Back To 1995

   Chapter 475 The curtain call

   "Wait until the layout of the Quantum Fund in Bangzi, Singapore, Nippon and other places is completed, and then start!"

Soros said to Zukenmiller, who had already arrived in Asia, that he was going to create a chain reaction this time, not only in Siam, but also in the whole of Southeast Asia. At the same time, it can cause a chain reaction and bring down the entire Southeast Asia.

   In addition to these, Soros is also waiting for others. After all, this time is different from the past. It is to short a region. He also needs to wait until Tiger Fund and other Wall Street short hedge funds, all follow the Quantum Fund to bite.

   "When we get started, Julian Robinson's Tiger Fund, Omega Fund, and LTCM Fund will join us!"

After hanging up the phone, Soros said to his old friend Rogers that Omega Fund and LTCM, along with Tiger Fund and Quantum Fund, are listed as the four largest hedge funds in America. The major hedge funds have a tacit understanding with each other, even if there is no negotiation, But when you do it, you will pounce on your opponent like a pack of wolves.

  Rogers' big picture is what Soros needs, and he wants the support of this old friend.

After hearing Soros's words, Rogers didn't ask Soros how many chips he had tossed on the Asian side, but asked directly, "What is the opinion of the commander and Wall Street? Will you agree with Quantum? Fund work together?"

  Rogers is not worried about the Quantum Fund, but is worried about America, like Siam, Singapore, Bangzi and other places, there are not many US knife reserves, and the Quantum Fund will definitely be able to bite down a piece of meat.

   But if America supports Southeast Asia and other places, then the Quantum Fund will be cut off, so the biggest trouble for the Quantum Fund is not overseas, but in America.

   Hearing this, Soros showed a relaxed look on his face, "The commander will not publicly support the Quantum Fund, but it can be guaranteed that the Federal Monetary Fund will not assist Siam and other places in the short term!"

   "Wall Street side", referring to Wall Street, Soros sneered, "As long as there is an opportunity, Paulson, Goldman Sachs, Morgan, Merrill Lynch will do it even if we don't have to go out!"

   Soros is too familiar with the character of the hyenas on Wall Street. He is usually sane, but when it comes time to do it, he is more ruthless than anyone else, specializing in the kind of work that **** money from the bottom of the pot.

With the strength of Goldman Sachs and other institutions, the Quantum Fund must have smelled such a big move, but now Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street institutions have not only not issued a warning to Siam and other places, but have added fuel to the fire, constantly touting Siam, Bangzi, Singapore and other places have developed well, and they have also specially introduced short-term loans to companies in these places.

For example, Samsung has obtained short-term credit from Goldman Sachs and other institutions. The short-term credit of two or three months, that is, the US knife lent to Samsung, is to be repaid in a short period of time. There was no problem in doing this before. The institution will borrow a new US dollar to Samsung, and again and again, Samsung only needs to pay the interest.

   With these US knives, Samsung continues to invest in production lines and acquire rivals. This is also the reason why Samsung and other stick companies have developed so rapidly in recent years, and Wall Street companies provide them with ammunition.

   But if at the critical moment, after the short-term loan expires, Goldman Sachs and other institutions will no longer lend to them, but instead urge them to repay the money, then Samsung and other companies will have to wait for the wax!

  Rogers looked at Soros and said to him, "I think in a few months, the whole world will hear your name again, and your name will be immortalized on Wall Street!"

Rogers also knew that this was basically Soros. It was the last big move in his career. It was a curtain call performance. When this was finished, at Soros' age, he was basically about to retire. It's time.

   Hearing the old friend's evaluation of him, Soros couldn't help laughing, "No, I just found some loopholes, and told them the harm of these loopholes, so that the order can return to the correct position!"

  When Soros was preparing to do things in Manhattan, Song Yang was also busy with the launch of PayPal, but at this moment, Song Yang received an invitation to a banquet, and for this invitation, Song Yang also had to go.

Song Yang and Irene, who was dressed in full clothes, came to a splendid villa together. There were many people present today, and famous people in Silicon Valley were basically gathered here, because this was the event held by Jim Clark, the founder of Netscape. a banquet!

