Chapter 123: Only when we fight on the battlefield can we negotiate at the negotiation table
Chen Xi came to Yang Chen's office with a smile and said: "Director Yang, you are popular again! Major real estate developers have lowered prices one after another. Netizens feel that you have brought down housing prices. Everyone is thanking you."
Yang Chen said helplessly: "These people are really messing around, can't they find an excuse to give discounts? Do they have to directly lower the price? Just watch, someone will soon come out and ask them not to lower the price."
"Why? It's hard to sell houses now, why don't you lower the price? If the house can be sold by lowering the price, wouldn't it be good for everyone?" Chen Xi asked in confusion.
Theoretically speaking, commercial housing should have the properties of commodities. The price can rise or fall, but because its value is too high, it cannot fall in practice.
First of all, those who disagree with the price reduction are the old owners who have already bought a house, especially those who bought a house first in a community. They will not agree to the developer lowering the price to sell the house. At least they will put up a banner at the door of the sales office to "protect their rights" and complain to the relevant departments. They cry miserably and wait, or at worst, they smash up the sales department and force the developer to check out or refund the price difference.
Secondly, the relevant departments do not want to sell at reduced prices, because this means a reduction in tax and other fiscal revenue.
Therefore, Yang Chen concluded that there would be a notice tomorrow morning, and developers were not allowed to sell houses at lower prices. At most, second-hand houses could only be allowed to increase or decrease their prices according to market demand.
After listening to Yang Chen's analysis, Chen Xi nodded with enlightenment and said: "It seems to be true. I often see on the Internet that owners who bought the first-phase houses went to the sales department to make trouble because the second-phase houses were sold at a reduced price. Fortunately, we There is no price reduction, but dividends are given to the owners. We will definitely not be ordered to make corrections.”
Yang Chen said with a smile: "I have expected this a long time ago, so I implemented a dividend system instead of directly reducing prices. Only by allowing old owners and new owners to enjoy the discounts at the same time without a nominal price reduction will all aspects be ineffective. By the way, those idiots just cut the price, just for fun. Let’s get ready for dinner. We have to work overtime at night.”
Chen Xi nodded and quickly called the canteen to deliver food.
9pm.
Yang Chen started a video conference with the presidents of the five major banks.
After some pleasantries, we got down to business.
"ICBC is responsible for operating Disney Group and Under Armor Group!"
"The Agricultural Bank of China is responsible for operating AT&T Group and New Balance Group!"
"Long Xing is responsible for operating Microsoft Group and Exxon Mobil Group!"
"CCB operates Bald Eagle Cable TV and SAP Group!"
"The Merchant Bank operates Carnival Cruise Lines and Puma Group!"
ESPN, owned by Disney, and TNT, owned by AT&T, are NBA broadcasters.
Microsoft is a sponsor of the NBA, and Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen are co-founders of the company.
The shorting of Eagle Cable Company is targeting Knicks owner Dolan, and the shorting of Carnival Cruise Line is targeting Heat owner Allison.
Under Armor, Puma, New Balance, and ExxonMobil are sponsors of NAB.
The NBA’s Dragon Country sponsors are not short-selling, such as Penguins, Mengniu, Xpeng Motors, Kang Shuaifu, etc.
The traders of each bank took note of the companies they were responsible for, waiting for Yang Chen to issue new operating instructions.
Yang Chen said loudly: "The traders of each bank are divided into two groups, each group is responsible for one stock! Short as much as you can, let's start work!"
Traders from various banks immediately got busy, quickly divided into groups and determined the stocks each group was responsible for, and then began the short-selling process.
These are professional traders. They don't need Yang Chen to tell them how to operate. Yang Chen can just chat with the five general managers and wait.
Bald Eagle Home.
Powell and Gary Kosler, the head of the securities regulatory department, are leading the team to conduct the sixth round of negotiations with the five major banks in Longguo.
Powell said very strongly: "I can tell you very clearly that you must accept the last condition, otherwise those assets will not be unfrozen."
Gary Kosler followed up and said: "Now it's just your bank account, the securities account has not been frozen. If you are unwilling to cooperate, then I don't mind ordering the freezing of your securities account. I hope you can see the reality clearly and be satisfied. Our request is your wisest choice.”
Powell added: "We are talking to you about this matter from the perspective of strength, and I hope you can understand what I mean."
Chen Shihong, the representative of Longguo Bank, said with a serious face: "I need to remind you that your family also has many companies investing in Longguo, such as BlackRock, Vanguard, Morgan, Goldman Sachs, etc. If we can't reach an agreement, we will also The assets of these companies in Dragon Country are frozen equally. The Eagle Fed is only a private institution. Although it also has the functions of a central bank, you are still a private institution in the end. I do not believe that the assets of those investment institutions have been lost because of you. They will not find it. You are responsible!”
