Hearing Li Mu talk about selling Weibo Twitter, Bill Gates felt that he was kidding himself.
Weibo and Twitter are now at their peak, making all Internet and IT companies envious. Who would be willing to sell it
So he said to Li Mu unhappily: "Mr. Li, you are too good at joking. Selling a hen that lays golden eggs like Weibo and Twitter cannot be your style!"
Seeing that Bill Gates did not believe in him, Li Mu said seriously: "Mr. Gates, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Look at the business under my hands. Which one is not a hen that lays golden eggs?"
Bill Gates's expression was a bit ugly.
He felt that Li Mu was here to show off.
In other words, it was to show off and provoke.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Li Mu added, "Mr. Gates, although what I said was a bit strong, that's what happened. Are you right?"
Bill Gates laughed and said: "Yes, yes, Mr. Li has super-high-quality projects in his hands, and each one of them is a hen that lays golden eggs."
As he said this, Bill Gates thought for a while, and it seemed that Li Mu really wasn't bragging.
What kind of business do you think he does not make money? I made a few small games about farming and fighting zombies, but they became popular all over the world and made a lot of money. Even my wife paid money to buy props behind my back.
Not to mention the remaining major business sectors, YY has made a lot of money just by relying on value-added services. With its nourishment, other branch businesses are not only large in scale, but also profitable.
At this time, Li Mu said again: "To be honest, Mr. Gates, if you are reluctant to kill the chickens at home, then no matter how many eggs you lay, there will be no meat to eat, right? Take me for example. You can see my worth. It’s not low, but I don’t have much money.”
As he said that, Li Mu sighed and said: "I am different from you. For example, we are both worth 50 billion US dollars. Your actual assets account for at least half. What about me? All of mine are valuations, all of which are company shares. I don’t have much cash on hand! Unlike you, you have been reducing your holdings and cashing out Microsoft for so many years since it went public, all of which was converted into money.”
Bill Gates smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Li, you are being humble. Your actual worth is at least several times that of mine."
"It's boring." Li Mu waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter how much you are worth. I want to have billions of dollars in cash so that I can buy things, buy things, buy the sky, buy the land, buy the air, but I don't have ? No."
Bill Gates said: "You can wait for Makino Technology to go public and slowly reduce your holdings and cash out bit by bit."
"That's too slow." Li Mu said: "In order to stabilize the stock price, Nasdaq will not let me reduce my holdings on a large scale. I can only do it little by little."
Bill Gates added: "Then you can trade equity privately, for example, when the market value is US$100 billion. You can sell 10% of the shares to big capital for US$7 billion or US$8 billion."
Li Mu said: "Then wouldn't I lose 2-30%?"
Bill Gates said calmly: "If you want to cash out quickly, this is the price of cashing out quickly. It is quite reasonable. If you can find capital that is particularly optimistic about you, the price can still go up."
Li Mu waved his hand: "It's boring. I don't like to be taken advantage of by others."
As he said that, Li Mu added: "So, going back to what I just said, I have so many chickens at home that I have ordered, but I don't have any chicken to eat myself. Why don't I choose one and kill it for meat."
Bill Gates asked in surprise: "Do you want to sell Weibo Twitter now?"
"Wait a while." Li Mu said: "I want to sell Weibo in the second half of next year, but if the price is right, I can sell it in advance." Bill Gates said: "By then, you will have already gone public." After the listing, financial disclosure will be very restrictive. If you directly sell Weibo and Twitter for cents, you may be subject to restrictions, and you will have to distribute profits to shareholders at that time. "
Li Mu said: "Why are you so serious-minded?"
As he spoke, he made hand gestures and said: "Look, before I go public, I will take out Weibo and Twitter and set up a separate company. At that time, the share structure of Weibo and Twitter will completely copy the share structure of Makino Technology at this stage. , completely disconnected from Makino Technology."
Bill Gates said in surprise: "You want to separate Weibo and Twitter from Makino Technology first, and then let Makino Technology go public?"
Li Mu nodded: "Yes, in this way, if I sell Weibo and Twitter, the money will go directly into my own pocket in proportion, no one can control me, and Nasdaq has no right to interfere with how I handle another one that has not been listed. s project."
Bill Gates' eyes flashed and he said: "This is a suitable operating method, but do your shareholders agree?"
Li Mu smiled and said: "I have absolute control over my company, and other shareholders also have concerted action agreements with me. I alone have the final say on the company's grand strategy."
