"Your Highness, how much do you intend to pay to acquire Daimler Company?" Emir Jellinek asked. As Daimler Company's primary investor, he owned quite a few shares. At the same time, he was the one least willing to watch Daimler Company continue losing money. If he could sell it while it was still worth something and exchange it for a large sum of money, that would naturally be for the best.
"Fifty million marks! This valuation already far exceeds Daimler Company's current value," Oscar said. In any case, he was not short of money now, and he also hoped that when he acquired Daimler Company, these executives would continue working for him. Under such circumstances, what did it matter if he paid a little more?
"Fifty million marks?" Emir Jellinek was extremely satisfied with this offer, which had far exceeded his expectations. It was already dozens of times his original investment.
Paul Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach exchanged a glance. Both of them knew that Emir Jellinek had been moved by the offer. Although they were somewhat reluctant to sell Daimler Company, they knew it was already unavoidable.
"Your Highness, I would like to retain some shares in the company. Based on a valuation of fifty million marks, how much could I keep?" Wilhelm Maybach asked. His vision was clearly much more far-reaching than Emir Jellinek's. In his view, since Oscar was willing to spend such a huge sum to acquire Daimler Company, the company's future was bound to be exceedingly brilliant. Retaining shares in the company would be far more worthwhile than converting them into cash now.
"Your Highness, I also intend to retain some shares in the company," Paul Daimler stated.
Oscar nodded, but did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at Emir Jellinek.
"Mr. Jellinek, have you made