Back To 1995

   Chapter 174

When Song Yang was looking at the female head of the Telephone and Telegraph in front of him, Bates and the executives of the Telephone and Telegraph Group were also looking at this in front of him. Amelica had become famous in the past one or two years, and she was quite related to the Telephone and Telegraph Group. young people.

   "President Bates!" Song Yang took the lead in speaking to Bates.

Bates nodded, surrounded by a group of executives of the Telegraph Group, and walked towards it. Unlike the last time Song Yang came to watch the flowers, Bates showed Song Yang some telegrams. The history and pride of the group.

   "This line was taken from the Bell Telephone Company, the predecessor of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, when the first telephone line was established in America!"

  In a collection room, there are a dazzling array of awards, trophies, and famous people in America who have taken pictures in the Telephone and Telegraph Group.

In a glass counter, a cable was stored. Hearing that this thing was a thing from 119 years ago, Gallo, who was following behind Song Yang, couldn't help but be stunned by the history of the Telephone and Telegraph Group. This collection room is almost It is the collection hall of the glory of the Telephone and Telegraph Group.

Song Yang listened to Bates and the executives of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, talking about the greatness of this giant company and the brilliance it has created in history, running through the first telephone line in America and the interstate across the Atlantic. Lines, countless miracles in the history of telephone, were created by telephone and telegraph, and until now, the telephone and telegraph group is still the largest long-distance telephone company in America.

   But Song Yang just listened, and only sighed about the glory of the Telephone and Telegraph Group in the past, but the more he listened, the more Song Yang knew why the powerful people in America were trying so hard to break it up.

If it is not split, then the Telephone and Telegraph Group can almost be said to have completely monopolized the telephone market in America and Europe, and no telephone company can compete with it at all. The Group and its seven Bell Brothers telephone companies still occupy the telephone market in America, North America, Europe and other places. It is conceivable that before the split, the strength of the Telephone and Telegraph Group was terrifying!

It's even rude to say that if he hadn't experienced the split, then Song Yang probably wouldn't need to stand here at all today. The Telephone and Telegram Group is like Thanos in Marvel. With a click of a finger, the emerging telecommunications companies like America Telecom. The company just vanished...

After the telephone and telegram rang for a while, the group finally entered the conference room. Bartley, who had dealt with Song Yang the most, could only sit at the end of the conference room on this occasion. Song Yang, it is estimated that Bartley is not even qualified to enter this decision-making meeting involving telephone and telegram.

  Song Yang representing America Telecom, although the number of people was not as good as that of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, Song Yang Shi Shiran sat directly opposite Bates.

"President Bates, it is a great honor to see the glorious history of the Telephone and Telegraph Group today, and I have always wanted to express my gratitude to the Telephone and Telegraph Group. If it wasn't for the Telephone and Telegraph Group and Manager Bartley, who gave Double Click the first order, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to be here today..."

As soon as    came up, Song Yang first complimented and thanked the Telephone and Telegraph Group, threatening that without the Telephone and Telegraph Group, he would not be where he is today.

Regardless of whether this is true or not, after listening to the telephone and telegram, Bates and the executives of the telephone and telegram group have somewhat changed their impression of Song Yang, and began to regard Song Yang as a reluctance. "My own person" who is somewhat related to the Telephone and Telegraph Group.

"Song, but you are sitting here today, but what you said is a little different!" Bates said. As the president of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, he can suppress a group of people under him. Bates' ability and means There is no doubt about it.

Song Yang did not deny or quibble, but just said, "I have no plans to compete with the Telephone and Telegraph Group. I have always hoped to cooperate with the Telephone and Telegraph Group. I established Double Click Company, the first collaborator I thought of. It's also the Telegraph Group, and Manager Bartley can prove it for me!"

Hearing Song Yang talking about him, all the big bosses in the conference room looked at him, Bartley showed a stiff smile and nodded, as a guarantee for Song Yang's words, Song Yang was a double-click company The first advertisement I pulled was indeed from a telephone and telegram group, which is not to be said.

   "As for the emergence of America Telecom, I can only say that it was an accident. Last year, when Double-click Company and Enron were talking about the cooperation on Enron's online website, they mentioned something to me about the new telecom bill."

   "Then, I found out about the Wall Street Futures deal with the CBOT, and then... Telecom America came along because Wall Street needed it!"

Listening to Song Yang's words, Bates and the executives of the Telephone and Telegraph Group couldn't help but feel a little moved. Even if the media had already reported that Song Yang established Double Click Company, it was only because he saw Professor Tristan on TV about Internet profitability. , and then established the world's first digital advertising company.

   After hearing about the new telecom bill and the investment in Wall Street futures, the idea of ​​building a dedicated line was born.

