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   Chapter 462 Ropes

   Today's Yahoo! is completely operating under the brand of Yahoo America. Japan's Yahoo is mainly playing the same set of Yahoo's in America, building a portal website.

Even so, Nippon Yahoo is still known as the first stock of Nippon Internet technology. What is outrageous is that the valuation of Nippon Yahoo, which has not yet been listed, is not comparable to that of America Yahoo, which has a market value of tens of billions of dollars. It is more than two billion dollars!

   The valuation of Benzene, which has not yet been listed, has surpassed that of Benzene, one of the most popular technology companies. The Internet has set off a frenzy in the world, and Benzene is no exception.

   To have such a high valuation, in addition to the Yahoo brand, which has become valuable, it is also related to SoftBank, the parent company of Japanese Yahoo.

SoftBank has represented ICQ, Double-click, Hotmail and other Internet companies in the hands of Song Yang's business in Japan, and also cooperated with America Telecom to carry out telecommunications business in Japan. The agency sales rights in Malaysia and other places are also represented by SoftBank.

In these Southeast Asian regions, Softbank has been operating for many years and has its own channels and outlets. The sales of Alcatel mobile phones in Japan has also exceeded 100,000 units. You must know that the Japanese benzene market is quite conservative, and there are Sony, Sanyo, Panasonic, Sharp, Toshiba and many other brands.

To be able to sell 100,000 P1 mobile phones in Japan is enough to prove that Softbank, the largest company that represents foreign brands in Japan, is not right, it is the largest technology company in Japan, and it has a lot of experience in operating agency brands. The sales of Alcatel mobile phones in Southeast Asia are also inseparable from the agency of Softbank.

However, Softbank also made a lot of money. It represented so many Internet companies and technology brands. Softbank has a dominant position in the Japanese Internet market. Under the wing of Softbank, there is almost no Japanese benzene. Any opponent, the valuation will naturally soar all the way!

   When Song Yang woke up in the morning, he felt a headache after being drunk. Song Yang was next to Irene. After the noise last night, Irene stayed at the villa.

   Feeling the movement, Irene opened her eyes with a tired look on her face. Yesterday, the two of them tossed for a while.

  Song Yang and Irene looked at each other, thinking of Irene who was like a little wild cat yesterday, but it was completely different from before.

   Seeing that the sky was already bright, she knew that she should leave. Irene was still quite concerned about her reputation. If she was caught by the tabloid media, it would inevitably cause a storm.

   At that time, the gossip and the like should not be mentioned. The key is that Irene's current position as ICQ president will also be discussed. I am afraid that she will not be able to keep her role as a professional strong woman.

   "Would you like to go back to Houston for the Stampede?" Song Yang asked Irene.

  Irene thought about it for a while, then shook her head, "ICQ still has too many things to do. I want to start preparing for ICQ's listing. I hope ICQ will complete the listing this year and start a big merger plan next year!"

   Said, Irene, who was half-dressed, went back to the bed and sat in front of Song Yang. Irene looked at Song Yang, "Song, I hope to be the president of the merged company..."

Seeing Irene's look of anticipation, Song Yang's head suddenly became big. Song Yang didn't have much expectations for the merged companies of ICQ and NBC. To be buried together?

   "The merged company is not easy to manage. Instant messaging, portal websites, telecommunications, TV stations, telecommunications networks, media, and advertising. Once the merger is completed, the stalls will be too big. I'm afraid then..."

It's not that Song Yang is unwilling to let Irene be the president of the merged company, but this position will definitely be fiercely competitive. In addition, the president of the new company is a man who has a volcano under his **** that was accidentally blown up. , At that time, I can't say that I have to carry a name like the most failed professional manager in history.

   "No," Irene looked at Song Yang firmly, "I want to take that seat!"

  After Irene left for a while, Song Yang got up from the bed and took a bath in the bathroom before heading towards the dining room downstairs.

Song Yang didn't expect that Irene was so looking forward to the position of president after the merger, but if you think about it, you can also know that being the president of a company with a market value of hundreds of billions of dollars in America, and as a female head, basically Above is a handful.

   As long as you sit in that position, no matter whether it is a powder keg or not, people will rush to it, as long as you sit up, your status, status, salary, etc. can be greatly improved!

  Song Yang sat down and had breakfast. Later, he would return to Houston with Marcus, who is in charge of the North American Global Investment Fund, and Aaron Swartz, who is in charge of the eBay project.

