America is in control

Chapter 284 The aftermath subsides and the company takes stock

"John, this is the best outcome. Bob's roots in the New York legal community are really deep."

"Even if the PPV split lawsuit goes to trial, it is very likely to fall into a state of repeated pulling and pulling. It is normal for it to drag on for several years."

"It's basically impossible to kill your opponent with one shot! The correct solution is to escape in time. Our goal has been achieved anyway, hasn't it?"

On the way out of the court, Harvey saw that General Liu had a sullen face, so he tried to persuade him.

"I know! Harvey, I'm just a little unwilling!"

"This opportunity is so rare! It won't be so easy to catch Bob next time!"

"That old fox is very vindictive. I feel like he just wanted to paralyze me. When I lose my guard, he will stab me again."

Liu Jiang certainly knows that the prospects for the PPV division lawsuit are not optimistic, and the atmosphere created before is nothing more than an illusion.

The deal he reached with New York Mayor Junianni was limited to moving the case to trial.

If he wanted to win the case 100% and send Bob to a bitter prison, the price would be too high for General Liu to bear.

Without Junianni's strong support, it is highly likely that the case will fall into repeated disputes.

If the case drags on, both parties will be hurt, and time and money will be wasted.

In addition, top promotion companies have been in a state of turmoil recently, and their foundations are likely to be shaken.

If the situation gets completely out of control, it is not ruled out that Bob will jump over the wall and use General Liu to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.

The risks and benefits are not proportional, and the hatred between the two has not reached the point of life and death.

General Liu is not stupid. Of course he chooses to give up as soon as possible, leaving a certain amount of leeway for the other party to prevent the fish from dying and the net to break.

Anyway, we can't defeat our opponents all at once, so we might as well retreat strategically, accumulate strength, and wait for the next opportunity.

Everyone understands the truth, but when the matter is finally settled, General Liu still feels a little pity.

"John, sometimes being in a too comfortable situation can make people lose the motivation to fight."

"The existence and threats of competitors are undoubtedly the best spur to you."

"You can think of this reconciliation as a temporary truce. Bob is like the sun that is about to set. Time is on your side."

Harvey smiled and cheered General Liu from another angle.

"You're right. That old fox Bob is almost half buried in the soil. Maybe in a few years, I can kill him with one finger."

Putting those unnecessary worries and worries behind, Liu Jiang put his mind in order and walked out of the court door.

The warm sunshine fell on him, and he looked up. The sky in New York was clear.

As the two parties reached a settlement, the negative news against General Liu in the media decreased significantly.

There are only a handful of die-hards left who are still spreading rumors and causing trouble to attract attention.

Liu will show no mercy to these bad guys, and the lawyer's letter warns that a bankruptcy package will follow.

In a few moments, the tail of this smear scandal was completely cut off.

Bob was not idle either. I don't know what tricks the old fox used to make Hoya stop making trouble soon.

General Liu was very curious about this and called Hoya specifically to find out the situation.

But the other party was hesitant and refused to say it clearly, and just kept talking about it.

Seeing that he couldn't get any information from the inquiry, General Liu felt a little disappointed and had no choice but to give up.

After all, the person involved didn't want to say more, and it was hard for him to force the other party, but there was obviously something hidden in this matter.

Before hanging up the phone, Hoya warned General Liu in an extremely serious tone.

Let him be wary of Bob and be careful of everything, especially those who use shameless means.

Listening to the constant beeps coming from the phone's microphone, Liu Jiang fell into deep thought.

The other party probably had some leverage that fell into Bob's hands, so he was so aggrieved and resigned.

That old fox is really a cruel old coin!

De La Hoya has always been a 'good boy' before and has never committed any crime.

Unlike myself, the matter of contract renewal was delayed again and again, and there was even a commotion once during the contract period.

But even so, Bob still holds De La Hoya's handle, which is really scary to think about!
Liu Jiang smacked his lips twice, feeling extremely sorry for Hoya's experience and at the same time raising Bob's threat level by two levels.

It seems that we must find a way to arrange an informant next to the old fox, so that he will not be caught off guard when the other party suddenly launches his attack.

However, De La Hoya's retreat saved him a lot of trouble, as he no longer had to find reasons to explain to the other party.

