Chapter 2699 Warm Thanks

But even in front of his employees, it is not easy for them to see that he is proud. He cannot forget his pride. This is what he has been taught since he was a child.

"Finally, I still hope that everyone can reflect on why this acquisition led by Microsoft failed to succeed in the end?"

"We all know we're going to have a lot of good opportunities and I hope we can do better then,"

Someone almost shouted, "Whether you can do better depends on your wishes, boss."

For example, we didn’t do it well this time, mainly because you, boss, didn’t want us to do it well.

But no fool would dare to shout out like that in front of Feng Yiping. Do you still want to get away with it?

Didn’t you see that the boss just filled the hole with a company like SoftBank easily?

A huge pit worth 51 billion US dollars. Even in the luxury high-tech world, this is definitely a rare sight.

Feng Yiping still wanted to say a few words, but his cell phone rang, "Don't be discouraged, work hard," he waved to everyone and hurried out of the office with his cell phone.

Watching him walk away with his cell phone, the office suddenly became lively. Everyone was whispering tacitly, and their eyes were shining with excitement and gossip. We must have successfully participated in this event without knowing it. A very large-scale business revenge plan!

If so, then this will be a more unforgettable experience than successful acquisitions.

However, I really didn’t expect that the always kind boss would be so ruthless when it was time to take action!

Their ruthless boss was receiving thanks for his ruthlessness. "Feng, can you spare some time recently?" Page sounded very happy.

Since his request was a bit abrupt, Feng Yiping hesitated and said, "It depends on what the matter is."

"Of course it's a good thing," Page shouted immediately. "Brin, Schmidt and I have unanimously decided that we should at least treat you to a nice meal."

When he said these words, Schmidt, who was also standing aside, had a slightly embarrassed smile.

Ever since Feng Yiping's NEXTDOOR announced that it would team up with Microsoft to acquire Yahoo, he had repeatedly and solemnly approached Page and Brin, saying that he should have a good talk with Feng Yiping.

He believes that Feng Yiping should not do such a thing that makes his relatives happy and his enemies happy.

For this reason, he had some unpleasant quarrels with Brin, but when he just heard that Feng Yiping and the others had quit together with Microsoft, he understood why Page and the others were so calm, but also felt a little embarrassed.

"Tell me, what do you want to eat and where do you want to eat it? As long as you are willing, whether you want to eat hot pot in the Himalayas or eat barbecue at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean... we will definitely satisfy them all,"

Even though they were suddenly so enthusiastic and polite, Feng Yiping quickly adapted, "I actually want to dive for abalone in the Sahara Desert,"

The other side was obviously stunned for a moment. Feng Yiping heard them discussing a few words, and then Brin shouted, "Can I catch lobsters?"

Feng Yiping once again confirmed that Americans do not like abalone as much as we do, but is this a matter of abalone or lobster?

"I said, are you really serious?"

"Of course, as long as it is your request Feng, we must meet it," Schmidt was saying. "Feng, I have to apologize to you," he added, "after you persuaded Jerry to agree to sell Yahoo and announced After joining forces with Microsoft, I felt that you completely ignored Google's interests by doing so."

Feng Yiping knew it was for this reason, "Schmidt, don't apologize yet,"

"Also, you'd better wait, because if it's because of this, then I think you must have misunderstood it. The reason why we gave up was really not because of Google,"

If you accept their invitation to eat at a time like this, will your credibility be lost after word spreads?

He actually lurks in such a big event and ignores the interests of his partners?

Not to mention that some people at Microsoft should already have such suspicions.

"We know that, subjectively, you didn't do this because of Google, but we don't feel bad about it,"

Hearing Page say such words, Feng Yiping asked without thinking, "I said, Page, is this you? How can you say such a thing?"

When could he say such emotional words?

"I said that because I was happy," Paige laughed.

He was so happy.

Microsoft had just launched the action to acquire Yahoo, and they immediately understood what kind of medicine Gates and Ballmer were making. It was not for anything else, but mainly for Google.

At that time, he and Brin secretly discussed whether to put aside their past grievances and take the initiative to approach Yahoo to talk about cooperation and confrontation.

But before they could really lose their composure, they saw the news that Feng Yiping decided to join forces with Microsoft. To be honest, they were relieved at the time.

Although Feng Yiping did not seek their opinions on this matter, they knew that Microsoft's dream would be difficult to realize.

Of course, if Feng Yiping had sought their opinions on this matter in advance, that would be a different matter, or the situation would probably not be optimistic.

