Chapter 1014 - Taking his daughter as collateral

In the entanglement of monopoly or not, Zheru Software Company complained, the Ministry of Justice was aggressive, and the Supreme Court retreated -- and the media and the public were of course not willing to be lonely to express their opinions. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

In fact, whether Zheru Software Company has a monopoly or not, we can get a preliminary answer only from the absolute dominant market share.

However, Zheru Software Company, which is deeply aggrieved, has its own justification.

The software industry spawned by the personal computer industrial revolution belongs to a completely new field, and Zheru Software Company has created countless technological firsts in the past ten years, and then has today's dominant position in the industry - if it is called a "monopoly", it is also a "natural monopoly" after ~ competition, and the monopoly of Standard Oil and AT&T in the early years, which is fundamentally different.

According to the thinking of Zheru Software Company, he has endured hardships and stood hard work, is intelligent and capable, and has made great contributions to the development of the entire industry, and then has the status of the industry today.

Because the personal computer industry has carried the halo of stars over the years, the media can be said to know very well, and then there is a consensus - in the eyes of the government ~ government, Zheru Software Company has too many resources in the industry, and this result is a sin!

To put it bluntly, the United States of America v. Zheru Software Co., Ltd. for monopoly is not so accurate, and it should be more appropriate for the United States of America to sue Tang, the IT overlord who single-handedly controls Fang Yuan and Zheru Software.

In this case, arguing about whether to monopolize or not according to their respective positions is not only unsolvable, but also of little significance -- the key is to see what Zheru Software Company has done by virtue of its dominant position in the industry.

At this time, the value of word-of-mouth is reflected.

Many mainstream media commented that the performance of Zheru Software Company as an industry leader over the years is remarkable!

The attitude of consumers is more emotional and clear-cut -- Zheru Software Company makes personal computers simple and easy to use, and other companies can't compare with it at all, so how can they complain about other people's monopolies? Zheru Software Company's operating system integrates browsers, media players, compression tools, download tools, and other free programs, so it is difficult for users to use those software that they have to spend money on?

What is more, some economists and university professors have clearly expressed their opinion -- the anti-monopoly lawsuit against Zheru Software Company has interfered with free competition in the market. If we do defeat the industry leader of Zheru Software, the computer industry will not necessarily grow by leaps and bounds as if the shackles have been removed, and consumers are likely to pay more when buying software.

Seeing that public opinion does not want to see that it is pursuing to crack down on Zheru Software Company, the Department of Justice, which is trying to pull California into the camp, has to open up and do public relations.

According to them, of course, it is Zheru Software that can easily squeeze out new competitors by taking advantage of its own industry advantages, such as Netscape, and then dominate the entire industry. When the industry advantage of Zheru Software Company is removed, the entire market will definitely usher in fuller free competition, and it can also further reduce the user's software product overhead.

Tang Huan didn't bother to pay attention to the other party's rhetoric, because any excuse is a cover-up, in essence, it depends on the fact that you have too many things - the husband is not guilty, and he is guilty, nothing more.

In terms of the strategy for dealing with the current round of anti-monopoly lawsuits, Mr. The richest man clearly put forward a key word, that is, "delay" -- delay for as long as you can! How to act in favor of delay, then do it!

The understanding of the participants was that the big boss wanted to drag the monopoly case of Zheru Software Company to the next administration~, just like IBM in the early 1980s, and escaped the catastrophe by taking advantage of the change of US president, the inauguration of Ronald Reagan, and the great changes in the political situation.

Of course, the executives have no objection -- since there is little hope of making a final decision through the Supreme Court, it is indeed a wise move to wait until the next administration~ government changes course as a matter of course.

As for the lawyers' group, they can only be described as "secretly happy in their hearts" -- only when there are constant lawsuits can they make money.

Of course, the premise that the monopoly case of Zheru Software Company can drag on is that Zheru Software Company can live to that day. Just like Netscape, a tragic company, has sold itself to Oracle, and may even disappear, what is the significance of the result of the monopoly case of Zheru Software?

