Vol 6 Chapter 535: bad news

While Feng Yiping was still discussing the future development of subprime mortgages with the future leaders of the United States and the impact it will bring, in other countries, subprime mortgages are profoundly changing their original past for hundreds of years. The traditions of these countries have brought unexpected changes to their future development and direction.

It can even be said that many of their social problems in the future are inextricably related to this crisis stemming from Wall Street's greed.

The Shiodome district of Tokyo Bay, the birthplace of Japanese railways, has become a high-end business district where large companies gather.

At noon, Shoji Inoue, who had just passed the new year, stood in the sun field in front of the company building with a cardboard box.

Although today’s sun is also the most powerful few days of the year, although he is still meticulously wearing a full suit, and although the vehicles passing by on the road are constantly emitting heat, Inoue Shoji feels like a fall at this time. The ice cave is so cold that he doubts life.

Or it can be said that it is because of doubts about life that makes me feel so cold.

But originally, for the past 40 years of Inoue, there is no doubt at all, because he has lived a traditional mainstream life in the country.

This kind of life can be described in a few sentences. When I was young, I went to school like the people around me, and then I was admitted to a normal or unusual university. When I was young, I graduated from the university and successfully found a job in a large company. In 1 year, I got married and had children, and then lived my life in an orderly manner...

I don't think about the so-called ideals, challenges, or entrepreneurial things that are unrealistic and non-mainstream.

What is more non-mainstream is resignation and job change.

Inoue Shoji, his peers, and their predecessors have always accepted the idea that in their country, work will be a longer relationship than marriage, and the company will be more stable than their own family. A home.

Therefore, the concept they have been adhering to is to take the company as a master and integrate with the company.

Since graduating from university to work, Inoue has not only thought so, but also strictly did it. He worked hard to make the company his own, and worked hard and willingly to work overtime according to the company's requirements. He never thought about overtime pay. ——Since the company is all home, how can you work overtime?

The biggest adjustment is to count the few glasses of wine after get off work, and to find some fresh student girls in Shibuya regularly and irregularly...

In any case, the past few decades have been in line with the success of the national population. Although they did not hold high positions in the society, they still have a good family, a good house, and enjoy the company’s offerings. The good benefits.

This is also the path his fathers have walked, and the common state of many of his peers.

On the streets of Shibuya at night, which looks a little weird because of all kinds of neon lights, a middle-aged man like him with a high school girl in school uniform next to him, and on the bench of a small wine shop beside the road in the alley during rush hour. A middle-aged man with a wine glass who doesn't say a word...one can represent a large group.

Although they look different, their birthplaces are not only the same, universities are also good and bad, and the nature of work is also different... But stripping away all of this, they actually have a common life track and experience.

But they are still very satisfied, isn't it that way in life?

Knowing that at noon today, with a notice from the personnel department and a rare bow by the supervisor, Inoue's well-behaved, mainstream and happy life came to an abrupt end.

His company as a writer dismissed him.

At the same time, there are many colleagues who are familiar and unfamiliar with him who are abandoned by this family.

In the bustling streets of Tokyo in July, the sun was like a fire, and Masaji Inoue, who was not too confused about the new year, felt frozen in his heart. He felt that his entire life, including himself, was like a dream and unreal.

He was never confused when he was a teenager. At this time, he was as at a loss as an adolescent child when he was frustrated...

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In the softbank headquarters building covered with grass-green glass not far from Inoue Zhengji, the short Sun Zhengyi stood in front of the window with his arms folded. He didn't need to look closely, just glance at the ones standing still downstairs. The little black spot can roughly estimate how many people were swept out by surrounding companies today.

The overall economic situation is really getting worse.

It's really getting worse.

Since the end of last year, their 71-month period of economic expansion has ended.

Faced with the dual pressures of economic recession and inflation, SoftBank’s experts also predict, optimistically, that their GDP growth rate this year will drop from 2% in 2007 to 0%.

If you are not optimistic, then this number may be negative.

Now it seems that it is undoubtedly not optimistic.

Since last summer, the yen has been passively appreciated, but this is not good news for most companies. The economists under them have concluded that for every yen appreciation of the yen against the dollar, Japan The average corporate regular income will fall by 0.5%.

The average exchange rate against the U.S. dollar last year was 117.76, but now it has only hovered around 100 and has appreciated by at least ten yen.

The sharp drop in revenue is precisely why these companies have to break their usual traditions and start layoffs while recruiting temporary workers and interns who can reduce expenses.

Sun Zhengyi himself hates such behavior that is not in line with the tradition, but in the face of the current situation, especially when it is still rising, it seems that the oil price will soon exceed 150 US dollars. He really has nothing to say.

He hurried back to the headquarters from the United States, but also to deal with and solve some of SoftBank's domestic problems.

The main issue is funding.

Although the Bank of Japan has made a lot of efforts to improve liquidity, this cannot change the "cautious" behavior of major banks under the current circumstances.

The shortage of US dollars in the international market has aggravated this trend.

For many banks, in the United States and Europe, when more and more banks are in trouble or even fail, the first thing they must consider is their own survival safety.

And at such a time, the more funds in hand, the higher the chance of a safe ride through the crisis.

Such a trend inevitably affected several financings that Sun Zhengyi had already negotiated.

Banks at least know that one of the main reasons for the current crisis is high leverage, and the acquisition of Yahoo initiated by Sun Zhengyi at this time is undoubtedly a typical highly leveraged acquisition.

In the past two days, he has personally met with senior executives of several financing banks and tried his best to dispel their doubts.

Despite this, there are still several financings that have been negotiated and will inevitably be cancelled.

Some bankers have not forgotten that in the last Internet crisis, Sun Zhengyi and his Softbank suffered huge losses.

Many friends have also kindly and sincerely reminded him of this move. At such a time, is it appropriate to acquire an Internet company?

Sun Zhengyi himself feels that it is not too cost-effective at least ~ www.wuxiaspot.com~ When the stock prices of high-tech companies in the United States are falling, Yahoo, whose revenue performance is actually average, has risen sharply in recent bucks. This is naturally their bid For the sake of.

Yahoo's rising stock price naturally increased their acquisition costs substantially.

But he did not waver because of this. His ambition has always been to become the number one Internet company in Asia. For some reasons, mainly Feng Yiping, he has been ashamed to mention this ambition for a long time. .

And he believes that right now is the best opportunity to realize his dream.

"Buckle," someone knocked twice on the door.

"Huh?" He squeaked without looking back.

"Sir, Mr. Zhang from China is coming soon," the secretary reminded softly.

"Okay," Sun Zhengyi nodded, his frowning brows loosened.

Mr. Zhang is the representative of a Chinese bank. The Chinese bank can be said to be the bank that has suffered the least impact in this crisis. Sun Zhengyi guessed that they should not change their original intentions.

It is even possible to let them further increase the amount of financing.

However, thinking of another question, his brows frowned again.

He has received news that Feng Yiping has arrived in Silicon Valley, which always makes him feel a little uneasy.

So my proposal, and the advantage that Yahoo has finally formed, will it change because of Feng Yiping?

It is difficult for him to relax.

Fortunately, he didn't worry for long. Just while he was still chatting with Chinese bankers, the assistant told him a news that Microsoft and NEXTDOOR had once again increased their offer prices. This time, they added 12. One hundred million U.S. dollars!

Like Inoue Shoji, Sun Zhengyi suddenly felt that this hot summer noon was a bit colder.