Starting From The Internet Shenhao

Chapter 424

In six years, an increase of 10,000 times!

It can be said that Chen Hao has never seen such an amazing increase!

He had imagined that if he bought tens of thousands of bitcoins and put it there in 2011, would he become a billionaire after six years…

Of course, that is just an illusion. In fact, even if Chen Hao really had hundreds of thousands in 2011, he would not be able to buy Bitcoin.

Even if he bought it at that time, he couldn’t have so much patience to cover it until 2017.

Perhaps, when Bitcoin has risen to thousands of dollars or even hundreds of dollars, it has already been sold.

It’s like stock trading. Even if people buy the right stocks, most people won’t make much money.

Because often when the stocks are just launched, they are ready to sell off, making a small amount of money and then running away.

Not everyone has the patience and courage to wait until the price rises to the highest, no, let alone the highest, even if it is relatively high, few people can wait.

Only after the fact, after seeing the results, many people will regret that they missed the opportunity.

If Chen Hao was given enough start-up capital ten years ago, he would never think of investing in Bitcoin, maybe buying a house, or starting a business.

But now, Chen Hao looks at the trend of Bitcoin in the past ten years and has a bold idea in his mind.

He thought of a good reason to explain where his money came from…

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This morning, Chen Hao did not go to work at the company. Vice President Hu received a call from Citigroup regarding the acquisition of Blue Hole.

I have to say that Citibank is indeed very efficient.

After the negotiation with Chen Hao, an acquisition team has been formed, information collection and analysis are done in the shortest time, and representatives are sent to the country of Bangzi to make initial contact with the blue hole.

At the beginning, Blue Hole founder and largest shareholder Zhang Guiyou.

Oh, don’t get me wrong, this is not a Chinese, just a transliteration of the Korean name…

When Zhang Guiyou just received the acquisition intention from Citigroup, he didn’t take it too seriously, because he had high hopes for the game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds!

In fact, the official version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has not yet been released. It is currently only a test version, but it has been very popular.

If all goes well, this game will become a “Hen Laying Golden Eggs”!

In this case, how could the founder of his company be willing to sell the company.

But what he didn’t expect was that after being rejected by himself, Citi’s reaction soon came…

First, the company was sued by a child protection agency in America, saying that this Jedi Battle Royale model would lure young people to commit crimes!

Immediately afterwards, a Women’s All Association claimed that the female characters in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds were hot and sexy, which was objectifying women!Zhang Guiyou was dumbfounded, completely unaware of what happened.

But this was not over yet. Soon, the company received a notice from the taxation department, saying that it had been reported that Blue Hole had serious tax evasion and that it would send a special team to investigate.

This set of “combined boxing” directly knocked Zhang Guiyou into a daze.

Before I knew what went wrong, a representative of Citibank came to his door again and told him directly that as long as he agreed to sell the company, these problems would be solved and he would get a good price!

These Zhang Guiyou all understand, it turns out that Citibank is doing the trick!

He was very angry, but there was no other way. In the end, he gave in and agreed to sell most of the company’s shares, retaining only 10%. In addition, he hoped to continue to work in the company.

Because the game “PUBG Mobile” is still being polished, and the final official version has not yet been released, Zhang Guiyou is a bit unwilling.

According to normal circumstances, the next step is to bargain between the two sides. After reaching a price that is acceptable to both parties, the transaction is successful.

But things changed suddenly again, that is, Penguin Company also stepped in and proposed an acquisition intention to Blue Hole Company.

This situation is not good for Chen Hao and Citi, because the competitor is also a very powerful company, and there are various forces behind it.

If they change a small company, then Citi can use their good “suppression and intimidation” to persuade opponents.

But in the face of penguins, this trick is not very easy to use, and it is easy to cause trouble.

Then it can only be compared in terms of financial resources. This is why Citigroup called Chen Hao for advice, hoping to get Chen Hao’s authorization to facilitate higher prices.

Naturally, there is no problem with Chen Hao. To put it straight, 300 million US dollars is a trivial matter, 400 million US dollars is also acceptable!

