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   Chapter 829

  After the emergence of the Internet, it has demonstrated the magic of the venture capital industry. After an industry is blown out of nothing, any new industry cannot be separated from the burning of the US knife.

   Crazy slashing of beautiful knives, grabbing the market, vying for users, and making users accept something. Smartphones, takeaways, taxis, shared bicycles, energy vehicles and other industries are all burned by a lot of beautiful knives!

   First, with the help of the US knife, the price of the product will be lowered, and then the low price will be used to attract users crazily. When the market size reaches a certain level and there are no new leeks, the card will be shuffled.

The leftovers are king, and the remaining ones, barely alive, will become giant companies in the industry, and then... start to cut leeks. After all, so many beautiful knives were burned in the early stage, they have to pay back their money. No, Wall Street follows venture capital institutions, and it is not for charity Yes, the knife that was smashed out must be earned back with profit.

  The space exploration industry is no exception. It is difficult for the Apollo space exploration company alone to support the entire industry. It would be good to have more lunatics like Paul Allen and Virgin founder Richard Branson.

   "Congressman Tom DeLay!"

  In a club in Austin, Song Yang, Tom DeLay, Adrian, and several powerful figures in Texas were among them. Song Yang raised a glass of wine to Tom DeLay.

   Tom DeLay's campaign against Adrian this time, the reason why he is so active, of course, is not aimless, it is also related to himself.

  No matter how well Tom DeLay is in Washington, as long as he does not join the team of the Great Commander and serve as the head of various agencies in America, he still has to hang out on Capitol Hill.

Tom DeLay's qualification for Capitol Hill uses one of the two senator seats in Texas. He must ensure that the rear is stable enough, that is, the state of Texas supports him. , so that his senatorial qualifications can be guaranteed.

Otherwise, the fire in the backyard will cause him to suddenly lose this qualification, and then he will be embarrassed. If he continues to stay on Capitol Hill, he will have no place to return to Texas. This is absolutely impossible for Tom DeLay. unacceptable.

"On the Telegraph Group side, I hope Tom DeLay and other members of Congress on Capitol Hill can raise objections and impeachment against WorldCom's acquisition of Sprint, or even have Bernard Ebbs hold a protest on Capitol Hill. Monopoly hearing!"

   Standing in front of the balcony of the club, Tom DeLay couldn't help laughing when he heard Song Yang's words. The telecommunications industry is not like the party's support. Even if it was broken, Tom DeLay would not feel bad.

  Telecom, media, entertainment and other industries have always been the traditional support of the Donkey Party. Just like the energy, military and other industries, they have always supported the Elephant Party and have their own basic support.

Now that the Telephone and Telegraph Group and WorldCom are biting, Tom DeLay is naturally in the mood of a happy person, but hearing that Bernard Ebbs is going to go to the Capitol Hill for the hearing, Tom DeLay knows, This is probably Song Yang's disapproval of the telecommunications emperor. The relationship between Song Yang and Bernard Ebbs has always been bad!

   "When I return to Washington, I will file an objection to WorldCom's acquisition of Sprint on Capitol Hill, but what do you get, Song?"

  Tom DeLay is worthy of being a senior Congressman on Capitol Hill. The "art" of his speech is directly full, and he promises to organize a vote on Capitol Hill at Song Yang's request to block WorldCom.

  According to the rules of the rivers and lakes, Song Yang and the Telephone and Telegraph Group naturally have to pay Tom DeLay their public relations fees. Six thousand professional public relations consultants in Washington are doing this job.

But asking directly is too rough. Tom DeLay asked back, what benefit Song Yang can get from helping the Telephone and Telegraph Group, then Tom DeLay will naturally charge a certain percentage of public relations fees or other things based on this benefit. !

Song Yang took a sip of the drink with a smile on his face, but he couldn't help but scolded the old fox Tom DeLay, his appetite is really big, compared to Adrian, who is much easier to deal with. Donation is for the King.

