At around two o'clock in the afternoon, in the restaurant of the New York Hotel, Wang Anzheng, Huo Yaowen and Davide, who came with him, said enthusiastically: "Thank you Mr. Huo for coming over for an afternoon coffee." ”

Huo Yaowen shook hands politely and said, "Dr. Wang is polite, I should have asked you out for tea as a junior, but I just arrived in New York not long ago, and I still looked at Haihan." ”

"Haha, it should be, Mr. Huo just came to the United States, I should also be a host and invite you to come out and sit down." ”

Wang An laughed, and then hurriedly beckoned the two to sit down, and then called the waiter and asked what the two were drinking. Huo Yaowen also has the habit of drinking coffee, so he ordered a cup casually, and Davide did the same.

Waiting for the waiter to serve coffee, Wang An smiled and said, "Mr. Huo, since the last time we said goodbye, it seems that we haven't seen each other for five or six years?"

"It's been six years. Huo Yaowen thought for a while.

"yes, six years have passed. I don't know what Wang An's purpose was for asking, but at this moment he paused for a few seconds, and then smiled: "Mr. Huo, I heard that you have recently had a company that wants to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. ”

"Well, a newspaper company can't compare to you, Dr. Wang. ”

As he spoke, Huo Yaowen said with a smile on his face: "Before I came to the United States, I read that the newspapers of international news often wrote that Dr. Wang, you just arrived in the United States yesterday, and when you were having dinner at the hotel, I saw the New York Financial Daily commenting that you are the richest Chinese in the United States today. It has written that you have the experience of starting a business all the way, which is really a model for me and other younger generations, and an example for learning!"

The New York Financial Journal is a professional financial newspaper, and although it is not as shameless as the Wall Street Journal, its articles and content are deeply loved by the elite of the financial world.

Yesterday, Huo Yaowen rested in the hotel for an afternoon, and when he got up for dinner, he was in the hotel restaurant and saw this newspaper with Dr. Wang's fortune and current assets.

It is written in detail that Wang An invented a patent for a "pulse transmission control device" in 1949, and sold this patent to IBM in exchange for the first pot of gold in his life. After that, Dr. Wang started his life, and it took only more than 20 years to develop Wang Computer into the largest technology company in the United States, surpassing IBM.

If it was an American who founded this computer company, or a person from any Western country, Huo Yaowen would not have too many ideas, but Dr. Wang, as a Chinese, relied on his personal talent to create Wang Computer Company with a market value of about 3 billion yuan, surpassing IBM, which really made Huo Yaowen not admire.

After listening to Huo Yaowen's words, Wang An was happy in his heart, and at the same time, he laughed and said: "Computers are the future of mankind, the richest man in China is nothing, as long as the best computer, I believe that sooner or later he will be able to become the richest man in the United States." ”

Seeing him laughing so loudly, Huo Yaowen could feel Wang An's inner ambition and confidence in the future of the computer company, but it is a pity that although Dr. Wang is a computer genius, he still can't do business as well as those capitalists who suck blood for a living, otherwise it would not be more than ten years later, Microsoft, a small role today, will be surpassed.

As he spoke, the hotel waiter brought two cups of coffee.

After Huo Yaowen took a sip slightly, Wang An said seriously: "I heard that Mr. Huo's newspaper industry, whether it has an industry in the United States, has newspapers and publishing houses in Europe and Asia?"

"Yes, there are currently 27 newspapers and more than a dozen weekly magazines around the world. There is nothing to hide, and Huo Yaowen roughly guessed Wang An's intention to ask him out, so he said it directly.

"Awesome, really amazing!" Wang An applauded and said, "Mr. Huo has established so many newspapers and publishing houses in just a few years, which is really terrifying." ”

"Where, it's nothing, it's not as good as you, Dr. Wang. Huo Yaowen said modestly.

Wang An may have been in the United States for a long time and is accustomed to the style of doing things here, so he was not very interested in Huo Yaowen's modest words, and laughed: "Mr. Huo, you are modest, I was at your age, and I had just founded a computer company not long ago. Besides, your work is world-renowned, and not long ago I read the news that your books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. ”

"Is it?300 million copies?" Huo Yaowen raised his eyebrows, he didn't have any new editions in the past half a year, so he naturally didn't pay much attention to this part, and he never thought that it had broken 300 million copies.

"Well, it's an article from the Los Angeles Morning Post. Saying that, Wang An looked at Huo Yaowen with a smile and said: "It seems that the Los Angeles Morning Post is also one of Mr. Huo's newspapers." ”

"Yes, the total global sales volume is 300 million copies, which should be the largest among the Chinese. ”

Wang An smiled and nodded, then glanced at Huo Yaowen, paused for a few seconds, and then said: "That's the case, Mr. Huo, this time I asked you out for coffee, in addition to doing your best to be a landlord, I mainly want to ask Mr. Huo's Huanyu Newspaper if it has any plans to sell its shares?"

"Sell shares?" Huo Yaowen had guessed Wang An's purpose before, and he was not surprised at this time, but frowned and said: "Dr. Wang, you should be clear about the rules of listing, except for the shareholders who have been determined, it is not allowed to sell without permission on the eve of listing, and now we have submitted the detailed shareholders of the company, unless we wait until after the listing." ”

"That's what I mean, wait until Mr. Huo, your newspaper goes public. ”

The price before and after the listing is definitely different, so no matter how low the increase is, at least more than 10% is certain, Wang An doesn't care about this little money at all, it is enough to see how rich he is now!

Recently, Wang Computer Company has developed a new 3200 word processing machine, both in terms of storage and performance, which far exceeds the 2200 type word processing machine developed in 1972, but because of the relatively high price, and the 2200 sells very well, so it has not been launched. (The first computer without a mouse)

But after the product was developed, it was naturally impossible to produce ashes in the company's technology library, so Wang An wanted to promote this 3200 word processor. Promotion is definitely advertising, whether on TV or in newspapers and magazines.

Before, Wang An wanted to spend more money on publicity, but he suddenly heard that the New York Stock Exchange had a Hong Kong newspaper company to be listed, and when he inquired, he learned that the second largest shareholder was Huo Yaowen.

Immediately, he began to plan to invest in the newspaper industry. After all, the launch of a new technology product without large-scale publicity is not conducive to product sales, and if there is a media company of its own, then many problems can be easily solved.

"If this is the case, Dr. Wang can wait for the listing and directly arrange for someone from the securities company to buy it. ”

"I have an arrangement, but I want at least 10 percent, I'm afraid it will be difficult to grab so much by then. ”

Wang An has investigated the business of the Universal Press before, whether it is the industry in the United States or the newspapers and magazines in Hong Kong, Britain and other places, they are basically very stable, so he has a long-term plan, a few million shares are not interesting to him, so he wants to get 10% at one time, to ensure that he has a board seat, so that it is convenient to arrange some plans to promote the computer company in the future.

Huo Yaowen grinned, "It seems that Dr. Wang has a lot of confidence in my newspaper business." ”

"For a company that has more than 20 newspapers around the world and is still profitable, I am naturally full of confidence. ”

Seeing what Dr. Wang said, Huo Yaowen pondered for a few seconds, and the total shares of him and Anna and others after listing were about 57. As long as it is kept within 50 to ensure a stable controlling stake in the company, it is nothing to sell a little to Wang An, so that the funds can be returned as soon as possible. can also win over Wang An, the richest Chinese in the United States today, which is quite cost-effective.

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