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Chapter 362 The curtain call
Double-click the stock price, and when the market closes the next day, the price is exactly $[-], not more than one cent, and by this time, everyone understands that this is already being charged.

When the double-click short-selling rate came out, the entire double-click market seemed to start to extend to desperately long again.

Everyone understands that the short-selling hedge funds have been wrapped into dumplings. As long as Double-click the company, KKR Group, and Deutsche Bank Investment Bank do not release the outstanding shares in their hands, and close the positions of those hedge funds, in theory, double-click the company's stock price. Gao, waiting for those hedge funds to take over...

At this time, Edison also jumped out and started talking skills, "I don't know why there are still people shorting Double-Click, I think Double-Click is the best company in America, it is the same as General Electric, Microsoft, and SUN. Same company!"

Edison's words are almost pointing at the nose and scolding people, scolding the hedge funds that are short-selling, there is something wrong with their brains, do they dare to short General Electric like this?
And the other meaning in Edison's words is that countless people began to frantically increase their positions to double-click to make long orders. Edison put Double-click to the point of being with General Electric. Pulled to the sky, the market value has reached the same level as General Electric?

Everyone knows that the market value of Double-click cannot reach the same level as that of General Electric, but now it can keep raising the stock price, allowing hedge funds and investment banks such as Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, which provide leverage for hedge funds, to take over.

And in the following week, Double-click showed its crazy side. No matter what investment banks such as Bear Stearns and Lehman shouted, Double-click was not worth the price, but it still couldn't stop the rapid growth of Double-click stock price.

The stock price of Double-click closed at $70 on the second day, and $150 on the third day. When the market opened on the fourth day, under the huge buy orders, the stock price of Double-click broke through $[-] in a straight line, and the market value reached an astonishing [-] billion dollars!

In just one week, the share price of Double-click rose from $4 to $25, a [-]-fold increase, making it the well-deserved leader of the Nasdaq Internet concept stocks this year.

Thinking of heaven, thinking of hell, some people are carnival and some are jumping off the building. During this period of time, the media reported a lot of news about buying double-click stocks and getting rich overnight.

"Affected by the continuous increase in the double-click stock price, Wall Street institutions predict that Wall Street's short-selling hedge funds have lost more than $40 billion this time!"

"Bear Stearns and Lehman Investment Bank formally complained to the Federal Securities Regulatory Commission that Double-Click had manipulated the stock price, and asked Double-Click to release outstanding shares and restore the stock price to the level before the sharp rise."

"The Federal Securities Commission officially sent an inquiry letter to Double-Click Company today, inquiring about the reasons for the abnormal fluctuations in the stock price of Double-Click. Double-Click replied that the company has no major news that has not been disclosed. Everything is operating normally, and stock price fluctuations are normal..."

Sitting in ICQ's office, Edison and Kravis, who had rushed to San Jose, couldn't help laughing when they saw the news on TV.

"At this time, Spector and Dick Fold are still dreaming!" Addison said with a sneer.

Spector is the president of Bear Stearns, and Dick Fuld is the president of Lehman Investment Bank. Both of them are powerful figures on Wall Street. They are at the same level as Paulson, and their status exceeds that of Edison.

Edison and Kravis both understood why Lehman Investment Bank and Bear Stearns were in such a hurry. Double-clicking on the mad bull-like stock price obviously made these two investment banks, which provided guarantees and leverage for shorting hedge funds, a little anxious.

In case the positions cannot be closed when the options are settled, the hedge funds will go bankrupt directly. These investment banks have to cover for the hedge funds. Therefore, they are obviously in a hurry these days. They have been complaining to the Federal Securities Commission and exerting pressure through the media. , I want to double-click here to hand over the chips as soon as possible.

But other people are afraid of these two companies, but Addison is not. His Deutsche Bank investment bank is robbing Wall Street of these big investment banks. His peers are enemies, and Addison can't wait to kill Bear Stearns and Lehman Investment Bank. Then it would be good to divide the industries of these two major investment banks!
"They still think of themselves as hunters!" Kravis also shook his head and sighed, but he couldn't hide the joy on his face.

In the past few days, the media has also been overwhelmingly reporting on Kravis, making him the focus again. Kravis also feels elated. This time, he can not only make a lot of money, but also let everyone on Wall Street know. His Kravis sword is not old, and he is still cheap and still able to eat!

In the ICQ office building, after waiting for a while, Edison didn't wait for Song Yang to come. He only heard from the ICQ staff that Song Yang was in the game department. Edison was not angry, but was interested in ICQ games. In the past, after all, anyone who has made billions of dollars probably won't be able to get angry, and can't wait to confess.