After getting Chen Hao’s authorization, the negotiators at Citibank can have confidence.

Directly submitted a new quotation to the Blue Hole Company, 90% of the shares, 300 million US dollars!

Moreover, this price can still be discussed!

You know, before Penguin got involved, Citigroup was only willing to give 250 million U.S. dollars.

Now there is an extra 50 million US dollars out of thin air. This is all money. Naturally, Blue Hole is very satisfied.

But they did not rush to agree, and kicked the “ball” to the Penguin Company.

Penguin’s appetite is not as big as Chen Hao’s, and the prospects of Blue Hole cannot be said to be bright at present, and the acquisition of this company is also risky.

So their offer is 20% equity, 30 million U.S. dollars.

There is also an additional condition, that is, the exclusive agency right in the mainland area!

In fact, the real purpose of Penguin Company is this additional condition!

They also saw that “PUBG Mobile” is showing signs of popularity around the world, so they are ready to take action in advance to stifle the threat.

Ten years ago, the Penguin probably did not hesitate to directly “learn from” and make a China version of “PUBG Mobile”.

But now that the family has a big business and care about face, so if you can use money to solve the problem, then try to use money to solve the problem.

When it comes to games, Penguin may not be worth mentioning, but when it comes to operating games, backed by the two major traffic platforms of QQ and WeChat, Penguin has no rivals in the world!

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Just when Chen Hao was having lunch with the Lin Xiaoning sisters, not too far away from him, an emergency meeting was being held in the Penguin Company.

The matter discussed is the acquisition of Blue Hole Company!

“This is the situation right now. The acquisition representative we sent just told me a piece of new news, that is, Citibank has increased its offer!

Their goal is 90% of Blue Hole Company’s shares, the new offer is 300 million US dollars, and there may be additional!

It is understood that Citigroup also represents a domestic game company called Lemon Interactive Entertainment.

Let me briefly introduce this company. Lemon Interactive Entertainment is also in Pengcheng. It has just been established for a month and currently runs a mobile game, which is not well-known. I don’t know where their funds are to acquire Blue Hole, and they have hired an established foreign bank like Citi…”

A senior vice president of Penguin spoke openly that he was in charge of this acquisition.

The little Ma sitting in the first place frowned and asked: “Is the price of 300 million yuan real? Could it be that they deliberately reported a high price and wanted to persuade us?”

Since it wants to acquire Blue Hole, Penguin has done a very detailed market research.

Although PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds currently has a good momentum, it hasn’t become a big hit after all, and it’s not worth too much money.

According to Penguin’s estimates, Blue Hole is currently worth 250 million yuan at most. If it is more, the risk will be great.

“True, this was revealed to us by Blue Hole Company, and Citibank’s quotation letter was sent over. This is no joke, otherwise Blue Hole Company would not want it either.” The vice president said affirmatively.

Xiao Ma nodded and said calmly: “Let’s discuss it, do we follow the additional quotation, or is there another way?”

Those who can participate in this meeting are at least at the director level of the operations department, and they are basically senior vice presidents of various business units.

It can be said to be the real core management of Penguin, and the results of their discussions will also determine whether the acquisition will continue.

“Mr. Ma, in fact, I have never been too in favor of acquiring Blue Hole. The game of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. I have been tracking and observing the game. I am not optimistic about the future of this game. Besides, I don’t know if you know it. This new game is also the mode of Battle Royale, and its ascending curve is more exaggerated than when PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds first came out! I personally think that this new game will inevitably suppress PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in the future. Our acquisition goal should be Transfer to this new game.” Another senior vice president said.

This immediately caught the attention of Brother Xiao Ma, and he said enthusiastically: “Oh? There is a new Jedi Battle Royale game? There are similar games so soon, and it’s fast! What is this game called, what? What about this company?”

