Back To 1995

   Chapter 683 is in full swing

   Through the phone, I can feel Bates now, probably gnashing his teeth.

  As the second largest shareholder of America Telecom, the Telephone and Telegraph Group sold Bell Labs to Song Yang before, so that the American Telecom equity in the hands of the Telephone and Telegraph Group reached 30%, and it is one of the largest shareholders!

   However, Bates saw the news in the media that America Telecom was going to sell, and she could imagine how she felt, and now she is naturally asking for guilt.

  Song Yang responded in a "surprised" voice, "I thought President Bates would not object to this merger!"

In theory, the 30% stake in America Telecom held by the Telephone and Telegraph Group is more valuable in the merger between America Telecom and ICQ. Compared with the shareholding of a giant company worth 100 billion US dollars, which one is worth? Light or heavy is a matter for each individual to distinguish.

  Bates was at a loss for words. She could never say clearly that the Telephone and Telegraph Group was eyeing America Telecom and wanted to swallow America Telecom. ICQ merged with America Telecom, and the opportunity for the Telephone and Telegraph Group to start is indeed difficult.

Moreover, under the influence of ICQ's merger with America Telecom, the share price of Telephone and Telegraph Group has also skyrocketed, and many media are touting that Bates is leading the recovery of Telephone and Telegraph Group, and transferred the broadband business of Telephone and Telegraph Group to America a few years ago. Telecom, becoming the second largest shareholder of America Telecom.

   Now after the merger of America Telecom and ICQ, the Telephone and Telegraph Group will also become one of the big winners, and even the board of directors of the Telephone and Telegraph Group praised that Bates has done a qualified business!

   "If President Bates is not satisfied, he can withdraw from Inter-American Telecom now, and Inter-American Telecom can buy back the shares held by Telephone and Telegraph Group, or take over the shares of American Telecom held by Telephone and Telegraph Group by other institutions..."

  Song Yang said to Bates "sympathetically" that if she was unhappy, she could ask the Telegraph Group to exit the market and sell the stake in America Telecom. Presumably some people are willing to take over.

   "Song!"

  Bates finally couldn't help it, and his voice raised a little bit, "We all know what's going on. I don't want to oppose the merger of ICQ and America Telecom, but... The Telephone and Telegraph Group has the voting rights of America Telecom!"

What made Bates angry was that Song Yang didn't even tell her about such a big thing. As for selling the shares of America Telecom at this time, she couldn't think about it, so she would do such a thing. She dared to do it, telephone and telegram The board of directors of the group dared to sweep her out.

   Hearing that Bates was really angry, Song Yang didn't plan to irritate her any more. Now that the matter has been done, there is no need to take advantage of it. It is not worthwhile to form a mortal enemy with the Telephone and Telegraph Group.

   "President Bates, the interests of Telephone and Telegraph Group in America Telecom will not be affected, no matter which company America Telecom is listed under!"

  Song Yang gave Bates a reassurance, allowing her to deal with the board of directors of the Telephone and Telegraph Group. "ICQ will hold a merger meeting with America Telecom soon. If you are interested, you can come and attend."

   "Of course I will!"

Bates hung up the phone and recovered after half a ring. To be honest, Bates felt that the merger of ICQ and America Telecom was indeed a good move. , become a giant company.

Now the telecommunications industry is full of flames, and several major telecommunications giants are constantly attacking. WorldCom is like a whale, constantly swallowing small fish and shrimps. Bates was worried before that whether America Telecom could withstand WorldCom, Verizon, Pressure from telecom giants such as Sprint.

But now Bates don't have to worry, America Telecom has transformed itself into a giant company, but this uncontrolled change has completely disrupted Bates' deployment. The group swallowed America Telecom, but now everything has changed.

   This is what makes Bates angry. It's like putting together building blocks. After finally putting together the foundation, it can be completed as long as you work slowly, but suddenly someone flips the table. That feeling is really maddening!

  In front of the ICQ headquarters building, the media and reporters from all over America flocked here long ago. Hundreds of reporters and hosts were crowded in front of the gate of ICQ headquarters, and there were even many overseas media and reporters.

Today is the day when ICQ and America Telecom officially started negotiations. Many people attended the meeting. In addition to ICQ and America Telecom, there are also parties related to the two companies, such as Telephone and Telegraph Group, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and other companies. Institutions will be involved.

The media and reporters present wanted to witness the birth of the first giant with a market value of $100 billion in the Internet industry. Once the merger is completed, ICQ will be the first company in the history of the Internet to enter the market value of $100 billion. This will definitely go down in history!

