Chapter 2178: The Powerful Helmsman

"Qi Shao, your recent handwriting is really big enough." Thoughts flashed, Bezos smiled, "In the past few months, the financial and Internet circles in North America have been discussing the company you sold! Many people are I feel that you are taking risks, just like many Huaguo companies, who want to buy the bottom but are easily trapped in it."

In this life, as in the previous life, Huaguo Company could no longer bear the excitement in his heart, and wanted to go to Europe to buy the company he wanted.

But the investment circles in Europe and the United States are not optimistic about them at all.

The reason is simple. Those companies that can be easily purchased by them must have lost money and become dilapidated to an incomparable degree. Those really good companies will be bought by large domestic groups in the first step, or The government directly protected them.

Due to the extreme asymmetry of news and the lack of strategies and means, many Huaguo companies have spent a lot of money to buy European and American companies, but few can buy really useful things.

Among all the merchants in Huaguo, Xiao Qi attracted the most attention, and he was also the one with the most violent acquisition and investment.

Needless to say, Infineon, SUN, and YAHOO have already been acquired, and Amazon, Apple, Oracle, Qualcomm, Bloomberg News, etc. have made large investments.

These are not all, the outside world is still rumored that Xiao Qi is negotiating with EBAY to buy SKYPE, talking with Joe Gang about buying shares in Apple, talking with Disney about buying shares, and so on.

Scattered down, Xiao Qi will at least spend more than 50 billion US dollars in the United States. At a time when the financial crisis is spreading, such a large amount of investment really makes countless people drool with envy.

Of course, more people were ready to watch Xiao Qi's jokes.

It's not that they think the companies or company shares that Xiao Qi bought are bad, in fact those are good companies and shares.

It's just that the financial crisis is far from ending, and the stock price may continue to decline, so it is not a good time at all, and it is very likely to be locked up.

But all these views began with the recovery of Bezos' Amazon. Gradually there was a change.

Xiao Qi knew the purpose of Bezos's visit, and said with a smile: "Jeff, under your leadership, Amazon has been very good in the past two months. I think that in half a year at most, Amazon should be able to regain lost ground." Right? Thanks to you, those people outside finally stopped mocking me for having money and buying things indiscriminately."

Bezos said cautiously, "In theory, it should be like this. After all, our financial operation has always been in good condition, and our industrial chain is also very complete. It is more hopeful to get rid of the shackles of the financial crisis in advance."

"Then what are you going to do next?" Xiao Qi asked lightly.

Xiao Qi's question seemed casual, but Bezos dared not ignore it.

Because Xiao Qi has now become Amazon’s largest shareholder, if Bezos’ answer is not good, it will easily arouse Xiao Qi’s consideration, whether to change the company’s CEO, or directly buy Amazon to run it on its own.

Bezos must make Xiao Qi feel. Buying Amazon doesn't allow him to gain much. Instead, he can create more wealth for Xiao Qi by keeping himself in Amazon.

Only in this way. Bezos can keep the company he worked so hard to build.

So how to persuade Xiao Qi to make Xiao Qi interested in his short-term and long-term plans. That's what Bezos has been thinking about.

Now that it was time to see the truth, Bezos immediately held his breath and said seriously: "The next step I have to do is to stabilize the US market and wait for the financial crisis here to pass through. The second step Then start to vigorously expand the European market, South American market and Asian market in turn. The third step is that I plan to introduce B2B business, that is, Amazon is open to more merchants, not only limited to large companies, but also more qualified and capable small companies You can join in."

Xiao Qi felt admiration in his heart.

How else could Bezos succeed in his previous life, after 2012. Just relying on Amazon, he has been ranked among the top 20 super rich in the world. Bezos really has real skills.

If it is an ordinary person, in order to get rid of the current predicament, the best way is to open up a new market.

The vast European market, which is no less developed than the United States, is the best target for development.

It's not that Amazon doesn't have branches in these countries, but Amazon's main business was in North America before, so it didn't make much effort to open up Europe, far less than the brilliance of the United States and Canada.

To maintain a company's rapid development, it is very important to have a large market that is no less than the market potential of the United States, and it seems to be a good choice to vigorously develop it.

But at this time, if you go to invest in Europe, it will be as miserable as you want.

The European debt crisis is about to break out, and the group of lazy people in Europe will be punished immediately. By then, they will not even have money to eat, so why buy shit?

It was not easy for Huaguo Company to buy bargains in the United States in the previous life, but there were not so many restrictions on bargain hunting in Europe, so they went there in a hurry.

