Chapter 193 Equity transaction completed!

Liu Zhou originally wanted to spend a good New Year with his family, but things in Shanghai were more important, so he had to rush over.

However, since Zeng Li will stay at home for a few more days, her mother's nagging will be reduced a little.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Zhou rushed to Shanghai overnight.

Although it was already one or two o'clock in the morning, Zhong Lifang was still waiting for Liu Zhou's arrival.

Arriving at the hotel suite, Liu Zhou ignored his tiredness and asked about the progress of the negotiations.

"Mr. Liu, on New Year's Eve last night, Shanda CEO Tang Jun and I reached an agreement on the price. After he reported it to Chen Tianqiao for his approval, he officially informed me today."

"what is the price?"

This is what Liu Zhou is most concerned about.

“A 110 percent premium to the current share price.”

Hearing this, Liu Zhou smiled and said:

"Very good, Mr. Zhong, thank you for your hard work this time!"

Zhong Lifang did have a hard time this time.

She had been negotiating with Shanda for more than a month and had been working during the Chinese New Year.

Fortunately, a good result was achieved in the end.

The bottom line for the price Liu Zhou set for Zhong Lifang was a 120% premium, but she was able to negotiate it down to 110%, saving him over 100 million yuan.

"It's not hard. Mr. Liu is showing his respect for me by entrusting me with such a major acquisition negotiation."

This is what Zhong Lifang really thinks.

Not to mention in the mainland, even on a global scale, acquisition negotiations involving hundreds of millions of dollars are not very common.

I was lucky this time. Both Liu Zhou and Chen Tianqiao were willing to make the deal, so I was able to complete the negotiations in just over a month.

But no matter what, having this qualification will be of great significance to my career.

In the future, whether I start my own business or go to other companies, this will become an important consideration for investors or other company bosses.

Of course, she is now living a very comfortable life under Liu Zhou. Not only is her boss respectful to her, but she also pays her well. She has never considered leaving.

"Don't be so stubborn. Negotiation is a great test of both mental and physical strength. I have felt this way before.

But you may not be able to rest for the time being, and you still have to work hard for a while. Once the Sina incident is completely settled, I will give you a month's vacation, and the company will cover all your expenses during this period."

"Thank you, Mr. Liu." Zhong Lifang said with a smile.

"Can we sign the contract tomorrow?"

"It may take two or three days, and the contract needs to be prepared."

"No problem, then wait a few more days. Good things are worth waiting for."

The next day, Zhong Lifang was busy preparing the contract, while Liu Zhou wandered around Shanghai, wanting to see what the New Year was like in the mainland's largest city.

However, Liu Zhou was a little disappointed. There didn't seem to be much of the New Year atmosphere here, which was far worse than Guangzhou.

Although Guangzhou is also a big city, people in eastern Guangdong attach great importance to the New Year and there are many activities to celebrate the New Year. Although there are many restrictions now, it is still quite lively.

But just when Liu Zhou was feeling a little bored, Chen Tianqiao actually invited him to dinner.

When he arrived at the restaurant, Chen Tianqiao was dressed very festively in a red suit, looking a lot younger.

There was a young woman next to him, and judging by how intimate they were, she must be his wife.

In later generations in the mainland business community, Chen Tianqiao and his wife were well-known for their deep love. Not only did they support each other in their careers, they also had a good relationship.

His wife clearly explained:

Behind every successful man there is a woman who contributes silently!

"Mr. Liu, Happy New Year!" Chen Tianqiao said with a smile, "This is my wife."

"Mr. Chen, Mrs. Chen, Happy New Year!"

"Why didn't you tell me that you came to the Magic City all of a sudden? I only found out about your visit from Mr. Zhong."

"Mr. Chen, you've already agreed. I have to rush over here overnight. If you regret it again, I won't have anywhere to cry."

"Haha, Mr. Liu, you're joking. We've been talking for so long, how could we go back on our word?"

"I am just afraid of some force majeure factors. I will feel at ease if I sign the contract earlier."

"It seems that Mr. Liu attaches great importance to Sina. I feel that I sold it too cheaply. If I had known that Mr. Liu attached so much importance to Sina, I should have raised the price a bit, haha."

"It's too late now."

Mr. Liu also knew that Chen Tianqiao was joking. He changed his mind about something that had already been agreed upon, unless he wanted to completely offend Liu Zhou.

