By the time Ma Yun realized that he had lost control, it was already too late.
In the crowd, someone suddenly said in a low voice, "It doesn't seem impossible to build the world's number one retail business district."
"At the very least, the world's number one e-commerce platform won't run away."
"10 billion USD, then General Manager Li will earn a lot this time."
"If he can earn it, it's because he has the confidence. Without Far Away Mall, where can he earn it?"
"That's true. Ali has Taobao, but they didn't earn it either …"
"What are you saying? They haven't earned 10 billion USD? How much did they invest? It's not even 2 billion USD. "
"…"
Some of the investors at the scene discussed in low voices. At this time, no one was discussing Taobao's financing anymore.
Ma Yun looked deeply at Li Dong and said after a while, "We'll talk about this later. Li Dong, I underestimated you."
At this time, it was not suitable for Ma Yun to say anything more.
After all, Taobao's financing reception had not ended. If he continued talking, regardless of whether he won or lost, it would only make him more embarrassed.
Of course, there was one thing that Ma Yun did not want to admit. If he continued talking, it might make him even more embarrassed today.
Li Dong laughed and said, "It's a win-win cooperation. There's really no need to treat me as an opponent.
Also, Director Yang and Director Sun, if you're interested, you can even discuss with me about selling Ali's shares.
As for me, I don't really like to worry.
Old Ma, if Far Away can really enter Ali, I don't need to vote. I can even agree to your partnership system, and Ali will still be in your hands.
I will also share Far Away's resources with Ali.
Once the two of us become one, who can compete with us in the internet finance and internet e-commerce field! "
The phrase "who can compete with us" made Ma Yun's face turn green!
He could allow Softbank to enter, he could allow Yahoo to enter, he could even allow Tencent to enter, but not Far away!
Even if it was really as Li Dong said, that the two companies would merge and become the dominant company in the industry and even the world, Ma Yun was not willing to do so!
Even if Li Dong really agreed that he would only be a controlling shareholder, without any management or voting rights, Ma Yun would still not agree!
That was because it was not a matter of administrative authority.
Bringing in an investment bank was not the same as bringing in his biggest competitor.
If Ma Yun really allowed Li Dong to participate, even if he still had control over Ali, he would actually be working for Li Dong.
They were willing to help investment banks, investors, and anyone else, but they were not willing to help their competitors, who were their biggest competitors!
No matter how many investment banks brought in Ali, no matter how low Ma Yun's shares are, Ali will still be Ma Yun's Ali in the eyes of others.
But if he brought in Li Dong, he will become Li Dong's Ali, and no one will mention him, Ma Yun.
Ma Yun took a deep breath and said, "You can give it a try!"
Li Dong replied. "There's no harm in trying. Yahoo has 39%, and Softbank has 27%. Even if there is a buyback agreement, we will have to see if Ali has the money to buy back the shares!"
Investment banks would usually sign buyback agreements before investing in a company, and some companies would even sign buyback agreements before their IPO.
After these agreements were signed, if the company wants to sell their shares, they must wait for the company to give up on the buyback before others can buy the shares.
But if the company does not have the money, the buyback agreement is just an empty piece of paper.
It's fine if Ali is not delisted, but once it is delisted, many restrictions will disappear.
If Li Dong can come to an agreement with the two investment banks, and Ali does not have the money to buy back the shares, then it's not impossible for Li Dong to take control of Ali.
Then again, Li Dong also does not have the money.
But he is famous, and that's enough!
Right now, Li Dong is famous all over the world, and many investment banks are optimistic about him. Some are even willing to lend to him.
Once he obtains Ali, he will be able to create the world's top retail ecosystem and one of the top three online payment systems in the world.
"You want to fight with me to the end?"
"Old Ma, why are you doing this? Don't you understand what I mean? We don't have to be opponents, and we can be partners. "
"I, Ma Yun, am not used to working for others!"
"I am not asking you to work for me. We are fighting for our dreams together. Ali is still Ma Yun's Ali, and I, Li Dong, am only an investor. What's the difference?"
"…"
The more they talked, the more tense the atmosphere became. At this time, Cai Chongxin stepped forward and glanced at Li Dong. He sighed and said, "Chief Li, I think you can go back now. As for the acquisition of Taobao, this is a big matter, and we need a formal letter of intent. Next, we will hold a shareholders' meeting and a board meeting, and I hope that General Manager Li can understand our feelings. "
Li Dong smiled, "Of course I can understand. I'm also very sorry for being presumptuous this time.
We will soon send the formal letter of intent to Ali.
