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The acquisition of Tweet Company is not in line with Suri’s investment philosophy of “making easy money”.

Moreover, conflicts will inevitably escalate again in response to provocations.

But the media oligarchs don't want to see him get rich, so they have taken the lead time and time again, trying to discredit Suri through attacks, and then snipe at Netflix Entertainment, which is a bit pushy.

All this is visible to the outside world.

Just as Secretary Amanda had reminded her before, if she doesn't do something, others will only think that Suri is a weakling. Once she is considered weak and can be bullied, she will be prone to more troubles in the future.

So now I choose to fight back in order to gain long-term peace.

If you spend hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire Tweet, you will greatly enhance your voice. It will undoubtedly be a very cost-effective deal. After Suri made up his mind, he immediately sent people to find Tweet founder Ivan Dos in Silicon Valley. Explore the West to explore...

It was around 5 o'clock that evening.

Ivan Dorsey asked several partners and executives to stay, gather in his office, draw the hundred-page curtains, and start the meeting.

Lying in a comfortable position on a chair, this thirty-year-old white man who is already well-known in Silicon Valley said with a smile: "Man, you will never guess what happened just now!"

An impetuous man with glasses, slightly fat and unshaven, asked curiously: "...What's going on?"

The other six people present were also very confused. They had not closed the curtains specifically during meetings before. This obviously meant that there was something important to discuss.

Another shrewd-looking middle-aged white woman thought she had guessed something and said next:

"Is it possible that the new round of financing has been settled? I think you seem very happy."

Ivan Dorsey shook his head and smiled:

"It's better than financing. I said at the beginning that it was worth persisting. Just ten minutes ago, one of Suri's subordinates called me and hoped to acquire our company as a whole at a high price. I did some research online and it was indeed the case. Really, the other party is Suri’s chief investment adviser.”

The bearded man saw that he was pretending again. He stared at him for a long time. He was so anxious that he almost vomited blood. He quickly asked: "Suri? He actually wants to buy our company? How much is he willing to give us?"

"...A total of 5 million U.S. dollars! The premise is to give a reply within two days, otherwise he will contact the Tutu Company."

The situation is different from the previous life.

In the field of microblogs, there is now a three-legged situation.

The Tweet company has more than 4100 million registered users, ranking first in terms of scale. The "Tweet Picture" company, which specializes in picture social networking, is also performing well, with more than 3300 million registered users. The proportion of monthly active accounts is slightly higher than that of Tweet, and it is young. People like to use tweets to date and fall in love.

The two companies have some overlap in business, and in everyone's opinion, there is indeed the possibility of abandoning Tweet and choosing to acquire the Tweet company.

At that time, with the basic users of Tuitu, coupled with Suri's financial resources and influence, the situation is likely to be reversed in an instant. Even if Tweet Company successfully finds financing, it may be usurped by Tuitu Company and become the second largest player in the microblogging industry.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

Suri, whose net worth has reached the 11-digit threshold, is quite terrifying in the eyes of Tweet's co-founders and executives.

In terms of influence alone, it even exceeds that of Mark Zuckerberg. After all, Zuckerberg does not have the support of hundreds of millions of fans.

The media giants have recently spared no effort to discredit Suri, probably to eliminate Suri's dazzling aura first, and then continue to think of ways to stab Suri.

Otherwise, if Suri starts to fight back, the popularity he has accumulated over the years will be enough to cause pain to several media and film and television companies for a long time.

It involves huge interests of hundreds of billions of dollars, and no matter how deliberate it is, it cannot be overstated.

Ivan Dorsey and others didn't think too much at the moment, thinking that the Tweet company was really good enough to attract Suridu.

Last time, it was the same group of people who discussed it for a long time before realizing that the Tweet project still had huge potential, and they ruthlessly rejected Facebook's acquisition invitation. Regarding the practice of "pinch mergers and acquisitions", it has long been an open secret in Silicon Valley. On the one hand, Ivan Sidor feels that he can earn more, but on the other hand, he does not want his hard work to be in vain and become a vassal of Facebook.

this time.

The acquisition offer price given by Su Rui was more than three times higher than Xiao Zha's previous offer. In addition, the money in the company's account was almost exhausted, making everyone present extremely excited.

Especially the three co-founders, including Ivan Sidor, were so nervous that they were so nervous that they could immediately have hundreds of millions of dollars in cash if they just nodded.

As a start-up company, it does not mean that the valuation given by the market will definitely mean how much it will be worth.

The situation of companies valued at more than one billion or billions of dollars plummeting in value overnight has happened many times in Silicon Valley.

If enough funds cannot be obtained, if the business monetization model fails, if strong competitors appear... these may cause Tweet to return to before liberation overnight.

in the office.

After a while of silence, the bearded man asked tentatively: "Ivan, you didn't refuse directly this time, right? Seriously, if you refuse Suri, I will rush over and strangle you to death."

Ivan Dorsey shook his head and said:

"This offer is US$1 million higher than the latest market valuation and far exceeds Tweet's current value. Of course I will be cautious and want to know your views first."

A certain executive, who was more concerned about his future future than a high severance package, hurriedly asked: "Besides the purchase price, are you talking about anything else? For example, what will the current employees do then?"

"Of course we have discussed it. Suri's team is very professional and has already considered everything. They have sent the acquisition details to my mailbox. You can take a look first."

Ivan Dorsey just finished speaking, and then added:

"I was a little nervous before and forgot to discuss it again. Maybe we can get better conditions than it was. For example, we are allowed to retain some shares, or continue to hold our current positions and receive option awards. Many companies have been acquired after being acquired. Choose to do this.”

The bearded man wearing glasses immediately said:

"I feel that Tweet will be much more powerful in Suri's hands than in our hands. We will have the opportunity to build it into a great company, like Netflix Entertainment. Then we will not have to worry about financing, and we will avoid the risk of entrepreneurial failure. Risk, honestly if I were given $5000 million, I wouldn’t know how to spend it.”

Several co-founders began to fantasize about life after making money.

It was said that we were very rich before, but it was just paper wealth, which was invisible and intangible. It was very different from cash.

Executives don't have to worry about "how to spend money in the future" and read the content of the email first.

When they found out that even if they were acquired, they would still maintain the status quo, and they agreed on the express terms of no layoffs within two years and an 8% salary increase every year, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

to be frank.

These Tweet executives also feel that they may be happier working under Suri.

Take Netflix Entertainment, for example. It has already announced its equity incentive plan, basic salary and other benefits. It is famously generous in Silicon Valley and has always been coveted by others.

Some Netflix Entertainment executives encountered listing dividends within two years of joining the company.

According to the option incentive plan rumored by the outside world, after Netflix Entertainment goes public, executives will generally have the opportunity to make millions of dollars.

Due to the long-term lack of money in Tweet's company account, Ivan Dorsey, as CEO, is a bit petty and always likes to dig into Soso.

this time.

Several executives unanimously had the urge to kidnap Ivan, use him as a surrender certificate, and immediately go to Suri.

During the discussion, several executives present naturally began to express anxiety.

I tend to persuade several co-founders to seize the opportunity and agree to this transaction as soon as possible... (End of Chapter)