Chapter 459 The Regret of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (4k)
New York Stock Exchange, trading floor.
Ivanka wore a pure blue top and a printed blue skirt. She walked gracefully and cat-walked. The sound of her high heels gradually attracted the attention of the Wolf of Wall Street.
Everyone's lust is floating, and their eyes can't help but wander.
With her peripheral vision, she found a Sequoia Capital partner who had a personal relationship with Dong Wang among the noisy crowd. He was being interviewed by the media and said full of praise:
"Penguin's IPO is a milestone event, which effectively breaks the 2005 collapse theory. People's interest in investing in China will increase with it, and the entire global Internet pattern is being rearranged!"
After walking a dozen steps, I found another uncle-level vice president of Carlyle Capital, who bluntly said that if we compare Penguin horizontally with other Chinese Internet companies, Penguin is already an Internet company that can only make money.
"..."
Words of praise are beyond words.
Ivanka was shocked and had mixed feelings. Looking back on the past two weeks, Mr. Lu and Penguin have simply become popular around the world.
From the first road show in New York being crowded, to the stock being snapped up by institutional investors and over-alloted, to the stock issuance price and the company's overall valuation being repeatedly raised...
The whole Wall Street and even the United States are going crazy!
"Dang."
He stopped and saw Lu Fei being interviewed. He was chattering. He could vaguely hear that he was speaking Chinese, but he didn't know what he meant.
"Many years ago, the founders of our company aspired to establish a company that was founded by Chinese people but belonged to the world and this era."
Lu Fei faced the camera and said with high spirits: "Seven years have passed and Penguin has become a household name in China. Now, we are ready to let the whole world know us."
"Thank you, thank you Mr. Lu for accepting our interview."
A reporter from the Yangma English International Channel, the predecessor of CGTN, showed a faint smile and sent auspicious words on behalf of the official.
"land!"
Ivanka moved closer and took advantage of every opportunity.
"Hey, Ivanka."
Lu Fei's eyes lit up. She was like an ice-cold soda on a hot summer day, adding a touch of coolness to the impetuous and stuffy atmosphere.
"Congratulations, Lu." Ivanka said with a smile, "All the news is almost praising you to the sky."
Lu Fei grinned and said, "You're not scolding the 'false prosperity Internet bubble' anymore, are you?"
"Anyway, I didn't see it." Ivanka was well aware of the public opinion crisis caused by the collective black PR during the silent period of Penguin's listing. Her eyes flickered and she changed the subject: "This is the invitation to my dad's wedding."
"Hmm~"
Lu Fei touched his chin and did not pick it up immediately.
Ivanka's hand holding the invitation froze: "He asked me to give it to you personally. He is very grateful to you for giving me this job and allowing me to realize my dream in the film and television industry." She flipped her blond hair and showed a bright fake smile.
: "You will participate, right?"
"All right."
Lu Fei saw through it without saying anything, nodded and accepted it, then turned around and walked directly to the "war room". Today he must sit in the center and hold on until the closing moment.
Ivanka successfully sneaked into the "war room" on the pretext of reporting the movie plan. At this moment, a group of mid-level and senior executives with stock options were gathered in front of every computer.
We cheered at the strong momentum, but were nervous about the $0.1 drop.
"No, no, no!!"
Lu Huateng kept mumbling to himself in front of the computer screen.
"How about it?"
Lu Fei heard a cry and his heart skipped a beat.
Now Penguin no longer only represents the interests of one company, but is related to the future of Chinese Internet companies going overseas. The more prominent Penguin is, the more it illustrates the potential and value of Chinese concept stocks.
Like Penguin, it has no reference. Compared with performance, strategic planning, and assets, it is not inferior to Google, Amazon and other American companies, but it is simply a step lower.
At this moment, Penguin is making rapid progress, breaking through the ceiling of Internet concept stocks in the eyes of US stocks and American capital!
"Mr. Lu, the attack on 150 failed."
Zeng Liqing sighed and stared at the stock K-line, a winding curve that started to lower its head after rising.
