Xiao Yan was moved, if Jobs really returned to Apple, with his glory in the Apple era and now, the vast majority of investors believe that Jobs can lead Apple to glory again. The only problem is......

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, sure, if nothing else, an agreement can be reached in a month or two at most, and I estimate that the agreement will be signed before the year," Lin Zheng looked up at her: "Do you believe that as long as Jobs returns to Apple, Apple's stock price will rise soon, at most three or four years, and Apple is a world-class company?" ”

"......" Xiao Yan opened her mouth, wanting not to believe it, but she knew that Jobs had created the glory of Apple in the era of Apple, and it was not impossible if Jobs could really come back and lead Apple to glory again, so it was indeed the best time to buy the bottom, "Where did you get this news from?" Are you sure this message is reliable? ”

"Do you believe that ICQ's influence in the United States is good?" In the face of Xiao Yan's hesitation, Lin Zheng didn't know what to say, thought about it, and asked, "How much money do you still have?" ”

"What?" Xiao Yan looked at Lin Zheng with a vigilant expression.

"Answer me."

"About $2 million." Xiao Yan replied reluctantly.

More than $2 million? Lin Zheng was a little surprised, he didn't expect this woman to be a little rich woman, more than 2 million US dollars, that is, more than 17 million yuan, in 1996 this is indeed a rather amazing number.

"So, you can buy Microsoft shares with all the money you have, if they haven't appreciated in value in a year. How about I buy it from you for $3 million? ”

"Really?" Xiao Yan looked at Lin Zheng with a suspicious expression, not believing his appearance: "$3 million is more than 25 million RMB." With so much money gone, how do you explain to your little wife? ”

This woman is really a pot that can't be opened......

Crying and laughing, he said: "You don't care where I fill this hole, you just say you can't buy it, right?" ”

"Buy, of course buy," Xiao Yan's eyes rolled twice: "If it really becomes waste paper, I don't need you to pay me back 3 million, as long as you take care of me for the rest of my life." ”

"Looks like you don't have a chance." Lin Zheng sighed. But I began to wonder in my heart: Since Old Joe is coming back soon, can I find a way to buy 43% of the ARM shares held by Apple from Apple?

In the original historical trajectory, Apple sold its ARM stock after ARM went public in '98. Even Steve Jobs admitted that selling ARM shares was the stupidest decision he made since he returned to the helm of Apple, and that Apple was willing to buy back the shares for $8 billion when ARM chips became popular. ARM disagrees either. And Apple got less than $15 million from selling the shares, so you can imagine how stupid Jobs' decision was.

But who should be the matchmaker in this matter?

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"Lao Bei, have you heard the news that Apple plans to invite Jobs to come back to the mountain?"

"Apple asked Jobs to come back to the mountain?" Benier was so surprised that he almost bit his tongue: "When?" How did I not know? Without waiting for Lin Zheng to speak, this guy suddenly gloated: "Ha...... Is that guy coming back? It's going to be lively. ”

No one would doubt Jobs' ability, even if it was 1996, in fact, everyone thought that John Jobs. Scully's ouster of Steve Jobs was one of the worst mistakes Apple ever made...... Although at that time, Jobs had also fallen into the quagmire of self-worship.

"yes, that guy is coming back." Lin Zheng nodded: "Believe me, the source of this news is absolutely reliable. Not even surprisingly, the two sides will sign the agreement before Christmas. ”

"But how is that possible?" Benier is still a little incomprehensible: "He is so rich now, Pixar is thriving, how can he be willing to ......"

"How is this impossible? Don't forget how Jì Jobs was killed by John in the first place. Scully drove away? Do you think that for a man as proud as Steve Jobs, he could accept that he was kicked out like a lost dog? In my opinion, the return of Steve Jobs is not surprising at all. ”

Benier subconsciously wanted to refute, but after thinking about it carefully, he had to agree with the boss's evaluation: That's right, with Jobs's temperament, it must be the character of "how did you drive me away back then, and how do you invite me back with a sedan chair now", and this guy is not only coming back, I'm afraid he has planned what he will do after returning to Apple over the years.

