Chapter 229: Ironic headlines

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After a while, after taking a breath and calming down, he said calmly: "Martin is indeed a good person, but he is not a good husband. That's right, he will be rich now and in the future. But he had a greedy family. Martin gives 80 per cent of his monthly salary to his poor and large family. Even they are already discussing how to distribute Martin's shares after LinkedIn goes public. And my name is not in this plan. Even if there were, I wouldn't ask for it again. I don't want my future to be taken to hell by a bunch of greedy Grandet. So, the wisest choice is to get a sum of money and leave him, away from that terrible future. ”

Obviously, Martin Alexander is what Huaxia often calls the 'phoenix man'! Such a man is indeed not a good choice for women.

"Mr. Jeffrey Bahrain, can I still satisfy you with my explanation?"

The latter nodded.

"Those two, I take my leave. It is a pleasure to cooperate with you, please call me or send me an email if you have something similar in the future, goodbye!"

Looking at Sully Wendero, who was floating away, Oliver Barin exclaimed: "What a smart woman. ”

"What, you're really going to pursue her?"

"It's just a whim. She's just a speck of dust compared to a real pearl!" Speaking of this, Oliver Balin had an angelic figure like Molly Bevan in his mind. But thinking that the beautiful woman he admired was lying in the arms of other men, it made his original good mood instantly worse.

"Isn't it time for Goldman Sachs and Morgan to take action? We're off to a good start!" Oliver Balin said.

"They're already making an impact, otherwise why do you think hundreds of media outlets are pouring into LinkedIn's office so quickly?" laughs Jeffrey Jilin.

"That would be the best, in a few days you will be able to launch the second ring strike!"

Jeffrey Jilin nodded, "I don't know if our genius Mr. Guo can survive this ring after ring blow." ”

"He's a genius, he's just a lucky yellow-skinned idiot. And soon his stupid side will be exposed to everyone!"

Looking at Oliver Barin, who showed the most disgust for Guo Shouyun, Jeffrey Jilin smiled and didn't say anything. This young and proud son of the British aristocracy was annoying, but his methods were really good. So far, all his plans have accurately hit Guo Shouyun's weakness.

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"Mr. Romney, rest assured. This incident did not have much impact on LinkedIn. At present, the company's registered users have been growing. …… Okay, I'll be sure to call you if you need it!"

After Guo Shouyun hung up the phone, he sighed. In addition to dealing with the media, he also has to explain to investors. In the three days since the LinkedIn customer information leak broke, he has never felt so busy or tired. Not only do you have to deal with the increasing amount of media commentary, but you also have to review the documents of various companies on a daily basis, especially with the integration of Pan Pacific Group.

"Boss, your coffee!"

"Thanks, let it go!By the way, is there any news out there?"

"Some news comments only. … Boss, it's half past one in the morning, so you'd better work tomorrow!" Wendy worried.

"Take it to me, you know, how much time is of the essence for us right now. The slightest mistake can cause us irreparable damage. ”

Looking at the persistence in Guo Shouyun's eyes who looked tired, Wendy nodded, turned around and went out, and after a short time, took a few newspapers and put them in his hands.

At the top is the New York Times, and the headline is also very eye-catching.

"'Mad genius? or desperate speculator?' seems to mean me!"

"It's just speculation that some media lack facts, and the boss doesn't have to take it to heart!" Wendy said quickly.

Guo Shouyun nodded, and then looked at it.

In December 1999, LinkedIn was founded by Bruce Kwok and Martin Alexander in a student apartment at Stanford University. In March 2000, Bruce Guo brought LinkedIn into practice with assets inherited from his deceased adoptive father. In April 2000, on the basis of Kwok's Farm and two Kwok's Community Stores, totaling about $7 million, Kwok's Commercial Group was established. In May 2000, Thorn Bird Publishing House was established, and the three seven-volume books of "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" became an instant hit, and the author Bruce Guo earned sky-high manuscript fees. ”

In June 2000, Bruce Kwok took half of Google's shares. In the same month, the Matrix Group was founded. In July 2000, Phoenix Company was established. In August 2000, Bruce Kwok's first copyright ABS securities was born. In the same month, the money turned into a $3.12 billion short Enron held by Phoenix. ”

This text is deliberately blacked and bolded, which is very eye-catching in the real article.

