Chapter 527 Yahoo today, flying geese tomorrow
“Li, what do you think Yahoo’s stock price will reach when it goes public today?”
Those gathered here today are basically related to the Internet industry. media and reporters, as well as some media on Wall Street in New York. Many of the media were invited by Yahoo itself to build momentum.
At this time, Yahoo is like a star about to debut. It needs to desperately increase its exposure to increase its popularity.
After the launch of Himalaya Radio, the media in America that pay attention to the Internet are now familiar with Li Dongling and Yao Luoying, and Feiyan Technology has also exchanged equity with Yahoo and is one of Yahoo's major shareholders!
These media and reporters just followed the usual practice when it came to Li Dongling's questions, and did not expect to make any shocking remarks.
But when he heard this question, Li Dongling stopped and looked at the reporter with CNET Technology Information Network hanging in front of him. This is an emerging Internet technology website that will also be in Nas this year. Dake is listed on the market. In the future, this website will also be one of the most successful American companies in the localization of America's website.
Li Dongling put his index fingers together, making a gesture of the number ten.
“One billion dollars!”
“I think Yahoo’s market value today can exceed one billion dollars!”
Hearing Li Dongling's words, not only the reporters from the CNET website, but also reporters from other surrounding TV stations and media, were stunned for a moment, and then suddenly burst into laughter, apparently thinking that Li Dongling was joking.
"Then I really want to buy a thousand shares of Yahoo stock today. I hope you won't be disappointed!" The CNET reporter who asked the question looked like he had heard a big secret.
“I believe that Yahoo will not let you down!”
Li Dongling also smiled and said that Yahoo’s issue price is US$13 per share, and one thousand shares is US$13,000. , this is not a small amount of money. The reporter in front of me may not really take tens of thousands of dollars to support Yahoo.
Whether he buys it or not, Li Dongling doesn’t know, but if he does buy it, in four or five years, the thirteen thousand US dollars may become 1.3 million US dollars, but who knows? Will you believe it at this moment?
The Nasdaq trading hall is already crowded at the moment. Jerry Yang and Ferro are the protagonists today, especially Jerry Yang. Compared to Ferro, who is a bit taciturn, Chief Yahoo is standing in the spotlight, chatting and laughing while dealing with the series of events. Constant media interviews.
Members of Yahoo's board of directors and company members were present. Except for those who stayed with the company to maintain the operation of the website, the rest of Yahoo's employees were present.
After all, there are only 49 employees in Yahoo now. That is to say, a company that was founded more than a year ago and went public has less than 50 employees. This is the characteristic and style of the Internet. Everything is full of incredible, which is why countless people dare to set up a stall in a garage and clamor to go public.
Yahoo President Kugel, as well as many of Yahoo's investors, including Moritz of Sequoia Capital, Masayoshi Son of Japan's largest shareholder SoftBank, and others, are also here today.
Hearing the sudden movement outside the trading hall, it attracted the people in the hall. Yang Zhiyuan, Moritz, Son Zhengyi and others couldn't help but look outside.
"It's Li, here!"
Kugel said to Jerry Yang and others, and then said with a smile, "He claimed to the media that Yahoo's market value today will exceed one billion US dollars!"
< br>Hearing this, Jerry Yang, Ferro, Moritz and others also had smiles on their faces. The higher Yahoo's market value rises, the greater their profits will be. If the market value of Yahoo can exceed one billion US dollars, The income from Sequoia's investment in Yahoo will directly exceed a hundred times!
Only Masayoshi Son smiled a little reluctantly. Logically speaking, SoftBank is Yahoo’s major shareholder and Yahoo’s market value is high, so he should be happy.
But Sun Zhengyi’s visit to America this time is not just to participate in Yahoo’s listing. The faster Yahoo’s market value soars, the more unfavorable it will be for what he wants to do next. This can’t help but lead Sun Zhengyi to Looking a bit depressed.
Over the years, since his debut, he has always been unfavorable. He is the only one who can trap others, and when he is trapped by others, but this time he invested in Yahoo, he was pecked by an eagle. I feel about investing in Yahoo. Happy, but not that happy, which made Son very helpless.
Li Dongling knew who should belong to today's home court. After a lot of talk outside, he declined media interviews after entering the hall with Yao Luoying, not wanting to steal Yang Zhiyuan's limelight.
In the short term, promoting Jerry Yang’s title of Yahoo Chief can indeed increase Yahoo’s popularity and increase Yahoo’s stock price.
Zhixing Foundation holds 5% of Yahoo’s shares, while Feiyan Technology holds 8% of Yahoo’s shares. The higher the market value of Yahoo, the more beneficial it is to Li Dongling. I wish Yang Zhiyuan’s reputation could be even higher. Where? How can you steal the limelight from him?
“Mr. Li!”
"Director Yao!"
After shaking hands with Li Dongling, Yang Zhiyuan said to the two of them that as the general manager of Feiyan Technology, Yao Luoying, who has 8% of the voting rights of Yahoo, is naturally qualified to join the Yahoo board of directors.
