My 1999

In his sophomore year, he was selected to the ACC First Team and ACC Tournament First Team.

He is the only player in the country to rank in the top 20 in both scoring and assists, averaging 21.6 points and 6.1 assists.

There is also Mike Dunleavy, also from Duke University. In his junior season, Dunleavy averaged 17.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game, helping the team achieve a record of 31 wins and 4 losses... "

"Wait, Mr. Stern. I'm very sorry, I have to interrupt. ... The reason why I selected Yao Ming with the No. 1 pick was not for performance, but to open up the Chinese market with as much sensational influence as possible.

The No. 1 pick is the most suitable choice. As for other players, unless they can compete with Jordan, it doesn't do me any good. "

"Chinese Market?!"

Stern read it silently. This is also the place that has haunted him for ten years.

And he also admitted that Xu Liang's plan was indeed of extremely high value.

Choosing a Chinese player with the No. 1 pick and a Chinese boss can indeed cause a huge sensation.

The phone went quiet.

Xu Liang didn’t urge him either.

After a long time.

"Mr. Xu, our interests are consistent in opening up the Chinese market, but the top three draft picks in 2003 are really not good.

However, I can promise that if the Warriors still fail to make the playoffs after 2003, I can give you the No. 1 pick in 2004. "

Xu Liang frowned, Stern's promise was of no use to him.

With Yao Ming and his previous knowledge, it is easy to replace a few outstanding players, and it is not difficult to reach the playoffs.

"Mr. Stern, we need a good pick in the 2003 draft."

Listening to Xu Liang's firm tone, Stern had a headache.

However, considering that the Warriors' performance was indeed bad enough, and there was no precedent for Chinese players to succeed in the NBA, I hesitated for a while.

"Okay, Mr. Xu, I can give you lottery No. 5..."

Xu Liang interrupted: "No. 4. Mr. Stern, I have given in and gave up my requirement for the top three. You can at least show me your sincerity.

And opening up the Chinese market is our common goal, which is much more important than a few draft picks. "

"Mr. Xu, you are really a master of negotiation."

“I’m just good at getting to the point.”

After a brief exchange, Stern agreed to hand him the No. 4 pick in the 2003 draft.

2003 was the year of the draft. He only remembered James, Melo, Wade and Bosh, but not the others.

If you get the No. 4 pick, you can at least guarantee that you will select one of them.

It can be considered a big profit.

hang up the phone.

Xu Liang breathed a sigh of relief.

Next year, Yao Ming will be selected with the No. 1 pick, and Wade, Melo or Bosh will be selected with the third pick the year after that. Combined with the Warriors' current lineup, they will definitely be a regular in the playoffs.

As for whether you can win the championship, that depends on luck.

After all, no one knows when injuries will come.

After finalizing the matter of Stern, Xu Liang officially informed Zhao Xun that he would give up negotiations with the Rockets and contact the Warriors and Clippers, mainly to acquire the Warriors.

——

In the morning, Lao Qiao walked into his office in a happy mood.

The sales of the iPod are good. Not surprisingly, after the release of the 2001 financial report, it can quickly boost Apple's stock price and restore the confidence of investment institutions and investors in Apple.

But while I am happy, I am also a little worried.

iPod, a perfect epoch-making product, the crystallization of Apple's wisdom, some people actually question why it does not allow the Windows operating system to download songs?

Damn it, why would he let that despicable thief share Apple products?

Dong Dong…….

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

A woman wearing business attire walked in.

"Mary, do you have any good news for me?"

Mary Lynn smiled and said: "Boss, I don't know if this is good news."

He said and handed over the document in his hand.

"This is the 13D file from Hongyan Fund that we just received. They have acquired 7.8% of our equity."

Jobs suddenly became serious.

"What do they want to do? Buy us?"

"No. They indicated it was just a financial investment."

Jobs felt relieved. This was a critical period for Apple's development. If it encountered an acquisition by activist investors, it would undoubtedly shake the company's good development situation. This was something he never wanted to see.

"Red Rock Fund said that they are very optimistic about Apple's future, so they will continue to acquire the company's shares and maintain it at around 15%. And they specifically stated that they hope that you can continue to serve as Apple's CEO and be fully responsible for the company's development.

At the same time, you will be responsible for half of the voting rights for the acquired shares, and hope to obtain a director seat on Apple's board of directors. "

Jobs looked at the content above with a smile on his face.

The document clearly expresses support for him.

Everyone likes to be recognized, even a paranoid person like Lao Qiao.

"This is a very visionary investment fund. Who is their boss?"

"You're probably very familiar with it."

"I know him?" Jobs said in surprise.

"Liang Xu, the founder of Hongmeng Company, just issued a challenge to your friend Mr. Ellison to challenge the Octagon."

