Chapter 2092: Water Spilled

"Haha, you are a farmer?" Kidman laughed, "Do you think your company is a farm? Silicon Valley is a big farm?"

Feng Yiping smiled at Li An helplessly. He was probably the only one present who knew that in China, the word farmer is not just a profession. In many cases, it refers to the household registration attribute, meaning people with agricultural household registration instead of urban household registration.

"But this means you accepted my invitation, right?" Kidman asked.

"Yes, of course," Feng Yiping replied, "I can't think of anyone who can refuse you,"

"Haha," Kidman laughed again.

She understood that if Feng Yiping said this to her privately, it might have some other meanings, but Feng Yiping said it in front of so many people, it was just a compliment at best.

"Have you ever been to the interior of Australia before?"

"No,"

"Then you will be shocked. This continent has its own unique charm,"

"So you are not only so beautiful," Feng Yiping looked her up and down, "but also so charming,"

Marika had been leaning on the railing and looking into the distance. When she heard their conversation in the wind, she couldn't help but purse her lips tightly, as if he had never praised me so openly before?

She glanced over there. Was it because she was whiter? Or because she was blonde?

But wait, judging from Feng Yiping's personality, which she knew well, he would obviously not be so outgoing, especially in such matters.

So, is it because he has no idea about Kidman at all, that he has such words and deeds that make him jealous?

It must be!

Thinking of this, she suddenly became happy.

——Musk's view is still right. Many times, we tend to believe the possibility we want to believe.

Kidman was also very happy to hear Feng Yiping's compliment. She hugged Feng Yiping's arm and shook it twice, "Thank you."

Above the Harbour Bridge, on the helicopter of Channel 7, Australia's largest commercial TV station, under Kerry\Stokes, another Australian media tycoon who is as famous as Murdoch and another "old friend" of China, the first Westerner to enter the Chinese media and cultural industry, the host of the outdoor scene was looking at the commentary below, "We can see that the world's youngest super-rich, Mr. Feng from China, is obviously very satisfied with the beautiful scenery he sees on the top of the bridge."

"The beauty of Sydney has undoubtedly conquered Mr. Feng,"

At this time, Kidman happened to hug Feng Yiping's arm and shook it a few times, looking like she was acting like a spoiled child to Feng Yiping, and Feng Yiping turned his head to look at Kidman, even his eyes were full of smiles.

"Oh, it seems that it is not only the beautiful scenery of Sydney that conquered Mr. Feng,"

When he said the first sentence, he was quite proud in his words, but when he said this sentence, he revealed a little sourness.

Kidman is a famous Australian beauty, the most famous Australian beauty in the world, and has a much greater influence than another Australian female star, Naomi Watts.

For most Australian men, Kidman is an unattainable existence, but now she is so close to Feng Yiping.

As a man, he really felt a little uncomfortable.

As if knowing what he was talking about at this time, Feng Yiping and Kidman raised their heads at the same time and waved to them.

"At present, we only know that the movie in which Kidman participated was invested by Netflix under Mr. Feng, but we don’t know whether he came here to understand the progress of the filming or for other business arrangements,"

"We will continue to follow up on relevant reports,"

…………

The pictures taken by the helicopter of Australia's Channel 7 were quickly presented to the public and quickly posted on the Internet.

So, many Australians soon learned two points: Feng Yiping thinks Sydney is beautiful and likes Sydney very much, and Feng Yiping thinks Nicole Kidman is beautiful...

The latter one is not so pleasant.

Many men want to say to Feng Yiping, "Let go of the woman next to you, let me have sex,"

And many girls want to say to Kidman, "Let go of the young man next to you, let me do it,"

…………

In the capital, Jiasheng Business Center, Schmidt sat in the office with a smile, listening to Zhao Yong's work report.

But if anyone familiar with him knows him, he knows that he is a little absent-minded at this time.

Because he will look at the computer screen and mobile phone from time to time.

Zhao Yong still has some awareness of this, but he thinks of what Feng Yiping said to him, "If he doesn't mention it, you don't ask, and you should cooperate with all your strength," so he pretended not to see it.

"...We are sure that our promotional videos will appear on all popular websites and forums at that time,"

The focus of his report is naturally the promotion project that Google China is about to start.

"With the foundation laid by the company's colleagues for more than a year, we are sure that after the end of this promotion, our market share will definitely increase greatly, at least, it will increase by 5%, "

This is a relatively conservative number they set after a comprehensive evaluation.

Schmidt's eyes suddenly lit up.

If this promotion is really that good, then of course it will be a bargaining chip that I can use in the next negotiation.

