Top of the Great Era

Chapter 2238 Stepping on the shoulders of giants
After a long circle, Zhou Buqi returned to New York.

See Carl Icahn.

It's not that it's not timely, it's that the old guy is very anxious, and I have contacted him several times through various methods. I am really a little annoyed about the Yahoo case, and I want to solve it as soon as possible.

However, after the meeting, Carl Icahn did not talk about Yahoo first, but said sadly: "Zhou, do you have any way to check and balance Lionsgate?"

"Ah?" Zhou Buqi was a little confused, "How to check and balance?"

Carl Icahn: "Business suppression."

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "It has been suppressing. In the past 100 years, the six major Hollywood giants have always suppressed these independent film producers."

Carl Icahn didn't give up, "Is there no further way?"

Zhou Buqi asked: "What's wrong?"

Carl Icahn was very helpless, "Lionsgate just held its annual shareholders meeting and opposed my plan to further acquire the company's stock."

"This……"

Zhou Buqi, as the big boss of Ziwei Star Global, of course has a way to handle Lionsgate.But this kind of thing is often the Seven Injuries Fist, and no one is willing to do it unless it is absolutely necessary.

To compete normally through market means is already a kind of suppression.

Carl Icahn suggested: "I know you have other means to accomplish this, if I get the control of Lionsgate... then I can package and sell the main business of the company to Ziweixing Global. "

Zhou Buqi was amused, "How can this work?"

This kind of thing, even if he can make money, he can't do it.

Team up with Carl Icahn to dismember Lionsgate, and never get out of it.

This is not the case with Yahoo.

Even if Ziweixing International bought Yahoo, and dismembered Yahoo to a certain extent... the nature is different. In this process, people like Yang Zhiyuan recognized it, which is a result of friendly negotiations.

Dismembering Lionsgate is different, it's a hostile takeover.

Since it is a hostile takeover, it will definitely bear the hostility in the follow-up market.

Zhou Buqi had to hold him steady, and said with a smile: "Ziweixing Global is preparing to go public, and there will be no big moves in the short term. Why don't we wait until the company's stock price stabilizes after the company goes public?"

Carl Icahn's interest dropped immediately, and he waved his hand, "Where is Yahoo? Have you figured it out?"

Zhou Buqi said: "The preliminary results are already available."

"Oh?" Carl Icahn frowned, "How is it?"

Zhou Buqi said: "One piece of good news and one piece of bad news. The good news is that I have talked with Yang Zhiyuan, and we have reached a consensus on the general direction. He has almost decided to sell Yahoo as a whole."

"Really?"

Carl Icahn's eyes widened, surprised and wild.

For this matter, he has been working for four or five years, but it has been ineffective for a long time.Even Sun Zhengyi organized a consortium to buy Yahoo a few months ago, but it ended without a problem.

Unexpectedly, this kid actually managed it!
No wonder he is the richest man in the world!
Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "However, there is another bad news. Yang Zhiyuan agreed, but the plan is different."

"Ok?"

Carl Icahn frowned.

Zhou Buqi said: "Backdoor listing may not be suitable for Ziweixing International. Everyone thinks that the IPO listing should be carried out according to the original plan. Even Yang Zhiyuan himself thinks this is a better way to go public."

Carl Icahn's face is not very good-looking.

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "But it doesn't matter, the interests of all parties will definitely be taken into account during the transaction. Those who want cash can get cash, and those who don't want cash can get the original shares of Ziweixing International."

Carl Icahn said in a deep voice: "It's better to go public through a backdoor. Yahoo is a big company. If it wants to complete the privatization and delisting, it's not good if the whole process can go through in one year."

Zhou Buqi pretended not to know, "It doesn't matter the time, as long as Yahoo can maintain stability. During this process, Yahoo had better not have any other changes."

Carl Icahn took a deep breath, "Yang Zhiyuan agreed?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Basically agreed, there are still some differences to be resolved... 90%, I called Sun Zhengyi, and Jack Ma, the driving force is quite strong."

Carl Icahn fell silent.

Zhou Buqi asked: "What about you? What's your attitude? Will you support this deal?"

"of course."

Carl Icahn gave the kid a deep look.

But helpless.

Hurry up to sell Yahoo, and hurry up to cash out and leave, but not only his idea, but also the unanimous idea of ​​all capitalist factions, they have had enough.

This is the general trend, and Carl Icahn can't stop it.

Once Yang Zhiyuan wants to sell, and other capital institutions are more optimistic about Ziweixing International's investment space, the two factions can form a unified opinion, and they can jointly operate this matter.

Carl Icahn objected to no avail.

As early as three years ago, he lost to Yang Zhiyuan in the power struggle and quit Yahoo's board of directors, making it difficult to get things done.On such a major event, it is not enough to hold the handle of Yahoo CEO.

There is one more important point.

There is already news in the market.

Ziweixing International attaches great importance to the online advertising business, and has already set its sights on AOL... This is an old Internet company whose business is very similar to Yahoo.

Once the acquisition of Yahoo fails, they may really turn to AOL.

As a result, Carl Icahn will have to continue to be set by Yahoo.

The year of the monkey, the horse and the moon don't even know that they can jump out of this pit.

A rare opportunity.

do not miss it!

……

Zhou Buqi saw Lao Zhang and shook hands with him with a smile, "Thank you, thank you! Hard work, hard work!"

Zhang Chaoyang said angrily, "I spend more time on Changyou than on Sohu!"

Zhou Buqi said: "Good thing!"

"Good thing?"

"Just don't spend all your time with women."

Who?
Zhang Chaoyang glanced at him.

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Let's go, go to take-two! I'm here, so hurry up and sign the paper!"

On the way, Zhang Chaoyang gloated and said, "What's going on in the UK? The game can still be sanctioned by the operator? This is your control?"

Zhou Buqi hummed: "The liquidated damages of 300 million US dollars is not a big deal."

Zhang Chaoyang said: "I told you a long time ago, don't get angry."

Zhou Buqi said casually: "It's not a bad thing. The time for swimming is still too short, and the brand is not enough. Taking the take-two is the first step, which is not enough. Great people always stand on the side of giants. on the shoulders of the company, as well.”

Zhang Chaoyang twitched the corner of his mouth, "Standing on EA's shoulder?"

Zhou Buqi said: "I didn't intend to step on it at first. They insisted on letting me step on it. What can I do? It seems that I am targeting them. I sold my friend's studio with good intentions. Give it to them, the result will be good, and I will avenge my favor!"

Zhang Chaoyang will always have a fresh feeling about this kid's strange logic, "What do you want to do?"

Zhou Buqi said: "I heard that EA will hold its annual general meeting soon."

"Really?" Zhang Chaoyang didn't know very well, "It's usually around this time."

Zhou Buqi said: "The thorn in the head is the CEO of EA, called John or something, a bit anxious to jump the wall. This time to suppress the British game studio, I don't know how much benefit he promised to go out."

Zhang Chaoyang nodded, "His position seems to be unstable, and the outside world says he is going to step down."

"It's been passed on for more than half a year." Zhou Buqi has been paying attention to this, "But this person is a meritorious veteran of EA, and it's not easy to get him down. At the next shareholder meeting, let him get out of here quickly! This man is old and frizzy, too arrogant!"

(End of this chapter)