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Chapter 841

Facing the provocation of Brian Roberts, Song Yang Dayi said awe-inspiringly that everything is for ICQ. For ICQ, Song Yang can give up the equity of ICQ, give up the identity of the major shareholder, and give up the seats on the board of directors to GM. Electrical, everything is for ICQ to become an empire in the Internet industry!
Brian Roberts was so choked by Song Yang's words that he couldn't speak. If it wasn't for Song Yang's desperate high price to cash out ICQ stocks, maybe he really believed this nonsense.

The emergence of an empire requires someone to sacrifice. ICQ was established by Song Yang. For it to become an empire, Song Yang was willing to tolerate it. His personality and behavior style, he will not suffer a little loss, and he will not suffer a bit. This can be seen from the double-click company and the gang of Wall Street short sellers!

In the past, American companies, even giant companies such as TWA and Phillips Petroleum, were short-sold or hostilely acquired, and they all swallowed their anger and cut their flesh for peace. short agency.

After that battle, for at least a few years, the short sellers on Wall Street did not dare to provoke Song Yang, and even benefited the entire Internet sector, for fear of encountering a second double-click company.

From that incident, Brian Roberts could see Song Yang's character, but now Song Yang threatened to make ICQ an empire, and he was giving in everywhere. He had an image of a good old man who believed in men and women, which was in Brian Roberts' impression Song Yang, the difference is too great.

"Is it?!"

Brian Roberts stared at Song Yang firmly, "Before I came this time, my father, old Roberts, told me that there are some things, until the last moment, you can't see who the winner is, and you won't know who is behind the scenes." Fruit swimming!"

Facing the gaze of Brian Roberts, Song Yang said noncommittally, "If you are very philosophical, please say hello to the old Mr. Roberts for me. He is the person I respect the most, a figure like Welch."

Just after finishing speaking, the door of the lounge was pushed open, and an assistant came in, asking Song Yang and Brian Roberts to go to the conference room, and Brian Roberts had no choice but to get up.

The conference room was full, and Edgar Guang, in order to show his status and not be overwhelmed by ICQ and General Electric, brought half the people in the conference room with him.

Immelt sat at the top of the conference room without hesitation. Irene used to sit in that seat, but this time it became Immelt. Regarding this scene, Irene had no abnormal expression and sat casually. Song Yang's side.

For Brian Roberts, as well as those present, Anshu Jain representing Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs representative Pele Greene, a vice president of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, etc., seeing this scene, it is inevitable Some thoughts arise, and it is clear that this means that General Electric has already gained the upper hand on the ICQ board of directors!

After sitting down, Immelt walked around the conference room, and the entire conference room immediately fell silent. The aura is a very mysterious thing, invisible and intangible, but everyone seems to be able to feel it.

When a person is in a high position or shrouded in power, even sitting there can be daunting, or it is an alternative ability to control the field.

Immelt, who has just become the head of General Electric and the major shareholder of ICQ, is undoubtedly at the most powerful moment in his life. Even the people in the conference room and the company they represent do not want to confront Immelt head-on. .

"I am very glad that you are here. In the name of ICQ's board of directors and the major shareholder General Electric, I would like to thank you all for coming!
But before the meeting starts, I have another announcement! "

Hearing this, Brian Roberts suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, and looked in Song Yang's direction unconsciously. Among the major shareholders of ICQ, he felt that it was Song Yang who was most likely to cause trouble. belonged.

Immelt took a document from General Electric's legal president at the side, and showed it gently. His tone was not heavy, but like a thunderbolt, Brian Roberts, Anshu Jain, Pellet Greene was taken aback.

"ICQ will always remember that Director Bruno Song has done everything for ICQ, and no one can erase his achievements in ICQ!
General Electric and Mr. Bruno Song have reached a new agreement, the North American Global Investment Foundation will transfer 9% of ICQ shares to General Electric! "

"funk!"

Brian Roberts was stunned by the sudden news. Anshu Jain couldn't help but yelled, and then hurried out to report to the headquarters of Deutsche Bank Investment Bank and Edison , Pellet Greene and others did the same thing.

Brian Roberts had guessed that Song Yang would do something, but he never expected that he could do such a great job and hand over the equity directly, making General Electric a major shareholder of ICQ.

What does it mean to get this 9% stake in ICQ? General Electric has become the absolute major shareholder of ICQ holding 28% of the shares. With the current market value of ICQ, it is difficult to have the kind of major shareholder holding 51% of the shares. Who can spend more than 2000 billion US dollars? Knife, to buy ICQ equity? !
With about 30.00% of the shares, General Electric can actually completely control the board of directors of ICQ, and it can say what it says in ICQ.

Unwillingly, he glanced at Immelt, who was holding the winning ticket, and then at Song Yang, who was talking to Irene in a low voice with a smile on his face. Brian Roberts sighed helplessly. He knew that Kangka It is impossible for the Sturt Group to control ICQ.

Sitting in the meeting room, Edgar Bronfman Jr. was very happy. General Electric became the absolute majority shareholder of ICQ. This is the merger between General Electric and Bronfman Group. As long as Immelt is willing, Then no one can object to this merger!
What surprised Edgar Bronfman Jr. is that he still doesn't know what method Immelt used to get Song Yang to give up so much equity. After the merger is completed, if he can buy A part of the ICQ equity, Edgar Jr. feels that the ICQ equity held by the Bronfman family may not be less than that of Song Yang!
Paulson, the boss of Goldman Sachs, Edison, the president of Deutsche Bank Investment Bank, and others also received calls soon. When they heard that Song Yang had sold such a large amount of equity to General Electric, the two of them couldn't help being a little surprised for a while. .

Paulson, who was still used to seeing strong winds and waves, was the first to calm down, fell silent for a while, and said coldly to Pellet Greene, "I see!"

Hearing Paulson's simple response without any instructions, Pellet Greene didn't know what Paulson meant, whether he supported it or opposed it, which made him a little bit at a loss.

"Now ICQ is up to Immelt, so do what he says!"

After Paulson responded coldly, he hung up the phone. When he returned to the meeting room, when Pellet Greene met Addison's henchman Anshu Jain, he also had the same expression. From the look, I know that Deutsche Bank Investment Bank has no idea about this matter. ICQ is basically owned by Immelt and General Electric.

Paulson and Edison didn't like each other, and the relationship between Pellet Greene and Anshu Jain, the two big dogs, was naturally not much better. They glanced at each other and walked away with a straight face. Went into the conference room.

Pellet Greene is a little envious of Anshu Jain. He is also a dog leg. He heard that Anshu Jain has been assigned to an important department by Addison, and even faintly became the first boss of Deutsche Bank Investment Bank. The second overall candidate for the head, and Pellet Greene still doesn't know when he will become an executive president of Goldman Sachs, and it will be indefinitely to join the board of directors...

After hanging up the phone, Paulson took a deep breath, and picked up the performance reports of major Internet companies gathered from the various departments of Goldman Sachs. ICQ, AOL, Yahoo, Lycos, Amazon and other well-known Internet companies this year The results are all impressively listed. These data are not the rough, rigged, cloudy and incomprehensible performance reports for leeks, but the most authentic performance reports of major companies. It may even be more comprehensive and real than what the boards of directors of major Internet companies see!
When looking at ICQ's performance report, Paulson couldn't help but sneered, then tapped the performance report with his fingers, shook his head, and said with some regret and emotion, "It's running pretty fast!"

(End of this chapter)