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5th of May, 4: 40 a.m.
On the 38th floor of the Jade Building, Shi Lei carried two cups of instant coffee mixed with some fresh milk. He walked over to Mu Shuang's desk and placed the milk and coffee on it.
"Mu Shuang, take a rest first. You're too tired!" Shi Lei said tenderly as he sat on the desk and looked at Mu Shuang's tired face.
Mu Shuang sighed and pushed the keyboard tray in. She picked up the milk and coffee and sipped it slowly. However, she couldn't hide the worry between her brows.
"Shi Lei, we're in big trouble!" Mu Shuang said to Shi Lei after drinking almost half the cup.
Without waiting for Shi Lei's reply, she continued, "We currently own AMD's shares. A total of 199 million shares, 27.49% of the company's total share capital. We're the single largest shareholder of AMD.
The total investment for the acquisition of shares is 703 million USD. There's still 20,000 USD left. "
Shi Lei listened quietly and replied firmly, "Continue the acquisition. Quote to the fixed investors. We must take over AMD!"
Mu Shuang rolled her eyes at Shi Lei. "Idiot!"
Dream Entertainment's remaining investment fund exceeded 2.3 billion USD. If they were to acquire AMD's shares at all costs, it would be easy to acquire more than 23% of the company's shares.
However, this wasn't in the interest of Dream Entertainment.
Dream Entertainment's main purpose of acquiring AMD was to gain more benefits. If they had to pay a heavy price to acquire AMD, it wouldn't benefit Dream Entertainment.
Shi Lei's slogan was to pay any price. However, Mu Shuang wasn't as crazy as Shi Lei. Mu Shuang had her own ideas. She wanted to acquire AMD at an acceptable price.
"Shi Lei, if we show strong and unshakable intentions to acquire AMD, it will only bring us trouble.
Do you remember the old saying, if you want to take, you must first give? "Mu Shuang's face revealed a confident expression.
Shi Lei shrugged. "It's up to you. I don't know anything about stocks."
"By the way, Shi Lei, does our company have any big projects recently?
Other than developing Doomsday War, are there any other projects? "Mu Shuang asked.
"Hmm?
Why do you ask? "Shi Lei scratched his head." It seems that 'Doomsday War' is the only big project recently. "
Mu Shuang said regretfully, "Doomsday War doesn't cost 3 billion USD.
Shi Lei, I suspect that AMD already knows about our operation.
Now that our acquisition has been exposed, we need other projects to cover up the $3 billion.
Otherwise, it will be very difficult for us to proceed with this acquisition. "
Shi Lei rolled his eyes. "So that's what happened. Mu Shuang, don't worry. The company will come up with an eye-catching project that will explain the whereabouts of the three billion USD."
"What project?" Mu Shuang asked cautiously.
This was a $3 billion investment. Even though Mu Shuang had full trust in Shi Lei, she still wanted to know the details so that she could make the appropriate investment adjustments.
Shi Lei explained the LIP lens-type information processor in detail. Then, he remembered something else and said, "Mu Shuang, do you remember when I asked you if you know anyone in the projector industry? You recommended an Alto company, but we did not contact them."
Mu Shuang was puzzled by this at first. She thought that Alto was not powerful enough, so she did not ask further.
"Did the company plan to develop a lens-type information processor at that time?
Shi Lei, this sounds uncertain. Are you confident that you can develop it? "Mu Shuang asked worriedly.
Shi Lei did not give her a definite answer. After all, he is not sure if they can develop the LIP lens-type information processor based on what Dong Guoguo said.
However, Shi Lei was unwilling to give up because whether it was Google Glass or Sony's HMZ series of products, they all implemented functions similar to the LIP lens information processor.
Since Google and Sony had developed similar products, why can't Dream Entertainment do the same?
The two companies had a deep foundation, but Dream Entertainment was not to be trifled with. Shi Lei had provided a lot of resources for Dong Guoguo, and with the help of the Rongcheng Military Region, they might be able to produce the LIP lens-type information processor.
"I can't be sure. The project's host did not give me a definite answer.
But if we invest more money, we will be able to develop it.
This technology will be the foundation of Dream Entertainment in the future. It will form the barrier of our Dream Entertainment system. "Shi Lei outlined the blueprint for the future.
"Alright. Let's use this technology. Anyway, this technology will give people the impression that it is a waste of money. It can fill the 3 billion USD gap."
Mu Shuang nodded and asked. "Shi Lei, you can announce this technology on Dream Entertainment's official website tomorrow. Let everyone in the world know about it.
No, it's best to hold a press conference and invite all the world's famous media outlets in Shuangqing City. "
Shi Lei laughed. "Just nice. The promotional video I asked the Deity Painting Company to produce will be useful again!"
