Back To 1995

  In the morning, Kalanick stood up on his waist, got up in a daze, and drank a large cup of coffee before he woke up.

   The party last night was very grand. It was specially prepared by Evan Spiegel for Kalanick. With expensive drinks, models and explosive music, Kalanick didn't know how much he drank.

Sitting at the window, the unshaven Kalanick had a desolate smell on his body. Looking at the scenery of the club in front of him, Kalanick did not have many waves in his heart. These days, for him, the ups and downs are really coming. It's too fast. Many people may not experience things in their entire lives, and they are directly finished by him in a few days...

   First get a unicorn company with a valuation of billions of dollars, and then when it was at its most prosperous, it was riddled with lawsuits and suddenly fell to the ground.

A few days ago, Kalanick was busy with various aftermath and indemnities. Kalanick didn't have time to think about these matters. At this time, a person's character was tested. Kalanick was still mentally tough enough to not jump directly from the Golden Gate Bridge. .

If it is someone else, it is estimated that they will not be able to withstand this kind of blow, and jumped down directly, just like the founder of Wei Mi, after selling Wei Mi, after another store opened bankruptcy, he divorced, and then Jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge, his store is absolutely nothing compared to Kalanick's Scour Company!

This time Kalanick came here, and it was Evan Spiegel who called him and told Kalanick that he could come here to relax, and also "hinted" that Kalanick's troubles would also help him. He solved it.

  I don't know if it's true or not. Now Kalanick has nowhere to go. He is bankrupt and owes a lot of debt. The creditors are still waiting for him to repay the money. When he comes here, at least no one dares to chase him.

   walked out of the room and walked inside the club. Kalanick also found some clues. He had already heard of the name of the Bruno family club. How many people tried their best to get a membership card for this club.

   But walking here today, Kalanick felt empty. Except for the service staff and security, he didn't see a few guests. This was a little different from the rumors he heard.

   "Follow me, Song will meet you later!"

  Evan Spiegel found Kalanick and took him to the star-rated small hotel in the club.

   Came here, Kalanick clearly felt that the number of people began to increase, and they were all in a hurry. He could see at a glance that these were not for vacation, but rather like busy workplace executives.

   "President Paulson will definitely come today, and the meeting cannot start until President Paulson arrives!"

  Kalanick saw a man in a suit and tie, and said loudly to a staff member, his expression looked very serious.

  This man, Kalanick knows, or he once brought Goldman Sachs research analysts to Scour, he is Goldman Sachs' department manager and Paulson's **** confidant Pelle Greene!

  Pelle Greene looked in a hurry. After speaking, he left in a hurry, as if to report to someone.

   When passing by Kalanick, he didn't even look at Kalanick. Kalanick has become accustomed to this kind of "ignorance" these days.

   Put it more than a month ago, at that time, Kalanick was sought after by the media and countless people as a generation of Internet geniuses, and no one would "ignore" him like this.

And after Scour declared bankruptcy, everything changed. Those who greeted Kalanick with a smile in the past began to "don't know" Kalanick. Thief, liar...

The CAA Emperor Ovitz, who held a party for Kalanick and introduced celebrities from all walks of life to Kalanick, also changed his attitude. Although he did not say that he wanted to recover the investment in Kalanick, he is now interviewed by the media. At the time, between words, it was more or less dissatisfaction with Kalanick.

  The human feelings are cold and warm, and the world is hot and cold. Kalanick has really experienced it these days, so he can face Pellegrini's ignorance calmly, but it may be a little more helpless.

   But this time, Kalanick really thought too much, and Pelle Greeni really didn't pay much attention to him at all.

Goldman Sachs suddenly received a call from ICQ, threatening to convene a full board meeting and asking Goldman Sachs to send people to attend, but never told Goldman Sachs what to talk about. As a result, Paulson sent Pelle Greene as a representative. Come.

   Under normal circumstances, Pellet Greene can make decisions on behalf of Paulson and Goldman Sachs, and he has such authority.

   But now, it is obviously a normal situation. When he heard that this meeting involved NBC Group, Comcast Group, and General Electric, Pelle Greene knew that something big was going to happen.

When ICQ merged with America Telecom, Song Yang mentioned that the merger of these two companies was just the beginning. At that time, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, although they were looking forward to it, didn't think much about it, but now I look at it. Come on, Song Yang is coming!

Pelle Greene feels that his mind is dazed. Even he would never dream that ICQ would acquire NBC Group and Comcast TV Network. Thinking of such a scale of acquisition, he felt that his whole body was shaking. tingling.

   Compared to this matter, what Scour is, it is nothing at all. Scour's valuation does not look low, but if ICQ's merger is completed, the market value of 130 billion US dollars may double!

  If the stock price fluctuates casually, you don’t know how many five billion dollars. For Goldman Sachs, which holds a 13% stake in ICQ, which is more important at this time, do you need to say?

Not to mention Kalanick standing in front of him, even if it was a Capitol Hill master standing in front of Pelle Greene, he didn't have time to take a look. Which Capitol Hill master could be worth one or two hundred Billion dollar knife?

   Dare to stop Goldman Sachs from taking this beautiful knife, let alone the master of Capitol Hill, even the highest-ranking guy, Goldman Sachs will still kill him!

Not only Pellegrini, after entering the club's star hotel, Kalanick also found more personnel from other companies, such as Deutsche Bank, Telephone and Telegraph Group, General Electric, Comcast Group, and more. The staff of ICQ and Enron, even the most stupid person, can feel an unusual aura.

  Kalanick cast a questioning look at Evan Spiegel on the side, and the latter met this "wronged seed"'s gaze and coughed, "ICQ has a new M&A plan!"

Looking at the group of people in front of him, Kalanick didn't know what kind of plan would make so many big groups and investment banks gather here, and he suddenly felt that perhaps the Scour company's affairs were in the eyes of the people here today, perhaps , it's nothing at all, which makes Kalanick feel even more mixed...

Pushing open a suite, Kalanick followed Evan Spiegel in, and saw several people sitting inside. ICQ President Erin Doherty was talking to Song Yang, surrounded by Greck. , Marcus, Wesley, Iger, president of America Telecom, and others.

   Seeing Kalanick coming in, Irene stopped immediately and looked at him vigilantly. Song Yang put down the document in his hand and said to several people in the suite, "Kalanick, my own!"

   Hearing the phrase "my own person", Irene, Greck and others softened their expressions towards Kalanick, but they did not continue to talk about things in front of Kalanick.

   A pile of documents on the table was put away. After a few whispers with Song Yang, Greck took the documents and got up and left. When passing by Kalanick, he nodded slightly towards him.

During this period of time, it is estimated to be Gleick's legal department. When it was the busiest, several large groups were crowded together, and there were so many legal problems. Gleick must solve those legal loopholes. Braids, otherwise a loophole could be a scandal and face fines of hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars.

  The rest of the suite left, and Evan Spiegel also followed. When he walked out of the suite, he gave Kalanick a wink and told him to seize this opportunity.

"sit!"

  Song Yang stretched out his hand towards Kalanick, and then rubbed his sore brows. During the past few days, various meetings and documents made Song Yang feel dizzy.