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Chapter 798 A dead Taoist friend is not dead but a poor Taoist

After hearing Li Dongling's proposal, whether it was Zhang Ailun, Ed Fries or Chen Liwu, they all fell silent.

Li Dongling's move was contrary to their expectations. They had thought about the possible responses of Doxin Semiconductor. They might resist, try their best to prove their innocence, or even admit defeat and seek reconciliation.

But no one expected that Li Dongling would actually take a risky move and go deep into the tiger's den to list Doxin Semiconductor directly on Nasdaq. This move made these veterans who had been through many battles feel a little overwhelmed.

The key point is that the reason given by Li Dongling is completely reasonable. Didn't America threaten to make it worry about the safety of Doxin Semiconductor? Then put Doxin Semiconductor under the nose of America and let the auditing agency there keep a close eye on it.

As for allowing Wall Street institutions, American pension funds, and investors of all sizes to become shareholders of Doxin Semiconductor and reap the "dividends" of Doxin Semiconductor.

This is all an open conspiracy, it is there for everyone to see clearly, but as long as Dongxin's stocks are profitable, there will still be countless people who will continue to buy them!

"However, Capitol Hill and the Federal Trade Commission may not allow Dongxin Semiconductor to be listed on the Nasdaq!"

After a while, Zhang Ailun, who felt that his plan had been completely disrupted, spoke first.

Li Dongling spread his hands and said, "Isn't this the reason why you all came here today?!"

Doxin Semiconductor would certainly not be able to complete the listing on its own. Even if Dongling Hi-Tech used all its connections and resources in America, it would probably be difficult to do so.

However, with the support of Microsoft, Goldman Sachs and Walden International, the probability of Doxin Semiconductor going public will probably increase significantly.

You must get what you ask for. There is no such thing as pie falling from the sky in this world. Nothing happens for no reason. Li Dongling knows that if he wants Microsoft to take action, he must feed them!

Li Dongling first said to Chen Liwu, "Dongxin Semiconductor can conduct a new round of financing to allow Walden International, Microsoft, and Goldman Sachs to obtain a portion of Dongxin Semiconductor's equity.

Of course, you also need to support Dongxin Semiconductor's listing on Nasdaq!"

Previously, Walden International invested in a chip manufacturing plant under Doxin Semiconductor and originally wanted to obtain shares of Doxin Semiconductor, but was prevented from getting the shares by Li Dongling.

Now that Li Dongling has taken out the shares of Doxin Semiconductor, Walden International and others can get a portion of the shares of Doxin Semiconductor in exchange for their support for Doxin Semiconductor's listing on Nasdaq.

These conditions are already quite good for Walden International. Compared with Microsoft and Goldman Sachs, Walden International is much weaker.

Of course, in the professional field of chips, the connections and resources of Walden International and Chen Liwu are much stronger than those of Microsoft!
When Chen Liwu heard the conditions offered by Li Dongling, he felt that they were acceptable. Based on his experience, if this plan could get the support of Microsoft and Goldman Sachs, it would definitely be feasible.

After discussing the terms with Walden International, Li Dongling turned to look at Ed Fleiss and said, "For the sake of Dongxin Semiconductor, Dongling Hi-Tech Headquarters can join this transaction!

Dongling Hi-Tech is willing to officially package the Stargazing Video Recorder project, including the digital video recorder business including the exclusive brand usage rights, patents, and production lines, to Microsoft, but... Microsoft has to offer a purchase price that is in line with the transaction.

In addition, Microsoft needs to provide corresponding support for Doxin Semiconductor's listing, resolve the public opinion storm, and help Doxin Semiconductor complete its listing!
Moreover, Goldman Sachs and another securities firm, Hong Kong City Peregrine, invited by Dongling Hi-Tech, will also join the acquisition of the Stargazing Video Recorder!"

Without waiting for Ed Fries to speak, Li Dongling directly gave Microsoft what it wanted most and directly exchanged the stargazing video recorder project for Microsoft's support.

Moreover, bringing Goldman Sachs in at the same time is equivalent to giving Goldman Sachs a big gift. The scale of the acquisition transaction of Stargazing Video Recorders is definitely not small, and Goldman Sachs can get a large amount of consulting fees from it.

When Zhang Ailun heard that Li Dongling was going to sell the stargazing video recorder to Microsoft, his eyes suddenly lit up. He knew that this was definitely a big deal.

Ed Fries breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Li Dongling was willing to sell the stargazing video recorder to Microsoft.

But Ed Fleiss showed hesitation on his face, "Well, Dongling Hi-Tech and Intel are both Microsoft's best partners..."

If this sentence is translated into plain language, it means that Intel is Microsoft's ally. If you want Microsoft to support Dongxin Semiconductor, you have to pay more money!

Li Dongling glanced at Ed Fries. It had to be said that Microsoft's appetite was really big.

"What does Microsoft want?" Li Dongling asked directly.

