Rebirth in a Perfect Era Chapter 1420: In order to avoid long nights

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Acquisition of Apple is the single largest transaction planned since the rebirth of Li Mu. Li Mu seems to be unsurprising on the surface, but it is already excited and impatient.

However, where does billions of USD go, it is really a big problem for Li Mu.

Li Mu does not want to dilute the shares to repay the money at this point, but whether it is to find a way to borrow from the country or engage in private equity, it is RMB. In order to prevent the impact of the Western economy on the country and ensure the exchange rate of RMB, the country has strict foreign exchange The control of tens of billions of RMB is not difficult, and the billions of USD is as difficult as it is.

However, this problem did not cause too much trouble for Li Mu. For him, the most important thing at the moment is to negotiate with Apple about the acquisition, as long as the shareholders of Apple are willing to take action, then think about the money themselves How to solve the problem.

A few hours after the Apple stock price plunged to 4.53USD, it was nine o'clock in the Yanjing time. Li Mu asked Li Ziwei to notify the Muye Science and Technology core layer, and Lei Jun and Liu Qiangdong of Taobao Technology to meet at Muye Science and Technology at ten o'clock, ready to formally establish a Temporary project division dedicated to the acquisition of Apple.

At 9:10, Louis Martin came to the Li Mu's office and said very enthusiastically to Li Mu: "Chief Li, I have greeted the headquarters. From today, until you leave for the United States, I Will stay at China for you to send. "

Li Mu nodded: "It's hard for you, Louis. At ten o'clock, I will convene a high-level meeting to announce the acquisition plan and the establishment of project division. You will participate together. I will introduce you to meet you."

Louis Martin is busy: "That's great."

Li Mu said: "Louis, the acquisition of Apple is very important to me personally, although you are not a person of Muye Science and Technology, but I still hope that you can make more suggestions on this matter and try to help us facilitate this acquisition."

Louis Martin said firmly, "You can rest assured that Chief Li, I will definitely go all out."

Finally, Louis Martin said: "Yes, Chief Li, our chairman asked me to tell you yesterday that Sequoia is willing to lend Muye Science and Technology3.6 billion USD interest-free loan to help Muye Science and Technology complete the capital operation of acquiring Apple The money is not repaid in a hurry, you can wait for Muye Science and Technology to successfully repay after IPO. "

Li Mu smiled slightly and asked him: "What are the conditions?"

Louis Martin said with a laugh: "Chief Li, the conditions are actually very rich, we do not force Muye Science and Technology refinancing, we just hope to be able to re-enter Muye Science and Technology3% of the shares at a valuation of 80 billion USD."

Speaking of this, Louis Martin is afraid that Li Mu will immediately refuse, and hastily added a sentence: "You are assured that if you are not willing to dilute your shares, we will not force it, but we hope to communicate privately with other shareholders of Muye Science and Technology If a shareholder wants to cash out, we can trade with him privately without any impact on your shares. "

Li Mu said: "Take three points for the 80 billion valuation, and then lend me 3.6 billion USD, a total of 6 billion, are you good?"

Louis Martin smiled and said nothing.

Li Mu said: "All shareholders of Muye Science and Technology, except your Sequoia, others have signed a concert party agreement with me. Without my permission, none of them can resell the shares in their hands."

Louis Martin said: "We know this very well, so I hope you will allow it."

Li Mu said again: "If you buy three points directly from the shareholders, then the 2.4 billion won't reach the pocket of Muye Science and Technology. I still have to find other funds with your 3.6 billion loan. Besides, Muye Science and Technology is now developing The momentum is so good, do you think there will be shareholders willing to cash out at this time? "

"This ..." Louis Martin smirked and asked, "Can you think about it, based on the existing shares of all shareholders, a 3% dilution? This ratio is actually very small ..."

Li Mu looks at Louis Martin did not speak. After a while, he suddenly asked him, "Louis, are you a professional manager?"

Louis Martin nodded and asked in surprise: "What happened to Chief Li?"

Li Mu said: "The money you earn from Sequoia in a year may not be 10 million USD?"

Louis Martin shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's almost the same before tax, but it's much worse after tax."

The vast majority of professional managers are not actual shareholders of the company. Most of them hold a high salary and then get a small number of options from the board of directors. The options are like a chain of dogs. It stays there, but it does n’t take off. Tim Cook has sold his life for Apple for so many years and created such a high profit. The final value is only hundreds of millions of USD. He has been fighting for so many years, not to mention a Louis. Martin.

