Chapter 904
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"Since all of you are interested in my son's company, why don't you give me your proposals? I will find the most suitable one!" Old Gerald took the lead and said. This was the best outcome for Gerald. If all the proposals were given to him, Gerald would have the final say and Bezos would be the one to get it.
Unfortunately, Huang Yiming was not that stupid. After hearing Old Jardine's request, Huang Yiming smiled and said, "Mr. Jardine, you have been working hard these past few days, so you don't have to trouble yourself. Let me do it!"
"You are still young. There are many things you don't know!" Old Gerald's expression froze.
"You are in the financial industry, not the internet. We are more familiar with it!" Huang Yiming retorted.
"Why don't we do it this way? Let's put our conditions on the table and talk about it. Let's put it on the table so that everyone can compare. This is also the most beneficial for 51 Search!" Boss Jia said with a smile.
Boss Jia was right. If all the conditions were put on the table, it would be similar to an auction. Of course, they would be able to maximize the benefits.
However, Old Gerald was not willing to do that. He only wanted to sell the company to Bezos under the table. However, Huang Yiming, who held 50% of the company's shares, did not agree. Old Gerald had no other choice. He could not reject a proposal that would benefit the company the most.
However, Old Gerald was prepared. He nodded and said, "If that's the case, please prepare your proposal. Let's take a look at it together!"
"This is outrageous. I have never seen such a negotiation!" Apple's executive cursed. He had done so many rounds of financing, but he had never seen so many investors sitting at a table and talking about conditions like an auction.
However, 51 Search's momentum was indeed very strong now. No one was a fool, and Apple was determined to get 51 Search. Therefore, Apple's executives could only grumble in their hearts and agree in the end.
"Apple is willing to buy 51 Search's shares for 5 million USD!" Therefore, Apple's executive was the first to throw out his offer. This offer was basically the same as the proposal they had proposed before. There were no changes.
"Microsoft is willing to pay 6 million USD!" Microsoft's executive followed.
"Amazon can also offer 6 million!" This was the strategy that he and Old Gerald had come up with. They would not take the lead and wait until they could use the other forces to kill the Daqian.
"Yahoo is willing to pay 1 million USD for all 51 Search's shares!" Yang Zhiyuan was the fourth to speak. Of course, this price surprised everyone present. Others had offered a price of six million dollars, but Yahoo only offered one million. Was this a joke?
Yang Zhiyuan smiled and said, "In addition, I can also provide 5% of Yahoo's shares in exchange. We have confirmed that Yahoo can be listed on Nasdaq. The total market value will not be less than 400 million USD. 5% of the shares is 20 million USD. This is Yahoo's great sincerity!"
"20 million USD!" Everyone present was shocked by this price. This price was a little too exaggerated.
"Hahahaha!" While everyone was still in shock, Boss Jia could not help but laugh. "Mr. Yang, this is the first time I heard someone selling unlisted shares for 20 million USD. You are really confident!"
"That's right. Yahoo's future is obvious. It is not impossible for us to surpass Microsoft in the future. 5% of Yahoo's shares will be 20 million USD next year. In a few years, it will be 100 million USD!" Yang Zhiyuan said excitedly.
But then again, what Yang Zhiyuan said made sense. Yahoo's market value was 125 billion USD at its peak. 5% of Yahoo's shares was worth 6.25 billion USD.
But then again, if one were to use this method to calculate Google's market value, then Google's current market value would be 1.05 trillion US dollars. 6.25 billion US dollars to 1.05 trillion US dollars, this was really scary.
Unfortunately, everyone present was a sly old fox. They might be shocked by the 20 million USD at first, but they soon realized that Yang Zhiyuan was bullshitting. He was bragging about 20 million USD with unlisted shares.
"Haha!" Everyone present laughed. Yang Zhiyuan's face was burning. He stared at Jia Yapeng and asked. "How much is Mr. Jia willing to pay?"
"Me?" Boss Jia smiled. "Mr. Yang, you said you will use 20 million USD worth of future shares to acquire 51!"
Boss Jia enunciated the word "future" when he spoke, and Yang Zhiyuan was furious.
"I don't like the future. I prefer the present!" Boss Jia laughed. "20 million USD in cash. I will buy all 51's shares!"
"What?!" Everyone at the scene was really shocked this time. This Jia Yapeng is not crazy, right? 20 million USD to buy 51, and it is the real value of the goods in cash. Is this nonsense?
The only ones who weren't surprised were Bezos and Old Jelde. After all, Boss Jia's purchase price had been placed in front of them yesterday.
"Mr. Jia, this is not a place for jokes!" Microsoft's representative gritted his teeth.
"Actually, I have already handed the proposal to Old Gerald yesterday. If you didn't come in time today, we would have signed the contract by now!" Boss Jia laughed. This time, everyone was really confused.
They had come today because Old Gerald had told them that if they did not come today, he would sign the contract with the Daqian company. However, Old Gerald did not offer the price of 20 million USD, so these unlucky kids were still kept in the dark.
"Alright, gentlemen. If the price is not higher than Mr. Jia's 20 million USD, I will sign the contract with Mr. Jia!" Huang Yiming immediately said.
"This …" Microsoft's representative hesitated.
"My Yahoo shares are worth 20 million USD!" Yang Zhiyuan insisted. It seems like he does not want to leave.
"I need to ask my head office about this price. Please wait!" Apple's representative said.
"I can offer 21 million USD!" Only Bezos said in a straightforward tone. This company, which had just been established a few months ago, was willing to buy 51 Search for 21 million USD. This made Boss Jia look at them in a new light.
No wonder he is the President of Amazon. He has good foresight. But does this guy have so much money?
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