Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

"Hello! Miss Sandy-Lerna, I am Yang Mo, chairman of Zhiyuan Group!" Yang Mo had to stand up and introduce himself with a smile.

"Are you Mr. Yang Mo?" Sandy Lena asked in disbelief as she looked at Yang Mo, who was younger than herself.

"Yes, it's guaranteed to be replaced if it's fake! Miss Sandy, I fully understand your decision to ask for a 10% premium on the original valuation!" Yang Mo said unexpectedly.

"Mr. Yang, do you also think that Cisco's valuation should be higher? But Bosak refused to follow my advice and wanted to cash out and leave immediately!" Sandy Lerner said nonchalantly, as if she had met a close friend.

"Ms. Sandy, I also understand your husband Bosak's decision! After so many years of hard work, Cisco is like your child. After finally raising the child, he was used as a wedding dress by others. Mr. Bosak is anxious to Selling the equity he holds may have nothing to do with the company's valuation. He just doesn't want to get entangled in these unpleasant past events and wants to start a new life again..." Yang Mo said with a sincere face.

"Bosak said the same thing! He also advised me to forget about cisco and our "blue box" workstation..." Sandy Lena muttered to herself with a look of loss.

Yang Mo sighed and said: "Geniuses are mostly lonely! Because no one can understand Cisco as well as you do. I can even imagine why your business philosophy is inconsistent with that of the employer?"

"Why don't they fit in?" Sandy Lerner asked puzzledly.

"Geniuses often just want to make their products better and don't deliberately cater to the market. Investors are different. They need good-looking financial statements to promote the company's listing and blow up the capital bubble. They put it first. One is story-telling marketing, which is one of the reasons why companies under the Zhiyuan Group have never been listed. Listing has to cater to investors, which will constrain the imagination of technical staff..." Yang Mo said with a sincere face.

"Yes, Mr. Yang, you are absolutely right. They don't care at all about how the product is made! What they want is to quickly increase the market value of Cisco. After collecting money from the capital market, they can cash out their profits and leave or use financial leverage. Then go for mergers and acquisitions, and it will snowball to increase the company's market value..." Sandy Lerner said angrily.

"Ms. Sandy, actually Zhiyuan Investment is not unwilling to pay the 5-10% premium to acquire the equity you hold, but we heard that Qianhai Asset Management and Mr. Bosak have already agreed on a valuation of US$8500 million. After completing the signing, if we acquire your equity at a premium at the same time, the capital market will have the misunderstanding that Zhiyuan's investment capabilities are not good enough. Do you think this is okay? Geniuses like you and Bosak will definitely start a second business after leaving Cisco. At that time, in return, Zhiyuan Group intends to provide you with sufficient financial support and guarantee not to interfere with your operations..." Yang Mo explained patiently.

What Yang Mo promised was actually a blank check. These technical geniuses were extremely arrogant in their hearts. Everyone felt that they would be able to succeed. The couple themselves had 1.7 million. With the lessons learned from the employer’s proposal to the board of directors, so what? Is it possible to use equity to raise funds rashly?

But these words were very helpful to Sandy Lerner's ears, and she readily agreed to Zhiyuan Investment's offer of US$8500 million.

After completing the formal signing, Yang Mo asked again: "Miss Sandy, can I ask you a question? Is it possible to acquire the equity held by the other two people in your entrepreneurial team?"

"You want to compete with Sequoia Capital for control?" Sandy Lerner asked in surprise.

"No... no, Zhiyuan just wants more say, not a controlling stake. To be honest, from my personal point of view, I don't really appreciate Moggridge's business philosophy of quick success..." Yang Mo explained road.

"Mr. Yang, you are absolutely right. If it had been your Zhiyuan Group that had raised the angel round of cisco's financing, there would not have been so many twists and turns. Our products should have appeared all over the world!" Sandy Lerna was a little excited. said.

"So Miss Sandy, would you like to help us make an appointment with Dr. Andy Bertelsheim and Mr. William Eagle?" Yang Mo said with a smile.

Sandy Lerner pondered for a moment and then said: "Of course, but I don't know if they are willing to sell their equity!"

At the gate of Cisco headquarters in San Jose, California, William Iger had just walked out of the company gate when a black Saab car drove over slowly. Chan Ning opened the door and said with a smile: "Mr. William Iger, I am Zhiyuan International Qian Ning, our chairman is waiting for you at the Blackberry Restaurant!"

Under the guidance of Qian Ning, he came to a quiet private room at Blackberry Restaurant. Yang Mo stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Mr. William Eagle, I am Yang Mo, chairman of Zhiyuan Group. I take the liberty to invite you to dinner. I won't disturb you." Bar?"

William Eagle also extended his hand and said politely: "Mr. Yang, you are so polite..."

"For geniuses, all fields are connected. Mr. William Eagle, a top student in medical school, actually has such high attainments in software programming!" After some pleasantries, Yang Mo picked up the wine glass in his hand and said sincerely 's admiration.

"Mr. Yang won the award, and it was a coincidence. I was only responsible for writing the software part of the "Blue Box" workstation, and the main work was still handled by Bosak and Sandy!" William Iger said.

"It can be seen that Mr. William Eagle must have put a lot of effort into it!" What Yang Mo is best at is judging the other person's character through this kind of chat that can bring the two parties closer, so as to find the best point of entry!

"Mr. Yang, you invited me to dinner specifically just to chat with me about these Silicon Valley anecdotes, right?" William Iger was the first to lose his composure and asked straight to the point.

"Mr. William Eagle, you should be able to guess that I took the liberty to invite you here to see if I can acquire the equity you hold in Cisco?" Yang Mo said calmly after hesitating for a while.

William Iger shook his head and said: "Now is the best time for the development of cisco. I don't want to sell my shares yet!"

"The capital market has always been about cashing in and leaving the market. The two main founders of Cisco have left. Investors are already panicking. If it is revealed in two days that the main founders have cleared all their equity, the stock price will rise." Fluctuation should be a high probability event..." Yang Mo patiently persuaded.

"Since there are such concerns, why does your Zhiyuan Group still want to acquire my equity?" William Iger was using Yang Mo's spear to poke his own shield...