James didn't expect that someone would file an acquisition of the company at this time. Doesn't the other party know Supreme's current dilemma?

Then, he denied his guess.

The other party is going to acquire his own company, so how could he not do some investigation? Although his company is not big, it still costs tens of millions of dollars.

Then, it seems that the other party is confident of solving the company's problems!

That is, people like James who do their own business professionally and do not pay much attention to outside the circle.

He didn't know what the European Royal Fund came from.

This is not surprising. Many people in European and American countries, especially Americans, really live in their own world, are self-centered and do not pay attention to external affairs at all.

Not to mention 2013, even in the era of information explosion a few years later.

On Facebook and Titter, there are many European and American people asking the Chinese people if they use power.

Of course, some of them pretend to be stupid, while others really don’t know.

...

At the agreed time, Lisa flew to New York and met James at Supreme's headquarters.

Although this acquisition is not big and is not worth Wang Ye’s personal effort, it will also cost tens of millions of dollars after all.

Lisa still takes it very seriously, and she brought a professional team of six people.

James was surprised to see the person who took the lead.

He asked repeatedly: "Miss Lisa, are you serious about the acquisition of your company this time? What is your position in the company?"

The dissatisfaction was clearly revealed in his words. James thought that what was the European Royal Fund sending a few middle and low-level employees to explore the way, and did not take supreme seriously.

Lisa said calmly: "My boss, Mr. Wang Ye, the chairman of the European Royal Foundation, has fully authorized me. If the negotiation goes well, I can sign an agreement on the spot."

Only then did James feel relieved and take Lisa and his party seriously.

In the large conference room of Supreme headquarters, the two sides began formal negotiations.

Supreme is a private company and is completely controlled by James, so the process is very simple to talk about the acquisition.

There is no need to conduct cumbersome processes such as inquiries, information disclosure, shareholder meetings, etc. like listed companies.

As long as James wants to sell and the other party can offer a price, he can just make a deal.

James has not yet made up his mind whether to sell the company. Of course, he is full of affection for the supreme brand and has always been very dedicated to running the brand.

However, the company is in a difficult situation now, so difficult that James feels that he can't hold on.

But if he sells it, he is very unwilling to accept it.

So, he is now in an ambivalent mind, wandering between selling or not.

"Mr. James, let me introduce our foundation first. This time is a hurry, and Mr. James may not have time to understand us." lsia smiled.

James nodded repeatedly, he really hadn't had time to understand the foundation.

"The European Royal Fund was founded and controlled by Mr. Wang Ye. The fund investors include Mr. Wang Ye's Danish royal family, the Spanish royal family, the Monaco royal family, and the Swedish royal family. Oh, let me also say that the directors of the foundation are all the crown princes of these royal families."

James opened his mouth wide, as if he was listening to a fairy tale.

He originally thought that this so-called "royal fund" was just in the name of the royal family, but he never expected that this fund was really a real "royal" fund!

James felt a little moved and understood one thing. No wonder this fund dared to propose an acquisition even though he knew that his brand was in trouble.

It turns out that the background of this fund is much more powerful than the Kmora family, and its strength is overwhelming.

Thinking of this, his heart was hot, and the company's dilemma seemed to be able to be solved.

"Miss Lisa, I have a suggestion, can you...I mean, can you cooperate with Supreme based on the situation of investing in the future."

James stared at Lisa with anticipation.

He was unwilling to give up his career, but he had no way to fight against the Kmora family by himself.

Now I suddenly encountered a powerful cooperative opponent, so of course I wanted to jump up and hug my thighs as soon as possible.

Lisa was stunned, invest in cooperation?

She thought of what Wang Ye told her before coming.

"If the other party sells all the shares, then keep him with high salaries and dividends to continue to control the company. If the other party does not want to clear the position and leave the market, that's even better. You can keep him no more than 20 shares."

For this personalized brand, the founder is really the soul of the brand.

If the founder is driven away, the brand will lose its soul and become less personal and interesting.