Li Mu said: "So Louis, you will help me to collect Apple wholeheartedly during this time, give full play to your ingenuity, and your understanding of Apple and the US capital market. If my acquisition is successful, Muye Science and Technology will be listed After that, I will help you realize the after-tax income of 5 million USD outside the United States, and you can rest assured that I will definitely handle this money very neatly, if you can play a very important role in this acquisition , I will give you an additional five million, as for persuading me to dilute some of the shares to exchange money from Sequoia, you do n’t have to say it in the future, if Sequoia asks, you will tell them directly, no matter how hard you try, I will Not accepted. "

Louis Martin ’s expression changed slightly. After a while, hastily said: “Chief Li, you do n’t have to be so polite. As an investment partner and partner of Sequoia, I have an absolute obligation to help Muye Science and Technology, so you can rest assured that I will definitely Do my best to help. "

Li Mu smiled lightly and said, "You do n’t have to worry about my integrity, let alone my contractual spirit. If I told you just now, only you know what I know, so if you do n’t really want to refuse, then I do n’t need to say anything. After the event is completed, everything I said will naturally be fulfilled as expected. "

Louis Martin hesitated a little, then nodded gently and said to Li Mu: "Chief Li rest assured, I will do my best."

For Louis Martin, he has seen that Li Mu cannot make Sequoia take more shares of Muye Science and Technology at this time, no matter what his attitude towards Sequoia, in order to maintain a cooperative relationship with him, he must Staying behind to help Li Mu complete the acquisition, why not promise Li Mu'soffer instead? If the average person makes such a promise, I am afraid that he will still leak this gray transaction in the future, but the other party is Li Mu. With his identity, status and behavior style, he does not need to worry about such risks at all.

Why do n’t you make a good profit?

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At ten o'clock, in the Muye Science and Technology meeting room, the core layer has all been assembled.

Teacher Lei and Brother Liu also came to the conference specifically. although did n’t know what Li Mu was going to do, but every time Li Mu called the core layers of the two companies together for a meeting, there must be a major event to be announced.

Louis Martin also followed Li Mu to the conference room. In the conference room, Li Mu introduced Louis Martin to everyone. When he heard that he was the VP of Sequoia headquarters, everyone was very surprised. Capital representatives would appear in Here, is Li Mu going to do new capital operation?

After the introduction of Louis Martin, Li Mu's In short for everyone will be straightforward:

"Comrades, today I solemnly announce a decision to everyone: Muye Science and Technology plans to start the acquisition of Apple in the United States, and will complete the privatization and delisting of Apple in Nasdaq after the acquisition, and finally change Apple Become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Muye Science and Technology! "

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Li Mu observed everyone's expressions. Two people were particularly excited, and the others were basically confused and puzzled.

Excited is Fang Xudong and Lei Jun.

Li Mu asked Fang Xudong: "Xudong, tell everyone why you are so excited?"

Fang Xudong said with excitement: "Apple's technical reserves are very strong, and now its stock price is crashing and its market value is plummeting. If the company can eat Apple, I believe this is definitely a very good deal."

Li Mu asked Lei Jun: "Lei Zong, what do you think?"

Teacher Lei laughed: "Apple is still very strong in operating system, software and hardware. Our Mango-ME2although is much stronger than iPod3, but this is the result of our sudden attack. If Apple has sufficient financial resources It is difficult to catch up with Mango-ME2 if we directly develop products of the upper half or even higher generations to suppress Mango-ME2. "

Fang Xudong seemed to find a companion, and nodded repeatedly: "Lei Zong is right! Our Mango-ME2 is like an airplane in the era of propellers. It wins by performance enhancement and cost reduction. It caught Apple by surprise. However, as long as the Apple can stand up, with their technical reserves, they can directly start the jet project and then overtake us. In that case, a generation gap is formed, and it is too difficult for us to try to catch up with this generation gap. "

Business Director Ding Jian asks: "Mr. Fang, I do n’t know much about technology, there is a place I do n’t quite understand."

Fang Xudong busy said: "Please speak to President Ding."

Ding Jian said: "What I don't understand is that if the iPod and Mango-ME2 are both propeller-era aircraft, and we are catching up with the pace of Apple, why can Apple start the jet project, but we can't?"

