Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 332 Famous

[Wall Street Journal: Merrill Lynch announced the latest progress of Apple's listing. All 31.5 million shares for institutions have been sold out, with an average trading price of US$10.98. This means that Apple is worth US$3.7 billion in the hearts of many institutions! 】

[The New York Times: Valuation exceeds 3.7 billion! Apple Computer officially becomes the largest IPO in the past two decades since Ford Motor Company went public! Three twenty-year-olds made history! 】

[Washington Post: The youngest billionaire in history may have been born! Apple Computer's prospectus clearly records that Ethan Jones, the founder of Destiny Game and an investor in Apple Computer, owns 76.14 million shares of Apple Computer, based on the price of US$10.98 given by the institution. Calculate, the wealth here will be as high as 836 million! Coupled with the unlisted Destiny Game, Ethan Jones, who was born in 1955, has become the youngest billionaire in history! none of them! 】

["USA Today": Latest news, Apple prices 11.11! 】

[Los Angeles Times: Steve Jobs announces Apple Ring Day! 12.12! 】

When Ethan returned to the auditorium and read out the names of the sixty-three lucky people one by one, all the preparation processes related to the listing have come to an end. The companies that were not bought were dejected, and the financial institutions that were lucky enough to win were Not happy either, because everyone knows that there is only one winner in this war.

And this winner is not them yet.

But even so, the news related to it was still publicized by Merrill Lynch. When the purchase price of nearly eleven US dollars got into the ears of various media, countless exclamations also turned into words, wrapped in the fragrance of ink, and appeared on the paper. above the surface and into the hands of the people.

then……

The title of the world's youngest billionaire fell on Ethan's head.

Of course, no matter how noisy the outside world is, Ethan doesn't care.

Because he doesn't care about these false names at all, not to mention that he has already touched 100 million in cash a few years ago. Compared with real money and silver, what are all bubble stocks?

You can’t sell it, but you want it to rise sharply? Then you have to work hard for another forty years!

To be honest, after being targeted by capital for five consecutive years, Ethan was really tired. The pain of running the industry made him want to retire, and the pressure of maintaining wealth made him have no choice but to move forward.

"Boss, it's all done."

Just when Ethan was thinking about it, Steve Ballmer also got into his office.

The bald man pulled the tie around his neck with one hand, trying to breathe more air. He waved his hand in the air and said, "All the people related to Apple have left."

"Including Madoff who wants to communicate with you."

"I kicked him directly onto the plane and told him not to come again..."

Although the auction proceeds very quickly, there are still many follow-up matters, which cannot be ended with a simple hammer, and there is no need for Ethan to take care of those trivial matters personally, Merrill Lynch can take care of them.

But there were some things that he needed to sign. Because he was too lazy to stay at the scene, he called Ballmer and asked him to compile them together before handing them over to him.

Because of this, Ballmer will appear in the closing team.

And when he finished handling all the matters, as Ethan's assistant, he also shouldered the responsibility of the host and sent all the Merrill Lynch staff away. As for the Madoff in his mouth...

That's right.

This is the Madoff that the world will know in the future.

The Madoff who ran the largest Ponzi scheme in history.

Madoff had been working on Wall Street as early as 1960. In order to compete with his peers, he pioneered the introduction of computers into the company in pursuit of faster information dissemination.

When Nasdaq was preparing for its establishment, their goal was to create an intelligent trading platform. So when the Nasdaq Management Committee learned that Madoff was a leader on Wall Street, they asked Madoff An invitation was sent to him for technical guidance, and he successfully created the world's first electronic trading stock market. When Nasdaq was officially established, Madoff, who provided a large number of services to it, naturally became a guest there.

Therefore, when Apple decided to list on Nasdaq, Madoff could have contact with Apple if he wanted to. And when he came back this time, he first wanted to witness a Dutch auction that he had never seen before; second, he wanted to communicate with Apple, try to purchase Apple computers, and continue to expand the possibilities of electronic transactions; third... that was Get to know and build a relationship with Ethan Jones.

Of course, at the same time, he also handed Ethan his business card.

Bragging about his company and talking about his company's investment income.

If Ethan were a native, he might be attracted by Madoff's high returns.

But alas, Ethan is not.

Ethan, who was too lazy to communicate with him, didn't even take his business card and replied directly——

"I only invested 50,000 in Apple."

