Rebirth of the Evil Life

Everything that should come has come. Things that shouldn't have come have come. ——Lin Feng said.

"Boss, what should I do?" Melissa asked with a look of dismay.

"Now that they're here, let's make peace with them. If they're here, then they're here!" Lin Feng said calmly.

"Oh!" Melissa's mood calmed down.

"Since everyone is here, let's all sit down." Lin Feng waved his hand and motioned for Ballmer and others to sit down.

"Hey, Ballmer, everyone is sensible, but you are breaking the rules." Ellison sat down next to Ballmer and said unceremoniously.

Ballmer frowned.

"Ellison, don't act arrogant here. You have to know that there are 1 billion people here today broadcasting live. If you want to make a fool of yourself, don't involve me!" Ballmer said coldly.

Ellison laughed.

"$400 million!" Ellison raised his hand directly, then looked at Ballmer provocatively, "The outside world has always commented that 'Microsoft' is the world's number one software company, but my 'Oracle' is the world's second. I'm extremely unconvinced. Ballmer, I want to see how you prove that your 'Microsoft' is the world's number one software company!"

Ballmer looked gloomy. This lunatic made an offer of $400 million casually. This is not how your company spends its money. Of course, he also understands that after the last reshuffle of Oracle, Ellison now owns 51% of the shares of Oracle and is an absolute shareholder. His assets are rising because of the rise in Oracle's stock price. , total assets have reached 48 billion US dollars, although compared with Lin Feng. There is a huge gap, but it is not much different from Bill Gates, who is second in the world. And he spends money. He has always been generous, and spending hundreds of millions of dollars is really nothing.

Under normal circumstances, Ballmer would not argue with Ellison. But now the situation is very delicate. Lin Feng's "Pangu" has been encroaching on Microsoft's operating system market, and it is impossible for "Microsoft" not to respond. The advertisement of "Microsoft" in the "Second World" is undoubtedly the biggest counterattack. This can psychologically imply to all computer users that the 'Second World' developed the 'Pangu System' itself, but the advertisements for the 'Microsoft' operating system are published in the game. What does this mean? It shows that Microsoft’s operating system is better than the ‘Pangu System’.

"$401 million!" Ballmer raised his hand coldly.

"Ha, Ballmer, your price increase is too little. It's only a mere US$1 million. Do you think this is a vegetable market?" Ellison laughed loudly, then raised his hand, "US$500 million!"

puff! Ballmer was furious with Ellison. Adding $1 million to yourself is already a lot, okay? He actually laughed at himself for buying vegetables at the vegetable market. You know, who raised the price by $1 just now? Steve Jobs offered $300 million, but you offered $301. Who paid for such a weird increase!

"$501 million!" Ballmer said coldly. Although Ellison's price is strange. But he must follow up.

Microsoft is rich, very rich, with tens of billions of dollars in reserves. It is worth using this little money to fight back against Lin Feng. What's more. ‘Microsoft’ also has a trump card.

"Ha, another $1 million price increase. Ballmer, you Microsoft are too petty! And that Otellini, you came and didn't say anything. This is not like your Intel style!" Eli Sen took the fight to Paul Otellini.

"Ellison, you are making enemies everywhere. Aren't you afraid that Oracle will be jointly attacked by the industry? It's hard for you to let Oracle rise again. Don't let Oracle suffer because of your reckless actions. Collapse again!" Paul Otellini said in a sinister voice.

Ellison laughed.

"My 'Oracle' can reach this day,

It’s not because of Ellison’s arrogant personality, but because Oracle’s technology leads the world. As long as my skills are good and my prices are favorable, no matter what my personality is, it will never affect my business! Ellison said proudly, "Character is my personal color, and technology is the foundation of an enterprise!" Otellini, don’t you even know this? "

Paul Otellini was robbed by Ellison and his face turned green and red. I wanted to retort, but in terms of crowding out people, he is not as good as Ellison. And he always has to maintain the image of the president of Intel, and he can't do it by scolding Ellison like a mad dog.

"Hmph!" Otellini shook his head and ignored Ellison.

Ellison laughed and turned to look at 'gle' founder Larry Page.

"Hi, Page, I'm very interested in your company, but are you here today to prepare for the auction, or are you just here to take a look?" Ellison asked with a smile.

"Haha, Mr. Ellison, I'm just here to visit. I don't have any intention to participate in the auction. Our 'gle' qualifications are still young, so we can only come to visit such a big scene." Larry Page was very low-key. explain.