ICBC representative Li Changrui followed up and said: "Of course you can freeze our securities accounts, but we can also freeze the accounts of BlackRock and other groups in the Longguo stock market. We just don't want to go to this step, and it doesn't mean we can't go." This step does not mean that we dare not take this step. If you are willing to have a good talk, we can continue to have a good talk. ”
Zheng Qiangdong, a representative of China Construction Bank, said: "We would also like to remind you that if we reach the point where reconciliation is impossible, we will not stop Yang Chen from taking action. No one can stop the stock price of any company he wants to short from falling. This has been It has been verified many times, and you have all experienced the despair of being shorted by him. I want to emphasize that you are not qualified to negotiate with us from the perspective of strength, and we also hope that you understand what I mean!”
Powell and Gary Kosler were so angry that they got up and stormed out of the conference room.
Powell roared in the corridor: "Did they eat the courage of the bear? Ah? Why do they talk to me like this? Farke!"
Gary Kosler was relatively calm. He whispered: "Our family does have many institutions investing in Longguo. This is their confidence. It's okay for us to be angry and talk about it, but we can't really make the problem serious. Both parties will freeze on an equal footing." Invest in institutional assets, those Wall Street institutions will kill us.”
Powell fell silent.
At this time, in the conference room, representatives from various banks communicated urgently.
"Everyone, hold on, our families are already supporting us!"
"I have also received news from home. We insist on completing the short work at home, and we will definitely be able to walk out of this conference room with victory."
"Haha... There is nothing to be afraid of. We still have many cards to play, and they have already shown their trump cards. How can they play with us?"
"Haha..."
After more than half an hour, Powell and Gary Kosler brought their team back to the negotiating table.
Gary Kosler said bluntly: "Listen, we don't want to waste any more time with you. You give us a clear answer now, accept it or not."
Powell followed up and said: "This is your last chance. Don't make the wrong choice. The consequences will be serious and you can't afford it."
The representatives of the five major banks are very firm and will never accept the last condition. As long as Yang Chen is in need, the five major banks will do their best to provide help.
Powell picked up the ashtray at hand and slammed it on the table, got up angrily and was about to leave.
At this time, the secretary hurried in and whispered in Powell's ear: "Something big happened! These five banks have shorted 10 more companies, and they are all related to the NBA."
Powell pointed at the representatives of the five major banks angrily and said: "How dare you do this? You are simply bastards!"
Just as Gary Kosler was about to ask Powell what happened, his secretary also ran in in a panic.
The secretary directly reported the report: "Mr. Kosler, no luck, the five major banks have shorted 10 more companies, all related to the NBA!"
Gary Kosler angrily shouted at the delegation of the five major banks: "What on earth do you want to do? While negotiating with us, you shorted the stocks of 10 companies. What do you think we are?"
Chen Shihong, the representative of Longguo Bank, leaned back in his chair very casually and said with a smile: "Because we always believe in a truth, if we can't win on the battlefield, we can't negotiate at the negotiation table. If we can win on the battlefield, we can't negotiate at the negotiation table." We can talk about it.”
CCB representative Zheng Qiangdong followed up and said: "As I said just now, you are not qualified to negotiate with us from the perspective of strength. Do you think I am just talking about it like you? Now the choice is left to you, and we want to reconcile immediately. Everyone must abide by each other's laws, or they must really break up and expand the war. "ICBC representative Li Changrui said: "If you still have doubts about Yang Chen's strength, we allow you to choose a stock and do an experiment to see whether Yang Chen can successfully short-sell or you can successfully stabilize the stock price. After that, you can think about your choice carefully.”
Powell gritted his teeth, snorted and walked out of the room quickly.
Gary Kosler immediately chased after him and asked anxiously: "Mr. Powell, what should we do now? I think we should forget it. If we continue this, we will really break up. They really freeze BlackRock and other institutions. We really can't account to these institutions for our assets. The Morgan family is one of the major shareholders of Eagle Fed. If the assets invested by the Morgan family in Dragon Country are frozen, they will definitely hold you accountable. Mr. Powell, you have to answer for yourself. Think about your future.”
Powell immediately stopped, and after hesitating for a moment, he walked toward his office aggressively.
The secretary gave Powell the list of 10 companies that the five major banks were shorting this time. After reading it, Powell immediately called Disney Group President Iger.
