Chapter 3631 Is It over Yet?

General Motors, Ford, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and other auto giants have given up, so what about Japanese auto giants? What about Toyota, Honda and other companies?

"We will never let Lin Feng take advantage of the situation!" Akio Toyoda said coldly.

"Yes, this price is obviously too high. I think Ellison is here to act as a shill. We won't be fooled!" Honda Hirotoshi sneered.

Such a simple "shill", they are going to be fooled, that's their IQ problem .

Many presidents heard this and woke up. Yes, Ellison is so arrogant to disrupt the situation, it's obvious that he is here to act as a shill. Otherwise, how could he offer a price of 1 billion US dollars. Even if Oracle has money now, it won't spend money so recklessly.

"But that's not right. If no one falls into the trap, then Ellison will have to bear the money. 1 billion US dollars, it's not enough!" said a president.

"Humph, isn't this simple? If no one falls for the trick in the end, and Ellison spends money to buy the advertising space, then Lin Feng can also spend the money on Oracle. They are just taking money in with one hand and taking it out with the other." Akio Toyoda sneered.

Everyone suddenly realized. If so, will Ballmer fall for the trick?

The muttering voice behind was naturally heard by Ballmer. He was naturally more afraid of the "shill" behind. He was very suspicious. But for Microsoft, this was an opportunity to strike Lin Feng. It was exciting to think about publishing a Microsoft advertisement in the Second World. But the price was really too high.

"Why, Ballmer, are you still bidding or not? Forget it if you don't bid! Melissa. Hit the auction hammer!" Ellison laughed.

"Ah!" Melissa was stunned. She also heard the president's discussion behind her. These CEOs had no concerns, and the voices of discussion were loud. Of course, they deliberately talked so loudly that Ballmer could hear them, so as to avoid being discussed by Lin Feng and Ellison. Although Melissa didn't know whether this matter was really a conspiracy between Lin Feng and Ellison, it was probably possible at the moment.

But how could Ellison urge her to clap the gavel? This clap. It was the final word.

"Hey, clap quickly, clap quickly, so that there will be no more trouble!" Ellison muttered and urged.

Everyone looked sideways. What's going on? Logically speaking, if the two set up a trap, then at this time they should delay the time in every possible way to persuade Ballmer to raise the price. Why is Ellison so eager to urge? This is not normal!

What's going on? For a while, many CEOs were a little confused.

"Boss, what should we do?" Melissa hesitated.

"Clap! Although I don't understand what Ellison wants to do, we must abide by the rules!" Lin Feng signaled Melissa to clap the gavel.

"Oh!" Although Melissa didn't understand, she still raised the auction hammer. She asked loudly, "1 billion for the first time. 1 billion for the second time, 1 billion for the third time!" Seeing that no one spoke, Melissa was about to drop the hammer.

"Wait a minute!" At this moment, Paul Otellini protested.

Everyone exclaimed. What's going on? Is Intel, which has been silent all the time, going to raise the price at this last moment?

"Paul, are you crazy? This price is so high, it is very likely that they set up a trap!" Ballmer whispered.

"Steve, I also know that this may be a trap, but this is also a great opportunity to strike Lin Feng. You never want the operating system market to be occupied by Lin Feng in the end." Paul Otellini said.

Ballmer frowned. The most profitable of Microsoft is the e series, which is known as Microsoft's money printing machine. But the so-called e is Microsoft's operating system. If Microsoft's operating system is conquered by Lin Feng,

then Microsoft will lose its most profitable project. Then Microsoft will be in danger.

"But this price is too high, it's not worth it." Ballmer said.

"The price is indeed high. No matter which of us can afford it, it is not cost-effective. So, I suggest that we jointly invest. Then, we can publish our advertisements in the advertisement." Otellini smiled slightly, "With the strength of our two companies, what can Ellison do!"

Joint venture between the two companies! Ballmer's eyes lit up. This is indeed a good idea, and with the relationship between Microsoft and Intel, as well as the experience of previous cooperation, I believe that this cooperation can also achieve good results. If so, then we can indeed cooperate.

"But what if Ellison continues to offer?" Ballmer asked.

"Then we give up. Too high a price is not cost-effective. This 1 billion US dollars is already our limit." Otellini said in a deep voice.

"Okay, I agree to our cooperation!" Ballmer nodded.

Otellini smiled and stood up.

"On behalf of Intel and Microsoft, I will jointly invest 1 billion and 1 US dollars!" Otellini pondered for a moment and said a price that shocked everyone.

1 billion and 1 US dollars, this price is really speechless. Obviously, this is also a response to the $300 million and 1 dollar price that Ellison fired before.

"Boss, they are making trouble!" Melissa whispered.