"So, Apple's stock will soon usher in a period of rapid appreciation?" Benier muttered.

It's not too happy to buy a batch of Apple shares like paper now, hold them for a year or two, and then sell them, and then the value of the shares in your hand will double or triple...... Benier, who thought about it, not only unconsciously had a crystal saliva flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"What? Are you intrigued? Looking at Benier, Lin Zheng asked with a smile.

"Of course," Benier nodded frankly, and he did not hide his pursuit of wealth: "Since there is such a good opportunity to make a fortune, why don't I try it?" ”

"No problem, you can go ahead and try, but before you do that, you can help me ask Apple's shareholders if they are willing to sell their ARM shares?"

"ARM stock?" Benier was slightly stunned, he didn't understand why the boss suddenly became interested in this thing, compared with Apple's stock, ARM's stock is obviously scum.

"That's right, it's ARM stock, I remember Apple has said several times that they are interested in selling ARM shares, but because the price is too high, no one wants to take over, you go and tell the shareholders of Apple, as long as the price is right, I can buy the ARM shares in their hands, and you, Benier, if you can make this deal, I can give you a commission of $300,000 for you to buy Apple shares, how about it?"

"Deal!" Benier nodded happily with red eyes.

$200,000, how many Apple shares is enough to buy yourself?

As for whether Apple will sell the 43% of Microsoft stock they hold...... There is no corner in this world that cannot be dug down.

At the same time, Lin Zheng is also sighing: 43% of ARM stocks, if this can be in your hands, aha...... Aha......

The two of them had their own plans for a while, and it was Benier who spoke first: "Boss, you said last time that you had a new idea?" Do you think the timing is right? ICQ now has more than 100 million ...... of users worldwide."

100 million ICQ users around the world have brought huge business opportunities to ICQ, as long as this small business appears on the user's computer desktop, this means a steady stream of money, as an excellent professional manager, Benier can even come up with countless ways to convert this advantage into a source of money in minutes, but helplessly, the boss has not let himself do this, not let himself charge ICQ, which inevitably makes Benier disappointed.

"Stop!" Lin Zheng will not give Benier a chance, "Lao Bei, I know what you want to say, but I tell you, ICQ's commitment to users is free for life, from 50 million users worldwide to 100 million users, how much of a role has our banner of 'free for life' played, as the CEO of the company, you should be very clear, charged?" Are you planning to destroy the walls or do you have other plans? ”

Benier had to give up the idea of persuading the boss to charge ICQ again, and honestly raised his hand to admit defeat: "Okay, you are the boss, you can do whatever you decide...... What exactly are you going to do? ”

"It's simple, I'm going to make a portal!"

"Portal?" Benier was a little confused: "Of course it's a good thing, but ...... Is this appropriate? ”

"Why isn't it appropriate?" Lin Zheng asked rhetorically.

"Because there is already a portal," Benier didn't understand Lin Zheng's thoughts: "Since there is a portal, why do we still have a portal?" ”

"Who says we can't make portals after there's a portal on the market?" Lin Zheng said strangely: "You know, this is more than 9 digits of users, so many users, it's really a waste not to make good use of it, our casual pop-up ad can increase the traffic of this portal many, many times, you don't want to use such a good resource and opportunity?" ”

"......" Benier suddenly wanted to smack his mouth.

What the boss said is not wrong at all, with so many user bases in hand, for ICQ, it is not easy to make a portal? With rich content, ad revenue can also increase a lot...... Why didn't I think of such a simple solution? Could this be the reason why Lin can become the boss and he can only be a senior wage earner?

Benier is not a stubborn and stubborn guy, realizing the correctness of his boss's suggestion, Ya immediately corrected his attitude and apologized to Lin Zheng: "That's right, boss, what you said is right, we should indeed be a portal." ”

"Then go for it, remember, we must make our website the most content-rich and comprehensive portal, and become a benchmark for latecomers to imitate!" Otherwise, how can the company survive when the dot-com bubble comes? Lin Zheng didn't plan to continue to give ICQ blood transfusions, on the contrary, it was time for ICQ to transfuse blood to himself. (To be continued......)