In Midtown Manhattan, the crowded NASDAQ Exchange Hall at No. 4 Times Square was destined to be an extraordinary day in American financial history on February 16, 1996.

At 9:30 a.m., after being interviewed by reporters and giving an IPO speech, the core of Tinkobar took the stage together and pressed the button symbolizing the start of trading of Tinkobar's shares, and the bell ringing ceremony came to an end.

However, the day has only just begun.

Since the beginning of the month, after a series of bright or dark turmoil games, the Nasdaq index, which has never been able to cross a certain threshold, has easily broken through the long-awaited 3000 point mark when it officially opened on this day after the bell ringing ceremony of Tinkobar, and in just five minutes of trading time, compared with 2987 points at the close of yesterday, the Nasdaq has risen by 2.9% and rushed to 3073 points.

At this time, the first round of inquiries about Tinkobar shares has not yet ended.

In the following half an hour, the Nasdaq continued to maintain an upward state in fluctuations, and by 10 o'clock, the first round of inquiry results officially appeared on the exchange display board, and the Nasdaq index had reached 3139 points.

At the same time, the numbers on the electronic display board make many people think that there is an error in the system.

$81-$83.

This.

Are you sure?

Even after several price increases, Tinkobar's offering price ended up at only $50, and even according to the lowest price of $81 on the display board, the first round of inquiries increased by 62%. Not to mention anything else, the nearest Egrett IPO only rose by 51.7% on the first day.

After repeated confirmation that the display was correct, in the exchange hall, applause and cheers rang out, and many people had a thought in their minds.

Lose your marbles!

It's crazy.

Of course, there are also people who realize that the valuation of Tinkobar's IPO is obviously too conservative, and it is not an exaggeration to say that there has been a serious mistake.

Depending on the situation, it is not a problem for the company's stock price to rise by more than 100% on the first day of listing.

It is not uncommon for the first day of listing to rise by more than 100% in the current new wave of technology, and many technology companies listed on the Nasdaq market in the last two years have met this standard.

It's just that those companies are basically small start-ups with a market capitalization of less than $1 billion.

And Tinkobar's IPO, even if it is not as terrifying as Egret's $150 billion a year ago, with a valuation of more than $40 billion, is already a giant in this era, and people are always more tolerant to see companies such as Igret, Daenerys, Cisco, and AOL with a market value of more than $100 billion.

Except for General Electric, which is barely keeping up with the new technology wave, other old companies that once represented the economic strength of the United States are now worth 10 billion US dollars.

For example, Boeing, two years ago, the news that Westeros bought Boeing injected a boost into the company's sluggish stock price, and the recent market value of Boeing is actually only about $37 billion, which is not as good as the IPO valuation of Tinkobair.

Now, just in the first round of inquiries, Tinkobair's market capitalization is close to the size of two Boeings.

The results of the first round of inquiry came out, and the Nasdaq, which was off to a good start, rose again, and the results of the second round of inquiry were displayed on the electronic display board at about 10:15, and the Nasdaq had reached 3219 points, opening for 45 minutes, with a cumulative increase of 7.7%.

Tinkobar's stock was also quoted at $88-$90.

Subsequently.

Round 3: $91-$93.

Round 4: $95-$97.

Round 5: $101-$103.

Round 6: $107-$111.

Because of the new technology wave in recent years, Tinkobar is not actually a company that has risen by more than 100% at the inquiry stage, but this is definitely the first $10 billion giant whose stock price has risen by more than 100% at the inquiry stage.

At 11:15 a.m., when the inquiry session ended, according to the lowest quotation of $107, the stock price of Tinkobar had increased by 114% compared with the issue price, with a market value of $87 billion.

At the same time, the Nasdaq index also reached 3,265 points, a cumulative increase of 9.7%, setting the largest one-day increase in the history of the Nasdaq market since its creation in 1968.

Crazy day.

Whether it is TV or the Internet, countless media people have made such a sigh.

At 4:30 p.m. EST on February 16, the federal stock market closed, and Tinkobair's stock price finally rose 151% on the first day of listing, closing at $125.50 and closing at $102.1 billion.

Another $100 billion market capitalization giant was born in a day.

The Nasdaq index also finally settled at a high of 3,324 points, up 11.3% on the day.

The highest in history.

However, the evening newspaper that afternoon, the most eye-catching news, was snatched by a young man standing behind the scenes.

