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Chapter 183
Hearing that the Telephone and Telegraph Group and Enron Corporation were vying for the equity of American Telecom, both Chris Jain and Eric couldn't help feeling nervous.

The more shares these two companies get, there is no doubt that the shares of American Telecom in the hands of Comerica Bank, Kerimiya behind Jain, and Eric will definitely be diluted.

Especially Eric, his value is definitely not worth mentioning compared to Enron Corporation and Telephone and Telegraph Group, and his shareholding in American Telecom will definitely continue to shrink in the future.

Song Yang and Greck looked at each other for Best's death, asking for 28% of American Telecom's shares, and the latter nodded to Song Yang.

In the telecommunications industry in America, American Telecom needs the support of a giant. Whether it is technology or market, the Telephone and Telegraph Group is the most suitable one.

However, Song Yang will not let the Telephone and Telegraph Group easily take away the 28% of the equity, and the goose has passed the plucking beast and left the skin. This time, if he does not try his best to get a few wool from the Telephone and Telegraph Group, is he worthy of American Telecom? !

"President Best, if the reorganization of America Telecom and Telephone and Telegraph Group is completed, I hope Telephone and Telegraph Group can open the market and users to America Telecom. In the future, wherever there is Telephone and Telegraph Group, there will be America Telecom!"

When Best heard Song Yang's words, the corners of her mouth twitched. She suddenly realized that the person she disliked the most in the Telephone and Telegraph Group, except for the big-mouthed Carly Fiorina, might be blacklisted now. Added one person.

The current queen of the future technology world has not yet ascended the throne at Hewlett-Packard Computer Company, and Fiorina, who is still inexperienced, is still working on her qualifications in the Telephone and Telegraph Group.

However, Fiorina is not restless at all. Best, who just returned to the Telephone and Telegraph Group last year, was squatted in a wave of grass by Fiorina as soon as she came back, and was directly dominated by Fiorina. Split from Telephone and Telegraph Group.

Whether it was voluntary or not, how Lucent performed after the breakup, but the breakup of Lucent from Telephone and Telegraph, which happened during Best's tenure, will go down in history.

By leading the split of Lucent, Fiorina was on the rise, from the head of the sales department of the Telephone and Telegraph Group to the executive director of the split Lucent Group, but Best didn't have the slightest affection for Fiorina.

What I didn't expect was that in the second year of her tenure, Best would personally sell a part of the Telegraph Group. Song Yang was no softer than Fiorina. posture.

Best doesn't know how the outside world will comment on her career in the Telephone and Telegraph Group. She is now a little worried whether the Telephone and Telegraph Group will be sold short in her hands, and even one day, the century-old brand of the Telephone and Telegraph Group , was also sold...

"Once the cooperation is reached, the Telephone and Telegraph Group will support America Telecom!" No matter what he feels in his heart, Best can only say this. Once America Telecom is finished, the Telephone and Telegraph Group's investment will really be in vain.

"In addition to these, there is another matter, I would like to ask President Best to agree to it!" Song Yang didn't have any intention of restraining himself, and started to pluck the wool again.

Best began to look at Song Yang with some unkind eyes, but he still grunted through his teeth, "Say!"

"I hope that the Telephone and Telegraph Group can allow me to cooperate with Bell Labs here, not only American Telecom, but also other companies I want to invest in, such as Double-click, ICQ and the like, can also cooperate with Bell Labs. Bian is willing to bear the project cost of cooperating with Bell Labs!" Song Yang made an unexpected request for Best.

To say, what Song Yang is most greedy for Telegraph is not how profitable Telegraph can be. At its peak, Telegraph Group could indeed make money. Thirteen years ago, before it was split, the annual revenue of Telegraph It is equivalent to the sum of Exxon Petroleum, Mobil Oil and General Electric. It is almost endless, and then a group of opponents ran to Capitol Hill to cry, together with the American Department of Justice. Split it up.

But apart from making money, Song Yang's heart is most moved by Bell Labs, the most powerful scientific research institution on the surface within this century!
Since its establishment, this laboratory has cultivated 11 Nobel Prize winners in physics, 5 winners of the "Turing Award" in the computer industry, and 16 winners of the highest national technology award in America.

As for other radio astronomy, modern communication theory, cosmic microwave background radiation, UNIX system, C language, the world's first transistor body, the first laser beam, the first solar cell, the first communication satellite, and the core of scanning printers There are more than [-] patents for photosensitive components such as CDD. Modern electronic products such as computers, mobile phones, TVs, and cameras are all related to this laboratory. If technology changes the world and human life, Bell definitely has that. Strength.

