Rebirth of the Internet Overlord

Zhang Miaoying always felt that when she went to Ning Zimo's villa these days, the people in the room always looked at her in a strange way.

Although she had doubts in her heart for a while, it did not stop her from continuing to run there. Because she had been assisting Ning Zimo in secretly investigating Maxwell Technology for a week, and there were many things that she had to report to him in time.

Yeah, Zimo.

This is what she called him many years ago, and after so many years, she is still willing to call him this in private.

Although she has been the chief legal officer of Spark Company for a long time, Zhang Miaoying always remembers the afternoon she met him.

After the crossroads where the sun was always shining through the gaps between the buildings, she suddenly bumped into him who suddenly stopped in the endless flow of people. Before she could complain, he grabbed her and helped her successfully escape from the thief.

One calamity.

Soon after, he further intruded into her life and work. First she met him in her company and watched him angrily deal with two garbage men. Then he looked at his colleagues and described the level of

The future plans of the office and even his company.

Influenced by his thunderous and popular style, as a lawyer, she agreed to his sudden job offer that day without much thought.

Fast forward 6 years, everything he described on the undecorated floor that day has become a reality, and he has even continued to move forward step by step.

Now, he has already become the chairman of a multinational company from the 19-year-old young man back then.

As for her, she successfully escaped from the family's difficulties and grew up to be the chief legal officer of the company where he secretly laid the flag.

After working away from home for so many years, Zhang Miaoying occasionally thought about why and whether it was worth it. But every time she saw her partner Li Ying, Zhang Miaoying would suppress all her thoughts.

Zhang Miaoying always felt that Li Ying was the one who silently paid more for him. But Li Ying never seemed to think about whether it was worth it, and just kept moving forward.

In the entire process from cooperation to separation, this pair of tacit partners showed perfect compatibility in terms of their thinking mode, vision, acting style or other aspects, just like a soulmate that is difficult to find in a sea of ​​people.

It's just that apart from the relationship of confidants, the two of them have no other continuity.

Think about it, if his close friend is like this, what can she, a latecomer, do?

Zhang Miaoying knew that she had some feelings for Ning Zimo, but after so many years, this bond has become some kind of motivation for her to keep moving forward when she is sober.

Once an adult takes steps forward, certain bonds will always be buried somewhere in the heart, making moving forward the only inertia. Therefore, even if I see him, I will be happy every time.

But, I’m afraid that’s all it can do.

For a moment, countless fragments flashed through Zhang Miaoying's mind. Looking at the face in front of her that seemed to have not been tempered by wind and frost for many years, she had already gathered her thoughts and continued with what she should do.

Reaching out and handing the information to Ning Zimo, Zhang Miaoying sat down:

"Maxwell Technology was founded in 1965 and is currently a contract research and development service provider for U.S. government agencies. They began to shift to the commercial field in the 1990s, and currently most of the company's revenue comes from commercial products.

Their corporate headquarters are in San Diego, California, with European offices in Switzerland. Maxwell also has sales and customer service offices in Germany and China, and the company has more than 200 employees worldwide."

After a pause, Zhang Miaoying added, "I know you are worried about the threshold for similar acquisitions, so I carefully checked their patent directory and found no too sensitive technology patents in the directory.

Therefore, my assessment of this valuation is that it is not very difficult. The biggest problem we may face will be focused on how to delist them from Nasdaq and the overall acquisition price."

While listening to Zhang Miaoying's comprehensive complaint, Ning Zimo flipped through the most critical parts of the information.

It has to be said that Zhang Miaoying's ability in the professional field is quite high. Without the memory of the past life, she can only rely on her to fill in the gaps. If Li Ying hadn't needed a right-hand assistant, he wouldn't have hidden the master who cooperated well

Give it out.

Fortunately, Emperor Penguin's current group legal officer is Long Yu. The former chief legal officer of JD.com is also a very good talent, not to mention the one in front of him.

"After research and evaluation in your professional field, we are now more determined to acquire Maxwell."

Zhang Miaoying nodded and became curious, "Although Maxwell is also a technology company in the field of battery technology like new energy, its products are mainly in the field of commercial applications, and its related technologies cannot be immediately applied to Emperor Penguin-related

industry.”

