Chapter 788
Chapter 788
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May 62th, 2: 68 PM in the evening. Shuangqing City, Shuanghu District, Green Lake Hotel News Hall.
Shi Lei personally hosted the Dream Entertainment News Conference and revealed world-class news. Dream Entertainment had actually completed the acquisition of absolute shares in chip design and manufacturing giant AMD!
Not only did Dream Entertainment have absolute shares in AMD, but they also announced a very important decision for AMD, which was to relocate AMD's headquarters. This decision was definitely a terrible one for AMD.
In the News Hall, Shi Lei stood on the podium and faced the question of the Wall Street Journal's gold medal informant, Da Wei. Perhaps he was deliberately making things difficult for him, but he did not change his expression and said, "Does the government of Lijian Province object? If I remember correctly, our company's acquisition is completely in line with the laws and regulations of Lijian Province. This acquisition should be protected by the laws of Lijian Province. Even the government of Lijian Province cannot interfere with us. "
The Wall Street Journal's gold medal informant, Da Wei, sneered in his heart. "Childish! How can the politicians of Lijian Province let you take over AMD so easily? "
"Director Shi, I think the Lijian government …" Before the Wall Street Journal's gold informant, Da Wei, could finish his sentence, Shi Lei interrupted him, "I'm sorry, David. The rule of this press conference is that each reporter can only ask one question. If you are not satisfied with the interview conditions, please let us know after the News Conference. At the same time, you can leave early. "
How could the Wall Street Journal's gold medal informant, Da Wei, leave early? Wouldn't he miss out on a lot of interesting interview questions? David believed that the other reporters would not let Shi Lei off so easily.
"Thank you for your reminder, Director Shi. Please forgive me. I was a little agitated. I will be careful." David took the initiative to express his apology. As a gold medal informant, David knew when to advance and when to retreat.
The third reporter to ask the question was from the Shuangqing Newspaper Group. As a local media in Shuangqing City, the reporter from Shuangqing Newspaper Group did not make things difficult at all.
"Hello, Director Shi. I am Tang En, a reporter from Shuangqing Newspaper. I have interviewed Fantasy Technology before." Tang En revealed his identity and took the initiative to express his goodwill to Shi Lei. All the major newspapers in Shuangqing City belonged to the Shuangqing Newspaper Group, including the Shuangqing Daily News, Shuangqing Evening News, Shuangqing Business Daily, and Shuangqing Morning Post.
"Hello, Reporter Tang. Do you have any questions?" Shi Lei asked kindly.
Tang En asked, "Director Shi, after AMD's headquarters is relocated to Xia Xia, will there be a price advantage for AMD's domestic products in the future?"
Under normal circumstances, local products would generally have a price advantage. Shi Lei smiled and replied, "Reporter Tang, since AMD has moved to Xia Xia, their local products will definitely have a price advantage."
The fourth reporter who asked the question was a man in his forties with a golden beard. He took the initiative to introduce himself, "Hello, Mr. Shi. I'm Joseph from the New York Times. May I know if Dream Entertainment will unilaterally breach the cooperation agreement between your company and Intel? "
Dream Entertainment and Intel had signed a cooperation agreement for the second generation of personal game servers. The agreement would only be signed for about a month. It was because of this agreement that AMD's stock price had fallen into the abyss. Dream Entertainment had deliberately hyped it up.
Now, Dream Entertainment had announced that it had completed its controlling stake in AMD. All the shenanigans in the NASDAQ stock market in the past could be explained. Dream Entertainment was behind all this!
However, there was a penalty of 055 million USD in the agreement between Dream Entertainment and Intel. Regardless of whether it was Intel or Dream Entertainment, if they unilaterally breached the agreement, they would have to compensate the other party for the loss of 055 million USD.
The New York Times and Intel had always been close. Joseph's question was actually a question from Intel. If Dream Entertainment unilaterally breached the agreement, Intel was prepared to ask for 055 million USD in compensation from Dream Entertainment.
Shi Lei looked at Joseph from The New York Times thoughtfully and said, "Mr. Joseph, Dream Entertainment will continue to cooperate with Intel."
Joseph from The New York Times looked at Shi Lei in surprise. If Dream Entertainment wanted to cooperate with Intel, why did they acquire AMD? One must know that Dream Entertainment had paid a hefty price to acquire AMD.
"Why?" Joseph blurted out. He then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Mr. Shi. You don't have to answer the second question."
