Chapter 19: The Genius and the Madman (Part II)
A person who is half a step ahead of the world is called a genius, and a person who is one step ahead of the world is called a madman, but the key to the problem is how to judge whether the lead is half a step or a step.
Geniuses will succeed, and following in the footsteps of geniuses will be richly rewarded, madmen are doomed to failure, and blind obedience will only push them into the fire pit.
Lee's half-hour speech was so brilliant that even Robert and William, who were on opposite sides, admitted that the plan was great and had the potential to change the landscape of communications in the future. But the crux of the matter remains how far ahead of the market is this plan? If it is only a half-step, even the acquirer may become an investor, and if it is one step away, it is very likely that the wavering shareholders will become deserters.
The concise and bright conference room was solemn and silent, and they all looked at Li Jiaming and Robert opposite him. In fact, it doesn't matter if you are one step ahead, because the world will eventually come to that point, and the key is whether the two sides can reconcile, if they can work hand in hand, maybe in a few years, they can really make it.
Seeing that Li Jiaming finished speaking, Robert, who was still angry with him just now, said gently: "Ming, have you finished speaking?"
At this time, Li Jiaming was no longer aggressive just now, signaled the other party to wait a while, and threw down his heaviest chips: "Finally, if everyone is interested in this plan, our HH company will fully support Qualcomm." Just outside, he promised a five-year cash loan of two billion dollars, and our HH company can also provide two billion dollars of cash loans. ”
Four billion?
Cash?
The private loan of up to 2 billion US dollars was deliberately blurred by Li Jiaming into corporate borrowing or financing, which detonated the entire venue at once.
If there is an injection of 4 billion yuan, the company's debt ratio will plummet to within the safety line, and the marriage with AHOO will also drive a strong rebound in the stock price.
Then it will all be beautiful again!
"Ming, are you done?"
The other party's reconfirmation, Li Jiaming, who was tired, nodded helplessly, sat back in his seat, and nervously waited for the final unveiling. The other party is still so confident, which proves that this old thing still has a trump card in his hand.
That's it, I did everything I could say and promise, and the rest was up to luck. has already found four billion cash flow for Qualcomm, and if this can't save the defeat, then there is really no way.
Robert, who has already picked up the microphone, also sighed that in his decades of mergers and acquisitions, Qualcomm is not the first time he has encountered this situation, but it is the first time he has encountered such fierce resistance. With four billion dollars in cash, plus the support of the powerful AHOO, if you don't come prepared, maybe this battle will really be lost.
Suddenly, Robert regretted a little, when he met this Chinese kid a few days ago, he should have told all the hole cards truthfully, and he didn't have to care about giving the other party enough time to deal with it. If such a young man can become a friend, his value to his family may be far greater than this merger and acquisition action in the future.
It's a pity, it's a pity that neither side is honest enough.
Sighing with regret, Robert also asked the assistant to connect the black IBM notebook he brought with the projector, and began to lobby the ambiguous directors and shareholders.
"Gentlemen, I appreciate Ming's talent, and he is absolutely right in his conjectures about the future of communications. In the future, wireless communication will bid farewell to the analog era and fully enter the digital age, and it is undeniable that there is indeed more potential, but this potential can be broken through technology.
You see, this is Texas Instruments' latest OMAP chip, which is undergoing final testing, and it has broken through the barrier of analog signals......".
It's over, Li Jiaming knows that it's over, Qualcomm is still tackling the barriers between analog and digital, and the other party has made a breakthrough. Li Jiaming, who had an ugly face, looked at Owen next to him, and he also stared at those gray eyes in shock, with a look of despair in his eyes.
It's completely over, even this old boy is like this, let alone someone else?
After being silent for a long time, Li Jiaming, who was unwilling to admit defeat, got up and quietly left the conference room to find Yang Zhiyuan, who was signing autographs for those little clerks.
"Brother Zhiyuan, things are in trouble, let's take a step to talk?"
"OK", the elegant Yang Zhiyuan showed an apologetic expression and followed Li Jiaming to the fully enclosed balcony to talk.
"Brother Zhiyuan, are you interested in fighting?"
"What do you mean?"
Asked rhetorically, Yang Zhiyuan immediately guessed something, and reminded: "Jiaming, with your 300 million, Qualcomm already has a debt of 5.125 billion, if it is not for a large number of patents, it is not too much to say that it is insolvent." ”
"I know that you AHOO are not short of cash, and you can join forces with us HH to buy Qualcomm. Believe me, the inherent defects of GSM are there, even if they can break through the technical barriers for a while, they will be subject to congenital defects in the future.
If you think about it, AHOO will also enter the field of Internet of Things in the future, which is a big trend, and you have Qualcomm in your hands, so you can take the lead in the future wireless network. ”
Take the lead, this temptation is very great, Yang Zhiyuan is willing to come with Li Jiaming, and acquiesce to the other party to use his reputation and identity, he may not think so. If Li Jiaming is really capable and successful, not only will HH Company benefit a lot, but even AHOO will be able to shine a lot.
can let Yang Zhiyuan take this risk, he founded it single-handedly, and it is no different from his biological child, otherwise he would not take the initiative to let Xian give Tim, who has more management experience, and take the initiative to retreat behind the scenes as a think tank.
The other party hesitated, this was the opportunity, Li Jiaming hurriedly persuaded him: "You think, we already have four billion in cash, Qualcomm's market value is only eight billion, and up to 40% of the stock is in the hands of me, Owen and his team."
AHOO only needs to take out two billion to get Qualcomm in its pocket. You also know that our HH company has no control over Qualcomm's idea, as long as we maintain our influence and can get the latest chips ahead of our opponents. ”
Do you want to do it?
Two billion is a big risk, but it's nothing compared to AHOO, which is not short of cash.
After a moment of silence, Yang Zhiyuan suddenly said: "Jiaming, has GSM broken through the technical barriers?"
"Hmm", Li Jiaming looked at Yang Zhiyuan nervously, if a behemoth like AHOO is willing to enter the market, maybe he can convince those aging founder teams, maybe Robert and they will also retreat.
Fuck! Americans' weighted voting rights are too fucked up, and it is clear that shareholders pay the most money, but the voting rights are controlled by a very small number of co-founders and core management. Li Jiaming dared to make a straight decision, and Robert must have persuaded a considerable number of co-founders and core management, and only they had the least shares and the easiest way to exchange interests.
But this determination is difficult to make, and after a long silence, Yang Zhiyuan said again: "Jiaming, it is said that Qualcomm has such a large scale, and the poison pill plan must be launched, why hasn't it been launched?"
That's right, Li Jiaming suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
It's over, there is a mole in Qualcomm!
"Probably not, that's a very serious crime, so what is the reason?"