Rebirth of America, this is my time

Unlucky, unlucky, unlucky—

Why am I being targeted by the Rockefellers——

They want to invest in Apple?

Then you also offered 10 million for 20% of the shares?

What's the difference between this nonsense and Mingqiang?

It's night, at home.

Ethan was jumping around like a shrimp on a hot pot.

He was pacing back and forth, waving his hands, venting his dissatisfaction, and speaking at the speed of Namo Gatling Bodhisattva, which showed his inner anxiety.

The pattering footsteps made Evelin grin on the sofa.

Robbing openly?

Oh my stupid brother - you don't use the right word.

This is not called open robbery, because they paid.

What the hell? If you give money, doesn't it count as robbery? Forced buying and selling is also against the law - uh, okay, this is indeed not against the law. As soon as the words came out, Ethan felt that something was wrong, and he immediately came over The 180-degree turn almost caused him to bite his tongue.

Because when he was talking, he remembered that forced buying and selling were illegal in the country of his previous life, but in the land he is now on, it is very normal.

After all, Angsa is traditional.

Not only the far ones, but also the near ones, he could list several——

For example, in the Alstom case of Gallic Chicken, America forced Alstom to break up and let it sell its power business to General Electric;

Another example is Tik Tok. New York real estate developers forced its parent company to sell it;

Of course, the most shameless case is not these two cases. The real person who has fun is John Bull. Before Ethan traveled through time, he heard the news that John Bull ordered Nexperia to divest NWF.

The cause of the entire incident occurred in 2021, when Nexperia acquired John Bull's largest wafer manufacturer NWF. At the time of the acquisition, the company was already on the verge of bankruptcy, so John Bull in order to solve the company's bankruptcy brought employment issues, approved the acquisition. However, shortly after the acquisition was completed, when Nexperia injected funds into the company to revitalize it, John Bull jumped out and said that the acquisition posed a threat to their national security, forcing Nexperia to sell its shares in NWF, and designated The buyer is John Bull's domestic enterprise.

Although this kind of thing is very common among the third brother who doesn't give money for shopping, when John Bull starts to be shameless, it can only be said that Dai Ying is in Ah San.

When such incidents of forced buying and selling became common, Ethan became very wary of the blatant robbery of capitalism. Otherwise, he would not have gone to great lengths to cling to the strong position of Principal Fred Terman. thigh. There is no way, even in the business field, most of the time only people with similar backgrounds can sit down and talk. When others can knock you down with one punch, do you still want to protect your own interests?

Do not make jokes.

David Geffen was beaten to tears by Steve Ross!

Five million dollars to buy all the copyrights of those famous singers?

Wow--

What’s really special about this is the generosity of capitalists!

Thinking of this, Ethan rolled his eyes.

He stopped pacing and threw himself on the sofa hard, sulking.

The bulging look made Evelin turn sideways and lie down on the soft sofa.

He pressed his elbows against the armrests, put his fists against his cheeks, and said with a smile: Oh, oh, Ethan, why do I feel that you are discouraged this time? Before, no matter what happened, such as Mi Luohua's prosecution, Atari's new machine, Nintendo's betrayal, you always want to fight back when you are angry, but now...why do I feel that you are just complaining? Huh?

WTF?

The inquiry ignited the powder keg.

Ethan, who was sitting on the sofa, almost jumped up!

Oh Evelyn - what nonsense are you talking about? he was startled.

Fight back? Oh oh oh - is the situation now the same as before? The person eyeing Apple is Rockefeller! Rockefeller! Rockefeller! Being an enemy of this kind of guy? I, Ethan, am confident, but not arrogant, and not smart. It's flooded! That's Rockefeller! The Rockefeller who dared to kill people in public! Attica, Attica, do you remember? It's what you told me when we were watching Dog Day Afternoon before. Rockefeller wanted to protect To stabilize the state of New York, we directly mobilized the National Guard to suppress Attica, regardless of the camp! Shoot them directly! No one will be spared!

When Ethan took the business card from Wenlock's people and found out that their boss was actually from the Rockefeller family, his mind suddenly flashed back to the movie Hot Day starring Al Pacino he had watched with Evelin. In the scene in Afternoon, Evelin despised him at that time because he didn't know about the Rockefeller suppression case that happened in 1917.

