Reborn since 1993

Chapter 528: Driving a Money Truck to Deliver Money
Cheers, screams, and all kinds of sounds intertwined in the Nasdaq hall. Yao Luoying looked at the crazy scene and couldn't imagine that this scene was caused by a stock!

Not only the Nasdaq trading floor, Wall Street investment institutions, but also countless people watching the market in front of their computers were watching Yahoo's performance.

This morning was truly Yahoo's show time. It was a truly spectacular show. In one morning, the stock price rose from $13 to over $24, and then soared all the way to around $!

Yang Zhiyuan, Filo, Kugel, and other Yahoo employees present could not help but cheer. Based on Yahoo's performance this morning, they have all achieved financial freedom!
The CNET reporter, watching Yahoo's performance, couldn't help but think of what Li Dongling said before the market opened, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Is Yahoo's market value really going to break through $1 billion today?"

Netscape's listing last year created a miracle, but at that time, most people outside believed that it was unlikely that another Internet company could replicate Netscape's miracle.

But today, looking at Yahoo's performance, one can't help but wonder whether Yahoo is also going to create a miracle.

Not only the CNET reporter thought of Li Dongling's words, but many people were also speculating that as long as Yahoo's stock price could break through $33 today, Yahoo's market value would be over $ billion!

In the afternoon, Li Dongling, Yao Luoying, and everyone from Yahoo came to the hotel where a celebration banquet was to be held in the evening.

Although they were not in the Nasdaq trading hall, Yang Zhiyuan and others were still focusing on the stock price on the computer.

Li Dongling didn't have anything to worry about. What Li Dongling cared about for Yahoo was not its immediate success or failure, but a few years later, at the peak of the Internet bubble, when Yahoo's market value approached 100 billion US dollars, that would be the time for Li Dongling to take action.

So, in the hotel suite, while Yang Zhiyuan, Ferro, Kugel and others were worried, Li Dongling didn't care too much. Instead, he was explaining something to Zhou Hualiang.

"Tomorrow morning, we will take a plane back to the mainland. Things in America will be left to you!"

Standing on the balcony of the suite, Li Dongling leaned aside and explained to Zhou Hualiang that he was now the president of Dongling Hi-Tech's North American headquarters, and that all the affairs of Dongling Hi-Tech, Feiyan Technology and others in North America would be handled by him in the future.

Hearing that Li Dongling was going back inland, Zhou Hualiang was stunned, "So soon?"

Since Li Dongling came to America, it can be said that Dongling Hi-Tech North America has experienced the fastest development period, especially Li Dongling's operation of Himalaya Radio, which made Zhou Hualiang feel astonished.

By snatching food from the tiger's mouth, Dongxin Semiconductor gained a glimmer of hope from the Microsoft-Intel alliance and also let Microsoft take over Dongling Hi-Tech's computer business.

These trading methods and sense of smell make Zhou Hualiang, a professional manager, feel a sense of gap. At least Zhou Hualiang knows that if these things are handed over to him, it is not to say that he cannot do it at all, but at least, it will not be so smooth.

It is true that after Li Dongling left, the power of the North American company fell into Zhou Hualiang's hands, but this is both a right and a responsibility. If he is not careful, he will have to take the blame, which makes him feel a little nervous.

"I believe you can do it!"

Standing on the balcony, with half of his body exposed to the sun, Li Dongling put his hand on Zhou Hualiang's shoulder, patted it gently, and spoke to him gently.

"After I leave, Dongling Hi-Tech, Zhixing Foundation, and Feiyan Technology all have some things that need you to continue to do!"

“In America, Himalaya Radio needs to continue to promote and increase the number of users and podcast creators. Every few months, we need to select podcasts with potential and stories to create idols for them, so that users can keep the experience fresh and give podcast creators hope of becoming famous!

In addition, we must enter overseas markets as soon as possible, especially the English-speaking markets such as Canada, Britain, and then enter Germany, France, Spanish and other regions.

Sign as many celebrity podcasts as possible, cooperate with more radio stations and media, and try to sign long-term contracts to cope with future competition! "

Li Dongling said that there are already several podcast companies emerging in Silicon Valley, although they are currently very small and it is difficult for them to compete with Himalaya Radio.

But we must also take precautions before problems arise and enter overseas markets ahead of time to grab territory. We cannot let our competitors get away with it. In addition, the signing fees for podcasts are very cheap now. In a few years, if we want to sign NBA, football superstars, or Hollywood stars as podcasters, the cost will be astronomical. It is most cost-effective to sign long-term contracts at very cheap prices now.

"The cooperation between Dongling Hi-Tech and Microsoft requires your coordination. There must be no mistakes!"

Li Dongling couldn't stay in America every day, so he needed Zhou Hualiang to act as the middleman between Dongling Hi-Tech and Microsoft to coordinate the relationship between the two sides and handle various matters. Including the computers, set-top boxes, digital video equipment, etc. produced by Dongling Hi-Tech, Zhou Hualiang would have to sell them in North America, and then send the money to the Hanxi headquarters. He needed to figure out the scale of this.