Powell said bluntly: "Hey, Mr. Egger, what's going on over there? Can you find a way to keep the stock price? I'm negotiating with the five major banks in Longguo. You must find a way to keep the stock price so that I can have the chips to follow." They negotiate!”
Egger said angrily: "How to keep the stock price? Yang Chen sent me an email. He said in the email that he deliberately targeted us because ESPN belongs to our company, and ESPN is the main broadcaster of the NBA. Unless the NBA President Xiao Hua apologized to him and sent the team to Longguo to play against the Sihai team. Otherwise, he would continue to be short. Unless we delisted or the Bald Eagle stock market canceled the short-selling mechanism, it would be useless no matter how hard we struggled, the stock price would be certain. Will fall down.”
Powell immediately said: "Don't believe his lies, he is just scaring you!"
Egger immediately retorted: "What you are talking about is nonsense! He was shorting Qiangsheng, Goldman Sachs and other companies. Those companies tried their best to keep their stock prices. Are you telling me that he is just scaring me? He really has such strength! Fake ! ”
Powell hurriedly said: "The past was before, and now is now. Other companies are other companies, and Disney is Disney. Don't get confused, let alone run away without a fight. What if you try it and succeed?"
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Every awesome boss thinks he is awesome, and everyone has the stubbornness to not shed tears until he sees the coffin. Although Egger said that Yang Chen really has the ability to short Disney, he still wants to try to resist.
"Okay, I won't tell you anymore, I have to find a way to boost the stock price!" Egger said.
Powell quickly said: "Okay, okay. You should quickly find a way to deal with it. If you need me, please feel free to contact me."
Egger immediately hung up the phone, not bothering to say another word to him.
When a company's stock is shorted, the practices are pretty much the same all over the world. They just release good news and declare that the company is operating normally. If it fails, they ask executives and shareholders to increase their holdings. If they are more powerful, they can also let employees hold shares and buy back shares. Log out, etc. Xiao Ma has just tried all these methods, and it turns out that these methods don't work in the face of Yang Chen's short selling.
Egger immediately asked his secretary to issue an announcement stating that the company was operating normally, and he convened an emergency meeting of executives and shareholders to discuss countermeasures.
At the same time, the executives and shareholders of companies such as AT&T Group, Under Armor Group, and Puma Group that Yang Chen selected for short selling are doing the same thing as the Disney Group executives and shareholders.
At this time, the NBA league office is also holding a meeting.
President Xiao Hua said angrily: "Yang Chen is too abominable. He shorted so many companies at once to force us to submit. Everyone, please share your opinions. What should we do next?"
The participants immediately expressed their opinions.
"It turns out that for any company shorted by Yang Chen, any resistance will be useless unless it is delisted. I think we will be in big trouble."
"Sigh... Wall Street giants who specialize in finance and securities can't beat Yang Chen. How can our sponsors and broadcasters be able to beat him? Why don't we talk to him. If sponsors and broadcasters suffer heavy losses, They may terminate the cooperation, and the huge contracts signed by the players will not be enforceable, and the consequences will be serious.”
"But if we negotiate with him, he will definitely ask us to send the team to play against the Sihai team. Do we agree or not? If we don't agree, he will definitely continue to short. If we agree, it will do too much damage to our NBA brand. ”
"I think we should remain unchanged in response to all changes. When the NBA bosses are defeated by Yang Chen, they will definitely agree to send their own team to the Dragon Kingdom to play against the Sihai team. At that time, we only need to accept their offer Just ask, no matter what the consequences are, it is not our responsibility, it is all their responsibility.”
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Xiao Hua looked at his group of people and became more and more angry.
This meeting was held to allow them to find ways to solve the problem, but here they are trying to shirk responsibility.
At this time, Heat boss Allison called Xiao Hua.
"Damn it, Yang Chen is shorting my Carnival Cruise Line. The stock price has dropped by 20%. I have never seen such a sharp decline. Send other teams to play against his team. I can't handle it. Stop it," Allison said angrily.
Xiao Hua immediately replied: "You were the ones who said you were unwilling to play against Sihai Team before, and you were the ones who said it would damage the NBA's brand image and value. Now you want me to send a team to play against Sihai Team, you Don’t you think it’s a bit excessive?”
Alisson immediately said: "It was before, I didn't know Yang Chen was so good. Any good news about Taima is useless, and it is useless to increase the shareholding. The stock price just keeps falling. You send a few rubbish teams there Let’s deal with it by playing against his Sihai team, otherwise my wealth will be lost.”
At this time, Knicks owner Dolan also called Xiao Hua.
Xiao Hua kept Allison's phone on the phone and answered Dolan's phone at the same time.
