America is in control

Chapter 190 Moritz’s feedback and celebration dinner

After ending the call with Frank, the Liu family smacked their lips, this guy is really alive and well!

After returning several calls from key politicians such as Tom Kaine and Lacey Garner, he threw the hot phone to Alfonso.

General Liu and his party found a restaurant nearby and ordered some food.

While waiting for the meal, everyone's attention was attracted by the TV in the corner of the restaurant.

The TV was showing the scene of the bell ringing for Yahoo's IPO. Among a group of business elites, he, a boxing champion with impressive appearance, looked very conspicuous.

"On April 4, Yahoo held its initial public offering, issuing 12 million new shares at a price of US$15 per share, raising US$260 million, and its listing valuation was US$3900 million."

"The stock price rushed to a high of $43 within half an hour of opening, and then turned downward. It is difficult to judge where it will be at the close. Next, I will ask our guests to analyze it in detail for you."

After the host introduced Yahoo's listing, the TV screen switched back to the studio, and she began to answer questions with the guests.

At this time, many diners in the restaurant recognized General Liu, and they all came forward to say hello and ask for autographs.

Liu will not reject anyone who comes, responds enthusiastically to fans, and agrees to their requests for photos and autographs.

Feeling a little proud in his heart, he discovered that not all of these fans were his boxing fans.

Mostly because Yahoo went public, which further spread its popularity.

After finishing the meal, Liu asked the restaurant staff to carry about ten lunches and returned to the Nasdaq exchange with his group.

As soon as he entered the small war room, he found that Son Zhengyi and the people from SoftBank Group had already left.

Moritz was chatting with some elderly white strangers.

After seeing General Liu come in, Moritz immediately waved to him, "John, come here quickly!"

Asking his subordinates to help distribute lunch to the restaurant staff, Liu will quickly come to Moritz's side.

"Mr. Valentine, let me introduce to you, this is John."

Moritz pointed at General Liu and introduced the old white man next to him.

It turned out to be Don Valentine, the founder of Sequoia Capital, and he was also here. It seems that Yahoo is quite valued within Sequoia Capital!
"John, I know you! Moritz often mentions your name to me."

Valentine's hair is almost completely white, and the wrinkles on his face are deep. He must be over seventy years old.

But his eyes were bright and he looked energetic. He smiled and extended his hand to General Liu.

"Mr. Valentine, it's an honor to meet you!"

General Liu's attitude was extremely respectful, and he quickly stretched out his hand to shake hands with the other party.

The boss in front of him is a legend. He has created the behemoth Sequoia Capital by himself, and there is no room for him to deal with it carelessly.

"John, you are such a lucky young man!"

"At that time, I had some doubts about Yahoo's profit model, and that's how you got a big deal."

Valentine jokingly mentioned the situation during Yahoo's first round of financing, and it sounded like he still had some regrets.

But this kind of thing happens a lot in the venture capital circle, and any investor will make mistakes sometimes.

After all, no one except himself knew that Jerry Yang and David could accomplish such great things.

It’s true that Sequoia Capital is the top venture capital firm in the industry, but they can’t foresee everything.

"Mr. Valentine, my childhood friend was an intern at Yahoo!"

General Liu is using the same old tricks again, and this reason is quite easy to use.

“What other companies have you invested in?”

Valentin did not continue the topic of Yahoo, but asked about Liu Jiang's other investments.

"I also invested in two Silicon Valley websites, one is Hotmail, which provides free email, and the other is Fatbrain, an online professional bookstore."

Liu Jiang did not mention AuctionWeb. After all, he holds 70% of the shares in this company and is the controlling shareholder. There is still a difference between it and financial investment.

"Moritz, follow up on those two companies."

"If you feel that those two companies have potential, then we can cooperate with John again and ride on his coattails."

"John, I hope our future cooperation can always be so pleasant!"

Valentin said with a smile on his face, a light flashing in his eyes, and a little relaxed.

I don’t know if he was joking or serious.

But Valentine's last sentence obviously meant something, and General Liu understood what he meant.

"Okay, Boss!"

Moritz replied quickly, but he did not take his eyes away from General Liu's face.

