Reborn since 1993

Chapter 513: Get to Long and Watch Shu
"Feiyan Technology has applied to the Nasdaq Securities and Exchange Commission for listing!"

"Whether Feiyan Technology is overvalued or not needs to be proven by the market. Only after it goes public can we know everything!"

Li Dongling was stopped by a group of reporters with cameras and microphones and had to respond to a few questions.

“If Feiyan Technology goes public, what will be its market value?”

When asked this question, Li Dongling smiled and then said seriously, "I think the future market value of Feiyan Technology will exceed 10 billion US dollars and will become one of the most important Internet concept stocks on Nasdaq!"

When Li Dongling heard what he said, there was a burst of laughter all around. The media and reporters all thought that Li Dongling was just joking and just wanted to create momentum for Feiyan Technology's listing. However, this boast was really a bit too much.

You know, even Netscape, the leader in Silicon Valley and even the global Internet, has a market value of less than half of the 10 billion US dollars. If Netscape can't do it, why can Feiyan Technology do it?

Not only these media and reporters, even Feiyan Technology’s own people such as Zhou Hualiang and Larson did not take Li Dongling’s words too seriously. It is quite normal for a founder to brag about his own company. Could he really say publicly that he is not as good as others?

However, the valuation of Feiyan Technology of US$1.5 billion this time was already a record-breaking one, far beyond their imagination.

The valuation that Feiyan Technology has obtained this time is already astonishing enough. How can it dare to be more greedy and dream of a valuation of hundreds of billions of dollars?

After answering a few questions, Li Donglingchao stopped answering, especially those involving sensitive topics.

"If you have any questions, you can interview Feiyan Technology's press and public relations department and legal advisor!"

After Li Dongling finished speaking to the group of reporters, he and Yao Luoying and others drove towards the city under the escort of security personnel.

After resting for several hours at the Manhattan Hotel in New York, Li Dongling and Yao Luoying arrived at 42nd Street, which is Fifth Avenue.

The Empire State Building, New York Library, Rockefeller Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art, etc. are all on Fifth Avenue.

In addition to art galleries, there are also shops that cost $1,000 per square foot. The world's top luxury goods and most famous products are gathered here.

Of course, the fact that so many luxury goods and brand companies gather in this veritable den of money has certainly attracted wealthy people from all over the world to spend lavishly here.

Yao Luoying held Li Dongling's arm and browsed the shops with great interest. Yang Zhigao and several bodyguards followed behind them to prevent any accidents.

Looking at the dazzling array of shops on the street and the high-rise buildings made of reinforced concrete jungles around, Fifth Avenue these days is indeed much more extravagant and glamorous than London's Oxford Street, Sydney's Pitt Street, and Paris's Champs-Elysees. At least now, there are no mysterious shops of Quesanti produced by those zero-dollar sellers on the Fifth Avenue...

Yao Luoying is not the kind of woman who is particularly obsessed with shopping, but since becoming the general manager of Feiyan Technology, she has had little free time, let alone going out with Li Dongling. After this time, Yao Luoying doesn't know when the next time she will go shopping, so naturally she doesn't want to miss it.

Along the way, Li Dongling had a lot of bags in his hands, including gifts for his younger sister Li Dongyue, gifts for the elders of the Li and Yao families, and gifts for some friends in Pingyang.

When passing by a custom-made dress shop, Yao Luoying stopped when she saw a dress on display inside. Seeing this, Li Dongling took Yao Luoying's hand and walked inside.

"Welcome to Debbie Winsom's Dress Boutique!"

When you enter a dress shop, you will feel the luxury and high-end feeling at the first sight. Luxury goods and high-end shops are willing to spend a lot of money on store decoration, and they have a very accurate grasp of people's hearts. After all, if the first sight of entering the store does not make people feel high-end and classy, ​​who would think that this thing is valuable?

Seeing Li Dongling and Yao Luoying coming in, the tall female shopping guide came up to them with a smile on her face. All capable luxury goods shopping guides have sharp eyes. Just by seeing the several bodyguards following Li Dongling and Yao Luoying, she knew that the identity of the people who came this time was not simple.

"Debbie Winsom is the best dress designer in the UK. She has designed dresses and wedding gowns for the British royal family, the Norwegian royal family, the Duke of Buckingham and others."

