After receiving donations from Zheng Yan and a few people, Beijing University did a lot of publicity about this matter, which should have been a good thing, but it didn't come to an end, because the four of them were too generous, they were targeted by people with hearts.

Zheng Yan, Tang Hao and others never expected that because of the huge donations made by several people to the school, countless scientific research units were eyeing their "fat sheep", and they were quite polite to ask for donations, which made Zheng Yan and the others very annoyed.

For the administrative staff of some units, it is okay to say that they can be treated coldly, neither offended, nor paid, they have no choice, but they did not expect that some old experts who were waiting for scientific research funds also began to ignore their cheeks and directly relied on Zheng Yan and a few of them.

The administrative staff may have some selfish motives, in order to obtain political achievements, but those old experts are completely dedicated to the country, and a few people are not easy to send casually, and in the end they still symbolically gave a part of the donation, which can be regarded as calming things down.

After the donation turmoil passed, Zheng Yan, who thought he could live a few days of leisure, suddenly received a call from Bill Miller, and there was a problem within Cisco, and Zheng Yan had to board a plane and go to San Francisco.

"Bill, what the hell is going on?"

Cisco is Zheng Yan's most important investment at present, and Zheng Yan will never allow any mistakes.

"I don't know the specific situation, but I received a call from Leonard, listening to his meaning, it seems that he wants to sell his shares in Cisco, let me ask you, are you interested in taking over. But what exactly it was, he didn't say on the phone. ”

Bill Miller is also a little confused, now Cisco's performance is thriving, and the market value is higher day by day, fools know that Cisco is a golden rooster that only lays eggs, but Leonard, as the founder of Cisco, actually wants to quit.

Although Bill didn't know the specific reason, Zheng Yan basically knew what was going on. Leonard was originally one of the most famous founders who was forced out, and Zheng Yan originally thought that with his own intervention, the situation would improve, and it seemed that he still overestimated his influence.

Originally, according to the historical trajectory, because the Leonards did not have much money in their hands, after the establishment of the company, in the process of several financings, the shares in the hands of the two were constantly diluted, and some shares were given to Stanford, and the Leonards did not have many shares in their hands.

Because of Zheng Yan's intervention, a round of financing was carried out at a price far exceeding Cisco's market capitalization, which not only allowed Cisco to have enough development funds, but also allowed the Leonards to retain more shares. But now it seems that even if this is the case, Leonard will not be able to control the company.

"Forget it, I'll see Leonard later. ”

Zheng Yan has long known that although Leonard is a good technician, he is not a qualified manager, and perhaps his departure is not a bad thing for Cisco.

On the other hand, for Cisco's shares, Zheng Yan is ready to sell Cisco's market value when it reaches its peak, if Leonard is still the leader of the company, because of the love between the two, Zheng Yan will still have some considerations, and now that Leonard is ready to leave, this consideration will be gone.

Since Leonard has found Bill Miller, he will naturally not continue to keep Cisco's shares, Zheng Yan is willing to accept it, but for Leonard, Zheng Yan doesn't want to let him go like this, as for the specifics, he has to wait until he sees someone.

Coming to Leonard's home again, although it has only been a few months since Cisco went public, Leonard at this time is completely like a different person compared to that time, and he can't see his original high-spirited appearance at all.

"Leonard, my friend, what's wrong with you?"

"Oh, Zheng Yan, Bill, I didn't expect you to come here so quickly, let's go, let's go inside. ”

Because of the company's affairs, Leonard and his wife were a little anxious, and they were ready to sell their shares, so although it was work time, Leonard did not go to the company at all.

"Zheng Yan, presumably Bill has already told you my thoughts, Santi and I are going to sell our shares, I wonder if you are interested in taking over?"

Leonard seemed to be eager to get rid of the relationship with Cisco, and after Zheng Yan entered the door, he went straight to the point and said his thoughts. As for whether it will affect the next negotiations, he doesn't seem to care at all.

