Chapter 347: The Power of Capital (I)
The power of capital is so great that anyone must submit to its power.
The hilarious Yahoo merger and acquisition case has finally come to an end, and even though the terminally ill Steve Jobs strongly opposes it, Apple, which he pulled back from the brink of bankruptcy, still reached a relatively decent strategic cooperation agreement with Yahoo after a fierce battle. On the day the deal was signed, a black-faced Steve Jobs refused to shake hands with Yang Zhiyuan, who was full of spring breeze, but the shares of Apple and Yahoo rose in response, and shareholders on both sides celebrated.
And relying on a card name signed by Zhao Wei, the miracle that Su Youpeng can instantly return from an outdated star to a first-line star also proves Li Jiaming's previous joke - even if a dog is placed in the position of the richest man, it can make people lie on the ground and do dog-like things.
Along with the victory and miracle, there are also the results of the US Department of Justice's investigation into Hanhua. Despite the investigators' vigorous investigation, they did not find any evidence of obstruction of national security. As for the real reason, it doesn't seem to matter, the important thing is that Kyle and the others raise money from the councilors every election. Investment must be rewarded, and in this country of high commercialization, it is immoral and will be outrageous to ask for a return without a return.
Of course, another important reason is the shareholding ratio of GCA, although GCA is headquartered in Beiping, the American capital holds more than 50% of the shares, and nearly half of the company's 100,000 employees are Americans. The Ministry of Justice is also under tremendous pressure to forcibly put on a label for such a company that is suspected of obstructing national security.
Hanhua also released the iPhone3 in advance, and with just a mobile phone navigation function, the technical breakthroughs made by Apple engineers in the electronic compass and gravimeter have become worthless. At the same time, GCA has also received orders from Lockheed Martin, Boeing and other companies, and the only requirement is that these two electronic products must be produced in the United States and supervised by the purchaser.
The excellent performance of the iPhone 3, coupled with the orders from arms dealers, Hanhua's stock price soared 8.41%, officially entering the $300 billion club. However, amid the cheers of Hanhua, their spiritual leader was as calm as ever, and returned to Stanford to teach in a very chic manner after the release of the iPhone 3.
Quirky, the media gave Li Jiaming the title of weird, and he didn't use words like Freak, which was considered a sign of respect for this great and somewhat weird genius.
Thanks to the success of Hanhua, Wang Zhidong, the No. 2 person of Hanhua, was also by-elected as the vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, which made the elected vice chairman of Hanhua like a great enemy, throwing down his work and coming to Stanford to ask for ideas.
Li Jiaming's office is not big, only forty or fifty square meters, from sofas to desks, chairs, lamps and lanterns are revealing the weight of history, it is said that the bone china coffee cup in Wang Zhidong's hand is still a graduate who participated in the war in the 40s of the last century, after returning, presented to the then head of the department. It is strange to say, standing in this old office, holding a coffee cup from 60 years ago, looking at Li Jiaming, who was standing at his desk to answer the old-fashioned phone, Wang Zhidong, a billionaire, was in a very calm mood, without the apprehension just now.
"Thinks, Ok, you can use my island as you like, just remember to leave something behind when you leave!"
Li Jiaming, who picked 500,000 yuan from Robert, smiled, which also made Wang Zhidong laugh.
"As for it?"
How do you look at this, it is claimed that you can earn $500 a second, and 500,000 is only a matter of ten minutes, but this is looking for others to raise donations, not from your own pockets. From his own pocket, the head of the department is bought, and he can let others pay for donations, and he is the head of the department who is justified.
"You don't understand, money is not important, what matters is the process. Tell me, you busy man has the time to come to me?"
Also, when money comes to everyone's sake, the sense of accomplishment is far more important than money. Wang Zhidong, who was sitting on the calfskin sofa, put down his coffee cup and explained in a low voice: "Jiaming, the CPPCC sent me a notice saying that I was by-elected as vice chairman, and asked me to attend the plenary meeting after the Spring Festival. ”
"This is a good thing, congratulations to Vice Chairman Wang!"
"No kidding, we just got investigated by the Department of Justice!"
This is not a joke, Li Jiaming, who was serious, also sat down and whispered: "It is precisely because we have just been investigated that the notice was sent to you, otherwise it would have been sent to me." Seniors, we want to blur the background, but they also want to be face-saving. ”
Although he is not well-known, isn't he also giving people a handle? Wang Zhidong, who was worried about causing trouble, hesitated: "What do you mean?"
Now that it has been decided, then it can only be done according to their wishes, Hanhua's reputation is too big and too strong, and no one can pretend not to see it. Those celebrities can be members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) when they sing a song and twist their butts, if Hanhua can't even mix up a member of such a big stall, the government's face can't be hung up. Let the well-known senior go to a post, give an explanation to the upper and lower, and let Hanhua not get into too much trouble, I have to say that the city is still very considerate.
"Don't worry, it won't affect us or anything. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jiaming's secretary had already knocked on the door, knowing that there were guests and knocking on the door, there must be something important.
"I'll go first".
"Hmm", Li Jiaming sent Wang Zhidong out of the office, and when he saw that the visitor was Ms. Ross, he hurriedly stepped forward to hug, put his face to him, and greeted him.
"Rose, this is my senior, and I am also the vice chairman of our company. ”
"Hello".
The two shook hands, and Wang Zhidong took his leave. He knew Ms. Ross, a department chair at MIT's Sloan School of Business, a former Stanford professor and mentor of Jiaming. People come from afar, there must be something very important.
It is indeed very important, but it is not the fundraising that Li Jiaming expected, but wants to poach him to teach at MIT. For more than a year, Li Jiaming has fully proved his worth in the position of head of the department, and this Professor Ross has made his idea. In private universities, the first job of these administrators, such as department heads and deans, is to raise funds, and teaching and management are secondary.
"Ming, your Hanhua company is making a big move into the field of artificial intelligence, and our strength in MIT is the strongest in this field. If you can teach at MIT sloan, you will be able to get in-depth exposure to the latest achievements of MIT, and you can also change the academic environment, what do you think?"
Having said so much, to put it so tactfully, in fact, it is still for money, and his richest hat and connections can raise more money for them. The smiling Li Jiaming took the coffee from the secretary's hand and said in a deep voice: "Rose, your suggestion is very good, I will consider it seriously." ”
"Ok, we would like to hire you as the head of the Department of Economics first, and then recommend you for the position of Associate Dean after Felix retires next year, what do you think?"
The price is good, but Li Jiaming has no intention of going to Massachusetts, but he can take the opportunity to let the hospital move his position further. If the old man Spencer can take over his class after he retires, or even go up a little further, there will be more options for returning to China for education in the future. Can't the dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business, or even the vice president of a prestigious school, return to China to teach and become an associate dean, right?