Chapter 437 Ready to Go

From the evening of December 26 to the evening of December 31, Fang Zhuo spent almost all his energy on media interviews for five days.

Unlike domestic media, he needs to pay attention to the accuracy of his words when facing foreign media, and also avoid the traps set by some reporters intentionally or unintentionally.

This kind of small confrontation between the interviewer and the interviewee gave Fang Zhuo a headache, and he could only feel happier when he saw the serious information.

On the last night of December 2003, Fang Zhuo touched up his makeup before the interview in the hotel suite, and took time to meet Ni Runfeng who greeted him.

Coincidentally, Xiong Xiaoge also visited and chatted about the listing on the 2nd after the New Year's Day holiday of Nasdaq.

The makeup artist was putting the last step on the face of the young president. Xiong Xiaoge found this scene very novel. He walked around and sat down on the sofa, picking up the documents on the coffee table.

——The Hong Kong GEM listed company China Data Broadcasting under Ji Longfen's name is only a shell, and the current share price is less than HK$2.

——Even if this kind of stock has a book value, it is not recognized by the capital market. GEM companies have strict restrictions on the main business injected, and the company is entangled in lawsuits, so its value as a shell company is also limited.

——In addition, China Data Broadcasting has a great risk of suspension.

——APEX's headquarters in Ontario, California has office buildings and huge warehouses, all of which are mainly rented, and its trademarks do not have much value due to its industry reputation.

——According to the assessment of the credit agency Dun & Bradstreet, APEX has a high risk.

"Old Xiong, hey."

Xiong Xiaoge was reading it seriously, and was suddenly called. He jumped in his heart and subconsciously put down the document.

"It's okay, just take a look, it's just some evaluations, Changhong will go through legal procedures." Fang Zhuo poured a cup of tea for Lao Xiong.

Xiong Xiaoge nodded slightly and asked, "So this company has no value? The listed company under his name has no value either?"

"It's just a channel dealer, and it's still based on defaulting on payments. What value can it have?" Fang Zhuo laughed, "The warehouse is rented, the goods in the warehouse are taken on IOUs, the terminal is from Walmart, and the company's funds may be from the financial side. Well, it can be considered starting from scratch, but the risk is very high. This President Ji has some means, but the pattern is not big."

Xiong Xiaoge concentrated: "What do you mean?"

"He doesn't dare to face things. Old Ni came all the way from China, but he avoided him. How can he do things like this?" Fang Zhuo shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about anything else. Let's just say that when you gathered a group of people to find me in the company, did I avoid it? If you don't even dare to face difficult problems, how can you do things?"

Xiong Xiaoge thought to himself, that's because you are ready.

However, he thought again that this APEX company's President Ji must have been prepared for this, but he still avoided President Ni, which is indeed a bit short of pattern.

Before he could speak, Ni Runfeng knocked on the door and came in.

Xiong Xiaoge hadn't seen him for a few days and felt that he looked even more worried.

He quickly took the documents on the table, fearing that the information inside would be seen.

"Old Ni, how are you?" Fang Zhuo greeted him generously and poured a cup of tea for the chairman.

"Hey, we have to formally sue APEX through legal procedures. No one is at the address that Yi Ke found through Walmart a few days ago, but thank you, Mr. Fang." Ni Runfeng said distressedly, "Lawyer Martin said he is confident that he will win the lawsuit, but it may take more than a year to win."

Fang Zhuo looked directly at Ni Runfeng: "Will there be trouble in China?"

Ni Runfeng was silent for a while and said: "Mr. Fang, to be honest, it is indeed very troublesome."

He continued hesitantly: "I am, I am considering whether to go back..."

Fang Zhuo frowned and interrupted: "Old Ni, you are too pessimistic. This is definitely not a good choice."

Xiong Xiaoge also heard what the head of Changhong meant.

But he didn't say anything, just watched Mr. Fang's ten-minute long earnest advice, which included domestic public opinion, economic focus, enterprise development evaluation and other multi-dimensional advice.

