What Steve was waiting for was his father’s statement.
He also knew very well that based on his current situation, as long as his demands were not outrageous and the funds he used did not make his father feel distressed, his father would definitely give him the green light.
With Howard’s words, Steve planned to discuss the acquisition with the remote sensing satellite company after returning. After discussing the details of the acquisition, he would let his subordinates complete the follow-up matters. He would immediately go to China to report to Ye Chen. .
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The father and son left the palace and returned to the hotel. Steve returned to his room and arranged for his confidants to immediately contact the remote sensing satellite company that Ye Chen wanted.
At this time, it is necessary to cut through the mess quickly, contact quickly, negotiate quickly, and complete it quickly.
It just so happened that I could take this opportunity to show Ye Chen his ability to do things.
This remote sensing satellite company’s business performance over the years has not been very good. Their main revenue lies in providing data licenses to companies around the world that need satellite maps. Just like navigation companies selling their own map licenses, they produce their own maps. Make a set of maps at a low cost and then sell them to companies that need various map functions in their own software.
However, because they provide high-precision satellite images, the company has long been registered with the U.S. National Security Agency. The National Security Agency has many requirements and restrictions on them, which will greatly limit their revenue. ability.
For example, any company that purchases their satellite data can only buy the latest pictures a few months ago. Even though their satellites are taking pictures of the whole world every day, the Department of Homeland Security is worried that when they update the latest data, Leaking military and other departmental secrets requires them to be timely within six months at the earliest;
To put it bluntly, what can be made available to partners today are satellite images taken six months ago, while the satellite images taken today will not be available to partners until six months later.
This results in satellite images being unattractive to a considerable number of users because they are not real-time enough.
If the database is updated fast enough, its usefulness will increase exponentially. But for the US government, if this kind of company’s database is updated too fast, it will also be a threat to them. The US President travels secretly, and one day later, ordinary people Netizens can capture the president’s movements through the position changes of Air Force One. This is absolutely intolerable.
Moreover, the United States has military operations in many countries. Take Syria as an example. The US military had just stolen Syrian oil, and the satellite photos were clearly visible the next day. This is also unacceptable to the US military. .
Therefore, in addition to the rigid regulations on timeliness, the national security department also has many other requirements. For example, the timeliness of satellite images within certain coordinate ranges must be more than two years, while some coordinates are not allowed. Their satellites carry out any form of photography, and even some coordinates must be replaced with picture materials provided by the national security department to deceive people. Maybe ten nuclear bomb silos have been built here, but from the satellite map, there are still no birds. A sh*tty desert.
In addition, their database also goes directly to the security department, which checks their data at any time to prevent any possibility of leaking confidentiality.
So many restrictions and shackles are like a curse and full of torture for this company. Their founders and shareholders once hoped to sell the company and start a new business in an unfettered track, but national security The department did not give them this opportunity. They stipulated that the controlling shareholder of this company must be a native American company, and the actual controller of the company must also be an American of more than three generations. This has restricted some potential buyers in the United States. home, and all potential buyers outside the United States.
Not only are there requirements for controlling shareholders, but even before the company is listed, all shareholders must be companies from NATO member countries. Any current shareholder is not allowed to resell animal species to companies outside of NATO member countries. shares.
This means that if Ye Chen obtains even 1% of the company’s shares through normal channels, it will be a fantasy.
Of course, so many restrictions also led the founder of this company to want to cash out his hands, which was also a dream, because no one would be interested in his company. After all, no one is willing to buy a company that is full of constraints.
Just when the founder of the company felt that he would never be able to cash out and leave, he suddenly received news that the famous Rothschild family was actually interested in his humble little company! Rothschild even wants to fully acquire his own company!