None of the big shots looked surprised when they heard the offer.
Was 15 billion US Dollars a lot?
It was neither low nor particularly high. Overall, Jiang Hao was not asking an outrageous price. A single game from those South Koreans had been priced at 13 billion US Dollars. Was software that could protect their companies not worth 15 billion?
Alibaba and Q Teng were both publicly traded companies. Once their businesses came under attack, their stock prices would inevitably plummet. By then, it would no longer be a matter of tens of billions. Losses in the hundreds of billions, even trillions, were possible.
Of course,
everyone present was a qualified businessman. Though they could accept the price, they still had to bargain.
"15 billion US Dollars is too high. I think 10 billion US Dollars would be acceptable."
"Exactly. This security software is indeed excellent, but it will probably be difficult for it to create much value in the future. Even a valuation of 10 billion US Dollars is pushing it."
"I think 8 billion is about right."
"9 billion, then. Let's meet in the middle."
The four big shots worked together to drive down the price. Why? Because this software belonged entirely to Jiang Hao. To establish a new company, they would need to buy shares from Jiang Hao. In other words, the software was already sitting right here. The higher its valuation, the more money they had to pay, and all that money would flow into Jiang Hao's pocket alone. That was why it had become a four-against-one situation.
Jiang Hao merely chuckled. "We can discuss the price slowly. I think we should talk about the shares first."
Shares were an extremely important matter. Who would hold control, who would own more shares, and how the