Chapter 239: The dark tide is surging

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After nodding his head clearly, Stephen Bryan kicked angrily, "Damn Citi, Goldman Sachs will never cooperate with them again in the future!"

John Schwartzman shrugged, but he didn't hear it. Because he knows very well that when the benefits come, the capitalists are willing to cooperate with the devil!

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After having breakfast and accompanying Molly Bevan around the nearby park, Guo Shouyun drove to Bevan's Manor in the suburbs. Although because of the concern that formaldehyde would be bad for Molly Bevan and the child in her belly because of the recent renovation, she did not move in. But Guo Shouyun, who needs a study to work, comes here every day.

Just as he walked into the lobby of the villa, the cell phone in his pocket rang. After taking it out and looking at the caller ID, I pressed the answer button!

"Hey, Larry, it should be midnight in San Francisco, right?"

San Francisco is separated from the United Kingdom by the Atlantic Ocean and the Americas, six hours apart from each other. It's eight o'clock in the morning in the UK, and it's twelve o'clock in the evening in San Francisco.

"Bruce, timing doesn't matter. The important thing is that we have just received a notice from Yahoo that they have officially announced the termination of their cooperation with us, and the Google search bar will not appear on Yahoo's homepage in the future!" Larry Page fasttracked.

"Terminating the partnership?Larry, we spent money and signed a contract. In less than three years, Yahoo defaulted and had to pay us $150 million in liquidated damages!"

When he signed a contract with Yahoo, Guo Shouyun dug a pit. He took advantage of Yahoo's eagerness to seek revenue growth to avoid continuous decline in the stock price under the NASDAQ crisis, and signed a three-year contract with Yahoo at a cost of 2 million per year. In addition, the contract liquidated damages are deliberately set as contractual liquidated damages rather than statutory liquidated damages.

From Yahoo's standpoint, how could this kind of thing of increasing its own income be breached? Therefore, when Guo Shouyun signed the contract on behalf of Google and proposed $150 million in liquidated damages, they privately ridiculed this guy who had just walked out of college as a completely young business head, and it was ridiculously stupid!

Even Larry Page and Sergey Brin objected, and it took a lot of effort for Guo to convince them.

As a result, just one year has passed, and the result has become 'whoever is stupid knows'!

Terry Semele, who replaced Tim Coogel as Yahoo's CEO, has always wanted to end the partnership between Yahoo and Google. In its view, the partnership was more beneficial to Google, which spent only a few million dollars to build itself into the world's largest search site with Yahoo's global reach. The loss of this business is too great for Yahoo. Especially after Guo Shouyun rejected his plan to buy Google, the voice of ending the cooperation occupied the mainstream of Yahoo.

However, the $150 million penalty was the final obstacle. Against the backdrop of the Nasdaq crisis, Yahoo's business environment is not good, and if it loses another $150 million, the pressure from Wall Street investors will be enough to make Terry Semel a thing of the past for Yahoo. As a result, the situation has remained deadlocked.

"Bruce, the liquidated damages have been paid to the company's account!"

Guo Shouyun's brows furrowed, "What happened in the middle?"

"It's not clear yet, but from what we've got, Yahoo and Citibank have been talking about a financing. Now, there should be results!"

"Citi!" after a pause, "since the matter is a foregone conclusion, then leave it alone." With $150 million, we don't need to refinance for the next stage of development. Other than that... , Larry, it's time to zoom in!"

"You mean 'bidding ads'?" Larry Page's eyes lit up.

"Of course! In the past, we didn't come up with a profit model to develop ourselves with the help of Yahoo's platform, but now this goal has been achieved. There is no need to continue to cover up. Moreover, the time is about the same. … What's the matter, are you going to wait?"

"No, on the contrary, I can't wait to make Google great!" Larry Page said in an uplifting tone.

"Then go on, I believe that the glory that belongs to Google will soon be born in our hands!" Guo Shouyun said with confidence.

"Hmm!" agreed, and after a moment's hesitation, Larry Page continued, "Bruce, have you read the newspapers and news websites in China?"

"You know, I'm in England right now, and it's a time difference from the United States!"

"Okay. I think you should take a look, it's all bad news for you right now!"

"All bad news for me?"

"Yes, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, and even the Hollywood Chronicle, a third-rate tabloid that records the lace news of Hollywood stars, have put your news on the front page!"

Hearing this, Guo Shouyun's expression became serious.

"Larry, thanks for the reminder, I'll take a look at it on the Internet right away!"

"Okay. … Bruce, we are partners and best friends, please let me know if you need me!"

"Don't worry, Larry, you know, I always have a way to solve the problem!" Guo Shouyun smiled.

