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Chapter 462 Rope
The current Yahoo Japan is operating entirely under the Yahoo America brand, and Yahoo Japan mainly plays the same way as Yahoo in America, building portals.

Even so, Yahoo! is still known as the number one Internet technology stock in Japan. What is outrageous is that Yahoo!, which has not yet been listed, has a valuation that is not comparable to that of Yahoo America, which has a market value of more than US$20 billion. It is more than [-] billion US dollars!

The valuation of Nippon, which has not yet been listed, has surpassed that of one of the largest Nippon technology companies. The Internet has set off a wave of frenzy around the world, and Nippon is no exception.

Such a high valuation is not only because of Yahoo’s brand, which has become more valuable, but also because of Softbank, the parent company of Japan’s Yahoo.

SoftBank represented ICQ, Double-Click, Hotmail and other Internet companies in Song Yang’s hands in Japan’s business, and also cooperated with American Telecom to promote telecommunications business in Japan. The agency sales rights in Malaysia and other places are also represented by Softbank.

In these Southeast Asian regions, Softbank has been operating for many years and has its own channels and connections. The sales volume of Alcatel mobile phones in Japan has also exceeded [-] units. You must know that the Japanese market is quite conservative, and there are Sony, Sanyo, Panasonic, Sharp, Toshiba and many other brands.

Being able to sell 1 units of P[-] mobile phones in Japan is enough to prove that Softbank, the largest agency of foreign brands in Japan, is not right, it is the largest technology company in Japan, and it has quite a lot of experience in operating agency brands. The hot sale of Alcatel mobile phones in Southeast Asia is also inseparable from the agency of Softbank.

But Softbank has also made a lot of money. It has represented so many Internet companies and technology brands. Softbank has the potential to dominate the Japanese Internet market. Any opponent, the valuation will naturally soar!
When Song Yang woke up in the morning, he felt a headache from drunkenness. Next to Song Yang was Irene. After the noise last night, Irene stayed at the villa.

Sensing the movement, Irene opened her eyes, with a tired look on her face. The two of them had been tossing around for a long time yesterday.

Song Yang and Irene looked at each other, remembering that Irene was like a little wild cat yesterday, but she was completely different from the past.

Seeing that the sky was bright, she knew it was time to leave. Irene still cared a lot about her reputation. If she was caught by the tabloid media, it would definitely cause a storm.

At that time, those gossips and the like need not be mentioned. The key is that Irene's current ICQ president position may also be discussed about how she got it. The role of a professional strong woman may also be lost.

"Do you want to go back to Houston to participate in the Stampede together?" Song Yang asked Irene.

Irene thought for a while, then shook her head, "ICQ still has too many things to do, and I'm going to start preparing for ICQ's listing. I hope that ICQ will complete its listing this year, and start planning for a major merger next year!"

After speaking, Irene, who was half dressed, went back to the bed and sat in front of Song Yang. Irene looked at Song Yang, "Song, I hope to become the president of the merged company..."

Seeing Irene's look of anticipation, Song Yang felt dizzy for a while. After the merger of ICQ and NBC, Song Yang didn't have much expectation at all. Taking advantage of the rising stock price, he did not leave the market. To be buried together?
"The merged company is not easy to manage. Instant messaging, portal websites, telecommunications, TV stations, telecommunications networks, media, and advertising, once the merger is completed, the stalls will be too big. I'm afraid..."

It's not that Song Yang is unwilling to let Irene be the president of the merged company, but the competition for this position will definitely be fierce at that time. In addition, the president of the new company is a backer, and the volcano under his butt will blow up accidentally , At that time, he might have to bear the title of the most failed professional manager in history.

"No," Irene looked at Song Yang firmly, "I want to sit in that position!"

After Irene left for a while, Song Yang got up from the bed, took a bath in the bathroom, and then went to the dining room downstairs.

Song Yang didn't expect that Irene was so looking forward to the position of president after the merger, but after thinking about it, I can also know that becoming the president of a company with a market value of hundreds of billions of dollars in America, and as the female head, basically There are only a handful of them.

As long as you sit in that position, no matter whether it is a powder keg or not, people will flock to it. As long as you sit in that position, your status, status, salary, etc. will be greatly improved!

After Song Yang sat down, he had breakfast. Later, he will return to Houston with Marcus, who is in charge of the North American Global Investment Fund, and Aaron Swartz, who is in charge of the eBay project.