Because according to the current situation of the Chinese market, if my search share increases, Robin's share will decrease relatively.

"The company has invested a lot this time, and we must ensure that we can achieve all the expected goals in the end," he encouraged.

He has already thought about it, and regards this promotion as a fist. As for whether to punch it, it depends on Robin's reaction.

However, why hasn't there been a response to my meeting proposal yet?

"With the help of Feng's company, we will definitely be able to..."

"Wait," Schmidt waved his hand and clicked on the computer. "Haha," he laughed, "Look, Feng has become a hot figure in Australia,"

Zhao Yong leaned over to take a look. It was an Australian website. Schmidt was looking at a large photo at this time. It was on the top of the Harbour Bridge, Kidman was holding Feng Yiping's hand, and the two smiled and looked at each other.

"These comments..." Schmidt shook his head, "I think such reports will soon appear on Chinese websites."

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Wolf Factory, Robin, whom Schmidt has been thinking about all the time, is holding a meeting with the listing team.

"We believe that Google China must respond perfectly to the huge promotion activities it has invested in this time. With the IPO imminent, we do not want any situation that may affect our issue price and market value," said the representative of DFJ, the largest institutional shareholder of Wolf Factory and their largest shareholder, who hurried over from the United States.

DFJ currently has no plan to sell part of its shares to cash out during the IPO, so they hope that this IPO will eventually have a higher issue price.

"Please rest assured, we already have a very targeted plan, and the effect will definitely satisfy everyone," Liang Dong took the initiative to say.

Robin also nodded in affirmation, "Yes, we will win in such a publicity war as before,"

He has seen the final results of Liang Dong's team. From an artistic perspective, it may not be as high-level as those shot by big directors, but it is indeed as Liang Dong said, very targeted.

Although this is not very clever, it will definitely be effective. So, even if the style is a little low and not very clever, so what?

His words were quite effective in dispelling investors' concerns.

Because they have always been stepping on other companies in similar publicity.

In the minds of many investors, Robin not only understands technology, but also marketing.

"In fact, I don't think that this Google China promotion will have much adverse impact on our IPO," said a representative of Goldman Sachs, one of the selected lead underwriters, optimistically.

"We are listed on NASDAQ and mainly sell to investors in the United States and internationally, while Google China's promotion is limited to China,"

What he said also makes sense.

In terms of sales, they really didn't think too much about mainland China.

Due to foreign exchange controls, there are not many institutions and individuals in mainland China that can easily invest in companies listed in the United States.

"We are very optimistic about the established promotional strategy. In China, we want to emphasize the difference from Google, but for investors outside China, we just need to say that this is China's Google, and I think investors will flock to it."

At the beginning, they set such a strategy.

Google's IPO can be said to be an insurmountable benchmark for high-tech companies to go public, and it is the most exciting myth in the Internet industry in the past decade.

Not only did the amount of financing at that time set a record, but in the face of Google's rising stock price, individuals and institutional investors who did not seize the opportunity to subscribe to Google stocks for various reasons really regretted it.

If there is a Chinese "Google" listed now, you can imagine their enthusiasm.

This IPO packaging strategy, which Robin personally participated in formulating, cleverly transformed investors' "whether they believe in Baidu" into "why not believe in Google."

Not all investors can understand the meaning of the "Chinese" footnote in "China's Google", but all investors certainly have no reason not to believe in Google.

So, in the face of this strategy, no matter how Google China makes trouble, the success of their IPO is still guaranteed.

Unless Google in the United States publicly questions such a statement.

But given Google's usual style, they obviously won't do such a thing.

"Everyone here understands the characteristics of the Internet. What happens in China will soon be known to the American people," said a representative of SoftBank.

"If Google China increases their market share through this promotion, I think it will definitely have a negative impact on our sales, so we still have to treat it with caution,"

Robin wanted to say another reason why he felt confident. At this juncture, Schmidt actually took the initiative to ask for a meeting with him.

Speaking of which, he couldn't help laughing the first time he heard the news.

Because he didn't need to think about it, he could guess that Schmidt's purpose of coming this time was nothing more than wanting to acquire.

This shows what? This shows that Google attaches great importance to the company it founded, and that Google, which seems to be very powerful at this time, is very afraid of its own company.

They worry that their company will pose a huge challenge to Google.

With Google getting nervous, how could the next sales be bad?

However, it is obviously not easy to discuss this news on this occasion.

But after the meeting, he quickly told someone there that he was happy to meet Schmidt.

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At two o'clock in the afternoon, Schmidt showed up at the Ideal Building in a simple car and was quickly picked up upstairs.

