Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida.
"What! You said he won't come?"
Dong Jianguo was furious when he heard that Lu Fei refused the invitation on the grounds that "it was the rising period of his career."
His daughter worked for him and gave him free sex.
Even the hotel bills were recorded on Ivanka's account. How dare such a "Grandet" be so ruthless? So cold?
"He's just too busy."
Ivanka, who had been enlightened for a long time, tried to make amends for him: "Now we are in Seattle having a meeting with Microsoft, Motorola, and Google. Dad, we are going to Seattle."
"Let's go find him? Who does he think he is! The President? Do you think it's great to come with Lucian? He doesn't deserve it, and neither does Lucian." Dong Jianguo cursed.
"Dad, can you please stop doing this."
Ivanka was speechless for a moment, thinking that he was so naive that he hired two people to pretend to be Lu Fei and Lucian, and then insulted them extremely, yelling "You are fired", and even filmed it on video.
"Did I say something wrong?"
Dong Jianguo was quite dissatisfied: "His public birth certificate is fake. He cannot be the one and does not deserve it. Even if he can be the one, I am more qualified than him!"
"Ah, yes, yes."
Ivanka was very helpless, "We might as well not go to Seattle or invite Lu here, just let the hotels, resorts, casinos, and your Chicago Tower..."
Dong Jianguo was excited, "Honey, get ready, get on daddy's private jet and leave immediately."
Ivanka sighed and looked back at the replay on the TV. She saw Lu Fei and Lucian holding each other's shoulders, chatting and laughing. Unknowingly, her eyes were intoxicated. She couldn't help but take out her mobile phone:
"We're on our way to Seattle."
After glancing at the text message, Lu Fei put the phone aside.
The pre-war mobilization meeting for the acquisition of Nortel Networks was in full swing, and the issues of how much to pay and how much to distribute were resolved throughout the meeting.
$4.5 billion.
The highest price that everyone can accept.
Microsoft, Huawei, and Motorola account for 10%, spending up to 450 million U.S. dollars to help out. Google and Logic, as dual-talkers of the Android Open Alliance, naturally serve as the main force.
Not only does it account for the majority, it accounts for 70%.
Trisolaris and Blackstone each bear 10%, and are also responsible for reselling Nortel Networks' patented technologies that have no use value. They are equivalent to second-rate dealers, taking 10% of the money they earn, and adding 21 to 50%. To all members of the consortium.
At the meeting, Schmidt announced good news.
Nortel Networks agreed to let Google act as a fake horse bidder. District courts in Canada and the United States will soon approve that rivals, including Apple, cannot offer less than $1 billion.
"Although we have the upper hand, we cannot take it lightly. This will be a cash-flow battle."
Lu Fei crossed his arms and looked around.
Schmidt flipped through the bidding list: "Except for the consortium led by Apple, Nokia, Intel, and Samsung are all participating in the bidding this time. As Lu said, it is indeed a fierce battle. No matter who these patents are against, All have strategic value."
"Is it possible that Apple will bring one of Intel, Nokia, and Samsung into its own camp?"
Sanjay Jha asked as the current president of Motorola.
"Samsung is impossible, and Nokia is even more impossible. It will neither cooperate with us nor Apple. This is Intel. I think we can fight for it, but we must fight for it as much as possible."
Lu Fei finished explaining his reasoning, "Who agrees? Who opposes?"
"Agree!"
Schmidt agreed throughout, and no one else had any objections.
It was Sanjay Jia who poked at the bidding list: "In addition to Intel, there is also a consortium headed by a company that specializes in patent trading..."
"There is absolutely no need for this consortium to worry. Before the auction even started, it was already scared out of its way by the whole battle."
The corners of Lu Fei's mouth rose slightly.
"Hahaha~"
Amid laughter, the pre-war mobilization meeting ended.
"The scene will be left to Guo and you, Schmidt."
Lu Fei pulled Schmidt to the corner and lowered his voice.
"no problem."
Schmidt smiled and said: "But there is a problem, Lu. We should also pay attention to the fact that the latest operating systems launched by HTC, Samsung, and Shenzhou are all modified to varying degrees based on Android, whether it is the software application interface or the application Stores, even cloud services, are all different and I feel the need to put a stop to them.”
