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   Chapter 59

  Song Yang and Jeff Skilling were looking at each other. Jeff, a middle-aged white man in his forties, had a rebellious and proud look on his body.

Jeff also has the qualifications to be proud of. He graduated from Harvard with all honors. In the same class at Harvard, from mentors to classmates, when it comes to who is the smartest person at Harvard, Jeff always chooses whoever he chooses, and enters after graduation. McKinsey, the top consulting firm in America, then joined forces with Kenneth to bring Enron to where it is today.

It can be said that the Enron company is so ambitious and full of desire for expansion. It is basically brought by Jeff. He is also Kenneth's most trusted person and is recognized as Enron's No. 2 character. If Kenneth takes the lead, then Jeff is the role of the military adviser, and Enron's most important decisions are driven by him.

   "Oh, of course I've heard of it, Houston's tech genius, I hope I won't be disappointed today!" Jeff glanced at Song Yang scrutinizingly, then said with a smile.

  The people present today are basically the shareholders, directors, and executives of Enron Corporation. Song Yang, sitting at the end of the conference room, looked at the group of people in the conference room, and they were basically prominent people.

After the    meeting started, Jeff Skilling took the lead in a very strong attack, "Enron must make a change, or it will be like Exxon Mobil, like an old elephant falling to the ground and finally turning into decay!"

As soon as Jeff came up, he pointed his gun at Mobil Energy, his nemesis, "Enron wants to make changes, we can't just do the business of natural gas pipelines, Enron wants to become the helm of the energy industry, and we have to make new rules for the energy industry. , let the chariot of An Ran set sail again and break those old rules!"

Jeff Skilling made no secret of his ambition to surpass Exxon Mobil and other opponents. Everyone in the conference room, except Song Yang, seemed to agree with Jeff's theory and believed that Mobil Etc. corporations represented the old economy, while Enron was the new economy to replace them.

"Enron wants to be different from other natural gas companies. We want to build the world's first energy financial platform, to be a trader and wholesaler in the energy industry, and even other derivatives of oil, electricity, coal, steel and any other industry. All can be traded on the "Enron Online" website!"

Jeff Skilling's voice fell, and the entire conference room was immediately filled with noise. For Jeff's proposal, Enron's shareholders and directors were both excited and a little nervous. According to Jeff's plan, this platform The money to burn is not a star and a half.

   But looking at Kenneth, who was sitting on the Diaoyutai Station and letting Jeff preach the plan, all Enron directors understood that this matter must have been approved by Kenneth.

   "President Kenneth, if we launch the Enron online website, we may need to invest too much money, and the returns are uncertain!" a representative of a Wall Street investment bank said with concern.

How can it be so easy to do futures trading, the uncertainty is too high, how can it be comfortable to guard the natural gas pipeline, and now Enron's pipeline transports 20% of the energy to the whole of America, and raising this ratio to 50% is not fragrant. ? !

   But Kenneth has obviously reached an agreement with Jeff. After Jeff mentioned this project to him, Kenneth has become somewhat disdainful of the slow-moving and petty plumbing business.

Kenneth has already agreed with Jeff to run Enron in the same way as Wall Street does. Kenneth hopes to make Enron surpass Mobil and other old-fashioned energy giants in the shortest possible time, and make Enron an investment bank in the energy industry. Fastest way.

   "If the plan goes well and Enron can become the largest trader in the global energy industry, then Enron's revenue will exceed $100 billion by 1998!" Kenneth said looking at the crowd in the conference room.

   These words made the whole conference room completely fried, and the revenue exceeded 100 billion yuan in the next three years. For Enron's size, it was like an elephant dancing.

   In the face of this temptation, even the director of Enron, who was worried about the risk, did not stop him at this time. Although there were still voices of opposition, it was obvious that he could not stop the resolution from being passed.

Song Yang sat in the back, feeling a little bored. He already understood that he was pulled over by Kenneth today. In fact, he was almost acting as a tool person. He told the group of Enron directors that Double Click Company would provide technical support for the "Enron Online" website. Getting the website online smoothly.

   "Song, what do you think, you are a genius in the technology industry, and the Internet is your domain!"

  Kenneth suddenly named Song Yang at this time, which made Song Yang stunned for a moment, and everyone in the conference room also looked towards Song Yang.

"Jeff's plan is very bright. Enron Online will definitely become the world's largest energy trading website, which is equivalent to creating another Enron..." Having said this, Song Yang immediately felt that the atmosphere in the conference room was not right. Especially to send a slogan to Enron.

  The conference room was quiet for a few seconds, and then someone started to applaud. The first one to applaud was Jeff Skilling, and then the entire conference room burst into applause.

