He handed his business card to Reynoldson and said, “I can promise you that as long as you and your team support my acquisition plan, then I promise not to change Nokia’s existing business and also give you and your team enough autonomy.”
“In other words, I think the current shareholders of Nokia are very stupid. They don’t know what’s best for Nokia and I believe that you are the only suitable president for Nokia.”
Jasper’s words elicited a flash in Reynoldson’s eyes. He was moved.
He knew best in his heart the dilemma that he and his team were facing. He was even ready to compromise or even resign, but now Jasper appeared as if to give him a second choice.
He raised his hand and took Jasper’s business card before saying, “I will think about it.”
“I’m staying at the Marriott Hotel nearby these few days. I look forward to your good news.”
After Jasper said that, he waved at Greg, turned around, and left.
After they left the premises, Greg finally could not help it and asked, “Will he agree with this?”
“Whether he will agree or not is not important. We have to find a way to make him have no other choice but to agree,” Jasper answered.
Greg was amused. He said, “Are we going to press his head down to make him nod in agreement?”
Jasper glanced at Greg with a faint smile and said, “This is you mission.”
“Go find a few local media outlets in Finland and have them interview you.”
Greg asked in surprise, “I‘m just the head of a company in Somerland. Will the Finland media even look at me?”
Jasper snapped, “Do you have the brain of a pig? Don’t you know how to spend money? Alternatively, you can tell them directly that Blau Mobiles intends to acquire Nokia. Do you think those reporters will give up on such a gimmick?”
Greg’s eyes lit up and said, “This is a good idea, but why are we doing this? Aren’t we supposed to make the acquisition as low key as possible, so that the other party will not raise the price on the spot?”
“Do you believe that Blau Mobile, which no one in Finland has ever heard of, can acquire the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer?” Jasper asked.
Greg looked pensive.
“No one would believe it, but this works in our favor. Once you accept the interview, you can’t hide the fact that you entered and exited Nokia and talked with Reynoldson in a reception room for more than half an hour.”
“No matter what others think, Nokia’s shareholders will definitely be annoyed by Reynoldson’s betrayal, and the conflict will intensify.”
Speaking of this, Jasper patted Greg on the shoulder and said, “Most large scale commercial acquisitions are filled with dirty insider trading. This much is unavoidable. We still have to use some other methods.”
“Instead of pinning his hopes on his own understanding, we can force him to make the choices we want. As for whether he is willing, who cares?”
Greg nodded and said, “I see! I’ll do it right away.”
“No hurry. Before that, you should ask the hotel to get me fiber optic broadband with the fastest internet speed and then get me some computers.”
A trace of worry appeared on Jasper’s face, and he continued, “Now the most troublesome thing is not Nokia, but Wall Street. If this problem is not resolved, I won’t be able to sleep and eat. I’ll feel like I constantly have thorns on my back.”
