Chapter 111: A Simple Business War

"I can't do anything," Jerry Yang said. "David has already talked to the people at Sequoia Capital and Morgan. I can't stop them. Mr. Aris, you know I'm Chinese. For some things, I can only be a mascot."

Jerry Young's response was quick.

Observe the attitude of the police outside.

And this fat guy in front of me can still sit here openly after I called the police.

Jerry Young chose to backstab David Ferro.

Anyway, it was David who first brought up this matter.

David Filo also did most of the communication and work throughout the process.

He just didn't object or praise...

Well, he did approve.

If he didn't approve, David Filo wouldn't be able to do what he has done so far.

But when he was under someone's roof, Jerry Young knew what to do to keep himself safe.

Wendy said impatiently, "Jerry, one advantage of dealing with big shots is that you know this kind of excuse can be easily overturned. In fact, we all know what you think, and it doesn't matter."

The fat man exhaled and looked at Jerry Yang, "Now, we want you to stand up tomorrow, can you do it?"

Jerry Yang said dryly, "I'm afraid it's difficult, Mr. Aris. I, my words are useless. David has already contacted Morgan Stanley, and Sequoia Capital has agreed. But I can help with other things, such as supporting Mr. Blackburn's people to join the board of directors."

Wendy sneered in her heart, thinking that these people probably didn't know who they were facing.

Yes, Morgan Stanley is indeed very strong.

His boss couldn't face the entire Morgan, even if the entire Blackburn family was added.

But... Morgan owns Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, and many other industries.

Morgan Stanley has nine departments.

Under the equity research department where Mo Asumur works.

There are also multiple departments such as venture capital, IPO, analysis, etc.

Each department is also divided into regions, such as New York, Chicago, San Francisco...

Morgan will not use even half the strength of his little finger in this matter of Yahoo.

But as long as his boss wants, he can use the power of the entire Blackburn family, part of the Boston consortium, a small part of the California consortium, and even a very small part of the Texas consortium.

Yahoo's two minions thought they could get away with it by relying on Morgan and playing some word games.

They are totally wrong.

Wendy also didn't expect that they would dare to steal the boss's ideas in violation of the agreement.

Although he also knew that it was because the two men might have been in contact with Morgan at that time.

With a backer, you will naturally have confidence.

Wendy said coldly: "Jerry, do you mean to refuse? You know, Mr. Blackburn is now the son-in-law of Mr. Edward Rockefeller. I think you also know what the name Rockefeller means."

Jerry Yang gritted his teeth and refused to compromise because he knew that if he agreed.

Then tomorrow I won’t just be facing Blackburn.

It was not certain whether Blackburn would help him wholeheartedly, but David Ferro and Morgan, who had been stabbed in the back, would definitely hate him very much.

He might even be kicked out of Yahoo and leave the company he had created.

He made up his mind to shirk responsibility and never agree, but he would never take a tough stance either.

Jerry Yang smiled bitterly and acted weak and helpless. "I'm sorry, Mr. Aris. I really want to help, but my words are useless..."

"That's it." The fat man stood up, startling Jerry Yang. "I understand your attitude. I'm leaving because Mr. Blackburn wants to know the bad news first."

Jerry Yang stood up in panic: "No, I didn't, I didn't mean that."

But the fat man ignored him. His fat face was cold and he walked out despite Jerry Yang's attempts to keep him.

Outside the living room, Jerry Young saw several policemen still there.

When they saw Aris coming out, they all came forward to greet him with a smile.

"Hey, Mr. Aris. Good afternoon. Frankly, we were shocked at first. We didn't expect it to be you!"

"Good afternoon, Mr. Aris. I'm Hagen..."

"…I am Walls."

“…”

Jerry Young watched the fat man and a few policemen leave while joking with each other.

After everyone left, his girlfriend Yamazaki Akiko leaned over and said, "Honey, what happened..."

"Why……"

Jerry Yang put away his gloomy expression, sighed, looked at his girlfriend, and didn't know how to start.

…

…

the next day.

early morning.

San Francisco Airport.

When Milo and his companions walked out of the business channel and arrived at the door of the airport lobby, they saw that Wendy and the accompanying convoy members had already been waiting for him.

When Wendy saw the boss coming, she hurried to greet him.

Yesterday, Fatty informed the boss of the results of the consultation with Jerry Yang.

Milo wasn't surprised.

