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   Chapter 218 Feng Shui turns

It is not new for the technology industry to enter the game industry. As a representative of the technology industry in America, Microsoft is also the first to enter the game industry. As early as more than ten years ago, when Microsoft was just established, Bill Gates won the game for personal reasons. Flight Simulator" agency.

I didn't do it, it was the "flight simulator" that put the earth into the game. This game is not only operating one or two games, but has been operating continuously for decades. Since the establishment of Microsoft, it has been operating as an agency. , There is no other, just because the boss is rich and willful, there is no way that the Microsoft boss likes this game, then Microsoft can only bite the bullet and continue to operate, regardless of whether it makes money or not.

It's just that the technology industry has not entered the game market on a large scale before. The game and the technology industry are still like two parallel lines that coexist. There are many technology players who like games, and there are many bigwigs from the technology industry in the game industry. , but most of it is due to interest, the game and technology industry, before ICQ, have not completely overlapped.

   Now, ICQ has broken this parallel line. When the news of ICQ's bid to acquire Xue Leshan came out, it was a huge shock for the technology and game industries.

Although Netscape and Yahoo are touted countless times in the technology industry, Song Yang has a very special position in America's Internet industry. Song Yang, who made his debut, has launched an Internet advertising business like a white knight, which has caused the original deadlock. The Internet industry has become hot again.

Hitmail made e-mail into the first real Internet product for all people in history. E-mail has become the most popular in the world after the telephone in just over a year since its launch. Continental Exchange Products.

   And ICQ not to mention, it is creating a new history, instant messaging is setting off the first round of Internet social storm, young Internet users are using ICQ to communicate as a trend!

Whether it is Internet advertising, e-mail or instant messaging, almost all of them lead the trend of the Internet. Even if Song Yang has not yet appeared in Time magazine, he has not won any titles such as "Silicon Valley Hero" or "Yahoo Chief" with Anderson and Yang Zhiyuan. , But the entire Silicon Valley has put Song Yang on the same level as Anderson, Yang Zhiyuan and others, and they are all considered to be the figures leading the Internet trend!

   But now, Song Yang's ICQ has suddenly attacked the game industry in a big way, which has to make many colleagues in the Internet industry speculate whether Song Yang is going to do something again.

The same is true for the game industry. In recent years, the game industry has just slowly climbed out of the Atari game bankruptcy. Game companies such as Xue Leshan and Blizzard continue to sell themselves, and they are inseparable from the bankruptcy of Atari. .

   Now that Internet companies have entered the game industry, no one knows whether it is good or bad for the entire game company, but CUC International, which holds Xue Leshan, has seen its share price soar!

   "What's the situation now?"

   Song Yang, who returned to San Jose, looked at the overwhelming reports in the media, and couldn't help but frown and asked Irene, the more the outside world pays attention to the acquisition, the greater the probability of yellowing, and the more difficult the acquisition.

  Irene was also a little dissatisfied, "The news was released by CUC International, it must be trying to raise the price!"

  CUC International is obviously not doing it properly and wants to take the opportunity to raise the price, but CUC International obviously did it. Stimulated by this news, CUC International's stock price rose sharply.

   "The current president of Xue Leshan is a financial executive assigned by the merged CUC International Company to manage Xue Leshan!"

Irene mentioned the status quo of Xue Le Mountain to Song Yang. CUC International didn't pay much attention to Xue Le Mountain at all. Basically, it was to drain the last drop of blood. Otherwise, it would not be so perfunctory. , to manage Xueleshan and its subsidiary Blizzard and other companies.

Song Yang didn't know whether Xue Leshan was lucky or unlucky. He said it was bad luck. One of the owners he found was richer than the other. He said it was the son of luck. Those companies that bought Xue Leshan, one of them. It's better than someone who doesn't see it as a human being and wants to drain it completely.

I looked through the information of CUC International, and now CUC International has just merged. It is composed of America HFS Hotel Group and CUC International. Xue Leshan used to belong to HFS Hotel Group, but now it belongs to the merged CUC International. The company, the current president of CUC International, is headed by Silverman from the former HFS Hotel Group.

Silverman is also a well-known figure on Wall Street. He claims that there is no money that Silverman can't earn. If a steel peg is invested in Silverman, he can earn two back. With Xue Leshan in his hands, what happens to him can be imagined. Know.

   "What does CUC mean now, are you willing to sell Xue Leshan?" Song Yang put down the documents and looked up at Irene.

  Irene nodded, but she was obviously a little annoyed at CUC International, "CUC International doesn't mean to refuse, but I'm afraid the bid is a bit high!"

   released the news with great fanfare, CUC must be counting on Xue Leshan to sell it at a good price.