After explaining a few things to Zhou Hualiang, Li Dongling remembered something and said to Zhou Hualiang, "Dongling Hi-Tech is going to cooperate with Microsoft on game consoles, and graphics cards are the top priority. Please help the Zhixing Foundation to invest in a few graphics card companies!"

Li Dongling took out a list and handed it to Zhou Hualiang. Zhou Hualiang opened it and took a look. The graphics card company ranked first was called NVIDIA!
Doxin Semiconductor will definitely make graphics cards in the future, but not now. It will not be too late to acquire a graphics card brand and start making them after it has developed chips. Even if it takes ten or eight years, it will still not be too late.

Graphics cards are not profitable right now. If they were profitable, Intel would have started making them long ago. Why would they just sit there and do nothing?

For a long time, graphics cards have been a bonus to processors. Those who like games and pursue game quality may specifically configure high-end graphics cards.

What really made graphics cards a necessity was the advent of 3A blockbusters, the mining of virtual currencies, the explosion of smart driving, and the large artificial intelligence models represented by ChatGPT. The huge demand for computing chips made the demand for graphics cards surpass that for processors.

Now Li Dongling asked Dongling Hi-Tech to invest in NVIDIA, just like his previous investment in Yahoo, to plant the seeds in advance. However, this time, the results of the seeds will be much slower than those at Yahoo.

However, if you can reap the profits of a company worth three trillion dollars, even if you have to wait for ten or twenty years, you can reap a big harvest and make back your investment...

If Doxin Semiconductor fails to catch up with graphics card technology after ten or twenty years, then no matter how much money Li Dongling invests, it will probably be of no use.

"I will contact these companies as soon as possible!"

Zhou Hualiang carefully put away the list. With the example of Yahoo, who would dare to question Li Dongling's investment vision? These companies are not well-known now, but who can guarantee that they will not become the next Yahoo-like company?
Even if Zhou Hualiang spreads the word that Li Dongling values ​​certain companies, the valuations, stock prices, and market capitalization of those companies will probably see a surge.

As for whether Nvidia will accept the investment from the Zhixing Foundation, Zhou Hualiang is not worried at all. After all, he is a professional manager and he should not be too familiar with handling these "small" companies.

For one thing, if NVIDIA accepts the investment from the Zhixing Foundation, it will have the opportunity to become the graphics card supplier for Microsoft's game consoles. Is it interested?
Not to mention that it is now a second-rate graphics card manufacturer. Even the current first-tier graphics card manufacturers such as ATI, Trident, and 3Dfx cannot resist such temptation, not to mention NVIDIA. Zhou Hualiang directly "grabbed" it!

"It's $33!"

There was a loud noise in the suite. Yahoo's market value officially exceeded US$33 at this moment. Its stock price soared by more than 150% in a single day, and its market value also exceeded US$ billion.

Yang Zhiyuan, Filo and others all shouted loudly that Yahoo had created a new miracle. The two of them also became billionaires with their 15.4% Yahoo shares!

Li Dongling also applauded and congratulated Yang Zhiyuan and the other person. The two of them had become billionaires. This also meant that the Yahoo shares held by Zhixing Foundation and Feiyan Technology, which jointly held a 13% stake, were now worth more than million US dollars!

Back then, the Zhixing Foundation invested $5 in Yahoo. Now, the 166% Yahoo stake held by the Zhixing Foundation is worth more than $ million, which is a -fold return.

But this is not the end. As long as Yahoo’s market value continues to grow, the Yahoo shares held by the Zhixing Foundation will become more and more valuable!

There was thunderous applause in the hotel suite. Koogle was making a phone call, preparing to make the evening's celebration party even more luxurious. He wanted to invite all the celebrities in New York to witness Yahoo's feat of exceeding $1 billion in market value.

Amid the cheers, only Yahoo's major shareholder, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, could not laugh.

Yahoo's market value exceeds 10 billion, and the global brand value of Yahoo will soar. If SoftBank wants to acquire the Yahoo Japanese brand from the Zhixing Foundation, the price it will pay will be even greater. It would be strange if Masayoshi Son could laugh.

Li Dongling felt a resentful gaze coming towards him. He turned around and saw it was Masayoshi Son, who smiled and nodded to him. Whether Masayoshi Son was happy or not was none of his business.

Anyway, the higher the market value of Yahoo, the more valuable the Yahoo brand agency rights in Asia that the Zhixing Foundation obtained from Yahoo in a licensing fee of one million US dollars per year will be.

This time, any company that wants to obtain the local brand agency rights for Yahoo in Japan, Singapore, Siam, South Korea and other places in Asia must pay money to the Zhixing Foundation, and it has to be a high price. They have to drive an armored truck full of US dollars to deliver the money to the Zhixing Foundation. Otherwise, the Zhixing Foundation will not sell it to you, no matter how high or low it is!

(End of this chapter)