At this point, as a Singaporean, Guo Dongyun had won the favor of both the upper and lower classes in England, but she had completely offended Soros.
"I'll leave after a cup of coffee." She was staring blankly at the lawn in the backyard. She pointed at the bluebell flowers that bloomed fearlessly in February and smiled. "Beautiful, right?"
Li He smiled. "It's such a big place. It's a pity that there aren't any cabbages."
Actually, he was speaking on behalf of his mother.
He liked flowers. Ever since his mother took over his family's territory, he didn't even have much space to plant flowers.
Guo Dongyun said unhappily, "You're so tacky."
Li He smiled. "What's tacky and what's elegant? Everyone has their own standards. If I lived according to other people's standards, why would I need so much money? "
"I can't beat you in an argument." Guo Dongyun put down the cup in her hand and said, "I'll go change first."
After a while, she came out in a long dress. Not only Shen Daoru, but even Li He was a little dazed. This kind of charm and temperament was not something an ordinary person could have.
"Sigh, how are other people going to live like this?"
"Don't insult others." Guo Dongyun didn't mind. She carried a small bag in her hand and tidied up her clothes from time to time. She smiled and said, "I'll go first. I'm going to find a cosmetics store. Bye."
Li He and the others stared at her disappearing figure in a daze before they came back to their senses.
At night, Ding Shiping used his own skills to make a table full of dishes. One of the dishes was naturally braised pork. He liked it as much as Li He did.
He said, "Try it. I don't know what this English pig is like. I didn't find any star anise or garlic either. Just make do with it."
Li He took a bite with his chopsticks. "Make do."
Shen Daoru said, "This is a British white pig. When I go to the supermarket, it's always this kind of pig. There's nothing to be picky about. The locals all use it to make bacon."
"Nowadays, it's common to raise this kind of pig in the country. Many of them are hybrids. But the local pig should be extinct." Li He said this from his own feelings, because even Wang Yulan raised this kind of big white pig in her hometown. The local big black pig that was commonly seen in the past was now rare.
China was the world's largest pork producer and consumer. It also had the richest local pig breeds in the world.
The problem was that, unlike the British Big White pigs, which had more lean meat, a higher slaughter rate, and a shorter growth cycle, China's pigs had less lean meat and a longer slaughter period, so they were neglected in the market.
This is also the market's choice.
Therefore, not to mention the people born in the 1990s, the people born in the 2000s, and even the people born in the 1980s rarely ate authentic local pork, such as Wanan pig, Qingping pig, Luchuan pig, Pannong pig, Wanzhe pig, Hexi pig, and Jinhua pig.
Even if you had eaten Jinhua ham, there was no guarantee that you had eaten Jinhua pig.
Ding Shiping patted his head and said, "If you didn't mention it, I really wouldn't have remembered. My wife told me before the New Year that she killed a pig and got more than 300 pounds. I was surprised that she was so good at raising pigs. So this is the problem."
"Let's go back and raise pigs." This was the first time Li He realized this problem. Usually, he felt something was wrong when he ate meat. He thought it was because of his poor cooking, but it turned out that the problem was the meat itself. "Raise a dozen pigs."
In order to eat good pork, he also worked hard. Anyway, he had a lot of land, and it was not a problem to raise pigs. Moreover, as long as there was enough for his family to eat, it was fine.
After the meal, they were drunk and no one was willing to clean up. They left their bowls on the table and went back to their rooms to sleep.
Li He slept in a daze and was very alert when he was woken up by the movement outside.
He got up and turned on the light. Just as he opened the bedroom door, he found that Ding Shiping, who was also woken up, was chatting with Guo Dongyun.
Guo Dongyun had just finished taking a sip of water and saw Li He coming out of the bedroom. She smiled and said, "Sorry to wake you up."
"So late." Li He looked at the time. It was already three in the morning.
Guo Dongyun casually took off her high heels, pulled down the hem of her dress, and crossed her legs on the sofa. She then said, "I talked to that old guy Benatiti for a while."