   Returning to Houston this time is not only about attending the Houston Stampede, showing your face or something, but also a lot of other things to do, and I have to go to Houston to solve it.

   When Song Yang was eating, he picked up a few newspapers and read it. The front page of the San Jose Daily published Bill 230. The Internet and technology media naturally highly sought after Bill 230.

   "America's Internet will enter a new era. The passage of Bill 230 means that the Internet will be completely different from traditional publishers. The Internet is a new media platform!"

A group of media, led by the San Jose Daily and other media, believe that this is a great benefit. Internet sites have the nature of traditional media, but they do not need to bear the responsibility of traditional media. This is to let go of the reins of the Internet industry and let the Internet Riding the horse.

  In addition to those who touted Bill 230, of course there are opponents, a conservative media, just beside the point, declared, "Bill 230 will bring America into the abyss. As we all know, to remove the shackles on the necks of the beasts is to indulge the slaughter of the beasts!

Bill 230 will allow Internet giants such as Yahoo, ICQ, AOL, etc., to have absolute control over their platforms, and no one can restrict them. In the future, they will be able to ban anyone, delete anyone's speech, and even implement this bill. people..."

The person who wrote this report in the    magazine finally said in a mocking tone, insinuating that the person who passed this bill is buying himself a rope around his neck!

Song Yang's eyes became a little weird when he saw this article. If this article is published for more than ten years, it is estimated that it will be greatly recognized. ICQ, AOL, Yahoo, etc. will definitely not be so bold in the past few years. I dare to delete all of my remarks, but after a few years, that may not be the case.

   Turning to the end of the newspaper, Song Yang saw that the person who wrote this article was Ajit Wheeler, an academic sociology professor. Seeing this name, Song Yang inexplicably thought of a person Ella Cherry!

   Song Yang didn't know what this Ajit Wheeler had to do with Ella Cherry, who was still studying in a federal prison, but obviously the antitrust school and those conservatives who were dissatisfied with the Internet industry didn't stop.

After thinking for a while, Song Yang put the newspaper aside. Song Yang was a little distracted about Ajit Wheeler, but he didn't pay too much attention. Now Ajit Wheeler is just shouting in the media. In other words, it has little influence on the frenzy of the Internet. Now the American Federation, headed by the great commander, is also opposed to him. Yang had to be a little wary.

Song Yang flipped through the newspaper and saw Microsoft's report. Microsoft was actually ready to play with mobile phones. Although there was no official announcement, third-party media still reported, "Microsoft will develop the WP mobile operating system and cooperate with Sendo in England. Jointly develop Stinger mobile phone, a multi-functional mobile phone that combines PDA handheld and mobile phone!"

   said that it is a roundabout, but in fact, it is still a benchmark for the P1 mobile phone. Microsoft wants to break the wrist with Alcatel mobile phones in the mobile phone industry.

   When he was about to put down the newspaper, he accidentally skimmed over a report, and Song Yang couldn't help but fix his eyes.

   "Jerry Yang, president of the American Internet Society, accepted an exclusive interview with the New York Times and other multimedia. He believes that the passage of the 230 Act will be a new beginning for the Internet industry.

   FCC Section 230, a proposal submitted to Capitol Hill by the Internet Society of America, on behalf of all members…”

In this report, I vaguely wrote about the 230 bill, without naming names, said that the bill was passed by Yahoo and Yang Zhiyuan, but it emphasized that Yang Zhiyuan was the president of the Internet Society, and Yahoo was one of the founding companies. One, it is self-evident what it means.

  Song Yang flipped through the newspapers and saw this kind of report, not only in one media, but immediately understood that it was Yahoo doing public relations.

After reading it, Song Yang couldn't help shaking his head and laughed, but he didn't get angry much. Yahoo's use of these small tricks is nothing more than to increase its popularity. As for its reputation, Song Yang doesn't care much. Now Yahoo is relying on hype to increase its stock price, and wait until the avalanche. At that time, you have to pay back even the principal and profit. Besides, Song Yang is the second largest individual shareholder of Yahoo. toss.

   After arriving at San Jose Airport, Greck, Marcus, Aaron Swartz and others were already waiting there. After Song Yang boarded the plane, the business plane flew towards Houston immediately.

   Inside a federal prison in New York, Ella Cherry, who had been squatting for several months, also met the first person to come to see her.

   (end of this chapter)