Chapter 156： Here comes Ari (1)

Two days after Yang Cheng returned to New York, that is, on the evening of September 8, Yang Cheng and his parents drove towards the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on a Bentley Mulsanne. The starry sky is shining tonight, because of a Chinese citizen from afar. , Two-thirds of Wall Street were evacuated, and countless self-proclaimed celebrity investors in Manhattan were eagerly looking forward to an invitation letter without hope. This person is the chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba and the founder of Ari. Jack horse.

And also today, the largest ipo in the history of the United States officially kicked off in New York, and the Alibaba Group officially launched its listing roadshow at this time.

Hundreds of institutional investors poured into the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Midtown Manhattan tonight. They will be in the Starlight Conference Hall, which can accommodate nearly 800 people. They will meet with Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma and Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Cai Hanxin. Wait for Ari, the management team communicated closely to decide whether to join this wealth feast.

Although Yang’s three members held an invitation letter, they actually represented two investment institutions, Yuanshan and Siwei Space. At this time, it was close to 5 pm, and the road show would be held at 7 pm. They arrived at the venue in advance to avoid At that time, traffic jams in front of the hotel. Anyway, Yang Cheng has a long-term private room at Waldorf Astoria, so there will be no place to rest.

In the imperial suite on the top floor, Liu Yun, because of making up her hair and wearing a formal dress, was inconvenient to move. As soon as she entered the room, she kicked her high heels on the carpet and spread out on the sofa without moving. She was constantly instructing Yang Cheng, asking for water for a while. After busy asking for fruit for 10 minutes, Yang Cheng gasped and complained, "Mom, can't you say it all at once?"

"Huh, what's your attitude? It's annoying? I'm not old yet, how can I count on you in the future..." Liu Yun pretended to be sobbing with her heart, and Yang Cheng secretly said a bad cry, and quickly interrupted, "I Wrong, I just said casually, what else do you want? Would you like another piece of cake?"

"No more, I'm full of breath!" Yes, my mother, like Tianshan's grandmother, has to rejuvenate every once in a while.

Yang Cheng smiled bitterly and sat opposite his parents and shook his head helplessly. He couldn't do anything about his mom.

The room fell into a weird silence. After a while, Yang Cheng suddenly asked, "Dad, have you read Ari's prospectus? How much is Yuanshan going to buy this time?"

Yang Sen was helping his mother massage her feet. Hearing Yang Cheng's question, he said with a faint smile, "This is a trade secret, you can't just say it, but our two families are enemies tonight."

"Um~" Yang Cheng didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Leave aside this, why did you suddenly rush to acquire Liverpool?" Yang Cheng hadn't asked why, but Yang Sen snatched the right to speak.

"In order to promote the company, after the North American market has completed its layout, the next step is to land in Europe. There is a giant club in hand, which can save a lot of publicity costs. Moreover, Liverpool has a very market in Asia, which is conducive to the global promotion of Toutiao app. "Yang Cheng answered truthfully.

"It's a good idea, but do you still have money to invest in Delta Air Lines?" Yang Sen recognized Yang Orange's investment ideas and continued to ask.

Yang Cheng loosened the bow tie around her neck and replied frowning, "That's why I was anxious to launch New Times Media on the market. Only after cashing out did I have capital to enter the aviation industry to compete with the predators."

"Okay, you have your plan. I won't interfere. It's really impossible. You can find your grandpa first. Don't borrow money from the bank." Yang Sen meant to ridicule, but he didn't expect to get his mother's beautiful feet.

"Nonsense, don't listen to your dad. The bank's life has not been easy these years. Don't trouble your grandfather. By the way, is the club you bought very powerful?" Liu Yun kicked Yang Sen. Without exerting any effort, most of the elements of playfulness, pinned her hair behind her ears and asked Yang Cheng.

Yang Cheng showed different patience for his mother, a sports idiot. "It's very powerful. It's one of the traditional eight giants in European football. Recently, it has fallen into a trough."

"Oh, no wonder Bernard heard about your acquisition of Liverpool and called me to discuss the advertisement on his chest." Liu Yun nodded and muttered softly.

"What? Bernard wants Liverpool's chest advertisement? Lv doesn't take the cold route?" Yang Cheng was really surprised. In addition to producing TV, print ads and shows, when will lvmh these top luxury goods groups be on other platforms? Appeared on.

Yang Sen also looked at his wife in surprise, obviously this news was beyond his expectation.

"It's just an intention, it hasn't been decided yet." Liu Yun glanced beautifully, very upset about the attitude of Yang Sen and his son towards lvmh.

Yang Cheng smiled and spread his hands. "Then you have to tell Bernard to make a decision. Now Liverpool’s chest advertisement is Standard Chartered Bank. The annual sponsorship fee of 20 million pounds will expire the next year. Anyway, Bernard has money. Mom, you can’t turn your elbows outwards. You have to help me beat Bernard a few more times, and you have to match up with those London teams. Their sponsorship fees are as high as £40 million per year, which is twice my amount. It's so uncomfortable!"

