After returning to the United States, Li Zetian immediately asked Dongfang Yuqin about the situation of the US stock market.
"There are quite a few Internet-listed companies on Nasdaq whose stock prices have fallen?"
Dongfang Yuqin shook his head and said, "When I sold a small portion of the shares, the stock prices of many Internet companies did drop, but they rebounded later. However, I speculate that the Internet bubble may not last long."
Li Zetian nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
At the moment, he still has a large number of shares on hand that have not been sold, and once the Internet bubble burst, the value of these shares will seriously shrink.
"Well, it seems that we have to speed up!" Li Zetian muttered, "However, we must not let the people feel that we have no confidence in the Internet! During this period, we happened to be making acquisitions in Southeast Asia, and selling our stocks would also It's an excuse..."
Dongfang Yuqin smiled and said, "Yes."
Li Zetian smiled and said: "Then let people let out the wind and say that our acquisition plan still needs a lot of funds, so we have to continue to sell stocks to cash out!!"
"Well, okay, then I'll arrange it!"
The current year is 1998. In the previous life, in 2000, the Internet bubble burst. Therefore, the current Internet market is very hanging.
After dinner, Li Zetian took a short rest and then came to the study. There are a lot of things for him to deal with now.
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"Chronos Li is crazy enough. He keeps buying Southeast Asian companies and selling shares of Internet companies without money!"
"Yes, the shares of Microsoft, Galaxy Network, Yahoo, Amazon, TripAdvisor and other companies held by Chronos Li have been greatly reduced. As a result, during this period, the share prices of almost all Internet companies have been affected!"
"It can't be Internet concept stocks, can it?"
"How could it not be possible! Senior investment experts on Wall Street said that this is just because Chronos Li sold more stocks, which caused most of the Internet stock prices to fall, but this is only a temporary phenomenon. Wall Street and investors are still optimistic about the Internet, and it won't take long , Internet concept stocks will rebound!"
"Yes, I think many experts and professors say the same."
"Now, the stock price of the Internet company has fallen a lot, then I will buy a little bit quickly, and when it rebounds, I will make a profit!"
"Haha, heroes see the same thing, I think so too!"
"… "
In fact, many experts and professors have received money from Dongfang Yuqin and advocated that the Internet situation is very good, thus fooling and paralyzing those investors and investors.
By the end of 1998, Li Zetian had cashed out at least $400 billion!
Originally, Li Zetian roughly held 55% to 70% of the shares of listed companies, but now it has become 40% to 55%. This is still Li Zetian slowing down, so as not to cause an avalanche in the stock market. If he is allowed to do it, the speed of cash out will be very fast, and at the same time, it is very likely to directly lead to the bursting of the Internet bubble!
New Years is coming soon.
At the beginning of the year, Internet stock prices have rebounded, and they have risen sharply.
Li Zetian continued to cash out the shares unhurriedly. Since there was not much selling at once, it was just a wave of waves on the huge Nasdaq. In addition, people have become accustomed to Li Zetian's stock-selling situation and no longer have fear. Right now, the Internet market is so good, and stock prices have risen sharply. Who doesn't want to buy more
At this time, Time Warner learned that Li Zetian was cashing out the shares of AOL, so it suddenly came to the door and expressed its desire to acquire AOL.
"Mr. Li, since you don't plan to hold the shares of AOL, you might as well sell it to Time Warner!" Time Warner CEO Bill Robert's eyes flashed shrewdly as he said to Li Zetian with a smile.
Li Zetian was overjoyed when he heard this. Even if the Internet bubble did not burst, AOL was unable to compete in the face of competition from Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Amazon, Tencent and other companies. Li Zetian is planning to sell all the shares of America Online.
"It seems that your Time Warner company can't get so much money, right?" Li Zetian said lightly, his face was calm, so that the other party could not see his attitude.
Bill Robert nodded and admitted, "Yes, that's right. But Time Warner is willing to trade equity if you want!"
Li Zetian pretended to be contemplative, but in fact he was overjoyed in his heart.
After more than ten seconds, Li Zetian said: "Well, I thought about it, the method you said is indeed feasible!"
"Mr. Li, since you agree, let's discuss how to conduct the equity transaction." Bill Robert said.
"OK!"