In order to maintain his rule, Nelson of the Rockefeller family killed all the rebels. Even if the federal hostages stood in his way, he would kill them without fail.

Are you going to challenge a family that kills people justly and doesn't care about federal laws?

Wow, these guys are probably going to let him see what a real old-school capitalist is!

So - you're scared? Ethan's roar almost made Evelin laugh out loud.

What else? After being interrupted by her, Ethan's voice gradually became more stable, You can't let me give that guy named Lawrence a slap, can you?

Don't say it's me, even the principal wouldn't dare to do this!

Ethan shrugged, he thought his sister was talking nonsense.

At the same time, he was also very annoyed, No, why don't you comfort me! Oh Evelin! I'm about to be robbed! Can't you just follow me and scold Rockefeller?

Ethan felt very wronged.

It has only been three years since he came to this world, and only two and a half years since he started his serious business. And in such a short period of time, he has been targeted by a behemoth like Rockefeller?

Isn't this too difficult for special codes?

Although in the two and a half years since he started his business, he has also defeated Philips, beaten Warner, and kicked Nintendo. Well...but this doesn't mean that he can compete with Rockefeller, right?

Now he only feels that he has just made some small achievements in the novice village, and then the leader of the soul clan, Soul Emperor, comes here with all his heart? director! This script is obviously wrong!

Oh Ethan - am I not comforting you? Evelin changed her posture, hugged her legs, and said with a smile: Since the gap between us and Rockefeller is so huge, it is so huge that we cannot use relationships to communicate with you. Time will make up for it, so why do you need to be angry?

If opponents of the same level attack each other and someone uses some nasty tricks, then it's normal for you to be angry or retaliate, right?

But now, when ninety-nine percent of people in America, or in other words around the world, will be suppressed by Rockefeller when they see him...what do you have to be angry about?

If I remember correctly, Nelson also scolded Richard before?

When the leaders of our country can't even raise their heads in front of the name Rockefeller, they want to invest in your company? Isn't this a good thing?

People are willing to be your company's protector, so you still want to scold them?

Of course, their tone may be a little unhuman, but how many aloof kings can really be considerate of the people? It is normal to have a bad tone, and a good tone...

On the contrary, it may be fake.

Right?

The girl winked playfully at Ethan.

Her rhetorical question stopped Ethan.

'yes! Since the vast majority of people in this world cannot stand up to Rockefeller, why should I panic? Since most people in the world will be crushed by the surname Rockefeller, then everyone is embarrassed, which means that no one is embarrassed, right? ’

'Eh--'

‘Thinking about it this way, there seems to be nothing wrong with their investment? ’

‘The Rockefeller sign itself is worth thousands of dollars! ’

Ethan, who was possessed by Ah Q, felt that his sister was right.

But just when he was about to nod in agreement, he felt something was wrong.

Evelyn——

Um?

If I remember correctly, the principal told us before that someone wanted to invest in our game company and take our game company public. You were very angry at that time, right?

Yeah, what's wrong?

What's wrong? Ethan was confused by Evelin, You were angry when you faced this kind of forced buying and selling, and then today you made me be more open-minded?

Yes. Evelin nodded and said with a smile: Because I didn't invest in Apple - it's not like my money was robbed, so of course I can advise you to be generous - that's no problem, right? ?”

‘…’

'Grass! ’

Ethan is even more angry!

A woman with double standards!

He jumped off the sofa and walked out.

Why are you going? Evelin was a little confused.

I'm going back to my place! Ethan shouted very loudly.

Why? Evelin blinked.

Looking at Ethan's back, he said: You don't seem to have finished talking about it yet? You just said that Wenlock, under the name of Rockefeller, wanted to invest in Apple, and they were also among the group of people who wanted to invest in Destiny Games before. Officer, you didn’t say anything else!”

Stop talking! Ethan replied unhappily.

Huh? A question mark appeared on Evelin's forehead.

Since you don't understand me, then I'll go back and be angry alone!

Bang! Ethan closed the door heavily.

‘…’ The shocking movement stunned the girl on the sofa for a second.

Hahahaha—— She burst into laughter the next second.

