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Chapter 647 Feng Shui takes turns

Today is the day when ICQ goes public. The company leaders in Song Yang's camp naturally all cheered. The one who got off after Song Yang was Whitman, who served as the co-president of Double Click and eBay.

The media and reporters are naturally no strangers to Whitman. The name of Double-Click Company is still very famous. After all, it claims to have changed the entire Internet pattern. The significance of Double-Click Company is not to advertise for many Internet companies, but to The introduction of the concept of digital advertising to the Internet has given the Internet a way to make money!
Internet advertising is now the belief that countless Internet companies can survive. Every website is counting on earning some advertising fees to fool investors and leeks...

The eBay e-commerce website, and Amazon, which has just been listed for a few days, are also known as the two heroes of American e-commerce. Today, Amazon’s market value has exceeded one billion dollars, and eBay’s revenue is much stronger than Amazon’s. Even if eBay At the same level as Amazon, eBay's valuation is more than one billion dollars.

Double-click and eBay are both companies owned by Song Yang, and Song Yang is the big backer of these two companies without exception.

Whitman brought eBay founder Omidyar, and several double-click executives into the Nasdaq trading floor.

But Whitman's arrival was just the beginning. Just as the reporters were taking pictures and discussing, one after another figures entered the trading hall.

The reporters taking pictures couldn't stop at all. After Whitman, a group of people who don't often appear in the Internet and financial media came.

"It's Ertian, the president of Alcatel Mobile!"

A reporter who recognized Ertian couldn't help but said at this time, and then a group of reporters surrounded Ertian.

Alcatel mobile phone is now one of the hottest mobile phone brands in America. It is reported that Alcatel mobile phone shipments this year will exceed 1000 million units, becoming the third mobile phone brand in America, second only to Nokia and Motorola!

Think about Motorola's current scale and influence. If Alcatel's mobile phone can reach Motorola's level, then Alcatel's mobile phone will also become a giant in the electronics industry, at the same level as Motorola, IBM, and HP.

Ertian may not be able to reach the status of Motorola's president, and a group of media and reporters have thrown various questions at Ertian.

"When will Alcatel's new generation of mobile phones be released?"

"What features will the new phone have?"

"It is reported that Alcatel's new generation of mobile phones has started trial production. Is it true?"

Hearing a lot of questions from the reporter, Ertian smiled and waved his hands, "The Alcatel P2 mobile phone is still under development, but I believe that you will be able to participate in the product launch conference of the P2 mobile phone in a short time! "

This news, to the media of the Internet, does not have much feeling, but to the media of the electronics and financial industry, it has a frying pan.

Alcatel's first-generation P1 mobile phone has already turned the mobile phone industry upside down, claiming to "redefining the mobile phone". If the P2 mobile phone is released again, these media can imagine that the entire electronics industry may experience another twists and turns. .

As soon as Ertian left, Iger, the president of American Telecom, arrived with his wife Willow Bell.

Compared with the Internet, mobile phones and other industries, the telecommunications industry appears much less frequently in the eyes of the media and the public.

After hearing that America Telecom, the major shareholder is also Song Yang, the reporters in the financial industry are okay, they have already reported it, and the media in the Internet industry are numb. They don't know how much Song Yang has done outside the Internet. flower work.

Especially when they heard that America Telecom's valuation was not much better than that of ICQ, and even a bit higher, the reporters and the media were a little numb.

After Whitman, Ertian, and Iger, Sierra President Williams and his wife, the world's largest payment platform PayPal President Aaron Swartz, PA Semiconductor President Doble Poole, Fortinet Antivirus President Xie Qing , Western Films President Ted Sarando, Yeadex founder Arkady Voloz and others all attended the scene. These are basically the most important industries in Song Yang's hands.

And there are still some people who did not come because of the long distance or other reasons, such as people from the Siebel Automobile Club, IMDB president Komi Needham in England, and Satomi Osamu, president of Sammy Sega in Japan. Fang Qiuyu, president of the Star Wish Foundation, Hu Zhiwei, general manager of New Panda TV, Sohu, 8848, Ying Haiwei, etc., who Song Yang invested in, were also not present today.

