Undercurrents are surging in the United States, and major customers are waiting for work, lining up their troops, and trying to guide things in the direction of maximizing profits.
However, judging from the situation encountered by the Gasoline Man, the wait-and-see and patience of large institutions will not last long, they just want to see clearly.
After all, ITC has already said that there is not much time left for large institutions.
Fang Zhuoren is in Shanghai, refusing all public events, reducing the number of Twitter patrols, and being firmly rejected by domestic and foreign media for interviews. He is determined to accompany Yike to tide over the difficulties.
However, after the short squeeze, Yike gradually stabilized, but some domestic leaders became a little restless.
Everyone knows that the richest man in the mainland has always been rich and able to carry out big projects, but this time he seems to be too rich. He once became the richest man in the world. I heard that Yike, Tesco, and Bingxin all have expansion plans...
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The *** from the head of Yike seemed to bring them back to their senses, and they immediately received the signal, oh yes, this person is in China now!
How about Bingxin coming over to build a factory? Yike coming over to build a R&D center? Yigou coming over to build warehousing and logistics?
If it doesn't work, Yongke Real Estate has a good reputation. If Mr. Fang is confused, just respond with confused enthusiasm!
The invitation from this level made Fang Zhuo reluctant to be too decisive. In addition, he could indeed get a good investment policy. However, he postponed the time to discuss this and only met informally with the local leaders of Shencheng on the spot.
, the reason is also very simple, Yike needs to face the ruling this month.
On May 5, at 11 o'clock in the evening in Shanghai, which was also 10 o'clock in the morning in New York, Fang Zhuo, who had just finished reading the materials, received another urgent call from Kong Yu.
Because his voice was relatively loud, he alerted Su Wei in the other room who was also reviewing company materials.
Su Wei heard the words "bulletproof" and "safe" on the way to the study, and her brows wrinkled involuntarily. When Fang Zhuo saw Weiwei, he signaled that he wanted to drink tea.
Su Wei glanced at the steaming tea cup in front of the man, but still avoided the conversation space.
Things in New York are not complicated. Kong Yu has been living in seclusion for the past two days and is extremely low-key. However, he encountered an upgraded version of the car accident on the way to the Nasdaq Exchange in the morning. This time, unlike the last time, he had a gunman as a bonus.
The gasoline man was riding in Fang Zhuo's car in New York. The car was very hard and the glass was very nice, but a bodyguard still sent him to rescue him.
Just like Fang Zhuo's description of Lu Peining, some people also believe that Kong Yu, an Easterner, is of great significance. It can be understood as a side effect of the last short squeeze, or it can be speculated as an occasional revelation in the current situation.
Finance is too complicated, so it is still so simple and straightforward. "Summers has already talked with the Carlyle Group in Washington, and is now leaving for New York." Fang Zhuo first informed the gasoline man of a change, and then asked thoughtfully, "How do you feel now?
Sample?"
He knew that Kong Yu had always been under great pressure, and now the situation was quite unpredictable, and the voice on the phone was still in shock.
Kong Yu took a breath and said briefly: "It's very exciting.
Then he added: "Let's see who has the last laugh and who is the real king of short selling."
Fang Zhuo swallowed the words in his throat, and while he suspected that Mr. Kong was going crazy, he respected him in awe.
With his aura and big heart, Mr. Kong is already a big boss. I will never call him a gasoline man again.
"Lu Paning is very concerned about you. You and Summers will fly to Washington today or tomorrow." Fang Zhuo provided the latest protection plan from Lu Paning.
Now Kong Yu is the one who attracts attention when there is any news. Kong Yu said a calm "hmm", then hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Fang, I still have family in Lane 299, Taolin Road."
Fang Zhuo was also very calm: "Well, don't worry." Don't worry, this is a situation that has been grasped for a long time.
Kong Yu knew as soon as he heard that... Mr. Fang was still the same Mr. Fang who cared about his subordinates.
There were two accidents within a few days, and he was hesitating before making this call, where was the safer place?
Listen to it usually
The news was okay, but actually seeing bullet marks on the car window was a completely different experience, and it also made me really scared.
However, this is not possible in Europe, and there is no guarantee there. If we return to China, now that the matter is over, will Mr. Fang and his customers allow it?
It's better to stay in the United States.
Kong Yu thought about it, and after drinking half a bottle of wine, he felt calm about making this call again. Now that it had reached this point, he just moved on! What a love!
He stopped talking about his experience and used this phone call to talk about black pool trading.
This phone call lasted a long time, and it was almost one o'clock in the morning when it ended.
Su Wei opened the door gently, walked in and asked, "How is the situation over there?"
"Not bad." Fang Zhuo said thoughtfully, "Tell me, this bulletproof glass is really useful."
