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"oh?"

Yang Zhiyuan's heart moved.

He is also a major client of Pacific Fund, investing US$200 million.

"Can I ask the specific reason?"

"Logically speaking, the investment direction of the fund is an absolute secret, but since we are friends and you are one of the major investors of Pacific Fund, I will make an exception.

I am optimistic about the future of oil and gold and want to make a bet. "

“Oil and gold?!”

Xu Liang nodded and said, "If you are interested, you can make an investment, but please don't spread the word."

"Since you trust me to tell me such important news, then I will naturally keep it a secret for you." Yang Zhiyuan said seriously.

Xu Liang smiled and said, "I believe in Brother Yang's character."

The conversation changed.

"I plan to ask Yahoo to help me spread some news that is beneficial to the oil and gold bulls at a critical moment. I guess this will not be difficult for you and Yahoo?"

"Haha, of course. ... I am also a customer of Pacific. Of course I hope I can make more money."

Yang Zhiyuan happily agreed.

Politics is sensitive, but finance is not.

"Then I'll toast Brother Yang with tea instead of wine."

Yang Zhiyuan picked it up and touched it from a distance.

"cheers."

"Dry."

The two parties have reached a verbal agreement, and the specific conditions only need to be finalized by the people below.

By the time Yang Zhiyuan left, it was completely dark.

Staring at the darkness in the distance, Xu Liangliang breathed a sigh of relief.

“With Yahoo, plus Sina and Bing, even if the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times are biased towards the enemy, I will not lack propaganda channels.

We will not completely fall into passivity in terms of public opinion. "

As for whether Yang Zhiyuan will leave after telling him about his investment direction.

Xu Liang is not worried.

Not to mention that Yang Zhiyuan himself is a client of Pacific Fund, and he will basically not stand against him.

And when this 'war' starts, with his status and connections, he can't hide it at all.

Might as well be a bachelor.

——

Squeak...

The door opened, and the slightly crisp sound of high heels came from far away.

Accompanied by the faint fragrance of roses, two slender arms stretched out from behind and hugged his thick waist.

The soft body leaned closer.

"Why are you here?" Xu Liang asked with a smile.

"I called Lu Hui and asked. She said you were here. I happened to stop by."

There is attachment and tenderness in the cat-like voice.

Xu Liang turned around and Helen raised her head, her brown eyes filled with inquiry.

"Listen to her, have you met Yang Zhiyuan?"

"Hmm. ...The negotiations between Hongyan and Yahoo have been involved for a long time, and it should end soon." The topic changed, "How is the financing going?"

"Facebook is now the most watched technology company in the United States. No one will refuse us." Helen said proudly.

"Then let's talk."

When several companies bid, whether it is preliminary investigation or intermediate negotiations, it will take at least half a month. If the competition is fierce, one month or even two months is normal.

This is a good bait.

"One more thing is that Facebook is spending too much time and energy to start the video business from scratch. My idea is to acquire a company with a certain foundation in the video field so that we can start the business as soon as possible."

Helen is not opposed to acquisitions.

As Xu Liang said, acquisitions are really about “which company do you have your eye on?”

"Netflix."

Helen thought for a moment, "Is it that company that rents DVDs and video tapes online?"

"You know them?"

"I know all the large-scale companies in Silicon Valley, and before I founded Facebook, I rented DVDs from their websites."

After founding Facebook, I was so busy every day, how could I have time to watch movies?

"Netflix is ​​not a video website." Helen emphasized.

"It is indeed not. But its users are all people who have movie watching needs and are the mainstream users of video websites.

And it’s easy for Netflix’s website to convert into video websites.

Just add a play button to their video homepage. "Xu Liang said with a smile.

Helen thought for a moment and nodded.

She had used the Netflix website before and was familiar with it.

Just make a player and add a hyperlink to each video's home page.

You can get a video website with more than five million users.

“There’s another benefit to acquiring Netflix.

It is already profitable and is growing as registered users continue to grow.

After we acquire it, it will become the star business of Facebook Group, rather than a black hole that swallows up funds. " Xu Liang said.

After Helen nodded, "Have you talked to Reed Hastings?"

"After talking, I promised him a purchase price of US$1.2 billion, as well as being the chief operating officer of Facebook and the president of Netflix. ... From now on, he will be your subordinate.

How to make good use of this subordinate depends on your management ability. "

"Hehe, don't worry. I won't let you down."

Xu Liang smiled and nodded.