"Mr. Valentine, my investment is just a small investment, but I personally very much welcome Sequoia Capital to join."

"I admire Mr. Moritz's character very much. He led us to defend the fruits of victory."

"In the future, I will continue to listen to his teachings and do my part for the development of Yahoo."

Sensing Moritz's eyes, Liu Jiang knew that the other party was testing his attitude.

He immediately expressed his willingness to continue to support Moritz in leading Yahoo's direction.

"Oh! What are you going to do?"

Valentin was very satisfied with General Liu's statement. He suddenly became interested and wanted to hear what the other party would do next.

Many Internet companies invested by Sequoia Capital will go public this year and next.

Valentine was so surprised by Yahoo's performance on the stock market today that he came in person.

The Internet wave has arrived. The better Yahoo’s stock price performs, the better the listing environment for Internet companies that will be subsequently invested by Sequoia Capital.

This represents a huge amount of interests, and there is no room for him not to take it seriously!
It can even be said that Yahoo's performance is directly related to Sequoia Capital's future strategic layout.

"I may finalize a boxing title unification fight in the near future, and then I will do my best to promote Yahoo."

General Liu was a little unsure of what Valentin was thinking. His previous words were just polite.

Yahoo has already gone public, wouldn't it be nice to sit back and enjoy the gains?

However, since the other party broke the casserole and asked the truth, he could only bite the bullet and think of a way.

"Very good! You are a very good boy. This is what real work looks like!"

"There are a huge number of American people who like professional boxing, and the influence of a boxing champion's unification fight is pretty good."

"Moritz, now that Yahoo has gone public, it's not appropriate to let shareholders contribute for free!"

"You should discuss with Yahoo's management. Don't lose even a penny of the sponsorship and advertising fees that should be paid to John!"

Valentin's eyes lit up and he said excitedly.

"Of course it's no problem, Boss!"

Moritz glanced at General Liu and replied decisively.

Liu Jiang did not expect that the method he came up with in a flash of inspiration could also make a fortune.

Is this a return from Sequoia Capital for its continued support?
It's useless to think so much, just keep it if it's beneficial. Anyway, if the sky falls, a tall man will hold it up, so I'm afraid of a bird!
"John, ask your boxing agent to contact me after there is definite news about the boxing champion's unification match."

"Don't be too harsh in your bidding, otherwise I will definitely call you back!" "Remember to save a few VIP tickets for the first row, I will use them as benefits for Yahoo employees!"

Moritz turned to look at General Liu and said something cheerfully.

"Mr. Moritz, don't worry, I will definitely give you a friendly price!"

Liu Jiang knew that the other party was joking, so he smiled back.

A few people chatted for a while, but Valentin left after a short time because of his busy schedule.

"Mr. Moritz, where is Tim Cargo (Yahoo CEO)? Didn't he say he would be here at noon?"

The founder of Sequoia Capital was not here, so General Liu felt a lot more relaxed. He asked Moritz.

"He, Jerry Yang and David are being interviewed in the media corner! Are you going too?"

Moritz said casually while eating his lunch.

"Uh! If Mr. Moritz feels it is necessary, I can go over right away!"

General Liu replied nonchalantly that he was so tired these days that he didn't want to deal with any more media reporters.

"I think it's better to forget it! Let the media focus on Jerry Yang and David today."

"I'll let you take action tomorrow. This way it will be more impactful and the heat will be maintained."

"John, Mr. Valentine values ​​you very much. You must not disappoint his expectations of you!"

Moritz took a deep look at General Liu and nodded.

"I understand! You can trust me 100%, Mr. Moritz!"

General Liu expressed his stance again and said confidently.

He understands Moritz's current thinking very well. Sequoia Capital and SoftBank Group have already begun to confront each other within Yahoo.

He holds 15.2% of Yahoo shares, which is a big deal.

If he invests in SoftBank Group, Moritz will not be able to continue to dominate Yahoo.

This is the reason why the other party repeatedly tries to win over them and constantly confirms their attitude.

General Liu, Moritz and others stayed in the small war room until the afternoon closing.

After Jerry Yang and David went to ring the closing bell, everyone left together.