$1,000 billion!

Simon Westeros's personal net worth has officially exceeded $1,000 billion

Compared with the data of Fortune magazine some time ago, today's statistics are even more undoubted.

Unlike the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indexes, which only sample part of the stock data, the statistical standard of the Nasdaq index is the composite data of all companies listed in the Nasdaq sector, and now, the Nasdaq index has risen by 11.3% in a single day, which actually means that the cumulative increase in the stock prices of all companies in the Nasdaq sector has reached a considerable level this morning.

And so it is.

As of the close of the U.S. stock market on February 16, the entire NASDAQ sector, key companies related to the Westeros system:

Igret's share price rose 12.6% to a market capitalization of $356.7 billion.

Cisco's stock price rose 11.9%, giving it a market capitalization of $319.5 billion.

AOL shares rose 8.3% to a market capitalization of $245.9 billion.

Microsoft shares rose 9.5% to a market capitalization of $227.8 billion.

Intel shares rose 12.6% to a market capitalization of $131.5 billion.

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Even Daenerys Entertainment Group, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, as an important part of Westeros' concept stocks, rose 7.1% in one day on February 16, with a market value of $302.6 billion.

Obviously, in just one day, in addition to Igrete some time ago, there were two more supergiants in the North American stock market with a market value of $300 billion. Moreover, whether it is Egret, Cisco, or Daenerys Entertainment, they all belong to the Westeros system, absolutely controlled by a young man who will only turn 28 next week.

Moreover, just three $300 billion-level super-giants, according to the proportion of shareholdings, the total personal wealth contributed to Simon reached $602.3 billion.

The other two $200 billion AOL and Microsoft contributed another $155.1 billion and $42.5 billion, respectively, for a total of nearly $200 billion.

Together, the five companies have reached $800 billion.

In addition, after completing this IPO, minus the cash-out part, Westeros has a 57.7% stake in the newly born Tinkobar, a 100-billion-dollar behemoth, and the value of this part of the stock alone has reached $58.9 billion. Coupled with the Westeros system, which directly controls or holds heavy positions in Verizon, Nokia, Intel, Oracle, SUN, Cersei Capital, Melisandre, BHP Billiton, and other industry giants of 100 billion or 10 billion US dollars, the total remaining 200 billion US dollars is more than enough.

And even more.

Forbes magazine, which has been quietly poached a lot of attention by competitors such as Fortune, finally couldn't hold back this time, and took the lead in releasing the latest statistical report on Simon Westeros' personal wealth that afternoon.

The final figure given is $1,060 billion.

Compared with other financial media, the reason why the wealth list of Forbes is authoritative is that its team has a richer and more detailed data accumulation, unlike the article of "Fortune" magazine some time ago, Forbes not only gave a figure of $1.06 trillion on the official website this time, but also gave a very detailed data source.

As a result, all other statistics were directly eliminated and became the citation standard for most subsequent media when reporting on this topic.

$1,060 billion, what is the concept?

In 1995, the annual GDP of the United States was $7.64 trillion.

Simon's personal net worth alone is equivalent to 13.8% of the US GDP, and the 1.5% of the US GDP accounted for by the Rockefeller family at its peak, and there is no comparison.

Moreover, in the world, only the United States, Japan, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Italy reached $1,000 billion in GDP in 1995, and then Brazil, which ranked seventh, had a GDP of $769.3 billion.

Even though many media outlets have pointed out that Simon Westeros' personal wealth is too concentrated in technology stocks with a large bubble, there is no doubt that even if the water is squeezed, the Westeros system is already a terrifying super-plutocracy. On this planet, there is no consortium that can be compared, not even the royal families in the Middle East who control massive oil resources.

February 16, in one day.

The Nasdaq index broke through 3,000 points.

The Nasdaq rose 11.3% in a single day, setting a record high.

Two other $300 billion market capitalization giants have emerged in the U.S. capital market.

Simon Westeros' personal net worth exceeded $1,000 billion.

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None of these miracles can be without a cause.

While the general media was amazed by this, many people were also asking the reason for the outbreak of the Nasdaq today.

The Tinkobar IPO stimulates market vitality is undoubtedly one.

Although many people believe that Tinkobar's IPO valuation is seriously undervalued, in fact, the final IPO valuation of $40.7 billion has fully taken into account various factors, including Tinkobar's growth, the company's potential Internet attributes, and even the new products that Tinkobar is about to release in the market.