Song Yang took a deep breath and realized that he often walks by the river, and there is no way to have wet shoes. As soon as he slapped AOL, someone started swindling ICQ. The guy from Case saw the news and was afraid he would laugh in his dreams. woke up.

   "Let's talk, but Xue Leshan and Blizzard must be bought together, and must not be split!" Song Yang let out a long breath and waved his hand.

  If he didn't say it in advance, Song Yang felt that, according to Silverman's urine, he might really be able to dismantle Xueleshan and Blizzard, and sell them to ICQ twice.

   Regardless of dissatisfaction or dissatisfaction, ICQ pinched its nose and invited people from CUC International and Xue Leshan to come to San Jose to talk.

CUC International has a lot of people who come to San Jose, but there are not many original management staff of Snow Mountain. With the departure of the founder of Snow Mountain, Ken Williams and his wife, the management of Snow Mountain has also been replaced by people from CUC International. to replace.

   What Song Yang didn't expect was that this time Silverman came to San Jose with him.

   "Bruno Song!"

  In front of the ICQ office building, when Silverman saw Song Yang, he was full of smiles. As soon as they met, he held Song Yang's hand with an indescribable enthusiasm, just like the acquisition of Xue Leshan had been completed.

  Song Yang glanced, and saw a group of reporters standing not far away. He immediately knew that Silverman was putting on a show for the media.

   "President Silverman, please!" Song Yang calmly retracted his hand and said to Silverman.

   "Song, I've heard about America Telecom, the whole Wall Street is talking about it!"

   On the way to the ICQ office building, Silverman was touting America Telecom from time to time, and Silverman greatly appreciated Song Yang's move to "hollow out" America Telecom.

"Compared with President Silverman's methods, America Telecom is not worth mentioning!" Song Yang replied calmly to Silverman, with a little retort in his words, alluding to the one outside just now. Several media reporters.

Silverman obviously heard the meaning of Song Yang's words, but he didn't take it seriously. Since ICQ, a Silicon Valley upstart Song Yang, was released to seek the acquisition of Xue Leshan, CUC International rose sharply, and the stock price rose from 34 US dollars. , sprinting directly towards 40 dollars, and the market value exceeded 26 billion dollars.

   To be honest, Silverman never thought that this news would have such an influence. He had a preliminary understanding of Internet companies.

It's a **** to not catch the opportunity. Seeing the stock price soaring, how could Silverman waste it? This is the reason why he came to San Jose in person this time. The reporters just now were also found by CUC International. Of course, the purpose is still for Hype stock price!

Entering the ICQ company, Silverman visited the company, and then walked into the conference room with no end in sight. The Internet concept stocks have skyrocketed since last year. Netscape, Yahoo and others, the revenue is only a fraction of CUC International. The stock price and market value have skyrocketed, which makes CUC International, the representative of traditional companies such as hotels and tourism, envied.

   Song Yang, Irene and Silverman's group sat opposite each other in the conference room. Irene was the first to speak, "Thanks to President Silverman for coming today!"

   "Meeting Song has always been what I wanted to do!" Silverman said with a smile, his eyes turned towards ICQ again.

   Song Yang's eyes seemed familiar to Silverman. When he was in New York a few days ago, Song Yang looked at Case in the same way, just like watching a fat sheep to be slaughtered!

  Silverman of the old rivers and lakes is also an expert in acquisitions. HFS Hotel Group was acquired by him step by step. The cooperation with CUU International is also considered a classic.

As soon as    came up, Silverman did not make a hurried quotation, but asked Song Yang casually, "Song, you are very optimistic about the game industry. Will the future Internet industry be related to games?!"

   "No one can tell where the trend of the Internet will go. No one can always stand on the top of the Internet."

  Song Yang was just talking, ICQ's entry into the game industry was just a test, and he didn't ask for Stud. This also told Silverman that if he asked for a higher price, then ICQ would not want Xue Leshan.

"Xue Leshan is one of the most important assets of CUC International. Xue Leshan has game publishing channels in more than 50 regions around the world. CUC International also provides more than 600,000 members for Xue Leshan, and also owns Blizzard, etc. The performance of all game studios and Blizzard, I think ICQ should be there for all to see!"

Silverman directly blew Snow Le Mountain into the sky, just like Xue Le Mountain under CUC International Corporation, which is the leader of the global game industry, but never mentioned it. In the past few years, Activision, including Game companies have all gone through bankruptcy and reorganization, and games are a high-risk industry in this era.

  The development time of a game is usually two or three years, and once the sales are not good, it will either be sold or go bankrupt. There is no third way, it is more dangerous than the film industry, it all depends on luck!

"President Silverman, UCU International, we see everything that Xue Leshan has done," Irene said to Silverman with a smile, "ICQ hopes to reach a cooperation with President Silverman. ."

   (end of this chapter)