50/50? How can it be 50/50?!
Masao Kameda had told Kirilenko that he would get 30/70, but Kirilenko had rejected him. He should have lowered his offer to at least 20/80. Or 2.5/7.5 is also fine. Why did it become 50/50?!
Does Lenovo Kingsoft not know that Apple and other companies had decided to cooperate with Softbank?
Kirilenko looked at the fax, and the terms stated clearly. Lenovo Kingsoft's software park must be the exclusive rights to download their software. Since it is now one of the exclusive rights, the terms had been lowered.
Sun Zhengyi narrowed his eyes. He knew why Kirilenko was so confident. Without these products, Lenovo Kingsoft's software park's profits will drop. But Softbank will also lose a huge sales platform, and their profits will also drop.
Also, there will be many other software companies on this platform, and they will have similar products. This will also affect their software sales.
For example, if you want to download a photoshop software, and there are hundreds of similar software, the first software will attract more users. This is because many users will choose to download the first software out of habit.
There will be some recommendations on the main page of the software park, and there will be many recommendations. The second page will also have many recommendations, and these will affect the software sales.
That's why the platform has another function. It is to filter recommendations.
Sun Zhengyi had thought that even if Kirilenko's terms did not change, Kirilenko will also agree to recommend the software developed by Softbank's subsidiaries better. The software must be at least second to Feng Yu's subsidiaries.
But Kirilenko had no intention of negotiating with Kirilenko and lowered their terms. Now, Softbank is at a disadvantage.
If Kirilenko agreed to lower their terms, they will be at a disadvantage. If Kirilenko did not agree, they will be at a disadvantage.
At this moment, Sun Zhengyi regretted his decision. Why did he not negotiate with Masao Kameda?
If he had negotiated with Kirilenko, things might not have turned out this way. Now, Softbank is in a difficult position. This matter needs to be discussed by the board of directors again.
The rest of Softbank's directors were shocked when they heard this. Lenovo Kingsoft was too much.
Some directors felt Lenovo Kingsoft should insist on a 90% split. Some of the directors felt that Softbank should ask Microsoft to invest in their software park. This will be the best for Softbank.
Everyone was talking at once, thinking about how to get the most benefits.
Sun Zhengyi looked at these directors with a bitter taste in his mouth. Did these people understand who they were negotiating with?
Lenovo Kingsoft's PC operating system can compete with Microsoft. Also, this is a company invested by Feng Yu. Do you think it is easy to invest in this company?
Who didn't know that Feng Yu was famous for not being short of money? Unless you could bring him more benefits, only then would he give you some shares.
Otherwise, why would they let you invest in a company that didn't lack funds, technology, or sales channels?
Sun Zhengyi knocked on the table and interrupted the discussion. "Everyone, quiet down. What you all said is indeed in line with Softbank's interests. But have you all considered if this is in line with Lenovo Kingsoft's interests?"
Cooperation had to be in line with the interests of both parties. The greater the benefits of one party, the lesser the benefits of the other. It all depended on the importance of both parties' contributions.
No one had ever heard of a cooperation where one party will benefit, and the other party will suffer losses. How can this be considered a cooperation?
Softbank's directors were stunned. They realized that they were only thinking about themselves. The cooperation with Apple and other companies had gone well, and they thought Softbank had the highest status in the industry.
But at the end of the day, Softbank could only be considered a second-tier IT company. It was large in scale but relatively scattered. It could not effectively integrate resources and lacked core competitiveness.
Also, the directors remembered that the World's Richest Man, Feng Yu, is a narrow-minded person. He had sold all his Microsoft shares and caused the internet bubble, causing Microsoft's share prices to drop by 40%!
Microsoft's share prices dropped by 40%, and more than 200 billion USD of market value disappeared. Those shareholders will suffer heavy losses.
After that incident, Bill Gates was pulled down from his position as the World's Richest Man. After Feng Yu took over, Bill Gates never moved from his position.
There were rumors that Wind and Rain Holdings had wanted to acquire some of Tongtong Automobile's businesses, but Tongtong Automobile saw that Wind and Rain Holdings was rich and demanded an exorbitant price.
But Wind and Rain Holdings entered into a deal with Ford Motors, and Tongtong Automobile was cheated. Their share prices plummeted, and they are now relying on high-interest loans to survive.
Anyway, they know all the companies that go against Feng Yu will be tricked in the end, and they will be tricked badly.
"Chairman, what should we do now? We cannot agree to a 50-50 split. We had worked so hard to develop our software, and why should they get half of it? "A director said.
"That's right. We can still consider if it's 20%. Furthermore, why should we give them the exclusive sales rights? Although their sales platform is big, who knows how effective it will be? "Another director added.
"That's right. Even if we agree to a 50-50 split, what will the shareholders of our subsidiaries think? How are we going to explain to the shareholders? "
All the directors had objected to the 50-50 split, but none of them objected to working with Lenovo Kingsoft. It's as if they had never objected to Lenovo Kingsoft's proposal.
"20-80 split? Which one of you is confident of negotiating with us? If we insist on a 30-70 split, we might still succeed. "Sun Zhengyi sighed.
If Feng Yu had agreed to a 20-80 split and not a 90-90 split, the contract might have been signed.
"President, the reason why our platform isn't big enough is because we don't have the supporting best-selling electronic products, right? Although we do not have popular electronic products, other Japanese companies have them. "Asian Tiger's Japan CEO said.
Sun Zhengyi's eyes brighten up. "What do you mean? Tell me more."
"We have our own software platform, and if we expand, we might not be as good as Lenovo Kingsoft or even Apple in attracting users. This is because we do not have any good electronic products. We are only using these software products."
"But our Japanese consumer electronics industry is the best in the world. There are so many top companies in the world. Why don't we cooperate with them?"
Cooperate with Sony and other companies? Sun Zhengyi thought for a while and felt this is a good idea. They might not win in other regions, but they will have an advantage in Japan!
Then should they cooperate with those electronics companies?
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