"As the Chinese saying goes, the more you want to catch someone, the more you have to let them go. This way, they will let their guard down, and you will be able to gain more things from them!"
"This principle is also the same in the business world. If they are not firm enough about our acquisition, then they will definitely insist on negotiating with us. When the negotiation reaches a deadlock, they will finally consider giving up. This is the normal behavior of an acquisition!"
"But now, they didn't even negotiate with us. They just turned around and left. This means that they want to put psychological pressure on us and force us to lower the price. This also means that they are determined to get Qualcomm."
"So I am more and more sure that we can make a lot of money this time!" Sun Zhengyi said with a smile.
"…" They had to admit that Sun Zhengyi's mouth was really sharp. After hearing Sun Zhengyi's words, the directors, who were originally annoyed, started to trust him. They felt that what he said seemed to be very reasonable.
"Then, are we just going to wait like this?" A director asked. "The company's financial situation doesn't allow us to delay for a long time. We must seek financing as soon as possible."
"This is simple!" Sun Zhengyi smiled. "If they can put pressure on us by turning around and leaving, then we can also put pressure on them in other ways."
"Sun Zhengyi, what do you mean?"
"Director Jacob, I heard that you have a secretary who likes to drink and often talks nonsense after drinking, right?" Sun Zhengyi asked.
"Yes, there is such a person!" Owen Jacob nodded, then frowned and said, "But this person is too unreliable. I've already sent him to deal with some ordinary documents. If he wasn't my brother's grandson, I would have already driven him away!"
"That's right. How about we treat this secretary to a drink at noon today?" Sun Zhengyi smiled even more happily.
— — —
"Little Jacob, you are here to drink again. You actually have money!" At noon, there were not many people in the bar. With the appearance of John Jacob, the people in the bar suddenly became happy.
"I have money today, I have money!" John Jacobs shouted, and then directly threw down 200 dollars on the bar. "Hurry up, give me a bottle of the best brandy and a bottle of the best whiskey!"
"Four hundred dollars for the best, Mr. Jacob!" The bartender said in a low voice.
"It's just 400 USD. Here you go!" Little Jacob generously took out another $200 and placed it on the bar. Only then did the bartender believe that Jacob was really rich. He brought two bottles of expensive wine to Jacob.
"Yo, Little Jacob, you actually have money now. Old Jacob, did you get an early Christmas present? Hahaha! "Everyone in the bar suddenly laughed cheerfully.
Everyone in the bar knew that Little Jacob's grandfather was Old Jacob's brother, and Old Jacob was the chairman of Qualcomm.
It was a pity that Little Jacob was too disappointing. At a young age, he had squandered all the family assets left behind by his grandfather. Now, he was working as Old Jacob's secretary, earning a little salary every month to survive.
Although he usually came here to drink every day, he only dared to order the worst bottle of brandy or whiskey, which cost only five dollars. He didn't expect to make a fortune today. He could afford a bottle of brandy and whiskey that cost two hundred dollars a bottle.
"You're the one who got an early Christmas present!" Little Jacob drank a big bottle of brandy in one gulp. His face suddenly turned red, and then he said, "Grandpa, I'm going to be rich soon. Hahaha, this money is nothing. I don't need Owen, that old bastard, to give me a Christmas present!" Little Jacob muttered as he continued to pour wine into his mouth. Soon, he looked drunk.
"My Little Jacob, how did you make a fortune? Hahaha!" His drinking buddies asked cheerfully.
"Let me tell you, someone came to our company today to talk about an acquisition. I secretly overheard it. He actually wants to pay a premium of about 30%. The stock will definitely skyrocket. I'll go back tonight and sell my house. I'll buy tens of thousands of shares, and I'll be rich … I'll be rich …"
Little Jacob drank too much. Soon, he fell asleep in the bar. He was still talking about buying shares and acquiring other companies.
Most of the people in the bar were drunkards, and most drunkards had no interest in stocks. Therefore, most of them didn't care and didn't take it to heart.
However, there were a few professionals sitting next to him. They were wearing suits, and their ears were pricked up. Then they asked which company Little Jacob worked for. They then learned that he was actually the chairman's secretary of Qualcomm.
Therefore, almost overnight, the news that someone intended to acquire Qualcomm spread throughout Wall Street and among the shareholders. It was said that it came from the chairman's secretary.
Although they didn't know whether it was true or not at this time, Qualcomm's stock rose directly from 4.2 dollars to about 4.5 dollars.
Soon, a reporter went to Qualcomm to ask whether it was true or not. As a result, all the executives of Qualcomm avoided meeting him. In the end, only the general manager of the legal department jumped out and said that all the news that had not been officially released was a rumor, and Qualcomm had to bear legal responsibility.
Well, the news was announced. Qualcomm's stock rose crazily. By the end of the day, it had risen to 4.8 dollars, which was a full 0.6 dollars increase.
The next day, Qualcomm's stock rose to 5 dollars again. The closing quotation was 5.12 dollars, which set a new record for Qualcomm's stock price in a year.
"This is too much. These bastards must have deliberately leaked the news!" Harry Potter said angrily when he saw the news that Qualcomm's stock price soared.
"Can we also disclose the news that the acquisition failed?" Boss Jia looked at the stock price that had risen to 5.12 dollars and said with a headache.
"No, absolutely not!" Harry Potter refused without hesitation, "The stock market is most afraid of all kinds of rumors. It's not that we can't spread fake news that the acquisition failed, but it won't have much effect, because rumors can't be calmed down. It will only make the market believe that there is indeed someone who wants to acquire Qualcomm, which will lead to the stock price rising even more! "
"It makes sense!" Boss Jia nodded. Harry Potter was really an old fox on Wall Street. He was very knowledgeable about these operations.
"What should we do next?" Boss Jia asked.
"Three options, negotiate, give up, or drag it out!" Harry Potter said.
"Then drag it out!" Jia Yapeng touched his nose. It seemed that this trip to the United States was not so boring.
— — —
"Miss Ivanka, we meet again!" Seeing the beautiful Ivanka Ivana appear in front of him again, Boss Jia said with a smile.
"It's nice to see you again, Mr. Jia! I don't know what our mission is this time? Where is the dinner party being held? " Ivanka Ivana said with a formulaic smile. It seemed that Boss Jia really liked her, otherwise, he would not have come to the modeling company for the second time to invite her to be his female companion.
"No, it's not a dinner party this time!" Jia Yapeng said with a smile, "This time, I want Miss Ivanka to be my temporary secretary and help me deal with the next work!"
"I have a lot of important business work in the future, and I need a competent business secretary to help me. I don't know if Miss Ivanka is willing to take on this temporary job?" Boss Jia said with a smile.
At this moment, if Zhu Qiushui were here, she would be so angry that she would kick Boss Jia directly. Is this really the only trick this pervert knows? He wants to recruit everyone he sees to be his secretary.
"I'm very interested!" Ivanka Ivana's face showed an excited smile. She was more excited than when she attended the Oscar dinner, as if this was what she really wanted to do.
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