Song Yang is very greedy for Bell Labs. If he can get the support of this lab, Song Yang's research and development strength is almost equivalent to entering the state of "explosive soldiers", not to mention singled out scientific research laboratories in the entire Silicon Valley. , It is still no problem to single out half of the scientific research departments of Silicon Valley companies.

Best did not expect that Song Yang would make such a request. If Song Yang hadn't mentioned it, Best would have almost forgotten that there is such a laboratory under the Telephone and Telegraph Group.

Since the split of Lucent last year, Bell Labs, which has been split many times in a row, has also suffered a severe blow. Before that, it was the Telegraph Group, which had not been split up, and took 3% of its annual profit as Bell Labs. The funding, which makes Bell Labs has always been a good money.

But after separating from Lucent, Bell Labs was split again. Lucent took away some Bell Labs personnel, and the Telephone and Telegraph Group also reduced Bell Labs' funding again. Beginning last year, In Bell Labs, which is stripped of food and clothing, the technicians are scrapped and the experimental funds have plummeted, so they can't produce any technical achievements. In the Telephone and Telegraph Group, the sense of existence has dropped rapidly.

Best did not expect that it was Song Yang, an outsider, who wanted to cooperate with Bell Labs.

"No problem," Best said cheerfully, "Bell Laboratories under the Telephone and Telegraph Group can work with Song Yang's company on joint research and development, but you must bear the cost!"

The Telephone and Telegraph Group, in order to pursue profits and increase stock prices, now has the idea of ​​getting rid of Bell Labs, which is about to become a burden. This can be seen from the continuous reduction in funding for Bell Labs.

Since Song Yang is willing to take over the offer, then Best will satisfy Song Yang's proposal. Bell Labs is a real gold-swallowing beast, which makes the Telephone and Telegraph Group feel the pressure, and it is conceivable how much money it burns.

Song Yang is willing to support Bell Labs for the Telephone and Telegraph Group, so Best is naturally willing to let go and spend Song Yang's money to train talents for the Telephone and Telegraph Group. Isn't that delicious? Why doesn't Best agree?

However, Best is not so easy to get along with. Song Yang is trying to grab the wool of the phone and telegram, and she also wants to grab Song Yang's wool.

"Song, the Telephone and Telegraph Group can let Bell Labs cooperate with you, but in addition to the research and development funds that need to be borne by you, the Telephone and Telegraph Group requires that part of the research and development results, patents, technologies, etc. be retained!"

When Song Yang heard this, he and Best looked at each other. As the head of the telephone and telegraph group, Best had never seen anyone before, and Song Yang couldn't scare her.

"President Best, we are collaborators. This is not the attitude you should have towards collaborators."

Best sneered, "Song, do you know how much Telephone and Telegraph invested in Bell Labs?
Those research and development equipment were all purchased by the Telephone and Telegraph Group, and those R&D personnel were also trained by the Telephone and Telegraph Group. They are the best scientific researchers in the world. For any senior researcher, the Telephone and Telegraph Group’s investment in them exceeds If it weren't for your current collaborator in the Telephone and Telegraph Group, it would be impossible for Bell Labs to open to you! "

"10%, if the cooperative research and development project has results, technologies, patents, etc., the Telephone and Telegraph Group can get 10% of the income."

Song Yang can't help it, that's how people ask for things, there is no strength to refuse, the difference is just a matter of letting more and letting less, Song Yang looked at Best, and couldn't help thinking in his heart, one day he has the opportunity, he will definitely take the Bell Labs. A jewel, taken from the crown of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, together with those patents, not a single R&D personnel is left to the Telephone and Telegraph Group!
"20%!"

"15%, President Best, all the expenses can be borne by me!" Song Yang said dissatisfied.

Seeing that the bottom line in Song Yang's heart was really reached, Best didn't force it, and agreed to let the Telephone and Telegraph Group directly take away 15% of the research and development results.

When Song Yang and Best reached an agreement, it marked the official start of this cooperation. America Telecom, which had just been divided, officially merged with the broadband department of the Telephone and Telegraph Group.

After the reorganization, the equity in the hands of all shareholders of American Telecom has changed, and the Telephone and Telegraph Group has become the second largest shareholder of American Telecom with 28% of the shares.

Enron increased its investment and continued to hold 5%. As for the equity held by Comerica Bank, it was reduced to 5%. The combined equity of American Telecom held by Kenneth and Jeff Skilling was also reduced to about 5%.

The equity held by Eric and Kerimiya has also shrunk to less than 3%. Although the equity has shrunk, it is more valuable. This time it is really valuable!

As for Song Yang, the American Global Investment Foundation in Song Yang's hands, and the American Telecom shares held by Song Yang, have also been split off, but they are still the absolute major shareholder with more than 51% of the shares!

(End of this chapter)