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Zhou Buqi felt that when planning an e-sports competition, he still couldn't rely on foreigners. The Chinese were better at this. He would talk to Ren Yuxin when he returned to China.

After settling this matter, he was ready to return to his country.

It won't be long before the Spring Festival.

I’ll go to Japan again when I have time.

Ren Yuxin wants to acquire several Japanese game companies. Jingtao was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in March. Even because of the football game plan... Zhou Buqi has set his sights on "Pro Evolution Soccer".

If you want to develop a game that can compete with "FIFA Football", it is not easy to do it from the technical level alone, not to mention the playability, stability and fun of the game.

An excellent football game engine is probably the highest technology in the game industry at present.

In order to catch up with "FIFA Football" in later generations, "Pro Evolution Soccer" made modifications to the engine that it had used for many years, and something went wrong. The engine has changed, which often results in the separation of the human face and the player's body, or the separation of the football and the athlete. When the game is running, it is like a ghost playing football, which is scary.

Of course, no matter how difficult this technology is, it's not that difficult. It's just a game.

I'm afraid that what I make in a short period of time is not stable enough.

It would be much simpler if you could start directly from "Pro Evolution Soccer".

However, it is not easy to accomplish this.

Let’s see how much face Masayoshi Son has.

SoftBank still wants to invest in Changyou, so it needs to put in more effort and help.

Zhou Buqi returned to Silicon Valley from Los Angeles, picked up his wife and children, and was preparing to return to China for the Spring Festival. Then I got good news. eBay accepted Ziweixing International’s plan to invest in PayPal for strategic cooperation.

The price is great!

Very sincere!

Although PayPal has just changed its CEO, it is only a semi-independent company, and all strategic planning must be under the command of the parent company eBay.

In other words, the top management of PayPal has not changed, it is very stable, and it will focus on developing into the mobile Internet market in accordance with its previous strategy.

It just so happens that Ziweixing International is currently the company with the most complete layout and the best development in this field.

If PayPal can be connected to Ziweixing International's products, it will be equivalent to having a huge stage where it can fully perform.

Things went surprisingly smoothly.

It’s not even about voting rights.

How many shares Ziweixing International has, will have the same voting rights, and the same shares have the same rights. It seems that eBay is very confident that as long as it owns the majority of PayPal's shares, it will have absolute control.

Of course Zhou Buqi was happy to see the results, so he made a special phone call to the notorious Wall Street jackal Carl Icahn, "PayPal's financing is almost done."

"So fast?"

Carl Icahn is amazed at his efficiency.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "How can I be rejected when I come to deliver money to my door? I pay sincerely, of course they have to accept it."

Carl Icahn was very happy, "Where are the shares? How much?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Invest 500 million US dollars and get 5% of the shares."

"so much……"

Carl Icahn frowned slightly.

He meant more, of course not US$500 million. With the current momentum of Ziweixing International and the courage of Boss Zhou, US$500 million is really nothing.

He didn't expect to get 5% of the shares.

Doesn’t this mean that PayPal’s valuation is only $10 billion?

This is too little!

Carl Icahn was somewhat dissatisfied. He felt that PayPal had undervalued the company and harmed the interests of shareholders. He said in a complicated tone: "Two years ago, I bought part of eBay's shares and spent US$200 million. , that is, I got 2% of the shares.”

In other words, the market valuation of PayPal two years ago could reach US$10 billion!

PayPal has developed so well on the mobile side in the past two years, but its valuation has not increased at all?

Zhou Buqi heard the displeasure in his tone and said with a smile: "This is not a financial investment, but a strategic investment. The capital is only 500 million US dollars, and what about the channel resources that Ziweixing International will invest in future cooperation between the two parties?"

Instead of debating him, Carl Icahn asked the most crucial question: “What about voting rights?”

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "It's in my hand."

"ah?"

Carl Icahn was stunned for a moment, then his worries turned to joy.

Zhou Buqi said: "After the strategic investment between the two parties is completed this time, I can get about 5% of the voting rights. We have said before that I think the same as you and firmly support PayPal and eBay. Splitting! Only splitting is in the best interest of us, the small shareholders.”

Carl Icahn understood what he meant and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't attack PayPal in the short term and will give you a certain buffer period."

What if Ziweixing International had just reached a cooperation with eBay and made a strategic investment in PayPal. If he turns around and partners with Carl Icahn to break things up, it will be a big deal.

The reputation is ruined.

Many companies will not take money from Carl Icahn unless absolutely necessary because his reputation is so bad. Everyone knows that his investment means a rough exit, which may dismember the company.

Therefore, Zhou Buqi must be cautious when cooperating with Carl Icahn.

No fanfare.

Don't let Carl Icahn's notoriety get to you.

Zhou Buqi said bluntly: "Within two years, I will not attack PayPal, but will focus on close strategic cooperation."

Carl Icahn said: "It can take two or three years. What I am most concerned about right now is Yahoo."

Zhou Buqi was more curious about this, because he was sure that this sinister guy must be plotting against Yahoo behind his back. The CEO of PayPal jumped ship to become the CEO of Yahoo. How could such a coincidence happen?

"Yahoo has changed its CEO. I think the results are quite good and the stock price has increased."

"When the news of Yang Zhiyuan's departure from the board of directors is released, the stock price will only rise even better. At that time, the market will let Yang Zhiyuan clearly see who is the culprit of Yahoo's harm."

Carl Icahn's tone was relatively serious, and he had obviously been dissatisfied with Yang Zhiyuan for a long time.

Zhou Buqi tried to ask: "What happens next? When Yang Zhiyuan leaves the board of directors, what will happen next?"

Carl Icahn said with a headache: "Those people's methods are too poor, too weak, and their work efficiency is too low. This time only Yang Zhiyuan left the board of directors, but he still has at least four or five people on the board of directors, all of whom are helping him Guard the house.”

Zhou Buqi said amusedly: "Then Yang Zhiyuan left, isn't it the same as never leaving? Differently, he can control Yahoo remotely from behind the scenes?"

"There is such concern."

"What should we do?"

"It's not that difficult to handle." Carl Icahn seemed very relaxed, as if he only had Yang Zhiyuan in his eyes. As for the other following directors, he didn't care at all. "Just clean it up."

Zhou Buqi asked: "How to clean it?"

Carl Icahn said: "Look for an opportunity and cook it all in one go!"

It’s hard to keep asking if I don’t have it this week.

However, the other party's relaxed and leisurely tone made him firm up his opinion. This Wall Street wolf really has a trick up his sleeve!

I don’t know if it was because of my participation that some butterfly effect deviations occurred in the Yahoo case. Zhou Buqi has no idea how the Yahoo thing developed in his previous life.

He is a little worried now.

Don't delay Boss Ma's important event.

It would not be good if Boss Ma failed to successfully recover the voting rights of Alibaba's 20% shares due to some complicated insider information.

After returning to China this time, I should go to Hangzhou to find Lao Ma and tell him to be more careful and act quickly.