Chapter 458 Penguin goes public! The richest man returns! (5k)
“Welcome to my hotel.”
King Dong came to the three of them, shook hands politely, and looked sideways.
The manager understood the situation and immediately handed over an empty wine glass, and then poured wine for the bosses in a sensible manner.
Lu Fei made eye contact with Buffett and Bill Gates, clinked their glasses with wine, and took a sip to express their gratitude for the wine.
"How's the wine?"
King Dong grinned, showing his white teeth.
"Pfft~"
Lu Fei didn't expect that he would answer the secret signal right away. He almost couldn't help but reply, "Listen to me and let me play for you." The corners of his mouth rose crazily, and he could only drink to cover it up.
The tannins in the mouth are smooth and soft, full and rich, with fruity and floral aromas on the lips and teeth, fresh and natural.
Bill Gates politely said: "It tastes good."
“This is Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon.”
Dong Wang secretly exaggerated that this wine is rare, even a bottle is hard to find, and you have to queue up for several years just to buy it. "If you like it, I can help you ask Phillips, the owner of the winery, and she and I
The relationship is good..."
"I like Coke."
Buffett shook the empty Coke can.
King Dong didn't force himself. He moved his gaze towards Bill Gates and directly stepped over Lu Fei, as if he was nothing but air with a thin sense of existence.
Mr. Lu, who can be so angry?
He raised his lips and said half-jokingly: "It would be best, but I don't like queuing up, and I don't like buying bottles by bottles. Can you ask me if Screaming Eagle Winery is willing to sell it?"
"What?"
King Dong was startled and his smile was dull for a moment.
"Ha~"
Buffett couldn't help but laugh, with a hint of amusement in his eyes. Bill Gates even said in support: "Lu, you can count me in. You all know that I have been looking for high-quality wineries."
"Okay, I can help you ask."
King Dong felt quite unhappy, but he did not dare to get angry and kept smiling. Among the four of them, he was the least wealthy.
Who does the United States respect? Capital!
"Thank you for the wine."
Buffett stood up and said: "It's getting late, we should go."
"Wait a minute, Warren, Bill, there is something you haven't answered me yet." Wang Wang was humble online, "You also know that the wedding of me and my Melania, the former Arkansas governor and his wife will also attend.
"
Lu Fei saw the two men flirting and looked at their expressions and knew that they were not willing to participate. After all, Wang Dong had a bad reputation in the upper class circles, especially in the New York celebrity circles. He was in debt, bankrupt, and appeared on a talk show. His style was too low-B.
"Sauri, I don't feel well."
Buffett refused again, but Bill Gates had to hold his nose and agree because of his sophistication. After all, they were all brothers in the trenches and had played on Epstein's island.
Lu Fei looked at his nose, his nose and his heart, and watched quietly. He was quite interested in Prince Dong's wedding, but it was obvious that he had no intention of inviting him.
Hey, your daughter Ivanka is still working for me!
Don’t even express it?
Lao Te, you don’t want your daughter either…
As a result, the flowers fell deliberately and the water flowed ruthlessly. King Dong was satisfied with Bill Gates' promise and watched the three people leave with satisfaction.
In my ears, I heard a weak reminder from the manager: "Why not invite that Chinese guy, sir? He is very popular in the celebrity circle, and his presence will also add luster to the wedding."
"Hehe, winery, winery, winery..."
King Dong sneered and narrowed his eyes into a thin line. He really thought he was so great because he had two filthy rich people. I am a pure star-spangled capitalist!
Fuxk, the stinky niz is coming to America to show off his wealth!
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It was not long before the listing, and no further delay was allowed. After a breakfast meeting, the issue price was finally determined at US$77.7, inheriting the perfect will of 7.
An announcement was immediately issued announcing the maximum number of shares to be issued and the potential price range of the shares. The underwriters also accepted the plan and worked hard to convince customers.
However, just when everything was looking good, many investment banks took advantage of Penguin's quiet period and "inexplicably" began to smear the listing plan, warning that the listing plan was a return to the false prosperity of the 1990s, which contained too many Internet connections.
Corporate bubble.
In short, Penguin’s price of $77.7 is too high!
However, the Yahoo portal is full of news that is unfavorable to Penguin, which amplifies Penguin's bad image in the minds of investors.
Mr. Lu even called, but Jerry Yang refused: Yahoo respects freedom of speech!
"Conspiracy, definitely a conspiracy!"
