The Age of Rebirth

Chapter 463 Super Giant
Although the weather is still quite cold, thanks to the special environment here, or the different tree species, the surrounding trees have begun to have green leaves, and some are even green all year round.

With the embellishment of green leaves, the whole city appears to be full of vitality despite the winter, echoing the enthusiastic NASDAQ index.

This is a place where miracles are created from the inside out, even if it has experienced the bleakness of the coming dot-com bubble, it will rise rapidly in a short period of time.

Li Weidong looked at the scenery for a while, then looked at his watch, silently calculated the time in Qizhou, but still didn't call home.

When Li Weidong got off the plane, he had already reported his safety. It would be inappropriate to call and talk about family affairs in the middle of the night, disturbing people's dreams.

Sitting on the sofa, Li Weidong looked through the newspapers, magazines, books, atlases, etc. on the bar, and found that many books were still in Chinese characters.

It has to be said that Fu Xiaomin is meticulous. When booking the hotel, he gave special instructions to change these things into words that Li Weidong could understand.

There are many Chinese communities in both San Francisco and Silicon Valley. It is not uncommon to find these Chinese books.

From Li Weidong's expression, he knew that he was very satisfied with this arrangement. Of course, he didn't know that it was Fu Xiaomin's special order, but he just thought that the hotel's service was good.

It is the effect of this kind of ignorance that is good. If you click on it inadvertently, it will be imprinted in the depths of your memory.

After flipping through the books for a while, there was a knock on the door, and it was pushed open from the outside. This is the presidential suite, and only Ding Yuan and Zhang Dongshuo could enter here.

Li Weidong looked up at Ding Yuan, closed the book, and put it aside casually, as if he was listening, and his own people didn't need to carry it.

"Chairman, I just got in touch with the people here. They are all normal. They don't communicate much. They usually go home directly after get off work!" Ding Yuan said in a low voice. "I believe Li Weidong will understand.

"It's best if you don't have anything to do, tell them you have worked hard for me, and give them a proper bonus!" Li Weidong nodded and said.

These people are the bodyguards that Li Weidong asked Ding Yuan to arrange here. On the surface, they are the bodyguards arranged by the company for Jiang Zhili and Fu Xiaomin.

There is a hint of surveillance in the background, otherwise these people would not be under the management of Ding Yuan, and Ding Yuan would only report to Li Weidong, they would not be mistaken.

Li Weidong can't use human nature as a test, that's too inhuman, so some necessary precautions and attitudes are indispensable.

In the face of such huge assets, it seems too thin to simply talk about the word "trust". Don't say whether Li Weidong believes it or not, his subordinates can't guarantee that they really have no ideas or put them into action.

Of course, with Li Weidong's move, no one will talk about privacy and freedom in front of Li Weidong. If you have requirements for these, you can choose to leave. There are many people who want to do this job.

It would be better if it was at home, but abroad, the emperor was far away, and if he wanted to make some small moves, Li Weidong couldn't find anyone in another country.

"This is what we should do, chairman, if it's okay, I'll go out?" Ding Yuan said respectfully, these people are also his subordinates, and the non-staff are also subordinates.

Li Weidong pondered for a while, and said, "Wait, there's nothing to do now, let's go out for a walk together!"

Although Li Weidong doesn't like to move, when he comes to a new place, he has to take a look at the scenery here and understand the living conditions here.

"I'll call a taxi!" Ding Yuan immediately said, in this place where he was unfamiliar with the place and the language was difficult, he could do nothing but fist, he had to find a helper.

After a while, Zhang Dongshuo also came in, and he had to follow Li Weidong when he went out. He was not only Li Weidong's secretary, assistant, but even his translator.

Zhang Dongshuo was born on Hong Kong Island, and his English is more reliable than Mandarin. Even though he has lived in the mainland for many years, he still wants to express in English when the words do not convey his meaning.

"Chairman, do you have a destination?" Zhang Dongshuo asked after entering.

This is not only to know what is in the heart, but also to do a good job in security work, at least there must be a direction for him to arrange.

"Is there any place to recommend?" Li Weidong asked back.

Li Weidong just didn't want to stay in the room, and he didn't have a definite purpose. He could go wherever he wanted. Now that Zhang Dongshuo asked, he felt that he still had to have a direction when traveling.

Aimless wandering can naturally relax the body and mind, but purposeful travel can also naturally give you a sense of accomplishment in reaching the destination.

