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Chapter 68 Feng Shui takes turns

In the photo, Mark Anderson is proud, Jim Clark has the domineering demeanor of a big boss, Bob Weiss, Flaherty and others all show that they are in the same camp as Netscape.

At the farthest corner of the photo is Song Yang, who is smiling at the corner of his mouth and looking at Jim, Anderson and others with a relaxed smile on his face. However, countless people in later generations have re-interpreted this photo and think that this smile has something to do with it. Special meaning, laughing at the collapse of an empire...

This photo almost brings together the most turbulent Internet upstarts in this era of America. If you pick out one at random, the Internet industry in this era can be regarded as a prince.

After the photo interview, Jim, Anderson and others started preparing for the bell-ringing ceremony with Netscape executives.

Song Yang took Jenny to the side and looked at Netscape, which was about to go public. Jenny was full of curiosity about everything today. Almost all the people present today were big figures worth over tens or billions from Silicon Valley and Wall Street. They all appeared on the TV stations, talking and laughing with powerful figures in the Federation and even the Grand Commander.

Jenny turned her head and looked at Song Yang with burning eyes, "Song, when is it your turn here?"

Hearing this, Song Yang looked at Jenny's curious and expectant expression, "Who knows, maybe next year you will also need to come here to accompany me for an interview!"

After Netscape goes public, there will definitely be a large number of Internet companies going public. Double-click companies want to fish in troubled waters, so there is a great opportunity.

When the code of Netscape appeared on Nasdaq, this company completely subverted all the rules of traditional listed companies. It was only 16 months old and landed on Nasdaq!
Numerous shots were filming this scene. Song Yang, who was standing aside, could clearly feel that Jim Clark and Anderson, especially Anderson, were obviously nervous even though they were pretending to be calm.

However, this tension only lasted for less than a minute before dissipating. With the listing of Netscape for one minute, there was a burst of exclamation from the entire Nasdaq, followed by a burst of violent applause.

Song Yang also heard a trader on the scene yelling, "It surpasses General Dynamics!"

Netscape, which has just been listed, started its rocket mode from the issue price of 28 US dollars, and began to rise in a straight line without a pause. , They all began to realize that Netscape was much more popular than they imagined.

When they came out of Nasdaq and entered the hotel where Netscape was preparing for the celebration banquet, Jim Clark and Anderson were surrounded by a large number of Wall Street people. Countless media and reporters wanted to interview these two people.

"Anderson, Jim, do you know that the market value of Netscape surpassed the valuation that General Dynamics reached in 1 years in just one minute!" The frenzied media asked Jim Clark and Anderson.

Netscape's performance really exceeded everyone's imagination. At first, everyone was worried that Netscape's stock would not be sold, but now they were worried that they would not be able to grab it at all. After thinking about it, Wall Street institutions and investors began to snap up Netscape stock, in just a few minutes, the 500 million outstanding shares of Netscape were almost changed hands, and the stock price jumped like a drug.

"I can only say that the person who bought Netscape made the most correct choice in his life!" Anderson said proudly.

When Song Yang and Jenny came to the Netscape Celebration Hotel, Jim and Anderson were still sought after by a crowd of Wall Street people. From today onwards, Netscape is basically the darling of Wall Street. Jim and Anderson Also became a guest of Wall Street!
"Congratulations!" Song Yang also stepped forward to compliment Jim Clark and Mark Anderson. With Netscape's current valuation of US$27 billion, a super rich man worth more than US$6000 million was born in America. Some Netscape shares are worth more than 5000 million dollars at this moment, and the worth of little fat Anderson has also exceeded [-] million dollars!

In a good mood, Jim shook his head pretending to be reserved, "The market has just opened, and no one can be sure what will happen until the market closes. However, Song, you are also responsible for this!"

When he said this, Jim was obviously duplicity. He deliberately connected to the Nasdaq computer and screen in the hotel, and displayed the stock price of Netscape in real time. , and turned on the spaceship mode.

"However, Song, you made a wrong choice and missed out on Netscape's investment. If Double-Click is owned by Netscape, you should also have acquired Netscape's equity at this time..."

Anderson, who came over, "pointed" Song Yang in a rather regretful tone, which was secretly mocking Song Yang for being blind.

Song Yang took a deep look at Anderson, nodded to Jim Clark and Anderson, then stepped aside, picked up a glass of wine and took a sip.

He now understands why Yahoo, AOL and other giants watched from the sidelines when Netscape was fighting with Microsoft. From the attitude of Jim Clark and Mark Anderson towards their collaborators, he can understand how arrogant Netscape is.

