My 1999

In the past month, he used a series of methods to completely overturn his impression of being reckless and arrogant.

Underneath the arrogant appearance that can confuse everyone, there is a careful mind as cunning as a fox.

Whether it was instigating Lu Xiaobo, the president of Hongmeng North America, or prompting Hongmeng's acquisition of MGM to fail and having to turn to Vivendi Universal; or the just-occurred lawsuit against Hongmeng Bing by Google, all of them demonstrate Ellison's wisdom.

Although these things will not affect the foundation of Hongmeng, they add up to a big net, enough to trap the giant beast Hongmeng.

"Mr. Ellison, thank you very much for Oracle and your help, otherwise Google's development would not be as smooth as it is now." Larry Page complimented with a smile.

"Haha, we are a family now. Helping you is also helping myself. And I don't like that yellow-skinned monkey."

Ellison doesn't help Google in vain.

Now he is an investor in Google and holds 10% of Google's shares.

"Mr. Ellison, I have a question."

Larry Page continued.

“Xu Liang was able to create such a huge Hongmeng and develop it to its current level in just four years, which shows his talent.

But such a person, despite US$15.7 billion in Series B financing and corporate debt financing, allowed Hongmeng to be attacked repeatedly by us and never took any action to fight back.

This is so abnormal.

I don't believe he was at all aware of the real cause of the MGM incident. Even if he didn't know, he couldn't hide it from Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. "

The most worrying thing is not the obvious means, but the unknown.

Now, the silent Hongmeng and Xu Liang are like the sword of Damocles, always hanging over Larry Page's head.

"Mr. Ellison, among all of us, you are the only one who knows Xu Liang best, so what do you think he is thinking now?" Eric Schmidt asked with a smile.

"What are you thinking? Haha, you are probably stunned by our harsh methods now." His eyes turned, "Page, Brin, Eric, you think too highly of that yellow-skinned monkey.

His counterattack is nothing more than responding to the lawsuit in court, which we have long expected.

What other means can he use?

Seduction or assassination? He is a yellow-skinned monkey, how dare he? "

Listening to Ellison's disdainful tone, Larry Page frowned.

Although I know that this guy's arrogance is a kind of "protective color", I still feel disgusted every time I hear it and see it.

Seeing the dissatisfied looks in everyone's eyes, Oracle CEO Howard said quickly.

"Everyone, I don't think Xu Liang is hiding any amazing tricks. The reason why he didn't fight back is probably because he was stymied by Vivendi Global's acquisition.

Compared with the obvious conflict with us, it is more important to acquire Vivendi Global and lay a solid foundation for Hongmeng’s pan-entertainment business.

Xu Liang is a smart man, he knows how to choose what is best for him. "

This explanation is somewhat acceptable to everyone.

Still, Larry Page is a little worried.

The Xu Liang he knew was not a vindictive person, but looking at his ruthless method of burning almost all of Ellison's fixed assets, it was clear that he was also a person who was unwilling to suffer losses.

It is impossible to endure a beating.

But for a while, he couldn't think of the other party's methods.

"Fortunately, the competition between Google and him is within the commercial scope, so there is no need to worry about personal safety."

It must be said that Xu Liang's decisive revenge made many people have concerns and restrained some unconventional methods.

Ellison drank the red wine in his glass and looked at the people with different expressions, a smile flashed in his eyes.

Don't say that he doesn't know how Xu Liang will attack Google. Even if he knew, he wouldn't say anything.

He hopes that Xu Liang can fight with Google until death, and then people like Eric Schmidt and Larry Page will be more closely tied to him, instead of being aloof like they are now.

"It's a pity that Steve Jobs is so cunning, otherwise we could have dragged him in."

Although Apple’s iTunes competes fiercely with Hongmeng’s imusic in the online music market in the United States and even the world, Apple’s mainstream business is hardware.

It is obviously impossible for Jobs to have conflicts with the growing Hongmeng and Hanhua, which is increasingly influential in the financial field, just for a mere piece of music software.

Although he had a good relationship with Jobs, no matter how good the relationship was, it would not outweigh the benefits.

Lao Qiao is just like him.

He hides it with unruliness, while Old Qiao's mask is paranoia and irritability.

They are all ‘little Yin people’ at heart.

jingle…….

The crisp ringtone of the cell phone broke the silence in the room.

After Howard picked up the phone and listened, he hung up the phone without changing his expression.

"Howard, what happened?"

Ellison, who knew his old friend well, sensed a problem from the subtle expression changes on Howard's face.

Howard didn't answer, but looked at Eric Schmidt and Larry Page next to him from the corner of his eyes.

