rebirth against the times

Just when the negotiation was about to reach a consensus, Andre suddenly pointed at Bai Shuo and said to Mr. Zha: "Actually, this little brother of mine is also very interested in your company. I wonder if Mr. Zha would mind having another partner?"

Bai Shuo was shocked, and then he realized that what Andre said before about giving part of the project to Bai Shuo was by no means polite or perfunctory, and he couldn't help but feel a little better about this big guy.

"Brother Andre, this project is yours. How could I get involved halfway? What I said before was purely a joke. Don't take it seriously." Bai Shuo declined hastily.

Seeing that Mr. Zha seemed to be thinking about something, Andre continued: "If Mr. Zha feels that the investment amount is enough, I can give part of the investment amount to my little brother while the existing framework remains unchanged."

"Even if the investment amount remains unchanged, one more investor will still have a great impact on the company's future management." Mr. Xiao Zha said calmly.

When Andre heard what Mr. Zha said, he even threatened: "I don't care, either Bai Shuo joins in, or I don't invest anymore. Anyway, there are so many high-quality companies that need investment now."

Mr. Xiao Zha smiled awkwardly: "Hey, that's not what I meant..."

"What does that mean?"

Seeing Andre's persistence, Bai Shuo smiled and said: "Andre, don't embarrass the boss, and don't disrupt the things we just discussed. I will not participate in this project no matter what.

"

"No, you should participate..."

Both Bai Shuo and Andre were a little surprised and looked over following the voice. The person who just spoke was none other than Mr. Xiao Zha.

"Huh? What did you say?" Bai Shuo asked unexpectedly.

"Well, Mr. Bai, I haven't finished what I said before. I'm not rejecting Andre's proposal. On the contrary, I hope you can join in the cooperation." Mr. Zha said again.

Faced with the sudden change, Bai Shuo spread his hands and looked around, expressing that he didn't quite understand.

Only then did Mr. Zha express his inner thoughts. Although too many investors were not necessarily a good thing, Mr. Zha sincerely admired what Bai Shuo had shown today. He felt that if Bai Shuo could not be tied up,

On his own ship, Bai Shuo is likely to invest in other companies of the same type. At that time, "Brush Face Internet" will probably have a strong rival. Therefore, he hopes that Bai Shuo can choose to help "Brush Face Internet"

.However, he also has a condition, that is, Bai Shuo and his investment companies can no longer invest in competitors of "Brush Face Internet" and cooperate with them that affect the interests of "Brush Face". Otherwise, "Brush Face Internet" has the right to reasonably

The price to recover Bai Shuo’s shares.

If "face-brushing" can develop to the level that Bai Shuo remembered in later generations, this investment will be a hugely profitable deal anyway. It would be false to say that Bai Shuo is not interested. Now both Andre and Mr. Zha have expressed their desire

With the idea of ​​​​joining the cooperation with Bai Shuo, there is no reason not to eat the fat meat that is delivered to the door.

"Well, I am indeed very optimistic about the future development of 'face brushing', and I am naturally very happy to be able to verify and participate in its growth."

Seeing that Bai Shuo agreed, Andre and Mr. Zha were very happy. Andre directly suggested that he treat him in the evening and let everyone go have a few drinks. As for the details, we would discuss them tomorrow. Upon seeing this, Mr. Zha quickly suggested that he should do it.

Andre was not polite about the friendship of a landlord, and said bluntly: "No matter who is treating the guest, the vodka must be enough." After saying this, he unconsciously looked at Anna sitting in the corner: "I also want to invite Miss Anna to drink.

There are two cups!”

Mr. Xiao Zha took the opportunity to look at Anna, then at Andre's happy expression, and finally looked at Bai Shuo strangely, and shook his head thoughtfully and somewhat doubtfully.

At this time, Bai Shuo's phone suddenly rang at an inappropriate time. It turned out to be Weilun. Bai Shuo answered the phone and talked to Weilun for a long time. After hanging up, Bai Shuo said to Ander very embarrassedly.

Mr. Lie and Mr. Zha said: "I'm very sorry. There have been some changes in a project on my other side. I have to rush there immediately. It seems that your kindness will have to be left for next time."

Andre was very upset when he heard about it, but Mr. Zha was more concerned about cooperation and said hurriedly: "It's so urgent, can't it be delayed by a day or two? Our cooperation..."