Seeing this, Ed Fleiss didn't dare to keep it a secret any longer, fearing that he would mess up the negotiation. "Microsoft hopes that Dongling Hi-Tech can abide by the previous agreement with Microsoft and help Microsoft launch Microsoft-branded computers!"

"Microsoft is planning to build a chain of Internet cafes in America, and hopes that Dongling Hi-Tech will manufacture computers for Microsoft!" There are Internet cafes in America as well, and they appeared earlier than in China. However, because the income level of Americans is much higher than that of people in China at the same time, the scale of Internet cafes is not as large as that in China. There are about six Internet cafes for every 100,000 people.

Just like in China, Internet cafes are much larger in areas near business centers and universities in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other places.

But no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. For Microsoft, directly launching computers to compete head-on with HP, Dell, Compaq and other companies is still a bit timid. The previous few times it entered the computer industry, it was beaten back by the American computer industry.

Therefore, this time, Microsoft is preparing to make a secret move by first establishing Internet cafes in America and then supplying computers to them, thus achieving its goal of entering the computer industry.

Like a frog in boiling water, as long as Microsoft takes the first step, it can slowly step out from behind the scenes and come to the fore. By the time other computer brands react, it will be too late.

Among these, Microsoft needs the support of Dongling Hi-Tech. It is enough to tear off the Shenzhou label and then put the Microsoft logo on it.

The price/performance ratio of Shenzhou computers is already extremely high, and it is also the computer with the best cost-performance ratio that Microsoft can think of in the mid-to-high-end field.

Microsoft has actually done some calculations. If they design, produce and assemble the computer themselves, the final cost will probably be much higher than if they import it from Dongling Hi-Tech!

When Li Dongling heard what Ed Fleiss said, he laughed. He was not afraid that Microsoft would have a big appetite, but he was afraid that Microsoft would not take the bait!

Microsoft today has not yet suffered the blow of being almost split up, and its appetite is astonishingly big, and it wants to swallow everything it can see into its stomach.

If you want to destroy someone, you must first make him crazy. If you want to defeat an invincible man, the best time is to let him make a mistake.

Microsoft's entry into the computer industry is actually a good thing for Dongling Hi-Tech. Such an elephant breaking into the computer industry will definitely be a global sensation.

By then, the attention of overseas computer giants such as HP, Dell, Compaq, Toshiba, Sharp, Acer, Apple, etc. will all be attracted away by Microsoft.

In comparison, Shenzhou Computer will have much less pressure, and when it goes overseas, the pressure will probably be much smaller. For Dongling Hi-Tech, Microsoft is definitely the "best teammate".

"Dongling Hi-Tech has always kept its promises. We will definitely do what we promised you!"

Li Dongling slammed the table and said, "Dongling Hi-Tech is not only willing to manufacture computers of the same level as Shenzhou for Microsoft, but also willing to open Dongling Hi-Tech's sales channels in the mainland to Microsoft, allowing Microsoft computers to enter the mainland market!"

Anyway, Shenzhou Computer has competitors everywhere in the computer industry, both at home and abroad, so it would be better to muddy the water a little more.

No matter what price Microsoft sells the machines at, Dongling Hi-Tech, as the OEM, will definitely not lose money, so the natural thing is to sell as many Microsoft computers as possible.

It would be best for Microsoft to play the role of a wealthy company, subsidize users to buy its own computers, and spend tens of billions of dollars to promote Microsoft computers. In this way, Dongling Hi-Tech will also be able to make a lot of money. As for whether it will kill other computer brands.

Damn it, some computer brands have regarded Dongling Hi-Tech as their enemy. Why does Dongling Hi-Tech care about their life or death? As long as my friends die and I don’t, it’s enough.

Seeing that Li Dongling agreed so readily and even gave Microsoft conditions that were beyond Microsoft's expectations, it was obvious that he treated Microsoft as an ally.

And Microsoft was still plotting against Dongling Hi-Tech, which made Ed Fries feel a little guilty.

But it was only a few seconds. What maintained the alliance between Microsoft and Dongling Hi-Tech was their interest. There was no right or wrong in matters of interest, only who got more and who got less. However, Ed Fleiss decided that he would say a few good words for Dongling Hi-Tech when he returned to Microsoft headquarters.

"Mr. Li!"

Seeing that Microsoft and Walden International had obviously agreed to Li Dongling's proposal, Zhang Ailun coughed and said, "Goldman Sachs has another unwelcome request!"

Li Dongling rubbed his fingers and snapped them, signaling Zhang Ailun to continue.

"Goldman Sachs' request is very simple. They just hope to have deeper cooperation with Dongling Hi-Tech. In the future, if Dongling Hi-Tech needs financing or listing, Goldman Sachs hopes that both sides can cooperate!" Zhang Ailun said to Li Dongling with a "sincere" look on his face.

"I can't think of any reason to refuse. In the future, there should be deeper cooperation between Dongling Hi-Tech and Goldman Sachs!"

(End of this chapter)