So Wang Ye specifically instructed that James should be left behind no matter what!

What Wang Ye wants is a supreme that will develop healthily and continue to become popular, not an empty shell.

...

Lisa smiled and said, "It's better to change the way, our foundation has acquired it with full capital."

Hearing this, James was very disappointed. He thought Lisa had rejected his proposal and wanted him to leave the company.

But who knew that Lisa still had something to say behind her.

"Then we hire Mr. James you continue to serve as the company Ceyi and enjoy incentive equity!"

This is Lisa's strategy.

If the two parties cooperate to operate supreme as James said, then a problem will arise.

Maybe James will not be able to figure out the primary and secondary relationship between the two parties. He himself is the founder and all the employees of the company were recruited by him.

Even if Ouhuang Fund holds shares, it will still have no say in the company.

But according to Lisa's method, the foundation bought the entire Supreme company and then hired James to ceyi, and the shares will give you a part of it for free!

It seems that the European Royal Fund suffered a loss, but in fact, the ownership relationship of Supreme is very clear.

James is just a professional manager hired by the European Royal Fund!

After hearing Lisa's words, James blinked his eyes and didn't react for a moment.

He was wondering if this smart girl was stupid.

You can obviously get the company's controlling stake by spending less money, so why do you have to spend more money?

It doesn't matter if he can't figure it out, but it's something that's obviously good for him, and of course he's happy.

The problem is simple now. One is willing to sell and the other is willing to buy. The following is the issue of discussing the price.

"I have an appraisal report issued by a third-party company. Supreme's tangible assets plus intangible assets, that is, brand goodwill, with a market value of 80 million US dollars!"

Although he was not prepared for anything else, he did not take it lightly for the most critical thing.

James has asked a third-party company to perform the valuation report for the company.

He himself needs to know how much the company is worth.

If James can sell for $80 million, of course he is very happy, which means he will become a billionaire!

How difficult is it to be a billionaire?

You can look at Forbes' statistics. There are more than 300 million people in the United States, and only more than 18,700 people have a net worth of more than 100 million US dollars.

On average, there is not one out of ten thousand people, which is the real "one in a thousand".

...

Of course, Lisa will not make James' dream come true. As for negotiations, of course, it is a sky-high price and pay it back on the spot.

"Mr. James, if you can solve the global trademark registration problem first, I can take out the check without hesitation and fill in the number 80 million US dollars."

Lisa said with a smile, but James didn't sound ridiculous when he said anything.

Damn it! I knew the other party would make a fuss about this.

James complained secretly.

"Miss Lisa, this is just a valuation. Obviously, you also know the problem facing Supreme. But please note that it is because of such a problem that I would consider selling Supreme. If there is no such problem, I may not be able to buy Supreme."

James said tit-for-tat that when talking about money, he also became very smart and not vague at all.

Sometimes, a negotiation may get stuck at a certain point and it is normal to have a tug-of-war between the back and forth for several months.

But Lisa didn't want to and couldn't drag it on indefinitely, because she knew Wang Ye's personality. Sometimes she would rather suffer a little loss than take more than cut the mess quickly to solve the problem.

"Let's do this, Mr. James, why don't you listen to how our foundation will treat you after acquiring the company?" Lisa bypassed and directly negotiated the price and said in a roundabout way.

James stretched out his right hand and said gracefully, "Of course, Miss lsia, please speak."

"After acquiring Supreme, you will be appointed Mr. James to continue to serve as the company Ceyi. Except for major issues in the company, you will control all daily affairs. An annual salary of 2 million US dollars, and you will be granted a total of 20 shares, which will be gradually motivated to you within a ten-year period."

Lisa said the treatment she was going to give to James.

This treatment is generous. Let’s not talk about the power for now, just talk about the reward you get.

If calculated in ten years, it will be 20 million US dollars plus 20 shares!

If it is calculated based on the market value of supreme of 80 million US dollars, it is equivalent to the fact that after the European Capital bought the company, it will gradually return half of the company to James within ten years!
To be continued...