Zuckerberg, who was about to sign the contract, was completely stunned.
Everything is ready and needs to be signed. Now why do we say that if we don’t cooperate, we won’t cooperate?
Zuckerberg thought that TK Company did not understand the meaning of its parent company, Character Company.
So although he was very unhappy, he patiently whispered a few words to his assistant.
The assistant nodded and asked Song Lian: "Mr. Song, have you not heard from the general manager? All the contract documents today were agreed upon by both of us. We are just fulfilling a procedure."
Song Lian said without changing his expression: "Gentlemen, we know that the documents of the contract have been agreed before, but the contract will not form an offer before it is signed."
"We just introduced the latest instructions from the headquarters. TK Company will not accept acquisitions from any company. We will ensure our independence and integrity."
"So gentlemen, please come back."
Song Lian felt relieved after saying this.
The headquarters has prepared for the worst.
It is impossible to give up the cooperation with Changtian Technology under any circumstances.
Zuckerberg's face suddenly turned livid.
He is here to harvest today.
Come to gain wealth.
But now it seems that it is completely embarrassing for me to come here.
Quite embarrassing.
Zuckerberg got up angrily and left the meeting room.
His assistant said to Song Lian coldly: "You will pay the price for everything today."
Song Lian smiled and replied very politely: "TK Company abides by laws in the United States and other countries around the world. We believe that the laws of the United States are fair."
In fact, Song Lian himself didn't believe it until the end.
If you believe that an old sow can climb a tree, don't believe in the legal justice of the United States.
The laws of the United States serve capital, not fairness.
But the attitude must be set here.
Zuckerberg's assistant nodded and left the meeting room angrily.
Outside the conference room are the world's major media.
They have been waiting for the blockbuster news of Facebook's acquisition of TK Company.
So when they saw Zuckerberg and others coming out, they thought the contract had been negotiated and the cooperation agreement had been reached.
The media is crazy about Zuckerberg.
"Mr. Mark, has your contract been signed?"
“When will the Facebook team come in?”
"Mr. Mark, when will TK Company's Xia Guo team leave?"
"Will this acquisition have a significant impact on Facebook's stock price?"
Just when reporters were asking questions.
Capital markets also responded quickly.
Facebook's stock rose wildly, and soon rose by as much as 15%.
This is Facebook's largest single-day gain in recent years.
Obviously, capital is very optimistic about Facebook’s acquisition of TK Company.
I believe that after Facebook acquired TK, it will have a significant boost to Facebook's performance, so funds are buying like crazy.
TK company headquarters.
Under the frantic questioning of reporters.
Zuckerberg and his entourage said nothing.
Finally, under the escort of security personnel, Zuckerberg got into a special car and left the TK company headquarters.
This scene made the reporters at the scene look at each other in confusion.
"So what happened?"
"Is there any surprise about the acquisition?"
"Why did Mr. Mark leave with a dark face?"
"Just before joining the company, didn't Mr. Mark say that this acquisition will definitely be successful and that he will hold a press conference soon?"
"Isn't there even a press conference now?"
After Zuckerberg and others left, Song Lian and the senior executives of TK walked out of the conference room.
The reporters immediately turned their attention to Song Lian and others.
Song Lian has just contacted Zhang Wen and obtained some authorization.
He can hold a brief press conference on behalf of TK Company to explain the relevant situation to the outside world.
So I saw the reporters surrounding me so enthusiastically.
Song Lian said simply: "Now TK Company is holding a brief press conference. Journalists are asked to register at the staff and then wait in conference room 301."
Sure enough, something big is about to happen.
The reporters' acumen told them that something big was bound to happen.
After a few minutes of preparation, Song Lian held a press conference in conference room 301.
Song Lian looked at the crowd of reporters and cameras and said, "I'm going to announce two things here."
"The first thing is that TK has been abiding by local laws since entering the United States last year. We insist on serving American users with high-quality content. I believe that our efforts will definitely win the love of American users. The actual situation
We did it.”
"The second thing is that TK Company will stick to our original intention. We will not be acquired by any American company, and our content will be original."
