Of course, everyone present was not a fool. Although they were all very angry in their hearts, when you wanted them to resent Goldman Sachs, they also had to weigh their own capabilities.
So someone immediately said, "Chairman Huang, although we have all suffered heavy losses, if you expect us to cooperate with you to deal with Goldman Sachs because of this, that is unrealistic and impossible. Although we have lost a lot now, it is only an economic loss. But if we become enemies with Goldman Sachs, it will not be as simple as an economic loss."
Everyone present nodded in agreement with what was said. Indeed, although the losses were substantial, it would be foolish to make enemies with Goldman Sachs because of them.
"Mr. Berkeley, you don't need to over-interpret. I never intended to lead everyone to become enemies with Goldman Sachs. As an outsider, I don't have the ability or the courage to become enemies with Goldman Sachs. I just want to join hands with everyone to save Amazon, bring Amazon's stock price back to its previous level, and then go even further, far exceeding the previous valuation. Do you also want to refuse this?" Huang He asked.
"Naturally, we won't!" Berkeley refused subconsciously, but after a few seconds, he snorted again, "Chairman Huang, don't lie to us. With Amazon's current situation, how can there be any possibility of turning things around? Can you manage to get all those employees who have left back?"
"Don't be ridiculous. Those employees are traitors to the company. I can't wait to eliminate such traitors, how could I ask them to come back?" Huang He said with a cold laugh.
"Heh heh!" A burst of dry laughter suddenly erupted at the scene. Obviously, Boss Huang's shameless words amused them.
"Gentlemen, I can briefly tell you about Amazon's future development plan here. As long as you are willing to cooperate with my management strategy, I can restore the company to normal operations within a month, make the company's stock price start to rise within three months, and bring the company's stock price back to normal levels within half a year. After that, Amazon's stock price will increase by more than 50% every year, and in 20 years, Amazon will become a company with a market value of one trillion US dollars!" Huang He said word by word.
"..." The entire scene was suddenly silent. After about ten seconds, someone finally couldn't help but let out a laugh from their throat, and then the entire conference room was filled with cheerful atmosphere.
It's not that they hadn't heard bragging, but they were all stunned by Boss Huang's shameless boasting.
Facing the frantic laughter in the conference room, Huang He did not react at all. He just quietly watched these people. It was only after a few minutes when the laughter gradually subsided that he calmly asked, "Are you all done laughing?"
"Cough, cough!" There were only a few coughs at the scene, but no one spoke.
"You may think my words just now are ridiculous, so let me say it differently. I can make a company that loses hundreds of millions of dollars a year and owes the bank 50 million US dollars in debt. It will turn from loss to profit within three months, achieve a profit of 100 million US dollars within half a year, and exceed 500 million US dollars in profit after one year."
"Within two years, this company will become the new star of the world's electronics industry and enter the global server market at the same time. Three years later, this company will almost control the global storage chip manufacturing business and also occupy more than one-third of the global server market."
"Four years later, this company will venture into the film and television cultural industry. Three of its films will dominate the top ten positions on the global box office charts, and it will also turn a comic company that has been losing money for more than a decade into profit. At the same time, this company has established a nationwide electronic technology industry development alliance, and through this alliance, it has controlled 85% of the global electronics production channels."
"Five years later, this company's annual sales will exceed 20 billion US dollars, and it will also own the most profitable fund in the world, forcing the Goldman Sachs Group to cut off the limbs of its allies to counterattack, and finally sit here and hold a meeting with you!"
"Do you think this story I told is ridiculous?" After Huang He finished speaking, the scene fell silent again. No one dared to laugh like before.
Because Amazon's story might be a joke, but this story in front of them was a solid fact. Jiangnan Group had developed in such a terrifying way.
Almost everyone present had studied the development story of Jiangnan Group, and they had to admit that this company was like a chosen child, developing at a speed and with opportunities that were beyond anyone's imagination. It had created the greatest corporate miracle since the 21st century, almost like a story written in a novel, which was hard to imagine.
"So, now I will tell you the first story, do you still believe me?" Huang He asked calmly.
It had to be admitted that although everyone was still unwilling to believe that Huang He had the ability to save Amazon, they couldn't help but start to imagine what the future would be like if Amazon really turned out as Huang He described!
"I know most of you are unwilling to believe me, so I can give you two choices!" Huang He continued, "By the close of trading today, Amazon's total market value was 3.12 billion US dollars. I don't want you to lose too much, so let's just consider it 4 billion US dollars."
