Chapter 35: Thunder and Fire
With people from the law firm of Greg and Josiah keeping an eye on the contract, Song Yang was not worried. He and Martin walked in the small square in front of the Harbor Office Building. As the CBD center of Houston , the scenery here is pretty good.
"Song, on behalf of the WPP Group Board of Directors, I welcome you to join. When the next WPP Group Board of Directors is held, I will propose that you join the WPP Board of Directors. You will become a member of this Empire Elders Council!"
Walking in the small square, Martin Solo patted Song Yang's arm and said, even though he was shorter than Song Yang, the momentum Martin displayed was just like that of Emperor Napoleon who led the Gallic Rooster to sweep across Europe.
Whether he was pretending or really did so, Martin showed that he was quite friendly towards Song Yang at this moment.
As a person who has acquired hundreds of companies, Martin already has his own set of experience on how to treat the founders or presidents of the acquired companies, using both carrots and sticks.
I think back to when JWT was acquired by WPP, Beers, the president of JWT, was known as the “Queen of Brands”. She started to curse Martin, calling him “shorty” and all that. But Martin used a combination of punches to completely subdue her. After Martin arranged for Beers to become the president of Ogilvy & Mather, she immediately began to sing praises for Martin…
"Thank you, President Martin. DoubleClick will become the best rookie in the WPP team and win the MVP for WPP!" Song Yang brought out Joe Tucker's rookie theory.
"Rookie?" Martin asked Song Yang with some curiosity.
Song Yang explained Joetus' rookie theory to Martin. After listening to it, Martin showed some interest. "This theory is very novel. He is indeed worthy of being the person who can bring Wang An's club, which is on the verge of bankruptcy, back on track. However..."
Martin shook his head and said, "If we follow Joe Tucker's theory and look for potential rookies, at most a team may become a strong team, but it will be difficult to become a champion in the league. Maybe the end, both the club and the team will be sold for profit!"
Song Yang was stunned when he heard this. He quite agreed with Joetus's "newcomer" theory, but was criticized by Martin as worthless.
Seeing Song Yang's skeptical expression, Martin's desire to teach others suddenly began to erupt. Joetus dared to teach him that set of theories, so how could he, the king of mergers and acquisitions, not have his own ideas?
"Song, have you ever played with building blocks?"
Martin said to Song Yang, "Building blocks come in different sizes. Some of them may be particularly important or conspicuous, but if you want to build a palace with building blocks, then no matter what kind of building blocks they are, they are the stepping stones of this palace!"
Song Yang listened to Martin's theory and said, "One general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers?"
Martin was stunned for a moment, and after hearing Song Yang’s explanation of this sentence, he couldn’t help but say, “The ancient Chinese culture is indeed profound and extensive, and you can say this.
If I were to run this team, I would buy the best players, no matter how much it costs, as long as I can win the championship, it will all be worth it! ”
"My advertising colleagues have always said that I don't understand the art of advertising, but now, they are all working overtime to complete the plans I made for them, and they dare not slack off even a little bit!"
When talking about this, Martin couldn't suppress the pride on his face. What could be more satisfying than seeing those opponents who looked down on him in the past now being trampled under his feet and forced to work like slaves for them?
"Those advertisers don't agree with my ideas, but now all advertising, public relations and consulting businesses belong to WPP!" Martin finally said to Song Yang.
Song Yang listened to Martin's words. This was a completely new theory, completely different from Joetus's "rookie" theory.
Song Yang thought about what Joetus and Martin said to him and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Joetus was definitely not as bad as Martin said. Looking at the entire Wall Street, there were probably not many people who could revive Wang Laboratories from that situation.
Seeing Song Yang lost in thought, Martin shook his head and laughed. He didn't know why he told Song Yang these things. These things belonged to "Dragon Slaying Techniques", but Martin didn't think Song Yang needed these things now.
After thinking for a while, Song Yang suddenly had a sense of enlightenment. Joetus's "newcomer" theory and Martin's "building block" theory were not stronger or weaker, or they were used in different periods.
For companies that are about to go bankrupt or are just starting out, using Joetus' theory will obviously give them a greater chance of survival. However, when they are about to develop, Martin's "building block theory" will make it easier for them to succeed.
"Thank you, President Martin," Song Yang stepped forward and said to Martin, "I will use the building blocks!"
Martin smiled silently and just nodded at Song Yang. He thought Song Yang was just joking and didn't take it too seriously.
