Global Monopoly of Technology

Chapter 710 [The number one money-burning project on the blue coast]

This program became popular soon after it was broadcast. Galloway's theory is very popular nowadays, and many people buy it, and his book "Big Four" has been on the bestseller list as soon as it was published. .

"Isn't there any more trouble? It's only been a few days..." An executive who attended the regular meeting of internal executives of the Cote d'Azur company said.

Luo Sheng was also present. He was sitting in the chief position, and he was holding a book in his hand. This book is the "Big Four" written by Scott Galloway. bestseller.

"The attention it has caused is indeed not small, but it will not appear in practice. The AT\u0026T Group has gradually merged and merged from the split to the present. This is the default result of North America, although the voice of the split giant seems to be getting louder and louder among the people. , but when the great power competition has not settled, multinational giants cannot be broken up.”

Luo Sheng put down the book and continued: "If you want to break up your own large-scale leading enterprises, you will become someone else's board fish and lose your ability to compete across borders. What you are facing is not a better market environment, but facing the You can’t breathe under the pressure of competition from super-giant companies in other countries, and small companies face such a behemoth, it is a sure thing.”

Yao Jianhong said a little: "It makes sense. If you lose international competitiveness, you will lose international market share. No one will be stupid enough to passively defend in the end. The existence of multinational giants is to take the initiative to attack and defend with offense."

The old American side is calling for anti-monopoly investigations and breaking up super-giant group companies every day, but they have not seen anyone split up in the past 10 or 20 years. Instead, the AT\u0026T Group, which was split before, is now merged into one. .

The executive was still slightly worried: "Based on Europe and the United States, we are outsiders after all. They can protect their own technology giants, but they can play double standards for us. After all, we have to go out."

Luo Sheng said in an orderly manner: "It's not wrong to guard against the first hand and keep a little more mind, but we can't be timid because of this. In today's digital age, we have our unique advantages, and we will gain a relatively strong negotiating position with this advantage. Take the Wuzhou market as an example. If you don’t use my technology and service products, you will be abandoned by the times. If you use them, don’t think about having too much negotiating position, so don’t be frightened by their intimidation and threats. Their hearts are actually empty. very."

The big data of the Internet is really rare. The traditional European technology giants Nokia and Ericsson have gradually become outdated. Those who are not outdated are basically pinched by the throat of their destiny. It will be forcibly acquired by the old and beautiful technology giants.

At present, the entire land of Auzhou is basically dominated by foreign multinational technology giants such as Azure Coast, Bluestar Technology, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Samsung, etc.

Competing in this competition, on the contrary, none of the local technology companies can fight, and most of them choose to join a certain party due to the pressure of survival.

I can only worship the wharf as a little brother who barely makes a living.

In fact, Ouzhou has also produced startups with giant appearances. PureLiFi, a visible light wireless communication technology research and development company founded by Hyland Haas, is the most typical example.

Now that Zhou Zhouren had broken his thigh, he just handed over the company to Luo Sheng.

After joining the Cote d'Azur, the current PureLiFi company has risen by lightning on the shoulders of giants. It is currently valued by the industry at 200 billion US dollars. It is a well-deserved super unicorn company and the only company in the world that has been valued so far. More than $200 billion in start-up tech companies.

This year, Hyland Haas has begun to draw up plans for the IPO of PureLiFi on the New York Stock Exchange, and discussed this matter with Luo Sheng, the head of the parent company. After all, the largest shareholder is also the biggest backer. Although PureLiFi is a Founded in Ouzhou, the head is also German, but the basic market is in the Greater China market.

Although it is a skin, it is a Chinese bone.

The penetration rate of LiFi light guide technology in the Greater China market is the first in the world.

Luo Sheng also readily agreed and strongly supported him in rushing to the New York Stock Exchange to ring the bell for listing. At that time, it would be the full rise of a super giant and the largest holding subsidiary of the Côte d'Azur.

"The Financial Times described the 2010s in an article yesterday as the decade of the 'BANG' and said that most experts predict that these tech giants will continue their industry dominance for the next decade."