"Song!" Seeing that Song Yang looked a little unhappy, Jenny looked at Song Yang with some concern.

Seeing the worried look on the big cream cake, Song Yang smiled, "I'm fine, after we finish here, let's go to Fifth Avenue together!"

Not surprisingly, the stock price of Netscape doubled that day, and Mark Anderson's net worth soared by US$[-] million. That day, the global Internet almost fell into a carnival, and almost all Internet concept stocks rose sharply.

The valuation of Yahoo has soared again, and Yahoo, which has been building momentum repeatedly, has begun to be considered by the outside world as the "second" Netscape, although Yang Zhiyuan and Ferro don't like this slogan at all.

What Song Yang said at the airport is quite beneficial to Double-click Company. Before Song Yang said that Double-click Company's valuation should be increased by ten times, the group of media thought that Song Yang was talking nonsense.

But today Netscape’s stock price is skyrocketing. This topic has actually started to be discussed by the media and Wall Street institutions. After all, judging from Netscape’s current momentum, it seems to be tenfold. It seems that it is not impossible. ...

It can only be said that in terms of being able to play, it still depends on the people on Wall Street. If they can really play well, Song Yang's casual remarks can be used as a reason to raise Netscape's stock price.

However, the impact still exists. Netscape's enthusiasm has made WPP Group feel warm on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. Today, WPP Group's stock price has skyrocketed again.

This made Martin Solo couldn't help but call Song Yang and ask about the listing plan of Double-click Company. Originally, WPP Group planned that Double-click Company could be listed within four years. It's even hotter.

Before entering Netscape's banquet party, Song Yang received several calls in a row. In addition to WPP Group, there was also Yahoo. The purpose of the phone call is to let Double-Click Company increase its advertising efforts on the Yahoo website again.

As for the other calls, they were made by several small investment banks on Wall Street, testing Song Yang's tone, and wanted to see if Song Yang wanted to put Double-click Company on Nasdaq.

After Song Yang hung up the phone, he couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief. In just one day, he seemed to be able to feel that the frenzy of the Internet was coming.

Today's Netscape banquet party can be described as a gathering of celebrities. New York's local powerful figures, celebrities, Wall Street bosses, bankers, etc. all rushed to come, and famous models and courtesans from all walks of life walked through it.

"Netscape is the future of computing, and one day, when people turn on their computers, the first thing they see is a browser, a Netscape browser!

In the glory of the Internet, an operating system is nothing more than a set of buggy drives! "

When Song Yang entered, he happened to hear Anderson scolding Fang Qiu, explaining Netscape's ambitions to the Internet and other industry figures and media present, listening to Anderson's teasing of Microsoft, the following was full of laughter Voice.

Anderson was telling others that going public was not Netscape's goal, and it wasn't even a stopover, at most it was just a little refueling. Although he didn't mention Microsoft by name, Netscape had begun to show its intention to replace Microsoft.

There was applause from the entire banquet hall. Regardless of whether what Anderson said can be achieved, the investment industry needs such a big pie. The rounder and bigger the picture, the more people will buy it.

Song Yang looked at the people present and found some clues. In addition to the Internet guests who went public today, there were also Microsoft's rival companies such as Sun, AOL, and IBM.

Seeing this scene, Song Yang felt very interested. An anti-Microsoft alliance is about to be established, but he doesn't know if the richest man in America will be able to sleep peacefully in a few days.

Jenny was partying at the banquet, and after staying for less than an hour, she dragged Song Yang and ran out.

After the banquet lasted for an hour, and the media and reporters were "invited out", Jenny saw this group of American celebrities who had never appeared in front of the public. Various large-scale scenes finally made Jenny Ni knew why Song Yang said that sentence yesterday.

The next day, there is no doubt that Netscape news is overwhelming. The Wall Street Journal and other media are also touting Netscape with all their strength. Time magazine put the photo of the little fat Anderson with bare feet and legs on the cover. Mark · Anderson's title of "Silicon Valley Digital Hero", the second Bill Gates and other titles, officially resounded in America, and countless Netscape believers began to appear in the global Internet industry.

Song Yang did not get involved with Netscape anymore. Even if Jim Clark invited Song Yang to a meeting held a few days later, it was obvious that Netscape was going to form an alliance with Sun, etc., but Song Yang politely declined. Song Yang did not I am interested in being cannon fodder for Netscape and fighting against Microsoft!
Song Yang brought Jenny and bought a lot of things on Fifth Avenue. When he returned to the hotel, he heard someone visiting him.

(End of this chapter)