In September 2000, Bruce Kwok acquired PayPal and the CDMA division of Juji Electronics, and founded Ruby Technology on the basis of the latter. ”

In January 2001, Bruce Kwok issued a second copyright-based ABS asset-backed bond through Goldman Sachs, with all the proceeds used for gold speculation. ”

In February 2001, the company sold its promising Thorn Bird publishing company to Amazon for a 22 percent stake. At a time when internet stocks are generally bearish, it's a 'good' idea to trade a well-developed company for a share in a declining company!"

The sarcastic tone in the article made Guo Shouyun frown.

In March 2001, Bruce Guo reached an agreement with Merrill Lynch to issue $3 billion in ABS bonds as collateral against the equity of six of its companies, including Matrix, Guo's and Ruby. In the same month, it formally reached a strategic agreement with Goldman Sachs, Seymour, Citigroup and Bank of America to acquire Apple, Pacific Power & Gas, and Southern California Edison Power. ”

"In fact, even before our 'Mr. Genius' acquisition, the operations of these three companies were already in trouble. Among them, Apple fell into a stock price due to the failure of the MacG4 personal computer. Pacific and Southern California are on the verge of bankruptcy because of the year-long California energy crisis. According to Wall Street investment analysts, no sane person would buy three companies in the current situation. Of course, our 'Mr. Genius' certainly wouldn't follow the advice of ordinary people, so he invested $2 billion and owed more than $6 billion in debt to complete these three acquisitions. ”

In addition, in April 2001, the Matrix Group, a subsidiary of Mr. Genius, also acquired Legendary Comics. This is a company that was on the verge of bankruptcy two years ago and is staying afloat by auctioning off the rights to its superheroes. Clearly, this is another bad acquisition. ”

"Finally, with regard to the Thunder Fund, the fund that Mr. Genius set up and managed, is said to have earned a huge sum of up to $1 billion in the Argentine debt crisis that erupted at the end of March. But this conclusion is very doubtful. Because until now, the Thunder Fund still refuses to disclose accurate revenue data to the outside world, and even his clients have only received an income statement, but have been refused to withdraw their investments from the fund. So, there is reason to suspect that the Thunder Fund is a Ponzi scheme. ”

And even if the Thunder Fund does make a lot of money from the Argentine debt crisis, it still suffers a loss of nearly $600 million a month in the face of Pacific and Southern California, which are still struggling with the energy crisis, or the Pan Pacific Energy Group, which the two companies merged. With such a huge loss of blood, it is difficult to wonder if 'Mr. Genius' is capable enough to repay the huge debt. … Copywriter Phil Carter!"

Guo Shouyun put down the newspaper, "The New York Times should be the only newspaper that criticizes us, right?"

Wendy nodded, "And the Washington Post, the Christian Monitor, USA Today, and almost all the influential big newspapers in the United States have news that is not good for us!"

Looking at the calm Guo Shouyun, "Boss, I think we should sue them, they are completely deliberately slandering us." Because of these newspapers, the share prices of Amazon, Apple, and the price of ABS bonds secured by your assets are falling. ”

"Calm down, isn't the current situation something we expected a long time ago?" Looking at the angry Wendy, Guo Shouyun smiled.

"However, if this situation is allowed to continue, I am afraid that it will have a worse impact on our own development. Wendy worried.

Guo Shouyun nodded, "What you said makes sense. It's time for us to fight back!"

"Jingle bell...!"

His phone rang at this time.

"Shaoling, is there something wrong?"

"The price of gold has broken through the $280 warning line!"

"Oh?" Guo Shouyun's eyes lit up, "Have you started throwing it?"

"Kikan and Lao Huang are selling, and they will be able to complete it tomorrow!"

"Very well, your news came at the right time. ”

After a brief chat, Guo Shouyun hung up the phone, "Let's go, go upstairs!"

came to the study of Guo's Manor and took out the dusty information from the safe.

Looking at the text on the cover, Wendy's eyes lit up, "Are you going to...?"

"The best way to divert the public's attention is not to refute misinformation that is tempting. Instead, replace it with another, more sensational and engaging message!"

This is a truth that has been proven time and again in the age of the internet.

Wendy nodded convincingly.

"Let's go, go to the company!"

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