America is in control

Chapter 198 Boxing Fan Meeting and Winning a Yahoo Board of Directors Seat

Most of the people who came to the boxing fan meeting this time were young people under the age of thirty.

Asians and whites make up the majority, with only a handful of African Americans, and the ratio of men to women is almost 3:1.

Liu Jiang interacted with boxing fans on the stage for a while and answered some questions raised by boxing fans.

Next came autographs and group photos.

Boxing fans lined up in a long line, holding gloves, T-shirts, shorts and postcards
Liu Jiang has a friendly smile on his face and treats every boxing fan patiently.

Even if some female fans launched a surprise attack during a group photo, he laughed it off.

Liu will try his best to meet the requirements of every boxing fan except for some particularly excessive requirements.

"John, there are still a lot of boxing fans waiting in line. This won't work. You have to move faster!"

Bob leaned into General Liu's ear and whispered something.

"I know, Boss!"

Liu Jiang stretched his aching wrist and looked up at the long queue.

He didn't know how long he would continue to do it slowly like this, but he responded and immediately sped up his movements.

After finally finishing the boxing fan meeting, Bob wanted to entertain General Liu again, but the latter politely refused.

The reason is simple. After this event, Liu Jiang felt more tired than after playing a game.

His hand cramped when he almost signed, and he was mentally exhausted.

Liu Jiang just wants to go back to the hotel and have a good rest. After all, he will attend Yahoo's shareholder meeting tomorrow.

Bob didn't say much and left Madison Square Garden with the others.

After returning to the hotel room, General Liu asked Alfonso to order dinner, and the few of them had some casual meals.

Perhaps aware of General Liu's fatigue, Alfonso and others did not disturb him too much after they finished eating.

After a peaceful sleep, Liu Jiang and his confidants arrived at the Yahoo shareholders meeting in high spirits the next day.

As early as the founding of Yahoo, Jerry Yang and David positioned Yahoo as a new media company.

There are two main reasons for this positioning.

First, they still have doubts about the future of Internet companies, and portals seem to be more suitable for development in the direction of media.

Secondly, they were quite afraid of Microsoft at the time and did not dare to compete with it for fear of becoming the second largest company in Netscape.

Jerry Yang once publicly stated at a shareholder meeting that if we were a software technology company, we would soon be squeezed out by Microsoft.

But if we are a new media company, then we will have a group of loyal users and can develop in the long term.

Liu Jiang actually does not agree with the views of the two Yahoo founders.

The development potential of portal websites is really limited, and it is those Internet technology companies that can really become bigger and stronger.

But he is not a professional, and he does not hold many shares in Yahoo. Even if he makes suggestions, no one will pay attention to him.

Liu will simply not make any proposals, just follow the trend and let Yahoo develop according to its original trajectory.

He always kept in mind his purpose of investing in Yahoo at that time, which was to maximize profits as much as possible.

If the suggestions you make change the direction of Yahoo's development, wouldn't it be like shooting yourself in the foot?

At this Yahoo shareholders' meeting, Liu will still be prepared to follow the crowd and continue to follow in the footsteps of Moritz and others.

Entering the conference room, he saw several unfamiliar faces.

"John, come over here!"

Moritz saw General Liu at a glance. He quickly waved to him and shouted at the same time.

Liu Jiang quickly came to Moritz and sat down with Harvey and Li Chengxiong.

"Mr. Moritz, you look in great shape!" Liu Jiang patted the other party lightly and felt that Moritz's spirit was indeed much better than when Yahoo went public.

"John, I just came back from vacation. Can I be in good condition?"

"I watched your press conference yesterday. Is your opponent really a fan of yours this time?"

"But I don't feel like it. He seems to be trying to please you!"

Moritz patted General Liu on the shoulder and asked about yesterday's press conference.

"I don't know what my opponent is thinking! Maybe he is showing weakness to me!"

"I'm actually quite surprised! This may be the friendliest press conference I've ever attended!"

"But no matter what the opponent says, as long as I stand in the ring, I will never give up!"

General Liu shrugged and said indifferently.

"This press conference is very interesting. Please remember to leave me some VIP tickets in the front row."

"I have a few friends who want to come and watch the game as well."

Seeing Liu Jiang's helpless expression, Moritz said cheerfully.

"Of course that's no problem! By the way, Mr. Moritz, who are those strange faces?"

It was just a small matter, and Liu Jiang agreed smoothly.

He glanced at the strangers and asked about their identities.

"They are the representatives elected by retail investors, so you don't need to pay too much attention to them."

"The reason why we came to New York to hold the shareholders' meeting this time was because of their proposal."

Moritz curled his lips. He seemed to be rather disdainful of these retail representatives.

The two chatted for a few more words, and when Yahoo's shareholders were almost here, the shareholders' meeting officially began.

"We positioned Yahoo as a new media company, which enabled Yahoo to rise rapidly and successfully go public."

"But we cannot be obsessed with this achievement. We must pursue the victory and continue to improve the website."

"Strive to build an ecosystem that integrates search engines, email, instant messaging, web advertising and website building platforms."

"Let the Yahoo website be deeply rooted in people's hearts and eventually cover all aspects of American people's lives."

Jerry Yang first boasted about Yahoo's performance, then changed the subject and talked about Yahoo's future layout.

This idea is quite bold and avant-garde, and General Liu can find no fault with it.

Moritz, who was sitting next to him, nodded again and again, looking very satisfied.

Jerry Yang's proposal won the approval of most shareholders present, and Yahoo's development direction was finalized.

Next came the election of new board members, which took place after a heated vote.

In the end, in the 13-person board of directors, Liu Jiang won 2 seats, Sun Zhengyi had 4 seats, Moritz had 2 seats, and representatives from Yang Zhiyuan, David, Reuters, management representatives, and retail investors each had one seat.

The most important role of Liu Jiang's two board seats is to occupy two positions in the board meeting.

This ensures that the alliance composed of him, Moritz and others will become the 'majority' on the board of directors.

Only in this way can Moritz, Jerry Yang and others firmly control the specific management rights of Yahoo.

After settling the matter with Yahoo, Liu will rush to New York's JFK International Airport with his confidants.

Tomorrow is April 4th, which is also his birthday.

Aunt Melissa and Connelly prepared a birthday party for General Liu, and he had to rush back to Los Angeles.

　There are so many things going on today! It's already past 9 o'clock when I get home. I'll try to make up for it later! As the protagonist's financial resources increase, the pace will slow down accordingly, and it will also be involved in some whirlpools. You can't just do it in the ring! Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Washington DC are all battlefields!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)