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At this time, Brian Roberts didn't care about anything else, and started calling Immelt the old fox.

Brian Roberts also wanted to make Comcast the winner of this big merger, but Immelt took the lead.

Looking at Song Yang, Brian Roberts, like Immelt, felt that Song Yang was too "young" and was fooled by Immelt!

"ICQ can't say no to GE!"

Song Yang still said to Brian Roberts with that helpless expression. Brian Roberts was a little unwilling, but he couldn't refute.

Only General Electric can take the lead in this kind of big deal and merger. Whether it is ICQ or Comcast Group, they all rely on General Electric. They need to rely on General Electric's huge cash flow and strong influence to complete the merger and acquisition.

In other words, General Electric was destined to be the biggest winner from the very beginning of this big merger!

The merger of ICQ, NBC Group, and Comcast requires the approval of the Federal Securities Commission, and even the support of Capitol Hill. Only General Electric can handle this, and it is ICQ and Comcast Group instead. , is undoubtedly a bit difficult.

Looking at Brian Roberts' expression, Song Yang didn't know what benefits Immelt had promised him, but it was predictable that Comcast Group would definitely get a lot from General Electric. good.

"If President Brian needs it, the completion of this merger will allow Comcast to become ICQ's second largest shareholder!"

Song Yang threw out another big pie, and it was up to Brian Roberts to take it.

Hearing Song Yang's words, Brian Roberts' expression eased a lot. He could not become the largest shareholder of ICQ, but became the second largest shareholder, and it was "barely" acceptable to Brian Roberts.

Now ICQ's shareholding has been quite dispersed. Song Yang is still the largest shareholder of ICQ, holding 35% of ICQ's shareholding.

In addition, Telephone and Telegraph Group and Goldman Sachs are similar, each owning about 13% of ICQ's equity, and Deutsche Bank also owns about 10% of ICQ's equity.

Irene, Wesley, Greg, Enron President Kenneth, etc., as ICQ investors, collectively hold about 10% of ICQ's equity, and the Bruno Family Foundation also owns part of ICQ's equity, but they all Small fights cannot determine the fate of ICQ, and the remaining nearly 20% of the shares are all tradable shares!

After the merger is completed, the equity of the entire ICQ will undergo earth-shaking changes. Song Yang may let him out as the largest shareholder of ICQ. Of course, the exchange will be a large sum of cash.

Patting Song Yang on the shoulder, Brian Roberts said earnestly, "Song, from now on, Comcast Group will be your real supporter!"

Before the merger was completed, Brian Roberts began to play tricks and began to win over Song Yang. It is conceivable that breaking things will definitely be indispensable in the future.

Song Yang "agreed" with Brian Roberts' words, "I also think that ICQ and Comcast Group should have more cooperation!"

After the merger is completed, ICQ's internal forces will basically become a hodgepodge. The current ICQ management will become a "local faction". In addition, there will be a group of major shareholders of General Electric, Comcast Group, and Wall Street investors. .

Whether there will be troubles within ICQ in the future, the beholder will see benevolence, and the wise will see wisdom. The ability and courage of the head of ICQ is very important.

But this kind of thing is also very common in large groups. Whether it is Microsoft, IBM or General Electric, there are many factions. up.

The arena of the Internet is still full of swords and swords, and people who eat melons are still eating the big melon between the record group and Napster. They stabbed a knife in the back of the Saipan music store and submitted the "America Digital Copyright Protection Act" to Capitol Hill. Napster The chances of winning the case are slim.

But Sean Fanning still did not admit defeat, and the various media who watched the excitement were all touting Sean Fanning as a real "fighter" and a "cowboy" with the spirit of the Internet!
Sometimes you have to listen to the words of the media in reverse. Sometimes, the more the media praises a person, the more the truth may be the opposite.

Except for this big melon, the rest of the Internet industry is relatively calm. Although there are many rumors, such as the big melon of AOL and Time Warner, it has been said that the situation is intensifying. The stock price of AOL has also continued to soar and hit new highs. But the hammer has not landed, and no one can guarantee that the melon will be ripe. Only the "adventurers" in the investment industry have started to buy AOL stocks continuously, ready to take a gamble!
As for the stock price of ICQ, it has fluctuated during this period of time, and the market value has basically stabilized at around 300 billion US dollars. Although there have been many news, because the rumors of ICQ's acquisition of Alcatel mobile phones were shattered last time, investors, for The big melons related to ICQ have begun to maintain their rationality, and their headaches are not so easy.

In the past few days, the Bruno Family Club in San Jose, in the name of "closing the park for recuperation", has temporarily stopped accepting outside members, and the security level has also begun to increase obviously. It is not to say that even a fly cannot fly in. , but the entire club has been closed and managed.

At this time, an unexpected person came to the gate of the Bruno Family Club.

After going through several security checks, Kalanick finally got out of the car and looked at the Bruno Family Club in front of him. If he didn't know what this place was for, he would have wondered if he had been abducted...

"Welcome to the Heroes of the Digital Music Industry!"

Standing at the door of the club, Evan Spiegel, who greeted Kalanick, spread his arms and shouted at Kalanick.

Evan Spiegel, who suffers from social cow syndrome, doesn't care. Just a few days ago, he used a phone call to completely destroy Kalanick's psychological defense, and let an Internet unicorn with a valuation of 50 billion dollars, Give to fall apart.

Holding Kalanick's neck, Evan Spiegel took him into the club, "I'm sorry about the Scour company, but I believe that history will remember everything you have done, and of course... "

Looking at Kalanick, Evan Spiegel whispered, "Nothing you do will be for nothing, trust me, man!"

As he said that, Evan Spiegel blew a whistle, and suddenly a group of models and party girls came out, and Evan Spiegel gave Kalanick a wink, "Brother, this is for you prepare!"