Chapter 564: I Want Control of Your Apples!
This is the craziest thing Cook has heard in all the years since he joined Apple and then took over as Apple's CEO!
Not one of them!
It wasn't that he didn't think that Ren Yan might open his mouth, but he would never have thought that this young man in front of him, who had always been polite, would have such a big appetite!
Invested in Apple......
This is something that no one else dares to think of!
But when Ren Yan said this, he had a relaxed expression......
And under this relaxation, there is also the confidence that seems to eat apples!
What kind of company is Apple today?
Although the global industry has been affected by Loongson's rise recently, causing the stock prices of all companies in the industry to fall collectively, Apple's market value still remains close to $900 billion!
Apple, with a market value of $900 billion, is equivalent to 4% of the total market value of the S&P 500 (the United States Stock Sector Index, analogous to the Tianchao Lushen 300)!
The proportion of individual enterprises accounting for 4% is the highest in the past years!
Even if Loongson does have an impact on Apple's stock with a visible downward trend on the candlestick chart, such an impact is still within Apple's acceptable range.
Who is Apple's stake structure?
In addition to the company's internal executives, the shares other than those who are not Apple insiders are mainly held by group companies and individual investors.
In terms of large enterprises, one of the world's largest custodian banks and largest asset management companies, MI State Street owns less than 3% of Apple's shares, MI Investment Group Fidelity Investment holds 2.6% of the outstanding shares, and Northern Trust owns less than 2% of the shares.
In terms of investing in individuals, Warren Buffett holds nearly 5% of Apple's shares, which is the largest proportion of individuals......
In short, no one or an institution that can hold a large amount of Apple stock is an ordinary person.
It is almost impossible to buy shares from people who have high confidence in Apple and believe that Apple's future will be benign.
The impossibility means that the cost will be significant.
If Cook wants to meet Ren Yan's requirements, it can only start from the company's side, either by issuing new shares, or by selling internal shares collectively to Loongson......
But in any case, it's like a fantasy......
It's impossible for Apple to try to get a stake in a company just to work with that company.
That's stupid!
Cook's heart was quite shocking to what Ren Yan said at this moment.
How dare he think so?
How long is his logic?
How dare he hit the idea of Apple shares?
Simply so!
Cook's facial expression changed several times, staring uncertainly at Ren Yan, who was sitting across from him.
He moved his lips.
"Mr. Ren, if this is a joke, then I can tell you that it is not funny at all. ”
For the first time, Cook's voice changed to a cold tone.
Ren Yan smiled and picked up the teacup and took a small sip.
The attitudes of the two are very different.
The other people at the conference table were all in a state of flux and did not dare to breathe.
Just like what is written in martial arts, it is almost the critical time for the decisive battle against the Bright Peak......
Immortals fight, mortals can't afford to provoke them, and they can't understand them......
Cook's thoughts, whether it is Apple or Loongson, can be guessed.
Because Ren Yan's sudden request is too mysterious......
But no one knows what Ren Yan is thinking at this moment.
However, everyone could read a sense of ease and confidence from the light smile on Ren Yan's face.
It's just that no one knows where Ren Yan's confidence comes from at this time.
Ren Yan put down the teacup under everyone's gaze.
The smile on his face faded with the slight sound of the teacup on the table.
His expression became very serious.
Such an instantaneous change made everyone at the conference table frown slightly.
No one knows what Ren Yan is going to say next, but such doubts will be answered immediately.
Ren Yan spoke.
"Mr. Cook, I'm a man who knows the difference between public and private, and in private, I can talk to you about everything from the Northern Lights in Iceland to the football of the Celestial Empire, but in a formal setting like this, I'm not going to joke with you. ”
"If you think I'm joking, you're disrespectful to me. ”
"In order to express my sincerity and express Loongson's sincerity, I will add another explanation to the condition just now. ”
"If you want to reach a full cooperation with us, you need to accept the preconditions for Loongson to take a stake in Apple in the future, which is Loongson's bottom line, and it is my bottom line. ”
In the conference hall, there was silence for a moment.
It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the ground.
