Wall Street Legend

  Chapter 95 The Fallen City

   When it came to Tencent’s financing, Ye Dongqing always felt that he was being treated like a fool. He didn’t know if it was Boney’s idea or the real big shareholder MIH Group’s idea. Anyway, it made him very uncomfortable.

He has no voting rights, and the price is higher than expected. The strangest thing is that he is only willing to accept 50 million US dollars in financing from himself, and there is no need for less. This is the most embarrassing thing for Ye Dongqing, because although he can You can get 50 million US dollars, but in this way, your company will be very tight, causing the flow of funds in other places to face difficulties in a short period of time.

   After all, it is not his own money. After being questioned by the Securities and Exchange Commission, he can no longer take risks and take advantage of loopholes like before, ignoring the rules and investing at will according to his own ideas, leaving all systems and regulations behind.

   Think of a way to invest. The most critical question before Ye Dongqing is whether it is worth the investment. If it is really invested, will it affect the development of Facebook.

No one can help him think about these issues. Rather than trusting other people's suggestions, he hopes to make up his own mind. More scenery, from the perspective of those who have been there, can be seen more comprehensively.

Lying on a comfortable chair, with my feet resting on the table, I wanted to light a cigar and think about it carefully, but I retracted my hand as soon as I stretched it out. Smoking cigars is also easy to become addicted. The good thing is that there are not too many troubles, and there is no need to joke about my young body.

Thinking about the portal website named "Sohu" in her mind, Ye Dongqing felt that the combination of Tencent and it was like adding Yahoo to the ICQ instant chat program. It cannot be said that there is absolutely no market. Judging from the current situation, The market is quite good. The scale of the Internet industry on the other side of the Pacific Ocean is not as large and sound as that of the United States, which means that there are many opportunities.

Because the acquisition is Sohu, Ye Dongqing is so entangled. If it is the acquisition of Baidu, Alibaba and other companies he has heard of, there is definitely no need to worry too much about affecting the development of Tencent. Generally speaking, with such a huge user base of Tencent In terms of scale, cooperation with a portal website may also play a good role in mutual promotion.

Involuntarily, I began to lean towards investment. I was about to face the long Christmas holiday, and I still had time to think about what to do. I took my mind back and focused on reading the summary report. Then I closed the folder and put it in my drawer and locked it it is good.

  As soon as Danshui Fund Company had some money, he began to think about changing the office.

As the number of employees in the company gradually increased, not to mention Leo-Y, which is similar to a shell company, several executives of Golden Island Financial Management also placed a few desks in this small office, and they had to get a few desks in the back. A new department, such as the resident legal adviser to help review various contracts, and a larger financial department, with the website going online, also need special personnel to help maintain it.

It won't be too late, it's something that will happen next year, just do it when you think about it, Ye Dongqing called the real estate agent I met last time, and asked him if there is a larger office building for rent, which can be rented for a long time That kind, with an area of ​​at least 1,000 square meters, the environment is the focus of his attention.

There are so many office buildings in Manhattan, and there are not enough companies to fill them all. It is easy to rent office buildings. Some of the very famous Wall Street high-rise buildings have recently been transformed into apartments for rent and sale. The main reason is that they are willing to There are not many tenants who pay, and they would rather move the company to other surrounding areas to reduce unnecessary costs.

The other party immediately recommended several buildings on Wall Street according to the request, such as the No. 23 building where the former **** was located, Puchuan Building, etc. Ye Dongqing hoped that the other party would take him to see it on the spot, and the two parties made an appointment time.

  After going out and talking about it with Kanek, he will soon have his own office. Of course, he will not refuse such a good job. Up to now, he is still crowded in an open space with a group of employees, which looks very out of style.

As an "old employee" of the New Freshwater Fund Company, Carneg was very glad that he did not submit the resignation letter to Ye Dongqing with his friends at that time. Becoming idiots, they had hoped to get high bonuses, but they chose to flee the battlefield when the opportunity came.

  Ms. Vigo took a big blame and had to rest for a long time before returning to the company. Now Carneg has become the second in command besides the boss Ye Dongqing. He wants a comfortable and high-end large office.

   At this moment, he tentatively said: "Why do you want to be entangled in Wall Street instead of choosing to move the headquarters to Midtown like other companies?

Wall Street has gradually declined. It is no longer the financial center of Manhattan. The real financial center has shifted to Midtown. The transportation is more convenient and the environment is better. Many companies have gone there. I think you should choose Midtown Rent a floor over the city. "

As he said, after entering the 21st century, Wall Street is declining, or the whole lower Manhattan is declining. Rich people no longer like to consider buying houses in the lower city. The Upper East Side, Upper West Side , Midtown, known as the "concentration of billionaires", is the place where people like to live and live.

   Bear Stearns, which has not yet gone bankrupt, as well as **, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, have all begun or plan to move their headquarters to Midtown to the north, away from the narrow streets of the downtown Wall Street.

  The development of electronic transactions and over-the-counter transactions have made "centralization" less important. These giants do not need the name of Wall Street to give themselves gold, and hope to pursue a more comfortable office environment.

  The reason why Ye Dongqing wants to rent on Wall Street is mainly because the house she rents is here, and Facebook is not far from Wall Street, so there are no other reasons.

From a long-term perspective, the scale of Danshui Fund is still small now, and moving to a better place after the number of employees increases means that the employees will have to rent houses in other places, so a decision must be made now. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome in the future.

The Midtown area is undoubtedly much more prosperous than the downtown area. It can be seen from the housing prices that there is no movement in the downtown area, but brand new skyscrapers are being built in the Midtown area. From the time point of view, the US real estate industry is about to into the next brief boom period.

It doesn’t matter if you move or not. Considering that you will go to university in the future, Midtown or Uptown will undoubtedly be closer to Columbia University. Ye Dongqing has already made a decision. After going to Boston once, he feels that he will not like going back and forth. Toss, studying in New York is very good.

  Both sides have advantages. The downtown side is a bit run-down, and Wall Street is not very comfortable to live in. It is not convenient to catch a plane or go shopping, so the name of Wall Street is slightly useful.

   After struggling for a moment, he told Carneg, "Let me take a look first. I'll look at both Wall Street and Midtown, and I'll make a decision at that time."

  (end of this chapter)