The vice president Liu confidently introduced: “This new game is called “Fortnite” and it has already begun public beta. More importantly, this game is free! Its revenue model is consistent with our “League of Legends”. “It’s very similar, and it can even be said that it has completely borrowed from the operating model of “League of Legends”. Oh, the company that developed “Fortnite” is also very powerful, and it is EPIC.”

Hearing the name “EPIC”, everyone in the conference room has heard of it. Of course, this company is very strong!

Because EPIC is not just a game company, it also owns the most famous game engine in the industry, Unreal!

Relying on Unreal Engine’s licensing revenue alone, EPIC is fattening to eat…

In addition, EPIC has also set up an online game store, which is a large game store to compete with the steam platform!

It can be said that EPIC is well-known in the global game industry.

After listening to Vice President Liu’s introduction, Xiao Ma nodded slightly, and he had a new idea in his mind!

Next, everyone’s discussion, Xiao Ma didn’t pay much attention to it, and was always considering and perfecting his new plan.After everyone finished speaking, Xiao Ma spoke again.

He straightened his back, glanced around with piercing eyes, and said: “No matter what the origin of the lemon mutual entertainment is, one thing is certain, that is, this company is rich! More money, It’s not that we can’t get it out, but it’s not necessary! For a blue hole company with unknown prospects, it’s not worth spending too much money. Think about it, if we use the same money, we can buy EPIC’s shares! No need for me More talk, everyone understands that in comparison, EPIC will definitely have a brighter future than Blue Hole! Therefore, I decided to change the acquisition target and start the acquisition of EPIC!”

I have to say that Xiao Ma’s decision is still very wise.

If EPIC did not develop “Fortress Night”, then Blue Hole Company still has something to do with the exclusive Battle Royale mode “PUBG Mobile”.

But now that EPIC has developed “Fortress Night”, and its upward momentum is better than “PUBG Mobile”.

In addition, EPIC also has Unreal Engine and an online game store, the company’s development will definitely be much better than the Blue Hole Company.

Because of the competition from Citibank, the valuation of Blue Hole has been pushed to more than US$300 million, and it may even be higher!

Penguin Company is rich, and it is rich!

They can also take out 300 million U.S. dollars or more, but Xiao Ma and the others are responsible for all shareholders of the company.

Spending so much money to acquire a company with unknown prospects is difficult to explain to shareholders, the risk is high, and the premium is too high.

In contrast, if you spend 300 million US dollars to acquire EPIC, even if you can only acquire 30 or 40% of the shares, it is a very cost-effective investment.

On the one hand, the risk is huge and the premium is too high. On the other hand, the price is reasonable and there is almost no risk. How to choose is not difficult…

(Note: Penguin actually spent 330 million U.S. dollars in 2012 to acquire nearly 50% of EPIC’s shares. This is because of the plot needs, so I modified it a bit, please don’t be true.)

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Just when Chen Hao ate dinner and led the Lin Xiaoning sisters to visit the room, the executive meeting of Penguin Company also ended.

Penguin made the final decision to abandon the acquisition of Blue Hole, and instead purchase EPIC.

Chen Hao didn’t know that a commercial competition had disappeared invisible.

Of course, he is not afraid to compete.

Isn’t it just paying more, he doesn’t care!

After three o’clock in the afternoon, Chen Hao had been taking a nap for a long time. While sitting in the living room drinking coffee, he heard footsteps coming from the stairs. It was obvious that Lin Xiaoning and the two were also getting up.

Putting down the coffee cup in his hand, Chen Hao just got up and saw Lin Xiaoning approaching.

Lin Qinghua may still be washing, but not following.

“What would you like to drink, coffee? Juice?” Chen Hao asked with a smile.

“Come on for a cup of coffee, I’m still a little confused.” Lin Xiaoning replied.

Helping Lin Xiaoning poured a cup of coffee, the two sat side by side on the large balcony in the living room, chatting while looking at the distant sea view.

Lin Xiaoning hesitated and stopped a few times, seemingly hesitating.

Chen Hao smiled slightly and turned to look at Lin Xiaoning, “If you have any questions, just talk about it. Based on our relationship, no matter what you ask, I won’t conceal it.”