Super Tycoon

In the end, Jerry Sanders and Jason Huang still failed to reach a conclusion. They both decided not to merge for the time being but to cooperate first.

Because once they merge, it is easy to arouse the fear of their peers and will be deliberately targeted. After all, every peer does not want others to develop and become giants.

Therefore, we can first win over more alliances, promote the new interface standards they want to promote, and then merge. At that time, even Intel's targeted suppression, they can withstand it.

Zhang Yang also agreed to this. The two parties will maintain close cooperation first, and then establish the aPu project. In theory, they will do some derivation and research first, and then start burning money for research and development after the merger.

At the same time, AMD sent people to Israel. It is said that some companies there have many innovative ideas in product architecture and algorithms, and they plan to buy them to upgrade their products.

This point was brought up by Zhang Yang, and Intel developed the Core series in this way in the previous life. Zhang Yang doesn't know whether Chaowei can develop a processor with better technology through this research, but he has to try, right?

Kingston Corporation, Du Jichuan and Sun Dawei were sitting in the office, waiting for an important guest.

Suddenly the secretary knocked on the door: "Mr. Du, Mr. Sun, Mr. Zhang is here."

The two stood up and watched a young man walk in.

"Hello, I'm Du Jichuan, and this is Sun Dawei. The two of us hold more than 95% of the company's shares, and the rest is distributed to some important backbones."

"The two are legends in the manufacturing industry. They started their business at the age of 46. In just a few years, they have become giants again. It is amazing. I heard that the company is not the grandson of Softbank, but the major shareholder?" Zhang Yang asked intentionally. .

Zhang Yang also thought about investing in Kingston before. At that time, Kurishenko had not yet made memory. Only after inquiring did I know that in 1996, Softbank announced that it would spend US$1.45 billion, plus US$50 million in interest, and decided to pay in several installments in exchange for 80% of the equity.

That is to say, the two people in front of them sold most of the company's equity and became billionaires again just as managers.

Kingston was also rated as the fifth largest manufacturer in the world and the largest manufacturer of memory cards, with a market share of more than 50%. This was achieved in just ten years. The two are really admirable.

What makes Zhang Yang amused is that it is no wonder that many people say that Huaxia people are very smart, especially in the semiconductor industry. In addition to Zhang Yang, SanDisk also has Chinese-American directors, and the two founders of Kingston are from Taiwan.

The two major manufacturers of graphics cards, aTI and Eagle Weida, were all founded by Chinese.

In Silicon Valley, there are many small semiconductor companies with Chinese descent.

Some people say that it is because the Chinese are more able to endure hardships. Just like when Kingston was founded, it was Du Jichuan who took out the start-up capital of 2,000 US dollars, made the product structure in their garage, and then sold it.

This story was widely circulated and inspired many people.

"Mr. Zhang, it seems that you have some understanding of our company, but you don't understand it thoroughly. Before, Mr. Sun of Softbank said that he paid the funds for the purchase of our shares in batches, but when he invested in other industries, there was a problem with the funds, and we It’s about hardware, and Softbank generally invests in software companies.”

"So at the end of last year, we negotiated and we didn't want his final balance of more than 300 million yuan. At the same time, he also sold all the shares back to us at a price of 450 million U.S. dollars this year."

Zhang Yang raised his eyebrows: "That is to say, the two of you treated the company's shares as futures, sold them at a high price, bought them back at a low price, and made a difference of 600 to 700 million U.S. dollars?"

Sun Zhengyi still has this dark history, which Zhang Yang didn't know before.

"We have achieved each other, because Softbank needs funds to invest in other Internet industries. He said that now is a good time to buy the bottom. It just so happens that we have earned some of the money we got before, and it is normal to repurchase the company's shares. According to the contract It must also be sold to us first. Mr. Sun does not intend to continue investing in the hardware industry, but we have devoted all our efforts to it.”

Zhang Yang couldn't deny this, and would he sell the controlling stake in this way after devoting all his efforts? To put it bluntly, the two still felt that they had earned enough to enjoy retirement in peace, especially for those who had gone bankrupt once.

In the early 1980s, the company they cooperated with made millions of dollars, and then the two sold the company and lived a retired life.

As a result, during the North American stock market crash in 1987, they lost all their investment. As a last resort, the two of them dug out two thousand dollars from Du Jichuan's home, started a business again, and owned the current Kingston. , both of them are forty-six years old.

Now both of them are 60 years old, but they are well maintained and look hale and hearty. If the company makes money and is in a good mood, of course it will look younger.

If it weren't for the advantage this time, the two might not buy it back. It’s just that Sun Zhengyi actually didn’t lose money. After all, it contributed to the cooperation between Kingston and Dongzhi. Sun Zhengyi also made a lot of money from it, and the valuation of related companies also increased a lot.

"The achievements of the two of you are indeed amazing. I am here this time, and I also want to cooperate with the two of you."

Du Jichuan expressed his attitude directly: "Mr. Zhang, I'm sorry, we have no plans to continue selling the company's shares."

The two have complementary personalities, Du Jichuan is in charge of sales, and Sun Dawei is in charge of R\u0026D and production. Over the years, the two have not had any major conflicts, and both families have already regarded each other as relatives.

"In fact, some time ago, a wealthy businessman from Moscow wanted to invest in our company, and he had contacted Sun Zhengyi, but we refused."

Zhang Yang raised his eyebrows: "Is it Kurishenko from Moscow Electronics?"

"Mr. Zhang knows?" Du Jichuan was a little surprised.

"He also has a lot of business cooperation with me, and he is also a director of Zhiduoxing Group, and I am also a director of Moscow Electronics. However, in terms of company management, we generally do not interfere with each other."

"I actually think that Kingston can cooperate with Moscow Electronics. This time I came here to facilitate the cooperation between Kingston and AMD, Eagle Weida, SanDisk, Lianxiang and other companies."

"I am not only the president of Zhiduoxing Group, but also the directors of these companies. Together, we can form a strategic alliance and jointly promote some standards, which is good for everyone."

"And I'm from Huaxia, and I will never cheat my compatriots."

Du Jichuan and Sun Dawei looked at each other. Zhang Yang's strength was greater than they imagined. Cooperation does not seem to be impossible.