Top of the big era

In the era of vigorous mobile Internet, mobile payment has become an important industry with the general trend, and Ziweixing International and Facebook have already started it.

Next, technology giants such as Amazon, Google, Apple, and Samsung will also enter the market.

PayPal chose to split and go public at this time, which can be said to be the best time.

If it's later, when all the technology giants have entered the market, it will be too late!

The first person responsible for the spin-off was, of course, Carl Icahn.

This guy has unpredictable methods in enterprise-level capital operations.

Zhou Buqi’s industry voice is also crucial.

In short, on this day, June 18th, Eastern Time, everything was settled.

After the spin-off, PayPal was independently listed on Nasdaq!

152.6 million shares were issued at an issue price of $35.2!

There is no doubt that this is the most eye-catching IPO project in the first half of 2013, attracting the full attention of the capital market.

The stock trading symbol is PYPL.

opening!

Then the capital markets went wild.

The opening price reached $39.6!

The opening surged 12.5%!

In the backstage VIP room of Nasdaq, all the heads of PayPal were present. Except for Bill Gates, every director was also present. They were staring at the market on the big screen, and everyone was smiling from ear to ear.

PayPal's total share capital is 1.25 billion shares.

Based on the opening price, PayPal's market value reached US$49.5 billion!

You know, in March, market analyzes given by many institutions believed that PayPal's valuation was about US$35 billion.

Such a statistic is really embarrassing for Zhou Buqi!

very good!

The market is very generous!

Although Zhou Buqi felt that this IPO failed to overturn the power of the capital to raise the issue price, the flaws were not concealed and this IPO was a great success. The market and stock price are the best evidence. Boss Zhou serves as the chairman of PayPal's board of directors, which is justifiable!

Subsequently, PayPal's stock price fell back, but it was still hovering around $39. The trading volume was large enough to sell off all 152.6 million new shares.

The IPO was a great success and all parties were very happy.

Zhou Buqi received a personal call from Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue's tone was cautious, "Are you busy?"

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "I'm not busy. I'm just sitting here drinking tea. It's convenient."

Aunt Xue Qiao smiled and said: "I've looked at the market. PayPal's stock price has risen sharply, right?"

"Well, it's a big rise!" Zhou Buqi didn't expect that Aunt Xue, a financial illiterate, would actually care about the stock price. As expected, she loved everything, "The increase exceeded 10%, our buddy won again!"

Aunt Xue was funny and angry, "Who do you call brother and sister?"

Zhou Buqi laughed and said: "Your breasts, my brother, we still need to cooperate more if we have the chance. Didn't Wang Yanan and Chen Yan demonstrate it to you on the spot last night? You haven't learned it yet? It's not difficult, right?"

Aunt Xue heard his teasing and said angrily: "You are not serious, I am telling you something serious!"

"Well, let's get down to business." Zhou Buqi muttered and said, "Aunt Xue, after so many practices, we seem to have figured out the rules. In such big events, the strategy of seeing red and getting happy seems to work every time. If it works, it’s a good start.”

Aunt Xue thought he was really good at talking, "It's a bit mysterious."

"You don't care whether it's mysterious or not, just make it easy." Zhou Buqi said solemnly, "Aunt Xue, this matter will be left to you from now on. You have to handle it as a task. What big thing will happen in the future? , I may be too busy to remember, but you have to remember it for me and make arrangements!"

"Well, I'll arrange it for you to enjoy."

"What do you mean I enjoy it? Isn't this also for your own good? Isn't it also for the sake of our family?"

"Yeah, for my own good."

Aunt Xue has learned to be smart now. She knows not to talk back to this bastard, and she must go along with him.

Zhou Buqi said in an old-fashioned way: "This makes sense and is in line with the tradition from ancient times to the present. In ancient times, prisoners had to eat a full meal before being beheaded. If we encounter something big, there must be some rituals." …”

Aunt Xue couldn't bear to listen and said angrily: "What are you talking about? You can play if you want. If you like whoever you like, just say, I will arrange it for you. What does it have to do with decapitation? Don't be taboo!"

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "What are the taboos? Aunt Xue, you are a bit superstitious!"

