Chapter five hundred and sixty seventh curtain call performance
"After the Quantum Fund's layout in Bangzi, Singapore, Japan and other places is completed, we will start taking action!"
Soros said to Zhukenmiller, who had arrived in Asia, that he was going to cause a chain reaction this time, not only in Siam, but also in the entire Southeast Asia. As long as the stock markets, foreign exchange, and futures in Siam, Bangzi and other places continued to fall, to
At that time, it can cause a chain reaction, bringing down the entire Southeast Asia.
In addition to these, Soros is also waiting for others. After all, this time is different from the past. He is going to short an area. He also needs to wait until Tiger Fund and other short-selling hedge funds on Wall Street follow the Quantum Fund.
"When we take action, Julian Robinson's Tiger Fund, Omega Fund, and LTCM Fund will join us in taking action!"
After hanging up the phone, Soros said to his old friend Rogers, Omega Fund, LTCM, Tiger Fund, and Quantum Fund are listed as the four major hedge funds in America. The major hedge funds have a tacit understanding with each other, even without discussion.
But when they do it, they will pounce on their opponents like a pack of wolves.
Rogers' overall view is what Soros needs, and he wants the support of his old friend.
After hearing what Soros said, Rogers did not ask Soros how many chips he had racked up in Asia, but directly asked, "What is the current opinion of the General Manager and Wall Street? Will they agree with Quantum?"
Will the fund start working together?”
Rogers is not worried about the Quantum Fund, but is worried about America. In places like Siam, Singapore, Bangzi, etc., there are not many U.S. dollar reserves. The Quantum Fund will definitely be able to bite off a piece of meat.
But if America supports Southeast Asia and other places, then the Quantum Fund’s future will be cut off. Therefore, the biggest trouble for the Quantum Fund is not overseas, but in America.
Hearing this, Soros showed a relaxed look on his face, "The Commander-in-Chief will not publicly support the Quantum Fund, but we can guarantee that the Federal Monetary Fund will not assist Siam and other places in the short term!"
"On Wall Street," Soros sneered when he mentioned Wall Street, "As long as there is an opportunity, even without us taking action, Paulson, Goldman Sachs, Morgan, and Merrill Lynch will take action!"
Soros is very familiar with the character of the hyenas on Wall Street. He is usually sanctimonious, but when it comes time to take action, he is more ruthless than anyone else. He specializes in the kind of business that extracts salary from the bottom of the cauldron. Don't count on them to provide help in times of need.
With the strength of Goldman Sachs and other institutions, they must have smelled such a big move by Quantum Fund. But now, Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street institutions not only did not issue a warning to Siam and other places, but instead added fuel to the fire and continued to praise Siam.
Bangzi, Singapore and other places are developing well, and they also specially offer short-term loans to companies in these places.
For example, Samsung has obtained short-term credit from institutions such as Goldman Sachs for two to three months, that is, the dollars lent to Samsung must be repaid in the short term. There was no problem with doing this in the past. After the expiration, these guys
The institution will lend a new amount of US dollars to Samsung, and over and over again, Samsung only needs to pay interest.
With these beautiful knives, Samsung continues to invest in production lines and acquire competitors. This is why Samsung and other stick companies have developed so rapidly in the past few years. Wall Street companies provide them with ammunition.
But if at a critical moment, after the short-term loans expire, institutions such as Goldman Sachs will no longer lend to them, but will urge them to repay the money. By then, companies such as Samsung will be waiting for help!
Rogers looked at Soros and said to him, "I thought that in a few months, the whole world would hear your name again, and your name would be immortal on Wall Street!"
Rogers also knew that this was basically Soros's last big move in his career, and it was considered the curtain call. By the time this was over, at Soros's age, he, like himself, would have basically retired.
It's time.
Hearing the old man's evaluation of him, Soros couldn't help laughing, "No, I just discovered some loopholes and told them the harm of these loopholes to restore order to its correct position!"
While Soros was preparing to do something in Manhattan, Song Yang was also busy launching Paypal. However, at this moment, Song Yang received an invitation to a banquet. For this invitation, Song Yang had to go.