It was the first time that the senior executives of Loongson had seen Ren Yan in such a serious state.
This is not the Ren Yan who usually wears a humble smile and can hear him joking in the company, outside or in the lens of the media.
Such seriousness even gave some people the illusion that the person sitting at this time was their immediate superior.
The people on Apple's side were even more surprised.
How could they never have imagined that this was not a joke with a lively atmosphere, but ......
The bottom line.
What is the bottom line?
In such a meeting, the bottom line represents the minimum possible conditions for cooperation between the two parties.
If you don't accept it, there is no need to talk about cooperation.
Similarly, after Ren Yan told him in an extremely serious manner that this was not a joke, Cook's heart was already rippling with layers of waves.
He couldn't believe that these words could really come from Ren Yan's mouth.
Although the contact time was only two days, in these two days, Cook saw too many excellent qualities from the young man opposite.
These excellent qualities, either modesty or erudition or taste, are all put on Ren Yan, and the result is that Cook is completely unable to match the person who put forward such an arrogant condition with Ren Yan himself.
Not a style at all!
But, is this really Loongson's bottom line?
Apple can't cooperate if it doesn't promise to give shares in the future?
This is completely out of line with the usual situation of business talks!
Cook put away his previous cold tone, and he frowned: "Mr. Ren, this ......"
Ren Yan didn't give Cook a chance to speak.
Although it was a bit rude, he didn't want to care about it now.
He must let the blonde and blue-eyed Mi people in front of him know that this is Loongson's territory, and if Apple does not cooperate with Loongson, then the future will inevitably be the road to extinction!
He also had to make it clear to Cook that the conversation was important, important!
"Mr. Cook, I'm sorry to interrupt you. I haven't finished what I just said. ”
"We require you to formally undertake in writing to sell no less than 30% of the shares to Loongson in the future. ”
"These 30% of the shares need to be transferred and sold to Loongson in the form of a specified date. ”
"Loongson needs to gain control of Apple within three years. ”
"What I can promise is that Loongson will not participate in Apple's internal management and management decisions unless necessary. Apple will still operate according to the current model, and Loongson will not interfere. ”
After Ren Yan's words were finished, the silent voice of the audience continued.
Cook was stunned.
He thought that Loongson wanted Apple's shares, which could already be regarded as arrogance.
But such arrogance, after Ren Yankou's sentence "gain control of Apple" was uttered, it was not worth mentioning.
Such a condition is not just arrogance?
It's just not looking at apples as apples!
What are you talking about?
What about the housekeepers?
Crazy, right?
Cook felt that Ren Yan must be crazy.
No matter how high Ren Yan's cultivation was, and how good his personal evaluation was, in such a situation, Cook could only feel that the young man in front of him was crazy.
It's crazy and tricky......
This is all shouting directly to control Apple! To package apples and turn them into a part of Loongson's industry!
Delusional people don't even dare to think like that!
"Mr. Ren, I think you seem to be emotionally unstable right now, why don't we take a break and continue talking later?" I'm sorry, I don't mean anything else......" Cook said with a complicated expression.
Ren Yan shook his head.
He sighed softly, "Mr. Cook, after two days of contact, I think you should be one of those people who can see the form clearly, but I feel that you may not really see the form clearly. ”
"In other words, your understanding of Loongson, your understanding of your own apples, is not enough. ”
Ren Yan did not answer Cook's suggestion directly, but spoke to himself.
Cook felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this.
If he didn't fully see Loongson, he didn't think there was anything wrong with Ren Yan's words, maybe he really didn't know Loongson 100%.
But don't know enough about your own apples?
After taking over as Apple's CEO from Joe's gang, it was he Cook who brought Apple to its current market value of nearly one trillion dollars!
There was indeed someone in this world who knew more about Apple than he Cook, but the founder of Apple has passed away.
Don't know about Apple yourself?
Do you know better than I do?
Ridiculous!
It's ridiculous!
"I know what's going on in your mind, you probably think I'm a little ridiculous, right? In particular, you think it's ridiculous when I say you don't know about Apple, right?"
Cook didn't say anything, his eyes staring directly at Ren Yan.
