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What Boss Ma said made sense. Although Zhou Buqi felt like he had been fooled again, he still felt that it was right.

This matter really should be based on a sound strategy.

Yahoo's current board of directors has fully utilized the American capital model and developed an extremely complex gameplay that even their insiders are confused about, let alone outsiders like Zhou Buqi.

You really can't be too radical.

Yang Zhiyuan's influence in Yahoo is so great, so this time the capital market has mobilized to acquire Yahoo as a whole, it should still end in vain.

From a prescient perspective, this is indeed the case.

In order to continue its development, Yahoo can only sell some of its Asian assets to get the money back. After getting the money, it can regroup and start again.

But, which part of the assets should be sold?

Should we sell SoftBank Japan’s 35% stake or Alibaba’s 40% stake?

According to Boss Ma's strategy, the assets sold by Yahoo will be Alibaba's shares. Because Masayoshi Son is tinkering with a big thing, he has united several capital institutions to form a consortium and wants to acquire Yahoo as a whole. This will inevitably arouse Yang Zhiyuan's dissatisfaction and trigger conflicts between the two.

And Yang Zhiyuan likes to act emotionally the most. When he was in the most critical moment, Son stabbed him in the back. Can he let Son get what he wanted and get the 35% stake in Yahoo Japan?

It just so happened that at this time, Boss Ma contacted Yang Zhiyuan in private, expressed his support and sent him a wave of warmth... In this way, Yang Zhiyuan would definitely sell part of Alibaba's shares to alleviate Yahoo's financial crisis.

If you help me, I will help you and I will give in to Boss Ma on control.

Boss Ma's goal has been achieved. With Son's background, he can successfully take back 20% of Alibaba's voting rights, and you're done.

If Zhou Buqi follows Zhou Buqi's ambitious play style and cooperates with Boss Ma to deal a serious blow to Yahoo, it would be great if it succeeds, but it would be tragic if it fails.

Boss Ma no longer has this strategy to cater to Yang Zhiyuan's ideas, so whether Yahoo will choose to sell Alibaba's shares next is a question.

Even if Alibaba’s shares are sold, is it okay to sell these shares to other third-party institutions? Or when selling stocks, what should I do if I ask to retain voting rights and continue to control Alibaba?

This is a huge risk for Ali.

It would be even worse if Yang Zhiyuan finally decides to sell 35% of Yahoo Japan's shares to cope with the financial crisis.

Boss Ma can no longer take back control of Alibaba, and Zhou Buqi has also lost the opportunity to obtain 35% of Yahoo Japan's shares. There is no strategic significance for Ziweixing Japan and Yahoo Japan to reach an in-depth strategic cooperation and strengthen the local atmosphere. .

In the end, all we can do is draw water from a bamboo basket and achieve nothing.

As for whether the ambitious plan can succeed...

Almost impossible.

Boss Ma has already laid the groundwork.

In 2008, Wall Street capital operation tycoon Carl Icahn teamed up with more than a dozen big names in various industries to launch an attack on Yahoo.

Yang Zhiyuan turned his hands into clouds and rain, and manipulated this group of capital forces at the mercy of applause, preventing them from all being locked up in stock trading. The level of power struggle was unparalleled.

Looking back, Yang Zhiyuan made a decision that year. He wanted to lay off Yahoo’s search technology department, business department, operations department, etc., and chose to outsource all its search services to Google... For Yahoo, it was indeed He is wielding his sword from the palace.

But for Yang Zhiyuan, he has mastered the sword technique to ward off evil spirits.

It can be called a master stroke of power struggle.

If Microsoft wants to acquire Yahoo, the most important thing it values ​​​​is Yahoo's search resources. In order to prevent Microsoft's acquisition, Yang Zhiyuan castrated himself and voluntarily gave up the search business and chose to join Google, which was a fatal blow to Microsoft.

As a result, Microsoft will no longer bid and will give up the acquisition.

Those employers who want to buy low, sell high and make a fortune are all controlled by Yang Zhiyuan. The only purpose of the management is to make money, but as long as Yang Zhiyuan doesn't let go, they will never make money.

Although the sword technique to ward off evil is evil, it is really powerful.

He shocked the world, but his reputation was too bad.

In this kind of detailed political operation, foresight is useless. Zhou Buqi does not think that his level of capital operation can be compared with that of a veteran boss like Carl Icahn.

Even Carl Icahn can't do it, so why should I do it myself?

Let's just be on the safe side and don't try to make a big overall acquisition of Yahoo!

This was probably also the connection between Boss Ma's words and the past. It was like cutting flesh with a blunt knife, which gradually made Zhou Buqi shelve his bold and heroic plan.

Zhou Buqi sighed, "When it comes to your ability to fool people, you are still better."