There are only a few companies in Amelica with a market value of 100 billion dollars. Those old-fashioned traditional companies have worked hard for decades to slowly grind to a market value of tens or hundreds of billions of dollars, but in the blink of an eye, But by an Internet company that was established less than five years ago, there is no **** left.

  ICQ merges with America Telecom and enters the ranks of 100 billion US dollars in market value. It will definitely push the popularity of the global Internet to a new height, making the original fanatical market even more fueled!

   "President Erin!"

   "Ms. Doherty!"

   "May I ask if President Erin will be the CEO of ICQ after the merger?"

   "Wired Magazine calls you the "Queen of the Internet", what does President Irene think of this title?"

  Today is definitely the most glorious moment in Irene's history, far surpassing the day ICQ went public. Although the eyes of the outside world on that day were also on ICQ, there is more discussion about whether Song Yang can surpass Bill Gates' worth.

This time, all the spotlights were on Irene. A lot of microphones with long guns and short guns, cameras, and cameras were firmly aimed at Irene's face. Every word she said might affect the , is an investment of billions of dollars.

ICQ's stock price on Nasdaq has been skyrocketing for several days, and it is still imposing. The stock price shows no sign of falling. When everyone believes in a thing that is worth 100 billion dollars, even if it is actually It's not worth that much, but countless people still treat it as a $100 billion knife and buy it like crazy, ICQ is like that!

Hearing the title of "Queen of the Internet", Irene's mouth twitched slightly. Facing many cameras, Irene used the words of America's first person to land on the moon to explain the ICQ acquisition of America Telecom. significance.

   "ICQ's acquisition of America Telecom may be a small step for ICQ, but it may be a big step for the Internet industry. ICQ is just a possibility for the Internet industry!"

Hearing Irene's words, the media and reporters at the scene almost couldn't help but start applauding. There were always voices. The Internet is a scam, and it is useless at all. Now ICQ's acquisition of America Telecom is to tell the outside world that the Internet has entered the house. , can acquire traditional companies.

   "President Erin, there are some voices who think that the merger of ICQ and America Telecom is a complete disaster. What do you think?"

   When Irene was surrounded by a group of security guards and was about to enter the ICQ headquarters building, a reporter squeezed in, stopped in front of Irene, and asked loudly before being pushed away by the security guards.

  Irene looked at the reporter sharply and saw the logo of the "Wall Street Telegraph" newspaper hanging in front of him.

Irene remembers that the conspiracy theory that was published before ICQ was created by this media, and now there is another blockage. Regardless of whether the founder of Wall Street Telecom is a candidate for the Nobel Economics Prize, Irene still uses a somewhat sarcastic tone. Said, "There are always people who think they have mastered the truth and are used to using historical things to apply what is happening!"

   "However, the water of a river in the world has never flowed through the same place, and there are always short-sighted "clowns" questioning the "miracle" that is taking place!"

   Hearing Erinsheng scolding "Wall Street Telegraph" and even directly scolding Mondale, a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Economics, the scene finally burst into applause.

   After Irene entered the ICQ headquarters, there was even greater applause in the building. Irene has always been known as a professional woman, and this time she showed it to the entire Internet industry again.

   "Meet the Queen of the Internet!"

   After entering the conference room, Wesley, the co-president of ICQ, also gave Irene a knightly gift.

  Song Yang also clapped his hands, pulled out the chair in the first seat of the conference room, and let Irene sit down. Mondale is indeed a big bull in the economics field, but if he hits ICQ, he must go back!

Perhaps, history will prove that Mondale's judgment is correct, but within the next two years, he should be labeled as a "short-sighted" villain, and even the Nobel Prize in Economics must be messed up for him, otherwise If he's right, then it's not ICQ's fault. As for how the ICQ's stock price will fall in a few years, Song Yang is too lazy to care so much.

After    Irene, the heads and representatives of a number of companies came to the ICQ headquarters building one after another.

Executives from both ICQ and Inter-American Telecom, as well as Goldman Sachs President Paulson, with his confidant Pelle Greeney, and Deutsche Bank's Edison, Telephone and Telegraph Group President Bates, Enron also sent When the delegates came, ICQ's conference room was not small, but today the entire conference room was crowded.

   Today's conference is really attracting attention, attracting the attention of the entire Silicon Valley and Wall Street, and they are actually waiting for the moment when the news comes out.

   And ICQ's stock price started to soar wildly at the moment the meeting started. The entire Nasdaq, under the leadership of ICQ, has skyrocketed. It seems that nothing can stop ICQ!

   (end of this chapter)