Chapter 412 Loren Manor
Racism is a good excuse, but this thing is suitable for a verbal spat. If you want to really use it as a trump card, you have to have substantive evidence. At most, it will make the other party feel embarrassed and have no substance. Dangers of sex.
Seeing Larry Ellison's eyes turn red again, Howard Eisen said quickly.
"What we have to do now is to liquidate Xu Liang's wealth as much as possible. Without money, he is just a bug at your disposal."
Larry Ellison's eyes flashed, An emotion other than anger finally appeared on his face.
"Howard, you are right, we should make him a pauper first, and then crush him to death like a bedbug."
Seeing that he finally regained his senses, Howard Eisen said quickly.
“In the past three years, Xu Liang has repeatedly made large profits from the capital market. Although he has unlimited fame, a Chinese man making all the changes on Wall Street may have made many people dissatisfied.
You can contact these people through Mr. John Thornton
I believe many people will be your help.”
"Howard, he's just a hateful yellow-skinned pig. My ability alone is enough." Larry Ellison was full of confidence.
“Larry, the oil futures market is too big, with daily trading volume of nearly one million barrels and tens of billions of dollars. It is difficult to influence oil prices by relying on one’s personal abilities alone.
What's more, without the help of Wall Street, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to lock in the investment trajectory of Hanhua Capital, and there is no way to make a targeted layout."
Although Larry Ellison is arrogant, he is still arrogant. It’s not that I can’t listen to advice.
After pondering for a while.
"I will call John Thornton personally."
"And Mr. Greenberg, AIG is very powerful. If we can get their help, this operation against Hanhua will be more successful." Big odds," Howard reminded.
Larry Ellison nodded.
Although he has been making a lot of noise in the American business world over the years, he doesn’t have many friends.
But after thirty years in the business world, he has also accumulated deep connections.
Moreover, AIG, as the world's largest insurance group, in addition to insurance, their non-insurance business is also doing well, especially asset management, which is no worse than many professional investment banks.
Can provide huge help to his plan.
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"Mr. Xu, this is the Loren Manor we rented. It is a 45-minute drive from London. It covers an area of 76 acres and has a construction area of 12,600 square meters. There are fifty-three rooms, which can accommodate about a hundred people at a time. If we request, the reception capacity can be increased."
Xu Liang looked at the photos in the information and nodded slightly.
"How much is the rent?"
"The daily rent is 30,000 pounds, plus drinks and food. In addition, a deposit of 500,000 pounds is required."
"That's it."
Xu Liangdao.
This manor outside London was where he planned to hold the 2002 summary meeting of Hanhua Capital.
"Okay."
"How long until we get to London?"
"Captain Liu said there are still 3 hours."
"I'll take a break, here we are. Call me."
"Okay."
Three hours passed quickly.
Xu Liang’s Golden Eagle landed at Heathrow Airport again after a month.
"Mr. Xu."
Huo Yan, general manager of Hanhua Capital London Branch, was responsible for picking up the plane.
After a brief greeting, Xu Liang quickly got in the car.
"What is the market value of Manchester United now?"
"412 million pounds."
"Still rising?" Xu Liang continued.
"It has entered a volatile range. Unless Manchester United can win the Triple Crown, or we make a large-scale acquisition of equity again, it will be difficult to rise again in a short time."
Xu Liang said However, "Has the contact with Manchester United's minority shareholders produced results?"
"We acquired the 1.28% stake held by former Manchester United financial director Freddy Angel, and together with the stakes of other senior management of Manchester United, we now hold 41.7% of the stake in Manchester United."
After being beaten by him Before the acquisition, Manchester United was similar to a collectively owned enterprise. Manchester United executives and even players have equity in Manchester United.
But with his acquisition, most people sold their shares.
“Where are Magnier and McManus and Dobson?”
“Still waiting to see.”
"Have you not contacted you?"
"Dobson approached me and hoped to sell his equity at a total valuation of 500 million pounds. I thought it was too expensive and refused." Huo Yan said .
At this stage, Manchester United's valuation is only about 300 million pounds.
500 million pounds, almost 70% more than the acquisition price, is indeed a bit expensive.
“How is the fundraising for your Taotie Fund going?”
"5.8 million pounds have been raised."
"Okay, a lot." Xu Liang said with a smile.
The Taotie Fund has just been raised and has not achieved any results. It relies entirely on the Hanhua brand to raise funds. It is already good to be able to raise so much in two months.
“I plan to close the fund.”
Huo Yandao.
"Instead of raising funds like toothpaste, it is better to focus on investment." Xu Liang nodded and said.
"I think so too. When we have actual investment cases, it will be much easier to refinance."
"Then let's close the fund. ...The investment direction is still ARM?"
Huo Yan nodded and said: "There is currently no other more suitable choice."
"What do you think?"
"I plan to invest one-third of my money in ARM, and the rest will look for three to four companies and form an investment portfolio."
Xu Liang nodded and didn't say much.
He said at the beginning that Huo Yan was entirely responsible for the investment of the Taotie Fund.
