Chapter 370 In trouble

"Okay, Lao Ma, I will go to the Magic City soon, and we will talk in detail then."

After Barron heard the news about Liu Yanping, he called Boss Ma to ask about the matter.

However, Boss Ma didn't say too much on the phone. He still asked Barron to go to the Magic City to meet with him before discussing in detail.

The information given by Boss Ma in the call just now is that on the one hand, the development of Alibaba, including Taobao, requires more funds; on the other hand, Boss Ma hopes to obtain more technical talents through Yahoo China.

But there is one thing that Boss Ma did not say, but Barron also had a guess.

That was in the original time and space, Alibaba Company accepted Yahoo's investment, there may be these reasons, but in this time and space, last year, Rich23 Capital had provided them with US$100 million in the last round of financing of Alibaba Company. funds, and also invested US$50 million in Taobao...

It can be said that compared to the previous life, Alibaba's lack of funds at this time is not that serious...

The most important thing is that the previous cooperation between Alibaba and Yahoo was facilitated by Sun Zhengyi of SoftBank Group...

At that time, on the one hand, Alibaba needed funds, but at the same time, it did not want SoftBank Group to continue to hold too many shares in them - this would put Boss Ma's control over Alibaba in danger.

Therefore, under the introduction of Sun Zhengyi, a new investor like Yahoo was found for Boss Ma.

As for the relationship between Sun Zhengyi and Yahoo, it can be said to be relatively close. After all, Yahoo Japan is run by Sun Zhengyi’s SoftBank Group...

So, now that Alibaba is not so tight in funds, it still found Yahoo to discuss cooperation. So there is no Sun Zhengyi behind this matter... I am afraid that Barron himself will not believe it.

Because of Barron's intervention, in this time and space, because of Sun Zhengyi's doubts about Alibaba's management after the Internet bubble, DS Holdings seized the opportunity, and Rich23 Capital subsequently participated in the D round of financing. As a result, now, except for Boss Ma In addition to the entrepreneurial team, Alibaba's largest shareholder is not SoftBank, but Barron's behind DS Holdings and Rich23 Capital. Relying on these two investment companies, Barron holds a total of 36% of Alibaba's shares.

SoftBank Group's shareholding in Alibaba has been diluted to 24%...

And unlike the original time and space, SoftBank Group invested in Taobao alone and held 50% of its shares. Instead, Rich23 Capital held 50% of Taobao's shares.

Now that China's Internet is beginning to recover and Alibaba's performance is gradually getting better, I'm afraid Sun Zhengyi will not be reconciled to this.

But in the final analysis, what SoftBank Group can give, Barron’s can also give. So at this time, it is very possible that Sun Zhengyi will bring Yahoo into the game and change the situation.

As for Boss Ma, although before this, the Alibaba shares held by DS Capital and Rich23 Capital were handed over to Boss Ma to exercise voting rights, after all, these two investment companies hold shares of Alibaba shares. , is already similar to the share held by his entrepreneurial team. In this case, in the upcoming new round of financing, new investors will be introduced to make the shareholding ratio of each investor more balanced. I am afraid it will also What he would like to see...

Naturally, these thoughts will not be expressed in this phone call with Barron, but after a little analysis, Barron can also understand something.

It seems that after he goes to the Magic City, he still needs to have a good talk with Boss Ma...

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"How was your day, honey?"

"It's very good. I didn't expect the Forbidden City to be so big. It's so grand, but there are a lot of people. Oh my god, I've never seen so many people crowded into one venue at the same time..."

When they came to Yanjing, the Hearst sisters naturally wanted to take the opportunity to visit here, but Barron had already visited all the scenic spots such as the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, and the Summer Palace in his previous life, and the last time he came to Yanjing , and also went to play with Ivanta...

He didn't want to accompany other women to visit these places every time he came here, so he asked his personal assistant Wang Wanting to accompany the Hearst sisters to visit these places while he had official business to deal with. Attractions.

It just so happens that, as a Chinese born in China, she can also serve as a translator...

"When are we going to the Magic City?"

After understanding Lydia Hearst’s question, Barron smiled and said:

"The day after tomorrow, you can spend another day here tomorrow. There are many scenic spots in Yanjing that are worth visiting."

"Aren't you coming with us?"

"Sorry, honey, I have some important things to take care of tomorrow."

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While Barron was still in China, in mid-March, British Telecom announced its "21st Century Network Plan" priority supplier list.

Huawei, a telecommunications equipment manufacturer from China, was successfully shortlisted, while Marconi, the UK's largest telecommunications equipment supplier, did not appear on this list...

After the news was announced, Marconi's stock price fell rapidly, with the stock price falling by as much as 40% that day!

And by the next day, in the morning alone, its stock price had fallen by 17%!

For a time, Marconi Company was in trouble.

"Your Highness, with the decline in stock prices in the past two days, the market value of Marconi Company has dropped to less than 400 million pounds, and we are also taking the opportunity to acquire shares of this company. Soon our shareholding ratio will be It has increased to more than 30%..."

Since last year, Rich23 Capital has been quietly acquiring Marconi shares. Before that, they held nearly 20% of Marconi shares.

However, because the shares were held through multiple companies, he was very careful not to touch the 5% quotation line, so this behavior was not discovered by him.

And as Marconi Company failed to win the British Telecom "21st Century Network Plan" with a total investment of 10 billion pounds, Marconi Company fell into an embarrassing predicament - you know, before Marconi Company mostly relied on British Telecom The domestic market is struggling to survive, and this company has always been a partner of British Telecom. As a result, even this most "stable" source of revenue is about to be cut off. For Marconi Company, this is simply a disaster. Catastrophic.

There are also many rumors emerging in the market. For example, China's Huawei and Ericsson are rumored to be interested in acquiring the troubled Marconi Company.

In a quiet moment, Rich23 Capital is about to hold more than 30% of Marconi's shares. By then, as the company's major shareholder, it will at least have a higher say in the company's sale. .

But this time, Barron's goal is to completely acquire Marconi Company. Relatively speaking, the price they will pay for the acquisition at this time will be smaller.

He knew that Huawei and Ericsson had both entered the priority supplier list of British Telecom's "21st Century Network Plan". They wanted to acquire Marconi. What they valued was that Marconi had been working with them before. British Telecom has extensive cooperation and is more familiar with British Telecom's network construction. This is very important for those two companies to win more British Telecom projects.

But Barron also has his own "bait", which is O2 Telecom's next network plan order...