If the acquisition of Taobao makes you feel unwilling to hand over the child that you have raised for so many years, I don't mind just holding the shares and cooperating with Ali to expand this market.
Even if we don't hold the shares, I can accept it if we share it equally.
We will state all these in the letter of intent.
I am talking about business seriously, and General Manager Cai should be able to understand me. Old Ma might find it hard to accept it for the time being, and I hope General Manager Cai can talk to him later. "
Ma Yun said with a livid face, "Thank you for your concern. Take care, I won't see you out!"
Li Dong said in disappointment, "I understand your attitude, but as your friend, I am really disappointed …"
Bai Su hurriedly pulled him back. Boss, don't provoke him anymore!
If you provoke Old Ma again, he looks like he really wants to kill you. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to leave the hotel?
Now that things have turned out like this, the cocktail party that Ali has prepared for so many days has been completely ruined. If you don't leave now, you will get beaten up!
Li Dong smiled and did not provoke Ma Yun anymore. Instead, he turned to the others and said, "Everyone, I will not disturb you today.
But if you have the intention to cooperate, we can talk about it together.
Far away's letter of intent will soon be sent to Ali.
Far away's ability is limited, and I, Li Dong, do not dare to monopolize the entire Hua Xia online shopping market. To build the world's first e-commerce platform, we still need to work together!
First, we have the world's largest social media platform, and now we have the world's first e-commerce platform. If we can become the world's first online payment platform …
Everyone, the future is destined to be bright!
I hope that in the near future, we can stand on the stage of Nasdaq together and ring the bell of listing together! "
Clap, clap, clap!
The applause at the scene was thunderous. However, such applause made Ma Yun extremely embarrassed.
Tonight's financing cocktail party had almost become Li Dong's personal show.
No wonder, no wonder when he said that he invited Li Dong to attend Ali's tenth anniversary party, everyone said that he was stupid. He was really stupid!
Li Dong, that bastard, wherever he appeared, nothing good would happen.
To put it nicely, it was a business discussion, but in fact, it was to destroy the party and boost his own and Far away's status.
The world's first social media platform, the world's first e-commerce platform. These words would probably be deeply imprinted in everyone's hearts.
Seeing Li Dong walking away, Ma Yun did not see him off. He would not see him off.
After he left, Ma Yun looked at the other people's distracted expressions. He said wearily, "Old Cai, you stay for the discussion. I'm going to rest."
Cai Chongxin said softly, "Old Ma, don't be discouraged …"
"I'm not discouraged!"
Ma Yun said in a deep voice, "From the beginning till now, I have never thought of giving up!
I'm just a little tired. Maybe I really did not do my best, and our investors have lost confidence in us!
Look at Yang Zhiyuan, and then look at Sun Zhenyi. From the beginning to the end, they did not say a word!
Even when Li Dong said he wanted to buy their shares, they did not say a word.
Old Cai, they are tempted and wavering!
I did not manage to get our investors to stand firmly on our side. Maybe I should reflect on it. "
Cai Chongxin sighed. Ma Yun was telling the truth.
Ali's two biggest shareholders had wavered on Ali.
This was Li Dong's biggest gain this time!
These two shareholders held 66% of Ali's shares!
They wavered, and it was a disaster for Ali.
Previously, only Yahoo was a problem. Now, SoftBank might also be a problem for them.
Far away was about to be launched on Wanjia Web. Ali's financing failed, and the two biggest investors wavered. A large number of third-party merchants went to Far away, and their courier companies increased their prices …
Far away's market share was also being swallowed by Alipay!
It can be said that other than Far away's B2B industry, Ali had lost in almost all areas.
At this time, Ma Yun was already considered mentally strong for not being defeated by this setback.
Cai Chongxin patted Ma Yun's shoulder and said seriously, "It's okay. We were in a worse situation back then, but didn't we still survive?
When we started Taobao, we started from zero, and Ebay already had more than 80% of the market share. But they still lost to us in the end.
Now, no matter how difficult it is, it's not as difficult as back then.
Old Ma, don't think too much.
What's more, this financing might not necessarily fail.
Li Dong had set the tone for us. Starting from ten billion USD wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
Think about it. We are now valued at 8 billion USD. If we tell them that after the financing, we might sell to Far away, and the price will be better than now. Maybe in a month, they will be able to make a lot of money, and they can also use Taobao's platform to enter Far away's platform. Won't they be tempted?
Not every company can enter Far away. Li Dong is not interested in some of the smaller companies.
We can accept them!
We can use Li Dong's power to maximize our value.
Li Dong thinks that this will be a blow to us, slow down our progress, and control our funds. That is his personal opinion!
