Chapter 2228 Isn’t it okay if I go?

Carl Icahn wanted to take this opportunity to get close to Zhou Buqi and let Zhou Buqi make a decision quickly.

It turned out that this kid didn't do this at all.

It seems that he really wants to devote himself wholeheartedly to the artistic promotion of the theater industry. It seems that he has countless questions to ask Mr. Schubert for advice.

So much so that Carl Icahn had no chance to speak.

I thought we could talk about business during lunch, but Zhou Buqi suddenly answered a phone call, and then he looked serious, as if there was some emergency. After talking on the phone, he hurriedly left.

This annoyed Carl Icahn.

I feel like I've been tricked by this bastard boy.

However, in the face of huge potential benefits, he was really powerless and could only endure it. The Yahoo case had been going on for several years, and he was getting a little irritated.

Although this time, Yahoo CEO Thompson's academic qualifications can be used as a weapon to deal a fatal blow to the entrepreneurial team, it will still be more difficult to achieve all the goals.

According to normal logic, if Thompson had such a scandal, several of the directors who appointed him would also have to bear certain responsibilities and choose to resign.

This is common practice for listed companies.

Whoever makes a mistake bears responsibility.

But what if these guys refuse to resign?

So we still have to talk about the follow-up ending.

Just like when Yang Zhiyuan resigned from Yahoo's board of directors at the beginning of the year, the employer faction agreed to many terms in order to get him to leave quickly, one of which included the appointment of Thompson as CEO.

Yang Zhiyuan only quit after the terms were reached.

Several other die-hard directors on the board of directors want to clear them out, and there will definitely be a long negotiation and power struggle next.

Yahoo was like this in its previous life.

Although Yang Zhiyuan's faction was plotted by the management and finally all resigned from the Yahoo board of directors, they also relied on the legacy plan to fight against a wave of management.

There is only one purpose, which is to prevent Carl Icahn and others from splitting up Yahoo's high-quality assets and then selling them off along the way.

Thompson is doing very well at Yahoo and has outstanding performance.

This allowed the entrepreneurial team to see the hope of Yahoo's recovery, and then hired Marissa Mayer, a young vice president from Google, to serve as Yahoo's CEO, hoping to continue Thompson's strategy and lead Yahoo to recovery.

This Marissa Mayer is extraordinary, she is a beautiful woman.

Known as the most beautiful woman in Silicon Valley.

The reason why she left Google was because she was dating Larry Page. After the breakup, she couldn't stand this scumbag leading her at work, so she left resolutely.

However, how can Yahoo be saved so easily?

After several years of doing this, Yahoo’s road to recovery is getting further and further away, so there’s nothing we can do about it. Under the strong promotion of the management, Yahoo, once the largest Internet giant, actually split its assets and then sold them along the way.

Carl Icahn is a master in capital operations, so of course he would delay it to avoid a long night of nightmares.

If Boss Zhou is really interested in Yahoo, it's an opportunity not to be missed.

Zhou Buqi also wants to use this as an entry point to win Yahoo.

Yang Zhiyuan is an independent director of Ziweixing International. He is Chinese. He has a good relationship with Boss Ma and Masayoshi Son and has a deep relationship with the Asian market.

For Zhou Buqi, it is not that difficult to deal with Yang Zhiyuan.

Of course he cares about reputation.

Like Carl Icahn said.

If it gives up its huge reputation to Yang Zhiyuan, Ziweixing International can make huge profits. This is a fact. But as a capitalist from Wall Street, he really downplays emotional factors. Not all rich people are cold-blooded animals like him.

There are more important things than fame.

That is whether Yahoo can live a better future.

Yahoo is Yang Zhiyuan’s child.

He did not want to bear the reputation of selling his children, but what he cared more about was that his children would grow up healthily in the future, rather than having their organs removed and sold for money.

…

Because he had to stay and watch "Youth Version of The Peony Pavilion", this gave Zhou Buqi the opportunity to get more involved in Changyou's front-line business. I just found a reason to escape from Carl Icahn's place, and in the afternoon I followed Don Mattrick's team to one of the most well-known local game companies in Manhattan - Take-Two, known in the industry as "T2" ".

T2 is a group company that owns 13 game studios covering the European and American markets, the most well-known of which are of course Rockstar Studios and 2K Studios.

It's actually not difficult to win this game company.

A very important reason is that the "entrepreneurial group" in this company is gone, and only the capital side is left.

In order to seize power, they also experienced a wave of bloodshed back then.

In a place like New York, of course capital has greater power!

As early as 2006, the company's founder, Lane Bryant, was caught on suspicion of financial fraud... but he did not go to jail. The final punishment given to him was to ban him from working in any listed company.

Then he quit the company he founded.

