In the banquet hall.
Ma Yun narrowed his eyes and did not speak for a long time!
Li Dong was too sinister!
To sell or not to sell?
If he sold, he would not suffer a loss. But would he be willing to watch Asia's largest e-commerce platform become someone else's?
He was not willing!
Ma Yun was not the kind of person who was willing to admit defeat. Furthermore, he had not lost yet!
Could Li Dong's Wan Jia Wang really deal a fatal blow to Taobao?
Could Wan Jia Wang really defeat Taobao?
Ma Yun did not think he would lose. On the contrary, Li Dong had a higher chance of losing. Far away, the probability of him winning was only 30%!
But if he did not sell, not to mention the two major shareholders, he would not be able to hold today's financing reception!
Li Dong had offered 10 billion USD. What about the other financiers?
How much should they offer?
10 billion USD?
That was impossible!
According to Ma Yun's previous calculations, he was willing to even reach 5 billion USD after the financing.
But now that Li Dong had stirred things up, even if he agreed, would the shareholders agree? Would the company's executives agree? Would Ali's people agree?
Li Dong had offered 10 billion USD before the financing.
Based on everyone's expectations, before Taobao's financing, it should have at least 6 to 7 billion USD, right?
But in fact, if he really wanted to raise funds with this goal, Ma Yun was sure that no investment bank would agree!
Li Dong was Li Dong, and they were them.
Li Dong's acquisition of Taobao would supplement the industry and create the world's number one e-commerce platform. It would remove one of their biggest e-commerce competitors …
Far away's attack after the financing. The two could not be mentioned in the same breath.
Therefore, Li Dong's offer did not represent anyone, nor did it represent Taobao's value.
But no one could ignore the 10 billion USD figure!
Ma Yun looked around the room. As expected, some of the investment bank managers' expressions changed. Obviously, they were also in a state of dilemma.
At this time, many of Ali's executives were also full of anticipation.
Sell!
If they sold Taobao, they would not have to face Far away's attack, and they could still get more than 66 billion RMB. This was an astronomical figure to everyone!
It was easy and there was money to be earned. For Ali, who had been emptied, it was a good deal.
This included some of the founders. These people were the minority shareholders of the group, and they were also looking forward to it. Almost half of them wished they could agree on Ma Yun's behalf!
As for Yahoo! and SoftBank, the bosses of these two companies had also attended this financing reception.
Although they did not say anything, Yang Zhiyuan from Yahoo held his wine glass and slowly sipped his wine. He did not refute Li Dong's 10 billion USD claim.
Although they did not say anything, Yahoo!'s Yang Zhiyuan was sipping his wine and did not refute Li Dong's offer of 10 billion USD.
Li Dong said that it was not worth the price and offered a price of 10 billion USD. Yang Zhiyuan was there, and he did not refute, which meant that he agreed with this statement.
Li Dong said it was not worth it and offered 10 billion USD. Yang Zhiyuan was present, and he did not refute it. That meant he agreed with Li Dong's offer.
Ali was in a bad situation now, and both parties had been in conflict for a long time.
Yahoo! had invested 1 billion USD in 2005, and with Yahoo!'s business in Hua Xia, even if Hua Xia's business was worth 200 million USD, they could get back 10 billion USD. The return was more than 800% in four years.
Yang Zhiyuan was willing to get this return!
The money in his hands was the real money.
If Ma Yun continued to do this, once Taobao and Alipay were defeated Far away, the value of Ali would be greatly reduced. It was hard to say if Ma Yun could recover his capital!
Yahoo! had agreed, but Softbank …
Ma Yun glanced at Sun Zhenyi from the corner of his eyes. Sun Zhenyi was smiling as if he did not hear Li Dong's words.
But the more it was like this, the more alert Ma Yun was!
Sun Zhenyi was tempted!
If he was not tempted, the first thing he would do at this time was to stand out and help Ma Yun out of the predicament.
As Ali's third-largest shareholder, Li Dong was ruining Taobao's financing reception, and Sun Zhenyi had the right to ask Li Dong to shut up.
Of course, he could be polite and invite Li Dong to negotiate privately.
But Sun Zhenyi did not!
Ma Yun was frustrated and annoyed!
Li Dong was trying to force him to abdicate!
From the looks of it, Feng Yu's plan was successful.
No matter if Feng Yu agreed or not, he would be in big trouble.
