Back To 1995

  Chapter 219 Gotta Add Money

  Irene has something in her words, which contains a sentence between Silverman and CUC International, and how CUC International operates on Xue Leshan. I can't wait to squeeze every drop of oil and water in Xue Leshan.

  Just like that, Silverman has the face to say that CUC International attaches great importance to Xue Leshan!

  To negotiate today, you can see the clues. Basically, the people who came are from CUC International. People from Xueleshan, Blizzard and other companies have not come. Obviously, CUC International does not care about the opinions of these two companies.

Silverman and the staff of CUC International have never heard of Irene's connotation. They came here today to sell Xuele Mountain for a high price. CUC International doesn't care.

Even if you have a good reputation, how can you be a beautiful knife? For CUC International and many American companies, only the U.S. knife and the stock price are the favorites. Except for the one like Monsanto, there is really no way to complain. , and had to merge with other peers and change their name, the rest of the companies didn't care about their reputation at all!

Like CUC International, as long as the stock price can be raised, it is the darling of Wall Street, and its reputation is good, even if it is outside, Wall Street can send the prisoner to the market, and the world's first night market RICK can also pass through the Nasdaq. , you can see America's view of fame here.

Silverman laughed and looked around Irene. He could see that Irene seemed a little dissatisfied with him and CUC International. Obviously, for CUC International, the practice of releasing the acquisition news to raise the price was very dissatisfied.

   But that's Silverman's style. If you throw a steel rod and earn two steel rods, Xue Leshan will definitely sell a lot.

   "CUC International also hopes to cooperate with ICQ, but I have always hoped to cooperate with Song you once!" Silverman said to Song Yang.

  Song Yang glanced at Irene, motioned her to start making an offer, and then he would argue with Silverman, and he probably wouldn't have any reaction. In Silverman's eyes, there is probably no toilet paper that would be useful.

   "ICQ hopes to acquire all the companies in Xue Leshan, including other Blizzard studios!" Irene finally said.

  Sieverman heard this, his face showed a look of regret, he seemed to be very reluctant to give up on ICQ's offer of Xue Leshan, but what he said did not see that he was unwilling to Xue Leshan, but had to pay more...

   "The board of directors of CUC International, the selling price for Xue Leshan is 700 million US dollars!" Silverman gritted his teeth and said an appalling figure.

   Hearing the price, Irene instantly felt the urge to leave, she wondered if CUC International was crazy!

You must know that a few years ago, when Blizzard sold itself to Xue Leshan, it was only 6.7 million US dollars. When Xue Leshan and Blizzard sold its body to CUC International, it was only 106 million US dollars, although it was not all the equity. .

But even if Blizzard has developed a few games with good sales, the game industry is picking up, but Xue Leshan and Blizzard can't directly increase the price seven times. This is not catching a fat sheep and slaughtering it. Done!

Song Yang listened to the price, but did not turn his face. Silverman kept staring at ICQ. Irene and a group of ICQ executives had expressions on their faces. Yang, but Sieverman couldn't see through.

   Hearing this quotation, Irene was so angry that she took off her old-fashioned glasses, and her eyes were full of badness when she looked at Silverman.

But the more this is the case, the more confident Silverman is. He just used this price to test ICQ's side. Irene's reaction proves that ICQ really wants Xuele Mountain, and it pays more attention to Xuele Mountain than he imagined. Otherwise, Erin would not have a reaction.

I have to say that Jiang is still old and hot. For these acquisitions and methods, they can be compared with Silverman, I am afraid that is Martin Solo, Joe Tus and others, Irene's skills are still a bit worse .

But Song Yang's reaction made Silverman unable to see through it. When he heard his offer of 700 million US dollars, Song Yang didn't even blink his eyelids, which made Silverman a little confused. I don't know what Song Yang's attitude towards Xue Leshan is.

Song Yang didn't know where Silverman was guessing his thoughts. The $700 million knife was indeed not cheap, but it didn't exceed Song Yang's bottom line. Besides, wasn't this first quotation just for a half-off? ? !

   Using 300 million or even 400 million US dollars to exchange for a Snow Leshan and Blizzard, is it a loss?

   This year, there must be suspicions of being taken advantage of. It is still in the traditional game stage. The game industry mainly supplies consoles. The ceiling is there, and it is impossible to earn more than Nintendo, Sony game consoles and the like.

  Only when the game is connected to the Internet, will it be like opening up the two veins of Ren and Du, opening up the attributes of one's own Internet game, and selling a champion skin, which is a few hundred million dollars in a few steps.

As for the purchase price of the three or four billion dollars, Xue Leshan has game distribution channels all over the world, plus Blizzard, not to mention the return of one or two years, if you put it in a few years, if one day ICQ wants to sell Blizzard, it will not give It is estimated that those acquirers who pay 10 billion or 20 billion US dollars have no face to see ICQ.

