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"Mr. Wald, you are welcome!"

After Zucker arrived in Seattle and expressed his willingness to invest in Seattle, he immediately received feedback from the local government.

Mundo Gusta, male, 42 years old, has successively served as a member of the Seattle City Council, a member of the Washington State Assembly, the director of the Seattle Mayor's Office, and the deputy mayor.

"Mr. Gusta, I didn't expect you to show me the city of Seattle in person." Zucker shook hands with him.

"Yes, for a billionaire like you, Mr. Wald, who is very influential in the Internet field, it is more suitable for me to receive you." Gusta let out a hearty laugh.

In addition, the surrounding Seattle local government officials also expressed their welcome for Zucker's arrival.

How can they not welcome rich people to invest?

These are all achievements!

Leaving aside the tax payment aspect, just solving the employment problem of many people is enough to make the local government in Seattle feel excited.

The chief assistant, Alexander, whispered beside Zu Ke: "Boss, what they mainly focus on is the employment of the unemployed, which will be of great help to their future candidacy."

"That's it." Zucker understood immediately.

Zhu Ke has traveled through the present day, but he is no longer the Xiaobai he used to be.

Thinking of this, Zu Ke couldn't help but think of an anecdote.

In early 2000, before the dot-com bubble burst, the federal government of the United States launched an investigation into Microsoft's monopoly, intending to dismember Microsoft.

The move is backed by the federal government.

However!

In Seattle, where Microsoft's headquarters is located, the local city government is openly accusing the federal government of messing up!

Why?

Why did the city government of Seattle choose to fight against the federal government?

Because Microsoft employs 7,500 people in Seattle!

Once Microsoft's monopoly investigation is verified and identified,

Then a lot of employees are bound to be laid off, so the unemployed people will definitely blame the inaction of the city government and affect the performance of officials and councillors. Under various factors, of course, the Seattle city government is on the side of Microsoft and chooses to fight against the federal government!

"Ha ha!"

After Zucker understood, he immediately said: "Mr. Gusta, not much else to say, once the LinkedIn company under my name settles in Seattle, then we will solve the employment problem of at least 1,000 people."

Hearing this, the local Seattle officials present were immediately overjoyed.

"Thank you, Mr. Wald, for your support of our work and for what you do for the people of Seattle."

Gusta deserves to be a senior politician, a big hat of praise, which is put on Zuke's head one after another.

"It's serious."

Zucker laughed again: "If possible, I will buy a large piece of land in the Seattle area to build LinkedIn's technology park, which also requires hiring a large number of construction workers, and then the government and Gusta Great support from Mr.

"Support, we will definitely support!"

There is no reason for Gusta not to support it, it is too late for him to be happy!

Buying a large piece of land and building a technology park will inevitably employ a large number of workers, and Zhu Ke will definitely invest heavily in transportation, materials, medical care, food, industrial equipment, etc., which is expected to be no less than 500 million US dollars.

Achievement!

A proper performance!

In the days that followed, Gusta unloaded his job and worked diligently for Zucker.

"Mr. Wald, are you sure?" Gusta looked forward to it.

"certainly!"

Zhu Kelang said: "I felt the enthusiasm of the 4 million people in Seattle and the work attitude of your government, so I decided to invest in Seattle. It is expected that within three years, the investment will not be less than 1.5 billion US dollars!"

$1.5 billion? !

For a time, Gusta and other officials were all excited.

This is $1.5 billion in 1999, not $1.5 billion in 2020. The price/performance ratio is completely different!

900 acres!

That's right, Zucker's place is on the outskirts of Seattle, covering an area of ​​about 900 acres (about 5,400 acres).

“In 1999, land in the suburbs of Seattle was still cheap, but after the dot-com bubble burst, real estate prices in Seattle rose one after another, until the subprime mortgage crisis broke out in 2008, and they increased by 170%. That is to say, if you buy land now, even if If you don't do anything, you will earn money." Zu Ke calculated in his heart.

Of course, buying land and investing $1.5 billion didn't happen overnight.

It is expected that it will take at least half a year to fully finalize the plan to invest in Seattle.

"Understood, we understand very well!" Gusta immediately stated.

"Thank you for your understanding. After all, this is a big deal, and I can't act rashly." Zucker pretended to apologize.

Gusta wouldn't question Zucker's financial resources!

Zucker owns 2% of Yahoo stock and 8% of Amazon stock, worth a total of $3.8 billion, and it's still growing because of the Internet wave.

This is a well-known thing in the United States, and no one doubts Zucker's financial resources!

And LinkedIn, as the world's first company operating mainly on Internet recruitment, has a large influence even though its market value is not high at present. It has signed employment cooperation agreements with thousands of well-known companies. It is located in the Seattle area, and the local government It's too late to welcome!

What's more, once the industrial science and technology park is settled, it is bound to have a huge effect on the surrounding land prices.

"$1.5 billion?"

"Three years, $1.5 billion invested!"

"It doesn't put much pressure on me, and I can also apply for an interest-free, low-interest loan from the local government, which can be completely accomplished with nothing."

"Furthermore, once the Internet bubble bursts, I can make a lot of money by shorting a wave of the trend. Isn't 1.5 billion US dollars extremely easy by then?"

Zhu Ke was in a good mood.

......

Back to Los Angeles.

Immediately after his return, Zucker informed Jeff Weiner, president of LinkedIn, of the idea of ​​building a technology park dominated by LinkedIn.

"I fully support the boss's decision! LinkedIn's current valuation of $130 million is far lower than many Internet companies, but we have laid a solid foundation and implemented a steady and steady strategy. There will be a time when it will soar to the sky, and then we will definitely Need a tech campus of its own," Jeff Weiner laughed.

Zucker also laughed at the moment.

"Okay, that's it!"

Zucker said: "In the near future, I will arrange for someone to set up a special responsible team to work with Seattle to determine the investment plan. It is expected to complete the actual investment within half a year."

Having an independent technology park is an important means for an enterprise to enhance its brand influence!

Microsoft, Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook...

Which of these giant companies does not have its own independent technology industrial park?

Although the price of land in the United States has always been cheap, the price of land in major cities and its surrounding suburbs is constantly increasing. How could Zucker miss this opportunity to grab a bargain?

"The LinkedIn company must have its own independent campus!" Zu Ke clenched his fist.

........

the next day.

The Global Times published an article with Zu Ke as the front page!

[New super billionaire Zucker Wald is worth only 10 billion US dollars! 】

As soon as this news report came out, it immediately caused a sensation in the United States!

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