Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise.

If it weren't for the thought of giving Microsoft a punch, Su Yehao might not have paid attention to Apple's latest developments in the short term.

Because this company didn't have much presence for the time being, it was just a maverick personal computer manufacturer.

Not to mention that it hasn't developed into the mobile phone industry yet, according to the news displayed on the computer screen, it has only recently begun to try to enter the mp3 market.

A project was temporarily selected, and information about Apple, Microsoft, and MSN was quickly summarized and delivered to Su Yehao.

After reading it, he realized that with Apple's current revenue data, even with a market value of just over $4 billion on the Nasdaq market, it seemed a bit too high.

He remembered that in 1997, when Su Yehao first started paying attention to Apple, its market value was only over $1 billion. Even a complete privatization and delisting wouldn't have been difficult. Simply buying a computer operating system patent would have been a great deal. After some modification, it could be applied to smartphones, but unfortunately, he didn't have the money at the time.

Now, if he wants to invest, the cost is two or three times higher, but considering that Apple has a large number of technical patents and talents, it is still a very worthwhile investment.

If he could gain control, he could not only solve the problem of the lack of operating systems in the mainland, but also cooperate with Huang钻 (Huang Zuan) computers and obtain some Apple's technical patent licenses.

Not only that, but he could also plan and layout the smartphone market in advance. At that time, the orders for the crystal wafer foundry could also be kept within the family, which can be said to achieve multiple goals with one move.

With the mainland's level of semiconductor research and manufacturing, Su Yehao is unable to do much in the short term, even with full support. If any real progress is made, it will most likely end up being completely sanctioned and suppressed. It's better to make money outside first, and then slowly plan for the future.

After quickly considering it clearly, Su Yehao personally contacted people from Goldman Sachs and gave them a generous commission to help him communicate with Apple shareholders.

After all, he is already the sixth richest man in the world, and his every move is more likely to attract attention. If he personally contacted Apple, he would most likely be sold out and the good news would be used by other shareholders as nourishment to help Apple's stock price stabilize.

Therefore, it is more cost-effective to have investment bankers help with the negotiation, even though some commissions have to be paid.

Jiang Yu knew the priorities, and compared with their Tian Yu Entertainment, Su Yehao's business was undoubtedly more important.

Staying in the hotel suite, she first busied herself with acquiring Apple stock.

She came over at this moment and asked, puzzled: "Ah Hao, I helped you check the news about Apple. Whether it's on forums or in the media, everyone thinks its stock price will continue to fall. Won't you be a sucker if you buy it now?"

Su Yehao was lying down in a comfortable position. He pulled back his legs to let Jiang Yu sit down, and said calmly with a smile:

"It's precisely because it's still falling that it's more suitable for investment. When it really falls to a reasonable price, everyone will know that it has a chance to rebound. Then how can I raise enough chips? Apple is different from internet companies. There is no distinction between A and B shares. The voting rights are the same, which means that as long as I own enough shares, I can control the company."

"I understand what you're saying, but what's the point of you controlling it?"

Jiang Yu asked in confusion.

In her opinion, the reason why Su Yehao decided to invest in Apple was simply because Apple also has an operating system, which can be used to attack Microsoft.

However, in her opinion, this impact is minimal.

If Apple's operating system could really have an impact on Microsoft, it would have seized a lot of market share long ago. How could it be struggling with a 3% market share like it is now?

Su Yehao was clear about some things, but he couldn't explain them in detail, so he just kept it a secret and said with a smile: "You'll understand later. Apple is a good company, and its research and development strength and patent reserves are very valuable. If no one is willing to sell me shares, then I will choose to finance it, but in this case, it is still unknown how much shares I can own."

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The acquisition was handed over to Goldman Sachs.

Su Yehao's account was lying with a large sum of money. He earned it back by shorting the stock market last March and April, and it has been there until now. The basic income from buying short-term wealth management products has already reached more than 200 million US dollars.

The triple short fund, stock index options, and stock options have small invested principal and higher returns.

Thinking that there would be many places to spend money next, he asked people to gradually sell them off, and it is expected that there would be a total of about 4.2 billion US dollars in the account at that time.

The Nasdaq index has been rising and falling in the past year, with a drop of more than half.

Su Yehao's small-scale ventures have made a lot of money. For example, the fund that triples shorting the Nasdaq index has a return of up to 200%, which is equivalent to investing the capital and earning more than twice as much in a year.

Many star companies in Silicon Valley have closed down, and about 40% of startups have completely gone bankrupt.

There are countless programmers who have been laid off and changed careers. Some Chinese who graduated from prestigious universities even hope to return to the mainland to develop, but facing the prototype of the internet ecosystem established by Su Yehao's investment, how can they have a chance? In the end, they can only obediently work under him.

However, only a few people choose to go back. Only dozens of people were recruited in the second half of last year. The average salary of tAt and tot was only 120,000 RMB, which was not attractive enough.

On the other hand, Yanwenzi Group and Google and other companies have recruited a group of technical talents who are willing to accept low salaries, and they work much more seriously. Those who are active and always thinking about changing jobs have almost disappeared.

Big companies are better in stability. The environment in Silicon Valley is so bad that even if startups are willing to pay high salaries, not many people dare to jump over, lest the company go bankrupt and liquidate before they can adapt to the new job.

Now may not be the best opportunity to buy the dip, but in business, you can't just look at the price, timing is also very important.