Hollywood Hunter

Speaking carefully, Simon is not too worried about outside peeping.

Even the huge initial capital accumulation obtained through the financial market several times in a row is completely within the scope of operation.

As for Simon's biggest secret, even the closest people around him never revealed it.Want to figure this out, unless someone can get into his mind.

No one can do this kind of thing.

Therefore, Simon's outstanding performances over the years can only be described by talents if he has to find an explanation.

Simon is indeed a'natural talent'.

However, although there is no way to be threatened by people, Simon absolutely does not want to be monitored by himself.

Quietly arranged to find the monitors around him, the time also entered September 1991.

After meeting Al Gore in New York, the Westeros system began to use resources to promote the Information Superhighway Act.

It is not just private political lobbying. In order to create momentum for the Cisco listing on September 6, there are more and more discussions about the Internet in various media channels.

On September 1, the New York Times published a feature article called'The Coming Internet Age'. The front page headline was signed by Simon himself.Subsequently, this article was reprinted by mainstream newspapers and Eaglenet portals on the east and west coasts of the United States.

The article was indeed written by Simon himself, but this is not all right.

Simon had compiled a memorandum on various aspects of the Internet industry last year and future prospects for senior executives such as Igrid. The dozen-page memo roughly discussed portals, e-commerce, big data, Cloud computing and other core concepts of the Internet era in Simon's memory.

This article only extracts a part of the "prospect" in the original memo.

Simon has received only a few interviews since his rise, not to mention the publication of a signed article in the newspaper. The article first published in the New York Times has caused very strong attention and discussion without suspense.

Although there is no lack of some media rhetoric that slammed Simon’s article that the Internet industry’s output value will reach trillions of dollars in the next ten years, it is a ulterior motivated sensation. However, the most direct response from this article is September 2. In the new week of the day, technology stocks related to the Internet industry in the US stock market surged across the board.

The Cisco IPO roadshow was also due to Simon's signed article, and the number of stock subscriptions skyrocketed.

As of the end of the roadshow, the number of Cisco shares subscribed has reached 530 million shares, more than 13 times the number of 40 million new shares issued, and even twice the current total share capital of Cisco.

Unlike Sam Walton, John Kruger, and Warren Buffett, who used decades to accumulate rich wealth, Simon’s personal asset accumulation rate can only be described as a miracle.

Moreover, Simon's article is definitely not untargeted.

Too many signs indicate that an emerging industry is rapidly rising.

Because the world's largest personal computer market is in an economic recession, the industry originally predicted that PC shipments will be stagnant in 1991, which will remain the same as 1990's 20 million units.

However, the fact is that as of August, global PC shipments have actually reached 15 million units, and it is expected to reach 23 million units throughout the year, a 15% increase from 1990.According to the results of the agency's research, a large part of this is due to consumers buying or replacing PCs for Internet surfing.

Prior to this, because personal computers were more inclined to office and lack of entertainment attributes, as long as the PCs were not completely scrapped, few people would consider replacing the machine.

In addition, the increase in Internet users in North America is obvious to all.

As of the end of August, the number of Internet users accessing the World Wide Web platform in North America has exceeded 8 million, and the monthly user increment is close to one million. Throughout 1991, this data is expected to hit the 13 million mark, of which North America is the largest Of the Internet service provider AOL, once again readjusted the expected number of users for the year to be between 6.5 million and 7 million.

In terms of content on the World Wide Web platform, in addition to the Igrid portal, according to Igrid’s statistics, as of the end of August, the number of Internet sites connected to the World Wide Web platform officially exceeded 20,000, which is hundreds of millions after many years. The number of Internet sites can’t be compared. Many are only personal sites with simple web pages. However, just in August, the number of Internet sites accessing the World Wide Web increased by 1,800 in a single month. This is the key.

The monthly growth rate of 9%, and it continues to accelerate, this expansion speed once again shows the high growth of the Internet industry.

Finally, the company's continued increase in revenue in advertising, software sales, and space leasing has also allowed the outside world to see the profitable side of the Internet industry.

Therefore, Simon's signed article is more like a catalyst. With all the prerequisites mature, it has completely ignited the outbreak trend of the entire industry.

After several adjustments, Cisco’s new share issue price was finally confirmed to be $18, 40 million shares of new shares were issued, and the total financing amount was $720 million.

Compared to the $17 to $19 issuance range submitted to the SEC, Simon also made some concessions.

However, for a company with an annual revenue of only 1 billion US dollars, the valuation of nearly 5 billion US dollars, a one-time financing of 720 million US dollars, if successful, this is definitely a pioneering initiative.

In fact, the listing and trading of corporate stocks is only the last step of corporate IPO. Before that, the success or failure of IPO has been settled.Compared to the 13-fold oversubscription of 40 million new share issuances, this obviously represents a big win for this IPO.

Many investors are actually betting.

Betting on Simon Westeros will work wonders as in previous years.

You know, only in the field of technology investment, Simon's series of bets have made him profitable.

The most typical is undoubtedly Microsoft.

Affected by the continued sales of the Windows operating system, Microsoft's market value reached 12.6 billion US dollars at the close of Cisco's official trading on the day before its official listing.

The 20.3% stake in Microsoft held by Westeros increased to US$2.55 billion.

Intel, which has become more and more inclined to the alliance with Microsoft, has experienced the rapid growth of the PC industry and the increasing demand for high-performance personal computers. The stock price has also grown very rapidly this year.The day before the closing of Cisco's listing transaction, Intel's stock price increased by more than 35% compared with the same period last year, with a market value of 10.7 billion US dollars, officially becoming a giant with a market value of tens of billions.