   "Faced with robbers and barbarians, we must stand up, show our fists to our opponents, swing our swords, and tell the robbers that it should stop!"

  In the hall of the villa, Jim Clark stood in the middle of the lawn of the villa, surrounded by a group of people, listening to Jim Clark's speech.

Jim Clark shook his fist vigorously, causing applause from the audience. Since this time, Jim Clark has made this kind of speech many times, speaking all over the states of America, to get everyone to unite against Microsoft, Jim · Clark and Netscape, this time is really desperate.

   "Netscape and Jim Clark, this time they really want to bring down Microsoft!"

  Irene, who was wearing a black corset dress, looked at Jim Clark, who was accusing Microsoft of various "crimes" against Netscape, and whispered to Song Yang with a glass of wine.

Song Yang glanced at Irene's long dress with platinum and diamonds, which set off her figure, glanced at Jim Clark's direction, and sighed a little, "This is more likely to be Jim Clark's curtain call. show!"

   Hearing Song Yang's words, Irene was stunned for a moment, then looked at Jim Clark in the middle of the villa lawn. Compared to last year, this year's Jim Clark is obviously a bit older.

The current Jim Clark still has the demeanor of a Silicon Valley Internet tycoon in his gestures, and he responds to countless people's responses. It can be clearly felt that compared to last year, the current Jim Clark, or Netscape, has obviously declined. a lot of!

  Irene looked at Jim Clark, who was still continuing to speak, but at this time, she could vaguely feel that Jim Clark really seemed to be doing a curtain call and wanted everyone to remember him.

  Think about it and know that with Jim Clark’s age and the current state of the Internet and the technology industry, it’s not that Jim Clark can’t build a technology company comparable to Netscape, but maybe there’s not enough time!

   Maybe in the future, Jim Clark will still be able to invest in technology companies and even send them to the market, but the chances of reaching the grand occasion of Netscape are too low, and Netscape may become Jim Clark's swan song.

   "Maybe Netscape can't hold it anymore?"

  Irene lowered her voice, and said to Song Yang with a complex, strange and excited look.

The lawsuit with Microsoft has been involved for too long. Even if it seems that Jim Clark is looking for trouble for Microsoft, it can't make Microsoft hurt. In the browser industry, Netscape really can't hold it. Now, I was killed by Microsoft's ability to use money and the bundling system!

   Song Yang could hear the thoughts in Irene's tone, shook his head lightly, and said to Irene, "Even if it can't hold on, ICQ can't swallow Netscape!"

  What Irene was thinking, Song Yang of course knew that the skinny camel was bigger than a horse. Netscape, as one of the most famous companies in the Internet industry, even if it has declined, its reputation still remains unchanged.

   It can even be said to be sentimental. With this brand alone, it can get the greatest attention. Whether it is for users or in the Internet industry, if Netscape can be included in the bag, then the popularity will skyrocket in an instant!

But ICQ can't swallow Netscape, just for such a brand, and it will definitely not be cheap, let ICQ spend four or five billion dollars to buy Netscape as a big injustice, this thing is too pitiful .

After hearing Song Yang's words, Irene couldn't help but sighed. If ICQ could acquire Netscape, it would indeed greatly increase ICQ's popularity. In the current situation of Netscape, it can be purchased at such a high price. It's really going to be a sinner.

   "The world needs warriors, no matter how powerful the opponent is, they have the courage to raise the sword in their hand and charge towards the opponent!

   No matter how people in the future will evaluate Netscape, but Netscape is willing to raise a long sword for Silicon Valley and the Internet, no matter who the opponent is! "

Jim Clark's remarks drew thunderous applause. He regarded Netscape as a warrior facing Microsoft. In Jim Clark's words, Netscape was not only fighting against Microsoft for himself, but for the Internet in the entire Silicon Valley. Jianghu, avoid being stepped on by Microsoft's iron shoes!