"Hehe, you're a magical guy indeed. Well, it's getting late. Tomorrow I have to go to the company for a meeting to announce your decision, hang up first!"

"Good night, Larry!"

"Good night, no, it's good morning, Bruce!"

After putting down the phone, the smile on Guo Shouyun's face disappeared. After quickly turning on the computer on the desk next to me and Google-typing the link to The New York Times, it quickly popped up on its front page.

"Does Apple, which has been losing money for a year, have a future?"

In the article, Apple's dismal revenue data and stock price continued to fall after the launch of the MacG3 personal computer in the past year, and issued a bearish forecast for Apple. Moreover, at the end of the article, it clearly expressed how much of a mistake Guo Shouyun made to invest in Apple.

The person who plays with the pen does have amazing expressive skills, and if it were an ordinary person who had nothing to do with it, I am afraid that the first time I saw this article, I would have thought that Apple was about to be finished.

After reading it carefully, Guo Shouyun, who frowned, changed to the "Wall Street Journal"! Its headline did not leave Apple.

"With $2.9 billion in debt, Apple, which is not well-run, has no future!"

Chicago Tribune: "Apple's board of directors was disappointed, and Jobs didn't show his magic again. ”

Fortune Magazine: "Stupid Investment, Wrong Apple!"

The San Francisco Times: "The genius Bruce Guo is unlucky enough to meet Apple, which is going downhill!" ……

Almost all the major influential newspapers in the United States put Apple's news on the front page, or the front page of the business edition. And, in addition to the local San Francisco media being a little more polite. Other media outlets are deriding Mr. Guo's investment in Apple as a stupid failure.

There is no doubt that being able to mobilize the power of the majority of the media in the country is by no means something that Enron can do. Feeling the strong hostility through the computer screen, Guo Shouyun knew that Goldman Sachs had made a move.

"With the shrewdness of Goldman Sachs and Morgan, it is impossible to make a move at this point in time. Guo Shouyun frowned.

He anticipated the predicament he was facing, so he had already made targeted preparations. However, Goldman Sachs launched them much earlier than he expected. After all, now that Pan Pacific Energy Group is making big acquisitions in the same industry, there is clearly no problem with funding.

At this time, launching an offensive to pull down Apple's stock price is completely sending 'fat' to his mouth!

"Forget it, if you can't think about it, you don't want to. I don't have the courage to eat the meat that is brought to my mouth, then I will be a sincere fool!"

Thinking of this, Guo Shouyun picked up his mobile phone and called Qin Zhicheng.

"Boss!"

"Hmm... Lao Qin, you must have seen those media comments in the United States, right?"

"Of course. It's simply overwhelming, while the sound of crusade. Boss, you have offended a lot of people this time!" Qin Zhicheng said with a smile.

"Being too good will always make people jealous. After Guo Shouyun finished conceitedly, "Okay, this is the end of the chatting time." I've got a mission for you!"

"Please ask the boss!"

After Guo Shouyun nodded, "You keep an eye on Apple's stock price, and once it is close to $8, you will resolutely buy it!"

"Understood!"

"By the way, is there still room for Enron to go short now?"

"Yes. However, with the current situation, we may be very expensive to borrow Enron shares again!"

Guo Shouyun nodded knowingly. Other financial institutions aren't all fools, either. In the public opinion war between Enron and LinkedIn for more than a month, although Enron did not admit the news disclosed by LinkedIn, he fiercely refuted it, and even resorted to law. However, many things do not stand up to scrutiny, and as long as you carefully investigate, you can find problems in Enron's operation. So, if you continue to want to borrow Enron shares like you did before, it will obviously be more difficult. Especially when Enron's stock price is in the process of a slow decline.

However, no matter how difficult it is, Guo Shouyun is willing to try. As long as Enron is defeated and the greedy financial groups such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan, Citigroup, and Bank of America are divided with profits, he will be able to successfully resolve the crisis.

"Try it again, if the other party's asking price is not outrageously high, you can sign the contract! As for the funds, I will let Wendy transfer them to you again. ”

"Understood!"

"Oh, yes. Give me an eye on Amazon's stock and give me the power to buy it if it falls by more than 5%. It doesn't matter whether it's preferred stock or common stock, I want it all!"

"Yes!"

"Alright, that's all for now. Call me promptly if there is any problem. ”

After a brief goodbye, Guo Shouyun hung up the phone.

After thinking about it with his mobile phone, Guo Shouyun found Jobs's phone and dialed it.

"Hey!"

"Steve, it's full of negative Apple reviews out there right now. But I don't think you're in a hurry at all?" said Guo Shouyun.