Chicago 1990

"The results of the inquiry are indeed very good, and the market has responded enthusiastically. It is possible to support the issue price of the new shares of $28..."

After Dr. Chen came, Song Yaxian communicated with him separately, "But there is still the problem. Netscape has no hope of profitability, although their software has sold more than one million sales in half a year, about 6,000. Ten thousand dollars in sales revenue, but at the same time, the expenditure is huge. The company has 500 employees, most of which are software engineers with high levels of salary. There are other fixed asset investment and acquisition expenses..." he said.

"We have a market share and a strategic advantage. Negroponte’s theory shows that the future belongs to the Internet and digital life..." Song Ya repeated Jim Clark’s words, "The Internet industry is currently being widely discussed around the world, government policies and funding They are also very supportive..."

"But everything has to be the real money of stock market investors. Of course, I have never participated in an IPO of this size before. My opinion is not necessarily correct. At least I have no self-confidence on Jim Clark's side."

Dr. Chen interrupted him, "And I remember that we can't do anything at all in this decision-making process. If this is the case, then what should we entangle with?"

"That's true."

Song Ya touched his chin and nodded, his share power is very small. Jim Clark sometimes asks himself or makes himself stand, just to find someone who can support his views or agree with him. That arrogant guy never really cared. Own opinion.

"Our interests are the same as Jim's." Dr. Chen said.

"Ok."

That being the case, what should I worry about? Anyway, the more Netscape financing, the better for the company's development. The higher the stock price, the more I earn. "Then let's go in, there is a lot of noise."

He took Dr. Chen into the large conference room. As he said, the quarrel had already become a mess. Morgan Stanley and another smaller underwriter, Humberquist, were all here. They and Netscape And KPCB's disagreement.

"Microsoft contacted us in June. Although we rejected their demanding and arrogant strategic cooperation plan, doesn't this indicate the bright prospects of our products?"

Netscape President Bucksdale has the loudest voice. He was recruited to join by Jim Clark a little later, and the genius programmer Brandon Aitch, the main JavaScript developer who entered Netscape at the same time, received incentive options. The idea of ​​doubling the issue price may have come from him, and it is in his personal interest. He is now desperately bragging about the correctness of this move to the underwriters, "We are the undoubted leader in the direction of the Internet, and we are the first. A purely listed Internet company owns the most important browser product in the ecology and has a very high market share. All World Wide Web users and companies cannot do without our products! Negroponte said in the article..."

"But you are not profitable. I only know that your professional version has insufficient sales stamina. Now discounts have begun in disguise, right? From $45 to $38..."

Morgan Stanley’s Quatson questioned: "And it is Bill Gates that you rejected! According to Microsoft's stock rally, next year, no! Maybe he will be the world's richest man after the Windows 95 operating system is launched in September!"

"Bullshxt!"

Jim Clark was unhappy. "He is just a successful businessman. No product from Microsoft is groundbreaking. MSDOS is bought. There are pioneers such as Xerox and Apple before the Windows operating system. Before Office is Lotus software..."

The implication now is that the SGI and Netscape pioneered by him are the authentic pioneers of technology. Song Ya is the first time to hear that they had contact with Microsoft in June and the talks fell apart. The shareholder himself did not know at all!Unhappy and silently walked to the corner of the big conference table with Dr. Chen to sit down in silence.

"So? You said that Gates is a winner!" Quatson said: "And many industry pioneers died ugly."

"With me, that wouldn't happen."

Jim Clark retorted: "We are on the right path. The Internet is the future. Windows is not."

"Everyone will rush to buy $28. Don't worry about Quatson." Bucksted helped, "What do you say? APLUS." He noticed the low-key Song Ya.

"Me? I don't understand much..."

Feeling all eyes cast in the crowded conference room, Song Ya smiled and shrugged.

"Go ahead, just tell your first feeling, intuition... Yes, we need your intuition, you have always been lucky." Jim Clark said.

The others laughed.

Are you teasing me again as the pig on the wind?Song Ya pursed his lips. For him, who wants to break through, this humble partnership is becoming more and more unpleasant, so he decided to be irritated, "I don’t know... if it’s my way of thinking, let’s just , Double and double, just set the issue price of fifty-six dollars directly."

There was a moment of silence in the conference room, "We can't take Microsoft underestimate, especially when you and Bacchus have been talking around and attacking them for several months..." Quatterson chose to turn his head and continue the topic, and the conference room immediately buzzed. There was a quarrel, no one would bother him.

"Fuck..."

