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At this time, Shirley walked over to the three of them, "Sid, he's coming." She whispered.

Following Shirley's direction, Sid and the three looked up and saw a brown-haired "honest" fat man walking into the party scene surrounded by the man.

But as soon as this "honest" fat man entered the queue, he immediately became the center of everyone, and Google CEO Schmidt immediately greeted him with a smile on his face as soon as he saw him.

And everyone else also looked over more or less, and it was none other than Steve Case, the founder of AOL and the current chairman of AOL Time Warner.

"Hehe, the Great Demon King is here, and we should treat him well. Sid smiled faintly.

The playful tone made Larry and Sergei laugh in a low voice, "Sid, don't ruin the atmosphere as soon as you come up, okay." ”

And Shirley could only sigh helplessly, "Sid, be serious, that's the chairman of AOL Time Warner." ”

“OK、OK。 Sid smiled and spread his hands, "I listen to you, Shirley. ”

At this time, Steve Case, who had greeted Schmidt, walked over under the guidance of the other party, and Sid and the others also smiled and stood up straight to greet him.

"It's been a long time, Mr. Case, and you're hard to see. Sid spoke first.

"Haha, aren't these the three golden boys of our Silicon Valley? It's really rare to see you together. Steve Keys said with a smile.

Although he looks "honest and cute", as a man who single-handedly founded AOL and acquired Time Warner, as one of the few big-name people in Silicon Valley who can be compared with the gate children's shoes, how can he be an ordinary person.

"Hello, Mr. Case, I'm Larry Page. But Larry Page's lack of stage fright surprised Steve Case, and Sergey Brin shook hands with him.

After greeting each other, the "mission" of entertaining Steve Keys was tacitly handed over to Sid.

"Mr. Case, please let me introduce you to a friend who would love to meet you. After a few jokes, Sid smiled and said to Steve Case.

"Oh, I didn't expect Sid to introduce me, okay, I also like to meet some new people. Steve Keys smiled slightly, although the employees on Time Warner's side were a little displeased with the Fire Lion who had lost their face, but as the winner of the acquisition of Time Warner, he had no ill feelings towards Fire Lion and Sid.

On the contrary, Steve Keys is more optimistic about the innovation and profitability of the Fire Lion, and if it weren't for the fact that the current AOL Warner is a bit self-conscious, he would have wanted to launch a second merger with the Fire Lion.

So Sid and Steve Keys laughed and walked up to the second floor to a semi-secluded balcony where another man was already there.

Hearing Sid and Steve Case's arrival, he turned to them and smiled, "Mr. Case, I've been wanting to meet you for a long time. ”

This is a handsome old gentleman with gray hair and beard, and I saw that there was a temperament of non-anger and self-arrogance on his slightly old face, and he was not a mortal at first glance.

"Who is this?" asked Steve Keys curiously.

"Oh, please let me introduce me. Sid smiled and said, "This is Carl Icahn, the CEO of Icahn." ”

Hearing Sid's words, Steve Case, who was still shaking hands with the other party, suddenly closed his eyes, and his expression suddenly became serious: "The wolf of Wall Street?"

Seeing Steve Case's wary appearance, Sid couldn't help but smile slightly, in fact, it's not to blame Steve Case's reaction so violently, if Carl Icahn is like other guests, he appears and introduces normally at the party.

Then Steve Keys will not react much to it, although the name of "The Wolf of Wall Street" is full of intimidation, but at this time AOL era Warner is still a skinny camel bigger than a horse, and it is far from being toyed with by Carl Icahn.

"Mr. Case, I'm here today to meet you sincerely. Carl Icahn said with a smile.

"What are you guys doing here, an ambush?" Steve Keys didn't eat.

"There's absolutely no such thing, it's just that we feel it's a bit more secure and private than a formal meeting. Sid smiled faintly, and then he walked over to the single sofa on the balcony and sat down.

Seeing Sid and Carl Icahn sitting down, Steve Keys thought about it and immediately followed, and after sitting down, Sid handed over a glass of champagne with a smile, "Harmony can make money, Mr. Case, anger can't make money." ”

Steve Keys glanced at the smiling Sid and Carl Icahn, and pouted disapprerovingly, there may be some truth in this sentence in some industries, but whether it is the fierce competition in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, or the zero-sum game of Wall Street, competition and confrontation are king.

If Steve Keys was some boring dove, he wouldn't be the one who founded AOL and acquired Time Warner.

But he wanted to see how Sid and Carl Icahn, two seemingly incompatible people, could come together, and what were they doing with themselves?

So after a few words of greeting, Sid seemed to be unable to hold back and said, "Mr. Case, Carl and I want to talk to you about a cooperation deal today. ”

"You mean you want to work with AOL?" Steve Keys said, confused.

"No, it's not AOL Time Warner, it's you, Mr. Steve Case. Carl Icahn said calmly.

"Me?" Steve Keys laughed sarcastically, "Are you two drinking too much? I'm the chairman of AOL Time Warner!

The domineering speech is worthy of the true character of the industry giant.

But Sid smiled slightly: "Yes? I wonder if the shareholders of AOL Time Warner are still so supportive of the existing management after the stock price fell and fell last year? And I heard that Richard Parsons, who took over as CEO, is quite supported by Time Warner's top management." ”

Hearing Sid's scar-like words, Steve Case's face sank, "Are you picking out shirts?

"No, of course not, I'm talking to you about cooperation, Steve. Sid smiled faintly.