Time passed and it was December 2003 in a blink of an eye.
America, Mountain View, Silicon Valley, California, between Amphitheater Parkway and Coastal Boulevard, there is a company.
It's close to San Francisco, but it's even closer to a massive construction site.
The two founders of the company sat leisurely in the outdoor cafe regardless of the chill in the air.
Sergey Brin was looking at the construction site that was beginning to take shape. After a long time, he looked away and said to Lapage opposite:
"What a weird guy. Throughout Tesla, we can only see some flower-planting elements from here."
Page shrugged: "It looks like a fish from a distance, and it looks like clouds from a distance. I can't see the flower-planting element."
"That's not a fish, it's a koi." Sergey explained triumphantly, seemingly showing off his knowledge.
Page looked at the proud man and smiled: "If I remember correctly, the main producer of koi is in the island country."
"But it first appeared in records of flower planting in the Western Jin Dynasty."
"Okay~" Peppa raised her hands and said helplessly: "We are not here to see our neighbors."
"But the topic we want to talk about is related to it," Perch said with some frustration. "During the IPO negotiations, we have to keep it secret from Wall Street, but Tesla knows everything; we have to complete the IPO process according to our own route, especially
Tesla follows the rhythm of investment banks; we do not disclose any financial data, and Tesla is eager to dig out every profit...
Page, maybe it’s not a good idea to get Tesla to market first.”
Page shook his head and laughed: "Maybe you should move your attention away from the front page and read more about the report on the second page. Sergey, the war in Iraq has not stopped. The war that has lasted for more than half a year has made our economy, which has been in the doldrums for three years, come back.
The leading role is no longer the Internet companies of 2000, but the traditional Fortune 500!"
"I know, it's those damn oil companies, damn banks, damn buildings, and that damn Wal-Mart," Sergey danced excitedly, "But Page, I not only read the second page, I also saw
More, at the end of the year-end summary, every financial media never forgets to mention that Eastern country——
Its economic growth rate remains above 8% on average, accounting for one-third of global oil demand growth, and consuming half of the world's cement, one-third of its steel, one-quarter of its copper, and one-fifth of its world's copper.
aluminum.
Damn Tesla, it was born in that country, and the cunning Zhao has come up with a timetable for counterattacking the domestic market! "
Page was silent for a moment and asked: "What else do you know?"
"I also know a piece of news that makes many investors more interested: the "2003 Global Wealth Report" jointly developed by Merrill Lynch Group and Capgemini Consulting Company gave an amazing data: the financial assets of flower growers exceed US$1 million.
The number of wealthy people is 236,000. And
The total assets owned by these wealthy people have exceeded 969 billion U.S. dollars. Compared with their country’s GDP of 1.4 trillion U.S. dollars, this number is undoubtedly astonishing. The average assets of each of these members of the rich club exceeds
4.1 million US dollars, about RMB34 million! "
"..."
"Page, according to the timetable given by Zhao, Tesla's excessively high price will no longer be a problem for flower growers by then!"
Page's face finally turned ugly: "Let's talk about any other 'good news'."
"Morgan Stanley said that underwriters can get a 3.1% fee on Tesla's IPO business, and Tesla has to make regulations on securities underwriting fees that we will never do!
Page, believe me, those who originally planned to invest in Google will definitely turn to Tesla after they cannot get the stock auction and membership qualifications!"
"No, Sergey!" Page said disapprovingly, "You should pay attention to the gossip about the book profits of those oil companies. As long as the oil price does not drop for a day, Tesla may run out of potential even if it goes public.
The money will eventually be transferred to energy companies!"
"Bang~" At this time, Sergey threw a newspaper in front of him, "What if, I mean what if, what if Tesla announced that their 'Soundfield' has begun to make a profit?"
Page looked at the newspaper from Zhonghua. The considerate secretary had already translated it. The numbers above did not attract any attention, but an analyst's remarks surprised him:
'No one would have thought at the beginning that Zhao Song's casual layout would make all ring tones companies preparing to go online have to go through Shenzhou and Montnets. Now, the ring back tones business with a total value of 4.8 billion is facing the risk of copyright fees.
.
Everything depends on how well the government protects copyright.
But let’s not forget that flower growers have joined the WTO two years ago and have revised and formulated relevant laws and regulations on intellectual property rights in accordance with the TRIPS Agreement!’”
"..."
Page put down the newspaper without saying a word, and began to recall the relevant data of the world's top 1,200 companies. He likes to use numbers to speak. If he wants to measure whether Tesla's listing will have an impact on Google, then he will use Tesla
Whether the market capitalization has exceeded the top 200 is the standard!
