Chapter: 6541

He was very clear about this in his own mind. As long as his requests didn't exceed his father's expectations and the funds used didn't make him feel uncomfortable, his father would definitely give him the green light.

With Howard's words, Steve planned to go back after that and first talk to the satellite company he wanted to acquire, discussing the details of the acquisition, letting things move forward, and then immediately reporting to Ye Chen at Huawei.

Just so, Steve could also use this opportunity to demonstrate his administrative abilities to Ye Chen.

This satellite company has not been doing well for many years, and their main source of income comes from providing data licensing to companies that need satellite maps, similar to navigation companies selling map licenses. They themselves produce a set of maps at their own expense and then sell them to various companies that require map functions in their software.

However, since they provide high-precision satellite images, the US National Security Agency has had them registered early on, and the agency has many requirements and restrictions for them. These requirements and restrictions will significantly limit their revenue capacity.

For example, any company purchasing their satellite data can only buy the latest data up to six months ago. Although their satellites continue to capture images of the world uninterruptedly every day, the National Security Agency is worried that updating the latest data may leak military secrets or information from other departments, requiring them to ensure a time lag of at least six months.

This ultimately leads to satellite images lacking real-time functionality, which is unappealing to many users.

If their database updates quickly enough and practicality increases geometrically, but for the US government, if this company's database updates too fast, it poses a threat to them. The President's secret outings can be detected by ordinary netizens one day later through changes in Air Force One's location trajectory, which is unacceptable.

Moreover, the US has military actions in many countries, such as Syria. After the US military secretly obtained Syria's oil, satellite photos were analyzed and revealed the next day, which is also unacceptable to them.

Therefore, the National Security Agency not only sets rigid requirements for time sensitivity but also has many other demands, such as requiring satellite images within certain coordinates to have a two-year time lag or prohibiting any form of photography in certain areas.

So many restrictions and shackles, which are almost like a tight noose for this company, filled with torture. The founders and shareholders also once hoped to sell the company and start anew on an unrestricted track, but the National Security Agency did not give them that opportunity. They stipulated that the controlling shareholder must be a domestically born American enterprise, and the actual controller of the enterprise must be a person who has been in the United States for three generations or more, which effectively restricted potential buyers from within the US and outside.

It's not just about the controlling shareholders; even before the company goes public, all shareholders must be companies from NATO member countries. Any current shareholder is prohibited from selling their shares to companies outside NATO member countries.

This means that Ye Chen would be foolish to dream of acquiring 1% of this company through normal channels.

Of course, these many restrictions also led the founders to think about leaving, which is equally foolish because no one will be interested in his company. After all, who wouldn't want to buy a company with so many shackles?

Just when the founder felt that he would never be able to cash out and leave, he suddenly received a message that the illustrious Rockefeller family was interested in his small company! Even more surprisingly, Rockefeller wants to acquire his company entirely!

As for this remote sensing satellite enterprise, it may be a special company controlled by the National Security Agency and subject to many restrictions, but if the buyer is a genuine American and none other than the Rockefeller family, all control measures can be perfectly circumvented.

Additionally, the founder and shareholders have been eagerly looking forward to cashing out, so when they heard that the second person from the Rockefeller family was coming to discuss acquisition, they immediately organized an online vote.

The result was unanimous: everyone agreed to sell.

Therefore, the founder and CEO immediately started discussing the buyout terms with his partners, investors, and others.

On Steve's way to Houston, they reached some agreements on the buyout matters.

If the other party is willing to pay the full amount in one shot, the minimum price can be lowered to $3 billion, as long as Steve's contract is above this figure, then an agreement can be reached;

If payment needs to be made in installments and the total payment period exceeds one year, but without any additional clauses, the minimum price would need to increase to $33 billion, with each additional year increasing by 10% on top of the $30 billion basis;

If payment needs to be made in installments and includes performance-based compensation as well as competition agreements, then the minimum price starts at $40 million, and the first installment must pay $20 million.

Everyone reached an agreement, CEO Carl Lucas forced himself to calm down and waited for Steve's arrival in the office.

After Steve arrived in New York, he quickly rushed to Houston. JrNovels.com