Hollywood Hunter

When the U.S. stock market closed on the afternoon of August 15, the first trading day of the official listing, Verizon’s stock price had soared by 71% compared with the issue price of $10.75, and the closing stock price was $1.838 billion. According to the total share capital of 3.973 billion shares after the listing, Verizon's market value rose from $42.7 billion before the listing to $73 billion.

The last trading day of the week.

Not only did Verizon's share price not see a correction, but instead rose 51% again under the frenzied pursuit of the capital market, quickly breaking through the $100 billion mark, with a closing market value of $110.9 billion, making it another $100 billion giant in the Westeros system. Mac.

Not only that, Verizon's listing once again strongly pulled the entire Nasdaq up.

In just two days, Nasdaq broke through two '5000' innovations in one fell swoop.

The first was the Nasdaq breaking 5,000, which ended at a high of 5,073 by Friday's close.

At the same time, the first company with a market value of $500 billion was born in the U.S. stock market, Igret, whose market value was fixed at $513.6 billion on Friday afternoon. For a month, it once again showed the crazy state of the technology stock market.

In addition, as the world's largest supplier of network equipment, Cisco's market value also closed as high as $436.5 billion in the afternoon, becoming another $400 billion technology giant.

Cisco is actually the third.

Daenerys Entertainment, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, has unexpectedly surpassed Cisco in recent market value due to factors such as group performance. The market value at the close of the afternoon was as high as 453.5 billion US dollars.

In the entire Nasdaq sector, as the Nasdaq officially broke through 5,000 points, the total market value of all listed companies on the Nasdaq market reached a new high that day, reaching 5.96 trillion US dollars.

Among them, there are only 6 companies with a market value of more than 100 billion US dollars that are fully controlled or have absolute control by the Westeros system, Igret (513.6 billion US dollars), Cisco (436.5 billion US dollars), AOL (296.5 billion US dollars) , Tinkerbell ($263.7 billion), Verizon ($110.9 billion), and Nokia ($138.2 billion), which are listed in Europe and the United States at the same time, have a combined market value of $1.76 trillion, occupying the entire Nasdaq sector of 29.5%.

Close to 30%!

And if you count tech giants like Microsoft ($267.1 billion) and Intel ($134.1 billion) that tend to invest rather than control, or relatively small tech companies with market caps in the tens or billions of dollars, the Westeros system is a good deal. The proportion of the entire Nasdaq will increase significantly.

Even though the miraculous rise of the Westeros system over the years has repeatedly washed away the nerves of spectators and has numbed too many people, when the relevant statistics were released one after another along with Verizon's listing and the Nasdaq breaking 5,000 points, it still triggered a wide range of global focus on.

Controversy inevitably arises amid the profusion of amazement.

as well as.

The traditional American establishment has become more and more red-eyed and fearful of the continued expansion of the Westeros system.

Washington.

After a busy week of Bill Clinton's dinner, he still couldn't rest, but called his White House chief of staff Leon Panetta and campaign manager Chester Cavill to discuss the Nasdaq in the past two days. The potential impact of hot topics on their upcoming campaign sprint.

Today is August 16, and the Democratic Party is about to hold a national convention in 10 days to formally determine the party's nomination for the 1996 general election.

Clinton's done.

After this, the final candidates of the two parties are all finalized, and the 1996 general election will also enter the final sprint stage.

Although the current public opinion approval rate is as high as 60%, Clinton still does not dare to take it lightly. After all, in the history of the U.S. election, cases where the approval rate leads in the early stage and are finally overturned often happen.

Looking at the Clintons, who were apparently estranged from sitting side by side on the couch in front of them, White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta handed over two identical documents and said, "Wright just had a conversation with Joseph Schlapp this afternoon. Meeting, this is a public relations plan that will be launched in the near future. What ordinary people are most worried about is that the rise of the Internet will impact traditional industries and reduce job opportunities. The Westeros system will be launched in a targeted manner in the next few months. Propaganda, responding to public concerns with numerous clear examples and detailed data in the document."