…………
Sergey's concerns are justified, and Page is not wrong, but he overlooked one point - influenced by the arrogance and greed of companies like Enron and WorldCom, the United States has revised relevant financial accounting standards, resulting in the failure of many energy companies
All the income has been evaporated, and at the same time, I have lost my qualification to be on the list.
Top 200?
If Tesla causes Google to make any concessions to Wall Street, and this affects Google's corporate culture...
Google culture is romantic, naive and free. This kind of working state is considered by some critics to be a typical manifestation of the Internet bubble economy, but it is precisely through this laissez-faire approach that it has successfully brought a group of young technical elites to
Set up a trap to quickly stimulate their creativity.
If it really affects this, then Zhao Songke will be known as a troublemaker!
In fact, for these two idealists, instead of sitting here and looking at various economic data, it is better to go back to the company and look at the entertainment data in the background!
Tesla is in a silent period in the media, but the stars it created can appear in many entertainment scenes at will.
…
TV station, a talk show scene.
The host looked at the high-spirited Frank and asked accordingly:
"How has your life changed now from before?"
With his jeans, T-shirt, and shaggy hair, the creator of Sound Field completely fits the image of a tech nerd in people’s minds, and here, this image has been expanded to include a billionaire candidate.
"I used to beat up my good friend when he sold the company and robbed my girlfriend, and I stayed there for a long time." Frank smiled nonchalantly, "Now, after beating him for half an hour, I still feel...
Sitting here talking to you like nothing happened."
"Haha~"
The audience burst into laughter. Everyone knew that the Oriental man was famous for his litigious nature, so Tesla had the most professional team of lawyers in the United States. No one was surprised that Frank was sitting here after beating someone.
After laughing, the host then asked: "Can you talk about your feelings?"
Although according to the script, he couldn't ask all questions about Tesla's listing, he could still do it by playing around with it.
Frank was silent. After a long time, he finally uttered one word with difficulty:
"tired!"
He got everything he wanted at Tesla - wealth, achievement, fame, and freedom to control project funds, but the price he had to bear was that he not only had to complete his studies and research and development projects at the same time, but also under the command of the business team,
He keeps appearing in various entertainment and fashion scenes.
If you ask him how he feels, he feels tired. He is so tired!
…
Same time, New York.
When you get off the plane from JFK Airport, the busiest airport in the world, you can see 'her' as soon as you raise your eyes. The building on the skyline stands there quietly.
The mansions in New York's Central Park often attract much attention because the houses here are bought by wealthy people from all over the world, and those who control most of the world's wealth seem to be concentrated here.
Especially the tallest residence in the Western Hemisphere, the world's top mansion next to Central Park - 432 park avenue. (Note)
88th floor, study room.
Zhao Song put down his pen, pushed his work materials into the corner in disgust, stood up dizzily, rubbed his cervical spine, and walked out of the room.
Tired! Too tired!
What he wants to do most right now is to end this damn launch right away, quickly ask what the pedicure shop is called in the United States, and let his whole body feel refreshed. Of course, it would be even better if he could find a shop that provides big swords.
.
Passing through the lounge and private tasting room, and crossing the two 'obstacles' entangled under his feet, Zhao Song came to the huge living room. The luxurious floor-to-ceiling windows allowed him to see the panoramic view of Manhattan, which immediately put him in a good mood.
Got a lot.
But thinking of the two 'obstacles' at the door of the living room, Zhao Song's good mood dropped again.
"If your brain is sick, you must treat it!"
Zhao Song muttered, picked up two walnuts from the coffee table, walked to the retro cabinet in the corner, and took out his Nokia mobile phone...
"Boom~"
After collecting the walnut meat, I walked to the bar and opened the refrigerator. The cans specially customized by the Coca-Cola Company appeared in front of me. The golden cans looked particularly tall.
Opening it, inserting the straw, Zhao Song carried the tray to the two 'obstacles'.
'Obstacles' are lying down and entangled together.
Xiaoyu and Baili held each other's hair with one hand and pinched each other's chest with the other. Even if they maintained a 69 posture, they could still grin and bear the pain while glaring and cursing. One has to admire the resilience of women!
Put walnut kernels into the mouths of the two women to replenish their brains, and then put straws into the mouths of the two women to replenish the water they lost due to the fierce fighting.
Without any persuasion, he allowed the two women to continue fighting. He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the scenery outside the window, and murmured:
"I know everyone is tired and nervous. Please hold on for a few more days. When Tesla goes on the market, you will be free!"