Resource Tycoon Reborn

After a heavy snowfall last night, snowflakes started to fall again in Sapporo's sky as night fell. Although the snowflakes were not big, they seemed a bit dense and fell from the sky one after another.

Walking on the road to the Jozankei hot spring town, Armstrong's mood at this time was just like the weather, with snowflakes falling. After two days of negotiations, the other party's negotiator was just a young woman. Such an important matter

During the negotiation, the other party only showed up with a woman in her early twenties, which made him feel that the other party looked down upon him. Although Armstrong felt very unhappy because of this, he did not forget his responsibilities.

After two days of difficult negotiations, Armstrong and the others did not get any substantial results except for confirming that the other party was indeed interested in selling shares. According to Chevron's original plan, they planned to use half of the cash and part of Chevron's shares.

Bonds in exchange for the Yahoo shares in the other party's hands. But after preliminary negotiations, he found that the other party seemed not very interested in cash or Chevron's bonds. What they preferred was Chevron's equity and high-quality assets.

Although he could not determine the specific identity of the other party, his intuition told him that the other party should be Chinese and might have a background in an oil company. Otherwise, how could they be so aware of Chevron's industries in China?

He also made it clear that he wanted neither cash nor bonds, but Chevron's properties in China and Chevron's own shares. But such a decision was not something Armstrong could make.

After the negotiation just ended, Armstrong had already informed the head office of the results of the negotiation. Now, he could only wait for the head office's reply.

"Emma, ​​look, it's so strange here!" Schmidt pointed to the two-meter-high snow on both sides of the road. "Look, the snow on both sides of the road is so thick. Why are we walking on the road now?"

But there is no snow at all? Whether it was swept by people or blown by the wind, isn't it too clean?" He actually noticed this strange landscape this morning, but everyone was rushing to negotiate, so he didn't

He didn't mention it. Now that everyone was gloomy and the atmosphere was particularly depressing, he finally brought it up.

Emma raised her head listlessly and looked at both sides. It was just as Paul said. Although the snow on both sides of the road here was like hills, there was no snow on the road in the middle of the snowdrifts.

As clean as summer.

"Really, how come this road is so clean?" Emma said in surprise. Women are always more curious, even when they are not in a good mood.

"What's so strange about this? This is a hot spring town. There are hot spring pipes under these roads. The temperature of the hot spring pipes naturally ensures that there will be no snow on the roads here!" Armstrong said coldly, "If you have

Instead of thinking about this mentally, it is better to think carefully about how to convince the other party!"

Nowadays, the domestic Nasdaq Composite Index is like taking stimulants. It is hitting new highs almost every day. In two days, Yahoo's shares reached a new high of $447. So.

The rapid growth with no end in sight has also made the top management of Chevron Oil Company very irritated - every few days that the negotiations are delayed, the investment amount will increase by hundreds of millions of dollars. Even the oil companies with deep pockets will also

I can't stand it!

Therefore, as the main person in charge of negotiations, Armstrong is under a lot of pressure!

Schmidt and Emma looked at each other, secretly sticking out their tongues, and knowingly said nothing more.

At this time, a convoy of four cars came towards them. Armstrong and others got out of the way and stood on the side of the road. What surprised them was that the convoy actually slowed down and stopped in front of them.

. I saw a tall blond woman with short hair jumping out of the first car. She greeted with a smile: "Hey, Mr. Tim, I didn't expect that we met again in Japan! Why didn't you drive? Do you want to?

Shall I ask the car to take you back for a while?"

Schmidt and others couldn't help but look at Armstrong with some surprise. A trace of surprise flashed across Armstrong's face, but then he also laughed and greeted him, hugged him and said: "God, I

I almost doubt my eyes, Miss Zirwin, is it really you? Where are you going?"

"Mr. Tim, my friends and I came to Hokkaido for a skiing and hot spring vacation. I heard that the hot springs here are the most famous in Sapporo, so we rushed over." Zircon said with a sweet smile, "You are... coming too.

Take a hot spring bath?”