"It's still early and there are plenty of opportunities."
Lu Fei patted the two of them on the shoulders and comforted them calmly.
Ivanka next to her opened her mouth, and the bright red color of blood came into her eyes. The number "148.84 U.S. dollars" made people breathe quickly, and thoughts suddenly popped into their heads——
How much is this man worth now?
"Let's go over there and talk."
Lu Fei opened the balcony door and strolled out.
Ivanka said: "The final editing of "Saw 2" has been completed and will be released on Halloween. Sayito of New Line, I ask you, are you free to attend the premiere?"
Lu Fei put his hands on the railing and shook his head gently.
"Understood, I'll just tell you that you have other plans that day."
Ivanka opened the bag and took out a list folded into tofu cubes. On it was an investment platter exclusively provided by New Line. It was densely packed with names of scripts that had not yet been filmed, and it was written between the lines -
Make money!
"Butterfly Effect 2", "Death Comes 3"...
Lu Fei glanced at ten lines and couldn't arouse any interest at all. Most of them were thrillers and supernatural films. There was not one good project that I still remember deeply. There was no doubt that they were all money-losers.
"You don't like them all?" Ivanka raised an eyebrow, "There are a few movies that I think are worth investing in in terms of commercial investment, just the ones that I checked..."
"Pen."
"for you."
"Go and try to buy the film and television adaptation rights of these novels." Lu Fei scribbled on the paper, then circled one of them, "Especially this one, shoot it first."
Ivanka was startled and blinked: ""Twilight", what is this?"
"You haven't seen it?"
"No."
"I thought there were almost no women in America who haven't read it." Lu Fei smacked his lips and said that America's "Little Times" was a bit hard to explain.
"Is it available in the kindle store?"
Ivanka received a positive reply and immediately took out Kindle 1 from her bag. She smiled and said, "Can I borrow the wifi here and watch it for a while now?"
"Can."
Lu Fei squinted his eyes, wanting to see what tricks she wanted to play, and agreed to let her stay in the busy war room.
Ivanka didn't act like a monster. She acted as if the matter had nothing to do with her. She was just flipping through "The Twilight Saga" in a decent way, but her thoughts were entirely on Mr. Lu and Penguin Stock.
It stayed there until the closing bell in the afternoon, when Zeng Liqing rang the closing bell. Although the stock price had left midway because many investment banks had obviously made profits, investors one after another rushed to fill their positions. After opening at a high on the first day, it continued to rise, and was fixed at -
—
149.4 US dollars!
"What a pity, what a pity! We couldn't hold on to the $150 mark."
Lu Huateng sighed with regret on his face.
"Alas~"
The faces of Zeng Liqing and others also had a more or less sad look on their faces.
Lu Fei saw this and said speechlessly: "Look at you, I don't know if you thought Penguin was defeated in its listing! Although there is not a 200% increase, I just asked people at the New York Stock Exchange that 192% is the exchange rate
The biggest increase this year means that we have set a new record and made history, so we should celebrate!"
"Mr. Lu is right, we should celebrate."
Zeng Liqing took out the champagne and cigars he brought back from lunch and distributed them to everyone with a smile.
"1,2!"
"boom!"
"Bang! Bang!"
The cork flew out, and the rich smell of champagne floated in the air. It was not like spraying the wine all over the place, but drinking it quietly and pouring the amber wine into the glasses.
"I still remember that some time ago, some junk investment banks on Wall Street and Yahoo's junk news took advantage of our quiet period to keep throwing dirty water. Everyone was anxious."
Lu Fei raised his wine glass and asked, "How are you now?"
"It's no use!"
"It's all farts!"
"What the hell, if it weren't for Yahoo's news, it would definitely be higher!"
"That's right, I'll settle the score with Yahoo when I get back!"
"..."
In an instant, the public was furious, and the hatred for Yahoo rose to unknown levels. Blocking people's way of making money is like killing their parents.
"Dry!"
Lu Fei raised his neck, drank it all in one gulp, and then added a second glass, "I still remember a few months ago, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange mobilized all its forces and sent waves of lobbyists to persuade us to list in Xiangjiang, but they refused to do so.
