Chapter 568 Conspiracy
Pacific No. 1 Fund and Qinglong No. 1 Fund are currently the two most profitable funds among the dozens of funds under Hanhua, and they are also Hanhua's signatures.
"Hanhua's money is really calculated by you. However, the risks in the technology industry are too high, especially in an environment like China. The risks will be even higher. If you invest so much at once, you are not afraid. Did you lose everything in the end?”
Xu Liang said with a smile: “I have invested in hundreds of projects in the past few years. Have you ever seen me lose money? Besides, although the risks in the technology industry are high, once it succeeds, The rewards are also amazing.
High investment and high output, I am willing to take a gamble.”
"Okay, the money is yours anyway. If you are willing to take the risk, take the risk. If you lose, don't regret it." Jiang Xiaoyang said.
“Don’t worry, I will definitely not regret it.”
Xu Liang said confidently.
“By the way, the investment application funds received by Pacific No. 1 Fund now exceed 70 billion U.S. dollars, and it is still growing rapidly. By the time it officially starts raising funds, it will definitely expand to 100 billion U.S. dollars.
So, should we issue a charter now?”
Xu Liang understood what he meant. Behind the hundreds of billions of dollars in capital were the top chaebols from all over the world.
“Don’t worry, I will pay attention.”
Xu Liang refused directly.
After all, he did not hide anything about An Kaiyue, Futian Xinmei and others.
Dingle bell….
Lu Hui opened the door and walked in quickly.
I have been in the United States for many years and know this country very well. ”
After chatting for a few more words, Jiang Xiaoyang reluctantly hung up the phone.
A rapid knock on the door suddenly rang.
If it is handled well , will be a major opportunity for the development of Hanhua and its own companies
Xu Liang hung up the phone.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Xiaoyang's longing voice came.
He was not very sure how long this acquiescence would last.
“When will you come back?”
“Mr. Xu, Google is coming fiercely, and Oracle is watching. We are facing a lot of trouble this time. Although the legal elite of the head office Excellent, but I don’t understand the business and legal circles in the United States. Why don’t you let me join?
But so far, neither the Jiang family nor Jiang Xiaoyang have said anything, which is obviously their acquiescence.
"Mr. Xu, Google filed a lawsuit with the California Superior Court..."
"Come in."
"No. Google's lawsuit is only about scabies, so it doesn't matter. It’s not a big trouble. The normal development of the company is the most important thing, especially now, ensuring the company’s stability is the most important, so your task is very heavy.”
“Mr. Xu...”
"Send me some information and I'll read it first."
Aware of the resentment on the phone, Xu Liang's tone also softened.
"The acquisition of MGM has encountered some setbacks, but I have already thought of a solution. I will go back when I complete the acquisition of MGM."
"Yeah. 伱one People should pay more attention to their health outside. We have already made a lot of money. It’s okay to make less.”
“Okay, I still have a lot to do here, so be it.”
Every time he deals with his confidante, it is a happy and troublesome thing for him.
"I already know the matter. Your task now is to manage the company well. The people from the legal department of the head office will be responsible for responding to the lawsuit."
"Mr. Xu, I just received According to the news, Google filed a lawsuit with the California High Court, suing Hongmeng Bing’s search engine technology for infringing on 17 of their patents.
I picked up the phone and looked at the caller ID before pressing the answer button.
< br>Xu Liang’s cell phone rang.
Lu Xiaobo's tone was filled with anxiety.
Dong dong….
The gentle concern comforted him, but he was afraid that while chatting, the other party would say some embarrassing questions that he could not answer.
Xu Liang let out a long breath.
“Yeah.”
But he also understood that with the energy of the Jiang family, it was impossible to know nothing about his own style.
Fortunately, everything is okay, he has not encountered this situation yet.
At present, the California High Court has accepted the case and the notice of response has been issued. "
If one person doesn't handle it well, he will offend the other party, which will be very detrimental to the future development of the company.
"Do you want my help? ”
"No. Recently, several funds in Hanhua have to be liquidated. You are already busy enough. You don't have to worry about me anymore. This is not a problem for me."
"Forget it, the car will arrive at the mountain. We have a way, let’s talk about it later.”
“Mr. Xu, Mr. Xie’s phone number.”
Lv Hui handed over the phone.
“Lao Xie, you also know?”
"Yes. I have asked the technology department to analyze the technology involved in Google's case against us. Although there is no result yet, Lao Shen said that it is unlikely to lose the case, but he is afraid that Google will use unplanned means, such as politics. "
"It's not a possibility, it's a certainty. Even if Eric Schmidt doesn't need it, Ellison and Howard will help him. However, no matter how hard they try, we will respond unchanged. Change.
