Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 422 Clearance Sale

"Sit down and drink tea!" Li Weidong ignored the confused looks of the three people and did not explain. He just asked them to sit down.

Jiang Zhili and Fu Xiaomin were a little uneasy. When they were still in the United States, they wondered in their hearts what important things would happen if Li Weidong asked them both to come back.

Of course, exiting Yahoo should also be considered. After all, this project will involve tens of billions of dollars in transactions, and it is also the company with the largest shareholding in the United States so far!

Now that Li Weidong has made the decision to withdraw, the only remaining thing is to implement it, but with Li Weidong's character as a hands-off shopkeeper, he will not interfere with specific matters.

Even if they intervene, the prerequisite is that they report it, and based on Li Weidong's tone at that time, it seemed that it would not be because of this matter.

After hearing Li Weidong's instructions, Jiang Zhili stood very respectfully on the edge of the sofa, straightened his back, held his breath, and tightly contracted his still protruding belly.

Jiang Zhili swore in his heart that he would lose weight when he went back. Even if he couldn't build a few abdominal muscles, he would at least lose the fat on his belly, otherwise he would be too tired sitting like this.

However, Jiang Zhili also sighed in his heart, there is no need to be so respectful in normal times, even when attending classes at school, it is probably not so polite.

After all, attending classes is just to do better in the exam. As long as you study well and do well in the exam, the teacher will naturally like you. But now you are facing the boss, and the situation is completely different.

His fate is determined by Li Weidong. Not only must he work hard and have outstanding performance, he must also have a positive attitude towards his leadership.

After all, a leader doesn't need too many reasons to replace a subordinate, as long as he doesn't like it, unless the position belongs to him alone.

But in this day and age, whose job is irreplaceable, if this is really the case, it means that it is not the employees who need to be fired, but the boss who needs to be replaced.

Jiang Zhili is naturally not so arrogant that he thinks that Peking Capital cannot operate without him. All he has gained now is that Li Weidong chose him, not him.

There is no chance of double selection at all, and he has always believed that he may be replaced at any time because there are too many people taking his place.

Although Fu Xiaomin next to him is his helper, she is actually his most powerful competitor. Once he shows up in a way that makes Li Weidong dissatisfied, she will be the first substitute.

After Jiang Zhili sat upright, he looked up at Li Weidong, with a smile in his nervous eyes. It looked like he was really smiling from the heart. After all, psychology says that eyes can't deceive.

Fu Xiaomin also sat respectfully, but her posture was much more elegant than Jiang Zhili's, with her upper body upright and her legs spread to the right, showing off her exquisite figure appropriately.

The queen who usually has a strong aura, is shrewd and capable, and is unparalleled in the American venture capital community, seems a bit weak at this time.

Since Fu Xiaomin went to the branch, except for a few work reports a year, he rarely returns to China. Even if he returns to Hong Kong Island to report on work, it is difficult to have the opportunity to come to the mainland.

To put it into perspective, it has been two years since Fu Xiaomin last met Li Weidong. Even when they met, they only exchanged a few words and rarely touched on work matters. After all, there was a difference in hierarchy.

According to the work flow, Fu Xiaomin reports to Jiang Zhili. If there are major issues, he can report to Zou Yi. If there are no urgent matters, he cannot report to Li Weidong.

Except for those requested by Li Weidong!

Li Weidong has a regular job. He reads the briefings of Peking Capital and Jingwei Investment every month to understand the progress and major events of the company and its invested projects.

No one will find this surprising. This behavior only shows that Li Weidong attaches great importance to the company. Of course, it also means a warning. After all, these two companies control so much money.

However, while Li Weidong is doing this, he also has another unknown job, which is to take a look at the recent plans of these two investment companies or to examine which companies they want to invest in.

Sometimes I encounter names that I was familiar with in my previous life. No matter what the company does, as long as Li Weidong's senior has heard of it, it means it must be good.

Especially for some companies as far away as the United States, being able to cross the ocean and enter Li Weidong's memory already shows that this company will definitely have a place in the future.

Of course, it may also be due to some vicious event, but the probability is not too high.

Therefore, as long as it is a company named by Li Weidong, both Zou Yi and Zheng Sijing will pay special attention to prepare for Li Weidong's inquiries from time to time.

As for companies far away in the United States, Zou Yi was beyond his reach. He could only ask Jiang Zhili and Fu Xiaomin to pay attention. If there was anything, they could contact Li Weidong directly to avoid deviations in information transmission.

