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Chapter 1076 Miracle on the First Day

For the performance of the Guofeng Art Troupe, Simon has given enough support, whether it is the top choreography support team, the extravagant custom costumes and props, or contacting the New York Metropolitan Opera House, a world-class performance venue, but the official opening Finally, the market will have the final say.

If the girls' performances are not recognized by the audience and the attendance rate is too low, then end the show early. Simon will never give away free tickets out of his own pocket.

In fact, Simon's inner attitude towards the public performance of the Guofeng Art Troupe is whether he likes to watch it or not, because it was originally intended to be enjoyed by one person in private, and Simon feels that he has suffered a disadvantage for outsiders.Therefore, except for those close to Joseph Schlapp who took the initiative to ask for it last time, Simon would ask for a few tickets, and the Metropolitan Opera sold the rest by itself.

However, because the gossip that the Guofeng Art Troupe is Simon Westeros’ private song and dance team has already spread quietly, driven by curiosity, even after Simon’s personal intervention, the ticket price of the Guofeng Art Troupe’s performance is higher than other performance tickets A lot of effort was made, but it inevitably led to a grand occasion where tickets for the first performance were hard to find.

As for the next step, it still depends on market feedback.

Although surrounded by a group of big goblins, Simon still didn't stay at the reception for too long. He only stayed for less than half an hour before leaving with girl A who had been here this morning.

On the other hand, Instagram's stock price trend on the first day is still highly anticipated.

So until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the North American stock market closed, and Instagram's final first-day stock price was fixed at a high of US$27.61. Compared with the issue price of US$11.50, the first-day increase reached 141%, and the closing market value was as high as US$171 billion, compared with US$60 billion. The valuation in U.S. dollars is equivalent to an increase of 100 billion U.S. dollars in the company's value in just one day.

Before the listing of Instagram, the total share capital was 5.3 million shares, of which Miss D held about 2.4 million shares, accounting for 45% of the shares.

And girls A, C, Indian, Little Jenny, Waist, and Leg who used to be the initial investors with D, each took 5% of the shares at the beginning, and in recent years they have received stock rewards based on whether they participated in management And whether to participate in the subscription before the IPO, etc., the final shareholding amount is more or less, but basically it is around 1500 million shares.

On the other hand, in this IPO, the total number of shares issued is 9000 million shares, and the financing amount is 10.35 billion US dollars, of which 6000 million shares are additional new shares. The funds obtained will be used for the follow-up development of Instagram, and the other 3000 million shares will be cashed out by major shareholders. Among them, Miss D occupies 500 million shares.

Therefore, according to Instagram's closing stock price of US$27.61 on the first day of listing, even if D girl's shareholding in Instagram further drops to 38% after the IPO, the net worth of the former Victoria's maid has reached US$65 billion, which is enough to squeeze Into the top 400 ranks of the 20 richest people in the United States.

As for the other six girls, just relying on about 1500 million shares in their hands, their personal net worth exceeded 4 million U.S. dollars in a single day. According to the threshold of 400 million U.S. dollars on this year's "Forbes" 4.3 richest people in the United States, they are basically equivalent to entering Ranked among the 400 richest people in America.

This is the unparalleled ability of the Internet to create wealth!

Stimulated by the surge on the first day of Instagram’s listing, the Nasdaq Index rose by 1.32% in a single day and continued to rise to 5739 points, getting closer and closer to the threshold of 6000 points. A new high, reaching $6.7 trillion.

As the leading company, Eaglet, its stock price rose by 1.61% in a single day, and its closing market value was 6635 billion U.S. dollars, continuing to lead the way.

Cisco, ranked No. 2, has a market value of over 5000 billion US dollars for the first time today, becoming the third giant in the U.S. stock market after Eaglet and Daenerys with a market value of more than 5000 billion US dollars. It is 2.12 billion US dollars.

Also in just one day, due to the rise of the Nasdaq market, Simon's personal net worth increased by more than 300 billion US dollars again.

Speaking of which, after the U.S. election in early November, because of Clinton's re-election, the continuity of Washington's policy was ensured, which made the market temporarily positive, but then it started to fluctuate because of Wall Street's worries about the collapse of the Nasdaq market again, and the growth rate of the Nasdaq slowed down. Until today, Instagram went public, and the miracle of wealth creation on the day of listing made the new technology sector activated again, paving the way for the last batch of capital operations in the Westeros system in 11.

The next day is Saturday, December 12th.

Although the U.S. stock market is closed, the North American media early in the morning was full of reports about Instagram’s first day of listing yesterday and the Nasdaq’s new high.

However, in the eyes of many, the crisis is getting closer.

Simon took a rare break and rushed to Manhattan in the morning.

The main purpose is to watch the last makeup rehearsal of the Guofeng Art Troupe before the performance tonight, accompanied by Celia Miller who just returned from Washington yesterday.

While watching the performance, they mainly chatted about setting Rivni as a free trade zone. After the incident of Sherban’s assassination last month, the Kyiv authorities, who thought that the Westeros system must have plans, came here. After Bian made the request, he did not refuse, on the contrary, he was very cooperative.

So things will be much easier to handle.

Of course, it will take several months to complete the specific process.