Li Zetian negotiated with Time Warner for a week, and Li Zetian was eager to acquire Time Warner's shares in order to acquire it in the future, so it doesn't matter even a little bit of profit. Furthermore, I am afraid that the Internet bubble is about to burst, and it is important to win the equity of Time Warner as soon as possible, so as not to have a long dream.
Li Zetian also owns 51% of AOL's shares. After the equity transfer, Li Zetian got 27.5% of Time Warner's shares and is also the largest shareholder of Time Warner! AOL is basically equivalent to a subsidiary of Time Warner, and the two companies have begun to carry out more in-depth and comprehensive cooperation.
Seeing Bill Robert who left with a happy face after signing the contract, Li Zetian shook his head and smiled: "In a few months, I'm afraid I won't be happy anymore..."
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Soon, in the blink of an eye, more than two months passed.
Among listed companies such as Microsoft, Galaxy Network, Yahoo, Amazon, TripAdvisor, etc., Li Zetian only holds 20% of the shares, and the rest are cashed out. However, he is still the largest shareholder of major listed companies. After counting, he has already cashed out 120 million US dollars of funds, which is much more than what he is currently earning in the Asian financial crisis!
At this time, Li Zetian did not want to continue to cash out, so as not to have too few shares in his hand and lose the company's right to speak.
Immediately afterwards, he invited Tian Shuai, Zhang Yan, Bill Gates, Buffett and others to his home for dinner.
At the dinner table, Li Zetian said, "As you all know, I have sold a lot of shares in listed companies recently. I invited you over to dinner today just to talk about this. In my opinion, the current Internet industry has a very serious bubble. , I'm afraid it will be shattered soon. Next, I will continue to cash out!"
Li Zetian glanced at them, Tian Shuai and the others were all shocked!
Li Zetian suggested in a serious and sincere tone: "Here, I will give you a suggestion. In order to avoid risks, it is better to quietly cash out some of your shares!"
Zhang Yan frowned and said, "Mr. Li, are you sure that the Internet bubble will burst in a short time? When exactly?"
Li Zetian smiled and replied: "This is not accurate, but it gives me the feeling that it's too soon!"
Li Zetian doesn't want to say too sure. In fact, even he doesn't know when the Internet bubble burst. As for how they choose, it's up to them. Seeing that they are all his partners and friends, Li Zetian reminded them.
Everyone is thoughtful, in fact, everyone knows that the Internet bubble is serious, the market value of Galaxy Network has reached as high as 680 billion US dollars, and the market value of Microsoft is not low, reaching 605 billion US dollars. Obviously, the market value is inflated, and the difference between the company's own profits is huge!
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Since February 10, the Nasdaq stock market has become turbulent.
Tian Shuai, Zhang Yan, Bill Gates and others listened to Li Zetian's persuasion and quietly sold their shares.
By early March, the NASDAQ Composite reached its highest point at 5,048.62, and has since fallen slightly.
"Don't worry everyone, this is just a correction in the stock market." Market analysts and experts have followed.
When the investors heard this, their confidence returned.
However, the avalanche of Internet technology companies finally occurred. On March 8, a large number of high-tech stocks such as Galaxy Network, Microsoft and other tens of billions of dollars in selling orders happened to appear on the first trading day (Monday) morning after the weekend at the same time. As a result of the selling, NASDAQ fell from 5038 to 4879 at the opening, a full 4% drop!
When Li Zetian cashed out his shares, he was cautious, and tried his best to keep the sell order below US$5 billion at the same time.
Today, the sudden emergence of more than 10 billion US dollars of sell orders can not help but cause huge panic among investors.
The processing of bulk sell orders triggered a chain reaction of sell-offs, with investors, funds and institutions starting to liquidate.
In just three days, the stock prices of Internet technology companies have plummeted, and the NASDAQ composite index has lost nearly 1,000 points.
Afterwards, Li Zetian learned that it turned out that Tian Shuai, Zhang Yan, Bill Gates and others all sold a large order on March 8, and just this morning, other shareholders also sold a lot of large orders. Combined, that's more than $10 billion.
In addition, Li Zetian has been selling shares before, obviously he has no confidence in the Internet.
Internet technology has collapsed, and it can't be pulled back again!