"This is the main reason why we were able to acquire it," Ning Zimo returned. "Although it is a listed company, its lack of commercial applications is indeed its main problem. But no matter what, Maxwell can stand firm under the WTO system.

The main reason why he did not fail is because his dry electrode technology is very advanced.

The dry electrode technology applied to it and the corresponding battery technology extension will be involved in the new energy field, the main civilian industry in the next 20-30 years, and this is the part that I value most."

"In the field of new energy? Is it special batteries~~ or is it the automobile industry?"

Zhang Miaoying tried to follow Ning Zimo's thinking, but Ning Zimo opened up a lot in front of Zhang Miaoying.

"Although Elon and I were discussing the automotive industry a few days ago, when Maxwell's dry electrode technology is extended to the field of supercapacitors, it is not just about cars."

Zhang Miaoying immediately pricked up her ears when she heard that Ning Zimo was involved in a "not simple" industry.

"Supercapacitor, also called electric double layer capacitor or Faraday quasi-capacitor, is a new type of energy storage device. It is between a capacitor and a battery. It has the characteristics of a capacitor that can be quickly charged and discharged, and has the energy storage mechanism of a battery."

The characteristic of IT nerds is also gossip, but the content of gossip has never anything to do with celebrities. Since Ning Zimo likes IT, the Internet and hardware technology, information about supercapacitors naturally comes from his mouth.

"The 'super' of supercapacitors lies in their high power density, which can be 2 to 30 times that of lithium batteries. And its charging and discharging time is short. It can reach more than 95% of its rated capacity after charging for 10 seconds to 10 minutes.

With several times the density of lithium batteries and greatly reduced charging and discharging times, supercapacitors also take into account the characteristics of long cycle life and deep charging and discharging that can be recycled hundreds of thousands of times.

At the same time, the operating temperature range of supercapacitors is extremely wide, ranging from as low as minus 40 degrees to as high as 70 degrees, which is its safe operating range. In addition, its charging and discharging circuit is simple, the failure open circuit overvoltage does not breakdown, and it is safe and reliable.

, is a new type of component that has both capacitor and battery characteristics.”

Although she is a lawyer, Zhang Miaoying is not an idiot majoring in science and engineering.

Listing these data for Ning Zimo, she will naturally realize the value of supercapacitors.

"In other words, supercapacitors are likely to be the key material to replace lithium batteries," Zhang Miaoying understood. "Then its application range is huge!"

"Yes," Ning Zimo said with a smile, "because of the characteristics of supercapacitors, its application range is indeed very wide. In the fields of solar energy, wind power generation, distributed power grids, distributed storage, communications, satellites, and radio fields.

There is also the rail transit field that China is currently vigorously developing, and the new energy vehicle field that is gradually developing vigorously. These are the application areas of supercapacitors."

Zhang Miaoying's eyes widened, and it took her a long time to suddenly realize, "No wonder you want Musk to take his Tesla to China, but you mainly invest in Maxwell. You are preparing to master the key technologies in the new energy field.

It’s in your own hands.”

Ning Zimo rolled his eyes when he heard this, "I think it's because of my secret operation on Xinghuo that you mistakenly thought that I kept everything behind my back."

"Isn't it?" Zhang Miaoying tilted her head and pouted unconsciously.

Ning Zimo quickly turned to one side and said, "Musk is a person who can do things to the extreme. If he aims at something, he will often devote great enthusiasm to it. But after he devotes himself to it, he will be overly motivated.

Concentrate and forget about your surroundings.

Maxwell has only announced many patents on dry electrode technology. In fact, they must have considerable technical reserves in supercapacitor technology. But linking the characteristics of Musk and Maxwell will cause Musk to shift his energy to special technologies.

After Slater, forget about the embarrassing situation of Maxwell-related technology.”

In a previous life, on May 16, 2019, Musk, who was having trouble with Tesla, finally decided to acquire Maxwell, who had a large amount of technical reserves in the fields of dry electrodes and supercapacitors. The price of US$200 million was regarded as a friendly price.

