[Sources Discuss Tencent's Negotiation to Acquire Manus: Tencent Will Retain Minority Shareholder Status] July 11 news: Recently, reports have surfaced that Tencent is in talks to become the largest shareholder of the general AI Agent company Manus. According to the reports, a Chinese capital consortium led by Tencent is repurchasing all of Manus's equity from Meta at a valuation of approximately $2 billion. Southern Metropolis Daily reporters reached out to Tencent for confirmation, but Tencent has yet to respond. Another insider revealed that after the transaction, Tencent will still retain a minority shareholder status and will not hold a controlling stake.