Although Fu Xiaomin sat respectfully in his seat, his eyes were not as nervous as Jiang Zhili's. Instead, he looked at the layout of Li Weidong's office from the corner of his eyes.

It has changed a lot since the last time I came here. At least the area has become much smaller. It turns out that there is no huge screen in the middle with a huge Chinese painting on it.

Fu Xiaomin didn't recognize the painting and didn't sign it, but it looked very grand and hung in Li Weidong's office. It was definitely not an ordinary painting.

Of course, as Fu Xiaomin thought, there were many people, and everyone who came to Li Weidong's office would praise it. However, only a few people, Li Weidong and Zhang Dongshuo, knew how much the painting was worth.

Every time he heard others say how good this painting was and how profound its artistic conception was, Zhang Dongshuo wanted to laugh, but the guests who could come to Li Weidong's office were more distinguished, so he had to hold it in.

But we can't tell the truth. We can't say that Li Weidong disliked the ugly screen and spent hundreds of dollars to buy a plagiarized picture of "So Many Beauties" in the cultural market.

The rest of the layout in the office is also a bit simpler, and some superfluous things are gone. It is much simpler than Li Weidong's office on Hong Kong Island.

Fu Xiaomin looked around and shook his head. This didn't look like the office used by a billionaire who was extremely wealthy. It was not as big as her office.

No wonder it's time for the company to see skyscrapers. The boss's office environment is so difficult, which shows the conditions of the employees.

Fu Xiaomin looked around and fixed his gaze on the wall behind Li Weidong's desk, where the large characters "A Clear Conscience" hung, which seemed to express the company's confidence.

Although the person who wrote this calligraphy has passed away a few years ago, the calligraphy is getting thicker and thicker. If it were in ancient times, it would be almost a gold medal to avoid death.

Finally, Fu Xiaomin focused her attention on Li Weidong, who was holding a tea cup.

If you didn't know better, you would really think that he was an ordinary person, with ordinary looks, average height, and overall good looks.

As for talent, it depends on the standard of measurement. If measured by money, Li Weidong probably has peerless talent.

Li Weidong drank the tea in the bowl and looked up at the three people sitting there. Jiang Zhili was cautious and kept turning his eyes in front of Li Weidong so that he could catch Li Weidong's changes at any time.

Fu Xiaomin seemed a little more lively. Although his eyes were always looking here, his eyeballs were moving wildly, and he was probably still hiding what he thought he was doing.

Zou Yi felt a lot more relaxed, and he sat casually on the mahogany chair next to Fu Xiaomin. Two equally luxuriously dressed and elegant women sat here, making the room a little softer.

Li Weidong put down his tea cup, picked up an envelope on his desk, and said softly, "I plan to liquidate all Internet companies investing in the United States except these companies within six months!"

Li Weidong used the softest voice to talk about a major event involving hundreds of billions of dollars!

After the three of them heard this, their only reaction was to stand up straighter, subconsciously wanting to get closer to Li Weidong to hear more clearly.

Li Weidong cleared his throat and continued: "I originally wanted to tell you on the phone, but it's better to tell you in person, so I'll take the trouble for you to make a trip!"

The two of them were still immersed in shock, and they didn't care about Li Weidong's kind words!

"Chairman, I want to liquidate all investments in the United States!" Fu Xiaomin asked in surprise.

"Not all, except for these companies, of course, some of the stocks of these companies must be sold in the past few months to keep some shares in order to increase holdings in the future!" Li Weidong pointed to the file bag on the table.

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"Chairman, do you mean that the U.S. stock market will collapse in the near future?" Jiang Zhili then asked.

"Who knows, but I have a hunch that all kinds of cats and dogs can be listed on the market, and as long as they are listed, their prices will skyrocket. I really think that all this money is blown by the strong wind!"

"The bubble has risen, but one day it will burst. Those who have no clothes will be embarrassed!" Li Weidong said quietly.

Zou Yi did not speak, but picked up the sealed envelope on the table, which had the word "Top Secret" printed in big red letters like an official document.

Seeing Li Weidong nod, Zou Yi picked up the scissors on the table and carefully cut open the seal. Inside was a piece of letterhead printed with the company's letterhead.

The letter paper was simply written with the English names of several companies. It was Li Weidong's handwriting. Apart from its momentum and strength, it was also commonly known as iron hooks and silver strokes. It had no aesthetic feeling at all.