I agree with 'same shares have different rights'. I wonder if you will regret it after seeing today's Penguin?"
"regret!!"
Echoes came and went, and the waves of people shook the sky.
"nnd, let the Hong Kong Stock Exchange regret it! Cheers!"
Lu Fei was very satisfied, waving his hands and said loudly: "I said, I will buy tonight's order. Before that, Sequoia prepared the best party on Wall Street for us! After fighting for such a long time, we should have a good time.
Enjoy, enjoy, today is ours!"
"Oh oh oh oh oh!"
Amidst the cheers, Ivanka stood on the periphery of the crowd and heard a few whispers from the Internet, chatting enthusiastically about the current net worth of her partners.
Based on this closing price, Penguin’s total market value is around US$14.687 billion. Lu Huateng’s shares are worth US$1.1 billion. Zeng Liqing’s net worth is just over US$700 million. After Lu Fei’s listing, 58.5% of his shares were sold.
Diluted to 52.065%, rounded to the equivalent of——
$7.65 billion!
"Oh my God!!"
Ivanka covered her mouth with both hands and almost shouted. She could expect that Lu Fei would surpass her father, but she didn't expect that he would surpass so much!
The gaze became complicated and ambiguous. The person standing in front of her was probably one of the top 20 richest people in the world.
Thinking of his age again, for a moment, his eyes were gleaming with spring, and he licked his lips with his tongue.
Skin color seems to be no longer an issue!
………………
Sunset, Yahoo building.
"Remove all negative news related to penguins."
After Yang Zhiyuan finished explaining, he said with a sullen face: "Jack Deer, your plan has failed. The analysis of those investment banks has no impact on Penguin's stock at all."
"Who would have thought that Bill Gates and Buffett would buy it? Investors followed suit one after another, which was completely unplanned."
Lu Yun felt very uncomfortable, "But at least it didn't make Penguin's stock price exceed 150 US dollars."
Yang Zhiyuan's face softened slightly, "Okay, what are you going to do next?"
Lu Yun said: "Ali is going to enter the search engine field."
Jerry Yang was surprised: "You also want to be a search engine?"
"No, I can't build another search engine by myself. We can afford the money, but we can't afford the time and energy, so we choose to join an excellent brand."
Lu Yun pretended to be tough, because it was obvious that Ah Li would not last until the end of the year if he could not find a new round of investment.
Yang Zhiyuan asked curiously: "Join?"
"That's right! The reason why Feigou.com can maintain its traffic advantage is largely relying on Sogou. If Taoduoduo joins Google, it must be a win-win situation. Joining Baidu can also be a win-win situation. No matter which company I join, it will be a win-win situation.
.”
Lu Yun said in a sincere tone: "But I want to join Yahoo."
Jerry Yang was very interested: "Why?"
"Just like Yahoo needs Ahri, Ahri also needs Yahoo." Lu Yun smiled and said: "The one with the highest technology is Google, but it is too strong and is not the same as Ahri. Baidu has done a good job in localization. In China
It’s very strong, but what Ali needs is globalization, and Yahoo is trying to achieve both globalization and technology.”
"indeed."
Yang Zhiyuan thought carefully. After all, this matter is related to Yahoo's strategic decision in China.
"Yang, I talked about the blueprint for our cooperation long before Zhou, do you still remember?" Lu Yun saw him and nodded, "If he hadn't hindered it, our cooperation might be able to see results now.
There are still opportunities to catch up. If you are interested, we can cooperate as soon as possible."
"I think so too."
Yang Zhiyuan reiterated the conditions he proposed to Lu Fei. US$1 billion is still US$10, but the use is very different. Among them, US$360 million is dedicated to solving SoftBank's problems.
Oh my god, there’s an unexpected bonus!
When Lu Yun heard the $1 billion dollar bill, he felt like a hungry man who had been hungry for three months. His eyes flashed green. He tried hard to restrain himself and stay rational: "Okay, I'll go back and think about it carefully."
