Chapter 78 The Conception of the Media
Before Google was preparing for its last round of financing, Yonasca's interest in Google's stock certainly attracted the attention of the two founders of Google. However, it was impossible to get a return from venture capital at this time, so they could only negotiate according to the extent of the third round of financing. Thinking about Sequoia's investment of $12.5 million was a return of $5 billion, Yonas couldn't help but be jealous. This was a 400-fold return rate.
The news brought back by Kingston cannot make Jonas happy because they insisted that Google's stock was undervalued and that the financing price was at 80 US dollars per share, which is not much lower than the price they auctioned in the future. Speaking of which, Google's listing also violated the rules of Wall Street. They insisted on Dutch auction listing, which made many institutions that wanted to take advantage of the goods returned empty-handed or had their profits sharply. This is also the main reason why Google was criticized at the beginning. Google's two founders were also deceived by this argument and lowered the price. As a result, both sides suffered losses and neither of them took advantage.
Google's asking price is too high, so Jonas put them down for the time being, and asked Kingston to contact Sequoia Capital to see. Now Google is still preparing for listing and has not entered the final stage. If there is no specific market reaction, they will be unsure. When they invested, they were equivalent to more than 20 cents per share. Now the price is 50 US dollars, which should be enough to satisfy them, right?
However, Jonas couldn't confirm how high the expectations of Sequoia were, and everything was still unknown. Jonas didn't dare to underestimate Michael Moretz, one of the four kings in the venture capital industry. He couldn't help but feel ashamed when he thought that he would snatch investment in youtube from him in the future.
There are many companies worth paying attention to in the future, but Yonas is not a professional investor. Before many companies develop, he even doesn't know where they are. By the time the company's reputation comes out, the best investment time has passed. In his memory, except for some Chinese companies, he only knows the development history of a few international companies.
Google and Facebook are the most famous, followed by youtube founded by Chen Shijun, and an Android system invented by Andy Robin. Among them, youtube was acquired by Google for more than a year and was acquired by Google for US$1.65 billion. It was also a sensational Internet myth at the time. However, the money tree Android was just invented and sold to Google at a low price by Andy Robin, which was a regret that many people mentioned. Jonas remembers only this, but for Jonas who was unwilling to develop in this regard, this is enough. Just one Apple stock can make him very popular.
As one of the world's largest venture capital funds, Sequoia Investment has always occupied a dominant position in the industry. Although it is not as good as large sovereign funds or hedge funds in terms of capital and influence, its influence cannot be underestimated. Just looking at the companies it invests in can make people stunned. Apple, Yahoo, Cisco, Oracle, and Google are all Sequoia's most proud venture capital models. In this regard, Michael Moretz made great contributions.
At this time, Moritz looked at the two lawyers in front of him, pondered for a while and asked, "So your employer is very optimistic about Google's development prospects?"
Hank smiled and said, "My nephew has obtained a copper mine in South America and now has some cash. He likes the liberal culture and market in the United States very much, and is willing to develop in the United States. Investing in some famous companies can help him gain more attention. Google is facing the third round of financing before listing, and the results of financing are related to Google's listing. I think this cooperation should have room for both of us to win."
Hank's words were a strategy formulated by Yonas and they jointly formulated. They could not raise Moritz's expectations, but also showed their optimism about Google stocks. It is a better way to explain the reasons based on Yonas's hobbies.
But Moritz was not so easy to believe. He smiled and asked, "Does it include Apple's stock?" Jonas made a lot of moves on Apple's stocks, and fell into the eyes of many interested people. It can be regarded as an open secret in the industry.
Hank laughed and said, "Yes. His interest in the Internet is far more than we imagined, and it is also a good pedal for him to enter the United States. Mr. Morrietz, it depends on what you mean now."
As a venture capitalist, Moritz’s purpose is to invest, then develop, and get rewards. Google is not so much Google as its two founders, but rather Moritz’s Google. Since investing $12.5 million in Google, Google’s development has always been set by him. Even Eric Schmidt was the one he proposed to hire. At the beginning, he almost personally reviewed and recruited the team of Google. His only purpose is to get rewards.
So, for him, there is no problem of transfer or not transfer, there is only a problem of price. He smiled and said, "I don't know what your needs are?"
Hank said: "Your company owns 25 million shares of Google, and we hope to get at least 10% of the equity transfer, of course, the more the better."
Moritz stood up, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Please give me some time. I will discuss it with my partners and give you a certain reply."
Hank laughed and said, "My employer needs to go to Africa to attend a meeting in two days, so I hope to have a definite reply within two days."
"It's OK tomorrow." Moritz said with a smile: "We can understand the patience of young people."
After Hank and Kingston reported the news, Yonas didn't care. Because the total number of Google's stocks was to be sold was nothing more than price, and he must now prepare for attending the political and business forum in Nigeria.
Ricci unfortunately caught a severe cold a few days ago and is now recuperating in Spain. At this time, an invitation from the Nigerian government was sent to his company. The invitation was not someone else, but Nigerian President Obasanjo.
Ricci called Obasancho, explained his physical condition, and recommended Yonas to attend the forum. Among the many messages sent by Cassinali through his mobile phone, Yonas was searching for memories in his memory through this information, trying to get some useful information from this complicated information. Alini also carefully studied Nigeria's intelligence through Garnett's internal information network, and the complex situation in Nigeria is obviously not something that can be clarified in a short time.
Because of this sudden arrangement, Yonas's arrangement that he had to go to his uncle's house in Los Angeles for two days would be cancelled. When Yonas learned that Yonas could not come, Uncle Ivers also drove from Los Angeles to send Yonas the gift he bought for Yankeel and Hannah. When Yankeel and Hannah returned to China, they forgot to bring it back to Switzerland.