Jobs looked stunned.

After a long time, he took a deep breath.

"Is it really him?"

"I have contacted the company's strategic consulting department to collect information about Hongyan Fund, and I am sure it is the other party."

Jobs looked at the documents in his hand, struggling a little.

In fact, he also watched the video of Xu Liang’s impromptu speech at Stanford. To be honest, it gave him a lot of inspiration.

He recognized Xu Liang's talent.

But he didn't want to betray his friendship.

After hesitating for a while.

"Give the information to Arthur and let him decide."

Arthur Levinson, Chairman of Apple.

"OK."

Mary Lynn understood that Jobs had actually agreed, but he just couldn't let go of his face. Otherwise, with his domineering style, he would reject it directly and would not refer it to the board of directors at all.

——

Compared with Apple, Amazon, another major investment of Hongyan, is much simpler.

Jeff Bezos had never gotten along with Larry Ellison. When Amazon first went public, Ellison mocked him as a Seattle slave trader.

The reason is that he requires employees to work more than 12 hours a day, never gives employees overtime pay and benefits, and also monitors employees.

In addition, Bezos often engages in "brutal competition" within the company, pitting employees against each other, which makes employees suspicious of each other.

Because of these systems, Bezos has a bad reputation in corporate America.

Often criticized by the media, but openly ridiculed like Larry Ellison, the latter was the first.

To be honest, if Bezos went to China, Amazon's work system would be nothing at all.

996 blessings, 007 freedom, much more conscience than Bezos.

However, compared to Apple, Hongyan did not ask for a board seat on Amazon.

Because Hongmeng itself has an e-commerce business, Xu Liang, as the boss of Hongyan and Hongmeng, is not suitable to serve as a director of competing Amazon.

——

After things were almost arranged in the United States, Xu Liang took his private plane to Hawaii and then flew directly to Xiangjiang.

Chinese Bank, Red Rock Fund.

Because No. 33 Barker Road is still under renovation, they are currently working here.

Although part of the business was divested, the scale of Hongyan Fund not only did not shrink, but actually grew stronger.

In addition to the hedge fund department, an audit department, a consulting department, and the president's office have also been added.

Xu Liang wants to build Hongyan Fund into his own business brain.

Based on it, we manage the four major enterprises of New Dream, Hongmeng, Jianlibao and Hanhua.

However, Hongyan Fund is still in the initial stage of establishment.

In addition to the relatively complete hedge fund department and CEO office, auditing and consulting are still in the recruitment stage. However, thanks to the collapse of Arthur Andersen, Red Rock Fund took the opportunity to poach many talents with high salaries.

At least the two departments have put up a good fight.

"Mr. Xu, this is the investment report from the hedge fund department."

Xia Changsheng handed over the document in his hand.

It has been almost three months since he transferred from Jianlibao to Hongyan Fund, and he has basically adapted to life in Hongyan.

Although the latter is a financial company, not an entity.

But he is only responsible for management, not investment, so there is no need to worry about lack of ability.

Xu Liang nodded and took it.

After divesting several funds such as Qinglong and Phoenix.

Currently, there are only two funds left in Hongyan’s hedge fund department.

Hongyan No. 1 Equity Investment Fund.

Previously, the main assets were two pieces, a 31% stake in Penguin and a 10% stake in Yahoo Japan.

Later Xu Liang invested US$1 billion.

Currently it owns 10.7% of Apple, 12.9% of Amazon, 14.3% of Sohu, and 16.8% of NetEase.

With triple leverage, US$380 million of capital was consumed.

There is currently a balance of US$620 million on the account.

Hongyan No. 2 Real Estate Investment Fund.

Hongyan No. 1 is based in Xiangjiang and Hongyan No. 2 is based in Beijing.

“Can Apple and Amazon continue to increase their stakes?”

"It's difficult for Apple. The capital market has affirmed Jobs' performance after taking over Apple. The market performance of iPod is also very good, so there are not many circulating shares in the market.

If it weren't for the Nasdaq crisis and September 11, it would be difficult for us to even buy this 10.7% stake. "Xia Changsheng said.

Xu Liangli lamented that Lao Qiao has a high status in the U.S. technology industry, and his performance after leaving Apple and joining Pixar also made capital look forward to his performance after returning to Apple.

"Mr. Xu, if we want Apple's equity, we don't necessarily have to get it from the stock market."

"oh?"

"Apple has issued a lot of convertible bonds, and we can buy these bonds. In addition, if you are optimistic about Apple's performance, you can also buy its corporate bonds."

Xu Liang suddenly realized that he had forgotten this incident.

In the United States, the bond market is much larger than the stock market, and after purchasing convertible bonds and locking in Apple's equity, there is no need to submit a 13D report to the SEC.