Chapter 68 Feng Shui turns
In the photo, Marc Andreessen has a proud face, Jim Clark has a domineering demeanor, and Bob Weiss, Flaherty and others all look like they are on the same side as Netscape.
At the very corner of the photo is Song Yang, who is smiling at the corner of his mouth and looking at Jim, Anderson and others with a relaxed smile. However, countless people in later generations have reinterpreted this photo and believe that this smile is...
A special meaning, mocking the collapse of an empire...
This photo brings together almost all the most turbulent Internet upstarts in America's era. If you pick just one of them, you will be considered a prince in the Internet industry of this era.
After taking photos and interviews, Jim, Anderson and others, together with Netscape executives, began to prepare for the bell-ringing ceremony.
Song Yang took Jenny to the side and looked at Netscape, which was about to go public. Jenny was full of curiosity about everything today. Almost everyone present today was a big shot in Silicon Valley and Wall Street worth more than tens of millions or billions. On weekdays,
They all appeared on television, chatting and laughing with powerful figures in the federation and even the commander-in-chief.
Jenny turned her head and looked at Song Yang with burning eyes, "Song, when will it be your turn here?"
When Song Yang heard this, he looked at Jenny's curious and expectant look, "Who knows, maybe you will need to come here to accompany me for an interview next year!"
After Netscape goes public, a large number of Internet companies will definitely follow suit and go public. If Double Click wants to fish in troubled waters, it will naturally have a great opportunity.
When Netscape's code appeared on Nasdaq, this company completely subverted all traditional listed company rules. A company that had only been established for 16 months landed on Nasdaq!
Countless cameras were filming this scene. Standing aside, Song Yang could clearly feel that Jim Clark and Anderson, especially Anderson, were obviously nervous even though they pretended to be calm.
However, this tension only lasted for less than a minute and disappeared. One minute after Netscape went public, there was a burst of exclamation from the entire Nasdaq, followed by a burst of violent applause.
Song Yang also heard a trader at the scene yelling, "It surpasses General Dynamics!"
Netscape, which had just been listed, went into rocket mode from the issue price of 28 US dollars. It started to rise in a straight line without any pause. In the blink of an eye, it exceeded 40 US dollars. This made those who were originally prepared to watch the joke
, everyone began to realize that Netscape was much more popular than they thought.
When they came out of Nasdaq and entered the hotel where Netscape was preparing for a celebration party, Jim Clark and Anderson were surrounded by a large number of Wall Street people. Countless media and reporters wanted to interview these two people.
"Anderson, Jim, do you know that in just one minute, Netscape's market value exceeded the valuation that General Dynamics achieved in 43 years!" The frenzied media asked Jim Clark and Anderson.
Netscape's performance has really exceeded everyone's imagination. Originally, everyone was worried that Netscape's shares would not be sold, but now they are worried that they will not be able to grab them at all. Wall Street institutions and investors, who have come back to their senses, have begun to grab them.
Netscape stock, in just a few minutes, Netscape's five million outstanding shares were changed hands almost once, and the stock price soared like a drug.
"I can only say that by buying Netscape, you made the most correct choice in your life!" Anderson said proudly.
When Song Yang and Jenny came to the Netscape Celebration Hotel, Jim and Anderson were still being sought after by a lot of Wall Street people. From today on, Netscape is basically the darling of Wall Street. Jim and Jim
He also became a guest of Wall Street!
"Congratulations!" Song Yang also stepped forward and complimented Jim Clark and Marc Andreessen. With Netscape's current valuation of 2.7 billion U.S. dollars, America has given birth to a super-rich man worth more than 500 million U.S. dollars. Jim insisted
Some Netscape shares are worth more than $560 million at this moment, and Anderson's net worth has also exceeded $50 million!
Jim, who was in a good mood, pretended to be reserved and shook his head, "The market has just opened, and no one can be sure what will happen until it closes. However, Song, you also have a share of credit here!"
When he said this, Jim was obviously duplicity. He specially connected the computer and screen of Nasdaq in the hotel and displayed Netscape's stock price in real time. At this time, Netscape's price stagnated at US$50 for a moment.
, and turned on the spaceship mode.
"However, Song, you made a mistake in your choice and missed out on Netscape's investment. If Double Click was owned by Netscape, you should also have obtained Netscape's equity at this time..."
Anderson walked over and "pointed" Song Yang with a rather regretful tone, secretly mocking Song Yang for his lack of vision.
Song Yang took a deep look at Anderson, just nodded towards Jim Clark and Anderson, then stepped aside, picked up a glass of wine and took a sip.
He now understands why giants such as Yahoo and AOL stood aside when Netscape was fighting with Microsoft. From the attitude of Jim Clark and Marc Andreessen towards their collaborators, we can understand how arrogant Netscape is.
