Back to 1995

Chapter 155
The major telecom giants are frantically recruiting, and small and medium telecom companies are queuing up to go public, hoping to take advantage of the hot market to make a fortune.

The old telecom giants took the opportunity to issue new shares and bonds frantically, and started financing on a large scale, warming up for the big fish to eat small fish, and preparing for the next gluttonous feast.

"America Telecom also needs to make a move. To be shortlisted for this hunt, America Telecom must win the line from Chicago to Wall Street!"

Song Yang said to Spivey that this gluttonous feast of the telecommunications industry in America can almost be said to be a rare encounter in the next few decades, and it is also the last chance to enter the media, telecommunications and other industries. Looking for this store, you can't just spend a little money to get in.

"You are most familiar with Wall Street, who do you think American Telecom should talk to?!"

There are many institutions on Wall Street, thousands of large and small institutions, and there are local institutions in America and overseas institutions. If you make a rash move, I am afraid that everyone will know about it.

Spivey thought for a while and said, "The ones who can afford the right to use America Telecom's line must be big investment banks, banks, or at least medium-level investment institutions!"

Small investment institutions are living a tight life. Even if they know the benefits of this route, they may not be willing to spend the money.

"Let's go to Deutsche Bank first!"

After thinking for a while, Spivey said a term, "Deutsche Bank formulated a global investment strategy the year before last, and is transforming from a traditional German bank into a global investment bank."

"Last year, Deutsche Bank formally established an investment team on Wall Street and officially began to enter the American and global investment markets. It is a latecomer to Wall Street!"

Deutsche Bank began its transformation in 1994. In other words, Deutsche Bank felt that the German market could no longer satisfy it, and began to extend its wings to the European and North American markets, with London and Wall Street naturally being the top priorities.

Song Yang understood what Spivey meant. As a latecomer, Deutsche Bank is playing the role of a challenger at this time. To challenge several old investment banks, this time is also the most radical and the most willing to spend money!

Although it is a latecomer, Deutsche Bank is not short of money at all. For more than half a century after World War II, Deutsche Bank has been the engine that has made Germany prosperous again. Any company with a German origin will definitely not be able to get around it.

The parent company of Mercedes-Benz, Germany's largest store Karlstedt, Europe's largest sugar group Süd, century-class construction company Herzmann, Europe's largest medical supplier Hermann Group, etc., are all supported by Deutsche Bank. , among these well-known European companies, Deutsche Bank is either a major shareholder or an important investor.

Even Deutsche Bank's management and board of directors are made up of more than 400 large and small companies in Germany. Deutsche Bank represents Germany to a certain extent.

And some people may read on the news that America has punished Deutsche Bank with dozens or tens of billions of dollars, or that a certain company has sued Deutsche Bank for compensation. Don’t be surprised. , the same is true for the huge fines imposed on Japan Benzene, Bangziguo and other companies, which are basically the same, they are all suzerain countries, and they love their subordinates heavily...

When Song Yang heard Spivey mention Deutsche Bank, he immediately understood what he meant, which was to use Deutsche Bank to stimulate those old Wall Street institutions.

On the one hand, Deutsche Bank is not short of money. After setting up an investment bank on Wall Street, it immediately acted aggressively, with a posture of swallowing Wall Street and reversing the outcome of World War II in the investment industry. On the other hand, facing the challenger Deutsche Bank, Wall Street Also dare not take it lightly.

If American Telecom can get the order from Deutsche Bank, then other Wall Street will definitely cooperate with American Telecom in order to guard against Deutsche Bank!
"Get ready, let's go to Wall Street together!" Song Yang explained to Spivey.

After Spivey left, after thinking for a while, Song Yang picked up the phone again and called Whitman, "Double-click over there and get ready, meet me in New York!"

Before America Telecom's contract is obtained, it still needs to be kept secret, so it is best to go to Wall Street under the banner of double-click listing, and double-click listing may also become another one of America Telecom's chips.

Before going to Wall Street, Song Yang needs to take care of the things in San Jose. This time, I don't know how long it will take to go to Wall Street.

Song Yang made several phone calls in a row to arrange ICQ's affairs. Now ICQ basically wants to recruit users, and develop wildly while there is no competitor.

Let Irene sit in ICQ, and Evan Spiegel will go on top to help handle ICQ's overseas promotion. This is giving this guy a chance. Whether he can seize the opportunity is up to him.

Gallo was sent by Song Yang to the American telecommunications line construction site. He had to work with Eric, Oswald and others to lay the line to the gate of New York, Pennsylvania, so that Song Yang could compete with those old foxes on Wall Street. bargaining chips.

