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ICNC TV station is ICQ's own TV station, and it definitely dare not report indiscriminately on matters involving its own benefactor. After ICNC TV station reported it, it means that the matter is already a real hammer!

Nearly [-] billion US dollars in mergers and acquisitions. An Internet company that has only been established for a few years has acquired NBC Group, a veteran giant in the media industry.

You know, ICNC TV station was established with the help of NBC Group. At the beginning, the headquarters of ICNC TV station was placed in the NBC headquarters building. The first time it started broadcasting, it was a rented studio of NBC Group. But now, Feng Shui turns , NBC Group was actually acquired by ICQ!

After the ICNC TV station, many media and channels under the NBC Group also began to report this news that surprised more than 5000 employees of the NBC Group.

Even NBC's night channel program group, after confirming with President Bob Wright several times in a row, finally confirmed that NBC Group was really sold to ICQ, the younger brother who still needed the support of NBC Group!

This news also shocked the internal impact of NBC Group. Although they knew the inside story, the parent company General Electric did not suffer from this transaction. Instead, it became a major shareholder of ICQ. It was too shocking.

The night channel, which should have been ignored by no one, instantly became lively after the news report of ICNC TV station, and the ratings of ICNC TV station also skyrocketed!
After the ICNC TV station reported, Fox, ABC, CBS, CNN and other media immediately began to report overwhelmingly.

After waiting for most of the night, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, America Today, Washington Post, Oakland Tribune, Houston Chronicle and other media and newspapers that still have empty headlines on the homepage have begun to use ICQ The great merger of the United States was put on the front page as a news headline, and then newspaper printing plants all over America began to roar.

"According to a frontline reporter in San Jose, in the early hours of this morning, after 820 hours of negotiations, ICQ reached the latest report with General Electric and Comcast Group, with a total scale of more than [-] billion US dollars, becoming the largest in the history of America. mergers and acquisitions!
In addition, according to sources, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Telephone and Telegraph Group, etc., have subscribed for new shares of ICQ worth more than US$375 billion at a stock price of US$75. This also means that after the merger is completed, the estimated market value of ICQ, It will reach 2890 billion U.S. dollars and become the fifth largest company in America by market value! "

Keith, who hadn't slept all night, saw the news reported by the TV station at the headquarters of AOL, even though he was mentally prepared, but at this time, he still couldn't help but clenched his fists.

It was too fast. From the news to the signing of the agreement, it took less than one night to complete the merger and acquisition with the momentum of the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves.

On the other hand, AOL has been arguing with Time Warner all the time. Even if the merger and acquisition is completed in the end, no matter how big the disturbance is, it is probably just picking people's teeth, and it is impossible to cause today's battle.

Case closed his eyes tiredly. It wasn't the physical exhaustion from staying up all night, but the mental helplessness. The feeling of "beyond yu, he Shengliang" forced Case to feel hysterical.

For a long time, Keith wanted to lead AOL to become the greatest company in the history of America, able to step on Microsoft and Bill Gates, but before he could really fight against Microsoft, AOL had already been suppressed by ICQ One end, and all-round suppression, although he was full of confidence, but at this moment, as to whether AOL could replace ICQ, Case had no idea.

"In the history of global science and technology, the greatest company was born. ICQ has 8500 million Internet users in the world, more than 9300 million TV coverage groups in America, and over 280 million viewing users worldwide, with over 39 channels. The duration of TV programs, news, TV dramas, variety shows, etc. will account for [-]% of the ratings of American households!

ICQ's revenue will exceed US$500 billion, its profit will exceed US$6.5 billion, and its global staff will exceed [-]. Its business will cover Internet, TV media, telecommunications and many other industries! "

At the Yahoo headquarters, Yang Zhiyuan, Coorg and others, who also stayed up all night, were silent for a while when they saw the local media people in Silicon Valley crazily touting ICQ on the program.

Keith felt helpless. For Yahoo, ICQ has become like a mountain from a potential opponent. It makes Yahoo feel that it is really insurmountable. He clearly knows that if he crosses the mountain of ICQ, Yahoo will be able to climb to the top. The top of the Internet, but Yahoo feels that it is really difficult to climb this mountain.

When the sky was getting brighter, the media and reporters gathered at the door of the Bruno Family Club were put into the club, and the club also thoughtfully prepared hot soup and a hearty breakfast for these media. The one who was locked outside and blown the wind all night has nothing to do with ICQ...

