Chapter 1267 This is an exciting time (there is a big chapter at night
Although the Forbes Rich List cannot completely reflect a person's net worth to a certain extent, this ranking is still very useful and authoritative at certain times.
Xia Zekai ranks 212th on the Forbes rich list, which is not low at all.
He followed him over, and they immediately became guests. This was a treatment that Ma Yun had not enjoyed when he came here before.
The two of them chatted all night about the listing of Alibaba Group. They even had some late-night snacks in the middle of the night, and then went to have a rest.
On the second day, Ma Yun called Xia Zekai to come with him again and met with the heads of investment banks such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Credit Suisse.
Everyone's time is very tight, and there is not much time left for Jack Ma and Alibaba Group.
According to the original plan, they had to complete the global roadshow before September 19, otherwise there would be no chance of Jack Ma taking Xia Zekai to visit three investors in one day.
After meeting with the heads of investment banks such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Credit Suisse, everyone also had a great time chatting with each other.
We also had dinner together in the evening and got promises from all three parties. This time it was Xia Zekai's turn.
"Boss Xia, I will hold a special show for you at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel the day after tomorrow. I will invite all media parties from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Middle East and other countries who can be present, and then I will watch your performance."
Ma Yun said with a serious expression.
He is very concerned about this press conference, which will affect whether Alibaba Group can gain more investors' love and financial support during its road show in a few days.
Once it cannot be recognized by investors, Alibaba's U.S. IPO is likely to come to an end. This will be a catastrophic blow to Alibaba Group and will cause the failure of everyone including Alibaba Group and other capital parties.
Would like to see.
Xia Zekai also realized the importance of the day after tomorrow. He nodded cautiously and extended his right hand to Jack Ma: "Jack, I will go all out."
"Thank you!" Ma Yun bowed and thanked Xia Zekai, which was enough to show how grateful he was to Xia Zekai and how much he valued this press conference.
This is the first time Xia Zekai has seen such a serious side of Jack Ma.
In the evening, when he called his wife Luo Xiyun, he told her about his two-day itinerary, his meeting with several world-class well-known investment banks, and about the press conference the day after tomorrow.
"Are there any Chinese reporters?" Luo Xiyun asked.
It was still early in the morning in China, and Luo Xiyun had just woken up and was feeling bored. She was very interested in this press conference.
Xia Zekai said: "Don't worry, there must be one!"
He told his wife that Alibaba Group would start its first road show at the Washington Avenue Hotel in New York City, New York, USA, and would then conduct road shows across the United States and even in many important countries around the world.
"That means Alibaba Group will definitely go public this month." Luo Xiyun asked.
Xia Zekai said "Yeah" and said, "If nothing else happens, it will be officially launched during the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 19th of this month."
"Why is it the Mid-Autumn Festival? Are you coming back?" Luo Xiyun asked him.
Xia Zekai said with a smile: "It depends on the situation, there is a possibility that we won't be able to go back."
"Okay, you can talk about it after you finish this matter." Luo Xiyun did not force him, she could distinguish the priorities.
When she heard her husband say that there would be a live press conference the day after tomorrow, it was actually the prelude to the Alibaba Group's roadshow to go public. To be precise, this was already the first roadshow, but the protagonist was Xia Zekai, not Jack Ma.
Luo Xiyun felt a little uneasy.
She imagined how her husband would behave the day after tomorrow, but she never thought about how much their family's wealth would increase after Alibaba Group was officially listed.
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New York City, New York, USA.
Another day has passed. In the past few days, Xia Zekai, Jack Ma, Cai Chongxin, Zhang Yong, Lu Zhaoxi and others have been busy.
They are all working hard for the successful listing of Alibaba Group.
Before the official road show, Jack Ma convened a meeting with the Eighteen Arhats of Alibaba Group, except Xia Zekai, and decided to divide the troops into three groups.
The first team, led by Lao Ma, stayed in the United States and traveled to various cities in the United States for road shows.