Edison walked in the ICQ office building, and he clearly felt that Internet companies were different from those on Wall Street. Although they were equally busy, ICQ did not have that sense of anxiety. On Wall Street, all investment bank personnel had to work hard to complete their performance every day. Be busy, or you'll be kicked out of Wall Street.

When he came to the game department, Edison really saw Song Yang, surrounded by a group of engineers and programmers in front of a computer, but Edison was caught by the security personnel at the door, because it was a confidential project, and Edison The minister stopped him.

After Song Yang heard about it, he had someone let Edison and the two of them in, and said apologetically to Edison, "President Edison, I kept you waiting!"

Edison waved his hand, looked at the game on the computer indifferently, with a bit of curiosity, "Is this a new ICQ game?"

For Edison, Song Yang has nothing to hide, after all, this game will be released soon.

Song Yang nodded, introduced the three founders of Blizzard to Edison, then pointed to the game on the computer and said, "This is ICQ's Xueleshan game department, the "Diablo" game that will be released soon !"

Edison and Kravis don't know much about games. Even in Wall Street, games can't enter the room. Even these two Wall Street veterans would never think that the company that developed this game is the walking 687 Billion dollars...

There is no doubt about the Diablo game. Blizzard, which is at the pinnacle of its creation, has not yet reached the point of relying on remakes. With the support of ICQ, Blizzard, under the banner of Xueleshan, has not been put on small shoes, and the game development funds have been given a lot. adequate.

Not to mention the current game market, five years later, the current Diablo graphics can be played, and the game effect is also outstanding. Song Yang just experienced it. Snowflakes with lightning, just like shell bombing, the models in the game have also been worked hard, and the game experience must be far superior to other games.

But if you want to talk about shortcomings, there are naturally, the map is too small, the game setting mechanism makes the action speed very slow. For impatient players, detours are too time-consuming, and other game imbalance problems also exist. After all, the game Just like people, no matter how popular a game is, it is impossible to be impeccable. At least in Song Yang's eyes, this game is definitely one of the best games in this era!

Song Yang said to Xue Leshan and Blizzard's Mike Mohuaimi and Alan Adhan, "The expansion pack will be completed as soon as possible, and we will start to promote it. In addition, we need to make changes to support more people online. Get ready for a multi-platform release!"

Edison, Kravis and others were present, and it was inconvenient for Song Yang to say more. For ICQ, the release of Diablo is not only about the game business, but also whether it can help ICQ traffic to be realized, and prove to the outside world that ICQ's decision is correct.

In addition, this game also bears the important task of whether the Xueleshan online platform can be developed. Compared with the picture quality and fluency, the current computer is definitely not as good as the mainframe, but the computer also has the advantage that the mainframe does not have, that is, networking. Let players from different regions of the world team up to play together, if you are a brother, let's hack together...

Diablo is the originator of ARPG games and online games. When this game comes out, I don’t know how many followers will appear. Of course, including the game that made Boss Shanda the richest man, there are more or less shadows of Diablo. As for What kind of whiteboard equipment, legendary equipment, purple legend, etc., mostly originated from this game...

When he came out of the game department, Edison suddenly asked Song Yang, "Song, do you value this game?"

"This game is very important to ICQ. The game department is very important to ICQ's performance next year!" Song Yang said ambiguously.

When Edison heard this, he suddenly looked straight at Song Yang and asked, "Then the rumor is true?"

Kravis looked at Edison and Song Yang, feeling a little dazed for a moment, not knowing what they were talking about.

Seeing Edison's gaze, Song Yang knew that he must have inquired about the news that ICQ wanted to merge American Telecom, NBC Group, and Comcast Television Network. information.

"Everything is still unknown!" Song Yang just replied.

But for Edison, this sentence is enough, and his Deutsche Bank Investment Bank can prepare in advance, "Song, if there is a need, Deutsche Bank Investment Bank is willing to help you at any time!"

Looking at Song Yang's figure, Edison couldn't help being a little excited when he thought of the news he had inquired about. If Deutsche Bank Investment Bank can complete the merger of ICQ, American Telecom, Comcast Television Network, and NBC Group, then Deutsche Bank The investment bank is definitely doing a big job!
After returning to the office, Kravis said to Song Yang, "There are too many Wall Street institutions fishing in troubled waters. Double-clicking the stock price has exceeded our expectations. When will we sell the double-clicking tradable shares?"

(End of this chapter)