The car quickly arrived at the Loren Manor they rented.
As the heavy wrought iron gate opens, a building with gray tiles and white walls, surrounded by olive lawns, comes into view.
After a half-circle around the fountain, the motorcade stopped in the square in front of the villa. Standing among the welcoming crowd at the entrance of the villa, a middle-aged woman wearing a brown women's suit quickly came forward to greet her.
“Hello Mr. Xu, I am Corey Phillips, the housekeeper of Loren Manor. You can call me Corey. On behalf of the 37 employees of Loren Manor, I warmly welcome you. Check in.
We will do our best to provide you with the most comprehensive and thoughtful service."
Xu Liang smiled and said: "Ms. Kerui, I will leave it to you for the next three months. ”
"You're welcome, these are what we should do." After saying this, he turned sideways and said, "Mr. Xu, let me take you in for a visit."
"Thank you."
Under the leadership of Corey Phillips, Xu Liang spent more than ten minutes touring the entire manor.
The heritage of the British is indeed not comparable to that of the Americans.
The decoration and furnishings in the villa are very tasteful.
The furniture, mainly made of oak and sandalwood, has exquisite carvings, the hanging fabrics are of high quality, and even many of the sculptures in the corners are pure handicrafts.
There is also a real brown bear specimen on the second floor.
Although Xu Liang didn’t think much of it, it was an eye-opener.
"Lu Hui, please contact Ke Rui. When the people from Hanhua arrive, arrange for them to move in."
"Okay."
"By the way, how is your family doing there? Do you want to come over?"
Considering that he will stay in the UK this year, Lu Hui, as his administrative secretary, will definitely have to stay too and will not be able to reunite with his family. . Therefore, he gave Lu Hui a suggestion to bring his family to England for the New Year like him.
"My parents still wanted to receive my brother and his family, so they refused."
Lu Huidao.
“I know, go and do your work.”
Lu Hui nodded and left.
The night passed quickly.
The next day Xu Liang worked out step by step and finished breakfast.
“Boss, the car is ready.”
Xu Liang nodded and changed his clothes before going outside and saw neatly parked cars parked in the square in front of the villa. The black Mercedes-Benz nodded with satisfaction.
"Not bad. ...What time is it now?"
"Eight fifteen, there are still one hour and twenty-seven minutes before Mr. Jiang and the others land." Lu Hui said.
“Let’s go.”
Arrived at Heathrow Airport again.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, a red Boeing 737 passenger plane slowly landed.
Wait for the hatch to open.
A tall, beautiful figure wearing a light pink cashmere coat and black pencil pants with long hair shawl came out of it.
Xu Liang smiled and stepped forward to greet him.
He stretched out his hand to help Jiang Xiaoyang walk down.
“I haven’t seen you for a few months, and you seem to be more beautiful.”
She rolled her eyes at him and said, "You have a bad mouth."
There were too many people around, so Xu Liang smiled and didn't say too many dirty words.
The dignity of the CEO still needs to be maintained.
"Mr. Xu."
The second person to get off the plane was Jiang Jizeng, director of the risk control department of Hanhua Capital.
He is an old man from Hanhua, and he was also poached by Jiang Xiaoyang from CITIC Securities using his own network.
"Old Jiang, you are much fatter than when we last met."
Xu Liang stepped forward and hugged the old minister warmly.
"The company is prospering under the management of you and Mr. Jiang. I look in a good mood, but am I getting fat?"
"Then you have to be a little fatter."
"You'd better spare me. If you get fatter, you'll probably suffer from high blood pressure and high blood lipids."
After chatting for a few words, Xu Liang looked at the middle-aged man in a purple down jacket who came down from behind. woman.
This is Hu Xue, director of the compliance department of Hanhua, and also an old man of Hanhua.
"Sister Hu, I haven't seen you for a while and you look even prettier."
"You'd better keep your words to tell Mr. Jiang."
Hu Xue smiled.
"I don't dare. Mr. Jiang's eyes are as fast and scary as a knife."
Jiang Xiaoyang glared at him fiercely when he heard this.
“Look, Mr. Jiang’s knife is here.”
Everyone saw it and couldn’t help laughing.
Jiang Xiaoyang also had a smile on his face. The joyful and relaxed atmosphere made most of the barriers between them after seeing each other disappear for a long time.
Qi Xiaogang, director of the administrative department, and Liu Zhiping, senior partner, walked out one by one.
Everyone chatted briefly and then got in their cars and returned to Loren Manor.
Gathered together with Lin Junrui, Duan Yongping and others from the American branch who came in advance.
At this point, the senior executives of Hanhua Capital have gathered.
We all just arrived, and even though it was a chartered flight, we were exhausted after sitting for more than ten hours, and we were also jet-lagged.
After having lunch and getting to know each other, they went back to their rooms to rest.
Xu Liang gave them three days to adjust, which was enough.
As for Xu Liang himself.
After leaving everyone's sight, he carried Jiang Xiaoyang into the bedroom, sang in simple terms, and communicated in a swaying manner for a day.
(End of this chapter)