   "President Silverman, ICQ intends to cooperate with CUC International, but this price is too high. Last year, CUC International's annual revenue did not exceed $4 billion!"

Song Yang looked at Silverman and said how outrageous the price is. Last year, the entire CUC International's revenue did not exceed 4 billion US dollars. Now, if you sell Snow Leshan, you dare to bid 700 million US dollars, which is equivalent to CUC last year. One-sixth of the revenue, once sold, the price of a snow Leshan is probably higher than the net profit of CUC last year...

CUC International, playing in traditional industries, hotels, tourism, real estate, catering, retail, and emerging computer software businesses, etc., involves many businesses, but the profit margins are there, and it is impossible to make huge profits like Microsoft. The activities that other companies are doing are also doing it, and it is impossible to say that it is profiteering out of thin air.

   "President Silverman, ICQ has only been established for less than six months, and it is really difficult to afford such a purchase price."

Irene said angrily, she was about to close the door and thank you. ICQ's current valuation has not yet reached 700 million US dollars. If you have this money, what else would ICQ buy from Xue Leshan and Blizzard, and build one directly by yourself? The game department is good, I can't say it is more economical!

  Silverman disagrees with this point, "What I heard is different from what President Erin said. I know that Wall Street is very supportive of ICQ!"

When he said this, Silverman looked at Song Yang unabashedly, the meaning was very clear, ICQ has no money, but its father Song Yang has money, relying on American Telecom, Song Yang has made a lot of money this year, Wall Street is also very supportive of Song Yang. As long as Song Yang comes forward, he will definitely be able to raise the 700 million US dollars for ICQ.

   Song Yang couldn't help laughing. He did have money in his account, but to say that Song Yang used all the cash to help ICQ acquire it would be overthinking it.

Song Yang's Americas Global Investment Foundation will indeed "lent" some of the cash to ICQ, but ICQ will have to borrow the rest from the bank, at most the Americas Investment Foundation, which guarantees ICQ and expects Song Yang to spend hundreds of millions of dollars. US knife to pay the bill, that is too much!

"President Silverman, you know that this price is impossible. If it's such a price, I'm really sorry. ICQ may need to exchange for new partners, such as Activision, EA or Ubisoft in Europe." Song Yang He also said without hesitation.

This year, ICQ really wants to take out 700 million US dollars. There are game manufacturers who are willing to give their arms to ICQ. This is not 20 years later, but even 20 years later, the valuation of Ubisoft and other companies, It's only seven or eight billion dollars. According to inflation, the seven hundred million dollars now is even more valuable than it will be twenty years later.

Silverman and CUC's executives looked at Song Yang and Irene who were resolute, and knew that the $700 million knife was definitely out of the question. It was estimated that they were only rich and powerful, and sometimes they didn't know what a $700 million knife was. The Microsoft, when the brain is hot, will take out so much.

   "300 million US dollars, ICQ can bid 300 million US dollars on Xue Leshan!"

Knowing that it is definitely impossible to take down Mount Xuele at the price of cabbage, Irene didn't try any more. She also knew that it was impossible to take advantage of an old fox like Silverman. Get the reserve price.

   "$500 million, Xue Leshan is worth the price, Blizzard is developing a new game, this game is definitely worth $100 million!"

The people from   CUC International Company were reluctant to lower the price too much. They released the news that Blizzard was developing a new game, and wanted to raise the price again.

Hearing this news, Song Yang couldn't help thinking that he didn't know whether Blizzard was developing Diablo or "StarCraft", but no matter which game, it would definitely not suffer. The current Blizzard has not yet reached the point of frying, so it's fine. Play something like a remake, a nostalgic server or something.

She nodded to Irene, Irene saw Song Yang signalling to continue to increase the price, she was a little puzzled that Song Yang valued Xue Leshan and Blizzard so much, the price of 300 million US dollars can be discussed with Activision now The purchase price.

   But Song Yang agreed to continue bidding, and Irene had to continue bidding, "330 million US dollars!"

   After Irene raised the price from US$300 million to US$400 million, the people from CUC International wanted to increase the price to US$450 million, but Irene refused to make an offer.

   "ICQ can only offer a purchase price of US$400 million. If CUC International is unwilling to accept this price, then I suggest that the two sides suspend the acquisition negotiation!"

  Irene slapped the table, showing the demeanor of a professional manager and a strong woman, and told the people of CUC International that if they did not accept this offer, then they would break up with one shot, ICQ would stop the acquisition, and let them find the next one to take advantage of.

  Silverman looked at Song Yang, Song Yang made a helpless expression, indicating that this matter was decided by Irene!

   "UCU International, willing to sell Xue Leshan and its Blizzard and other game studios!" After thinking for a while, Silverman did not dare to take any more risks.

   (end of this chapter)