Rebirth 2006, creating a super consortium

Since it’s the best time, you can definitely give it a try!

After sorting out her thoughts, An Xin did not hesitate any longer and said to Zhao Rui directly, "Okay, let's try JD.com. Do you have any other ideas?"

Zhao Rui did not answer the question immediately, but lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, An Xin did not rush and waited patiently.

After about two or three minutes, Zhao Rui raised his head and said, "Mr. An, in fact, the equity of JD.com is not complicated. Liu Qiangdong alone holds 90% of the shares, and the remaining 10% are held by employees. So if we want to acquire it, we only need to talk to Liu Qiangdong!"

"If we talk to Liu Qiangdong, based on my understanding of him, as long as we offer a high price, Liu Qiangdong will definitely consider selling JD!"

An Xin was a little hesitant: "I'm considering it, but JD.com is Liu Lingdong's hard work. Are you sure?"

Zhao Rui shook his head upon hearing this. After hesitating for a moment, he said in a slightly serious tone, "Mr. An, I find that your way of thinking seems to be different from ours. You like to think about things in a very complicated way. This was the case with Tencent before, and it is the same with JD now!"

"Yes, JD.com is indeed Liu Lingdong's hard work, so what?"

“Is JD.com a golden rice bowl now?”

"Not at all. JD.com is now just a company facing financial difficulties!"

"In that case, if it can be sold at a high price, why is Liu Qiangdong unwilling to sell it?"

"Of course, if we asked for the price directly, Liu Lidong might not agree to sell it directly. Instead, he would persuade us to invest money in JD.com and complete the financing in the form of venture capital."

"But we can just reject the financing proposal and give him a final acquisition offer. If he agrees to the offer, then we can acquire him. If he doesn't agree to the offer, then forget it. Anyway, we won't lose anything, right?"

After hearing what Zhao Rui said, An Xin realized that her thinking had indeed fallen into a huge misunderstanding!

I regard the current JD.com as the e-commerce giant of the future!

This kind of thinking has appeared once before when we were competing against Tencent!

In fact, JD.com is now facing financial difficulties. Liu Lingdong is so anxious that his mouth is bubbling. It may go bankrupt at any time!

The current Tencent is not the super giant with a market value of hundreds of billions of dollars in the future, but just a small giant in the instant messaging field with a market value of 50 billion US dollars!

This is the side effect of the prophetic perspective!

And these side effects can be both good and bad!

The good thing is that if the two parties are facing competition, An Xin will attach great importance to the other party, and after various arrangements, will try to force the other party into a desperate situation in one go!

This is how we did it in the previous confrontation with Tencent!

The bad thing is that it is easy to give some companies very high valuations, and even ignore or even give up related acquisitions because of fixed impressions!

For example, now, I subconsciously feel that Liu Lingdong will definitely not sell JD.com, but the actual situation may be just the opposite!

After thinking this through, An Xin looked at Zhao Rui with a serious expression, and then said in a serious tone: "Indeed, you are right, I thought things were too complicated!"

Seeing An Xin like this, Zhao Rui was a little panicked, and quickly explained: "Boss An, I'm not saying that you're not good, I just..."

"Ha ha!"

An Xin laughed and interrupted Zhao Rui, waving her hand and said, "No need to explain, I understand what you mean. I'm not blaming you, this is indeed my problem!"

Zhao Rui immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and he relaxed completely. As long as the boss didn't misunderstand, it would be fine!

An Xin ignored Zhao Rui's situation and looked around slowly before asking, "Does everyone have an expected valuation for JD?"

Huang Tao frowned and said, "Mr. An, GMV (gross merchandise volume) is the best way to measure the valuation of an e-commerce platform, but we don't even know JD's GMV, so we can't estimate it!"

Zhao Rui immediately replied: "I know this. JD.com's GMV in the first three quarters was 5600 million RMB!"

Huang Tao nodded slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he gave an estimate: "According to JD.com's GMV, if it is a normal acquisition, it would be 5000 million RMB!"

Huang Tao worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers and has experience in mergers and acquisitions in the Internet industry. His valuation of JD.com is more in line with the current market price.

Anxin agrees with this valuation. It’s only 5000 million RMB. If this price can take over JD.com, it will definitely be worth the money!

But we must act quickly, otherwise by the time JD.com reaches December, it will not be something that can be solved with 12 million RMB!

At least double it!

After making up his mind, An Xin turned his head and looked at Zhao Rui and ordered: "Zhao Rui, 5000 million RMB, go and try it!"

Zhao Rui looked a little hesitant. After thinking for a while, he said cautiously, "Boss An, I'm not familiar with the acquisition business. How about I contact Liu Lingdong first, but you will be responsible for the details of the discussion?"

Peace of mind and happiness!

Zhao Rui obviously lacks confidence. He is afraid that if the acquisition goes wrong, he will be blamed!

An Xin shook her head slightly, but did not expose his thoughts. She directly said, "Don't bother. Just call Liu Lingdong now!"

"it is good!"

Zhao Rui immediately agreed, then took out his mobile phone and called Liu Lidong on the spot.

"Dududu..."

"Hello, Rui? Long time no see!"

Zhao Rui laughed and said, "Dongzi, it's been a while since we last met. How have you been lately?"

"Brother Rui, what else can I do? I have been so busy lately that I dare not even stop to take a break. I am afraid that the company will collapse and my brothers and sisters who rely on the company for their livelihood will lose their jobs. If that happens, I will be guilty of a heinous crime!"

"Oh? I remember it's been a while. Haven't you found a suitable venture capital company yet?"

"Brother Rui, it's easy for you to talk without any pain. It's not that easy to find money. I have already approached seven or eight venture capital companies in a row. They are willing to talk to me, but when they heard that it was an e-commerce platform, and they wanted to be a B2C platform, they rejected me on the spot and didn't even want to say a few words. To be honest, I'm almost at my wit's end!"

"Is that so? That's a bit difficult indeed!"

"Brother Rui, if I remember correctly, you seem to work at Micro Times? What's the matter? Micro Times has taken a fancy to JD.com?"

Wow, Brother Dong is quite perceptive!

After hearing Liu Lingdong's question, Zhao Rui turned his head and looked at An Xin!

Seeing this, An Xin didn't hesitate and directly reached out to take the phone, and greeted with a smile:

"Hello, Mr. Liu, I am An Xin from Micro Times!"

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