Chapter 576 Original Sin
“Thank you?”
Xu Liang gave him a mocking look and threw the information on the table.
“Is this how you thank me?!”
The stern look in his voice made Lu Xiaobo tremble in his heart, and he subconsciously took the information.
After a few quick glances, his expression suddenly changed.
“Mr. The result is the same every time. But I didn't expect you to be so bold, and I didn't expect you to be so stupid.
You just want to enjoy yourself with public funds, but you dare to blatantly ask for bribes from distributors? Haha, I really underestimated you.
You should not be in business, but go into politics. At least it is legal to get campaign funds in the United States.”
‘Poof…. ’
Looked at him with pity.
"NO, NO, we have absolutely no intention of breaching the contract." Calderon waved his hand.
Xu Liang waved his hand and interrupted him, "Mr. Calderon, is this the feedback you give me?"
"Go and resign yourself and pay back the embezzled money. I don’t want to make it look too ugly.”
boom.
Now is a critical period for Hongmeng's expansion. Oracle, Google, and even Yahoo are all watching and waiting for him to make mistakes. He does not want to distract his precious energy because of a banana man.
You... in their eyes are just a chess piece that can be discarded at will! "
"Mr. Xu, although the original contract stated that if the acquisition of MGM failed within three months, we would return half of the shares, the failure of MGM is not entirely our responsibility. Party's disposal and even many external factors are inducements. ”
Seeing that the fire was almost done, Xu Liang took out the prepared documents and distributed them to the three of them one by one.
The latter will oversee Lu Xiaobo's departure.
“I didn’t expect Mr. Xu to hide it from everyone!”
Xu Liang nodded and walked to the company’s small conference room. After pushing the door and entering, the people inside quickly stood up and greeted him. .
What you did was just used as a gift by them. ”
Lu Xiaobo trembled and said nothing.
The bearded Bern Calderon, head of Goldman Sachs' mergers and acquisitions department, came up to him with a smile.
Lu Xiaobo suddenly knelt down, his face full of pleading.
Xu Liang slowly stood up.
“You have been in the United States for so many years, and you should be very clear about the nature of these white people. Black hair and yellow skin are original sins. No matter how hard you try, you will never get into their inner circle.
Xu Liang Rolling his eyes, "You want to break the contract? ”
"Three of you, you are all smart people. You must know why I brought you here." Xu Liang said.
Behind him are Dimitru Coy, head of Citi’s M&A group, and Julio Winter, head of JPMorgan’s M&A group.
"Small meeting room."
Xu Liang gave Huo Gang a look and left the room.
“Where?”
Xu Liang looked at the man kneeling on the ground and swearing, with a stern look on his face.
"Xu, although the acquisition of MGM has temporarily failed, MGM has not been acquired by others. It still has the opportunity to be acquired by Hongmeng..."
Three people He picked it up and took a look, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Mr. Xu, they are all here."
"Mr. Xu, we meet again."
"Are you surprised why I know? Haha, if you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself.
"Mr. Give me a chance. I won't dare to do it next time. Please, Mr. Xu. ”
His face instantly turned pale, and he collapsed on the ground.
There was a thunder in Lu Xiaobo’s mind.
Just kidding, once they default, they will not only lose their shares, but also their investment. I won’t even get my money back.
After everyone said hello, they each sat down.
Lu Hui closed the door and the room became quiet.
"If you are just greedy for money, considering your past management of the company, maybe I will really let you go. But the bad thing is that you actually cheated and colluded with Ellison and the others. . ”
“Of course not, this is just our suggestion. I heard that Mr. Xu’s acquisition of South Korean chip company Hynix has encountered obstacles, and we can provide some help.”
Hanhua. I don’t know how many people in my two funds, Pacific and Qinglong, were jealous. In order to compete for a share, they tried every means to please me.
The three of Calderon exchanged glances.
Dimitro Coy looked complicated.
They were really surprised.
After GE reached an agreement with Vivendi, everyone felt that Hongmeng had given up on the acquisition of Vivendi Global.
But look at this contract for GE to sell Universal Pictures, Universal Music Group and Universal Studios to Hongmeng. Apparently, GE reached an agreement with Hongmeng before it acquired Vivendi Global.
The two companies shared the huge Vivendi Global according to their respective needs.
Of course, there must be other transactions in the middle, otherwise the huge GE would not hand over Vivendi Global's most valuable asset to Hongmeng.
But no matter how the other party deals, Hongmeng has now achieved his goal without concealing the truth.
The next step is the legal review.
“Hongmeng is developing very fast and has aroused a lot of hostility. In order to succeed in the acquisition, I have to prepare early.”
Julio Winter said: "Mr. Xu wants to ask us to help pass the review of the U.S. Trade Commission and the Department of Legal Affairs?"
