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Chapter 917
KPCB Venture Capital, although not as early as Song Yang invested in Amazon, was also one of the first venture capital firms to invest in Amazon. This time, it was a little bit overwhelmed. Seeing that the building was about to collapse, Amazon was directly liquidated.

The last straw that broke the camel's back, the escape of the venture capital company, seems to prove that Surya's original analysis report to Amazon, Amazon is indeed hopeless...

But just as Amazon wanted to prove itself, Bezos, who appeared in front of the media again, looked very haggard, with unshaven beard and red eyes.

"I know there are a lot of rumors surrounding Amazon recently, but I want to say that Amazon will not go down. Investors who hold Amazon stock, I know, are suffering. They are facing the most important decision in their lives. Keep Amazon stock. Maybe there will be unexpected benefits in the future!
Amazon has reached a $[-] million loan agreement with Prosperity Bank, and Amazon will not go bankrupt! "

In the New York TV studio, there was an interview with Bezos. After watching it, a Wall Street analyst invited as a guest mercilessly mocked Bezos and Amazon.

"I don't know what Bezos' so-called windfall is, is it letting Amazon's stock, worthless, rotten in his hands?!"

As soon as these words came out, there was an uncontrollable burst of laughter in the studio. Even the host couldn't help laughing. The crowd seemed to be watching a clown performance.

"I think getting Amazon now is completely misleading, even defrauding investors, and concealing the real situation of Amazon!"

Another guest, the founder of a Wall Street investment institution, also had a serious face, and said in a tone of revealing the truth, "I want to announce the fact that the so-called Prosperity Bank is actually a bank under the PayPal payment platform. It was acquired by PayPal a few years ago, and who built PayPal, I think everyone understands!
All of this is just a futile struggle between Bruno Song and Bezos. As Surya said, Amazon needs to change, and Bruno Song also needs to re-understand the world. There is no so-called invincible god, just luck Only mortals! "

The founder of this investment company commented on Song Yang in the tone of someone who had experienced it. He thought that Song Yang was supporting Amazon at the moment, but he was unwilling to admit failure and that investing in Amazon was a mistake. The dazzling halo on Yang's body lost its light.

The predicament of Amazon this time is enough to prove that Song Yang's previous "myths" were all just luck. The money was given to Amazon and other companies, desperately pulling up the stock price.

The TV host also said with a serious face, "Mr. Surya said in an interview with the media yesterday that he has no intention of delisting Amazon, as long as Amazon is willing to make "changes"!"

At the reception yesterday, when the media asked Surya if Bezos would leave Amazon, would he stop? .

This is also the effect that Surya wants, that is, to continue to put pressure on the Amazon and let the Amazon mess up. It is naturally easier to cut the flesh like that!
It seems that just as the media and Wall Street "predicted", Song Yang was unwilling to "admit" failure. Song Yang, who had not appeared in public for a long time, also rarely accepted a media interview in front of the Bruno Family Club Manor.

It is not so much an interview as an "announcement". Song Yang declared very strongly, "Amazon will not fall. Now it is just some hard-working guys who want to gain improper benefits from Amazon. I believe My own investment vision, it has led me to the present!"

In the end, Song Yang pointed at a camera carried by a media person, and gave a sharp warning, as if he was telling Surya to be careful from a distance.

After speaking, Song Yang walked into the club under the escort of a large group of security personnel. Song Yang knew that today's speech would definitely cause huge controversy, and the media probably didn't have good comments on Song Yang.

But what Song Yang wanted was this effect. He rubbed his face. Song Yang's performance today was a special imitation of Mr. Edgar Bronfman Jr., showing his fierceness and inwardness, and his lack of skill.

Song Yang entered the club, and there was a burst of applause. Welch applauded Song Yang, "It seems that Song, you have a solution to solve Amazon's troubles!"

Although Welch still couldn't figure out what Song Yang was going to do, he had seen Song Yang's performance just now. Combined with Song Yang's patience during this period, Welch could easily guess that Song Yang was What are you preparing for?

"Amazon is just a "little" trouble!" Song Yang said with a smile, "In a few days, Mr. Welch, maybe you will hear good news!"

Welch took a deep look at Song Yang, then nodded, "Then I'll wait and see."

"Amazon's matter is just a "small" matter, but General Electric's matter is not a trivial matter. I heard that Mr. Immelt has begun to contact overseas consortia in order to help General Electric raise US dollars, and wants to borrow short-term funds Already!"

Song Yang said to Welch, and Welch just kept silent when he heard these words. He knew much more than Song Yang actually did, and he knew what the scene of General Electric was right now.

Immelt can't take care of ICQ anymore, because General Electric is also short of money, so he has to start short-term loans. To put it bluntly, it is usury, and the interest rate is much higher than that of banks. It can be seen that General Electric is short of money now. to what extent.

