The EU's investigation directive on Skype was released on the afternoon of the same day, Eastern Time, triggering great controversy.
If Fairy Company was a listed company, its stock price would definitely plummet due to this.
However, Fairy Company has not been listed. Xiao Qi holds 96% of Skype's shares and has sufficient money to develop, so the situation of Skype is much calmer than people expected.
After all, starting various investigations does not mean that Skype will officially cease operations, and Fairy Company has an extremely large network of contacts and the best team of lawyers, so the outside world generally believes that this is just an exchange of interests and a compromise.
Skype will definitely lose something, but that doesn’t mean it’s the end.
The response from the United States was naturally not that quick.
The U.S. Department of Commerce and related departments will target Skype based on the EU's investigation results. Because Skype is a company operating in the United States and most of its employees are Americans, so it is appropriate to be cautious.
Moreover, Xiao Qi has too many investments in the United States and has too many stakeholders, so the investigation in the United States is destined to be less aggressive than in Europe, and the final level of restrictions will not be as high as in Europe.
Therefore, now only some media in Europe are discussing the legality of the government's actions, while many newspapers and magazines in the United States, especially many wealthy people who have business dealings with Xiao Qi, have begun to violently criticize the EU.
"I never knew that opening a network communications company could involve so many issues. Are you jealous?" Apple Chairman Qiao Bangzhu said.
"Skype is obviously a company that benefits the poor. The government of these powerful people does not serve the people!" Oracle President Ellison.
"I just said it. Why is the development of emerging technologies in Europe not as good as that in the United States? It's because they are too closed. They don't want to develop new technologies at all. Instead, they close themselves off and prevent high technologies from entering their countries! Skype is undoubtedly
They have the power to change the world, but they still refuse. It’s so baffling!” Citibank eo Jabil.
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The U.S. side is still doing well, but the Chinese side is about to explode.
Regardless of whether they know about Skype or not, China has not yet allowed Skype to enter operation. Public opinion has directed its artillery fire at the EU and launched a massive crusade against them.
"Holy crap, they say Americans are ruthless, and these Europeans are ruthless too. What do they think of China? On the surface, there is free trade. Look at what they are doing."
"So I thought, why do we have to buy German cars? The Germans are nothing! They are almost the same as the Japanese!"
"Come on, these bastards still want us to keep buying their stuff and importing their various technical products? Why? Are you only allowed to make our money?"
"What a fool! They use this old trick to deal with Chinese people. Why should we have to be wronged?"
"It is recommended that the country investigate all German and French cars, British finance, Spanish agricultural products... we suspect that these things contain factors that are detrimental to Chinese people, and apply for a 10-year stay at the port for investigation before re-entering!"
"Seconded!"
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country has also expressed concern about this. It is said that several ambassadors have been invited to discuss it.
But this is of no use.
The common people only see the dependence of Europe and the United States on the Chinese market, but they do not think about how dependent China is on the European and American markets.
In this world, the only people who have money and are willing to buy things are Japan, South Korea, and developed countries in Europe and the United States. If we lose this market, it will be the heaviest blow to China's modernization construction.
Precisely because they know that we can't live without them, they use various methods to take advantage. For the sake of the overall situation, China can only swallow its anger. It would be easy for you to fall out, but the Philippines, India, Indonesia and other countries... But I don't want you to
If they fall out, many of their small commodities, industrial products, etc. can seize the market of the original Chinese products!
This is the same reason why Xiao Qi did not fall out with the Europeans.
He could act on his own initiative and directly announce that he would stop selling Fairy Company products in Europe. This would make European fans very dissatisfied with the government's actions and exert strong pressure.
But in this way, he will benefit from Apple, Samsung, Sony, HT and other companies. If the products of these companies dominate the market while Fairy Company's products are withdrawing, Fairy Company will want to return to these companies.
The market requires at least ten times more effort!
It's okay to get angry when something happens, but you must not lose your mind, otherwise you will lose more.
