Back To 1995

  ICQ, Comcast, and General Electric, the three giants with a market value of more than 100 billion US dollars, suddenly released one after another, and the contents of the announcements are not very different. How can they not make people imagine? !

   Later, the media broke the news that many Wall Street figures such as Goldman Sachs President Paulson, Deutsche Bank Investment General Manager Edison, and others rushed to San Jose.

These are almost all "real hammers". ICQ is about to make a big move. For a time, the entire Internet industry has a taste of the wind and the wind. I don't know that ICQ has just stopped for a few months. What kind of **** are you going to play!

The previous merger between ICQ and America Telecom has been reported by many overseas media. Now ICQ seems to have to engage in new work, which can make Paulson and Edison gang rush to arrive in such a hurry. San Jose, it's definitely not trivial.

  Wall Street and the Internet industry, rumors were flying all over the sky for a while. There were rumors that General Electric was going to acquire ICQ. Welch, who failed to take down Honeywell Group, turned his guns and was ready to take ICQ and become an Internet giant!

   This rumor is rumored to have noses and eyes. After all, with the strength of General Electric, it is enough to eat the big fish of ICQ. This kind of shocking merger is also Welch's best method.

  Fortunately, the stock market has closed at this time, otherwise, with this rumor, the stock price of General Electric might not be flying to the sky!

In addition to the rumors of General Electric's acquisition of ICQ, there are other outrageous rumors, such as the merger of ICQ with Comcast Group, the internal discord between ICQ and America Telecom, and the split, etc. The rumors are true and false, and the people who eat melons from all walks of life are itching to see.

   This kind of big merger involving hundreds of billions of dollars is not as exciting as a Hollywood movie?

It is estimated that the screenwriters of Hollywood movies can’t make up the current market situation on the Internet. The price of a knife is like a piece of paper, and it is an acquisition of tens of billions of dollars. It only takes one venture capital investment for a person to go from being heavily indebted to a billionaire. Of course, It is also possible to fall into the dust overnight from a billionaire. The Internet is much faster than Hollywood's fame.

  Houston Enron Group, Kenneth didn't ask Jeff Skilling until he saw the media report, "So, ICQ is going to do something again?"

Over the past year, although Enron has had some "little problems" in its internal financial issues, Kenneth, Jeff Skilling, and other big figures in the Enron Group, have some headaches, but Enron is still like a fire cooking oil and flowers. It has been wildly sought after by Wall Street and investors, the stock price and market value have skyrocketed, and the dividends have been increasing every time. The "Enron Model" created by Enron has been touted by countless media.

   It's just that compared to the splendor in front of the media, both Kenneth and Jeff Skilling at this time were obviously tired.

  It is difficult for outsiders to see the leopard and see the extent of Enron's financial situation, but Enron executives such as Kenneth and Jeff Skilling are clear.

   But now, Enron is like a runaway sports car, let it run all the way, and then run out of gas tank and crash to death, this is the ending that Kenneth and the others can see.

But they didn't dare to stop the sports car. Once it stopped, outsiders would see that this dashing sports car was already riddled with holes. The gold and jade were lost, and the only way for Kenneth, Jeff Skilling and the others was the federal prison.

  Enron is now in a state of dilemma. He dares not stop, but he can't run for long. For this reason, Kenneth and Jeff Skilling have quarreled countless times, but to no avail.

Kenneth rarely smiled when he saw the news that ICQ was going to do something again. His overseas family foundation held almost 2% of ICQ's equity. Kenneth didn't take this equity to heart before, but now, Kenneth, however, valued the stake.

   In case something unexpected happens between him and Enron in the future, with this ICQ equity, Kenneth's wife and family members should be able to survive.

Jeff Skilling also looked at the reports in the media, and various complex expressions flashed in his eyes. What ICQ is doing now is what he once wanted to do, making big news and making Enron the focus of world attention. But now, he feels that these are farther and farther away from him.

   "It should be related to Comcast Group and General Electric. I heard rumors long ago that Song was very close to Roberts Jr. and Immelt!" Jeff Skilling said.

   The media and reporters who received the wind began to flock to the club in the suburbs of San Jose, but the presence of Blackwater security personnel prevented these reporters and media from reaching the gate of the club at all, and could only squat outside to report.

  The Internet industry is doomed to have no sleep tonight. Internet companies, big and small, have to wait for the news from this club to come out, so that they can feel at ease!