"Mr. Cook, it's not ridiculous, it's not ridiculous at all!"
"If you know enough about Apple, if you know enough about the industry as a whole, if you know enough about Loongson......"
"Then you will definitely accept our conditions without saying a word, take the initiative to give up the shares, and take the initiative to let Loongson and Apple become a family. ”
"You would definitely do. ”
Ren Yan paused, ignored the Loongson executives around him who were all dumbfounded, and continued: "You didn't do it because you don't know enough about all this, because you haven't realized what Apple and the entire industry are in at the moment!"
"At this point, Mr. Cook, I even think you're a little stupid. ”
After "stupid" was spit out of Ren Yan's mouth with such a derogatory connotation, the Apple party personnel sitting across the conference table finally couldn't stand it.
Several people stood up almost at the same time after Ren Yan said this.
"Are you crazy? Ren Yan!"
"It's a farce!"
"I don't want to continue to negotiate with you in such a situation, I'm sorry!"
"Mr. Cook, I think we should end the cooperation immediately, this Loongson boss seems to have a mental problem!"
Although these people had maintained a polite image of visitors before, at this time, some people had already called Ren Yan a madman.
Indeed, not only the people on Apple's side, but even Loongson's own people felt that Ren Yan was crazy.
Cook stood up.
He didn't look at Ren Yan again, but opened his mouth to Xu Fei, who was sitting beside Ren Yan.
"Mr. Xu, Mr. Ren's mental state seems to be in trouble, why don't we terminate the meeting now?" another day...... No, how about we talk about it next time we have a chance?"
Xu Fei had a hesitation on his face, and just when he wanted to put his mouth to Ren Yan's ear and ask something, Ren Yan spoke again.
The extremely loud sound made the noise of the entire conference hall instantly quiet again.
"Everyone, please listen to me!"
Everyone looked at Ren Yan.
"You think I'm crazy, you think I'm insane, you think I'm arrogant to ask for a stake in Apple. ”
"But none of the things you think are there. Because, none of you know Loongson better than me, and know the entire industry in the post-Loongson era better than me!"
Ren Yan stood up.
"Mr. Cook, did you ever know that the Loongson products on the market today are only the most basic and entry-level products?"
"Have you ever known that the Loongson V12 chip, which is higher than the Loongson V7, has the ability to mass produce?"
"Did you ever know that such finished products are already partially stocked in our four production and R&D bases in the Celestial Empire?"
"Did you ever know that the performance of the Loongson V12 is more than 50 times that of the top Loongson V7 on the market?"
"Do you ever know that Loongson has secretly signed a strategic cooperation plan with the Celestial Empire Supercomputer Research Center to develop a supercomputer based on Loongson? Such a Loongson supercomputer will be more than 10,000 times the computing capacity of the world's top computing supercomputer! And in terms of power consumption, it is less than one-tenth of it. ”
"Have you ever known that Loongson OS currently only unlocks some of the smart products such as desktop and mobile terminals? Loongson OS, which can be used at any time for unmanned cars with a security rate of 100%, Loongson OS for smart homes that surpasses at least 20 years at present, Loongson OS that improves some work efficiency several times more than several times at the enterprise level, and Loongson OS for intelligent robots...... These are all things that Loongson can take out at any time. ”
Every word Ren Yan said would make everyone's eyelids jump wildly.
"The reason why I say you don't understand the industry, you don't understand Apple, is because you don't understand Loongson. ”
"Because in the future after a very short period of time, Loongson will control the lifeblood of the entire industry with an absolute monopoly posture!"
"Because Loongson's technology is ahead of its time, no one can reach it in a short period of time. ”
"Because, whether it's Apple or other companies where you're the CEO, they all belong to this industry......"
"And this industry will only belong to Loongson in the future. ”
"You don't know that, so you don't. ”
Ren Yan sat down again, his expression changed from serious, and a smile appeared on his face again.
"One more thing I need to explain is ......"
"Mr. Cook, I need you to know that the condition I just mentioned for 30% of the shares is not an arrogant move for you, but such a condition is for your sake and gives you ......."
"A great opportunity. ”
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