Wall Street Legend

The first Rolls-Royce Phantom on the streets of New York was delivered to Ye Dongqing today.

He is not the only customer, but he took advantage of the early call and the order number at the top. Some customers have higher requirements and hope to customize all according to their own requirements. The production cycle is thus lengthened.

There are a lot of rich people in Manhattan. There is never a shortage of rich people in this area. All kinds of luxury cars from all over the world can be seen on the streets. At this moment, passers-by don’t look at supercars, but are attracted by the Rolls-Royce with the golden goddess standing on the front of the car.

After BMW acquired Rolls-Royce, it spent several years trying its best to build the world's top car, no matter whether it is the appearance or the interior, there are almost no flaws.

The only shortcoming is that the interior style is too mature, which doesn't match Ye Dongqing's age. If there is no girl standing next to you when you get off the car, it is easy to be regarded as a driver by others. A suit only needs a hat and white gloves.

The car didn't have a license plate yet, so I drove two laps back and forth on Fifth Avenue. On the way, I encountered a lot of police officers, but they deliberately ignored the license plate, for fear that they would offend some rich man with all-hands and eyes.

The combined cash flow and book wealth under Ye Dongqing's control has already allowed him to barely cross the threshold of a billionaire. This time, with the explosion of wealth caused by the rise in crude oil prices, he managed to make a lot of money. Unfortunately, most of the profits belonged to little Edward.

As a "financial advisor", he can only get a small portion of the profits, at least for now. If others spend a large amount of cash for Ye Dongqing to invest, how can they not ask for more, and how much they can get depends on his own ability. The more he earns, the more he gets.

For investors like Little Edward, Ye Dongqing will not feel troubled no matter how many, it is a good thing to make money...

Miss Laura's sentence is coming to an end, and he can't ask for trouble at this time, so he can only calculate the distance, and when he thinks it's almost the end, he makes a decisive turn and turns back.

"It's a very nice car. I wanted to hire a driver some time ago. I'll call a headhunter later to find a suitable candidate. Do you want to drive this car?" Ye Dongqing asked.

For a girl of Laura's age, the allure of a super sports car is undoubtedly greater. Performance, workmanship, and technical content can all be ignored. The appearance is the key point. She shook her head and said, "Forget it, my driving skills are too bad. I can't figure out why it is so expensive. It is not as good-looking as your previous car."

"...Mercedes-Benz G is also very good. There are two styles of cars. This one is more suitable for business talks or sitting in the back row during long-distance travel."

Ye Dongqing felt that there was no need to waste saliva on the topic of cars with a girl. He parked the car on the side of the road and opened the door. He sat in the back row and experienced it. It felt like sitting on his own sofa, which was soft and wide. He took out the umbrella and opened it to see. The workmanship was very good, but the price far exceeded the actual value, and it was more like a gimmick.

It's not too late to apply for a new license plate when you have time, and go upstairs and home with Laura, feed the fish in the two large tanks, and open the valve to replace part of the water.

There is a housekeeper named Susan who recently became Ye Dongqing's new employee. She has a few people under her command who are responsible for cleaning. By the way, she also hired a full-time Chinese chef who can cook authentic Hunan dishes and grill exquisite steaks. In the morning, she helped fry a few sun-dried eggs. There was no trace of burnt on the surface, and the craftsmanship was very good.

The overall quality of life has improved a lot. As soon as she got home, Susan helped to make a pot of black tea, put it on Ye Dongqing's desk, and asked what she wanted to eat tonight.

It's only three o'clock in the afternoon, and it's time to prepare the ingredients for dinner.

All the crude oil futures orders have been sold, and Ye Dongqing has almost no pressure. Whether it is Facebook or Danshui Fund Company, judging from the current capital liquidity and investment model, there will be no major troubles unless the book value of those warrants plummets.

Combined with the arrival of the Nasdaq Internet sector recovery period, it is almost impossible to fall too much in the next period of time. In the second half of last year, the Nasdaq index almost bottomed out at the 1,000-point mark, and now it has climbed to nearly 1,200 points. Unlike crude oil futures, which can make huge profits in the short term, investing in them is a long-term war.

As for when to short crude oil futures and how much to invest in shorting crude oil futures, Ye Dongqing doesn’t have much idea yet. He needs to make judgments based on the next trend of international oil prices and the trend of Washington. The cooperation with Tencent has already been finalized, and he just waited for his funds to arrive. Bonny Ma recently called twice and told him that he had given up on the acquisition of Sohu. This is good news.