If the Zheru Software Company that has been listed wants to avoid the negative impact of the monopoly case of Zheru Software Company, the most effective way is to let the performance blind everyone's eyes, and the return will attract all investors.

In fact, although the anti-monopoly cloud seems to have hung over the head in recent years, no matter how the wind blows, it will not disperse, but the operation of Zheru Software Company is still thriving day by day -- the best illustration is that it has thrown off General Electric and reached the top of the market value ranking.

After all, only the strong deserve to be associated with "monopoly". At the same time, this external pressure has also made Zheru Software Company more and more cohesive.

But it is undeniable that such strength is also skillfully expressed.

At this time, Tang Huan was discussing the quarterly report with the chief financial officer of Zheru Software Company. For example, how many cents is it good to raise the earnings per share metric?

You must know that "giving" is a profound knowledge, otherwise, China, which has a broad and profound culture, will not have handed down such wise sayings as "fighting rice to raise kindness, bearing rice to support hatred", "not suffering from widowhood but suffering from unevenness".

This is especially true of the earnings data – Philip Software can't afford to be unthinkingly swiped in terms of earnings returns just because it needs to please investors more than ever. Everybody's happy this quarter, but what about next quarter?

In the final analysis, "psychological expectations" are the decisive factor, and they are also the essence of the science of "giving".

This is like the boss of a company, seeing that the company's performance is not good this year, he started the idea of a year-end bonus, so the news of the cancellation of the year-end bonus spread the same as the truth, and the result was that under the rumors, half of the year-end bonus was finally issued, and everyone did not complain, but they all felt that they had earned.

On the other hand, the reason why Zheru Software, which has climbed to the top position of the company's market capitalization list, is so sought after by investors is also because of this - there are so many capable people on Wall Street, it is natural to analyze and predict the financial statement data of various companies, but Zheru Software Company is able to frequently create surprises, and it is a few cents more than the data they analyze.

What Tang Huan is thinking about now is not just the question of "a few more cents", but how many quarters it can sustain and the "few more cents" that can produce "unexpected joy".

Obviously, there is a psychological game between earnings preparers and Wall Street elites, as well as the general public.

Fortunately, Tang Huan has the "innate advantage" of information asymmetry, and now there are enough elite "think tanks", especially the world's most powerful supercomputer, which is enough to ensure that the speed of drawing reference suggestions through mathematical models exceeds that of other players in the game arena.

During the discussion, the secretary reported that Lee Keon-hee, chairman of Samsung, asked if there was any leisure time to get together and play tennis.

He's already in the United States—The richest man smiled, and immediately asked his secretary to turn the phone, chatted a few words concisely, and set the schedule.

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South Korea, which had previously sworn that it was not afraid of the spread of the financial turmoil in Southeast Asia, had already collapsed at this time, and was waging its tail in front of the International Monetary Fund and begging for mercy, hoping that the other side would come to the rescue to tide over the current difficulties.

South Korea's fearlessness once relied on nothing more than the strength accumulated by the miracle of economic development over the years.

In the 1990s, South Korea, which began to develop for the 21st century and was preparing to become a developed country, launched its seventh five-year plan for economic development, and in 1993, one year after the implementation of the plan, Kim Yong-sam, who became the 14th president of South Korea, formulated the "New Economic Five-Year Plan" to replace the original Seventh Five-Year Plan.

In this context, South Korea's chaebols have risen up one after another, recruiting and expanding their territory in order to build "great enterprises", and their high-spirited figures can be seen in the United States and Europe, and even the richest man came to join in the fun when he bought a retired Russian aircraft carrier.

The driving force behind the frenzied expansion of South Korea's chaebols is bank loans, and they are the kind of stupid audacity that dares to borrow five yuan when they are only worth one dollar.

Again, when the heavens and the earth work together, the heroes are not free -- when the situation is good, you can close your eyes and toss as you like; on the contrary, if you often walk by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet.