Anyway, the point is that the situation is not that bad, you, Old Ni, have to go back.

Xiong Xiaoge couldn't help laughing at the end. He felt that if Mr. Fang clearly offered real help, it would definitely directly boost Mr. Ni's confidence. Now Mr. Ni might be too discouraged because of the setbacks in finding Mr. Ji of APEX.

Finally, Ni Runfeng dispelled the idea that suddenly emerged from the bottom of his heart, and congratulated again: "Mr. Fang, Yike will be listed tomorrow. I am really sorry to bother you today."

"It's okay, Lao Ni, we are all from China, and we are unfamiliar with New York, so why don't we help each other." Fang Zhuo shook his head, "Don't worry, I will urge Martin more, and I will also let the company try to contact Walmart to see if there is a good solution."

"Lao Ni, what are you going to do now?"

"Return to China to maintain control of Changhong and continue to lead Changhong forward."

"Take the example I met, Duan Yongji of Sina, think about it, what will be the evaluation of him after I drove him out of Sina? The more prosperous Sina is, the lower the evaluation of his role in Sina's development will be."

"You have worked in Changhong for decades, are you willing to be stabbed in the back in the future?"

Fang Zhuo said righteously: "The old horse is still ambitious, Lao Ni, only if you fight can you have a chance, but if you don't fight, you won't have even a chance."

Ni Runfeng fell into deep thought.

At this time, the assistant came and knocked on the door, reminding that the interview time was up.

"Old Ni, you talk to Old Xiong. He sees the situation more clearly than I do. I still have an interview." Fang Zhuo glanced at Xiong Xiaoge.

Xiong Xiaoge saw the situation clearly in an instant. Mr. Fang needed Mr. Ni to go back and control Changhong.

A few seconds later, Fang Zhuo left the room.

Xiong Xiaoge and Ni Runfeng had a chat about business, ethics, competition, and development.

He was very glad that he was good at this.

Ni Runfeng was also very glad that he could meet two industry leaders on this trip to New York.

…

January 2, 2004, 8 am, US time, 8 pm, Beijing time.

Su Wei received a call from New York in the company office. It was Mr. Fang calling, and the background sound was very noisy.

"Hello, Mr. Fang, you haven't started yet, right?"

"No, Mr. Su, wait."

The background sound gradually quieted down.

"There's still an hour and a half before the Nasdaq opens." Fang Zhuo said, "Are you nervous?"

"Why should I be nervous? It must be you who are nervous on the spot." Su Wei smiled, even though she was refreshing the news in real time in the office.

"I'm fine, but I don't know what to say later. Oh, yes, I called because I have something to tell you these two days." Fang Zhuo said the purpose, "We will set up a game department in China, you can recruit talents and pay higher salaries."

"Huh? Game department?" Su Wei hesitated for a moment, "Like Sina? Considering introducing foreign games?"

"Yes, Sina's game department is considered from the perspective of stock price and market value. Now that Yike is going public, I think we can't treat our own company badly, so there is a business that can be done together, and it can also stimulate the stock prices of both companies, killing two birds with one stone." Fang Zhuo explained.

Su Wei understood and knew what to do.

She thought and asked, "Poaching, right? Can you poach people from Sina?"

Fang Zhuo rarely hesitated for two seconds on such a matter, and said tactfully, "Good birds choose trees to roost in, competition leads to development, and brother companies should achieve each other and make progress together."

"Okay, I understand. Remember to take more photos and send them to me, especially the ones who ring the bell." Su Wei was still more concerned about this matter.

"Don't worry, today's spirits are all full, and we at Yike must make a good start on the first day of listing this year." Fang Zhuo said confidently.

Yike is listed today, Goldman Sachs' "buy" rating is ready to move, IDG and Deutsche Bank are ready to pull it up with all their strength, DCM has called friends, and all media newspapers have bought press releases, everything is ready.