Take the current situation as an example. Countries in the European Union are investigating Skype. Xiao Qi’s Fairy Company not only cannot close down, but on the contrary, it must increase investment in the European market and strive to make more money so that it can save its own business.
loss.
Why didn't Xiao Qi buy K and R, but only took part of the shares?
Aren't they just afraid that they will be feared by European and American countries, causing huge losses?
The current K and R are very good. Xiao Qi can not only have a certain influence on them, but also be able to share the benefits brought by their growth, without having to worry about the same fate as Skype.
Under today's circumstances, unless Xiao Qi's power is greater than that of all the EU's telecommunications industries combined, Skype will definitely be sold.
Obviously, if these communications industries were in China, Xiao Qi would not be able to get involved, let alone two of them are local cowards, and they are local cowards who are known for being conservative and stubborn.
To sell Skype, you have to sell it, but how to sell it and who to sell it to are still very particular.
Ballmer is very interested in Skype, but it does not mean that he is willing to be ripped off. If it is not a very suitable price, Xiao Qi will definitely sell it very badly.
Therefore, child care is necessary.
This time, Xiao Qi was not looking for a few familiar fund companies. Instead, he openly released the news that he wanted to sell Skype. Then Tong Wencong went to the Wall Street fund company to find a few old guys to act as managers this time.
shill.
There are companies that are serious about making inquiries and there are also shills, which will make Microsoft even more nervous.
Wall Street is a very realistic place. Here we were discussing the unfair treatment of Skype in Europe. When they heard that Xiao Qi wanted to sell Skype, they immediately threw themselves into consideration and competition.
How good Skype is, a year ago, before Xiao Qi bought it, no one had much idea about it.
But according to Xiao Qi's rectification and new development concepts, Skype's rapid development in such a period of more than half a year has left everyone stunned.
In the past few years, Skype was actually developing in Europe, and Skype was originally invented by Europeans, but they have never taken off in the European market, so European communication companies did not even look at them, let alone investigate.
Suppressed.
From the European Union's communications department's panic suppression of Skype, we can know how rapidly it has developed.
Not to mention the various performance growth data released by Skype every month, which is a real market!
Skype is an instant messaging network. Its business scope is all over the world. It can cover at least 2 billion people in mid-to-high-end developed countries. And for such a large market, let alone occupy all of it, even if it only occupies one-third, it is still two
The United States is so big, how coveted is this future income expectation?
Since online shopping can eventually be on par with physical store shopping, then at least online communication can be on par with offline communication, right?
With this idea in mind, they all started making various inquiries and plans. Naturally, EO Langde on Skype was overwhelmed by the crowd.
As one of the founders of Skype, under current circumstances, Lande hopes that European and American companies can take over so that Skype can continue to maintain its current development momentum.
It's a pity that Xiao Qi occupies 96% of the absolute control, and their management only has 4% in total, so of course they have no say.
Even now, Xiao Qiming has ostensibly given the power of negotiation to their management, but he still has no idea what will happen in the end.
Of course, this does not prevent their management from actively contacting outside investors. They also hope that Xiao Qi can let go of Skype if the price is right. After all, if Xiao Qi can make money, the chance of selling Skype will be very small.
Bigger.
As a result, Wall Street in the past few days has suddenly become filled with all kinds of news.
"The Cowell Consortium bids US$8.8 billion to fully acquire Skype."
"The Duke of Saatchi of the United Kingdom has offered 10 billion U.S. dollars to acquire Skype so that Skype can truly take root in Europe."
"It is shocking that the Saudi national consortium has generously quoted US$13 billion to enter the network communications market through Skype. These Middle Easterners are too rich and have good vision!"
"Prince Dumo of Kuwait arrived in the United States secretly. It is said that he will bring a very sincere offer to impress Skype!"
"Mr. Xiao Qi's good friend Citibank President Jabil is working as a lobbyist for Mexican telecommunications giant Carlos. The Central and South American telecommunications giants want to go global!"