Lu Huateng's face turned red with anger, "Why doesn't Baidu have it? We alone have these moths."
"Yes, it is obvious that there is an organization and premeditation. Mr. Lu, we must investigate and find out who is ruining our affairs!"
Zeng Liqing was so anxious that going public was a big deal, especially when he refused invitations from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. He was burdened with expectations from all walks of life and could not afford to lose anything, but he did not expect that someone would dare to cause trouble at this juncture!
"What we are doing now is not only a major event that makes China feel proud, but also a matter of reshaping the rules and profit distribution of technology stock listings. How can Wall Street let Penguin be satisfied?"
Lu Fei crossed his arms and kept spinning his phone in his hands, wondering whether Goldman Sachs was involved...
Lu Huateng said: "Should we do something?"
Zeng Liqing shook his head and said: "Now is the silent period, keep silent, and cannot release any information to the outside world!"
"Then let them throw dirty water like this?"
Lu Huateng frowned, "Is it okay to keep pouring water until it goes public? Is it okay to open the market?"
"Although the silent period is not a mandatory requirement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, it is an unwritten rule..."
Liu Chiping glanced at Lu Fei anxiously.
I saw him looking at his phone with a confident smile on his face, which was very contagious and made people feel at ease immediately:
"Don't worry, Buffett will take action when necessary!"
"Really, Buffett!!"
In an instant, the low morale suddenly recovered.
………
The rumors were overwhelming and the dirty water was coming fiercely. They did not stop until September 2, the day of listing. At this time, dark clouds covered the sun and black smoke billowed over New York, as if darkness had fallen.
In the "war room" specially prepared by the New York Stock Exchange for the Penguin team, the air is slightly dry and dull, and the air conditioner is running in real time.
The electronic clock hanging on the wall jumped to [9:00].
"Bah bang bang!"
Lu Fei went through it twice, and he was completely different from the nervous and restless Chu brothers in front of him. He clapped his hands and loudly comforted: "As the saying goes, do your best and obey fate. We have already tried our best, and then we just have to let fate."
"The issue price of Baidu is only over 20 dollars, and the final opening price is US$122.54. Penguin will never go lower than that!"
Zeng Liqing breathed heavily.
"What if, bah, there is no such thing as a chance."
Lu Huateng quickly shut up and said with a wry smile: "It's so painful. The most painful time before was when starting a business and catching up with the collapse of Nasdaq. Now it's a hundred times more painful than that!"
"Shall we go out for a smoke?"
Lu Fei gestured his thumb towards the outside of the house.
Lu Huateng nodded happily, walked out of the door, came to the smoking area, handed over the cigarette, and lit the fire. The smoke lingered for a while, and all his worries seemed to disappear with the smoke.
"Mr. Lu, go public..."
"Don't talk about the listing. Let's talk about the listing. This is the real business. Has anyone contacted Kaspersky?"
"Zhidong has already led people to communicate with the president of China District. Acquisition may not be possible, and there are great opportunities for cooperation."
"This is a good start, but cooperation is cooperation. We must use this time to develop our own anti-virus software. It's better to have it ourselves than to have it ourselves."
"Okay, Mr. Lu."
Lu Huateng shook the cigarette ashes, "What about online video websites? Tudou, 56.com, PPLIVE, PPStream...
In recent years, there has been a wave of online video, and more and more websites will be launched. I am thinking that instead of investing money to hold shares, we might as well start one ourselves! At least it will be a wholly-owned holding! "
Lu Fei nodded in agreement, but he didn't intend to spend money directly. The online video industry is indeed a hot topic, but this wind is so evil that most people can't stand it.
Within two or three years, there will be Youku, Qibo, Baofeng, Kuliu, PPS...
Hundreds of video websites, large and small, have been launched one after another. Online video will fall into one big melee after another, with rounds of crazy money burning. The sooner you join the war, the more money will be burned, the bigger the loss will be, and the less money will be lost.
Legal profit.
Therefore, the benefits of participating in the war are huge, and it is an important territory for the Penguin Entertainment Empire. However, we cannot participate in the war too early. Instead, we must develop it in a clumsy and disrespectful way——
Huge amounts of TV drama copyrights are being hoarded.
The copyrights of TV dramas these days are as cheap as cabbage. One movie only costs tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. But Lu Huateng is puzzled. There are pirated copies online. Others are using them. How can I spend money to buy genuine ones if I don’t use them?
Not a waste of money?
