On the night of December 7, 1999.

On the calm sea of San Francisco Bay, where the lights of the four towers of the snow-capped mountains are reflected, a huge ultra-luxury yacht leaves the dock and heads slowly towards the center of the bay.

The hull has a lot of silver-gray, black and red lines just for embellishment, making this yacht look full of technology, the windows are also black when viewed from the outside, and there is even a foldable springboard on the top deck, which can be opened from the deck to jump into the sea, Han Xuan would love to give it a try, but not now.

Pooh stayed in his room to sleep, it was a little cold, he couldn't help but doze off, twenty-four hours a day, only about five hours were awake, and his appetite for food was obviously not as good as before.

It doesn't matter to the little bar, this stupid and cute stupid panda is squatting by the sparkling pool at the moment, under the bright lights, the water in the pool is pale green, the pool water is clear and transparent, if it is not for the water temperature is too cold, even it wants to go in and flutter a few times.

There are very few people who don't like giant pandas, and the Italian-born crew of this ship is no exception, and it is this group of Italians who have sailed the yacht "New Snow Mountain" all the way from the waters off the Apennine Peninsula in southern Europe.

They are Riva employees who will be in charge of the yacht until Han Xuan finds the right crew, which has never tried to build such a large yacht, so it is also tasked with collecting data.

Buying a yacht is never a one-time consumption, whether it is a parking location or later maintenance, fuel consumption and other links, it is a large expense for ordinary rich people, such as Han Xuan's yacht, even if it is parked at the dock every day, it means a loss of tens of millions of dollars a year, it is a consumable like a car, which includes the cost of depreciation and depreciation.

Han Xuan doesn't plan to treat it as a personal item, he plans to stay in the company on weekdays, talk about business and use it for leisure for those executives, and if necessary, he can drive it away at any time, across the Pacific Ocean, or use it for parties, which is a good idea.

In the evening, he and Anya boarded the ship and took a closer look at the big yacht, and did not leave until the arrival of Mr. Dan Logan, the CEO of Time Warner Group, and the first voyage had been given to the Mediterranean, but it was also the first time for Han Xuan and others.

Originally, there was also a yacht customized from Riva, which was placed on the side of Seventeen Mile Bay all the year round, and Han Xuan planned to return it to the old man, Los Angeles is close to the Pacific Ocean, and the old man can take his friends out to sea to fish when he has nothing to do.

Although it is also a luxury yacht produced by the Italian company Riva, but now he is riding in this one, which is much more luxurious than the previous one, and the psychological feeling is completely different, which is called enjoyment......

Farther and farther from the shore, Anya and Han Xuan were lying on leather-wrapped deck chairs, right next to the pool, facing the clear pool water, CEO Dan Logan was obviously a little restrained, he sat on the chair next to Han Xuan, and had no intention of lying down.

When he received a call from Joey's assistant in the morning, the old man Luo Gan was in a state of entanglement for a long time, and his first thought was that Han Xuan wanted to ask him to help and report some positive news about the Internet industry in the NASDAQ market.

After all, today's upper class in the United States is talking about this kind of thing, which naturally includes the news that "Han Xuan lost tens of billions of dollars", as the CEO of Time Warner Group, it is strange that he does not know.

Until this moment, the chubby old man still thought so, and after greeting each other, after knowing each other, he opened his mouth to tell Han Xuan: "If there is anything I can help, just tell me directly."

Your grandfather's ABC TV station does have an advantage when it comes to broadcasting, but the print media and press TV are not as good as our Time Warner.

I might as well tell you that there are people who want us to report against the NASDAQ recently, and that force is so big that I can't refuse, but if you ask for it, I think I can add some coverage in your favor......"

It was really to open the skylight and speak brightly, and he had more contact with businessmen and politicians who like to talk and do things, and suddenly saw the CEO who was talking so brightly, Han Xuan couldn't believe it, and the action of shaking the goblet to sober up the wine stopped.

Mr. Logan's words clearly mean that he can use the channels of Time Warner Group to release news, of course, it is not selfless dedication, even if he doesn't need money, it is even more troublesome to owe personal debts.

Tasting a small sip of the new wine produced by Snow Mountain Ranch just last year is still a familiar taste, even if it is a strange-tasting "bad wine" in the eyes of high-end wine tasters, but the green vegetables and radishes have their own preferences, which does not prevent Han Xuan from thinking that it is better than the red wine produced by Romanée Conti Winery.