In my opinion, what he said this time is actually good news for us.
We can use Li Dong's fame and reputation to help us complete the financing. Maybe we can make more money than before! "
Ma Yun's eyes suddenly lit up. He smiled and said, "Old Cai, I have to say, if it wasn't for you, I might not have been able to hold on.
What you said makes sense!
Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that this guy is quite famous.
Since he wants to acquire Taobao, then let's borrow the chicken to lay the egg. This time, we will use his reputation to help us complete the financing.
Li Dong likes to make quick decisions, so I have to tell our investors to quickly enter Taobao before Li Dong acquires Taobao.
Otherwise, they won't have a chance if we decide to sell Taobao! "
Cai Chongxin saw that he had regained his fighting spirit and couldn't help but smile. "That's why I said that we have to look at the bright side of everything. Think about it. When Li Dong finds out about this, won't he vomit blood in anger? He was used to acting in the name of a tiger. In the past, he had always used other people's names to do things and profit. This time, we are borrowing his name, and he is the one who came to us. In the end, we will use this fund to defeat Far away and complete the counterattack. That will be a great thing! "
"That's right. That makes sense!"
Ma Yun responded in high spirits and then clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.
Some investors looked over. When they saw the smile on Ma Yun's face, many of them could not help but be stunned.
Just from this point alone, they had to admire Ma Yun's mental fortitude.
Li Dong had stimulated him quite a bit just now, but he recovered in such a short time?
Entrepreneurs, especially successful ones, must have a good mental fortitude.
Ma Yun definitely had it!
Seeing everyone looking at him, Ma Yun smiled. "Everyone has heard Li Dong's words just now.
The acquisition of Taobao, Taobao is worth at least USD 10 billion now.
He said it himself. I think it won't be difficult to get even 12 billion USD if we continue to negotiate. After all, Li Dong is rich.
According to him, his personal wealth is already USD 40 billion. I want to add 2 billion to create the world's largest retail ecosystem, and he will agree.
Of course, I'm not saying that he will agree.
But no matter what, Taobao's value is still here.
This time, Taobao's financing will continue. I'm saying all this to tell everyone that I might not be able to defeat Far Away, but I can guarantee that even if I can't defeat Far Away, I will not let Taobao decline!
If it really comes down to it, we can totally discuss the acquisition with Far Away.
Maybe in a month or two, maybe three to five months. If we win, our investors will all get a handsome return.
If we lose, it doesn't matter. Someone will back us up.
Everyone, Li Dong's standards are too high. His Far Away rarely accepts small and medium-sized investment institutions … "
Ma Yun had completely put down his pride this time and praised Li Dong very highly.
He didn't even care about belittling himself and told everyone that if there was no hope, then he would sell Taobao.
He would definitely fight for a satisfactory price for everyone!
If he won, everyone would be happy.
If he lost, Far Away would back him up.
Since there would be returns regardless of whether he won or lost, was it not worth the gamble?
And would Li Dong back him up?
Ma Yun said loudly at the end, "As long as he still wants to build the world's number one e-commerce platform, based on his character, everyone should know his choice!"
Some investors suddenly came to a realization!
Yes, based on Li Dong's character, as long as he still had ambition and wanted to quickly complete his plan, he would definitely back him up!
Just like Gome previously, almost all the investors did not lose anything.
Who would back him up in the end?
Of course it was Li Dong!
Because he needed Gome to complete his business plan!
It was the same for Taobao!
No matter how weak Taobao was, it wouldn't suddenly collapse.
Even if it didn't make money in the end, it would still be worth it to enter Taobao now and then enter Taobao Far Away!
For a moment, many investors were tempted and started talking to Ali's people.
Seeing this, Ding Lei, who had been wandering in the hall, could not help but sigh. "They're all heroes!"
These were not empty words. Ma Yun being able to turn the situation around in such a disadvantageous situation was not something an ordinary person could do.
If it were Ding Lei, he would not be able to instantly adjust his mentality after being dealt a blow by Li Dong. He would not hesitate to belittle himself and praise Li Dong to continue to control the situation.
Such mental fortitude was not something an ordinary person could do.
Ma Yun did it calmly and without any discomfort. Ding Lei could not help but admire him.
What was originally a simple cocktail party allowed many people to see the elegance of the two big shots in the business world, Hua Xia.
Li Dong's words this time almost put Ali in a desperate situation. In the end, Ma Yun turned the situation around under such circumstances and even accelerated the scale and speed of the financing. They had to be impressed!
Even with Cai Chongxin's reminder, if Ma Yun could not put down his pride, he would not be able to do all this.
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