Back To 1995

   Chapter 194

   As early as last year, Hotmail was sold to Microsoft, and after getting a large amount of cash, Song Yang took out a sum of money and asked Marcus to invest, mainly in the Internet, technology and other fields.

   There are also several companies, which Song Yang has specifically named, eBay, Amazon, and the mobile phone industry.

  Marcus is now in charge of the investment department of the North American Global Investment Fund, and now there is a large amount of funds from America Telecom, all of which are invested by Marcus.

When there was only one or two hundred million US dollars of investment before, Marcus did not worry too much, but now, he suddenly has an additional investment of one billion US dollars, so that Marcus also began to walk on thin ice, if this money is lost. Now, while Song Yang is not feeling well, Marcus's lifetime reputation will be ruined in one fell swoop!

Now, Marcus has become very cautious about the money he invests. If the money was given to Wall Street investment institutions, or hedge funds such as Quantum Fund and Tiger Fund, I am afraid that he would have given the money happily. All of them have been voted out, and it is hard to come to a big dog, and it will definitely be slaughtered.

   "We, the Americas Global Investment Fund, are in contact with eBay and Amazon, but these two companies are special!"

  Marcus talked to Song Yang about the current situation of eBay and Amazon. "The founder of eBay, Omidyar, has another Silicon Valley company, eShop. Currently, Microsoft is talking to Omidyar about the acquisition of the eShop company!"

It is rumored that Omidyar established eBay to make his girlfriend happy. His girlfriend likes to collect candy boxes. Omidyar established eBay to allow her girlfriend to collect more candy boxes, Barbie dolls, etc. Communicate with good people.

It's hard to say whether it's true or not, but it also shows that Omidyar is not bad for money today. The Internet industry is so hot, and Microsoft wants to acquire the eShop company in Omidyar's hands. Omidyar himself is definitely not. Poor money, the investor requirements for ebay naturally become higher.

   Song Yang didn't expect that Microsoft jumped out to be a **** stick. Although Microsoft was not competing with Song Yang for eBay, it still made Song Yang feel uncomfortable.

   "Also, Omidyar attaches great importance to equity, and is likely to be unwilling to give up the controlling stake in eBay. Would you like to say hello to Microsoft and ask them to suspend the acquisition of eShop!" Marcus came up with a plan to cut wages from the bottom of the pot.

Omidyar, who is not short of money, let him do so. Once Microsoft stops acquiring eShop, Omidyar, who has two companies in his hands, will definitely be unable to bear it. Song Yang will be able to follow him. Microsoft, jointly scraped the industry in the hands of Omidyar!

This trick is a common trick used by Wall Street. When harvesting Southeast Asia, it is also like this. First, lend money to Bangzi, Siam, Cochin, Malaysia and other regions for development, and then when the time comes, suddenly withdraw the funds, and wait until these places can't support it. , when one after another went bankrupt, Wall Street ran over again to buy banks, insurance, securities, minerals and other pillar industries in these places at low prices, and finally completely controlled the economy of these areas.

Song Yang glanced at Marcus, and without thinking about it, he rejected the proposal. This method is indeed effective. With Song Yang's current worth and status in Silicon Valley, there is no problem with this trick, but it is too cheap. There is no impermeable wall in the world. After using this trick on eBay, Song Yang has basically become the public enemy of Silicon Valley. In the future, I am afraid that there will be no Silicon Valley companies that dare to cooperate with Song Yang.

   "It's not worth it to use this method on eBay. I parted ways with Netscape, which has already made Silicon Valley quite opinionated. For one eBay, there is no need to be an enemy of the entire Silicon Valley!"

   "Continue to talk with eBay, if necessary, you can increase the investment or purchase price from Omidyar!"

  Song Yang said to Marcus, when he heard that he had to talk hard and not use means outside the rules, Marcus could only helplessly nodded.

"Another Amazon, before the American Global Investment Fund came to the door, several Wall Street venture capitalists had approached Bezos, of which the Pan Atlantic Investment Group was the most active, but they were willing to pay $50 million for Amazon's $50 million investment. The valuation was categorically rejected by Bezos, who valued Amazon at...$100 million!"

   Hearing a company with a name that he had never heard of before, he dared to come up with a price of 100 million US dollars. Greg, who was sitting beside him, was a little shocked. This was the first time he had seen it, and he dared to pay more than Song Yang!

“However, Bezos is currently in contact with venture capital firms such as KPCB. The valuation of Amazon on Wall Street is between $60 million and $70 million. If the America Global Fund invests, I think it should also be At this number..."

   "Bezos wants the American Global Investment Fund to invest in his Amazon at a valuation of $100 million!"

