My Age of Investment - Chapter 1475 Facebook Listing (Part 1)

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   Chapter 1475 Facebook Listing (Part 1)

New York.

   Waldorf Astoria.

   In a certain senior suite, Xia Jingxing was woken up by a harsh wake-up bell. With sleepy eyes, he picked up the phone on the bedside table and glanced at the time. Seeing that it was half past six, he was no longer sleepy.

   He lowered his head and glanced at Christina, who was sleeping soundly. He wanted to come to a wake-up service, but considering that Christina has been busy with the roadshow for the past month, he pulled back his hand.

After getting up and taking a brief shower, Xia Jingxing pushed open the door and came to another room. He took his sleeping son out of the bed, took him to wash and change clothes, and then turned into Teacher Tony and gave his son a Hairspray rubbed a lazy sheep with the same trendy men's hairstyle.

   When Xia Jingxing finished all this, the doorbell rang suddenly.

  Opening the door, Xia Jingxing pushed up the dining cart, put a breakfast in front of his son, and then went to wake Kristina up, it was not like a big day at all.

   Ten minutes later, Kristina appeared in the living room, dressed and washed, and looked at the father and son who were having breakfast, turned her skirt in front of them, and said, "How about this skirt?"

Xia Jingxing looked up at the Hermès sapphire blue sleeveless cross-lapels professional dress on Christina's body, and nodded lightly, "Very good, very big woman! Why don't you wear your Dior horse-faced skirt? That one? Isn't the skirt your favorite? Wearing it on Nasdaq will definitely set off a new fashion trend."

   "It's too Chinese, and it's easy to be interpreted by reporters as "the old love is over"."

   Kristina pulled out the chair and sat down, then looked at Xia Jingxing, who was sitting opposite, drinking milk so much that she almost spit out.

  Xia Jingxing wiped the milk stains from the corners of his mouth and said with a smile, "Do you know that the horse face skirt is from China?"

   "Why I don't know, or I suggest the Chinese elements introduced by Dior designers.

  It’s a pity that the Chinese don’t pay attention to the excavation and protection of the long history and culture, otherwise I would not have to make suggestions to Dior, but directly place orders with Chinese luxury brands.

  In ancient China, there were silk and porcelain, so why didn’t they have their own luxury brands? "

  Xia Jingxing spread his hands, "Without the right to speak in fashion, it's as simple as that, and by extension, the international influence is not enough to make such easy money."

Kristina took a big gulp of milk from the cup on the table, then grabbed a slice of bread and tore a small piece, smeared some butter on the plate, put it in her mouth, and said while chewing: "Revival mobile phone's Can the design introduce some Chinese elements, such as making the color of the mobile phone case into blue and white porcelain?"

   "There are similar plans, but I am worried about causing unnecessary trouble."

Looking at Kristina's puzzled eyes, Xia Jingxing explained: "To emphasize the identity of Chinese brands too much will sometimes be counterproductive. Today's Chinese products are not a good synonym in the international market, so take it easy. It is better to do this after more Chinese technology products enter the European and American markets.”

   "Perhaps you're right."

   Kristina no longer made up her mind, turned her attention to Xia Zerui with an ice cream hairstyle on her head, and said in surprise, "Enoch, your hairstyle today is so handsome!"

   The little guy smugly touched his hair, jumped off the table with a smile, and ran aside to play.

  Xia Jingxing sat on a chair and watched Kristina tearing bread quietly.

   "I heard you took down Watts?"

  Xia Jingxing glanced at Kristina and said, "You are also following this company?"

   "FacebookChat is about to spin off to form an independent instant messaging app FacebookMessenger. In this case, how can I not care about potential enemies in the market?"

  Xia Jingxing smiled, Kristina was a little stronger than Xiao Mazi, she didn't realize it after all.

   But it also means that it will be difficult for Wattspu to rise smoothly in this life.

   "Yes, we invested in Watsip. Your two companies compete freely. No matter who wins or loses, I will not lose."

   "You are really a profiteer. If the board of directors of the company knows the news, they will definitely be dissatisfied."

  Xia Jingxing smiled lightly, "Envision Capital is a shareholder who has nothing to do, and even gave up the board seat, what do you think about us?

   Besides, I am breaking into the enemy and lobbying potential enemies to surrender to Facebook. It is better than investing in Watsip by other venture capital institutions and then selling it to Google or Wisdom Fruit and Microsoft. "

   "Are they worth it?"

