E-song is small but beautiful, and it is indeed the first choice for these companies to acquire.

In fact, this is not the first time E-song has received a takeover offer, and Apple is certainly not the first.

But when it comes to Chen Zier, Jobs is indeed the first person.

He said he was willing to pay dollars for it.

Chen Zier's answer was: "I don't believe it." ”

"Don't believe what? Don't believe I'm willing to pay dollars?"

"No, I don't believe you can pay enough dollars. ”

Jobs' face darkened, you can figure out the motives of my acquisition, you can doubt the goodwill I released, but why the hell do you directly question my ability to acquire?!

Excuse-me？

Old Joe smiled, laughing presumptuously.

"I have to remind you, Chen, that the apple now is the apple of 2000, not the weak apple of 1997. ”

Chen Zier was unmoved, this round of the NASDAQ stock market crash, the market value fell by seventy-seven eighty-eight in the next two years, Amazon fell from more than 100 yuan to a few dollars, and Apple also plummeted from a high of $121 a share, and now half of it is gone.

The market value has shrunk sharply, and the industry is a cold and biting night.

Pipe dream.

Chen Zier has a very clear idea, he said: "At the beginning of the year, the NASDAQ still had 5,000 points, and now what about it? 3,000 is not enough, and in my opinion, it will not be a problem to fall below 2,000 points in a few months." Against this backdrop, not to mention the valuation of a high-quality hardware company like E-song, I wonder how much the board of directors will allow you to pay?"

"If you pay less, you know that I won't sell, and if you pay more, then you have to ask if you have the courage to press the treasure SPOD to lock in the future, and whether you have the right to mobilize such a large amount of resources as Apple. ”

If the stock price has fallen like this, how much liquidity can Apple have? This is not the same Apple with a market value of $700 billion or eight billion in a decade or later, and it doesn't know where to spend a lot of cash in its hands.

On the one hand, Chen Zier questioned the strength of Apple itself, and on the other hand, he also questioned the authority of Jobs, you know, this guy is still the interim CEO.

Then how could Steve be convinced.

He immediately said: "I am the ruler of Apple, there is no doubt about it, the people on the board of directors simply don't know how to lead Apple!"

Well, you're a cow, you're a cow, and you don't care about the board.

Then he said: "As for how much to pay, Chen, we don't have to be so rigid, no company in the world can come up with hundreds of millions of dollars at once, as long as you don't object, we can have many ways to pay, and even I can invite you to join the Apple board of directors, so we are colleagues." ”

Chen Zier felt that he thought he was mentally retarded.

"You'd like to trade the stock for E-song, which is falling harder and harder, and if it were you, would you think it would be a good idea?"

"That's a financial problem, not Apple's problem, which is undervalued. ”

Chen Zier shrugged, "At the same time, it's not my problem, and I don't think there is any room for discussion on this topic." ”

"OK, OK, Chen, don't worry," Jobs pressed his hands on the ground, he didn't want the atmosphere of the good discussion to be ruined, he tried to control the process, "you say, how much cash do you want Apple to pay?"

Everything that is not for sale is because the price is not in place.

The truth is this truth, but it doesn't work here in Chen Zier. But he also wanted to tease Old Joe,

"Tell me, how much do you think E-song is worth?" asked Chen Zier with a smile.

Jobs sensed the trickiness of things. His eyes locked on him, "$180 million, we'll pay most of the cash and invite you to Apple's board of directors." ”

Chen Zier's expression did not change much, "180 million is too cheap." ”

"It's still cheap?!" Jobs thought incredible, "Please, that's 118 million, Chen, you're only 23 years old, you have so much wealth at such a young age, and with these hundreds of millions of dollars, you can do whatever you want!"

"But I'm already able to do what I want. Chen Zier said lightly.

Jobs: "......"

"I'm not a poor entrepreneur, I've seen money," he shrugged, "more than 180 million." ”

Jobs was helpless, "But E-song is really not worth more dollars." ”

Chen Zier agreed.

"I said that your price is cheap, not to measure E-song, but to measure it with what I want to do, and 180 million will make me give up, this price is too cheap. ”

At this point, Jobs's plan is actually difficult to discuss.

-Song's own value is his bottom line, and if he can convince the board of directors if he spills a little, it is too expensive to dream.

However, he really liked the design of the SPOD, the minimalist buttons, the perfect blend of the central control wheel... However, these are already registered with the US Patent Office!

What a headache!

In fact, having said that, if there are really a lot of dollars, it is quite tempting, only in 2000, Chen Zier still has many prophets in the field of mobile hardware There are still opportunities for him to find an entry point.

It's a pity that Jobs really couldn't afford to pay that much.

As for the paid use of the patent he envisioned, Chen Zier disagreed.

The objective fact is that Apple's heritage is stronger than that of E-song, and it will either sell it all for money, or block all the openings.

Jobs was saddened and left.

Not worried about Apple's future,

E-song can't kill Apple.

He was sad that he couldn't get it, but Chen Zier didn't expect this person to have the idea of acquiring.

However, from his point of view, the benefits after spending a little price on the acquisition are very huge, so it is understandable.

For a few days, Jobs was a little sad. Looking for a free time, he called Rubinstein, ordered a whole drink, and drank a few glasses.

"Steve, what's wrong with you?"

"I wanted to buy E-song, but the Chinese didn't sell it at all. Jobs sighed: "With E-song, we can solve the problem that Apple's current product line is too single, and SPOD will definitely become even greater if Apple operates it." ”

"Steve, you know what, I still remember the first time I went to that company, I put forward that condition, Chen's expression. ”

Jobs wondered, "Huh?"

"I thought he didn't expect Apple, but now I think he's looking like a fool. ”

Speaking of this, Rubinstein himself couldn't help but laugh.

Then he sighed, "Don't think about it, Steve, that kid never thought to count on Apples." He... Always confident!"

But Jobs was not an easy person to give up.

Just think about it, if Apple always has an e-song, what kind of spectacle it will create!

"There must be a way, E-song has other shareholders, doesn't it?"