Su Wei came over and said, "You are not allowed to go to the United States in the future!" Fang Zhuo said, "Okay, okay, how can I go now?"
"You are not allowed to go in the future." Su Wei rubbed the man's face and emphasized.
Fang Zhuo hesitated for a few seconds and said tactfully: "Actually, this matter hasn't happened yet..."
Su Wei rarely lost her temper and said: "No! Xu! Go!" Fang Zhuo looked into Weiwei's eyes, gave up the idea of fooling people, and said seriously: "I will definitely not go to the United States now and in the future.
, I will definitely reduce the number of trips abroad in the future. Even if I really need to go out, I will keep it secret and use the highest security measures to avoid appearing in public. How could I take my own safety for granted?"
Su Wei pursed her lips tightly.
"In this way, if I have to go abroad, I will file an application report with Mr. Su as soon as possible. If Mr. Su doesn't approve it, Xiaofang will never leave his post without authorization!" Fang Zhuo promised.
Su Wei muttered: "You'd better tell the truth." "It's absolutely true!" Fang Zhuo was very serious.
He hugged Weiwei and immediately moved on to the next topic, talking about Mr. Kong's performance on the phone call just now.
Su Wei listened quietly. She knew what Kong Yu was like when he first came to Yike, but she never expected that this man could have such a magnificent life.
"He who was careless at first and you who were just starting out." "Life is so wonderful.
Su Wei sighed: "Mr. Kong doesn't know whether he will regret pouring gasoline on himself or himself."
"I don't think I've asked him." Fang Zhuo reached for the teacup.
He took a sip of cold tea and gave his answer, "But
I guess he doesn’t regret it because he knows there’s no use regretting it.”
Su Wei gently pinched the former world's richest man: "You are so cruel and cruel."
"I shouldn't be honest about reality, right?" Fang Zhuo picked up Weiwei, "Let's go, lovers will eventually kiss, and Xiao Fang needs to report to Mr. Su."
"What you said just now is all lies, lies, lies!" Su Wei hugged Fang Zhuo's neck and said through gritted teeth.
Xiaofang lied, Xiaofang lied! The complaints went into the night.
On the morning of May 6, Yike held a high-level seminar on the three major markets, focusing on how to deal with the increasingly fierce industry competition.
There are also different opinions internally on issues in the field of Yike's entry-level phones.
Huaxia's local solution to this problem is to use YMS to frame the manufacturers that can be associated, and it also comes with investment in entry-level manufacturers, but this is a special situation where Google GMS cannot enter.
Whether in Europe or the United States, Samsung and HTC are all involved in this field. The former is strong and wants them all, while the latter wants to compete in a misplaced position.
Fang Zhuo listened to the reports and discussions of senior executives, including many conventional but effective suggestions such as OEM.
According to Mr. Yu, since many domestic manufacturers are currently making mobile phones, if they can produce products as good as Samsung's $199 Kitty, they can also use Yike's overseas channel resources to get involved in the field of door phones.
It can be labeled as a sub-brand, which will not reduce the brand power of Yike, but can also respond to Samsung's challenge. Even if it fails, it will not hurt the bones.
But it depends on what domestic manufacturers can do this year.
So, can it be rolled up?
It was approaching noon, and they wanted to have dinner together, but Yu Hong and Su Wei were very interested in seeing Yike's new headquarters under construction. Pan Ben and Liu Qiangdong didn't have much to deal with, and there were guests in the president's office, so Fang Zhuo gave up and let him go.
It’s up to everyone to play freely.
He is not the kind of person who insists on making colleagues friends, as long as the overall direction is right and does not affect work. Fang Zhuo was thinking about the roll in his mind, and the materials in his hand were also rolled into a ball.
When I got to the office, I saw Wang Fengyi from Shenxin Technology Innovation who came to the door.
"Mr. Fang, help me." Wang Fengyi said sadly.
"What did you do?" Fang Zhuo wondered, "I met with the boss yesterday and talked about Yike stock. I also talked about you and said that your love and judgment for semiconductors coincided with mine, and everyone also recognized you.
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Wang Fengyi shook his head: "Those are just the same things to me."
Fang Zhuo laughed dumbly: "You didn't stab someone, did you? I have something to say first, I am..."
Wang Fengyi quickly interrupted the hurtful words: "No, I was exposed on the Internet. In the past, everyone on Zhihu and Weibo said that I was the first investor, but now many people call me Wang Gou!" Fang Zhuo thought to himself, this is not
Did you shout it yourself? Why do you still blame others?
