Back to 1995

ICQ, Comcast, and General Electric, three giants with a market capitalization of more than US$[-] billion, suddenly released announcements one after another, and the content of the announcements is not much different. How can it not make people think about it? !
Later, the media broke the news that Goldman Sachs President Paulson, Deutsche Bank Investment General Manager Edison and other big Wall Street figures rushed to San Jose.

These are almost "real hammers". ICQ is about to make a big move. For a while, the entire Internet industry has a feeling that the wind is about to come. I don’t know that ICQ has just stopped for a few months. What kind of moth are you going to play!
The previous merger between ICQ and America Telecom has been reported by many overseas media, but now ICQ seems to be doing new tricks, allowing Paulson and Addison to arrive in such a hurry San Jose, definitely not a small matter.

Wall Street and the Internet industry were full of rumors and rumors. There were rumors that General Electric was going to buy ICQ. Welch, who failed to take down Honeywell Group, turned his guns and prepared to take down ICQ and become a giant of the Internet!

This rumor has been passed on with its nose and eyes. After all, with the strength of General Electric, it is enough to eat the big fish of ICQ. This kind of shocking merger and acquisition is also Welch's best method.

Fortunately, the stock market was closed at this time, otherwise, based on this rumor, the stock price of General Electric would probably fly to the sky!

In addition to the rumors of General Electric's acquisition of ICQ, there are other outrageous and outrageous rumors, such as ICQ's merger with Comcast Group, internal discord between ICQ and American Telecom, and the need to be split, etc. The rumors are true and false, making people itching to see melons from all walks of life.

Isn't this kind of big merger involving hundreds of billions of dollars more exciting than a Hollywood movie?

The screenwriters of Hollywood movies probably can’t write the current market situation of the Internet, which is as expensive as paper, and it can easily cost tens of billions of acquisitions. It only takes one venture capital investment for a person to go from being heavily in debt to a billionaire. Of course, It is also possible to fall from a billionaire to dust overnight. The Internet is much faster than Hollywood becoming famous.

Houston Enron Group, Kenneth didn't ask Jeff Skilling until he saw the media reports, "So, ICQ is going to do something again?"

In the past year, Enron, although there have been some "minor problems" in internal financial issues, which have caused some headaches for big figures in the Enron Group such as Kenneth and Jeff Skilling, but Enron is still like a fire cooking oil and flowers. It has been wildly sought after by Wall Street and investors, the stock price and market value have skyrocketed, and the dividends have increased every time. The "Enron Model" created by Enron has been touted by countless media.

It's just that compared to the glamor in front of the media, Kenneth and Jeff Skilling at this time are obviously tired.

It is difficult for outsiders to get a glimpse of Enron's financial situation, but Enron executives like Kenneth and Jeff Skilling are clear about Enron's financial situation.

But now, Enron is like a sports car out of control, let it run wild all the way, and then run out of fuel tank and crash to death, this is the ending that Kenneth and the others can see.

But they dare not stop the sports car. Once it stops, outsiders will see that the inside of this running sports car is already riddled with holes. The gold and jade are ruined, and the only way to wait for Kenneth, Jeff Skilling and the others is the federal prison.

An Ran is now caught in a dilemma. She doesn't dare to stop, but she can't run for long. For this reason, Kenneth and Jeff Skilling have quarreled countless times, but there is no result.

Seeing the news that ICQ was going to do something again, Kenneth rarely smiled. His overseas family foundation held almost 2% of ICQ's equity. Kenneth didn't take this equity seriously before, but now, Kenneth valued the stake very much.

In case something unexpected happens between him and Enron in the future, with this ICQ equity, Kenneth's wife and family members should be able to maintain their lives.

Jeff Skilling also looked at the media reports, with complex expressions flashing in his eyes, what ICQ is doing now is what he once wanted to do, making big news and making Enron the focus of worldwide attention, But now, he felt that these things were getting farther and farther away from him.

"It should be related to Comcast Group and General Electric. I've heard rumors before that Song is very close to Roberts Jr. and Immelt!" Jeff Skilling said.

The media and reporters who received the news began to flock to the club in the suburbs of San Jose, but the presence of Blackwater security personnel prevented these reporters and media from reaching the club's gate at all, and could only squat outside to report.

The Internet industry is doomed to have no sleep tonight. Internet companies, large and small, have to wait for news from this club to spread before they can feel at ease!