Westeros holds 15.6% of Intel's shares and is the largest shareholder of this high-tech company that has long become a publicly held company.

Intel's market value reached 10.7 billion US dollars, so Westeros' shareholding value increased to 1.67 billion US dollars.

The investment in Microsoft and Intel alone has far exceeded Simon's return from the stock market crash of 1987.The companies such as Oracle, Sun, and Silicon Diagram held by Westeros have also been growing objectively this year.

With the listing of AOL and Cisco, the proportion of the Westeros system in the new technology industry has reached a level comparable to that of the media and entertainment industry.

When Cisco is listed, Simon is unlikely to be absent.

Arriving in New York one day earlier, Simon lived in his apartment on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan that night. Just after seven o'clock in the morning on September 6, Simon hurried to the Nasdaq Exchange in Midtown.

Because of the recent series of operations around the Cisco IPO, this bell-ringing ceremony was more lively than AOL in July, and even a number of executives such as Daenerys Entertainment’s Amy Pascal and Robert Egger attended the event. In addition to the strong line-up of Hollywood, the Cisco team also invited a large number of celebrities.

After taking some pictures and briefly chatting with the guests at the scene, Simon was quickly introduced into the interview hall of the Nasdaq Exchange.

This battle is almost the same as two months ago.

Although Simon had answered many questions when AOL was listed last time, the media's curiosity about him was obviously not satisfied in the last ten minutes.

"Simon, Cisco's IPO has basically succeeded. However, the valuation of $5 billion is still a bit crazy in my opinion. How did you make up your mind?"

"Because I believe that Cisco has this market potential, just like when I invested in companies such as Microsoft and Intel. This is a very obvious industry trend. What is the output value of the traditional telecommunications equipment market, and the emerging Internet industry is based on The same should be true of the capacity in the equipment market. The development of Cisco is just beginning."

"Traditional telecommunications equipment manufacturers, such as Motorola, have a market value of around 10 billion US dollars. Simon, do you believe Cisco can surpass Motorola?"

"I have sold Motorola's stock."

"..."

This kind of answer means that the lips of the donkey are not right to the horse's mouth.

In the interview hall of the Nasdaq Exchange, a group of reporters heard Simon's answer, first stunned, and then someone laughed.

Simon Westero's entanglement with Motorola has been mentioned in recent years. The last chairman of Motorola, Robert Galvin, has frequently criticized the young rich man's actions in the media.

Many recent technology stocks are rising.

However, at this time, some reporters thought that Motorola's stock may fall again after opening today.

Although Motorola has developed rapidly in recent years.However, this is a company that Simon Westero is not optimistic about.

"So, Simon, what do you think Cisco's market value potential should be?"

"It depends on how long you are talking about."

"How about five years?"

Simon thought about it seriously and said, "50 billion dollars."

Hearing this number from Simon, there was a brief uproar at the scene.

There are a lot of live broadcasts here, Simon Westero, you have to be responsible for such a big talk.

Five years, 50 billion US dollars.

Based on Cisco's current valuation of $5 billion, this is a 1000% increase.

If it is from 500 million US dollars to 5 billion US dollars, this possibility may still exist. At that time, the volume was there, from 5 billion US dollars to 50 billion US dollars. This is a completely quantitative to qualitative process.

Throughout North America, only a few companies such as IBM, General Motors, and AT-T have market capitalization of US$50 billion.

"Simon, are you serious?"

"Simon, is this a guarantee, or is it just a joke? You know, there may be tens of millions of people staring at you in front of the TV"

"Simon, what is your basis?"

"Simon..."

The group of reporters under the stage was in abundance, even some people who watched from the outside of the interview area showed a startled expression.

Simon gestured easily on the sofa in the interview area, waiting for a moment of hustle and bustle, and then slightly pressed his hand, saying: "What will happen in the future, no one knows. 50 billion US dollars is my confidence in Cisco. You can choose to believe, It can also be ignored directly. Because this is a future thing, I can’t give any guarantee. However, one thing, you can refer to what has happened. For example, when I first invested in Microsoft a few years ago, this The company's market value at the lowest point of the stock market crash was only more than one billion US dollars. Just yesterday, its market value was 12.6 billion US dollars."

"Simon, Microsoft is a miracle."

Simon shrugged and smiled: "Who said no, and Microsoft still has many competitors, but Cisco does not. It is not just the United States, Cisco has no competitors in the world, the Internet industry is destined. It will be global. So, who can say that Cisco will not be a miracle?"

"Simon, do you mean that Cisco is a monopoly company?"

"Of course not. I hope that companies in the industry can compete with Cisco as soon as possible. Lack of competition will only cause an industry to stand still."

"However, Cisco, AOL, and Igret, these three companies monopolize the World Wide Web technology, this is an obvious fact."

"I don't agree with you. It can only be that these companies in the Westeros system are in front of many people, just like when Bell first invented the phone many and many years ago, you can't say that others are better than you. It’s unfair to invent something first, and it’s “monopoly”. It’s unfair for several Cisco companies. We have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the past few years. The World Wide Web technology was invented by us. We certainly have the right to enjoy this leadership advantage."

"So, will the Westeros system develop core patents for competitors?"

"Actually, we are already doing this now. Otherwise, you should not see up to 20,000 web sites on the World Wide Web platform."

After saying this, Simon glanced at the host next to him without trace. This time it was still the vice president of Nasdaq at the last AOL Bell Ringing Ceremony. The other party realized that he chose a system with Westeros. The intimate media bypassed sensitive topics about monopoly without trace.