MTL - Wall Street Legend-Chapter 418 transition period
Chapter 418 Transition Period
At the annual meeting in Silicon Valley last year.
The only ones who got the house were the high-level executives in the company, and most of the ordinary employees have not been able to live in it.
Whatsapp equity rewards only involved more than 400 people, so a more detailed distribution level can be formulated and directly distributed.
It was quite grand, but in Ye Dongqing's expectation, it could only be regarded as mediocre. It might be a real feast when Facebook goes public, so I didn't take it seriously. With so many shareholders of the company, it hindered the Whatsapp chat program from landing on Nasdaq The last hurdle in the market has also been resolved. According to the regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, the number of original shareholders before listing must be at least 300.
Many benefits were given to the employees in Silicon Valley. Under Ye Dongqing's suggestion, even the Internet companies he invested in had a bloodbath before last year's holiday. As for Manhattan, honestly, Ye Dongqing didn't think this Helping employees is more important than Silicon Valley employees because they can be replaced at any time, and there are always suitable talents waiting.
Just like Apple, a product director with rich experience is more useful than the chief financial officer or human resources director in his mind, so in the end, he only gave more cash rewards, and did not mention equity rewards at all. Some will be rewarded to corporate executives, but not now.
Ye Dongqing thinks that she has not treated them badly, but for the sake of her own interests, she can wait in the short term.
Investing in social welfare undertakings burns more money than imagined.
Making money may not be easy, but spending money is very simple. Public welfare has just started, and it is estimated that the investment in three years may reach more than one billion U.S. dollars. , to build an office area close to the employee community.
I thought about Apple’s ugly flying saucer headquarters in my previous life, and I also thought about tinkering with some strange buildings. However, considering the cost factor, I finally decided to be a little conservative.
The Cobra Building under construction is already burning a lot of money, and now he is relatively short of funds, because he is reluctant to sell and cash out, and his money is tight. This does not mean that Ye Dongqing is short of money, he just wants to earn more through investment, in the short term Not going to cash out.
It is enough to be able to round up. Even if there is a liquidity crisis, it is not too difficult to sell securities assets. Some brokerages have been staring at Facebook and Danshui Investment Group for more than two years, only worrying that they have no chance to start.
This time Whatsapp is listed.
It caused a sensation as early as the road show, so that the listing agency raised the issue price a bit, and the final price was based on the market value of 10 billion US dollars to raise 1 billion US dollars for listing. With Ye Dongqing as a golden signboard, The subscription situation is extremely hot, the Internet market has entered a new round of hot market, and the timing of listing is not bad.
There is definitely a sense of accomplishment in nurturing a listed company with a market capitalization of more than 10 billion U.S. dollars, but it is not so strong for Ye Dongqing. There is no harm if there is no comparison. Facebook’s valuation is right there, whether it is In terms of revenue, influence, room for growth, etc., Facebook is stronger than Whatsapp.
The richer she is, the more Buddhist Ye Dongqing becomes.
The overall performance is that there is no life goal, listless all day long, not very interested in anything, etc. If you enter this state when you get old, your life should be very comfortable, but you must know that Ye Dongqing is only 22 years old.
It’s not that I haven’t thought about finding some fun for myself, such as entering the field of charity and public welfare. After a period of time, I found that it was not as interesting as I imagined. For example, I went to drink and pick up girls with Karkawi, Little Edward, Richard and others. It was too easy to get Yes, it will get boring after a long time. He has been busy with business matters for more than three years. Recently, he feels inexplicably anxious when reading various financial reports and documents. What he wants to do most is to find a place with beautiful scenery to lie down, and then Let the time pass.
He knew that there was something wrong with his state, probably because of the great sense of loss that comes with reaching the peak that a person can achieve in this world, just like standing on the top of Mount Everest and looking around, finding that he is no longer There is also no peak to climb.
I called Gates, who has been the richest man in the world for a long time, and the other party told me that he had to learn to adapt to this state slowly, and that life would be so boring in the future, and he should find something to do and so on.
Ye Dongqing asked him what he wanted to do, and Gates replied strangely...playing online games, or learning yoga, or fishing.
It is a bit different from the imagined life. In fact, Ye Dongqing can also be busy every day without touching the ground, and just participate in various activities that send invitations to him, but it will be boring to participate in too many social activities.
Originally planned to go to the company to help out more, but found that it was almost as good as not being there, and the group of professional managers could handle it very well.
What can he do? Desperation is certain. It is estimated that it will take some time to adapt to this salted fish-like lifestyle. He has already taken the time to list some plans and does not intend to continue to waste time at home.
Resurrecting his life brought about great changes in Ye Dongqing's life, but at the same time made him lose a lot of expectations for the future.
Ordinary people always hope that their life will get better and better in the future. However, for him, it is very good now, and it may not even get better. He thought that people's hearts cannot be filled with money, but the facts prove that they can. Full, this number is almost 30 billion US dollars, and the old Buffett also told him that he no longer has expectations for the future, and suggested that he take a walk and have a look, and then decide what he wants to do next.
The seemingly useful suggestions did not help Ye Dongqing much. Last week, Zhen learned from Gates to play online games. He has no talent for this area. Later, Ye Dongqing bought 15% of the shares of Blizzard Entertainment. It is recommended that they develop more large-scale games for themselves to play.
How should I put it, this is a trouble for rich people. Ordinary people want to try but have no chance. There is actually no problem in life, but the problem is mentality.
March 5th this morning.
Ye Dongqing attended the listing ceremony of Whatsapp. He gave up the opportunity to speak to others and rang the bell with several product managers.
The company is very good, and the prospect is also good. Not surprisingly, it rose a little after the market opened, but the range was not too large. This shows that the price was set just right. It neither plunged before the market opened, nor rose too much to cause Ye Dongqing to suffer losses.
The process has already made him look forward to it, the result is not too important, the mood is okay, but not too excited.
At the gate of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, a homeless man suddenly came over to thank Ye Dongqing, and told Ye Dongqing, "I took a tent from you, but later I was short of money to buy food and sold it again. You More handsome than in the papers..."
(end of this chapter)
