Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

For the name Sun Zhengyi, Jed, who was just an investment analyst at an investment bank in Hong Kong in his previous life, naturally admires it very much.Unlike other Japanese chaebols, Sun Zhengyi is completely self-made and the industries involved are basically the future high-tech industries.If the two are not rivals, Jed would like to find an opportunity to have a drink with Sun Zhengyi.It's a pity that such a visionary entrepreneur will become Jed's biggest opponent in Asia, so Jed doesn't mind taking Sun Zhengyi into a trap.

And Sun Zhengyi is quite afraid of Jade, because Sun Zhengyi has seen Jade's investment experience. Although Jade's main energy is in the entertainment and media industry, it is optical storage that really brings Jade high profits. , mobile phones, network equipment and other industries.And what makes Sun Zhengyi horrified is that this person has unknowingly completed the encirclement and suppression of SoftBank in the Asian market.

Softbank seems to be a very low-key company, but it is Softbank that launched the PHS mobile phone in the Chinese market, and it is also one of the original advocates of Apple's iPhone.At the beginning, it is said that Sun Zhengyi saw the popularity of the iPod in Japan and suggested that Jobs develop a mobile phone with a built-in iPod, so there was the iPhone.

And according to the development law of that time and space, after Softbank successfully acquired Yahoo, it established Yahoo Japan.Yahoo Japan soon integrated Yahoo! BB, Yahoo Mall and Yahoo Auction make Yahoo Japan the largest web portal and the largest online business platform in Japan.It's a pity that all of this has nothing to do with Jerry Yang. When Yahoo Japan later became the third largest broadband service provider in Japan, Yahoo America was on the verge of bankruptcy, but Yahoo Japan still had the money to acquire the third largest mobile communication service provider in the United States—— Sprint Corporation.

Jed and Sun Zhengyi made an appointment to meet at Sherman Manor. No matter how he and Sun Zhengyi fought in the mall, Jed still gave such an entrepreneur a minimum of respect.And Sun Zhengyi was even more surprised that Jade suddenly invited him to visit him, but Sun Zhengyi did not reject Jed's sincerity.Naturally, the lunch was a feast for the guests and the host. After the lunch was over, of course Jed invited Sun Zhengyi to his study to have a cup of tea together.Only then did everyone know that the main drama was about to begin.

Neither side brought any other staff, and only Jed, Sun Zhengyi and a steaming pot of top-quality Longjing were in the study.Although Sun Zhengyi is Korean-Japanese, his ancestors are Chinese, so he has a good understanding of tea culture.Looking at the shape of the tea in the cup like a lotus heart, you know it is Mingqian tea in Longjing tea.There are four picking opportunities for Longjing tea. The one picked before Qingming is called "Lianxin"; the one picked before Guyu is called "Qiqiang"; ".For Longjing tea, naturally, the earlier it is picked, the more precious it is.Moreover, what Jade used to entertain Sun Zhengyi was the Shifeng Longjing specially purchased from China, which can be regarded as Jade's greatest sincerity.

Sun Zhengyi took a sip of tea, and then sighed: "I never thought that I could taste such excellent Longjing tea on the other side of the ocean!"

"It's good tea to entertain friends." Jade replied pointedly, "Mr. Sun, I think we should talk about our respective conditions openly and honestly. In fact, you know that I have lost interest in Yahoo. And you're very interested in Yahoo, so we just need to negotiate a deal that's acceptable to everyone and we can sign a deal that we're both happy with."

Sun Zhengyi didn't expect Jed to tell himself openly that he was no longer interested in Yahoo, although this was a fact.Whether it is Sun Zhengyi or Yang Zhiyuan, they all know that Jade has acquired a network technology company called Google.What makes Yahoo feel anxious is that Google has a more advanced search algorithm than Yahoo, and the whole set of algorithms can make it easier for users to find the web pages they really need.

Because Yahoo has increased the licensing price of their search engine technology some time ago, many small and medium-sized websites have switched to the embrace of Google, and Google also provides so-called customized services for these small and medium-sized websites, so that users can not only use Google's engine to search The content of the whole network can be searched for the content of the station alone.And Google has released products called AdSence and Adwords very low-key, which can place advertisements or obtain advertising revenue based on search engines.This set of products has attracted the interest of large websites such as America Online and mSN, not to mention small and medium-sized websites.

Sun Zhengyi took a sip of tea in a concealed manner, "Since Mr. Sherman was optimistic about Yahoo at the beginning, he must also have expectations for Yahoo's future. If so, why don't we three parties sit down and talk about it? Maybe there is a better way maybe."

Sun Zhengyi is not a fool, he is now even more afraid that Jade will suddenly leave Yahoo.Once Jed doesn't have Yahoo's considerations, Google will make efforts faster.Since Google does not do portals at all, portals such as America Online and mSN are more willing to cooperate with Google.In particular, I heard that Google has proposed the so-called "web2.0" technology internally, indicating that Google will focus on the next generation of website technology.Sun Zhengyi is unwilling to lose Jed as an ally, so he prefers Jed to stay.