Wang Fengyi seemed to know what Mr. Fang was thinking, and sighed: "Some people have called me this before, but it was a compliment! But this time it was all scorn! Mr. Fang, all my life, I have been pursuing a little reputation in the industry, but in the end I was beaten by you
This 3 billion U.S. dollars has been completely destroyed!" "Also, that man named Liang returned to Xiangjiang and gambled on heaven and earth, swearing that there would be no profit-making transactions. He said openly and secretly that he had been tricked by you."
"I can't explain what he said! He also said that I broke up with you! Mr. Fang, how can I behave as a human being?" Wang Fengyi was quite angry.
He said miserably: "Mr. Fang, I know you are all looking at the big business in the distance, but you can't ignore the crying in front of you!"
Wang Fengyi even wanted to squeeze out a few tears, but failed. Fang Zhuo looked at the coquettish Brother Wang and suddenly felt that if he were sent to the United States, he would be a good player again. Wang Fengyi was a little bit offended by Mr. Fang's eyes.
Creepy.
"Brother Wang, are you kidding me?" Fang Zhuo took a sip of hot tea, "Is that all?"
Wang Fengyi meant it, and raised his voice: "You don't know how fierce the discussion is on the Internet. On the one hand, they say that I am delivering benefits, and on the other hand, they say that I am not able to protect my integrity. I am now unable to rely on both..."
"Mr. Fang, you should really take a look at the rumors on the Internet. Some people come out and complain, saying that you lured people in the country to short-sell in person, that you had sinister intentions, and that you...
Fang Zhuo waved his hand and interrupted: "You can't just talk nonsense on the Internet. You just read too much on the Internet. If you don't read it, it will be gone."
Wang Fengyi didn't say anything. Yes, you don't have many, and your number of followers is almost among the top ten on Twitter.
Fang Zhuo took another sip of tea. What's the use of an investor's reputation? Can reputation be eaten?
Seeing Mr. Fang start to think, Wang Fengyi said again: "Mr. Fang, please help me. It's easy to talk about everything between us." He was already losing money, but now the public opinion is fierce, saying that he lost all his profits with one sum of money.
He went in and was not a good investor at all. This was even more uncomfortable than killing him.
Fang Zhuo heard this statement, thought for a moment, nodded slightly, picked up the phone, and informed: "Call Deputy Director Liu Yongsi over."
Wang Fengyi wondered in his mind, which figure in which department was this Liu Yongsi? Was he in charge of the Tianhe navy?
Soon, Liu Yongsi walked quickly into the president's office. Fang Zhuo introduced the two of them.
Wang Fengyi knew the origin and became even more confused. Deputy Director of R&D? What does this have to do with him?
Liu Yongsi vaguely guessed something. Isn't this Wang Fenggu? He is an investor. Could it be...
"Director Liu is going out to start a business and start a project. I think it has a future. Brother Wang, please listen." Fang Zhuo said simply. Wang Fengyi: "..."
Mr. Fang, do you want to be so rude?
Even if they are blood brothers, sometimes they are just polite. Oh, not blood brothers, but better than blood brothers!
Liu Yongsi perked up. This is a top resource. Is it possible that this
Is this a reward from Mr. Fang for changing his attitude towards resigning?
He talked endlessly about his plans and ideas for entrepreneurial projects, and sincerely hoped that Mr. Wang would correct him.
Fang Zhuo took two more sips of tea and received a call from the United States, indicating that the two of them would communicate first, while he went to the office next to him to hear the latest situation.
The Gasoline Man has arrived in Washington with Summers, and Geithner, the final boss of the MIGA Fund, may emerge. Summers was already receiving a huge salary from the Carlyle Group, oh, now it is a small salary, and the relationship is good. This
The next time I went to New York, I talked with people from Bridgewater Associates. The main idea is very simple. You big institutions have made a small fortune in the Yike short squeeze, so don't go too far.
How could anyone do this? Even Goldman Sachs is not so outrageous.
The big organizations may not necessarily want to get rid of the gasoline man directly, but they may want to see who is behind him. After that, there should be no problem. After the 15th, Mr. Kong will be sent out of the country to avoid the limelight temporarily. In Europe, there will be
New interests can be negotiated.
This is what Lu Peining said on the phone.
Fang Zhuo returned to the CEO's office and happened to see Brother Wang shaking hands with Deputy Director Liu. He could only feel the light of swords and shadows there, and the place was particularly harmonious.
He said to Brother Wang: "Let's have some time to have dinner together in the next two days, and accept an interview with Sina by the way."
Fang Zhuo planned to make an exception for Brother Wang to accept an interview. Looking at the smile on his face, he shook his head slightly: "You just said that you can't rely on each other, so lean in front. You, don't care too much about those false reputations."
Conveying benefits sounds better than huge losses. Well, fame and fortune are tempting, but fame and fortune are harmful.
