On December 7, 1999, the night.

On the calm sea surface of the San Francisco Bay Sea, reflecting the lights of the Snow Mountain Four Towers Building, a huge super luxury yacht left the dock and drove slowly towards the center of the bay. It was particularly quiet during its driving. Sitting on the top deck, you could only hear the sound of waves when you pushed away the waves.

The hull has a lot of silver-gray, black and red lines just for embellishment, making the yacht look full of technology. The windows are also black from the outside. There is even a foldable springboard on the top deck that can be opened and jumped into the sea from the deck. Han Xuan would like to give it a try, but not now.

Winnie stayed in the room to sleep. The weather was a little cold. He could not help but fall asleep. He was awake for twenty-four hours a day, only about five hours, and his appetite for eating was obviously not as good as before.

But it doesn't matter. This stupid panda, who looks stupid, is squatting by the sparkling swimming pool at this moment. Under the bright light, the water in the swimming pool appears light green, and the water in the pool is clear and transparent. If the water temperature is not too cold, it even wants to go in and slap in a few times.

Few people don’t like giant pandas, and the Italian crew on this ship is no exception. This group of Italians drove the "New Snow Mountain" yacht from the waters near the Apennine Peninsula in southern Europe.

They are employees of Riva Company. They will be responsible for managing the yacht before Han Xuan found the right crew. The company has never tried to build such a large yacht, so they are still responsible for collecting data during this period.

Purchasing a yacht is never a one-time consumption. Whether it is parked, maintenance, fuel consumption and other aspects, it is a huge expense for ordinary rich people. For example, the yacht Han Xuan, which is parked at the dock every day without moving, will mean a loss of tens of millions of dollars in a year. It is a consumable like a car, including the cost of depreciation and loss.

Han Xuan did not intend to treat it as a personal item, and planned to stay in the company for business and casual use to those executives. If necessary, he could drive away at any time, cross the Pacific, or use it for parties. It was a good idea.

In the evening, he and Anya boarded the boat and visited the large yacht carefully. It was not until Mr. Dan Luogan, CEO of Time Warner Group, arrived. The first voyage was given to the Mediterranean, but this was also the first time for Han Xuan and others.

There was originally a yacht customized from Riva Company, which was placed on Shiqili Bay for many years. Han Xuan planned to return it to the old man. Los Angeles is close to the Pacific Ocean. When there is nothing wrong, the old man can take his friends to fish.

Although it was also a luxury yacht produced by Italian Riva Company, the one he was riding now is much more luxurious than the one before, and the psychological feeling he had was completely different. This is what it means to enjoy...

As he got farther and farther away from the shore, Anya and Han Xuan were lying on a leather-wrapped lounge chair, right next to the swimming pool, facing the clear pool water. Dan Luogan Ceo was obviously a little restrained. He sat on the chair beside Han Xuan, without the intention of lying down.

When he received a call from Joey's assistant in the morning, Old Man Luogan fell into a state of confusion for a long time. His first thought was that Han Xuan wanted to ask for his help and report some positive news about the Internet industry in the Nasdaq market.

After all, this kind of thing is being talked about in the upper class of the United States today, including the news that "Han Xuan lost tens of billions of dollars". As the CEO of Time Warner Group, he was surprised if he didn't know.

Until this moment, the slightly fat old man still thought that after saying hello to each other, he said, and told Han Xuan: "I can help you with anything, just tell me directly.

Your grandpa’s ABC TV station does have a great advantage in radio, but paper media and news TV stations are not as good as our Time Warner.

I might as well tell you that some people hope that we have reported the news that is not conducive to Nasdaq recently. That force is very large and huge enough that I cannot refuse. But if you ask, I think I can add some reports that are beneficial to you..."

He really opened the skylight and spoke loudly. He had a lot of contact with those businessmen and politicians who liked to talk and do things. Suddenly, when he saw the CEO who had such a bright conversation, Han Xuan was a little unbelievable, and his movements of shaking his goblet sobering down even paused.

Mr. Luo Gan's words clearly mean that he can use Time Warner Group's channels to publish news. Of course, it is not selfless dedication. Even if he doesn't have money, it is even more troublesome to owe favors.

Tasting a small mouthful of the new wine that was just produced in the Snow Mountain Ranch last year is still a familiar taste. Even if it is a "bad wine" with a strange taste in the eyes of high-end wine tastings, but each has its own preferences, which does not prevent Han Xuan from thinking that it is better than the red wine produced by Romani Condi Winery.

