Only after being reborn did I realize how fascinating the world of the rich is.

Soon, Li Xiaofeng arrived at Hezhong Media Company to discuss the acquisition with President You and others.

"The highest price I can offer for you, United, is $200 million, of which 15% is cash and the remaining 85% is privately placed shares."

Mr. You frowned slightly and said with dissatisfaction, "Mr. Li, isn't this price a bit low? Our expectation is at least 3 million US dollars."

Li Xiaofeng smiled and shook his head, saying in a calm tone, "This price is too high. Your company's scale is largely due to the expansion through premium acquisitions, and its actual strength is somewhat undeserved."

Now you actually want to get the same high premium as our company's IPO? How is that possible? The price I'm giving you is very fair.

This is the premium after removing your markups; it's based on a comprehensive assessment of factors such as the number, location, and distribution of your company's LCD screens.

Luo Siqi's face was gloomy, and he said with some indignation, "Our company's overall assessment has already exceeded half of your company's, so why can't we even get half of your company's market value?"

"Comprehensive assessment? Who gave you that assessment? If you spend more money, you can assess a company size larger than ours. Or, why don't you, Hezhong, just acquire Wanzhong!"

Seeing that Luo Siqi remained silent, Li Xiaofeng glanced at him contemptuously and said in a flat tone, "Our Wanzhong has developed step by step in a down-to-earth manner. Even if we acquire the market share of the Guowei family, there is not much premium."

On the contrary, the reason why your Hezhong has developed so rapidly is largely due to its acquisitions at a premium, and you should be well aware of this yourself.

Look at how many LCD screens you have and what your annual revenue is, and look at how many LCD screens we have and what our annual revenue is. The difference in strength between the two sides is obvious.

Now that we, Wanzhong, have already gone public ahead of schedule, if this game continues, the gap between the two sides will widen further.

However, I have always advocated that we should make money together in harmony. There is no need to fight to the death. Wouldn't it be better to cooperate?

After acquiring your Wanzhong, I will not disband your core team. If you, Mr. You, Mr. Jiang, and other senior executives want to stay, I will arrange a suitable position for you.

More importantly, after our acquisition, you've delivered a satisfactory result to your shareholders; they can at least recoup several times their investment, and your core team can also achieve a positive outcome ahead of schedule.

In general, companies aiming for an IPO will give shares to their core team. These shares have little value if the company cannot go public, but they will appreciate rapidly if it does.

If Li Xiaofeng were to acquire them at a premium, it would be equivalent to allowing them to go public ahead of schedule, which would be very beneficial to the core team members who hold shares.

Luo Siqi continued with a gloomy expression, "That's not how you calculate it. Whether we develop steadily or acquire at a premium, the size of our company is what it is."

Once you acquire our company, no one in the market will be able to compete with you. You'll practically have a monopoly in this sector, and you haven't shared the profits with us.

"Young Master Luo, that's not how it works. Our acquisition of you is, in a sense, a merger. That is to say, you will share the profits from our development in the future. Since it's about sharing profits, what's there to calculate?"

"That sounds nice, but if you hadn't acted like a rogue and used the Wei family to suppress us, we would be the ones going public ahead of schedule. We would be the ones acquiring you, not the other way around!" Luo Siqi was still very unconvinced.

Li Xiaofeng chuckled and said in a rather annoyed tone, "Young Master Luo, you're supposed to be the head of an investment company, how can you say such childish things in front of everyone?"

Since ancient times, the victor is king and the loser is villain. If you lose, you lose. Why are you still trying to settle scores here? Do you think this is a game of chess where you can start over after losing?

Besides, the methods used by your Union were not exactly honorable either. When I framed the Wei family, weren't you kicking them when they were down?

I didn't say anything at the time. Competition is normal. As long as it's not illegal, it's normal to seize the opponent's weaknesses and attack them relentlessly. But you can't be so hypocritical!

"What? You can use these methods against me, but I can't use the same methods against you? If you lost, you can only blame yourselves for not being tough enough or having clever enough tactics!"

Hearing Li Xiaofeng's words, Luo Siqi was speechless and turned her head away without saying a word. President You, who had been watching coldly from the side, stepped forward with a smile and said, "President Li, don't be angry. Negotiations always need a pretext!"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and nodded: "It's understandable to find some excuses, but I can also refute your excuses, right? I'm not angry, and there's no need for me to be angry."

I just hope you don't forget one thing: I'm here to acquire you, not to kneel down and beg you.

Our group was already more than twice the size of yours, and now we've raised a huge sum of money. If this continues, the gap between us will widen even further!

Luo Siqi, still somewhat unconvinced, said, "What's so great about going public? You can go public, and so can we. There's more than one company that can go public in each industry!"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "I didn't say I would stop you from going public, nor did I say you couldn't go public. I just said the gap would widen further."

I estimate that your company will need another year or two to prepare for an IPO. You should have a good idea of ​​how much market share we can gain during that time!

Mr. You smiled and said, "Mr. Li, how about this? Let's each compromise. You don't have to say 2 million, and I won't have to say 3 million. Let's take the middle number, 2.5 million, how about that?"

"I'll increase it by a maximum of 10%, to 220 million!" Seeing that the other party had taken the initiative to lower the price, Li Xiaofeng was not too aggressive and also took the initiative to raise the price a little.

"Mr. Li, that's really unfair of you. I reduced the price by 50 million for you, and you only gave me a 20 million raise!"

"Mr. You, we both know in our hearts that your company is only worth this price. It's not that I gave you a small price increase, but that your asking price was far too high. I've already done more than enough by giving you a higher price!"

Mr. You sighed, his face full of helplessness. He glanced at the shareholders beside him and said firmly, "Mr. Li, let's not haggle over such a small amount of money. 2.35 million US dollars, if it works out, great; if not, forget it!"

After considering it for a moment, Li Xiaofeng realized that his highest expectation was 2.5 million US dollars. Seeing that the other party had lowered the price to within his acceptable range, he nodded in agreement.