Chapter 234 Microsoft goes public and raises US$2.5 billion!
When black people are racially profiled, many people will resist, including leaders of the black civil rights movement such as Martin Luther King in the early years.
When Chinese people are racially discriminated against, they often swallow their anger.
Li Zetian has always been the pride of the Chinese, and even the leader of the Chinese.
Under his influence, the identity of the Chinese has been improved, but the deep-rooted racial discrimination has not been eliminated. Whether in the United Kingdom or the United States, you can often see scenes of Chinese being insulted and ridiculed by white people and even black people.
This time, Li Zetian took a firm stance on the issue of racial discrimination against him by The Sun and insisted on asking The Sun to cease publication! Otherwise, he will never give up! ! !
This is not only an insult to him, but also an insult to the Chinese people.
"Black people have Martin Luther King, and Chinese people have me, Li Zetian!" Li Zetian said to himself in his heart.
In this world, if Li Zetian doesn’t stand up for the Chinese, who else is willing to stand up for the Chinese?
Leader of the Chinese civil rights movement, Li Zetian is responsible for his duties! ! !
In order to punish "The Sun" and prevent the world from continuing to look down on Chinese people, Li Zetian did not hesitate to use a lot of resources to severely attack Murdoch's News Corporation!
So Murdoch chose to surrender.
The current News Corporation cannot afford to offend the powerful Li Zetian!
After the racial discrimination incident in "The Sun", the whole world saw the strength of the Chinese, and it also boosted the morale and confidence of the Chinese, allowing them to stand upright in front of white people!
The road is long and far away, I will search up and down!
It is true that there is a long way to go, but Li Zetian has no shirk of responsibility!
The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility!
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A week later, the racial discrimination controversy among Chinese began to subside.
June 1st is also the second birthday of Xiao Youran. Microsoft chose to go public today to seek auspiciousness. I hope Microsoft's listing will be a huge success!
Li Zetian and Yu Jingqiu came to Nasdaq with Xiao Youran. While ringing the bell, they celebrated Xiao Youran's birthday, giving her an unforgettable birthday. Looking back on it from now on, it will be full of happiness. On such an important day, of course Xiao Youran had to dress up beautifully. She wore a beautiful birthday hat on her head, a white princess dress on her body, and a pair of crystal slippers on her feet. She was so cute!
Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and Gary Kildare came to Nasdaq earlier than Li Zetian and his family.
Seeing Li Zetian and the others coming, he immediately stepped forward to greet them.
When Li Zetian saw their faces, they were all filled with excitement and happiness.
"Mr. Li, Mrs. Li, you are here! Oh, by the way, there is also cute little Youran, today is also your birthday!!!" Bill Gates said with a smile.
"Hello Uncle Bill!"
Xiao Youran politely shouted that because of Microsoft's listing, Bill Gates had been to Li Zetian's house several times recently, so Xiao Youran naturally recognized him. Little Youran didn't know Paul Allen and Gary Kildare. Of course, they came to see Xiao Youran when she was one month old.
The two of them also greeted Li Zetian and Yu Jingqiu.
Li Zetian responded with a smile and immediately introduced the two of them to Xiao Youran.
Xiao Youran was very sensible and obedient and called them "Uncle Paul" and "Uncle Gary" respectively.
In addition, Microsoft's lead underwriters Goldman Sachs Group, Citibank, Chase Bank, and HSBC all sent important directors to support the event.
The opening time of Nasdaq is 9:30 a.m. Eastern United States. The time is almost up. Everyone is excited and very nervous at the same time.
Li Zetian looked at Bill Gates and smiled with emotion: "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, it has been almost 10 years, but I still vividly remember the scene when we were studying at Harvard University. Right now, Microsoft The company is finally going to be listed. Fortunately, it has lived up to the promise I made to you back then. I said that I would definitely take you to Nasdaq to ring the bell, and today it finally came true!!!"
Bill Gates nodded, also filled with emotion. When he first entered college, he once dreamed of inheriting his father's business and becoming a lawyer, or a mathematician, or a teacher, but he never thought of becoming the CEO of a company with a market value of tens of billions of dollars. Today, he is worth more than 1 billion US dollars, much richer than his grandfather, a big banker! The reason why his destiny has undergone such a huge change is all due to the legendary genius in front of him.
Bill Gates can't help but often think that if he hadn't met Chronos Li, maybe he would still be studying for a doctorate in a university and living an ordinary life...
"There is only one minute left, please prepare!" a Nasdaq official reminded.
Li Zetian and others picked up the red mallet one after another, even Xiao Youran was no exception, but she picked up a small one.
Not far away, the cameraman was already in place.
The 10-second countdown begins, 10, 9, 8,... 4, 3, 2, 1, 0! ! !
"boom!"
Everyone excitedly waved their mallets to ring the bell!
At this moment, Microsoft is officially listed on NASDAQ!
Click, click, click!
The reporters' flashlights suddenly flashed non-stop.
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Microsoft's IPO released 100 million shares, accounting for 20% of the total share capital. The issue price per share was US$25. That is, before the listing, Microsoft's valuation reached US$12.5 billion.
Generally speaking, the market value of a company that IPOs for the first time is estimated to be one or two billion US dollars, which is already very impressive. Financing amount = issue price * number of shares. If 20% of the shares are issued, two to three billion US dollars can be raised.
Before Microsoft went public, its market capitalization exceeded more than 10 billion U.S. dollars, which is extremely rare among listed companies. Therefore, the financing amount of Microsoft's listing this time is a huge amount of US$2.5 billion! ! !
At this moment, Microsoft's shares were snapped up by investors, and the stock price soared.
"Damn it, Microsoft's stock price is rising so fast, I have to buy more quickly!"
"Chronos·Li's company is bound to have a bright future, and its stock will definitely appreciate in value in the future!"
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Microsoft is very popular among investors. As the first listed company under Li Zetian's name, many people are very optimistic about its development potential. In less than an hour, the stock price rose by US$2.4. At noon, Microsoft's stock price exceeded $30!
Li Zetian, Bill Gates and others were eating cake in the restaurant opposite the huge outdoor Nasdaq display board while paying attention to Microsoft stock news.
"Chronos, Microsoft's market value has reached US$15 billion!!!" Bill Gates said excitedly.
Li Zetian smiled. He was much calmer than Bill Gates. He smiled and said: "Looking at the situation, the stock price will still rise, but it will be difficult to break through 20 billion US dollars."
"Oh, it is indeed a bit difficult." Bill Gates nodded and said, "There are not too many users using personal computers now, and Microsoft's sales are limited... However, with the popularity of personal computers, Microsoft's market value will naturally increase Big explosion!"
"Yes!"
In the afternoon, Microsoft stock was still singing high. At two o'clock, the stock price rose to $34.50 per share.
"Let me go, Microsoft's stock price has risen so sharply, and it has no intention of slowing down at all!"
"This is incredible!!! Is Microsoft's market value going to exceed US$20 billion?"
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At the close of the day, it was indeed beyond Li Zetian's expectation that Microsoft's market value reached US$21.05 billion!
"The stock price has risen too fast, from 25 US dollars to more than 40 US dollars. I can only say that the investors are too enthusiastic!" Li Zetian couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.
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