Homecoming of Rebirth

Now is just the beginning.

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It's raining again in Seattle.

Qi Lei, Xiao Ma, and Sam came out of the construction site of the North American branch of Sanshi Company, tightened the collar of the windbreaker, and walked silently into the rain.

I didn't take a car back to the hotel, and walked aimlessly along the seaside road.

Brother Xiao Ma let out a sigh of relief, looking much more relaxed.

"Then it will be easy."

Qi Lei nodded, looked at the hazy Haiwan and said: "It's really easy, don't need to calculate anymore, just wait for the knife."

After hearing this, Xiao Ma shook his head and smiled. There was helplessness and exhaustion in it.

This trip to the United States made Xiao Ma grow up rapidly.Having seen the cold blood of the capital, he is no longer the gentle baby face he used to be.

In fact, Brother Xiao Ma's transformation should have come long ago, but he has been suppressed by Qi Lei.

Sam is very optimistic, maybe he has long been numb after working hard in ARM for many years.

He laughed and said, "Isn't this expected a long time ago? When it comes to the details of the negotiation, Paulson will not be as generous as he is now. Even if it is a dollar, he will not let it go!"

At this point in the negotiations, only the preliminary framework has been completed, and there is still a long way to go before the final consummation.

"Including penguins." Sam looked at Brother Pony.

Although he is not familiar with Brother Xiao Ma, it is only this business trip together that he has some understanding.However, Sam decided to remind Brother Pony.

"Your social software is actually more sensitive than a smartphone project."

"The Americans let you in, but it's a sweet treat for Qi. They will come up with various methods to try to control you."

Brother Xiao Ma didn't care, "Come on, I'll wait!"

In fact, Brother Xiao Ma was holding his breath in his heart.

He began to understand some of Qi Lei's behaviors, and he has never been so eager to do something for the overall situation like now.

Just for the future, not to be so angry anymore.

Sam also saw flames in Brother Xiaoma's eyes, including Qi Lei, there was also a strangeness in his eyes that he couldn't understand.

I can only comfort casually, "The rules are like this, just get used to it."

"Rule?" Qi Lei turned his head to look at him, "That's your Western rule, we won't!"

Sam, "..."

Staring blankly at Qi Lei for a long time, "I hope!"

In fact, I don't believe it in my heart. Whether it is Eastern culture or Western system, capital cannibalize people, and business is cold-blooded. He doesn't think there is any difference.

This is order!

And Qi Lei...

Qi Lei also thought of the word order.Now he fully understands and firmly believes in the true meaning of the Western order.

That is, there is no bottom line! !

Not to mention, it suits me well!

……

The days that followed were simple and unremarkable.

But just as Brother Ma said, the first step has been made, but it cannot change the fate of being stabbed.

Moreover, when setting the framework and competing for equity, Qi Lei can at least fight back.

But at this point, aside from all external factors, only in terms of internal structure and company prospects, Qi Lei has nothing to offer.

What he was fighting for was genuine background, he really had no bullets in his hand.

First of all, the new North American Sanshi Communication Company, Qi Lei will serve as CEO and chairman of the board.

Moreover, North American Sanshi will also hand over the future smartphone market in China to China Sanshi for independent operation.But the price is that the North American Three Stones must now be separated from the Chinese Three Stones.

Even the development of smartphones cannot be carried out simultaneously.

In other words, Sanshi North America can use the technology of China Sanshi, but China Sanshi wants to build smart phones and cannot use American technology.

Even if they become a family, they still guard against you.

The U.S. military industry communication technology, as well as the core patents of the cooperative company, Sanshi Company can’t even touch, don’t even think about feeding back some technology from the U.S. to China.

Then, although Qi Lei is the CEO, the finance of the new company is invested by Xincheng, and the network security, technology, and overall planning personnel must be Americans, and they must accept the supervision of the Ministry of Commerce and related technical departments.

The US government will send personnel to Sanshi North America, and the company's decisions must be approved by the regulatory authorities before they can be implemented.

Finally, Qi Lei, the CEO, has prerequisites.

At present, Sanshi Company is investing in the Modu Laboratory, the system research and development center, and the smartphone research and development project.

Two years later, Sanshi must inject another 20 billion US dollars to make up for the missing shares.

Moreover, if Sanshi North America goes public within two years, Qi Lei and Sanshi head office will not enjoy equity benefits, and they will not be allowed to release shares to the stock market.

Within these three years, if there is no substantial progress in the smartphone project, Qi Lei will lose his positions as CEO and chairman of the board.

There is no way, Qi Lei has to agree to such an overlord clause even if he disagrees, because he can't afford the money to use the funds as stocks now.

The 50 billion that was scraped together by selling pots and pieces of iron had to be kept for Xiao Ma.

Faced with the 50 billion directly thrown by Xincheng Investment, as well as capital injections from ARM, IBM, and Guge, he really has no confidence in his behavior of not taking money and only relying on technology and creativity.

But fortunately, Wall Street also knows that such a company structure and additional terms are tantamount to tying Qi Lei's hands and feet, which is of no benefit to the company.

Of course they still hope that the North American Three Stones can make some achievements.

