Upon realizing this, Larry Page felt as though two cunning individuals were sitting beside him, smirking sinisterly.
But it didn't matter; these were cunning individuals, yet they were also Larry Page's saviors. They used Larry Page to transfer funds, and in turn, Larry Page was also using them to save Google.
It was a win-win situation, so Larry Page readily agreed.
However, Larry Page had only seen through their plan; he was unaware that all the money would eventually end up with the Jiangnan Group, with Huang He being the ultimate beneficiary of this scheme. Simultaneously, Jiangnan Servers in the United States secured a $300 million order, enough to establish a foothold in the global market.
As Google's business continued to grow and strengthen, the durable quality of Jiangnan Servers would build a stable reputation, further expanding into the global market. This was a long-term business endeavor.
Of course, it was perfectly normal to "shear the wool" from investors along the way.
Otherwise, if all this money were to make American people rich, Huang He would have felt some dissatisfaction.
But none of this concerned Larry Page. He only knew that he had stumbled upon a tremendous opportunity, a chance for a revival.
"Mr. Huang He, when can your servers be delivered to our data center?" Larry Page asked nervously after the deal was settled.
There were only three days left. Three days was barely enough time to complete the installation and debugging of the data center. Of course, it wasn't just three days; Larry Page could employ subtle tactics to delay, such as asking for another three days to consider after the initial three days expired.
After consideration, he might claim that the $3 billion price was too low and hope for $4.5 billion, using various ambiguous methods to stall for time so that Yahoo wouldn't abruptly cut off their servers after the three days, plunging Google into collapse.
However, such tactics wouldn't buy much time. Once Yahoo realized Google's intentions, they would likely cut off the servers immediately.
Therefore, the new servers had to be installed before that. Larry Page estimated that he could delay for about 15 more days, totaling 18 days.
The installation and debugging of such large-scale server equipment would require at least a week, and secretly transferring user data from Yahoo would take another week.
While a complete transfer might only take a day, such massive data migration would surely attract Yahoo's attention. Thus, it had to be done stealthily, continuously, and incrementally, like a mouse moving its belongings, which would take about a day.
Combining these, that left 14 days. The time available for server transportation was only 4 days.
Thinking about this, Larry Page became anxious again. Based on his past experience, it was considered quick if these arrogant server manufacturers delivered the servers within a month.
If they could deliver within half a month, it would be considered full support.
If they could deliver within a week, they would truly be considered favored sons.
"The first batch of storage servers can be delivered within three days, consisting of 5,000 8TB storage units!" Huang He said calmly.
"Can they really be delivered?" Larry Page asked excitedly. These storage servers would be enough for him to transfer data.
"Of course. In fact, for Yahoo Group's $2 billion order, I've already shipped a batch of equipment in advance. I didn't expect Yahoo Group to choose me, nor did Apple Group, so it fell into your lap?" Huang He said. This was the honest truth; this equipment was indeed prepared for Yahoo in advance.
There was also some intended for US Priority, but US Priority didn't need it yet, so it was fine for Google.
"Yes! This has truly fallen into my lap!" Larry Page chuckled. Larry Page had anticipated this outcome. After all, one wouldn't attend a bidding conference without bringing some equipment. Thus, Larry Page gambled that the Jiangnan Group would bring a batch of equipment in advance, allowing for the fastest possible delivery, which led him to approach Huang He.
"Yahoo, and Jerry Yang, you would never imagine that the equipment you rejected would become the lifeline for my Google's revival!"
After quickly signing the contracts with Jiangnan Group and Western Mustang Company, Larry Page returned to make further preparations, filled with determination.
After Larry Page left, Huang He's conversation with Little Swift continued.
"How is it, have you started selling Apple stock?" Huang He asked calmly.
"Yes, starting yesterday, we began quietly selling Apple stock. As per your instructions, we kept the selling price stable at $22. In one day, we sold 100 million shares," Little Swift said. "However, this action was discovered and caused quite a bit of trouble."
