Reborn since 1993

Chapter 1314 Grown Bald

"Don't rush, you have plenty of time to make your choice!"

The benevolent Li patted Tang Jun on the shoulder in a "friendly" manner and said...

Li Dongling could tell that Tang Jun was reluctant to immediately cash out his 1% Feiyan Technology options.

After all, Feiyan Technology's stock price is still soaring, so if you choose to cash out now, you'll lose a lot of money.

As for when to cash out this 1% option, that's Tang Jun's own decision. But the day he cashes out will be the day Tang Jun leaves Feiyan Technology. This is the last ties between the two sides.

However, if Tang Jun chooses to cash out these options after the Nasdaq bubble bursts, how much these options will still be worth in dollars at that time will depend on fate. The speed at which stock prices fall during a crash cannot be judged by normal standards.

Li Dashan didn't know when Tang Jun would want to cash out his Feiyan stock options, but Dongling High-Tech's headquarters was preparing to cash out as much of Feiyan Technology's equity as possible this year, while maintaining its position as the major shareholder!
Feiyan Technology's stock price is likely to be much more resilient than those internet companies that are no different from fraudulent companies.

But it's only after the dot-com bubble bursts and all the bad is swept away that the true gem emerges, revealing the fundamental difference between Feiyan Technology, with its solid performance, and other internet companies.

When the Nasdaq crashes, there will be no survivors, including Feiyan Technology, whose stock price will experience a major fluctuation.

When stock prices crash, someone always has to take the blame, no matter what the reason for the crash.

If Feiyan Technology's stock price falls, who else can they blame but Tang Jun, who is eager to cash out his stock options?
Even if he doesn't cash out, the blame can still be shifted to him. After all, the retail investors who bought Feiyan Technology stock need a chance to vent, and they don't care which unlucky guy is taking the blame.

Tang Jun is the head of Feiyan Technology's internet business. Is it wrong for him to take the blame?
After Tang Jun left, the anger of the retail investors subsided, and they waited for Feiyan Technology's stock price to slowly recover. Dongling Hi-Tech took the opportunity to repurchase more Feiyan shares to show its determination to stabilize Feiyan Technology's stock price.

I ask you, is there any more conscientious major shareholder in the world besides Dongling Hi-Tech? Is there anyone more kind-hearted than Li Dashan, who can't stand seeing ordinary investors suffer?

Moreover, with Tang Jun taking the blame, Dongling Hi-Tech's cash-out in the internet industry could also be concealed.

After all, Dongling High-Tech made the painful decision to eliminate Ma Su, and even a general like Tang Jun could be taken down. Doesn't that prove Dongling High-Tech's determination to the investors?
"Thank you very much, Mr. Li!"

Tang Jun gratefully addressed the philanthropist Li, feeling that he had been presumptuous in trying to guess Li Dongling's thoughts. All the things he had worried about, such as not being able to cash out his stock options, had not happened at all.

The press conference was approaching. After Li Dongling sat down in the conference hall, Ren Yuefeng whispered to Li Dongling, "If Tang Jun and Fu Cheng get into a dispute, it probably won't be a good thing!"

Ren Yuefeng had no objection to Li Dongling's arrangement of having two people in charge of Feiyan Technology.

By separating Feiyan Technology's internet business from its hardware business and assigning them to different professional managers, the development of both businesses was ensured, but the two departments were also put in competition.

However, this kind of competition needs to maintain a balance. Once it is broken, even the two major business units of Feiyan Internet and hardware will be beaten to a pulp.

Ren Yuefeng thought Li Dongling would favor Tang Jun, after all, Tang Jun's reputation was much more prominent than Fu Cheng's, who came from a technical background.

Even Wall Street and many media outlets only knew of Tang Jun, but not Fu Cheng. Tang Jun's reputation as the "King of Hired Managers" was very well-known.

Under normal circumstances, it seems reasonable for Li Dashanren to favor Tang Jun, who has a higher profile.

But when Li Dongling heard Ren Yuefeng's words, he glanced at Tang Jun, who was sitting a few seats away, and said something meaningful to Ren Yuefeng.

"Tang Jun is not the only one who can be the head of Feiyan Technology's internet business!"

It could be Tang Jun, or Li Jun, or Wang Jun. Previously, Tang Jun was the most suitable candidate, but the future person in charge doesn't have to be Tang Jun alone!

Upon hearing this, Ren Yuefeng's expression changed slightly. He understood the meaning behind Li Dongling's words. Clearly, Li Dashanren's attitude towards Tang Jun was not what he had thought.

"Dongling Hi-Tech is going to 'temporarily' withdraw from the internet industry and cash out its internet stocks. However, it also needs to give an explanation to the Wall Street institutions and investors who acquired internet companies from Dongling Hi-Tech and bought stocks of companies such as Feiyan Technology."

Some necessary costs still need to be paid, including holding some senior executives accountable!

Zhixing Foundation has already sold Souxin to Disney and will continue to sell off its holdings, while Dongling High-Tech will also cash out its equity in Feiyan Technology and other companies.

Having sold off so many shares of internet companies to lucky buyers and cashed out so much, they can't just do it all without paying a price, or they'll become the target of public criticism.