The IPO price-earnings ratio of nearly 40 times has far exceeded the IPO valuation level of similar electronic companies.

Even if there are media outlets that Tinkobar's IPO valuation is seriously undervalued and should actually reach the $100 billion level, it is not the mainstream voice. The 151% gain on the first day can only be said that the market's enthusiasm for chasing this company's stock is far more than the IPO team expected in advance.

So, what is it all about?

The media, which can't delve into many things, is confused, but the top brass in Washington and the financial circle, who know a lot of inside stories, quickly reacted.

At the end of the day, it's because of a young man.

Because Simon Westeros promised not to reduce his holdings again, dispelling the gloom floating on the path of the Nasdaq continuing to soar.

In addition, before February 16, Westeros completed the last $2 billion public reduction of AOL, and Goldman Sachs and other giants quietly took over Simon's $3 billion shares of companies such as Igret, and everything is ready.

Moreover, even if there have been bears on the new wave of technology, at this stage, the market is bullish on technology stocks and bet heavily on the majority of capital, and the 'bulls' in this regard are far more than a zero-sum game of long hedging, including all kinds of capital that has bought a large number of technology stocks, can be counted as longs.

The haze of the market has dissipated, and there is an opportunity for Tinkobar to be listed on February 16.

All these bulls, who don't even need any private tandem, invariably chose to unify their efforts on this day, so there was a grand occasion when the Nasdaq index rose in a single day to create a record since the market opened in 1968.

At the same time, it is these bulls who together pushed Simon's personal wealth to $1,000 billion.

In the original time and space, the Nasdaq index broke through 3000 points, which was actually the beginning of the Nasdaq index to madness and even collapse in the millennium, after 3000 points, the Nasdaq created a peak of 5000 points in less than a year, and then began to collapse, and now, it is the same.

It is often said that the torrent of history is mighty.

Actually, it is.

It's always better to be reincarnated in place than to move forward.

Simon eventually discovers that he has only catalyzed history and cannot change it.

Greenwich.

Saturday afternoon, February 17th.

At a shooting range in the northwest of the city, Irene Lauder felt her heart melt with a flutter every time she saw a man shoot with the Barrett gun on her shoulder.

However, after spending two hours with Simon at the range, the girl also found that the man's mood didn't seem to be high today.

When a magazine was finished, Erin Lauder took off the soundproof earmuffs and walked over, took the initiative to take the heavy gun in her arms, and walked to the rest area with him, asking curiously: "You are already a trillion-dollar billionaire, what else is there to be unhappy?"

Simon smiled when he heard Erin say this, "I'm not upset." ”

Erin Lauder gave him a blank look: "You can't fool me." ”

"A woman's sixth sense?"

Erin Lauder's arms holding the big gun tightened, and looked at Simon intently: "Yes, a woman's sixth sense to her lover." ”

I was a little embarrassed after saying that.

Quickened his pace a little to the rest area, knowing that the man would not continue, he carefully put the big gun into a special box.

This Barrett is a personal item to be taken away.

Simon followed, handed over small items such as abrasion gloves and soundproof earmuffs to Erin, put on the trench coat handed by the bodyguard, and the two left the shooting range together and returned to the northern suburbs manor, which was not far away.

When she got home, Girl A was already waiting, and Chen Qing, who said that she was in China, sent some information documents.

Simon looked at it roughly, just picked out a privately burned record, and took Irene to a living room in the villa, where the girl curiously took the record and stuffed it into the record player and pressed play.

With the accompaniment that seemed to be plucked out at random, a female voice fluttered faintly.

* In the past, I went back, and the willows were still there.

* Now I think about it, the rain and snow are glorious.

* Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who do not know me say what I want.

* Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who do not know me say what I want.

Erin Lauder couldn't understand it, but she could feel the faint melancholy in this beautiful singing.

Walked to the sofa and sat down next to Simon, feeling the silence of the man's thoughts immersed in the song, letting the song repeat itself, not asking questions immediately, listening with him, still not understanding, but unconsciously, there was a surge.

Simon hugged the girl next to him.

Listen to the song.

At some point, Simon suddenly understood the source of his nameless negative emotions these days.

Even if he is already standing at the top of the pyramid of this world, even if he has looked down on all beings, Simon is still a person, destined to be unable to escape some instincts.

Genetic instinct.

In any case, I always hope that the world can be a little better.