Chapter 747: Views on Jingdong
Yang Cheng was not prepared to continue to dive into the topic, but unexpectedly, Liu Dong took the initiative to extend the problem, "Mr. Yang, you are from the United States and you should have a deep understanding of Zipper Dun. I don't know if you can tell me one or two, so as not to be taboo in my communication with him in the future."
Liu Dong's words were very tactful, but Yang Cheng was quick-minded and smiled meaningfully. Before the dinner began, he didn't mind chatting with the legendary figure. Maybe the other party would bring him unexpected joy.
"Actually, compared to Zipper Dun, I think you might as well pay more attention to his wife. I don't know if you have heard a joke about Zipper Dun flirting with a gas station waiter, and her husband was waiting patiently in the car. She later claimed that she had dated a waiter, while Zipper Dun retorted that she is now the first lady of the gas station, if history is rewritten. No, Zipper Dun emphasized that the gas station waiter is now the chief of the United States.
Because of repeated narratives, this joke has lost its original effect, but these jokes are both funny and funny, and can also explain the problem.
Because it is generally believed that Mrs. Zippered is the dominant factor in their marriage, and that she actively encouraged her husband to achieve everything now.
And leaving Hillary, Zipper Dun will remain a likable, dishonest, naughty zheng, from a very poor southern state, no one except Arkansas would have heard of him.
Even after being elected, his White House aides generally believe that the new president lacks a sense of humor.
Some people even made suggestions that Zipperton should never appear on live TV with the First Lady, because his wife will make him appear gentle and weak. At some point, Madam Zipperton is not his wife but like his mother. This woman has effectively improved everything about Zipperton."
Yang Cheng's words directly caused Liu Dong's brainstorm, because this so-called joke is more like a fable, and requires strong logical thinking to change it to understand the profound meaning. At least the beauties around the two of them were not very able to understand, so they could only stiffly raise the corners of their mouths and smile dryly.
However, Liu Dong is worthy of being an entrepreneur, and can keep up with Yang Cheng's thoughts for the time being. He frowned and asked a question, "So is Mrs. Zipper Dun's asset or debt? Should she be responsible for letting him enter the White House, or for his tragic departure from the position of Tong in the end?"
When Yang Cheng heard this, his eyes flashed with inexplicable brilliance. He nodded with approval and became more excited. "Although the zipper has very obvious personal shortcomings, many unfavorable situations are caused by the first lady.
For example, Mrs. Zipperton once hinted in her speech that she might have stayed at home to bake cookies and be a housewife. This hint made female voters feel indignant and led to the loss of many votes;
For example, the financial issues of their family are even more popular, but using relationships to make quick money has always been her decision, which has also led to a series of scandals about the ‘white water incident’ and commodity investment;
There is also a long-term fight with the media, which angered the journalists. The reporters decided not to speak for Bai Gong, but to continue to discover their scandals;
Finally, the medical reforms led by Mrs. Zipperton ended in failure. It has to be said that she had to bear important responsibilities for this. It was this move that directly led to the disastrous consequences of the midterm elections in 1994, causing Congress to return to the control of the elephant party, which had a huge restraint on Zipperton's work in the 1990s."
Liu Dong's brows became tighter and tighter, and he asked, "So, can't Mrs. Dun have a deep friendship with her?"
Yang Cheng smiled and shook his head, and did not directly answer the question, "No, we must admit that his wife made great contributions during the zipper's process of taking over the white gong.
In addition, they have experienced rumors in Arkansas together. In the face of the zipper door incident, his wife unswervingly sat with him and went through the shameful interview of the 60 Minutes TV program. Even in many difficult moments, she has been with her husband and through the difficulties with him. After all, in the face of any difficulties, if Mrs. Zipperton chooses to leave, it will mean the end of Zipperton's own ZZ career."
The more Su Su and Milk Tea listened, the more confused they became, and their whole heads were dizzy, just like listening to Sanskrit Books. Because Yang Cheng's whole passage was full of contradictions, but if they thought about it carefully, it seemed to make sense, but they couldn't figure it out.
Liu Dong had some understanding, but he couldn't understand the central idea thoroughly. He could feel what Yang Cheng was hinting through these stories, but what exactly was it?