   Although Kristina noticed Watsip, she obviously didn’t pay enough attention to it, and she didn’t think the company could threaten Facebook in the future.

   "You look closely at their product and company history and you won't say that.

   They were short of money before, but now they have received investment, can you see how fast they are developing? "

  The summer attractions are over, and I don’t need to remind Christina too much.

   In short, he is very peaceful now, looking at the competition between Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp like a movie.

   "Since you have said so, then I have to prepare well and compare myself with Watsupo, who is favored by you."

  Xia Jingxing chuckled, he understood, why did Kristina want to compare with Watsip, she just wanted to compare with him.

   "Okay, I hope you can crush Watsip into slag, just remember to collect the slag, so that I can make less losses."

   Kristina smiled and said nothing, and continued to bury her head in the meal.

   Around 8:00 in the morning, Christina, who had finished packing, went downstairs with her son first, while Xia Jingxing waited for ten minutes before leaving.

  The two are now in a breakup state, and they appeared together in Times Square to be easy to wear.

   At half past eight, Xia Jingxing appeared in Times Square by car.

   As soon as the others got out of the car, they were surrounded by a group of shouting reporters.

   "Daren, are you here to ring the bell today?"

   "There are rumors on the Internet that you have gone out of the house, is it true?"

   "Christina came just now, holding your son, are you guys going to get back together?"

"Daren, what do you think about the smearing of you in the movie The Social Network, which I think seriously undercuts your contribution to Facebook and attributes much of the success to Kristina's personal struggles. "

  …

  The reporters' questions all contained evil intentions, trying to bring Xia Jingxing into the ditch.

   Today is the day when Facebook rang the bell to go public. Xia Jingxing was in a good mood, and he didn’t care about the reporters who were deliberately making trouble, and answered a few questions patiently.

   "I'm all standing here. Did I come to see others ring the bell?"

   "In what capacity do I ring the bell? The reporter friend's question is very interesting. Of course, I am ringing the bell as a shareholder representative! Vision Capital holds 19.77% of Facebook's shares before listing, and is the largest institutional shareholder.

   As the chairman and CEO of Vision Capital, am I qualified to attend the ceremony? "

   "How many shares do I hold in Envision Capital? This question is not very convenient to disclose, and it is boring to say it. Everyone can use their ingenuity and make a good guess."

   "We have already broken up, and there is no intention of getting back together. Don't make random guesses."

   "I also watched the movie "The Social Network". It was very well done. Now the movie has landed in theaters in Japan and China. I boldly predict that it will earn 200 million US dollars at the global box office."

  …

   After answering a few questions, Xia Jingxing, escorted by bodyguards, pushed aside the human wall surrounded by reporters and walked towards the trading floor.

   Kristina and other executives and shareholders all entered the building, only a puppy stood at the door and waved to Xia Jingxing.

   "Boss, today's big day, why are you late, the ceremony is about to start."

  Xia Jingxing ignored the impatient puppy, hugged his shoulders with a smile, and said as he walked into the building, "You can! Kimura Takuya played you, and almost beat me.

   Honestly, did you specifically ask Sony Columbia to find a handsome guy to play you? "

   "I'm wronged! I didn't know Sony Columbia would do this. If I had known, I would have sent the company's male actors to play myself."

  Xia Jingxing sneered, the actors under the Puppy Company are also familiar faces, and LSPs should all know them.

   "You kid has a good business acumen. First make the actors popular, and then go to your own company's movies, tsk tsk tsk... This online subscription is still exploding?"

   The little dog laughed for a while, how can he be so horny, he just wants to make the actor popular, and then endorse the company's educational supplies, or he can be a spokesperson for the P station.

  The two chatted and walked into the bell ringing hall after a few steps.

The    bell ringing ceremony will not officially start until 9:30. At this time, all the people in the hall stand under the stage to watch the Facebook promotion video.

   Seeing Xia Jingxing coming, representatives from investment banks, law firms, accounting firms, and Nasdaq all gave way.

   "Dad~"

  Xia Zerui saw his father and ran over immediately.

  Xia Jingxing squatted down with a smile and picked up his son.

   Seeing this scene, the unknowing melon eaters all secretly glanced at Kristina.

   As expected!

   The smile on Kristina's face disappeared little by little, she just gave Xia Jingxing a cold look, then turned her eyes back, and continued to talk with the investment representatives of BlackRock and Vanguard Group.

