Chapter 481 Hostile Takeover! The Real Dragon Awakens!
Look at Gu Sheng’s expression!
Shen Miaomiao knew that she was not mistaken.
As early as a few days ago, she and Lao Gu had accidentally talked about the technological gap in the Golden Engine.
It’s not that she is very studious.
Mainly I want to understand the engine upgrade thing and whether there will be more room for operation in the future.
After all, this thing is so profitable!
Printing factory!
When I invested in Golden Engine, 120 million turned into 1.8 billion.
After that, the purchase of Phoenix shares increased from 1.8 billion to 2.7 billion!
Shen Miaomiao deeply realized that the strategy she had insisted on from the beginning to the end was actually correct——
The market's carrying capacity is ultimately limited, so when costs rise to a certain level, losses are inevitable.
Like now, for example!
With the entry of the money-burning project Golden Engine, her small treasury has become increasingly rich and rebates have been pouring in.
This is good stuff.
She needs to ask Lao Gu if there is anything else that needs to be spent money...oh no...it's about "upgrading".
This question is true.
At present, they only occupy four of the seven modules, and the technologies of the remaining three modules are still immature.
And among these three immature modules!
There is the [augmented reality technology] that Dream VI is currently promoting.
What is this technology used for?
have no idea.
What improvements can this technology bring?
have no idea.
How important is this technology?
have no idea.
Shen Miaomiao is just like the player who skipped all the plot descriptions——
[All I know is that I'm going to kill now! ]
Here, Shen Miaomiao entered the Valkyrie state with money power, her two big eyes sparkling with the brilliance of gold coins.
On the other side, Gu Sheng’s mind was also racing.
Unexpectedly.
Augmented reality turns out to be the killer feature of Fantasy VI.
It's good news, but not entirely good.
As one of the three most urgently needed modules of the Golden Engine, the fact that an engine company can now stand up and say "We have developed the world's only augmented reality technology" will undoubtedly give Golden Wind a stronger driving force and a clear goal.
Based on what he knows now, it won’t be long before Yan Sheng’s “Yiyou x3” somatosensory cabin will be released .
As the latest generation of next-generation somatosensory cabin, Yiyu x3 continues to upgrade its signature "full-sensory assistance technology", and is committed to creating the most immersive full-sensory experience for players.
If by then, [augmented reality] and [full sensory assistance] can be realized on Yiyou x3 at the same time.
Gu Sheng couldn't even imagine how shocking the works at that time would be.
This level of technological leap can even crush gameplay to some extent.
To put it more extremely, if this kind of technology is supported, even if a manufacturer makes the most mediocre racing simulation game, it can still rely on the gaming experience to defeat a large number of opponents with excellent creative plots.
but!
The problem is that this technology... is actually in the hands of Huanmeng.
Iron-blooded enemies.
It is impossible to continue to follow Phoenix's strategy and achieve industrial technology integration through win-win cooperation.
Although theoretically, Huanmeng is not a subsidiary of Vivendi.
But there is no doubt that it is now indeed Vivendi's dog.
Whether it wants to or not, the chain is in Vivendi's hands.
The failure of the monopoly sanctions caused Huanmeng's market share to shrink again and again, followed by a sharp drop in market value and an extremely unhealthy and fragile revenue model.
Now, the only one who might be willing to help Huanmeng is Vivendi.
Therefore, even though Yunwei's "engine replacement incident" caused such a sensation, Huanmeng could only silently endure it like a weak victim who was NT R'd in front of her, and became a part of the play without a safe word between Golden Wind and Yunwei.
Huanmeng would not give up his newly developed technology so easily and join the "Golden Alliance".
"call--"
Thinking of this, Gu Sheng couldn't help feeling a little distressed.
What to do?
He was leaning against the head of the bed, hugging his shoulders and thinking.
The next moment, Gu Sheng felt an extra weight on his shoulders.