If he agreed, he would not be happy. Some of Ali's higher management would not be happy. Some of Taobao's senior executives would not be happy. Even some of the employees who were ready to fight would not be happy.
Also, if he agreed, Ali's morale would be affected, and they might not have the confidence to face Far away in the future.
But if he did not agree, it would be more troublesome.
Shareholders, higher management, employees, and Far away would be competing with Ali in the future. Once Ali fell into a disadvantage, someone would definitely use this as an excuse.
Taobao, which was worth tens of billions of USD, was destroyed by Ma Yun. Other than Ma Yun, who else would be responsible for this?
Also, this Taobao's financing will definitely fail and become a joke in everyone's eyes!
Ma Yun must not mention the 5 billion USD target again. If he mentioned it, he might be scolded by Ali's own people.
Not to mention, the failure of the financing was almost an irrefutable fact.
…
At the venue.
It was extremely quiet.
No one said a word, including Ma Yun. He did not say anything for a while.
It was not that Ma Yun did not want to say it, but it was not the right time for him to say it. He needed someone to help him get out of this embarrassing situation.
He knew that someone would help him get out of this embarrassing situation very soon.
Sure enough, just as the atmosphere was getting heavy, Cai Chongxin, who had just arrived, laughed and said, "General Manager Li, don't joke around.
Far away does not have the funds to buy it. Even if they do, 10 billion USD is not enough.
Taobao is not just Taobao. If we are really bought by you, what will happen to our Alipay?
What will happen to our reputation?
What will happen to our rookie logistics?
There was also a series of arrangements and arrangements, but they were all useless.
If we really want to buy it, doesn't that mean that we have to sell all our assets?
If we sell them all, we might as well just sell it to Ali. Don't you think so? "
Ma Yun knew that his old partner would definitely come and help him out. After Cai Chongxin finished speaking, Ma Yun laughed and said, "Li Dong, don't make such jokes next time. Are you trying to make trouble for me? Although Taobao is independent, as Old Cai said, it is not independent. If we really want to buy it, let alone 10 billion USD, even 20 billion USD is not possible. You are really good at scheming. If we sell Taobao to you, what will happen to our other assets? Why don't you just empty Ali and I'll sell it to you … "
Ma Yun was just joking to get out of this embarrassing situation.
But who knew that just as he finished speaking, Li Dong suddenly laughed and said, "Sure! Old Ma, I never joke around! If you are really willing to sell Ali, I will buy it! How much do you want? Name your price! I, Li Dong, am willing to sell everything I have. I guarantee that I will not give a single cent less. 30 billion USD as the minimum. I can even consider if you offer 40 billion USD! "
"Boom!"
The scene was in chaos!
Li Dong is crazy!
Buying Ali for 40 billion USD? Is he crazy?
Ma Yun's face was also ugly. He said calmly, "Li Dong, this is not appropriate, right? Furthermore, even if you sell everything you have, you will not be able to raise 40 billion USD. Also, from what I can see, Ali is not someone that can be replaced by 40 billion USD. "
Li Dong laughed and said, "That's what you think. You can ask Director Yang and Director Sun. How much is Ali worth? How big is Ali's future? If you think it's worth 100 billion USD, should I offer 100 billion USD? If you really think so, doesn't that mean that Yahoo's shares are worth around 40 billion USD? Old Ma, then why did you reject Director Yang's offer of 12 billion USD? That's not appropriate, right? "
"Li Dong!"
Ma Yun's face was ugly. This time, he was tricked by Li Dong.
When Ma Yun said that Ali is not worth much, Li Dong dares to offer a low price to buy Ali.
When Ma Yun said that Ali is valuable, Li Dong dares to provoke Yang Zhiyuan, telling him that 12 billion USD is not enough.
Since Ma Yun thinks so highly of Ali, why are you not willing to buy it back even 12 billion USD?
Although everyone in the room was smart, and Yang Zhiyuan and his team were no fools, Yang Zhiyuan did not refute Li Dong's decision to help Yahoo.
Softbank will also not refute.
Ma Yun took a deep breath and said, "Li Dong, if you are joking, then I will pretend that I did not hear this.
If you are serious, then we can talk about it slowly.
You want to buy Ali? Fine. I will not reject you, and we can talk about it.
