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Over the past thirty years, Carl Icahn has relied on various capital and non-capital methods such as leveraged buyouts, hostile takeovers, proxy fights, demands for board seats, using the media, and inciting small shareholders to purchase digital assets. Holding large shares in ten listed companies, they have made tens of billions of dollars in profits through coercion and inducement of boards of directors and management.

In the past few years, it has been targeted at traditional industries.

The trend has changed dramatically in recent years.

Started to focus on technology stocks.

Yahoo, eBay, and, starting this year, Netflix and Dell.

The Netflix matter is over. Under Zhou Buqi's strong opposition, Carl Icahn failed to successfully enter Netflix's board of directors, which has led to him now clearing out Netflix's shares.

However, due to the excellent performance of Netflix's stock, it has risen by 70% this year, which has also brought him huge profits, making more than 300 million US dollars in one operation.

This created an indissoluble bond between Carl Icahn and Boss Zhou.

The "cooperation" between the two parties is not just once or twice!

For example, the Yahoo case includes the previous acquisition of Motorola's mobile phone business by Asda.

Why did Motorola choose to be split and sold?

The mysterious force behind it is Carl Icahn.

After Apple launched the iPhone in 2007, Motorola's stock price continued to plummet. Carl Icahn saw the opportunity and decisively bought a large number of Motorola shares.

However, despite several efforts, he failed to obtain a seat on the board of directors.

Carl Icahn was furious and sued Motorola the next year. He wanted four board seats and asked the company to spin off its mobile business.

The lawsuit lasted for several years, but Motorola could no longer hold on due to internal and external problems. It was finally split into two independent companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions, in early 2011, bidding farewell to its extremely glorious history.

Only then did Google acquire Motorola Mobility, and Asda acquired Motorola mobile phones from Google.

Going further, there is actually a connection.

The current largest entertainment giant in Hollywood is Ziweixing Universal. Its revenue is second only to Time Warner and Disney, but its profit scale ranks first.

The reason why it became number one was mainly because it surpassed Time Warner.

Why can it surpass Time Warner?

Because in 2006, Carl Icahn bought a large amount of Time Warner stock, and then started fighting with the board of directors and management, demanding that Time Warner be split into four companies.

After a series of struggles and compromises, Time Warner was eventually split into three companies. In addition to Time Warner's main company, America Online AOL and Time Warner Limited Television Network became independent.

This has significantly reduced Time Warner Group's profits.

It gave Ziweixing Global the opportunity to become the number one in the industry.

This time, the two sides will cooperate again.

We must work together to win eBay and promote the spin-off and independent listing of PayPal.

Zhou Buqi is going to take the initiative, and Carl Icahn is of course happy.

The PayPal case has been going on for several years.

Now that Boss Zhou is a capable helper, can we just win it by hand?

Carl Icahn doesn’t even have a bodyguard, only a 40-year-old male assistant named Hardy, who is the vice president of his company. He said: “Ebay’s biggest competitor is Amazon. In recent years, eBay has eBay has been left far behind by Amazon. In their view, PayPal is the most powerful weapon for eBay to compete with Amazon."

This is indeed a strategic necessity.

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "I have no interest in destroying eBay. On the contrary, I want to help eBay do better. PayPal is the most popular payment tool, and it has indeed provided eBay with great advantages in e-commerce business." It’s a big help. But we have also seen the reality that PayPal cannot save eBay. In the past few years, the gap between eBay and Amazon has become wider and wider. It is unrealistic to place eBay’s hopes on PayPal.”

"Oh?" Carl Icahn vaguely heard something and was very excited. "Do you have a solution to this matter?"

Zhou Buqi said: "We can promote the strategic cooperation between eBay and Ziweixing International! What PayPal can't do, Ziweixing can help them do it!"

Hardy seemed to have foreseen it a long time ago and said excitedly: "It should be like this! Ziweixing International owns Helo, Yahoo, popular products such as Weishu and Evernote, and has the largest traffic advantage on the client side. ."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Yes, if eBay is willing, Helo can open an entrance. Helo users can jump directly to eBay through Helo."

Just like the quick entrance to JD.com in WeChat.

You can jump directly to JD.com through WeChat.

In the previous life, JD.com relied on this strategy to solve the traffic dilemma. Of course, the price was not cheap. It sold a large number of shares to Penguin at a price far lower than the market price, making Penguin the largest shareholder of JD.com.

Ziweixing International and eBay have no shareholding relationship.

But you can give money.

Every year, eBay pays a "service fee" to Ziweixing International to open an interface in Helo, allowing eBay to gain increasingly scarce traffic support.

Helo on the domestic computer side has been doing similar business for several years and has accumulated rich operational experience. Such successful experience must be replicated in overseas markets.

If Ziweiyun wants to provide services in the field of cross-border e-commerce, it needs to help those cross-border e-commerce websites introduce traffic.

You can't rely on Helo for this.

If Helo provides such a quick entry for small companies, it will really lower the level of Helo. eBay is different. It is a world-class e-commerce giant with sufficient brand and popularity.

Helo can be connected to eBay to help eBay increase traffic.

Then, by connecting those cross-border e-commerce stores to eBay’s platform and introducing eBay’s traffic, you can indirectly gain traffic.

Once you have traffic, you can sell goods.

Traffic is the lifeblood of e-commerce business.

Carl Icahn didn't know much about the Internet business, but the general idea was clarified, and he said happily: "Use business cooperation to make up for the shortcomings of spin-off. If we can do this, then there is no possibility of failure of our plan!"

Zhou Buqi said: "This is only one aspect, it is just traffic access, as well as strategic services. Amazon's power comes from the support of Amazon Cloud, which can help e-commerce businesses solve all technical difficulties. eBay does not have such an advantage.”

Carl Icahn understood now and said categorically: "Yes, we can push eBay to connect to Ziwei Cloud! Behind Amazon is Amazon Cloud, and behind eBay is the more powerful Ziwei Cloud. What reason does Bayi’s board of directors have to refuse? That’s it!”

After a pause, he made a decision like a final decision, "As you said, we will go in two directions together! Ziweixing will provide business and strategic help, and I will also operate it..."

Zhou Buqi asked: "How does it work?"

Carl Icahn has too much experience in this, and blurted out, "Participate in the TV station's financial program, criticize eBay's squeeze on PayPal, and create public pressure. You know, I still have a certain appeal in the capital market. eBay Bei dare not sit back and watch the stock price plummet."

Zhou Buqi twitched the corner of his mouth.

Sure enough!

This old boy knows how to use threats.

Carl Icahn went on to say: "Second, I will incite other eBay shareholders to sign a concerted action with me. Third, I will publicly demand to be on eBay's board of directors! This is basically enough. If the three axes come down, they will bear them. Don’t stop!”

"good."

Zhou Buqi was not polite to him either.

Okay!

Carl Icahn continued to use coercion, while Zhou Buqi adopted mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation methods.

It's Carl Icahn's job to take the blame.

Enjoy the good reputation by yourself.

Well, this kind of cooperation model is very reliable.