Reinventing the Millennium

Undercurrents are surging in the United States, and major customers are waiting for work, lining up their troops, and trying to guide things in the direction of maximizing profits.

However, judging from the situation encountered by the Gasoline Man, the wait-and-see and patience of large institutions will not last long, they just want to see clearly.

After all, ITC has already said that there is not much time left for large institutions.

Fang Zhuoren was in Shanghai, declining all public events, reducing the number of Twitter patrols, and being firmly rejected by domestic and foreign media for interviews. He was determined to accompany Yike to tide over the difficulties.

However, after the short squeeze, Yike gradually stabilized, but some domestic leaders became a little restless.

We all know that the richest man in the mainland has always been rich and able to carry out big projects, but this time he seems to be too rich. He once became the richest man in the world. I heard that Yike, Tesco, and Bingxin all have expansion plans...

The open letter from the head of Yike seemed to bring them back to their senses, and they immediately received the signal, oh yes, this person is in China now!

How about Bingxin coming over to build a factory? Yike will come and build a R\u0026D center? Tesco comes over to set up warehousing and logistics?

If it doesn't work, Yongke Real Estate has a good reputation.

If Mr. Fang is given a confusing situation, then respond with confused enthusiasm!

The invitation from this level made Fang Zhuo reluctant to be too decisive. In addition, he could indeed get a good investment policy.

But he postponed the time to talk about this and only met informally with the local leaders of Shencheng on the spot. The reason was also very simple. Yike needed to face the ruling this month.

On May 5, at 11 o'clock in the evening in Shanghai, which was also 10 o'clock in the morning in New York, Fang Zhuo, who had just finished reading the materials, received another urgent call from Kong Yu.

Because his voice was louder, he alerted Su Wei in the other room who was also reviewing the company's materials.

Su Wei heard the words "bulletproof" and "safe" on the way to the study, and her brows wrinkled involuntarily.

When Fang Zhuo saw Weiwei, he signaled that he wanted to drink tea.

Su Wei glanced at the steaming teacup in front of the man, but still avoided the conversation space.

Things in New York are not complicated. Kong Yu has been living in seclusion for the past two days and is extremely low-key. However, he encountered an upgraded version of the car accident on the way to the Nasdaq Exchange in the morning. This time, unlike the last intention control, he added a gunman.

The gasoline man was riding in Fang Zhuo's car in New York. The car was very hard and the glass was very nice, but a bodyguard still sent him to rescue him.

Just like Fang Zhuo's description of Lu Peining, some people also believe that Kong Yu, an Oriental, is of great significance. It can be understood as a side effect of the last short squeeze, or it can be speculated as an occasional revelation in the current situation.

Finance is too complicated, yet it’s still so simple and straightforward.

"Summers has already talked with the Carlyle Group in Washington and is now flying to New York." Fang Zhuo first informed the gasoline man of the change, and then asked thoughtfully, "How do you feel now?"

He knew that Kong Yu had always been under great pressure, and now the situation was quite unpredictable, and the voice on the phone was still in shock.

Kong Yu took a breath and said briefly: "It's very exciting."

Then he added: "Let's see who has the last laugh and who is the real king of short selling."

Fang Zhuo swallowed the words in his throat, and while he suspected that Mr. Kong was going crazy, he respected him in awe.

With his aura and big heart, Mr. Kong is already a big boss. I will never call him a gasoline man again.

"Lu Paning is very concerned about you. You will fly to Washington with Summers today or tomorrow." Fang Zhuo provided the latest protection plan from Lu Paning.

Now Kong Yu is making noise and attracting attention from many parties.

Kong Yu said a steady "hmm", then hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Fang, I still have family in Lane 299, Taolin Road."

Fang Zhuo was also very calm: "Well, don't worry."

Don't worry, this situation has been grasped for a long time.

Kong Yu knew as soon as he heard that... Mr. Fang was still the same Mr. Fang who cared about his subordinates.

There were two accidents within a few days, and he was hesitating before making this call. Where was the safer place?

Listening to the news is fine, but actually seeing bullet marks on the car window is a completely different experience, and it is really scary.

However, this is not possible in Europe, and there is no guarantee there. If we return to China, now that the matter is over, will Mr. Fang and his customers allow it?

Let's continue in the United States.

Kong Yu thought about it, and after drinking half a bottle of wine, he felt calm about making this phone call. Now that it had reached this point, he just moved on! Love so much!

He stopped talking about his experience and used this phone call to talk about the black pool transaction.

This phone call lasted a long time, and it was almost one o'clock in the morning when it ended.

Su Wei opened the door gently, walked in and asked, "How is the situation over there?"

"It's not bad." Fang Zhuo said thoughtfully, "Tell me, this bulletproof glass is really useful."