Ivers was a rebellious teenager when she was young. She went to the United States alone to pursue his musical dream without finishing college in Switzerland. Later, she was frustrated and then entered the journalism program at USC University. In 1985, she graduated and worked in a TV station in Los Angeles. The TV station was acquired by Murdoch the next year and established the famous Fox Broadcasting Company. Nearly twenty years have passed, and he has gone from a lush rebellious young man to a steady news channel manager.
He has had two marriages, each wife gave birth to a child for him, and now he lives with him. This time he came to meet Jonas and brought the two children over. Evelyn is already seventeen years old and is an extroverted and laughing girl. She inherited the excellent genes of the Hoffman family and was very beautiful. She is currently like Latini, and is about to enter university.
Yonas doesn't have much contact with her, but she often contacts the Internet. She knows that she is most proud of her that she has two fathers and two mothers, and her three younger brothers are her most interesting toys. Sometimes, Yonas feels that she can't stand this weird little cousin. When she came to the hotel where Yonas stayed, she screamed and threw herself on her mouth, "Ivanka, you are Ivanka! Oh my god, I'm going to faint. Why are you here? Oh, Yona, find your camera quickly. I want to take a photo with your idol. You want to take a photo of us beautifully, otherwise...hum...hum."
The honest and gentle Joni quickly took out a SLR camera from his backpack and took photos according to Evelyn's instructions. Everyone in the room was a little confused by her alone.
Ivanka has had many experiences of being sought after by fans. He knew that this girl was Yonas' sister, and she was even more amiable. She completely conquered the little girl in less than three minutes. The sounds of Ivanka's sister made Yonas tremble.
My cousin Joni is a little introverted, and it should be said that he is introverted. Maybe he is used to being bullied by this sister and is not good at expressing many emotions. After getting familiar with Jonas, he became more talkative after a while, and proudly displayed his photography works, and determined to become a famous photographer in the future.
Seeing that he had been holding his camera tightly, Yonas talked endlessly about this topic and was happy about his ideals. Seeing that there was a broken piece in front of his camera lens, he asked with a smile: "What's going on with this lens?"
"Sister, that careless guy fell accidentally."
Evelyn heard it and turned around and said, "A crying man. She cried all day because of a broken shot and ignored me for a month. I have already paid him all my pocket money."
Joni retorted: "I spent 500 yuan on this shot. It was my pocket money for three months. You only compensated me for 37.5 yuan. Oh my God, you have the nerve to say it."
Evelyn said embarrassedly: ‘Isn’t this still usable?’
Yonas leaned closer to Joni's ear and said, "Don't worry, this Nikon camera is not good either. Do you like Hasselblad or Lycra? I can buy you one as your birthday gift."
"Really?!" Joni shouted and said dejectedly: "But it's only February, and it's still 6 months to reach my 14th birthday."
Jonas smiled and said, "Of course the gift can be given in advance."
The little guy got happy again and whispered: "I like Hasselblad, that looks cool. I can't play Lycra well now, maybe I can control it in two years."
Jonas nodded, pointed to his chest and said, "I remember it in my heart."
Uncle Liu stayed with the two little guys overnight and developed a relationship. The next morning, Ivers took them back to Los Angeles. When he left, Evelyn said, "Jonas, I heard from my father that the law school at Lucerne University is very good. If I go back to Lucerne to go to college, would you welcome me to live with you?"
Jonas rubbed her hair and said with a smile: "You are like an American now. In our Europe, children and parents usually live together. Our relationship is centered on family, not on individuals. I am still living with my parents, grandparents, and we will not be separated. Do you understand what I mean?"
"That is, do you pay more attention to family relationships?"
Yonas nodded. "To me, you are my sister, and I always welcome you to live with us."
He looked at his uncle and asked, "Why did you think of asking Evelyn to return to Switzerland to study?"
Ivers said: "I have been thinking about it for a long time and want to live in Switzerland. Your aunt also agrees with my idea. News Corp has a suitable position in London and I have applied to work in the UK."
In Jonas's idea, it is necessary to set up an influential news organization because it represents his mouthpiece and voice. His experienced uncle has always been the best candidate for the person he is considering. Originally, he wanted to wait until the opportunity is ripe for communication with him, but when he saw that he was interested in returning to Switzerland, he mentioned it. "Uncle, I also intend to acquire one or two TV stations and news newspapers, but the time is not yet ripe, so I didn't tell you. Since you are interested in returning to Switzerland, you can consider whether you have the confidence to manage a news organization."
"Jonas, I know you and your dad are rich now, but news organizations and energy are completely different industries. Why do you think so?"
Jonas smiled and said, "Uncle, having your own mouthpiece will greatly promote our career. And in my plan, this news organization must not only have TV stations, but also newspapers, not only in English, but also in French and Spanish. Because our future development is inseparable from the resources of South America and Africa, and the energy industry is always linked to politics."
"It will require a big investment," Ivers said.
Yonas nodded. "I can prepare $300 million for investment in this industry, and there will be continuous investment in the future. Uncle, if you have this confidence, then we can start operations at any time. However, because I am unfamiliar with this industry, everything needs you to carry out. You need to use your familiarity with this industry, determine the acquisition target, and start negotiations, and I am only responsible for paying the money."
Ivers pondered for a while and said, "Jonas, let me think about it."
"Of course. You have enough time to think about it."
(Thanks to the man, heed, Liuyi, 974767709, the rewards of licorice girls, and the enthusiastic evaluation of Brother Lu Ban, Brother Xiao Xiangzi, this workload is really not completed, thank you for your support.)
Chapter completed!