Global Monopoly of Technology

Bluestar Technology, Office of the Executive Vice President.

"Okay, Mr. Luo, I understand, um." Zhang Bowen ended the call, put the landline phone back, and leaned back on the boss's chair with emotion.

Yesterday, Bluestar Technology disclosed the news of the issuance of 8.5 billion US dollars of corporate bonds, which caused a huge sensation in the industry, and the media was not surprised.

Zhang Bowen's call just now was with Luo Sheng. Only then did Lao Zhang know that the Goldman Sachs person called his immediate boss directly yesterday, and they soon negotiated a debt cooperation.

Although Goldman Sachs Group is notorious, it is undeniable that as long as you are strong enough, courageous and confident, it is very powerful to cooperate with such capital predators, and there are many benefits. If you are not strong enough, you will definitely Goldman Sachs eats no bones left.

"Mr. Zhang, how is it?"

In the office, Lao Zhang's assistant asked curiously.

Zhang Bowen nodded and said, "Mr. Luo negotiated a $100 million corporate bond with the Goldman Sachs two hours ago, and the Goldman family ate it."

Lao Zhang's assistant was stunned and said: "It's really US$100 million instead of RMB? Didn't Goldman Sachs cry out for bankruptcy in the middle of the second quarter, calling the North American authorities for help? Why is there so much spare money all of a sudden?"

Hearing this, Zhang Bowen grinned and said lightly: "Do you think that the subprime mortgage crisis is breaking out, Wall Street is facing a big enemy, and those big investment banks can't protect themselves? If you think so, it is a big mistake, not only Goldman Sachs now If you have money, other capital consortia are very rich. The world is very chaotic, those who are really rich are crying poor, and the companies that are really poor are pretending that they have no problem with their funds and have taken out loans, but they don’t really want to be swollen. Filling up the fat man, but you will lose customers when you burst into a financial crisis, and it will become a more vicious circle..."

The North American authorities definitely hope that these big banks and investment banks will actively bail out the market. These banks very much want to get a lot of funds, but they are very wary of the North American authorities. Henry Paulson called up the heads of the major Wall Street bankers. Hold a meeting and ask everyone to pay to save the city.

The first instinct of these big capitalists is to be very vigilant, especially the extreme resistance to the North American authorities intending to interfere with their operations. The interference of the authorities in business operations is very serious in North America, and the North American authorities are not the same, even It is not possible to ask a company to go bankrupt in the name of administration, because this is contrary to the constitution of the old United States.

This time Bluestar Technology Group issued external bonds, and Wall Street suddenly had spare money. Instead of using it to save the market, it bought the corporate bonds of Bluestar Technology Group. This made the North American authorities and many companies that could not get loans very upset. There's nothing you can do, because you can't intervene, and there's no good explanation for it. The explanation is free market behavior.

This time, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan have "spare money". These two Wall Street financial giants alone won 70%, and the rest were subscribed by other public funds and private fund accounts.

The 8.5 billion US dollars of corporate bonds were quickly robbed, and the first-tier financial institutions won all of them, and the next-tier tier could not get it. As for the retail investors who want to sell this 3A-rated bond I can wash and sleep, and I have everything in my dreams.

For outsiders, this is no different from giving money, it is like if I give you $10 billion, and you pay me back the total principal and interest of about $15 billion in five years, and you will earn no loss.

There is almost zero risk, but the returns explode. Under the current economic environment, Bluestar Technology Group has no negative assets.

It has tens of billions of dollars in cash reserves.

As a group giant, this is very amazing. There is no need to worry about the repayment ability of Bluestar Technology. There is a huge gap between this 3A-level corporate bond and those mortgage-backed bonds.

However, the issue of Bluestar Technology's bond issue has been abuzz in the industry and the media, and there has been a lot of discussion on the Internet.

"This winter is colder than expected. Even a company as rich as Bluestar Technology is issuing debt and borrowing money."

"It is estimated that there is a problem with the capital chain of Bluestar Technology. Maybe many businesses are accounts receivable. In the current economic environment, a large number of enterprises are closing down one after another."

"What do the guys upstairs think? It's too simple. If there is really a problem with the capital chain, it should be a public offering. Another thing is that Bluestar Technology still has more than 10 billion US dollars. So there must be other reasons for borrowing money, but it is definitely not the reason for the problem of the capital chain. The show of these big groups is more than one show, don't think too simple. "

"Forehead……"

"I don't understand the operation of these big companies. If you have money and borrow so much money, the high interest rate is scary."

"8.5 billion US dollars, all issued overseas. Brother Luo is not authentic. It is estimated that the financial institutions in the mainland are jealous, and even yelled at their backs. This does not allow their own people to make money, and they have to give it to Wall Street."

