Chapter 934: The conspiracy emerges
“Oh?”
Yang Zhiyuan’s heart moved.
He is also a major customer of Pacific Fund, investing US$200 million.
“Can I ask the specific reason?”
"Logically speaking, the investment direction of the fund is an absolute secret, but we are friends and you are one of the major investors of Pacific Fund, so I will make an exception.
I am optimistic about the future of oil and gold. , I want to make a bet.”
“Oil and gold?”
After Xu Liang nodded, “If you are interested, you can make a bet, but don’t spread the word. "
"Since you trust me to tell me such important news, I will naturally keep it a secret for you." Yang Zhiyuan said seriously.
Xu Liang smiled and said: "I believe in Brother Yang's character."
The conversation changed.
“I plan to let Yahoo help me spread some news that is beneficial to the oil and gold bulls at the critical moment. I guess this will not be difficult for you and Yahoo?”
“Haha, of course. …I am also a customer of Pacific, and of course I hope I can make more money.”
Yang Zhiyuan happily agreed.
Politics is sensitive, but finance is not.
"Then I'll toast Brother Yang with tea instead of wine."
Yang Zhiyuan picked it up and touched it from a distance.
“Cheers.”
“Cheers.”
The two parties have reached a verbal agreement, and the specific conditions only need to be finalized by the people below.
By the time Yang Zhiyuan left, it was completely dark.
Staring at the darkness in the distance, Xu Liangliang breathed a sigh of relief.
“With Yahoo, plus Sina and Bing, even if the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times are biased towards the enemy, I will not lack publicity channels.
In terms of public opinion, I will not be short of publicity channels. As for being completely passive.”
As for whether Yang Zhiyuan will leave after telling him about his investment direction.
Xu Liang is not worried.
Not to mention that Yang Zhiyuan himself is a client of Pacific Fund, and he will basically not stand against him.
And when this ‘war’ starts, with his status and connections, he can’t hide it at all.
It’s better to be a bachelor.
——
Squeak...
The door opened, and the slightly crisp sound of high heels came from far to near.
Accompanied by the faint fragrance of roses, two slender arms stretched out from behind and hugged his thick waist.
The soft body leaned closer.
"Why are you here?" Xu Liang asked with a smile.
"I called Lu Hui and asked. She said you were here, and I happened to stop by."
The cat-like voice was full of attachment and tenderness.
Xu Liang turned around and Helen raised her head, her brown eyes filled with inquiry.
“Listen to her, have you met Yang Zhiyuan?”
"Hmm. ...The negotiation between Hongyan and Yahoo has been involved for a long time, and it should be ended soon." The topic changed, "How is the financing going?"
"Facebook is now in the United States. No one among the most watched technology companies will reject us,” Helen said proudly.
“Then let’s talk.”
Several companies are bidding. Whether it is preliminary investigation or intermediate negotiations, it will take at least half a month. If the competition is fierce, it will take a month or even It was normal for two months.
This is a good bait.
“One more thing, starting Facebook’s video business from scratch would take too much time and energy. My idea is to acquire a company that has a certain foundation in the video field so that we can start the business as soon as possible.”
< br>Helen does not reject acquisitions.
As Xu Liang said, acquisition is really a matter of "Which company do you like?" Not that company that rents DVDs and videos online? ”
"Do you know them?"
"I know all the large-scale companies in Silicon Valley, and before founding Facebook, I also rented DVDs from their website."
After founding Facebook, I’m so busy every day, how can I have time to watch movies?
“Netflix is not a video website.” Helen emphasized.
“It is indeed not. But its users are all people with movie-watching needs and are the mainstream users of video websites.
And it’s easy for Netflix’s website to convert into video websites.
Just add a play button to their video homepage. "Xu Liang smiled.
Helen nodded after thinking for a moment.
She has used the Netflix website and is very familiar with it.
Just make a player , add a hyperlink to each video's home page
You can get a video website with more than five million users.
“There is another benefit to acquiring Netflix.
It is already profitable, and as the number of registered users continues to grow, the scale of profitability continues to grow.
We After the acquisition, it will become the star business of Facebook Group, rather than a black hole that swallows up funds." Xu Liangdao.
After Helen nodded, "Have you talked to Reed Hastings?"
"After talking about it, I promised him a purchase price of US$1.2 billion, as well as being the chief operating officer of Facebook and the president of Netflix. ... From now on, he will be your subordinate.
How to make good use of this subordinate? It depends on your management ability.”
“Hehe, don’t worry, I won’t let you down.”
Xu Liang nodded with a smile.