"Haha, the company gave us the opportunity to travel at public expense. My colleague Emma said that the scenery in Hokkaido in winter is extremely beautiful, so we followed her to Japan to appreciate the beautiful snow scenery of Hokkaido. The scenery here

It is indeed well-deserved." Armstrong pointed at Emma and said, "My colleague Emma, ​​this is Kelly Zircon, works in the investment department of the famous Motorola Company, and is considered a peer of ours!

"Hearing what Armstrong said, Schmidt and the others looked at Kelly Zircon with a strange look in their eyes.

Kelly, there is nothing special about girls with this name in the United States, but the surname Zircon has a strange meaning in Motorola. Because the founder of Motorola is named Paul Zirwin! And now

The CEO of Motorola is Chris Irvine Kelly Irvine, and he should be a member of this family.

"Hello!" Kelly greeted everyone with a smile, "Are you going back to Sapporo? Do you want me to send you a car?"

"No, no, no, we are just going out for a walk and enjoying the snow scene here!" Armstrong waved his hand and said, "Are you guys staying here tonight?"

"Which hotel are you staying at? We have already booked a room at the Jozankei Grand View Hotel." Kelly smiled, "I heard the hot springs there are very good!"

"It seems that we all have a common choice!" Armstrong smiled cheerfully, "The hot springs there are really good! The rooms are also good! Hey, according to Easterners, it is a rare thing for us to meet in this far away East.

It’s fate. I wonder if I have the honor to treat Ms. Zircon for two drinks tonight?”

Kelly pondered for a moment, smiled sweetly and said, "Okay, then, I'll call Mr. Tim! This is my phone number." After the two exchanged phone numbers, Kelly jumped into the car again.

, the convoy drove forward again.

"Kelly, who are those people?" There was a middle-aged man sitting in the back seat of the car.

"Bob, they are people from the investment department of Chevron Oil Company. The middle-aged man who just talked to me is the head of the department, Armstrong Tim. The others should all be his subordinates. Strangely, they

Why are you going to Hokkaido, Japan for a vacation?" Kelly glanced at everyone in the rearview mirror.

"Someone from the investment department of Chevron Oil Company?" The middle-aged man seemed to be relieved, waved his hand and said, "Didn't he invite you to drink in the evening? Let's check his tone and see if they come to Sapporo.

What on earth do you want to do!"

"Yes!" Kelly lowered her head in response.

Watching Kelly's motorcade go away, Armstrong's eyes narrowed.

"Boss, I don't think what she said is credible. It's almost Christmas, which is Motorola's peak sales period. Even if they are from the investment department, it's impossible to give them a long vacation to come to Japan. Moreover, in the four cars,

There are at least a dozen people..." Emma wanted to continue, but was interrupted by Armstrong's hand.

"I know she is lying, and she also knows that I am lying! I just hope that their goal is not the same as ours!" Armstrong said gloomily.

Although today's Motorola, its industry status is not as good as before. Since Chris Zircon took over the position of Motorola CEO in 1997, it has encountered the Asian financial crisis, which has made it very dependent on the Asian market.

Motorola's sales performance has plummeted, and its stock price has naturally plummeted. Moreover, with the increasingly fierce competition brought by rising stars such as Nokia and Samsung in the mobile phone and semiconductor industries, Motorola's position in these two industries has also declined.

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But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. As a company, it manufactured the first handheld wireless intercom in the world, installed the first radio intercom system in a taxi, the first car-mounted two-way dispatch radio, and the first commercial intercom.

, the company that made the first viable portable phone prototype, the first car hands-free phone, the first cellular folding phone, the first wearable phone... In a sense, Motorola is synonymous with mobile phones.

.Although it has suffered several setbacks and missed many good opportunities, it is still a large multinational group company with amazing performance. Moreover, as long as it is given a chance, it is possible to rebound.

If Motorola's target is also Yahoo's shares, then it will be in big trouble!

This not only means that you have an additional competitor, but it also means that the other party may be tired of negotiating with you anymore and has introduced a new negotiation partner.

Good companies have always been in demand, and negotiating with several companies at the same time to seek better terms is also a very common thing in business negotiations. But... Armstrong also has doubts in his heart. With the current Nasdaq Composite

Judging from the rising index, the longer the negotiation takes, the more beneficial it seems to the other party. If Motorola is coming for Yahoo's shares, why should the other party be eager to take action? (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, novels

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