Boss Ma couldn't help but laugh and said: "Who lied to you? What I said are objective facts. If you don't believe me, go back and check carefully. Present the facts and evidence, and then make your own judgment."

Zhou Buqi said: "I'm just too kind."

"What?" Boss Ma thought he heard wrongly, "Are you kind? You are planning to cooperate with the capital wolves and want to remove Yang Zhiyuan from Yahoo's board of directors. Are you still kind?"

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "Can that be the same? Yang Zhiyuan is Chinese, American, and foreigner. How do I treat you, you don't know? I got the best 35% stake in Yahoo Japan , it doesn’t matter if you can’t get it, it’s just the icing on the cake. If you really let me choose, I promise to do my best to get a big one!”

Boss Ma shook his head, "The risk is too great, it is almost impossible to succeed."

Zhou Buqi snorted coldly: "What are you afraid of? What I am least afraid of is risk! Besides, even if I fail, how much loss will it cause to me? I am worried about you. If you mess up, you will be unable to do anything. Taking back 20% of the voting rights from Yahoo will affect your control of Alibaba. Do you think I chose to back down because of myself?"

Boss Ma laughed loudly, "You're not bad at deceiving people either."

Zhou Buqi said solemnly: "I'm not fooling you. Take your time and think carefully about whether this is the case. Whether you can win Yahoo, whether you can win the 35% stake in Yahoo Japan, right? For me, the impact is not big at all. But for you, taking back 20% of Alibaba’s shares is an urgent matter that must be done.”

"Yes, I should thank you for your concession." Boss Ma nodded sincerely, accepting this statement, "Even if you take a step back, there is still no money to be made. If you have recovered the 20% of the shares, if you have the ability , you can take up to 15%, and you are guaranteed to earn multiple times in the future.”

"well!"

Zhou Buqi sighed.

I feel quite proud in my heart.

It seems that in terms of the level of deceiving others, I am still better.

This time Boss Ma played a big game and took back 20% of the shares from Yahoo... and then most of them fell into Zhou Buqi's pocket. How many times the income? In the future, it will be at least a dozen times the income. In the process, Boss Ma also wanted to thank him profusely for putting down his body to make this money.

It was as if Boss Ma was begging to give him money.

Boss Ma said with emotion: "Yahoo's board of directors is too complicated now. If you can't participate, it's best not to participate. I just keep in touch with Yang Zhiyuan privately and don't have too deep involvement with their board of directors."

Zhou Buqi said: "This is the safest strategy."

"Be careful, isn't it?" Boss Ma said earnestly, "Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. You have such a great social status and influence now, so there is no need to make such a big noise. Even if you succeed, you will It will offend a lot of people, and the gains outweigh the losses. The American elite is also a society based on favoritism. It is not easy for Ziweixing to build such a large business in the United States. You should still make good friends and have more people who can speak for you."

Zhou Buqi agreed very much and thought this was a mature view.

Boss Ma said unabashedly: "Masayoshi Son is rushing very hard this time. It seems that he wants to eat all of Yahoo in one go. His determination is much firmer than yours. He has contacted almost all the shareholders of the management. You look at Well, as long as Yang Zhiyuan survives this test and Yahoo fails to sell, those employers will feel like being cheated and humiliated just like they did in 2008. Son’s relationship in the capital circle will become cold and he will no longer be welcomed. Just like Carl Icahn."

Zhou Buqi twitched the corner of his mouth, "You are still ruthless."

Boss Ma glanced at him and said calmly: "Don't think I'm trying to persuade you. I'm doing this for your own good, lest you become as cold as Sun Zhengyi."

Zhou Buqi said: "It's a pity that this is a rare opportunity."

"Huh?" Boss Ma was a little funny, "Is it enough to get Alibaba's shares? Isn't it enough for you to earn? Do you really want to eat all the cakes in one go? Besides, with Yahoo's current chaotic situation... You see, even if we can survive this time, it won’t be long before new crises and new turmoils appear.”

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Well, that's also a good thing. As you said, take Yahoo as a lesson to learn the relationship between American capital and companies, and to understand the operating mechanism of their board of directors' power."

Boss Ma said: "Yes, learn lessons and sum up experience. Yahoo was so powerful back then, but Yang Zhiyuan made one mistake after another and ended up in a mess."

Zhou Buqi asked: "If you encountered this situation with Yahoo, what would you do?"

"I will quit!" Boss Ma said frankly, "A company is a company, and entrepreneurs are entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs founded the company, but the company does not only belong to entrepreneurs. If an entrepreneur is no longer capable, he should quit quickly and let more people Those who are capable will step up. Anyway, don't worry, just keep an eye on Yahoo. Opportunities will come again. This time, please be patient and watch the show first."