After Zou Yi read it, he was confused and frowned. He didn't understand why these companies were exceptions. There was no Yahoo name in it. Except for a few recognized companies, the others were unknown.

Fu Xiaomin sat next to Zou Yi and saw these companies, all of which were focused on by Li Weidong. One company in particular had no hope of making a profit from its establishment to its listing.

Jiang Zhili was sitting opposite, too far away to see the list on the paper. He was anxious, but he couldn't show it too much.

Zou Yi handed the list to Fu Xiaomin, who memorized it, and then handed the list to Jiang Zhili, who memorized it silently, and then handed it to Li Weidong.

Since this letter is classified as top secret, it can only be seen and remembered, and cannot be taken out.

"Chairman, even though the stock market is booming now, if a large number of positions are cleared in the secondary market, it will definitely attract the attention of some regulatory authorities!" Jiang Zhili pondered for a while and expressed his concerns.

"Also, if you want to transfer these funds to China within six months, even to Hong Kong Island, without a valid reason, it will not be as difficult as usual!" Fu Xiaomin also said.

Li Weidong has decided to clear the warehouse, so it is no longer an issue that can be discussed. How to properly solve these problems is what they should consider now.

Moreover, Li Weidong has used many practical actions to prove that there will be no problems with the decisions he made, and Jiang Zhili and Fu Xiaomin are not qualified to put forward other different opinions.

When they were clearing Netscape, they hesitated and questioned it, but current facts have proven that these hesitations and doubts had no intentional value.

In the six months since Netscape went public, its stock price has soared sixfold from the issue price on the first day. Many people even think that Netscape will be called the second Microsoft.

But at this time, Li Weidong asked them to sell their Netscape stocks. Although Jiang Zhili and Fu Xiaomin felt it was a pity, Li Weidong was the boss and they had to carry out this order.

And at this time, after several rounds of investment and leading the investment, Li Weidong's investment of more than 10 million US dollars has already made nearly 200 times the profit, which is already a miracle.

However, although it was implemented, during that period, they all believed that Li Weidong might lose an opportunity to rival Bill and become a world-class rich man.

At a time when Netscape was being wildly hyped, the stock sales were going very smoothly. Almost all the stocks were sold to institutions and some investment companies in bulk transactions.

There was almost no impact on the secondary market, but for some reason, since Li Weidong sold his stocks, apart from a period of initial growth, it then peaked.

Although it fell and rose in the future, it never reached its previous high point. Later, it could not escape the fate of being acquired. The market share gradually declined, and the decline was already evident.

Moreover, the sale of Netscape shares gave them a lot of capital, which enabled them to dominate the American venture capital industry for so many years.

Because of this capital, the two English letters "P.F." are well known to women and children on Wall Street and have become the cradle of capital for countless entrepreneurs.

So no matter which angle you consider it, Li Weidong's decision to sell Netscape was right.

However, it is different now than before. First of all, the amount is very different. If calculated based on the current valuation, the asset size of Peking University Capital is already more than 60 billion US dollars.

"This is an issue that needs to be considered with your professional knowledge. If I understand this, what do I need you people to do?" Li Weidong said confidently,

"Besides, you don't have to transfer all the money to China. You can also invest in some real economies in the United States or other countries. In short, just don't engage in the Internet in the past few years!"

Nowadays, once a company is associated with words such as black technology and the Internet, its valuation can skyrocket, and even if the price-to-earnings ratio is less than 100, it would be embarrassing to say it.

Based on this valuation, even if the company goes bankrupt, it will not be able to earn so much profit. No matter where the future is, it will be nothing but chicken feathers in the end.

Although now is not the time to invest in the Internet, other real economies are still doing well. Besides, it is not easy or realistic to get all the money back!

Even so, it is difficult to escape the supervision of the relevant departments. These departments are still quite powerful, and it is difficult to escape the eyes of others with so much money.

This is not the future, where one or two billion is a small target, and mergers and acquisitions worth tens of billions are like a piece of cake.

But even so, Li Weidong still believes that there is no problem that money cannot solve!

"Six months is not a long time or a short time. There are many methods we can use, but we need the help of Mr. Xu from Oriental Fund and Mr. Li from Minsheng Bank!" Zou Yi said after thinking for a while.

"There is no problem with this. If you need anything, you can go to them directly!" Li Weidong agreed. This is his own money, so he will naturally provide any convenience he can provide.

(End of chapter)