Su Wei rode over and said, "You are not allowed to go to the United States in the future!"

Fang Zhuoran: "Okay, okay, why should I go now?"

"You are not allowed to go in the future." Su Wei rubbed the man's face and emphasized.

Fang Zhuo hesitated for a few seconds and said tactfully: "Actually, this matter hasn't happened yet..."

Su Wei rarely lost her temper and said: "No! Xu! Go!"

Fang Zhuo looked into Weiwei's eyes, gave up the idea of ​​fooling people, and said seriously: "I will definitely not go to the United States now and for a period of time in the future, and I will definitely reduce the number of trips abroad in the future. Even if I really need to appear, I will keep it a secret. Conducted with the highest security measures and avoided public appearances, how could I risk my own safety?"

Su Wei pursed her lips tightly.

"In this way, if I have to go abroad, I will file an application report with Mr. Su as soon as possible. If Mr. Su doesn't approve it, Xiaofang will never leave his post without permission!" Fang Zhuo promised.

Su Wei muttered: "You'd better tell the truth."

"It's absolutely true!" Fang Zhuo was very serious.

He hugged Weiwei and immediately moved on to the next topic, talking about Mr. Kong's performance on the phone call just now.

Su Wei listened quietly. She knew what Kong Yu was like when he first came to Yike, but she didn't expect him to have such a magnificent life.

"He who was careless at first and you who were just starting out."

"Life is so wonderful."

Su Wei sighed: "Mr. Kong doesn't know whether he will regret pouring gasoline on himself or himself."

"I don't think I've asked him." Fang Zhuo reached for the tea cup, took a sip of cold tea, and gave his answer, "But I guess he doesn't regret it, because he knows that regret is useless."

Su Wei gently pinched the former world's richest man: "You are so cruel and cruel."

"I shouldn't be honest about the reality, right?" Fang Zhuo picked up Weiwei and said, "Let's go, lovers will eventually kiss, and Xiao Fang needs to report to Mr. Su."

"What you said just now is all lies, lies, lies!" Su Wei hugged Fang Zhuo's neck and said through gritted teeth.

Xiaofang lied, Xiaofang lied!

Complaints slipped into the night.

…

On the morning of May 6, Yike held a high-level seminar on the three major markets, focusing on how to deal with the increasingly fierce industry competition.

There are also different opinions internally on issues in the field of Yike's entry-level phones.

Huaxia's local solution to this problem is to use YMS to frame the manufacturers that can be associated, and it also comes with investment in entry-level manufacturers, but this is a special situation where Google GMS cannot enter.

Regardless of whether they are in Europe or the United States, Samsung and HTC are getting involved in this field. The former is strong and wants them all, while the latter is thinking about misaligned competition.

Fang Zhuo listened to the reports and discussions of senior executives, including many conventional but effective suggestions such as OEM.

According to Mr. Yu, since many domestic manufacturers are currently making mobile phones, if they can produce products as good as Samsung's $199 Kitty, they can also use Yike's overseas channel resources to get involved in the field of door phones.

It can be labeled as a sub-brand, which will not reduce the brand power of Yike, but can also respond to Samsung's challenge. Even if it fails, it will not hurt the bones.

But it depends on what domestic manufacturers can do this year and whether they can roll it out.

It was approaching noon, and they originally wanted to have dinner together, but Yu Hong and Su Wei were very interested in seeing the new headquarters of Yike under construction. Pan Ben and Liu Qiangdong were not too easy to deal with, and there were guests in the president's office, so Fang Zhuo gave up and let them go. Let everyone play freely.

He is not the kind of person who insists on making colleagues friends, as long as the overall direction is right and it does not affect work.

Fang Zhuo was thinking about the roll in his mind, and the materials in his hand were rolled up into a ball. He walked into the office calmly and saw Shenxin Science and Technology Innovation Wang Fengyi coming to the door.

"Mr. Fang, help me." Wang Fengyi said sadly.

"What did you do?" Fang Zhuo wondered, "I met with the boss yesterday and talked about Yike stock. I also talked about you and said that your love and judgment for semiconductors coincided with mine, and everyone also recognized you. ."

Wang Fengyi shook his head: "Those are just the same to me."

Fang Zhuo laughed dumbly: "You didn't stab someone, did you? I have something to say first, I am..."

Wang Fengyi quickly interrupted the hurtful words: "No, I was exposed on the Internet. In the past, everyone on Zhihu and Weibo said that I was the first investor, but now many people call me Wang Gou!"

Fang Zhuo thought to himself, didn't you shout this yourself? Why blame others?

