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322 Sold

 Regarding the speculation that AOL looks down on Su Yehao, it is most likely true.

Adrian was asked again to help inquire about the information, and the information obtained was that AOL already believed that once ICQ was acquired by Su Yehao, the threat to them would be reduced.

Therefore, some executive directors proposed to abandon the acquisition plan and use the funds to expand the online music and online game markets.

Su Yehao asked Adrian how he knew what was said on the AOL board of directors. Adrian did not explain. He just spread his hands and told Adrian that the news was true and that he had a way to get the information. For this, he still owed him a debt.

Receive other people's favor.

As a large company with a market value dozens of times higher than ICQ's valuation, AOL does have the confidence to underestimate Su Yehao.

Previously, they thought that with ICQ's growth rate, it was very likely to get involved in the field of paid chat rooms and compress AOL's living space, so they thought of spending money to buy Ping An and kill ICQ in the cradle first.

However, if the shareholders choose to sell ICQ to Su Yehao, they will need connections but no connections, and funds but no funds. It seems to be very non-threatening. No wonder America Online will be lax.

After hearing the news, Su Yehao was very angry, but if he thought about it carefully, it was a good thing for him that AOL chose not to increase the price. It could take the initiative during negotiations with ICQ. After all, no third party was willing to interfere.

If you join us, you should be able to save a lot of money.

The fact was just as he expected, Adrian cooperated and staged a drama of "investing in Amazon instead". ICQ's shareholders really relented, bidding 340 million U.S. dollars, and the shareholders collectively withdrew.

, no longer required to retain shares.

The US$340 million in funds must all be received within one month. In case of default, liquidated damages will be calculated based on 1% of the amount to be paid every day.

As for the ICQ union, it requires an annual salary increase of no less than 8% for three consecutive years, and promises not to lay off workers within two years. Layoffs require the payment of liquidated damages of fifteen months' salary.

In addition, regarding equity awards, ICQ’s union representatives hope to allocate 3% of the total equity to them before listing. Based on the current value, this is approximately equivalent to US$10 million.

When you come to the United States to do business, you inevitably have to deal with labor unions. These requirements are not excessive and are within the tolerance range.

Su Yehao made the decision to reduce the equity reward to 2%.

After talking for more than two hours in total, we quickly reached an agreement and began to arrange for lawyers to draft a memorandum.

It is estimated that several shareholders of ICQ also noticed the decline in AOL's enthusiasm, so they accelerated the pace of transactions, trying to get rid of the burden of increasing losses before Su Yehao changed his mind.

If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't make a profit and couldn't meet the requirements of the Nasdaq stock exchange, these people would have taken the company to go public a long time ago. Now, the vast majority of shareholders just want to be safe, and they are really burned.

The speed of money is scary.



According to her own preferences, Nangong Tian went to San Francisco twice in recent days to purchase a batch of furniture.

Today she visited the gallery again and bought some oil paintings.

When Su Yehao returned home, she was cooking steaks herself, and said with a smile: "You're back, quickly find the camera in my bag and take a picture of me. Isn't that very virtuous?"

"Xianhui, but I originally planned to celebrate and take you out for a nice meal. Since you cook by yourself, how about eating at home?"

As soon as Su Yehao finished asking, he saw Xiao Nizi blinking and silently turning off the fire.

She told: "Then it's better to go out to eat. It always feels like it's not cooked enough. It seems like it's been fried so much that it can't be chewed by dogs. It's suitable to be dried in the sun and used as beef jerky."

"..."

Before Su Yehao could speak, Xiao Nizi took off her apron and asked: "What are you celebrating? Is it a love anniversary? You want to give me a romantic date. Oops. I'm also wondering whether I should count it according to the date in Hong Kong City or according to the date in Hong Kong City.

The date here in California is calculated, how about we take some time to go shopping on Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles and take you to buy gifts..."??

Su Yehao understood.

She seems to be bored all the time when she is not at home, she talks so much and can't stop at all.

Raising his hand to interrupt Nangong Tian, ​​Su Yehao couldn't wait to tell her:

"We'll talk about it when the time comes. ICQ has agreed to my acquisition invitation. I just signed a memorandum and will sign a formal contract in two days. I always feel like I'm going to make a fortune again this time. Just tell me what you want to buy and I'm guaranteed to have good eyesight."

Not even blinking."

"...Is it really sold to you? Wasn't it difficult to talk to me before? How much will it cost you?"

"The total cost is US$356 million. How can they be dissatisfied if the company can be sold at a price that exceeds the institutional valuation? Valuation is valuation, and cash is cash. If AOL relaxes, these

Shareholders can no longer hold back."

Su Yehao put his arms around Xiao Nizi and forcibly took her out. During the process, he smiled and said: "Before eating, I will take you to see the country I have built for you."

Nangong Tian smelled herself.

Fortunately, there was only a faint smell of steak, so I decided to change my shoes and set off.

The transaction has not been completed yet, so going to the ICQ headquarters now would be a bit arrogant. In the end, I just parked the car at the door and stood on the roadside to take a look.

"There are a total of 377 regular employees, the offices are rented, and there are still 11 million US dollars left on the books. After I acquire it, I will have to invest at least 20 million US dollars in the server, and there will be another mess of expenses.

A lot of it, including financing costs, it’s almost 400 million U.S. dollars and more than 3 billion Hong Kong dollars. I’m asking you whether it’s good or not.”

Su Yehao is very optimistic about the prospects after the merger of ICQ and TVT. At this time, he is not under great pressure, but feels proud.

It’s probably a state of mind where the sea is vast and the sky is open for birds to fly.

While Xiao Nizi was happy for him, she was a little worried, mainly because she was afraid that business would not go smoothly and Brother Hao would be hit by this.

Actual business is different from stock trading and investment. They are two different things.

She held Su Yehao's arm and asked curiously: "What should we do next? Are you prepared?"

"Not yet. Who knew that when we tried to contact them today, they suddenly relented. After the official signing, let McKinsey help sort it out and have programmers from the two companies hold a meeting to finalize the merger plan as soon as possible. Whatever can be used

Keep it, and if it doesn’t work, then develop it again. It’s best to slowly attract users to TVT, lest there will be too many people at once and it will collapse directly, wouldn’t it become a joke?”

Su Yehao enjoyed the moment of glory and had no intention of going in. He took her to find a place to have lunch first.

This transaction seemed to be relatively smooth, but in fact it was done with money. Suddenly, more than 300 million US dollars of debt were added, which was a bit stressful.

Previously, it was just a small business in Silicon Valley.

Apart from successfully investing in Yahoo, there are no other achievements that can be achieved in the outside world.

Now that ICQ is about to be won, it will inevitably attract a lot of attention. Su Yehao feels that it is necessary to keep an eye on it personally in Silicon Valley, and it will also facilitate stock trading.

therefore.

After lunch, he took Xiao Nizi to buy a car.

There are many rich people in Silicon Valley. They originally wanted to buy a Rolls-Royce or a Ferrari for transportation, but unexpectedly they came across a Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR supercar that is limited to 25 units worldwide. The total kilometers are only 300 miles, which is equivalent to a brand-new car.

, just cleaned and ready to be sent to the showroom.

The car dealer quoted a price of US$1.6 million, and Su Yehao bought it without saying anything.

After he finished the purchase, he realized that he did not have a driver's license and driving in the United States was considered an unlicensed driving, so he had someone arrange a truck and pull the car to his yard...


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