At ten o'clock in the morning, the signing ceremony officially began.
This is the largest public business event held by Makino Technology since its establishment. There are a large number of media reporters on site. It is the largest among domestic corporate major event press conferences.
The stage was set up quite grandly. In the center of the large stage, there were three tables and three chairs. Each table had a name tag. Li Mu was in the middle, with Robin on the left and Larry on the right. ·Page.
When the time came, the host walked onto the stage alone, and the originally noisy and chaotic scene quickly became quiet.
At this time, the host said in a very solemn voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, all entrepreneurs and media friends present, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to participate in the signing ceremony of Muye & Baidu's merger with Google of the United States. It’s Bo Song who is the host of today’s signing ceremony.”
After the host finished speaking, he bowed ninety degrees to all the guests in the audience.
Since there are many media and guests from overseas today, Makino Technology also hired a top simultaneous interpreter to translate Chinese into English and English into Chinese in real time according to the language used by the host and speaker on the spot. Work.
After the translator finished the instant English translation, the host continued: "As for the theme of today's ceremony, everyone should already know that Google has decided to fully acquire Makino at the cost of 33.3% of its own shares. Muye & Baidu is a joint venture jointly established by China Technology and Baidu."
After a pause, after translation, the host continued: "Today's merger has created many records. It is the largest merger and acquisition since the establishment of Google. It is also the largest merger and acquisition since the establishment of Makino Technology and Baidu. It is the largest merger and acquisition that any party has participated in. In addition, Muye & Baidu is also recognized as the fastest-growing company in the world in terms of market capitalization. It invested US$10 million and was acquired with a valuation equivalent to at least US$3 billion. Just one month…”
When he said this, the domestic media and guests in the audience couldn't help but laugh out loud. Li Mu had indeed set a record, the fastest and most hated record in the world for a white wolf with empty hands. For Li Mu, this record Of course it is something to be proud of, but for Larry Page, I don’t know what kind of mood he is in now.
Soon, when the translator translated this sentence into English, the overseas media and guests also laughed and applauded. The reason why Li Mu is sought after by entrepreneurs around the world is not only because he can quickly build a huge Internet empire, but also because he can quickly build a huge Internet empire. What's more important is his various amazing operations at Makino Technology until today. The most praised among them is the acquisition and privatization of Apple and the sale of Muye & Baidu to Google.
When the applause from the audience subsided, the host said: "Ladies and gentlemen, here I would like to introduce to you the three protagonists of our signing ceremony today. They are Mr. Larry Page, founder and CEO of Google. ; Mr. Robin, founder and CEO of Baidu; and Mr. Li Mu, founder and CEO of Makino Technology."
Every time the host read a name, the audience burst into warm applause.
After all three people were introduced, the host said: "Next, let us applaud and invite Mr. Larry Page to the stage!"
Applause rang out again, and Larry Page, wearing black trousers and a white shirt, walked quickly from the side of the stage. As soon as he appeared on the stage, the media and guests from the West stood up and applauded. In their eyes, Larry Page He is also a legendary figure who changed the world, but in front of a great god like Li Mu, his aura is a little dim.
After Larry Page took the stage, the host handed the stage to him. Larry Page walked to the center of the stage, held a Mac phone and said with a smile: "To be honest, this is the first time I have personally participated in a business for so many years. It’s such a big battle, which makes me a little nervous.”
The audience burst into laughter, and Larry Page added: "I am very honored to come to China and Yanjing this time. I am also very honored to represent Google here and reach an agreement with Makino Technology and Baidu, two great companies. A strategic cooperation of great significance.”
"Google has always been committed to making the Internet world more convenient. Baidu is consistent with our goal on this point. Makino Technology is a great company that truly changes the entire Internet world. It is Makino Technology that allows netizens around the world to truly experience With the major trend of global informatization, it is also Makino Technology that allows Internet users around the world to cross the farthest distance on the planet and integrate with each other through a network cable. It is our honor to cooperate with such a great enterprise."
Thunderous applause.
No one dares to deny the contribution that Makino Technology has made to the global Internet industry. YY's entire product ecosystem has made netizens around the world lose their sense of distance, completely changed the pattern of Internet social interaction, and at the same time made an indelible contribution to the popularization of the Internet. huge contribution.
At this time, Larry Page said again: "This cooperation between Google, Baidu and Makino Technology, in my personal opinion, will have a profound impact on the three companies. In this golden era of rapid development of the Internet, In my opinion, the three companies can give up competition and cooperate together, which is the most beneficial solution for the three companies. Here, I sincerely hope that the cooperation between the three companies can continue smoothly forever, so that the three companies can continue to develop. At the same time, it also makes the three companies closer to each other."
Although Larry Page has already fully accepted the fate of being severely beaten by Li Mu, he still does not want others to look down upon him because of this.