Bai Shuo understood what Mr. Zha meant and told Mr. Zha that the matter of cooperation remained unchanged. The general principles were already in place. Andre would discuss the remaining details in detail. He had no other requirements, as long as he was the same as Andre.

That's fine. As long as Andre and Mr. Zha have negotiated the details, Bai Shuo will directly entrust relevant personnel to sign the agreement.

When Andre heard this, he immediately suggested that he let Anna stay for two more days, and then go over to meet Bai Shuo after signing the agreement. Bai Shuo looked at Anna, smiled slightly and said, "Anna doesn't know how to invest and manage these things. I will do it as soon as possible."

Sending professional talents here won’t delay things, don’t worry.”

Andre seemed a little depressed, but Zha finally took some reassurance, but still asked a little uneasy: "You can trust us so much, this is not a small investment."

Bai Shuo smiled: "Brother Andre, there is no need to say it. Everything you do comes from your heart. I think Mr. Zha, your appearance is also a real person. I believe you will not be wrong."

Mr. Zha didn't know much about facial features and was a little confused. Bai Shuo then pointed at the company name and said, "This is an era where faces are important, isn't it?"

Everyone understood Bai Shuo's joke and burst into laughter.

Finally, during the negotiations on the second day, Andre and Mr. Zha reached a final cooperation agreement: Andre and Bai Shuo invested 200 million yuan each, and each received 2% of the shares of "Brush Face Internet". These 4

100 million yuan is very critical to the "face-swiping Internet" in the financial crisis, injecting strong impetus for its further expansion and development in the future, which is a story later.

However, Weilun told Bai Shuo on the phone that there had been major changes in the cymer company's project, and that new competitors had joined the acquisition. Bai Shuo immediately contacted Weilun again after leaving "Brush Face Internet".

It turned out that after the Japanese Nikon Company heard that Cymer was seeking cooperation, it also sent people to negotiate and proposed a comprehensive acquisition plan. I heard that the conditions offered should be much better than their own. Bai Shuo asked about Cymer's attitude

, Weilun said that Cymer still seemed a little hesitant and didn’t know what to consider specifically.

"Do you want me to talk to them again and try to find out who they are?" Weilun suggested.

Bai Shuo thought for a while, an ambiguous smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and immediately told Weilun on the phone: "I will personally take action this time. If you make an appointment with Cymer and the others, tell me that I will have final negotiations with them tomorrow."

That day, Bai Shuo and Anna hurriedly drove back without stopping. Along the way, Anna seemed a little dull. No matter what Bai Shuo said, Anna always ignored it. Gradually, Bai Shuo did not ask for trouble, but just concentrated on it.

Driving the car and running wildly.

Suddenly, Anna, who had not spoken for a long time, asked unhappily: "You said I don't know how to invest?"

Bai Shuo was driving the car intently and didn't have time to think too much: "Well... that..."

Anna: "In your heart, I only know how to fight, right?"

Bai Shuo: "Uh..."

Anna: "I only do those shady things, is that right?"

Bai Shuo: "..."

Anna: "Don't forget, I was once a real diplomat. I got a double master's degree in business and information from Korea University."

Bai Shuo: "Anna..."

Anna: "It's so abominable..."

After a brief period of panic, Bai Shuo finally calmed down and slowly cleared his mind. It seemed that Bai Shuo had said that Anna didn't understand investment and management, which had hit Anna.

"Anna...listen to me. I know I said you didn't understand investment management before, and you felt that I was slighting you, but I really didn't mean it. You didn't realize that Andre has been paying special attention to you, as if he was interested in you.

Are you interested? Do you really want to stay?"

Anna finally changed her tone and said calmly: "Andre, not bad, tall, handsome, mature, and must have good strength in the country of Ross..."

Bai Shuo rolled his eyes at Anna and said angrily: "So I really should let you stay."

Anna: "Are you willing to do it?"

Bai Shuo: "I..."

Anna smiled slightly, said no more, leaned back on the chair, and slowly closed her eyes.

Bai Shuo glanced at Anna again, and something was touched in his heart again. Indeed, although Bai Shuo had never looked down on Anna, it seemed that for such a long time, he had no other thoughts about Anna other than using her as a personal bodyguard.

