giants of the era

Chapter 234 Microsoft goes public and raises $25 billion!
Black people are racially discriminated against, and many people will resist, even in the early years, there were leaders of the black civil rights movement like Martin Luther King.

When Chinese people are racially discriminated against, they often swallow their anger.

Li Zetian has always been the pride of the Chinese, even the leader of the Chinese.

Under his influence, the identity of the Chinese has been improved, but the deep-rooted racial discrimination has not been eliminated. Whether it is the United Kingdom or the United States, it is often seen that the Chinese are insulted and satirized by whites or even blacks.

This time, the "Sun" has a firm attitude towards his racial discrimination issue, and Li Zetian has to ask the "Sun" to stop publishing!Otherwise, he will never let it go! ! !

This is not only an insult to him, but also an insult to the Chinese.

"Black people have Martin Luther King, and Chinese people have me, Li Zetian!" Li Zetian said to himself in his heart.

In this world, if Li Zetian does not stand up for the Chinese, who else is willing to stand up for the Chinese?
The leader of the Chinese civil rights movement, Li Zetian did his part! ! !

In order to punish the "Sun" and prevent the world from underestimating the Chinese, Li Zetian spared no effort to use a lot of resources to severely attack Murdoch's News Corporation!
So Murdoch chose to give in.

The current News Corporation can't afford to offend the mighty Li Zetian!
After the "Sun" racial discrimination incident, the whole world saw the strength of the Chinese, and at the same time, it also boosted the morale and confidence of the Chinese, allowing them to stand upright in front of white people!

The road is long and far away, and I will search for it!
It is true that there is a long way to go, but Li Zetian is duty bound!

With great power comes great responsibility!

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A week later, the storm of Chinese racial discrimination began to subside.

It's June 6st, which also happens to be Xiao Youran's 1nd birthday. Microsoft chose to go public today, which is just auspicious. I hope that Microsoft's listing will be a great success!
Li Zetian and Yu Jingqiu brought Xiao Youran to NASDAQ together. While ringing the bell, they celebrated Xiao Youran's birthday, making her have an unforgettable birthday. Looking back from now on, it will be full of happiness.On such an important day, Xiao Youran must of course dress up beautifully. She wears a beautiful birthday hat on her head, a white princess dress on her body, and a pair of crystal shoes on her feet. She is so cute!
Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and Gary Kildare came to Nasdaq one step earlier than Li Zetian's family.

Seeing Li Zetian and them coming, he immediately stepped forward to greet them.

Li Zetian was full of excitement and joy when he saw their faces.

"Mr. Li, Mrs. Li, you are here! Oh, by the way, and cute little Youran, today is also your birthday!!!" Bill Gates said with a smile.

"Hello, Uncle Bill!"

Xiao Youran shouted politely, because of Microsoft's IPO, Bill Gates has been to Li Zetian's house several times recently, and Xiao Youran naturally recognized him.Xiao Youran didn't know Paul Allen and Gary Kildare.Of course, when Xiao Youran was full moon, they came to see her.

The two of them then greeted Li Zetian and Yu Jingqiu.

Li Zetian responded with a smile, and immediately introduced the two of them to Xiao Youran.

Xiao Youran called them "Uncle Paul" and "Uncle Gary" in a very sensible and obedient manner.

In addition, Microsoft's lead underwriter Goldman Sachs, Citibank, Chase Bank, and HSBC all sent important directors to join in the show.

The Nasdaq opens at 09:30 am EST, and as the time approaches, everyone is excited and nervous at the same time.

Li Zetian looked at Bill Gates and said with an emotional smile: "Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, it has been almost 10 years, but I can still vividly remember the scene when we were studying at Harvard University. Right now, Microsoft The company is finally about to go public, but fortunately, I have lived up to my promise to you. I said, I will definitely bring you to Nasdaq to ring the bell, and today it finally came true!!!”

Bill Gates nodded, also full of emotion.When he first entered university, he had dreamed of becoming a lawyer, a mathematician, or a teacher following his father's career, but he never dreamed of becoming the CEO of a company with a market value of tens of billions of dollars.Today, he is worth more than 10 billion US dollars, much richer than his big banker grandfather!The reason why his fate trajectory has undergone such a huge change is all due to this legendary genius in front of him.

Bill Gates can't help but think from time to time, if he didn't know Chronos Li, maybe he is still studying for a doctorate in a university and living an ordinary life...

"There is one minute left, everyone please prepare!" A Nasdaq official reminded.

Li Zetian and others picked up the red mallet one after another, even Xiao Youran was no exception, except that she took a small one.

Not far away, the cameraman was already in place.

The 10-second countdown begins, 10, 9, 8, ... 4, 3, 2, 1, 0! ! !

"boom!"

Everyone waved their mallets excitedly to ring the bell!

At this moment, Microsoft is officially listed on NASDAQ!

Ka Ka Ka!
The flashlights of the reporters flickered all of a sudden.

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Microsoft's IPO issued 20 million shares, accounting for 25% of the total share capital, and the issue price per share was 125 US dollars. That is, before listing, Microsoft's valuation reached [-] billion US dollars.

Generally speaking, for the first IPO company, its market value can be estimated at one or two billion US dollars, which is already very remarkable.Financing amount = issue price * number of shares, and if 20% of the shares are issued, two to three billion US dollars can be raised.

Before going public, Microsoft had an estimated market capitalization of over US$100 billion, which is extremely rare among listed companies.Therefore, the amount of financing for Microsoft's listing this time is a huge sum of US$25 billion! ! !
At this moment, Microsoft's stock was frantically snapped up by stockholders, and the stock price soared.

"Damn it, Microsoft's stock price has risen so fast, I have to buy more!"

"Chronos Li's company, needless to say, must have a bright future, and the stock will definitely appreciate in value in the future!"

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Microsoft is highly sought after by stockholders. As the first listed company under Li Zetian's name, many people are very optimistic about its development potential. In less than an hour, the stock price rose by 2.4 US dollars.At noon, Microsoft's stock price broke through $30!

Li Zetian, Bill Gates and others were eating cakes in the restaurant opposite the huge Nasdaq outdoor display board while paying attention to the movement of Microsoft stock.

"Chronos, the market value of Microsoft has reached 150 billion dollars!!!" Bill Gates said excitedly.

Li Zetian smiled. He was much calmer than Bill Gates, and said with a smile: "Looking at the situation, the stock price will continue to rise, but it is difficult to break through 200 billion US dollars."

"Oh, it's really difficult." Bill Gates nodded and said, "There are not too many users using personal computers, and Microsoft's sales are limited... However, with the popularity of personal computers, the market value of Microsoft will naturally increase." Big explosion!"

"Yes!"

In the afternoon, Microsoft stock is still singing all the way.At two o'clock the stock had risen to $34.5 a share.

"I'm going, Microsoft's stock price has risen so sharply, and it doesn't mean to weaken at all!"

"Amazing!!! Is Microsoft's market value going to exceed $200 billion?"

"..."

At the close of the day, it was indeed beyond Li Zetian's expectations, and the market value of Microsoft reached 210.5 billion US dollars!
"The stock price has risen too fast, from $25 to more than $40. It can only be said that the stockholders are too enthusiastic!" Li Zetian couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

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(End of this chapter)