  Bates and others couldn't help but have the idea of ​​a "genius", and he was an extremely courageous genius, but now this genius has caused a problem for the Telephone and Telegraph Group, and there is still a lot of trouble!

   Song Yang said this, just to tell Bates and the others that the emergence of America Telecom was really an accident. He didn't want to rely on this line, so he turned over the Telephone and Telegraph Group to tell them not to be too nervous.

   "Song, the Telephone and Telegraph Group has no ill intentions towards you or America Telecom, otherwise, you would not have received a call from Bartley!"

   For Song Yang's remarks, Bates expressed his approval, but he had no intention of showing mercy in the next words. Bates' eyes became sharp, showing the demeanor of the head of the Telephone and Telegram Group.

   "Now America Telecom, indeed, has trouble with the telephone and telegraph, Song, we need to solve this trouble!"

   "Telegram Group, want to continue to maintain the previous cooperative relationship with you Song, for this reason, Telephone and Telegram Group is willing to propose an acquisition to America Telecom, Song, this is a second chance!"

  Bates said to Song Yang indifferently that the first time Telephone and Telegraph Group proposed to Song Yang was to acquire Double Click Company, and now it was the second time, it was for America Telecom in Song Yang's hands.

The acquisition of America Telecom is a plan that Bates and the Telephone and Telegraph Group have discussed for a long time. In order to avoid future troubles, I am not afraid of a new telecom company such as America Telecom, but I am afraid that WorldCom and Comscart's opponents will use America Telecom. , to block the telephone and telegraph group.

   Therefore, the Telephone and Telegraph Group is going to make the first move and buy America Telecom directly.

Another point is that the Telephone and Telegraph Group is a behemoth, but it is too old and very rigid. Just like the emergence of American Telecom, if the Telephone and Telegraph Group can continuously update the line from New York to Chicago, there is no American Telecom at all. Opportunities arise, but the Telephone and Telegraph Group will not invest such a large sum of money to upgrade the line for no reason.

  Television and Telegram Group also took a fancy to the popularity of the Internet and the technology industry. They wanted to let the Telephone and Telegraph Group take a ride, but they were somewhat at a loss.

The emergence of America Telecom just allowed Bates to see the opportunity. After winning the Telegraph Group of America Telecom, he can promote a wave of "Internetization", and the stock price will rise, and the pressure on Bates can also be a little less. , she was invited back to the Telephone and Telegraph Group, not for the elderly. The old guys on the board of directors are counting on her to lead the Telephone and Telegraph Group to make them a lot of money. If they can't... then change to another one who can do it. Come and sit in Bates' place!

   "1.2 billion US dollars, Song, as long as you agree, the Telephone and Telegraph Group will immediately provide this acquisition fee!"

It was the executive in charge of the acquisition business of the Telephone and Telegraph Group who spoke, "Exiting now may be the best option for you, all the troubles will be taken over by the Telephone and Telegraph Group, we have estimated the cost of this line, This acquisition fee is enough for you to recover more than double the return!"

   This is robbery, taking advantage of America Telecom's troubles, wanting to swallow America Telecom, and breaking the price, the line worth three billion dollars, even wants to buy it for less than half the price.

  Telephone and Telegraph Group, if you buy America Telecom at this price, you will be able to make double or even more profits if you change hands!

Bates and the executives of the Telephone and Telegraph Group all looked at Song Yang. The Telephone and Telegraph Group was robbery, but if America Telecom could not obtain a telecommunications license and could not start operations in New Jersey, then America Telecom's line was no matter how good it was. , it was also a big mess. If the America Telecom project was unfinished, Song Yang would not be able to get a penny, and he would have to lose a lot of money.

   Therefore, the Telephone and Telegraph Group feels that this condition proposed is quite good. If it is WorldCom and Conscat, it is estimated that it is even more cruel than the Telephone and Telegraph Group!

  Song Yang looked around at the executives of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, and unconsciously stretched out his hand to the pocket of the tobacco, but finally retracted it.

   "Actually, I am willing to consider the proposal of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, but I am not the only investor in America Telecom!"

   "Before I talk about this proposal, I want to say one thing, which has not been announced in the media, America Telecom just got a new investment!"

  Bates' eyelids suddenly jumped up, and for some unknown reason, she suddenly had a bad feeling.

   "America Telecom has reached a cooperation with Enron, and Enron invested 500 million US dollars in America Telecom in exchange for a 5% stake in America Telecom!"

   "Besides," Song Yang seemed to suddenly remember, "If nothing else, the Communications Commission is about to pass the application review for Enron's telecommunications business license!"

   (end of this chapter)