"Hi Schmidt, welcome," Robin greeted him at the front desk.

This time, Schmidt finally saw the Wolf Factory in working condition, "This is a very energetic team,"

Nonsense, if the IPO is successful, many of the people here will have a huge increase in net worth. How can they still be energetic?

Robin didn't introduce him to too many people, but took him directly to the office. Finally taking the initiative in front of Google, he asked directly, "Schmidt, I really can't guess what happened during your visit this time." The purpose, could it be that Google, the shareholder, wants to help us with our IPO,"

Google’s shareholding in Wolf Factory remains unchanged at 2.6%.

Schmidt laughed, "First of all, I want to reiterate that this visit is entirely of my own will."

Just your personal wish? Robin was slightly disappointed.

"However, if the results of our discussions meet our expectations, then I think Google will be happy to admit that this is company behavior,"

He was here to discuss the acquisition, Robin was very sure at this time.

"Think about this time last year, it was really not easy for us at that time. An IPO would really be a job that would make you physically and mentally exhausted," Schmidt said.

"I think you and your team must have a full understanding of this,"

“This is indeed a very difficult and challenging job, but my team and I are very happy to accept this challenge,” Robin said.

"I think Schmidt, you must have a full understanding of this,"

Schmidt immediately felt that Robin's state was very different from the previous contact, and he was obviously much more confident.

"But we must be clear that there is a big difference between IPO and our product development. We have very mature processes and mechanisms for how to develop a product that is popular with users,"

"But there are always too many irresistible factors in the IPO process. Until the end, we will never be sure whether we can successfully list it."

"Even if it can be listed, we can't guarantee whether it will fall below the issue price soon,"

"Because the stock market, speaking of it, is a place that often violates many economic laws. Not all companies that perform well will have their stock prices perform accordingly,"

Schmidt felt that his foreshadowing was enough, and he could see that the other party seemed to be waiting for him to say those words.

"So Robin, I solemnly propose that instead of spending huge manpower and material resources to pursue such uncertain results, why not consider giving up the listing and letting us acquire it?"

"Or, let us expand our investment in you?"

"We know that for this IPO, your minimum issuance price is $17. If you agree to my proposal, I can guarantee that Google will definitely acquire it at a price of $20,"

"Schmidt, I think this offer is quite insincere," Robin shook his head. "First of all, you also know that $17 is the lowest price we have set."

"Secondly, according to the prevailing rules, when making an acquisition, there is usually a premium of at least 20%. Even if we use 17 US dollars as the benchmark, it is more than 20 US dollars. Are you right?"

Schmidt was ecstatic at this time.

Robin's response made him overjoyed!

He thinks the quotation is low. What does this mean? This shows that he is indeed considering being acquired.

Although he was overjoyed in his heart, on the surface, he still just smiled faintly and acted very carefree.

"Robin, I think my offer is actually quite sincere,"

"First of all, the 20% premium is not a common rule. Even if the premium is 20%, it is almost the same as the price I promised and can be completely ignored."

That's a price difference of $0.4 per share. How can it be ignored? But that's all he said.

Anyway, compared to the Chinese, everyone knows that Americans are not good at math.

"Secondly, although US$17 is the lowest issuance price you have set, who can guarantee that it will fall below this lowest issuance price soon after listing?"

"After all, similar situations have happened more than once, haven't they?"

Robin's face looked a little ugly.

He was not superstitious, but when Schmidt said this when he was preparing to go public, he really couldn't be happy.

But Schmidt was not done yet.

"There is another factor we need to consider. Giving up on listing means we save a lot of money, right? Apart from other things, we all know that every road show costs a lot of money,"

Robin interrupted him, who was still a little reluctant, "Schmidt, thank you for thinking about us, but I want to tell you that our listing is like spilled water, it can't be taken back,"

What? Schmidt really doubted whether he had heard it wrong.

If there is no intention to be acquired, then what about your bargaining just now?

"And we are very sure that we will only issue our shares at the highest price, not the lowest price. After listing, our shares will only rise, not fall," he stood up excitedly.

At this time, Schmidt's face was unusually ugly. He remembered what Feng Yiping said at that time. Finding this to discuss acquisition may be like Yahoo's Semel finding Google to discuss acquisition, which is self-humiliation.

He also stood up, without a smile on his face, "I don't know if you know that not all search companies can become Google,"

The atmosphere in the office that was still very harmonious a few minutes ago suddenly became tense.

ps: Happy New Year's Eve! And by the way, I'm too lazy to divide it, so I'll post today's two chapters at once.