Although the content of this incomplete document was very unclear and noncoherent, the few terms that appeared frequently caused a huge wave of discontent in Jasper’s heart.
Google, JW, Jasper Laine, own a controlling number of shares, illegal. These few keywords had formed a big net that would fall on Jasper and Google at any time.
When he thought about the news of Google being under tremendous pressure from some time ago, Jasper’s expression fell. In the face of such a situation, Jake was obviously powerless. He comforted Jasper softly, “Mr. Laine, now is a troubling time. Don’t worry too much about these things. One good way to deal with this is to take it one step at a time.”
“They are going to besiege me from all directions now.” Jasper put down the document and rubbed his temples.
Then, he opened his eyes and smiled at Jake. “Jake, you helped me a lot this time. It’s important that I learned this news in advance.”
Jake said with a smile, “Mr. Laine, when I first followed you, I admired your financial acumen and trading skills. I wanted to learn from you and then go out and establish myself. I did not think I was inferior to you in any way.”
“But after so long, I realized you are an excellent leader and that I am very happy to work under you.”
“You gave me wealth and status, and also helped me to develop my abilities.”
“The guys under my team and I admire and thank you, so we will try our best to do everything we can to support you.”
Jasper nodded and said softly, “Thank you. I won’t lose with your support.”
After ending the video, Jasper exhaled. Although he was still upset, his had mood improved a lot. He knew that even though there were countless enemies in front of him, behind him, there were more employees like Jake who were expecting him to provide them a better life. With the support of these people, at least he knew he was not fighting alone.
After thinking about it, Jasper called Page. However, this call automatically ended after no one answered it for a long time.
Jasper frowned and called Brin. This time, it finally connected.
“Oh, Boss!”
Brin’s tired voice could be heard through the phone.
“You should really come and see what we’ve encountered.”
“Just three hours ago, several hackers hacked into the company’s server, but they didn’t touch Google’s search engine or get any customer information. They seemed to be looking for something. The skills of these people are superb. For the first time, I saw Page proactively say that he could not handle the opponents.”
Jasper frowned and said, “Those hackers are probably from the FBI.”
Brin screamed in terror when he heard that. “The FBI? Those people are not people to mess with.”
“There are already some obvious signs on my side that the FBI is targeting Google. In fact, their real target is me.”
Jasper did not conceal the matter and directly told Brin the information he had obtained.
“Is Page still dealing with hackers?”
Brin replied, “Yes, do you need to talk to him?”
“No…”
Jasper relaxed a little and then continued, “You should solve the problem with the hackers first. Then hire a few more powerful lawyers to get ready to fight a dispute with the FBI at any moment. They will take action against Google sooner or later.”
Brin hesitated when he heard these words. He said, “Boss, you have to know that even in the United States, there won’t be any good endings if we fight against the government. Not to mention that many of Google’s partners have canceled their cooperation with us.”
“If this matter is not resolved as soon as possible, Google will be in big trouble. Now, only Page and I are under pressure, but the company is already a little unstable.”
“I know, I will solve it as soon as possible.”
Jasper sighed.
“My enemies are going to attack me from all directions. All I can do is resist it as much as possible. Thank you for your hard work during this period.”
Brin said straightforwardly, “It’s okay. You are a very pleasant boss. Page and I were worried that you might have a lot of opinions about Google’s operations and leadership, but you really did not interfere with our management. We are willing to work with you based on this alone.”
After hanging up, Jasper got up and picked up his jacket before leaving the room. He wanted to solve the problem with Nokia in the shortest time and then rush to the United States!
“Mr. Laine, you are here.”
Greg looked surprised when he saw Jasper.
Jasper asked Greg after he nodded, “How are things going now?”
Greg replied, “We’ve tentatively reached an agreement with Reynoldson. With his help, I contacted a few shareholders, but those who agreed to sell the shares were all minority shareholders. They are not even allowed to participate in the board of directors. Even if we bought all of their shares, it would only be worth 2.6%.”
“The most disgusting thing is that their asking price is very high, standing at basically 15 times the market price. They are happily profiting from our misfortune.”
Whether it was acquiring a company or buying something else, as long as the balance of supply and demand between buyers and sellers was broken, there would inevitably be a premium.
However, a premium 15 times higher was a fantasy to any company.
“Say yes…”
Jasper’ s answer stunned Greg for a long time.
“These are small amounts of money. Currently, time is more important than money for us. Why don’t you give them a little profit? It’s just a 2.6% share and 15 times premium is just a few million dollars more. It does not matter.”
Jasper patted Greg on the shoulder and said, “It is good to be diligent and thrifty, but as the business grows, we have to expand our layout as well.”
“If the entire acquisition was delayed because of these few million dollars, it’ll affect not only the progress of the acquisition but also Reynoldson’s confidence in us. Intangible things are often worth more than visible cold hard cash, do you understand?”
Greg nodded and said, “I understand, but Mr. Laine, if we promise them such a high premium, will it cause us to suffer a disadvantage when we talk to the major shareholders?”
“There are ways to negotiate a big business. I’ll leave the small shareholders to you and I’ll go over to talk to those big shareholders myself,” Jasper said.
“Mr. Laine, where are you starting?” Greg asked hurriedly.
“Finland National Workers’ Union.”
