Schwarzenegger quickly regarded Makino Technology as his most important media partner during his campaign and after he was elected.
The unique advantages of Internet media have been fully reflected in the products of YY, YY.com, and Twitter. These three products have built a trinity of publicity solutions, with very high coverage and effective information delivery rate, especially In countries like the United States, where the Internet is highly developed, the effect is even better.
By seizing Makino Technology, Schwarzenegger will no longer have to worry about media resources for the next eight years.
The excited Schwarzenegger took the initiative to reach out to Lin Qingya and said solemnly: "Ms. Lin, I wish us happy cooperation in the next eight years!"
Lin Qingya nodded and smiled, stretched out her hand to shake Schwarzenegger's hand, and then gestured with Lu Xue beside her, and said to Schwarzenegger and Thomas: "We, Mr. Li, hope that we can achieve seamless information connection. So if you have no objection, we hope that Lu Xue can become a member of your campaign team. From now on until the end of the campaign, she will be by your side as a staff member of the campaign team, so that you can have any opinions on Makino Technology. All demands can be passed directly through Lu Xue."
Schwarzenegger nodded without hesitation, stretched out his hand to Lu Xue, and said seriously: "Ms. Lu, welcome to join my campaign team!"
Lu Xue shook hands with Schwarzenegger and said with a generous smile: "This is my honor."
Schwarzenegger immediately said to Thomas beside him: "Thomas, you are responsible for helping Miss Lu arrange a suitable address in Sacramento. This must be implemented as soon as possible."
Thomas nodded in agreement, but Lin Qingya said: "Mr. Schwarzenegger, you and your team don't have to worry about Lu Xue's accommodation and travel. We at Makino Technology have made comprehensive arrangements for her. All you need to do is Just tell her where she works.”
Schwarzenegger sighed in his heart, Makino Technology seems to be really sincere and has considered everything. In this way, Lu Xue will be able to actually participate in his campaign right away.
After being polite, Lin Qingya made some suggestions to Schwarzenegger and Thomas, saying: "Mr. Schwarzenegger, after Lu Xue joins your campaign team, you need to inform Lu Xue of your campaign schedule in advance. , Lu Xue will communicate with the staff of Makino Technology in advance to prepare publicity for you in advance. In theory, no matter what campaign you have in the future, Makino Technology will follow up and report on our website, and our reports will be on our website. Generally speaking, it will be divided into two types, one is the pre-event preview and the other is the post-event summary;
The pre-event preview means where you are going to participate in what activity. We will publish it on the website in advance to do basic exposure. For this kind of basic exposure, we will not add any opinions, but simply report on the matter, so you are not required. The campaign team provides press releases, and we compile and publish them in the form of newsletters;
Summary after the event, this link is more important. It not only reports the event itself, but also needs to incorporate your political stance and opinions. This kind of report will have a more obvious tendency, so we need your campaign team to provide compiled information. In addition to press releases, we will also need some photos and video materials of the event, which your campaign team will also need to provide to us after selection. "
Thomas nodded and said: "Of course there is no problem with this. We will work together with Miss Lu to achieve seamless connection."
Lin Qingya said: "In addition, it is best for Mr. Schwarzenegger to maintain a relatively frequent posting frequency on Twitter, but the published content must be negotiated by the campaign team, and each Twitter post must be carefully analyzed for major loopholes in his views. Or whether there are racial discrimination, sexism and other opinions, even if there is only a slight possibility, we must completely eliminate it. At the same time, we will continue to import traffic to Mr. Schwarzenegger’s Twitter to improve Mr. Schwarzenegger’s own reputation on the Internet. Influence."
Both Schwarzenegger himself and Thomas are very satisfied with Lin Qingya's arrangement. In their eyes, this is the best partner, because the best partner does not need you to tell him what needs to be done, but It is he who can think of what is best for you and cooperation.
It sounds simple to say that you can find a partner who can think proactively, but in reality, the chance of encountering one is too small.