The temporary offensive and defensive alliance reached by the two began to collapse from today.

With De La Hoya no longer active, so have the bastard fighters under Top Promotions.

The rebellion started by General Liu and Hoya gradually subsided.

As word spread that Liu would be free, boxing promotions became more aggressive.

Quotes came in one after another from major event promotions, TKO promotions, and Tang Jin promotions.
Major boxing promotion companies in the United States have set out new conditions one after another, and General Liu's request is not far away.

This is a boxing superstar in his prime! He has both strength and charisma, and he is also free.

No matter which boxing promotion company is unwilling to give up this piece of fat, the competition gradually becomes fierce, and the bidding atmosphere becomes more and more intense.

"Fxxk! First come, first served, do you understand what I mean? This is not a bargain at all!"

"Get out of my office! You're out!"

General Liu couldn't get angry with the negotiators of the big-name boxing promotion companies, so he had no choice but to choose a young Karami who didn't have any eyesight and use foul language to express his attitude.

Feeling a little distracted by the endless pulling, he simply handed over all the preliminary work to a professional negotiation team headed by Harvey.

There's no rush to sign the contract anyway, so it's better to put your time and energy on other things.

The appearance fee and PPV share of the last boxing title unification fight as well as the compensation from the out-of-court settlement are gradually arriving.

General Liu's account had another huge amount of money close to 2000 million U.S. dollars.

Count the original balance of the account, living expenses during this period, and public relations expenses spent on major media.

He still has almost $2300 million in liquidity in his personal account.

New Caesars Entertainment also paid part of the media and public relations expenses, leaving about US$5500 million in the company's account. The annual tax filing season has arrived, and we must find a way to spend most of this huge sum of US$7800 million, and we cannot let the IRS mess with it.

Thinking of this, Liu Jiang took out his cell phone and called Beth Dutton.

He asked the other party about the recent performance of the stocks he held. Before he could say a few words, the two began to flirt with each other again.

After some bickering, he reluctantly hung up the phone until Beth's moaning voice came out of the phone receiver.

After thinking about it for a while, General Liu instructed Li Chengxiong to transfer US$300 million from his account to the asset research and management company where Beth worked.

It is still the old rule, this 300 million is used to increase the stock holdings of large companies such as Microsoft, Dell, Intel, Cisco and other familiar companies in previous lives.

After finishing the investment in stocks, Liu Jiang picked up the report on the table and started reading it.

New Caesar Sporting Goods is making steady progress in entering boxing training equipment, and has already selected products to test the waters.

The company recruits designers to be responsible for product design, and the production is handed over to OEM companies in China.

Samples produced in small batches have been put into the market and the feedback has been good.

This gave Jacob great confidence, and he immediately applied to General Liu to expand the production scale of water-testing products and further seize the market.

After General Liu confirmed that the other party's report was not fraudulent, he agreed to the request.

And he also issued follow-up instructions to Jacob to continue to expand the product line of boxing training equipment and work steadily until he conquered this market segment.

During this period, New Caesar Sporting Goods Company also made breakthroughs in the research and development of new materials, launching HeatGear 'hot clothes' tight-fitting quick-drying clothes.

It is lightweight and breathable, mainly designed to speed up heat dissipation and perspiration, and is suitable for all types of strenuous exercise.

HeatGear was very popular once it was launched, with sales reaching record highs, making New Caesar Sporting Goods Company very profitable.

Among them, the Armor close-fitting series is the most outstanding representative of the 'thermal clothing series'.

In order to prevent odor and enhance breathability, the Armor close-fitting series uses stretch mesh fabric in key areas such as the armpits, so that the wearer's body can directly feel the breathability.

The specially added spandex fabric in Armor's close-fitting series also makes the overall clothing elastic. Coupled with strong shrinkage tailoring, it becomes the tight-fitting quick-drying garment with the best close-fitting effect.

General Liu asked Jacobs to continue to work hard on the research and development of new materials and strive to launch more quick-drying clothing series.

New Caesar Sporting Goods Company has embarked on the road of self-sufficiency and virtuous cycle.

The cash flow in the company's account is very abundant, so Liu Jiang doesn't have to worry too much at all.

Self-reliance, no financial requirements, great!

