Chapter 29: Interception
Song Yang looked at Joetus, whose hair was already somewhat silver, and said, "Even if he's a rookie, Double Click is still a rookie in the lottery!"
Joetus nodded without comment. If he hadn't valued the potential of DoubleClick, why would he have made a special trip? Although the scale of this acquisition was not important, for Wang An Company, this was the first time it officially appeared in front of everyone after getting out of the quagmire. It was also Wang An Company's public "debut", so naturally it needed to be eye-catching enough!
"Wang An has completely transformed globally, with offices in 40 countries and regions around the world, providing software services to users in dozens of regions. After DoubleClick cooperates with Wang An Global, it will be able to enter these markets. The Internet market is not limited to America."
Joe Tus painted a rosy picture for Song Yang, saying that Wang Laboratories could help DoubleClick become a "global" company, and that Wang Laboratories had now transformed into a software company and would fully cooperate with DoubleClick.
Song Yang, who has been painting a rosy picture for DoubleClick employees these days, will not take poisonous chicken soup for granted. "But now 70% of the Internet digital advertising market is in the United States. The overseas market is not what DoubleClick needs to pay the most attention to right now."
"Moreover, AT&T and Netscape in America can provide more support to DoubleClick Red Flag than Wang Laboratories!" Song Yang still used the old routine and brought up these two companies to prove that DoubleClick was a hot commodity.
Unlike in other occasions, when facing Song Yang, Qiaotus felt that he was quite to his liking, so he was willing to "give some pointers". As an old hand, Qiaotus knew what Song Yang meant as soon as he heard this.
"Song, you can listen to Wang An's offer first," Joetus said to Song Yang, "Wang An acquired DoubleClick in order to enter the global digital advertising market. For this reason, Wang An is willing to pay a premium, using equity plus cash to fully acquire DoubleClick for US$30 million!"
Song Yang's hand holding the wine glass couldn't help but tremble. He couldn't believe his ears. Joetus actually called out such a price, directly raising the price by 10 million US dollars.
Qiaotus just held the wine and looked quietly at Song Yang in front of him. This bid was a little higher than what he had originally expected, but it did not exceed the limit. What Qiaotus wanted was to take over Double Click Company in one fell swoop and did not want to cause too many twists and turns.
"Is Wang An Company really willing to pay so much for Double Click Company?" Song Yang looked at Qiao Tusi with some suspicion. Even if Qiao Tusi was the current head of Wang An Company, such a price would probably cause him to be criticized.
When asked this, Joetus showed a strong confidence on his face, "I believe my proposal can be passed in Wang Laboratories!"
Come to think of it, Wang An Company was built up by Joetus. He has absolute prestige within Wang An Company. Even if they spent a little more money to buy a hollow shell company, no one would dare to say anything to Joetus. If Joetus was angered and left, that would probably be the time for Wang An Company's creditors and investors to cry.
"Mr. Joetus, I..." Song Yang rubbed his hands. The words that were about to come out of his mouth, Song Yang said by mistake, "Let's go to dinner first. I have booked the best hotel in Houston. I will give you an answer tomorrow morning!"
Song Yang regretted it after he said it. Why should he be reserved at this time? This offer was completely beyond Song Yang's expectations, but the words had already been spoken, so Song Yang could only bite the bullet and do it.
Qiao Tusi shook his head and laughed, then looked at Song Yang and said, "You should think about it carefully."
Joetus was not worried about any unexpected events. To be honest, the price he offered was already astonishing enough. It was half higher than the prices in Silicon Valley and Wall Street. He didn't believe that anyone would jump out to compete with him. He had so much money that he had no place to burn it.
Song Yang and Joetus came to a celebrity-gathering restaurant in Houston and had a meal together. At the table, Gallo and others were hesitant to talk. They wanted to know what Song Yang and Joetus talked about, but they couldn't ask too much in front of Joetus. This meal worth thousands of dollars, accompanied by the accompaniment of violin, was so delicious that Gallo felt like chewing wax.
After leaving the restaurant, when Song Yang and Qiao Tus were shaking hands, they suddenly felt something dazzling. They saw a reporter from some unknown media suddenly appear and take pictures of Song Yang and Qiao Tus.
Song Yang and Qiao Tus looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes. It was obvious that the reporter was not invited by the other party.
However, facing the camera, Song Yang and Qiao Tusi did not dodge. Instead, they had a tacit understanding and "had a great conversation". They seemed to be talking about something important. In fact, both of them wanted to use the other's popularity to do a wave of promotion.
Song Yang wanted to sell DoubleClick for a good price, while Joetus wanted to take the opportunity to tell the outside world that the former Wang Laboratories was "back"!
After Song Yang sent Joetus back to the hotel, the reporters who followed him left. It was obvious that they came for Song Yang. With the reports of Houston TV stations and media, Song Yang is now somewhat famous. These reporters happened to meet the "technological genius" who is in the limelight recently. It seems that they met a very important person , so naturally they wanted to take a few pictures.