   "Make another Enron, I like this slogan," Jeff said, turning to Kenneth sideways, "I suddenly feel that this young man is very good!"

  Kenneth can also imagine how much impact it will bring when the slogan "Rebuild Enron" is released, enough to make Enron's new project famous in one fell swoop.

   "As I said, he is a genius in the Internet industry, but Chotus has approached him twice in a row!" Kenneth was slightly proud of his vision.

  Jeff Skilling is also a little interested in Song Yang. He likes to make friends with geniuses, and he likes those unrestrained ideas. For this reason, almost all of his subordinates are from Harvard, University of Chicago, West Point and other famous schools.

  Song Yang didn't want to take such a big blame for Enron, "I think Enron Online should cooperate with the American Securities and Exchange Commission, the Chicago Board of Trade, etc..."

This is to get Enron's side to seek endorsement from Amelica's department. Originally, Jeff wanted to turn Enron Online into a private company website, and those who entered the platform could only trade with Enron. Enron was both a seller and a buyer, and those people could only buy and sell with Enron.

"I think that should be the case. It would be a good thing for Enron Online if the America Securities and Exchange Commission was brought in..." These directors were all good people. Song Yang said that they still didn't understand. A bit of control, but if something goes wrong, someone will take the blame for them.

Jeff Skilling and Kenneth looked at each other, which was a bit unexpected, but it was not a big deal. After the Enron online website was built, Enron would definitely be the biggest trader on the floor. Just some trouble.

   "Enron Online should be able to get the endorsement of the American Securities and Exchange Commission!"

Jeff looked at Kenneth and said solemnly, but it caused a burst of laughter in the conference room, as if he had heard a joke. If it was another company, it might be extremely difficult to obtain a license, but for An Ran, it was not at all. question.

Although Kenneth and An Ran are the big sponsors of the Elephant Party, it does not mean that they have no connections in the Donkey Party. The leader who is currently on stage, Kenneth has also invested a lot of beautiful knives in him. During his time in Texas, it was Kenneth who accompanied him to play golf. In addition, a group of gentlemen on Capitol Hill, more than 260 members, had received the support of Enron.

   "We decided to invite Double-click Company to serve as the development and technical support of Enron's online website, and Double-click Company is also responsible for future technology suppliers!"

At the end of the meeting, Kenneth said to everyone in the conference room, and a group of Enron directors also showed a clear look. This is basically reciprocation. In the future, Double-click Company will be able to get hundreds or even thousands of dollars from the Enron online website every year. Wanmei knife "technical service fee", everyone in the conference room understood this way, but they didn't know why Kenneth supported Song Yang like this.

   After the meeting, Kenneth and Jeff were both in a good mood. Kenneth invited Song Yang to his spacious and luxuriously decorated office.

   Handed Song Yang a glass of wine, Kenneth and Jeff raised the glass, "Toast, create another Enron!"

   After a glass of wine, Kenneth said to Song Yang, "Song, Double Click Company, as the technical consultant of Enron Online, you need to help Enron Company complete the website development as soon as possible!"

   "Kenneth, you went to Washington, just to deal with telecom business, time is running out!" Jeff said to Kenneth.

   "In the telecommunications business, Enron wants to enter the telecommunications business?" Song Yang, who was sitting beside him, couldn't help but said.

Kenneth and Jeff looked at Song Yang, Jeff looked at Kenneth, saw the latter nod, and then said to Song Yang, "It's okay to tell Song you, at the latest early next year, the Great Commander will be there. With the introduction of the new Telecommunications Act, the FCC will unblock the telecommunications and media industries!"

   This news was no secret to a person like Kenneth, but for Song Yang, it was the first time he heard it, and he couldn't help but dig out the stormy waves in his heart.

Before   , Song Yang might not have known what this meant, but now Song Yang understands that America's communications and media industry, which has been maintained for nearly half a century, will usher in great changes!

However, hearing the news in advance, Song Yang could only sigh slightly. This is an opportunity that America's telecommunications industry will no longer have in the next 30 years. Once these years are missed, the telecommunications and media industries will appear again. In a situation where several giants are standing in large numbers, latecomers have no chance to enter the market at all.

   A giant like Enron obviously wants to take the opportunity to get a telecommunications license and then enter the telecommunications and media industries.

  It is possible that Song Yang is now wealthy, and it is really beyond his ability to enter the gluttonous feast of the telecommunications and media industry next year.

  Song Yang didn't think much about it at first, but suddenly he remembered a news report he saw in later generations, which made Song Yang's eyes brighten up. He was tough on the front. Song Yang couldn't compete with those telecom giants at all.

   (end of this chapter)