Chapter 219 British Gaming Company

It's not that Xie Liaosha can't afford the money for the acquisition of Monsanto, but he also knows that his team's energy is limited, and it's really powerless to set foot in too many fields. Now is the golden age of the development of the software industry, but giants like Oracle and Microsoft have already appeared, and the only chance to make money is financial investment, which is not very interesting for Sergey. Therefore, the sale of Lotus software this time can be regarded as a measure for Sergey to temporarily withdraw from the fierce competition. The future Internet era is still far away, and Sergey still hopes to gain a firm foothold in the existing industry.

The matter of Lotus Software was handled very smoothly, and Microsoft had long coveted this office software company. Although five billion U.S. dollars is not a small amount, Seryozha did not require the other party to pay in cash. In the end, everyone happily concluded the deal with stock plus cash, and Eva won more in the Microsoft board. Great voice.

The due diligence investigation on Monsanto was quickly carried out in full swing, because the other party is not a listed company and has no obligation to disclose financial reports. Therefore, the team of accountants hired by Seriosha had to start again to estimate the overall value of Monsanto, such as fixed assets, equipment depreciation rate, net assets, total liabilities and other details that need to be checked bit by bit. It was the first time that Seryozha had experienced these things in their entirety.

Seriosha hired Deloitte, an old Big Four accounting firm. Their investigations were very detailed, even the tin barrels containing chemical raw materials in the warehouse were clearly counted, and the cars in the field were one after another. A car drove past them to prevent falsification of the number. This meticulous investigation attitude surprised Sergei, but also admired him very much. Karim seems to be very familiar with all this. After all, he has acquired companies more than once at a young age. The mergers and acquisitions of large companies have given Karim a rare growth experience, which cannot be learned from books. .

Sergey and Karim did not disclose their identities to the Monsanto people. They came to Monsanto as Griffith's subordinates. Sergey got his wish and entered Monsanto's molecular biology laboratory to visit. Here the staff explained to him some basic information about their genetically modified project in detail.

"Everyone please plant a plant called petunia. Our company's herbicide Roundup can kill almost all annual broadleaf plants, but there are exceptions. Roundup has almost no effect on petunias. Our idea of ​​​​transgenic crops is From this, we hope to find the roundup resistance gene of petunias and transplant this gene into our crops! If we succeed in the end, everyone can spray Roundup in the farmland as much as they want. Alright! The genetically modified crops will not be affected in any way!" The scientists of the Molecular Biology Laboratory introduced to everyone.

Seryozha is a serious listener. Although what the other party said is still at the theoretical stage, Seryozha knows that they will eventually succeed and completely change the existing pattern of the seed production industry. Seryozha now feels like he's visiting Jurassic Park.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is our soybean breeding team, and we have two other teams working on corn and cotton! What we have to do now is finish sequencing all the genomes of soybeans, corn, cotton, and petunia , and then arrange and combine them to find the best plants. This project is very huge, and the workload and funds required are astronomical. We are optimistic that the soybean seeds resistant to Roundup can be applied to farmland experiments in four years... ..." The person in charge of the Molecular Laboratory seems to have heard some rumors. While introducing his work, he also hopes that the new management can keep the place. After all, the place has just been established and there are no achievements to support it. his statement. In fact, there is a lot of water in his remarks. Soybean research has already taken up most of the resources in the laboratory, and research on corn and cotton has just begun. After all, this laboratory is not yet the most profitable department of Monsanto.

Monsanto is unlikely to devote too much resources to this area now.

"By the way, can you research crops that are resistant to pests?" Karim asked suddenly. This sound made the reception staff in the laboratory notice her existence.

"This is what I think. The biological factors that affect yield are nothing more than insect pests and weeds. Since you are researching Roundup-resistant seeds, why don't you go a step further and resist both Roundup and insect pests?" Karim asked curiously. asked.

"Ma'am, your idea is very good, but our current conditions cannot carry out so much research work at the same time..." The person in charge of the laboratory explained in a meaningful way. In fact, the main idea is that there is no money and no one , but still no money after all.

After listening to the other party's explanation, Karim secretly made a note of it. Seryozha had actually told her that the molecular biology department interested him the most in Monsanto. Karim firmly believed in Seryozha's words, and he had already decided to expand the department well after the transaction was completed.

Seryozha was listening carefully, when suddenly his phone rang, and Seryozha hurried out to find a place to answer the phone. On the other end of the phone is Yuri who hasn't been in touch for a long time.

"Seryozha heard that you came to Canada, why didn't you stop by my place?" Yuri asked on the phone.

"I'm on a business trip now, and I came to Canada to talk about the food business. What should I do if I go to a casino and get discovered by the KGB? This is an extraordinary period, and the domestic arrest is very strict!" Sergey Sha explained .

"Seryozha, I heard Hassan said that he got a football lottery business in Moscow and made a lot of money! How is this business very profitable?" Yuri asked proactively.

"I made a lot of money? How much? I didn't ask about it afterwards, so I don't know too much!" Sergey replied in a hurry. He wanted to quickly end the call and go back to visit the laboratory.

"Okay, Seryosha, I'm not going to be a fool, I want to buy a gaming company, and I want to ask your opinion!" Yuri said bluntly.

"Don't you already have several casinos now? Are they all starting to make a profit?" Seryozha asked puzzled.

"It's not a casino, it's a gaming company! I'm a British company, and my business scope is mainly hotels and football betting shops. My name is William Hill!" Yuri explained.

"What does this mean? Isn't it a hotel and casino?" Seryozha asked strangely.

"No! The hotels of this company are all cheap hotels and there is no casino, but it has betting shops all over the UK!" Yuri replied. Announcement: APP Android, Apple special version, bid farewell to all advertisements, please follow the WeChat official account to enter the download and installation: (press and hold for three seconds to copy)