Helen, who was born in the Montes family, received an elite education since she was a child. This kind of education is not just book knowledge, but also includes management and social interaction.
Compared to Christina, who was born as a commoner, her management skills are better.
This is also the reason why Xu Liang gave her the Facebook plan and Twitter to Christina.
She is more optimistic about Helen.
After two and a half years of entrepreneurial experience and making up for her shortcomings, Xu Liangcai let Christina join Vivendi.
But instead of letting her take over the world giant directly, she first learned from Jean Foch.
She is still a little tender.
Needs more experience and growth.
“One more thing, acquire Netflix first, and then talk about financing.” Xu Liangdao.
When Netflix was Netflix, its price-to-earnings ratio was around 25 times.
But when it becomes Netflix, owned by Facebook, the price-to-earnings ratio will be at least 40 times, or even 50 times.
Not only because Facebook has more users, it can provide Netflix with a better development platform.
Also because the person standing behind him is named Xu Liang.
Helen nodded, she understood Xu Liang’s plan.
“What about the funds? I can’t spend so much money to acquire Netflix now.”
"Communicate with Netflix management to see if they prefer cash or shares. If it is shares, then pay directly with Facebook's shares. If it is cash.
I'll let Hanhua do it for you. Guarantee and issue a corporate bond to raise funds.
Once the acquisition model is determined and the contract is signed, fund-raising negotiations will begin immediately. ”
“Yes.” —
As the world's financial center, New York has the world's largest capital, and the lights on Wall Street stay on all night.
Manhattan’s ecstasy amazes the world.
This is a paradise for the rich and a hell for the poor.
It is also a playground for the super rich and powerful.
Low-key and luxurious cars broke through the darkness and turned into a club in midtown Manhattan with an obvious British style.
People in suits and ties got out of the car one after another.
After greeting each other, we walked into the quaint but luxurious main building.
After being brought into the conference room by the waiter, they each sat down.
It didn’t take long and nearly ten people gathered.
Sitting in the main seat is a silver-haired old man wearing a black suit and gold-rimmed glasses.
The wrinkles on his face made him look old, and there was no trace of momentum on his body.
But the already somewhat hazy eyes reveal the wisdom that has accumulated through vicissitudes of life.
Larry Ellison, sitting on his left, also had respect in his eyes.
After looking at the time.
"Mr. Soros, everyone who can come is here, can we start?"
Old Soros, who was sitting in the main seat, nodded.
“Let’s get started.”
After Ellison nodded, he looked around everyone and said in a deep voice.
“Everyone, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have responded to their letters. Golden Caesar has agreed to their loan request, but he is only willing to give 4.4% interest.
And he said that if it is higher, he will No more.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed.
But they all have status, so they can control their thoughts and stay calm.
“Didn’t I say that we had talked about 5.9% before? Why did it suddenly drop so much?” Louis Dreyfus CEO Nashat Cooney asked.
“It’s hard to guess. Golden Caesar obviously knew that someone was going to deal with him, so when he accepted the challenge, he took advantage of the opportunity to kill us.”
Elliott Management Company CEO Paul Singer looked around at everyone after finishing speaking coldly.
“Everyone, although the interest rate is a bit low, I still tend to agree to him.
We have spent so much energy, and if we don’t invest enough, we won’t gain much even if we win.
And what we will get in the future will be far more than this little interest.”
“Paul is right. Now that we have decided to take action, we cannot give up greater benefits for a small profit.” Leeson agreed.
Everyone looked at each other, no one objected.
"Since everyone agrees, it's decided."
After Ellison made the decision, his eyes changed.
"Carey, Richard, this part of the funds will be provided by the Bank of Washington and Lehman."
Carey Killinger and Richard Fuld clicked nod.
Although the interest rate is a bit low and I can’t make much money, I can at least balance my expenses.
The key is this big plan, all the money will come in and out of the Bank of Washington and Lehman platforms.
At that time, the intermediary fees and leverage fees will allow them to make a lot of money.
“When are we going to do it?” Richard Fuld’s eyes were filled with anticipation.
“At least wait until the loan contract is signed.” Ellison continued with a smile, “Kyrie, Richard, don’t forget our previous plan.”
The two smiled and nodded. nodded.
"Larry?"
The old voice sounded.
Ellison quickly and respectfully said: "Mr. Soros."
"What's the reply from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs?"
"Blancfein and Gore Man is still the same as before, they will provide some help, but they will not be directly involved. But I think these two cunning bastards will definitely rush in to take advantage when we decide the outcome with Xu Liang."
"It's an expected thing. After all, not everyone has extraordinary wisdom and determination like Mr. Fuld."
(End of this chapter)