Chapter 347

It's not that Xie liaosha can't get the money to buy Monsanto, but he also knows that his team energy is limited and he can't get into too many fields. Although it is the golden age for the development of the software industry, giants like Oracle and Microsoft have emerged, and the only chance to make money is financial investment. For Xie liaosha, it is meaningless. Therefore, the sale of lotus software this time can be regarded as a measure for Xie liaosha to temporarily withdraw from the fierce competition. The future Internet era is far away, and Xie liaosha still hopes to gain a firm foothold in the existing industry.

Lotus software's business is very smooth, Microsoft has been salivating for this office software company for a long time. Although $5 billion is not a small amount, Xie liaosha did not ask the other party to pay in cash. In the end, everyone happily reached the deal in the form of stock and cash, and EVA gained a greater say in the Microsoft board of directors.

Due diligence on Monsanto soon started in full swing, because the other side is not a listed company, there is no obligation to make public financial statements. So the accountant team hired by Xie liaosha must start to estimate the overall value of Monsanto again, such as fixed assets, depreciation rate of equipment, net assets, total liabilities and other details need to be found out bit by bit. It's the first time that Xie liaosha has experienced these things completely.

Xie liaosha hired Deloitte, an old four major accounting firm. They investigated in great detail. They even knew the tin barrels containing chemical raw materials in the warehouse. The cars in the yard drove past them one by one to prevent counterfeiting. This kind of meticulous investigation attitude surprised and admired Xie liaosha. Kalim seems to be very familiar with all this. After all, at a young age, he has acquired enterprises more than once. Mergers and acquisitions of large enterprises give Kalim rare growth experience, which can not be learned from books.

They came to Monsanto as a subordinate of Griffith. As a result, she entered Monsanto's molecular biology laboratory to visit. Here, the staff explained in detail some basic information of their transgenic project.

"Look, this plant is called Petunia. Our company's herbicide Nongda can kill almost all annual broad-leaved plants, but there are exceptions. Nongda has almost no effect on Petunia. Our idea of transgenic crops comes from this, we hope to find Petunia's resistance gene to Nongda, and transplant this gene into our crops! If we succeed in the end, we can spray Nongda into the farmland as much as we like! Genetically modified crops will not be affected in any way! " Scientists from the molecular biology laboratory introduced it to you.

Xie liaosha is a serious listener. Although what the other party said is still in the theoretical stage, Xie liaosha knows that they will eventually succeed and completely change the existing pattern of seed production industry. Xie liaosha now has a feeling of visiting Jurassic Park.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is our soybean breeding team. We have two other teams working on corn and cotton! What we need to do now is to complete all the genome sequencing work of soybean, corn, cotton and Petunia, and then arrange and combine them to find the best plant. This project is very huge, and the workload and funds required are astronomical. We are optimistic that in four years' time, the soybean seeds resistant to Nongda can be used in farmland experiments... "The head of molecular laboratory seems to have heard some rumors. While introducing his work, he also hopes that the new management can keep it here. After all, this place has just been established, and there are no achievements to support his statement. In fact, there is a lot of water in his words. The research on soybean has occupied most of the resources in the laboratory, and the research on corn and cotton has just begun. After all, this laboratory is not the most profitable department in Monsanto, and Monsanto is unlikely to put too much resources in this aspect.

"By the way, can you develop insect resistant crops?" Karim asked suddenly. This sound made the reception staff in the laboratory notice her existence.

"I think so. The biological factors affecting the yield are nothing more than pests and weeds. Since you are studying the seeds resistant to Nongda, why not go further and resist both Nongda and insects?" Karim asked curiously.

"This lady, your idea is very good, but our current conditions can't carry out so much research work at the same time..." the director of the laboratory explained with words, in fact, the central meaning is that there is no money and no one, but after all, there is no money.

After listening to the explanation, Karim wrote it down to herself. Xie liaosha has actually told her that this department of molecular biology is the one that interests him most in the whole Monsanto. Karim believes in seryosha's words. He has decided to strengthen the Department after the deal is completed.

Xie liaosha is listening carefully when his phone rings. Xie liaosha goes out to find a place to answer the phone. At the other end of the phone is Yuri, who hasn't been contacted for a long time.

"Xie liaosha heard that you have come to Canada. Why don't you come to visit me?" Yuri asked on the phone.

"Now I'm on a business trip to Canada to talk about the food business. If I have nothing to do, I'll go to the gambling house and be discovered by the KGB people. What can I do? This is an extraordinary period, and we are very strict in our country! " Xie liaosha explained.

"Seliosha, I heard from Hassan that he had a lottery business in Moscow and made a lot of money! How's the business? Is it profitable? " Yuri asked voluntarily.

"Made a lot of money? How many? I didn't even ask about it later. I'm not too clear! " Xie liaosha replied in a hurry. He wanted to finish the call and go back to the lab.

"Well, Xie liaosha, I don't want to sell. I want to buy a gambling company. I want to ask your opinion!" Yuri said directly.

"Don't you have several casinos now? Is it all profitable? " Xie liaosha asked.

"It's not a casino, it's a gambling company! I fell in love with a British company that mainly deals in hotels and football betting stations. Its name is William Hill Yuri explained.

"What does that mean? Isn't it a hotel or a casino? " Xie liaosha asked strangely.

"No! The company's hotels are all budget hotels, no casinos, but it has betting stations all over the UK! " Yuri replied.