He told Mr. Lao Luogan with a smile: "If possible, that's great. Major U.S. stock exchanges have ended trading today. The Nasdaq index fell by more than 4.2%, with only 4,991 o'clock left.

Affected by the weakening of the Nasdaq market, major stock markets around the world will weaken in the near future, which is no longer something to consider. I just want to reduce my losses at the moment. If you are willing to help, it will be of great help to me. Thank you very much.

However, the reason why I asked you to meet today is not because of this. I think you know that the market value of AOL today has evaporated by more than 30 billion US dollars. The merger agreement between you two companies should not continue, right?

I mean, anyone can see that the market value of American Online will decline sharply during the collapse of this Internet bubble, and I even think it will gradually drop to a market value of 100 billion US dollars within a year.

Your bosses will definitely get angry at that time. I heard that you made great efforts in this merger to help convince the board of directors to agree to the acquisition initiated by AOL. Since you are willing to help me, I don’t mind helping you escape this disaster, sir.”

Hearing these calm words, Old Man Dan Luogan's heart suddenly became cold and a "giant wave" was stirred up in his mind!

It made him feel uneasy and needed to drink a sip of wine to suppress his shock. He didn't taste what the taste of this wine was. He was not at all concerned about it, but he just felt a little cold.

The meaning revealed in Han Xuan's words was enough to shock Lao Luogan Ceo. He suddenly realized that the young world's richest man in front of him had actually become the mind of Time Warner Group. Otherwise, there would be no reason to ask about the merger agreement, and it would make sense to find his own reason to come today.

In addition, the market value of the American Online company will drop by $100 billion within a year, which will also make Lao Luogan sweat behind his back.

Before today, he would never believe Han Xuan's words, but in just a few hours today, the market value of American Online has dropped by more than 30 billion US dollars, so is it still far from 100 billion US dollars?

It’s not that he has never considered it. This is a small premeditation of Han Xuan’s attempt to stop the merger. However, Lao Luogan began to believe in his heart that the American Online company might really fall so much this time.

Because compared with those old business giants, Mr. Luogan has always felt that Han Xuan’s business methods are very decent, and it has developed to this scale today, and he is really just pushing the trend all the way, and he rarely hears negative news.

If he is allowed to believe an expert's insights on the Internet among all economists, then Lao Luogan will definitely believe in the successful cases of Han Xuan, Hope Group and many angel investments, which is enough to show that Han Xuan has a vision that ordinary people cannot reach for the development of the Internet industry.

He was sweating more and more coldly on his back. As Han Xuan said just now, the merger with American Online was indeed the one who lobbyed the board of directors. They had agreed long ago. The two companies had already agreed on the specific matters, and the US Department of Commerce had also approved the application, and the signing time was set for next week's Monday.

If the Internet bubble arrives one week later, Lao Luogan is very doubtful if he will be pulled by an angry shareholder and tied it to a stone and thrown it into the sea to feed the sharks.

It's really only one step away. Today, the company's major shareholders were very afraid. In order to temporarily escape and avoid contact with the shareholders at the peak of anger, he agreed to come to Santa Clara Town and meet Han Xuan in person, so he would rather hide here for two days.

Before today, the elderly man believed that cooperation with American Online would allow Time Warner Group to catch up with the trend of the Internet era and usher in another opportunity for the group's development. Holding a major shareholder does not mean that he must be smart. Seeing the rapid rise of the Internet industry, he agreed to the merger and acquisition request of American Online Company...

Han Xuan saw Lao Luo and didn't say anything, his face was pale, he smiled indifferently, turned his head and whispered to Anya. The two were enjoying the night view of the Four Towers of the Snow Mountain.

Many departments are working overtime tonight, and the lights in the four buildings are still on, looking very technological, and the scene is quite spectacular, revealing the unique charm of the strong money.

"No, at noon today, I had urgently stopped the merger project and was about to wait a while to see the situation before talking about it. It seems that there is no need to merge again.

What do you want to do? Take over the acquisition of our Time Warner Group by Ai.com? Your company under your hope group has also suffered a lot of losses today. Since the US Online has fallen so much, how can I believe that your company will not lose?"

"They do go down, but I'm reluctant to use those Internet companies to integrate with your Time Warner Group. You're thinking too much, sir.
Chapter completed!