Back To 1995

  ICNC TV station is its own TV station under ICQ. For matters involving its own financial masters, it must not dare to report indiscriminately. After ICNC TV station reports, it represents the matter, which is already a real hammer!

  The acquisition of nearly 100 billion US dollars, an Internet company that has only been established for a few years, has acquired the NBC Group, an established giant in the media industry. This kind of merger and acquisition like a snake swallows an elephant, making all media people stunned.

You must know that ICNC TV station was established with the help of NBC Group. The headquarters of ICNC TV station was placed in the NBC headquarters building. The first broadcast was the rented studio of NBC Group, but now, Feng Shui turns. , NBC Group was actually acquired by ICQ!

After the   ICNC TV station, many media and channels under the NBC Group also began to report the news that shocked more than 5,000 employees of the NBC Group.

   Even NBC's Night Channel program team confirmed several times with President Bob Wright before finally confirming that the NBC Group has really been sold to ICQ, a younger brother who still needed the support of the NBC Group!

This news is also shocking to the internal impact of the NBC Group. Although they know the inside story, the parent company General Electric did not suffer in this transaction. Instead, it became the major shareholder of ICQ, but for the NBC Group, it is Too shocking.

   The nighttime channel that was supposed to be ignored, became lively in an instant after the news report of ICNC TV, and the ratings of ICNC TV also skyrocketed!

   After the report on ICNC TV station, Fox, ABC, CBS, CNN and other media immediately began to report overwhelmingly.

And after waiting for most of the night, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, America Today, Washington Post, Oakland Tribune, Houston Chronicle and many other media and newspapers whose headlines are still empty on the front page have begun to put ICQ The big merger was put on the front page as the headlines, and then newspaper printing houses all over America began to roar.

"According to the San Jose front-line reporter, in the early hours of this morning, after 12 hours of negotiations, ICQ reached the latest report with General Electric and Comcast Group, with a total scale of more than 82 billion US dollars. The Century merger has become the largest in the history of America. mergers and acquisitions!

In addition, according to sources, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Telephone and Telegraph Group, etc., subscribed for ICQ's new shares worth more than $7.5 billion at a stock price of up to $375, which also means that after the merger is completed, ICQ's estimated market value, It will reach 289 billion US dollars, becoming the fifth largest market capitalization company in America! "

   Case, who stayed up all night, saw the news from the TV station at AOL's headquarters, even though he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help clenching his fists at this time.

   is too fast. From the news out to the signing of the agreement, it took less than one night to complete the merger with the autumn wind sweeping the leaves.

   On the AOL side, they have been arguing with Time Warner for a long time. Even if the merger is finally completed, no matter how big the movement is, it is estimated that it will be picking up people's teeth, and it is impossible to cause such a battle today.

  Case closed his eyes tiredly. It wasn't physical exhaustion after staying up all night, but mental helplessness. The feeling of "both Sheng Yu and He Shengliang" forced Case to feel hysterical.

For a long time, Case wanted to lead AOL to become the greatest company in the history of America, to be able to step on that guy from Microsoft and Bill Gates, but before he really took a move with Microsoft, AOL was already under pressure from ICQ. One end, and it was all-round suppression. Although he was full of confidence, at this moment, Case had no idea whether AOL could replace ICQ.

"In the history of global science and technology, the greatest company was born. ICQ has 100 million Internet users around the world, more than 85 million TV coverage in America, more than 93 million viewers around the world, and more than 280 channels, which are produced every year. TV shows, news, TV series, variety shows, etc. will account for 39% of the American family viewing rate!

  ICQ's revenue will exceed 50 billion US dollars, its profit will exceed 10 billion US dollars, and its global employees will exceed 65,000. Its business will cover many industries such as the Internet, TV media, and telecommunications! "

  At Yahoo headquarters, Yang Zhiyuan, Kuger and others, who also stayed up all night, were silent for a while when they saw the local media people in Silicon Valley touting ICQ crazily on the show.

Case felt helpless. For Yahoo, ICQ turned into a big mountain from a potential opponent. It made Yahoo feel that it was a bit insurmountable. He knew that if he crossed the mountain of ICQ, Yahoo would be able to reach the top. The top of the Internet, but Yahoo feels that it is really difficult to climb this mountain.

When the sky was getting brighter, the media and reporters gathered at the entrance of the Bruno Family Club were put into the club, and the club also prepared hot soup and a hearty breakfast for these media. Being locked outside and blowing the wind all night has nothing to do with ICQ...

