Chapter 1442: Nasdaq Rings the Bell (Part 2)
Under the gaze of everyone, Li Mu adjusted the height of the microphone, then smiled and said, "Today is my first time to come to Nasdaq, and I am standing on the podium of Nasdaq to prepare to ring the bell. I didn't expect it to be for my own company."
There was a lot of laughter from the audience.
Larry Page, who was standing by, also felt very proud from the bottom of his heart.
The first time Li Mu rang the bell, he actually rang it for Google. This face is really clear.
In fact, after being abused by Li Mu for several rounds, this guy has a bit of Stockholm syndrome.
Larry Page was originally a hero who could dominate one side. After meeting another bigger hero, his heroic attributes were invisibly fucked down.
What's even more sad is that he himself was unaware of it.
Li Mu on the stage said at this time: "I have always been very optimistic about the development prospects of search engines in the Internet industry, because in my opinion, the greatness of search engines is that they can open any magic door for users in the online world."
"As we all know, it is difficult for us to break through the barriers between time and space in real life. If I want to go to the central square from here, I can choose to walk, ride a bicycle, sit or subway, but I can't get there in an instant."
"If I want to return to China from here, I basically have two options, either a twelve-hour plane or a twelve-day steamer. Apart from that, there seems to be no other suitable way. No one can build an arbitrary door that will allow me to instantly lead to any place I want to go."
Speaking of this, Li Mu sighed: "This is the shackles of real society. Whether it is me, the Central Square, or the 9.6 million square kilometers of China, they are all composed of atoms. We cannot let atoms cross time and space in a way that transcend reality, but it is different in the Internet world."
"Everything in the Internet is composed of data, and data can be transmitted at the speed of light in the Internet world and reorganized infinitely. So, I can sit at home in China, see New York in an instant, see the Central Square, and even chat face to face with my friends in New York. In such a world where all information can be transmitted at the speed of light, the founders of Google used their talents to create an arbitrary door for us that can lead to any place in the Internet."
"In the Internet world, a search engine is your arbitrary door. You can go to anywhere you want to go through the search engine at the fastest speed in the Internet world. In the real society, this is an existence that we have always dreamed of but cannot find, but in the Internet world, relying on search engines can be easily achieved;"
"If I want to know about the Great Wall of China, open any door of the search engine and tell it that I want to go to the Great Wall, it will immediately provide me with all the information about the Great Wall. I can choose any one and read the data there at the speed of light;"
"If I want to look at the Statue of Liberty, turn on the search engine, and the next second I can see what it looks like, know its information and related historical background;"
"To put it bluntly, search engines are not just an arbitrary door, but also an Aladdin magic lamp. What you want, tell it, it will give you all the results you want;"
"I can't imagine how users should continue to use the Internet if they lose their search engines. Compared with real life, it would be equivalent to none of us having transportation, and the efficiency of the whole world's operation will be greatly reduced."
"So, I firmly believe that as long as the Internet still exists, investors do not need to worry about Google's development prospects. In the future, Makino Technology will also do its best to provide better basic services with Google to provide Internet users with better basic services and create more convenient, more advanced and better Internet services together. Thank you everyone."
Li Mu casually said something, and gave the investors on the scene a burst of surging blood.
In their opinion, Li Mu's words gave Google a great affirmation.
In Li Mu's opinion, when my buddies come, they must help Google to praise it before they can get over it. After all, I am also one of the major shareholders of Google. Blowing Google up will also be of great benefit to me.
Moreover, Li Mu's metaphor of "magic arbitrary gate" is indeed deeply rooted in the hearts of investors and media reporters present.
Search engines are such a thing. Magic that does not exist in real society can be realized by putting it on the Internet built with pure data.
Users [.] If you want to find any information on the Internet, just search with a search engine and you will immediately get a lot of desired results.
For users, it’s like they want to eat French fries when they are hungry. Search engines will immediately place all the French fries from the world in front of you for you to choose.
This is the core value of search engines.
Although Google has been plundered invisibly, as long as Google sticks to the search engine, it will still become a top Internet giant. As long as it is learned from Baidu, it will have a market value of 200 billion or even 3000 to 400 billion US dollars, just like playing.
Li Mu's metaphor makes people more clearly understand the importance of Google and its core position that is irreplaceable for a long time now and in the future. This is of great help to enhance Google's market expectations and investment recognition.
