Chapter 453: Poison Pill Plan

In short, Fang Huan is using a near-rogue yet entirely legal method—like boiling a frog in lukewarm water—to slowly devour the behemoth that is Amazon.
"They're replicating the tactics they used against FaceWeb, forcing all shareholders to make a choice:
Do you want to watch the company's value plummet to zero, or choose someone who can save it and cut your losses?"
"Then activate the 'poison pill'!" Bezos said through gritted teeth.
A "poison pill," or "equity dilution anti-takeover measure," is a classic defense against hostile takeovers.
In the event of a hostile takeover, the board of directors has the right to activate this plan. The company will issue a large number of new shares to existing shareholders at an extremely low price, forcibly diluting the acquirer's equity and causing its acquisition costs to skyrocket.
"No, Chairman!" the assistant hurriedly dissuaded him,
"Doing this will provoke strong opposition from all shareholders!
In the short term, a 'poison pill' might save the company, but the side effects are enormous. In the long run, it will only cause the company's value to plummet even further!"
Bezos didn't sleep a wink that night, constantly pondering one question.
Why did Fang Huan Investment, with so many other targets, choose to expend so much effort to tackle the tough nut of AsiaSun?
Until the moment GPT-3 was released, he finally understood!
Those guys' ultimate goal wasn't AsiaSun at all!
What Fang Huan wanted was the crown jewel of the AsiaSun Group—BWS Cloud Service!
That super server cluster, the world's largest and most technologically advanced!
“I see right through those guys! They have absolutely no interest in Azur Lane’s company operations!” Bezos roared.
“What they want is the super server we’ve poured countless hours and effort into building!
You’ve all seen GPT, right? Amazing, aren’t you?
But what do those data-devouring monsters need to spread globally?
They need massive amounts of servers to support them!”
The moment Bezos saw GPT, his heart sank. He knew something was wrong.
He was obsessed with his space exploration project, forgetting it was a bottomless pit with no returns for a long time.
If only he had poured that money into artificial intelligence, what would the situation be like now?
Judging from current trends, the AI ​​industry’s explosive growth potential is clearly hundreds of times greater than that of the space industry!
"Those guys want to dominate the AI ​​era, so they need a massive number of servers!
Without that, everything is just a castle in the air! That's why they've set their sights on us!
Now Fang Huan's wolfish ambitions are blatantly obvious. Are we just going to stand by and watch them swallow Axon up, making us stepping stones for Fang Huan's ambitions?!"
Bezos absolutely cannot tolerate this!
Once Axon falls into Su Hao's hands, Fang Huan will gain the most powerful hardware foundation, like a tiger with wings, a dragon entering the sea!
At that time, that AI behemoth called GPT will be unrestrained, and the entire AI era will be Fang Huan's one-man show!
"We are the last line of defense! Once this place falls, no one will be able to stop Fang Huan's advance!"
"Therefore, even if it's a desperate measure, we must activate the 'poison pill' plan to stop this acquisition!"
Bezos looked around at everyone: "Do you all agree with my opinion?"
Fang Huan used GPT to open the door to the AI ​​era.
Bezos felt a chill run down his spine just watching the AI ​​demonstration.
That thing might still seem to have many shortcomings now, but just a year ago, who could have imagined that AI of this level would appear so quickly?
If Fang Huan were to obtain Amazon's super servers, allowing them to develop AI without any scruples, what would the result be?
Then, in the coming AI era, Fang Huan would become the sole hegemon!
Even his painstakingly built space industry could very well fall into Fang Huan's hands easily in the future!
Therefore, we must hold on!
Hold this last line of defense!
“Then, I’ll take it as everyone agrees…”
“No, we disagree.”
A cold voice rang out.
“What?”
Bezos looked up in astonishment, only to find that all the directors and executives in the conference room were staring at him with resolute and icy eyes.
“Chairman, we can’t just stand by and watch you, to save your own position, drag Asia’s market value into an abyss of no return.”
“Didn’t you hear what I just said? Fang Huan is the barbarian who doesn’t care about our company’s value at all!
All they want is…”
“Just servers, right?” A director coldly interrupted him.
“Perhaps. But what we’ve seen is that Fang Huan Investment has never abandoned any of the companies they’ve acquired.”
Instead, they're integrating Fanghuanbi and AI features into all their platforms.
We believe that after Yason joins them, it will be the same.”
The atmosphere instantly plummeted to freezing point.
The board's blatant and collective defection spoke volumes.
Bezos's heart skipped a beat, a terrifying thought flashing through his mind:
“Byrid and Vanguard… have… bribed you?”
“Yes.”
“They… didn't they just say it was an 'ultimatum,' giving me one last chance?”
“I'm sorry, Chairman,” the head board member stood up, looking down at him with pity in his eyes,
“Your words about activating the 'poison pill' have already destroyed that last chance.”
"Before we came to this meeting, we already expressed our stance to them—we agree to change the owner of the Asia Pacific Group."
"!!?"
Bezos felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
"No…everyone, calm down! You can't trust Fang Huan!"
"No, Chairman. We believe that Fang Huan has a better future than you."
Another executive stood up, his tone firm,
"The current collapsed stock price will surely return to its peak after Fang Huan takes over.
The integration capabilities and future plans they've demonstrated are enough to achieve this."
An Asia Pacific Group powered by Fang Huan Coin and the GPT super brain.
An Asia Pacific Group interconnected with countless platforms under Fang Huan's control.
“One is you, constantly selling company shares for your own space dream;
the other is Fang Huan, who can integrate Asia into that vast ecosystem and fully empower it with AI and digital currency.”
A sneer played on the director’s lips.
“In your opinion… in the shareholders’ eyes, who looks more like they’re seriously committed to their business?”
“…”
The executive finished speaking and turned to leave.
Immediately afterwards, all the directors and executives silently stood up and walked out of the conference room one by one, as if attending a farewell ceremony.
The last person stopped at the door, turned back, and said coldly:
“Please vacate the chairman’s office as soon as possible.
Once we finish communicating with Fang Huan, the new chairman should take office!”