“This New York dress shop is the first custom dress shop opened by Ms. Debbie Winsom after she came to America. All the dresses here are designed by Ms. Debbie herself.

Currently, many Hollywood actresses and the wife of the New York Lieutenant Governor have placed orders with our store!"

The female shopping guide calmly told the background of her own store. No matter whether it is a luxury store, dresses, jewelry, etc., being able to open a store on Fifth Avenue is basically a proof of the brand's status in the industry.

After hearing what the salesperson said, Li Dongling just smiled. Customers like Hollywood actresses, the deputy governor's wife, etc., to put it bluntly, were there to raise the prices for this dress shop.

"What about this dress?"

Li Dongling asked the salesperson about a dress placed in a burglar-proof glass cabinet in the center of the store. Yao Luoying's eyes had just been fixed on this dress.

Seeing the dress that Li Dongling mentioned, the salesperson couldn't help but glance at the two of them, and then said, "This is Ms. Debbie Winsom, who just designed and made it and airlifted it to New York.

This dress is inlaid with fifty diamonds weighing more than two carats. It is made mainly of silk and is slim-fitting. It is also made of pearls and gold threads.

"Do you want to try it?" Li Dongling asked Yao Luoying.

Yao Luoying looked at the dress in front of her. She really felt good about it. After thinking for a while, she nodded to Li Dongling.

When Yao Luoying came out of the fitting room, Li Dongling's eyes lit up. The high-end dress with a cinched waist and the diamonds and pearls on it perfectly brought out the curves of Yao Luoying's figure.

"If this lady gets married in this dress, she will be the most beautiful bride in the world..."

"I'm not getting married in this dress!"

After hearing what the salesperson said, Yao Luoying, who was standing in front of the mirror, turned around and said seriously, "This dress is nice, but Yao Luoying hopes that her wedding with Mr. Li will be a Chinese wedding." Western-style weddings are popular in China now, but Yao Luoying wants a Chinese-style wedding, with three books and six ceremonies, a phoenix crown and a red robe, and a formal Chinese wedding. She wants everyone to know who Li Dongling is marrying!
As for the rumors about Li Dongling, whether it was the one with the guy from Xiyuan in the provincial capital, or the one with the surname Ning spread by the tabloid media in Hong Kong, it would be nonsense to say that Yao Luoying knew nothing about it.

It was because of these rumors that Yao Luoying wanted a formal Chinese wedding to prove who was Mr. Li’s first wife!
Li Dongling listened to Yao Luoying's words and touched his nose unconsciously. He always felt that Yao Luoying seemed to have something else in her words.

"Pack up this dress!"

Li Dongling said to the shopping guide, and then said to Yao Luoying, "In a few days, Yahoo will go public. You need to wear this dress to attend the Yahoo listing celebration party!"

"This dress costs $21.4, and we also have matching dress shoes and jewelry..."

“Wrap it up together!”

Li Dongling handed an American Express black gold card to the shopping guide. When the shopping guide saw the card, he immediately stopped talking and packed up the items with other staff members.

Yao Luoying glanced at Li Dongling, not knowing what she remembered. She snorted at Li Dongling, and Li Dongling smiled bitterly.

After spending an afternoon strolling along Fifth Avenue with Yao Luoying, Li Dongling felt that his feet were a little tired, but Yao Luoying was still in high spirits. It must be said that women are indeed gifted in shopping. It's just like the saying that there are only tired cows, but no plowed land...

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At the entrance of a high-end Spanish restaurant in New York, this restaurant is a membership-based restaurant. I won’t talk about the taste or the price of the dishes, but the privacy is quite high. It is also one of the favorite places for New York celebrities to discuss important matters with powerful people.

A Cadillac stopped at the entrance of the dining room. The waiter at the door hurriedly stepped forward to open the door. Having worked in this restaurant for a long time, these waiters and waitresses dared not judge a person's status based on a car alone.

God has no idea who got off the car, whether it was a New York City congressman, a New York State assemblyman, the Attorney General or something like that. The waiter even greeted an old man, and later on we saw on TV that the old man was a congressman on Capitol Hill!
If you offend the rich people in America, at most you will be ridiculed or punished, but if you offend the congressmen, prosecutors, federal courts, and bigwigs on Capitol Hill, who knows what the consequences will be. Maybe these bigwigs just said something casually, and then their lives may be frozen on that day.