What Evelin said is actually okay. When the gap between the two sides is too great, any anger is actually unnecessary. Because no matter how angry the person involved is and how hard they rack their brains, the gap that was created when they were reincarnated cannot be made up in a short time.

If not...

There would be no such thing as some people are born in Rome in this world.

But even if Ethan understands this truth, he is still a little angry.

Because the price offered by Wenlock was too insincere!

And they even threatened to invest in others!

The point is that they use their nostrils to see people!

It's a special size! I really want to poke two green onions in it!

Let you pretend!

Ethan, who was sitting at home, was indignant.

At this moment, the lock sounded.

With a squeak, Evelin, who seemed to have taken a shower and changed clothes, got in.

When she saw Ethan's legs crossed on the table, his arms folded, and leaning on the chair, the boss's pretense made her raise the corners of her mouth, Are you still angry? she asked.

Huh- Ethan rolled his eyes at her and was too lazy to pay attention to her.

Okay, I admit, I used the wrong way to comfort you... Okay? The girl raised her hands in a gesture of surrender.

The insincere words made Ethan tilt his head.

This action made Evelin frown slightly, and she sat down on the sofa across from the table, Okay, can you tell me, what would you do if the investor was not Rockefeller?

What do you mean? Ethan didn't understand.

It's very simple.

Evelin said: From your performance, it doesn't look like you can't accept investors, right?

Yes - Ethan admitted very bachelorly.

Speaking of this, he immediately became excited.

He sat upright and said loudly: Before I contacted Wenlock, I had been convinced by the two Steves. I went into the negotiation with sincerity, but they were not sincere!

Oh, that's what I'm asking. Evelin replied with a smile: What if the investor is not Rockefeller? What would you do? Because I feel that what you want is actually control of the company, right?

‘…’ Ethan was silent.

Because Evelin hit the point.

What made him really angry was not that Rockefeller was arrogant or that Rockefeller had harsh conditions. Having lived in two generations, he knew that the reason why the Wenlock people claimed their family status was probably because that guy named Lawrence Rockefeller felt that he was being left behind. Save face.

I want to invest in your game company, but you say you don’t want money?

And it was Fred Terman who came forward to refuse and show respect?

I can give you face, but the second time I find a good company...

If I don’t invest, then where will I put my face?

I, Rockefeller, am shameless?

Ethan felt that it might be for this reason that they specifically mentioned the previous incident, and since he could understand it, he would not be afraid. What really worried him was actually the issue of Apple's control after Rockefeller entered the scene. When this matter Dafo asks for 20% of the shares, one-third of the board seats, and appoints a CEO and CFO...

So what do they want in the future?

Ethan really didn’t dare to think about it.

Giving it up to Rockefeller when he already saw Apple as the platform for the touch computer industry?

That was really a bit unwilling.

As for what my sister asked, how to control the entire company when the investor is not Rockefeller?

This is simple, right?

Not to mention the cunning operations of secretly holding shares, there are also those that are open and above board——

The simplest thing is that the same shares have different rights. Ethan said.

“What do you mean?” Evelin asked curiously, “You know, I’m not studying finance.”

That's literally what it means.

Ethan shrugged: The simplest way is to issue two stocks with different face values, A and B.

Things like A and B shares are too simple for Ethan. There are too many cases in previous lives, such as Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett and his good brother Charlie. Munger and many big investors own A shares, and all those circulating on the market are B shares. The face value of A shares is 30 times that of B shares, and the voting rights are 200 times that of B shares. At the same time, B shares will always be It cannot be converted into A shares, but A shares can be converted into B shares at any time. This approach ensures that Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have absolute control over their companies.

Google has done the same thing. The stocks issued before 2002 were all B shares, each share has 10 voting rights. All the stocks issued after 2002 are A shares, with one voting right per share. At the same time, it was also agreed that B shares cannot be circulated and can only be split into A shares if they want to be sold. However, A shares can never be converted into B shares. This ensures that no matter how much capital is purchased in the market and how many Google shares are purchased, As long as the number of B shares owned by the founder is 10%, he can obtain an absolute majority of voting rights in the company.

Therefore, if you want to control Apple, you can directly raise external financing in the form of A and B shares, but this kind of thing is okay for ordinary investors, because they have money and want to enter the market, and Ethan is confident It's enough, but for Rockefeller... How many people in the world dare to say that Rockefeller is made of clay?

