Chapter 1107? Fully Awakened

"Carl Icahn is a very patient wolf king of Wall Street. According to some statistics, before he makes big moves on target companies, he will do about three years of detailed research and capital layout on average, and generally only play listed companies in traditional industries and financial institutions. Corporations, Coca-Cola, Texaco, TWA...have a lot of money. And the attack on 3DFX is clearly against his habits in every sense of the word."

O'Grady said: "It is likely that Goodman and Hamlin privately disclosed a lot of internal information about 3DFX to him, which led him to have the confidence to accelerate the start of a newly listed technology company. If you didn't wake up suddenly In the next step, he will probably do short-selling to accumulate funds as we did with VideoLogic, and then carry out malicious mergers and acquisitions after the stock lifting period or forcefully plunder the company management rights of 3DFX.”

"Um."

Song Ya nodded. The day I woke up, the stock price of 3DFX was at a low point of more than 7 yuan, and the market value was only 120 million yuan, which was seriously undervalued, but now it is 40 yuan per share, and the market value of 620 million yuan is obviously overestimated. Carl Ikaner With the company information that Goodman betrayed, it is impossible not to know this.

If he wants to be worthy of this stock price, he has to tell a good story in a short period of time, and he needs more than one good story, a true story that can stand the magnifying glass of the capital market.

"Is it harder than lobbying on Capitol Hill?"

That's when Sloane came in, and he joked.

"It's much easier."

Sloan replied with a smile: "Just now I had separate talks with the representatives of the directors of VideoLogic, and the results were very good. After the reconciliation between Shoichiro Nieko and us, they felt that they had been betrayed by Sega, and they had even less confidence in the company's future. There is no conflict in mergers and acquisitions, the only difference is whether the price is reasonable or not.”

VideoLogic is seriously not a US company. Its research and development studio is in Silicon Valley. The founder and CEO is British. It is also listed on the London Stock Exchange. The current market value has risen to 80 million pounds after Song Ya’s fundraising. In terms of one pound to 1.64 meters, the market value is 132 million dollars, which is roughly equivalent to the value of 3DFX before it was violently pushed up.

But in just a few days, everything is different. Because 3DFX can’t come up with enough cash, the share exchange will inevitably take the lead in mergers and acquisitions. According to 3DFX’s current high point of 620 million for mergers and acquisitions, it is logically impossible for them to agree .

But just as Carl Icahn has seen through the temperament of the management and board of directors of listed companies, Song Ya and his helpers can probably understand the psychology of the members of the VideoLogic board of directors. Many times, their personal interests are not consistent with the interests of the company’s shareholders. Long went to fight for one by one. The technical backbone, management, employee directors and independent directors promised new company options, high salaries and broader career prospects. The director representatives sent by shareholders are probably similar. These people will also be tempted, not always for Behind the shareholder interests speak.

"I can't lobby everyone, but with the voting rights of your shares, I expect to get half of the board's approval, just to make the merger plan look more reasonable."

Sloan, who went back to his old job, reported: "There are only two hidden dangers now, the company founder McLaren, and the director representative of NEC."

NEC only owns 2.3 percent of VideoLogic, but they also have a seat on the board of directors because the two companies need to unite to enter Sega's next-generation game console procurement plan.

"Mr McLaren."

When McLaren, the founder of VideoLogic, came in, Song Ya was hanging on the rehabilitation equipment, hugged by a professional rehabilitation therapist, and her feet were softly stepping on a slow-speed running belt.

The two looked at each other. Most of the founders of companies who joined the IT industry in the 1980s were technical experts with idealistic personalities. McLaren was probably the same, but he had been out of front-line positions for nearly ten years. Actually not much.

"Wow, you look in great shape, APLUS.

"

McLaren, who was "betrayed" by Sega a few days later and was short-sold by Song Ya and raided by the board of directors, maintained his British demeanor. The forty-year-old white man smiled and greeted.