Lu Fei waved his hand: "They are doing this entirely to differentiate the Android system experience and enhance brand competitiveness. Isn't the logic the same? Can't Android phones from more than a dozen manufacturers all have the same system?"
Schmidt disagrees, and if things continue like this——
There will be a lot of problems such as too many versions of the Android system, inconsistent interfaces, and inconsistent development standards.
The entire Android base camp will be divided.
"Division is inevitable. We can't be afraid that differentiation will deprive Android of its autonomy. That will be counterproductive and force major manufacturers such as HTC and Samsung to start over and de-Android." Lu Fei said in a serious tone, "Android's current enemy is Apple, and Nokia, must unite all forces that can be united, and wait until Android becomes the world's number one smart system."
"Okay, beat Nokia and Apple first."
Schmidt thought it made sense and couldn't refute it.
"We must not 'eat alone'."
Lu Fei reassured: "It would be impossible if there was only one type of app store for billions of users around the world."
"Lu is right!"
Suddenly, Sanjay Jha appeared from behind.
Schmidt and Lu Fei were startled and turned their heads sharply.
Sanjay Jia shrugged and said that he was not eavesdropping on purpose, but that he really had something to ask Lu Fei. Before asking the question, he expressed his attitude and Motorola put its chips on the Android smartphone.
"Is Motorola going to be spun off and listed soon?"
Lu Fei showed an intriguing smile.
Sanjay Jha sighed, "The spin-off and listing was not the original intention of the board of directors. It was entirely Icahn's idea. Many directors were convinced that his spin-off of the mobile phone business could boost the stock price."
"Icahn? That Carl Icahn?!"
Schmidt was surprised, Carl Icahn was the Wolf King of Wall Street.
What he is best at is corporate raids and hostile takeovers.
Buying a lot of companies that are undervalued or whose fundamentals are still sound. The ones that are favored will either be squeezed out completely, or skinned and stripped, and the assets will be packaged and sold separately to squeeze out the last bit of residual value. It eats people without spitting out the bones.
"you do not say."
Sanjay Jia smiled bitterly, "So now there is such a problem in front of Motorola, the ownership of the mobile phone brand Motorola. This is why I approached Lu."
After hearing this, Lu Fei questioned him carefully.
After a series of questions and answers, the answer was finally given: "The brand must stay in the mobile phone business. Although the company has more than 15,000 patents and more than 4 billion US dollars in cash reserves, without the brand, there will be no brand advantage. But this is just For a while, if you can't come up with a viable and competitive product, you will still continue to lose money, and you may lose money until the end, and the only way is to be acquired."
"Lu, you're on to the point."
Sanjay Jia said: "Motorola Mobility cannot be saved by simply giving the brand to the mobile phone business. It must transform from a feature phone-based business to a smart phone-based one. But Motorola has no experience in smart phones. I know HTC, Shenzhou, and even Samsung came to you for help, so I came to you for help."
Lu Fei decisively recommended Pengpai Technology.
Android phones such as HTC, Xiaomi, Shenzhou, and Tianyu all turn to ThePaper Technology for solution integration.
"..."
Sanjay Jia was suddenly in trouble.
Motorola's first smartphone plans to hit the mid-to-high end like Apple, Logic, and Samsung. What grades of HTC and Shenzhou are they equipped to use the same Android system as me?
"Wrong, you are so wrong."
"What's wrong with me?"
"Why do you think smartphones can only be positioned in the mid-to-high-end market?" Lu Fei said seriously, "Nowadays, low-end Android phones are just in demand. Not to mention the United States, most of the current market in China is feature phones or even 'white-brand phones'. Phone', do you think their first smartphone will be mid-range and high-end, or mid-range and low-end with high cost performance?
"Lu, you are right!"
Sanjay Jia's eyes suddenly lit up.
Low-end Android phones have low technical content and the market is still huge.
Motorola can not only earn money from the knife category, but also accumulate experience. It can slowly shift from hardware-based feature phones to smart phones integrating software and hardware.
"I think you should invite Lu to invest in Motorola, so that he can serve as a consultant and contain Icahn." Schmidt said half-jokingly, "Even if it doesn't work out in the end, you can still find logical cooperation or even a merger, which is better than being divided by Icahn." It’s so strong.”