This matter is obviously very simple.

Because if Jerry Young agreed to him, Jerry Young's shares would be relatively much smaller.

When Yahoo goes public, Jerry Young may get millions or even tens of millions less.

It could be hundreds of millions.

There are such huge benefits here.

Not to mention that if Jerry Young backstabs Morgan and David Ferro, it might lead to retaliation from Morgan.

Compared to the famous name Morgan, Blackburn obviously looks more harmless.

Then it’s easy to tell what Jerry Young will choose.

"Follow the plan."

Milo said this to Wendy before getting in the car.

Wendy nodded, and then she heard the boss say to the driver David, "Let's go to Nob Hill first. My cousin wants to take me to meet my great uncle. Then we'll go to Yahoo in Santa Clara in the afternoon."

Everyone got on the cars, and the convoy began to change formation while driving and soon drove onto the highway.

In the car, Milo opened a bottle of mineral water, took a few gulps, and then put the cap back on. He smiled at Kenny and asked, "Who should we let do the work? Black people or Chinese people?"

"Chinese."

"Ah? Are they so brave?" Milo looked a little surprised.

"In San Francisco, they are still very brave. After all, this is where their largest population lives," said Kenny.

"That's all." Milo nodded and closed his eyes to take a nap.

Before noon, Milo arrived at Nob Hill and met his grandmother's brother, his uncle Wilson and his family.

After having lunch at Wilson's house, the convoy left downtown San Francisco and headed for Santa Clara.

Santa Clara, also known as Santa Clara, is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

It is also one of the important cities in Silicon Valley. Many high-tech companies such as Intel, Sun, and NVIDIA have their headquarters in this city.

Yahoo is here now too.

This was not the first time Milo had come here. He had come to Santa Clara four times for Yahoo.

There's nothing much to say about the city landscape, it's just a typical Bay Area city.

Buildings are generally not very tall, at most a dozen or twenty floors, and most of them are low buildings with only a few floors.

The city center is usually in the middle of a valley, while the wealthy areas and villas are built on the low hills around the valley. This is the case in most cities in the Bay Area.

Around two o'clock in the afternoon.

The convoy took Milo to Yahoo's headquarters in Santa Clara, a five- or six-story building.

Before getting out of the car, Kenny, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and talked to Milo, "Wendy just called and said that people from Sequoia Capital and Morgan Stanley are in there."

Milo nodded and asked, "Are Hector and Edward here?"

"Wendy said they were in there too."

"OK, let's go in too. I can't wait." Milo said with a smile.

The convoy then stopped in front of Yahoo's headquarters, attracting the attention of Yahoo employees coming in and out.

However, many cars came to Yahoo headquarters today, and the people getting out of the cars were all financial elites in suits.

Most Yahoo employees know that these people today are here to decide the future of Yahoo.

This concerns the company's future listing, and everyone is very concerned.

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

So many people stopped and watched.

Wait until you see the handsome face of Milo Blackburn, a super writer, talented director, and financial genius who often appears in newspapers and is now very famous throughout the United States.

Most of the Yahoo employees had happy expressions on their faces.

"Ooooh, Mr. Blackburn is here!"

"It's really Mr. Blackburn! In my opinion, Mr. Blackburn should come to work in the company. His creative ideas are of great help to Yahoo!"

"I don't know what's going on in his brain. He can make movies, write novels, and be a big shot on Wall Street. He even has such unique insights on the Internet. If he is a person, sometimes I feel that I am not as good as a dog..."

“…”

Yahoo used many of the ideas in the idea book that Milo brought.

Almost everyone at Yahoo knows this.

But Yahoo violated its agreement with Milo.

Only the two founders of Yahoo and a few senior executives knew about this.

Yahoo employees are still kept in the dark.

After all, it's not an honorable thing.

So seeing Milo, one of the owners of Yahoo.

The emergence of geniuses who provided Yahoo with many excellent ideas was welcomed by Yahoo's middle and lower-level employees.

When he walked into the lobby, some people even led the applause.

Then more than 20 employees on the first floor and near the lobby started to applaud.

The noise was so loud that it soon alarmed other employees upstairs and other shareholders who were waiting in the meeting room.

Those employees who were unaware of the situation realized that everyone was applauding and welcoming Milo, a shareholder whom they privately called "Yahoo's Chief Creative Officer."

They also laughed and clapped.

