Reborn since 1993

Chapter 410 Seizing food from the tiger’s mouth
Li Dongling was looking at the news coming back from overseas. There were various speculations about SoftBank's acquisition of Kingston. Some predicted that Masayoshi Son was preparing to move from software to computer hardware and get involved in the computer industry.

Because the global computer industry has been in a state of explosive growth over the past year, it makes sense for SoftBank to invest in the computer hardware industry.

But some media analyzed that this was just Masayoshi Son's random investment, because in the past year, since SoftBank went public, Son has invested in 52 companies, the most famous of which is Yahoo.

Masayoshi Son has a very complex personality. He has a unique vision and is very proactive. Once he makes a decision, he will move forward bravely and never take a step back. But sometimes, he cannot escape the Japanese national character. He likes to gamble and is blindly impulsive.

With this kind of personality, when he wins, he wins big, which makes Masayoshi Son's net worth soar. His net worth has been rising rapidly over the past few years. When the Internet boom came, his net worth was even comparable to that of Bill Gates, and he even got a three-day experience card to become the world's richest man...

But in a casino, there are always wins and losses. When you win, you win everything, but when you lose, you lose everything. In his previous life, Masayoshi Son ambitiously established the SoftBank Empire and promoted the Vision Fund, wanting to become a true global Internet tycoon. The result... of course was a huge loss, with a loss of US$396 billion in half a year.

Of course, all this money was raised by Masayoshi Son from wealthy investors in the Middle East, as well as several major banks such as Nippon Mitsubishi Bank and Mitsui Bank. He would not feel bad if he lost it, as it was not his own money anyway.

In the end, he owed a lot of money. Masayoshi Son had a debt of more than 1 trillion yuan. Every time he opened his eyes, he had to pay 200 million yuan in interest. However, it was not him who was anxious at this time, but the creditors. They probably had to burn incense for him every day and pray that he could live well, otherwise, who would fill such a huge deficit?
Li Dongling looked at the news in his hand and felt it was hard to say. The acquisition of Kingston was another "passionate" investment by Masayoshi Son. He was indeed optimistic about the future of the computer industry, but he was just optimistic. He felt there was an opportunity, so he invested. As for the follow-up, Masayoshi Son probably didn't have any ideas.

Moreover, this acquisition cost SoftBank more than US$1.1 billion in cash, and the subsequent acquisition costs will have to be owed to the two founders of Kingston.

On the other hand, after receiving the acquisition money, the two founders of Kingston announced that they would take out $100 million as a reward to all Kingston employees, and then went on a leisurely vacation with the money.

This wave of operations shocked the entire American technology circle, and the title of the best company boss in American history appeared on the heads of the two founders of Kingston.

Recalling what happened in the previous life when Masayoshi Son acquired Kingston, buying it for more than ten billion and finally selling it at a loss, Li Dongling felt that could Dongling Hi-Tech do something similar?
Kingston's memory stick technology has always been quite powerful. It is not an industry innovator, but it is very steady and has quietly become the leader in the storage industry.

If Dongling Hi-Tech can acquire Kingston, it will allow Shenzhou Storage to increase its computer memory stick business and launch its own brand of computers in the future without being constrained by Samsung.

However, this matter cannot be rushed. We have to wait until SoftBank is weak and urgently needs money to save its life before we find an opportunity to take action. Otherwise, it will not be so easy to snatch food from Masayoshi Son.

Of course, Li Dongling also has the chips that Masayoshi Son and Softbank want. The brand agency rights of Yahoo in various parts of Asia are all in Li Dongling's hands. I don't believe that Masayoshi Son will not be jealous.

Apart from the news about SoftBank and Kingston, the other news that attracted Li Dongling's attention, apart from news about biology, medicine, and gene sequencing, is in the field of science and technology.

The American space shuttle Atlantis docked with the Russian space station. For the first time in a century, astronauts from America, Russia, Germany, and Canada appeared together. Well, Americans probably never dreamed that in another 30 years, they would send people up there, but they would not be able to come back...

The Internet is still in full swing in America, and Sun has developed Java, a tool to help the Internet take off.

Amazon, which was established last year but no one cared about it, changed its appearance this year and re-launched as an online bookstore, doing the same job as the company that snatched the official seal from in the previous life, no, it was Dangdang, an online bookstore.

Another e-commerce company, eBay, was also just established. There is also a domestic competitor, 58.com. America's largest classified advertising website, Craigslist, which was also established this year.

This company was founded this year, and thirty years later, there will only be thirty to fifty employees coming and going, but the annual revenue will exceed one billion US dollars.

Sixty million people in America use it every month to look for job hunting, buying and selling houses, housekeeping, moving, blind dates, etc. It has everything related to daily life.

Of course, everything in the world has a price. Although Craigslist claims to be authentic and to eliminate false advertising and scammers, the entire company has less than 50 people. How can it be possible to completely eliminate false advertising?