One moment, one moment, before yesterday, I was afraid that the media would get wind of it and cause the transaction to change. But now, to hold a press conference to announce the news of the great merger to the world through these media, it is naturally impossible to spread the news. The media turned them away.

As for the media and reporters, will they be angry at ICQ for using them as chamber pots, holding them when they are in use, and kicking them away when they are used up? If you let them hang out in the air, even if you cut them with a knife, they probably won't run away. Compared with reporting a super big news, what kind of hardship is that?
Think about it, after reporting this news, you can get a salary and bonus for several months or even more than a year, gain a lot of ratings and users, and maybe even get promoted directly, how can you not be active.

Just before the opening of NASDAQ, ICQ held a media conference in the Bruno Family Club, and the invited and uninvited media crowded in together.

In the media room of the small hotel used for media conferences, rows of cameras are densely displayed below. More than 200 media from home and abroad gathered here. The small media room that should have accommodated less than 300 people was squeezed in abruptly. More than 700 journalists.

Immelt was the first to walk into the media room of the hotel. The moment Immelt entered the door of the media room, countless cameras flickered, instantly increasing the brightness of the room by more than a fraction.

A reporter noticed a detail. The first person to walk into the press conference today was not Song Yang or Irene, but Immelt. This is also an important sign of changes in ICQ!
The camera flickering at the bottom, two rows of cameras, turning with his footsteps, Immelt didn't know if he would have the scene he has today when he took office as the head of General Electric, but today, Immelt tasted The feeling of being the focus of the media, this feeling is hard to explain, but Immelt knows that any word he says today can become the headlines of the media, which represents the feeling of power!
After Immelt, Irene entered the media room second, followed by Song Yang. As usual, Song Yang appeared in front of the media with a slight smile on his face. He nodded his head.

Looking at Immelt, who was bold and resolute, sitting in the center of the press conference, Song Yang looked as usual, and seemed to have nothing unusual about losing his position as the major shareholder of ICQ.

The protagonist of today's press conference belongs to Immelt. This is the beginning of his career as America's No. [-] professional manager, and it is also the most glorious moment of his career.

Song Yang has no intention of stealing the limelight from Immelt. He gave up his status as the major shareholder of ICQ, his status as the head of the board of directors, and the appearance of the press conference. Criticism, today's press conference, Song Yang is not willing to participate.

Now, what Song Yang has to do is to reduce the frequency of appearing in front of the media, so that the spotlight does not shine on him, and even let countless media and people who eat melons have a feeling that Song Yang has nothing to do with ICQ. , so that when cutting leeks and running away, it will not attract too many people's attention. After all, Song Yang has "nothing to do" with ICQ.

There are grievances and creditors, and the Wall Street institutions, investment banks, and investors all over the world who will be cut off from leeks one day should look for Chairman Immelt, who is in charge of ICQ, and Song Yang, an "outsider of ICQ" , what does it matter?
"On behalf of ICQ, General Electric, and Comcast Group, I officially announce that ICQ, NBC, and Comcast TV Network have completed the merger!"

Facing the numerous media below, Immelt said in a calm tone, "I guarantee that ICQ will become a great company, just like General Electric. This merger is not the end of ICQ. As we all know, only having An aircraft carrier without fighter jets and radar is the real ocean overlord.

ICQ will also have its own fighter jets and radar, ICQ will have its own Hollywood movie and record industry! "

There was an uproar in the audience, no one expected that Immelt was not ready to stop, and would continue to let ICQ acquire it. Immelt did not directly say who to acquire, but anyone can guess, Immelt The target can only be the seven major film and television groups in Hollywood and the five giants in the record industry!

Irene, Brian Roberts, and the others didn't expect that Immelt would have such an ambition, and he raised it directly without any discussion with them beforehand, and they couldn't help being stunned.

Song Yang was also taken aback for a moment, and then applauded first, and then the applause swept the entire media room.

Just as Immelt's words fell, Nasdaq officially opened, and the eyes of the entire Wall Street and the global investment industry were focused on one stock.

There were no surprises, and there was no slight disturbance. After the market opened, the ICQ stock price rose from 260 US dollars before the sharp rise yesterday to 280 US dollars in an instant. According to the transaction, within a few seconds of the opening, more than [-] million US dollars became ICQ's stock price. Buying.

Then, visible to the naked eye, more than billions of dollars poured into ICQ, pushing up ICQ's stock price in a straight line, but no one was traded, that is, no one sold ICQ's stock at all!