"Mr. Xiao Hua, hurry up and talk to Yang Chen. Don't let him short the cable company's stocks. Mader, the shareholders are scolding me to death." Dolan said angrily.
Xiao Hua replied: "You also asked me to talk to Yang Chen. Heat owner Allison asked me to send a few rubbish teams to play against the Sihai team. Aren't you making things difficult for me? I was unwilling to play against the Sihai team before. You bosses are the ones competing. Now that Yang Chen has beaten me up, how can I negotiate? Do you think we can negotiate if we don’t meet his demands?”
Dolan immediately replied: "Then send junk teams like the Rockets and Pistons over to deal with it. Anyway, their record is poor and they don't get much attention. As long as it doesn't affect the image of other teams with good records."
Just as Xiao Hua was about to reply, a call came in from Microsoft Chairman John Thomson.
Xiao Hua hung up the phone on Allison and Dolan and quickly answered Thomson's call.
Thomson said: "Mr. Xiao Hua, what did you do? Why did you provoke Yang Chen? Haven't you heard how powerful his trading ability is in the capital market?"
Xiao Hua quickly explained: "He wants me to send the NBA team to play against the amateur team he just formed. How much does this damage the NBA's brand image? I also rejected him to protect the brand value of sponsors like you." Who knew he was so unreasonable? To be fair, you are shorting so many companies at once to force me to submit. Mr. Thomson, can you succeed in counterattack? If it is not possible, let Mr. Gates take action. As long as you can agree to the stock price defense war, it will be easy for us. ”
John Thomas thinks what Xiao Hua said makes sense. A company like Microsoft sponsors the NBA because it values its brand. If NBA teams are reduced to playing games with a newly formed amateur team, then there is still What kind of force can be said?
What value does a brand have if it loses its style?
After thinking for a few seconds, John Thomas said: "You are right. In this way, you summon the NBA owners and sponsors for a meeting, mobilize everyone not to be afraid, compromise, and do your best to counter Yang Chen's short selling. Time Do you think the bosses and sponsors who can’t come to the event can participate via video conference?”
Xiao Hua immediately replied: "That's what I meant! Then I will send them a notice now and hang up."
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Hua immediately sent notices to the club owners and sponsors in the name of NBA President and NBA League Office, asking them to come to the NBA League Office for a meeting at 8 o'clock tonight. Those who cannot come to the scene can do so through video conference. way to participate.
The NBA emergency meeting was held on time at 8 p.m., the scheduled time for the Bald Eagle.
Xiao Hua told the club owners and sponsor representatives: "Everyone knows the purpose of this emergency meeting. The decision made by the league office is to require all sponsors and team owners to do their best to counter Yang Chen's short selling. The NBA will never compromise, and we hope that everyone will work together to defend their dignity and brand value. If you have anything to say, you can speak freely now. ”
Nets owner Cai Xin said: "The tragic experiences of European football clubs are still vivid in our minds. I don't want us to surrender after being brutally tortured by Yang Chen like them. If the bosses of European clubs can successfully resist, they will Will Wall Street institutions not resist? If they can resist successfully, will they not resist? They can't resist, so why do you think we can resist successfully? So I think it is the best choice to negotiate immediately, rather than choose to resist to the end and then be embarrassed after being brutally tortured by Yang Chen? Give up.”
Heat boss Allison followed up and said: "I agree with Mr. Cai, so many companies have been defeated by Yang Chen, how can we succeed in resisting? To tell you the truth, I have already issued an announcement and started to increase sales. But the stock price still can’t stop falling. I even wonder if Yang Chen has some magic that can control retail investors and institutions to sell stocks according to his wishes. Otherwise, how could everything be ineffective?”
Lakers owner Jeanie Buss said: "I disagree with both of you! The NBA is the highest basketball palace in the world. If we send a team to play against a newly formed amateur team, how will fans in other countries view us? Will there be any sponsors in the future? Will broadcasters still be willing to spend so much money to broadcast our games? I agree with Mr. Xiao Hua’s decision, and everyone should unite to deal with Yang Chen.”
Heat boss Allison immediately retorted: "You just stand and talk without pain. You don't have a listed company in your name. You are not afraid of being shorted, so you can say such things. But other team owners have listed companies, or invest Since most of our sponsors are listed companies, our stock prices keep falling, who will bear our losses?”
Microsoft Chairman Thomas immediately said: "If the NBA is reduced to playing games with a newly formed amateur team, Microsoft will terminate its partnership with the NBA. I said, immediately, immediately, there is no room for negotiation. ! ”
(End of chapter)