Manual review of posts is even more impossible, which has led to Craigslist becoming a real-life version of Quisanti's Mystery Shop. Old men use this website to find women, and there are also places selling large beasts such as lions, white tigers, and black bears. The blade wheels that domestic veteran drivers dream of can also be bought here.

As for where it came from, we have to ask the car that lost the wheel. Well, there are still black market arms circulating on it. As for the things bought back for free, there are countless transactions on it...

In any case, the launch of Java and the emergence of companies such as Amazon, eBay, and Craigslist all prove that the Internet is becoming more and more popular.

In addition, the Koreans in the laboratory have advanced the memory stick technology from 64M to 256M. Samsung's memory sticks have completely surpassed Toshiba. This is obviously part of America's suppression of Japan's semiconductor industry. IBM and Intel have no shame and personally provided financial and technical support to Samsung. American computer manufacturers have also placed a large number of orders with Samsung. As long as the product is developed, they will purchase it immediately!

However, despite the setbacks in semiconductors, Japan is still leading the global electronics technology industry, and no one can do anything about it.

Sony's first generation of PS game consoles swept the American and old European markets, with almost no rivals. At a price of US$299 per unit, it sold like hot cakes in America.

Toshiba also launched the world's first DVD in its laboratory. The global player industry is likely to start changing again. Once the DVD era comes, domestic DVD manufacturers will not be able to eat meat, let alone drink a sip of soup!
If Dongxin Semiconductor can develop a DVD decoding chip, it may be able to get some benefits, but the bulk of the profits will definitely be taken by Toshiba and other Japanese manufacturers.

Li Dongling closed the news sent from overseas and his eyes, thinking about Feiyan Technology's plan to go to America next year.

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"Mr. Li!"

Su Chicheng came in and looked at the stylist. Seeing that the stylist indicated that he had finished, he said to Li Dongling.

"The interview team from Asia Weekly and several other media have already arrived!"

Li Dongling glanced at the person in the mirror. He was wearing a tailor-made dark blue suit. After working out with Yang Zhigao in the past few years, Li Dongling was able to fit the suit perfectly. He no longer looked a little thin like when he had just graduated.

Compared with before, his appearance is still as sharp as before, not much worse than the young actors in current TV dramas, and with his wealth, he is even better.

To describe it using the Lei Bush comparison method, those who are more good-looking than Li Dongling are not as worth as Li Dongling, and those who are worth more than Li Dongling are not as good-looking as Li Dongling!

Li Dongling now has a more mature and steady air, and his previous scholarly air has faded a lot. Whether he is a college student or not, the "clarity" in his eyes cannot deceive people!

This time, the stylist made Li Dongling look a little older with his makeup. After all, the cover of Asia Weekly this time was to put the top 20 richest people in Asia ranked this year on one cover.

Just imagine, if Li Dongling stands together with the two Mr. Lis of Hong Kong Cheung Kong and Henderson Land, Mr. Guo of Fubon and Hony, the Sugar King of Asia and others, whether Li Dongling is photographed too young or those top rich people are photographed too old, what kind of scene will that be? The contrast is simply too strong.

If this footage were to come out, who knows how much controversy it would cause. Either Li Dongling would be questioned, or the 19 wealthy people would be scolded for being too old. Which wealthy person would dare to be interviewed by Asia Weekly next time?
"Print more of these overseas newspapers and magazines. All supervisors and above must read them, and those below the supervisor are welcome to do so!"

Li Dongling handed the overseas news that he had just read to Su Chicheng and the management above Dongling Hi-Tech. Li Dongling must let them know the world's top industry trends.

It is not scary to be inferior to others in skills. As long as you are willing to catch up and the gap between you and others is not widening, there is hope of catching up. But what is scary is to be inferior to others in skills and yet be complacent. Arrogance is the greatest original sin!

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"Lighting engineer, adjust the lighting position again!"

As the leader of the Asia Weekly team and also in charge of interviews, Tong Lan was constantly arranging the interview team.

Then Tong Lan also had to inquire about Li Dongling's style, personality, habits, taboos, etc. from the reporter of Pingyang Daily, who represented Pingyang's local media.

Hong Kong City is already full of curiosity about the inland, and the countdown to the return has begun. This curiosity and various complex emotions permeate the entire Hong Kong City. Any news about the inland can cause Hong Kong City to discuss for a long time.

As for Li Dongling, Hong Kong and City are full of curiosity and speculation. A few years ago, Hong Kong and City media have reported news about Li Dongling. From the earliest king of computer mouse, to the father of electronic pet machine, as well as Shenzhou digital cordless phone, Xiaolingtong, etc. This year, Li Dongling has become one of the top 20 richest people in Asia. Hong Kong and City have "witnessed" the changes in Li Dongling's net worth almost all the way!

(End of this chapter)