novelones Chapter 497 Fate’s joke
Chapter 497 Fate’s joke
Zuo Shiyun coughed lightly, and Xia Chuan came back to his senses.
He smiled and said, "You have a good idea. My fiancée bought Pixar Animation for US$2000 million, and then we jointly acquired Pingguo. You don't need to take any money, just use NeXT, which will account for 5.00% of Apple's equity."
This is equivalent to taking advantage of Steve Jobs and giving him the money from Pingguo's equity. The only losses are those eight major consortiums.
But no one can see it now, because this animation company is not valuable yet, 3D animated movies have not been born yet, and no one knows the value.
As for giving Jobs 5.00% equity, NeXT is not worth so much equity at all. The eight major consortiums can only understand it as equity incentives. After all, Jobs is not an ordinary person.
Jobs laughed and said: "My company is not even worth [-]% of the equity. Unless you double the price like buying Dell, they won't do it."
Xia Chuan also smiled and said: "Double? Those people must be taught a lesson. I will pay a 10% premium of 6000 million US dollars. In addition to your company, I want 55 shares. I will get [-] and you will get [-]."
Jobs took a breath and said: "This is equivalent to a premium of 5.00%. It will definitely not succeed."
"The process will be a bit tortuous, but I guarantee success within a month." Xia Chuan smiled eerily.
Jobs looked at him for a few seconds and finally smiled.
He found that he was unnecessarily worried. What method could Xia Chuan use to achieve such brilliance?
"Then let's talk about the animation company." Since Jobs trusted Xia Chuan, he would never regret it: "I can transfer it to your fiancée now, but what are you going to do?"
"What are you doing?" Xia Chuan asked.
"Don't ask me what I do, tell me what you want to do first." Jobs said stubbornly.
Shiyun suddenly collapsed. You are about to sell the company, but you don't want anyone to ask?If Xia Chuan couldn't tell, he might not sell it.
Xia Chuanyun smiled lightly and said: "I think you are making a 3D animated movie, I think so too. A good animated movie should make people laugh and cry. It is more suitable to make people laugh purely. A child, but to make an adult like it, you have to make him cry.”
Jobs's eyes suddenly lit up, as if they were shining brightly: "Tell me a story that makes me cry."
Xia Chuan smiled and said leisurely: "I'll tell you a story about Wall-E. Wall-E, a cleaning robot on Earth, met and fell in love with Eva, the robot..."
He explained it in detail, which is the animated film produced by Pixar.
Jobs was silent for a while, as if breaking away from the immersive situation, and sighed:
"It's a very good story. But it's too early. If you reflect the social problems that will definitely arise in the future in the present, the resonance will be smaller. Believe me, the original 3D animation only needs to make people laugh, at least in the first two It’s refreshing enough without making people cry.”
When Jobs said it to the end, he looked pleased.
Xia Chuan then remembered that this movie was released in 08 and that it did not resonate well enough, so he smiled calmly and said, "I believe you are right."
Zang Hong finally felt that Jobs was extraordinary. He could only get Xia Chuan to admit his mistake, but he had never seen the second one.
Jobs became even more happy, "But your point of view is extremely valuable, and you are indeed the person who can make Pixar great. Let's sign the contract now."
……
Xia Chuan acquired Pixar Animation, Zuo Shiyun called a French bank on the spot to make payment, and then the three of them left in a hurry.
Before the acquisition of Pingguo was completed, Jobs still managed the animation studio.
Lincoln sped onto the highway.
Shiyun asked curiously: "You seemed surprised when you heard the quotation of 2000 million?"
"Of course, we made a lot of money. It took them several years to solve the technical problems. Steve didn't wait for the harvest and sold it to us. When "Toy Story" is released in 95, Pixar can be listed, and we will at least make a net profit A billion dollars."
Shiyun trembled. No wonder Xia Chuan reacted like this and insisted on giving Jobs 5.00% of the equity.
"Does Steve Jobs know the value of animation studios?"
"The valuation in his mind is no less than [-] million U.S. dollars. However, animated film production is an industry without precedent. Even the film has just started, and now it relies on selling [-]D animation software to maintain expenses. How can it be paid at this price?" Xia Chuan said.
"I understand, he is too persistent just to let you buy Pingguo." Shiyun sighed.
……
Back at the company, Xia Chuan immediately ordered Anna: "Send an acquisition offer to Pingguo and submit it to the China Securities Regulatory Commission for review."
Anna was not surprised. Business is always changing rapidly. No matter what the reason is for Xia Chuan to change his mind, it is a good thing.
She inquired about the terms of the acquisition and immediately printed out two acquisition offers. One was to be sent by plane to the Securities Regulatory Commission in Niuyue, and the other was to be delivered to Pingguo Company in person by Anna after the market closed to prevent the stock price from changing.
When everyone knows, trading will be suspended tomorrow.
Xia Chuan had no intention of negotiating. Those greedy management would not agree, so he just sent the acquisition offer.
……
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the stock market closed.
In the luxurious president's office of Pingguo Company, John Sculley was about to leave work early when his secretary walked in.
"President, Ms. Anna, the general manager of Yike Group, wants to see you."
Scully's eyes widened suddenly, unable to conceal his surprise: "She didn't say anything?"
The secretary shrugged: "No. But I think that's what you wanted."
That's right, Sculley is worried about the company's stock price. What he needs most now is someone like Xia Chuan. Since he can give a [-]% premium for the acquisition of Dell, how can Pingguo, a real high-tech company, get a hundred and fifty, right?
"Invite her in." Sculley sat back in his chair, acting like the president of a large company.
Yes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Pingguo was once brilliant, but that was when Steve Jobs was around.
Scully envisioned that after Xia Chuan invested in Pingguo, he would provide a series of innovative products, and then the company would get back on the fast track of rapid development.
He has been in this position for ten years.
Having witnessed the ups and downs of this enterprise, I certainly don’t want Pingguo to decline.
In 1983, Sculley was president of PepsiCo.
In order to get him to join Apple, Jobs said the famous words, which are still talked about today:
"Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or follow us and change the world?"
Sculley then became Pingo CEO.
Three years later, he teamed up with other directors to drive the aggressive Jobs out of Pingo.
Sculley himself, with an annual salary of US$220 million, is known as the highest-paid manager in Silicon Valley.
He has held this position until now.
Unfortunately, under his control, Pingguo's performance declined step by step, making his tenure at Pingguo controversial.
He knew he would be kicked out of the company next year if not saved by this acquisition.
The wind is turning.
Fate played a joke on him.