Yahoo's stock price is fixed at US$33, with a market capitalization of US$9.9 million. It is only a few cents away from US$10 billion, which makes everyone feel a little regretful.

"Goldman Sachs has prepared the best celebration dinner on Wall Street for us! We are going to relax today!"

Moritz clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention to him.

The good news he announced loudly revived everyone's spirits.

In just one trading day, a group of new tech tycoons with astonishing net worth were born.
The myth of creating wealth is happening today! Everyone was walking with wind in their eyes when they left the exchange.

There was still some time before the celebration dinner, so everyone returned to the hotel first.

After asking Moritz for an invitation to the celebration dinner, Liu will ask Martin to deliver it to the address left by Frank.

After resting for a few hours, Moritz took everyone to the dinner party that Goldman Sachs had already arranged.

As soon as he entered the banquet hall, General Liu was shocked by the scene of debauchery in front of him.

Two white men and women, who didn’t know whether they were Goldman Sachs employees or Wall Street traders, were entangled on a round table directly outside the door.

There was also a group of guys in suits and ties laughing wildly next to them. They surrounded the two of them and applauded non-stop.

There were some suspicious-looking people in the corner of the banquet hall, sniffing the backs of their hands.

But everyone else seems to be used to it and is completely indifferent!

What the hell! This is Wall Street! The heart of American finance! What an eye-opener!
Moritz led everyone towards the center of the banquet hall, when they passed by the man and woman who were broadcasting live.

Liu Jiang glanced quietly, this girl is quite promising! It's good to have an eye addiction, but that's all!
As guests arrived one after another, these daring guys put away their posture and ran off to who knows where.

Liu Jiang was holding a glass of water and chatting wordlessly with Moritz and others.

From time to time, celebrities come up to have a relationship with this group of newly wealthy people.

At this moment, a tall and beautiful figure walked in from the door of the banquet hall. Who else could it be if it wasn't Claire.

She was wearing a silver-white backless, deep V-waisted evening dress, with a shawl extending from the evening dress hanging on her round shoulders, almost reaching the ground.

With sharp short blond hair and slightly tough facial features, he looks very heroic.

The silver-white evening dress couldn't cover Claire's amazing curves. The slit of the evening dress was not high, only reaching her calf.

But when she moves lightly, people can't help but want to find out.

The ten-centimetre-high step on the thick carpet of the banquet hall made no sound, but it still gave people a thrilling feeling.

Claire took a glass of champagne from the waiter's tray and began to look around.

She was looking for the strong figure that brought her a great surprise.

Claire has been paying attention to the news of Yahoo's listing, although she has been mentally prepared.

But when she saw Yahoo's market value soared to one billion dollars, she was shocked!

Especially when she learned that Liu Jiang’s shares held as much as 15.2%, Claire immediately screamed!
With a net worth of US$1.5 million, at the age of 18, he is still a well-known boxing champion.

The sapling that I spent a lot of money to win over actually grew up in no time.

The speed and growth were so fast that she completely exceeded her expectations.

This is simply a big surprise!
With General Liu’s strong support, wouldn’t it be much easier to realize your dream?

But at the same time, Claire is also vaguely worried. The rapid increase in the other party's net worth also means that more and more people with ulterior motives will be targeting him.

In case Liu will be persuaded by others, or the other party is tired of this special gift of his.

The fish is completely decoupled, what should I do then?
no! Absolutely not!
I will never allow this to happen!

To this end, Claire came up with a plan and immediately began to implement it.

She first revealed to Frank the news about Yahoo's listing and Liu's stake.

Ask Frank to call General Liu and ask for an invitation letter to the celebration dinner, and at the same time indicate that he is attending.

She didn't know if this would arouse General Liu's interest, but she couldn't care less at this time.

Claire must see the other person as soon as possible before she can find a way to tie him down.

It’s not like she hasn’t thought about giving up, but the sunk costs are too high now, and Claire is unwilling to give up!

Perhaps only by coming up with more tricks can we successfully achieve our goal.

Claire was determined and prepared.

After all, high-end interpersonal relationships often only require the most primitive communication methods.

　I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)