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Chapter 81: Buying a company?

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Yan Kai yawned and stood in the corner waiting stupidly. This morning, he was waiting here. It has been half a day now, and many people traveling with us have given up.

I don’t know when Cook will come, and if this continues, I don’t know how long it will take.

He is waiting here hoping to get first-hand information.

After all, it’s hard to come up with interesting news, so it would be a pity to give up. If it is confirmed that Apple has come to March Army Ant to discuss cooperation, there will be a lot of work to be done here.

But now, because of this, Cook still hasn't come over. Waiting like this is not an option. If Cook doesn't come for one day, he will wait here to death.

Just as he was about to pack his things and leave, he suddenly paused. He saw several people walking out of the company and waiting at the entrance of the company.

Is there a situation

Yan Kai reacted immediately and started preparing the camera. The few remaining reporters who were as determined as him also noticed this scene and cheered up.

Not long after, a car stopped not far from the entrance of Army Ant Company. Li Lingfeng and others who were waiting at the door saw the car coming and rushed to greet it.

Cook looked at the building outside the window, the office building of the Army Ant Company. He didn't expect that he had just returned here this morning and now he would come back here again. Now he felt a little conflicted.

The chairman of the Army Ant Company was unwilling to come out, so he had no choice but to come over. A small intersection, this time the initiative has been lost. He had to come. Without the smart assistant, Apple's life would be very difficult.

"Mr. Cook, welcome, the president asked me to come out to pick you up." Li Lingfeng said in English without being arrogant or humble.

"Yeah." Cook glanced at Li Lingfeng, nodded expressionlessly, and got out of the car.

As soon as Cook appeared, the few reporters rushed over like cats that smelled something fishy. The camera in his hand was shooting wildly at Cook.

But before they could rush through, they were stopped and separated by security guards.

"Mr. Cook, what kind of cooperation do you want to discuss with Army Ant Company when you come to Army Ant Company this time?"

"Are you coming to Army Ant because of Apple's recent sales decline?"

"When will the Apple S2 launch event be?"

Several reporters who were stopped kept asking questions in English, regardless of whether Cook could answer.

Cook didn't look good. As a public figure, he usually doesn't dislike reporters, but at this time, he felt a little unhappy with these reporters.

Ignoring the reporters at all, he followed Li Lingfeng into the Army Ant Company. When they arrived at the reception room, Zhao Min was already waiting in the reception room.

"Mr. Cook, welcome to Army Ant Company." Zhao Min said in fluent English.

"It's an honor." Cook nodded politely.

"Please take a seat." Zhao Min was polite and sat back in his seat: "Mr. Cook, have you visited Binhai City today? Is this city beautiful?"

Zhao Min had a smile on his face and looked neither arrogant nor humble. He did not behave in any inferior way just because he was the world's largest company by market capitalization.

"This city is very beautiful. I like it here very much." Cook also smiled.

Although I feel unhappy, it is impossible to express it at the moment.

"Then Mr. Cook needs to walk more. I believe he has not visited all of Binhai City in one day. There are many beautiful places here."

Zhao Min did not intend to take the initiative to get into the topic. Cook, who came to discuss cooperation, was worried about him.

"Yes." Cook nodded: "Ms. Zhao, let's get to the point. This time, I want to talk about the cooperation between our two companies."

"Oh, it is our honor to cooperate with your company." Zhao Min said: "Mr. Cook, how do you want to cooperate?"

"We want to acquire your company." Cook said straightforwardly: "Before coming, we asked Brand Finance to do a value assessment of your company, which is US$13 billion."

Cook asked his secretary to take out a report from his briefcase and hand it to Zhao Min. It was densely packed and all in English.

Zhao Min reported the results, glanced at it briefly, and then put the report on the table. Over the years, Apple has made a lot of money from around the world.

Apple holds 20% of the market share, but takes away 70% of the profits of the entire mobile phone industry. Apple's hardware profits have been pushed to the extreme, but Qualcomm just doesn't buy into their account.

In recent years, there is no room for squeezing profits from hardware, so we have set our sights on the software market, which still has a lot of room for revenue.

As long as they are willing to sell the company, even if it is 13 billion US dollars in cash, Apple will definitely be able to come up with it, and will do so without hesitation.

13 billion US dollars, this is definitely a crazy number. How many people make a hundred lifetimes but never make a fraction of this money. It sounds very tempting, not enough for Zhao Min but not cold.

It may seem like a sky-high price, but the value of Army Ant Company is much more than that. Don't say that the company is not hers, even if it is hers, she will not sell it. This is a company with unlimited potential, but this so-called valuation is too low.

If it were someone who likes money, he would definitely jump with excitement. But in Zhao Min's eyes, it is not that important.

What she pursues is a higher value in life and building a super unicorn with her own hands, not just money. As for Chen Mo, if he were here, he would definitely not even bother to read these value assessment reports.

"Mr. Cook, this price is very attractive." Zhao Min said.

Hearing Zhao Min's words, Cook smiled slightly and felt much relieved. This price is really not something that ordinary people can refuse.

"But I'm sorry, we have no plans to sell the company." Zhao Min pushed the report on the table back to Cook.

This sentence made Cook's heart freeze.

I thought no one would reject this number, but it was still rejected.

"Ms. Zhao, do you think the money is insufficient?" Cook asked.

"No, this is a lot of money. However, our company has no plans to sell it and it has nothing to do with money." Zhao Min said.

"Tell me a condition on how to sell the company."

There was no emotion or anger on Cook's face. This time, he came more for the Army Ant Company, and cooperation was the second option.

As long as Army Ant Company is in his hands, Apple can take it to the next level. By the time he surpasses Steve Jobs, he will no longer have to manage the company in his shadow.

Now, no matter how well he does, he is considered inferior to Jobs. Even he was inevitably unhappy, but he didn't express it.

If he can take Apple to a higher level, he will also become Apple's second great man, and even make Apple's market value the first listed company with a market value of more than one trillion US dollars.

"Maybe I didn't make it clear, no matter what the conditions, we will not sell the company." Zhao Min said with a smile.

"If you are not satisfied with the price, you can increase it to US$15 billion." After Cook finished speaking, he stared at Zhao Min closely.

He wanted to see how this woman would react so he could judge her bottom line. But no matter how he looked at it, Zhao Min still looked smiling. I don't see any difference, and I don't seem to take the $15 billion seriously.

Zhao Min shook his head: "If Mr. Cook comes here this time just for this matter, I'm afraid he will leave empty-handed."

"If you feel that the price is not suitable, you can suggest a price and we will discuss it."

"If you're not interested, the company won't sell. Huawei, Penguin, and Alibaba have all come here before. If we sell, it won't be your turn. If this is the cooperation that Mr. Cook mentioned, there is no need to continue talking, so as not to waste the time of both parties." Your time and mine are precious.”

After Zhao Min finished speaking, the reception room fell into dead silence.

Xiao Yu stood aside and did not dare to speak. Her English was also good and she could understand what they were saying. Cook's secretary didn't speak either.

For a time, there was a deadlock.

There will be another update tomorrow. I am handicapped and my coding is slow. There is nothing I can do about it.

(End of chapter)