Fang Xudong said: "So let's say, iPod or Mango-ME2, it's just a few things when disassembled: memory module, digital signal processing chip, microprocessor, signal controller and LCD display Screen, there is no technical content, just like the aircraft of the propeller era, basically it is the engine, propeller, landing gear and hydraulic control system, the technical content is not high, Apple can be built, we can also build;

However, if you want to develop a jet aircraft, it requires the entire industrial system to rise for at least one generation. First, the technical research and development strength must be strong enough to develop a series of components required by the jet aircraft; second, the basic materials must be strong enough The jet engine can withstand high temperature, high speed, and high power output, and the fuselage can carry the higher flight speed of the aircraft; again, the manufacturing process requirements will also increase geometrically, we do not have these strengths , But Apple has. "

Speaking of this, Fang Xudong sighed: "Lei Zong is too thorough. Fortunately, the financial resources of Apple are not strong enough. It is a bit like Germany at the end of World War II, otherwise it will really let him continue to develop. The gap with him in hardware will only increase. "

Li Mu looks at Lei Jun, knowing that he is a technology maniac, but didn't expect has such a vision in this era, and Fang Xudong, these two people are technical talents, seeing this kind of problem is naturally more in-depth than the average person, but Fang Xudong is 100% technology, Lei Jun is 100% technology in the early stage, and gradually transition to product and marketing in the later stage, so Fang Xudong can do the job of Muye Science and Technology chief technology officer in the future, which is the greatest value, and Lei Jun can be the same as Liu Qiangdong On his own, a man carrying a billion-dollar USD supply chain.

There are four super bulls: Lei Jun, Liu Qiangdong, Mark · Zuckerberg, Elon · Musk, and the market value of the ecological trillion USD of Muye Science and Technology and other products in the future is just around the corner.

Besides being excited, Li Mu tentatively asked Lei Jun: "Lei Zong, in your opinion, assuming that Apple has sufficient financial support, they will develop products that are half a generation ahead of us, or a generation of products on the player, what will they take? Kind of direction? "

Lei Jun said: "In my personal opinion, if it is a half generation, then at least colour screen display must be implemented, and the overall firmware should be upgraded to add a WLAN module based on the IEEE802.11 standard; if it is a higher generation, then It is necessary to be intelligent on this basis and develop a set of system suitable for handheld devices such as iPod, just like the Palm system used by commercial PDAs on the market. "

After a pause, Lei Jun continued: "Once this high-generation thing is taken out, Apple immediately pulls off the generation gap with us. As Xu Dong said, we are stacking hard drives, stacking decoding chips, stacking Apple can be done with microprocessors, Heisen headsets, and price wars, but if the Apple directly intelligentizes the iPod, we can only count on it. "

Li Mu's eyes lit up.

The PDA, a mobile smart device at the initial stage, has actually become popular at the Western Business elite level as early as the 1990s. However, in China, this kind of device, which is more expensive than computers, is popular. It's still very low. In fact, this thing hasn't disappeared until the end. It hasn't caused any real waves. It can be described as the high end of life and the silence of death.

After the resurgence of the PDA, it was already in the post-Android era. At that time, smart phones were everywhere. Smart PDA became an indispensable mobile order processing tool for SF Express and Jingdong couriers. SF Express PDA even increased the thermal sensitivity. Paper printing function, let the courier directly use it to print the express receipt.

From the death of PDA to the resurgence of PDA in the commercial field, this PDA missed the golden period of the booming of the entire smartphone. This kind of product consciousness and form is very close to the existence of smartphones, regrettably in the manufacturers Positioning it too high, I never thought of pushing it to ordinary users, and no one revolved around the operation of PDA system to develop software that ordinary people might use, otherwise, PDA can directly lead the era of smartphones Too.

Listening to Lei Jun talking about WLAN, talking about PDA, talking about mobile operation system, Li Mu is particularly admired in the heart, people who have mastered the technology in this era and have a clear vision, in fact, already have quite precise vision in their minds, Lei Jun can see the iPod The next-generation product is a mobile product with colour screen, WLAN function, and independent operation system, which means that he has seen iTouch directly from the iPod, and iTouch and iPhone are only separated by a layer of window paper!

Thinking about this layer, Li Mu suddenly felt terrified, Lei Jun can see the development direction of the next generation iPod, Apple can also come.

previous life, Apple's upgrade routines on iPod are constantly squeezing toothpaste, and I never thought of making iPod smart. It will not launch IOSsystem and the first generation iPhone until 2007, and then I will use iOS in the way. On the iPod, I got an iTouch;

However, now that Apple has been violently destroyed by myself for a while, it is not possible to make a bite in an emergency. I decided to make a product like iTouch in advance. In that case, it is really damn. I am now trying hard to make iTouch like this. Something comes ...

Thinking that Apple may still have a lot of cash on hand, there may be a large number of dealers and OEM (original equipment manufacturer) supplier factory funds in the iPod business, and Li Mu is even more worried that Apple will stubbornly carry it to the end ...

It seems that the actual rhythm of the acquisition of Apple must be faster than expected, so as to avoid long nights ...