Life is like chess, there is no regret in the fall, how can everything go well.

Li Jiaming made a mistake in his bet, he far underestimated the appetite of vultures, mergers and acquisitions have always been one of the main ways for Wall Street to make a fortune, which is what he can forcibly stop as a Chinese boy? It's just that because HH Company is a high-quality asset, the other party is afraid that Li Jiaming will take risks, and forcibly mortgages the company to compete for control of Qualcomm, so he sent an unexpected lobbyist - Robert.

What he didn't expect was that Robert and they already controlled 39.85% of the voting rights, not the 31.74% voting rights that Bruce said a week ago. It seems that it is only an 8% difference, but this difference is 16%, which can almost determine life and death.

Li Jiaming, who never regretted it, suddenly regretted it, regretting that he should not play tricks and not hesitate to short Qualcomm in order to acquire enough shares at the lowest cost. If he hadn't forcibly upset the balance, maybe Qualcomm would have survived, and he would have spent more money on stocks.

Now it's troublesome, Robert and they have gotten 39.85% of the voting rights after several rounds of interest exchanges, and if they fall to them, Qualcomm's control will definitely change hands, followed by a spin-off and sale.

But if you fall to Owen, you will definitely win?

followed Yang Zhiyuan, who came to support his façade, out of the Four Seasons Hotel where Robert was staying, Li Jiaming had been fighting in his head, unable to decide which side to fall towards. When the other party comes to lobby, it must not be completely sure, and the biggest variable is himself.

In the past, his own interests could be fully protected, and Robert even promised to buy Qualcomm's shares at the original price, or convert them into shares of other chip manufacturers. Parity acquisition and market price conversion, which means that the other party has a considerable certainty, but does not want to see the compromise made by both sides!

But if they don't go over, if they seize control, their stocks will shrink sharply!

Suddenly, Li Jiaming looked down on Bruce and wrote a cash check for $500 million, but he couldn't convince those wavering shareholders? Now he throws a hot potato to himself, if he expresses his support for Owen, if he loses, he will become a big wrongdoer, and if he wins, he will take a bigger risk.

Unlike Li Jiaming, who was struggling fiercely, Yang Zhiyuan, who regarded this kid as a friend, was very optimistic about the madness of blocking the car with his mantis arm, and after the two got into the old red Ford, he admonished: "Jiaming, listen to my advice." Investment is not vindictive, I believe that with your genius ideas, it will also be the object of competition among major chip manufacturers, and will not lose the first-mover advantage. ”

Perhaps, as the old saying goes, listen to people's advice to eat well.

Li Jiaming drove out of the parking lot slowly with Qiaoqiao's modified old car, suddenly stopped at the door again, turned his head and asked, "Brother Zhiyuan, do my brother another favor?" ”

That's a madman!

But people talk about their brothers, what can Yang Zhiyuan, who is also Chinese, know what this title means? It was also a fierce ideological struggle, and Yang Zhiyuan was embarrassed: "You underestimate those people too much, if you dare to mortgage the company, I guarantee that they will dare to turn their target to HH."

So, you take 30% of the shares and mortgage them to me, and I lend you two billion in cash? Rest assured, I'm just investing, I have no intention of controlling HH, and I don't have the endless ideas that you have. ”

This guy is a little indecisive, but when he is a friend, he doesn't say that he is much kinder than Lao Zhang and Lao Ma. He hadn't even opened his mouth to borrow money, as long as he wanted him to continue to accompany him to San Diego City and give confidence to those intermediate shareholders, he took the initiative to borrow money.

Don't look at it as a risk-free mortgage loan, but those who can take the initiative to lend you money are true friends who treat you as a real friend. This kind of borrowing between private individuals is not as good as borrowing from financial institutions, although the interest rate is not lower than that of financial institutions, but there is a great flexibility in the repayment period, and it rarely happens that the collateral is forced to be handed over, auctioned, or added collateral once the period is over. You must know that for such a large amount of loans, financial institutions will have very strict protection clauses, and if you are not careful, the preferential liquidation clause will be triggered, causing the shares of the pledged company to change hands.

The grateful Li Jiaming drove the car out of the parking lot at the signal of the security guard, and joked: "Brother Zhiyuan, now I am glad to have prevented AHOO from investing in Ali and let you invest personally." ”

"What?"