As a result, Kia Motors, South Korea's third-largest automaker, lost its ability to repay its investments and went into liquidation, becoming the first to fall with a bang, sounding the death knell for the Korean economy.

South Korea's disarming and surrender under domestic and foreign difficulties also means that the financial turmoil in Southeast Asia has developed into an Asian financial turmoil.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) saw that the time was almost over, and it generously lent $57 billion, and on the condition that South Korea signed all kinds of humiliating and even humiliating treaties -- South Korean President Kim Yong-sam not only did not leave behind the political ~ political legacy he expected, but it was difficult to even protect the evening holiday. For example, its polling approval rating has fallen to an unprecedented 5%, and it is estimated that it will have to wait for a future female president to break this record.

In the face of the South Korean government~government's agreement to the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund, the South Koreans certainly have reason to be angry -- this is not simply a question of repaying debts, but a ruthless attempt to rob in the dark.

South Korea, for example, has always insisted that foreign ownership of its own territory should not exceed 26 percent, but now it is fully open to 100 percent.

The result of this condition alone is that foreign capital has been swept up in all kinds of bottom-up -- South Koreans have watched their hard-earned wealth by eating instant noodles continue to drain away.

According to Mr. The richest man, in South Korea's mourning, although Samsung has not been wiped out, but life is not easy, and the foreign debt alone will not be less than 18 billion US dollars.

Gain, Samsung was also one of the participants in the wave of building "great companies" in South Korea in the 1990s.

In particular, although Samsung's products are praised as the first in Korea, they are placed in the corners of the shelves in other stores around the world, and Lee Keon-hee, who saw this scene with his own eyes, is stimulated to the heart to bleed, so in addition to paying close attention to product quality, he also builds the brand by sponsoring various top sports events, which is also very effective.

So, the price of ambition was exchanged for a butt of famine.

At present, Samsung's biggest burden is Samsung Motors, which was established in 1994.

Similar to Tang IT's involvement in the automobile industry, which is to digest and lay out a large number of scientific and technological achievements, including electronic maps and assisted driving, Li Jianxi's original intention to establish Samsung Automobile is that he believes that the automobile is a collection of a variety of industrial achievements, and the establishment of Samsung Automobile will help Samsung Group's subsidiaries such as Samsung Power and Samsung Electronics to cooperate more closely and truly tap the capabilities of the entire group.

Judging from the existing development results, Samsung Automobile, which has been burning money for several years, will almost be able to start selling its own brand of cars next year.

Sadly, before this moment came, the Asian financial crisis came, and South Korea did not hold up - kneeling!

As far as the layout is concerned, Samsung Motors does not belong to the core position in the Samsung Group, and it is not unacceptable for a strong man to break his wrist, but it is very difficult to find buyers in South Korea.

Hyundai Motors, which is negotiating with the liquidated Kia Motors, is qualified and capable, but the relationship between Samsung and Hyundai is more delicate, and it is basically excluded.

Whenever this kind of embarrassment occurs, it is necessary to test the boss's connections, whether they are wide enough.

Li Jianxi, who came to the United States, came to see the richest man in Tang at his first stop, and even had the idea of being able to get Olympic aid and save Samsung cars.

The place where the two met was very interesting, it was a club under the Tang Sports Industry Group, which was jointly proposed and arranged by Jin Liang, the No. 4 "son of Tang", and Yin Xin, the little princess of the Li family.

During the break, Li Jianxi looked at Jin Liang and Yin Xin running energetically on the court, shook his head and smiled: "These two children obviously want to come here to play by themselves." ”

The richest man laughed, "The two of them are quite compatible on the court!"

Li Jianxi also smiled, and instead invited: "The dog will get married next year in Rong, so there will be an engagement ceremony soon-it's a private party, does Tang have time to attend?"

Tang Huan happily agreed, "Then I will take Xiao'er and go to ask for a cup of wine and be happy." ”

After playing the ball, chatting about family life, and almost laying the groundwork, the head of Samsung and Mr. the richest man began to get down to business.