There are many tactics for sowing discord. It is said that many foreign business leaders also enjoy reading Sun Tzu's Art of War and the Thirty-Six Stratagems.
Whether they can understand it or not is unknown, but their cultural export efforts are indeed quite good.
Xing Baohua wasn't in a hurry. Since there was a free show to watch, he might as well watch it a little longer, since he had nothing else to do anyway.
The numerous shareholders of ACOM crowded into Arthur's office to begin their discussion.
Only Xing Baohua and Bob Johnson remained in the small conference room. Bob Johnson looked Xing Baohua up and down and said, "Mr. Xing, may we talk?"
"I have nothing to talk to you about!" Xing Baohua said arrogantly.
“No, no, I think we can still talk a bit more. Mr. Xing, if you back out, we'll acquire ACOM and give you 80% of the shares, how about that?” Bob Johnson said with a smile.
Xing Baohua shook his head slightly and stopped talking.
The people from Newport are quite interesting. When they said "quit," they were referring to Xing Baohua's shorting of the pound. They demanded that Xing Baohua close his position, and Newport bought the chip design company and gave Xing Baohua 80% of the shares.
I don't know what to say about this. Is it stupid? They're supposed to be elites. Is it smart? Their promises are good, but taking a 20% stake is basically sucking Xing Baohua dry.
Damn, they've got a really clever plan.
He didn't even consider that if Xing Baohua didn't agree to all the demands, the plan would be pointless.
The Eagle spent so much money hoping to earn a billion, but what happened? The old aristocracy intervened, and the timeframe was stretched out.
A longer timeframe means lower risk and lower profit. What could have been done in a day ended up taking over a month.
How could he not make a killing and justify the billions of dollars he mobilized?
He's put all his savings here. Does he know how much risk he's taking?
Newport is a wafer foundry, so it's normal for it to acquire a chip design company. But why assume that Xing Baohua won't compete?
Bob Johnson waited for Xing Baohua for a while. Seeing that the guy didn't speak, he shrugged and exchanged glances with his colleagues. Then he raised his chin slightly at Xing Baohua, putting on an arrogant look to give himself some confidence.
Xing Baohua's coffee on the table had gone a little cold, but he didn't mind. He picked it up, finished it, and waved to Secretary Dong.
Secretary Dong walked over to Xing Baohua, bent down and listened to him say, "Call and tell the traders and analysts who are on vacation to come back. Tell the company's analyst team to compile a list of Newport chip factory's shareholder structure and listing information. Starting tomorrow, we will acquire Newport shares in the secondary market."
Secretary Dong nodded, quickly jotting down Xing Baohua's words. His pen flew across the notebook as he asked Xing Baohua, "Are there any requirements regarding the acquisition amount?"
"No, have an analyst prepare an acquisition plan, you can refer to the plan for acquiring Nikon." After giving the instructions, Xing Baohua closed his eyes, crossed his legs, and hummed a little tune.
They were arrogant and haughty, yet no one dared to say anything.
As Secretary Dong went out to make a phone call, a middle-aged man stepped out from Bob Johnson's group, walked up to him, and whispered in his ear.
As Bob Johnson listened, he stared at Xing Baohua with wide eyes, somewhat incredulous.
Xing Baohua caught a glimpse of Bob Johnson's expression out of the corner of her eye, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
What surprised him most was that one of the other party could speak Mandarin, and he was a foreigner at that.
The acquisition was a pretense; the real purpose was revenge.
But now that the other party has heard his plan, it's actually a good thing.
After Bob Johnson's colleague, who understood Chinese, finished speaking to him, he left in a hurry.
“Mr. Xing, the acquisition of the Newport wafer fab is a provocation against us, and it’s very unfriendly,” Bob Johnson said to Xing Baohua, who was humming a tune with his eyes closed.
Xing Baohua slowly opened his eyes, looked at the other party, and sneered: "It's already friendly of you to interfere in my business. Don't give me any talk about fair competition. Since you are a listed company, what's wrong with me buying your company's stock to make a little money?"
If it were a normal stock market investment, this kind of investment in the Newport Wafer Fab would be very welcome. But the problem is, Xing Baohua isn't buying stocks normally! He's launching a takeover bid!
Xing Baohua calmly added, "You can acquire ACOM as you please; I won't compete with you. Hmm, I will acquire the Newport wafer fab, then ACOM will also be mine. Thank you!"
Bob Johnson was so angry he couldn't say a word. How could this guy do something so shameless?
If Newport wafer fab hadn't gone public, Xing Baohua really wouldn't have been able to do anything about the company.
The British Empire was one of the most developed capitalist countries, and its stock market had a history of several hundred years. They had been playing these stock market games since the Age of Exploration.
Later, they started playing with paper stocks, which was basically like gambling against ship owners. The ship owners raised funds from the public, using their credit as collateral. They would give you the names of a few ocean-going ships, or show investors what cargo the ships had carried and where they had been, etc.
They tell investors how much money they can make on a single trip, encouraging them to spend a small amount of money and receive dividends along with their principal when the ocean-going vessel returns.
This was the earliest form of stock market trading. The Newport wafer fab will certainly enter the stock market as quickly as possible after its completion.
Only shareholders and investors can make money once they enter the stock market.
During this period, even if Xing Baohua had the ability to acquire the property, people might not sell it to him, even if he made a malicious acquisition.
Xing Baohua believes that as long as he increases his shareholding, someone will definitely accuse him of illegal operations and conduct an investigation.
The investigation could eventually wipe out Xing Baohua's remaining shares.
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