After that, the two did not talk much about Sina, but just chatted casually.

As we chatted, we talked about online literature.

At the end of last year, Shanda officially established Shanda Literature, which includes male and female websites.

I don’t know if it was Chen Tianqiao or his subordinates who had no moral principles at all. They not only poached a group of editors from Zhoushan Literature, but also a group of top authors.

It was also publicly announced that Shanda would invest 100 million yuan in Shanda Literature for the development of the website.

Shanda's high-profile and wealthy performance made online literature, which has not received much attention, lively at the end of last year.

At the beginning, Zhou Shanwenxue was a little flustered, especially Qidian, which suffered the greatest losses, and almost all the people who were poached were from Qidian.

Later, Liu Zhou personally went there and took charge for a week, not only to calm people's hearts, but also to help them regain their confidence.

The emergence of Shanda Literature did put a lot of pressure on them, especially when faced with Shanda's huge investment in poaching talents, there was almost no good way to deal with it.

After Liu Zhou arrived, he first injected a sum of money directly into Zhoushan Literature.

At this time, only funds are the most reassuring thing. Moreover, Zhoushan Literature also needs to selectively follow up on some welfare policies implemented by Shanda Literature.

Then Liu Zhou did not let Zhoushan Literature blindly follow the footsteps of Shanda Literature, but asked the company's executives to move forward steadily according to the established plan.

In the past, Singularity had encountered crises before. At the beginning, it was the digital station, which almost dug out the Singularity. Then, a certain horizontal company dug another batch of people from the Singularity.

However, Singularity was not affected too much. The old great players were poached, and a group of new great players were trained to continue to generate revenue for itself.

On the contrary, those great gods who left enjoyed glory for a while, then did not do well and returned to the singularity, but by that time, their godhood was no longer there.

Therefore, there is no problem with Singularity’s operating mechanism. As long as we proceed step by step, the impact of the mining will soon be eliminated.

This is even a good thing for Singularity to a certain extent, otherwise how can the new batch of the most awesome gods come to the fore?

Zhoushan Literature seems to have suffered heavy losses, but its basic base is still there, so Liu Zhou is not worried at all. This is also a test for the management of Zhoushan Literature.

Shanda Literature's high-profile and large-scale entry established the company's framework in just one month.

The current online literature market is no longer dominated by Zhoushan Literature alone, but is now dominated by two major players.

But family members know their own business. Shanda Literature was fine at the beginning, but then the traffic became lower and lower. In just two or three months, it had opened up a gap with Zhoushan Literature. This made Chen Tianqiao a little annoyed.

Today they happened to be talking about online literature, and Chen Tianqiao did not hesitate to ask Liu Zhou for advice.

"Mr. Chen, are you mistaken? We are competitors, and you still want me to give you advice?"

"I know. You're not afraid that Shanda will surpass Zhou Shan, so you don't dare to say it, right?"

"Mr. Chen, your method of provoking me is too low-level." Liu Zhou said with a smile.

"Then just tell me."

“There is no good solution. The main reason is that you are too impatient. This is a new website and you only have a few books. How can you possibly retain netizens?

You can only accumulate slowly, or wait for Zhou Shanwenxue to make a big mistake."

The reason why Singularity can become the leader in online literature is not only because of a few top authors, but also because of the vast group of middle and low-level authors, who are the cornerstone of Singularity.

How many books can those great writers create alone?
After reading the books of these great writers, wouldn’t readers leave immediately if there is nothing else to read?
"Well, the people in the company are actually pretty much the same as you said. I just didn't expect that a small piece of online literature wouldn't be that easy."

"No industry is easy, and each industry is like a mountain between two worlds. If Shanda really wants to make a difference in online literature, it can only calm down and develop slowly.

I'm not afraid at all when you're fighting like this."

"Boss Liu, so you have been making fun of me until now, right?"

"How dare I? Because of Mr. Chen, I have to go to Zhoushan Literature for a week, haha!"

"You might as well laugh at me. Your words are more insulting!" Chen Tianqiao said with a frown on his face.

"Hahaha!"

After finishing his meal, Liu Zhou said goodbye and left.

Seeing Liu Zhou's back disappear from sight, Chen Tianqiao said to his wife:

"What do you think of this Liu Zhou?"

"A very easy-going person." said Chen Tianqiao's wife Luo Qianqian.

When the two were chatting and talking about things just now, Luo Qianqian didn't say much and was silent like a housewife.