After the two parties reached the intention of in-depth cooperation, they quickly set up the follow-up cooperation process. Lu Xue will hand over the work in Silicon Valley today and tomorrow, and is ready to leave for Sacramento. Early the day after tomorrow, Makino Technology's The car will take her to her hotel in Sacramento. If she's quick, she can go to Schwarzenegger's campaign base the morning after tomorrow and officially start working.
However, when Lu Xue was working in the Schwarzenegger campaign team, she would avoid appearing in public as much as possible and participate as a behind-the-scenes worker.
The communication between the two parties was smooth and pleasant. When leaving, Schwarzenegger said very sincerely: "Ms. Lin, please thank Mr. Li Mu on my behalf and tell him that if he comes to the United States, I will definitely pay him a visit."
Lin Qingya readily agreed and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir, I will tell our boss Li."
Later, Schwarzenegger said to Lu Xue: "Ms. Lu, I'll wait for you in Sacramento."
Lu Xue nodded and said with a smile: "See you in Sacramento, Mr. Schwarzenegger."
"OK. See you in Sacramento!"
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Li Mu felt more and more that accepting the invitation from the Goldberg family was not a wise thing. The main reason was that he originally wanted to experience the circles and life of the world's top class, but when he came, he found that their lifestyle It's not suitable for me at all.
Take the Goldberg family's manor for example. It is indeed very large and magnificent. A group of ancient buildings of the same size and the same time period would probably be rated as a five-star scenic spot in China. However, Li Mu did not feel that at all. It's a pleasure to live in this kind of place.
In his opinion, living here feels no different from living in the Forbidden City. It is grand enough, luxurious enough, and historical enough, but it still makes people feel awkward. It always feels that this kind of environment is not suitable for modern people's life.
Moreover, those wealthy people who live in the Goldberg Manor are indeed from the same world as Li Mu. It is even difficult for them to find common topics and hobbies. So, although some people always invite Li Mu to dinner or parties, Li Mu basically rejects them all. Clean and tidy.
These Old-Money and Middle Eastern royal family members all have one very obvious thing in common, that is, they are unwilling to let go of anything that can make money. Even if they don't understand the industry at all, as long as they hear that they can make money, they will still rush in. They came in with a strong sense of utilitarianism that no one could match.
Even if they met by chance, these people would still gather around Li Mu and ask for advice on investing in the Internet. Some members of the Middle Eastern royal family even directly proposed to invest in Makino Technology, but such people were directly rejected by Li Mu.
If these people want to invest in Makino Technology, the only window is the securities market. After Makino Technology is listed in the future, they can invest part of Makino Technology's shares for investment. After all, the issued shares after the listing are freely traded, and Li Mu cannot interfere, but apart from Outside this window, Li Mu will not give these people any other way.
Li Mu originally wanted to leave early like Bill Gates, but he was still thinking about Manchester City Club and hoped to leave the UK after taking ownership of the club.
To his relief, the day after Lin Qingya settled her cooperation with Schwarzenegger, Davidson Goldberg invited Li Mu to his study for tea. As soon as Li Mu arrived in his study, he had a smile on his face. He told Li Mu: "Mr. Li, I have good news for you. Manchester City Club has been taken over by the Goldberg family!"
"Oh?" Li Mu raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "How was the contract signed?"
Davidson said: "All shareholders transferred all shares to the Goldberg family, and then all club management, staff, coaching staff, and team member contracts were transferred to us, and we also promised everyone that we would not Any reduction in their salary and benefits, and we also added a clause in the acquisition contract, that is, the original club members cannot change by more than 10%, so in order to facilitate the transaction, the original shareholders promised to use part of the funds to reward these Club members, in order to allow them to continue to stay in the club, in this way, it is equivalent to the club just changing owners, but the actual operation will not be affected in any way.”
Li Mu nodded immediately and said, "You have thought it through. By the way, how much did the acquisition cost in total? I will add an additional 10% labor fee on the basis of this amount."
Davidson waved his hand and served Li Mu a cup of black tea and said, "Mr. Li, the cost of the club is not much. It is only a small amount for you and me, so you don't have to take it seriously."
