Chapter 895 The Shocked Bird

It was a trivial matter, and Mei Yiliang felt that there was no need to mention it to Feng Yiping. He knew that his nephew had a lot of things to do, and if all these trivial matters were reported to him, then he would not have time to do serious business.

Indeed, if he mentioned this matter, Feng Yiping would probably laugh it off. How could there be any need to mess with someone like Lu Dahong and a company like Rongcheng? Just kidding, Feng Yiping thought it was absurd to actually come up with the idea of ​​this 2 billion dollar loan. These people really look for opportunities.

In short, they make their own money and run their own business, as long as they don't communicate or interfere with each other.

However, this is where the wonder and greatness of fate lies. Under the influence of seemingly accidental and irrelevant things one after another, some people and things that you didn't care about at the beginning, or even paid attention to, In the near future, it may be closely intertwined and intertwined with you.

Of course, such a thing, even Feng Yiping, who claims to have the perspective of God, would never have guessed it at this time.

He is naturally very busy at this time. He just received a call from Buchanan. The task assigned to him has already had a good result. Feng Yiping had to inform Comrade Musk in Los Angeles, "Eron, very soon I'm sorry, there is something urgent, I'm afraid I have to go to your company a few days later, "

Musk obviously thought about it, "It's okay, I know, you just got strong support from the bank, you must have a big plan to implement,"

This is the side of globalization that can’t be said to be good or bad. With the rapid improvement of software and hardware performance, through the Internet and other channels, people like Feng Yiping, even if they are doing something in China, people who care about him , no matter which corner of the earth you are in, you can know it immediately.

A partner like Musk must be very concerned about him. It is not surprising that he learned the news so soon.

Feng Yiping didn't explain, "I'm sorry, after finishing this work, I must go to see the place where you made rockets immediately. Although I don't have the ambition to explore space like you, I have always yearned for these things since I was a child."

"Hehe, do you want to participate in it yourself?" Musk asked with a smile.

"As long as you are willing, I am willing too," Feng Yiping also smiled.

But both he and Musk know that in such a sensitive field, Musk does it and the US government supports it. If Feng Yiping, a Chinese, gets involved, a lot of trouble will definitely follow.

In any case, SpaceX is located in the United States. The results developed here belong to the United States first, and China is not allowed to participate in multinational cooperation projects such as the International Space Station. How could they agree to let a Chinese become a shareholder in such a cutting-edge field?

At the same time, a capable team has been formed. On the second day after receiving the call from Buchanan, Feng Yiping took Huang Jingping and Amanda to Seattle, Washington on the Gulfstream, and the team of more than ten people , then quietly rushed to Seattle on a commercial flight.

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In the United States, apart from all the partners and Ma Ling's family, there are many people who are also paying attention to Feng Yiping. Among them, Hastings of Netflix is ​​the one who pays the most attention.

Ever since Buchanan expressed his willingness to acquire in private, he has been paying close attention to the movements of NEXTDOOR and Feng Yiping.

On the other hand, for a long time since then, he has been examining his company's business all the time. In what direction is the new space Buchanan mentioned?

However, in the past few months, he has suffered from insomnia and lost a lot of hair. He still can't see which direction there is, and there is a "broader space". Naturally, he will not rashly think that Buchan It was a bluff for Nan to relay Feng Yiping's words. If they had the intention to buy their own company, they wouldn't make such a joke.

After being puzzled, he simply gave up. Although there may really be a new direction and space that is worth investing in, since he can't find it for the time being, he simply doesn't look for it. Fortunately, there are still many opportunities in the existing field. Room for improvement.

From the perspective of the entire DVD rental market, his own company still only occupies a small portion of the market, and there is a lot of room for growth.

So, although he habitually paid close attention to the movements of Feng Yiping and NEXTDOOR, he slowly let go of that vigilance.

Because of NEXTDOOR, there is no follow-up movement.

It is not an easy task to acquire Netflix, a company with a market value of more than 2 billion US dollars. At least, if they do not agree and the acquisition agreement fails, if they plan to initiate a tender offer, they need to prepare first. It is funds.

He is well-informed on Wall Street. If NEXTDOOR has such a movement, he will know it immediately, but he doesn't.

The news he received a few days ago made him breathe a sigh of relief again. That Feng actually spent huge sums of money and some people who are not professional, at least not professional in making cars, set up a company in Silicon Valley to produce pure electric cars. The company Tesla, also boasted that Tesla will definitely change the pattern of the auto industry, which attracted a lot of criticism from Detroit.

Therefore, he felt that this Feng's investment seems to be very casual. Perhaps Buchanan's proposal was just a temporary interest of the young Feng. He has long forgotten it now, or he voluntarily gave up after realizing the difficulties. .

Now, I saw the news with Chinese characteristics on the official website of Jiaqiang: In a hall, under the red banner, the CEO lady of Jiaqiang exchanged the agreement with another bank representative with a smile on her face.

The following text explains that this is the scene of the signing of the contract between Jiaqiang and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

The two parties have reached a strategic cooperation intention. At the same time, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China will provide Jiaqiang with US$2 billion in financial support.

Seeing this, his scalp tightened instantly, and a thought immediately popped up in his mind, is this a wolf? Following him, he immediately concluded that this was aimed at himself and Netflix.

