The technological empire begins with polymer materials

Entering this conference room, Gao Yuan met the legendary Chen brothers. They were all young men in their thirties, wearing glasses, elegant appearance, wearing suits and straight ties.

The two parties sit on two sides.

The plateau team has a luxurious lineup. Su Jiuzhou, the boss of the Aerospace Group, and Han Chang, the youngest director of the General Logistics Department, are all very important figures in the system.

As for the Chen brothers, they were followed by some financial and legal personnel, as well as representatives from venture capital.

"Mr. Gao, I finally see you!"

"The Kunlun Moon Chasing Project is really awesome! After watching your live broadcast, I was so excited that I couldn't fall asleep all night!"

"There is also carbon nanotube technology. If a multi-layer structure is developed, it has the potential to replace silicon wafers!"

"Our brothers have all switched to solid-state battery vehicles. Unexpectedly, the battery life is amazing!"

The Chen brothers shook hands with Gao Yuan excitedly. Their excitement was palpable. They didn't look like business leaders coming to negotiate at this moment, but more like little fans who had met their idols. Their faces turned red.

"In business, Mr. Chen, let's talk about business first."

Seeing that the situation was getting a little out of control, a middle-aged man in a black suit suddenly spoke to dissuade him.

The Chen brothers think about it. They are also presidents of listed companies. Even if they don't care about their own face, they still have to consider the interests of investors and shareholders.

Gao Yuan looked at the man. It seemed that he was from an investment bank. In the past few years since its establishment, Cambrian has taken a lot of money from venture capital, so capital power has been intervening in the operation and development of the company.

"The two Chen brothers are also very popular in China. I was so excited when I thought back when Huawei launched the Kirin 970 chip with your 1A artificial intelligence NPU built in."

In fact, what Plateau said is only half of the story. Huawei used to use Cambrian well. Why did it stop using it and switch to its own DaVinci NPU?

It’s not because of the unclear group of VCs behind Cambrian. You know, among the major shareholders of Cambrian, in addition to state-owned assets, the conscience of American imperialism, Alibaba, etc. are all prominently listed. Many times, The Chen brothers have nothing to say. They want to say something to Mr. Liu. How dare you not listen?

You know, Mr. Liu himself is not scary. What is scary is his Taishan Society and a large group of capitalists and vested interests in it.

In the past two years, the conscience of American imperialism seems to have suddenly changed. If nothing else, at least the notebook product line is doing well, so public opinion has gradually improved, and the public opinion is not as bad as it was in the first few years.

But if you look deeper, they are not forced to do so.

In 2016, when Huawei launched the first-generation MateBook, Yu Chengdong said harshly, "Sooner or later, Huawei will be the first in the PC field!".

As of the second quarter of 2020, Huawei's notebook market share has reached 17%, ranking second in the Chinese market, just six percentage points behind Lenovo.

Therefore, some companies' transformation and breakthroughs are due to the innovative R\u0026D genes inherent in their culture.

As for other comprador companies, the reason why they changed was purely because they were forced to do so.

Things in the world have always been like this. Whatever the cause, there will be what kind of effect.

It's just like a dog that can never change from eating shit. The only difference is that the Border Collie is smart and knows how to eat it secretly, while the Erha is stupid and gnaws wildly in front of humans, so he is beaten violently.

Capital will always have the mission of sucking blood and harvesting leeks. If capital does not suck blood, then they will have no meaning of existence unless there are idealistic capitalists like Gao Yuan in the world.

However, the paradox of this matter is that idealists will never become capitalists unless they cheat. Naive idealists are never the opponents of those shady businessmen.

For a moment, many thoughts flashed through Gao Yuan's mind.

He couldn't imagine what it would be like if he had found a venture capital investor and had to be monitored by the venture capital representative for everything he did.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Gao Yuan went straight to the point and said, "Boss, Mr. Chen, I might as well speak directly."

"As we all know, our Kunlun Company has so far been a group of industrial parties that only make hardware."

"But in today's era, industry alone is a disability, and software assistance is needed."

"Take the Kunlun Moon Chasing Project as an example. We can now build flying cars, but we still lack appropriate flight control software, AI software, autonomous driving software, etc."

"To solve this problem, we would like to acquire your company entirely."

The Chen brothers were startled. Chen Tianshi was confused: "Mr. Gao, this company is all our hard work."

Chen Yunqi said: "We are very interested in providing AI chips to Kunlun Zhuiyue and all-round cooperation. Even if someone gives us some money, we are willing to go all out. But as for the acquisition, would you give it another thought?"

Before Chen Yunqi could finish speaking, the venture capital representative on the side suddenly interrupted him, "Boss of Mr. Chen, why don't we listen to Boss Gao's quotation first?"

When the Chen brothers heard this, they all frowned, but they did not dare to go against the investor's wishes.

Gao Yuan looked at all this and felt very sad.

Mr. Lu Xun once said that if the price is right, capitalists will not hesitate to sell the rope that hangs them. This is indeed the case.

Mr. Lu Xun: You even put [Das Kapital] on me? Aren't you afraid that Marx will talk to you about life in the middle of the night?

Gao Yuan didn't answer, and gave Cao Feiyu a light look.

Cao Feiyu said calmly: "Our bid is 70 billion yuan."

When the other party heard the numbers, they were both startled. The Chen brothers were obviously tempted. This was not just a matter of money. After the acquisition, Cambrian became a member of Kunlun Company and was deeply involved in the Kunlun Moon Chasing Project. An exciting and exciting future.