"Thanks, it does feel like it's getting better every day. Uh..."

Song Ya said: "Mr. McLaren, straight to the point, I don't deny that I hope to get this merger and acquisition done as quickly as possible. Technology also has good complementarity, and there are too many chip start-ups in the market now, but based on the experience of other industries, I think only a small number of large companies will survive in the future, and we are not big enough or strong enough.”

"The stock price of 3DFX is in an irrational period now." McLaren replied: "We have other options, such as ATI, NEC, and some graphics card manufacturers who want to develop upstream in the industry... Even if there is no transaction, my The company survives."

"I know, I'll let them charge a more reasonable price."

Song Ya did not respond to the other party's threat, and continued to persuade: "Actually, you don't have to take this as 3DFX's acquisition of VideoLogic at all. You can look at it the other way around. I plan to let you continue to be the CEO of the new company, so it's called VideoLogic's acquisition." It’s not a bad idea to download 3DFX.”

"Oh?" McLaren raised his eyebrows, "Then Mr. Ballard..."

"He opposes this merger, so if you agree, the CEO is yours. 3DFX has the world's most sought-after and top-notch 3D display chip technology, and your VideoLogic's PowerVR generation has received rave reviews after its launch, and 2D chips have also been released. behind other competitors."

McLaren was a little tempted but left without comment. The next person was the NEC board representative. Song Ya reiterated that he would hand over the customized version of the Voodoo2 chip supplied to Sega to NEC for manufacturing, and other chip foundry orders would be determined by both parties. It will be decided after this cooperation.

"Mr. Izumi Shoichiro wants to talk to you."

For NEC, the merger of 3DFX and VideoLogic is tantamount to eliminating a competitor and minimizing the uncertainty of securing Sega's order, which is of course a positive. But the business logic of the subsidiary company is not that simple. Due to the existence of large chaebols behind them, they are inextricably bound to each other, and sometimes they do not take the company's interests as the first consideration.

"APLUS, I just agreed to reconcile, and I didn't allow you to engage in these petty tricks after returning to the United States!"

Renzuo Shoichiro was very upset. He should think that it was because of his momentary soft-heartedness that caused the domino effect in the United States. The more intense the competition among suppliers, the better it is in Sega's interest. If the merger of 3DFX and VideoLogic is successful, it will be equivalent to Dissolved the battle over the display chip for the horse racing project, "Did you forget how you begged me in Tokyo!?"

"I think our merger with VideoLogic will provide Sega with more powerful graphics chips in the future, which is a good thing."

Song Ya replied with a smile: "Actually, I forgot to tell you in Tokyo that your company's competition model for suppliers is too unreasonable. Our 3DFX products and VideoLogic have obvious advantages and disadvantages. It can’t make up for it. In the end, Sega can only get an imperfect display chip. 90 points for 3DFX and 70 points for VideoLogic. Even if you choose 3DFX, you can only get 90 points in the end. What if it is 3DFX plus VideoLogic? Ha ha , that’s at least a perfect score... Besides, if we enter into more in-depth collaborative development earlier, we will be able to come up with more stable chips for your company's next-generation game console sooner..."

"Slick tongue!"

Izumi Shoichiro interrupted even more angrily.

"Don't be like this, Rujiao-san, I read your country's financial newspapers, and everyone praised you for your tolerance and lashing out, right? You don't want to see Sega quarreling with 3DFX again, do you?"

"asshole!"

If 3DFX went back to the United States and continued to tear it up, it would be too embarrassing for him who had just been praised by the media in the book, so Izumi Shoichiro became angry, smashed the microphone, and flicked his tongue.

At the same time, in a five-star hotel in Chicago, Amy Adams watched Song Ya, who was crying miserably to reporters at the gate of Highland Park on the TV screen. Isn't the situation okay? Why don't you want to see me?"

"He's out of energy now." Hayden persuaded: "You have to understand, Amy."