"The conflict between me and Mr. Yang is irreconcilable." Jed sighed regretfully, "Mr. Sun, you must know what kind of person Mr. Yang is, he is an excellent technical engineer, but Definitely not a good leader and manager. A good leader should know how to distribute the power in his hands, and a good manager should learn how to compromise, but Mr. Yang is really a headstrong person. Mr. Sun, I don't believe that you will be in the same company with Mr. Yang. If I'm not wrong, the condition that Mr. Yang offered you is that you are responsible for the development of Yahoo Greater China and Japan, and the rest is for Yahoo America. Bar?"

Sun Zhengyi was taken aback, he had to say that Jed basically guessed the truth of the matter.In fact, Masayoshi Son and Jerry Yang's negotiating conditions are that Asia is Yahoo Asia's Asia, America is Yahoo America's Americas, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa depend on their own capabilities.Sun Zhengyi is not a greedy person either. He knows very well that he only needs to seize the Greater China region and Japan.

The cold sweat on Sun Zhengyi's forehead naturally wouldn't hide from Jed's eyes, but Sun Zhengyi still insisted: "Mr. How about a chat?"

"Mr. Sun, let's talk about business." Jed said lightly, "I can modify the quotation of 120 US dollars, but Softbank must show your sincerity. Alibaba Group is already ours, so don't use Alibaba Group. The group came to fool me. What I want is other technologies from Softbank, such as your satellite technology and your mobile communication technology.”

Sun Zhengyi's face turned cold. Although Softbank's recent investment strategy is in IT and the Internet, satellite technology and mobile communication technology are the capital for Softbank to survive.In particular, Jade also owns two major companies, Samsung Mobile and Android Mobile, which pose a threat to SoftBank in terms of both mobile phone hardware and mobile software. Handed over to Jed?

"Mr. Sherman, there are some things that should not be said."

Of course, Jed didn't expect to take out other people's old books from Sun Zhengyi, so he said with a smile: "If the mobile communication technology is not convenient, the satellite communication technology in Softbank's hands is also what we value. Don't worry, Mr. Sun, we I don’t have a satellite communication company in my hands, and I need this technology now to accumulate technical capital in the future.”

Sun Zhengyi certainly knew that Jade did not own a satellite communication company, but he still asked unwillingly: "Your country's Hughes Satellite Company has more advanced technology. I don't know what Mr. Sherman values ​​in us?"

"Hughes is too focused on military satellite communication technology. Most of these technologies are not suitable for civilian use, or there is no need to reflect them in the civilian version. Compared to our redevelopment based on Hughes' technology , it’s better to just take the technology from Softbank.” Jed replied sincerely, “If Softbank is willing to transfer this part of the technology, we can negotiate the price, and I can agree to sell Yahoo shares at a price of $110.”

"Alibaba Group plus SoftBank's sale of satellite communication technology for Yahoo's $100 per share acquisition."

"Mr. Sun's bargaining is too ruthless!" Jed showed a heartbroken expression, "Although my company is not listed, I have to plan for our company's employees' salaries and benefits, right? How about $108? There is a sincere price."

Now that Sun Zhengyi has shown his willingness to sell, the price is only a matter of time.If there is no agreement today and tomorrow, Jed doesn't care about time anymore.After sending Sun Zhengyi away, Jed couldn't wait to make a call to Shannity, "Organize an acquisition negotiation team immediately, Softbank should agree to sell Alibaba Group to us, and they will also transfer their current satellite Communication technology to us. Our big plan is finally about to take the first step!"

The news of Masayoshi Son's visit naturally did not escape the eyes of the Los Angeles media, so the next day's news said that the settlement between Sherman Interactive Entertainment Group, Yahoo and Softbank was imminent. Affected by this good news, Yahoo's stock actually went up again. It crossed the $90 mark and closed at $93 at its highest.

Compared with the high profile of Yahoo stock, the temporary suspension of Alibaba Group is gloomy.Ma Yun has already placed all his bets on Alibaba, but he did not expect to be suspended immediately after landing on NASDAQ.And what worries Ma Yun the most is that Softbank has already planned to sell Alibaba in exchange for Yahoo.Ma Yun didn't know much about the new company, except that the boss was a filmmaker.This makes Ma Yun very upset. How can a person who works in traditional media understand the Internet?And the most important thing is that the Alibaba Group is almost out of money, and at this time Alibaba is being strangled by the joint efforts of EachNet and Yipai.com.

Ma Yun couldn't bear to hang up with Sun Zhengyi again, expressing the hope that Sun Zhengyi could give Alibaba Group a clear future as soon as possible.But I didn't expect this call to get a simple answer from Sun Zhengyi, "Mr. Ma, I have decided to sell your stocks. Your future has nothing to do with me!"

Hearing this news, Ma Yun was immediately stunned.