Ellison certainly knew what he meant.

But after a little hesitation.

"Say, Eric and Paige are our own people."

Howard sighed inwardly. Regarding the bad news, he preferred to discuss countermeasures with Ellison before deciding who to notify.

now…….

“I just received news from the company that at 10 o’clock this morning, Hongmeng officially issued an acquisition invitation to Sun Microsystems and sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within the next fifteen days.

If Sun Microsystems accepts the offer, the two parties will begin formal negotiations. "

With this short sentence, the whole room instantly became oppressive as if the cold wind blowing from the Arctic Ocean.

Eric Schmidt and Larry Page looked at each other, and they both understood that this was Xu Liang's counterattack.

But they were relieved.

It's not Google that's unlucky.

boom…….

Ellison slammed his fist on the low table.

The explosive force almost knocked over several goblets.

"Dirty, rancid yellow-skinned monkey, I will definitely make him pay the price!" Ellison said angrily.

Seeing this scene, Howard's expression became gloomy.

What he worried about most happened.

Use Google and Yahoo to snipe Hongmeng’s acquisition of MGM.

Although Oracle hides behind the scenes, it cannot stop interested people from investigating.

Especially Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and JPMorgan DA. As long as they are serious, there are very few inside stories in the United States that they don't know.

"Larry, anger won't solve the problem. Unless we come up with a price that Sun Microsystems can't refuse, or bow to Hongmeng, otherwise..."

"No, don't think about it, it's impossible!" Ellison interrupted the old man angrily, "As long as I live, as long as I can still breathe, there is no way I will surrender to that damn yellow-skinned monkey!

no way! ! "

Howard knew this would be the result.

So he didn't bother to persuade anymore.

But whether it is him, Eric Schmidt and Larry Page all know that Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems will most likely be shelved.

Something like this happened.

The celebration party held by Ellison for internal friends also broke up.

——

A black Mercedes-Benz walked along the flat garden road, passed through the large lawn, and stopped in the small square in front of the main building of the manor.

The car door opens.

The young man in a black suit quickly got out of the car and opened the back seat door.

A hale and hearty old white man with gray hair walked out of it. After taking a quick look at his surroundings, he settled on a tall young man in casual clothes who was walking quickly from the front door of the villa.

"Mr. Kerkorian, welcome to the Xu Manor."

Holding the right hand that the other party extended, Kerkorian smiled.

"There are countless rich people in the world who are eager to receive Mr. Xu's invitation. Now that I have the opportunity to come here, I am really honored."

"Mr. Kerkorian is too complimentary. Please come in."

"please."

The two walked into the living room of the manor villa hand in hand.

Xu Liang's place is not like Bill Gates' "Xanadu 2.0". There are not so many futuristic home furnishings, and there is no big pool for killer whales.

It's just an ordinary, elegantly furnished living room.

The maid in the villa served tea.

After a few sips and a few simple polite words, Xu Liang didn't bother to talk in circles.

"I have always admired Mr. Kerkorian's business talent and wisdom. I believe you can understand the purpose of my invitation to you today?"

"For MGM?"

"That's right."

Xu Liang nodded simply.

"Hongmeng's main business is pan-entertainment, and the core of pan-entertainment is the film industry. The core of the global film industry is Hollywood, and the core of Hollywood is the seven major film and television giants.

This is also our original intention to acquire MGM. "

"Mr. Xu, in fact, I do not deny the fact that MGM is for sale. But one of the most common facts in our business world is that the highest bidder wins.

Therefore, whether it is Hongmeng, Yahoo, or Google, whoever offers the highest price will be the one I sell MGM to. "

Kerkorian's eyes flashed with cunning.

Neither the man in front of me nor Hongmeng, which has raised US$10.7 billion, are short of money.

With his character, now that he has encountered someone, he would be sorry for himself if he didn't take advantage of him.

Therefore, when Yahoo and Google made an offer, he immediately tore up the previous contract.

"Yahoo and Google? Mr. Kerkorian, I know them better than you do. Yahoo has no pan-entertainment business at all. Their current development focus is to compete with Google for the search market.

There is no way they would spend $5 billion to buy MGM.

As for Google, let’s not mention that they are still competing fiercely with Yahoo. Even if Eric Schmidt is willing, do they have the money? "

Kerkorian smiled and said: "Mr. Xu, I don't know if Google has money, but I know that it is now very popular in the capital community. Although its valuation is not as good as Hongmeng, it still exceeds tens of billions of dollars.

Besides, Google has no money, but Oracle can provide him with a guarantee. "