Indeed, yesterday, after Apple's stock price broke its historical high, Western Mustang Group began quietly selling Apple shares.
They had already sold 100 million shares, and in one day, $2.2 billion was deposited into Western Mustang Company's account.
However, the company's account only held these $2.2 billion.
According to Huang He's instructions, the $2 billion previously in Western Mustang Company's account was split in half. $1 billion continued to acquire Apple shares at $10 per share, while the remaining $1 billion was fully invested in US Priority Group, acquiring 50% of its shares.
Concurrently, through the US Priority Foundation, Huang He also invested $1 billion in US Priority Group. This gave US Priority Group $2 billion in startup capital. The US Priority Foundation held an 80% stake in the company, while Western Mustang Company held a 20% stake.
This investment had already created a significant stir in the capital market.
It wasn't that the investment amount was particularly huge, but rather that this was the second company Western Mustang Fund had invested in after the restructuring, apart from Apple.
However, many people found Western Mustang Company's investment very peculiar, as there was no logic in paying $1 billion for only a 20% stake, especially when the other party also invested $1 billion; the ratio was too exaggerated.
Of course, if the market knew that Huang He's $1 billion was merely a ceremonial transaction through private channels, and after funds were approved, it was directly returned to the private channels with only a few million dollars in interest paid.
If the market knew that Huang He hadn't invested a single dollar in the company, it would likely explode, shouting foul play.
However, because US Priority Company was not a listed company, its cash flow did not require regulation and no one had the authority to regulate it, so there was no need to worry about this being discovered.
Nonetheless, this investment did cause considerable ripples in the market. Many people openly accused Western Mustang Company of attempting to steal investors' interests through such base exchanges of benefits, thus siphoning off large sums of money.
Coupled with the rumor that Little Swift was solely responsible for pushing for Apple's secondary offering, which would further reduce the fund's returns, these "divine operations" made many investors dissatisfied, and Little Swift was often subjected to public骂声.
Of course, once Apple's secondary offering was completed and its stock price soared from $10 to $22, all the market's criticism instantly vanished, replaced by an outpouring of praise for Little Swift.
The $8 billion investment instantly became $16 billion, causing all investors to forget the $1 billion investment.
However, on the day after Apple's secondary offering, a new wave of news was released: US Priority Server Company, a subsidiary of US Priority Group, had surprisingly secured a massive $300 million server order from Apple.
Simultaneously, according to industry professionals, US Priority's storage servers had reached world-leading levels, even surpassing those of industry leader IBM, making them undeniably the best in the world.
As soon as this news broke, all the accusations against Little Swift completely disappeared without a trace, replaced by the title of a black investment god.
Indeed, in the eyes of investors, Little Swift had become a deity.
This was because the storage server technology of US Priority Server Company was real, meaning that US Priority Server Company would hold a dominant position in the future in a server market worth $200 billion.
Furthermore, US Priority Server's products were reportedly priced at only two-thirds of IBM's, making market capture inevitable. Half of this massive $200 billion market would likely fall into the hands of US Priority Server.
If this company were to go public, it would at least be valued at no less than $50 billion.
Little Swift, having invested only $1 billion, obtained a 20% stake, which amounted to $10 billion in shares. This was a tenfold return on investment.
If Little Swift wasn't an investment god, who else deserved that title?
As a result, Western Mustang Investment Company once again garnered immense attention from the entire market. Naturally, when Western Mustang Company sold a full 100 million shares of Apple stock, it immediately caused significant market volatility.
Many people declared that Little Swift no longer saw a bright future for Apple and was preparing to leave Apple to invest in new markets, signaling his intention to flee.
This naturally triggered market panic, causing Apple's stock to plummet to $18 per share at the opening of trading today, with indications of further decline. This dealt a severe blow to Huang He's planned exit strategy, leaving Little Swift in a state of considerable distress, compelled to beg Huang He for guidance.