But Luo Qianqian is not only a good family wife, she is also the vice president of Shanda Group and director of the administrative center office, and a capable assistant to Chen Tianqiao in his career.

Therefore, Chen Tianqiao would discuss many work matters with Luo Qianqian.

"He is quite easygoing, but he will most likely take over Sina soon."

"You still can't let go of Sina?"

"I've put so much thought into this, how can I let it go?"

"You have to let it go even if you can't. Now that you have reached an agreement with Liu Zhou, don't go back on your word, or you will completely break off relations with Liu Zhou.

I can see that although Liu Zhou looks easy-going, he is not a simple person.

It is meaningless to make enemies with such people because the matter has already failed. "

Chen Tianqiao looked at Luo Qianqian and said with a smile:

"I know. I can speak my true feelings without any scruples in front of you."

"Tian Qiao, we can actually cooperate with Liu Zhou, not just Sina, but also online literature."

"Are you planning to let Liu Zhou join Shanda Box as well?"

“Yes, this is not only a good supplement to Shanda’s box content, but also a powerful helper.

I also feel that Shanda Box's future market share is not as big as we thought. If Liu and Zhou participate together, it can also reduce our losses in case of failure."

After listening to Luo Qianqian's words, Chen Tianqiao was silent for a while and said:

"Lets see."

When Luo Qianqian heard Chen Tianqiao's reply, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

As Shanda Box’s investment grew, Luo Qianqian became less and less confident.

Moreover, after estimation, she concluded that even if the Shanda box was developed, its manufacturing cost would be around four to five thousand yuan. If it was sold at that time, wouldn't it be six to seven thousand or even seven to eight thousand yuan?
Just ask how many families in the mainland are willing to spend thousands of dollars to install such a box to enjoy various Internet projects?

There are only tens of millions of Internet users in mainland China now, and most of them have little purchasing power.

Therefore, Luo Qianqian is really not optimistic about the prospects of Shanda Box.

But this Shanda box is the key to her husband's dream of turning Shanda into the Disney of the Internet.

He invested more effort and money in it than in acquiring Sina.

She knew that her husband was a man of strong will. She had actually tried to persuade him several times before, but to no avail. It seemed that the only thing that could make him change his mind was the south wall.

Liu Zhou's industry is a great supplement to the content of Shanda Box. If it can be brought in, there will definitely be many benefits.

She was worried that Liu Zhou might not be optimistic and would not join, but it seemed that her husband was worried that Liu Zhou would take away the benefits and was unwilling to let him participate.

At this point, Luo Qianqian was not prepared to say anything more.

Anyway, Shanda is doing well now, so she might as well let her husband pursue his dream. Even if he fails in the end, they can still have food and clothing.

Two days later, Liu Zhou and Chen Tianqiao formally signed the acquisition agreement of Sina shares.

When the two of them signed their names, Liu Zhou and Chen Tianqiao both stood up and shook hands with a smile.

If you look closely, you can see that Liu Zhou's smile is bright, while Chen Tianqiao's smile is a little bitter.

There should have been flashes of light and applause at this moment, but due to the need for confidentiality, the signing ceremony was kept very low-key.

The signing ceremony was held in a private room of a hotel and only five people attended, Liu Zhou and Zhong Lifang, Chen Tianqiao and his wife, and Shanda President Tang Jun.

Although there were no media reporters, in order to celebrate this historic moment, Tang Jun and Zhong Lifang turned into photographers and took pictures of the signing and handshake scene.

"Mr. Liu, congratulations, I wish you can take over Sina soon!"

"Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your help."

"Nothing is impossible. You paid the price to make me fall in love with you."

"You can't say that. If Mr. Chen hadn't agreed to sell me the shares, I wouldn't have had the chance to get involved in Sina now. And I have to thank you for keeping it a secret for me."

Because some other shareholders of Sina had not yet been settled, Liu Zhou had to ask Chen Tianqiao to keep their transaction secret for the time being.

"This is just something I did by chance. However, Sina is a company listed on NASDAQ after all, and the supervision is quite strict. I can't keep this secret for you forever. I can only keep it for a month at most."

"One month is enough!"

Seeing Liu Zhou so confident, Chen Tianqiao couldn't help but feel a little surprised, but then he smiled and said:

"Then listen to Mr. Liu's good news in a month!"

(End of this chapter)