Song Yang and Irene, who were all dressed up, came to a splendid villa together. There were many people present today, and most of the famous people in Silicon Valley gathered here, because this was a meeting held by Jim Clark, the founder of Netscape.
a banquet!
"In the face of robbers and barbarians, we must stand up, show our fists to our opponents, wave our swords, and tell the robbers that they should stop!"
In the villa lobby, Jim Clark stood in the middle of the villa lawn, surrounded by a crowd of people, listening to Jim Clark's speech.
Jim Clark waved his fist vigorously, causing a round of applause from the audience. During this time, Jim Clark has made this kind of speech countless times. He gave speeches everywhere in the states of America, just to get everyone to unite against Microsoft. Jim Clark
·Clark and Netscape really tried their best this time.
"Netscape and Jim Clark really want to bring down Microsoft this time!"
Irene, who was wearing a long black waist dress, looked at Jim Clark, who was complaining hoarsely about Microsoft's various "crimes" against Netscape, and raised a glass of wine and whispered to Song Yang.
Song Yang glanced at Irene's long dress set with platinum and diamonds, which highlighted her figure, glanced in the direction of Jim Clark, and said with a little sigh, "This is more likely to be Jim Clark's curtain call.
show!"
Hearing Song Yang's words, Irene was obviously startled, and then looked at Jim Clark in the middle of the lawn of the villa. Compared to last year, Jim Clark was obviously a bit older this year.
Today's Jim Clark still has the demeanor of a Silicon Valley Internet tycoon in every move he makes. Countless people respond to his call, but it can be clearly felt that compared to last year, the current Jim Clark, or Netscape, has obviously declined.
a lot of!
Erin looked at Jim Clark who was still continuing his speech, but at this time, she could vaguely feel that Jim Clark seemed to be performing a curtain call and wanted everyone to remember him.
If you think about it, you will know that given Jim Clark's age and the current situation of the Internet and technology industries, it is not that Jim Clark can no longer build a technology company comparable to Netscape, but that he may not have enough time!
Maybe in the future, Jim Clark will still be able to invest in technology companies and even take them public, but the chance of reaching the grand level of Netscape is really low. Netscape may become Jim Clark's swan song.
Gu Guang
"Netscape may not be able to survive?"
Irene lowered her voice and said to Song Yang with a complex, strange and excited look on her face.
The lawsuit with Microsoft has been involved for too long. Even though it seems that Jim Clark is looking for trouble for Microsoft, it can't make Microsoft suffer. In the browser industry, Netscape is really going to be unable to hold on. Yeah, I was screwed to death by Microsoft's ability to use money and the bundled system!
Song Yang could hear the thoughts in Irene's tone, shook his head slightly, and said to Irene, "Even if I can't hold it anymore, icq can't swallow Netscape!"
Of course Song Yang knew what Irene was thinking. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Netscape is one of the most famous companies in the Internet industry. Even though it has declined, its reputation has not diminished.
It can even be said that it is a sentiment. This brand alone can get the greatest attention, whether it is for users or in the Internet industry. If Netscape can be included in the bag, its popularity will skyrocket in an instant!
But it is impossible for icq to swallow up Netscape. Just for such a brand, and it will definitely not be cheap, asking icq to spend 4 to 5 billion US dollars and acquire Netscape like a big bad guy is really a scam. .
After hearing Song Yang's words, Irene couldn't help but sigh. If icq can acquire Netscape, it will indeed greatly increase icq's popularity. But with the current situation of Netscape, it would be worth buying it back at such a high price. I really want to be wronged.
“This world needs warriors. No matter how powerful the opponent is, they have the courage to raise the sword in their hands and charge towards the opponent!
No matter how people in the future will evaluate Netscape, Netscape is willing to raise its sword for Silicon Valley and the Internet, no matter who the opponent is!"
Jim Clark's words also attracted thunderous applause. He regarded Netscape as a warrior facing Microsoft. In Jim Clark's words, Netscape was not only fighting against Microsoft for itself, but for the entire Silicon Valley Internet. Jianghu, avoid being stepped down by Microsoft's iron hoof!
