Chapter five hundred and seventy-eight Jianghu Xiaomengchang
The two co-founders of Lilith are still very wary of Penguin and have not disclosed too much information to each other. They have always avoided the topic of "acquisition".
After all, there are so many grievances with Penguin that it is difficult to say whether this "acquisition" is to spy on their company's military intelligence.
Lin Haifeng was also helpless. The other party guarded him as if he were a thief.
He simply made it clear that if Lilith had not signed a letter of intent to acquire Ruixiang, Penguin was willing to add 1 billion to Ruixiang's offer, up to a maximum of 20 billion.
At the same time, he did not hide his contact with Wang Xinwen.
Wang Xinwen's wife has been wronged. Your wives have never been bullied by Penguin. Don't make trouble with money.
Lin Haifeng expressed the general meaning, and it is difficult to say that it does not mean to secretly provoke Lilith's founding team.
After hearing this, the two co-founders said goodbye and left without saying anything.
This made Lin Haifeng a little undecided, and he didn't know whether his words would work.
Wang Xinwen didn't hide anything from the two partners, and told them face to face about Penguin's visit to negotiate the next day.
The three young people started from nothing and built their current business together.
When it comes to trust, there is still basic trust, and we will not doubt each other casually.
No one is stupid in terms of intelligence. While he is wary of penguins, he will also consider his own interests.
What Yuan Shuai and Zhang Hao meant was to simply let Penguin in, which would help increase Lilith's transaction price.
Under the same price, giving priority to selling to Ruixiang is also taking care of the face of Wang Xinwen, the founder and major shareholder.
Wang Xinwen felt very disgusted with Penguin, but the company did not belong to him alone. He had to take care of the interests and psychological feelings of the two partners.
Another one, after Lilith accepts the merger with Ruixiang, he and his team will join Ruixiang.
Now that Penguin is being introduced to force Ruixiang to pay a high price, if we continue to work together in the future, some acrimony and estrangement will inevitably occur.
In the end, Wang Xinwen did not directly agree to let Penguin participate in the negotiations, but informed Zhang Lan of the news.
Zhang Lan was very anxious when he heard that Penguin was going to intervene. At this juncture, there was a high probability that he was deliberately targeting Ruixiang.
But she still pretended to be very calm, "It's hard to say that the penguin didn't deliberately come to cause trouble.
Compared with Ruixiang, Penguin’s game development studio system is too complete.
The acquisition of Lilith cannot, first of all, add any depth to their R&D team.
Moreover, there may also be internal consumption of resources.
Just think about how many game studios Penguin has acquired over the years, including SuperCell, Riot Games, Epic, CJ Games, etc.
And they also have Photon, Tianmei, Northern Lights, Rubik's Cube, and five major game studios in Boston."
Zhang Lan slowed down her tone and said, "I believe Mr. Wang, you still have feelings for the game industry. If Lilith joins Penguin, how will you deal with it?"
But Ruixiang is different. We will give Lilith a certain degree of independence, but we will have the same caliber as the group in terms of finance."
Wang Xinwen knew that whether it was from a personal perspective or considering the actual situation, it should be the most reasonable choice to sell to Ruixiang.
However, his two partners are now obsessed with money, and he himself has some grudges with Penguin.
Any words of persuasion he says may cause greater misunderstandings between the partners.
Wang Xinwen briefly explained the stakes to Zhang Lan and hoped that she would come to the Magic City.
Zhang Lan took a reassurance now. She saw that Wang Xinwen was still more inclined to be sharp.
However, if the two Lilith co-founders don't get it done as soon as possible, something may go wrong.
Whether the acquisition failed or the acquisition was successful, it caused Lilith to split.
None of them are very beneficial to Ruixiang.
She reported the situation to Zhang Yida immediately, and it happened that Zhang Yida met Chen Rui again to "complain" about the matter.
Zhang Yida smelled a strong smell of conspiracy, and the cunning penguin was causing trouble again.
"You are like this..."
After Zhang Yida was given some advice in person, Zhang Lan quickly flew to the Magic City.
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"I thought about it and decided that I still can't let Penguin invest in Bilibili."
Chen Rui was a little disappointed and wanted to say something to redeem himself, but was interrupted by Zhang Yida.
"Penguin has a lot of game copyrights and resources, but can they really help Bilibili without any grudges and reservations?"
Zhang Yida sneered, "You will understand after looking at Ruixiang's experience. If Station B threatens Penguin Video one day, what do you think they will do?"
Chen Rui looked thoughtful, he knew more or less the reason why Ruixiang and Penguin fell out.
Ruixiang’s achievements in short videos and its ambitions in the content business have violated Penguin’s core interests.
If one day Bilibili surpasses Penguin Video and what Zhang Yida said happens, it is really not nonsense.
Zhang Yida continued to persuade: "Now Penguin uses station B as a chess piece, a chess piece that attacks sharply.
If Bilibili is destroyed, who will be the biggest gainer?
Penguin's ambitions for the large entertainment sector have never stopped, and if they can form a dominant influence in this track.
Then we will all be finished, either killed or fully integrated."
Chen Rui feels that Zhang Yida has exaggerated a bit. Penguin is indeed unparalleled in the content field, but it does not mean that there are no competitors. Isn't Ruixiang a powerful challenger?
"Mr. Zhang, I think..."
Chen Rui took a deep breath, "I think Station B should develop independently."
After saying that, Chen Rui was ready to welcome the storm.
However, Zhang Yida behaved very calmly and raised his hand to indicate for him to continue speaking.
“If Bilibili is stopped from using some game copyrights, we may lose a large number of users.
For Ruixiang, investment will undoubtedly be damaged."
Chen Rui said with a serious look, "On the contrary, Ruixiang will untie Bilibili. We can obtain the resources of multiple platforms, and the development potential is not comparable to that now.
Ruixiang can continue to be a major shareholder, and its investment can appreciate in value."
Zhang Yida chuckled, "You are looking at the situation from a local perspective. If you look at it from a macro perspective, it is like taking away a piece of the foundation from this building.
If Ahri follows suit, we will soon be out of pocket."
Chen Rui didn't expect Zhang Yida to regard Station B as so important, and he was quite proud of it.
"But what if Penguin breaks this foundation for you?"
Zhang Yida smiled and said, "Penguin is not that capable, so he can still threaten people. Ruixiang has been planning the game industry recently, and maybe you should have heard some rumors."
"Lilith?" Chen Rui asked.
Zhang Yida nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, you see, if Penguin took away the copyright, it didn't kill DouShi, but WeiShi is half dead.
Ruixiang will definitely fully support Station B, and all our copyrights will be authorized to Station B.
If you are worried that Bilibili will be affected and its valuation will drop, I can let Ruixiang fully acquire Bilibili now."
“Acquire Bilibili now?”
Chen Rui was a little surprised. Whether it was pretending or sincere, how could Zhang Yida's attitude not make people like him.
What a magnanimous person! It’s his fault that he had such petty thoughts. Chen Rui felt a little contempt for himself in his heart.
"That's right," Zhang Yida said with a bright smile, "We are the major shareholders. We will bear the storm if it happens!"
Chen Rui is more emotional and feels that Zhang Yida is really a breath of fresh air among capitalists.
In ancient times, this was just what Xiao Meng had tasted!