Chapter 550 Opportunities Brought by the New Economy

After the Habibie government took action against the soldiers and police who participated in the anti-Chinese incident in May, it showed no mercy at all. It arrested and killed thousands of people, but it did not announce it in a high-profile manner, and the charges used were treason or rebellion. is not accusing the other party of participating in the anti-Chinese riots.

Fan Wubing was a little stunned by this matter. He did not expect Habibie to be so agile in his actions. As a technical official who rose to the position of president, Fan Wubing felt that Habibie was somewhat weak. , but did not expect that after he came to power, his methods would be so ruthless and ruthless in excluding dissidents.

From the looks of it, his current government can sit down smoothly.

In fact, the Habibie government also had reasons to attack the soldiers and police from these different forces. Although Habibie used to have a very close relationship with the Suharto regime, it cannot be denied that by the time of the anti-Chinese incident in May, he was basically He was the party who was betrayed. Not only did Suharto himself ignore him, but Suharto's son-in-law and others were also secretly manipulating domestic forces to bring down the country. Therefore, Habibie did have reason to retaliate.

It can be said that if Fan Wubing had not supported Habibie in Jakarta at that time, his current situation would be very embarrassing.

If Fan Wubing had not mobilized tens of thousands of personnel at the right time to help Habibie control the situation in Jakarta, and in one fell swoop, he would have killed the top military officials who had gone to nearby bases to take shelter, Habibie would not be as good as he is now. scenery.

In today's Indonesian situation, in addition to being unable to stand on its own economically, various political forces have been fully integrated by the Habibie government, and the control of the military has also reached a relatively high level, at least in areas near the capital. On several large islands, dissident forces have been eradicated.

This liquidation of the perpetrators of the anti-Chinese riots in May is actually another large-scale demonstration by the Habibie government that it is the controller of the situation in Indonesia today after completing the division of power at the top. .

Fan Wubing was still a little proud in his heart. After all, he could influence the political situation in Indonesia, which was something to be proud of. So he said to Boss Zhu, "The Habibie government was ordered to do so at a critical moment. I think this person still has a certain ability." Political means. In view of the current situation where they are begging for help, our country might as well communicate more with them and expand its influence overseas. Since military bases can be leased to Americans, they should also be leased to the Chinese. If nothing else, if you are willing to do this, I am willing to sponsor it. "

"Why are you suddenly willing to spend money again? If you fund a military base, the amount of money you need to invest is not a small amount!" Boss Zhu suddenly asked in surprise.

He has known Fan Wubing for a long time, and he knows very well the character of being unable to afford early benefits. Every donation seems to be free, but in fact it is calculated and purposeful. Today, he suddenly mentioned his willingness to sponsor again. Things about military bases,

Obviously there was a purpose, so Boss Zhu looked at Fan Wubing very cautiously.

"With the development of the country and the enhancement of economic strength, the interest demands in ocean shipping will definitely become larger and larger in the future. The current Malacca Strait is very congested because the channel is too narrow, and pirate hijackings have occurred repeatedly. It is very detrimental to shipping safety, so I think it is a certainty that large ocean-going cargo ships will be diverted to the Lombok Strait in the future." Fan Wubing did not shy away from his purpose and talked to Boss Zhu, "So while we can take advantage of this opportunity. Now that the Habibie government is in dire straits, and the Americans are unable to take care of us, it is very important for us to step in and build our own military base. One is to train troops, the other is to escort, and the third is to strengthen our presence in Southeast Asia. Influence, why not?”

What he said is indeed the key point. One is that Indonesia itself is a bit in trouble, and the other is that the Americans have indeed focused on domestic economic development. Not to mention the situation in Indonesia, the United States has recently been paying attention to President Clinton's zipper scandal and is also in the midst of the new economic boom.

For the entire world, this year has officially kicked off the merger and acquisition wave in the new economic boom.

Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest commercial bank, and Bankers Trust previously issued a joint press release announcing that the former would acquire the latter for US$9 billion. The combined turnover of the two banks is US$820 billion, and Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported that Deutsche Bank will become the world's largest commercial bank. This is also the largest foreign acquisition in the history of a U.S. bank.

Rolf-Ernst Breuer, spokesman for the board of directors of Deutsche Bank, said that the acquisition has created a company that truly provides global financial services. Frank Newman, President of Bankers Trust, spoke highly of the business merger between the two banks.

Bankers Trust is a bank specializing in investment business, ranking eighth in the United States and employing 15,000 people. Deutsche Bank employs 76,000 people. According to reports, after the acquisition, Deutsche Bank will jump from seventh to fourth place in asset management, and total assets under management will increase from US$332 billion to US$632 billion. The trading side will improve its position.

Public opinion here believes that Deutsche Bank's move is mainly to enter the US investment banking market.

In addition, America Online, one of the world's largest Internet service providers, is currently negotiating a merger with Netscape Communications. Under the terms being negotiated, AOL will take over Netscape's famous World Wide Web browser software and will take over Netscape's website, renaming it Network Center.

In addition, Sun Microsystems also participated in the acquisition. It planned to purchase Netscape's business software department and pay AOL a fee to use Netscape's technology. Netscape's current capital market value is approximately US$4 billion. If a merger agreement is reached, Netscape's value may rise.