"Am I superstitious?" Aunt Xue thought he was really ridiculous. "You are obviously the one who is so mysterious, yet you still make me superstitious. I think you are the only one who is superstitious. If you find a few girls who are happy to see you, can you really get off to a good start? I It’s a woman, why didn’t I know that women also have this function?”

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "You don't have to be popular to be happy. If you don't believe it, try it."

"Fuck you! You are so evil!" Aunt Xue couldn't stand him. "I won't tell you anymore... Huh? The stock price seems to have dropped a bit. You should get busy!"

PayPal's stock price is falling and has dropped to $38.7.

However, this does not affect the overall situation.

After Zhou Buqi finished his phone call, he returned to his seat and found that PayPal's directors were happily drinking coffee and chatting about the stock price and the benefits of PayPal's spin-off from eBay.

This is real.

The benefits are huge!

The most obvious proof is eBay's stock price.

The spin-off of PayPal is not a spin-off of eBay holdings, but a full spin-off model. eBay does not hold PayPal stock, and all shares are distributed directly to all eBay shareholders in proportion.

In other words, after the spin-off, eBay completely lost such an important asset as PayPal.

eBay's stock price will fall.

Zhou Buqi saw that eBay's founder Pierre was a bit brazen about eBay's help to PayPal in the past few years, so he said knowingly: "By the way, after PayPal goes public, it won't have much impact on eBay's stock price." How much impact, right? What is eBay’s market value now?”

This is a bit embarrassing.

Even though Pierre was very thick-skinned, he couldn't help but blush a little. Several other PayPal directors and executives present couldn't help but laugh.

Yahoo CEO Thompson naturally had to cooperate with him. He lowered his head to check information on his mobile phone and said with a smile: "Ebay is a big company, and its market value is definitely not low. Now... I will use the Yahoo Finance App to check... Hmm! eBay's The real-time market capitalization is as high as US$33 billion, which is only US$15 billion less than PayPal. Facts have proved that after the spin-off, it will be beneficial to both parties.”

Hitting someone is not a slap in the face, this is a slap in the face.

Pierre smiled reluctantly, wishing he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

What a shame!

eBay, as the former parent company, was somewhat bossy to PayPal and inhibited PayPal's self-innovation and development, but many eBay people just didn't admit it.

it's good now.

PayPal is split and listed, and everything is clear.

eBay's current market value is only US$33 billion, while PayPal's market value is as high as US$48 billion! This comparison is too convincing. Why can eBay lead PayPal?

Only under the leadership of Boss Zhou can PayPal exert greater light and heat and create greater value for the whole society and the world.

Zhou Buqi wanted to take this opportunity to embarrass Pierre, hoping that he would wake up and voluntarily withdraw from PayPal's board of directors.

Boss Ma coughed, signaling him to stop and not to go too far in public.

This is the backstage of Nasdaq.

Only a united PayPal board of directors can leave a better impression on the outside world and make PayPal's stock price more stable and have more potential.

Another director, Jonathan, was also sending glances.

Zhou Buqi decisively stopped and didn't do it again. Just then Ning Yaxian came over, and another call came, so he took advantage of the situation and left.

"Guo Pengfei's phone call seems to have something very important."

Ning Yaxian handed over the phone.

Zhou Buqi answered the phone, "What's wrong?"

Guo Pengfei asked: "Where are you?"

Zhou Buqi said: "PayPal went public today, didn't you know?"

"Really?" Guo Pengfei was slightly startled, but did not want to participate, "This matter has nothing to do with me!"

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Then what do you care about?"

Guo Pengfei asked: "Now that PayPal is listed, are you and Alibaba's Mr. Ma together?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Yes, I'm in the Nasdaq VIP room. The stock price is good. I'm very happy."

Guo Pengfei said: "Mr. Ma has done something big!"

"What's the meaning?"

"Just now, I received a very shocking news, related to Alipay. WeChat Pay has to pay attention to Alipay. Our entire team was in chaos, and I felt that I was caught off guard by Mr. Ma."

"What's the big deal?"

"Just now, Alipay launched a new product called Yu'E Bao."