Most people in the whole building were applauding, and everyone in the conference room was looking at each other.

Subsequently, the San Francisco branch of Boston First Bank was invited by shareholder Milo Blackburn to attend the financing meeting.

Hector Cabrera, director of venture capital, laughed and joked, "Ah, it seems that Mr. Blackburn is also very popular in Yahoo. This applause, really, I am so jealous."

Several Yahoo executives smiled and said yes.

But their faces all looked very bad.

This is normal.

After all, even Milo Blackburn came.

However, the two founders of Yahoo, Jerry Young and David Filo, who should have arrived earlier, have not arrived yet.

We can only let these few people come out to hold the scene first. It would be strange if their faces looked better.

On the opposite side, the representative of Morgan Stanley, Asumur, also looked very unhappy.

He waved his hand, and after the secretary behind him leaned over, he said, "Send someone to go to David Ferro and Jerry Yang's homes to check. Why haven't they come yet? And why aren't they answering the phone?"

The secretary nodded and turned to make a phone call.

At this time, Wells Fargo Bank's San Francisco headquarters.

Edward Wilson, head of the foreign exchange/bond department, smiled and said to Hector: "Many people are like this. Their talents and gifts are so amazing that we can't even envy them. For example, Howard Hughes. I think Milo may be one of such people."

"I really don't want to agree with what you said, Mr. Wilson."

Hector shrugged. "It's hard for me to accept that someone who grew up with me could be so powerful. This is definitely a mental injury to me!"

Hector's tone was somewhat humorous, causing Edward to laugh in response.

Next to him, Gorman, a representative of Sequoia Capital, also smiled softly.

At this time, Asumur's secretary whispered to his boss, "Jerry Yang has arrived and is talking to Milo Blackburn downstairs. But David Ferro still can't be contacted. They said he is not at home either. Do you want to keep looking?"

Keep the change, please.

Asumur said softly, "It may be difficult for us to see David Ferro again, or we can only see him in the hospital."

The secretary was surprised when he heard this, then his pupils dilated slightly, obviously understanding the hidden meaning in his boss' words.

At this time, downstairs.

Jerry Young, who had actually arrived a long time ago but hadn't gone upstairs yet, was waiting for Milo to appear.

At this moment, one of the founders of Yahoo was accompanying Milo to the conference room upstairs.

There is no elevator, so everyone has to climb the stairs.

"Jerry, I heard you are from Taiwan? Oh, that's beautiful China. I really want to go and see your hometown, China."

"Yes, I welcome you to my hometown..."

Looking at the young and handsome face next to me, talking and laughing with me.

Jerry Yang reluctantly complied, but his mind kept thinking of the scene of himself getting up in the morning.

Today, he woke up very early for some reason.

But when he got up, Jerry Yang felt dizzy.

At a glance, the whole bedroom was hazy, like a misty meadow.

There are several familiar outlines on the sheets.

Jerry Young was struggling to raise himself halfway up on his elbows in an attempt to see more clearly.

He could indeed see clearly that the outlines belonged to the dogs' heads.

But not like them, the hair on their heads is not that long and not black.

His wife had five dogs, but not a single one was black.

Jerry Yang still couldn't see clearly, so he reached out and turned on the lamp on the bedside table.

Then he was so shocked by what he saw that he felt physically uncomfortable.

It was as if my chest had been hit by a sledgehammer. My heart was pounding, I felt nauseous, and my vomit splattered all over the soft goose down silk air-conditioning quilt.

The heads of the five dogs, big and small, raised by my girlfriend Akiko Yamazaki, some cute, some obedient, some sensible, and some mighty and majestic, were cut off from their bodies and firmly stuck to five thick pools of blood.

Their long white tendons were exposed, their mouths and noses were full of foam, and their eyes that once sparkled with life seemed to have turned into rotten fruits.

Pure, primal fear overwhelmed Jerry Young, and he screamed out of fear, instantly waking up his girlfriend, Akiko Yamazaki, who was standing next to him.

Then both of them were horrified to find that Yamazaki Akiko's beautiful hair was gone.

Her head became bald, and the long black hair covering the five dog heads was obviously her long hair.

Then the two ran out in panic, shouting and calling the police.

The police arrived quickly.

It was still an old acquaintance, the two fat police officers, one black and one white, who led the team yesterday.

By this time, Jerry Yang had calmed down.

(End of this chapter)