"I heard from others that when you come to Santa Clara, Stanford University is a must-go place, and University Street is also good. These two places are not far from the capital city on Qiushan Road, and not far from our place, about ten A few minutes!"

Zhang Dongshuo said seriously, in fact, it was his first time here. When he was young, he had no strength, but now he has strength but no time. It's such a contradiction.

"Then go to Stanford University!" Li Weidong wanted to see how the most successful "company" in Silicon Valley has the magic power to cultivate so many outstanding graduates, including presidents, scientists, and entrepreneurs.

Zhang Dongshuo breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with other places, the university is relatively safe, and there will be no people of all kinds.

After Zhang Dongshuo breathed a sigh of relief, he immediately took off the hanging coat and helped Li Weidong put it on, and walked outside together. Several bodyguards outside immediately surrounded him and guarded Li Weidong in the most central position.

Several cars passed through the less lively streets, and when they were approaching Stanford University, an ordinary Ford car was parked on the side of the road, with a young man standing beside it.

The driver slowly parked the car on the side of the road and replaced the young man to drive. Zhang Dongshuo explained that this was a tour guide invited by Jiang Zhili.

Li Weidong glanced at Zhang Dongshuo, and he knew without asking that Jiang Zhili was the one who told him, and then Jiang Zhili found someone to wait here, but only with an acquaintance as a tour guide could he tell the flavor, so he wouldn't just be on the lookout.

The young man came up and didn't start the car, but turned around and said to Li Weidong respectfully: "Mr. Li, hello, my name is Zhao Qing, from Baodao, I graduated from Stanford University the year before last, and now I work in the capital evaluation department of Anji. Always let me come and be your tour guide!"

Zhao Qing's Mandarin is not very standard, but there is no obvious Hong Kong and Taiwan accent, and Li Weidong's voice will not be affected if he speaks slowly.

"It's hard work for you, Mr. Zhao!" Li Weidong reached out to shake Zhao Qing's hand, and said with a smile that he thought he was quite satisfied with.

"You're welcome, just call me Xiao Zhao!" Zhao Qing hurriedly said politely, he didn't know who this Mr. Li was, but Mr. Jiang personally ordered him to serve him.

After seeking Li Weidong's opinion, Zhao Qing drove straight to the famous Stanford University's Palm Avenue. The bright sunshine poured down on the side of the road, and the tall palm trees seemed to outline the outline of the world, and a majestic atmosphere rushed towards him.

This straight palm road is very wide, but there are not many vehicles. It may be that the road is too straight and they are all passing by at a high speed. It's just that Zhao Qing drove slowly on purpose to facilitate Li Weidong's viewing.

At the end of the road, you can vaguely see a red and yellow building with an unusual style, which should be the most famous Hoover Tower in Stanford University.

This is a relatively famous president in the history of the United States, and he is also a graduate of Stanford, which is also the foundation of the school.

A successful entrepreneur in a school can provide the school with a source of funds for development, and the presence of several presidents will make the school's status become detached.

Li Weidong followed him in. This is not a simple building. It is a building that integrates the library, archives, research institutes, and offices of Chinese universities.

According to Zhao Qing's introduction, Mr. Jiang's diary and files of many high-ranking officials are also "escrowed" in it. Zhao Qing is from Baodao, and he was obviously a little excited when he said this.

Li Weidong has no intention of commenting on these, history is always fair, but writing a diary really requires great courage, especially after death, it has to be taken out for future generations to study.

Li Weidong doesn't have the courage to write it truthfully, but how to face the world with so many dark sides in his heart, what's the point of writing it falsely?

On the observation deck on the top floor, you can overlook the entire Stanford campus. At this time, Li Weidong could see clearly that the entire school is located in the bushes, surrounded by mountains, and there is no sense of hustle and bustle. It is only natural that such an environment produces talents.

Nearly every academic building on campus is marked with the inscription, Donated by Alumni So-and-so, a tradition and a major source of funding for a university like Stanford.

Seeing this, Li Weidong said to Zhang Dongshuo who was by his side, "Remind me, I have to donate a teaching building and a laboratory building to Jingcheng University of Technology when I go back!"

"Okay, I wrote it down!" Zhang Dongshuo hurriedly took out his notebook and recorded Li Weidong's idea, which had already recorded many of Li Weidong's whims.

A few people had lunch on the campus, and then strolled around the campus. Even though it was still winter, the place where the sun shines did not feel cold at all, and there was a sense of harmony between heaven and earth.