"It won't be too difficult to go public before 2008, right?"
Yang Zhiyuan asked tentatively.
"No, not at all."
Lu Yun did not want to miss this financing opportunity, so he bit the bullet and said: "We have also had internal discussions and set a small goal. We will strive for Taoduoduo's fifth anniversary and be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange first."
………
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is very busy at this time.
“Open a US stock account!”
“What is Penguin’s stock symbol?”
"Don't buy it, the U.S. stock market is closed!"
"Go on the street. Why is the market closed now? I haven't bought a share yet. It's a stock that both the stock god Buffett and the richest man Bill Gates want to buy. If you don't buy it, you can't buy it."
"..."
Hong Kong citizens who watched Penguin "go up and up" in the U.S. stock market but could not buy it were filled with resentment. If good Chinese companies were not listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, why should they go to the United States?
“Don’t blame those people from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for jumping on the street!”
"As long as you agree to that 'partnership', you won't be given any privileges. So what if you do? This is a stock that both Bill Gates and Buffett are optimistic about."
"I really don't know how those people have their brains."
Various criticisms were spread in the retail investor hall, and every word was filled with complaints and sarcasm. The staff of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange were dull-faced and embarrassed and at a loss.
As for the senior executives, after the news of Penguin's listing came back one after another, they suddenly exploded and shattered the pot in an instant.
Penguin’s market capitalization is equivalent to the combined market capitalization of the five major Internet companies, namely NetEase, Sohu, New Wolf, Shanda, and Baidu. If it can be listed in Hong Kong, there is no doubt that it will definitely be the new king of Hong Kong stocks and no one can beat it!
In the conference room at this time, a group of local Xiangjiang executives were silent and smoking cigarettes. They had to hold 70% of the blame for Penguin not being listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
"boom!"
Zhou Wenyao paced back and forth, and finally he couldn't get rid of his anger. He punched the table and said angrily: "Just now, just now, the Financial Secretary and the Director of the Monetary Authority all called me.
, all asked me, why is Penguin not listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange?
You tell me how I should answer and what answer I should give!"
"Ahem, what's the saying? The wind can come in, the rain can come in, but the king can't come in. The rules are the rules. Any stock that wants to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange must abide by the rules."
"The regulations in Hong Kong are that there cannot be dual-class shares!"
"..."
The locals in Xiangjiang could not bow their heads and admit their mistakes. They kept saying tough words one after another and making various excuses. They even thought that it was nothing to miss the penguin. Anyway, there was only one penguin.
"Is Penguin an ordinary listed company?"
Chen Xiaowen has always supported giving special privileges to Penguin, and smiled coldly, "We personally gave the stock that could have been the number one stock in Hong Kong stock market to the New York Stock Exchange, causing the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's position in the hearts of China Internet Public Transport to plummet!
In the future, more and more Chinese Internet companies will follow the example of Baidu and Penguin and list in the United States, but will not come to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange because we have always shut out companies with different voting rights for the same shares!"
The opposition was confused: "You can't say that, this is the supervision of Xiangjiang's capital market..."
“Is the supervision of Xiangjiang’s capital market being left behind by the rapidly changing world, or should it make changes and innovate rapidly for the future?”
Chen Xiaowen raised his hand: "I propose to take the penguin as a warning, accelerate reforms, break the listing restrictions of 'different rights for the same shares', and not let the next penguin wander away from our Hong Kong Stock Exchange."
"What?!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
Just because of penguins, the rules of Xiangjiang Capital Market must be changed? What kind of penguin is this? It’s too overbearing!
“It’s not just the company that’s strong, it’s the people that are strong!”
Zhou Wenyao slammed the table several times and said with a straight face: "Mr. Lu still has many good eggs that have not been put into the listing basket, such as Sogou, Feigou, Logic, Fuxin..."
"..."
For a moment, there was silence, and each technology company blocked their stubborn mouths. Some of the executives present even had tears at the corners of their mouths and swallowed their saliva.
Mr. Lu, why haven’t you hung up the street lights yet?