In fact, the current market price of ‘ggle’ is not low, and its market value has exceeded US$80 billion, and is about to exceed US$100 billion. In the search engine market, although 'Baidu-Yahoo' has taken away 38% of the market share, the remaining 62% share is almost exclusively occupied by 'gle', and in the 'United States', 'gle''s market share is even more It reached 82%, so 'gle' also has money. Of course, given the current situation, it would be wise for ‘gle’ not to participate.

The current scene made it clear that several companies that had a grudge against Lin Feng were targeting Lin Feng and wanted to embarrass Lin Feng. Ellison, on the other hand, went to help Lin Feng out of convenience. In this case, I don’t know how high the auction price of this advertising segment will be. It would be unwise for ‘gle’ to get involved. Especially, compared to ‘gle’, he already has huge advertising space and does not need to go to Lin Feng to buy advertising space.

Ellison nodded, then looked at Jobs again.

"Ellison, when it's time to take action, I will take action. Moreover, Lin and I are just competitors, not mortal enemies." Jobs smiled and reminded Ellison not to make the wrong target of the fight.

Ellison pouted. This Steve Jobs is really difficult to deal with. He looks extremely strong, but he also knows how to advance and retreat. It is not without reason that he has been able to stand firm over the years.

"Well, it seems like you and I are the only ones left now." Ellison looked at Ballmer and said, "It's too boring to slowly increase the price like this. It's $1 billion all at once, Ballmer, will you follow? !”

Buzz! All the CEOs present were stunned. 1 billion US dollars, such a brand new advertising space costs 1 billion US dollars, this is too crazy. Many companies here may not have a total advertising investment of US$1 billion a year. Ellison is absolutely crazy!

"You're crazy!" Ballmer exclaimed. Although Microsoft came with the mentality of winning the bid, it did not expect that the price would reach such a height. One billion US dollars is too high! You know, as the ‘Coca-Cola’ company, which has been ranked the best brand in the world for eight consecutive years, its total advertising investment in a year is only US$3 billion. And this is the total investment of major TV stations in various countries around the world. And the cost of celebrity spokespersons hired was also calculated. This adds up to only US$3 billion.

And here, a brand new advertising segment, one segment, can be sold for 1 billion US dollars. The price of the advertising segment alone is 1 billion US dollars. This does not include the cost of shooting the advertisement. The cost of hiring a spokesperson has reached 1 billion. Dollar. Crazy, this guy is a crazy person!

Jobs' face also turned gloomy. When Ellison raised the price to $1 billion, there was nothing he could do. 'Apple' does have money, $1 billion is nothing, but there is no reason to spend $1 billion here. This unscientific. Since it is unscientific and I have no intention of continuing to compete, there is no need to read any more.

"Mr. Lin, I'll take my leave first." Jobs stood up and said, then looked at Ellison again, didn't say anything, and just gave him a thumbs up.

Damn, you are so awesome!

Ellison laughed.

Many CEOs were speechless and looked at Ballmer to see if Microsoft would follow suit.

Ballmer had a gloomy face and remained silent for a long time. This one billion US dollars is indeed a bit exaggerated and beyond his psychological endurance.

Why! Seeing that Ballmer remained silent, many CEOs turned their attention to the car company giants present. ‘Coca-Cola’ has been ranked as the best brand for eight consecutive years. It invests up to US$3 billion in advertising expenses every year, but it is not the company that invests the most in advertising in the world. There is another company that surpasses Coca-Cola, and it is General Motors sitting in the middle of the crowd.

General Motors spent more than $4 billion on advertising in the past year. It is also the only company to surpass ‘Coca-Cola’. Of course, following ‘Coca-Cola’ are mostly car companies. So, will these car companies bid more than $1 billion now?

"It's too high. This advertising investment exceeds a quarter of our company's annual expenses. It's too high!" General Motors President Fritz Henderson shook his head with a wry smile. This price is too high, too high, too high. Moreover, GM is an automobile company and it is engaged in industry. It is impossible for it to spend money like high-tech companies. Industrial companies must have plans and goals when spending money.

Many companies rejected GM and remained silent. Indeed, the advertising cost is too high, beyond everyone’s imagination. What about other car companies?

"We won't participate in the auction either!" Ford also refused.

"So do we." Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and other companies all refused. They will never participate in such a crazy offer.

too crazy! (To be continued...)