Chapter 614 The world has changed
The two gangs, who had been about to fight each other, suddenly shook hands and made peace, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
The emergence of Paypal is to steal the business of American banks. Everyone knows this. But now, Goldman Sachs, Morgan, Citigroup, these American banking giants, suddenly have a pair of pants with Paypal. Look,
It's so shocking that people are dumbfounded.
Cooperating with one's opponents is rare in the banking industry, which has always been conservative and exclusive. You must know that Wall Street even dislikes external banks. UBS, Deutsche Bank and the like will deal with it every two days.
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But this time, he actually cooperated with an opponent who was trying to steal food from his bowl, which really made many people feel like they had never seen each other for a long time.
The most surprising thing is that Goldman Sachs actually took advantage of it, and it was an epic advantage, giving PayPal one billion US dollars in exchange for 10% of the latter's equity.
This outrageous operation has made several major venture capital investors in Silicon Valley call them experts. No one who has suffered a cerebral hemorrhage for ten years would not be able to do this kind of operation. Silicon Valley venture capital investors have not been taken advantage of before, but they have also been cheated.
Goldman Sachs, which has always been shrewd, took advantage of a billion dollars this time, but it still made them shout that the world has changed!
When Enron was taken advantage of by Paypal, the outside world could still understand it, knowing that the two heads of Enron, Kenneth and Jeff Skilling, must have reached a deal with Song Yang.
The last time, Enron valued PayPal at US$6.4 billion, which was already astonishing. At that time, many people scolded Enron for being taken advantage of, but now there is someone even more stupid.
, I just got a billion dollars, and it was cash, as I was afraid that I would be cheated by Paypal.
According to the current valuation of Paypal, after listing, the market value must rise to at least 15 billion US dollars, or even 20 billion US dollars or more, so that the money invested by Goldman Sachs can be recouped!
Now among the Internet companies in Silicon Valley, Yahoo has the highest market value. Since the beginning of this year, Yahoo's market value has soared. It is now far behind its peers such as Netscape and Double Click. After its market value exceeded 10 billion U.S. dollars, it reached 147
Billion dollars, becoming the most beautiful kid on Nasdaq this year.
Investment banks on Wall Street and Silicon Valley, as well as investment institutions in various states in America, are all bidding for Yahoo's shares, causing Yahoo's stock price to soar. Analysts have even estimated Yahoo's market value this year to be $30 billion!
When seeing this estimate, some people thought that this estimate was too ridiculous. How much money did Yahoo make this year? Although its revenue soared, it was less than US$100 million, only more than US$70 million.
, but the market value has soared to 30 billion US dollars!
Originally, some people thought Yahoo was ridiculous, but after seeing the news about Paypal's valuation of tens of billions of dollars, many people felt that Yahoo's market value of thirty billion U.S. dollars seemed not unacceptable...
Sure enough, there is no harm without comparison. Whether Yahoo is expensive or not is not decided by Yahoo itself, but depends on its peers. Paypal, which is still losing money anyway, makes Yahoo look like an Internet giant.
After the news that Wall Street and Paypal were joining forces, the stock prices of a large number of small and medium-sized banks plunged collectively. They were harvesting leeks in Southeast Asia, and they never thought that they would be robbed!
On the other hand, the stock prices of companies related to Paypal have soared, and the one who laughed loudest was Enron.
Enron's stock price has skyrocketed today. Previously, Enron gave a PayPal valuation of $64, and some people accused Enron of taking advantage of the company. Now, everyone is touting Enron's wisdom and knowledge.
"Electronic payment concept stocks" have also appeared on Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange, as well as major banks such as Morgan Stanley and Citigroup, and their stock prices have soared for the first time. Analysts don't know why they joined forces with Paypal, but they know that this is definitely the case.
profitable.
Otherwise, how could a tough guy like me be willing to cooperate with Paypal?
The electronic payment concept stock also appeared in the hands of Song Yang. It is the second concept stock after the "Alcatel mobile phone concept stock". Who knows how those investment banks and analysts came up with it? You must know that Paypal and Alcatel mobile phone
, it has not been listed at all. I just don’t know if there will be new concept stocks after Song Yang comes here.
"I knew that guy Song must have a way!"
On a beach in Miami, Kenneth was lying under a parasol. He dropped the newspaper in his hand, pinched the cheek of the personal assistant secretary in his arms, and said to Jeff Skilling who was standing aside.
Like Kenneth, the wife in Jeff Skilling's arms is not a wife about the same age as him, but a young model from New York.
The two of them spent a vacation here on the pretext of coming to Miami to inspect business. Not only them, but also Enron's managers, large and small, would relax during business trips.