Li Zetian couldn't help but smile bitterly, "If I hadn't asked Tian Shuai, Zhang Yan and others to sell their shares, the Internet bubble might have lasted for a while. It seems that the culprit behind the bursting of the Internet bubble was myself..."
However, Li Zetian looked back and thought that he had already cashed out anyway, so he didn't care about flooding.
At this moment, despite Li Zetian's frantic acquisitions of companies in Asia, he still has two or three trillion US dollars of cash reserves in his hands. ! !
The collapse of the Soviet Union, the Asian financial crisis, and the Internet bubble made Li Zetian's wealth accumulate at an incredible rate. However, I am afraid it will be difficult to have such a good opportunity to make money in the future!
With so much money, it’s time to do something big, such as crazy, even no-cost, climbing the technology tree!
Li Zetian began to plan ambitiously.
Tian Shuai, Zhang Yan, Bill Gates and others came to Li Zetian's house one after another to express their gratitude to him.
"Mr. Li, the Internet bubble really burst. If you hadn't reminded me, I would have lost tens of billions of dollars!!" Zhang Yan said excitedly. He holds nearly 5% of the shares of Galaxy Network Company. According to Galaxy Network Company In terms of subverting the market value, Zhang Yan’s shares are worth nearly $36 billion.
Li Zetian smiled and said, "How many shares have you cashed out?"
"I only cashed out 2.5%, and left almost 2.5% of the shares." Zhang Yan said with a smile.
"At least $15 billion..." Li Zetian said.
Zhang Yan chuckled and nodded, "It's $13.5 billion, and the stock price fell later."
Tian Shuai and Zhang Yan came together, and Li Zetian turned to look at Tian Shuai.
Tian Shuai said: "I sold 3% of my shares and cashed out $16 billion!"
Li Zetian smiled and said, "Tian Shuai is more courageous!"
Zhang Yan pouted and said, "It's not much worse..."
After a pause, Zhang Yan asked in a low voice, "Mr. Li, do you think the market value of Galaxy Network can recover to more than 600 billion US dollars?"
Li Zetian thought for a while, then shook his head: "I'm afraid it's a bit difficult..."
Zhang Yan said angrily, "If this is the case, I should sell some more shares!"
Li Zetian hesitated and said, "The current market value of Galaxy Network has dropped from 6,800 to 500 billion US dollars. I think it will continue to fall, even to 100 billion US dollars!"
"How is that possible!!!" Zhang Yan opened his mouth wide, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Mr. Li, did you guess wrong?" Tian Shuai couldn't help frowning and said.
"I also hope that my guess is wrong... In short, the impact of the bursting of the Internet bubble is very serious!" Li Zetian said this and couldn't help but sigh slightly. After all, he was the biggest victim. However, after the Internet winter is over, these shares can be repurchased at a low price, and they can make a lot of money.
That being the case, the stock price fell even more violently.
Tian Shuai and Zhang Yan's expressions changed, wondering if they should sell their shares next
After the two had a meal at Li Zetian's house, they left.
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The Asian financial crisis has just ended, and the Internet economic crisis has come again.
Almost every day now, an internet technology company goes bankrupt.
Time Warner is already on the verge of tears, and it has only been a few months since it acquired AOL. The stock price has collapsed, and its market value has shrunk by half!
Bill Robert called Li Zetian and complained.
Li Zetian also expressed his sadness.
"Mr. Bill Robert, don't you know, the avalanche of Internet stocks, I am now losing a lot, at least... At least $500 billion!!!"
Bill Robert almost rolled his eyes when he heard this.
"Mr. Li, who doesn't know that you have already cashed out most of your shares! Did you expect the Internet economic crisis to come?!" Bill Robert asked curiously.
Li Zetian said: "I just know that the market value of Internet companies is generally inflated and the bubble is serious. I have no other advantages, except that I am not greedy. Seeing the market value of these companies is so high, I am apprehensive, so I chose to cash out early. Which. Chengxiang, after I cashed out, within two or three months, the Internet bubble burst! This is really lucky... "
"Mr. Li, you are really a person blessed by God!" Bill Robert sighed.
"Well, yes, I think so too!" Li Zetian nodded and said with emotion, thinking to himself, if there is no transmigration and rebirth, there will be no me now, God is really not thin to me!