The impact of the stock market crash is lasting and far-reaching, and countless people have lost their jobs for it. When countless small businesses go bankrupt and many medium-sized enterprises lay off employees sharply, many low-skilled employees have to go home and be unemployed. The White House has been working hard, the Federal Reserve is constantly mobilizing funds to stabilize the market order, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission has launched a complex investigation. As for the news media industry, they are constantly trying to divert the public's attention.

They did find one, which is the iPo about Cisco.

The first news about IPO was reported in the summer, and it was sunny and sunny early summer. At that time, the entire US stock market was booming, and the market value of many companies continued to rise again and again, which was extremely exciting. When news about Cisco came out, as another leading company that its founder Alice Wang Da invested, Microsoft's stock market also ushered in a high rise, which is really gratifying.

A company that has only been born for only three years, a new industry that has only been born for only three years, a leader and industry leader for only three years, and a background of the Internet's great development have made too many people look forward to Cisco's listing. At the same time, when the second issue of Fortune magazine was released, many readers couldn't help but remember the name Alice, and then tied the two companies, Cisco and Microsoft, together in their own brains.

So, when that terrible Black Monday arrived, when most of the Nasdaq stocks fell all the way and lost hundreds of billions of dollars, the news that this company was about to go public became a heart-warming agent. Since mid-November, the entire month after "Black Monday", when most media no longer focus on reporting the tragic stock market crash, more and more attention has been focused on this company.

So, when will it be officially launched?

It was less than a month since Christmas, but this matter was still not a certain amount. In the latest issue of Silicon Valley magazine, a well-known person wrote an article saying that this must be the company's use of mystery as a marketing method, which coincides with Alice Wang Xianshao's low-key behavior in front of the public. As for Volkswagen Electronics, since it focuses more on the technology field, it does not pay much attention to the information on the iPo.

Then, when a press conference suddenly came out, Volkswagen Electronics suddenly became busy.

"Mr. Cowan!"

The press conference was crowded with people, and Zoe Barnes rushed to the front of the queue, trying his best to hear every word from the spokesperson clearly: "Why did your company not choose a telecom operator in the United States in such a cooperation act, but from the United Kingdom?"

"Because of the company's honorary chairman, Ms. Alice Wang is studying in London, more content will be disclosed for details, the BT press conference will be released."

"So this is true? Cisco has really reached a partnership with the largest telecom operator in the UK to promote this DSL technology?"

"Miss, please do not change the topic. The content of this press conference is just to announce that our company holds patented DSL series technology. Regarding the cooperation with BT, the company will be announced at the press conference in London. Please focus more questions on the technical level."

The spokesperson's tone of answering was gentle but sharp. Zoe Barnes, who rushed to the front row, realized that she had made a mistake. As she rushed to the front, many random questions were concentrated on cooperation matters, and she was led by her damn colleagues.

"Then is this DSL patent a crystallization of wisdom from all Cisco, or is it an outstanding achievement of Alice-Wang alone?"

This question is sharp enough, as if it is posing where the company itself is. After hearing Zoe's words, the reporters around who were waiting for this answer were also grinning.

Cowan stood on the platform and answered calmly: "According to the information provided by Ms. Wang, her patent was registered at the end of 1984, shortly after the establishment of Cisco, the registrant was herself. All employees of our company admired her talent very much. It is precisely because of her superb personal technical ability that Cisco has developed rapidly today. In the whole process, her personal ability has made great contributions."

The most official answers were all well-known nonsense in the industry, but no one present knew what elite reporters from major TV stations, magazines, and newspapers immediately heard from this sentence.

"You mean, Cisco is indeed going to go public soon, right? Will it be within this year? Will Cisco's listing promote this cooperation with BT?"

"After Cisco's listing, will the cooperation with Lucent Technology have any new changes? Will it accelerate the output efficiency of this cooperation? Will Cisco's listing have an impact on Lucent Technology?"

"Since the British Telecommunications Company will hold another press conference in London, will Alice-Wang attend? You just mentioned that she was studying in the UK. Which middle school did she attend? May I ask..."

"I believe that this reporter asked the question did not read the "Fortune" in the related journal, which is... good."