.Bai Shuo really ignored Anna's ability and role.

That night, it was already midnight when Bai Shuo and Anna arrived. Weilun and others had already gathered in the room waiting for Bai Shuo's return. Seeing Bai Shuo arrive, Weilun didn't say much and immediately began to introduce the past few days to Bai Shuo.

After further investigation on cymer, new information was learned. At the same time, the plan proposed by Nikon was also analyzed, and Bai Shuo proposed the highest conditions that could be offered to acquire cymer.

"It is estimated that our conditions will not have any advantage compared with Nikon." Mark said after repeated calculations of the plan.

"Numbers are indeed very accurate. They can accurately quantify many things, and they will not lie. However, many people's pursuits cannot be quantified with numbers. In the final analysis, when we acquire cymer, we still need to negotiate with people, rather than rely entirely on these

number."

Mark asked doubtfully: "It's like I have an apple now. One person bids high and the other bids low. Is it possible for me to sell the apple to the person who bids low?"

Bai Shuo: "Of course it is possible, as long as there are enough reasons."

Weilun: "Bai, do you mean to give cymer more favorable conditions in other ways?"

Bai Shuo smiled and nodded: "Weilun, facing a big company like Nikon, we are indeed very weak. If we want to compete head-on, we do not have enough strength to compete with others. But I have another set of plans that can be used as a solution

As an alternative, we will all study it tonight."

Facing the new idea proposed by Bai Shuo, everyone discussed it together for a long time and re-calculated some data. It was not until the sky got slightly bright that everyone returned to the room and took a hurried rest.

Early the next morning, Bai Shuo met with the person in charge of cymer very confidently. First, Bai Shuo expressed that he had been very happy with Cymer during this period, and then stated that he would be preparing to leave tomorrow and go to the next stop.

Negotiating other business. In the end, Bai Shuo spoke highly of Cymer and its leaders, and hoped to seek another opportunity for cooperation before leaving.

During the communication, Bai Shuo carefully observed the attitude of Cymer Company. The other party did not look down upon this meeting. On the contrary, perhaps because he indicated that this was the last negotiation, he felt more cautious. This should mean that

The other party was not impressed by Nikon's conditions and still had some expectations for itself.

After weighing it over and over in his mind, Bai Shuo decided not to be secretive anymore, so he directly offered his reserve price: he decided to inject 1 billion yuan in cash into Cymer Company in order to obtain 35% of Cymer's shares.

Regarding the condition proposed by Bai Shuo, the boss of Cymer Company was not in a hurry to discuss it with everyone. Just as he was about to say something, Bai Shuo immediately said that he had not finished speaking and continued to say to the boss of Cymer: "I know that such a condition may not be better than

Nikon's offer is good. But they want a full acquisition, but I want to develop together with Cymer. I do value Cymer, but what I value more is the elite talents in the industry here. Therefore, I am willing to use this

35% of the shares, and signed a concerted action agreement with you. From now on, we will continue to work with you in the company's daily operations, major personnel appointments and dismissals, investment, research and development, etc. In other words, the company will still have you and everyone here to continue to be responsible for the operation.

.I will only provide you with relevant support and share benefits."

The plan proposed by Bai Shuo immediately shocked everyone, just like last night when Weilun and Mark heard the plan. However, Bai Shuo knew what he needed. As he got to know Cymer more and more deeply, Bai Shuo

He also learned that the deep ultraviolet light source invented by Cymer is a necessary condition for the most critical photolithography technology in semiconductor manufacturing, which strengthened his determination to win the company. However, he did not

If you are not a technical expert, you don't know how to run this type of technology company. If you want to fully acquire it, you will have to hire experts and professional managers to reset a series of complex management and control mechanisms. The most important thing is that Cymer's most important wealth——

Technical talents may face the loss. Such a cymer company is not what Bai Shuo needs.

What Bai Shuo didn't expect was that the plan he proposed seemed to hit the opponent's weakness. The other party didn't think too much about it. After several discussions during this meeting, he agreed to the plan proposed by Bai Shuo. Very soon.

Lawyers from both sides quickly drafted the agreement, and the signing was completed that afternoon. Bai Shuo finally defeated the Japanese and became the largest shareholder and actual controller of the company.?