"Song!" Seeing that Song Yang looked a little uncomfortable, Jenny looked at Song Yang worriedly.
Seeing the worried look on the big cream cake, Song Yang smiled and said, "I'm fine. When we finish dealing with this, let's go to Fifth Avenue together!"
Without any surprise, Netscape's share price doubled that day, and Marc Andreessen's net worth soared by half a billion dollars. That day almost sent the global Internet into a carnival, and almost all Internet concept stocks soared.
Yahoo's valuation has soared again, and Yahoo, which has continued to build momentum, has begun to be regarded by the outside world as Yahoo will be the "second" Netscape, although Yang Zhiyuan and Ferro do not like this slogan at all.
What Song Yang said at the airport was quite beneficial to Double Click. Previously, Song Yang said that Double Click's valuation should be increased tenfold, and the media all thought that Song Yang was talking nonsense.
But today Netscape's stock price has skyrocketed, and this topic has actually begun to be discussed seriously by the media and Wall Street institutions. After all, judging from Netscape's momentum today, it seems to have doubled tenfold, and it doesn't seem impossible.
…
All I can say is that whether they know how to play or not, it depends on whether the people on Wall Street are really good at playing. Song Yang's casual remarks can be used as a reason to raise Netscape's stock price.
But the impact still exists. Netscape's popularity has made WPP Group on the other side of the Atlantic feel the warmth. Today, WPP Group's stock price has skyrocketed again.
This made Martin Solo couldn't help but call Song Yang and ask about Double Click Company's listing plan. Originally, WPP Group planned that Double Click Company could be listed within four years. It was already good, but now the Internet industry is worse than they imagined.
It's even hotter.
Before entering Netscape's banquet party, Song Yang received several calls in succession. In addition to WPP Group, there was also Yahoo. Netscape's listing performance completely ignited Yahoo's determination to go public, and once again gave Song Yang
The purpose of the call is to ask Double Click Company to once again increase its advertising efforts on the Yahoo website.
As for the other calls, they were made by several small investment banks on Wall Street, testing Song Yang's tone and wanting to see if Song Yang wanted to put Double Click Company on Nasdaq.
After Song Yang hung up the phone, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. In just one day, he seemed to be able to feel that the Internet craze was coming.
Netscape's banquet today can be described as a gathering of celebrities. Local powerful figures, celebrities, Wall Street bosses, bankers, etc. in New York are all here, and famous models and socialites from all walks of life are walking through it.
"Netscape is the future of computers. One day, when people turn on their computers, the first thing they see is the browser, Netscape's browser!
In the light of the Internet, an operating system is nothing more than a set of buggy drivers!"
When Song Yang entered, he happened to hear Anderson scolding Fang Qiu and explaining Netscape's ambitions to the Internet and other industry figures and media present. Listening to Anderson's ridicule of Microsoft, there was a burst of laughter.
Voice.
Anderson was telling others that going public was not Netscape's goal. It wasn't even a stop on the way. It was just a little more fuel. Although he didn't mention Microsoft by name, Netscape had begun to show its intention to replace Microsoft.
The entire banquet hall burst into applause. Regardless of whether what Anderson said can be achieved or not, the investment industry needs to get a big pie like this. The rounder and bigger the pie is, the more people will buy it.
Song Yang looked at the people present and discovered some clues. In addition to the Internet guests at today's listing, there were also companies such as Sun, AOL, and IBM that were rivals of Microsoft.
Seeing this scene, Song Yang felt very interested. An anti-Microsoft alliance was about to be formed, but he didn't know if the richest man in America would be able to sleep peacefully in the next few days.
Jenny was partying at the banquet. After staying for less than an hour, she dragged Song Yang out and ran out.
After the banquet lasted for an hour and all the media and reporters were "invited out", Jenny saw a side of these American celebrities that had never appeared in public before. Various large-scale scenes finally made Jenny
Ni knows why Song Yang said those words yesterday.
The next day, there was no doubt that Netscape news was overwhelming. The Wall Street Journal and other media were also praising Netscape. Time magazine put a photo of fat Anderson with his bare feet and legs crossed on the cover. Mark
·Andreessen's title as "Digital Hero of Silicon Valley", the second Bill Gates and other names, has officially resounded throughout America, and countless Netscape believers have begun to appear in the global Internet industry.
Song Yang did not get involved with Netscape anymore. Even if Jim Clark invited Song Yang to attend a meeting held a few days later, it was obvious that Netscape was going to form an alliance with Sun and others, but Song Yang declined. Song Yang did not
Interested in being cannon fodder for Netscape and fighting with Microsoft!
Chapter completed!