The scene shifts to EBAY's headquarters far away in the Atlantic Ocean.

Meg Whitman covered the document she had just approved and rubbed her temples.

"Dong dong dong~"

"Come in," said Meg Whitman.

"President, SoftBank is planning to sell its shares in Alibaba, and the other party asked us if we are interested," said Fred Badge.

eBay began to expand the Chinese e-commerce market in 2002. In 2002, eBay and eBay began to form an alliance and changed their name to eBay. In 2003, eBay invested US$180 million to formally acquire the company, holding 100% of it.

In June, Lao Ma took the initiative to find eBay, and eBay obtained a portion of Alibaba's shares.

Meg Whitman is willing to take over Alibaba not only to expand the e-commerce territory, but also for the merchant information owned by Alibaba eBay, which has endless potential.

Because these merchants can allow eBay to accelerate the completion of cross-border e-commerce layout.

"How many shares are they going to sell?" Meg Whitman asked.

"SoftBank plans to sell all their shares," Fred Badge replied.

"Have you found out why SoftBank took action?" Meg Whitman asked.

"Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, led the founding team to leave Alibaba." Fried Badji replied.

"How much do SoftBank's shares plan to sell for?" Meg Whitman asked.

Although she was a little puzzled by Lao Ma's departure, she would not delve into the reasons. However, Meg Whitman was still very interested in taking control of Ali.

Even though Alibaba's current performance has declined, it is still a company with great potential, and Alibaba plays a crucial role in its layout.

"SoftBank plans to sell its shares to eBay for 80 million," said Fred Badge.

"Let's talk to SoftBank. We've won 60 million. By the way, contact Jack Ma and ask if he is interested in selling his shares." Meg Whitman tapped her index finger on the table and thought for a moment.

Said after the small meeting.

"Okay, President, I'll contact them right away." After speaking, Fred Badge left Meg Whitman's office.

...

9 a.m. on August 7, 2003.

Because the time difference between Lighthouse Country and Neon Country is thirteen hours, Son only received the message from eBay after going to work.

Son Zhengyi made a very decisive decision to sell Alibaba's shares to eaby for 60 million.

Alibaba's performance has declined too seriously. The longer it goes on, the lower Alibaba's value will be. The next changes are even more unpredictable. It would be more cost-effective to sell the shares directly to eBay.

Moreover, if you invest 20 million and earn back 60 million, double the income is considered a successful investment for SoftBank.

Smart businessmen don't make pointless gambles.

...

eBay's contact person in China also contacted Lao Ma at the same time, but Lao Ma was a little hesitant about this matter.

Alibaba is the escape route he left for himself. If Qilin Taobao fails, he can retreat back to Alibaba.

"Mr. Lukar, I'm sorry, I don't plan to sell Alibaba's shares for the time being."

"Since Mr. Ma does not want to sell his shares, eBay will not force it. However, Ali's performance is deteriorating day by day. As Ali's largest shareholder, eBay asks Mr. Ma to hand over control of Ali."

"There is no problem in handing over control, but I retain the right to monitor."

"Mr. Ma, you are a shareholder of the company, and this is your right."

"I will contact my wife later. You can just send someone over to take over."

The shares that Lao Ma previously sold contained voting rights, and his 10% shares only had 30% of the voting rights, so Lao Ma had to hand over control of the company even if he was unwilling.

"People from eBay have acquired SoftBank's shares. eBay wants to take back control of Alibaba. They will send someone to hand over the control in the next few days."

"Well, I understand, this is better. I can take time to spend time with Yuan Kun."

"You just have to monitor the company's finances."

"I see."

After Lao Ma talked with Lukar on the phone, he called his wife Zhang Ying.

The two had a child in 1992. In the past, both husband and wife were busy and rarely spent time with the child. They happened to be free to take care of the child at home, so Zhang Ying agreed without even thinking about it.

...

Cao Mang and Natasha just arrived at the company.

Cao Mang met Luo Ying at the door of the office.

"Sister Ying, what do you want from me?" Cao Mang asked after opening the fingerprint lock and pushing the door open.

"The human resources departments of each company have been split up, and the new company has been registered. But you, boss, haven't injected capital yet, so I can't operate the new company," Luo Ying said with a smile.

A penny stumped the heroic man, and Luo Ying was helpless. There was not a penny in the company's account, and she didn't know if Cao Mang had forgotten. She could only wait for Cao Mang.

"It's done so quickly?" Cao Mang asked in surprise.

Luo Ying's work efficiency was many times faster than he imagined. Cao Mang originally thought that the split would take a month to complete, but he didn't expect that Luo Ying could finish it in less than a week.

"The human resources department only needs to reconcile the accounts clearly. Since the company still has to sign a contract with the human resources company, it's fine to just take everything away." Luo Ying rolled her eyes and said.

"How much capital do you expect the new company to inject?" Cao Mang asked.

"The new company has a total of 103 people, 20 of whom were borrowed from Kirin Entertainment. The monthly salary plus other expenses will probably cost around 600,000, because the new company needs to sign a contract with the existing company.

So the new company is considered to have business and income, and you can just inject 1 million directly." Luo Ying replied.

"I will ask the secretariat to handle this matter later. The money is guaranteed to arrive before the afternoon. Have you chosen the company address?" Cao Mang thought for a while and replied.

"I have already negotiated with the owner of the fifteenth floor, and now the decoration workers have come in to decorate." Luo Ying replied.

"Sister Ying did a really good job with this, and she did it neatly and neatly." Cao Mang said with a smile.

Qilin Human Resources Company is also a company under Cao Mang's name, so Luo Ying contacted the decoration company and the owner in the name of Qilin. Even if the company's account has no money yet, it is not a big problem to sign a contract first and let the other party do the work.

"That's necessary." Luo Ying smiled.

"How about the recruitment of think tank company personnel?" Cao Mang asked.

"There are already some candidates. When the office is decorated, he can take office next week. The think tank and human resources are on the fifteenth floor. The human resources company cannot use the entire floor, so Yumi and I discussed one person and half." Luo Ying replied.

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"Sister Ying is also helping me recruit three finance and tax experts. I plan to add another accounting firm and recruit a group of people working in the mobile phone industry," Cao Mang said.

Sakurai Yumi once suggested to Cao Mang that the company's financial and taxation was a little chaotic, but if it continued, it would become a big mess, and a professional accounting firm was needed to assist.
Chapter completed!