003: VAM
Xiao Tang's footsteps paused, and he stopped the action of opening the door in his hand,
His eyes also returned to the old man sitting across from him, revealing a fox-like smirk.
Xiao Tang's eyes narrowed slightly, "This should be the other party's ultimate goal!" ”
He knew that as long as he opened the door and left now, it meant that his plan had completely failed, and he would never have a chance again.
So Xiao Tang turned around, and when he sat back at the negotiation table, he said directly: "Tell me your opinion?" ”
Nodding, Russell stroked his forehead and said with a smile: "I can be the master to lend you 400,000 US dollars, and Morgan Stanley will inject 400,000 yuan, and each party will account for one-third of the shares, and the remaining one-third of the shares will be used for gambling."
In one year's time, if the valuation of the Star Daily can exceed five times the current value, which is the valuation of four million US dollars, you can get one-sixth of the equity as a reward, and if you don't succeed, one-sixth of the equity will go to Da Mo.
2. If you can go public in three years, or the valuation exceeds 10 million US dollars, that is, 50 million Hong Kong dollars, you can get the remaining one-sixth of the equity, if you meet both conditions, then you are the largest shareholder of the newspaper company controlling two-thirds of the equity.
Interested? Youngster! ”
Russell looked at Xiao Tang with a smile on his face, and just when Xiao Tang thought that this was the end, the old white fox released another condition, that is, the repurchase clause, if the newspaper's business performance does not rise but declines within one year, the repurchase clause will be triggered, and Xiao Tang will personally repurchase all the shares in Da Mo's hands at the same price.
And at that time, Da Mo's equity had reached one-half according to the contract, and it also retained one-sixth of the VAM clause.
When he heard this, Xiao Tang's face was already cloudy.
It can be said that all the risks in this incident are borne by him alone, and the fruits of success will be distributed to Da Mo at least one-third.
Although Xiao Tang was unwilling, he still nodded and agreed, at least now he couldn't find anyone else who could help him except Da Mo.
Although the conditions given by the other party were very harsh and almost perverted, in order to get 44 million Hong Kong dollars in financing, he could only pinch his nose and admit it.
Whoever made him poor and had nothing, even if the road ahead was catastrophic, as long as there was a chance, he was willing to fight.
When he thought of this, Xiao Tang's eyes were much firmer, whether it was in his previous life or in this life, he was an out-and-out gambler, once he found an opportunity, as long as there was a 20% chance of winning, he would not give up.
nodded, and when Xiao Tang looked at Russell, a white old man, again, he was ready in his heart,
I saw him look at the old man with a very serious expression and said: "I agree to sign a bet with Morgan Stanley, but there is one thing I hope Mr. Russell can promise me, under the same conditions of the company's equity, whether it is the board of directors or the company's management, it must be based on my opinion, even Da Mo can not intervene, it can be said that before I completely lose the bet, Da Mo is only doing financial investment." ”
Russell lowered his head and was silent for about two or three minutes, it is undeniable that in Russell's opinion, Xiao Tang is a young man with a strong desire to control, but he is also a guy with clear thinking, business sense and keen sense, which can be glimpsed from the other party's planning book Russell, and it can even be said that the other party is the most unique young man he has seen over the years
Confident, sharp, even in the face of investment banking bosses like themselves, there is a distance, and they will not give up their bottom line because of lack of funds.
After thinking seriously for a while, George Russell leaked his signature smirk again, spread his hands and said: "No problem at all, this clause can be written into the contract, the biggest reason why I am willing to invest in this newspaper is that young people Your plan has impressed me, I think you can lead this company to make a profit, so it is a pleasure to cooperate......"
The old man had already stood up from his place at this time and handed out a right hand to Xiao Tang.
At this time, Xiao Tang also suppressed his troubled thoughts in a timely manner, stood up with a smile and said: "Mr. Russell, time will prove that you are a very discerning investor, but before that, I hope that Da Mo can send two accountants and legal counsel to complete the due diligence before the acquisition of "Star Daily" with me." ”
George Russell on the other side was stunned for a moment, but he immediately reacted that Xiao Tang wanted to prostitute for nothing, and wanted to do things without paying.
However, he didn't mind, but nodded very generously and said with a smile: "There is no problem with this, I think they will meet you at noon tomorrow"
Xiao Tang smiled slightly, the whole development of things deviated a little from the preset route, but it did not develop to the worst ending of the failed acquisition.
Otherwise, at that time, Xiao Tang could only cover his face and go to the "Star Daily" to tell the boss: "Boss Wu, it's not that I deliberately released your pigeons, but I invited a feng shui master to calculate a hexagram for me, and people told me that the water in this newspaper is very deep, and I am too young to hold it." ”
Although the final outcome must have been that Xiao Tang was kicked out of the newspaper office with a size 45 leather shoe.
There are no more.
Compared with George Russell's robbery, Xiao Tang himself is not a good person, and the most important part of the contract in the negotiation with the Star Daily is that within the fifteen-day exclusive period, Xiao Tang can unconditionally terminate the acquisition, but as the acquiree, "Star Daily" cannot make any unfavorable acquisition, otherwise it will compensate Xiao Tang double the compensation of the transaction price.
The boss of the "Star Daily" was anxious to sell the newspaper, so he could only reluctantly agree to sign the agreement.
In fact, Xiao Tang and George Russell are the same kind of people.
The real disadvantaged group is the Star Daily
Now he is being manipulated like a cargo, without any dominance.
After discussing some specific operational matters with George Russell, George Russell told Xiao Tang that tomorrow there would be Da Mo Legal Affairs to bring the contract and make the final decision with Xiao Tang.
After that, Da Mo will give Xiao Tang a 2 million Hong Kong dollars equity pledge loan and 2 million Hong Kong dollars of equity financing, a total of 4 million Hong Kong dollars.
It is not difficult to see that the president of Da Mo's Asia region is very interested in Xiao Tang and does not hesitate to spend a lot of money.
Although he controlled Da Mo's risk to a minimum, there was also the risk of insolvency, Xiao Tang becoming a lai, and there is no specific way for Lao lai in today's society.
It can be said that both Xiao Tang and Da Mo are taking great risks, and the only sustenance is that Xiao Tang can really make the value of the newspaper bigger.
And the old man in front of him was obviously a very radical guy who was willing to gamble on Xiao Tang.
When Xiao Tang left the restaurant, it was already two hours later.
The rain outside is getting heavier and heavier, but at this time, Xiao Tang is not as depressed as he was when he left HSBC, but he looked very excited after leaving the tea restaurant.
The boulder in his heart fell, and Xiao Tang almost let himself go in the rain, but fortunately, he was still a reserved person, and he did not do anything radical in front of the public, which attracted people's attention.
After waiting at the bus stop for a bus to Kowloon, Xiao Tang took the bus back to his rented apartment in Kowloon Tong, where the headquarters of the Star Daily newspaper was located near Broadcasting Road. So after initially selecting the target, Xiao Tang rented a house here, which was also to facilitate future work.
Through the glass window of the bus, the raindrops crackled and beaten, and Xiao Tang looked at the scenery outside the window.
The Xiangjiang River in the smoke and rain, the place where he set sail in Xiao Tang