The rise of the Internet industry can be said to be the most dazzling political achievement since Clinton took office.

However, this achievement is overshadowed by the fact that the Westeros system has occupied too much interest in the Internet industry, although this matter has little direct relationship with Clinton, after all, before Clinton was elected in 1992, a series of new technology giants Already in the layout of that young man.

However, as the election heats up, the easily stoked public and his campaign opponents ignore it.

Simon Westeros became a trillion-dollar super-rich during the Clinton presidency, and this concentration of wealth, and the social injustice it represents, is clearly the fault of the president.

Looking at the public relations plan in his hand that focused on promoting the opportunities that the Internet industry brings to all walks of life in the federal society, Clinton was about to speak when Hillary, who was beside him, rushed to say: "This plan looks good, and it may bring benefits to Bill's campaign. Some help, but that's obviously not the point, and Dole will definitely just attack us for being too close to the Westeros system."

"In that case," the other

Chester Cavill, campaign manager on the outside, said: "Maybe, we should respond in advance and change our attitude towards the Westeros system, as we did with the Caseybaum-Kennedy Act."

In order to create momentum for the upcoming election, Clinton has recently signed and passed a number of latest bills involving welfare reform, health care, environmental protection, etc. The Casebaum-Kennedy Act is one of the important ones to ensure that the federal public is changing jobs or short-term You can still enjoy health insurance even if you are unemployed.

Chester Cavill specifically mentioned this bill mainly because it was actually 'snatched' from the Republicans by Clinton, originally proposed by two Republican congressmen, Nancy Casebaum and Ted Kennedy. , because the bill would significantly increase federal health care spending, Clinton initially disagreed, and Congress was full of controversy, so it was shelved for a while.

However, when he learned that the Republican Party was recently restarting the promotion of this bill, considering the pros and cons, in order to prevent the Republican Party from gaining leverage in the next election process, Clinton preemptively signed the bill in the form of a presidential executive order. , directly smashing the wishful thinking of the Republican Party.

Chester Cavill said it, and it was obvious.

In the next election campaign, the Republican Party will definitely make a fuss about the good relationship between the White House and the Westeros system. If you don’t want to be passive, then the best way is to change your attitude first and be tough on the Westeros system.

After Cavill finished speaking, Clinton was thinking about it, only to hear that Hillary next to him had already said, "This is a good idea, Chester, do you have any specific ideas?"

Clinton frowned slightly, but still looked at the campaign manager opposite.

Chester Cavill pretended not to notice the inappropriateness of the First Lady's continuous chattering, glanced at Mr. President, got permission from his eyes, and said, "Take Igarret and launch an antitrust investigation, after all, this company's The tendency to monopolize is too obvious, and, as the company with the highest market value in the Federation, an investigation into Igret can also achieve the greatest impact in the shortest time."

Regarding the monopoly issue of Igret, as the company rushed to the No. 1 position in the market value of US companies after its listing, there were numerous related lawsuits and disputes, but it had been deliberately ignored by Washington until now.

Now, if an investigation is to be launched, all the reasons are readily available.

This time, before the president and his wife spoke, Leon Panetta had already said, "Chester, have you considered what impact this might have on the Nasdaq stock market?"

The Nasdaq broke through 5,000 points, and the bubble in the technology stock market became more and more serious.

At this time point, the antitrust investigation of Igreit was launched rashly, which is likely to lead to the collapse of the Nasdaq market.

If this happens, the most dazzling achievements of Clinton's first term may be wiped out in the coming months. The most important thing is that investors in Wall Street, Silicon Valley and even the world, who will inevitably suffer huge losses when technology stocks collapse, will tilt their anger to the White House.

No one can afford such a result.

The atmosphere in this living room in the West Wing of the White House was suddenly silent.