With that, Davidson added: "Actually, I asked Steve Johnson to invite you, Mr. Li, to come to the UK. My main wish is to have in-depth cooperation with you. I know that Makino Technology is about to IPO, and I also know that Makino Technology has the potential to create the Internet." We very much hope to complete this record-breaking feat with Makino Technology. Therefore, I am willing to give the Manchester City Club to you in a private capacity. My only hope is that you can agree and let HSBC Holdings come. Be the lead underwriter of Makino Technology’s IPO.”
The corners of Li Mu's mouth curved slightly and he smiled: "Davidson, a club costs at least 70 to 80 million pounds, or even more. You paid so much just to qualify as the lead underwriter of Makino Technology's IPO. Do you think it's worth it?" ?”
"It's worth it!" Davidson said with great certainty: "I firmly believe that the market value of Makino Technology at the IPO must be more than 200 billion US dollars. If Twitter's strong performance can be sustained, the market value will continue to rise, and if Google and Baidu are two The company has performed well after being listed on Nasdaq, and the market value of Makino Technology as a shareholder will further increase. In short, I am full of confidence in the future of Makino Technology, and I am also confident in the capabilities and resources of HSBC Holdings."
At this point, Davidson continued to explain: "Look, Mr. Li, if the market value of Makino Technology's IPO is calculated as more than 200 billion U.S. dollars, then it is planned to use 10% of the shares for issuance, and the scale will be more than 20 billion U.S. dollars. , such a large sum of money is simply not affordable for ordinary underwriters, but look at the people who came to the Goldberg Manor for the salon party this time. These traditional rich people, nobles and royal families are all high-end customers of our HSBC Holdings. Let’s say 20 billion US dollars, even 30 billion or 40 billion US dollars, these people can still afford it!”
Davidson's words made Li Mu think. These old tycoons indeed have a lot of cash in their hands, ranging from hundreds of millions of dollars to at least tens of millions of dollars. The most important thing in the IPO stage is that the underwriters can sell the stocks at a set price in advance. If it is sold, if the price is too low, the parent company will suffer losses. If the price is too high, the underwriter cannot sell it. Even for a company like Makino Technology, which is extremely optimistic by the market, it does not mean that the stock price can be set at the time of IPO. Sky-high price, because everything has a balance point. If the balance point is missed, the whole situation will be unbalanced to a certain extent. Only finding that balance point is the best choice for the company.
Li Mu does not have a close relationship with overseas banks. This is mainly because until the development of Makino Technology, it has never taken out a loan overseas, let alone raised funds from an overseas bank. The only thing it has received is money from Sequoia, and Sequoia and HSBC Holdings have a very close relationship. Therefore, from a fundamental analysis, because of Sequoia’s capital relationship that focuses on high-tech venture capital, HSBC Holdings’ valuation of Makino Technology should be the one with the highest recognition.
Moreover, Davidson's intention to cooperate is indeed very strong, and his sincerity is very sufficient. As long as he can find the balance point with him and unswervingly promote the entire IPO according to that balance point, then he will not reject in-depth cooperation with them. Cooperation, the role of lead underwriter can be completely left to them.
What's more, the strength of HSBC Holdings is sufficient. Through this salon, the Goldberg family has also greatly expanded their potential customer base, which means that these people who come to the salon party may become High-end customers of HSBC Holdings may purchase large quantities of Makino Technology shares from HSBC Holdings during the IPO stage.
The trend of Makino Technology's stock price after its listing basically depends on the enthusiasm of these high-end customers in the IPO stage for Makino Technology's stocks. If they snap up all the issued shares of Makino Technology during the IPO stage, then after the official listing, Makino's The stock price of technology is bound to usher in a big explosion.
On the contrary, if the stock is not optimistic during the IPO stage and the underwriters are under too much pressure, then the post-listing growth trend will naturally not be too optimistic and may even fall below the issue price.
Thinking of this, Li Mu smiled and said: "Davidson, since you are so sure, I will accept the Manchester City Club."
(End of chapter)