Jim Clark's speech today was obviously done by a professional team. It directly sublimated the antitrust war between Netscape and Microsoft and took Netscape's prosecution of Microsoft to a new level. Big banner, shouting that if you don’t support Netscape, you are not an American...
"Of course, it is difficult for a warrior to defeat the dragon, but when all warriors stand up, then even the dragon must bow its head. The Internet needs more people to stand up, and we cannot let some people destroy this industry!"
When he said this, whether intentionally or not, Jim Clark looked towards Song Yang in the crowd. Many people who saw this scene also looked towards Song Yang.
However, when Jim Clark and many people looked at him, Song Yang still looked as usual, applauding with a slight smile on his face. He seemed to agree with Jim Clark's remarks, but expected Song Yang to express his opposition. Microsoft or something, then you are really overthinking it!
Seeing Song Yang "indifferent", Jim Clark was disappointed. He wanted Song Yang to stand up at this time and clearly express his support for Netscape. It would be best to go to war with Microsoft or something.
What Jim Clark just said has already reached that point. Whoever can stand up against Microsoft will be the "warrior" of Silicon Valley and become the leader of the new generation of Silicon Valley.
If it were other Internet upstarts, they would probably be unable to bear it anymore and stand up and want to be the center of attention. But on Song Yang's side, he didn't seem to care about these names at all, which made Jim Clark very helpless.
Although he feels that Netscape may not be able to withstand this wave, Jim Clark still hopes that he can find some helpers for Netscape. Maybe Netscape still has a glimmer of hope.
Companies such as AOL and Sun have proven to be unreliable. If they hadn't sold Netscape and sold it so quickly, the anti-Microsoft alliance created by Netscape might be really useful. But who would have thought that AOL and other companies would sell Netscape
The scenery is simply more efficient than selling Chinese cabbage.
Netscape wants to find new allies. Internet companies that meet the requirements are nothing more than icq, Yahoo and a few others. But among them, the one who is most qualified to compete with Microsoft in the Internet industry, Jim Clark knows, is Song Yangmo.
Belongs.
Knowing that there was not much hope, Jim Clark still wanted to give it a try, but Song Yang ignored him at all.
There was a sigh in his heart, but Jim Clark still had a smile on his face, "Thank you all for coming. I hope the drinks today will satisfy you all. Of course, if you want to taste the cake like Mr. Bill Gates, we are here today."
Same supply!”
As soon as these words came out, the scene burst into laughter, and everyone understood what Jim Clark was alluding to.
Just in the past few days, the biggest issue in the technology industry is not which company has gone public, which upstart technology company is worth it, or how much it is worth, but the fact that Bill Gates got his cake smashed, which almost caused a sensation around the world.
During this period, in the face of the Netscape that was stirring up trouble everywhere, Microsoft also continued to attack. Bill Gates and other senior executives frequently attended various speeches and conferences in America and overseas to promote a positive image of Microsoft and win support.
Bill Gates went to Belgium to attend a conference a few days ago. To be honest, with the current Internet situation in Europe and the Belgian market, the number of PC computer users is probably not yet large.
As a result, when Bill Gates arrived in Belgium, opponents suddenly appeared. The media asked Bill Gates about Microsoft's alleged monopoly lawsuit and whether Microsoft would be dismantled. Where Bill Gates attended the meeting, there were also
I am afraid that these people do not know much about what Microsoft has done, but this does not prevent them from treating Microsoft as a villain in protest.
What really became a famous scene was when Bill Gates was about to enter the building where the conference was held. Suddenly a man jumped out from the crowd of media reporters and threw a piece of cake at Bill Gates.
face.
It was so sudden that before Bill Gates' bodyguard could react, the cake was already stuck on Bill Gates' face.
The image of Bill Gates with his face full of cake batter, confused, stunned, and slightly aggrieved was captured by reporters around him. When this image was sent back to America that day, it was
Chapter completed!