"Of course we welcome Lu to become a shareholder of Motorola. As for the acquisition of the mobile phone business, it is not impossible. Icahn has not incited shareholders once or twice. We have been fed up with it for a long time. As long as the conditions and price are right, he will definitely sign the contract immediately. "
Sanjay Jia had a look of disgust on his face.
Lu Fei joked: "This is what you said. Google and I might really consider acquiring Motorola Mobility."
"If it's someone else, I might refuse, but if it's you, I personally welcome it with both hands!"
Sanjay Jha laughed.
Lu Fei thought about it again and again, and finally agreed to invest in Motorola. Because the financial situation was deteriorating, there was no successor to the best-selling mobile phone "Blade", and the global market share was overtaken by Logic and Samsung, falling to fifth place. It also hit the subprime mortgage crisis. The stock price continued to fall, falling to 17.6 US dollars per share, less than 20 US dollars.
Clearly, profitable!
The key is, more than 15,000 patents are really tempting!
On the way back to the villa, Lu Fei asked Xu Xin to buy 10 million Motorola shares in the name of the Three Body Fund.
Equivalent to holding 10% of the shares.
As soon as I hung up the phone, Ivanka called immediately.
"Are you at the Lake House in Washington?"
"how do you know?"
“Because this is the only property you have in Seattle.”
Ivanka said: "Get dinner ready and waiting for us."
"You guys? Your dad is coming too?"
The corners of Lu Fei's mouth curled up slightly.
"What do you think? Don't go to Bill Gates or Ballmer's house to hide, just stay in the villa, okay?" Ivanka said softly, "Even if it's not for the sake of me flying here in person. After all, I have helped you so much with "Twilight 2", "Iron Man 2", and the acquisition of Marvel. Aren't these enough..."
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, I didn't say you're not welcome. Come on, I'll have the butler prepare it right away." Lu Fei shrugged.
Since you sincerely seek to see me, I will be very merciful.
The sun was setting, the sky was getting dark, and the moon and stars were sparse.
The doorbell rang, Dong Jianguo pouted like an old naughty boy, and was reluctantly pulled into the house by Ivan.
When he saw Lu Fei coming towards him, he immediately put on a smile.
"Haha, welcome."
He kissed Ivanka face to face and then reached out.
"Lu, it's even harder to meet you than Lucian."
Dong Jianguo shook hands and couldn't help but feel weird.
"Would you like to meet Lucian?"
Lu Fei felt the strength in his hand and curled his lips.
"Won't!"
Under Ivanka's look, Dong Jianguo let go of his hand, and then followed him to the restaurant, looking up and down at the decoration of the villa.
New money, just New money!
I secretly disdain that two bad rich people are the nouveau riche!
"sit."
Lu Fei opened the chair for Ivanka.
Seeing this, Ivanka's inner resentment towards Lu Fei faded a bit. She looked at him and then at Dong Jianguo, trying to find an entry point to draw out the family's current crisis.
But Lu Fei seemed to see through the minds of the two of them, "I probably know why you are looking for me, it's the debt issue, right?"
"You know! How do you know?"
Dong Jianguo and Ivanka looked at each other, feeling surprised.
"Don't you always think I don't care enough about you? So I paid a little attention." Lu Fei shook his wine glass, "The Resort Hotel Entertainment Group has gone bankrupt and reorganized for the sixth time, hasn't it?"
"It's the fifth time!"
Dong Jianguo raised his chin, looking very proud.
"You, you know everything?"
Ivanka felt embarrassed and turned her head away in shame.
"I know everything you need to know, and you have to let me know what you shouldn't know. For example, how do you want me to help you?"
Lu Fei took precautions in advance. It was impossible to give money, and it was impossible to lend money. All he had to say was——
All support except help.
"I know that you have a good relationship with Deutsche Bank now. Please tell Deutsche Bank to postpone the repayment date of my loan."
Dong Jianguo first raised a small question to test.
"I'm listening, keep talking."
Lu Fei didn't answer any questions and kept smiling.
Dong Jianguo secretly cursed "chicken thief" and could only continue:
"In this bankruptcy reorganization, Deutsche Bank and other creditors actually refused to let me continue to manage the company. They only used a damn $1 billion in debt to get damn control and let Icahn take over my casinos, resorts, and hotels. Part of the business.”
"Icahn? Carl Icahn?"