"Leonard, to be honest, I'm very interested in a stake in Cisco, so I'm more than happy to take it. But before that, can you tell me why? I can't think of any reason for that, given the current state of Cisco. ”

"Actually, even if I don't say it, you'll know sooner or later. Although Santi and I are still the largest shareholders of the company, we do not have a controlling stake in Cisco, and now Morgeridge has contacted the other shareholders of the company and dismissed us, and Santi has even been fired. ”

"I find it ironic to say this, we are the founders of the company, but Santi was fired, and looking at the situation, I'm afraid I will follow in Santi's footsteps sooner or later, and now I have completely lost confidence in Cisco and just want to leave as soon as possible. ”

It can be seen from Leonard's words that he is very unwilling, but he is powerless.

Although Morgridge did not take Cisco to the top, he chose a leader for Cisco to take the company to the top, and in this alone, his ability is not comparable to Leonard.

Originally, Zheng Yan still thought that if it was possible, try to persuade Leonard, after all, his ability in technology is still very outstanding, but Leonard's words made Zheng Yan dispel this idea.

Leonard is not aware of his own problems at all, and still firmly believes that he is the right leader of the company, and if such a person continues to stay in the company and holds a large number of shares, it is definitely not a good thing for the development of the company.

"Leonard, since you insist, then I won't persuade you, I don't know what you want in terms of price?"

"Zheng Yan, we are friends after all, and I won't hide it from you, and I'm not sure what the future of Cisco will look like. As you know, a change in the top management of a company will have a great impact on the company's stock price, so I want to take advantage of Cisco's good stock price and sell it at a good price. ”

"Now Cisco's market capitalization is about $1.4 billion, and Santi and I still have 24.5 percent of the shares, if you want to take over, how about we calculate it based on the current market capitalization?"

Hearing Leonard's words, Zheng Yan didn't know whether to cry or laugh, Leonard's confidence was really a bit excessive, even at this point, he still felt that Cisco would only go to glory under his leadership, and once he left, Cisco would be weakened. Leonard didn't even think about why the company's shareholders supported Mogridg over his founder.

However, Zheng Yan was very satisfied with the price offered by Leonard, needless to say that the purchase was at a parity price, even if it was a hundred percent premium, Zheng Yan still felt that it was very cheap, "Okay, you also said it, we are friends, just according to the price you said." ”

Although Leonard's management skills are average, he is not a bad person. The price he quoted to Zheng Yan originally left room for bargaining, but he didn't expect Zheng Yan to agree.

"Zheng Yan, don't you worry about losing money in the future? You must know that this is not a small amount. ”

Hearing Leonard's words, Bill Miller on the side snorted his teeth. Who is Zheng Yan? Now Zheng Yan's investment has not failed once, and there is not even a single return of less than 100 percent, how can his vision not be as good as you, Leonard? Instead of worrying about Zheng Yan, it is better to think more about yourself.

If Bill Miller didn't work for Zheng Yan, he wanted to persuade Leonard to keep the shares in his hand, otherwise you will regret it in the future, even if you want to sell, you have to sell it at a high price!

"Leonard, you don't have to worry about me, the whole Wall Street knows that I am very interested in the Internet-related industry, and I am very optimistic about the future of Cisco. Take 10,000 steps back, even if Cisco goes bankrupt in the future, it won't have any impact on me. I'm worried right now that in the future you'll regret your decision today. ”

"Okay, let's not talk about that, Leonard, what are your plans after leaving Cisco?"

"Me?"

Leonard was suddenly stunned, he had been trying to find a way to compete with Morgridge for power and sell Cisco shares during this time, but also because of the hasty decision made after losing the battle for power, Leonard has not considered his future life.

"I didn't know that although I had a lot of Cisco technology, once I left Cisco, I lost the right to use these technologies, and naturally I couldn't continue to develop in this field. ”

"I'm going to give myself a long vacation and go out for a walk. Since founding Cisco, I've been busy with the company's development, and I haven't taken a good break over the years. As for the future, I may do some investment or charity or something, after all, I am no longer young now, and even if I want to continue to start a business, I don't have the energy anymore. ”

Hearing Leonard's last words, Zheng Yan suddenly had a feeling of heroic twilight, and couldn't help but feel a little unbearable, plus he took such a big advantage from him, so he wanted to make some compensation to him.

"Leonard, you also know that I have an investment company, and at the moment Bill is helping me manage it, and if you want to develop in the investment field in the future, I can help you a little. As for the issue of the transfer of Cisco shares, let Bill and you handle it tomorrow, I am tired from a day's flight, so I will go back and rest first. ”