Today's speech by Jim Clark is obviously done by the professional team. It directly elevates the antitrust war between Netscape and Microsoft, and elevates Netscape's lawsuit against Microsoft to a new height. Daqi, shouting that you are not American if you don't support Netscape...

   "Of course, it is difficult for a warrior to defeat the evil dragon, but when all warriors stand up, that is the evil dragon, and they also bow their heads. The Internet needs more people to stand up, and some people cannot be allowed to destroy the industry!"

   When he said this, he didn't know whether it was intentional or not. Jim Clark's eyes turned to Song Yang in the crowd, and many people who saw this scene also looked towards Song Yang.

However, when Jim Clark and many others saw it, Song Yang still looked as usual, clapping with a slight smile on his face. He seemed to agree with Jim Clark's remarks, but he expected Song Yang to express his disapproval. Microsoft or something, it's really overthinking it!

   Jim Clark was disappointed when he saw Song Yang who was "indifferent". He wanted Song Yang to stand up at this time and express his support for Netscape, preferably to start a war with Microsoft or something.

  Jim Clark has just said that to the point that whoever can stand up against Microsoft will be the "warrior" of Silicon Valley and become the leader of the new generation of Silicon Valley.

   If he was another Internet upstart, he probably couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up and wanted to be the center of attention, but on Song Yang's side, he didn't seem to care about these names at all, which made Jim Clark very helpless.

   Although he felt that Netscape might not be able to withstand this wave, Jim Clark still hoped that if he could find some help for Netscape, maybe Netscape still had a chance to survive.

AOL and SUN have proven to be unreliable at all. If they hadn't sold Netscape and sold it so neatly, the anti-Microsoft alliance created by Netscape might be really useful, but who would have thought that AOL and others would sell online. King, it is more agile than selling Chinese cabbage.

Netscape wants to find new allies, and the Internet companies that meet the requirements are nothing more than ICQ, Yahoo, etc., but among them, the most qualified, and Microsoft in the Internet industry, breaking the wrist, Jim Clark knows, not Song Yangmo belonged.

   Knowing that there is not much hope, Jim Clark still wanted to try it, but Song Yang didn't pay any attention to him at all.

There was a sigh in his heart, but Jim Clark still had a smile on his face, "Thank you for coming, I hope you can get drinks today, and you can be satisfied. Of course, if you want to taste the cake like Mr. Bill Gates, here is today. Same supply!"

   As soon as these words came out, the scene burst into laughter, and everyone understood what Jim Clark was alluding to.

   In the past few days, the biggest melon in the technology industry is not which company has gone public, which technology upstart is worth, but the fact that Bill Gates was smashed the cake, which almost caused a sensation around the world.

   During this period of time, in the face of Netscape, which was stoking the flames everywhere, Microsoft continued to attack. Bill Gates and other executives frequently attended various speeches and conferences in America and overseas, to promote a positive image for Microsoft to win support.

  Bill Gates went to Belgium to attend a conference a few days ago. To be honest, based on the current Internet situation in Europe and the Belgian market, PC computer users are estimated to have not yet reached the scale.

As a result, when Bill Gates arrived in Belgium, opponents abruptly appeared. The media asked Bill Gates, Microsoft's alleged monopoly lawsuit, whether Microsoft would be dismantled, and where Bill Gates attended the meeting, there were also The demonstrators, this group of people may not be very clear about what Microsoft has done, but it does not prevent them from using Microsoft as a villain to protest.

And what really became a famous picture was when Bill Gates was about to enter the building where the conference was held, when a man suddenly jumped out of a crowd of media reporters, and then dumped a piece of cake on Bill Gates. face.

   It was too sudden, Bill Gates was a bodyguard, and he didn't react at all, and the cake was already stuck on Bill Gates' face.

At that time, Bill Gates' face full of cake and smeared face, with a blank, startled, and a little wronged picture, was filmed by the surrounding reporters. When this picture was sent back to America that day, it was captured by America. The major media went viral and caused a huge sensation, but most of the people who eat melons are watching the fun with a bit of gloating.

   (end of this chapter)