It’s just that the figure of 2 billion US dollars is too special. Netflix’s current market value has been fluctuating around this. Although if you want to acquire a company with a market value of nearly 2 billion as a whole, you must pay more than 2 billion, but he believes that those who pay a premium As for the funds, Feng Yiping's company is fully capable of self-raising or paying in other ways.

It's a pity that I forgot one thing, besides getting financial support from Wall Street, Feng Yiping can also choose their Chinese bank!

He immediately paid attention to his company's recent stock price movements again, and there were still ups and downs. The most important thing was that there was no unreasonable surge, so he couldn't see any clues.

He dialed the secretary's phone number, "Let the chief financial officer come to my office, immediately!"

Regarding his important assistant, Hastings did not talk nonsense, and asked directly, "From the recent transaction data in the market, can you be sure that there are companies or institutions that are absorbing our stocks?"

The chief financial officer's answer was as he expected, "If the other party intends to entrust different trading companies to purchase for a long time and in batches, and the total share of the purchase is less than 5%, it is difficult for us to confirm,"

Saying this is like not saying it.

Like China, when the acquirer absorbs more than 5% of the shares of a listed company, it must file with the target company, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the stock exchange within 10 days. Institutional Supplementary Filing.

However, different from China, neither the US federal securities laws nor the company laws of each state in the United States require a mandatory tender offer when the ownership reaches a certain proportion.

Hastings walked around the office several times restlessly, "What I'm going to tell you next, please keep it strictly confidential," he leaned down, and pointedly, habitually and with a bit of viciousness, told the chief financial officer Said, "You mobilize some personnel to make a practical anti-takeover plan based on the existing conditions,"

"Ah?" The chief financial officer was taken aback, anti-acquisition, this is a big deal!

"Hastings, is there someone who wants to acquire our company? Is there an intention or has already taken action? According to you, they want a hostile acquisition. Why didn't they disclose the relevant information?"

"This is just my guess. You can treat it as a drill. In short, you must formulate an anti-takeover plan with a high chance of winning and strong maneuverability,"

"Hastings, I need more details,"

Unlike Hastings, many shareholders and executives of listed companies in the United States are not opposed to acquisitions and acquisitions.

Because according to past experience, no matter whether it is ultimately successful or not, both the acquirer and the target will benefit from this process, and it will be an extraordinary benefit.

Regardless of whether the target party’s performance before that is outstanding, and regardless of whether it is successful or unsuccessful in the end, in the acquisition event, the shareholders of the target party will receive an average abnormal rate of return of more than 13%.

"This is just my conjecture. Without any information, you can treat it as a drill. In addition, you must keep it secret so as not to cause any adverse effects,"

Hastings drove away the hesitant chief financial officer, and he himself still couldn't calm down.

Too careless!

This preparation should have been made after the meeting with Buchanan in Napa Valley. If NEXTDOOR made a tender offer for their company tomorrow, it would be too late to make this plan now.

So, what you worry about will happen tomorrow?

He immediately dialed another number, "Hi Buchanan, this is Hastings,"

He paid close attention to Buchanan's reaction over there, who seemed to be a little surprised, "Hi, Hastings, hello,"

"I want to ask, is Mr. Feng in Silicon Valley? I've been looking forward to having an interview with him,"

"Unfortunately, Mr. Feng started his vacation from today because he was too busy with work a while ago. Don't worry, I will definitely pass this information on to him,"

vacation? If this is true, it should be regarded as good news. It is impossible for the chairman to go on vacation while launching a tender offer.

"Thank you Buchanan,"

Knowing Feng Yiping's movements roughly, Hastings used some connections, asked some NEXTDOOR employees, and also asked the airport for confirmation. Finally, he came to the conclusion that Feng Yiping had really gone on vacation and had taken his own car this morning. Although it is impossible to find out the destination, this is enough.

If he thought that Feng Yiping's vacation might be a cover before, he would definitely not now. It is impossible for him to go to other places to set up an operation center in order to acquire a company that is also in Silicon Valley.

Even so, his heart is still hanging there, maybe after Feng Yiping returns from vacation?

Thinking of the performance of the chief financial officer after hearing his proposal just now, Hastings was a little discouraged. If this happened, how many shareholders would have the same reaction as him?

He knows that whether it is individual shareholders or institutional shareholders, including those shareholders on Wall Street who usually like to dictate the company's management, as long as the price is right, they will never hesitate to sell their shares immediately.

Maybe it’s just me, now running the company is not for money, but to realize my own pursuit.

There is still the credit of Blockbuster. Ever since they took the initiative to find Blockbuster and let them buy it at a low price, they were ridiculed and ridiculed instead. For Hastings, it was a thing that he didn't want to touch. It hurts to touch.

And he has made up his mind since then that he must make Netflix stronger and bigger.

damn it! Why are you targeting my company? Is our performance too good?

However, he himself has no confidence in such an idea. At least from now on, his own Netflix is ​​really not as good as NEXTDOOR, which was founded by Feng Yiping not long ago, in terms of development and prospects.

Hastings, who was worried, recalled what Buchanan said during that meeting, and looked at the business he was engaged in again. Where is the new direction he mentioned?

He scratched his head again.

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Feng Yiping really didn't expect that the pressure on Hastings from his own loan would be greater than the pressure on his parents.

However, Hastings was right in guessing that his so-called vacation this time was really a cover.

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