If all these people come, the number of people in the Song Yang camp present today will increase by a large amount!

But even so, after seeing Whitman, Iger, Ertian and others, and knowing that the company behind them still has a valuation, many media and reporters still have a sore tooth root.

"Damn it, how much money does Bruno have now!"

In the Winslow family estate in Georgia, while watching the news on TV and the media host analyzing the company managed by Eiger, Ertian and others, a man in his 30s couldn't help but scolded In a word, the eyes are full of greed, but also a little jealous.

Today is a gathering of the Winslow family. All the members of the Winslow family are present, and the people in the middle are undoubtedly Edward Winslow, who is a congressman on Capitol Hill.

As a representative of Anglo-Saxon who had a "taste" fight with Song Yang once, he supported Ella Cherry to deal with Song Yang, but Song Yang gave him a sap, and Edward Winslow never did it again , but quietly waiting for the opportunity.

Watching the ICQ news reported on TV, as well as the report on Song Yang, Edward Winslow frowned after the show host speculated about Song Yang's worth.

In Georgia, the stronghold of the donkey party, Song Yang’s news is now being reported so enthusiastically. Edward Winslow can clearly feel that the Xiang party’s camp, from congressmen to the media, has begun to pay more attention to it, or fear it. Get up Song Yang.

On the occasion of the listing of ICQ today, Song Yang took all the main players in the camp for a walk in front of the media cameras. His intention to brighten his muscles was too obvious. He clearly told those who wanted to take advantage of the Bruno family that this was not a Prey, but a hunter with a shotgun!
"Liam!"

Edward Winslow said to the man who exited just now, the latter was staring straight at the TV, the greed in his eyes was almost drooling.

Liam Winslow turned his head and saw the warning in Edward Winslow's eyes, his heart trembled, and he pointed to Song Yang in the TV broadcast, "Uncle, don't worry, I won't do anything if there is no chance... "

Liam Winslow has not forgotten that before Song Yang cleaned up the scene of embarrassment, when Edward Winslow asked Ella Cherry to target Song Yang, Song Yang also used Xiangdang's relationship , Liam, who is the deputy attorney general of Atlanta, was charged with harassment, bribery, and abuse of power.

In the end, under Edward Winslow's dealings, although Liam was not sent to the federal prison, it also made Liam, who had a smooth career, be accused of accusations. At least in a few years, it would be impossible to run for Georgia. The state legislator disrupted Edward Winslow's entire deployment.

It would be strange for Liam Winslow to say that he didn't hate Song Yang, but Liam, who was put together, also knew that it would not be so easy to move Song Yang, especially this time with bright muscles, like the party I'm afraid they will support Song Yang even more. Whether it is the Elephant Party or the Donkey Party, which one can afford to lose such a super big donor, not to mention that in more than a year, America will have a general election, and the donor is even more needed When they give generously.

"There will be a chance," Edward Winslow said to Liam, "you must have enough patience when dealing with prey, especially when dealing with some big prey, just like dealing with brown bears. As long as you have patience, there will always be a chance." Can find an opportunity, even if the opponent seems fierce..."

These words seem to be speaking to Liam, and they seem to remind myself that Liam's scandal and the bad luck of a group of people closely related to the Winslow family have made Edward Winslow disgraced. Shan was disgraced, and he did not forget this account.

But now, the congressmen on Capitol Hill have also begun to change. Edward Winslow returned to Georgia this time to consolidate his voting district. If he loses his qualifications as a congressman on Capitol Hill, Edward Winslow knows that he will Don't even think about fighting Song Yang again.

In the New York Federal Prison, Ella Cherry, who was supposed to be in a cell, was now in a lounge with several other people, watching what was happening on TV tens of kilometers away from them.

Ella Cherry, who was getting thinner and thinner, was holding a cup of coffee indifferently, standing in the prison police station outside the lounge, seeming to turn a blind eye to all this.

"Cherry, you have expected all of this. New monopoly giants are emerging on the Internet, ICQ, Yahoo, AOL, everything is as you expected!"

