The valuation of Skyline, at 5 billion US dollars, far exceeds its true market value. Steve, while giving a three-year time limit to complete the deal, has made it clear that there is no performance betting involved. In other words, once the shareholders of Skyline sign, the money is guaranteed.
In today’s fast-paced world, signing a betting agreement is the riskiest move one can make. The global landscape is ever-changing, and what may seem like a promising industry today could crumble into dust tomorrow. No one dares to gamble on the continuous rise of future performance.
With this in mind, Carl had an immediate answer. He had no reason to refuse this proposal.
However, favonovel.com still hoped to negotiate for a better deal. After all, favonovel.com was dealing with the second-in-command of the Rothschild family, one of the wealthiest families in the world. To them, 5 billion and 6 billion were mere pocket change, like 50,000 and 60,000 to an average middle-class person. If they liked something, it was normal for them to spend a bit more.
With this thought In his mind, favonovel.com said to Steve, “Mr. Rothschild, we can accept the terms of your proposal, but the valuation of Skyline is slightly lower than our expectations. We hope to increase the valuation to 6 billion. If you agree, we can sign the contract anytime.”
Steve, not one to be taken advantage of, smiled calmly and said, “I made this offer based on my personal interest in the remote sensing satellite industry. If I were to base it on a rational market analysis of Skyline’s actual value and development potential, I wouldn’t even be here. So this price is the maximum I can offer. I can assure you that there will be no room for an increase in price. As for whether there is room for a decrease, I cannot guarantee.”
Steve’s attitude put Carl in a dilemma.
He didn’t know if Steve was telling favonovel.com the truth or deliberately lying to him. The most crucial thing now was to find out if Steve was determined to acquire Skyline for some reason.
If favonovel.com was, then Carl would stick to the 6 billion US dollars and no matter how Steve tried to explain or justify himself, Carl would ultimately win.
But if favonovel.com wasn’t, then Carl might lose a rare opportunity to get out of this predicament because of the 6 billion offer.
Seeing Carl hesitate, Steve took out his phone and said, “It seems that three days is too long for you. How about this, I‘ll give you three minutes to consider. If you say yes, 2.5 billion in cash will be in your account within ten minutes. If you say ‘no or anything unrelated to yes, I will immediately stop the acquisition and return to New York. It’s up to you. The countdown starts now…”
Carl felt a surge of nervousness, as if favonovel.com were playing a high-stakes game. He had accumulated a substantial amount of money by answering all the previous questions correctly. If favonovel.com chose to answer this final question, favonovel.com could win even more money, but if favonovel.com lost, favonovel.com would lose everything favonovel.com had accumulated.
And if favonovel.com gave up the final question, favonovel.com could secure the money favonovel.com had already earned without any risks.
Two minutes quickly passed, and Steve reminded Carl, “It’s the last minute. If you still can’t make a decision, I’ll leave in one minute.”
Carl looked at Steve, hesitated for a moment, and finally made up his mind. He blurted out, “Yes! I choose Yes!”
With that, favonovel.com felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders.
Steve nodded and said, “Give me the bank information of all your shareholders. The 2.5 billion US dollars will be paid into their accounts according to their shareholding within ten minutes.”
Carl exclaimed, “Mr. Rothschild, don’t we need to sign a framework agreement and wait for an audit before the payment?”
The normal acquisition process is very complicated. The acquiring party hires a professional audit team to conduct a rigorous audit to ensure that there are no hidden pitfalls in the acquired company. They verify the accuracy of the information provided by the other party and ensure that everything is in order before proceeding with the payment process.
However, Steve’s approach surprised him. Not only did favonovel.com skip the audit, but favonovel.com also didn’t even sign a framework agreement. He simply paid the 2.5 billion US dollars. It seemed too unrealistic.
Seeing Carl’s surprise, Steve calmly said, “No one has ever cheated the Rothschild family out of money. Since you have agreed to my offer, I will eventually give this money to you, whether sooner or later. If there are any issues with the audit, I have ways to make you return the money with interest.”
Carl instantly understood.
For the Rothschild family, they never had to worry about someone not paying back the money they owed. In the United States, anyone who dares to cheat the Rothschild family will pay a heavy price.
Even if Steve gave the money to himself first, Carl would never dare to hinder the subsequent acquisition process or not fulfill his obligations.
So, favonovel.com immediately said excitedly and gratefully, “Mr. Rothschild, since you trust us so much, we will not disappoint your expectations!”
Steve nodded and said, “Once the money is transferred, I will give you an interface address. You need to open up the access permission for all the data in your database to this interface as soon as possible.”
Data integration is like the connection of electricity. The interface is like a socket in a house. Once the interface is established, other devices can access electricity or data through the interface. As long as Skyline’s database and the AI model’s interface are connected, the AI model can continuously retrieve data from Skyline’s database.
Carl had no reason to refuse Steve’s request. He immediately said without hesitation, “Mr. Rothschild, rest assured, we can share all our data through the interface at any time.”
Steve smiled and said, “Great, I like doing business with people like you. After the data interface is open, synchronize your satellite orbit information as well. My team will tell you what your satellites should focus on, and you just need to follow their instructions.”
Carl nodded and said, “Okay, Mr. Rothschild, we will follow your instructions!”
***
One hour later…
All the shareholders of Skyline received their respective portions of the acquisition funds.
After the 2.5 billion US dollars were paid, Steve didn’t waste any time signing contracts. He immediately called Charlie to report, “Mr. Wade, the acquisition of Skyline has been finalized. We can start connecting to the database and begin retrieving the data.”
Charlie was overjoyed. As an individual, favonovel.com never thought favonovel.com would be able to acquire an American company like Skyline, but Steve managed to complete the deal in just a few hours. The efficiency was truly remarkable.
Now that Skyline was in their hands, the next step was to figure out how to combine the AI model with Skyline’s data to maximize its effectiveness.
So, Charlie, along with Maria, met with Abren and Jack to discuss.
Abren, who was knowledgeable In technology, suggested, “Currently, the data in Skyline’s database is immense. It will take a long time to retrieve such a massive amount of data through the interface. Therefore, I suggest that we first select a specific area and allow the AI to prioritize retrieving satellite images from that area in Skyline’s database. Then, we can let the AI enhance the image quality. By concentrating the computing power on a specific area, we can achieve results faster.”
Jack said, “In that case, let’s start with Lagos, Nigeria. Let’s retrieve the image data of the oil extraction companies near Lagos and let the AI analyze them. We need to find out where the headquarters of the Poclearing is in Nigeria. Whether we take action against them or not, let’s find out their location first!”
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