In the simple conference room of White Lotus Company, Kaleb introduced Jing Jian to the acquisition expert invited by Wall Street: "This is Mr. Tony. He has rich acquisition experience with his team and has a high success rate."

"Hello!"

“It’s an honor to know you, Mr. Bramble.”

Jing Jian shook hands with Tony and his three main assistants one by one. However, as soon as he sat down, Tony showed a strong aura: "Sorry, Mr. Bramble, if Kaleb hadn't given me a check of 200,000, I would have thought it was a prank. I have studied, studied many acquisition cases, and participated in, presided over seventeen times, and eleven of them succeeded eleven times. In these cases, there are many strange reasons, even fighting each other, etc. I won't talk about these off-topics for the time being, but without exception, these acquisitions have enough money. So I would like to ask you, Mr. Bramble, two questions: What company do you want to acquire? How much money do you have?"

"I want to acquire Microsoft." Jing Jian replied with a smile. While several of Tony's assistants were recording or listening carefully, Kent behind Jing Jian seemed quite nervous. As for Smith, he seemed a little excited, and this was his first time participating in such a big scene. Although Smith was just a so-called so-called man in his first meeting today.

"Microsoft?" Tony signaled to one of his assistants with his eyes.

The assistant nodded slightly to Jing Jian: "Microsoft, listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange on March 13 this year. The financing amount was US$65 million, the offering price was US$21, and the closing price on the first day of listing was 29.90 yuan; an increase of 39%. Microsoft's current major shareholder, Bill Gates......... Currently, Microsoft's stock price is around US$33. The total market value is around US$156 million. Trading activity evaluation: zombies; investment value evaluation: cautiously hold, buy in small amounts; vision evaluation:..."

I have to admit that Tony's team is indeed very professional. When Jing Jian said the name of "Microsoft", his assistant almost recited all of Microsoft's reports and company profiles. Jing Jian couldn't help but sigh: It's really good to get what you pay for.

Tony's team offered a price of one million dollars, and they were not necessarily willing to take on this job. Just interviewing with him, regardless of whether he cooperated in the end, Jing Jian would have to pay the check of $200,000. Of course, Jing Jian also knew that Tony and the others were not the top Wall Street. The top acquisition teams sometimes charged tens of millions of dollars. However, compared with those big acquisitions worth billions, this fee was absolutely unsavory.

After the assistant finished reciting, Tony asked a question: "Improvement, Mr. Bramble. Obviously, the founding team of Microsoft, they own an absolute controlling stake in the company. If what you want is a controlling acquisition, it is an insult to your and my IQ. So, what is your purpose? My team and I can operate as we wish. Of course, if there is a trade secret, we can sign a confidentiality agreement first."

"Yes." Jing Jian nodded to Smith with a smile. He took out the confidentiality agreement that had been prepared long ago. After the lawyers on both sides saw it, everyone present signed their names. Then, the negotiations came to the point.

After taking a sip of coffee, Jing Jian said: "Mr. Tony, I have only been in the United States for about ten days, but before I came, I had a complete business plan. You can say that I am arrogant, but you can also say that I am a young man's ambition. However, after I arrived, the first company I acquired, Bailian Network International, was the core of this business plan."

Everyone nodded. Whether they believed it or not, it was at least reasonable.

"The people here may not know about this White Lotus Company. Let me briefly introduce it. It is very small and has a sloppy business condition. It is a small company that mainly sells mail order products. But I found that mail order actually has great prospects. I won't talk about the specific business methods. But those who are sitting here should know that if the goods sell well, they must do a good job of advertising. I personally think that the practice of mailing advertising letters in traditional mail order companies is already outdated."

Tony and the others listened politely. On the contrary, Kent and Smith listened more carefully. This was also the first time that Jing Jian had described the future development plan of White Lotus in public.

"So what is the replacement for advertising letters? I think it is very likely to be a certain household appliance."

"Home appliances?" everyone exclaimed in unison.

"Yes! To be more precise, it is a PC, a personal computer!"

I found that several of my assistants were whispering and showing incredible expressions. Because it was still the world of commercial computers, the price of computers was quite expensive, and the concept of personal computers had just appeared. Tony reminded: "It's all quiet, please continue to say it."

Jing Jian smiled and nodded to Tony and expressed his gratitude: "You can imagine that there are personal computers in 10% of families in North America. When they turn on and use it, they will automatically send product advertisements from White Lotus Company. What is the total market value of my White Lotus?"

"In the computer-based computer market, several major companies are competing fiercely, but it is strange that in the operating system, there is an inconspicuous small company that is growing. That is Microsoft. To be honest, I am very optimistic about this company, and even think that the concept of 'windows' he just proposed is revolutionary and will eventually unify the market for the PC operating system."

"Yeah." Tony nodded. Like everyone else, he was still in a state of being ignorant about the future development of computers. "Why would this have anything to do with your desire to acquire Microsoft?"

"I need more than 5% of the shares, I need to be a major shareholder, Mr. Kent from White Lotus and Mr. Bill Gates from Microsoft, have a chance to have a direct conversation and it is best to be elected to the board of directors. This is quite important to White Lotus."
Chapter completed!