Not giving them the right to vote?

Then Ethan just waits until he is shot six times in the back and commits suicide after an autopsy!

The faces of old-school capitalists will be smashed by him!

The plan given by Ethan made Evelin narrow her eyes. The girl continued to look at Ethan with a smile and asked: According to your psychological expectations, how should this financing be done?

How to do it?

When it comes to this, Ethan becomes even more excited, because this is also his major.

I personally feel that Apple is currently in the Growth Stage. If it wants to raise funds, it must be raised according to the standards of this stage.

Oh, you don't know what the development stage is, right? Let me tell you this, companies that can be invested are generally in three stages, or the seed stage. Companies at this stage only have one concept and no For any product, investing money is purely because you think their inspiration is good. The second stage is the Early Stage. Companies in this stage generally have products, but they have not yet achieved commercial success. At this time, the investment is completely They just think they can make a profit. The third stage is the development stage. They already have turnover and even profits, but in order to develop, they need more funds.

Now Apple's annual revenue has exceeded 100 million, and there is also a lot of profit. They need to invest now because they want to make it bigger. The profits alone are simply not enough to burn.

In my opinion, according to Pre-Money (pre-financing valuation), the transaction value of this company is at least ten times or even twenty times the net profit, so the valuation of 100 million given by Wenlock...

rare.

Ethan looked at his sister seriously.

When valuing a company, if the company generates profits, the common method is to use the price-earnings ratio to calculate it. For example, if the company's annual net profit is one million, and the price-earnings ratio of a technology company is guaranteed to be ten times, then this company The market value is generally 10 million. In other words, after someone buys this company, it will take ten years to make back the capital.

Although this method is very inaccurate, because there is no standard for investment. What matters is actually the emotional will of you and me. When it comes to the negotiation table, the Eight Immortals will show their magical powers across the sea. Investors will find ways to lower the price, while the enterprise will He will keep telling stories, but these are not important now. Ethan mainly wants to tell his sister that apples are already very valuable now.

And as she told her story, surprise flashed in the eyes of Evelin, who was leaning on the sofa.

The girl stared at Ethan for a long time, then smiled and said: Okay, Okay, I think I understand what you mean. I think you can talk about it.

What do you mean? Did Ethan understand what Evelin said.

Evelin said: It's very simple. Didn't you say that you can accept external investors, but you just think that the price offered by Rockefeller is very low? Then use your professional knowledge to talk to them.

You explain to them how valuable Apple is.

You expressed to them the inaccuracy of the valuation.

“You have to beat them at their strengths.”

You think Rockefeller wanted to rob?

Then you have to let the world know that they are robbing!

It might be a death throes for others, but not for us.

The principal cannot protect us forever.

But as long as he's still here, it's impossible for people to take our things unscrupulously!

He may not be able to stop Rockefeller from investing in Apple, but he will definitely create a fair negotiation environment for us and let us get the money and resources corresponding to the 20% of the shares!

And this process...

You need to fight for it yourself!

Evelin put away the smile on her face and looked at Ethan seriously.

And under her gaze...

Ethan was stunned for two seconds, then jumped up and picked up the phone on the table.

Hey, Steve? Send me Apple's financial statements for this year.

What? This year's annual report won't be released before the Chinese New Year?

If you can't get your special number, I'll do it for you!

Even if you are working overtime! It's not a holiday! You have to bring me the financial report!

This is the only way to protect our interests. Don't be lazy for me if you are so special!

Note: ① Regarding Apple’s valuation, I have raised the sales volume of APPLE 2. In reality, it did not sell as much as I wrote in 1977. In reality, it really became popular with the emergence of the spreadsheet VisiCalc. The upward adjustment in the book refers to the actual Atari home console. The market for Milowa home consoles is completely blank. APPLE 2 was only sold with the support of games. As for whether this amount is an exaggeration or not - I can only say that in reality, APPLE 2 had already earned Apple 100 million in mid-1979. ② Regarding Wenlock’s investment in Apple, I checked their official website information, and it said official investment was in 1978, so I don’t know where the other rumored 1977 came from. Their website address is venrock plus com.