Xiao Qi never thought that Paul Allen was such a cheerful person.
After just thinking about it for more than a day, Paul Allen called Xiao Qi himself and agreed to the price offered by Xiao Qi.
In addition to the 3.8 billion U.S. dollars in cash he proposed before, and all AMC shares were sold to Xiao Qi for 1 U.S. dollars, he also transferred his 300-acre ranch near Wellington, New Zealand, to Xiao Qi at a low price of 2 million U.S. dollars.
Xiao Qi; transferred 18% of the shares of Cameron Pace Group to Xiao Qi for US$300 million.
When converted into Chinese measurement units, the pasture is 1,800 acres, which is very, very large.
In his previous life, Xiao Qi saw an introduction about this ranch on the Internet. It actually contained a hill, a river, and a small lake. Not to mention its buildings, the scenery alone was all very beautiful.
It’s not surprising to say that Paul Allen is a person who loves to enjoy himself. What’s wrong with the ranch he bought?
US$2 million is just a friendly price, and this ranch is worth at least US$5 million.
The ranch employs more than 100 people on weekdays, managing all aspects of the ranch, including raising dairy cows, beef cattle, sheep, etc., which are all sold, which can be considered a balance in terms of expenses.
As for Cameron Pace Group's shares, 18% is a bit low, but Xiao Qi does not want to control the entire company, 5♂长5♂风5♂文5♂学, w♀◆≥t Cameron and
His good friend Pace, after hard work in research and development and promotion, now that it is time to harvest, it is absolutely impossible to transfer the company's shares to others.
What Xiao Qi wants is just the demonstration of 3D technology in movie theaters so that the movie queen sister's Kiwi Cinema chain will grow even stronger. As the third largest shareholder of Cameron Pace Group, it is very convenient for him to get the latest and best.
3d technology.
Once 3D technology and IMAX technology merge, they will be invincible!
The same thing as imax. Xiao Qi transferred the shares of AMC Cinemas and Cameron Pace Group to the name of Xiao Qiao Investment Fund. These things must be integrated to be powerful. Qiao Guoer has this in his hands
These two key technologies will make a lot of money in theaters in the next few decades.
It's not that Xiao Qi particularly loves his sister, the actress, and gave her more than 2 billion US dollars in assets in one breath. It's just that the opportunity has come. So don't miss it.
In the future, if there are some properties suitable for other wives, Xiao Qi will not be stingy in buying them for them.
In fact, Paul Allen and Xiao Qi are acquaintances. When he bought an island in the Maldives, Ellison asked wealthy Americans to buy it together, and Paul Allen was among them.
However, he and Xiao Qi had no business connection, so he found a more suitable intermediary, Bloomberg, to handle the project. In this way, even if there were any differences between the two parties, they could successfully broker the deal through the intermediary.
Now it seems that Paul Allen's strategy is obviously successful.
Of course, Xiao Qi did not suffer a loss. Not only did he successfully sell Yahoo, he also got many things he needed. It can be said that everyone is happy.
As soon as the delivery procedures here were completed, Paul Allen immediately arrived in Seattle and held a grand press conference.
At the venue with more than 200 reporters present, Paul Allen announced with high spirits that he would return to the Microsoft board of directors in the near future. And he brought an "irresistible gift" to Microsoft, that is, in his active operation
Next. Microsoft will fully acquire Yahoo from Xiao Qi at an ultra-low price of US$6 billion.
The reporters were in an uproar.
Although Yahoo is a declining giant, as a model of the American dream and a symbol of the Internet age, it still carries the memory of many Americans.
Moreover, Yahoo is not completely dead now. Even though it has been divested of many assets by Xiao Qi, it still has many users, many branches and patented technologies, especially in terms of online search and online advertising, which are better than those of emerging companies.
Google is far behind, but it is definitely second in the world.
What Microsoft lacks is its efforts in Internet search and advertising. As well as the many network-related patents in the hands of Yahoo, Microsoft, which previously provided software services, was in short supply.
Otherwise, why would Microsoft be willing to acquire Yahoo at a price as high as US$44.6 billion last year?
Now, Paul Allen bought Yahoo at an extremely low price of US$6 billion. What a beautiful business!
With the integration of Yahoo and Microsoft, it is a huge shock to think about how complementary and mutually beneficial they are.
In the future, Google must be careful. Its position as the number one overlord will definitely face great challenges!
Buying a company from Xiao Qi is not cheap, nor is it easy to buy.