From time to time, before yesterday, I was afraid that this group of media would get wind of the news and cause the transaction to change. Now, a press conference is to be held, and the news of the merger will be announced to the world through this group of media. The media were shut out.

As for this group of media and reporters, will they be angry that ICQ treats them as chamber pots, hold them when they are used, and kick them away when they are finished? That’s just overthinking. The media wants ICQ to make more big news. It is said that if you leave them out to dry, even if you use a knife, they probably won't run. Compared with reporting a super big news, what's the pain?

   Think about it, after reporting this news, you can get a few months or even more than a year of salary and bonuses, gain a lot of ratings and users, and maybe get promoted directly, how can you not be active.

   Near the opening of the Nasdaq, ICQ held a press conference in the Bruno Family Club, and the invited media who did not receive the invitation all crowded in.

In the media room of the small hotel used for media conferences, there are densely arranged rows of cameras below. More than 200 domestic and foreign media gather here. The small media room that should have accommodated less than 300 people was squeezed into it. More than 700 journalists came.

   Immelt was the first to walk into the hotel's media room. The moment Immelt entered the door of the media room, countless cameras flickered, instantly increasing the brightness of the room.

   A reporter noticed a detail. The first person who walked into the media conference today was not Song Yang or Irene, but Immelt. This is also an important sign of ICQ's changes!

The cameras below are flickering wildly, and the two rows of cameras are turning with his footsteps. Immelt doesn't know if he will have this scene when he takes office as the head of General Electric, but today, Immelt tasted it. The feeling of being the center of attention of the media, this feeling is indescribable, but Immelt knows that any word he says today can become the front page headline of the media, which represents the feeling of power!

After Immelt, Irene entered the media room second, followed by Song Yang. As usual, Song Yang appeared in front of the media with a light smile on his face, and was familiar with the Oakland Tribune media. Nod for a moment.

   Looking at Immelt, who was slashing and sitting at the center of the press conference, Song Yang looked as usual, and it seemed that there was nothing unusual about losing his position as the major shareholder of ICQ.

  The protagonist of today's press conference belongs to Immelt. This is the beginning of his career as the first professional manager in America, and it is also the most glorious moment of his career.

Song Yang has no plans to steal the limelight with Immelt. He has given up his identity as a major shareholder of ICQ, the identity of the chairman of the board of directors, and the appearance of the press conference. If he didn't come here today, he would have been caught by the media. It was criticized that Song Yang was unwilling to participate in today's press conference.

Now, what Song Yang has to do is to reduce the frequency of appearing in front of the media, let the spotlight not shine on him, and even let countless media and melon eaters have a feeling that Song Yang has nothing to do with ICQ. , So when you cut leeks and run away, you won't attract too many people's attention. After all, Song Yang has nothing to do with ICQ.

Wall Street institutions, investment banks, and large and small investors all over the world who have been wronged and have their debts, should be looking for Chairman Immelt, who is in charge of ICQ, and Song Yang, an "outsider from ICQ" , what's the matter?

   "On behalf of ICQ, General Electric, and Comcast Group, I officially announce that ICQ, NBC, and Comcast Network have completed the merger!"

Facing the countless media below, Immelt said in a calm tone, "I promise, ICQ will become a great company, just like General Electric. This merger is not the end of ICQ. Aircraft carriers with fighter jets and radars are the real ocean overlords.

  ICQ will also have its own fighter jets and radar, ICQ will have its own Hollywood movie and record industry! "

There was an uproar underneath, and no one expected that Immelt was not ready to stop, and even continued to let ICQ acquire it. Immelt did not directly say who to acquire, but anyone could guess. Immelt The goal can only be the seven major Hollywood film and television groups and the five giants of the record industry!

  Irene, Brian Roberts and the others did not expect that Immelt would have such an ambition, and he even mentioned it directly without consulting them in advance.

  Song Yang was also stunned for a moment, then he took the lead in applauding, and then the applause swept the entire media room.

   Just as Immelt’s voice fell, the Nasdaq officially opened, and the eyes of the entire Wall Street and the global investment industry were focused on one stock.

There were no surprises, and there was no trace of turbulence. ICQ's stock price after the market opened, from $260 before yesterday's skyrocketing, to $280 in an instant. The transaction showed that within seconds of the opening, more than $800 million became ICQ's shares. buy.

   Then, as can be seen with the naked eye, more than billions of dollars poured into ICQ, pushing up ICQ's stock price in a straight line, but no one was traded, that is, no one sold ICQ's stock at all!