With a smile on his face, he told Mr. Logan: "If you can, of course it would be great, the major stock exchanges in the United States have closed trading today, and the Nasdaq index has fallen by more than 4.2 percent, leaving only 4,991 points."

Affected by the weakening of the NASDAQ market, the world's major stock markets will weaken in the near future, it is no longer a matter of consideration, I just want to reduce my losses at the moment, if you are willing to help, it will be of great help to me, thank you very much.

However, the reason why I asked you to meet today is not because of this incident, I think you know that AOL's market value has evaporated by more than $30 billion today, and the merger agreement between your two companies should not continue anymore, right?

I mean, anyone can see that in the process of the collapse of the dot-com bubble, AOL's market value will fall sharply, and I even think that it will gradually lose $100 billion in a year.

Your bosses will be furious by then, and I heard that you played a big role in this merger to help convince the board of directors to agree to the acquisition initiated by AOL, and since you are willing to help me, I don't mind helping you avoid this disaster, sir. ”

Hearing these calm words, the heart of the old man Dan Luogan instantly froze, and a "huge wave" was set off in his mind!

His whole person was suddenly unsettled, and he needed to take a sip of wine to suppress his shock, but he didn't know what this wine tasted like, and his mind was not on it at all, but he felt a little cold.

Han Xuan's words revealed the meaning enough to shock the old Luogan CEO, he suddenly found that the world's richest man in front of him, who was very young, actually moved the mind of Time Warner Group, otherwise there was no reason to ask about the merger agreement, and it would make sense to find his own reason for coming over today.

In addition, the market value of the American online company will fall by 100 billion dollars in a year, which also makes Lao Luogan sweat behind his back.

Before today, he would never believe Han Xuan's words, but in just a few hours today, AOL's market value has fallen by more than $30 billion, so it is far from $100 billion...... Is it still far away?

It's not that I haven't thought about it, this is Han Xuan's small premeditated attempt to prevent the merger, but Lao Luogan began to believe in his heart that AOL may really fall so much this time.

Because compared with those old business giants, Mr. Luo Gan has always felt that Han Xuan's business methods are very decent, and the development of this scale is really just a sideways push, and he rarely hears negative news.

If among all economists, he chooses to believe an expert's opinion on the Internet, then Lao Luogan absolutely believes in the successful cases of Han Xuan, Hope Group and a number of angel investments, which is enough to show that Han Xuan has a vision for the development of the Internet industry that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

The cold sweat on his back became more and more, as Han Xuan said just now, this merger with AOL is indeed Lao Luogan who is responsible for lobbying the board members, and they have already agreed, the specific matters have been discussed between the two companies, and the US Bureau of Commerce has also approved the application, and the time for signing the contract is scheduled for Monday next week.

If the dot-com bubble had arrived a week late, Mr. Luo had wondered if he would have been dragged by an angry shareholder to be tied to a stone and thrown into the sea to feed the sharks.

It's really only one step, and the big shareholders of the company are scared today, in order to escape for the time being and avoid contact with those shareholders at the peak of his anger, he agreed to come to Santa Clara Town and meet Han Xuan in person, and it is best to hide here for two days.

Before today, the old man thought that cooperating with AOL could allow Time Warner Group to catch up with the trend of the Internet and usher in another opportunity for the development of the group......

Han Xuan saw that the CEO of Lao Luogan was stunned and didn't speak, his face was pale, he smiled indifferently, and whispered to Anya with his head sideways, and the two were enjoying the night view of the four towers of the Snow Mountain.

Many departments are working overtime tonight, and the lights in the four buildings are still on, which looks full of science and technology, and the scene is quite spectacular, revealing the unique charm of money.

"No, at noon today, I have urgently stopped the merger project, and I am going to wait for a while to see the situation, and it seems that there is no need for another merger.

What would you like to do to take over AOL's acquisition of Time Warner? Your Hope Group company also lost a lot today, since AOL has fallen so much, how can I believe that your company will not lose? ”

"They're going to go down, but I'm reluctant to use those Internet companies to integrate with your Time Warner Group, you're thinking too much, sir.

Cash, or cash plus ABC TV or Bloomberg News shares for a merger, as long as you are willing to sell, you can always negotiate a suitable price......"