Jeff Skilling took a puff of his cigar and said, "I thought he would take care of Wall Street, but I didn't expect that he would be able to deceive Paulson as well. It's a billion dollars. I didn't know he paid Paulson."
How dare Paulson dare to play like this!"
They are all from Wall Street, who is cleaner than the other? Jeff Skilling knows the tricks of Wall Street very well. He only saw the way Goldman Sachs played and knew that Paulson must have got Song Yang's promise, but he didn't know what happened.
How much was given.
"Regardless of that, the increase in Paypal's valuation is also good for Enron Group. It no longer has to be watched by analysts and investment banks!"
Kenneth said something, and when Jeff Skilling gave him a look, Kenneth immediately understood that this was not the place to talk, and he would never mention it again.
Enron's accounts are full of flowers, but not everyone believes in the Enron Group. There are still many analysts and financial media who have doubts about Enron's financial problems. The various complex financial methods proposed by Enron are, in the eyes of professionals,
They all look suspicious.
Now Enron is also wary of these analysts and media people. The valuation of Paypal's investment has soared, which can divert some attention from Enron and make Enron breathe a sigh of relief.
"However, the increase in Paypal's market value is indeed good news!"
Jeff Skilling said to Kenneth with a smile. Kenneth also burst out laughing after hearing this. They can all get equity in Paypal. The higher the market value of Paypal, the more they will get after cashing out.
Cashing out Enron stock was too eye-catching, and the public announcement was criticized by the outside world, but when you cashed out via PayPal, you didn't need to worry about it at all.
The little model in Jeff Skilling's arms looked excited as she listened to what the two said, "The Song you are talking about is Bruno Song?"
Jeff Skilling looked at the little model and couldn't help but smile, "Have you heard of him?"
"Of course," the little model suddenly became energetic when she mentioned this, "Jeff, the big boss of C TV station and Western Pictures, can you help me get to know Bruno Song? I want to be a Victoria's Secret super model, which is the best model in the world.
, a place everyone wants to enter!”
The little model took Jeff Skilling's arm, rubbed her breast against Skilling's arm, pursed her lips, and looked at Skilling expectantly.
When Jeff Skilling heard this, he and Kenneth beside him laughed. He didn't expect that these little models wanted to enter Victoria's Secret so much. Jeff Skilling felt that Victoria's Secret,
The influence of Western Pictures and the like seems to be beyond imagination.
"If there is a chance," Jeff Skilling thought for a moment and looked at the little model in his arms, "When I meet Song, I will tell him to let you enter Victoria's Secret!"
Hearing this, the little model immediately got into Jeff Skilling's arms with excitement and nibbled at him. For Skilling, this was just a matter of words. He knew that Song Yang would definitely not do it for such a thing.
Refuting his face.
But for young models, this may be an opportunity to change their destiny. Just like following Jeff Skilling, you only get an extra "pocket money" every month, but if you can become a signed model of Victoria's Secret, you can even
If she were a supermodel, her worth would be more than a hundred times higher.
She had heard that Elsa Benitez, who became famous after her Super Bowl show and became a top supermodel, can now receive half a million dollars for just walking in a fashion show!
It is really a walking money printing machine. Some fashion magazines directly calculated that Elsa Benitez spent more than 17,000 U.S. dollars every time she took a step on the catwalk, plus advertising and branding.
Endorsements, etc., Elsa Benitez's ability to attract money has exceeded the level of Hollywood's first-line actresses. In order to create gimmicks, Victoria's Secret also specially protected the value of Elsa Benitez's legs.
The insurance of 17 million US dollars has become a classic rumor in the fashion industry.
As long as you are a model, who doesn’t want to become a supermodel like Elsa Benitez? Not to mention becoming Elsa Benitez, the young model at least has the opportunity to meet Song Yang and enter Victoria’s Secret. How?
Willing to miss it.
Some people are happy, while others are sad. While Kenneth and Jeff Skilling are still calculating how much money they can make on Paypal, some people feel like they are in mourning and feel that they can no longer survive.
The manager of Alliance Bank, the person in charge of Bank of Hawaii, the person in charge of Woodison Bank, Esto and other banks were holding a conference call.
But there was silence on the phone, and no one spoke for a long time. Finally, the person in charge of a small local bank in New York spoke, "According to the information I got, Goldman Sachs is helping Paypal apply for a sales license for funds, insurance, bonds, etc. If I hadn't guessed,
If it’s wrong, PayPal will help Goldman Sachs sell funds and other products in the future!”
"Damn, a bunch of vampires!"
Chapter completed!