In Jing Yuanfan's view, as long as he had Xu Hao's approval, this matter was very promising.
To acquire DUB Company, the most essential requirement was funding; as long as the finances were in place, there was no fear that the other party would not sell.
Xu Hao informed Liu Ruyan, instructing her to allocate funds to Jing Yuanfan and to continue providing funds as needed in order to ensure the acquisition of America's DUB Company.
Knowledge is power, it is productive power, and in Xu Hao's view, even if it meant squandering some money, mastering core technology was worth it.
Only by mastering, or even solely controlling, core technology could one have absolute authority within the global internet community.
Why could those American internet moguls achieve a monopoly?
It was because they started early and possessed absolutely secretive technological methods, forcing others to comply with them in order to use their products.
Jing Yuanfan immediately assured Xu Hao: "Chairman, please rest assured, I absolutely will not let you down; I will handle the matter properly and push towards the true international stage!"
After receiving the funds from Liu Ruyan, Jing Yuanfan immediately entered the auction website.
The auction of America's DUB Company was global, organized by the American court after DUB Company had filed for bankruptcy, hence it was impartial, selling to the highest bidder regardless of personal factors.
As one of the veteran companies in the internet sector, although DUB Company had gone bankrupt and most of its assets had already been sold off or mortgaged, the lean camel was still bigger than a horse, and its auction still garnered attention from many groups; the starting bid was ten billion Mi Coins! For a better reading experience, visit *).
This was not Huaya Currency, but Mi Coin, which was equivalent to sixty or seventy billion Huaya Currency, and this was for a company that was essentially just a shell.
Imagine how much a flourishing DUB would be worth?
The auction was conducted online, which was extremely convenient and fast.
Jing Yuanfan, using the Xu Liu Group's corporate account, entered the auction network and found that many groups were already bidding, with the price having soared to fifteen billion Mi Coins, offered by Yuanfang Technology Company.
Jing Yuanfan did not hesitate to raise the bid: fifteen billion and ten million Mi Coins!
At the same time, he immediately turned on another computer and found information about Yuanfang Technology Company: a rising tech company from Jiangnan, rapidly growing into a giant technology company, with sparse information and an unclear background, already listed in America with a market value of twenty billion Mi Coins.
Twenty billion Mi Coins, that was the equivalent of over a hundred billion Huaya Currency, higher than Xu Liu Group's current market value, although Xu Liu Group was not yet listed.
However, seeing the twenty billion Mi Coins Xu Hao had instructed Liu Ruyan to provide him, his mind was much at ease; twenty billion Mi Coins was more than enough to buy DUB Company.
"Xu Liu Group, the bid is fifteen billion and ten million Mi Coins, any higher?"
The sentence, translated into various languages, echoed across the auction website, urging other buyers to continue bidding.
As one of Huadu's top three villas and a summer retreat, the scenery was beautiful.
Since the last grand banquet held by the Qian Family, where Xu Hao fought Wang Zihao, this place had become even more famous than before, attracting many people during the holidays.
Even though the ticket prices had doubled, this did not deter people's enthusiasm; rather, it sparked even more curiosity and longing.
As the Third Young Master from the Tu family, the northern dominator of Tiannan Province, Tu Yilong naturally could not pick a shabby venue for his first battle in Huadu.
Thus, Liuguang Villa naturally became the chosen site for Tu Yilong's decisive battle.
On the third day of the ninth lunar month, the weather gradually turned cold.
At three in the afternoon.
The number of visitors at Liuguang Villa had clearly tripled compared to usual.
Before the decisive battle, at Tu Yilong's request, the Wu Family had done plenty of promotion, which was why countless Huadu people knew that today there would be a duel between two great masters.
One of them was Xu Hao, who had recently defeated the master Jin Shuisheng from Fusang Country and publicly killed Li Anyang.
In recent days, due to the great stir Xu Hao had caused in Huadu, the general public, who previously knew little about ancient martial arts, was gradually becoming interested in learning about them.
As if someone wanted to use this opportunity to promote ancient martial arts to the public, a lot of information about ancient martial arts appeared on the market, including simple body refinement and breathing techniques.
Xu Hao did not care much about these things, but he vaguely understood that behind all this, there seemed to be an invisible hand pushing, and he himself was acting like a catalyst.
However, this was just a vague guess from Xu Hao, without any evidence, just a minor concern.
Getting more people to understand ancient martial arts was also one of the reasons Xu Hao was going to start a martial arts hall, and for now, it seemed not to conflict with Xu Hao's plans.
"Hahaha! Third Young Master, you will definitely beat Xu Hao into a bloody mess today!"
At the entrance of Liuguang Villa, as soon as Tu Yilong exited his car, the people standing at the entrance lavishly complimented Tu Yilong.