Therefore, only by executing key figures in Dongke Group's internet business like Tang Jun with tears in his eyes could public opinion be silenced. After all, just like ancient emperors, whenever they were attacked by the masses, they would always push out a few scapegoats, claiming that they were misled by those people.

Even when Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was on the run, facing the threat of starvation and a mutiny by his soldiers, he didn't hesitate to have Yang Yuhuan executed to quell the public anger.

They probably don't really think that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang suddenly had a change of heart, nor do they think that Yang Yuhuan alone could start the An Lushan Rebellion. If Yang Yuhuan really had that ability, later historical records would probably have given her a whole volume to write about her in detail.

When faced with the mutiny, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang may not have known he was wrong, but he knew that if he didn't execute Yang Guifei, he would probably end up as a neighbor of Louis XVI.

Therefore, Dongling High-Tech will not suppress Tang Jun, but will instead praise him wildly, making him the most famous professional manager in the Dongling High-Tech Group!

Only in this way will the outside world believe that Dongling Hi-Tech has truly made up its mind!

"In the next year and a half, we can let Tang Jun give more media interviews, and Dongling High-Tech should also do more publicity for Tang Jun."

"You have to convince everyone that he is the top professional manager of Dongling Hi-Tech's internet business!" Li Dongling instructed Ren Yuefeng.

After listening to what Li Dashanren said, Ren Yuefeng's gaze toward Tang Jun became somewhat strange, and he even broke out in a cold sweat.

With this wave of hype, Dongling Hi-Tech is probably going to blow Tang Jun into the sky!
As for how Tang Jun got down, that's not something Dongling High-Tech can concern itself with!
Of course, although he was wrongly blamed, Tang Jun, after gaining fame, might not have had it as bad as he thought after leaving Feiyan Technology. Many companies might even try their luck with him, but that had nothing to do with Dongling High-Tech anymore.

When the time for the press conference arrived, the lights in the entire conference hall slowly began to turn off, and then the lights focused on the stage.

The lights and screens throughout the venue came in handy at this press conference, and the hardware conditions were much better than those of previous press conferences.

After the host gave the usual opening remarks at the press conference, Fu Cheng took a deep breath and walked onto the stage. When he saw that it was not Li Dashan who was giving a speech on the Feiyan 2nd Generation MP3, a slight sound could be heard from the audience.

According to Dongling Hi-Tech's usual practice, Li Dashanren (Li the Great Philanthropist) usually takes the stage personally at Dongling Hi-Tech's major product launch events. According to statistics compiled by some busybodies, every new product that Li Dashanren presents at the launch event has been a resounding success to date!

The fact that Li Dashanren did not personally take the stage for the second generation of Flying Goose naturally makes people wonder.

At this moment, the philanthropist Li personally clapped. When they saw the philanthropist Li clapping in support of Fu Cheng, the Dongling High-Tech team members present also clapped.

Today's press conference wasn't because Li Dongling intentionally didn't go up; it's mainly because Dongling Hi-Tech will be holding more and more product launches in the future, and the philanthropist Li can't personally go up at every one of them. He'd be spending all year on the press conference stage.

With its superior features, the Flying Goose 2nd Generation surpasses its competitors. It has the reputation of the first generation and the hardware advantages of the second generation. The probability of its success is quite high, and there is no need for Li Dashan to promote it.

At future product launches of Dongling High-Tech, more people will take the stage. For some new products or the most important upgraded products, such as the transition from feature phones to smartphones, Li Dashan will personally go on stage to endorse them!
"Welcome everyone to the global launch of the second-generation Flying Goose MP3 player!"

Fu Cheng's speech, like his technical background, was generally steady and composed. Today, he only needed to promote the main functions of the Feiyan MP3 player.

"Keep your music library in your pocket!"

"This year will mark the beginning of a new era for media players!"

"Music players are about to enter a new era!"

As Fu Cheng shouted slogans at the beginning, one louder than the next, Yoshida Hiroo, the head of Sony Walkman's mainland China region, frowned.

According to the information found by Yoshida Hiroo, I thought Fu Cheng was just a science and engineering guy. But how come he could shout out such a fierce slogan in a calm tone as soon as he got on stage? Could it be that he is the legendary honest man who doesn't talk much?
"This year, the Feiyan 2nd generation MP3 player will be available in two versions, allowing users to choose their preferred music player based on their needs."

In the past, all music player users faced the same dilemma: insufficient memory. When out and about, they could only listen to a few songs.

But the Flying Goose 2nd Generation MP3 player can help users carry their entire music library in their pocket.

The Feiyan 2nd Generation MP3 player is equipped with 1GB of memory, allowing users to store 250 songs!

When he heard Fu Cheng say this, Yoshida Hiroo opened his mouth wide, wondering if he had misheard.

Even more desperate than Hiroo Yoshida were the personnel sent by Warner Music president Michael Fuchs to gather information about the press conference, who felt a wave of despair wash over them.

The Feiyan 2nd generation MP3 player can hold 250 CD songs. This means that a Feiyan MP3 user can download more than 200 copyright-free songs from Napster's website. Wouldn't that make traditional record companies like Warner go bald?
(End of this chapter)