"Hehe, even if AHOO collapses, you will continue to be a super-rich person because of your investment in Ali."

The most difficult thing in the world to repay is the debt of favors, Li Jiaming cherishes friendship very much, but he doesn't want to borrow the favor of friends, while driving the car in the direction of San Diego City, he said proudly: "Brother Zhiyuan, I will give you a life experience, no matter what project or business, people always come first." ”

"People-oriented?"

"Yes, Tesco has its advantages, but Lao Gu's starting point is too high, and he has been out of the ordinary people for too long, and it is difficult to know what ordinary people want. Although Lao Ma has a low education, likes to brag about it, and does some foolish things from time to time, the most rare thing is that he knows what ordinary people want.

If we talk about the future of domestic e-commerce, who is most likely to become the hegemon? I bet on Lao Ma, even if Lao Gu and Lao Zhang are my entrepreneurial partners and brothers for several years. If Lao Zhang hadn't heard the news from Sun Yun and forced me to take out the business plan, I wouldn't have taken the initiative to take it out at all. ”

Yang Zhiyuan also heard some old things, and hesitated: "Jiaming, this is a business matter, how can you mix personal feelings?" ”

The plan is not as fast as the change, and Li Jiaming, who is now worth tens of billions, brags, also has that qualification and strength.

"What is a business and what is a private matter? If I want to do e-commerce myself, who of them can do it for me? Not to mention that most of Lao Ma's set was conceived by me, and I can crush them to death with funds.

Brother Zhiyuan, I'm not interested in pure Internet companies, otherwise I wouldn't let Lao Zhang control it, do you really think he has the ability to withstand me? That's because I don't want it, I just want to do an industry connected to the Internet.

Hehe, I'm writing a paper that explores the Internet of Things, which means an extended and extended network based on the Internet; Its user terminal extends and extends to any item to article, information exchange and communication, that is, the connection of things. ”

Lunatic! Paranoia!

But Yang Zhiyuan, who was only one step away from getting a doctorate, pondered Li Jiaming's concept of the Internet of Things for a while, and thought of the smart phone that the company was developing, and couldn't help but be shocked, and the hairs on his body stood up.

The concept of the Internet of Things is not new, in 1995 Bill Gates also mentioned the Internet of Things in the book "The Road to the Future", last year MIT established the "Auto-ID (Automatic Identification Center)", proposing that "everything can be interconnected through the network", clarifying the basic meaning of the Internet of Things. However, subject to the current technological base, no one has yet been able to find a breakthrough.

Where is the breakthrough?

This guy is undoubtedly betting on the breakthrough in the wireless network, and wants to realize the interconnection of things through the ubiquitous wireless network.

"Yes, I don't know much about technology, but so many people A has more potential than G**, so I have to press it. Qualcomm is a company with A patents and intellectual property rights, and even if it is forced to transfer patents due to monopoly in the future, it will definitely become the future hegemon.

We are a terminal, and we have the opportunity to extend to the upstream of the industry, but can we give up because of the risk? ”

The old car was speeding in the sun, looking at the traffic and villages and towns flashing outside the window, Yang Zhiyuan was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "What if G** breaks through the technical bottleneck and enters the field of digital communication first?" ”

Li Jiaming, who was driving, smiled bitterly, it would be a failure, but since he had fallen, he couldn't regret it. However, Li Jiaming's ability to stand out in his previous life relied on perseverance that is rare for ordinary people; Although he has memories to help in this life, he also relies on the paranoia that does not shed tears when he sees the coffin, otherwise he may give up when the financing fails one after another, instead of staking all the family property.

"After a few years of hard work, when the network is upgraded again, A will one day be able to replace G**."

"Five years? Decade? ”

This is a businessman, who may have dreamed before, but now he has become a businessman!

Li Jiaming was patient, teased by the other party, and persuaded: "Brother Zhiyuan, money is just a tool, it is used to do things. With your and mine's family assets today, even if we fail, we can enjoy prosperity and wealth, is there a difference between 100 million dollars and 10 billion? ”

Yang Zhiyuan thought for a while, and then said: "This is also true, for us, there is no qualitative difference between 100 million and 10 billion. ”