"Mr. Welch, I hope that you can serve as a consultant of the North American Global Investment Foundation and let the two sides talk once!
The North American Global Investment Foundation wants to take back the ICQ equity held by General Electric, and there are also some "small" businesses of General Electric. For this reason, the North American Global Investment Foundation is willing to provide General Electric with enough cash! "

This time Welch did not go around in circles with Song Yang like last time, but seriously considered Song Yang's words, because General Electric's current situation is really bad.

Even if it doesn't reach a deal with Song Yang, General Electric will bleed a lot. It will definitely sell part of its business to survive with a broken arm to raise cash flow. At that time, it may not be as decent as talking with Song Yang.

After a while, Welch sighed. He didn't expect that General Electric would be in such a situation after he left for less than a year.

With a long sigh, Welch said rather disinterestedly, "I will meet with Immelt, but Immelt is now in charge of General Electric. Whether he is willing to talk about it is not up to me. !"

Welch still has a huge influence in General Electric, but Welch had already made up his mind not to intervene in General Electric's affairs. This time, he just really didn't want to see General Electric collapse. Acting as a "middleman", but he will not take sides.

It was enough to have Welch out, and Song Yang didn't expect anything else. With Welch around, he couldn't suffer much from the negotiation with General Electric!

As soon as Welch was sent out of the Bruno Family Club's manor, Song Yang's phone rang, and Kravis's voice came out from the phone, "The big fish has taken the bait!"

When Song Yang heard what Kravis said, he just replied calmly, "Let the fish bite the hook, bite deeper, and start to draw the net!"

Kravis's ferocious voice came from the phone, "Song, don't worry, I promise, these fish can't escape!"

Song Yang’s speech at the gate of the Bruno Family Club Manor was considered by the media and Wall Street. Song Yang was already impatient, just like the little Edgar Bronfman back then, in order to prove that he was right, he began to do things his own way , the madness of the beauty knife is just to achieve the unrealistic goal in my heart...

This fact seems to be true. From the next day, Spark Fund, North American Global Investment Foundation, Bruno Family Foundation, etc., all began to mobilize together to frantically increase the stock prices of companies such as Amazon, Sohu, and eBay, even if they were just pulled up. , was beaten down by Wall Street shorts again, but still did not give up, and continued to pull up the iron.

"That fellow Bruno Song is a desperate gambler now!"

After the market closed in the morning, in Tiger Fund, Julian Robinson looked at the income of two billion dollars in the account, and couldn't help but said to Chase Coleman, Philippe Lafont and others on the left and right.

There was laughter in the Tiger Fund. It had been a long time since they had cut leeks so heartily.

"Continue to short in the afternoon, I want to see how long Bruno Song can last, and other guys have also started to enter the market!"

Julian Robinson said with a little dissatisfaction that a colleague entered the venue just now, and Julian Robinson didn't need to inquire, he knew that it was the hyenas on Wall Street who had heard the news, and they all started to leave.

Inside Chris Hedge Fund, Surya felt a little uneasy at this time, because there were too many Wall Street institutions that ended up shorting. After Tiger Fund, a large group of hedge funds who smelled the smell began to fight in.

This is completely different from Surya's expectations. He wants Wall Street hedge funds to attack Song Yang in turn under his leadership, draining Song Yang's cash flow, but now, those hedge fund companies Acting on their own, completely disregarding Su Ya, the leading brother.

Surya wanted to suspend short selling, but was directly rejected by Chris Topher, "Surya, do you know what you are talking about?"

"Right now, investors have already invested their money in the Chris hedge fund, and they are all waiting for dividends. If you stop now, we will face huge losses. Those investors will all go to other hedge fund companies!"

Surya remained silent, knowing that what Chris Topher said was the truth, so she could only continue to do it. Being on Wall Street, one must also abide by the basic rules of Wall Street, that is, you must make a dollar, otherwise there will be no smiles, compliments, etc. Those are all nonsense.

For three consecutive days, a group of hedge funds on Wall Street desperately shorted Amazon, eBay and other companies, and Spark Fund was also desperately pulling up. The two sides were fighting fiercely. From time to time, news spread that Song Yang borrowed from which bank , There was no abnormality that Surya was worried about, which made Surya's worries dissipate a lot.

"Sell 800 million shares of Amazon and continue to suppress Amazon's stock price!"

Seeing Amazon's stock price, Surya was raised to more than $18, frowned, and said to the trader, and began to sell Amazon's stock.

According to the situation a few days ago, as long as the equity is thrown out, Amazon's stock price will fall, but when Surya lowered her head, she heard a burst of exclamation from the trading room.

Looking up, Surya couldn't help being a little startled, only to see Amazon's stock price, not only not being smashed down, but constantly rising.

Eighteen dollars, twenty dollars, twenty-five dollars, on the trading screen, Amazon's stock price is like a fighter performing a dry land plucking green onions, and it begins to pull up abruptly...

(End of this chapter)