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Chapter 834 Coming and not being indecent

After Song Yang got in the car, he motioned for Ulf to drive away. Tonight he will attend Welch's retirement dinner. It's just that the tea is cold. How many people will sell this past ten years? America has the most The face of powerful people is a bit difficult to say.

Immelt's appetite is not small, he wants too much, but it can't be said that Immelt is insatiable, after all, it has reached the point where it is today, and it is impossible for Immelt to let go of the ducks that are full of mouths.

To take over as the new president of General Electric, Immelt definitely wants to make a big move, and he is unwilling to live in Welch's shadow. It is said that everything he has now is the legacy of Welch. down.

This kind of mentality is very common. I don’t see the successors of the empire, or the most direct example. Little Edgar of the Bronfman Group and the others have taken over a huge group, but they don’t want to wait for death. Far beyond the achievements of their parents.

Among them, some made it out, and some of them were screwed up, and they carried forward the tens of billions of dollars in the family and became billionaires.

After all, the world is full of uncertainties. If the value is certain and everything is 100% certain, then the world will not be like this now!
Sitting in the car, Song Yang estimated the cash flow in his hands. Since last year, Song Yang has consciously reduced the support of cash flow. If it is necessary, he can borrow from the bank.

In addition, this year, the cash flow in Song Yang's hands from double-click, ICQ, Yahoo, Microsoft and other groups, even if it is not as good as the cash reserves of US$3000 billion in the hands of future giants, but looking at the entire Wall Street and Silicon Valley, Song Yang The cash reserve in hand will also get to a point of terror!

With this cash flow, Song Yang can not only keep Alcatel Mobile, PayPal, PA Semiconductor, Sierra Games, Siebel Automotive, Apollo Space Exploration and other companies, but also take the opportunity to repurchase ICQ, Double-Click, Large stakes in companies such as Amazon and eBay.

When NASDAQ collapses, ICQ collapses, Song Yang is not sure, but Song Yang will definitely be able to harvest a crop of leeks, and it may even be far from limited to Internet companies.

There are many good things in the hands of the General Electric Group. If Immelt wants to take away the ICQ shares in Song Yang's hands, he must clean up all the dollars in the General Electric account!

No matter how strong General Electric's ability to make money is, it can borrow a large sum of dollars from the bank, but in the face of an avalanche of stock prices, without a dollar in cash, it can only be reduced to a pile of fat. It's just a little bigger.

Song Yang thought about it. If he had the opportunity, he might not be able to cut a crop of General Electric's leeks. Just like Immelt "hard-heartedly" persuaded Song Yang to give up ICQ's equity, Song Yang should be able to do so when the time comes. Advise Immelt to be a hero who understands current affairs, and for the sake of GE's tomorrow, give away GE's engine or military industry, communications, electronics, energy and other departments to Song Yang!

After all, General Electric is so big and has so many industries. Even if it cuts off a few pieces of industry, it is like cutting off a few pounds of meat from an elephant. Although it hurts a bit, it will never fall down...

At night, in the best local hotel in Connecticut. Similarly, General Electric also holds equity in this hotel. Connecticut is the home of General Electric. Many industries here are inextricably linked to General Electric. , General Electric has been operating here for more than 40 years.

Even to get to the bottom of it, countless families in Connecticut work for General Electric or companies related to General Electric. If General Electric stomps its feet, Connecticut will tremble three times.

It is just a rumor that General Electric is not satisfied with the headquarters that has existed for 40 years, and wants to replace it with a new headquarters, because this state has too little voice in America, unlike New York, which can make America's foreign policy, All change.

General Electric wants to move its headquarters to a big state, so that it can use the connections and influence of the big state to make changes to America's decision. Of course, in addition to these reasons, there are also some gossip , Immelt seems to want to build a new headquarters building to highlight the style of GE's world's largest company, instead of continuing to nest in this 40-year-old building.

It’s hard to say whether the rumors are true or not, but there are no grounds. These rumors mean that General Electric will move out of Connecticut.

General Electric's board of directors gave Welch enough treatment, booked the entire hotel, and invited a lot of celebrities to come. However, it is really inevitable that people leave the tea to cool down. The most direct reaction is that today Wei At Erqi's retirement dinner, there were not many powerful figures present, at most they sent a representative to send a congratulatory gift.

And you must know that Immelt's inauguration dinner is less than a week away. The person in charge of the Grand Commander's Office has already confirmed in advance that he will be present on behalf of the Grand Commander and his wife, and will send a personal letter from the Grand Commander to express his respect Immelt's respect.

On Capitol Hill, there are congressmen from other states, and even several governors, who will come in person to attend Immelt's dinner. Compared with Welch's treatment today, although it is still very lively, it is indeed a bit "deserted".

Welch didn't seem to care about all this. When he brought his wife Susan Welch to the scene, he had a relaxed smile on his face.

Immelt, who had been waiting at the entrance of the hotel for a long time, immediately greeted Welch and his wife when he saw them. It seemed to be the same as before, and he still followed behind Welch.

Seeing this scene, both the media and GE executives praised Immelt's actions.

Welch's wife, Susan, is also very satisfied with Immelt's actions. She feels the respect Immelt has for their couple. After the news of Welch's retirement came out, Susan was greatly affected by life. Variety.

Every day in the past, various banquets, art exhibitions, charity events, auctions and other celebrity gatherings would send invitations to her, but now, these invitations have disappeared without a trace, and even the village she visited every time In clubs and churches, everyone centered on her in the past, but now, she can clearly feel that those people have taken their attention and focus away from her...

Welch did not make a lot of money. He did make a lot of money for the major shareholders of General Electric and the people who bought the stock of General Electric. But for him and his family, what he got for General Electric Compared with the beautiful knives earned, it can only be regarded as insignificant.

After Welch retired, he lost the aura of being the head of General Electric. All Welch can have is fame and social status, but the latter, for him and the entire Welch family, is not too big. Useful!

"You are at the helm of General Electric now, don't stay by my side!"

Welch waved to the media taking pictures around him and said to Immelt.

This should be the last time he appeared in front of the media cameras as the "former" head of General Electric. Although he still has the status of a consultant to General Electric, in a few days, the media will also have feelings for him as an old man. I don't have any interest anymore, maybe the public hears about him again, maybe it's what happened after him...

If you say you don't miss all of this, you must be lying. Who doesn't want the feeling that every word and deed is chased by the media, and the whole world seems to be crawling under their feet, but Welch knows that it belongs to his era. it's all over.

"With me, President Welch, you will always be the president of General Electric, and that position belongs only to you, Mr. Welch!" Immelt still respectfully said to Welch.

Welch took a deep look at the successor he had carefully selected. Immelt was the last big thing he did for General Electric. If Immelt performed well and led General Electric to a new peak, then The legend of Welch's insight into pearls is about to be further improved. Once Immelt messes up, it may become Welch's black material. There are even rumors that General Electric is actually destroying In his hands, don't overestimate the piss of the media!
Patting Immelt on the shoulder, Welch resolutely led Susan into the banquet hall. Behind him, Immelt also took a deep breath and walked in. This was the last time for him. Behind others, Immelt will be the one who walks ahead in the future!

When Song Yang's car came outside the hotel, he got off first, then opened the door on the other side, stretched out his hand, and got off the car with Irene who had just arrived in Connecticut.

(End of this chapter)