"Yes. As long as Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan DA Pass and Citigroup can help me complete this, The MGM acquisition contract is invalid, and Hongmeng's shares still belong to you," Xu Liang said directly.
The expressions of the three people changed. They guessed that Xu Liang would be like this.
"Mr. Xu, this is very difficult." Julio Winter said. "Is it more difficult than making six billion US dollars?" Xu Liang said calmly.
The three jointly own a total of 12% of Hongmeng Technology Company's equity. According to Hongmeng's current valuation, it is worth more than six billion US dollars.
Julio Winter’s expression changed slightly.
Of course they are reluctant to part with six billion dollars.
"Mr. Xu, what Winter means is that of course we will do our best for Hongmeng, but the acquisition of Universal Entertainment assets involves too much money and has a great impact, but the three of us cannot be foolproof.
We hope you can join us to make this happen. ”
"Of course. Hongmeng is my company, and of course I have to contribute."
Xu Liang waved his hand, and Lu Hui took three more pieces of information and distributed them to the three of them.
"I plan to hold a cocktail party, and these are the people I plan to invite. The three of them have extensive connections in the upper class of the United States. If you know any of them, you might as well send the invitations and invite me by the way."< br>
The three of them looked at the list in their hands.
Officials at the U.S. Trade Commission.
Principal in charge of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Shareholder and CEO of American mainstream media.
Wall Street financial giant.
The heads of various departments of the U.S. government.
Influential members of the House of Representatives and Senate.
There are hundreds of people, each with extraordinary influence. If they are invited, Xu Liang will be able to acquire Universal Entertainment, not to mention two or three Universal Entertainment.
The three looked at each other and Calderon asked.
"Mr. Xu, these people are indeed of great help to Hongmeng's acquisition of Universal Entertainment, but in what name do you plan to invite them?"
Xu Liang smiled faintly, "Qinglong No. 1 The fund and Pacific No. 1 Fund are about to be liquidated. I will hold a final summary meeting and lay the foundation for future fund-raising."
He paused and looked at the three of them.
"I think this reason should be enough."
"It is indeed enough. As the two best-performing funds in the world in 2002 and 2003, no one can refuse Hanhua." Calderon said.
“So our interests are aligned?” Xu Liang smiled.
“As Hongmeng’s shareholders, our interests are always the same.”
After everyone looked at each other and smiled, this brief meeting was considered a success.
After watching everyone leave, Huo Gang walked over.
"Brother Liang, is he gone?"
"Send two people to follow him."
Although Lu Xiaobo has become a drowned dog, Xu Liang, out of caution, I still want to see if I can get some information about Ellison's gang from this person.
“Yeah.”
"Lu Hui, please inform me that Alan Adhan, vice president of Hongmeng Games and head of Qiangliang Game Studio (Blizzard), will serve as president of Hongmeng North America subsidiary."
"Okay."
Blizzard's "Warcraft III" has achieved such dazzling results. From its release on July 1 to now, in less than half a year, more than 10 million discs have been sold, and the revenue alone has exceeded 800 million US dollars.
Including peripheral income, it has exceeded 1.4 billion US dollars in half a year.
The outstanding results have suppressed the popular "Legend" in China.
"Legend" has been vigorously promoted by Hongmeng, especially with the supplement of the Southeast Asian market, and the revenue in the first half of the year has only exceeded 1.7 billion Huaxia coins, which is less than 300 million US dollars.
Such a dazzling achievement should be rewarded based on merit, and the general manager of Blizzard should be promoted to a higher level.
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Soon, the news that Xu Liang was preparing to hold a cocktail party at the manor spread among the upper class society in the United States.
People who know the two funds, Qinglong and Pacific, are trying their best to participate in this gluttonous feast.
Unfortunately, the number of people Xu Liang invited was limited, and only more than a hundred people got the invitation letter.
Each person is only allowed to bring one female companion.
So the size of the entire meeting will not exceed three hundred people.
With requests from all sides, Xu Liang simply turned off his work phone.
As for the company, work emails will be sent specifically to his mailbox, so there is no need to worry about delays.
"Huh?"
Xu Liang saw the content in the mailbox and quickly took out his mobile phone to call.
The call was answered quickly.
“Mr. Xu?”
“Junrui, Android Company acquired it?”
"Yes. Of the contract just signed yesterday, 90% was acquired for US$35 million, and the remaining 10% was left to all technical staff.
And as per your request, a confidentiality contract and a three-year competition were signed. Business agreement.”
“Well done”
Xu Liang praised.
I felt relieved.
Holding Android is equivalent to holding the ticket to the mobile Internet era.
Coupled with the research carried out by Hongmeng in advance.
He was finally relieved.
The two chatted for a while and then hung up the phone.
Xu Liang frowned slightly, the follow-up processing of Android also needs to be considered.
(End of this chapter)