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Chapter 167
On the phone, Irene spoke anxiously to Song Yang about the sudden sharp downturn in the market.

Someone was talking about Double-Click and America Telecom, and it was in the middle of the night, almost in the middle of the night, the American Trade Commission, the American Communications Commission, and many other agencies and departments all spoke out at the same time, almost undisguisedly for Song Yang The sharpening knife here is rattling.

In the morning, the big news finally broke out. The Internet Advertising and Media Management Department of the American Trade Commission, which was just established last year, finally announced the start of an investigation into the Double-Click Company!
On the other hand, the Inter-American Communications Commission is covering up. Although it did not directly say that it refused to issue a telecommunication license to American Telecom, it said that it would consider the class action lawsuit initiated by Wall Street futures companies against American Telecom. He waved his knife at American Telecom.

After hanging up the phone, Song Yang saw that there were still calls from Whitman, Gleick, Chris Jain and others. Song Yang directly replied "Got it", and threw the phone aside.

Song Yang knew that there would be people who would target Double-Click and America Telecom, but he didn't expect that those people would look so ugly that they could hardly wait.

Song Yang could imagine who would be the ones who would attack the double-click. Not surprisingly, it was the Trade Commission, the group of Anglo-Saxon conservatives headed by Ella Cherry, and Wall Street who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. A large group of people who took a bite out of the Double-Click Company.

As for the attack on American Telecom, it must be the handiwork of several major telecom groups in America. The futures investment companies on Wall Street alone cannot cause such a big storm.

This is more like the telecommunications giants in America, who have given up on American Telecom, but I don't know which telecommunications giant is the main one for this shot.

Jenny, who was in Song Yang's arms, did not know when she woke up, looking at Song Yang who was frowning, "Did something happen?!"

Seeing Jenny's worried expression, Song Yang stretched out his hand towards the cigarette box, then retracted it, with a smile on his face, "It's just a small problem!"

Jenny didn't believe this. The big cream cake had never seen Song Yang so worried. Jenny climbed up like a snake, and then printed it on Song Yang's lips.

When leaving the small apartment, Song Yang, who was healed in a unique way by the big cream cake, was already in a good mood, but it was a bit costly.

The worry has dissipated in Song Yang's heart. Song Yang knows that what should come will come, and this thing will definitely not be able to hide.

Song Yang came directly to the office in the Harbor Building. Compared with the carnival last night, Double-click Company is a bit more dull today.

The media is always playing around with the wind. Yesterday, they praised Double-Click and American Telecom, but today they saw that they might be about to make a comeback, so they all changed their tune.

Now the major media are starting to discuss whether the double-click company can escape this catastrophe, whether it can be listed on time, and America Telecom is whether it can get a license. If not, then America Telecom’s project is not a It's a miracle, but a big mess involving hundreds of millions of dollars!
It seems that overnight, the wind vane has changed. Yesterday there was still a lot of praise and praise, but today it is all negative. It seems that the double-click company and American Telecom are already in jeopardy.

When Song Yang arrived, Whitman, Greg, Chris Jain, and Eric, who just got up from the crowd of women, looked dazed.

"Who can tell me what's going on?!"

Eric rubbed his head, and suddenly changed for some reason. Seeing that billions of dollars were about to come into his hands, and now he was told that the cooked duck might fly, which was a bit too exciting, Eric I feel a little unbearable.

Chris Jain threw several newspapers to Eric, and seeing Song Yang coming in, Whitman and the others immediately stood up.

"a cup of coffee!"

Song Yang was not in a hurry, let the group sit down, and then said to an assistant from the double-click company, asking her to prepare a cup of coffee first.

At this time, the voice from the TV attracted the attention of the crowd, and Song Yang raised his head.

"Today we connected with the director of the American Board of Trade, Ms. Ella Cherry!"

ABC's financial presenter, speaking to the camera, and then a picture of Ella Cherry appeared on the TV.

"Ms. Ella Cherry, can you tell us why the American Board of Trade initiated an investigation into Double-Click?!"

Seeing the figure of Ella Cherry, Whitman, Gleick and the others all turned solemn. It was almost obvious that the other party was targeting the Double-Click Company.

"The Internet industry is developing rapidly, especially with the emergence of the concept of Internet digital advertising, there is an industry that has a phenomenal performance of revenue from zero to $[-] million in one year, which has never happened in history. Pass!"

"The commander-in-chief and members of the American Congress all hope that the Internet can develop smoothly, but it does not mean that certain companies can be tolerated to use this industry to shamelessly engage in improper profits!"