Then……

Then there is no more, many people can only hold back their crying, pretending not to care and saying that they pay the tuition fees by themselves, and the experience and lessons are worthwhile.

In the final analysis, Europe is now a super mess, and whoever enters will be unlucky.

On the contrary, the United States is different.

Although the subprime mortgage crisis was detonated by the United States, there is no debt crisis in the United States-this is the biggest advantage of the U.S. dollar as the world’s settlement currency. As long as there is no money, they will print money. Everyone holds their national debt and is buying them. How could they have any crisis?

This is also the biggest reason why the currencies of so many countries want to replace the U.S. dollar, or partially replace the settlement function of the U.S. dollar!

It is because of the US dollar that the United States recovered shortly after the financial crisis, and its economy has continued to grow after 2010. It is also the first country to emerge from the financial crisis among European and American countries.

In his previous life, Bezos relied on the solid foundation of the United States to gradually expand Amazon to the world.

Bezos can resist the temptation of expansion and stick to the treasure land of the United States, which proves that he has both vision and endurance. Only such a CEO can lead Amazon to make great strides forward and become the world's largest B2B2C Online mall.

Bezos' net worth in 2013 was $25.2 billion. Ranked No. 19 in the world, he held 18.3% of the shares at that time. Less than 20%.

In other words, by 2013, the 20% of Amazon shares that Xiao Qi bought with 5 billion US dollars will skyrocket by more than 500%, reaching more than 27.5 billion US dollars!

Based on this achievement alone, Xiao Qi can be ranked among the top 20 richest people in the world.

It can be seen that finding a good helmsman for your investment. How important that is.

Feeling overwhelmed, Xiao Qi asked: "Specifically, how do you get the US market through the difficulties? Do you have any countermeasures?"

"The American people need more and better products." Bezos said in a leisurely manner, "In order to serve the American people quickly and conveniently, I plan to continue to expand warehouses in the United States, and vigorously promote uniformity and scale. The modernized operation mode, firstly, reduces the time of goods circulation, and secondly, increases the efficiency of work. It lays the groundwork for the next economic recovery. As long as the consumer confidence of the American people improves, it will be the time for Amazon to rise again!"

"How much money and time do you expect to need?" Xiao Qi asked.

"I have already selected the location. The first batch of 5 warehousing and logistics bases will be repaired before June this year, including 2 first-level and 3 second-level ones; the second batch will be before the end of this year. Another 6 warehousing and logistics bases will be repaired , including 2 first-level and 4 second-level." Bezos said: "The total cost is 650 million U.S. dollars. With our current financial resources, there is no problem."

He was afraid that Xiao Qi would say that he wanted to inject money, so he made an agreement in advance that he would not need money.

Xiao Qi pretended not to hear, "I'm relieved to have Amazon's thoughts like Jeff's. But I heard that recently, there is a plan in the company to encourage the management's shareholding incentives?"

Bezos was stunned for a moment, because he was aiming at Xiao Qi as the largest shareholder. And a plan to launch.

If the above plan is implemented, his shares will reach about 18% in four years. After six years, it can reach 20%, and after ten years, it can reach 25%, completely becoming Amazon's largest shareholder.

But it's something that even Bezos himself doesn't hold out much hope for.

Because Xiao Qi is now the largest shareholder, it is impossible for him to agree that his power exceeds his, so this plan is just a bargaining weapon. He needs to get Amazon's share incentives, and he has to fight for it by himself.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Qi already knew about this matter when a group of high-level officials were discussing it. It seems that there are his spies in Amazon.

"We have a plan, but this is linked to performance and market value." Bezos replied cautiously, "If the market value does not exceed five times the current level, our incentives cannot be realized... As for the highest share The 10-year equity incentive will be ten times the current market value. If we really reach that step, I think we are eligible to receive the reward.”

Xiao Qi smiled bluntly, "I will not deny this point, so I agree with your approach! After you discuss it, I will vote for it."

"Ah?" Bezos didn't understand completely, how could Xiao Qi be so easy to talk?

"I bought Amazon's shares, not to occupy it." Xiao Qi explained: "With you as a powerful helmsman, I will not be interested in running Amazon. Unless you leave Amazon one day, I will They are all just waiting to hold stocks and make money!"

Looking at Xiao Qi, Bezos had a smile on his face.

Didn't he just want to hear Xiao Qi's promise after waiting for so long?

Amazon, it is best to be in your own hands! (to be continued ~^~)

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