Little Nezha came over, rested his head on his shoulder, and hugged his arm, his tone seemed a little cunning:
"Um... dear, what is the current market value of Huanmeng?"
"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
Gu Sheng looked at Little Nezha with some doubt and said jokingly:
"What's the matter, Boss Shen? Are you still planning to buy Huanmeng?"
Hearing this!
Shen Miaomiao couldn't help but tremble.
Guess what?
We at oldmoney wake up to this every day!
I'm thirsty for my $2.7 billion!
If I don't spend this money, I'll feel itchy all over!
"yes!"
Shen Miaomiao simply said what was in her heart in a joking way:
"Anyway, they won't accept Huairou's win-win cooperation approach, so why not just start robbing them!"
puff--
Gu Sheng almost spit out the water he had just drunk: "Save some, ancestor..."
Huanmeng is the world's largest commercial engine company. Its motion sensing engines and conventional engines occupy the vast majority of the market share. Its valuation last year reached nearly 20 billion US dollars .
Although since the announcement of the monopolistic price adjustment policy, Huanmeng's valuation has continued to fall due to the continuous erosion of other engine manufacturers and the impact of declining market confidence.
But as the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.
Today, Huanmeng has a valuation of at least 15 billion US dollars.
It is really tragic that 5 billion evaporated in half a year and the market value shrunk by a quarter.
But it is not something that a medium-sized game company like Golden Wind can take over.
hiss--
Hearing this.
Shen Miaomiao couldn't help but be secretly shocked.
It turns out that this guy Huanmeng is so big.
Its market value is almost twice that of Phoenix, which is theoretically in the same tier.
This is the size after Huanmeng’s market value plummeted due to its own actions.
I thought the 2.7 billion dollars in my hand was a lot.
But now it seems that it is a bit difficult to initiate the acquisition of Huanmeng.
However, it is not completely without a solution.
There are only two ways -
Increase the value of your own investment, or let Huanmeng's valuation continue to shrink.
The former is easy.
With the current reputation of Golden Wind, nothing else matters, as long as Director Shen dares to shout in the market, "Is there anyone who wants to work on a project with us?"
Then huge amounts of investment will come in like a tide.
From the big ones like Yiyou Xunteng to the small ones like Meiying Peaks, everyone knows that there is meat to be eaten if they follow the Golden Wind.
Money is not a problem. I am not afraid that you will not have enough to eat, I am only afraid that you will not be able to eat.
What's more, there are Shen Capital and Pengcheng Real Estate.
As long as Golden Wind dares to mention it, there will be a lot of people waiting to invest money in it.
Although according to system regulations, these recruited funds cannot be counted as costs in the rebate documents.
But for Shen Miaomiao, who already has 2.7 billion yuan in her hands, this cost is enough for her to suffer a huge loss.
It's a good way.
But it would be better to continue suppressing Huanmeng and let their valuation continue to shrink.
Because in this way, Golden Wind can use the same amount of money to acquire a higher stake and decision-making power in Huanmeng, and even become one of the top shareholders, influencing and even determining Huanmeng's policy deployment to a greater extent.
In that case...
Shen Miaomiao thought for a moment and made up her mind.
We still have to think of ways to continue to influence Huanmeng's market value and make it continue to shrink.
Now that the trailer for Huanmeng VI has just been released, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If the market can lose confidence in the Huanmeng VI engine at this time, then Huanmeng's market valuation will not be as simple as a 5 billion drop in half a year.
The latest flagship product has been questioned by the market.
God knows how much impact this will have on Huanmeng, which is already in dire straits.
At that time, I will take decisive action.
As long as it can acquire more than 30% of Huanmeng’s equity, then according to regulations, Golden Wind will have the right to make a "takeover offer" to Huanmeng.
At that time, Golden Wind will report the acquisition price, and all shareholders of Huanmeng will choose whether to sell their shares.
Perhaps for major shareholders, such an acquisition offer that concerns the company's decision-making power needs to be carefully considered, or even resisted.
