Chapter 2366 The terrible desire for control

Many small and medium-sized enterprises cannot afford a large marketing department, so they do not have enough people to solicit sponsorship; many foreign companies want to sponsor, but they lack communication channels.

Ziweixing Digital Media has built such an online platform.

There is no need to fly on business and spend high travel expenses, just join the advertising platform of Ziweixing Digital Media.

At the same time, Zhou Buqi also said that in the future, Ziweixing Digital Media will launch more strategies to help small and medium-sized clubs survive, such as crowdfunding.

Football fans can donate and crowdfund.

When a club encounters operational difficulties, it can provide corresponding help.

After the interview, the manuscript was completed the next day.

Let Zhou Buqi take a look first.

I thought it was okay, and it was officially published in a column in The Times on the third day, and it was quickly picked up by various media outlets.

It's not just football.

The charm of money is too great.

Zhou Buqi is the new richest man in the world, surpassing Bill Gates!

Everyone wanted to feast their eyes on what the young richest man, who is usually very low-key and almost never faces the media, had to say. After reading it, he discovered that it mainly revolved around the football industry.

I also learned something very important.

His new company Ziweixing Digital Media is going to be listed on the London Stock Exchange!

This immediately put many people into a trance.

How many companies does he own?

After Klopp saw this report, he sent a brief email to boss Zhou to express his gratitude: "It is an honor to have the opportunity to coach Manchester United, and it is even more honored to have your trust."

At this time, Zhou Buqi had flown out of London and returned to New York.

Met Carl Icahn in New York.

Even at his age, he is not slow in his actions. He has already begun to put pressure on eBay, and has begun to lobby everywhere to reach an alliance with eBay's small shareholders.

Zhou Buqi also sent a negotiation team headed by Senior Vice President Kevin Johnson to negotiate with eBay...not to put pressure on eBay, but to promote the cooperation between eBay and Ziweixing International.

eBay has no cloud business.

It just so happened that Ziweiyun and Amazon Cloud were competing fiercely. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. From this perspective, eBay and Ziweixing International have a natural basis for cooperation.

Jiang Fan also participated.

I want to help eBay promote cross-border e-commerce business.

Amazon has already begun to promote cross-border e-commerce, but eBay has not yet started because it is worried that the cost will be too high. It is indeed a good thing to have Zi Weiyun to share the burden.

In the case of eBay, Zhou Buqi and Carl Icahn had a great time cooperating. One was a good person and the other was a bad person.

The cooperation plan was finalized and implemented.

Zhou Buqi has to consider the next step. After successfully spinning off PayPal from eBay...how will power be distributed? He made such a big deal and freed PayPal from eBay, not for the sake of doing things without leaving a name, nor for the profit that can release the value of the subsidiary after the spin-off, but for the future trend of PayPal!

What will be the spin-off model of PayPal?

Zhou Buqi was invited by Carl Icahn to have lunch at his home. The taste is just average, it's an egg pancake with some unknown flavor. It's not baked, but baked.

This was cooked by his wife, a skinny old woman.

Zhou Buqi ate two pieces of cake and praised them out of politeness.

Carl Icahn seemed reluctant to talk about work in front of his wife. He waved his hand, and then made some jokes with his wife, saying that he wanted to eat the apple pie she cooked next time. But his wife said that if you want to eat it, you can wait until Christmas!

It's obvious that the old couple has a great relationship.

After a brief lunch, Carl Icahn went to the study room and then talked about the matter. He said firmly: "Since we want to split up, we must draw a clear line with eBay. The holding model cannot be broken up." What’s the point of breaking it up? PayPal is growing so fast and cannot become a burden to eBay.”

Zhou Buqi asked: "Will all stocks be distributed?"

Carl Icahn said: "This is the only way, this is the only way to split. eBay's shares in PayPal will be distributed to all eBay shareholders in proportion. After the split, eBay will not hold any shares in PayPal." 1 share.”

Zhou Buqi narrowed his eyes, "Then if PayPal is successfully split, how will the new board of directors arrange it?"

"Ah?" Carl Icahn was startled for a moment, then reacted immediately and said with a smile, "It's up to you! I can do it! By the way, how much share do you hold in PayPal?"

Zhou Buqi said: "About 5%."

"A lot!" Carl Icahn half-squinted his eyes and did a quick calculation. "The largest shareholder of eBay only holds about 7% of the shares. After the split...it holds 4.2% of the shares of PayPal. This Enough to ensure you are PayPal’s largest shareholder.”

Zhou Buqi nodded.

This was originally part of his plan. Otherwise, after hearing from Carl Icahn last year that he wanted to run the spin-off of PayPal, he would not have invested heavily in PayPal when Ziweixing International's funds were stretched.

Of course, it is impossible to control PayPal with 5% of the shares.

But the first largest stake is a weight in itself.

In particular, Zhou Buqi has a special status. He has extraordinary achievements and is the newly promoted richest man in the world. All other shareholders will trust him, support him, and vote for him. I hope that this young richest man in the world can lead Make money with them.

In this way, he can exert influence over PayPal.

Even if he wanted to become the chairman of PayPal's board of directors, it wouldn't be too difficult. When he re-appoints himself as the CEO of PayPal, not only will all parties not object, but they will applaud him.

It's just that Zhou Buqi has no interest in doing so.

Zhou Buqi said: "I don't have any special plans. I just hope that PayPal can develop for a long time under the leadership of the right people."

Carl Icahn understood it as soon as he heard it and smiled: "Of course, it should be! My only request is to promote PayPal to be listed as soon as possible, the sooner the better!"

"Huh?" Zhou Buqi glanced at him, "What about after the listing? Are you going to cash out and leave?"

"if not?"

Carl Icahn is not in the habit of long-term thinking. He has always been quick in and quick out. Spinning off PayPal and then successfully listing it would be enough for Carl Icahn to make a lot of money and cash out.

He has no interest in growing up with PayPal and slowly playing value investing.

Zhou Buqi smiled, "After PayPal goes public, I will not serve as the chairman of the board of directors of PayPal, nor will I interfere too much in the management's business. However, I will still make certain adjustments to the company's strategy when necessary. Make arrangements and exert influence appropriately. You won’t stay?”

"Well……"

Carl Icahn fell silent.

This is not in line with his investment habits. He is a capitalist and is engaged in capital operations. The ups and downs of long-term stock holdings really test human nature too much.

However, it is possible that this is a special case.

Zhou Buqi is different. This guy seems to have an unimaginable magic power when it comes to making money. He has no interest in long-term investment in PayPal, but investing in this guy is a good deal.

Zhou Buqi said: "If you stay, you might be able to earn more."

Carl Icahn knew what he meant and said amusedly: "Stay and help control the board of directors? No need. With your current status and you are still the largest shareholder, who will oppose you?"

Zhou Buqi was silent for a while and said very honestly: "PayPal is a spin-off from eBay that we worked hard to operate. If the board of directors doesn't listen to us, aren't we a wedding dress for others? What is the future development direction of PayPal? , we should plan according to our ideas."

Carl Icahn twitched his lips, "Terrible desire for control!"

Zhou Buqi said: "This is the most practical truth. Those who make the most contributions will gain the most."

Carl Icahn nodded, "Yes, I will stay on the board of directors. Well...but I may not retain too many shares and change my investment philosophy. I can't explain it to my investors."

"Understood." Zhou Buqi smiled, "As long as you don't quit the board of directors within three to five years and survive the transition period, that's enough."