Everyone remembers that in the first half of the year, Simon Westeros tried to suppress the Nasdaq index by continuing to reduce his holdings and other actions. The super rich also have to stop.

Now, the White House is even more afraid to take this risk lightly.

On the Republican side, it's almost a dead end.

To gain the initiative, the White House must preempt it. In contrast, on the Republican side, Bob Dole, who has already been nominated for the party's nomination, only needs to emphasize that he will take tough measures against the Westeros system after he is elected. As for whether it will really be done in the future, who knows?

After a moment of silence, it was Hillary who spoke first, looking at her husband and saying, "Bill, you must make a decision and take action against the Westeros system."

The attitude of the first lady is obvious.

Leon Panetta and Chester Cavill looked at each other and remained silent.

Clinton, who was banging his fingers on his knees and thinking over and over again, heard his wife's words, and he couldn't help but feel a little sullen in his heart. He knew exactly what Hillary was thinking, not so much for his re-election, but rather that Hillary was doing it for her own future politics. Pave the way for the future.

Initiating an anti-monopoly investigation of Igret Corporation, once it messes up and bursts the bubble of technology stocks, whether it is Wall Street or Silicon Valley, it will only place the responsibility on him, the president, even if it has an impact on the first lady , it will probably resolve in a few years. As for him, even if he wins a second term because of this, the future will definitely not be better.

Not to mention after stepping down.

However, the first lady can continue to grab political capital and accumulate deeper political connections through his second term.

Even though he thought so, Clinton was not someone who lacked determination. He quietly made up his mind, and then looked at his chief of staff: "Leon, what do you think?"

Leon Panetta pondered a little and said, "Even if... the bubble really bursts, voters, I think they should be more willing to see this kind of scene."

yes.

Offending capital, the impact will not appear immediately, after all, even campaign funds have been raised enough.

If the bubble does burst, on the electoral side, the effect will be immediate.

The mentality of ordinary people is easy to understand. It is also a very pleasant thing to see the destruction of things that they cannot get. In addition, start the antitrust investigation of Igret, Dole's side, in the next few months, it will not be easy to take it again.

Attack yourself on this topic.

In the final analysis, fighting for re-election is the first sequence.

Now that the decision has been made, Clinton ordered: "Then, Leon, let Jenny come to see me tomorrow morning."

Clinton was talking about Janet Reynolds, the current attorney general.

In order to maximize the initiative, the antitrust investigation of Igreit must be initiated by the Ministry of Justice, one of the president's cabinets.

Leon Panetta agreed, thought for a while and said, "Bill, this matter... Do I need to discuss it with Westeros in advance?"

Clinton thought about it for a while, and was about to say something when Hillary already said: "No need, in case the Republican Party finds out, this matter will have no meaning, but it will become a handle to attack us..."

Seeing that Hillary was going to continue, Clinton finally interrupted and said to Panetta: "I will discuss these details with Jenny tomorrow before making a decision."

"Then, I'll inform Jenny later."

After talking about this matter, Clinton didn't give Hillary a chance to interject, turned to his campaign manager, changed the subject directly, and said, "Chester, tell me about the situation of the major newspaper unions."

The rise of the Internet industry, the TV industry is still able to withstand, and the print media has been hit very seriously in recent years.

Involving millions of jobs in the paper media industry, this election, the major newspaper industry unions in the United States are also quite active.

Although everyone understands that the rapid rise of the Internet and the rapid decline of the paper media industry are almost as irreversible as textile factories using steam engines replacing handicraft workshops in the past, whether it is drawing a pie or writing a bad check, striving for the current stage is still very influential. The support of the large paper media industry is also a tug-of-war in this election.

Speaking of which, this matter has a lot to do with the Westeros system in the final analysis.

Thoughts came here, and while continuing to discuss, Clinton couldn't help thinking, and he didn't know what the young man was doing at this time?

