Top of the big era

From this point of view, given the conditions in the United States, PayPal really has no chance to restart the "Yue Bao" project for the time being.

The most convincing point is the stock market.

The U.S. stock market has fully recovered from the subprime mortgage crisis, leading the global financial market to start a rising wave, especially technology stocks, which are really changing with each passing day. This momentum is no worse than during the bubble crisis.

At this time, who in the United States would keep their money in the bank to earn interest?

Of course, it is more appropriate to invest in the stock market to make big money.

It's different in China.

All the money is in real estate, which is the biggest expense. If there is some spare money left, it must be saved to earn interest. Except for the streets and alleys of Shanghai, where many grocery shopping ladies and street gentlemen discuss stocks and future expectations, people in other places basically stay away from big A-shares.

In this matter, Zhou Buqi was somewhat wishful thinking.

Fortunately, he is only the chairman.

There is no need to worry too much about business development like a CEO, and there is no rush to lead PayPal to try some new businesses. After a successful listing, internal adjustments still have to be the main focus.

Afterwards, Zhou Buqi invited Boss Ma to visit the Changyou headquarters campus in New York, which is under construction, as well as the Ziweixing Farley Building, the global headquarters of Ziweixing International, which is still under renovation.

In the evening, there was also a celebration party for PayPal's successful listing.

In this IPO, PayPal issued a total of more than 150 million shares. No shares were issued to individual shareholders. All shares came from PayPal.

This means that all funds raised will belong to PayPal.

A total of US$5.28 billion.

After deducting the underwriter's 1.2% commission, as well as the fees for consulting, consultants, and transit channels, this IPO can bring more than $5 billion in cash flow to PayPal.

With such a large amount of money, PayPal will not have any financial pressure in its subsequent development. As long as it sees a good direction, it can be rushed in.

This is the most watched and largest IPO in the U.S. stock market in the first half of the year.

The cocktail party that night was attended by many celebrities from New York, including political and business elites. There were also many big figures from the entertainment industry, such as a senior Broadway screenwriter, the chairman of the board of directors of HBO TV, the president of Warner Records, Film industry tycoon George Lucas and many more.

However, what Zhou Buqi paid attention to was Ariana, a woman he invited.

This is a top socialite in New York social circles.

Even Hollywood stars and Oscar-winning actresses are not suitable to attend a cocktail party of this level. This is a power fair, not a vanity fair.

Ariana is different.

Although he is very young, only in his early thirties, he is very popular in various circles in New York. He is fully qualified to participate in any cocktail party. He is also indifferent to many Wall Street financiers, entrepreneurs, and wealthy people. It couldn't cover up the light on her body.

Not only because she is beautiful, has outstanding temperament, is well-educated and understands etiquette, but also because she has a special last name - Rockefeller.

Just having the last name Rockefeller is not enough.

This large family has given birth to too many children, most of whom are unworthy and dandy children. Many of them play crazy at a young age, and their lives are ruined by playing in their twenties and thirties.

This Miss Ariana is different. She is the heir to this branch of the Rockefeller family.

Her father is the legendary Wall Street financier David Rockefeller who is over 100 years old. The world's largest collector gave birth to this outstanding daughter with his beautiful young wife Xin Huan when he was seventy years old. He carefully trained her and she is already a legitimate successor.

The old Rockefeller was too old to attend events, so it was Ariana who represented their team in participating in various external activities.

The New York media also conducted a thorough investigation of this top socialite, saying how rich she is. Although she can inherit the family's huge wealth of up to 200 million U.S. dollars, she lives a low-key and simple life, usually wearing only a T-shirt. and jeans, like the girl next door.

Zhou Buqi stared at her at a glance.

In such occasions, most of them were older and successful people. There were very few people of the same age group as Zhou Buqi, and they soon discovered her.

She wore an elegant black dress, the hem of which swayed gently with her steps, her shoulders were exposed, and a pair of delicate golden earrings sparkled in the light, contrasting with her golden brown curly hair.

Wearing a pair of black high heels on her feet not only lengthened her leg lines, but also made her look taller. The uppers had a subtle sheen that perfectly matched her gown.

Great aura.

It feels quite a bit like the focus of the venue.

Zhou Buqi felt a little regretful and felt that he shouldn't have brought Ning out today. If he had brought Zhang Zetian out, his aura would definitely kill this lady instantly.

There is no other way, Boss Zhou can only go into battle personally.

I feel that the other party's appearance is not bad, her figure is also very graceful and tall, and she is still unmarried... In order to help Senior Wu Yu start her collecting business, it is worth sacrificing some looks and using a beauty trick to deal with her. .

When Zhou Buqi walked towards the other party, the other party saw him first, then quickly and proactively walked over, and then bowed slightly and saluted like a lady, "Mr. Zhou, thank you very much for inviting me to such an important charity party."

That's right, a charity gala.

In fact, this is PayPal's celebration cocktail party, but this seems too capitalistic. It has to be hypocritical and show great love for society. After successfully raising so much money through the IPO, you have to give back to the society, right?

The nominal theme of tonight is a charity gala to raise funds for some hearing-impaired people to purchase hearing aids for them.

So many celebrities gathered together not to congratulate PayPal for making a fortune, but to participate in charity activities to express their care for society.

Zhou Buqi had participated in so many social events in the UK and had seen the etiquette and style of serious British aristocratic girls. The way they bowed and bowed was much prettier than this American.

I feel that this person is a bit weak, as if he is imitating others.

Zhou Buqi smiled and shook hands with her, "Miss Rockefeller..."

"No, no..." Ariana blushed a little and quickly stopped the call, "Anna! Mr. Zhou, please call me Anna."

"Anna..." Zhou Buqi smiled, "Are you a model? I think you are so tall!"

Ariana nodded lightly, pursed her lips and smiled, "I am indeed engaged in some such activities appropriately, but not too many. You know, due to family image considerations, I am not suitable to pay for some clothing or When a luxury brand becomes a spokesperson, the most it can do is participate in some fashion weeks.”

Zhou Buqi said jokingly: "That's a pity. You are the 'Evening Dress Killer'. If you can endorse a certain company's dresses, I believe many businesses will come to you."

"In comparison, I prefer riding horses."

"Really? I also like riding horses."

"Really?"

Ariana's eyes sparkled and she looked excited.

Obviously, she also wants to have a deeper understanding and contact with such a young and promising young entrepreneur who is considered the top young entrepreneur in the world.

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Well, I'm good at riding horses. But I'm too busy with work and have very little time. It's been a long time since I've ridden a Western horse."

Ariana happily invited: "If Mr. Zhou wants to ride, you can come to my place and try it."

"I'm not a very good horseman."

"We can communicate."

"Well, it seems necessary."

Zhou Buqi was seriously discussing various essentials of horse riding with the other party.

Ning Lu next to her wanted to cover her face.

Some couldn't stand it.

She didn't know what Miss Rockefeller was thinking, but Boss Zhou must have meant what he said.