The main reason is that free trade zones are actually two-way. It does not mean that a country sets up a region of its own as a free trade zone, so that free trade can be carried out. In addition to various trade rules, free trade agreements must be signed with other countries.However, compared with the WTO agreement that requires protracted negotiations, the free trade area is ultimately a country's unilateral concession, so the difficulty is greatly reduced.

"I met with Mickey Kanter yesterday. Washington is very supportive of signing this agreement with Ukraine. However, Mickey raised objections to us also bringing China in. China is negotiating to join the WTO, and Washington's It probably means that they hope that after China joins the WTO, they will enjoy this benefit again.”

Inside the lobby of the Metropolitan Opera House.

Simon and Celia sat in the seats with only a few spectators, and while enjoying the rehearsal performance on the stage, they asked, "Is this a mandatory requirement, or is it just a common proposal?"

"It's just an ordinary proposal," Celia looked at the oriental girl on the stage, and immediately understood her boss's attitude, and said, "Then let's ignore it. In fact, when Livni established a free trade zone, China is It is a very important importing country of raw materials, and at the same time, Rivni’s main target market is Western Europe, so speaking of it, it seems unnecessary to bring the Federation in.”

Simon nodded slightly, and was very satisfied with Celia's position. If the women around him considered this issue at the national level of the United States instead of the interests of the Westeros system as the first choice, Simon might consider replacing her.

Standing matters.

Simon will not force others to tend to his position too much, but if a person is within the Westeros system, he must call himself a 'Westerosian'.

Speaking of which, as Celia said, the main market for Rivni's free trade zone must be Western Europe, and there is not much connection with the United States.If it weren't for the very important symbolic meaning of bringing in the United States, the world's most powerful country, it would be unnecessary.

On the other hand, due to the weak light industry foundation in Eastern Europe and the high costs in various aspects in Western Europe, China is undoubtedly the best import destination for raw materials and other aspects.Of course, the current Southeast Asia is actually okay, but after 1997, the Southeast Asian economy suffered a devastating blow, and then there was nothing more.

After chatting for a few more words, Simon asked another thing: "Regarding the increase in the African garrison, how much share can we get this time?"

Personal military assistant, this is Celia's most important title.

Listening to her boss's question, Celia sorted it out a bit, and quickly said: "In recent years, some other forces have quietly set up mercenaries. Not surprisingly, we can only get 1500 mercenary places this time, plus The value of contracts in Africa is about 1 million U.S. dollars per year.”

Simon nodded, but he still couldn't help feeling the embarrassment of the US military.

Compared with the current US defense budget of US$2500 billion, US$1 million is of course not much. However, things are afraid of comparison. Let’s just talk about Ukraine. The current annual defense budget is equivalent to less than US$10 billion, but it needs to support more than 20 troops. .The 1500 people in the Westeros system can get 1 million US dollars. Of course, there are other twists and turns that are not humane, but it is enough to show that the US military spends money like water.

At the same time, this incident also means that Simon's layout at the military level has become more effective.

First of all, it was because Simon had never thought of using the Wei family private army to make money, let alone the inexplicable shortfall of 6000 million U.S. dollars like the ugly Bush administration in his memory, and a catering fee was gone.Therefore, just talking about the annual 1 million US dollars in Africa, in addition to the salaries and other costs of the mercenaries, there is still a large part, which actually has to be paid to the various consultants of the Weijia private army who are in charge of matchmaking.

Otherwise, such an order would not be so easy to obtain.

As for Simon's harvest, of course it is outside of money.

The closer the Weijia private army is connected to the federal military, the more entangled the network of interests is, the less likely it is to be spied on by the outside world. Just like the cooperation agreement reached with the CIA earlier, these will involve state secrets.If you encounter any troubles in the future, a word of state secrets is like the national security of the United States that has almost become a stalk in the United States. It is absolutely panacea.

Moreover, even if someone wants to investigate, the Wei family's private army will not have too many clues to be caught. In the same sentence, Simon has never thought of making money from it.As for some people who really benefited a lot from it, check it out if you have the guts.Anyway, in the past few decades in his previous life, Simon has never seen any scandals involving the US military that have been investigated in depth.

The two people in the audience chatted, and a group dance on the stage ended soon.

While preparing for the next dance, a girl quietly turned out from the backstage, but it was Chen Xingwei.The girl came to Simon with a nervous look and asked, "Simon, how did I dance just now?"

"Great," Simon said, patted his thigh: "Come, sit here."

Chen Xingwei glanced at Celia, and did not refuse. He stepped forward and sat on Simon's lap, feeling a big hand around his waist, sticking it obediently, and said: "I'm so nervous, I'm really worried about today's Party screwed up."

"There is nothing to worry about," Simon said, looking at the stage, "as long as you play at a normal level."

Chen Xingwei couldn't help but said, "This is the Metropolitan Opera House, what if the audience doesn't like it?"

Simon leaned in and kissed the girl's neck, and said, "If they don't like it, it means they have no vision. As long as I like it, that's fine."

The man's kiss was very light, but Chen Xingwei still felt a little hot in his body, so he took the initiative to return the kiss and said: "By the way, Simon, it's the end of the year in China, we can go back and watch it during the Chinese New Year." see?"

"Of course, by the way, which day is New Year's Eve this year?"

"November 2."

"That's even more of a problem. You have a total of 9 performances, and they can end at the end of January. If the audience doesn't like it, you can close the booth after performing five or six performances. You can definitely go back in the New Year."