After returning to DoubleClick, Gallo couldn't help but ask Song Yang, "How did the talks go?"
Greg, Irene, Wesley, Ryan and others who stayed in the company were also looking at Song Yang.
After taking a look at everyone, Song Yang spread his hands with a slightly helpless expression, "Qiotus offered a price of 30 million!"
"Only 30 million US dollars..." Seeing Song Yang's expression, Gallo said with some disappointment, then he reacted and suddenly widened eyes, "Song, what did you say, 30 million US dollars?!"
Greg couldn't help but be moved. This was completely beyond his imagination. He looked back at the Double Click company, which only had one floor and less than a hundred people. It was worth 30 million US dollars?
"Song, do you agree?" Gallo asked Song Yang excitedly.
"Not yet. I will give Joetus a reply tomorrow morning. I am still considering whether to sell DoubleClick as a whole to Wang An Company or give up part of the equity!" Song Yang said.
"Song, how could you not agree? What if something changes tomorrow..." Gallo kept talking, but when he heard that Song Yang finally did not refuse, he felt relieved.
"Song, what do you think?" Greg asked Song Yang. Irene, Ryan and others were also looking at Song Yang. Whether to sell all or part of it would have a huge impact on Song Yang, but for Ryan and others, it also concerned themselves It was hard to say what would happen to them if they changed to a new owner.
Song Yang looked back at the office floor, as if remembering the days in the garage. Since he came to America, he has been working hard to double-click the company. Now that he is talking about selling it, Song Yang naturally feels a little reluctant.
After a while, Song Yang said, "I want to give up part of the shares to Wang An Company. Double Click Company will still be managed by us, but this requires negotiation with Wang An Company and Qiaotus!"
It was still a little difficult for Song Yang to completely give up DoubleClick Company. After all, this was the first company he had built with great effort, and he really couldn't let it go just by selling it.
Hearing that Song Yang was not planning to sell all of them, Ryan, Irene and Wesley breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously, but Gallo was a little helpless. Obviously, he still believed that it was safest to have US dollars in hand.
When Song Yang, Greg and others were preparing for tomorrow's negotiations at DoubleClick, a rumor about Song Yang and DoubleClick suddenly spread in the industry.
Wyatt and several Houston Chronicle reporters returned to the newspaper office and took out the photos they took at the restaurant entrance. They were financial reporters for the Chronicle and were very concerned about Song Yang, the "technological genius" and "youngest millionaire" who had been very popular in Houston recently.
Just now, Wyatt saw Song Yang meeting with that very important-looking person. Out of his journalistic instinct, he took a picture of Song Yang shaking hands with Joetus.
"Why does this person look familiar?"
After the photos were taken out, one of the reporters saw Joetus and immediately felt that he had seen him somewhere. He suddenly stood up, ran towards the archive room, and then hurried back.
"It's Joe Tuss, the current president of Wang Laboratories, Joe Tuss. The person Bruno Song is meeting today is Joe Tuss. What are they going to do?"
The reporter who returned couldn't help but say after comparing it with a previous photo.
They were all reporters, and they instinctively felt that something big seemed to be happening. The president of Wang Laboratories had come all the way to Houston, and he certainly didn't come just to have a meal.
Wyatt looked at Joetus's photo and thought about DoubleClick, which was looking for an investment company. An idea suddenly came to his mind.
"Wang An is going to invest in DoubleClick, or DoubleClick is going to sell it to Wang An?!" Wyatt stood up suddenly and said. All of a sudden, all the reporters from the technology section of the Houston Chronicle gathered around. They all knew that something was going to happen.
When Song Yang arrived at an apartment near the Houston Harbor Office Building, he was already exhausted. Song Yang rented this apartment for the convenience of traveling to and from Double Click Company.
After returning to the apartment, Song Yang took a shower and lay down on the bed. At this time, a piece of news in the technology industry was already spreading everywhere.
The photo of Song Yang and Joe Tuss shaking hands at the restaurant door was first reported by the Houston Chronicle, and then began to be reprinted by technology media, and even Wall Street newspapers began to report it in the evening newspapers.
After all, this piece of news is really topical. Wang Laboratories, the once legendary company, suddenly appeared again and met with DoubleClick, a rising star in the Internet industry that has recently gained some fame. Naturally, this makes people think a lot.
All kinds of rumors are flying around, and there are many speculations about Wang Laboratories and DoubleClick. Things like sky-high acquisitions are beginning to appear.
Not long after falling asleep, Song Yang was suddenly awakened by a phone ringing. Song Yang, whose sleep was disturbed, wanted to unplug the phone line.
In the end, he forced himself to pick up the phone. Not many people knew this phone number, and it would only be called when it was most important to ensure that Song Yang could be found.
Song Yang answered the phone unhappily, and a strange voice with a London accent came from the phone, "Song, I know this call is inappropriate, but it is very important to us now!"
When Song Yang heard the person introducing himself on the phone, he instantly came to his senses.