But more value is still used in the technology itself rather than Maxwell Company.

You know, Maxwell Company is in the United States, and this company's dry electrode technology has been announced to the public as early as 2008. This means that Tesla in the previous life spent 11 years circling the earth.

Circle just acquired Maxwell.

In 11 years, even the children of fast people can do soy sauce.

Therefore, after becoming good friends with Musk in this life, Ning Zimo was not willing to let his old friend take too many technical detours.

After explaining this to Zhang Miaoying, she finally understood.

"Okay, I understand now," Zhang Miaoying asked, "Then I'll do it next~~"

"I need to help me find a law firm that has experience in both acquisitions and patents, and let them do the rest."

"Okay," Zhang Miaoying stood up after saying that.

Ning Zimo stood up, and the encounter with Zhang Miaoying's cousin at the airport suddenly flashed through his mind. He accidentally asked, "How has your relationship with your family been in recent years? You can't just stay in the United States and not go back, right?"

Zhang Miaoying glanced at him in surprise and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Are you feeling sorry for me?"

The living room of the Mountain View Villa is open-plan, and Zhang Miaoying's moderate volume echoed throughout the living room, instantly attracting the attention of everyone around her.

Ning Zimo was facing the direction of Wang Meng and the others. From the corner of his eye, he could even feel the blazing fire of gossip emanating from Ronan who was probing his head. He suddenly felt that he was asking this question too much, because no matter what Rothschild did,

He will always follow his own path firmly.

Zhang Miaoying looked at Ning Zimo who was frozen on the spot with excited eyes. Although she knew that the people around her were staring at them, it was precisely because of this that she had the idea of ​​being funny.

As soon as her thoughts changed, she walked up to Ning Zimo.

She tilted her head and straightened his collar. When he was stunned, she said softly, "Would you like to come to our house tonight, and our three beauties will cook you a sumptuous candlelight dinner?"

A candlelight dinner with three beautiful beauties?

Ronan looked at Tou Tou Wang Meng with wide eyes.

He didn't understand why the boss, who was so well behaved at home, acted so wildly once he left the country.

***+***

Not far from Ning Zimo's villa in Mountain View, on the Cameo Coast in California, in the affluent area of ​​Cameo Highlands, Rothschild has a luxurious private beach on the beach near the coastline.

villa.

When Rothschild walked into the house from the very quiet and comfortable beach, what he saw was a fiery scene.

More than thirty people were busy in the spacious room filled with computers. Among the crowd, Rothschild immediately spotted Ling Shengnan occupying a large area in the corner.

Her eyes were focused on the four screens in front of her, and her fingertips moved quickly on the keyboard, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.

Rothschild sighed and waved to Zhang Junhao, who looked up, and he quickly got up and walked over.

"The overall analysis of Skype has been released, and our current assessment of its acquisition price is US$5 billion."

"5 billion, this will indeed account for up to 60% of our capital." Rothschild nodded, and then continued, "We accept this value, but we have to find a way to implement the acquisition quickly.

.”

After witnessing Ning Zimo's tricks several times over the years, Rothschild began to appreciate him more and more.

Because except for the sale of Skype, Ning Zimo seems to have never let him start an acquisition or sale for more than a month. This can be regarded as a breath of fresh air in the business field. But if you think about it carefully, maybe it is because of his early experience.

Preparation work is always accurate and sufficient.

"This time, we must be fully prepared. Not only must we be fast, but we must also rush to eBay after we start moving." Rothschild said, "We must step up preparations in all aspects. Once we start moving, we must

Captured with lightning speed."

"I understand," Zhang Junhao nodded, but his face immediately turned sour, "It's just that Miss Ling's actions seemed a little behind the schedule..."

"Facebook is not the small fish and shrimp we encountered before," Rothschild shook his head. "Our direct opponent this time is Ning Zimo. When did he become an easy opponent to win?"

Although there was no direct reprimand, Zhang Junhao understood what his boss meant.

"I understand, and I will let the team follow up on Miss Ling's work."

"Well," Rothschild frowned, "work harder. The goal we want to defeat is not so easy to defeat."