2985 [Prepare for a rainy day]
"Brother, the market value of AOL is only 40 billion US dollars. Do you think we should launch the [Perfect Plan]?" Xia Xue asked Xia Tian immediately.
"No hurry." Xia Tian waved his hand, "The market value of the United States Online is still likely to shrink further, and now it is far from the most affordable time."
Although the highest market value reached 380 billion US dollars after the acquisition of Tianxia Production last year. Today, the 40 billion US dollars is only one-tenth of the highest market value, Xia Tian knew that this is still not the end of the decline in the US Online stock price.
Because American Online provides dial-up Internet access services, this is a relatively primitive and backward Internet access method. Compared with broadband, it is both cumbersome and slow, and unstable.
Nowadays, broadband is gradually becoming popular, and American Online's dial-up Internet service is gradually being replaced by competitors. Therefore, in the future, its annual revenue and annual profit will continue to shrink.
In addition, it is now carrying huge debts, and just to repay the debt is enough to make it suffer. It does not have enough energy and resources to explore new markets and find new opportunities.
It's like a hungry man who has been hungry for several days. First of all, he thinks about how to fill his stomach, rather than being successful and becoming famous!
Therefore, this has almost become inevitable for the decline of American Online. Since this is the case, there is naturally no rush to buy Tianxia Production back.
When American Online can't hold on, they will naturally take the initiative to contact themselves.
Because I have agreed with them that I have the right of priority to refute the world's production.
This is written on the contract, with black and white words, clearly. If the United States Online does not plan to abide by the contract, it will violate the law of Fa. At that time, the summer will not only have the right to stop the transaction, but also send some people to Fating.
"Brother, have you ever thought that America Online would collapse long ago?" Xia Xue asked curiously.
"Yes, I did think it would collapse long ago." Xia Tian nodded, "Because the high market value of American Online is based on the Internet bubble. Its annual revenue is only 4.8 billion yuan and its net profit is only 780 million yuan. Such performance cannot support a valuation of 160 billion US dollars, so it collapses certainly."
"So that's it. You're going to get a big bargain, brother." Xia Xue smiled.
In the summer, I sold Tianxia Production and sold 100 billion US dollars. Now, Tianxia Production and American Online have a market value of only 40 billion US dollars in total. If I buy them all, I can still make 60 billion US dollars. In less than a year, I have made a net profit of 60 billion US dollars. This transaction is really cost-effective.
"Of course, otherwise why would I agree to its acquisition?" Xia Tian smiled. In front of his sister, he naturally didn't have to be too modest.
After hearing what he said, Xia Xue couldn't help laughing.
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"In the future, we need to strengthen the collection of news in the Middle East. I think there seems to be no peace there in the past few years." Xia Tian reminded his younger sister again.
He knew that there would be a terrorist attack this year. At that time, the severely damaged United States will launch a war against terrorism in order to regain its face, and wars in the Middle East will inevitably arise again.
At that time, a large number of US troops were sent to the Middle East to serve, and the American people would also pay attention to the war situation in the Middle East. Therefore, it can be said that whoever can obtain first-hand Middle East information in the future will become the king of media!
In his previous life, the parent company Time Warner was acquired by American Online because of the collapse of the Internet bubble, which caused the US Online market value to plummet.
In order to save costs, American Online had to reduce staff and reduce expenses, and laid off many news points, which greatly reduced the strength of news interviews.
On the contrary, SNBC actively dispatched and performed well in the Middle East's anti-terrorism war. Therefore, the cable TV news ratings, which was originally ranked first, was eventually defeated by its opponent and fell to third place.
It not only affects its position in the industry, but also its revenue. Its market value can be said to be very costly.
It is precisely based on this point that Xia Tian reminded her in advance that while the war against terrorism in the Middle East has not yet broken out, we should seize the time to strengthen the construction of news stations so that no one can use it at the right time.
"Brother, is there another war in the Middle East?" Xia Xue immediately guessed when she heard him say this, "Who wants to fight whom? Is the United States going to fight Iraq?"
In 1990, the United States took advantage of the Iraqi power to capture Covit and defeated this traditional Middle East power half-death. Since then, the United States has been adopting high-pressure policies against Iraqi power, strictly restricting its development, and always beating it.
In 1998, the United States launched the "Desert Fox" operation under the pretext that Iraq violated UN resolutions and launched a terrorist attack on Iraq. A total of more than 400 cruise missiles and more than 600 bombs were deployed, not only bombing a large number of military and civilian facilities, but also causing thousands of casualties.
"That's not." Xia Tian waved his hand, "I think the United States may be fighting Afghanistan."
"Why is this?" Xia Xue asked in surprise.
"Do you know Ben XDeng?" Xia Tian reminded.
Xia Xue nodded, knowing that he is one of the top ten wanted criminals in the United States and has launched several terrorist attacks in the Middle East.
For example, in 1997, a foreign traveler bus in Cairo killed 35 people and injured six people; in 1998, an explosion occurred in the US Embassy in East Africa, killing 257 people and injured more than 5,000 people; in October last year, an explosion occurred in the US warship in Cole in Yemen, killing 17 people...
"He may be in Frankhan now." Xia Tian reminded her.
"Is the United States going to hit him? Is it too exaggerated?" Xia Xue said with a little puzzled.
Although Ben XDeng launched a lot of terrorist attacks and caused a lot of casualties, in the eyes of the mainstream Americans, it was just a disease of scabies.
Just like in "The True Lies" directed by James Cameron, these Middle Eastern terrorists are portrayed as jumping clowns.
So when launching a war against these terrorists, Xia Xue felt that it was a bit anti-aircraft guns to kill mosquitoes, and she was useless.
"It's no exaggeration. Like his father, Lao Bushi, Xiao Bushi, they are both military and prefer to speak with fists. Compared to Clinton, their attitude towards terrorists is more intense and tends to be too tit for tooth." Xia Tian waved his hand, "If Ben XDeng launches a terrorist attack during his tenure, Xiao Bushi will likely fight back with an iron fist. At that time, the Middle East will be lively."
During Clinton's administration, Ben XDon launched many terrorist attacks, but Clinton's reaction was always relatively restrained, and he only bombed several camps used by terrorists to train.
Chapter completed!