The next second, the return rate of 16,720 times in four years almost choked Madoff to death.

But even so, Madoff was not discouraged and wanted to introduce his fund to Ethan.

That tireless look made Ethan wonder.

In fact, Ethan knew what this guy was after.

As the most popular fried chicken in North America at the moment, he should be the investor Madoff most wants to win over.

As long as Ethan buys their fund, it will become Madoff's best advertisement to attract customers.

Ethan even believed that in order to win over him, this guy could do something like investing 10 million, earning 20 points annually, returning 200 a year, paying it all back in five years, and making the rest in vain.

Although this kind of rate of return sounds very attractive, even if it is a Ponzi scheme, and Ethan also believes that even if he invests, the federation will not let him pay back the money decades later, but...

He had no idea about the scam.

He told Madoff the word 'get out' and asked security to drag him away.

He also said hello to the Merrill Lynch people and expressed that he did not want to see him again.

At the same time, he also emphasized to the people at Nasdaq...

"If this guy appears in front of me again."

"Then my next company will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange."

Although the people at Nasdaq didn't understand why Ethan was so disgusted with Madoff, they still nodded their heads like woodpeckers and patted their chests to guarantee, "He will never come to California again!"

Now that this guy is gone, it doesn’t matter to Ethan. After being busy for several months and not paying much attention to his company, he yawned and said, “Did anything big happen outside during my absence? Is there anything I need to pay special attention to?"

Ethan didn’t bother to ask if there was anything wrong with the company.

If something happens, Ballmer and Evelin will definitely notify him.

Didn't you say? Of course there is none!

"Uh, boss, there are three things I want to report to you."

Ballmer was very polite, nodded and said: "The first thing has to do with Paramount."

"They may not be able to swallow up Sega."

"What?" Ethan blinked his eyes and didn't understand.

Ballmer continued: "In June of this year, shortly after you rejected General Tire, problems arose at Gulf and Western Industries, the parent company of Sega and Paramount."

"They held a press conference in New York to show the world their new product, an electric car, and the project was a huge disappointment, causing their company's stock price to plummet."

"Investors don't believe them, the market doesn't believe them."

"It puts them directly into financial crisis."

"Now they need a lot of cash to deal with the problem, so..."

"In the past few months, they have been trying to sell off their companies."

Electric vehicles are actually a very old design. As early as the 19th century, many scientists said that the future will be an electric era. However, everyone has been unable to solve the battery life problem of electric vehicles, which has led to this product not being available until the 21st century. The century has truly blossomed into a certain glory.

Gulf and Western Industries is one of the promoters of electric vehicles. They have been researching this thing as early as ten years ago. Not only that, they have also received project subsidies of up to 15 million from the federal Department of Energy. The Department of Energy hopes they can develop an electric car with a range of 140 miles, which is about 215 kilometers.

After receiving the money, Gulf and Western Industries began to study frantically on this. At the beginning of this year, they finally had the results. They said they had developed a vehicle that could travel continuously for 150 miles at a speed of 65 miles per hour. The charging time for an electric car with 100 miles of battery is only eight hours at most.

After hearing the news, the Department of Energy was overjoyed.

After reading the test reports of the Gulf and Western Industries, the Department of Energy expressed appreciation that according to the research and development speed of the Gulf and Western Industries, when the millennium arrives, the U.S. automobile industry will undergo earth-shaking changes. Thirty-nine cars will be replaced by pure electric cars.

However, after Gulf and Western Industries held a press conference and delivered the vehicle to the Department of Energy, the Department of Energy conducted a test and discovered that the 150-mile battery life was nonsense!

That is the ideal state of the battery and motor without a frame!

Once installed in a car, their range is only ninety miles at most!

And what is a car without a frame? Harry Potter’s broomstick?

Even more impressive is the fact that the frame submitted by Gulf and Western Industries failed to pass the crash test.

When this fact emerged, the U.S. Department of Energy went directly to Sparta. They asked Gulf and Western Industries to explain. After all, they invested 15 million.

then……

Gulf and Western Industries' explanation is the same as the price of SU7, which is difficult to produce.

Because they can’t explain it!

After all, this is not the 21st century!

Virtual marking has not become the norm yet!

Since Gulf and Western Industries had experienced a wave of dividends from electric vehicles when they announced their plans to build cars, when they were unable to produce real products, the financial market gave them the most loyal feedback.

