I don't know why, Mr. Jeff Bezos seems to have been moved by someone from Wal-Mart, and at this critical juncture, he actually came up with the idea of merging with Wal-Mart.

It's true, according to him, that he has met with people from Walmart several times.

How to say it, Walmart is indeed a good company, but if the two companies merge, it will definitely be Amazon who will suffer, Ye Dongqing, as a shareholder, naturally does not want Mr. Bezos's head to be in water to agree to such a stupid proposal.

The former has long been caught in a bottleneck of development, and can no longer bring much benefit to Ye Dongqing, if it was in the seventies and eighties, he might still think about it, but now Wal-Mart's stock price has almost stagnated, and Amazon's market value is still rising by leaps and bounds, with a total market value of more than 22 billion US dollars, and there is huge room for development.

It just happened that there was nothing wrong, and after hanging up the phone, Ye Dongqing asked people to prepare the plane, preparing to go to Seattle to talk to Mr. Bezos in person, and then rush back.

There is an extra son, someone to help take care of it, and even Laura, a mother, is very relieved, he has been nervous recently, and it is good to go out for a walk.

Long Island was so close to JFK Airport that he landed in Seattle on the West Coast a few hours later, where a motorcade took him to Mr. Bezos' home, ready to persuade him to abandon such a foolish idea.

Although he was sure to reject the proposal when the board voted on it, he didn't want to fall out with the founder.

With his own private jet, there is no need to worry about any travel expenses, the distance between countries and places is infinitely small in Ye Dongqing's eyes, so far there is no country that does not welcome him, the United Nations issued him a universal international passport, and by the way, he got a nominal position.

In order to facilitate a group of executives to conduct business, an order for six Gulfstream business jets was placed at the beginning of the year, which was one of the benefits promised to the executives before the start of last year's annual meeting.

Now working under him is indeed a very face-saving thing.

Mr. Bezos is different, Ye Dongqing has gradually increased his shareholding in Amazon to more than 30%, if the merger is really completed, he will undoubtedly be the biggest loser.

It's true that he can still make money, but the profit must be lower than the original estimate, in his eyes, Amazon has the hope of breaking through trillions of dollars in more than ten years, so he attaches more importance to it, and he doesn't care about money, but it's not that he doesn't want to make money, and there is no reason to give away the amazing wealth that is about to arrive to others in vain.

The wife who started a business with Bezos back then came over with her children and showed up, chatted for a few minutes and then left, she was an interesting woman, knowing that Ye Dongqing would not come to the door on this big night, so she took the initiative to leave them a chance to talk.

At nine o'clock in the evening, probably just after attending the party, Bezos spoke with a sense of alcohol at the moment, and said with a smile, "It's rare to be a guest, Mr. the richest man in the world, it seems that you are really not optimistic about this merger, otherwise why would you be in such a hurry, in fact, if you think about it carefully, it is also good for us, put Wal-Mart's business on the Internet, send people to deliver everywhere, what a wonderful scene, not to mention the premium of 60%, where to find such a generous investor?"

These leaves have been learned.

Walmart has set an exciting price on Amazon's current market capitalization, with a total premium of more than $10 billion, and of course, it is traded in the form of most stocks plus a small amount of cash, which is indeed kind in the first place.

"It seems that Wal-Mart's sweetness has broken through your psychological defense, who said that there is no such investor, as long as you nod, I can buy your Amazon shares at this price, and it is all cash. ”

Ye Dongqing shrugged his shoulders after speaking, he was not polite at all, poured himself a glass of wine, and continued, "You should know that market value is market capitalization, cash is cash, it is easy to buy stocks with money, and it is not necessarily easy to make a move." ”

"Of course I know, but I don't plan to retire yet, I just don't think I should miss this opportunity, it's good for everyone. Bezos burped and poured himself a glass of whiskey and added a lot of ice.

"No, no, no, your intuition is wrong, why use such a high-quality company to merge with an established company that is not destined to have much potential? In the short term, it may make some money, but in the long run, this is a business that is destined to lose money, you should believe my vision, I think the vast majority of shareholders have the same idea as me. ”

Talking to Bezos, who had drunk alcohol, Ye Dongqing didn't know if this guy would take his words seriously, but one thing is certain, no matter what, he would never let Bezos make such a stupid decision, if he really insisted on going his own way, then he would rather liquidate all Amazon shares and support other companies, such as eBay.

Unlike Apple, due to the rules of weighted voting rights, Bezos has the absolute right to speak in this company, and he can only give suggestions, but cannot directly intervene in the company's development direction.

The decision-maker's head is dizzy, this is normal, he is in the game all day, and sometimes he will be blinded by all kinds of illusions unconsciously, Bezos hesitated for a moment, and replied, "You can often make the right decision, but I still stick to my opinion, the merger is advantageous, I will still be the head of Amazon, you should believe in my ability, if you rely on Walmart's various channels, we can quickly expand the scale several times in a short period of time!"

“...... But is the Amazon that merged with Wal-Mart still the Amazon it is now? You're too tired after drinking, so I personally suggest you don't be impulsive, take the time to go out and walk more, and rest for a while and we'll talk, okay?"

He didn't drink a sip of the wine he poured, and when he saw Bezos sitting there, he was ready to leave, and first went to exchange opinions with other company shareholders and executives, so as to prevent Bezos from being too impulsive and accidentally ruining Amazon.

Talking to a guy who is still fanatical is certainly not a wise decision, and it is difficult to persuade him to turn back.

Mrs. Bezos is a more rational woman, when she sent Ye Dongqing out, Ye Dongqing talked to her, the content was nothing more than the disadvantages of the merger, and asked her to persuade her husband not to be impulsive, take time to leave the company and rest for a while, etc.

Immediately after that, he immediately got in the car and left, ready to find a hotel to stay in for one night, and then try to contact after the guy woke up, and also called several major Amazon shareholders separately to tell them about the various drawbacks after the merger......

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