Chapter 557 The cunning old guy
It is understood that eighty kilometers of cables are laid throughout the mansion, connecting various sensors, receivers, and central computers to provide bathroom, air conditioning, audio, The lights became particularly obedient.
Even the Sandaime came to visit after hearing about it.
The group of people passed through several spaces in succession, turned through three corridors, and arrived at a dome-style library.
The walls of tall bookcases are filled with books. It does look like a library, but it is actually just Gates' study.
"Please take a seat."
After the two sat down, the waiter served coffee.
But Xu Liang here is green tea.
Obviously, the waiter had received advance instructions from Old Gates.
The respect revealed in such small details is indeed very heartwarming.
"Bill, thank you."
"Haha. Xu, you are my distinguished guest, and it is my responsibility to take good care of you."
After saying that, he picked up the coffee cup.
"Taste it."
Xu Liang picked up the tea cup, and after the two gestured from a distance, they each took a sip.
"The taste of Longjing."
"It seems that what is said outside that you like drinking tea is true. This is indeed the special Longjing I ordered from Huaxia this year."
Xu Liang smiled. : "I like two things when it comes to eating and drinking, one is meat and the other is tea. Meat can satisfy hunger, and tea can relieve tiredness."
"The best tea leaves in the world are in China, but when it comes to meat, , I can provide it.”
“Oh?”
Old Gates smiled and said: "I have a farm in Seattle's Snohomish Valley, where I raise a lot of cattle and sheep. From birth, they are raised in the most scientific way, without any artificial or chemical feed and The injections taste great.
If you like it, I can give you some every year.”
After hearing this, Xu Liangdao didn’t find it strange.
In the last life, the truly top super rich and powerful people, whether at home or abroad, had their own farms and ranches.
Except for a few melons, fruits and seafood that are inconvenient to farm, the food they eat comes from outside, and the rest like rice, wheat, beef and mutton are all products from their own farms.
Although the food Xu Liang eats now is not produced by the farm.
But it is also considered a special offer to a certain extent.
In China, from provinces and cities to small counties, every agricultural bureau has an agricultural experimental base.
After the fruits and vegetables in these agricultural experimental bases mature, they will basically not appear on the market. As for where they went, haha...
"Thank you. But forget it. A few cattle and sheep have crossed the Pacific Ocean, and it's not enough to cover the shipping cost. I will also build a farm someday, and you can just give me some breeding."
"No problem."
After finishing their small talk, the two of them gradually got down to business.
"Xu, do you know what conditions Washington has promised to Ellison this time in order to calm the conflict between you and Ellison?"
"Taiyang Wei?"
"You know?"
"I guess. I got the news that Oracle is seeking to acquire Sun Microsystems and continue to strengthen its influence in the database industry. So I think Ellison will definitely make a fuss about it." Xu Liangdao.
Old Gates nodded and said: "Although Sun Micro has declined in recent years, they have sold more than one million small and medium-sized servers and workstations, making them the world's top server sales and service provider. .
After Oracle acquires Sun Micro, it can sell its database software through Sun Micro's after-sales service system and even bundle the database with the database software.
It can be said that Sun. Once Microsoft acquires it, it will definitely strengthen Oracle's strength.
But Oracle's actions violate fair business principles, and antitrust provisions have prevented Oracle from taking the final step. The request made him smell the opportunity. "Ellison is very good at seizing opportunities."
Xu Liangdao.
“Although Ellison is arrogant on the surface, this is his disguise. He has Jewish shrewdness in his heart. Anyone who is confused by his appearance and character will eventually be defeated by him.”
After saying this, old Gates smiled on his face.
"But this old wolf has suffered successive losses at the hands of a young hunter like you. No wonder he got so angry that he burned the soybeans of the Pacific Fund."
Xu Liang smiled and said: "In fact, every time I make an investment plan, the target is not Oracle and Ellison, but this guy always comes up with it on his own.
Since he is looking for death, I won't be polite. ."
Old Gates smiled, "Ellison got the promise from the White House, Xu, as the other party in the negotiation, you also have to have your own demands."
Xu Liang. After thinking about it quickly, I realized that such a big thing as the acquisition of Hynix could not be kept secret for too long, so I took the initiative to speak up.
"Hynix? I know this company. Their debt is too high. Are you sure it is worth acquiring?"
Old Gates said doubtfully.
"Bill, look at your villa. With the continuous development of technology, intelligence will become more and more popular. By then, computers, sensors, and various smart homes will require massive chips.
As the world’s second largest memory chip manufacturer in this era, Hynix has extremely high investment value,” Xu Liang said with a smile.
Old Gates smiled and nodded.
"Xu, I have always trusted your vision. However, what do you think if I also invest in Hynix?"
"This cunning old guy."
Xu Liangliang cursed.
"Of course there is no problem. I just happen to think that Hynix's debt of 16.5 billion US dollars is too high, and I want to find a few partners to invest together."
Old Gates' mouth twitched.
“$16.5 billion in liabilities?”
"Why, you don't know?"
Old Gates felt a little regretful.
Had he known that Hynix’s debt was so high, he would have been too lazy to invest.
The risk is too great.
“I only knew that Hynix was not doing well, but I didn’t expect its debt to be so high.”
"The semiconductor industry has always been about large investment and large output. In order to compete for the market in recent years, Hynix has made blind investments regardless of market rules, resulting in a situation of high debt."
"Xu, Hynix's fixed assets How much is it? "
"Excluding equipment depreciation, it is about 8 billion U.S. dollars."
"In other words, Hynix's debt is as high as 200%."
< br>"Indeed."
Old Gates couldn't help but ask: "Xu, I admit that the future prospects of the semiconductor industry are good, but do you think Hynix can really earn back the US$16.5 billion?"
Xu Liangliang sighed. .
If he is white, of course he does not need to care about Hynix.
But he is Chinese and is tightly bound by the Wassenaar Agreement. Only a bankrupt company like Hynix that is heavily in debt can be acquired by him.
Moreover, this was based on the fact that the United States launched two wars, turned its attention to the Middle East, and relations between the East and the West improved significantly.
Ten years from now, he will have no chance to acquire even a dilapidated company like Hynix.
(End of this chapter)