Bill Gates realized that things did not develop in the direction he had imagined. Didn't they say that the Chinese officials were greedy for money or forget themselves when they saw political achievements?
1 billion USD for 51% shares. Based on the current market value of Lenovo Kingsoft, this was a 20% premium. How can Microsoft not be satisfied?
Furthermore, Microsoft was Microsoft. Many companies were begging for Microsoft's investment.
This was not including Microsoft's technology investment.
Seems like the other party was not satisfied with the price. Bill Gates did not expect Hua Xia's people to be so greedy.
Bill Gates had asked Ballmer to call Feng Yu in advance because he does not want the price to be too high. If Bill Gates could get Feng Yu to cooperate with Lenovo Kingsoft, he could save a lot of money and prevent Feng Yu from going against Microsoft again.
But in the end, Manager Wei agreed to let his secretary bring Bill Gates to Lenovo Kingsoft.
Bill Gates was satisfied with this. He had heard that all the government officials on Hua Xia's side were very influential. With Bill Gates's secretary, the other party should be able to compromise easily.
But Bill Gates did not realize that Manager Wei did not want to talk to him.
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"Lei, after Microsoft invests in Lenovo, we will increase your salaries. Not only in cash, but also in shares." Bill Gates gave Bill Gates an olive branch.
These two were the founders of Lenovo Kingsoft. If they agree, things will be easier. Even if Bill Gates did not succeed, he could still poach these two people to Hua Xia's company.
Since the two of them were jumping ship, they should have brought some elites with them, right? Microsoft will surely be able to suppress Lenovo Kingsoft in Hua Xia.
Qiu Bojun and Lei Dajun looked at each other. Microsoft's management team was very capable, but Bill Gates's management skills were average. Now, they knew it was not an exaggeration.
In a big company, the leaders do not need to think of any good ideas. They can just let their subordinates do the work, and the subordinates will come up with a few ideas. The leader only needs to choose one of them.
That's why many people said that the most important thing for the top management of a Fortune 500 company was their connections and not their capabilities. Even a primary school student can be a good executive as they have a strong management team.
Of course, it will be better if this executive is capable. Just like eBay's Ms. Whitman, many companies are fighting to hire her.
Lenovo Kingsoft Software, Qiu Bojun is the Chairman, and Lei Jun is the CEO. But both of them are only minor shareholders. Now, Lenovo Kingsoft's shares had changed a few times. Lenovo Group owns 30%, Taihua Holdings owns 35%, Polar Bear Holdings owns 25%, Qiu Bojun owns 3%, Lei Jun owns 2%, and the rest of the senior staff owns about 5%.
Three percent would become the chairman, and two percent would become the president. This showed how much trust the three controlling shareholders had in them. Of course, this was also the condition that Feng Yu had promised them.
Although it was only a verbal condition, Feng Yu kept his promise, and they had never been put in a difficult position in terms of management.
But once Microsoft owns the controlling stake, will they still be the Chairman? At most, they would be the president and CEO, and they might not even be the two of them. The company's power will be in Microsoft's hands, and they will not be able to make decisions so easily.
Bill Gates had offered to increase their salaries, but they would rather not increase their salaries if they lose control of the company. Furthermore, their current income is not low. Also, Lenovo Kingsoft will be listed next year, and their share prices will shoot up. They will not have to worry about money.
Therefore, Bill Gates's offer, which he thought was good, was not attractive at all in their eyes. Furthermore, they had set up Lenovo Kingsoft because they want to be Hua Xia's own software company and defeat those foreign software companies.
Kirilenko had invested in Lenovo Kingsoft because he had promised to invest in the company's technologies, funds, and market share. He had also promised that he will not affect the company's management.
After such a long time, Kirilenko had indeed fulfilled his promise. Moreover, the technical personnel over there were indeed strong. Just the development of their operating system, anti-virus software, and translation software had helped them a lot.
Bill Gates is different. He wants to own the controlling stake of Lenovo Kingsoft. How can they agree to let Hua Xia's company become a US company?
"Mr. Gates, our answer is the same. If Microsoft Hua Xia is a subsidiary of Lenovo Kingsoft, then we can negotiate. Other methods are off the table. "Qiu Bojun replied calmly.
Bill Gates was furious. I am here to talk about acquiring your company, and now you want to acquire our subsidiary? We are Microsoft, and we are the ones acquiring other companies. We have never heard of anyone acquiring our company!
The President of Microsoft Hua Xia's subsidiary, who had accompanied Bill Gates, said: "Manager Qiu, Manager Lei, our Chairman is here to meet your country's leader. Hua Xia's government is also supporting our company to invest in Lenovo Kingsoft. If not, why would Director Xu come along? "
Manager Wei's secretary, Director Xu, replied: "I am only here to introduce Mr. Gates to you. If there's nothing else, I will leave. The country will not interfere with our companies' business dealings. "
F * ck, you're a Chinese. It's fine if you're a citizen of the United States, but you're still talking about your country. If it wasn't for the fact that he was afraid of the negative impact, Director Xu really wanted to poke him in the back and ask where the f * ck were you born from!
At first, Qiu Bojun and the rest were worried that the government will interfere. But now, it seems that this is not the case. Bill Gates is just using his connections to intimidate others.
They looked at Bill Gates playfully, which made Bill Gates very embarrassed. This idiot. Didn't he say that Hua Xia's government officials will surely help us? How did this happen?
Bill Gates thought that with his reputation, it will be easy for him to invest in Lenovo. He had done this in many countries in Europe.
When the other party heard that it is Bill Gates, they will be overjoyed. But when he came to Huaxia, why were they so indifferent to him? Doesn't Hua Xia need investments? Didn't Hua Xia's government officials like to attract investors?
At this time, someone whom Bill Gates does not want to see appeared.
"Oh, Bill Gates. What a coincidence!"
The faint smile on Feng Yu's face and the slightly raised eyebrows seemed to be filled with mockery.
This Feng Yu must know that Bill Gates had failed and is here to make fun of him. But this time, Bill Gates must succeed.
"Feng, it's not a coincidence. I am here specially. I want 51% shares of Lenovo Kingsoft. Name your price. I know you can do it. "
Feng Yu had a 'what a coincidence' look on his face. "Ah? You want to buy Lenovo Kingsoft's shares? What a coincidence. I still want to ask if Microsoft Hua Xia is willing to sell. I also don't want a percentage of the shares. I want all of it. Name your price. "
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