The second team, led by Alibaba Group Vice Chairman Tsai Chongxin and CEO Lu Zhaoxi, went to the Middle East to promote Alibaba stocks.
The third route, CFO Wu Wei and COO Zhang Yong, led the team to Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and other countries to promote Alibaba Group stocks.
They are very busy. As members of the Alibaba Group, each of them is performing their own responsibilities.
At this time, Xia Zekai also felt the gap between Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. and Alibaba Group.
We know that this gap will not shrink with the increase in sales, but it will take time to accumulate, the accumulation of corporate culture and the thickening of beliefs.
I was thinking that I would start working on this aspect after returning to China.
Xia Zekai has been fully preparing for this day. Regarding the speech script given to him by Alibaba Group, Xia Zekai read it once and gave it back to Jack Ma. The content was too dry, not what he wanted to say, and it could not interest other people.
human emotions.
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The day passed slowly while waiting, and at this time, many outside media, TV stations, and newspapers received invitations from Alibaba Group.
They will be invited to a luncheon at the Washington Avenue Hotel in New York City. At the same time, Mr. Xia Zekai, ranked 212th on the Forbes list, will hold a press conference as an important shareholder and partner of Alibaba Group.
In addition, this press conference was broadcast live globally, and the domestic live broadcast was placed on the Toutiao platform.
This was Xia Zekai's request. Although Ma Yun was very dissatisfied, he still took care of Xia Zekai's emotions at this critical moment and finally agreed to Xia Zekai's request.
Everything is being prepared in an intense and orderly manner, and everyone is waiting for tomorrow's arrival.
To be precise, many people are waiting for the Mid-Autumn Festival to arrive. They really want to see whether Alibaba Group can successfully list on the New York Stock Exchange and raise the legendary huge amount of funds of more than 20 billion US dollars.
The country is very lively at this time.
The news that Xia Zekai held an early press conference as a partner on behalf of Alibaba Group has spread all over the country.
Even CCTV Economic Channel will broadcast it.
In addition, many people in China have seen a message that Xia Zekai's press conference will be broadcast live on the Toutiao platform.
This suddenly frightened everyone, and many people quickly downloaded the Toutiao APP.
This has also contributed more than 60 million cumulative downloads to the Toutiao APP in a short period of time. From this, we can also see how many people in China are paying attention to this matter.
When Zhang Yiming saw this data, he felt very complicated.
I always thought that he could help Brother Xia, but the final facts proved that Xia Zekai helped Toutiao again and again.
Liang Rubo also fell silent when he saw the result.
He was not jealous of Brother Xia for giving this opportunity to Toutiao. Yixing itself was not suitable for live broadcasting.
He was wondering when he and Yiming would truly grow up?
Then go help Brother Xia.
I always feel that this road still has a long way to go.
But domestic netizens are excited at this time. They feel that if Alibaba Group can be successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the United States, it will bring glory to the country.
Many people have a sense of national collective honor and are looking forward to its successful listing.
When the sun rose on the morning of September 3rd, U.S. time, Ma Yun personally came over and knocked on the door of Xia Zekai's room. Looking at Xia Zekai who was fully dressed, Ma Yun also had a bright smile on his face. He stretched out his hands to shake hands with Xia Zekai.
And he said to Xia Zekai: "Boss Xia, I owe you everything."
At this moment, Xia Zekai heard a trace of undetectable tension in Ma Yun's tone.
Only then did Xia Zekai realize that Lao Ma was also nervous.
He smiled and stretched out his hand to high-five Jack Ma: "Jack, I'm looking forward to your wonderful performance on the road show. I'm also looking forward to Alibaba Group's successful listing, but don't let me down!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely not disappoint you and everyone waiting." Ma Yun said with clenched fists.
It's more like giving yourself a pep talk.
After finishing speaking, Ma Yun led the way: "Let's go, I'll take you to the venue at the Washington Avenue Hotel."
