Half an hour later, Feng Yu had finished showering and changed into his clothes. He sat in his study room.
Feng Yu tapped on the table, and the screen opposite him lit up. There were two rows of screens, and the top management of the two companies were online. Some of them were drinking coffee, and some were smoking. But no one was chatting with each other.
Everyone sat up straight when they saw Feng Yu. Some of them even put on their headphones. Although the translation might not be as clear as professionals, translators are not allowed to listen in on this meeting.
"I had asked Ralph to inform everyone about the meeting. Everyone should know what this meeting is about, right? Is there anyone who wants to say anything about this? "
Lei Jun was the first to reply. "We must not let them succeed. If Microsoft controls the Fruit Company, it will affect our business. We must stop this at all costs. "
Masao Kameda asked. "Ralph, how reliable is the information you got from your men? How did they get around those agencies? "
After Ralph explained, Masao Kameda continued. "My suggestion is for us to join in. The Fruit Company's assets are very valuable. If Microsoft can acquire it, why can't we?"
Acquire the Fruit Company? Feng Yu frowned. There is no need to do this.
The Fruit Company does not have any business that is better than Lenovo Group and the other subsidiaries. Although the Fruit Company is doing well in every business, it also means that the Fruit Company does not have any advantages.
But since Masao Kameda said this, he must have his reasons. Feng Yu and the rest listened patiently.
Masao Kameda said in Chinese. "The Fruit Company still has good sales channels and brand awareness in Europe and the US. For example, the Fruit Company's PC will only be used for office and business purposes. It will be separated from Lenovo Group's products and will be under Lenovo Group. "
"Merge the music-related businesses under Aiwa. Merge the e-books under Amazon. Merge the smartphones under Aiwa Electronics or Wind & Rain Electronics. The R&D department will be set up as a separate R&D center to provide technical support to the other subsidiaries. "
"Integrate the sales channels with our sales channels. This will expand the sales network and reduce the sales cost. At the same time, we can stop Microsoft's intentions."
Zong Qingxian said. "President Kameda, you want us to acquire Fruit Company? Even Microsoft can't do this, right?"
After all, the Fruit Company was still a profitable company. During the economic crisis, although the profits had declined, they were still making money. Even if the share price had fallen, it was still worth more than 50 billion USD. There was no reason for the shareholders to sell all of it, right?
Furthermore, Microsoft's acquisition of Apple might be stopped, but we will also be stopped from acquiring Apple. Will the relevant US agencies just sit back and watch us acquire the Fruit Company?
Masao Kameda's plan is to establish a joint venture company with Wind and Rain Holdings and Taihua Holdings. After the Fruit Company is acquired, all the businesses will be split. This will damage the Fruit Company's brand value, and it may not be successful.
Zong Qingxian felt this is not worth it unless Masao Kameda can guarantee to acquire the Fruit Company at a reasonable price.
Liu Chuanzhi thought for a while and said. "I think we don't need to acquire the Fruit Company. Their businesses are overlapping with ours, and it will not benefit us much. If we want to stop Microsoft's acquisition, we just need to become their shareholders and enter the Fruit Company's board of directors to stop this acquisition. "
Liu Chuanzhi felt that even if Jobs agrees, the rest of the shareholders will not agree and can still stop Microsoft. Jobs does not own a lot of shares in the Fruit Company. Feng Yu had found out that Jobs owns less than 1% of the shares.
Other than Jobs being the founder of the Fruit Company, he was able to be appointed as the Chairman and CEO by the board of directors because of his charisma.
Fruit Company has more than a dozen shareholders, including the Rothschild Family, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and many other famous investors.
Jobs's main assets are his shares in Disney. He is Disney's biggest shareholder, and his shares were worth almost 10 billion USD. Even though it had depreciated, it is still worth more than 5 billion USD.
Disney's famous 3D animation, "Toy Story", was created by Jobs. Now, it had even developed into a series.
That's why Jobs is at the helm of the Fruit Company in name, but he can be ousted anytime.
It was useless to acquire Class B shares with no voting rights or extremely low voting rights in the stock market. It was necessary to acquire Class A shares with voting rights. Nowadays, many companies have such a two-tier structure. Class A shares have one vote, and Class B shares have one vote. Class B shares have one vote, and Class B shares have one vote, or even two hundred shares have one vote.
Many people call this the founder's voting rights. In Feng Yu's previous life, Facebook, Google, etc. are all like this. In this life, Feng Yu had also given them the same status. But the total voting rights of those founders are not as high as Wind and Rain Holdings. The other investment companies are also not as powerful.
In the US and Europe, many companies own more than 70% of their shares. Many founders only own 5% of the shares, and they are already the biggest shareholder.
At this time, a charismatic and capable person is needed to control the company. If there is an internal power struggle, the company will be in trouble.
Everyone expressed their opinions one after another. Some felt Masao Kameda's idea is a good one. With both companies working together, they will have enough funds to acquire the Fruit Company. At most, they can give the shareholders of the Fruit Company some shares of Lenovo Group and other subsidiaries.
Some people felt that Liu Chuanzhi's idea was not bad. As long as Liu Chuanzhi became a shareholder, it would not be difficult to control the Fruit Company. Firstly, the two holding companies had strong funds, and secondly, they had a trump card. They could use it when needed to suppress Bill Gates.
Feng Yu is helpless. What are these people discussing? After a long discussion, they felt the best solution is to acquire some of the Fruit Company's shares under Feng Yu's name.
This way, if Bill Gates and the rest want to acquire the Fruit Company's shares, Feng Yu can compete for the position of Chairman and CEO.
With Feng Yu's current reputation, Bill Gates is no match for him!
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