Yang Cheng didn't know Liu Dong's doubts. All he wanted to say was implicit in the above words. Can Liu Dong understand that he was irresponsible. He immediately threw his eyes at the zipper that was greeting guests not far away, and said quietly, "This couple is just a thunder~"
He said this sentence very lightly, and I don’t know if Liu Dong could hear it clearly, as if he was whispering unconsciously.
The dinner officially began soon. I don’t know which hotel was responsible for the evening’s dining. Perhaps due to the outdoor environment, the main dishes tonight mostly use barbecue cooking methods, but they are also very suitable for the atmosphere of tonight. The guests praised the dishes. As all kinds of alcohols were drunk, the atmosphere became more and more popular.
As the owner, Zipper Dun kept wandering between the tables with a glass of champagne. For his wife's competition, this old guy worked hard enough. If he wanted to make the many investors present pay, he had to make people happy. Therefore, Zipper Dun had no intention of controlling it tonight, and he often saw him to toast to the guests. Whenever this happened, a GC would be launched on the scene.
Today's banquet was not charitable, so there was no auction. In order not to make the atmosphere on the scene too deserted, Zipper also invited many big stars to attend, and went on stage to speak and sing to cheer up the fun, which did not seem boring.
However, compared to Americans who have long been used to it, Liu Dong and Milk Tea, who came from far away, are a little out of place. They are not used to this kind of "elegant" banquet.
After the communication before the opening, Yang Cheng and Liu Dong gradually became familiar with each other, and the chat content became more and more extensive, from gossip to business, they talked about almost everything.
Now, Liu Dong took advantage of the wine to ask Yang Cheng about his opinion on Jingdong. During this period, the American media, especially the financial sector, have different opinions about Jingdong. In addition, the recent large-scale cash-out position of shareholders, which has a large shareholding, has intensified the decline of the stock price. A while ago, it finally climbed to a new high of US$0, but it had no endurance at all. It went downhill in just a few days, and now it has fallen to around US$0 in the early stage of issuance, and this is still not the end.
So Liu Dong was also anxious in his eyes. Now he was not yet able to really ignore the stock price. At this time, Jingdong urgently needed the stimulus of good news to stabilize the stock price. Otherwise, relying solely on group repurchases will not only be difficult to recover the decline, but will even lead to a shrinking cash flow. To be honest, due to the fact that investment in logistics business construction has never stopped, he cannot afford to buy back.
"Mr. Yang, what do you think of Jingdong? If you have the opportunity, are you willing to make strategic investments in Jingdong?" Liu Dong asked earnestly.
Yang Cheng was surprised. How could Liu Dong ask himself such a question? You should know that in his heart, Liu Dong is extremely confident and even a little conceited. He has a very personal management philosophy and rarely hears stories that he is shaken by anyone's suggestions.
Now I suddenly asked myself that he couldn't give me any good advice for the moment. The most important thing is that he didn't know much about Jingdong's stock price. However, the investment company he established with Amanda and Georgina in Country Z seems to have invested in Jingdong. Of course, it is not strategic, or purely profitable investment, and I don't know how effective it is.
But he was on Wall Street and had more or less heard some investment banks’ bad taste in Jingdong. He organized a language in his mind based on his vague impressions in the past and said, "In my opinion, Jingdong is a bit too dependent on the popularity of new concepts. I know this is an inevitable way for Internet and e-commerce companies, but especially companies like Jingdong that have not yet made profits and are still losing money, trying to rely on some exaggerated new concept indicators to rely on money from the financial market. This is not advisable."
Yang Cheng's words are understood from another perspective, the stock price is inflated. Jingdong has been established for a year, but it still continues to lose money. It can once have a valuation of more than US$50 billion. However, this valuation did not make shareholders profit by a cent. How significant is it?
Even if the stock price rises in a short period of time, it is not a long-term solution.
Moreover, Jingdong's debt is very serious. This is caused by Jingdong's continuous burning of money in the logistics field, and his continuous strategic investments seem to have not seen any effect of helping profits. Wall Street is a group of very realistic people, and his patience is only aimed at people and companies that can make money. Jingdong currently obviously does not have such characteristics.
Yang Cheng believes that if he doesn't say this, Liu Dong can understand it himself. However, if he still cannot change his mind and cannot see clearly how important the profit is to this company, then Jing Dong is really not far from death.
Chapter completed!