"Be your dream, let Bernard spend 40 million pounds a year for advertising, it's better to kill him." Yang Sen then spit out.

The father and son made Liu Yun angry with a single sentence. They didn't care about makeup and hair, so they would go crazy when they jumped up from the sofa.

. . .

A family of three chatted and laughed in the room. Two hours passed quickly. They rearranged their clothes and took the elevator to the Starlight Conference Hall.

At this time, all the big coffee on Wall Street gathered together, and the friends who knew each other got together. The topic of conversation cannot be separated from Ahri.

As soon as Yang Cheng entered the venue, he greeted his parents and started activities alone with champagne. He wanted to learn about his views on Ari with the big investment banks. This time Ari is expected to release nearly 400 million shares. The stock price is 65-69 US dollars. How much he can get this little shrimp depends on the appetite of the predators, so he has to check the enemy in advance.

After walking a few steps, I met a group of people. Yang Cheng, who was speaking in the middle, knew Max Wolfe, a Manhattan venture capital partner, who seemed to wander past randomly, and heard him say, "I will buy Alibaba. Stocks, but I will be more cautious."

"How do you say?" someone agreed.

"I think there are still risks in country Z. For example, vie is part of the middle. More importantly, the relationship between the U.S. and the Chinese government is getting worse and worse. Look at Apple and Google. Retaliation, Ari, will definitely become the goal of the country."

Someone also helped, "Indeed, although the huge potential shown on the books allows everyone to see the cheering revenue figures, 95% of them actually come from their home market, not the international market."

Not all agree, and some people have put forward different opinions, "I think that from a long-term perspective, this company will be a winner. I will not be surprised that the stock issue price will rise. I think the market value of Ari will be at least US$200 billion after listing. "

Yang Cheng took a deep look and said that Ari's market value of 200 billion U.S. dollars, Johambos' Rifu, was very foresight.

He smiled deeply, drank a sip of champagne, and continued to move forward, looking for the next target of snooping, and going around a circle was obviously a celebrity who followed up to join in the fun, Drew Bernstein, a partner of Bernstein Research Company Into the eye.

"The most interesting part of Alibaba lies in its international routes, that is, how it succeeds in the European market, especially the Russian market, especially the fertile soil in the Far East. Amazon and Alibaba are in contention. Ground.

Moreover, from Ari’s internal considerations, Jack Ma is very likely to be the most energetic and witty ceo in country Z. Through the control agreement (vie), Jack Ma has complete control of the company, which has always been great in country Z. A topic. "

After a pause, I looked around at the audience and came up with a final conclusion, "Therefore, even though Ari's gimmick is greater than the substance, I will still buy Ari's stock and hold it for a long time."

Next, Yang Cheng listened to the views of analysts and CEOs from different investment banking companies, and finally found a corner with a heavy heart to wait for the speech to begin.

From the news he heard, Wall Street has very consistent views on Ali. Although Ali has many problems and shortcomings, it is a good investment target in the absence of high-quality potential stocks.

More importantly, everyone thinks that Ali is backed by the Z country market, and there are many predators on Wall Street who are escorted. The probability of failure is very low. The premise is that Z US does not break out large-scale wars, and given that the two countries are in each other Judging from the resources placed on the land, this possibility is infinitely close to zero, so in a while, the subscription will start to fight for hand speed.

A few minutes later, with the enthusiastic applause of all the guests and the enthusiastic introduction of Credit Suisse CEO Du Deheng, who is the host tonight, today’s protagonist is Jack Ma, who is not tall, thin, and looks alike. Debut, the first road show of Ari, it kicks off.

Jack Ma, dressed in a black suit and beige trousers, walked slowly onto the golden podium. The guests took their seats one by one, looking at the confident man on the stage with scrutinizing eyes.

In just 10 minutes of speech, Jack Ma gave full play to his ability to fool On-site golden sentences frequently appeared, such as "I went to Silicon Valley to try to raise funds, but was rejected by 30 venture capitalists. Now I'm back, just to ask you more money." For Lao Mei, who has a very low smile, his speech is undoubtedly a success.

At the same time, in his speech, Jack Ma also took the initiative to talk about the Alipay divestiture. Although he did not explain too much, he won the respect of the Wall Street investment community with the phrase "time will prove whether the decision is correct."

In the coming time, investors participating in the meeting can consult with the executives of Ariba in detail, such as the specific areas of financing will be used? Will it speed up the pace of entering the international market? Are you worried about future competition with Amazon?

Yang Cheng saw that Jack Ma was surrounded by investors in the inner and outer layers, and knew that the idea to talk to Jack Ma tonight had ended. He simply found the workbench in charge of the subscription process and dropped 600 million US dollars. , Subscribed for 9 million shares at a price of $66, which is expected to account for 0.3% of the total share capital. When he signed his name on the agreement, Ari’s staff reported on the spot, “Siwei Space Company subscribed for 9 million shares, thank you Alibaba's support."

The noisy voices at the scene seemed like the pause button was pressed, and they were all on Wall Street. Naturally, everyone would not forget the app created by the Yang family a few days ago. The holding company under his name is called Siwei Space?