"I will buy back the shares you hold at this price. If you are willing to sell, you can sign the contract now, and you will get your money tomorrow morning and have no further connection with Amazon!" Huang He said. Two staff members then walked in directly with a large stack of agreements, which were precisely equity transfer agreements.
Seeing so many agreements, the institutions present fell into contemplation.
Acquiring at a total market value of 4 billion US dollars was an extremely significant loss, as their average holding cost was around 20 billion US dollars. If they accepted the offer of 4 billion US dollars, it would mean losing 80%, which was simply unacceptable.
But if they didn't sign, it seemed they would lose even more, because the current stock price was not stable at a total market value of 3.12 billion US dollars, but had been falling all the way to this valuation. Moreover, according to market trends, the total price would continue to fall tomorrow, and it was entirely possible for it to eventually fall below a total market value of 100 million US dollars. After all, in the eyes of many, Amazon's collapse and bankruptcy was imminent, and their shares would be worthless, with no one to buy them.
Therefore, selling at a total market value of 4 billion US dollars now was definitely the only chance to escape. Many institutional heads stood up on the spot, excitedly preparing to sign the contract to stop the losses in time.
However, when these people picked up the agreements, they couldn't help but recall what Huang He had said earlier, the wonderful future he had described, where the total market value could exceed 1 trillion US dollars.
Of course, they never believed it would reach one trillion US dollars, but as long as it could return to a market value of 20 billion US dollars, they would be so happy they would laugh in their sleep.
And if that time really came, wouldn't it be too foolish to escape now at the cost of 4 billion US dollars!
The heads of these institutions were constantly struggling and changing their minds. In the end, about a quarter of them picked up the contracts and, led by the staff, went to another room to sign and sell their shares.
However, the shares held by these people were not many, about 4% in total. It was precisely because of this that they felt that even if the beautiful future described by Boss Huang could be realized, the shares they held would not make much money. It was better to stop the losses now and leave, with someone willing to take over.
The remaining three-quarters of people seemed to be planning to take a gamble.
"Chairman Huang, if you want us to believe that you have the ability to rebuild Amazon, you must at least show us your plan!" However, the remaining people were still uneasy and urgently needed Boss Huang to give them some reassurance.
"Certainly, but before that, I hope you can sign an agreement with me!" Huang He said calmly.
"What agreement?"
"An agreement that will allow us to unite sincerely!" Huang He said with a smile, and then the staff began to redistribute a new agreement for everyone present to review.
The content of this agreement was very simple: Chairman Huang, at any time, could request the signatories of the agreement to sell all their Amazon shares to him, and the other party could not refuse. Furthermore, non-tradable shares of these shares could not be transferred and could only receive dividends annually.
In short, this was an agreement for mandatory acquisition and prohibition of share sales.
This agreement could be described as very overbearing, giving the other party no choice at all. It could be acquired at any time, and even the acquisition price was fixed. Regardless of how the stock price changed in the future, the shares had to be repurchased at this price.
It could be said that normal people would not sign this agreement, and would even want to tear it up directly.
But after seeing this agreement, there was not a single person present who had an angry expression on their face. Instead, they were all full of surprise and joy, because the fixed acquisition price agreed upon in this agreement was 500 million US dollars per 1% of shares.
Moreover, after three years, everyone present could also request Huang He to forcibly acquire their shares at this price.
In other words, in this agreement, Amazon's total market value reached 50 billion US dollars, which was still a peak market value that Amazon had never reached. Yet Huang He promised to forcibly acquire their shares at this price. This was an instant return from hell to heaven!
As long as they waited for three years, these shares, which had incurred huge losses, would all be doubled and earned back!
"Chairman Huang? We don't quite understand the meaning of this agreement of yours. Are you an angel?" someone asked curiously.
"I am not an angel. This agreement is just an agreement for me to cooperate with you sincerely!" Huang He said with a smile, "I said that in my plan, Amazon's market value in the future can exceed one trillion US dollars, provided that we can all unite and cooperate to make Amazon bigger and stronger, and also not help Goldman Sachs create trouble for me again!!"
"So, when Goldman Sachs' total market value exceeds 50 billion, 100 billion, or 100 billion US dollars in the future, if any of you present have a problem with me, Huang He, I can use this agreement to forcibly acquire your shares, which are originally worth billions or even tens of billions of dollars, at a mere price of a few hundred million dollars. What do you think? Will you be willing to offend me then?"