"He even has the energy to meet the manager of Compaq!" Amy said, her big eyes turned red with grievance.

"That's business and he needs to get his money back."

Hayden showed distress, "Look, Halle Berry and Ms. Catherine next door have been waiting for him for several days. The Blade Warriors are about to start painting. The heroine and the producer have been waiting so hard for now, so it's hard to see him. ?"

"Speaking of this."

Amy was even more dissatisfied, "Forget about Harry, why is Donnie Braston here? She's still crying all day, are you so sad for APLUS? I didn't hear that the two of them had an affair..."

"Her? Oh, you're overthinking it. Donnie seems to be on the verge of bankruptcy because of her random investments, so now she's crying every day." Hayden laughed.

"But she's already a quasi-DIVA!?"

Amy was surprised, "Singer stars earn much more than us!"

"That's the truth, but who knows how she spent the money... In short, this matter has nothing to do with us, so don't ask too many questions, so as not to irritate her."

"Harry, I'm so miserable..."

Next door, Donnie Braston was really wiping tears at Harry, "It's all your fault, you encouraged me to buy Netscape stock, now it's all right!"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Harley hurriedly moved away, "I just told you that Netscape will go up. Who told your manager to help you play with leverage and futures."

"Good intentions!? You bitch, is it up? Huh?"

Donnie Braston angrily reprimanded: "You were still real at the time, and mysteriously told me to give me an inside information. At that time, Netscape was 100 yuan! What about now!?"

"Well……"

"It doesn't matter, this time you have to ask APLUS to give me an explanation! Woooooo..."

"Don't don't!"

Harley was so frightened that she came over to coax her again, "I overheard him talking about Netscape! Who knew he would be shot... Didn't I also lose money?"

"Then why didn't you go bankrupt with me!?"

"..."

Harley was speechless, and listened silently to Donnie talking about "a hundred yuan cost, liquidation, bankruptcy, being ridiculed by the whole world", pouted and rolled her eyes.

"Is that you? APLUS."

Song Ya just agreed to NEC's agreement to increase the shareholding of the new company after the merger, and then received a call from Jim Clark.

"What about me? Jim." Song Ya pretended to be stupid.

"The stock prices of partners such as Infoseek plummeted a few days ago." Jim Clark replied: "Are you selling? Tell the truth, don't lie to me, I know you signed the old Gates' law firm after you woke up."

"I sold a little, but that's because I needed cash. I think you've read the news reports. My account..." Song Ya replied half-truthfully.

Jim Clark is not easy to fool around, "Let's not talk about this, our Netscape stock agreement lock-up period ends at the beginning of next month, I need you to sign another one, and the time will be shorter."

There was no negative news on the day when Infoseek and other stocks were sold. Netscape managed to pull the stock price back to the 80s, and was inexplicably brought back by Linkage.

"I don't have the energy to take care of those things now, Jim, I still spend most of the day in a coma..." It was impossible for Song Ya to continue to agree to this condition.

"Drowsy? Aren't you busy manipulating the stock price of 3DFX now?"

Jim Clark pierced, "Even the British from VideoLogic flew to the United States to meet you... You and I are holding a board meeting in a dream!?"

"I'm working hard, OK? Jim, let me be blunt. After the ban is lifted, I will sell some Netscape stocks. I need money everywhere now."

Song Ya interrupted him in turn, "Or you can introduce me to an institution then? If you don't want to see Netscape's stock price also plummet that day."

"You chose it yourself?" Jim Clark threatened: "Don't forget who made you so much money."

Here it comes again, "I'm so excited, it's not easy for me to persist until now, alas! I have six bullet holes in my body, the bullets in my neck, back, legs, and buttocks. It took nine hours of surgery to get them out. , the gun in the neck almost broke the main artery, and I was in a coma for five months Jim..."

While complaining, Jim Clark had hung up the phone.

"The kid is fully awake."

Jim Clark sighed to Netscape President Baxter beside him.

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