Now they are on the edge of a cliff, trying hard to sell off assets in an attempt to save themselves.

When they themselves can hardly live anymore...

How about a merger between Sega and Paramount?

"So, they will sell off Paramount?" Ethan asked with a smile.

"Uh... there's a high probability not." Ballmer pondered for a moment and finally shook his head.

"Because Paramount is a premium asset."

"Is that Sega?" Ethan struck again.

Ballmer couldn't do anything like this. "Boss, I don't know."

The honest answer made Ethan wave his hand.

Although Ballmer couldn't guess the tactics of Gulf and Western Industries, Ethan did understand. This may be the reason why the other party sold Sega in his previous life.

"What about the second thing?"

"The second thing is related to General Tire..."

Before Ballmer could finish speaking, Ethan motioned for him to stop.

"I don't want to hear about them."

"next."

Everything related to General Tire is nothing more than RKO.

And what does RKO's life and death have to do with him?

Not to mention, in his memory, there was no RKO Communications in his previous life!

Since he is no longer in history, why should Ethan desperately search for him?

"Okay." The boss was already so straightforward, so Ballmer didn't waste any more time and said, "Then let me talk about the third thing, which is related to our former governor of California."

"Boss, when you had no time to pay attention to him, he was already standing with Commander Jimmy."

"Tomorrow, the results will come out..."

Yes.

While Ethan was wrestling with Wall Street, the former governor of California also defeated all his competitors and successfully joined forces with President Jimmy in Washington. Judging from the road show results in the past four months, if nothing unexpected happens, the former governor of California will succeed in reaching the top spot with an overwhelming advantage.

This news stunned Ethan for half a second, and then he felt like he was in another world.

"Is this thing almost over?"

He couldn't believe it.

And the next second, he felt something was wrong again, "Did I not do anything?"

These two questions made Ballmer nod and shake his head.

"Yes, things are almost over, and your uncle has been cheering for him."

Although Ethan has no time to care about the outside world.

But this doesn't mean that everyone around you will stay still.

After the former California governor announced his candidacy, Thomas raised his arms and shouted in support of him.

When the other party came to California to give a speech, Thomas even organized a lot of people to support him, including workers in his own farmland, farming friends around him, and some senior buyers.

For example, the general manager of McDonald's in California was pulled to the scene by Thomas and gave a speech, calling on employees in major franchise restaurants to vote for the former governor.

Paint California red no matter what.

"Wait!" Ballmer's words made Ethan frown.

"What? How did Thomas drag people from McDonald's to the speech?"

Ethan didn't understand.

Ballmer smiled and explained: "Oh - this is very simple -"

"During your absence, Jones and Johnson Agricultural Production Company under your name has become a supplier to many companies. The potatoes and lettuce grown by your uncle Thomas were all purchased by McDonald's, and the cotton grown was purchased by Nike. Gone, the navel oranges grown were purchased by Coca-Cola..."

"And these businesses..."

"The worst thing is that the vice presidents of those groups come to talk in person."

Ethan was stunned.

But soon, his eyebrows relaxed and he smiled.

Because he guessed the intentions of those people.

After he swept across the east and west coasts with thunderous momentum, anyone with any brains would understand that his rise could not be stopped. When the guys in Hollywood hold their noses and accept his detachment, and when the guys on Wall Street still participate in the auction even though they are unwilling, other capital will be less likely to offend him.

If possible, these people would prefer to have a good relationship with him.

They don't expect to make more from trading.

I just hope that Ethan won't take them as a target next time he has a seizure.

This is enough.

Of course, these things can actually be said in other words...

"They're scared."

Ethan smiled and sighed, "They are afraid of me who is unruly."

"I'm even more afraid of me being unruly."

"I'm most afraid of following the rules but being able to break them."

　Note: ① In reality, Apple was also the largest IPO in the US stock market in the past two decades since Ford went public. Back then, everyone was optimistic about the personal computer industry. ②In fact, the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission had received a fraud report from Madoff as early as 1992. His case was only investigated until 1991. Instead of being investigated only in 1991, it was investigated forward and it was determined in 92 that he had not committed fraud. The fraudulent SEC is about to get it all. His history of attracting people to invest can even be traced back to 1970. He started a fund as soon as he got online with Nasdaq. ③ Gulf and Western Industries do make electric vehicles, and they died because of this. Of course, the U.S. Department of Energy thinks they are cheating.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)