Chapter 2035 Lost in the sea

In the afternoon, Zhou Buqi listened to the secretaries' reports on the rental market. They basically told stories and summarized what they saw and heard during their research. There was no depth.

Zhou Buqi didn't give much hope at first.

In the end, she found a reason, saying that Guan Nanqing's report was the best, and that she would go with him on a business trip to the United States tomorrow, which made her so excited that she jumped up immediately.

It's like winning the lottery.

In fact, Zhou Buqi had already decided on this matter, and Sun Wanran had already submitted the relevant visa materials for filing.

Others stayed in the company and received new tasks as product experience officers.

It is worth mentioning that Sun Wanran also stayed in the country.

The next day, Zhou Buqi and his party set off and headed straight to Silicon Valley.

First go to the headquarters of Ziweixing International.

Negotiate the most important case.

Changyou acquired the game division of Ziweixing International. After many adjustments by all parties and the addition of materials and evidence, the case can finally be finalized.

Changyou will eventually acquire the game division of MSI for US$8.26 billion!

No cash is required, it is an all-stock merger.

Today, Changyou's market value has shrunk to US$13.26 billion. To complete such a large transaction, it will cost a lot. Changyou had to pay 1.11 billion shares based on the day's closing price of US$7.45 per share.

Previously, Changyou's total share capital was 1.78 billion shares, of which Sohu held 774 million shares, Ziweixing held 485 million shares, and Zhou Buqi personally held 70 million shares.

After completing this transaction, Changyou's total share capital will increase to 2.89 billion shares.

The largest shareholder will no longer be Changyou. Ziweixing International has become the largest shareholder with a shareholding of 1.11 billion shares; Sohu is the second largest shareholder with 774 million shares, and Ziweixing is the third largest shareholder with 485 million shares. three major shareholders.

In terms of shareholding ratio, Ziweixing International accounts for 38.4%, Sohu accounts for 26.8%, and Ziweixing accounts for 16.8%.

Zhou Buqi’s personal shareholding ratio is 2.4%, making him the largest individual shareholder.

Once the trading plan is finalized, a final review will be conducted internally.

If there are no problems, this year's most significant transaction in the gaming industry will be officially announced on the morning of September 10th.

Once the deal is successfully completed, it will be the fourth largest deal in the global technology industry this year, behind Google's US$12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, HP's US$10.2 billion acquisition of Autonomy and Microsoft's US$8.5 billion acquisition of Skype.

However, this is nothing.

The highlight is yet to come.

After Zhou Buqi arrived in the United States, he was in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to catch up on the jet lag, or spend time at home with his wife and children, let alone flirt with his little secretary Guan Nanqing and have a charming affair.

In the morning, he finalized the Changyou acquisition; in the afternoon, he went to Google to meet Larry Page.

The two chatted for 25 minutes.

A super-large case with a total value of US$20 billion was finalized.

20 billion US dollars, not a penny more, not a penny less.

Google acquires Twitter!

This is a consensus result reached by Zhou Buqi and Larry Page sitting in the office. Both of them are big bosses, so there is no need to bargain over some details, it's almost enough.

Next, Zhou Buqi and Larry Page assigned tasks.

Zhou Buqi is responsible for dealing with Twitter's management, mainly current Twitter CEO Dorsey, and persuading him to stay in office; Google is responsible for dealing with Twitter's major investors.

The current market valuation of Twitter is estimated to be around US$8 billion, which is a more sincere price. Except for Sequoia's $32 billion super offer, most other investment institutions will agree.

Once the money is in place, other matters can be easily negotiated.

Zhou Buqi felt refreshed when he walked out of Larry Page's office. On his first day here, he finalized two major things one after another. It felt much smoother than expected.

Ning Lu was by her side, smiling and talking sweetly.

Guan Nanqing did not get the opportunity to enter the office to observe, so she could only wait in the main office outside, her face flushed. In just ten minutes, a dozen foreign guys came over to strike up a conversation. These foreigners are so shameless. There was even a white girl who came over secretly and asked her if she could go on a date, which scared her.

Larry Page sent his assistant to take Zhou Buqi to the third floor. There was another team waiting here, a team from Japan. The two people leading the team were Fukuyama Shenghei and Chen Dong, respectively representing the Japanese branch of Ziweixing. company and Jingtao.

Google also has a branch in Japan.

However, this group of people did not contact Google Japan, but went directly to Google headquarters in the United States. This shows that the business scope to be cooperated is relatively wide and the decision-making level is relatively high.

He also has a relationship with Big Boss Zhou, and wants to finalize the cooperation quickly.

Even a big case worth 20 billion US dollars has been negotiated. This trivial matter is very simple. Zhou Buqi's reputation is so great that Larry Page sent an assistant over to specifically send a message to the vice president in charge of international business, saying that it was It is recommended to strengthen cooperation.

