The original words that the upright staff member said to Larry Page were: "Find-something-to-eat". He thought that this description could basically express everything, but after hearing this, Larry Page said, But I thought they went into the woods to hunt in the middle of the night.
So Larry Page had to ask him: "Can I wait here?"
The staff nodded: "You can do whatever you want, but you can't go in."
Larry Page had no choice but to sit down on the stone by the doorway and wait for Li Mu to come back.
The staff left, and Larry Page sat alone at the door, still thinking about the heated discussion on the phone just now.
Li Mu’s proposal for Google to acquire Muye & Baidu. Inc was a huge shock and blow to every senior executive at Google. To make a good business what it is today, the frustration felt by Google’s senior executives cannot be described in words.
Anyone who turns a billion-dollar deal into a few million will probably collapse. Although Google’s valuation is constantly declining, it still has a fundamental base of several billion dollars to support it. Li Mu wants to use a The shell company exchanged 33.3%, which can be said to be the most shameless idea since the birth of the Internet.
However, Google has learned its previous lessons this time. They have learned to carefully assess the situation. At this stage, Google's valuation in the capital market is around US$6 billion. If Muye search is officially launched, this valuation may be It will fall below 5 billion in a short period of time, or even lower.
However, if Google accepts Li Mu’s proposal and acquires Muye & Baidu.Inc, then Li Mu will officially divert traffic to Google and will no longer touch search engines in the next five years. Google will lose its biggest competitor and gain another The support of industry giants will greatly increase Google’s valuation.
After receiving the support of Makino Technology, Google's valuation in the capital market will soon return to its peak of more than 10 billion US dollars. If Makino Technology continues to provide resource support and allow Google's business to achieve major breakthroughs, then Google's Valuations will continue to soar.
In addition to the direct benefits that Makino Technology brings to Google, Google will also be able to enjoy additional dividends from the development of Makino Technology in the future. In other words, if Makino Technology develops rapidly and Google, as one of the companies it invests in, even if there is no improvement in performance, it will It will also be more favored by the capital market. To put it bluntly, it will benefit from it.
Therefore, looking at the problem this way, although Li Mu was ruthless, he was not so hateful. At least if he took Google's shares, it would definitely make Google's shares more and more valuable.
The consequences of rejecting Li Mu are obvious. I used to think that Li Mu had no energy to build a search engine. Now this guess has been severely slapped in the face by Li Mu. Google's business line is single and its ability to resist risks is far worse than that of Makino Technology. By then, the business will be affected. Impacts and valuations will continue to fall, share will continue to be lost, the capital market will become less and less optimistic, and advertising conversion revenue will also be increasingly affected, which will eventually lead to the overall decline of Google.
After comprehensive consideration, all Google executives painfully made a completely unified decision - to accept Li Mu's proposal and acquire Muye & Baidu. Inc with 33.3% of Google shares.
Larry Page couldn't wait until tomorrow. He wanted to tell Li Mu the news immediately. If Li Mu didn't change his mind at the last minute, he would immediately start preparing for the contract process.
However, Larry Page never dreamed that Li Mu was leading three celebrities with flashlights to catch cicada monkeys in the woods...
Cicadas are very interesting. Catching them basically does not require any technical skills, just patience is enough. As soon as summer comes, this kind of thing will continuously emerge from the soil and crawl slowly. Cicadas fly to a tree, then shed their shells and become flying cicadas.
And when it slowly climbs up the tree, even a child can easily catch it.
There seems to be no tradition of eating cicada turtles in the villages around Yanjing, so in the dense woods at the foot of Kaoshan Mountain, only four of them, Li Mu, were catching them with flashlights.
What Li Mu didn't expect was that there were almost too many of these things to catch in the woods near the mushroom house.
Cicada turtles can be seen crawling on almost every tree. Some climb higher and some climb lower. Everyone has one in each hand within the reach of their hands, and they catch them very fast. If it is out of reach, use a bamboo pole to push the cicada and the turtle will fall down.
In more than an hour, the four of them caught more than a hundred cicadas together. Seeing so many mud-covered cicada turtles crawling around in the tin jar, Li Mu felt a sense of accomplishment, while Peng Yuyan took a look. My scalp is numb.
Teacher He was quite interested in this kind of thing. He said while catching: "I think if we catch a little longer, we can catch at least three hundred of them. Three hundred of them. God, how long will it take to eat them..."
Huang Lei grabbed one and threw it into the bucket, saying: "My biggest headache now is how to wash so many of these things later. They are covered in mud, and some of the mud has dried up."
Li Mu said: "When I get back, I'll soak it in water to soften the soil, then wash it and rinse it. Finally, I'll take a new toothbrush and brush the gaps one by one. Basically, it's ready for frying."
Teacher He asked: "Are we going to blow them all up at once?"
Li Mu nodded and said with a smile: "If it doesn't explode, they will all turn into cicadas and fly away at dawn."