"So, can anyone tell me, what happened?"

Bill Gates asked a group of Microsoft executives angrily. Microsoft's current market value has exceeded 4000 billion yuan, and it is constantly competing with General Electric for the throne of the world's largest company by market value.

But even so, the Internet and the technology industry are still not controlled by Microsoft, and now ICQ is going to start messing around again. This kind of uncontrolled thing makes Bill Gates feel very bad.

"There is no news yet, but according to the news from Wall Street, ICQ may be another big acquisition this time!"

Song Yang's old acquaintance, Todd, the president of the rights protection and public relations department, said that he is the executive who "knows" Song Yang best within Microsoft.

"These lunatics, what is ICQ going to do? Is it possible that they want to create a giant with a market value of 3000 billion US dollars?"

Elop, the head of Microsoft's software department, muttered something, the speaker was unintentional, but the listener was interested. When this sentence came out, the expressions of Bill Gates, Ballmer and others changed, and several people looked at each other. At a glance, his face was a little dignified.

Internet companies such as Yahoo and Lycos are also watching strongly. The emergence of ICQ seems to be teaching them how to become an Internet giant. Whenever these Internet companies feel that they are about to catch up, ICQ will give them a lesson. They have a lesson!
Yahoo, which has become a giant, has more than thousands of employees. Today, the entire Yahoo office floor is completely silent. Everyone knows that the mood of Yahoo's executives may not be very good today, and no one dares to make mistakes.

The most solemn atmosphere is AOL. AOL, which is negotiating with Time Warner, has not yet won Time Warner. As a result, ICQ has made another moth.

As the confidant of AOL president Keith, Leon Sis could clearly feel that Keith was on the verge of anger.

Thinking about it, too, I have worked so hard and tossed for so long just to grab the headlines, but in the end, it seems that I will be preempted again. Case wants to become the leader of the Internet, and I don’t know when it will be realized.

"Perhaps, unlike the rumors in the media, ICQ is going to conduct mergers and acquisitions, or maybe it is just a problem within ICQ."

Leon Sis said duplicity, and he also knew that this probability was too low. It was impossible for ICQ to make such a big battle just for the sake of playing tricks, but he still said to Case.

Case sneered, "I know Bruno Song too well. If he wasn't sure, he wouldn't make such a move. ICQ must have reached an agreement with General Electric!"

Taking a deep breath, Case knew that he might be behind again, but who would have thought that ICQ did not follow the routine and killed a carbine.

"Tell Time Warner that the M&A must be completed within this week!" Case was not prepared to endure any longer, and his patience was exhausted after another news came out from ICQ.

The conference room of the Bruno Family Club, which was not a small conference room at first, is now full of people. ICQ, Telephone and Telegraph Group, Comcast, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, etc., can influence large mergers and acquisitions. , are all gathered here.

There is a cup of espresso on everyone's table. They all know that today will be a hard battle. Don't expect to sleep at night. It will be considered fast to reach an agreement on the merger and acquisition intention before the market opens tomorrow.

Irene sat at the head of the meeting room, and looked at the meeting room full of people. These people are considered big people in America. At the moment, they are all sitting below with different expressions. Irene said these people were excited or hesitant, There are also expressions of surprise and so on, all of which can be seen in his eyes.

"I'm very glad that everyone can participate in this ICQ board meeting. I also hope that this time, everyone can correctly decide who they should vote for!"

Superficial work is still required. It is impossible for a few major shareholders to discuss and ignore the life and death of other small shareholders. Although the opinions of small shareholders are indeed useless, there is still a need for etiquette. I can't keep using bean buns as dry food.

Bates, the head of the Telephone and Telegraph Group who rushed over, felt that what Irene said was meant for her. Among the crowd today, Bates is probably one of the few, and he does not want to see ICQ come again If the big merger continues, the market value of ICQ will surpass that of the Telephone and Telegraph Group. At that time, let alone the Telephone and Telegraph Group plotting ICQ, it is not certain who will buy it!

"I know that some people may say that ICQ has gone too fast. Its revenue, market, users, internal management, etc. have not kept up with the soaring speed of its market value, but I want to say that compared to ICQ The way to go in the future, now, it is likely not to go too fast, but a little slow!"

Irene, who has become more and more like a top professional manager, said under the gaze of the rest of the conference room, "ICQ needs new mergers and acquisitions to make it go faster!"