Marcus, who was still talking, did not recover for a while when he heard this. He raised his head and looked at Song Yang. He wondered if he had heard it wrong. Greg was not much better than him. They all looked at Song Yang in shock.

Don't look at the popularity of the Internet this year, but there are only a few companies with a valuation of more than 100 million US dollars. There are no more than 20 companies with a broken finger. One has not earned a cent, and I don't know when it will be profitable. It's a broken company. It wants users without users and traffic without traffic. That's all, it's worth a hundred million dollars? !

"Americas Global Foundation can give Amazon a valuation of 100 million dollars, but this investment requires at least 40% of the equity. If possible, it is best to get a controlling stake!" Song Yang explained to Marcus road.

"But…"

  Marcus wondered why Song Yang had such a soft spot for eBay and Amazon, two companies in the e-commerce industry, "Such a valuation is too high!"

   Marcus said with a frown, he is sure that if he invests in Amazon at such a valuation, he will probably become the laughing stock of Wall Street like SoftBank.

   Don't look at Yahoo's upcoming listing, but there are still many people who mock SoftBank. Even if Yahoo goes public, SoftBank has not been able to recover its investment in Yahoo!

   Now, Song Yang is going to come here too. Even if he can't beat SoftBank, he will probably set a new record for Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

   "I hope these two investments will be completed when Double-click goes public!" Song Yang tapped on the table and said to Marcus.

   In addition to eBay and Amazon, Song Yang is most concerned about the mobile phone industry, "Is there any mobile phone brand suitable for investment?!"

   Marcus and Greck looked at each other and could feel Song Yang's eye for the mobile phone industry.

   "There are four major camps in the mobile phone industry. Except for Motorola, which represents America, the rest are mainly European brands such as Nokia, Siemens, and Ericsson.

In addition, there are several companies of Asian mobile phone brands, such as Sharp, Panasonic, Sony of Nippon and LG and Samsung of Bangzi, as well as the mobile phone brands Dongxin, Bird, Kejian, Panda, etc. Mobile phone brands.

   But in the global mobile phone industry, Nokia occupies more than 40% of the market, plus Motorola's more than 30% of the market, the life of other mobile phone brands is not easy..."

Marcus also asked a professional market research company to do a survey to find out how tragic the mobile phone industry is. Everyone knows that the mobile phone industry makes money, but this industry is almost scorched. Now Nokia is the dominant one, even America is fast It was taken down, mainly because Motorola was fighting against Nokia, and the mobile phone industry staged a two-horse competition for hegemony. The rest of the Samsung, Sony, Ericsson, Siemens and other things are still developing.

The development of the domestic mobile phone industry is not slower than that of foreign countries, and even more than a lot of stick Has not launched its own mobile phone brand.

  Song Yang is not surprised by this result. Nokia's mobile phone dominance will continue, but this does not mean that the mobile phone industry cannot enter.

   "IBM was bigger than Nokia at the beginning in the computer industry, but it was eventually replaced. One day, Nokia will also be replaced!"

  Song Yang first boiled a bowl of chicken soup, "American Global Investment Fund, first invest in or acquire a mobile phone brand, and then talk about other things after entering the mobile phone industry, rest assured, we will not immediately compete with Nokia and Motorola!"

  Song Yang knew what Greck and Marcus were worried about, for fear that Song Yang would lose all his fortune and challenge Nokia and Motorola.

   "We can try and get in touch with Alcatel and other mobile phone brands like Nippon and Bangzi!" Marcus said.

Song Yang nodded, looked at Marcus and said, "I hope to have results as soon as possible. Before I start my trip to Asia, I can invest in or acquire a mobile phone brand, not only mobile phone brands, but also mobile phone chips, screens, batteries, etc. Parts companies must also find partners!"

Hearing this, Marcus had a headache. Song Yang obviously didn't just want to invest in a mobile phone brand to play with, but he was obviously trying to start with the mobile phone industry chain, but there are only a few well-known technology companies in America. The whole body moved, and there was a slight movement. Basically, the entire technology industry could guess what Song Yang was going to do.

  Song Yang had just finished talking with Marcus and Greck when an assistant from America Telecom knocked on the door and told Song Yang that Bob Iger had arrived.

   "Let him in!"

Bob Iger took a deep breath. After entering America Telecom and entering the office, Iger saw Song Yang sitting at the head of the office at a glance. Song Yang, Marcus, and Greck were also looking at him. Iger, a possible successor to the head of Inter-American Telecom.

   At first glance, Iger gave everyone in the office the impression that he was gentle and refined, with a warm smile and no aggressive posture. Iger stepped forward and said to Song Yang, "Bob Iger!"

   (end of this chapter)