After Song Lian finished talking about these two things, he left the conference room, leaving the reporters who still needed time to react.
At this time, the whole conference room became lively.
The reporters were shocked.
"What did TK mean just now? Does it mean the acquisition failed?"
"To be precise, TK Company rejected Facebook's acquisition."
"No, no, no! It was TK Company that rejected all acquisitions from American companies!"
"Oh my God, if this is the case, then TK Company's future will be worrying!"
Journalists actually have a clear mind.
Their hearts are quite clear.
TK Company was previously willing to be acquired by an American company and willing to sell itself. The most fundamental reason was not that they wanted to seek American capital, but that they were forced to do so.
This time TK Company is seeking capital to harden the United States. If that isn’t the future, what else is it?
Reporters immediately published this blockbuster news on the front pages of their own media.
The New York Times: Termination! TK Corporation terminates sale of itself.
: Facebook returned in disgrace, and one second before the acquisition, TK changed its strategy.
The reporters' crazy reports made TK's American users cheer for joy.
Most of TK users are young users.
They have long been fed up with the arbitrariness of Facebook or Twitter, as well as those old-fashioned functions and algorithms.
So they abandoned Facebook and Twitter and fell into the arms of TK.
When using TK software, some users have realized their self-worth, some have found their own circle of friends, and some have even gained money and wealth from it.
Therefore, they sincerely do not want TK Company to be acquired by Facebook.
Of course, because they are young, they will not think so much about what will happen after TK Company offends American capital.
The capital market is going crazy.
Facebook, which had already risen by 15%, almost plummeted. The stock price once fell by 20%, and finally narrowed the decline to 15%.
Even so, it created Facebook's biggest decline in recent years.
This decline made Zuckerberg vomit blood.
Facebook's current market capitalization is $300 billion.
A 15% drop would be $45 billion.
This is life-threatening.
After all, the acquisition of TK Company only cost RMB 50 billion.
Now that the company has not been acquired, its market value has shrunk by $45 billion.
Is there anything worse than this in the world?
It's not just Facebook that's down.
Because Facebook is a heavyweight stock on Nasdaq.,
Therefore, after Facebook's decline, it led to a sharp decline in the entire Nasdaq technology stocks.
Due to the impact of TK not accepting acquisitions from any company in the United States, the market value of the entire Nasdaq has shrunk by $200 billion.
This suddenly made Wall Street capital feel that it was not a good deal!
They originally wanted to eat TK to satisfy their hunger.
It's better now, it's not worth the loss.
Even if the entire tk company is eaten up, it will not be able to make up for the sharp decline in the market value of Nasdaq.
California, Facebook headquarters.
Zuckerberg was in the office with a dark face.
He has already cursed the entire company team that acquired TK.
The person in charge was also ordered to resign.
How could Zuckerberg not be angry?
He didn't know such huge information.
Waiting for him to be embarrassed at TK company headquarters.
To use Zuckerberg's exact words, these people are just trash.
Marketing Operations Officer Matt Fei resisted the possibility of being scolded and said: "The most fundamental reason why TK Company temporarily regretted its decision is that Changtian Technology threatened to stop cooperating with Douyin."
"Dou Sheng is the largest business of Character Company. If the cooperation is terminated by Changtian Technology, then Dou Sheng's business in Xia Guo will be finished. Compared with sacrificing domestic business, sacrificing foreign business is obviously more in line with the interests of Character Company
."
After Zuckerberg learned the news, he punched the desk with his angry fist.
This is Changtian Technology’s bright plan.
But Facebook can’t help it!
Facebook and the capital behind it can control public opinion in the United States and the direction of American companies.
But he has no way to control Changtian Technology.
Because Changtian Technology is too powerful.
But Zuckerberg is very vindictive.
He said angrily: "Since TK has chosen to destroy, let him destroy it! Give TK the last time limit, just one week. If it cannot be acquired after one week, let this software disappear from the American market."
What cannot be obtained must be destroyed.
This is the principle that the Unkrull Saxons have believed in for thousands of years.
Xia Kingdom.
Yanjing.
Character company headquarters, Zhang Wen’s office.