"You can't see it at first. When you see it, you won't understand it. When you really understand it, it will be too late."
Lu Fei said that the foundation of video websites lies in copyright, so he said no more, leaving Lu Huateng to figure out the rest.
"I seem to understand a little bit."
Once he was prompted, he couldn't help but have an epiphany.
Lu Fei said: "We build it ourselves at home, but it won't work abroad, so we might as well buy one!"
Lu Huateng was startled: "Ah? Are we still making an international version?"
Lu Fei shook his head and laughed: "It can only be regarded as expanding international business. There is a video website called 'YouTube'. The founder is a Chinese American. What we have to do is to acquire it!"
It’s not an investment, it’s an acquisition!
Lu Huateng was shocked, his eyes widened, and his eyes seemed to say "No, are you sure?"
"You should bring someone to contact him first to get a feel for him."
Lu Fei nodded solemnly. The oil pipeline was to Penguin what Douyin is to today. It was a crucial step in going to sea.
Nowadays, the value has not been taken seriously. It is estimated that it can be obtained for only 10 to 20 million US dollars. In the next year or two in my memory, Google will take action. The price will not be at that time.
"Understood."
Lu Huateng threw away the cigarette butt and took out the cigarette case: "Mr. Lu, can we have another cigarette?"
"Are you so afraid of going back? Let's go, let's face it together!"
Lu Fei smiled and patted his shoulder, then strode back to the "control room". As soon as he opened the door and entered, the crazy and noisy scene instantly stopped the two of them in their tracks.
"Yes! Yes! It's $100!"
"Ahhhh! 105, 106, still rising!"
"..."
Zeng Liqing, Liu Chiping and others looked as if they had drunk too much wine and their faces were red. The others hugged each other, jumped up and down, and yelled at the top of their lungs.
"Mr. Lu is back, Mr. Lu is back!"
Someone in the excited crowd yelled, and instantly a pair of blazing eyes were cast on him, and then a swarm of swarms swarmed up, surrounding Lu Fei twice, and even moved his hands and feet.
"Hey, Li Qing, what are you doing!"
Lu Fei was forcibly lifted up, and with Zeng Liqing's passionate report, everyone threw him up to celebrate.
"One, two, long live Mr. Lu!"
"One, two, long live Mr. Lu!"
After doing this three times, the stock price also broke through to a completely unimaginable high - $120.
"Fuck, let me down quickly."
Lu Fei let out a breath, glanced at his subordinates who were already like beasts, and cursed with a smile: "Which one of you girls touched my thigh while throwing, I won't pursue it for the woman, but I will definitely pursue it for the man!"
"Hahaha~"
In an instant, the whole hall burst into laughter, and the air was filled with joy.
Lu Fei said: "Li Qing, are you still worried about those rumors?"
Zeng Liqing's tone was full of admiration: "Mr. Lu, your move of inviting Buffett and Bill Gates to dinner is the greatest manipulator I have ever seen!"
"The hand of God!"
"That's right, with the protection of the Chinese Stock God and the Stock God, Xiaoxiao doesn't dare to attack!"
"..."
Under all kinds of rainbow farts, the ten-minute call auction ended, and the opening price was set at US$126.6.
"My current personal assets are..."
Lu Huateng's hands were trembling, and he took out the cigarette case from his pocket, trying to smoke a cigarette to calm down, but his hands were shaking too much, and the smoke and fire were always at odds with each other.
"Damn, why is the total market value only US$13.085 billion!"
Lu Fei couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to light him up.
"Mr. Lu, we, we created history."
Lu Huateng shivered all over.
"That's right! We made history!"
Zeng Liqing held Lu Fei with one hand and hooked Lu Huateng with the other, counting them one by one excitedly:
The largest IPO of Chinese Internet companies on the New York Stock Exchange!
The highest issue price of Huaxia Enterprises on the New York Stock Exchange! The company with the highest market value on the New York Stock Exchange!
The list of China's richest people was completely rewritten at this moment. Mr. Lu stepped on the plum cucumber and finally became the real richest man.
Lu Fei is the richest man in China! (International admiration)
………
"Mr. Lu said that he will pay for everything tonight, scream!"
"The richest man!"
"The richest man!!"
Surrounded by everyone, Lu Fei used the sink to clean his face, and then walked towards an open studio that served as a media corner. The media and cameras were not far in front. Everyone saw a string of billionaires.