  These two institutions are the cornerstone investors of Facebook’s IPO, and they are also the world’s largest and the world’s second largest public offering fund, with assets under management measured in trillions of dollars.

   Due to the huge scale of asset management, it is not easy to adjust the investment portfolio, because it is easy to cause landslides and landslides, so it especially likes to invest in large-cap stocks with long-term and heavy positions.

  Xia Jingxing was shown off by Christina's golden statue-level acting skills, so he had to follow up with his acting skills, hugging his son embarrassedly and greeting a group of shareholders.

Andrew, John Hennessy, Jim Breyer, David Rockefeller, Jerry Yang, David Filo, Yuri Milner, Michael Larson, Blankfein, John Mak, Masayoshi Son, Zhang Sanshi, Ma Ziming, Bill Huang, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman and other dozens of shareholder representatives all arrived.

  Xia Jingxing greeted them one by one, and at the same time accepted everyone's congratulations and praise.

When it was his turn to shake hands with David Rockefeller, the old guy first looked at Kristina with a meaningful smile, and then at Xia Jingxing. The little tricks they made could not hide from him, but as a Facebook One of the biggest beneficiaries of the listing, he doesn't need to pretend to be smart and pretend he doesn't know anything.

   "Congratulations, Darren, the road to entrepreneurship is a complete success!"

   "Congratulations too, Mr. Rockefeller, your investment vision has been proven once again."

  David Rockefeller laughed, and Xia Jingxing's flattery made him elated.

  Yes, he was already at the age of waiting to die, but as a result, he grew older and stronger, which allowed him to seize a precious investment opportunity to prolong the family's wealth for 20 years.

   "Strengthen your cooperation! No matter at any time, the Rockefeller family will stand by your side firmly and will be your firmest allies."

  David Rockefeller patted Xia Jingxing on the shoulder with an expression that I am very optimistic about you.

   However, Xia Jingxing just smiled and didn't take the old man's verbal promise seriously. If he really trusted the old man without reservation, he might be sold and still counting money for others.

   Now that Facebook’s successful listing is imminent, it means that he is one step closer to parting ways with the Rockefeller family.

  What kind of marriage, what is always on your side, are all smoke bombs released by the old man. In short, there is one purpose, so that he can help the Rockefeller family gain business interests with peace of mind.

   However, it was originally just to use each other, and it was impossible to talk about who cheated whom or who suffered a loss.

   After Xia Jingxing finished greeting, Sun Zhengyi approached Xia Jingxing with a friendly attitude and said, "Dailun, now that Facebook is listed soon, our cooperation can also enter a new stage in history."

  Xia Jingxing smiled lightly, he knew what Sun Zhengyi meant, and was urging him to acquire YouTube as soon as possible.

   A few years ago, he and Sun Zhengyi had an agreement to let Facebook acquire YouTube after Facebook goes public, so that SoftBank can achieve the effect of taking a stake in Facebook.

  Xia Jingxing always remembered this matter in his heart and never forgot, but he was not as anxious as Sun Zhengyi.

   "Yes, cooperation has entered a new stage, but everything needs a process, what do you think? Mr. Sun Zhengyi."

  Sun Zhengyi smiled, "Daren, you're right, I'm too impatient."

   "Actually, I'm also impatient, but I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. With Facebook's current level of profitability, I can't support YouTube independently. If I swallow it hard, it's easy to burn my tongue."

   Hearing this, Sun Zhengyi's face immediately collapsed, and he felt deceived.

   It was promised that Facebook would acquire YouTube within three years, but how has it changed now?

   "Of course, the management of Youtube and the original shareholders have signed an agreement with SoftBank after all, and we still have to abide by the agreement.

   It’s just that there is still more than half a year before the contract is fulfilled. For such a long time, it would be a pity that YouTube does not do anything, such as raising the valuation. "

  Sun Zhengyi frowned slightly, listening to this tone, it seems that he wants to corrupt money again?

   But he was not quite sure, and asked aloud: "Daren, what do you mean?"

   "I mean, let's talk slowly when we come down. I won't talk about anything else today, let's finish the listing ceremony first."

  Masayoshi Son smiled and nodded, but he felt a little uncomfortable. He felt that this matter was being led by Xia Jingxing. He invested a full $3 billion in YouTube, but he lost the initiative.

   At this time, the introduction video on the stage finally ended, and Christina walked onto the stage wearing a pair of flat shoes with a slightly protruding belly.

   (end of this chapter)

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