Shi Lei said generously, "Mr. Joseph, it's not like I can't tell you the specific reason. I believe that even if I don't answer your question, the next reporter will ask this question, right? Of course, if I continue to avoid the question, I'm afraid you will report that 'Shi Lei is a treacherous villain. After acquiring AMD, he still wants to deceive Intel.' Hahaha! "After saying that, Shi Lei laughed out loud.
The reporters at the scene also started to laugh. The reporters had to admit that Shi Lei was telling the truth. Even if Shi Lei avoided Joseph's question, the next reporter would ask the same question.
"Ahem, my friends, I'll continue to answer your questions. As for the cooperation between Dream Entertainment and Intel, it's actually related to AMD. We didn't acquire AMD to produce the second generation of personal game servers. "Shi Lei spoke frankly with fervor and assurance. He glanced at the reporters below the stage and asked with a smile, "Friends, are you wondering why we paid such a high price to acquire AMD since we, Dream Entertainment, don't need AMD to produce the second-generation personal game server? We even announced that AMD will be migrating to Xia Xia. "
The reporters nodded. They looked like obedient students waiting for an answer.
Shi Lei didn't keep them in suspense. Using a slightly mocking tone, he said, "Think about it. Where did our Dream Entertainment Company's acquisition of AMD's funds come from? Think about it again. Do I look like a fool? Do you think I don't know the price of moving a wafer factory? Currently, AMD's wafer factory is using a 855mm wafer. Moving such a wafer factory will cost at least four to five billion USD. It will also waste a lot of time. But why did I decide to move AMD's headquarters to Xia Xia? "
Shi Lei deliberately said some misleading words to make the uncrowned kings of the world focus their attention on Xia Xia's government. As long as they shifted their attention to Xia Xia's government and created the illusion that Xia Xia's government was acquiring AMD, wouldn't the other shareholders of AMD be worried?
Once they sold their shares, Shi Lei would be able to buy them and complete the controlling stake of AMD.
Sure enough, some of the reporters in the audience were surprised after hearing Shi Lei's explanation. Quite a number of them followed Shi Lei's lead and assumed that the mastermind behind the acquisition of AMD was Xia Xia's government.
As for whether Xia Xia's government would come forward to clarify, it was up to Xia Xia's government. Given the image of Xia Xia's government in the news, even if they explained, it would not have any effect. It might even cause negative effects.
Shi Lei's plan was basically impossible to create any abnormalities. Xia Xia's government was destined to be the scapegoat this time! Shi Lei did not know whether Xia Xia's government would settle the score later. However, Shi Lei was not afraid that Xia Xia's government would settle the score later. Shi Lei and Xia Xia's government were not on opposite sides. Instead, they were in a cooperative relationship. Xia Xia's government would not make things difficult for Shi Lei because of some small issues.
In fact, as Mirage Technology became more and more powerful, the country also paid more attention to its relationship with Mirage Technology. It would not easily offend such a huge technology company.
There had always been an inexplicable relationship between the Washington Post and the Lijian Province's government. If the Lijian Province's government had something to hide, the Washington Post would usually say it. This was a kind of tacit understanding that almost the whole world knew about.
The Washington Post's reporter asked, "Mr. Shi, what if the Lijian Province stops your company from taking over AMD? After all, even if your acquisition is legal, part of AMD's orders involve the national defense of Lijian Province. The Lijian Province's Congress will pass some special laws to limit your company's control over AMD. "
Shi Lei looked at the Washington Post's reporter with a serious face and said in a serious tone, "Our acquisition is completely in accordance with the laws of Lijian Province. If the Lijian Province's government wants to restrict us with special laws, we will file a lawsuit with the United Nations. Of course, we respect the laws of Lijian Province, even if it is a special law. As for the part of the technical information that involves the national defense of Lijian Province, we will discuss with the Lijian Province's government about a solution. The initial solution will be to sign a confidentiality agreement. At the same time, the key technical personnel involved in the national defense project will be hired by the Lijian Province's government and will leave AMD. Therefore, our acquisition of AMD and the national defense of Lijian Province does not have any issues with any dispute. "
Shi Lei's detailed explanation disappointed some of the reporters who were prepared to watch a good show!
Because according to the solution provided by Shi Lei, the Lijian Province's problem could be completely solved. Lijian Province could not risk losing the lawsuit in the international court and fight Dream Entertainment to the death.
Just when the reporters thought that there was no good show to watch, a BBC News reporter asked another sharp question.
"Mr. Shi, how will Dream Entertainment deal with the employees of AMD? Including the senior management of AMD, as well as a large number of employees? "
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