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Going to PayPal in the afternoon mainly involves two things.

First, communicate with the senior management and tell them that the board of directors will make certain adjustments next. However, there will be no changes to the company's strategy and business, so we hope it will not cause them to worry.

The second thing is to welcome the inspection team sent by Boss Ma.

Alipay sent a team of 7 people.

In name, I came here for inspection.

In fact, I came here to understand the situation. Once I understand the specific business of PayPal, it is time to prescribe the right medicine. After all, Zhou Buqi didn't have any direct troops in this field.

Fortunately, he roped in Boss Ma.

It's trustworthy to ask Boss Ma to send his direct relatives over.

At least more trustworthy than these foreigners.

After leaving PayPal, Zhou Buqi didn't waste time. He went to Apple first, met with Cook, and explained clearly the patent dispute between Apple and Asda. This matter was truly settled. Then, he went to Sand Hill Road behind Stanford University and met Masayoshi Son who worked here.

Logically speaking, with Zhou Buqi's current status, if he wanted to see someone, he could just make a phone call and ask the person to come over. But this is his advantage. He is young, and a visit can show his respect and will not give people the impression of being too arrogant.

People like Jobs and Musk are quite famous and have a wide influence, but their reputations in the industry are too bad. Zhou Buqi is different. He has a good reputation and has friends wherever he goes.

Especially Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook have a real competitive relationship with Zhou Buqi, but when it comes to personal relationships, they are all friends.

Based on this good external image and industry friendship, he will be greatly welcomed wherever he goes. Unlike Jobs, the other party made cold remarks before he even arrived: "Tell him not to come, he is not welcome in my company."

When he met Sun Zhengyi, Zhou Buqi asked straight to the point: "Can ARM's case be feasible?"

Son Zhengyi smiled and said: "It should be okay."

"Should?" Zhou Buqi was not satisfied with this answer, "What should it mean?"

Son Zhengyi said: "I have been busy recently with the listing of Ziweixing. Half of the major subscription banks on Wall Street are contacted by SoftBank."

Zhou Buqi laughed, "That's what you should do, what's there to complain about?"

"I'm not complaining." Sun Zhengyi shook his head, "I'm just stating a fact to you. I'm not as free as you think, I'm very busy... People take such a big risk to subscribe for stocks, it's not just a phone call. It will make people willing to write big checks of US$300 million or US$500 million.”

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Well, I will go to New York tomorrow. At that time, every institution on the subscription list with a subscription fund of more than 500 million US dollars will visit and give a small gift."

Son's face showed a look of respect, "I have seen it a long time ago. Your success is inevitable, and it will become more and more successful."

Normally when a company goes public, it must express its gratitude to the sponsoring institutions and individuals who have provided support.

Even if the other party comes to buy stocks to make money, the real support is not fake.

If no one comes to buy it, the listing will fail.

But the atmosphere here in Silicon Valley is different.

All of them are a little proud of their talents, and they all regard money as dirt... They all treat those capital institutions with a disdainful attitude.

It's as if you got a big advantage when you bought my stock.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

Over the past two decades, Silicon Valley has created one wealth-making myth after another. Nasdaq, a once insignificant OTC trading system, has become the world's largest alongside the New York Stock Exchange because of the rise of Silicon Valley. of the stock exchange.

This further fuels the arrogance of these technology people in Silicon Valley.

Just like Steve Jobs, when the employer invested in Apple, instead of thanking them, he would call them idiots, thinking that they had invested less and wasted an excellent opportunity to make money.

This is indeed true.

It is also true to offend people.

Zhou Buqi doesn't want to do this. Why would he want to have a bad relationship with others for no reason? It was obviously helping the employer make money and bringing them huge benefits, but it seemed as if both parties were enemies.

It's like if you help someone and then scold him for no reason, will he thank you?

Totally unnecessary.

Providing help, then showing politeness and politeness, and safely reaping the other person's favor and possible future rewards, this is business.

When Zhou Buqi goes to New York next, he will have to deal with several projects related to Wall Street capital institutions. Even established families like Rockefeller have taken the initiative to get involved.

It is one thing that he has money and ability, but it is even more important that he has a good reputation. Looking at the entrepreneurs in the entire Silicon Valley, no one has such a good personality image in the eyes of employers like him.

For Zhou Buqi, he was used to this. It was the same from home to abroad.

Sun Zhengyi met so many practitioners, but he could feel the difference. He said with emotion: "In this aspect, none of the entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley can compare with you."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Isn't Cook doing a pretty good job?"

"Cook?" Sun Zhengyi shook his head. "Cook is not an entrepreneur. There is also Ballmer from Microsoft. They are similar. They are both engaged in trading. If not for Microsoft and Apple, can they do business in the mainland market? It’s so good. When Steve Jobs was here, Apple was not very good in the mainland market.”

Zhou Buqi did not discuss these irrelevant topics with him and said: "Let me tell you something, I have decided to sell a share of Purple Star Global's shares to Black Rock Capital, accounting for about 6%-7% of the total share capital. .”

Sun Zhengyi understood it as soon as he heard it.

MSI Global is not short of money, with more than 12 billion US dollars in funds on its books. It does not need to seek targeted financing from Black Rock Capital, which means that this share will have to be taken out by SoftBank.

However, there is a slight problem.

"What about the mid-term dividend?"

Son hopes to resell the stock after ZiMSI Global pays its interim dividend this year.

"Early next month."

"One billion dollars?"

"almost."

Zhou Buqi nodded.

This was all planned.

Purple Star Global is a traditional company that pays dividends to shareholders every year... which is also commonly known as dividends. Purple Star Global's expected net profit this year can reach 4 billion U.S. dollars, and at least 2 billion U.S. dollars will be allocated as dividends.

A wave of mid-term dividends of US$1 billion will be carried out from August to September.

Tomorrow, from March to April, is the year-end dividend, which is also US$1 billion.

Every time a dividend is paid, the stock price will experience a surge.

Sun Zhengyi knew that he couldn't refuse this kid, so he agreed after thinking for a while, "Now that the arrangement has been made, let's do it. We will make a deal with them after the mid-term dividend is over."

Zhou Buqi said: "Okay, I will go to New York tomorrow and have to meet with people from Black Rock Capital. I will decide the matter then."

Sun Zhengyi suddenly thought of something, "By the way, I heard that you have been very close to the Rockefeller family recently?"

"It's not bad." Zhou Buqi downplayed it, "I want to buy something from his house and take them to do a platter investment project."

Son Zhengyi said: "Try not to get too close."

"ah?"

"Rockefeller's reputation is too great, and there are conspiracy theories everywhere. You are incompetent. If you get involved with them, and you are young, you will achieve great achievements as if you were on a rocket. If If you have a relationship with Rockefeller, they may say that you are the spokesperson of the Rockefeller family."

"ha!"

Zhou Buqi found it a little funny.

But Masayoshi Son was serious, "I'm not joking. To be honest, being associated with Rockefeller will not do any good, and it will not be good for your reputation. If some people think that you are joining forces with a veteran with great political influence like Rockefeller, If the family comes to influence the US authorities, it will be even more troublesome. Even young people from the Rockefeller family will change their names to work."

Zhou Buqi became cautious and felt that there was really no need for such hidden dangers to exist. "Well, it's just a branch. Let's make some investment in TV series together. There won't be any more dealings."