I know what you are trying to say. You are worried that your Wan Jia Network and Wan Toon will fall into a disadvantageous position after our funding, and it might even collapse. This will cause a chain reaction, and Faraway Group will collapse.
Since that's the case, then I will fulfill your wish!
You are in a much more difficult situation than Ali, and I don't believe that you can raise so many funds. Everyone in the industry knows about Far Away's situation.
Li Dong, you are thinking too much if you want to play delaying tactics with me.
Everyone here is smart, and you can ask Director Yang and Director Sun. Can't they tell?
You came out personally to delay our funding, and it proves that you are afraid.
If I am not wrong, Far Away might not be able to fight now. You don't need to play these little tricks in front of me. You will only be embarrassing yourself! "
Many people at the scene looked at Li Dong when they heard this. This time, they were going to see a big show!
Obviously, Ma Yun was angered and started to fight back against Li Dong in front of everyone. He wanted to drag Li Dong down with him, and now it all depended on what Li Dong had to say.
Moreover, what Li Dong said this time was not without the same meaning as what Ma Yun said.
He was delaying Ali's funding to give himself time to prepare. Ma Yun said that Far Away might not be able to fight, and it might be the truth.
But Li Dong thought nothing of it. He snorted disdainfully and said, "Old Ma, I'm discussing business with you, and you're attacking me personally. Boring.
What fight?
Do you think it's a war?
I was joking when I said I wanted to acquire Ali. Far Away does not have the ability to do so.
But I was 100% serious when I said I wanted to acquire Taobao!
It's only 10 billion USD. Far Away can raise about 4 billion USD now, and the bank has promised to lend us 2 billion USD.
Furthermore, I am not buying it alone. Tencent will invest 1 billion USD, and I am prepared to bring in a few other investors to buy Taobao together.
Even Softbank, Goldman Sachs, and other investment banks can participate.
Everyone, we will build the world's largest retail business district, the largest e-commerce platform, and Far Away's offline business district. Our revenue will exceed 1 trillion USD, or even more!
A retail business district with more than 200 billion USD in revenue. Not only will we be the world's number one online, but we will also be the world's number one in the retail industry within two to three years!
At that time, we will be worth tens of billions of USD.
Ma Yun, you don't have to be my opponent. We can work together. I have said that I can even accept Alipay to enter Far Away Mall.
You think I am joking?
I, Li Dong, never joke around!
I dare to bring in Tenpay and UnionPay Online. Why can't I bring in Alipay?
That's why the impact on Ali's other businesses is non-existent.
As for Famous Tablet Network, Newbie Logistics, you all can do it yourselves. It will still be the same as before, or you can let us do it. How much are these things worth?
I am discussing these with you seriously, and I am not trying to cause trouble.
All of you are businessmen, and you should understand what I mean. Do you all think that I, Li Dong, am trying to cause trouble? "
At this time, everyone was a little overwhelmed!
Li Dong is really prepared to acquire Taobao, and he wants to bring in some investment institutions to buy it together and build the world's largest retail business district!
Once the acquisition of Taobao is completed, Far Away Mall will become the world's number one e-commerce platform.
Far Away might really be able to surpass Wal-Mart and become the world's number one retail group, and not just an e-commerce platform.
Far Away is still working together online and offline. Currently, it is only limited to Hua Xia, and there is still a lot of room for growth in the world.
Wal-Mart's market value is more than 200 billion USD, and this is the actual value. Its market value is more than 200 billion USD, and it is incomparable to an internet company.
Once Far Away's performance exceeds Wal-Mart's, the market value of its online platform alone might surpass Wal-Mart's.
Far Away has the hope to achieve this goal now!
In an instant, many people in the investment banks are ready to make a move.
Instead of financing Taobao, it is better to work with Far Away and acquire Taobao. The future returns are much brighter and more promising than Taobao.
The competition between Taobao and Far Away has not started yet. If they invest in Taobao now, who knows if they will make a profit or a loss?
But if they invested in Distance and completed the acquisition, almost everyone was sure that they would make a profit!
…
Ma Yun regretted his decision when he saw everyone's gaze!
He rarely regrets, but this time, he really regretted it.
He should not have let Li Dong in. He had said before that he will not let him in, but he did not take it seriously and let the wolf in.
Li Dong's words were almost certain that the financing this time was a 100% failure.
When Li Dong said that he wants to acquire Taobao with other investment banks, Ma Yun realized that the situation is completely out of control!
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