My Age of Investment

After thinking about it for a while, Jack Ma immediately understood the many twists and turns.

When he called Masayoshi Sun last night, he revealed Vision Capital's idea of ​​taking a stake in Ahri.

In terms of rhetoric, it has also been carefully modified.

He described exactly how Xia Jingxing got involved in the financing of the golf course, and the detailed discussion between him and Xia Jingxing at the dinner table.

In his statement to Masayoshi Son, Xia Jingxing has a very strong intention to buy shares in Ahri, and is willing to offer a higher price than Yahoo.

He and the management are actually most worried about the alliance between Softbank and Yahoo.

Not only Xia Jingxing saw this, but they were not stupid, they had already thought of this.

This was also an important reason why they were willing to talk to Xia Jingxing.

Before, I had no choice. Even if I knew it was a candy wrapped in poison, I had to swallow it and accept Yahoo's investment.

After all, survival is the first priority. Only by surviving first can we slowly consider and solve the hidden dangers of corporate control.

Of course, these things involve malicious speculation about Softbank and Yahoo, so naturally Masayoshi Son cannot be told.

So he made up a cover that Vision Capital was willing to pay a higher price than Yahoo.

From this perspective, starting negotiations with Vision Capital is beneficial to Ahri’s management, SoftBank, and other shareholders.

This reason is impeccable, and Sun Zhengyi can't find any faults.

Originally, their deal with Yahoo was coming to an end, but Xia Jingxing suddenly stepped in.

In this regard, he and the management are happy to see it, but Sun Zhengyi is not necessarily.

Moreover, Sun Zhengyi was the one who brought them together to start a deal with Yahoo, and played a vital role in this D round of financing.

In addition, although Sun Zhengyi had the idea of ​​jumping off the car before, he planned to cash out and leave.

But with the entry of Yahoo, the man changed his mind.

Therefore, they can't hate Sun Zhengyi.

In the final analysis, Xia Jingxing's leg was not thick enough.

Ma Yun didn't dare to hate the old shareholder Softbank and the potential investor Yahoo just because of Xia Jingxing's light promises.

The situation is very complicated. Last night, he and Cai Congxin discussed very late, and they failed to come up with a particularly feasible plan.

The result of the final discussion is to play by ear!

Last night, when Masayoshi Sun heard the news of "Envision Capital disrupting the situation", he didn't express much opinion. He just asked Ma Yun to suspend contact with Xia Jingxing. He would fly to the United States on the earliest flight of the night to meet Ma Yun for a detailed discussion.

Early this morning, Ma Yun and Cai Congxin did not go to meet domestic entrepreneurs, but came to Ahri's office in the United States and held a secret meeting with the domestic team.

It wasn't until noon that Ma Yun and Cai Congxin rushed to the airport to greet Sun Zhengyi when he knew that the flight Masayoshi Son was on was about to land in San Francisco.

As a result, as soon as he arrived at the airport, Yang Zhiyuan called and came to join in the fun.

Originally, Ma Yun didn't think much about it, because Sun Zhengyi was kind to Yang Zhiyuan, so it was okay to take a chance.

But now the other party is so sure that the call is from Xia Jingxing, which has to make Ma Yun think a lot.

He guessed that the two parties must have passed their anger in advance, and even the quotation of Vision Capital might have been stabbed by Softbank to Yahoo.

Now that Yang Zhiyuan made it clear to this point, Ma Yun stopped pretending and immediately connected Xia Jingxing's call.

"Hello, Darren~"

Ma Yun said with a smile, and glanced at Yang Zhiyuan who had no joy or sorrow on his face.

I thought to myself, Vision Capital should not be cowardly, otherwise Ari’s D-round financing this time would be in danger.

"I heard you went out, where are you? Let's have dinner together tonight?"

"I was at the airport with Jerry,

Pick up Mr. Masayoshi Son from the plane together. There is no need to eat for the time being, the business is important. "

Jack Ma deliberately revealed some information to Xia Jingxing, hoping that Xia Jingxing could figure it out by himself.

Xia Jingxing naturally heard the implication, Sun Zhengyi came to the United States? Arriving soon?

This shows that the other party attaches great importance to Ahri's matter, and almost got on the plane overnight after receiving the message.

This efficiency can be regarded as vigorous and resolute.

And Yang Zhiyuan also came to pick up the plane.