"Benatiti?" Li He had never heard of this name before.
"The chairman of Olivetti, the largest electronic equipment manufacturer in Italy. The biggest shareholders of ARM are Olivetti, Apple, and VLSI. Olivetti holds 27%, Apple holds 20%, and VLSI holds 3.3%. These three companies are the ones that really decide the fate of ARM. "
"What did he say?" Li He was about to take out a cigarette when Guo Dongyun handed him one. He lit it up.
Guo Dongyun continued, "Olivetti started by making typewriters. In the 1980s, after Benatiti, Olivetti turned to the IT industry. They acquired, invested, collaborated, and expanded into the IT service industry. At the same time, they also expanded their products into printers, fax machines, photocopiers, and other office products. They did well, but in recent years, they started to enter the telecommunications industry and established omnitel to operate mobile communications. But they are still losing money. Benatiti urgently needs money to cover the losses, and as long as the price is right, they will definitely sell. "
Li He asked, "How much money did they invest in the beginning?"
"Two years ago, Olivetti's AORN was officially reorganized into ARM Computers. Apple invested 1.5 million pounds, VLSI invested 250,000 pounds, and AORN itself invested 1.5 million pounds of intellectual property and 12 engineers. The company's office is very simple. It used to be a warehouse, and it's still a warehouse. " That was why Guo Dongyun could not understand why Li He was so interested in a small company with less than 10 million pounds of annual revenue, mediocre performance, and sluggish shipments.
Li He went back to the house to get his own cigarette. After lighting it, he said, "Even if I increase the price by ten times, they might not be willing."
For a large corporation like Olivetti, tens of millions really did not matter.
Guo Dongyun shook her head. "Benatiti offered 8 million. I heard that they're developing a new processor, but they don't have enough funds. Benatiti is obviously not willing to continue investing in it."
"Only 8 million?" Li He could not believe it.
Guo Dongyun smiled and nodded. "Yes."
Li He stood up excitedly. "I'll buy it. Don't mention 8 million, even if it's 80 million, I'll buy it!"
If he remembered correctly, the ARM7 was released this year!
If he waited for Gang Leader Qiao to take over, he would have nothing to do with it!
Sun Softin only dared to make a move on ARM after Gang Leader Qiao kicked him out!
And in just two short weeks, he borrowed money to do so!
"No problem, we can sign the contract next week," Guo Dongyun said confidently.
Li He continued to ask, "Will Apple be sold?"
That was his biggest worry.
Guo Dongyun suddenly covered her mouth and laughed. "Have you forgotten? You're Apple's major shareholder, Mr. Pan will definitely be fine. I've already informed Mr. Pan and he's already communicating with Apple's chairman, Sculley. Also, after the former chairman, Garcia, took over, he was streamlining the product business and cutting many so-called low-end projects. The management was chaotic and the product direction was wrong, causing Apple's market share to drop from 20% to 5% in ten years. It's not much stronger than Olivetti now, so they have no reason to reject. "
Li He finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked again, "What about the British regulatory authorities?"
Guo Dongyun said helplessly, "Mr. Li, I think you need to study up on your financial knowledge. Downing Street won't care about acquisitions below 50 million pounds, or should I say, they're not interested. ARM may be important to you, but in the eyes of others, it's worthless."
Her relationship with Li He had always been that of a friend rather than a subordinate, so she usually spoke bluntly.
"That's good." Li He finally felt reassured.
Guo Dongyun smiled again. "At the same time, you have to know that Downing Street didn't interfere much with mergers and acquisitions like Barclays, HSBC, and Standard Chartered. Generally speaking, the British are still biased towards liberal economic policies."
Her confidence also came from her current relationship with the British.
She then thought for a while and said, "If you're willing, VLSI can be fully acquired."
"You've worked hard. Go wash up and sleep." Li He did not expect things to be so simple. He found it funny that he was nervous before and suddenly turned around. "VLSI must be acquired too."
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