It would be much easier for children without their parents to be raised in other people's homes. As long as the price offered by others is high enough, it is time to sell them for money.

Just like Amazon's boss Bezos has an adopted daughter, whom he bought from an orphanage in China for hundreds of thousands.

Boss Zhou appeared, and T2 became a sensation.

Almost everyone had a premonition.

Internal differences are about to be settled.

This is the new richest man in the world!

If nothing else, the capital effect alone will be very strong. What capital is best at is to flatter the high and suppress the low... Boss Zhou is so rich now, which means that Changyou will be increasingly recognized by the capital market.

The sooner T2 is sold to Changyou, and then shareholders exchange T2 shares for Changyou shares, the sooner they can get the capital gains from Changyou shares.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

After Zhou Buqi passed, the controversy within T2 immediately disappeared... It seems that there is only one choice left before T2, and that is to sell to Changyou.

It depends on how much premium you can get to complete the transaction.

During this period, there were rumors in the market that Changyou was interested in acquiring T2, so T2's stock price has been rising, from US$16.4 to US$18.1, with a market value of US$2 billion.

At first glance, the increase looks high.

It seems that as T2's stock price rises, T2 shareholders have made money.

In fact, this is not the case at all.

This is the magic of M\u0026A transactions. This is not a cash transaction, but a stock exchange transaction.

During the past period, T2's stock price increased by 10.4%, but Changyou's stock price increased by 13.6%. In other words, because of procrastination, T2 investors lost money!

If they had sold T2 to Changyou earlier, their shares would have grown by 13.6%, but now it is only 10.4%. What's even worse is that once the deal falls through...T2 will be knocked back to its original shape, and the stock price will fall back again.

The power of T2 is in the hands of the employer.

For the employer, there is no option to retreat at this time.

As soon as Boss Zhou took action, the efficiency immediately increased.

I went to Take-Two and immediately reached agreement on important cooperation intentions. The next step was to discuss the specific transaction amount.

It was around 5 pm when the company left. Zhou Buqi was a little sour and wasn't sure what the time difference was, so he ignored it and called Lao Zhang directly.

Zhang Chaoyang was helpless, "What's the matter?"

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Good thing, I'll treat you to the show."

"Watching a show?"

"Well, "The Peony Pavilion for Youth", do you know?"

"Kun Opera."

"you know?"

Zhou Buqi was a little surprised.

Zhang Chaoyang said: "How famous it is. I went to see it in the theater. It was very good. What's wrong?"

Zhou Buqi was quite emotional. This old Zhang is really a bit artistic, so he invited: "Now this troupe is touring on Broadway in New York. They will perform two consecutive performances, one for three days. Now is the first performance The second day. Are you coming to New York? Come and watch a show. I went last night, and the scene was spectacular!"

Zhang Chaoyang was very happy, as long as he was not assigned a task, "How spectacular is it?"

Zhou Buqi said: "It's unimaginable, it's extremely shocking! Really, it feels more exciting than watching a football match live. Football is more of an emotional outlet, and Kun Opera... is more of an emotional resonance. , especially abroad, there is also a sense of national pride. If you have seen it in China, it doesn’t matter. If you come to New York to see it, you will have more empathy.”

Zhang Chaoyang smiled and said: "Exaggerated."

Zhou Buqi said: "No, these are my true feelings. You will know after you come here! I heard that this troupe is quite short of funds and has been asking for help everywhere. I plan to support them."

Zhang Chaoyang's literary and artistic attributes are much richer than Boss Zhou. Hearing this, he immediately became interested, "Okay, I'll go take a look."

Zhou Buqi said: "Come on, come on, as long as you watch it, I guarantee you won't regret it!"

Zhang Chaoyang said: "If you are really short of money, I can provide some."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "You don't have to pay for it, but there is one more thing you can help with."

"What's up?"

"I just came out of Take-Two Game Company, and we have already negotiated the acquisition intention with them, 20% cash and 80% stock. However, the specific transaction amount remains to be discussed. This is a big deal, you Come over and host it?”

"Depend on!"

Zhang Chaoyang was so angry that he wanted to curse.

Come again!

Isn't it the art of Kunqu Opera that I promised you to watch, "The Peony Pavilion for Youth"?

It turns out it’s all a cover!

I deceived people and went to do something for you...

Zhou Buqi pondered and said: "I chatted with Bai Xianyong for more than an hour yesterday and got to know the current situation of Kunqu Opera. It's not very good. The generation of Kunqu opera back then could perform more than 400 plays, and only the opera that has been passed down to this day is There are more than 200. If nothing is changed, there will only be fewer and fewer. Lao Zhang, it is urgent for us to protect traditional culture!"

"Okay, okay, I'll go. Isn't it okay if I go?" Zhang Chaoyang collapsed a little, "Don't pressure me with art!"