   "So, who can tell me what happened?"

   Bill Gates asked angrily to a group of Microsoft executives that Microsoft's current market value has exceeded 400 billion yuan, and it is constantly competing with General Electric for the throne of the world's largest market capitalization company.

   But even so, the Internet and the technology industry are still not controlled by Microsoft, and now ICQ is about to start a moth again. This kind of uncontrolled thing makes Bill Gates feel very bad.

   "No news has come out yet, but according to the news from Wall Street, ICQ may be another big merger this time!"

   Song Yang's old acquaintance, Todd, president of the public relations department for rights protection, said that he is the executive within Microsoft who "knows" Song Yang best.

   "These lunatics, what are ICQ going to do? Is it possible that they have to create a giant with a market value of 300 billion US dollars?"

Elop, the head of Microsoft's software department, muttered, the speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. When this sentence came out, Bill Gates, Ballmer and others all changed their expressions, and several people looked at each other. At a glance, his face was a little dignified.

Internet companies such as Yahoo and Lycos are also watching strongly. The emergence of ICQ seems to be teaching them a lesson, telling them how the Internet giants have become successful. Whenever these Internet companies feel that they are about to catch up, ICQ will give them a lesson. They have a lesson!

   Yahoo, which has become a giant, has more than thousands of employees. Today, the entire Yahoo office floor is silent. Everyone knows that today Yahoo's executives are probably not in a good mood, and no one dares to touch the bad.

   The most dignified atmosphere is AOL. AOL, which is in difficult negotiations with Time Warner, has not yet won Time Warner. As a result, ICQ has made another moth.

   As a confidant of AOL President Case, Lyonsis can clearly feel that Case is on the verge of anger.

   Thinking about it too, after so much thinking and tossing for so long, just to grab the headlines, and as a result, it seems that someone will be preempted again. Case wants to be the leader of the Internet, and I don’t know when it will be realized.

   "Perhaps, unlike the media rumors, ICQ is going to carry out mergers and acquisitions or something. Maybe it's just a problem within ICQ."

  Lyonsis said dutifully, he also knew that this probability is too low, ICQ made such a big battle, it is impossible just to play the family, but he still said to Case.

  Case sneered, "I know Bruno Song too well. If I'm not sure, he won't make such a move. ICQ must have reached an agreement with General Electric and the others!"

   Taking a deep breath, Case knew that he might have fallen behind again, but who would have thought that ICQ did not follow the routine and killed a carbine.

   "Tell Time Warner that the M&A must be completed within this week!" Case was not ready to endure any longer. His patience was worn out after ICQ's news came out.

The meeting room of the Bruno Family Club, which was originally a small meeting room, is now crowded. ICQ, Telephone and Telegraph Group, Comcast, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, etc., can influence the major mergers and acquisitions. , all gathered here.

   There is a cup of espresso on everyone's table. Everyone knows that today will be a tough battle. Don't expect to sleep at night. It will be fast to reach an agreement on merger intention before the market opens tomorrow.

Irene was sitting at the top of the conference room, looking at the crowd of people in the conference room. These people are considered to be big shots in America. At the moment, they are all sitting below with different expressions. Irene is excited or hesitant about these people. There are also expressions of surprise and so on, all in the eyes.

   "I'm very glad that everyone can participate in this ICQ board meeting. I also hope that this time, everyone can correctly decide the voting rights in their hands and who they should vote for!"

The superficial effort is still to be done. It can’t be discussed with several major shareholders, and the other minority shareholders will not care whether they live or die. Although the opinions of minority shareholders are indeed useless, there are still some etiquettes that should be given. You can't always take beanbags as dry food.

Bates, the head of the Telephone and Telegraph Group, who rushed over, had the feeling that Irene was speaking to her. Among the crowd today, Bates is estimated to be one of the few people who do not want to see ICQ again. The people who merged, and if they continue to expand, ICQ's market value will exceed that of the Telephone and Telegraph Group. At that time, let alone the Telephone and Telegraph Group plotting ICQ, it is not certain who will buy it!

"I know, some people may say that ICQ has gone too fast, its revenue, market, users, internal management, etc., can no longer keep up with the soaring speed of its market value, but I want to say, compared to ICQ The road to be taken in the future, now, it may not go too fast, but a little slow!"

  Eileen, who has become more and more like a top professional manager, said under the gazes of the rest of the conference room, "ICQ needs new acquisitions to make it go faster!"