"Johnny Reed!"

A couple got off the car. After the man told the waiter his name, the waiter quickly said, "Mr. Larson has already booked a room!"

Johnny Reed and his wife Sarah Reed, led by the waiter, walked into the restaurant. He had been to a similar place before, but this time was different.

In fact, after Larson found Reed, Reed also knew why Larson was looking for him. In the past, he might not have accepted the "donation", but now, Johnny Reed, who was in a critical period, needed the support of big moneybags!

The reason why Reed accepted Larson's invitation this time was also deliberately selected. As a member of the Democratic Party, he knew that now the Democratic Party, from top to bottom, is all betting on the Internet industry. The Internet industry may very well become the new financial support industry for the Democratic Party, just like the oil energy and military-industrial complex support the Democratic Party.

But the big corporate financiers in Silicon Valley all have their own congressmen they support, and it is not easy to get those big financiers to support him before he proves himself.

In contrast, emerging Internet companies in Silicon Valley are much more likely to become his supporters and "donors".

In America, even to become the president, one needs to spend a lot of dollars on advertising, public relations, vote buying, etc., not to mention being a city councilor. If one wants to climb up, how can one do so without dollars?
Even though Johnny Reed is a senior lawyer and is worth a lot of money, he still needs a lot of dollars to stand out from his competitors. He can't just burn up all his family fortune just to become a congressman. Wouldn't that make him a fool? He would probably be laughed at by his American colleagues for the rest of his life.

Besides, in America, whether you are a city council member, state legislator, governor, head of a federal department, etc., if you take the position but don’t make money for your family, then isn’t this position a waste?

Moreover, if you don't make money yourself, how can the people below you make money? If they can't make money, will they still work hard for you? How can you win votes?

In the political career in America, the saying goes, if you don't take it, how can he take it? If he doesn't take it, how can Commissioner Geng take it? If Commissioner Geng doesn't take it, why should you be allowed to make progress, become the mayor of New York, and become a senator on Capitol Hill?
All kinds of thoughts flooded into Sarah's mind. Sarah, who was holding Reed's arm, felt something was wrong with her husband and held Reed's hand. Reed nodded to Sarah and patted her hand.

The door of the restaurant box was pushed open and Mr. and Mrs. Reed walked in. As soon as he stepped into the room, Reed looked at the man with black hair and black eyes sitting in the room. Although he knew the other person's age in advance, he was still surprised by his age.

Reed, 43 years old this year, is already considered a young member of the Donkey Party. But when he thought of the information he had found before about the man in front of him and his worth, Reed couldn't help but look a little surprised.

"Reed!"

Larson hugged Reed warmly, as if they were old acquaintances. "Oh, Reed, you're a big shot now!"

Pointing at Reed, he turned around and said to Li Dongling, "Reed, the best lawyer in the past, and a big shot on Capitol Hill in the future!"

"This is Li, the founder of Feiyan Technology, which just applied for listing on NASDAQ!"

Larson introduced the two sides, and Li Dongling shook hands with Johnny Reed. This was the first time they met.

“Radio Himalaya?”

After sitting down, Sarah couldn't help but say when she heard that Feiyan Technology was the parent company of Himalaya Radio, "I've heard of this company. This company is very special. Many people have become famous through Himalaya Radio. Joely Kings from the New York Knicks is also on the Himalaya platform!"

"It's to realize the American dream!" Yao Luoying reminded with a smile.

"Yes, it's the American dream!"

When Sarah heard this, she remembered some rumors on Himalaya Radio, such as the flat earth theory proposed by Jolly Kings, and she couldn't help but smile with her hands covering her mouth.

For New York's upper class, the American dream is of no concern at all. They only regard Jolly Kings as a clown, but that does not prevent Jolly Kings and his people from having great influence.

Reed looked at Sarah, and he valued Himalaya Radio and Feiyan Technology even more. Even Sarah knew Himalaya Radio, so one can imagine how well-known Feiyan Technology is in America now!
(End of this chapter)