Precisely because Feng Yiping did not discuss it with them in advance, they knew that there would be no problems - this was the tacit understanding that Schmidt and Feng Yiping could not have.

"In short, regardless of the reason, just for this result, we must thank you very much," Brin said.

As long as Yahoo is not acquired by Microsoft, it will be a sunny day for them.

Like Feng Yiping, they really don't care about Yahoo under the leadership of Softbank.

"Feng, have you thought about it? Are you sure you want to dive for lobsters in the Sahara Desert?" Brin couldn't help laughing when he asked.

"Since you are so sincere about treating me, I can't refuse. I'll think about it first, okay, and tell you when I'm done,"

"You can come to our side now to think about it," Page said.

"No, I don't want to waste such an opportunity in the park," Feng Yiping said immediately, "Who knows if I come here now, will you force me to go to the restaurant in the park?"

He is too familiar with Page's routine.

"Haha, why would we do that? Well, we might do that," Brin said without feeling embarrassed.

"Okay guys, I have a call coming in, don't forget your promise," Feng Yiping looked at the caller ID and thought, this person is probably here to express his gratitude.

"Hello, Chief,"

"Yiping," Chief Yang's voice was also full of joy, "Both I and Yahoo are very grateful to you,"

Yahoo was finally sold at a high price of 51 billion US dollars, which was a result that made him overjoyed, not to mention the shareholders of Yahoo.

Such a result once again successfully won him the respect of various investors and company employees, and the industry's doubts about his ability to lead Yahoo again naturally disappeared with such a result.

And such a result can also be said to have fulfilled his career at Yahoo very well.

14 years ago, he and Filo founded Yahoo, opened a new chapter in the development of the Internet, and allowed investors to get high returns.

14 years later, after he took over Yahoo again, at the request of investors, he sold Yahoo at such a high price, so it can be said to be a very complete beginning and end.

Although it is inevitable that there will be some sadness, but think about the average lifespan of high-tech companies in the United States, which is only 15 years, then such a result will at least not be too bad.

"Chief, you don't need to thank me. This is mainly due to Yahoo's own comprehensive strength." To be honest, his relationship with Chief Yang is not as close as that with Page and others, so some things must be clearly stated.

"Bu Yiping, I know better than anyone that if it weren't for you, we wouldn't have such a happy result," Chief Yang said.

Everyone is happy? That's not entirely true.

"Now I have a lot of things to deal with. I must thank you in person in a few days," he insisted, regardless of Feng Yiping's refusal.

Looking at the hung up phone, Feng Yiping thought that our Dongfang is indeed implicit, not as practical as Page and others, but at this time, it's actually good to be practical. He actually thought about going to the beaches of Antarctica or the Arctic to sunbathe and eat ice cream.

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In Tokyo, Masayoshi Son, who was still in the office and had not gone home, received an email from Robert. It was the letter Ballmer wrote to his employees. "After five months, today, we finally made a decision on the acquisition of Yahoo."

"After careful consideration, we believe that it is no longer possible to acquire Yahoo economically. From the best interests of Microsoft shareholders and employees, it is wise to withdraw from the acquisition."

"I personally and the company thank you for your hard work... Now I still think that our plan and plan are the most reasonable and fair to Yahoo..."

"... We will continue to move forward, continue to innovate, and continue to grow... In the future, we may still develop new and better partners through strategic cooperation..."

Masayoshi Son quickly read Ballmer's letter. In his opinion, there are many contents in the middle that are all excuses. Until now, Ballmer still cannot directly admit their failure.

Of course, he also expressed his understanding of this. For Ballmer, who is about to take over Gates, this is really a painful and major defeat. Because of the sensitivity of the timing, he certainly cannot admit this in the letter to all employees.

However, Masayoshi Son originally thought that he should be very happy at this moment. No matter from which angle, the victory of this acquisition is a victory worth writing about.

He believed that it would be impossible for him to defeat Microsoft and NEXTDOOR in the future. Moreover, Yahoo is now in his pocket. Softbank can easily show its strength in the world's largest high-tech market and turn the booming Yahoo Japan into its own company.

But he found that the joy he had just heard the news disappeared faster than the morning dew.

When he finally confirmed that he had locked in the victory, he suddenly felt a little lost, followed by a huge emptiness and panic.

He stood in front of the window, looking at the lights of Tokyo at night, and felt the pressure on his shoulders suddenly became heavy.

Can we develop Yahoo as expected?