Lu Fei raised his eyebrows.
"He is an old friend of my dad's for many years. He is here to help my dad go bankrupt and reorganize. He is very good at this." Ivanka said.
"Yes, Icahn will not harm me, but Deutsche Bank is a bunch of vampires. They diluted my equity to 10%, did not forgive my debt of several hundred million dollars, and wanted to sue me to court. They wanted me to Chicago’s towers and hotels, be damned.”
Dong Jianguo drank the whiskey in one gulp.
Lu Fei listened quietly, his eyes falling on Ivanka.
"You also know that now is the economic crisis, and it has become very difficult to sell and rent Chicago buildings including hotels and apartments. It is very likely that they will lose money this year..."
Ivanka cooperated with Dong Jianguo, and the father and daughter sang together, with tears in their eyes, looking weak and pitiful.
"Regarding Deutsche Bank, you contact Rosemary."
Lu Fei wrote his contact information on the paper, "Qimonda's debt relief is hers. She is an excellent female professional manager who is very good at solving financial hole problems."
"Lu, it can really be so simple..."
Dong Jianguo was very dissatisfied.
Before he finished speaking, Lu Fei interrupted: "It's as simple as that. For my sake, she will help you find ways to make up for your debt deficit. Also, the real estate industry is in a slump now. I think even casinos can go bankrupt, so it's better not to." Stay in real estate.”
You curse again!
Dong Jianguo gritted his teeth and puffed up his hair like a golden lion.
“Invest in stocks and gold.”
Lu Fei squeezed Ivanka's hand and said, "You can invest in Trisolaris Fund projects in the name of your family."
"Are you willing to let our family join the Trisolaris Foundation?!"
Ivanka was very excited when she heard this.
The most fringe group of people who can join the Trisolaris Fund are Silicon Valley newcomers such as Larry Page and Jeff Bezos.
Not to mention how many powerful families lurk.
"Three Body Fund will never handle more than 50 million US dollars. Of course, you can use the money you earned from shorting subprime mortgages, as well as your future dividends and options in Han and Tang Dynasties as collateral."
There was a hint of confusion in Lu Fei's words.
Dong Jianguo is more sober than Ivanka, "You talk about investment, how will you help us operate investment? What to invest in?"
"In addition to gold, there are two stocks."
Lu Fei said bluntly: "One is General Electric recommended by Buffett, and the other is Motorola."
"Motorola? Why are you kidding again?"
"Your good friend Carl Icahn has also invested quite a bit."
"Icahn also invested? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Dong Jianguo immediately changed his face, from anger to joy.
"Are you satisfied now?"
Lu Fei looked at Ivanka, "Are you satisfied?"
"Dad, you can stay here with us tonight."
Ivanka's eyes flashed and she fed him steak with a smile.
"Ahem, okay."
Dong Jianguo showed a smirk on his lips: "Just stay in the guest room with me. Don't disturb Lu's rest. Let him have a good sleep alone. No one understands better than me how much busy people need a rest. "
"..."
Lu Fei and Ivanka looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
After three drinks, the cups and plates were in a mess, the housekeepers and nannies had already taken care of the guest room, Dong Jianguo took a shower and sat at the door.
Ivanka stared at the door opposite, guarding her tightly, not allowing her to go upstairs or open the door, and not allowing any opportunities to be taken advantage of.
Soon, it was late at night.
Dong Jianguo's eyelids trembled and he finally fell asleep.
When I woke up, there was a faint sound beside my ears.
He got excited and hurried to the door of Ivanka's room. Not a trace of light leaked from the crack in the door.
However, there is still an ominous feeling in my heart.
"Ivanka! Ivanka!"
Within a few minutes, Dong Jianguo's voice sounded outside the door.
"I really admire him."
Lu Fei smacked his lips, feeling like he was about to collapse.
"Just wait until he... leaves..."
Ivanka's face turned red and she stuck out her tongue.
"Didn't you say that he has agreed?"
Lu Fei rolled his eyes and did the opposite.
When Dong Jianguo saw Ivanka not opening the door for a long time, he put his ear against the wooden door. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically and his eyes widened.
Father is currently...
Holding her heart painfully, she slowly slid down against the door and sat on the ground, beating the floor angrily and breathing heavily.
Daughter, I have wronged you! !