This is also considered preparation in advance.

Zhou Buqi stopped here for half an hour, then pulled Chen Dong away.

He is responsible for Jingtao, and the business cooperation with Google is relatively simple. He just wants to take advantage of Google Japan's traffic distribution advantages to bring more customer traffic to Jingtao.

"How about that Fukuyama Katsuhei?"

Zhou Buqi did not shy away from Chen Dong. The new secretary next to him was as beautiful as a flower, and she was not afraid of irritating him.

Chen Dong said with a smile: "I haven't had much contact with him, so I think it's okay. The successor chosen by Tang Binchen is not too bad after all. He came up with the idea for this cooperation, and I think it's a good idea."

Zhou Buqi said: "Promote YikYak to cooperate with Google?"

Chen Dongdao: "Yes, this is to nip things in the bud. He used to be an employee of Google... and worked at Google headquarters. He may be very afraid of Google's strength."

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "Don't worry too much. Even if they sell Twitter to Google, they won't be able to make waves!"

Currently, Twitter has not yet entered the markets of China, Japan and South Korea.

Domestic policy does not allow it.

Japan and South Korea are constrained by the board of directors headed by Zhou Buqi. The management has tried to expand Twitter's business to Japan and South Korea several times, but has been blocked.

Therefore, a similar product in Japan and South Korea is YikYak, a subsidiary of Ziweixing International.

Fukuyama Katsuhei's concerns are justified.

After selling Twitter to Google, Zhou Buqi’s power on Twitter’s board of directors will be gone, and he will be unable to stop Twitter’s subsequent global development.

By then, Twitter will definitely expand towards the Japanese and Korean markets.

This is a risk for YikYak.

If possible, cooperation with Google should be reached as soon as possible.

Chen Dongdao: "The entry point Fukuyama Shenghei found is still right. Google's core business is search. Now, Google Japan's search business is still far behind Yahoo Japan. It mainly uses the content and data of YikYak. Reach a certain degree of cooperation with Google.”

Zhou Buqi asked: "What kind of cooperation?"

Chen Dongdao: "Just don't let Google treat YikYak differently in the Japanese market after taking over Twitter. Well...that's it. I don't know if you have seen Google Japan's interface. It is different from other interfaces. The localization characteristics are very strong.”

Zhou Buqi invited him to sit down at a nearby coffee shop, "Localized websites are different."

Chen Dong said with a smile: "Japan's websites with high traffic are generally portals. Japanese Internet users prefer websites with text and image links. Starting this year... that's Larry ·After Page took office as CEO, some changes occurred, pushing Google to further localize its operations, and it is no longer the main version that is widely used internationally."

Zhou Buqi really doesn’t know what business-level changes Larry Page has made to Google. “So, a lot of text and pictures have been added to the homepage of Google Japan? Is it changing in the direction of a portal? It’s like Like Yahoo Japan?”

Chen Dong nodded, "Yes, but it is not a pure portal. They are relatively restrained. They mainly add links to the video website YouTube, email Gmail and other services on the homepage. They are mainly their own internal products. Maybe it will be operated as a platform in the future, and it will really develop towards Yahoo Japan. The senior management of Google Japan has also changed, and now the Japanese are in the lead, and they are vigorously promoting localization."

Zhou Buqi was a little surprised, "Larry Page can do this."

Chen Dongdao: "Google entered the Japanese market as early as 2001, and its localization has always been poor, almost the same as in China. However, Japan's Internet advertising market is huge. In the past year, the global Internet advertising market has The scale is US$45 billion, of which the Japanese market is as high as US$6 billion.”

Zhou Buqi also knew this and said with a smile: "Well, I have read the financial report. In the first half of this year, YikYak's advertising revenue in Japan reached US$570 million."

Chen Dongdao: "Yes, Japan is currently the country with the highest Internet penetration rate, reaching 75%, while the United States is only 70%, so Internet advertising has replaced traditional advertising is a major trend. Larry Page attaches great importance to the Japanese market, as you can imagine I know that after he buys Twitter, he will definitely focus on the Japanese market."

"That's to be expected."

Zhou Buqi agreed.

However, he didn't care too much. There are too many experiences in the past and present. Google has launched hundreds of products in the social field, but none of them have been successful.

If Twitter is handed over to Google, it is likely that it will not be a strong alliance, but will be lost.

After this wave of operations, Boss Zhou has not only made a lot of money, but it is also likely to greatly weaken the power of Twitter, thereby promoting the rise of YikYak, especially the "moments circle" that Helo will launch next.

However, according to Fukuyama Kappei's plan, it is not a bad thing to make some preparations in advance.