At the end of March, Shi Lei had asked the Deity Painting Company to produce a new promotional video for the Brave World. But the Deity Painting Company kept delaying the production time.
Even after the Brave World's first round of Beta Testing, the video was not completed. It was only completed before the May 1st holiday.
However, Shi Lei did not rush the Deity Painting Company. The promotional video he requested was mainly to promote the LIP Lens Information Processor and the Brave World.
Therefore, Shi Lei's order was to make it as detailed as possible and not to rush for time.
"There's another promotional video?" Mu Shuang looked at Shi Lei in surprise. "Why didn't I know about it?
Is it 'Sword to Arrow 4'? "
Shi Lei shook his head. "The 'Sword to Arrow' promotional video series has ended. This is a new promotional video or a mini movie. It should be more than 20 minutes long."
"Oh!"
Mu Shuang did not ask further. "Shi Lei, can you confirm that there's no problem with holding a press conference tomorrow?"
"No problem!" Shi Lei answered with certainty.
"Alright. Then I'll have to carry out my plan. With your support, the plan should be easier!"
Mu Shuang looked relaxed. She pulled out a keyboard holder and put up the latest purchase order on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.
At one o 'clock in the morning, AMD's real-time share price, just as Mu Shuang predicted, rushed to the red line of $5.00 and reached $5.08 per share.
Mu Shuang's purchase order was still at a premium. It was $5.30, which was 22 cents higher than the real-time share price.
Unfortunately, there were not many AMD shares circulating freely on the market. In addition to the Wall Street Journal's condemnation, AMD's shares became a new luxury on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.
The market was filled with purchase orders. Mu Shuang's purchase order was at a premium, but she did not manage to buy a single share.
Mu Shuang was mentally prepared for this situation.
After AMD's shares opened today, the trading volume had exceeded 200 million shares. It had already attracted the attention of various investors, who followed the trend and bought the shares.
Currently, the individual investors, speculators, and fixed investors who owned AMD's shares did not have any intention of selling. They were all waiting for AMD to announce its cooperation with Dream Entertainment so that the share price would rise even higher.
Shi Lei was a little nervous. "Mu Shuang, why can't we buy any shares?"
"Of course we can't. Everyone is waiting for a higher price."
Mu Shuang explained briefly and then continued, "Give us a higher price. We'll get them sooner or later!"
After she finished speaking, Mu Shuang noticed that someone had already given a higher price on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. An anonymous account offered a price of 5.66 USD per share. It was a purchase order for one million shares. The real-time share price was only 5.13 USD, and the rate of increase was very slow.
Mu Shuang paid attention to the other party's purchase order. However, the price was 5.66 USD per share, and they did not receive any shares. This was not normal. Perhaps it was the media's report, coupled with the market's push, that caused the shareholders and investors to have a false sense of blind confidence in AMD's share price.
Mu Shuang sneered as she typed on the keyboard like a madman. She filled in a purchase order for 100 million shares at a price of 6.11 USD per share as if she had gone mad.
The seventh offshore company separately allocated one billion USD to ensure that this purchase order had enough margin to pass the Nasdaq Stock Exchange's audit.
AMD's real-time share price was constantly increasing. However, it was only 5.13 USD per share. The purchase price of 6.11 USD per share was close to 1 USD per share. It caused a huge sensation on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.
The other investors who were hiding in the dark looked at the purchase order for one hundred million shares and sneered. They were certain that Dream Entertainment was behind this.
In fact, it was indeed Dream Entertainment's doing behind the scenes!
These investors followed one after another. They concluded that AMD and Dream Entertainment had an internal transaction. Otherwise, why would Dream Entertainment want to acquire AMD's shares?
Was Dream Entertainment really going to acquire AMD?
What a joke. Dream Entertainment was an offshore company. Its background was unclear. Would the Lijian Province's government allow Dream Entertainment to acquire AMD?
AMD had provided many military orders for Lijian Province. Unless the Lijian Province's government was retarded, they would sell AMD to a foreign company.
Even if the Lijian Province's government was retarded, the investors would not think that Dream Entertainment was retarded. It was impossible for them not to know that acquiring AMD was basically impossible.
However, they did not understand Shi Lei's mentality!
Shi Lei knew about the shady dealings between AMD and the Lijian Province's government. He also knew about the Lijian Province's attitude towards AMD.
Shi Lei was confident that he could handle the Lijian Province's resistance to the acquisition of AMD.
Almost all the investors thought that Dream Entertainment was trying to make money. They were just waiting for AMD's share price to rise. Then, Dream Entertainment could easily make a killing.
Hence, these investors followed Dream Entertainment's footsteps and rushed forward. They all offered a premium purchase order. The Nasdaq Stock Exchange was filled with orders for AMD's shares.
Unfortunately, they did not know that this was a trap set by Dream Entertainment!
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