After arranging the affairs of ICQ and American Telecom, Song Yang, Greg and Marcus got up and went to New York together.

After the beginning of this year, the technology industry in America is still bustling. ICQ set off a frenzy of two concepts of "instant messaging" and "social networking", and crazily harvested users.

The war between Netscape and Microsoft escalated, and Microsoft's IE browser bundled the system, which attracted even more criticism.

The wave of Internet listings has officially set off. Three competitors, Lycos, Excite, and Yahoo, suddenly announced that they will go public in April, more than a month later. The difference between the listing times of the three companies is no more than ten days. Gram will play!

The first two months after the new year were even more lively than last year!

At this moment, the news that Double-Click, the current leader in Internet advertising in America, started a sprint to go public and was looking for stock underwriters on Wall Street, also began to spread throughout the Internet industry in America.

When Whitman, the president of Double-click Company, led the team to New York, the outside world did not have any surprises about Song Yang going to New York, and the media did not report it widely. After all, as the founder and major shareholder of Double-click, Song Yang did not Going to New York, on the contrary, is a bit strange.

At this time, the giants in the telecommunications industry, who have already sharpened their knives, probably would never have imagined that there are still people who want to snatch food from them at this time, and want to snatch their New York telecommunications market!

The plane landed at JFK Airport in New York, and it was still as busy as ever, showing the demeanor of the world's largest airport in this era.

But what is different from before is that just after getting off the plane this time, Kaiwei Lane, who is in charge of the New York market and the co-president of Double-click, has already sent a motorcade to welcome Song Yang.

"Boss!"

In a hotel not far from the double-click New York company, and not far from the residence that Netscape arranged for Song Yang and Jenny last time, Song Yang saw the red-faced Ryan.

The current Ryan is completely different from the one he saw in Houston a year ago, and the sense of desperation is gone.

Song Yang looked at Ryan, who was dressed up in a grand manner, with the demeanor of a Wall Street big shot, and said with a smile, "Lyman, it seems that you have a good life in New York!"

Ryan gave Song Yang a hug. This middle-aged man looked at Song Yang with a little excitement, "Song, everything here is because of you..."

Double-click listing, for Ryan, is more like a life change. Compared with Song Yang, Lehman is much more excited.

A year ago, Ryan was still a small executive of News Corporation in Houston. His wife was seriously ill and his family savings were running low. Ryan also made the most important decision in his life and resigned from News Corporation. , went to defect to Song Yang, who was just a little famous on the Internet.

But now, Ryan made the right bet. In just over a year, he got everything he never had in his previous life. The co-president of a company that is about to go public can be considered a high salary in New York. In the past, Ryan was I dare not even think about it.

"President Whitman arrives tomorrow!"

Ryan led Song Yang and the others into the hotel, and said to Song Yang, "Several Wall Street investment banks have approached, wanting to act as an agent for Double-click to go public, and several of them are willing to raise $5000 million in financing for Double-click!"

Hearing this, Song Yang couldn't help but pause. He didn't expect Wall Street to be so active in DoubleClick. Yahoo just completed its IPO financing last month, and it only raised 3000 million US dollars. Wall Street paid DoubleClick The amount of financing can exceed that of Yahoo, and the title of America's largest Internet advertising company is worth a few cents more than Song Yang expected.

In the hotel room, Song Yang stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, facing the Empire State Building, surrounded by signs of giant American companies.

"When Whitman arrives, you first talk to the Wall Street investment bank about double-clicking!" Song Yang said to Ryan.

Ryan nodded first, then realized, looked at Song Yang and said in shock, "Song, you didn't come to New York to double-click..."

Song Yang didn't admit it, nor denied it, "I'll deal with the double-click, but before that, there's one more thing I need to deal with first. Talk to Whitman about the double-click first!"

Ryan opened his mouth, closed it again, and didn't ask any more questions, allowing Song Yang to come to New York with the excuse of double-click listing, and let go of the upcoming double-click to deal with it. Ryan didn't know what Song Yang was going to deal with, but He knows that this matter is probably more important than double-clicking to go public, otherwise why would Song Yang spend so much trouble.

After Ryan took people away, Greke, Marcus, Spivey and others came to the suite of Songyang Hotel.

"Tomorrow, Spivey, in your name, please vote for UBS, Citigroup, Morgan and other investment banks and banks!"

Song Yang said something to Spivey, then turned to look at Greg and Marcus, "Tomorrow we will go to Deutsche Bank first!"

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