There are indeed some opinions now that Larry Page has limited abilities, limited courage, and limited skills, which is why he was pinned to the ground and rubbed against him by Li Mu. Li Mu asked him to spend billions of dollars to buy an empty shell, and he just couldn't do it. Being able to nod in agreement, the owner of such remarks described Larry Page as the number one coward in Silicon Valley, and made all kinds of cynicism about Larry Page.
That's why Larry Page made such remarks. This is not only to counterattack, but also his true feelings during this period of time.
In Larry Page's view, although he was indeed a coward, the results of his cowarding were very good, so he hopes to change these people's views on him and let them know that he is not a coward, but is aware of current affairs.
After Larry Page's simple speech, Robin, as half of the soy sauce party of this ceremony, took the stage after Larry Page. Since Baidu's proportion in this cooperation is relatively low, and it is completely following There are many ways to make money, so Robin's speech was relatively simple. He basically praised the cooperation measures of the three companies and had great confidence in the future.
When Li Mu was the last one to take the stage, the atmosphere reached its highest point. From the moment the host said his name to the moment he stepped onto the stage, the applause never weakened for a moment. All the guests also stood up and applauded, expressing their inner respect for Li Mu.
Li Mu occupied the center of the stage for several minutes, and after bowing and thanking people from many directions, the applause gradually stopped.
When the applause stopped, Li Mu picked up the microphone and said with a smile: "Larry said just now that this is the biggest battle he has experienced since starting his business. To be honest, it is the same for me. I have never faced it at the same time. The experience of so many media friends, and many of the people sitting in the audience are elites, seniors, and pioneers in the Internet industry. I am personally very touched that everyone can come here to support the cooperation between Makino Technology, Baidu, and Google."
After a pause, and after the applause, Li Mu continued: "Actually, I also know in my heart that this merger and acquisition cooperation has caused a lot of topics and controversy in the market. Some people say that Google was taken advantage of and was ripped off by me; Some people say that Makino Technology is a bandit and robbed Google; others say that Google acquired Muye & Baidu to protect itself. Many people describe me as the biggest robber in the Internet industry, but they ignore a problem, if I It's a robber. Why is Larry happier than me? As you saw just now, his whole face is glowing red and he is in an unknown state. When he first came to China to come to China to cooperate with me a few days ago, he was in a state of decadence. Like a down-and-out tourist who lost his wallet in a foreign country.”
There was a burst of laughter in the audience. Larry Page was really excited just now, and he didn't look like he was being robbed at all.
At this time, Li Mu said with a smile: "Actually, I want to take this opportunity to share one of my ideas with the world, that is: the Internet industry looks very cutting-edge, very magical, and very revolutionary, but in fact, the Internet industry The model is still in a very preliminary stage, and now is a good opportunity to upgrade the industry. Whoever takes this step first will be able to achieve greater success."
Everyone in the audience stared at Li Mu without blinking, waiting for his explanation of the concept of "industrial upgrading."
Li Mu continued: "Looking at the entire Internet industry, the Internet industry model in its implementation stage is very simple. Either you do yours and I do mine; or I want to do yours and you want to do mine."
"The former will lead to very little interaction between companies in the industry and a lot of barriers and barriers, while the latter will lead to endless internal strife and internal strife among companies in the industry. Look at our current Internet. Microsoft sees Yahoo as a portal, so it We also want to make a portal; Yahoo looks at Google for search, so it also wants to do search; and Google may look at Makino Technology for music, so it also wants to make music, so everyone starts fighting everywhere, and every war is It’s a war of attrition that lasts for days and days, and there’s no peace for everyone.”
"This is just like us and Google. If we cannot reach cooperation, then Makino Technology will invest huge manpower and material resources to compete with Google in the search engine field. Google will also invest a lot of manpower and material resources to resist Makino Technology's attack. Ultimately, There are only two outcomes, either Google repels Makino Technology, or Makino Technology beats Google to death. However, this kind of competition is like World War I. Each warring side dug a trench and each spent tens of billions of military expenditures. Each side sacrificed the lives of dozens or millions of soldiers. Even if such a war is won, it will be a miserable victory, and the huge sacrifices made by both sides cannot be undone."
"Instead of this, we should simply give up hostility, don't spend money digging trenches, don't spend money burning armaments, and then find a way to cooperate that is beneficial to both parties, eliminate competition, complement each other's advantages, and develop together. This is a healthy industry. model, through such industrial upgrading, Makino Technology does not need to invest heavily to compete with Google, and Google does not need to allocate huge energy on the road of development to deal with the threat of Makino Technology. On the contrary, Makino Technology will no longer There is no need to invest energy in building a search engine, but through cooperation, the idle traffic will be dumped to Google, and Google no longer has to worry about Makino Technology's impact on it, but will use its own products to help Makino Technology monetize the imported traffic. , Makino Technology has gained more profits, and Google has also achieved greater growth in size. A pure consumption has turned into a pure mutual benefit. This is a truly healthy industrial model!"
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