Cook didn't expect that the attitude of the marching ant company was so tough, and today was the third time it was rejected, and it was all so crisp. There has never been a day when it was so unhappy as today. Even if you are unhappy, you can only endure it at this time. Otherwise, not to mention acquisitions, I am afraid that cooperation will be a problem.

This path is not working, so you can only find other paths.

"Ms. Zhao, can you let me talk to your chairman?" Cook breaks the ice in the reception room.

Zhao Min smiled slightly and looked at Xiao Yu next to him. Xiao Yu understood, and immediately dialed Chen Mo's phone: "Chen Mo, Mr. Cook wants to see you." ”

"Okay."

After Xiao Yu hung up the phone, the reception room fell silent again. It didn't take long for Chen Mo to push open the door of the reception room and walk in.

"Mr. Cook, this is our chairman, Chen Mo."

After seeing Chen Mo, Cook had surprise in his eyes. So young, a little too young. After being stunned for a few seconds, after coming to his senses, Cook stood up and shook hands with Chen Mo, and said a simple hello.

It wasn't until Chen Mo sat down on the sofa that Cook spoke: "Mr. Chen Mo, I came to buy your company this time, and before I came, we asked Brand Finance to make a valuation of your company, $13 billion." Personally, I think this valuation is low, so we are offering $15 billion to buy 100% of your company. ”

"Sorry, the company doesn't sell." Before Zhao Min could translate for him, Chen Mo spoke. He didn't speak English well, but Cook understood what he meant.

Chen Mo was so crisp, which was expected by Zhao Min. After translating Chen Mo's words, Zhao Min saw that Cook's face was not good-looking.

When Zhao Min rejected him, he was still a little polite. Now Chen Mo opened his mouth, just a few words, and directly refused, almost after he finished speaking, he didn't even think about it.

That's $15 billion, not $150, Chen Mo simply made Cook think he was wrong. But when it was confirmed, Cook was in a completely bad mood.

Today is the day when he was rejected the most. 15 billion US dollars, almost more than 90 billion in China, this figure is already a terrifying number.

"Mr. Chen Mo, it's $15 billion." Cook emphasized.

"I know, don't sell it." Chen Mo said.

This time Cook was sure that what he had just heard was right.

"Since Chen doesn't want to sell the company, let's change the way we cooperate." Cook immediately found a staircase to go down, otherwise there would be no way to talk about going on like this.

"You say." Chen Mo said with a smile.

And Zhao Min, the president, also became the translator of the two.

"Your company can be financed, right? We can finance your company. $8 billion, take 51% of the shares. ”

"Our company is not short of money, Mr. Cook, please talk about other ways of cooperation, the company's shares are not sold." Chen Mo said.

Cook was silent, he looked at it just now, Chen Mo's tone and appearance were very resolute, and it seemed that it was impossible to control the marching ant company.

"Then I'll say cooperation." "I'd like to see the smart assistant come out on IOS," Cook said. ”

"It's not that I don't want to launch the IOS side, but I can't. We have to take the core source code and architecture of the operating system, and design it according to the code and architecture before we can roll it out. Without these, it can't run, or it will be restricted by the mobile phone system as unknown software. Mr. Cook, will you open source IOS to our company? ”

It was a conundrum that completely stumped Cook.

Open source to marching ants, which means that Apple is completely bowing to marching ants, which is absolutely not allowed to happen. According to Chen Mo, without developing the source code, the intelligent assistant will be useless.

What to do?

A huge question mark appeared in Cook's mind, and the light in the depths of his eyes was constantly flickering.

There was a dead silence in the reception room, and several people were waiting for Cook's answer. After a long time, Cook raised his head: "Chen, we can open source, but there is one condition. ”

"You say."

"We are open source to both sides, we open the source code of IOS to your company, and you open the source code of the intelligent assistant to us, so that we can cooperate fairly." Cook said.

"Impossible." Chen Mo didn't want to think about it, and opened his mouth to refuse.

The source code of the smart assistant, at the moment only they know, and the above. It is impossible for other companies in China to get it, let alone foreign companies.

BESIDES, HE IS NOT INTERESTED IN THE SOURCE CODE OF THE IOS SYSTEM, AND THE MARCHING ANT SYSTEM IS BETTER THAN THE APPLE SYSTEM IN EVERY ASPECT.

"Chen, you refuse every cooperation, and we can't continue like this." Cook said with a calm face.

"It's not that we have to work together, we're just developing software, and the source code can't be open to you. We also want to release it on the IOS side, but we don't have an IOS system architecture, and the smart assistant can't control the mobile phone system, so the role of the smart assistant can't be played.

The only way for us to develop IOS is for you to open up the source code of IOS to our company. If this condition cannot be agreed, then Mr. Cook will return empty-handed this time. ”

After Chen Mo finished speaking, he picked up the tea prepared by Xiao Yu and took a sip, waiting quietly.

At this time, Cook's eyes were constantly flickering, and his face was not very good. Chen Mo's request is too big, even if he is it, it is impossible to open up the source code of IOS to Chen Mo casually.

Bowing to a company that has just been established for half a year is not an ordinary blow to Apple. Moreover, the source code of IOS is related to deeper security issues.

They could not have unilaterally handed over such an important thing to a Huaxia company, and the board of directors would not allow him to do so.

"Mr. Chen, is there any other way?" Cook said.

"Mr. Cook, the security of your company's IOS system is too good, and we can't bypass the mobile phone system and control the mobile phone. Besides, you have Siri in your company, so you don't really need our Fluttershy. ”

After thinking for a long time, Cook sighed and stood up: "Chen, I need to think about your proposal." ”

"Okay, would you like to take a tour of the company, Mr. Cook?"

"No need, I'll go back first, looking forward to the next time we meet." Cook reached out and shook hands with Chen Mo.

"Zhao Min, go and send Mr. Cook." Chen Mo smiled at Zhao Min.

"Okay."

Zhao Min smiled and nodded, and led Cook out of the company's reception room. Not long after, the group left the marching ant company under the leadership of the staff.

As soon as I walked to the door of the company, the reporter guarding the gate of the company was shooting wildly.

The news of Cook's entry into Apple has been spread in the circle of journalists.

The reporters who had left the marching ant company returned again, and at this time more than forty reporters were outside the office building of the marching ant company, waiting for Cook to come out of it.

"Mr. Zhao, what kind of cooperation have you reached this time?"

"Mr. Cook, what is the partnership between you and the Marching Ant Company?"

"Mr. Zhao......"

A group of reporters gathered around and began to ask questions frantically.

Cook walked to the car door and turned to look at the reporters around him, a slight smile on his face.

"Thank you journalists, I am very happy to be invited to the marching ant company to talk about cooperation with them this time, and I had a very pleasant exchange with them. Marching ant is a very promising enterprise, and in the future, the two of us will have more opportunities for cooperation. ”

After saying this to reporters, Cook got into the car. After closing the car door, Cook's smile immediately retracted, and his face turned bad. In the eyes of many reporters, the dust is gone.