So, management-wise, they didn't make any demands.For at least three years, Qi Lei can command the company smoothly.

Moreover, Paulson also assured Qi Lei that the personnel sent by the government would not bring any hindrance to his operation.

As long as the interests of the United States are not endangered, he and several other investment banks are also willing to coordinate to ensure the cohesion of the new company.

Of course, in addition to the above, there is another problem, Paulson is determined not to give in.

That is, the person in charge of the smartphone project, he strongly disagreed with Sam Brown.

Must be replaced! !

The reason is simple, Sam has a grudge against them!

More than half a year ago, Sam was kicked out of ARM. How could he be assured that this person will be the project director?

Regarding this, Qi Lei was also "helpless".

"Sam, I actually like you very much. Unfortunately..."

Angry Sam yelled.

But there was no way, Paulson's attitude was extremely tough, and in the end, he had no choice but to accept his fate.

So, who will be the new project leader?

Warren Aite became the perfect candidate.

He is someone who can be controlled by Wall Street, has a good personal relationship with Qi Lei, and is very familiar with the electronics industry. No one is more suitable for this position than him.

Afterwards, Sam pondered for a long time, and always felt that something was not right.

Warren had heard that the smartphone was such a cool project before, but he was not tempted, and he didn't mean to fight for it at all.

The same goes for Qi Lei, with his head, he can't figure out whether Paulson will let me take over?Can't think of Warren as the best candidate for this project?

Then what the hell did he recommend me for?Why did you bring me to America?

Sam suddenly realized, "The two BZs raised!! Playing with me!!"

Pointing at Qi Lei's nose and cursing, "You already knew that, right? You brought me to the United States on purpose, knowing that Paulson would definitely object, and then asked him to push Warren up."

"Oh, damn it! I'm your pawn!!"

Qi Lei suppressed a smile, "Sam, you have to figure it out, I'm not playing tricks on you."

Sam, "Isn't this a joke?"

In the end, Qi Lei asked, "When did I say that I want you to be the person in charge of this project?"

"I……"

Sam was dumbfounded, Qi Lei seemed...he really didn't say that.

so dirty!

He turned his anger on Warren again, "Warren!! You bastard, you have already seen it!"

Warren was rude to him, "You are stupid, you can't see such a thing clearly, blame me?"

Sam: "..."

Find a place to cry.

Suddenly I feel that Byron is very good, at least with Byron, there will be no frustration of being crushed by IQ, and occasionally I can find a sense of superiority!

……

The big stone in Brother Xiao Ma's heart finally fell to the ground.

With the acquiescence of the Americans and the help of Paulson, Qi Lei acquired 34.69% of Penguin's shares in the name of North American Three Rocks Interactive Entertainment Co., Ltd.

The price is 48.7 billion RMB, equivalent to 8 million US dollars.

This result is so good that it is a bit unexpected.

You know, Qi Lei had already planned it out, and secretly prepared a lot of tricks and backdoor financing.

Now because of the cooperation with Wall Street, it is all useless.

In fact, it was also the request of the Americans to let Qi Lei use the name of Sanshi Company to finance Penguin.

After all, the current reputation in the international investment market is not very good, and a business case is urgently needed to demonstrate the openness and freedom of the United States.

And this add-on to the smartphone project ticked all the boxes.

Instead of letting Qi Lei take off his pants and fart, it is better to advertise for the United States as he is doing now.

Including the process of Penguin's listing in the United States, it is much easier than when Wang Zhendong operated Sina, and it can be said that it is a green light all the way.

At that time, Wang Zhendong had been busy for more than a year before ringing the bell in Naqu.As for Penguin this time, Qi Lei predicted that the entire review process could be completed within half a year at the earliest.

It is possible to form a wave of publicity before and after the penguins land in North America.

In this regard, Brother Xiaoma was extremely wary.

Half a year later, that is, in October and November, he and Qi Lei will return to this land and officially start the journey of conquering American social networks.

As for Xiao Ma's fighting spirit?

First, it was not easy to see Qi Lei with his own eyes during this period of time, it was like dancing on the tip of a knife, step by step.

It is Qi Lei, this dirty stone, otherwise Lao Mi can be bullied to death.

The second is what happened to the penguins themselves.

The Americans let Penguin in and let Qi Lei raise money independently.

However, they sent supervision, increased audits, and deployed personnel in almost all joint departments of Penguin, and even extended their hands to the Chinese headquarters.

Not only will every piece of content sent by North American Penguins in the future require their approval, but the Chinese headquarters will also receive the same treatment.

What's even more ridiculous is that they even limit the number of Chinese employees that North American penguins can hire.

It can be said that Penguin has not yet landed in North America, but it is already the tentacles of Wall Street and Washington in the era of Internet media.

If it wasn't for Qi Lei pressing him down, brother Xiao Ma really wanted to turn the table over and stop playing.

But, there is no way, in Qi Lei's words, "The first step is like this, this is already the greatest victory."

At the same time, Qi Lei also assured Xiao Ma that they can't guard us!

Brother Xiao Ma suppressed his anger and signed the agreement.