However, for Sohu, the news was too bad. The stock price fell again by as much as 10%. Just a few days after being stimulated by the good news, it became a bad news. This has nothing to do with Ye Dongqing. He doesn't care about this company at all, and he has no plans to invest.

Sitting at the desk and flipping through the materials, my eyes turned around and returned to Facebook. How to develop it in the near future is the key point that must be considered. Other business problems are not big, and I can spare more energy to expand the scale of Facebook users.

Now that he has the money to continue advertising and promotion, the key thing to consider is whether it is worth it. The user base has increased. If it can grow spontaneously, there is no need to spend too much money. He is going to wait and see for a while, and make a decision after seeing the increase in new users in the next ten days and a half months.

Others can't help him with these matters. As the sole founder and shareholder, Ye Dongqing can only make up his own mind.

Regarding Skype, I contacted its main founders through an intermediary, and an agent helped to convey the idea of ​​acquisition in person. At first, a price of 12 million US dollars was negotiated, but it changed after a few hours. Because of an extra competitor, the asking price was quickly raised to 20 million US dollars.

The competitor sandwiched between Skype and Ye Dongqing is Masayoshi Sun, a famous Japanese speculator who owns a company called "Software Bank Group". As one of the most powerful angel investors at present, his personal worth exceeds two billion US dollars. He is also an important shareholder of Yahoo, Cisco and other companies, and is also a major shareholder of Alibaba Group.

Some time ago, the founders of Skype were touting their products that were about to be completed. The news naturally spread to the ears of many interested people. Recently, Masayoshi Son has been busy tinkering with public communication services in Japan. It is not surprising that he is eyeing Skype.

In the future, calls can be realized through the Internet, but if you look a little longer, you can see how broad the market prospect of this technology is.

It is a good technology for communication operators. Even if you buy it and throw it away and never put it on the market, it will also be of great help to these businessmen. This can ensure that the communication charging business will not be affected in a short period of time.

Ye Dongqing is also eager to get it. By combining this technology with Facebook, there is no need to worry about competitors. Even if it is only for making calls, users will be willing to use it.

There is a saying that "knowing the needs of users is half the success of starting a business; satisfying the needs of users is 100% success in starting a business." When I get a lot of money today, I feel that I can't continue to wait any longer. It is probably impossible to ask the other party to reduce the price too much. Rather than how much money I spend, I should worry more about whether I can buy it.

I made a phone call to ManpowerGroup and told them that I agreed to the other party's offer and that I must sign the contract as soon as possible.

He hesitated a little last time, and now he has to pay an extra eight million dollars. If it’s only eight million dollars, it’s okay, I’m afraid that Sun Zhengyi will also increase his quotation and pool his financial resources... Ye Dongqing really can’t compete with the opponent, mainly depends on how determined the Japanese businessman Sun Zhengyi is to take down Skype.

Ye Dongqing can accept less than 30 million US dollars. Once this figure is exceeded, it is better to form a team and spend time developing similar products. Anyway, Facebook is a good product regardless of whether it has instant calling function or not. It is far from the point of life and death.

Write and draw on paper with a pen.

Even though Ye Dongqing only has so much money now, when it comes to ambition, the richest man in the world, Bill Gates, is probably not as ambitious as him.

The creation of Facebook is only the first step. Ye Dongqing hopes to build an Internet empire around it. After this sharing platform, the development plan of the video sharing platform will also be put on the agenda. The popular Youtube has not yet appeared, and several other Internet companies with amazing ability to absorb money have not appeared. As long as financial resources allow, whether it is self-developed or waiting for acquisition, it will be profitable...

Zhao Liuli hasn't started school yet. Recently, while she is busy learning music, she is constantly making up for the academic gap with her peers. There are more than ten books on history, society, and literature on her desk. She can read them by herself without Ye Dongqing saying much.

The significance of reading is to let people know more, understand the history we have experienced and the world we live in, and then cultivate the correct three views. It is a good habit to like reading. You don’t want to become an expert or scholar, just have a general understanding.

That night was counted as a celebration, Ye Dongqing took two girls, one big and one young, to go shopping and buy some spring clothes, shoes and hats, daily necessities, etc. They didn't go home after watching a movie until they couldn't fit in the car.

The next day continued to be busy with work. The management structure of Golden Island Financial Management Company was too scattered, and some management personnel needed to be re-appointed to go to various state capitals that had not been involved in the marketing work. Carneck just rented an office in Los Angeles and recruited more than a dozen temporary employees to help sell financial products.

It is still a long time before the climate is formed. Although it can bring sufficient cash flow to the Freshwater Fund, the daily personnel expenses are also quite large. The prerequisite for this model to continue is that the Freshwater Fund can always make money...