The scene of the accident was very tragic, with broken glass and car parts scattered on the floor and blood stains. The police cordoned off the area to prevent unauthorized persons from entering.
The results of the on-site investigation were surprising. It could be seen from the dilapidated wreckage of the blue van that there were three occupants in the vehicle, all of whom died on the spot.
In the wreckage of the vehicle, there were densely exposed wires and numerous electronic monitoring equipment, showing that this was not simple.
In particular, the driver died the most tragically. He was shot several times in the chest, abdomen and legs. The most fatal thing was that an AUG bullpup assault rifle was stabbed into his stomach, and his whole body was strung into the wreckage of the cockpit.
all this
The live broadcast through television cameras quickly spread to major news networks across the United States. The bloody scenes were mosaic, but the general appearance can still be seen.
It triggered overwhelming doubts and countless question marks, attracting the attention of audiences across the United States.
Who is the person in this car?
what are they doing?
Why are you so stubborn in the face of police inspection? Are you hiding some secret?
According to the speculation of TV commentators, the driver was obviously armed with a gun. Who was he trying to deal with?
Why are there so many professional monitoring and surveillance equipment?
Can anyone explain all this?
Soon, the relevant TV stations obtained the surveillance information of the Mediterranean Manor.
Surveillance data shows that this blue van has passed through the Mediterranean Manor 43 times in the last eight days and stopped 14 times for varying lengths of time. The longest time it stayed was 27 minutes.
What’s especially creepy is;
The blue van stopped for the last time, and a black muzzle protruded from the glass window of the cab. It was obviously the AUG unsupported assault rifle that killed the driver.
Police on-site investigation proved that the gun was filled with ten rounds of bullets.
Relevant to the direction of the Mediterranean manor that the gun was aimed at, the topic instantly ignited public opinion and became the hottest topic ranked first on the Yahoo portal.
There was no need for Wang Yaocheng to call his upper-class friends. Everyone, including Commander George, knew about the breaking news almost immediately, and everyone had different reactions.
Those who knew the inside story immediately realized that the FBI must have caused the catastrophe, and the whole situation was in disgrace.
Director Helms was overwhelmed with questions from bigwigs from all walks of life. He was even called to the White House and scolded him. He was ordered to quickly clean up the mess, sincerely apologize to Mr. Wang Yaocheng and ask for forgiveness.
the next morning
Official news shows;
After investigation, it was found that this was an operation initiated privately by Senior Agent Captain George, the head of the FBI's Special Operations Group in California, without prior authorization.
Because his ex-wife was fired by Marvel Entertainment Film Company, Captain George held a grudge to seek revenge and acted beyond his authority. He has been fired and held accountable for the subsequent consequences.
Director Helms will go to Los Angeles in person to meet with Mr. Wang Yaocheng, the owner of the Mediterranean Manor, and make a sincere apology and promise that nothing like this will happen again.
Anyway, big things are reduced to small things, and small things are reduced to small things.
After the uproar in the public opinion media, various conspiracy theories and speculations emerged among the people. The discussion on this hot event has not cooled down at all, but has been reported in the newspapers from time to time.
In this regard, the relevant intelligence and governance departments have no good way to stop Yuyou's mouth, and can only let it ferment, which seriously affects the reputation of government departments.
Fortunately, if you have too many lice, you won't be itchy, and if you have too many black histories, you won't mind if you have one more.
In this tumultuous news event, Mediterranean Manor never said a word and seemed to be completely aloof from the incident, acting quite calm.
It is difficult for Wang Yaocheng to express too many opinions on such a sensitive issue.
The practice of lashing out at relevant departments is just a quick rhetorical move and cannot really change anything.
In the territory of the Americans, it is better to keep a low profile. Although Director Helms apologized very sincerely, in fact, the intelligence and control unit will still do whatever it is supposed to do, and it will not be less.
This time he suffered a big loss, and Wang Yaocheng did not expect Director Helms to just laugh and let it go, but the situation forced him to bow his head temporarily.
Don't dwell on this issue, he has more urgent things to do.
Because Google is about to go public.
Since Google moved into its headquarters in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, the business has developed rapidly under the leadership of CEO Shun Xiangyang, and the total number of employees has also increased rapidly from 720 to more than 1,200.
And the Google Maps application business was officially launched, and the company's development is in full swing.
What attracts the most attention from Wall Street is that Google has found a reliable profit growth point. Here is the famous "self-service profitable search" model. With this killer tool, it has won the favor of advertisers and its profitability has skyrocketed.
In the 1990s, advertisers paid, and search engines such as Yahoo and Excite earned revenue through direct-display advertising on web pages.
This model is very popular, but its shortcomings are also obvious. After a period of time, no one clicks anymore. Search companies and advertisers encounter advertising bottlenecks and have to continue to invest more, and the effect is getting worse and worse.
Google launched the AdWords product in 2001, which is the "self-service profitable search" model. This came from the genius idea of Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and it has proven to be very effective.
The product model seemed very novel at the time;
Brands no longer need to communicate with advertising agencies about advertising matters, but can manage them themselves, saving time, energy and costs.
What's even more attractive is that there is a personalization attempt in AdWords. Ads can be created according to the content of search queries instead of appearing randomly. In addition, Google also uses a bidding model to increase revenue.