Some of the companies Xiao Qi sold before were all sold at eye-poppingly high prices, and he was called an extremely greedy businessman.
Some time ago, someone wanted to acquire Yahoo, with prices ranging from RMB 5 billion to RMB 6 billion to RMB 7 billion, but Xiao Qi never agreed.
It is said that his psychological value is 8 billion US dollars.
Although this price is a bit high, with the overall recovery of the U.S. stock market, Yahoo's valuation continues to rise. In a few months, it may not exceed 8 billion.
In this case, Paul Allen was able to win the deal at a low price of US$6 billion, which not only fully demonstrated his negotiation skills, but also proved that he and Xiao Qi had a good personal relationship.
When it comes to things like personal relationships, whether you say it works or whether it is worthless or worthless, the key lies in who the two parties involved are.
For example, if one of the parties is Xiao Qi, then this kind of personal relationship will work very well.
Look, when Xiao Qi sold Dreampad, Appstore, and Dreamstars shares three times, didn’t he always sell them to friends with whom he had a relationship?
Establishing a good relationship with Xiao Qi, then next time Fairy Company sells shares, especially shares in the app store, wouldn't Microsoft be able to fight for it as well?
Once it has Appstore, an online application store that has been rated as "influencing the future of smart electronics for 50 years", Microsoft will definitely have a competitiveness that cannot be underestimated in the smart electronics industry.
Over the years, with the rise of network electronics, especially mobile smartphones and smart tablets, the personal PC market that Microsoft has been stubbornly focused on has gradually entered a stage of stagnation. Future development will never be like that of the 1990s and 2000s.
It's been such a rapid progress in the past few years.
If you want to find new businesses with growth potential and find future profit explosion points, it is imperative for Microsoft to enter the field of smart electronics.
With such a skillful move, Paul Allen not only successfully returned to Microsoft's board of directors and decision-making level, but also gained great power. He will definitely gain more benefits in the future development of Microsoft.
If nothing else, in the future, Paul Allen will receive a lot of equity incentives every year, no less than hundreds of millions in stock income every year, not much less than Ballmer and Bill.
Even in this acquisition of Yahoo, Paul Allen did not sell it to Microsoft at a loss, as Xiao Qi thought, in order to brag about his negotiating skills.
Instead, he seemed to have sold it for an extra $200 million, making a small profit.
It can be seen that Paul Allen still values money very much, and with his intelligence and wide contacts, this guy can really make a fortune!
Xiao Qi doesn't care whether Paul Allen makes money or not. This is a matter of mutual benefit to both parties... no. It is a matter that benefits all parties, including Microsoft and Yahoo. There is no need to worry about who gets more.
For such a grand press conference, I think Microsoft was fully prepared.
Before the press conference ended, Microsoft's stock surged by 2.5%. After a whole day of stock market trading, Microsoft had its best single-day performance in the past six months. The increase was as high as 3.2%.
Google is furious about this.
After all, in the US market, Google and Microsoft are absolute competitors, not even Apple can compare to them.
In the previous life, Apple had to wait until the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and iMac were all launched and a complete industrial chain was completed.
It's just that the current Apple has not yet shown such a strong aura and domineering attitude. Of course, it is also because Xiao Qi directly snatched their iPad away. Dreamstars is no worse than the iPhone. Whether Apple can be as popular as in its previous life is still a matter of course.
An unknown quantity.
Of course, Apple's confidence is still there, their R&D personnel are still strong, and Gang Leader Qiao is much healthier than in his previous life, so Apple's future development will definitely be better than other American companies.
Back to the topic.
Google had originally asked Xiao Qi about the price of Yahoo, but it didn't take long for Google to start a lawsuit with Fairy Company, which completely blocked Xiao Qi's way of selling Yahoo to them.
I wonder if Paige will regret finding fault with Xiao Qi when she thinks of this?
In fact, for Xiao Qi, it is definitely a clever move to support a strong enough Microsoft to directly compete with the upcoming rise of Google.
Because Google's Android system is a free brand, but don't forget, the ancestor of the free brand is Microsoft's Windows. It opens interfaces for all software, so that all software can be made based on Windows, directly converting the original
Apple beat the shit out of it and achieved the great success of a generation of overlords!
It’s just that Windows runs on a computer platform, and Android runs on a mobile phone.
But with htcg1 and surface as springboards, Windows' ambitions to develop on mobile phones will definitely expand.
Both systems are free, and they have to compete for customers in the free field and divide each other's customer base. This is a great thing for Xiao Qi and the appstore alliance! (To be continued...)