The interview was conducted on the phone. Ella Cherry's voice was a little low, but just by listening to the voice, one could guess that the person behind the voice was quite tough.

"The company you are referring to, do you mean Double-Click Company?" the host of ABC TV asked Ella Cherry.

Ella Cherry laughed in a contemptuous tone, "The American Trade Commission, and myself, never target a single company. Next, the American Trade Commission will sort out the entire Internet advertising industry, But we will not let go of any company with problems!"

"Bichi!"

Seeing Ella Cherry on TV, who was awe-inspiring and representing justice, Gallo couldn't help cursing at the TV, "This old woman is just crazy!"

Song Yang was drinking coffee slowly, watching Ella Cherry's speech on TV. She showed her attitude, and it was also a kind of alternative warning, warning those companies that cooperate with Double-click to be careful!
"Double-Click is already the most scrutinized company in the Internet advertising industry in America. It has never placed any marginal advertisements involving underground gambling or bad information, and even a small amount of medical advertisements."

Whitman couldn't help but said at this time, "Double-Click Company can't restrain its peers, nor can it ask those websites to place any advertisements. Now Ella Cherry has pushed all problems to Double-Click Company."

"It has nothing to do with what kind of advertisements Double-Click Company puts on. As long as Double-Click Company is the largest company in the Internet advertising industry, you can't avoid it!"

"Ella Cherry needs to overthrow Double-Click to establish the Trade Commission's status in the Internet industry, and of course let the Trade Commission know of her existence!"

Song Yang saw that Ella Cherry's purpose in doing all this was nothing more than to establish her prestige, and to use the double-click as a vote of honor. If she wanted to make further progress in the trade committee, she needed to make contributions. In addition to her school background, Definitely want to use double-click to operate.

"We need to prepare a team of lawyers to deal with Ella Cherry's lawsuit against Double-click, and we need to hire a public relations team to lobby for Double-click in Washington!" Greck said.

Whitman also said with a bit of a headache at this time, "The key is what to do with the double-click listing. Now the road show is about to take place. Deutsche Bank Investment Bank and Goldman Sachs have called today and expressed their concerns about the issuance of double-click stocks. They suggest reducing financing. scale, and solve the troubles with the American Trade Commission as soon as possible!"

"There is also American Telecom, damn it, Song, do you know how many calls I have answered today, there needs to be a solution here, otherwise it will be the people from the headquarters of the Comerica Bank."

Chris Jain also held his head, and said with a painful face, the market has changed suddenly, and the Comerica Bank, which praised him so much yesterday, turned against him today, urging Chris to solve the troubles of American Telecom, otherwise It is necessary to "stop the loss" and withdraw the [-] million dollars invested in American Telecom!

For a while, the meeting room became a mess. Once Ella Cherry chased after double-clicking, the listing would likely fail, and America Telecom’s side might also fail. This is related to the interests of countless people, so it is naturally noisy. Can't be handed over.

After a cup of coffee, Song Yang finally felt a little distracted. He tapped his fingers on the table, and the originally chaotic meeting room gradually became quieter.

"Double-click and America Telecom are two different things, so let's do it in two things!"

"President Whitman, you and the person who double-clicked will continue to carry out the road show according to the original plan. Regarding the matter of hiring a public relations consultant, I will ask WPP to send someone!"

The WPP Group itself has several public relations companies, and it also has a deep influence in Washington.

"Double-click's shareholders are not limited to us. We can increase the underwriting fee so that Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Merrill Lynch can start working immediately, and they must also ensure that Double-click is listed!"

Song Yang said to Whitman, the most important thing now is not to get confused. Once there is a panic internally, he is really afraid that he will be pushed horizontally by a wave of traffic.

Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs are the top snakes on Wall Street. They have never seen anything before, and now they are booing. They just want to get an extra fee. Song Yang needs them to block the pressure from the American Trade Commission for Double-click.

Song Yang will not forget the WPP Group. He chose to cooperate with the WPP Group at the beginning because the strength of the other party is complicated. No one has more say in how to solve the problem at this time than Martin Solo.

"America Telecom continues to work. I need you to keep an eye on the construction site. What I want is to finish the project on time, and the construction period must not be delayed!"

Song Yang said to Eric, and then turned to Chris Jain, "You tell the people on the board of directors in Comerica that they can only get everything back if they stand with America Telecom, otherwise I will get nothing. No money will be lost, you just let them directly sue in Houston!"

The people at the Comerica Bank really dared to play the game of drawing salaries from the bottom of the pot, so Song Yang would spend with them to the end. He would rather use all the compensation of several hundred million dollars to fight the lawsuit, and he would not pay them a penny!

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