Chapter 569: Repay the other person with his own way
In the past month, he used a series of methods to completely overturn the impression of him being reckless and arrogant in his heart.
Under the arrogant appearance that can confuse everyone, there is a careful mind as cunning as a fox.
Whether it was instigating Lu Xiaobo, the president of Hongmeng North America, or prompting Hongmeng’s acquisition of MGM to fail and having to turn to Vivendi Universal; and the recent lawsuit against Hongmeng Bing by Google, all of them highlight the Leeson's wisdom.
Although these things will not affect the foundation of Hongmeng, the accumulation is like a big net, enough to trap the giant beast Hongmeng.
"Mr. Ellison, thank you very much for Oracle and your help, otherwise Google's development would not be as smooth as it is now." Larry Page complimented with a smile.
"Haha, we are a family now, and helping you is also helping myself. And I don't like that yellow-skinned monkey."
Ellison will not give advice to Google in vain. .
Now he is an investor in Google, holding 10% of Google's shares.
"Mr. Ellison, I have a question."
The crisp ringtone of the cell phone broke the silence in the room.
This is really abnormal.
Don’t say he doesn’t know how Xu Liang will attack Google, even if he knew he wouldn’t say anything.
Nonetheless, Larry Page is a little worried.
The most worrying thing is not the obvious means, but the unknown.
His counterattack is nothing more than responding to the lawsuit in court, which we have long expected.
They are all ‘little Yin people’ at heart.
Now, the silent Hongmeng and Xu Liang are like the sword of Damocles, always hanging over Larry Page's head.
“Everyone, I don’t think Xu Liang is hiding any amazing tricks. The reason why he didn’t fight back is probably because he was stymied by Vivendi Global’s acquisition.
Listen Ellison's disdainful tone made Larry Page frown
Larry Page continued.
Ellison drank the red wine from the glass and looked at the people with different expressions, a smile flashed in his eyes.
I don’t believe he was unaware of the real cause of the MGM incident. Even if he didn't know, he couldn't hide it from Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. ”
But for a while, he couldn’t think of the other party’s methods.
Although he knew that this guy’s arrogance was a kind of ‘protective color’, he still couldn’t stop himself every time he heard and saw it. It was a nasty stay.
He hopes that Xu Liang can fight with Google until death, and then people like Eric Schmidt and Larry Page will be more closely tied to him, instead of being aloof like they are now.
Howard did not answer, but looked at Eric Schmidt and Larry Page next to him from the corner of his eyes.
It is obviously impossible for Steve Jobs to have conflicts with Hongmeng, which is growing stronger, and Hanhua, which is increasingly influential in the financial field, just for a piece of music software.
It is impossible to endure a beating.
The Xu Liang he knew well was not a vindictive person, but looking at his ruthless method of burning almost all of Ellison's fixed assets, it can be seen that he was also a person who was unwilling to suffer losses.
"It's a pity that Steve Jobs is so cunning, otherwise he could have been dragged in."
This explanation is somewhat acceptable to everyone.
Although he had a good relationship with Steve Jobs, no matter how good the relationship was, it could not outweigh the benefits.
Dingle bell….
"Mr. Ellison, among all of us, you are the only one who knows Xu Liang best, so what do you think he is thinking now?" Eric Schmidt asked with a smile.
"What are you thinking? Haha, you are probably stunned by our harsh methods now." His eyes turned, "Page, Brin, Eric, you think too highly of that yellow-skinned monkey.
Xu Liang is a smart man, he knows what is best for him."
"Howard, what happened?"
Old Qiao is just like him.
Compared with the obvious conflict with us, it is more important to acquire Vivendi Global and lay a solid foundation for Hongmeng’s pan-entertainment business.
Ellison certainly knew what he meant.
After Howard picked up the phone and listened, he hung up the phone without changing his expression.
He hides it with unruliness, while Old Qiao’s mask is paranoia and irritability.
Knowing his old friend, Ellison sensed a problem from the subtle expression changes on Howard's face.
“Xu Liang was able to create such a huge Hongmeng and develop it to its current level in just four years, which shows his talent.
Seeing the dissatisfied looks in everyone's eyes, Oracle CEO Howard said quickly.
“Fortunately, the competition between Google and him is within the commercial scope, so there is no need to worry about personal safety.”
But such a person has raised US$15.7 billion in Series B financing and corporate debt financing. Under such circumstances, we allowed Hongmeng to be attacked repeatedly by us and never took any action to fight back.
It must be said that Xu Liang's decisive revenge made many people have scruples and restrained some unconventional means.
What other means can he use?
Seduction or assassination? He is a yellow-skinned monkey, how dare he? ”
Although Apple’s iTunes competes fiercely with Hongmeng’s imusic in the online music market in the United States and even the world, Apple’s mainstream business is hardware.