What is this for? Sun Zhengyi still wants to persuade Ali and Yahoo to make a deal?

While digesting the information, Xia Jingxing said, "Let's talk about it, Jack, Vision Capital is very supportive of you.

If you can't reach an agreement, you can arrange for me to meet with Mr. Sun Zhengyi. "

Xia Jingxing was worried that Ma Yun's will would not be firm, and if Sun Zhengyi easily persuaded him, then he would have nothing to do with him.

Jack Ma smiled. He naturally understood Xia Jingxing's hint, which meant that the other party wanted to intervene.

On the valuation quotation, there is room for manipulation.

Before, he told Sun Zhengyi that Vision Capital was willing to pay a high price, it was purely deceiving, and Xia Jingxing did not give any substantive promises.

"Okay, I understand. We will negotiate a result that is satisfactory to all parties."

Ma Yun still wanted to use Envision Capital as a weight in his hands, and he didn't dare to hate Xia Jingxing, so he comforted Xia Jingxing a little.

After a few more Zen calls, Jack Ma hung up the phone.

"Jack, I don't understand why you insist on getting Daeron involved?"

There were too many people yesterday, so it was difficult for Yang Zhiyuan to ask, but now he has seized the opportunity, he forgot Sun Zhengyi's entrustment, and before the other party came, he couldn't help but started to question Ma Yun alone.

Ma Yun spread his hands, "No way, Jerry, Ali is a start-up company, and every penny is very important to us.

Darren was willing to offer a higher price, and we couldn't say no. "

Yang Zhiyuan frowned and said, "How much can they pay? As I said earlier, after paying the tax, the funds Dai Lun cashed out may only be more than 800 million US dollars.

He wants to invest in Ali, and may also need to pledge Facebook's equity.

This will cause him a lot of financial pressure.

Once Ari's development does not meet his expectations, he may go to the market to sell Ari's equity.

Unstable shareholders will also have an impact on Ahri's operations.

Most importantly, if he can invest one billion U.S. dollars, can he still invest two billion or three billion U.S. dollars?

It is impossible for him, only Yahoo has this strength. "

Jack Ma smiled lightly and didn't answer.

What Jerry Yang said is true, and they have also considered that, compared to financial resources, Yahoo is definitely stronger than Envision Capital.

However, what happened earlier made him even more vigilant.

Sun Zhengyi would rather disregard the interests of Ahri's shareholders as a whole, but also secretly colluded with Yang Zhiyuan.

It is also very possible that the two will form an alliance in the future to deal with themselves together.

He understands Sun Zhengyi's approach, because the other party still has shares in Yahoo.

Yahoo's entry has strengthened Ahri's strength. Sun Zhengyi holds shares in both companies, which is equivalent to integrating the resources in his hands, and he can earn more in terms of interests.

But this approach undoubtedly treats Ari as a pawn to play with at will.

If Xia Jingxing hadn't been there, he, Ma Yun, would have pretended to be crazy and admitted it while pinching his nose.

But now that they have cards to play, it is natural to fight for a situation that is most beneficial to the management.

I chatted with Yang Zhiyuan, and more than an hour later, a little old man with a Mediterranean hairstyle and a height of only 1.5 meters appeared at the passenger passageway.

Sun Zhengyi saw Ma, Yang, and Cai at a glance, and waved at them.

The three saw that the Lord had arrived, and hurried forward to greet him.

"Jack, Jerry, Joseph, long time no see!"

Sun Zhengyi and the three of them hugged each other, looking extremely happy, their faces were dying of laughter.

After exchanging pleasantries, the three led Sun Zhengyi to go out, and several assistants of Sun Zhengyi followed behind.

"Jack, what's going on? We didn't have a good talk with Yahoo. Why did you go back on your word at the last moment?"

Sun Zhengyi said with a straight face: "Doesn't China pay attention to the gentleman's culture? This is not like the behavior of a gentleman."

Yang Zhiyuan smiled lightly, the man who treated Jack Ma finally came.

Ma Yun shook his head again and again, "I haven't signed the contract yet, so it's not really regrettable."

Then he looked righteous, "On the contrary, as the CEO, I am thinking of the interests of all shareholders."

Jack Ma's reason was very strong, and Sun Zhengyi couldn't refute it. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's talk in detail when we get to the place!"

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