After hearing this, Larry Page trembled all over and over. It was useless to say such words, and it was suspected that Wang Po was selling melons. However, Li Mu said it differently. In the Internet field, who would question Li Mu's words? He said so, who would still have a skeptical attitude towards Google?
How high is the market’s recognition of Google? All of this is waiting for the moment when the bell rings!
With the end of Li Mu's speech, there were only three minutes left before the bell ringing.
Nasdaq Chairman David Ball invited the two to the bell ringing table, and the big screen behind it showed a huge Google logo and the final countdown to the launch time.
Li Mu and Larry Page stood side by side in front of the bell ringing table. Behind them are more than 20 Google executives. There is no microphone here. Larry Page couldn't help but say excitedly to Li Mu: "Mr. Li, I think Google's stock price may not grow well today and can exceed 50%!"
"50%?" Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "In addition to Muye Technology, the Internet iPo, which is the most popular globally, I came to you from China to endorse you. At least it would have to double it before I could get over it?"
There are many monster stocks in Nasdaq, and it is not uncommon to rise by 200% a day.
However, most of the companies that can rise by 200% in one day are companies with relatively low market value. For example, the market value set before listing was US$1 billion and the stock price was US$5. As a result, the stock price rose to US$15 on the first day, and the market value exceeded US$3 billion.
For example, on the day of listing of the Nasdaq, the stock price soared by 191.29%, from the opening price of US$9.10 to a maximum of US$20.39!
Less than twenty minutes after the opening, the increase exceeded 100%. The growth rate was so fast that it can be regarded as second to none among the companies listed in China in the United States.
But what is embarrassing is that although Qutoutiao's business growth rate was very fast before its listing, its business foundation was unstable, and it lacked innovation and breakthroughs after its listing. In less than a year, the stock price continued to fall.
Such a situation is considered normal on Nasdaq.
However, it is rare for those with a market value of more than 10 billion US dollars to rise by more than 100% in one day.
But Li Mu feels that companies like Google have extremely high market share. It can be said that except for China, in other countries with Internet, the market share is at least 90% or more, and some can even achieve 100%. This is not a monopoly, but it is better than monopoly. Such companies have profitability, development prospects, high security, and market recognition will inevitably be very high.
Today's rise of 100% is not a miracle. It's just that the positive things that will rise later will be released in one breath.
As time entered the countdown, Larry Page kept adjusting his breathing nervously.
Li Mu and he pressed his hand on the bell button together. When the countdown entered the last ten seconds, everyone on the scene began to shout for countdown.
Three, two, one!
When the whistle sounded, Li Mu and Larry Page pressed the red bell ringing button together.
The melodious bell rings on the Nasdaq in an instant!
Google is officially launched!
The 50 million outstanding shares immediately entered a tradable state, and the price that appeared in the first second of the opening shocked the entire Nasdaq!
$126.6!
The opening surged by 57.5%!
At the moment of listing, Google's market value instantly reached an astonishing US$75.6 billion from the $48 billion set by IPo!
The entire Nasdaq is in a madness because of this number.
The media immediately reported this almost crazy rise to the world in real time.
Investors who applied for Google stocks were already excited to start a carnival.
There are only 50 million outstanding shares on the market. If everyone is not so optimistic about Google's prospects, once the price rises a little, those holders who are not optimistic about Google will sell and close when they see the better. Other investors who do not hold shares are also more cautious about it. In that case, the stock price rise will be curbed soon.
If you are very unoptimistic about Google's prospects, you may fall below the issue price on the first day.
However, the current situation is that everyone is too optimistic about Google's future.
Even Li Mu came out to endorse the letter, what else should I worry about? Is it satisfying to earn 57.5%?
No, of course not, this company has unlimited prospects and this stock is suitable for long-term holding.
Under this mentality, Google stocks rarely took action.
And so many investors outside were crazy holding coins waiting to enter the market, just like people who had been drought expecting Gan Lin, opening their mouths to look at the sky, waiting for a few drops of water to fall from the sky.
The more this happens, the more the stock price rises.
Two minutes after opening, the stock price almost jumped to $138, an increase of 72.5%.
Trigger the first circuit breaker and suspend trading;
After a brief stop, the transaction opens;
The stock price continued to run wildly like a rocket.
In the 20th minute of the opening, the stock price had risen to US$159, an increase of 98.75%, and the second circuit breaker!
At the 30th minute of the opening, the stock price rose to $164, with an increase of more than 100%!
The entire Nasdaq is already crazy.
Those institutions that hold a lot of Google stocks are also crazy.
Chapter completed!