Zhang Wen has learned that the US company TK has refused to allow Facebook to use the news.
He let out a long sigh.
He knew that the end of TK Company was coming soon.
It is very likely that it will disappear directly from the US market.
As a result, Character Company's international strategy will be delayed by a few years.
Zhang Wen couldn't help but smile bitterly.
What he feels deeply now is that when gods fight, mortals suffer.
Changtian Technology and American technology companies have been fighting each other one after another, but the small companies are bleeding like rivers.
Zhang Wen does not think that Zi is a big company now. Compared with the size of Changtian Technology, Zi is just a small company.
Zhang Wen was even thinking about something in his heart.
Maybe it would be better if DouSheng was completely acquired by Changtian Technology.
However, what Zhang Wen least expected to happen happened.
Since TK Company rejected Facebook’s acquisition.
Changtian Technology seems to have not mentioned a word about acquiring Douyin.
It was as if this incident had never happened.
Zhang Wen was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Of course he knew this was Changtian Technology's strategy.
Changtian Technology has never thought about acquiring Douyin.
But Changtian Technology is shaking the sword on its head and never drops it for a moment.
As long as Douyin's overseas companies are likely to be acquired by American or European capital.
Then this sword may cut it off at any time.
What can Zhang Wen do?
As a company that relies on the Yinghuo ecosystem to survive and relies on Hanhai Company's hardware equipment, it has no choice.
Zhang Wen immediately convened a high-level meeting to prepare for what would happen next.
There are only two possibilities for what happens next.
One possibility is that it angered Facebook and other American capitals, and TK was completely banned in the United States.
Then Douyin’s overseas layout in recent years will come to an end.
If this is the case, then Douyin has only one way.
That is to hug the thigh of Changtian Technology tightly.
Let’s see if Changtian Technology can help itself.
Another possibility is that U.S. capital will give TK a free pass.
TK Company can continue to operate in the United States.
But let alone others not believing this possibility, Zhang Wen himself did not believe it.
Therefore, this meeting is considered to be clear.
Zhang Wen personally wrote a letter to report the situation in the United States to Changtian Technology in the name of the company's chairman.
Changzezhou.
Changtian Technology Headquarters.
Chen Xiao has seen the news from the American media about TK Company's refusal to be acquired.
He smiled.
This incident is actually a reminder to all companies in the Yinghuo ecological chain.
If a company wants to be successful, it must maintain independent operating principles.
Tell these companies too.
If you want to gain recognition from the market and users, you can only rely on your own strength and cannot rely on American capital.
These capitals in the United States are hungry wolves that eat people without spitting out their bones.
Negotiating deals with them is undoubtedly seeking skin from a tiger.
Chen Xiao also received a letter from Zhang Wen. He joked to Wang Xiang: "Character Company still 'understands' it."
Wang Xiang sighed and said: "Everyone is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade. Before we completely destroy the pride of the United States and Europe, more Xia Guo companies will suffer unfair treatment."
Chen Xiao nodded.
In fact, during the development of the entire incident.
Character companies are victims.
Of course, there must be something hateful about poor people.
Character companies are too opportunistic, which is also the fundamental reason why they are being targeted.
Chen Xiao said: "Since the character company has written us a letter and reported the situation, Changtian Technology must also take measures to protect us."
"You reply to Zhang Wen like this."
After Chen Xiao thought for a while, he came up with a strategy for the character company. This can be regarded as a precautionary measure for Changtian Technology.
After Wang Xiang got these answers, he became enlightened.
March 1, 2017.
After TK Company completely angered American capital.
The deadline has also arrived.
TK was removed from shelves across the United States.
TK Company's headquarters in the United States was ordered to cease operations.
But U.S. capital has obviously misjudged its capabilities.
In fact, the only operating systems that TK Company can remove from the shelves are Android and IOS.
California airport.
Song Lian and other top executives from the United States braved the cold spring wind and boarded a special plane bound for Xia.
After one year of operation in the United States, TK officially announced the termination of service on Android and IOS systems.
However, there was no sad expression on Song Lian's face.
When he got on the plane, he even had a smile on his face.