Wang Fengyi seemed to know what Mr. Fang was thinking, and sighed: "Some people have called me this before, but it was a compliment! But this time it was all contempt! Mr. Fang, I have been pursuing a little reputation in the industry all my life, but in the end I was dismissed by you This $3 billion is completely destroyed!”

"Also, the man surnamed Liang returned to Xiangjiang and gambled on heaven and earth and swore that he would not have any profit-making transactions. He said openly and secretly that he had been tricked by you."

"When he said that, I couldn't explain it! He also said that I would break up with you! Mr. Fang, how can I behave as a human being?"

Wang Fengyi was quite angry.

He said miserably: "Mr. Fang, I know you are all looking at the big business in the distance, but you can't ignore the crying in front of you!"

Wang Fengyi even wanted to squeeze out a few tears, but failed.

Fang Zhuo looked at Brother Wang who was acting coyly, and suddenly felt that if he were moved to the United States, he might be a good player again.

Wang Fengyi was a little creepy by Mr. Fang's eyes.

"Brother Wang, are you kidding me?" Fang Zhuo took a sip of hot tea, "Is that all?"

Wang Fengyi meant it and raised his voice: "You don't know how turbulent the discussion on the Internet is. On the one hand, they say that I am transferring benefits, and on the other hand, they say that I am not able to protect my integrity. I am now unable to rely on both!"

"Mr. Fang, you should really take a look at the rumors on the Internet. Some people come out and complain, saying that you are trying to lure people in the country into shorting in front of your face, that you have sinister intentions, and that you were..."

Fang Zhuo waved his hand and interrupted: "You can't just talk nonsense on the Internet. You just read too much on the Internet. If you don't watch it, it will be gone."

Wang Fengyi didn't say anything. Yes, you don't have many, and your number of followers is almost among the top ten on Twitter.

Fang Zhuo took another sip of tea. What's the use of an investor's reputation? Can reputation be eaten?

Seeing that Mr. Fang was starting to think, Wang Fengyi said, "Mr. Fang, please help me. It's easy to talk about everything between us."

He was already losing money, but now public opinion is raging, saying that he lost all his profits with just one sum of money, and is not a good investor at all. This is even more uncomfortable than killing him.

Fang Zhuo heard this statement, thought for a moment, nodded slightly, picked up the phone, and informed: "Call Deputy Director Liu Yongsi over."

Wang Fengyi wondered in his mind, which figure in which department was this Liu Yongsi? In charge of the Tianhe navy?

Soon, Liu Yongsi walked into the president's office quickly.

Fang Zhuo introduced the two of them.

Wang Fengyi knew the origin and was even more confused. Deputy director of R\u0026D? What does this have to do with me?

Liu Yongsi vaguely guessed something. Isn't this Wang Fenggu? Those who are engaged in investment, could it be...

"Director Liu is going out to start a business and start a project. I think it has a future. Brother Wang, please listen." Fang Zhuo said simply.

Wang Fengyi: "..."

Mr. Fang, do you want to be so rude?

Even if they are brothers, sometimes they are just polite.

Oh, not real brothers, but better than real brothers!

Liu Yongsi perked up. This was a top resource. Could it be Mr. Fang's reward for changing his attitude towards resigning?

He talked endlessly about his plans and ideas for entrepreneurial projects, and sincerely hoped that Mr. Wang would correct him.

Fang Zhuo took two more sips of tea and received a call from the United States, indicating that the two of them would communicate first, while he went to the office next to him to hear the latest situation.

The Gasoline Man has arrived in Washington with Summers, and Geithner, the final boss of the MIGA Fund, may surface.

Summers was originally receiving a huge salary from the Carlyle Group, oh, now it is a small salary, and he has a good relationship. This time he went to New York and talked with people from Bridgewater Associates. The main idea is very simple, you big institutions are I made a small profit in the Yike short squeeze, so don't go too far.

How can anyone do this? Even Goldman Sachs is not so outrageous.

The big organizations may not necessarily want to get rid of the gasoline man directly, but they may want to see who is behind him. After that, there should be no problem. After the 15th, Mr. Kong will be sent out of the country to avoid the limelight temporarily. In Europe, there will be New interests can be negotiated.

This was what Lu Peining said on the phone.

Fang Zhuo returned to the CEO's office and happened to see Brother Wang shaking hands with Deputy Director Liu. He could only feel the light of swords and shadows there, and it was extremely harmonious here.

He said to Brother Wang: "Let's have some time to have dinner together in the next two days, and accept an interview with Sina by the way."

Fang Zhuo planned to make an exception for Brother Wang to accept an interview. Looking at the smile on his face, he shook his head slightly: "You just said that you are unreliable, so lean in front. You, don't care too much about those false reputations."

Profit transfer sounds better than huge losses.

Hey, fame and fortune are tempting, but fame and fortune are harmful.