The fire of Bill Gates' desire for social interaction was once again ignited by Li Mu's few words.
He believes that Weibo and Twitter are a very good platform. If we can build such a platform, we can say that we have achieved success in social networking. If we can win this platform and use it to incubate some other products and projects, it will be possible. It is possible to create an ecosystem.
Calculating it this way, it’s well worth it…
So Bill Gates asked Li Mu: "Mr. Li, what is the approximate price for Weibo and Twitter's intended sale? Can you please disclose it?"
Li Mu said with a smile: "I'm not sure about this. Let's mainly look at the situation next year. When it is sold, it will be based on the market valuation plus a certain percentage of premium. After all, you also know that this platform is still great."
Bill Gates nodded, already yearning for it in his heart. He said to Li Mu: "Mr. Li, if you are ready to take action, you can contact me. I like the Weibo Twitter product very much."
Li Mu laughed and said cheerfully: "Okay, let's communicate more when the time comes."
Bill Gates feels that if Li Mu really wants to sell Weibo and Twitter next year, he must find a way to get it, and then take the opportunity to develop Microsoft's social network. Moreover, with Weibo and Twitter, news platforms can also be incubated.
Bill Gates believes that by that time, Li Mu will regret selling Weibo Twitter.
Li Mu was also thinking, no matter what, he had to sell Weibo and Twitter to Microsoft, and he had to sell it at a good price. As soon as he got the money, he would immediately go to Facebook and destroy Weibo and Twitter.
He believes that by that time, Bill Gates will regret his loss.
…
The lights suddenly dimmed, and all the light was directed at the stage and the red carpet leading to the stage. Then, exciting background music sounded, and the inauguration ceremony was about to begin.
Li Mu and Bill Gates, two people with different agendas, ended their chat and focused on the inauguration ceremony.
A man's voice said excitedly: "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for coming to attend this grand and solemn ceremony. Next, let us welcome the 38th Governor of California, the United States of America, Arnold Schwarzenegger grid!"
Huge applause broke out, and then the spotlight turned to the end of the red carpet. Arnold Schwarzenegger, wearing a suit and smiling, walked towards the stage.
Behind him were his wife and the California congressman.
When they walked onto the stage, the lights in the entire venue turned on instantly, illuminating the entire venue as bright as day.
According to American tradition, at the beginning, there was an inaugural prayer, and the person responsible for praying was said to be a bishop in California.
After the long and tedious prayer, the oath of office officially entered.
The high-spirited Schwarzenegger read the oath while pressing the Bible.
Subsequently, the bishop officially announced: "Mr. Schwarzenegger, congratulations on becoming the 38th governor of California. I hope that California will have more long-term development under your rule!"
Schwarzenegger was also extremely excited. After nodding his head repeatedly, he walked to the podium and began his inaugural speech.
Schwarzenegger said excitedly: "At this time, my hands and feet were shaking with excitement. I never thought that a boy born in Austria would one day become the governor of California."
"Here, I want to thank the United States, the American people, my parents, my wife, and my friends."
“I would especially like to thank Mr. Li Muli who came all the way from China. He may be the most outstanding entrepreneur in the world. After learning that I would be the governor of California, he immediately decided to promote in-depth cooperation between California and China. I believe it won’t be long before both parties can achieve true mutual benefit and win-win cooperation.”
"Of course, what I want to thank the most is the people of California. Because of your trust, I can stand here and become the 38th governor of California. At this moment when I am sworn in, I want to say to the people of California: I officially Giving up my salary as governor, that is to say, from the moment I take office, I will not receive any form of compensation from the California government. At the same time, I also hope that everyone can believe that I will do my best to build California better. I will do my best to make California more prosperous and richer! I will use my practical actions to make myself worthy of each of your votes!"
The audience burst into applause, as long as thunder.
Schwarzenegger stood in front of the podium, accepting the applause from the audience with a smile.
At this moment, he felt like a spring breeze.
Before this moment, he always thought that this moment would feel very good, but he didn't expect it to be so good.
The entire Hollywood is cheering for him, as is the entire Silicon Valley. Even Li Mu, who is worth hundreds of billions of dollars, came to the scene to celebrate himself. At this moment, he is not only the most dazzling person in this hall, but also the most dazzling person in California. characters!
Schwarzenegger is very high-spirited and can't wait to realize his political ambitions immediately and use his talents to make California the best.
At this time, he felt somewhat depressed.
Depressing because he is not an American born in the United States.
This also means that he can never run for President of the United States...
(End of chapter)