Yao Jianhong, who was present at the meeting, said with a smile, and then he added: "But what's more interesting is that the Financial Times reported that the New York Stock Exchange officially created a [BANG+] index the day before yesterday."

The so-called "BANG" concept has been around for a long time since it was first coined by CNBC TV host Jim Cramer in 2013, and the original concept represented four high-performing tech stocks: BlueStar , Amazon (Amazon), Netflix (Netflix) and Google (Google), the first letter of these four companies to form the "BANG" concept.

The "BANG+" index created by the New York Stock Exchange does not specifically refer to these four companies, but an index tracking of a basket of stocks of technology giants listed on the US stock market.

It also includes Microsoft, and Ali Baba, who brought the second "A", and PureLiFi, which is about to go to the NYSE to list visible light wireless communication technology.

These companies, without exception, represent the future technology trends, and another thing in common is the ultra-large scale of hundreds of billions of dollars.

If it weren't for the fact that the Cote d'Azur was not listed and the Cote d'Azur pure electric vehicle was listed on the big A, there would be absolutely no suspense that these two companies would enter the "BANG+" index.

Luo Sheng smiled and said, "The New York Stock Exchange also knows how to play. This so-called 'BANG+' index can be called a galactic battleship formed by technology stocks, and we are the leader of the undisputed leaders."

Everyone in the meeting couldn't help laughing lowly for a while. The entry threshold of the "BANG+" index of the New York Stock Exchange is unbelievably high. Only the real super tech giants or the tech giants that have clearly become the hegemons of a line have it. Eligible for inclusion in the index tracking, such as PureLiFi, a company that has only emerged in recent years.

The regular meeting was over, and other executives left one after another, but Luo Sheng, Yao Jianhong, and the person in charge of the company's technology department stayed behind to continue the meeting.

Gao Hua, a senior technical director from the Côte d'Azur Lab, said: "Mr. Luo, the R\u0026D budget for the virtual brain machine is overrun again..."

When Yao Jianhong heard the word "again", he couldn't help but sullenly said: "Why is your project overrun again? Overrun every year, the research and development funding of this project has become the company's number one gold-sucking monster. It is more than three times the R\u0026D expenditure of graphene materials. After ten years, 100 billion is still USD. Oh my god, can't you save it? It almost accounts for one-third of the company's R\u0026D expenditure. Other R\u0026D project teams are complaining to me, who am I to complain to? I have no money, I will print it myself...!"

The technology research and development projects under the Cote d'Azur are dazzling, ranging from a few million to hundreds of billions of expenditures such as "virtual brain machines".

Ten years ago, the Cote d'Azur Lab officially established the "Virtual Brain Machine" project and carried out research. At that time, the company was far less rich than it is now, and it was a sci-fi concept at that time, so the budget was only 2000 in the first year. million dollars, but it began to increase year by year.

Gao Hua said helplessly: "Mr. Yao, this can't be done. He has invested so much money in it. When there is no money, the entire project will be forced to shelve. Isn't the previous investment all wasted? Ten years later. It's not nothing, the technology has been iteratively improving, and if it is put on hold, it will really be a waste."

Yao Jianhong said with a serious attitude: "If you want money or not, if you want to die, you can do it. As far as your project department's speed of burning money, in a few years, the entire company must be hollowed out by you. A superparticle collider doesn't cost that much."

Luo Sheng watched the two of them perform silently, glanced at the two of them, and immediately became angry, "Okay, okay, you two don't sing in front of me, you can't make a fake one. If you have any opinions, just say don't turn around and complain in front of me. Besides, I personally approved the project ten years ago. Even if the project fails, I will bear the blame. I am fully responsible, and it is not your turn. Give me the top package, it's almost done, and what should be done has to be done."

The two looked at Luo Sheng and showed a strangely unanimous smile to hide their embarrassment. The BOSS was as ignorant as ever, and couldn't hide anything from him.

Looking at the two of them, Luo Sheng thought to himself that it was too difficult for him. These individuals in the management are all ghosts and ghosts. Without any strength, they really can't control Lao Yao and the others. The biggest consensus of the company is that all With Luo Sheng, there is no disagreement in the entire company from top to bottom.

And if he leaves office and does nothing, the company may not have the centripetal force that it has now.

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