After returning to DoubleClick, Gleick and WPP's legal staff had already worked out an agreement.
Song Yang glanced at Greg, and when he saw Greg nod, he picked up the Parker pen. Gallo, Irene, Ryan, Wesley and others all looked at the pen in Song Yang's hand nervously. After signing, the fate of everyone present would be completely changed.
Gallo kept muttering, "Twelve million, twelve million!"
Song Yang took a deep breath, picked up the pen, signed his name on the agreement, and then exchanged the agreement with Martin and signed it.
"Congratulations, Song. Tonight, WPP Group will announce the news through the London Stock Exchange!"
After dealing with the agreement, Martin immediately prepared to leave in a swift and decisive manner. WPP Group is a listed company and needs to make an external announcement.
Greg carefully put away the agreement. These pieces of paper were worth tens of millions of US dollars, so he didn't dare to be careless.
When they sent Martin and the others away and returned, there was a sudden burst of huge cheers from Double Click Company, and Gallo was even howling like ghosts.
"Call Haley and throw a party for DoubleClick at the best hotel in Houston tonight, and everyone can come!"
Song Yang said loudly on the office floor, after being busy for so long and being nervous for so long, it's time to relax.
"I'll call right away. I can't think of any woman who would refuse a party with a multi-millionaire!" Gallo let out a ghostly howl and started making phone calls. A party requires models, bartenders, DJs, etc., and Haley can handle all of them.
Song Yang was not stingy and directly booked an entire floor of a hotel in Houston, found a car rental company, and brought all the people from DoubleClick Company over.
When they arrived, Haley was already waiting there with a group of models. When they saw Song Yang, the models' eyes lit up, and Gallo couldn't help but shudder. These women looked like they wanted to swallow him up.
"Don't go too far tonight, don't get involved with these..."
Greg was still explaining to Song Yang, but the DJ on the scene had already started playing deafening music, and Haley also rushed over with a group of people. Before Greg could finish his words, he was drowned out. Seeing this scene, Greg could only shake his head.
"Song, you really did it. I'm about to enter Hollywood!" Haley was even more excited than Song Yang. She directly put a model next to Song Yang.
The whole hotel was in chaos at this time. Greg, Irene, Ryan and others had drunk a lot of wine, not to mention Song Yang. With Gallo, Haley and a group of models who were like moths to a flame, Song Yang was already a little drunk in less than a moment.
When the party was in full swing , two figures sneaked in. Seeing the scene in the hall and the models twisting their bodies, even the two reporters from Houston local entertainment tabloids who had seen big scenes were secretly shocked.
Such grand occasions are rare, with so many models and hot girls warming up the audience, as well as a constant supply of drinks, cold dishes, DJs, hotel fees, cleaning companies, etc. The cost of one night can never be less than six figures in US dollars.
These two reporters from entertainment tabloids heard that someone was spending a large amount of money to hold a party here, so they came here to see if there was any news they could get, but they didn't expect to encounter such a grand scene.
Two entertainment reporters quietly walked in and then saw Song Yang surrounded by the crowd. They all knew who was the center of the party without having to guess.
At this time, Song Yang was leaning against two models, opening a bottle of champagne in his hands. With a muffled sound, champagne sprayed all over the air. The two entertainment reporters subconsciously raised their cameras and took a picture of the scene. They didn't realize that a famous scene that would go down in history was born.
"What are you doing?" Gallo, who was the most drunk, was dazzled by the camera flash. He wanted to chase after them, but his steps went weak and he almost fell. Haley grabbed him. The two entertainment reporters took the opportunity to run away.
The stock market is the most sensitive to news, and the world is no exception. The share price of WPP Group, which is listed in London, suddenly jumped by 5% near the closing time. This is the first time that WPP's share price has hit a new high this year in four years of sideways decline!
Subsequently, WPP released an announcement to the public, announcing its investment in the emerging digital advertising and media company DoubleClick Advertising. DoubleClick joined the WPP camp. The old media empire was equipped with Internet wings and instantly became the most popular baby on the London Stock Exchange!
More news then came back from across the Atlantic, with Silicon Valley and Wall Street soon beginning to report on this record-breaking Internet investment.
However, what really set off the entire American media was the scene in which Song Yang, holding a glass of champagne and surrounded by a group of models, was raining champagne, which excited everyone in Silicon Valley and Wall Street!