But for the large number of small and medium-sized shareholders, decision-making power itself has nothing to do with them. They only need to care about their own interests.
Generally speaking, a group or company that is subject to a takeover offer usually means that the company will undergo major changes and its stock price will fluctuate significantly afterwards.
Generally speaking, the takeover offer at this time is actually an "exit warning", giving small and medium-sized shareholders a chance to escape.
At this time, Shen Miaomiao can completely mobilize partners such as Yiyou and Xun Teng to massively acquire the shares of small and medium-sized shareholders who have left, and increase her own shareholding ratio to more than 34%. She will then have a veto power in Huanmeng's board of directors and fundamentally affect all business decisions of Huanmeng Company.
above!
This series of operations!
It's called a hostile takeover, also known as --
【Hostile Takeover】
What goes around comes around!
once Upon a time!
Golden Wind is still coveted by the Prestige faction!
Codick thought about it day and night, and even resorted to both soft and hard tactics, in order to get Golden Wind listed so that he could carry out a hostile takeover of them bypassing the board of directors!
They have no idea how many times they have used this acquisition method!
From the former Melancholy Blues that was successfully hostilely acquired by Ubisoft!
The game was destroyed and if it hadn't reversed the situation at the Europa Expo with a game called "Euro Truck", it would have been almost controlled by the Rage Game!
Vivendi's methods were used to the fullest and unscrupulously in the hands of the chief of his minions, Kodick!
And now!
The situation has turned around!
The opening of the "Golden Age" is the common success of the rise of the golden engine in Gu Sheng's hands and the huge rebates of Shen Miaomiao getting on track!
The dragon slayer eventually becomes the dragon?
Who told you that we are dragon slayers?
We are the real dragons!
A true dragon that is patient and waits for the opportunity to rise!
And now, the time has come!
Give others what you have given to you as you would have them give you!
Now it’s our turn to launch a hostile takeover!
The trigger for the acquisition...
Shen Miaomiao was browsing her phone, and her eyes fell on a piece of news that had just been sent.
…
"Dream VI" is about to be released! What will the new technology that goes beyond the times bring to the gaming industry? "
《Huanmeng announces that Yunwei has become the chief partner of "Huanmeng VI"! Yunwei's new work will be the first to be equipped with Huanmeng VI! 》
"The big one is coming! Yunwei releases the world's first trailer for a game based on "Dream VI"!"
《New immersive experience! Yunwei releases its latest masterpiece "Alien: Endless Dark Tides"》
《Super thriller IP authorization! The masterpiece that was shelved is officially announced again! Yunwei's "Alien: Endless Tides" will be equipped with the latest sixth-generation Dream Engine! 》
《……》
good!
Going around in circles!
"Alien: Infinity War", a super horror IP derivative masterpiece produced by Flamebird, the leading studio under Yunwei, was finally produced using the Dream Engine!
Yes.
This may be the best decision Kotick has ever made.
At that time, Flamebird's chief director considered that this work was a horror game, so he proposed to use Phoenix, which had better graphics, for production.
But it was precisely this proposal that pushed Yun Wei and Huan Meng to the forefront at the same time.
There are rumors of "discord" or even "breakup" between the two.
Under such influence, no matter how reluctant he was, Kotick had to temporarily put the development of "Alien: Infinity War" on hold.
And now.
With the release of the sixth generation of Fantasy Dream.
The gradually easing relationship between the two parties over time, coupled with the all-round upgraded new generation of Huanmeng VI engine, undoubtedly gave Yunwei an opportunity to restart the project.
The most important thing is.
This latest sixth-generation Dream Engine is based on the world's most advanced "augmented reality technology" today.
Such an improvement can naturally completely make up for the minor shortcomings in the picture presentation.
Flamethrower was once again tasked with developing "Others: Endless Dark Tide" with all its strength!
Without a doubt!