Helen, who was born in the Montes family, received an elite education since she was a child.

This kind of education is not just book knowledge, but also includes management and social interaction.

Compared to Christina, who was born in a commoner family, she has better management ability.

This is also the reason why Xu Liang gave her the Facebook plan and gave Twitter to Christina.

She is more optimistic about Helen.

After two and a half years of entrepreneurial experience and making up for the shortcomings, Xu Liang let Christina join Vivendi.

But he did not let her take over the world giant directly, but first learned from Jean Foch.

She is still a little immature.

She needs more experience and growth.

"One more thing, first acquire Netflix, and then talk about financing." Xu Liang said.

When Netflix was Netflix, its price-to-earnings ratio was about 25 times.

But when it became Netflix under Facebook, the price-to-earnings ratio must be at least 40 times, or even 50 times.

Not only because Facebook has more users and can provide Netflix with a better development platform.

But also because the person standing behind him is called Xu Liang.

Helen nodded, she understood Xu Liang's plan.

"What about the funds? I can't afford to buy Netflix now."

"Talk to Netflix management to see if they want cash or shares. If it's shares, then pay directly with Facebook's equity. If it's cash.

I'll let Hanhua guarantee you and issue a corporate bond to raise funds.

Once the acquisition model is determined and the contract is signed, we will immediately start fundraising negotiations."

"Yes."

——

As the world's financial center, New York has the largest capital in the world, and the lights on Wall Street are on all night.

Manhattan's extravagance amazes the world.

This is a paradise for the rich and a hell for the poor.

It's also a playground for the super-rich and the powerful.

A low-key luxury car broke through the darkness and turned into a club with a distinct British style in Midtown Manhattan.

People in suits and leather shoes got out of the car one after another.

After greeting each other, they walked into the quaint but luxurious main building.

After being led into the conference room by the waiter, they sat down.

It didn't take long for nearly ten people to gather.

Sitting in the main seat was a silver-haired old man wearing a black suit and gold-rimmed glasses.

His face was full of wrinkles, making him look very old, and he didn't have any aura.

But his dim eyes revealed the wisdom accumulated after vicissitudes of life.

Larry Ellison, who was sitting on his left, also looked respectful.

After checking the time.

"Mr. Soros, everyone who can come is here, can we start?"

Old Soros, who was sitting in the main seat, nodded.

"Let's start."

After Ellison nodded, he looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice.

"Everyone, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have replied, and Caesar Gold has agreed to their loan request, but he is only willing to give an interest rate of 4.4%.

And he said that if it is higher, he will not want it."

As soon as this was said, everyone's expression changed a little.

But they were all of status, so they could hold back their thoughts and stay calm.

"Didn't we say that we had already negotiated to 5.9%? Why did it suddenly drop so much?" asked Louis Dreyfus CEO Nashat Kuni.

"What's so hard to guess? Jin Kaiser obviously knew that someone was going to deal with him, so he took the opportunity to rip us off while accepting the challenge."

Elliott Management CEO Paul Singer said coldly and looked around at everyone.

"Everyone, although the interest rate is a bit low, I still tend to agree to it.

We have spent so much energy. If we don't invest enough, we won't get much even if we win.

And what we will get in the future will be far more than this little interest."

"Paul is right. Since we have decided to take action, we can't give up greater interests for a little bit of profit." Ellison agreed.

Everyone looked at each other, and no one objected.

"Since everyone agrees, let's do it."

After Ellison made the final decision, his eyes turned.

"Carey, Richard, this part of the funds will be provided by Bank of Washington and Lehman."

Carey Killinger and Richard Fuld nodded.

Although the interest rate is a bit low and we can't make much money, it can at least balance the expenses.

The key is that for this big plan, all the funds will flow in and out of the platforms of Bank of Washington and Lehman.

At that time, the agency fees and leverage fees will allow them to make a lot of money.

"When do we start?" Richard Fuld's eyes were full of expectations.

"At least wait until the loan contract is signed." Ellison continued with a smile, "Carey, Richard, don't forget our previous plan."

The two nodded with a smile.

"Larry?"

An old voice sounded.

Ellison hurriedly said respectfully: "Mr. Soros."

"What is the response from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs?"

"Blankfein and Gorman still have the same tone as before. They will provide some help, but will not directly participate. But I think these two cunning bastards will definitely rush in to take advantage when we decide the winner with Xu Liang."

"It's expected. After all, not everyone has extraordinary wisdom and determination like Mr. Fuld."