Peng Yuyan shook his head when he heard this, and said cautiously: "Everyone, I may not be able to eat this thing. Even if I can, I won't be able to eat a few. Then I will have to work hard to help me eat more."
Li Mu smiled and said, "Believe me, you will like it."
Peng Yuyan waved his hand: "I'm afraid I won't..."
He Yan said with a smile: "Mr. Li, I think even if Yu Yan likes to eat, the four of us can't eat so much. There must be almost two hundred, right? This means that each of us has to eat fifty." …”
Li Mu smiled and said: "If you can't finish it, you can give it to the staff to try. I'm really afraid that you will become addicted to it and come here to catch cicada turtles every night in the future."
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The four of them and several film crews wandered around the forest for more than an hour and caught more than two hundred cicada turtles. Then they returned to the mushroom house with satisfaction. Li Mu did not expect that as soon as he returned, he saw Larry Page at the door. Sitting.
Larry Page almost fell asleep several times, but he relied on his perseverance to hold on. Seeing Li Mu return, he suddenly became excited, stood up and faced Li Mu, came to him and said: "Mr. Li, I have something to talk to you about." Let’s talk, I wonder if you have time?”
Li Mu nodded and said to He Juan and the others: "Teacher He, you go in first, and I'll have a chat with this American friend."
After several people and the camera crew entered the mushroom house, Li Mucai asked Larry Page: "Larry, why don't you take a rest first? We can talk about anything tomorrow."
Larry Page couldn't wait to say: "Mr. Li, I held a conference call with the shareholders, and everyone decided to accept your proposal to acquire your Muye & Baidu. Inc with 33.3% of Google shares!"
Li Mu nodded calmly and said, "This is a good thing. From now on, Makino Technology and Google can cooperate and win-win."
Although he looked very calm on the surface, Li Mu was so excited that he could hardly hold back!
Taking a newly registered company and taking away 33.3% of Google's shares may seem like a fantasy, but it actually happened!
Looking back, Li Mu's greatest strength is his thorough understanding of strategic layout. If he hadn't fully understood that Google couldn't handle its own pressure, he wouldn't have been able to set up such a situation for Google. It seemed that he was going against Google at every turn. He pretended to be fighting to the death, but in fact, Li Mu didn't want to develop the search engine by himself from the beginning. For him, as long as he could get a foothold in Google at the right price, that would be the best thing.
However, Google didn't know how to praise him. He refused to sell 15% of his shares when he first bought them. Now he wants to use 33.3% of his shares to exchange for a shell company that Li Mugang set up.
At this time, Larry Page heard Li Mu talking about win-win cooperation, so he hurriedly said in agreement: "Mr. Li is right, we also hope to establish a deep relationship with Makino Technology in the coming days. Partnership!”
Li Mu smiled slightly: "Of course. If everyone has no objections to this proposal, then we will make an appointment to discuss the signing."
Larry Page asked: "What do you think of the day after tomorrow?"
Li Mu nodded: "No problem."
Larry Page said to Li Mu in a rare gentlemanly manner: "Then I won't bother you recording the show. I'll call the company first and ask them to send someone over today to prepare for the contract."
Li Mu smiled and said, "After making the call, remember to come over for a late-night snack."
Larry Page didn't expect that Li Mu would invite him for a late-night snack. He was stunned for a long time before asking Li Mu: "Mr. Li, did you just say that I could come over for dinner later?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "You can understand it this way."
Larry Page asked tentatively: "Won't it delay your normal work schedule?"
Li Mu waved his hand: "These are all small things. The most important thing is for brothers to have fun together."
Larry Page couldn't help but sigh at how quickly Li Mu changed his face. He had been hanging out by the lake in the afternoon, and now he was about to invite him to dinner.
But for Larry Page, Li Mu’s attitude change was definitely a good sign, and he would naturally seize this opportunity to change his attitude, so he said to Li Mu: “Mr. Li, if that’s the case, then I’ll come over after I make the call later.”
Li Mu smiled and said, "Go ahead, I just want to make one too." After that, after Larry Page left, Li Mu took action and called Robin.
Robin is in a very good mood recently. He established a joint venture with Li Mu without spending a penny, and owns 10% of the shares. Everyone would be happy about this, not to mention that since Li Mu started to get involved with Google, Baidu's valuation After rising all the way, after jointly establishing a new company with Makino Technology, the valuation increased even faster, which is really beneficial to Baidu without any harm.
When the call was connected, Robin's excited voice came: "Mr. Li, are you still up so late?"
Li Mu did not follow him in circles and said with a smile: "Robin, I just negotiated a big deal for us. You must be very interested."
Robin asked in surprise: "What kind of big business is this?"
Li Mu laughed and said: "Your 10% shares in Muye & Baidu. Inc may be exchanged for 3.3% of Google shares!"
(End of chapter)