Whether it is for Yunwei or for Huanmeng!
This work, which is "the first to be launched on Fantasy VI", is their crucial battle!
Yunwei, who has been silent for a long time, is relying on this work to regain his glory and reach the top again, declaring his dominance in the gaming circle with supreme style!
And Huanmeng, which is in dire straits, needs this work to demonstrate the advantages of its latest generation of somatosensory engine, not only to stop the downward trend, but also to regain the market !
Yunwei needs this work to regain the dominant position he deserves!
Huanmeng needs this work even more to recover its plummeting market share!
This is their crucial battle!
This crucial battle cannot be lost!
"...I believe that this work will be enough for us to leave the most glorious mark in the history of world game development. President Walker, good news is waiting for us ahead. Now let us calm down and wait and see!"
That’s it!
Cotick said goodbye to Dream Engine President Walker and hung up the phone with a smile.
When Vivendi comes out, who can compete with it?
Kotick is very satisfied with the current situation.
Ever since they jointly released news about "Phantom Dream VI" and "Alien" with Phantom Dream, the entire game market seems to have become quiet.
Most manufacturers also understand that Yunwei is the world's largest comprehensive gaming company, and now equipped with the latest engine from Huanmeng, it is unstoppable.
Therefore, in the nearly one week since the news was announced, many major companies have changed their publicity and promotion plans, trying their best to avoid Yunwei's powerful and heavy impact.
And Cotick is naturally happy to see this situation where "no one dares to touch his edge".
I took a sip of coffee happily, and the gloom of this period seemed to be swept away.
I stood up and was about to move around a bit.
But at this moment!
Knock knock knock——
The continuous knocks on the door made Kodick startled and he answered:
"Come in?"
Click.
The office door opened.
Vice President Pétain appeared at the door holding a tablet computer, looking quite solemn.
"President……"
Pétain opened his mouth, a look of bad luck on his face.
Kodick's heart skipped a beat.
They looked at each other in silence.
Although neither of them spoke.
But from Pétain's expression, Cordick could also see some clues.
A very bad feeling slowly rose in his heart.
Not much was said.
Caudric merely waved to Pétain.
Click.
The tablet was placed in front of Kotick.
Woo——woo——
In the pitch-black screen, the anxious and urgent sound of the police sirens seemed to reflect Kodick's anxious and uneasy mood at the moment...
…
Amid the sound of sirens!
Noisy and chaotic sounds came from all directions in the darkness!
[You have been surrounded, surrender immediately...]
[One billion ransom…]
[What is the situation on the scene...]
【There are hostages...】
[Not clear yet…]
【……】
Sirens sound.
Footsteps.
Conversation.
The sound of discussion.
The voice of shouting came from the loudspeaker.
The buzzing of helicopters sounded in the sky above.
At this moment, there seemed to be countless voices, chaotically intertwined in the dark picture.
But the amazing thing is——!
You can actually distinguish the sources of all the noisy sounds present with incredible clarity!
Shouting in the open field!
A helicopter hovering in the sky!
The sound of sirens came from above the police car and the officer next to it was understanding the situation of this emergency!
until--!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three gunshots suddenly exploded on the scene!
Sparkling sparks fly above a white line!
The camera starts pushing up from the white runway line!
But in the center of the picture, a huge Boeing 747 aircraft was parked on the runway!
Surrounded by dense police cars, it was surrounded!
Countless well-equipped police officers pointed their guns at the huge and completely enclosed plane!
The gunshot just now caused all the armed police officers to half-crouch and be on guard!
The only officer stood straight, frowned slightly, and looked solemnly at the huge passenger plane that was surrounded.
Then, the officer slowly raised his hand, and the talk indicator light on the walkie-talkie in his hand flashed.
And this moment!
All the sounds in the venue disappeared.
Only the sound of the intercom hissed slightly, and it was subtle but clear:
"Attention all team members--"
[Negotiations break down, offensive begins]