Thinking that the other party is in New York at this time, at least one thing, it must be surrounded by crowds.

This is also the point that Clinton most envies someone.

Yan Fu is too deep.

Manhattan.

Participated in Verizon's listing ceremony during the day, Simon did not leave immediately, and still stayed here to arrange some follow-up.

On the Los Angeles side, Janet has already flown to Melbourne with her two older children, Nick and Seattle, and Jennifer will follow her with two little ones tomorrow.

Simon set off on Sunday.

In order to avoid certain things from happening to the greatest extent, Simon personally made the decision that the family should not fly on the same plane as much as possible. Janet was reluctant to do so. In most cases, it is still according to the wishes of men.

Unlike Clinton's conjecture in the White House, who was also busy all day, Simon was not surrounded by crowds at this time, but attended a gathering of the high-level circles of the Westeros system at James Raybold's house.

Because of Jennifer's relationship, although she was entangled by Erin Lauder all day, the girl did not insist on following Simon to join in the fun.

"I have always admired Buffett's saying: I am fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. Ray, although Verizon just got a lot of money, I want to understand that with the current market overheating situation, it has been It's time for us to start to fear. Next, I don't want to see Verizon's irrational follow-through investment in other areas other than mobile communications."

Simon's beating is very straightforward, but Raymond Smith's expression is not at all displeased. This young man, who bears a series of miracles, has convinced too many people over the years, and Raymond Smith is also one of them.

"Simon, I understand," while promising, Raymond Smith added: "In addition, there is one more thing, Simon, speaking, I don't think that if AOL and Verizon can merge, it will be a very big deal. A good thing?"

Simon didn't expect Smith to mention this. He glanced at the 61-year-old man in front of him who didn't look old at all, and smiled: "Let's not mention the obstacles in Washington, Ray, have you talked to Steve about this? ?"

Raymond Smith nodded, of course understanding Simon's subtext, and said: "Actually, I have always had a good relationship with Case, and, although I am very reluctant to admit it, my age... So, if it can be merged, I hope to be able to become The chairman and ceo of the new company, Case is my deputy. In fact, in my opinion Case is still not stable enough, and he is young enough, it should be no problem to wait for about 5 years. "

If AOL and Verizon could merge, it would be a powerful combination.

Simon had this idea a long time ago.

However, the idea is one thing, and the feasibility is another. One of the more important issues is how to redistribute the leadership of the management once the two companies merge.

Now, it seems that this problem is not big.

Raymond Smith is 61 years old this year. Although at this level, the legal retirement age in the United States is no longer valid, it is always impossible to continue working. The time to take a back seat is probably around 65 years old.

However, although the problem of power distribution can be solved, there are still too many obstacles to be overcome in order to be implemented.

After all, the current size of the Westeros system is too large. Even though AOL and Verizon are both companies under the absolute control of the Westeros system, many people obviously do not want to see the two companies.

Combining the two into one, after all, with the scale of the two companies at this time, once they merge, it will be almost stronger than the at-t of the year.

In addition, there are the most direct interests.

The two companies maintain their own independence. Although it will inevitably lead to redundant and wasteful resource investment, they can relatively obtain more benefits from their respective businesses. Moreover, if they want to develop new businesses such as cable TV, there are barriers. Also smaller.

Considering the integration, Simon also prefers to merge the two companies if possible.

However, although it is not known that the President at the White House has planned to attack Igret, as the scale continues to expand, the Westeros system will inevitably face a substantial increase in pressure from all parties. This fact is certainly not controversial.

To put it bluntly, the merger of AOL and Verizon is not a question of whether Simon wants or not, but a question of whether he can.

There are just too many obstacles.

James Raybould, who had just finished talking with Henry Paulson, the latest CEO of Goldman Sachs, also came over at this time. The three discussed this issue for a while, but no results were obtained for a while.

Only in the long run.

In short, things can start to push, success or failure, but it cannot be forced.