Li Dongling asked Yao Luoying to join the Yahoo board of directors and get the title of Yahoo's board of directors. This title is inconspicuous now, but it will be somewhat powerful in the future, and it will also be of great benefit to Feiyan Technology.
Ferro, Kugel, Moritz and others all shook hands with Li Dongling. Everyone is considered "one of our own" today. It depends on what Yahoo's stock price and market value can achieve. At this point, you can decide whether to pop the champagne or return to Silicon Valley in despair. "Mr. Li, I've heard about this name for a long time, but today I finally saw it!"
When it was Sun Zhengyi's turn, Sun Zhengyi took the initiative to reach out to Li Dongling. Son, who is not tall, has not yet become the Internet emperor, but his eyes are full of scorn for the world.
Li Dongling shook hands with Sun Zhengyi and looked at Sun Zhengyi, "Dongli Hi-tech has dealt with SoftBank for a long time!"
Seeing Sun Zhengyi's confused look, Li Dongling He smiled and said, "UTStarcom!"
UTStarcom, which is now a "famous" PHS mobile phone brand in China, accepted the Japanese benzene before it came to ask for cooperation with Donglin Hi-Tech. SoftBank's investment, the founder of UTStarcom, and Masayoshi Son have a close personal relationship.
Hearing Li Dongling mention UTStarcom, Son Zhengyi showed a look of sudden realization on his face, "So Softbank and Dongling Hi-tech really have a "fate", UTStarcom and Yahoo, both sides have cooperation! ”
“In the future, I don’t know, there will be more cooperation between Donglin Hi-tech and Nippon SoftBank!”
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but when Son heard Li Dongling say this, he always felt that Li Dongling It seems to indicate something.
“Let’s take a group photo together!”
Seeing that the bell-ringing session was approaching, Yahoo’s board members were called aside to take a group photo. One day, Yahoo will become famous and become a giant company. These are all important materials that will be broadcast repeatedly in major media.
Sun Zhengyi stood next to Yang Zhiyuan. On this occasion, Yahoo's major shareholders still have to give enough face. Then came Ferro, Kugel, Moritz and others. Li Dongling and Yao Luoying stood On the far left.
In a flash of white light, one of the most famous photos in the first wave of global Internet history was born.
The people in this photo are also some of the most famous and most valuable men in the early days of the Internet. They appear on the same Kodak film. Several of them are considered to be men who will influence the future global Internet landscape. .
Now when this photo appears in media reports, more attention may be paid to Jerry Yang, Kugel and others.
But five, ten, twenty years later, when this photo was opened again, the eyes were focused on Sun Zhengyi, who was standing next to Yang Zhiyuan, with a somewhat serious face, and another , is the man standing next to Yao Luoying, looking at the camera with a smile!
"Li, you have made quite a stir during this period of time, and you almost dismantled the Microsoft Intel Alliance!"
While waiting for Yahoo to open, Moritz said to Li Dongling with some admiration. Moritz thought for a moment. Ever since Li Dongling came to America, the commotion caused by Li Dongling has almost never stopped.
"No one can destroy the Microsoft-Intel alliance. Fortresses always collapse from within. How their alliance is has nothing to do with Tanglin Hi-Tech!" Li Dongling does not take the blame.
Moritz smiled, which can cause cracks in the Microsoft-Intel alliance that has been maintained for nearly two decades. How can this be covered up with just one sentence?
Moritz and many conspiracy theorists believe that Li Dongling must have come up with an offer that Microsoft cannot refuse, which will make Microsoft and Intel openly quarrel. It is not just as simple as cooperating on a game console project. .
But looking at Li Dongling's "tight-lipped" look, Moritz knew that if he wanted to ask for details, he would have to pay a high price, but he was just curious and would not go into a big fight or anything.
"What is the status of Feiyan Technology's listing application now?" Li Dongling asked Moritz.
“If nothing happens, Feiyan Technology’s listing application will be approved by the Nasdaq Securities Review Committee next month. As you wish, Feiyan Technology will also be here by the end of the year. Hold a bell-ringing ceremony!" Moritz revealed to Li Dongling.
Yao Luoying watched Jerry Yang and Ferro ring the ceremony together, and then the Yahoo code appeared on the screen of the Nasdaq trading hall. Zhengzheng looked at the screen, not knowing what he was thinking. .
Yao Luoying felt her hand being held by someone. She looked back and saw it was Li Dongling. Li Dongling whispered to Yao Luoying, "At the end of the year, the code of Feiyan Technology will also appear on this screen, becoming an inland , the first Internet company to be listed on NASDAQ! ”
“It’s up!”
After the market opened, there was a burst of exclamations in the trading hall, and the eyes of countless people on the trading floor, as well as those outside the market, were all looking at Yahoo's stock.
Then I saw that Yahoo’s stock price started to rise crazily, as if it had taken medicine. In the blink of an eye, it had already exceeded the $17 mark. At this time, anyone with no experience in the world would know that Today, Yahoo may be following the path of Netscape on the day it went public, with its stock price doubling!
(End of this chapter)