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   At this time, Brian Roberts couldn't care about anything else and started calling out Immelt the old fox.

  Brian Roberts was also determined to make Comcast Group the winner of this merger, but Immelt took the lead.

  Looking at Song Yang, Brian Roberts, like Immelt, felt that Song Yang was too "young" and was fooled by Immelt!

   "ICQ can't refuse GE!"

   Song Yang still said to Brian Roberts with that helpless expression, Brian Roberts was a little unwilling, but he couldn't refute it.

   This kind of big transaction and big merger can be dominated by General Electric. Whether it is ICQ or Comcast Group, they all seek GE, and they need to use GE's huge cash flow and strong influence to complete the merger.

   In other words, this big merger, from the very beginning, was destined for General Electric to become the biggest winner!

The mergers and acquisitions of ICQ, NBC Group, and Comcast require the approval of the Federal Securities Commission, or even the support of Capitol Hill. Only General Electric can handle this, and it is ICQ and Comcast Group. , is undoubtedly a bit laborious.

Looking at Brian Roberts' expression, Song Yang didn't know what benefits Immel had promised him, but it was expected that Comcast Group would definitely be able to get a lot from General Electric. beneficial.

   "If President Bryan needs it, the completion of this merger can make Comcast Group the second largest shareholder of ICQ!"

  Song Yang threw out another pie, just to see if Brian Roberts could take it.

   Hearing Song Yang's words, Brian Roberts' expression really softened a lot. He couldn't become ICQ's largest shareholder, but he could become the second largest shareholder, and he could "reluctantly" allow Brian Roberts to accept it.

   Now ICQ's equity has been quite scattered, Song Yang is still the largest shareholder of ICQ, holding 35% of ICQ's equity.

   In addition, Telephone and Telegraph Group and Goldman Sachs are similar, each owns about 13% of ICQ's equity, and Deutsche Bank also owns about 10% of ICQ's equity.

Irene, Wesley, Greck, Enron President Kenneth, etc., as ICQ investors, together hold about 10% of the ICQ equity. The Bruno Family Foundation, etc. also own some ICQ equity, but only all of them. Small fights cannot decide the fate of ICQ, and the remaining nearly 20% of the shares are all tradable shares!

  After this merger is completed, the entire shareholding of ICQ will also undergo earth-shaking changes. Song Yang may let out the identity of ICQ's largest shareholder, of course, in exchange for a large amount of cash.

   Patting Song Yang on the shoulder, Brian Roberts said earnestly, "Song, in the future, Comcast Group will be your true supporter!"

Before the merger was completed, Brian Roberts began to play tricks and began to win over Song Yang. It is conceivable that breaking things will be indispensable in the future.

  Song Yang "agrees" with Brian Roberts' words, "I also think that ICQ and Comcast Group should have more cooperation!"

After the merger is completed, ICQ's internal forces will basically become a hodgepodge. The current ICQ management will become the "local faction", in addition to the faction of the major shareholders of General Electric, the faction of Comcast Group, and the faction of Wall Street investors. .

  Will there be trouble in the future of ICQ, then the benevolent see benevolence, the wise see wisdom, and the ability and courage of ICQ leaders are very important.

But this kind of thing is also very common within large groups. Whether it is Microsoft, IBM, or General Electric, there are many factions. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Especially when it comes to interests, it is even more fierce. .

The arena of the Internet is still a sword and shadow. The people who eat melons are still eating the big melon between the record group and Napster. They stabbed a knife in the back of the Saipan music store and submitted the "America Digital Copyright Protection Act" to Capitol Hill. After Napster The chances of winning the lawsuit are slim.

   But Sean Fanning is still stubborn and did not admit defeat. All kinds of media, who are not too serious to watch the fun, are touting Sean Fanning as a real "fighter" and a "cowboy" with the spirit of the Internet!

  The words of the media sometimes have to be read the other way around. Sometimes, the more the media touts a person, the fact may be the opposite. It’s not that the person is beautiful, but that he is already in danger.

In addition to this big melon, other industries in the Internet are somewhat calm. Although many rumors have appeared, such as the big melon of AOL and Time Warner, the rumors have intensified, and AOL's stock price has also soared continuously, hitting new highs. But the hammer has not landed, and no one can guarantee that this melon will be ripe. Only the "adventurers" in the investment industry have started to buy AOL stocks continuously, ready to take a gamble!

As for ICQ's share price, it has been fluctuating during this period of time, and its market value has basically stabilized at around US$130 billion. Although there have been many news, the last time ICQ's acquisition of Alcatel Mobile was dashed, which made investors , For the big melons related to ICQ, they have begun to keep their senses, and they are not so easy to get hot.

The Bruno Family Club in San Jose, in the name of "closed parks and rest", has begun to temporarily no longer receive foreign members, and the security level has obviously begun to improve, not to mention that a fly can't fly in. , but the entire club has been closed and managed.

   At this time, an unexpected person came to the gate of the Bruno Family Club.

   After several security checks, Kalanick finally got out of the car and looked at the Bruno Family Club in front of him. If he hadn't known what this place was for, he would have wondered if he had been kidnapped...

   "Welcome to the heroes of the digital music industry!"

   stood at the door of the club, greeted Kalanick's Evan Spiegel, spread his arms, and shouted at Kalanick.

Evan Spiegel, who suffers from social cow disease, doesn't care, just a few days ago, he used a phone call to completely destroy Kalanick's psychological defense, and let an Internet company valued at $5 billion be a monopoly Beast, to fall apart.

   wrapped Kalanick's neck, Evan Spiegel took him into the club, "I'm sorry about Scour, but I believe that history will remember everything you did, and of course..."

   Looking at Kalanick, Evan Spiegel whispered, "Everything you do will not be in vain, trust me, brother!"

Saying that, Evan Spiegel whistled, and suddenly a group of models and girls filed out, Evan Spiegel gave Kalanick a wink, "Brother, this is for you. prepare!"