Li Weidong specially bought some souvenirs with the Stanford logo for his children. If he is lucky, he hopes that the two brothers and sisters can come here to explore with their own abilities.

Leaving the campus, you can only take a quick look at other places. If you want to experience it carefully, you can only stroll on this kind of street alone.

Back at the hotel, Li Weidong's aftereffects of jet lag appeared, his eyelids were twitching, and he finally finished talking with his family and set the alarm clock before falling into a deep sleep.

When the alarm clock rang and Li Weidong got up, it was completely dark. Although he felt that he hadn't slept enough, he couldn't sleep anymore.

When Li Weidong went out, Jiang Zhili had already chatted with Zhang Dongshuo for a while in the reception room outside, and they both stood up when they saw Li Weidong come out.

"I overslept, how is your plan discussion going, are there any questions?" Li Weidong explained, and then asked.

Jiang Zhili smiled and said: "Jet lag is very hard. Today, at the request of Mr. Zou, we checked the plan one by one, and found some minor problems. Now we have completed the revision!"

"In addition, more than a dozen asset management companies including BlackRock, Vanguard, UBS, State Street, etc., more than a dozen investment companies such as KPCB, Enyi, DFJ, Softbank, Sequoia, and some private equity firms The equity fund company has already made an appointment, and it is scheduled to have an interview at the company at nine o'clock tomorrow morning!"

Li Weidong nodded. He has basically heard of these companies, not only in this life, but also in his previous life.

Especially for asset management companies like BlackRock and Vanguard, if you look at the list of shareholders of large companies listed in the United States, you will know what real asset management is.

The assets managed by the company are all counted in hundreds of billions of dollars, and in future generations, they will exceed trillions. That scale is called a big one. If you want to make the stock market fluctuate, it is simply a piece of cake, and you can completely control the movement of the stock market.

Asset management companies and investment management companies are not the same thing. One is to manage assets and increase the value of assets, while the other is to invest in companies to increase the value of assets rapidly and take risks.

As for the private equity fund company, it is similar to the Orient Fund Management Company under the name of Li Weidong, but the object of the Orient Fund's fundraising is relatively simple, and there is only Li Weidong.

There are so many companies interested in Yahoo's stock, which is beyond Li Weidong's expectation, and according to Jiang Zhili, they are not generally interested.

This is Li Weidong's memory from the future, which makes his judgment biased. He knows the ending of Yahoo, just as he knew the ending of Netscape a few years ago.

But these people don't know, and in the past few years, many people were optimistic about Netscape, thinking that it would be one of Microsoft's biggest competitors.

Because Microsoft believed at that time that it was "Windows" technology rather than browser technology that would determine the fate of the future computer world, which gave Netscape a chance to rise.

But soon, Microsoft realized that their decision was wrong. The future world is not the PC, but the Internet, so they had to fight against Netscape.

So Microsoft, which has strong resources, quickly adapted to the new rules, changed its strategy, and quickly launched its own browser, even if the company fell into a monopoly lawsuit.

Now Netscape's lawsuit against Microsoft's monopoly case has not yet been resolved, but Netscape has been unable to escape the fate of decline, and has already changed hands and been acquired.

Now it is recognized that Yahoo, a portal website, is carrying the banner. However, in terms of the proportion of the search market, Yahoo almost exclusively enjoys the entire market share.

The reason why many people value Yahoo is that Yahoo can become a giant with a market value of 6000 billion in the future, just like Microsoft.

Now that Yahoo's market value is only 1000 billion, how can it take on the same level as Microsoft? It can only continue to grow, so Yahoo's growth is unlimited.

However, Li Weidong wants to sell a lot of Yahoo stocks this time. Based on the price when Yahoo stopped trading a few days ago, it is almost 300 billion.

Even if they want to buy this part of the stock, there are not many companies that can easily spend so much money, and they are engaged in asset management, the most important thing is risk, and they believe that eggs cannot be put in the same basket.

But this is a good thing for Li Weidong, only in troubled waters can he fish, if only one family is interested, he will lose his bargaining power.

The more competitors there are, the stronger his bargaining power will be. If they start to compete within themselves, maybe he will have a pleasant surprise!
"What is their latest quotation?" Li Weidong asked. According to Nasdaq's normal trading rules, these stocks will have a certain premium space based on the ten-day average price.

It's just that when Yahoo stopped trading, the price has dropped by more than 20.00% compared to the recent highest price, and the premium space is estimated to be limited.

(End of this chapter)