Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

"What is puzzling is that when Sandy Lerner was kicked out of the board of directors, her husband Leonardo Bosak did not veto the employer's proposal. Sandy Lerner chose to leave Cisco in frustration. What’s even more outrageous about the company is that Bosak chose to surrender and compromise to the employer. Because the estrangement from the employer was too deep, he did not keep his seat on the board of directors, and was kicked out of the board of directors soon after!" Qian Ning continued.

"You mean Sandy-Lerner and his wife hold a combined 28% stake in Cisco, with a market value of US$1.7 million!" Yang Mo asked.

Qian Ning nodded: "We have contacted Sandilena and Bosak respectively. According to our estimation, this price should be able to obtain their equity..."

Yang Mo pondered for a while and then said: "Get the equity from the couple as soon as possible. It doesn't hurt at all to pay a premium. Try not to let Sequoia Capital notice. I will rush to Silicon Valley to join you as soon as possible. During this period, Zhiyuan International's focus is all Focus on holding cisco!"

Yang Mo put down the phone and called Han Xinyuan over and said: "Xiao Han, you can only sign the contract with CP Group and Shinawatra Company on behalf of the group company. I will write you a power of attorney. You Explain it carefully to Director Xie and Mr. Qiu, and immediately ask someone to book a ticket for me to fly to San Francisco..."

California, San Francisco International Airport is only 20 kilometers away from downtown San Francisco.

As soon as Yang Mo walked down the spiral staircase, he saw Christian standing next to a Saab sports car and waving to him.

"Mr. Yang, you have worked hard all the way. Mr. Qian has an appointment with Ms. Sandy Lerner today. He cannot come to pick you up in person. Mr. Qian asked you to go home and rest first. He will report to you as soon as he is done!" Christie! Ann held out her hand and smiled.

"Go home?" Yang Mo asked in surprise.

Christian nodded and explained: "Yes, Mr. Qian said that it might not be long before you might be based in the United States, so I took advantage of the downturn in housing prices in San Francisco in the past two years and bought a villa!"

Hillsborough is a famous top luxury residential area in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Saab sports car drove slowly on El Cerrito Avenue, and a mansion covering an area of ​​nearly 3 acres appeared in front of us.

The exterior walls of the entire four-story villa are all covered with milky white marble, which makes it look very impressive at first glance.

"When I bought this villa, Mr. Qian and I came to see it. The property title certificate showed that the property has a total area of ​​25000 square feet, with a total of 11 bedrooms, 11 full bathrooms, 4 half bathrooms, and a Wine cellar, cinema, gym and library." Christian explained in detail.

"This property is not only spacious inside, but also has very rare outdoor space. It has lawns, parking lots, swimming pools, and rose gardens. There is also a small redwood forest behind the house..." Christian seems to have done enough homework, like a A senior tour guide generally introduces it.

After walking around the house, Yang Mo said with a tired look on his face: "Kerry, I'm a little tired. Go upstairs and rest for a while. You can do whatever you want. If there is any news from Mr. Qian, let me know as soon as possible..."

Yang Mo slept in total darkness from morning until about eight o'clock in the evening. He got up and went downstairs only when his stomach growled.

"You are all here? Why didn't you wake me up?" Yang Mo said embarrassedly.

"We just arrived. I thought you were jet lagged! So I didn't wake you up!" Li Heping explained.

"How's it going? Is there any progress?" Yang Mo couldn't help but ask after eating a few slices of bread.

"Don't mention it. I finally know why Sandy was kicked out of the board of directors. Not only can this woman not be able to control her emotions, but she also harbors an unreasonable hostility towards the management. The talks were originally good, but they were suddenly canceled for some reason. The negotiation has been rescheduled to nine o'clock tomorrow morning..." Qian Ning said with an annoyed look on his face.

"Is it possible that another company has given a better offer? Or is Sequoia Capital aware of our intentions?" Yang Mo asked with a frown.

"Probably not. Around the same time, Qianhai Asset Management's negotiations with Bosak went very smoothly and the contract was signed. We got 8500% of Bosak's equity for US$14 million!" Li Heping explained.

"I'll go talk to her with you tomorrow! What does the legal department say? Are there any legal provisions for the company's major shareholders to acquire the company's tradable shares?" Yang Mo asked.

"It cannot exceed 5%. When a major shareholder increases its holdings by 5%, it needs to prepare an equity change report within 3 days, submit a written report to the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities Regulatory Commission, and notify the listed company to issue an announcement on the major shareholder's increase in holdings!" Christian explained.

"What about trading with other accounts that have no cross-shareholding or correlation?" Yang Mo continued to ask.

"I don't recommend using this method! The New York Stock Exchange and the Securities Regulatory Commission are very strict in investigating and punishing such related account holdings that affect changes in the interests of major shareholders!" Christian shook his head and said.

"Then don't rush to increase the holdings of circulating shares. After we get the equity from Sandy Lerner, Qianhai Asset Management will start to increase the holdings of circulating shares in the secondary market. After getting 4.9% of the shares, we will immediately stop buying ..." Yang Mo said after pondering for a moment.

San Francisco Bay Area, No. 77 Sand Hill Road, where the Silicon Valley branch of Zhiyuan Investment is located.

The entire sand dune road has become the base camp of the world's major venture capital companies. Hundreds of venture capital companies have settled here one after another. It is not only a paradise for entrepreneurs, but also a sanctuary for capital, because there are those who can reach the sky in one step by investing in a certain project. In other words, it is more about throwing one after another into doom...

In fact, the capital market is just like the name of the road. It is a house built on the sand dunes. It may collapse one day.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Sandy Lerna arrived at Zhiyuan Investment Company on time.

Sandy Lerner seemed to be in a very bad mood. Yesterday, while negotiating the equity transfer with Zhiyuan Investment, she received a call from her husband Bosak. The equity in Bosak's hands had been signed and transferred for US$8500 million. It was given to the Japanese consortium-Qianhai Asset Management.

Sandy Lerner's emotions broke out instantly. The double frustration of career and love made her extremely depressed. She wanted to prove her management and business talents more than ever before. She wanted to sell her equity more than Bosak. The high price proves how big a mistake he made in not following his own footsteps...

Sure enough, Sandy Lerner overturned the previous verbal agreement and demanded a 8500% premium on the valuation of US$10 million, raising the asking price to US$9250 million.

Qian Ning was caught off guard. After several bargainings without making any progress, he had to look at Yang Mo for help...