   When doing these things, I never negotiate and change the price. Compared with Tom DeLay, I am much easier to get along with, and my appetite is not so great!

You know, in the past, Song Yang never lost Tom DeLay's share. During the festival, the Bruno Family Foundation donated to Tom DeLay's family, as well as ICQ, Alcatel Mobile and other employees in Washington. The public relations company also pays Tom DeLay their public relations fees every year. In addition, Samexega's income from the Japanese marble pool has never lost Tom DeLay's share, and now he is even negotiating with Song Yang to change the price.

Glancing at Tom DeLay, who looked out of the window, Song Yang felt that sooner or later, Adrian would replace him. I am afraid that this day will be a few years away. By then, Song Yang will Needless to say, I have to give it a little push!

"What WorldCom is doing now is a threat to all companies in the telecommunications industry, including Telecom America, of course, for all America's long-distance customers, a company that monopolizes the long-distance market is emerging, and it is a threat to everyone. It's all bad news!"

  Song Yang pulled out the tiger's skin and threatened that this was not for the telecom companies of America Telecom, but for the users of the entire America's long-distance telephone market, so that they would not need to spend dozens of dollars more every month in the future.

Of course, these nonsense, Tom DeLay, who is used to seeing all kinds of transactions on Capitol Hill, doesn't take it seriously. He has seen all kinds of dirty transactions, but he has never seen them. And the transaction, these words, for him, has long been immune.

   "The Telegraph Group will give more support to America Telecom, including supporting America Telecom to enter the mobile communication market. In the future, America Telecom will no longer only provide users with mobile networks, but also provide mobile phone packages!"

  Song Yang said that the Telephone and Telegraph Group was obviously ruthless, and would rather let go of the shackles of America Telecom and kill WorldCom.

   Hearing this, Tom DeLay was stunned for a moment, and then the corner of his mouth rose slightly.

He knows what this means for America Telecom. America Telecom, which could only provide broadband and mobile Internet access before, is officially entering the telephone market business, which is likely to bring explosive growth to America Telecom's revenue. It is really expensive, and the company that provides telephone services is also really making money, and as the parent company of America Telecom, ICQ's stock price will definitely soar!

I don't know how much the market value of ICQ can go up in this wave alone. The shareholders of ICQ's board of directors will also make a lot of money. Of course, as a help to Tom DeLay, the things they get will naturally increase. many.

   "The public relations company employed by the Telephone and Telegraph Group in Washington will donate a public relations fee of no less than six million dollars to the Elephant Party Funding Office..."

  Song Yang saw that Tom DeLay was still expressionless when he said this, and he had to continue, "ICQ will also donate a US knife to Senator Tom's personal campaign team and family foundation!"

Hearing this, a smile finally appeared on Tom DeLay's face. Although he was like a party, Tom DeLay knew the money from the party and his own family's money. To expect him to pay out of his own pocket to charge for the Elephant Party is simply overthinking and not doing anything good. Who wants to do it? !

   "Song, ICQ is really, really going to make a lot of money this time. I can think of it, when the news spreads, will ICQ's market value increase by 10 billion or 20 billion US dollars?"

Tom DeLay shook his head and said, with a bit of sourness in his words. It seems that they are all big people, but after so much tossing, they earn "hard money". On the other hand, the giant companies such as ICQ get dozens of them. With the benefits of tens of billions of dollars, it's no wonder that there is no psychological gap. No wonder, after they retired, they went to big companies to make money.

  Song Yang laughed and looked at Tom DeLay and said, "ICQ and Telecom America would like to invite you to give a few speeches this year. After Tom you retire, if you are interested, you can come to Telecom America as a consultant!"

Like Tom DeLay, speaking, publishing books, and appearing on shows are all projects to make extra money. It is no problem to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars for one speech, and it takes half an hour to make more money after publishing a book. Now, the copyright fee is tens of millions, and I don't know how many books have been sold, but the copyright fee cannot be less than a cent!

   (end of this chapter)