"Then what should I do? People want dollars. There is no shortage of renminbi. They can only be circulated in China. Foreigners don't recognize them. If you have dollars, you will definitely borrow them. It's a bit unfair to deduct this pot from Luo. According to the information disclosed in the last quarter, in terms of asset allocation of Bluestar Technology Group, there are about 20 billion RMB in cash, which can only be spent domestically. Trading."

"Alas, the abominable dollar hegemony!"

"For a 3A-rated bond like Bluestar Technology, retail investors don't need to think about it, just take a look, and just scolding and venting. It is said that the news reports are basically digested by the major shareholders who invested in Bluestar Technology during its entrepreneurship. If it’s gone, it’s basically Wall Street, and big domestic institutions may not be able to subscribe.”

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In fact, some of them have been subscribed in China. Luo Sheng still made some money for some domestic financial institutions. In fact, he didn't need it at all, but he still gave some, but the amount was limited. Among the 8.5 billion US dollars of corporate bonds, less than The US$800 million was issued domestically, which is about 5 billion yuan in bonds.

In fact, it really doesn't make much sense. It is also lying in the company's safe when borrowed. Bluestar Technology Group's current RMB is completely sufficient, and more than 20 billion yuan is more than enough to meet the development of the mainland.

The reason why I have to give a little to the mainland this time when issuing bonds is a matter of the world. If you have money, everyone will make money together. If you make less money, you will make money. It’s better than not making a penny. , with few enemies, Bluestar Technology Group's road is easy to go.

When money is scattered, people gather, and the more scattered, the more Luo Sheng still understands this truth.

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The time came to August 2008, and Bluestar Technology Group's second quarter financial statements of this year were released a week later than usual.

The total revenue for the quarter was US$4.77 billion, the business revenue fell sharply again, and the net profit was negative again, with a loss of US$100 million.

If Bluestar Technology were to open source and cut expenditure during the current economic winter, the profit could still be guaranteed, but it was not.

Other companies have closed down and laid off employees, but the recruitment information of Bluestar Technology Group has always been linked to the human resources market. Up to now, it has continued to expand its recruitment. At present, it has recruited a lot of outstanding talents. It's not good that many outstanding talents have lost their jobs because of the bankruptcy of the original company.

It is a good time to harvest talents. The company is really short of talents, especially excellent talents, whether in technical positions or management positions, they are all in short supply.

A new project cross-platform chat application WhatAPP was established before.

As soon as the audited financial report for the second quarter was disclosed, the stock of Bluestar Technology Group fell. Of course, the stock market has been falling continuously under the current situation, so it is not surprising, but the decline accelerated after the disclosure of this financial report.

The total market value of Bluestar Technology dropped to US$127.9 billion in after-hours trading that day, and the market value also dropped from the second to the third among the top ten listed IT companies in the world.

Cisco's market value rose against the trend during this period, reaching $140 billion, and Cisco's competitor Hua Wei also performed well at this time.

But Microsoft is also plummeting. Although it still firmly dominates the throne of the first listed IT company, its market value has fallen to 249.3 billion US dollars.

Google, which is hailed as one of the IT rookies "Gemini" by Silicon Valley, is ranked behind Bluestar Technology Group, which is also one of the "Gemini". The current market value is 126.2 billion US dollars. The two companies are currently falling evenly. .

Interestingly, the market value of Bluestar Technology Group has plummeted. Luo Sheng and his core management team are very happy, but there is a strange group of neurotics who are happier than them.

That is a part of the "public knowledge" and "big V" groups. Looking at this situation, they began to hype the Bluestar Technology Group. The revenue plummeted, debt issuance was urgent, and there were hidden dangers in the capital chain, but it was only a flash in the pan.

These people are all neurotic groups with distorted personalities who "everything in the west must be praised, and every time in China must be stepped on". The funny thing is that the platform for their voice is the social platform of Bluestar Technology Group, and they enjoy the voice provided by Bluestar Technology in the last web2.0 era. window.

However, the company's management team did not block these "public knowledge" and "big V". First, they are disdainful, which is really cheap; second, this neurotic group has some value for use. It's a bit useful for the activity of the platform; wouldn't it make them more noble if they were banned in the third place? Maybe the fake has come true.

This is an inevitable product of the times, and Luo Sheng can't stop the birth of such neurotic groups. With these "public knowledge", "big V" and "cents", the same Internet has also spawned "***", all of which It is a group with sturdy fighting power, and it is also a group that will inevitably emerge as the times require.

Under the hustle and bustle on the Internet, the time came to September 15, 2008. On this day, a major event occurred on Wall Street that shocked the world. Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest investment bank in North America, fell into a serious financial crisis and had to announce its application. Bankruptcy Protection.

The panic index of the entire market instantly exploded, and the financial crisis triggered by North American subprime mortgage bonds entered a more serious inflection point with the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which triggered a vicious chain reaction.

A more serious financial crisis has come, and it has begun to spread wildly around the world.

For others, the next moment is the moment of fear, but for Luo Sheng, the next moment is the moment of greed.

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