But after a little hesitation.
“Say, Eric and Paige are our own people. "
Howard sighed inwardly. Regarding the bad news, he would rather discuss countermeasures with Ellison before deciding who to notify.
Now...?
“I just received news from the company. At 10 o’clock this morning, Hongmeng officially issued an acquisition invitation to Sun Microsystems and sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In the next fifteen days, "If Sun Microsystems accepts the invitation, the two parties will start formal negotiations."
This short sentence, like a cold wind blowing from the Arctic Ocean, instantly changed the whole room. Gotta suppress it.
Eric Schmidt and Larry Page looked at each other, and they both understood that this was Xu Liang's counterattack.
But they were relieved.
It’s not Google that’s unlucky.
Bang….
Allison slammed his fist on the low table.
The explosive force almost knocked over several goblets.
"Dirty, rotten yellow-skinned monkey, I will make him pay the price!" Ellison said angrily.
Seeing this scene, Howard's expression became gloomy.
The thing he was most worried about happened.
Use Google and Yahoo to snipe Hongmeng’s acquisition of MGM.
Although Oracle hides behind the scenes, it cannot stop the investigation of interested people.
Especially Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and JPMorgan DA. As long as they are serious, there are very few inside stories in the United States that they don't know.
"Larry, anger will not solve the problem. Unless we come up with a price that Sun Microsystems cannot refuse, or bow to Hongmeng, otherwise..."
"No, don't even think about it. Absolutely impossible!" Ellison interrupted the old man angrily, "As long as I live, as long as I can breathe, I will never give up to that damn yellow-skinned monkey!
Never! !”
Howard knew this would be the result.
So he didn't bother to persuade anymore.
But whether it is him, Eric Schmidt and Larry Page all know that Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems will most likely be shelved.
Such a thing happened.
The celebration party held by Ellison for internal friends also broke up.
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A black Mercedes-Benz walked along the flat garden road, passed through the large lawn, and stopped in the small square in front of the main building of the manor.
The car door opens.
The young man in a black suit quickly got out of the car and opened the back seat door.
A hale and hearty old white man with gray hair walked out of it. After taking a quick look at the surrounding environment, he settled on a tall man walking quickly from the front door of the villa. He was wearing casual clothes and had a tall figure. of young people.
"Mr. Kerkorian, welcome to the Xu Manor."
Holding the right hand that the other party extended, Kerkorian smiled.
“There are countless rich people in the world who are eager to receive Mr. Xu’s invitation. Now I have the opportunity to come here. It is really an honor.”
“Mr. Kerkorian is overly praised. Come inside, please.”
“Please.”
The two walked into the living room of the manor villa.
Xu Liang's place is not like Bill Gates' "Xanadu 2.0". There are not so many futuristic home furnishings, and there is no big pool for killer whales.
It is an ordinary living room with elegant furnishings.
The maid in the villa served tea.
After a few sips and a few simple polite words, Xu Liang didn't bother to talk in circles.
"I have always admired Mr. Kerkorian's business talent and wisdom. I believe you can understand the purpose of my invitation to you today?"
"For MGM?"
"Yes."
Xu Liang nodded simply.
“The main business of Hongmeng Company is pan-entertainment, and the core of pan-entertainment is the film industry. Now the core of the global film industry is Hollywood, and the core of Hollywood is the seven major film and television giants.
This is also our original intention to acquire MGM.”
"Mr. Xu, in fact, I do not deny the fact that MGM is for sale. But one of the most common facts in our business world is that the one with the highest price wins.
So, whether it is Hongmeng, Yahoo, or Google , I will sell MGM to whoever offers the highest price.”
There was a cunning light in Kerkorian’s eyes.
Neither the man in front of me nor Hongmeng, which has raised US$10.7 billion, are short of money.
With his character, now that he has encountered him, he would be sorry for himself if he didn’t take advantage of him.
Therefore, when Yahoo and Google made an offer, he immediately tore up the previous contract.
"Yahoo and Google? Mr. Kerkorian, I know them better than you. Yahoo has no pan-entertainment business at all. Their current development focus is to compete with Google for the search market.
There is no way they would spend $5 billion to buy MGM.
As for Google, not to mention that they are still competing fiercely with Yahoo. Even if Eric Schmidt is willing, do they have the money?”
Korkorian smiled and said: "Mr. Xu, I don't know if Google has money, but I know that it is now very popular in the capital community. Although its valuation is not as good as Hongmeng, it still exceeds 10 billion US dollars. .
Besides, Google has no money, but Oracle can provide him with a guarantee. ”
(End of this chapter)