With a sigh in his heart, Liu Jiang put down the report of New Caesar Sporting Goods Company in his hand and picked up another document to read.

Yahoo's stock price has performed well recently, with strong upward momentum.

Since adjusting its strategy, the number of pages and page views provided by Yahoo has been far ahead of its competitors.

You know, in the first quarter of 1996, Yahoo's various data were roughly the same as those of its competitors Excite, Lycos and Infoseek.

By the end of 1996, Yahoo's various data were basically twice those of the second-place Excite.

Such excellent performance has naturally won the favor of the capital market, and it is reasonable for the stock price to rise.

rise! Keep going up! The end of the universe is your end!

Liu raised the corners of his mouth, put down the document happily, and moved his eyes to the next target.

During this period, eBay, which received financial support, developed vigorously. Coupled with the traffic from the recording incident, the website's users grew rapidly.

At the end of November 1996, with the efforts of all company managers, eBay signed its first third-party licensing agreement with a company called Electronic Travel Auction.

Air tickets and other travel products are sold on the website by using a technology called SmartMarket.

This project alone has brought huge sales growth and relatively generous profits to eBay.

The good news is of course not limited to this. Harvey used headhunting to find several heavyweight new CEO candidates for General Liu. After careful inspection and repeated evaluation, the latter finally chose an outstanding female professional manager.

Meg Whitman was born in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA. She graduated from Harvard University and served as a senior manager at Procter & Gamble, Bain and Disney.

Liu Jiang and Meg Whitman had a candid and in-depth exchange on eBay's development and positioning.

After a series of discussions, Liu Jiang recognized the development strategy formulated by the other party for eBay, developing in the direction of a platform, becoming a shelter for self-employed individuals and small businesses, and becoming the world's largest online second-hand goods trading market.

Of course, this is only a preliminary goal. When the company's size and traffic increase, Meg Whitman will formulate specific plans to attract all medium and large merchants around the world and move towards the ultimate goal of the Everything Store.

Liu Jiang felt that the other party's ideas were more consistent with his own, but there were some differences in details.

He gave Meg Whitman several suggestions, including but not limited to building eBay's moat and working on logistics.

After all, eBay's asset-light operating model may have an advantage in early development, but it will become weaker in the later stages and the competition it faces will become more intense.

Without a deep moat, eBay is likely to be squeezed out by competitors.

Stable and fast logistics is one, and safe and efficient payment methods are the top priority.

Currently, eBay still uses relatively primitive payment methods such as mailed checks for transactions. As time goes by, security cannot be guaranteed at all.

Liu Jiang gave Meg Whitman a general description of the transaction models of Alipay and PayPal in later generations, and asked her to do forward-looking research.

Once the time is right, immediately establish an internal project, set up several more project teams, and establish a competition mechanism. Only those who break through the siege can get the full support of the company, and then push it into the market to compete with other payment companies.

Meg Whitman very much recognized General Liu's suggestions, but things had to happen step by step. There was no rush for either of these things, so we had to make preliminary preparations first.

At the same time, she also keenly proposed to Liu Jiang a potential competitor with a huge threat, AOL (America Online), Liu Jiang's old enemy.

AOL is the largest Internet service provider in the United States. This company controls most of the small business information in the United States and a large amount of personal user information.

Not only does it have strong financial strength, but it also has various resources that eBay cannot compare to.

If AOL goes out in person and becomes an online second-hand trading website, or supports a competitor, the threat to eBay will be extremely huge!

After Liu Jiang thought about it carefully, he found that this was indeed the case. No matter from which aspect, AOL was very suitable for the field of online shopping.

In addition, he and America Online CEO Steve Kass had a conflict over Yahoo stock before, and the other party was severely frustrated.

If Steve Kass stumbles overtly or covertly out of resentment towards himself, the results will be unpredictable. We must be on guard against this!

Liu did not immediately tell Meg Whitman how to deal with the threat of AOL. He wanted to make a decision after careful consideration.

This frank but in-depth exchange satisfied both of them, and Meg Whitman's ability was recognized by General Liu.

The choice of eBay's new CEO was finalized, Jeff Skoll stepped aside and the company's management power fell completely into the hands of General Liu.

(End of this chapter)