Chapter 209 The Stupidest Acquisition
Everyone here is most concerned about the price of Microsoft's stock. He hurriedly asked, "Mr. Kent, what is the price of Microsoft now?"
"It's already below $100. Kent said angrily, not wanting to say more.
And Jiang Zhijiao was in a cold sweat, and then overjoyed. Whether White Lotus can become a major shareholder of Microsoft? He doesn't care at all, but he really has to thank the eldest young master for being able to sell the stock in time and let himself settle down! If he is a little greedy and wants to wait and see, it will be a sad drama from great joy to great sorrow!
On the other hand, Li Wenxin is concerned: "With all due respect, Mr. Kent, does the unsuccessful acquisition of Microsoft have any impact on your company?"
Unexpectedly, Kent's "frankness" shocked the delegation again: "Mr. Mayor, as we all know, the name of our company is Network International, that is, to take the road of internationalization and build a network structure integrating production, purchase and sales. ”
"As for production, we are very optimistic about the industrious and cheap labor force in East Asia. History has proved that Dongying has succeeded, as well as South Korea, Baodao, Hong Kong and other places, and our company believes that Chinese mainland has a wide and sufficient labor force, then it will be successful. To tell you the truth, the vast majority of the goods ordered by our White Lotus now are re-exported through Hong Kong and are also produced in Chinese mainland. ”
"But being a trader is not our goal, and now it is only a stopgap measure. We need our own factory, we need our own production base, and the Golden Island project that Mr. Jetton is negotiating is part of the layout of our production base. Of course, we are sincere, but it is not without a backup plan. Labor in Southeast Asia is just as cheap, and even India is as cheap. Sorry, Mr. Mayor, I beg your pardon, I am just stating a fact. ”
The expressions of Li Wenxin and the others immediately became serious. It seems that it is not easy to sit back and relax, there are still many competitors.
And Kent continued: "The negotiation of the specific production base is the responsibility of Mr. Jeton's well company, so I won't say much here. But I can briefly introduce to Mr. Mayor about our White Lotus plan. We need fleets, convoys, and even shipping planes in the future. We need warehouses, logistics hubs, and even airport terminals. But that's not the most important thing, the most important thing is ...... Push the sales network of White Lotus into every household in the world. ”
Unconsciously, Li Wenxin and the others were attracted by Kent's words. And Kent has also fully entered the state: "Before this, due to the limitations of technical means, we could only rely on advertising, all kinds of advertising, including our company's original mailing advertising. But now it's different, if we control Microsoft, we can smoothly push ads into every household with a PC, including all the government departments, companies and factories that have computers. We can understand the needs of users in a timely manner, organize production at the production base, and then send it to all parts of the world by shipping. In order to achieve such a large amount of data processing, in our ten-year development plan, there is a plan for the launch of artificial communication satellites......"
"Ahh We're still thinking about how to install a phone at home, and the White Lotus company is already planning to launch an artificial satellite.
Kent also seemed to sense that he had pulled away, and smiled and apologized: "I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor, I was a little excited just now. But I personally believe that all great goals start from small things, and they succeed little by little. Although such a lofty goal may not be achieved before I retire, or I may not even be able to see it, I believe that our White Lotus Network International will be great!"
"It's okay, it's okay, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, that's the truth. Mr. Kent, can you elaborate on that, I'm very interested in what I just said. ”
"Absolutely. Although there were some setbacks at Microsoft, our company ......"
“……”
If Jing Jian was on the side at this time, he would definitely be sweating at Lushan Waterfall. Maybe Kent was too successful in brainwashing, why does it smell of pyramid schemes now?
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When they left, the delegation began to discuss in the car: "So that's the case, they will take a fancy to Chongming Island......"
"I see, that's what they bought Microsoft for......"
"It's a shame. ”
"Well, it's a pity, but it should be a failure. ”
"Alas, imperialism and capitalists are so rampant!"
"I wondered, isn't that a planned economy for their company......'s system?
"Haven't you studied the party class? Productive forces determine the relations of production. Technologically advanced, of course, the more planned, the better, we ...... Hey, it's too backward. ”
When Li Wenxin heard this, he immediately ordered very seriously: "Everyone, listen well. I thought it was just an investigation, but now that I look at it, the bigger gain is to broaden my horizons. Although we have fallen behind, we must not lose confidence. Mr. Kent was right when he said that we should start with small things. And our task now is to make sure that the project is implemented!
And Miao Fuchun added on the side: "Mayor Li, also, we must pay attention to computers!"
"Hehe, yes, Xiao Miao is right. Haha!"
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Not to mention the emotion of the delegation, when it returned to the stock market, it was completely a bleak end. Microsoft's closing price actually fell below $80, closing at 79.22, and the trading volume of the whole day has reached a very high number, if you don't look at the losers, it is a star stock of the Nasdaq.
Anyway, it's a mess of chicken feathers, some people laugh, some people cry bitterly. However, the tragicomedy of the stock market is played out every day, and it is nothing more than another big drama, and in retrospect, it is nothing more than that, and it will soon be forgotten......
As a finale, most of the comments on Microsoft were published in the financial newspapers and magazines the next day. And those comments are still relatively good-natured, except for criticizing the irrationality of some speculators, most of them are congratulations to Microsoft. That's just as well. In fact, if you don't look at the intermediate process, just looking at the results, in just a few trading days, Microsoft's stock price has almost doubled, and this performance is not bad, right?
However, on the fourth page of a certain regional newspaper, a full half page was used to make an ingenious review. And the headline is very catchy: "The White Lotus, a Flower That Won the Stupidest Acquisition of the Year"! And many readers who read the newspaper were immediately attracted by this headline. It can be seen that the scandal is the most eye-catching!