Aren’t they suing? We will use the best business lawyers to respond.
If they use off-the-books tactics, we will take action.” “You are like this. Say, I feel relieved." Xie Wen said.
Hongmeng does not lack money, nor does it lack background.
After two rounds of financing in Series A and B, Hongmeng’s shareholders include Wall Street investment banking giants and top European banks. Ellison wants to use off-market financing, but he also has to weigh whether he can handle so many man's anger.
"Lao Xie, Google's troika are not stupid, and Ellison is equally smart. They don't know that suing Hongmeng will not have any substantive results at all.
But They did it anyway.
So, I suspect their purpose is not to ask Hongmeng to pay for an apology, but to distract us." Xu Liangdao.
People’s energy is limited, and so is the company’s energy.
Now Hongmeng is in a quagmire in acquiring MGM, and Google has dragged Hongmeng into legal proceedings.
After two incidents involve Hongmeng, the energy put into the development of the company will undoubtedly decrease.
The slow development of Hongmeng has given latecomers the opportunity to catch up.
"Mr. Xu, I agree with your opinion. However, I think there is another layer to consider in Google's lawsuit."
"Oh? Tell me."
"Since the B round of financing, Hongmeng, which has developed rapidly, has become the world's top Internet company in terms of valuation, dominating the Asian search market and occupying the European search market. With 60% of the market share, it is the search engine with the highest market share in the world.
But Google is still unknown internationally.
Once a fight starts, there will be no results within two or three years.
If Google launches continuous publicity in the media, it will attract more and more people's attention. In other words, Google is using our name to promote it. own company
Even if the lawsuit fails in the end, as long as Google's share of the search market increases, it will still make money.
This is also the reason why he chose the California Superior Court to litigate instead of the International Court of Justice. ”
Hongmeng Bing has almost no business in the United States. Even if it wins the lawsuit in the United States, there will not be much substantial benefit.
Google knows this, and Hongmeng also knows it. .
“It seems that we are going to suffer a loss this time. "Xu Liang smiled.
"Eric Schmidt, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, they really caught us off guard.
However, if Google wants to benefit from us, it must All-round publicity has certain benefits for our brand promotion and will also increase our market share, so it is not all bad.”
Hearing this, Xu Liang’s mind suddenly popped up. Say a word.
The boss and the second child fight, and the third child dies.
If Hongmeng Bing and Google's market share increases, the unlucky ones will naturally be second-tier search companies such as Yahoo, MSN, Baidu, and Yahoo Japan.
"Since we can't get rid of it, let's file a lawsuit. However, we can't relax in publicity, lest others think that we have really stolen Google's technology."
"Understood."
"By the way, Lao Xie. Don't involve Lu Xiaobo in this legal action with Google."
"Yes."
"One last thing. We can't let Google and Oracle get involved. Hold your nose and go. You immediately launch a tender offer to Sun Microsystems in the name of the company.
The price can be higher. "
If Ellison wants to stop Hongmeng from acquiring MGM, then he will treat the other person the same way he does.
Let him also have a taste of being blocked.
“To what extent were we involved in the acquisition of Sun Microsystems? "Xie Wen asked.
"In a word, delay it as long as you can, and try to prevent Oracle from acquiring it. ”
After agreeing, the two chatted for a while and hung up the phone.
Xu Liang held the mobile phone with a hint of seriousness on his face.
As Hongmeng develops, more and more interests are touched, its enemies are also increasing, and the resistance becomes more and more intense.
This contradiction is almost irreconcilable.
Unless Xu Liang surrenders.
"The most important thing now is to quickly advance the acquisition of MGM and break Hongmeng's current external development dilemma."
Thought of this.
Xu Liang made up his mind.
"Lu Hui, please contact Kerkorian from MGM immediately, and I will treat him to dinner tomorrow night."
Lu Hui nodded and turned around and left.
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“Cheers!”
“Cheers.”
The light white wine sparkles with a strange color under the light yellow light.
"Haha, that yellow-skinned monkey probably never dreamed that we would attack him from copyright this time." Ellison laughed.
"Thanks to Larry's wonderful plan, even if Hongmeng understands our purpose, he still has to hold his nose and swallow this bitter pill." Eric Schmidt smiled.
Just as Xu Liang and Xie Wen guessed, the purpose of Google's lawsuit is to distract Hongmeng's attention and promote Google's brand with the help of Hongmeng's growing reputation in the global market.
"I have contacted the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times for you. As long as the funds are available, they will reserve the best pages for you." Ellison said.
“Thank you so much.” Schmidt smiled.
Larry Page took a sip of the red wine in his glass and looked at Ellison, a guy with a similar name to him, who had a red face and arrogant eyes.
(End of this chapter)