After a meeting in the afternoon, Netscape and the underwriter failed to reach an agreement. The two parties broke up. In the evening, at Netscape’s reception for Wall Street investors, after performing his duties, Song Ya cursed and walked to the hotel parking lot. "Netscape these guys are all swelling too much. It's not a few days since they went public and they have to temporarily raise prices."

"The Americans respect science and technology heroes very much. They are now popular, Jim Clark, Mark Anderson, Brandon Aich, and even Buchsd who doesn't understand technology."

Dr. Chen laughed and said, "Don’t be the boss in your heart, you can’t do much, just look on the sidelines. But our negotiations with the Inner City Broadcasting Company have all been completed. We must wait until Netscape on the 9th goes public. Is the capital injection agreement officially signed?"

"Well, Alicia still has her own trouble in Chicago, we have to wait for her." Song Ya opened the door and got into the car.

When the group returned to Tribeca's home, the downstairs living room was changed into a temporary war room for Netscape listing and capital injection of the Inner City Broadcasting Corporation.

"APLUS."

Ms. Sloan also arrived, chatting with Linda, "What's the matter? Are you in a bad mood?"

"Yeah, they made my head faint today. I have to get a good night's sleep. You guys should rest early. There should be nothing else to be busy in these two days."

Song Ya walked upstairs to the master bedroom.

"Boss, Peter and Alicia gave another public speech today..." Linda stopped him.

"Oh, let's take a look."

Song Ya asked her to turn on the TV and play the recording from the Chicago TV station.

"My husband, although he has some bad demonstrations to the society, I still firmly believe that he is an upright person. He has served the community and voters for many years, fighting crime..."

Alicia dressed a little smarter today, and got rid of the image of a housewife that was always deliberately revealed in front of the camera. She stood in front of the podium and talked sincerely. Peter held his son with one hand and his daughter with the other. , Standing solemnly beside her, and Peter's mother Jackie on the other side.

"He has already obtained the forgiveness of Jackie and my children. I implore the majority of voters to give him another chance. Trust him, believe us, we will continue to unite and cooperate...to serve the people of Chicago and Illinois..."

Her speech was very wonderful and in place. Of course, Song Yaman's mind is full of the wild her in the freight elevator. The greater the difference between the image of her and the good wife in front of the TV, the more wonderful and exciting his feeling...

"Thank you everyone." After the end, she choked and wiped the corners of her eyes, then hugged Peter, and then stood shoulder to shoulder with the child and Jackie, cuddling to listen to Peter's follow-up speech, "Ladies and gentlemen, I..."

Now when Peter opened Song Ya, he wanted to laugh, "Turn it off, Linda." Just let Linda turn off the TV.

"If Alicia becomes a politician, it's probably not bad."

Ms. Sloan, who doesn’t know the inside story, commented from her professional point of view: “Peter does not move out of her, otherwise the focus of public attention will remain on the topical photos. The worse Peter does, the more disgusting. People's psychology will become more and more inclined to love and support her, a good wife."

"Can Peter save the points?" Song Ya asked.

"Peter asked his wife to come out to help with crisis public relations this time... Well, it was timely, but nothing new. Reagan's wife, Nancy, is a good image of a perfect wife next to her husband. It is rumored that more wives of the current chief have this. meaning……"

Sloan said: "Of course it is impossible to completely restore the public image. After all, those photos of Peter..."

Song Ya finally laughed, and she also laughed, "But fortunately, Peter took a big lead before, and Chicago is also the iron vote area of ​​the Donkey Party. Even if the people don’t like him, they don’t necessarily vote for him. Opponents, the Donkey Party, will definitely be able to dig out the other side's black material, which will offset the scandal of Peter."

"Voters cannot choose the most suitable one, so they can only vote for the least bad one, right?" Song Ya asked.

"That's it." Sloan nodded.

"Well, I'll go to bed, good night." Song Ya hugged the elite professional woman, and then went upstairs alone with a yawn.

The next day was the same meeting, quarreling, and then the reception, briefing and other communication were held normally. Song Ya was too busy. Anyway, raising the price could not interfere with it. Just work hard and fulfill your obligations. It is Nigel. He has memorized more and more of the serial articles of Luo Ponti, which is a bit of gain.

It was only a few days before the listing. Everyone continued to argue with each other, but they were all tired, and the time was not allowed to be delayed any longer, and a meeting started in the early morning.

"APLUS, APLUS?"

Mark Anderson, who had just arrived in New York today, woke him up while he was taking a nap, "The meeting is over."

"How to say?"

"The underwriter has accepted our plan in full, and the issue price will be $28."