"Impossible." The venture capital representative shook his head extremely firmly: "As a company listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board, our current market value is around 70 billion yuan. When the stock price was at its highest, it even reached over 120 billion yuan! Could it be that you If you can’t think of a premium, why don’t you take over Cambrian, the most promising company in China?”

"Don't think I don't know. In addition to artificial intelligence, Cambrian also has a powerful chip design team. It is widely rumored that once your carbon nanotube technology breaks through to multi-layer complex structures, it will develop into the chip field."

"Therefore, Cambrian's artificial intelligence team is an urgently needed resource for the Kunlun Moon Chasing Project, and the chip team is what you will definitely need in the future."

Gao Yuan frowned, these smart venture capital investors are indeed not easy to deal with.

Yes, Gaoyuan really wants to kill two birds with one stone, and win the chip team and artificial intelligence team at the same time. In addition, the Chen brothers are a master in the chip field and the other is an artificial intelligence expert. They are also an important reason why Gaoyuan hopes to acquire Cambrian.

Cao Feiyu said: "The market value is everyone's expectation for you. Since you went public, the market value has been falling continuously, from 120 billion to less than 70 billion now. This just shows that the market thinks you are not worth that much." money."

"In 2019, your losses even reached 117.9 billion. In 2020, your losses are also more than 500 million. In such fierce market competition, why do you think that your company has never made even a penny? Can a company obtain a valuation of hundreds of billions of yuan?"

Cao Feiyu was right to the point. Ever since Huawei terminated its cooperation with Cambrian, their situation has gone from bad to worse and they have been operating at a loss.

Although both chips and artificial intelligence require astronomical amounts of wealth to invest in, success may not necessarily come if money is thrown at it. It also depends on timing and luck.

After thinking about it, the venture capital representative asked again: "Seventy billion yuan in cash?"

Cao Feiyu affirmed: "Cash."

The venture capital representative said: "Pay in full?"

Cao Feiyu shook his head and explained: "Our company is a research and development enterprise. We do not produce products ourselves. We mainly collect technology licensing fees and do long-term business."

"For example, we charge an average of two yuan for each solid-state battery. It is estimated that this year and next, the production and sales of solid-state batteries will be at least 2 billion, from which we will collect a licensing fee of 4 billion yuan. By the year after next, the licensing fee should increase To six billion yuan.”

"So?" The venture capital representative interrupted Cao Feiyu rudely, "Gentleman, please don't be verbose. Our time is very valuable. Let's just get to the point."

Uh-huh~

Gao Yuan saw Cao Feiyu, who had always been gentle and elegant, becoming extremely angry.

But after all, he still had a high level of self-cultivation. He suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "We are a long-term business, and the basic investment is very huge. Several R\u0026D bases are being built at the same time, and we recruit thousands of people every month, so there is no need for the time being. With so much cash flow, it needs to be paid in installments.”

"Rest assured, our company's future earnings are very strong..."

"Stop talking! I don't care about the future." Once again, the venture capitalist interrupted Cao Feiyu, "The asking price of 70 billion is already outrageous, and you actually want to pay in installments? Are you clearly trying to take advantage? "

"To tell you the truth, if the installment payment is 70 billion, your Kunlun Company will not be needed. We, Xianglian Group, will directly use the right of first refusal to privatize Cambrian!"

In negotiations, it is normal to ask for a high price and pay back the money, but there is something wrong with the key person's attitude, he is too aggressive.

After all, Gao Yuan is not an ordinary businessman. Judging from his past dealings, he is quite temperamental.

"Mr. Liu, I think the price of 70 billion is not outrageous, and installment payment is not impossible to consider." Chen Tianshi said.

He is already a little anxious. As the founder of Cambrian, but being kidnapped by capital to such an extent, he can't say anything. It has to be said that it is also a kind of sadness.

"Mr. Chen, please pay attention to your identity. We are responsible for the interests of our investors!" The venture capital representative surnamed Liu raised his voice and said righteously.

Chen Tianshi did not expect that he would be lectured by a management representative in public. His face turned pale for a moment, his lips trembled slightly, and he did not utter a word for a long time.

By now, Su Jiuzhou and Han Chang beside Gao Yuan began to look ugly.

We are all Chinese companies, so why is there such a big gap?

But suddenly, something strange happened.

Gao Yuan shrugged, stood up, stretched, and strode out, "Since we can't reach an agreement, let's just let the deal go."

"Everyone, see you later."

Seeing that Gao Yuan was about to leave, Cao Feiyu did not hesitate to put away the document package. Su Jiuzhou and Han Chang Suriran felt it was a pity and should talk about it again, but Gao Yuan, the real owner, had withdrawn, and they had no reason to stay.

As a result, a group of people came in force and withdrew in force, leaving only the Chen brothers and the venture capital representative named Liu, stunned in place.

They actually wanted to talk again. They had suffered losses for many years, and even though the investors had deep pockets, they wanted to back out now.

It's just that Kunlun Company is now in the limelight and is a big fat piece of meat. The management feels that if they don't take a piece of meat from the plateau, they really can't live up to their vulture zodiac sign.

Other companies can be sold for 70 billion, but Kunlun Company cannot. This is called a big player.

Hey~

The young man was really angry, so why did he leave?

The venture capital representative named Liu was regretful and depressed, wondering how he would explain to investors later.

Suddenly, he heard Gao Yuan calmly say to Cao Feiyu outside the door: "Notify strategic partners to cut off the supply of solid-state batteries and carbon materials to Xianglian Group."

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