Returning to Houston this time is not only about participating in the Houston Stampede, showing his face or something, but there are many other things to do, all of which need to be settled in Houston.

When Song Yang was eating, he picked up a few newspapers and read them. The front page of the San Jose Daily published Bill 230. The Internet and technology media, of course, were extremely enthusiastic about Bill 230.

"The Internet in America will enter a new era. The passage of Bill 230 means that the Internet will be completely different from traditional publishers. The Internet is a new media platform!"

A group of media, led by the San Jose Daily and other media, all believe that this is a great benefit. Internet sites have the nature of traditional media, but they do not need to bear the responsibilities of traditional media. This is to let go of the reins of the Internet industry and let the Internet Let the horse gallop.

In addition to touting Bill 230, of course there are also those who oppose it. A conservative media declared obliquely, "Bill 230 will bring America into the abyss. As we all know, removing the shackles from the necks of beasts is indulging the slaughter of beasts!
Bill 230 will allow Internet giants such as Yahoo, ICQ, and AOL to have absolute control over their platforms, and no one will be able to restrict them. In the future, they will be able to block anyone, delete anyone's speech, and even implement this bill people..."

The person who published this report finally said in a mocking tone, insinuating a wave of insinuation that the person who passed this bill is buying himself a neck rope!

When Song Yang saw this article, his eyes became a little strange. If this article is published more than ten years later, it is estimated that it will be widely recognized. ICQ, AOL, Yahoo, etc. will definitely not be so bold in the past few years. I dare to delete my comments, but after a few years, it may not be so.

Turning to the end of the newspaper, Song Yang saw that the author of this article was Ajit Wheeler, an academic professor of sociology. Seeing this name, Song Yang inexplicably thought of someone to come to Ella Cherry!
Song Yang knew the relationship between Ajit Wheeler and Ella Cherry, who was still studying in a federal prison, but it was clear that the antitrust school and the conservatives who were dissatisfied with the Internet industry had not stopped.

After thinking for a while, Song Yang put the newspaper aside. For Ajit Wheeler, Song Yang was a little distracted, but he didn't pay too much attention. Now Ajit Wheeler just yelled a few times in the media. In other words, it has little impact on the frenzy of the Internet. Now the American Federation headed by the Grand Commander is also against him. Yang should be on guard.

Song Yang flipped through the newspaper and saw a report from Microsoft that Microsoft was actually planning to use mobile phones. Although there was no official announcement, the third-party media still reported that "Microsoft will develop the WP mobile operating system and cooperate with Sendo, a British company. Jointly develop the Stinger mobile phone, a multi-functional mobile phone that combines a PDA handheld with a mobile phone!"

It's a roundabout, but in fact, it is still a benchmark for the P1 mobile phone. Microsoft wants to compete with Alcatel mobile phones in the mobile phone industry.

Just as he was about to put down the newspaper, he accidentally came across a report, and Song Yang couldn't help but stare.

"Jerry Yang, president of the Internet Association of America, accepted an exclusive interview with the New York Times and other multimedia. He believed that the passage of Bill 230 would be a new beginning for the Internet industry.

Federal Communications Clause 230 is a bill submitted to Capitol Hill by the Internet Society of America on behalf of all members..."

In this report, Bill 230 was vaguely written. Without naming names, it said that Yahoo and Zhiyuan Yang tossed and passed the bill. One, the implication is already self-evident.

Song Yang flipped through some newspapers, saw this kind of report, not only in one media, and immediately understood that this was Yahoo's public relations.

After reading it, Song Yang couldn't help but shook his head and laughed, but he didn't feel very angry. Yahoo's use of these small tricks was nothing more than to increase its popularity. As for the reputation, Song Yang didn't care too much. At that time, he had to return all the capital with interest. Besides, Song Yang is the second largest individual shareholder of Yahoo. The higher the stock price of Yahoo, the more valuable Song Yang's share is. Song Yang can only rely on Yahoo! toss.

After arriving at San Jose Airport, Greck, Marcus, Aaron Swartz and others were already waiting there. After Song Yang boarded the plane, the commercial plane immediately flew towards Houston.

In a federal prison in New York, Ella Cherry, who has been squatting for several months, also met the first person to see her.

(End of this chapter)