Chapter 243 Money Is Really Not Important
Chapter 243 Money Is Really Not Important
Wednesday, April 28th, was a very special day when two of William White's stocks went public on the same day.
Although there were other companies listed on this day, there is no doubt that the person who rang the gong of the exchange must be William White.
An extremely embarrassing scene appeared. Fifteen minutes into the opening of the market, there was no transaction.
"Filson, what's going on? Has it happened before?"
"Ahem, Boss, there are some, but not many. Under normal circumstances, this is caused by shareholders' reluctance to sell."
"Okay, let's wait."
The price of 20 US dollars is obviously underestimated, well, although this is already very powerful.
The price of the first transaction was fixed at $25.
When warm applause broke out at the scene, William White was still a little embarrassed. He was still thinking, isn't the old guy from Citigroup cheating on me?
With the completion of the first transaction, the price of the stock is also rising alternately. Such a violent rise directly stunned people.
When the price broke through $30 per share, the whole world fell silent.
This is too fierce, right?
Two companies with a market value of tens of billions of dollars?
Do you dare to go any further?
William White left, and the group went directly to the Rockefeller Building, where NBC is located, and he needed to accept an interview here.
"Boss, can we start?"
"You can start anytime."
Today's William White is used to seeing the so-called big scenes. Although he is a little excited now, it is well covered up by him.
He was dressed in a neat professional suit, with his iconic short hair, and a pair of glasses with gold wire frames.
It's really something like that.
The glasses are just plain so they don't look too young. In his current position, he can be regarded as Fengyun's old traitor, um, except for that young and outrageous age.
"Mr. White, first of all congratulations on the successful IPO of your stock."
"Haha, thank you, Lisa."
"Mr. White, at the same time, the two companies have broken through 10 billion in market value. You must be in a very good mood right now?"
"It was true when I was in the trading center. My blood pressure and heart rate were much higher than usual. If I had a choice, I'd better not go there. It's not very good for my body."
The beauty anchor was very speechless, what kind of answer was this.
"So you're pretty happy with the current share price."
"Satisfied? Well, it's okay. To be honest, based on the current revenue, it may be a bit overestimated, but there is no big problem. My company is very suitable for long-term investment and will have a very good dividend."
"Mr. White, as a new company, shouldn't the raised funds continue to be invested?"
"Investment? Well, you mean to increase R&D investment?"
"Yes, that's what I mean."
"In fact, it is not necessary. Our cash flow is very good, and the research and development of the new system is also in progress. It really doesn't cost too much money."
"I would like to ask, since there is no need for funds, is your current IPO a bit of a disadvantage?"
"No, no, you are wrong. My idea is to share the wealth and the development of the company. Remember, the word sharing is actually the foundation of the American dream and the mainstream value of this society. Leave too much wealth to Descendants, not a good idea."
"Mr. White, are you saying that you will give away most of your wealth?"
"Haha, no, at least not yet, haven't you noticed, I'm quite young."
The beautiful host is curling her lips, but she is really young, and the tossing is endless.
"Mr. White, can you share your successful experience with young people?"
"Success? No, I'm just getting started. This is an era of change. Do you think a company with a market value of US$10 billion is very powerful?"
The beauty host almost got stuck again, isn't 10 billion amazing?
"With all due respect, Mr. White, there are not many tens of billions of companies on Wall Street."
"Haha, I've said it all. This is an era of change. Don't look at the mediocre performance of high-tech stocks today. The development prospects of these things are very good. As for those traditional companies, I'm sorry, you will eventually be eliminated by the times."
"Mr. White, can you tell me what you plan to do with the money?"
"Of course, the office space of the two companies is not enough. I will build two office buildings. I also bought two deserted islands and plan to build them properly. That's about it."
"Can't spend so much money?"
"Tsk, actually, I have no idea about money. It's probably just a number. As for you saying that you can't spend too much money, that's not true. Building a pier and an airport are quite expensive."
Someone started talking about his deserted island again. According to what this guy means, this is to create a paradise.
Looking at the guy talking on TV, many people are gnashing their teeth. There is no other reason, this guy is really good at pretending.
According to the meaning of this guy, money is a bastard, there is no use keeping it, and the money must be spent as quickly as possible.
For his statement, the general attitude is envy, jealousy and hatred.
"Well, I finally passed the test smoothly." After the successful listing, William White's financial situation improved greatly. It is already difficult to deal with him through financial means.
No consortium is complacent anymore. Although they control more assets than William White, they dare not underestimate them anymore.
There is also a terrible problem. Everyone's situation is different. William White's assets are expanding rapidly, but the consortium is shrinking sharply.
This kind of scissors gap is really frustrating. If this state continues, William White's personal assets will exceed most consortiums.
There is a question here, is the consortium really so weak?
the answer is negative.
For example, which Mellon consortium, its apparent assets are no longer comparable to that of William White, but its profound background is definitely not something that William White can bully.
Needless to say, those universities and laboratories are all family assets, and a random research topic is a big deal.
Of course, there is no need to underestimate yourself. It is impossible for the school to be crazy, and it is useless if you have money. This thing needs inheritance and heritage.
William White can't do this, so he can only make use of his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. If MIT belongs to them, why cooperate with Motorola? Just fix the CPU yourself.
Without your own scientific research strength, it is impossible for you to stand at the top of the pyramid. No matter how well you do it now, it is useless. One update will kill you.
This is the case in today's IT industry, and the White system is just opportunistic.
Whether it's your adapter card or your office suit, the technological content of these things is not high. People are just not interested in entering the competition now. Once those forces with scientific research power enter the field, the good days of the White system will come to an end.
The only good thing is that Big Blue's disgrace has affected the judgment of many big companies.
No matter how good a PC is, it is just some toys, and it is not comparable to a mainframe, let alone those supercomputers.