Ajit Wheeler, who is also a supporter of the antitrust school, chattered endlessly that Ella Cherry was just watching the TV news in silence, but the inadvertent flicker in her eyes could still make Bois, who was on the side, Knowing the most famous figure in the antitrust school, I am afraid it is not so reconciled.

Thinking about it, Ella Cherry wanted to deal with Double-click and suppress Netscape, so that the Internet industry was controlled by her, but the result...

People from these Internet companies are living a more comfortable life, and now there are Internet giants with more than 500 billion US dollars, but she is living in a federal prison, so it is strange to be able to balance her mind.

"Now the antitrust case against Microsoft has reached a stalemate. Giants like ICQ, Yahoo, and AOL are being born in the Internet industry. Cherie, you should go out. There are still things you need to do. I will report to the Federal Department of Justice. Side application, parole you out of prison, as a consultant for Microsoft's antitrust case!
You can also go ahead and do research on the Internet industry! "

Bois is the lawyer representing the Ministry of Justice in the Microsoft antitrust case. Now that the Microsoft antitrust case has been dragged on, the Federal Department of Justice thought it would win a big victory, and then split Microsoft. Even now, as the lawyer who sued Microsoft, Boise is also exhausted.

Now that the Internet is starting to gain momentum again, the anti-monopoly department of the Federal Ministry of Justice is also starting to have a headache and needs some help, which is why Bois is here.

Although Ella Cherry did not kill Double-Click, and was wounded by him instead of killing a tiger, it is not a crime of war. The key is that Edward Winslow jumped off the car halfway and sold Ella Cherry. this situation.

"It's not the time yet..." Ella Cherry hesitated for a moment. It was certainly a good thing for her to leave here, but it was not the best time.

Boyce shook his head and said, "There is no time, do you want ICQ to become the next Microsoft?!"

Hearing this, Ella Cherry finally nodded. Looking at Song Yang who was shaking hands with Nasdaq President John Wall on TV, Ella Cherry's eyes were flickering and she didn't know what she was thinking .

Some people salivate over the listing of ICQ, and some are apprehensive, but there are also those who are excited and happy.

"Cheers to Bruno Song!"

In the golf and country club in Houston, Adrian raised champagne to Kenneth, the president of Enron Group, and a group of local Houston congressmen.

Song Yang is Adrian's benefactor, this point is clear to the whole elephant party, the higher Song Yang's social status, the more beneficial it is to Adrian. An's status in the Xiangdang Party may have to be greatly improved.

In Washington, Tom Delay, the whip of the Elephant Party, is also watching the news on TV with a group of powerful figures of the Elephant Party.

"It seems that next year, Tom, you will be in charge of the campaign committee office of the Little Cowboy family, and you won't have to worry about raising funds!"

A Capitol Hill member of the Elephant Party jokingly said to Tom Delay. Tom Delay responded noncommittally, but he still couldn't help showing a little smile on his face.

In the Nasdaq hall, Song Yang shook hands with John Wall, and took pictures for the surrounding reporters.

John Wall is full of smiles, ICQ is undoubtedly a giant for Nasdaq, but ICQ’s successful listing also shows that the current Nasdaq can accommodate more than 300 billion or even a larger market value More and more technology companies go public, which will allow more behemoths in the technology industry to choose to log on Nasdaq!

"Nasdaq, welcome to ICQ!" John Wall said in Song Yang's ear.

Song Yang smiled and nodded, "Thank you, President John!"

Irene is representing ICQ, interviewing many media, the scene is already noisy, and many big names in the technology and Internet industry have also arrived in person.

The two founders of Netscape, Jim Clark and Mark Anderson, were present in person, Yahoo founder Yang Zhiyuan, Wang An Group President Jotus, WPP Group President Martin Solo, General Electric Vice President Immelt, Concas Special Vice President Brian Roberts, Amazon founder Bezos.

There are also a crowd of supporters, Lycos President Bob Weiss, Infoseek search company, and Wall Street. Although Paulson did not come in person, he also promised to attend the evening banquet and sent his confidant Pellet Greene to join him. Microsoft also sent people to sign in. Bill Gates congratulated ICQ through the Seattle media and the MSN portal. Deutsche Bank's Edison was not so particular, but he was present in person.

(End of this chapter)