The name United-Telecommunications is too long, and Li Zetian still likes to call it Sprint.

Preliminary estimates put Sprint's market capitalization at around $2.5 billion.

Umbrella still has $5.75 billion in reserves on hand and should be able to buy it. In addition, Li Zetian already owns Wells Fargo, and borrowing and acquiring is not a problem.

In the local local telephone business, seven small Bell companies monopolized more than 80%, followed by the largest local telephone company independent of AT&T, GTE in the United States. As for the Sprint, it may not be able to make it to the first tier. However, Sprint focuses on technology research and development and is one step ahead in fiber optic communication networks.

Li Zetian prefers to have an engineer culture and a technology-oriented company, and throughout history, the market has often been disrupted by new technologies, so the rise of Sprint is inevitable.

Founded in 1899, Sprint has a long history of dispersed shareholders, with even the highest shareholder holding no more than 10% of the shares. Many shareholders only regard their shares as an investment, and if someone buys them at a high price, they are naturally willing to sell their shares, so this gives Li Zetian an opportunity. He plans to secretly contact Sprint's shareholders to buy their shares, wait until the shares exceed 50%, and then disclose his identity as a major shareholder, announce a financing plan, and invest heavily in diluting the shares of other shareholders to further acquire more shares.

It takes a while to make a secret acquisition, and when they buy their shares, they have to buy them in the name of other companies, and if they know that it is Li Zetian who wants to buy their shares, they will definitely ask for a sky-high price.

At present, the National Science Foundation has just begun to establish the NSFNET network, and Li Zetian does not need to be too anxious.

While he was secretly following the acquisition, he was thinking about how Sprint should evolve in the future. Li Zetian's understanding of the future telecommunications industry is only a general idea, but since he has invested in a telecommunications company, he has to develop and expand it with his heart.

Li Zetian watched the development models of many telecom companies at home, and then combined with the memories of his previous life, he began to make a future plan for Sprint.

First, the establishment of a global optical fiber communication network, the development of the Internet, and the development of long-distance telephone services by the way, but long-distance telephone is not the focus.

Second, try to seize the "last mile", acquire or cooperate with local telephone companies, and strive to achieve "fiber to the home".

Third, to establish wireless base stations and develop wireless communication services, GSM in Europe or Qualcomm's CDMA network are good choices. In the future, everyone will have a mobile phone, and wireless communication will be very important!

……

Li Zetian just wrote a general development policy, and as for the specific content, he, a layman, left it to the professionals to solve.

In a blink of an eye, more than a month has passed, and Li Zetian successfully acquired more than 50% of Sprint's shares, spending $1.45 billion. Subsequently, he and Dongfang Yuqin came to Sprint Company.

Although it was a secret acquisition, there was no impermeable wall in the world, and some people were reluctant to sell their shares, so the news spread on a small scale. However, while Sprint learned that someone was secretly buying their shares, it didn't know who was buying them and how many shares.

At this time, when Li Zetian came to the company, people couldn't help but feel shocked.

"Rumor has it that someone has recently secretly bought a stake in our company? Li？”

"I think it's very likely! Why did Li come to our company all of a sudden?"

“……”

Employees are talking.

Soon, Sprint CEO Edgar Carr and other executives arrived.

"Hello, Mr. · I'm Edgar Carr, CEO of United-Telecommunications. ”

Edgar Carr spoke in a deferential tone. At this time, he had already realized that Li Zetian might be the person behind the secret acquisition of Sprint's shares, and the reason why he came to the company this time should be that he had enough shares in his hands, in other words, he would be the new boss of Sprint in the future!

Li Zetian smiled and nodded, he knew a little about the Sprint executives, "Well, hello, Edgar Carr, please call the company's key management personnel to the conference room!"

Edgar Carr hesitated for a moment, Li Zetian had not yet announced his identity, but he gave orders like this, which made Edgar Carr a little difficult. However, Edgar Carr did not hesitate for long and followed Li Zetian's wishes.

"Okay, Mr. Li, I'll let the secretary inform you right away! Please come with me to the conference room. Edgar Carr said, winking at the secretary.

It didn't take long for more than two dozen people to gather in the conference room.

Li Zetian sat in the first position on the right side, glanced at everyone, and said lightly: "That's right, as everyone guessed in their hearts, I asked people to buy the shares of United-Telecommunications. So far, I have 51.2% of the shares!"

As soon as the voice fell, the audience was in an uproar.

Everyone didn't expect that Li Zetian secretly acquired so many shares and already had an absolute controlling stake.

Dongfang Yuqin took out the equity transfer contract from the document bag at this time and showed it to Edgar Carr, after Edgar Carr read it, he nodded to everyone and said, "Mr· Li does own 51.2% of the company!"

After speaking, he immediately stood up and gave way to Li Zetian, "Mr· Li, you're the big boss of the company, please take a seat. ”

Li Zetian waved his hand and asked him to continue to sit there, "It's okay, you continue to sit, I'll just say a few words, and then leave." ”

Edgar Carr nodded, and sat back in his seat.

Li Zetian said at this time: "The matter is very simple, first, let everyone know me, from today on, I am the new chairman of this company; second, United-Telecommunications changed its name to Sprint, which combines the product brand with the company's brand, which is conducive to brand promotion; and third, I will inject $1 billion into Sprint later to speed up the company's development." ”

"Yes!!" everyone replied in unison.

"Oh, by the way, the Galaxy Network Company has a strong strength in the development of network technology, and the two companies can strengthen cooperation! For example, this time to build a nationwide optical fiber communication network, optical fiber cables and telecommunications equipment can be found by the Galaxy Network Company. Li Zetian suddenly said, the so-called "fertilizer water does not flow into the fields of outsiders", optical fiber cables and telecommunications equipment naturally choose Galaxy Network Company.

Everyone nodded their heads one after another, and there was no objection. They all know that the Galaxy Network Company is Li Zetian's industry, and who dares to raise objections? Besides, the Galaxy Network Company does have a very strong competitiveness in the network field.

"In addition, I think we should also start to build a global fiber optic communication network, which can lay a submarine fiber optic cable on the west coast to Asia, and a submarine fiber optic cable on the east coast to Europe!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be shocked by Li Zetian's generosity. He is worthy of being the richest man in the world, and he has made extraordinary moves.

However, how did they know that Li Zetian did this so that Asia and Europe could connect to the American Internet as soon as possible.

"Okay, then that's it!" After Li Zetian finished speaking, he stood up and said goodbye to everyone.

As soon as Li Zetian and his entourage left, Sprint Company suddenly seemed to have exploded, and it was very lively.

"Oh God, Chronos· Li really became our boss? Oh, I can't believe it, it's so good! I feel like I'm wearing a Sprint badge in the future, and I feel like I'm !! face."

"That's true! Our company is not ordinary now, and it is finally angry! Li injected $1 billion into Sprint at once, and in the future, our company will not be able to grow as fast as a rocket! Even if it competes with AT&T, we are not afraid to !!."

“……”

In fact, when the news of United-Telecommunications' change of ownership spread, it immediately caused a shock in the industry, and even telecom giants like AT&T couldn't help but feel like they were facing a big enemy, just because the boss of the other party was Li Zetian, a legendary figure who wrote countless myths!!

On the same day, AT&T's stock price fell by 5%, which can't help but make people secretly smack!

It's unprecedented, one person scares a telecom giant like this......