The higher the bid, the higher the position of the customer's text ad.
This is the "keyword" search and "bidding" model commonly used by Baidu. The better the advertising effect, the more willing advertisers are to invest more, forming a virtuous circle, bringing a steady stream of huge profits to Google.
The "self-service profitable search" model has become Google's money-attracting weapon. As its market share expands, its profitability levels soar, followed by higher valuations.
Looking back at Google's journey, Yahoo.com is an important company that cannot be bypassed.
Before 2001, Google had not yet become the mainstream of search. The industry leader was Yahoo, which occupied the vast majority of the search market.
Because of the overlapping search business, the two companies have had many patent disputes in the search field, and they are constantly in conflict with each other.
What really made Google stand out was a search cooperation deal with Yahoo. Yahoo gave up Inktomi and supported Yahoo's website through Brin and Page's search services.
Google has risen rapidly since then and has become a challenger that cannot be ignored in the field of online search.
In September 2001, Wang Yaocheng, the boss behind the scenes, personally intervened to mediate, and Google and Yahoo settled the patent dispute.
At that time, Mr. Shun Xiangyang, the CEO of Yahoo, signed a memorandum of understanding with Google's Sergey Brin to obtain a permanent license for $56 million, and Google's advertising product AdWords was established.
These two far-reaching transactions were called by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer;
The pie-sharing game played by the Silicon Valley godfather boss has emasculated Yahoo's competitiveness in the search business.
Strangely, this sour remark was widely accepted by Wall Street observers, and then evolved into a more vivid metaphor. The famous Quantum Investment Fund manager and Wall Street financial speculator George Soros once said;
In the field of network high-tech and other business fields, the boss king is the financier with the most investment vision I have ever seen. He has the heart of a lion, the cunning of a fox, the greed of a vulture and the patience of a poisonous snake. He can strike at critical moments. Deadly, quick, accurate and ruthless, he is a born hunter.
Today, Google is booming and developing rapidly, and it cannot be stopped once it starts.
Since the search business surpassed Yahoo in 2003, its lead has become more and more obvious, and it has continuously consolidated its position as the leader.
Google's first quarter 2004 financial report shows;
In the online search business, Google occupied 72.1% of the international market and earned US$433 million in profits in the first fiscal quarter, 88% of which was contributed by the advertising business, making its performance extremely impressive.
It can be said that he is one of the most handsome boys in Silicon Valley.
While other Internet high-tech companies are struggling to find a profit model, Google has found a stable and rapidly rising source of income, achieved large profits and financial freedom, and entered a rapid and healthy development track.
How can such an excellent network high-tech enterprise not make people excited?
In sharp contrast, Yahoo is like a bloated man who has gained weight after blowing up, sinking deeper and deeper into the swamp of losses.
Yahoo declined sharply in just two years. At the same time, its performance on the Nasdaq market was quite weak, and its market value has always hovered around US$60 billion.
Many market participants are not optimistic about it, maintaining cautious holdings and recommending selling.
Time has entered late May, and Google's eye-catching IPO has come to an end, attracting great attention from the financial circles across the United States and the world.
Listing roadshow results display;
Google is widely sought after by pension funds and venture capital managers. The proposed stock price is in the range of 85 to 110 US dollars. Based on the current popularity, it may reach the highest level of 110 US dollars per share.
Wang Yaocheng is very satisfied with the price;
Based on the lowest level of US$85 per share, Google is valued at US$27 billion, and based on the highest level of US$110 per share, it is valued at US$35 billion, a full US$8 billion more.
After listing
By releasing 20% of Google's equity, the Royal Fund will receive US$4.3 billion and still hold 62% of Google's equity after the listing, firmly controlling Google.
Original co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Brown each own 3.1% of the shares after the issuance, and are tied for the second largest shareholder.
Google CEO Shun Xiangyang and the middle and senior management team have a 3% stock option pool and enjoy varying amounts of equity incentives depending on their positions.
This means that after Google goes public, there will be more than a dozen billionaires, more than 100 multi-millionaires, and more than 300 millionaires, about 65% of whom are Chinese elites.
From a proportional perspective, the proportion of Chinese Americans is already quite high.
Interestingly, a large part of the Chinese elites here are high-level talents who transferred from Yahoo.com at the call of the royal family fund.
I have to say it is full of irony.
Think back to when Yang Zhiyuan took control of the Yahoo website and went on a rampage of mergers and acquisitions. Many Chinese elites were suppressed and excluded, and their lives were quite unsatisfactory. Naturally, they had to muddle through their work without any enthusiasm.
After coming to Google, these Chinese elites have enjoyed a second career.
Google's email Gmail was officially launched, providing 1GB of memory space and advanced search capabilities, which perfectly solved the shortcomings faced by other email products on the market at the time.
Google Maps was officially launched, which greatly enhanced user stickiness and reputation, and the new service was widely praised.
These new products were all developed by elite Chinese talents, showing superb technical standards and world-class professionalism, which almost made Yang Zhiyuan furious.
Is there any mistake?
Why didn't I see you guys being so capable at Yahoo? It's like I was given a shot in the arm by moving to another place. This is a slap in the face of my old employer.