Lin Feng shook his head. Ellison just called out the price of $300 million and 1 dollar, and he didn't say anything. Now that Paul Otellini has offered such a price, he can't say anything. Otherwise, he will be accused of being unfair. And tonight's auction may end up as a farce. Lin Feng may even receive a subpoena from the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ellison frowned. This guy's move is exactly the same as what he did just now. What worries Ellison even more is that this may also be Paul Otellini's final bid. If I raise the price as loudly as before, I'm afraid the other party will give up. That would also be a bit difficult for Ellison.

One billion US dollars is Ellison’s limit. No matter how high it is, he still has to think about it. It can't be true that he and Lin Feng are setting up a trap here, as the outside world says. It is indeed true that he came to help Lin Feng, but there is absolutely no such thing as setting up a trap. Moreover, even if he did take the picture, he would never do any trick of left hand in, right hand out. He, Ellison, has never been so mean.

"What, Ellison, stop bidding. Are you no longer confident?" Ballmer, however, would not let Ellison go silent. A look of ridicule. He was pinned down by Ellison just now. It was now his turn to show off his authority.

Ellison snorted.

"What? Silent? Silent! Ellison, this is not like the Ellison I know!" Ballmer laughed.

"The villain succeeds!" Melissa groaned.

Lin Feng frowned, seeing Ellison's gloomy look, and knew that Ellison was wary of the price, which was beyond his ability to bear. To be honest, Lin Feng was a little dumbfounded by the fact that the price reached US$1 billion today. This was completely unexpected by Lin Feng. It was originally calculated to have 300 million US dollars. All are already surprising. It is natural for Ellison to back down now. Even if both parties were brothers, they would not put Ellison through a trap just for an auction that was not too important. In this way, Lin Feng also felt guilty.

Of course, it won't work if Ballmer is allowed to be arrogant here. After thinking about it, Lin Feng winked at Ellison and stretched out a finger.

Ellison was stunned for a moment, then understood. Grinning.

"Ballmer. Don't be arrogant. Do you think you are the only one who will raise the price? I will too! Like this. I will bid $1 billion and 2!" Ellison stretched out two fingers and shook them at Ballmer, " How about it, the price is now one dollar higher than yours! Why don’t you increase the price?”

Buzz! All the CEOs felt that their brains were deprived of oxygen and they couldn't breathe. This is too exaggerated. Ellison really dared to ask for it, $1 billion and 2! This is quite irritating! It's just a dollar more.

"Allison! What price are you talking about!" Ballmer couldn't help roaring. Originally, according to the negotiation between him and Otellini, once Ellison made another offer, they would give up. One billion US dollars is their limit. But Ellison chose to offer a dollar more, which was intolerable. Do you think they should give up or continue?

"Why, you are allowed to raise a price, but I am not allowed to raise a price? Do you know that you look down on others?" Ellison said proudly, holding a cigar in his mouth, "Everyone depends on his own ability. If you have the ability, you can offer a higher price than me. Let me I can’t afford it, otherwise I won’t be chirping here.”

Ballmer's eyes almost burst into flames.

"$1 billion and 3!" Paul Otellini didn't bother to talk nonsense with Ellison and directly offered the price.

"1 billion and 4 US dollars!" Ellison was also unceremonious and directly increased the price.

"One billion and five dollars!"

"$1 billion and 6!"

All the presidents were dumbfounded. What are you doing here? Are you buying vegetables at the vegetable market? Is an auction going to look like this? If the price is increased by one dollar at a time, considering the worth of both parties, how long will it take for someone to give up? This is too exaggerated!

"Boss, what should I do about this?" As a former host, Melissa has seen a lot, but she has never seen anything as exaggerated as today. This is simply bizarre. If this continues, when will it end?

"Both of you, please pause." Lin Feng said to stop Ellison and Otellini's "weird" bidding. It is not an option to continue like this. Although he asked Ellison to increase the price by $1 to dampen Ballmer's arrogance, he could not allow the $1 increase to continue. Otherwise, it’s really useless.

"You two, this is a very serious auction, not a vegetable market. Of course, I can't change the rules now. For example, the minimum starting price may not be the same. So, we will auction in secret. Lisson, Otellini, each of you write a price and give it to my secretary, Miss Melissa, who will be the host tonight. Then she will show it to everyone. "How about the highest bidder?" said with a smile.

All the presidents' eyes lit up, this is a good proposal. Secret auction is the most interesting auction situation. Because you write down the price secretly, you need to estimate the other party's price well. Otherwise, you write a little lower and the other party wins in the end, which would be depressing.

Secret bidding is the most challenging way to bid!

"I have no problem. It's fun to play like this!" Ellison chuckled.

Otellini and Ballmer looked at each other and nodded. Even now that they have reached this point, they cannot give up. (To be continued...)