The online service industry is really fickle. Not long ago, aT&T, one of the largest telecommunications manufacturers in the United States, was still planning to acquire AOL. However, I did not expect that the trend would change so quickly. AOL, which was in the position of being acquired, suddenly became Although there is no acquirer, Netscape, the old browser manufacturer, is in a position of being a man's flesh.

Anyone who has been online early knows that since 1995, when everyone was playing, it was because Netscape released a browser that it became a simple and easy-to-use thing. This is why the Internet became something that ordinary people can use at will. It is widely used to enter the space.

However, within two or three years, this all changed.

Putting aside other things, from the perspective of ordinary Internet users, you may be able to feel the impact of this incident on future network exhibitions.

First of all, the Internet belongs to the public. Only when the public accesses the Internet can businesses make money. If the public does not access the Internet, or the Internet cannot become a part of people's daily lives, then all struggles will be meaningless. Secondly, no matter who you are, businessmen want to make money. Businessmen who don’t want to make money at all are not called businessmen.

Again, how to make money? The Internet is special. Technically speaking, a website can support everyone's access. So if a website can have enough visitors, whether it is from online advertising or e-commerce, it is possible to get rich profits. Profits, even monopoly profits. On the other hand, if a website has no or very few visitors, it has little chance of generating revenue and profit.

AOL is not only the largest Internet access service provider in the United States, but also the most influential content service provider in the United States. Long before the Internet was widely used, AOL was the largest online service provider in the United States. Later, its services were transferred to After reaching the Internet, it took an absolute advantage in access services.

However, AOL still has a problem. Users are connected to the Internet through it, and there is no guarantee that AOL's sites will have a high number of visits. The Internet is free, and everyone can go wherever they want, so AOL needs more of visitors stay on its website. The main reason for this AOL acquisition is Netscape's ter website, because there are so many visitors here, rather than the acquisition of Netscape browser software. This is why the United States Online still continues to cooperate with Microsoft's browser software.

It was clear that AOL wanted visitors, not technology.

As for what Sun wants to do, it is very simple. At the beginning, Sun mainly produced large computers. Later, their engineers developed a Java software system. This software system can even run on the washing machine at home. All you have to do is make a call to your washing machine at home, and it will It can do work for you, but Java can do more than that. It is also widely used in e-commerce, and e-commerce is an extremely important part of online income in the future, so for Sun, as long as more people use it Based on Java application software, Sun can make money by selling software and technology, and America Online may have an absolute majority of visitors.

All in all, the whole world is engaged in a merger and acquisition frenzy, and this wave of merger and acquisition frenzy is just the beginning.

Fan Wubing knew very well that with the deepening of the new economic boom, larger mergers and acquisitions were still to come. For example, America Online's acquisition of Time Warner, a major merger worth hundreds of billions of dollars, would definitely The behavior of a snake swallowing an elephant.

"Generally speaking, as a capitalist country in the history of the United States, all its actions revolve around capital. Under the current situation, the big capital in the United States is keen on mergers and acquisitions and new economic promotion affairs, and there is not much We are interested in paying attention to the affairs of poor countries in Southeast Asia.” Fan Wubing made an in-depth analysis to Boss Zhu, “So this is a great opportunity for us. At this time, it is of great political and economic significance to intervene in Southeast Asian affairs without causing any problems. In response to the strong backlash from the Americans, we only need to keep things low-key. By the time the Americans react, we have already established a firm foothold. We can advance, retreat or defend, but it will not be easy to defeat. "

After hearing what Fan Wubing said, Boss Zhu thought about it for a long time, and then said, "What you said is very constructive, but there is also a problem now, that is, our country has always been If those who advocate an independent and peaceful foreign policy build military bases overseas, their past propaganda will be inconsistent and it will easily lead to attacks by hostile forces in Western countries, which will not end well. "

Fan Wubing immediately shook his head and denied, "Political propaganda is used to deceive people. It is better to build a military base overseas than to have someone build a military base at our doorstep, right? As for the attack, if we just sit there and do nothing, will they not attack us? You can't accomplish anything if you are afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind."

"This matter needs to be considered in the long run. Even if you want to send troops to garrison, you need to find a name. It is impossible to openly appear in the name of the military. I think it would be much better to set up an economic cooperation organization with Indonesia and use it as a pretext to enter the base, right?" Boss Zhu thought about it and suggested to Fan Wubing.

"That's natural. Everything needs to be flexible. Once you are flexible, your thinking will be broadened and you will have a solution." Fan Wubing smiled.

"However, I am more interested in the new economy you mentioned. Do you have any more systematic research materials for me to see?" Boss Zhu paused and asked Fan Wubing.

"I don't have ready-made materials for this, and my views may be very different from those of mainstream experts." Fan Wubing replied. Although he was very familiar with the situation in this regard and was clear about the pros and cons of this era, he had never carefully sorted out too specific materials. Besides, some cases had not yet happened, so it was difficult to bring them up as examples.

However, since Boss Zhu was more interested in this matter, and he was an economics major, it would be more beneficial to sort out some things and add some of my own annotations to show him.

Especially now that the country's foreign exchange reserves are increasing rapidly, it would be a pity if so much money was not invested for appreciation. You know, if you catch up with the express train of the new economy in the United States, before the bursting of the Internet bubble, there will always be a lot of money to earn. It should be easy to take out nearly 200 billion US dollars of foreign exchange reserves and double it, right?

So Fan Wubing agreed and said that he would sort out something for Boss Zhu and give him a copy of his financial investment analysis for reference.