The press conference where questions were constantly asked, temporarily fell into a quiet state because a girl walked onto the stage.

It is worth mentioning that this is just outside the Cisco headquarters building, a spacious open space.

The temperature is particularly sluggish today. Fortunately, there are no snowflakes falling in the sky, but it is enough for anyone to wear a warm windbreaker, even if it is part of Sunshine California. Alice dresses like this, her white windbreaker is amazingly beautiful. When a cold wind blows slowly, her long black hair flutters in the wind, but it doesn't look messy at all.

Zoe Barnes stood in the audience and looked around. Cisco executives stood at the edge of the platform, and there were guards further away. It was not a common practice to hold a press conference in the open air. It was not difficult to imagine that Alice Wang had appeared in total. This idea must have come from her.

"Hey hey?" Jingsilence lasted for three seconds, and she said to the microphone: "First of all, I apologize to everyone. Because of the snowfall in London, I was unable to arrive at the press conference in time. Fortunately, I picked it up to the end, otherwise the plane would have been in vain."

Perhaps at this time, everyone should really cooperate and smile, but unfortunately, basically no one has the energy now.

"...Okay," So Alice, who said this for another three seconds, but failed to get laughter, touched her nose awkwardly: "The horn is very loud, through Cowan's voice, I know what you are asking."

"I will answer one by one, so now, I say, just remember it. You can save trouble, I can save trouble, have you prepared paper and pen? Let's start now."

Zoe, standing in the audience, smiled. She was really a beautiful high school girl with a strong personality.

"First, the reason I chose the cooperation of British Telecom companies is to better explore overseas markets. Dozens of EU countries are across the sea from the UK, which is an excellent springboard for Cisco to enter the European market. This is the reason, the above."

"Second," Alice continued, listening to the recordings in the audience, "About the specific introduction of the DLS series, I will write an article to contribute to "Volkswagen Electronics". Yes, the badge of the reporter who wrote Zoe Barnes, my good friend Bill Gates' favorite magazine when he was in middle school, left a deep impression on me."

Lifting his hand to the reporter who nodded and smiled at her hard, Alice continued: "Third, I can tell you the exact date. Don't blame the official for not giving it to you. Because of this stock market crash, I have been deliberately dragging this process, and no one else in the company themselves know it. So, the listing date of Cisco is..."

With a high tone, looking at the reporters in the audience's appearance of being injected with chicken blood, Alice paused for another three seconds, grinned proudly and said, "December 31, the last day of 1987!"

It turned out to be such a day!

Zoe Barnes almost laughed out loud, and at the same time, she suddenly realized. It seemed that many people had forgotten the simplest fact - Alice was just a child after all. Perhaps for ordinary entrepreneurs, the company's listing would only be the principle of the earlier the better, but for her young age, choosing a date with a good number seems to be more important!

For a moment, the sound of gasping could be heard everywhere in the square. God knows that when Alice puts out the suspense, many reporters subconsciously held their breath. Three seconds was enough to make some people who were not inhaled and lack exercise feel stuffy. How many were recorded while gasping for breath? Alice counted condescendingly, hey, there were exactly twelve, Golden Saint Seiya.

"So," then it was time to summarize, and she continued: "This press conference is all about these things. As for the messy questions you asked, what impact will be on Lucent after listing, do you think we are all prophets? Well, after the meeting, the company has prepared a buffet for you. Don't be polite, everyone knows you haven't eaten, so hurry up and get up!"

She threw out the last few words, and then Alice slipped off the stage, stepped down, got off, got off...

"Here, see?"

Cohen was rushing to the stage to host the press conference. After Alice walked down, she said to the Posacks and his wife standing side by side and several executives around: "This is just a press conference, and it's not that the government that did the wrong thing is accepting public inquiries. Why do you pay so much to do?"

"A good idea, indeed."

Sandy Posack walked up and walked towards the company building with Alice and other executives: "When there is any press conference in the future, we will deal with it like this, Erona, do it?"

More than one executive was smiling and slowly walking away, leaving Cowan alone on the stage because he needed to lead the hungry reporters to have dinner.
Chapter completed!