Pincus can appear here already fully explains the problem.

Because if he had resolutely rejected the merger proposal, it would have been impossible for him to respond to Ma Liang's invitation and come all the way to attend today's board meeting.

Moreover, he waited outside the conference room early and waited until the most critical moment before entering. Such behavior was self-evident. He must have conspired with Ma Liang a long time ago.

"Why aren't you talking? The argument was very heated earlier. I heard the noise outside."

Mark Pincus saw that there was some silence in the conference room, so he made a funny joke.

"You are such a jerk here. I believe you are well prepared. Tell me, how much does Zynga plan to sell it for?"

Evan Williams suppressed his anger and asked the key question through gritted teeth.

He now fully understood that in the face of huge interests, all the investment tycoons present gathered together, and no one would support the founders.

What you say about unconditional support and how you will accompany Twitter to the end is all bullshit.

Looking at the current situation, acquiring Zynga should be inevitable.

Now the only thing they need to worry about is, what price will Twitter pay for this?

Originally, Ivan Williams thought that by asking this, things could proceed.

As a result, Mark Pincus didn't criticize him at all, as if he was not worried at all, and replied with great ease: "Big Ivan, please figure it out, it's a seller's market now.

It's not up to me to decide the price, it depends on how much sincerity you can pay. "

"you……"

Evan Williams was once again so angry that he wanted to flip the table over on the spot, but he still endured it.

He glanced at the other three partners again, and also saw a little impatience in each other.

Seeing the atmosphere becoming increasingly tense, Jack Dorsey quickly smoothed things over and said:

"Anyway, things have reached this point. Let's stop talking about the hass and don'ts and treat it as a normal business negotiation!"

"Yes, since everyone is in favor of acquiring Zynga, it is useless for us to oppose it. Let's set a price that is acceptable to both parties!" Biz Stone also echoed.

At this time, he had to stand on the same front as his partners.

After all, as one of the founders, Biz Stone's interests are consistent with those of Ivan and Jack.

Mark Pincus spread his hands and leaned directly on the back of the chair. He was still so relaxed and carefree. He responded unhurriedly: "I actually don't care!

But you guys, why don't you discuss it privately and unify your opinions first? "

"No need, I can totally make the decision!

Since you want to sell Zynga to Twitter so much, let me make a sincere offer. How about we base it on a valuation of $5 million? "

Ivan Williams also calmed down at this moment, and took advantage of the situation and quoted a price that he thought was very reasonable.

Before the other party could respond, CEO Jack Dorsey was the first to frown.

Because this offer is too low, it is simply insulting the other party, and there will definitely be no way to continue the negotiation.

So he quickly added: "Mark, don't get me wrong, what Ivan just said actually meant that the merger and acquisition transaction was all conducted in the form of share exchange, and then the quotation was given.

If you are willing to accept a combination of cash and share swap, we can discuss the valuation again.   It would be great if you could accept an all-cash acquisition.

Believe me, there will be sincerity. "

Jack Dorsey's meaning is very clear. If Zynga is willing to accept a cash acquisition, then today's worries will be in vain.

After all, typically, cash acquisitions tend to be paid in installments.

Even if it can be paid in three-year installments, it would be a great thing for Twitter. Not only does it not have to sacrifice so many shares, but the financial pressure will not be particularly great.

But Mark Pincus was unmoved. He didn't even look at them. Instead, he said directly to Ma Liang:

"Marlon, it seems these guys have no sincerity at all!

That’s all, then forgive me for not accompanying you!

After all, time is precious, Facebook is still waiting for my response, and classmate Xiao Zha is much more generous than them..."

Before he finished speaking, he made a gesture to leave. Before leaving, he nodded politely to everyone.

Ma Liang did not stop him. As an investor and one of the major shareholders of Twitter, since Mark Pincus was in charge of the performance, why should he step forward?

"stop!"

When Ivan Williams heard about Facebook and classmate Xiaoza, he immediately became anxious.

Mark Pincus slowly turned around and asked with disdain: "What's the matter? Since you are not sincere in the transaction, why don't you allow me to leave?"

"What price does that guy Zuckerberg offer you? We agree..."

Evan Williams' molars were almost broken at the moment, and he had to show his bottom line in advance.

He has no choice. As the chairman, he naturally knows the significance of Zynga to Twitter.

Both "Farmville" and "Plants vs. Zombies" have brought hundreds of millions of traffic to Twitter.

Moreover, these two games also have an abnormal newness effect and strong user stickiness, which makes Twitter's users grow exponentially, and the advertising value also increases exponentially.

To be honest, he and his partners have not thought about acquiring Zynga, but they will only consider it after they have enough money.

If it weren't for Ma Liang's suggestion today and the pressure from a group of investment tycoons, there would be no need to make a decision so early.

Even subconsciously, Big Ivan wished that the acquisition deal had collapsed.

That's why I quoted an almost insulting ultra-low price earlier, just to make the other party angry. It would be even better if I could make Mark Pincus angry away.

After all, it’s not that we don’t want to acquire it, it’s that they are too arrogant and unwilling to accept our offer.

But Ivan Williams never expected that Facebook would actually poach secretly, and Xiaoza was so underhanded.

Therefore, he had to call Mark Pincus and planned to ask his opponent's quotation.

Mark Pincus stretched out a finger, as if buying groceries at a supermarket, and lightly quoted a number:

"1.2billion USD (12 billion U.S. dollars)..."

When this number was shouted out, the whole audience was in an uproar, and even the capital tycoons present had mixed reactions.

Some people think this valuation is exaggerated, while others think it is very reasonable.

"What? Are you kidding me?"

Evan Williams became anxious again and finally couldn't help shouting on the spot.

He felt that the other party was simply raising the price, and even doubted whether Facebook was really poaching.

Zuckerberg is not stupid, so how could he report such an exaggerated valuation?

12 billion US dollars, this is too ridiculous!

Comrade Da Iwan was also so anxious that he was dizzy at the moment and completely forgot about this moment and that moment!

Today, Facebook is facing a life-or-death situation, so it is natural that it will risk its life.

And Zynga has become that key weapon. No matter which party masters it, there is a high probability that it can turn defeat into victory and suppress its competitors in an instant.

As long as Mark Pincus dares to agree, Facebook can accept any higher valuation.

In order to regain his position as the king of the social circuit, Xiaoza has done whatever it takes.

Ivan Williams completely ignored this point. If it were to happen one day, the valuation he quoted would be even more exaggerated than Zuckerberg's.

(End of this chapter)