When the multimillionaire appeared, he immediately clapped and made loud noises, and the atmosphere was very lively.
A group of people walked to a wall with stock price tickers on top and the New York Stock Exchange and Penguin logos below.
According to the station design in advance, everyone stood neatly and orderly in two rows. It was impossible for everyone to calm down completely from such great excitement. They kept raising their arms and waving to reporters and traders, and kept saying "
Yes! Yeah!' and the like kept roaring.
Everyone moved the three permanent partners, Lu Fei, Zeng Liqing and Lu Huateng, to position C. There was a button on the small table in front of them. Pressing it symbolized the opening of the stock trading for the day.
This is what is called a bell.
"Lu, I admire your ambition and courage."
Madoff, combing his long hair meticulously, turned his head to approve Lu Fei's two price increases. There was a hint of shrewdness in his sincere eyes, "I think you are qualified to join my fund now, although I generally don't accept it."
Foreign individual investors, if you can be more successful..."
"Thank you, Mr. Madoff, I will consider it."
Lu Fei sneered in his heart, there are still two or three years before subprime mortgages, donating money to you now, isn't it like a meat bun beating a dog!
"You have my card, kid."
Madoff was stuck for time and then gave a speech, leaving only a few words for Lu Fei.
At nine-thirty, Lu Fei and Lu Huateng pressed the button while everyone was counting down, and 'bang', some spray ribbons and colored papers spread out from above everyone's heads, and music sounded on the spot.
There was more enthusiastic applause and cheers, and then the order became a bit messy. Penguin also came with many middle-level people who were not qualified to show up at the bell time, as well as representatives of venture capital institutions, underwriters and market makers. At this time, they came over one after another.
Take a group photo with the new billionaires.
David Solomon had mixed emotions, "Lu, after today, Penguin will make you known to everyone on Wall Street."
Lu Fei said: "Hey, I thought I had done it a long time ago."
"..."
David Solomon was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.
Lu Fei said: "David, I asked Goldman Sachs to investigate those behind the scenes who poured dirty water on Penguin before it went public. Is there any progress?"
"Still investigating."
David Solomon had a sudden thought: "But according to the current situation, it is the investment banks and media that are most excited about it."
"Really? I don't think so. Penguin's sponsors are Sequoia and your Goldman Sachs. Do those small investment banks have the guts?" Lu Fei said meaningfully, "The people behind them are at least on the same level as you, and the scope of their targets is much smaller.
.”
"Yeah! We think so too."
David and Solomon looked at each other without changing their expressions.
At this moment, the scene was in a commotion, and some exchange staff suddenly exclaimed. They looked back at the ticker, and saw that the stock had ended its decline from 125 US dollars, and was moving upward again. It had already arrived.
$130.
Immediately afterwards, the stock price seemed to stabilize in this range.
Lu Fei watched the trend chart with Lu Huateng and the others for a while. It fluctuated up and down, and there was a faint upward momentum. He felt a little bored, so he went out to find Wang Ben, "Do you have my phone number?"
"Boss, I'm about to be beaten."
Wang Ben took out his mobile phone from his arms, and there were countless missed calls on it.
"Yuanyuan, remember to watch the news."
"Hey, who is your husband?"
"Well, I made a lot of money, but it's nothing. It's just routine operation."
"The market value is still seriously underestimated. Google has 27 billion U.S. dollars, and Amazon has 17.9 billion U.S. dollars. Penguin cannot compare with them in any way. If I were a US company, it would be at least 26 billion U.S. dollars!"
"Haha, okay, keep busy. The filming of "Painted Skin" has started, right? Well, don't tire yourself, okay?"
Lu Fei first finished talking to Gao Yuanyuan on the phone, then flirted with Zeng Li, Li Fuzhen, and Li Yinxin one by one, and then looked for the number of an acquaintance. When he saw Buffett's, he immediately called back.
"Congratulations, Lu, I saw you on TV. Wow, major news stations said that Penguin's share price performance on the day of listing was a market miracle!"
"It was you, Gates and I who created the miracle together!"
Lu Fei was restraining his impulse, staying calm and saying some words of gratitude, when out of the corner of his eye he saw his personal bodyguard walking through the crowd, saying respectfully that Ivanka had come to the exchange.
"What is she here for?"
"Boss, she said she was here to deliver her father's wedding invitation."
"Oh, you really know how to choose the right time."
Lu Fei raised his eyebrows, haha, you ignored me back then!
