Chapter 883 The choice of working as a worker
Apart from the difference between Holden and Michelin, the biggest difference between Vidy Wang and Xu Liang in his previous life is that they invested in Hongmeng.
In 2002, Hongmeng paid US$3.3 billion to acquire Vivendi Games.
At that time, Hongmeng was far less powerful than it is now. In order to raise funds, it also issued US$1.5 billion in corporate bonds under the guarantee of the elder Gates.
Then Vivendi Games was acquired with half cash and half converted into equity in Hongmeng Company.
At that time, during the Nasdaq crisis, in order to ensure the value of the equity, Hongmeng also signed an exit agreement with Vivendi.
However, Hongmeng developed too fast, and the withdrawal agreement did not come out.
Vivendi currently still holds 6.45% of the shares of Bing, Yihaodian, Hongmeng Entertainment, Hongmeng Games, Sina and Wangke.
As for Kingsoft Software, Pangu Company, and Kunlun Technology, they were all subsidiaries established later and did not raise external financing.
Even so, only a few companies, including Bing and Yihaodian, have continued to develop with the continuous development of Hongmeng, as well as the listing of Wangke and Sina.
The valuation is already US$80 billion.
The value of Vivendi’s shares in Hongmeng is already around US$5 billion.
More than three times the original investment.
It is the largest and fastest growing investment since the collapse of Vivendi.
The reason why Vivendi can still maintain a market value of nearly 20 billion euros after divesting large assets and public utilities is that, in addition to Jean Foch’s excellent management, it continues to reduce administrative expenses, reduce costs and increase Effective contribution.
The biggest contribution is Hongmeng’s equity.
After Foch and Bolore looked at each other, the former smiled.
“Dear Xu, which part of Vivendi’s assets do you want to acquire?”
Xu Liang smiled slightly, “I am interested in all Vivendi’s assets.”
< br>The expressions of the two changed.
They thought that Xu Liang would be interested in Vivendi's assets, but they didn't expect that he would be so ambitious and wanted to swallow the entire Vivendi in one gulp.
But the man in front of me does have this ability.
"Mr. Xu, you do have the ability to acquire Vivendi, but France will not allow a top French company to be acquired by foreign capital, especially China Capital." Bolore said directly.
Xu Liang picked up the two documents on the table and handed them over.
"Please take a look, you two."
The two of them took it curiously, opened the title page, and saw a clear line of black French text.
Christina Investments.
The equity structure of this company is very simple.
The Xu Family No. 6 Wealth Trust holds 45% of the shares and Christina Yeri holds 55%.
“Ms. Yery is a native of Paris. After graduating from the Journalism and Communication Department of the University of Paris I, she transferred to the New York University Stern School of Business to study for an MBA.
In the first year of school, he became an intern reporter in the economic and business category of "Time" magazine with his outstanding ability. After graduation in the second year, he became a full-time reporter.
I quit my job as a journalist in 2003 and founded the famous social networking site Twitter.
Twitter now has hundreds of millions of registered users and is valued at more than $3 billion.
Recently, Ms. Yeri plans to return to France and her hometown for development. It happens that we are both interested in Vivendi, so we jointly established the Cristina Investment Company.
The company is controlled by Ms. Christina and has decision-making power.
I think the free and fair French government will not refuse its own national investment or the acquisition of Vivendi. ”
Looking at the smiling man, Foch and Bollore knew very well what the ‘Christina Investment Company’ was about.
The left and right were just the white hair of the man in front of them. Just gloves.
That Christina Yeri is the mistress of the man in front of me.
"Mr. Xu, everyone knows what this so-called 'Christina Investment Company' is. , which cannot be hidden from others. "Bolore shook his head.
"Of course I can't hide it from people like you and me, but as long as I can hide it from ordinary French people, it's enough.
Furthermore, Ms. Yerry and I have several children, and they have all registered French nationality. In the future, I The assets in France are inherited by them, so in essence, whether it is Xu Family Trust No. 6 or Christina Investment Company, they are French companies led by French people.
So even if someone is exposed, they are fundamentally French. I can’t find any mistakes,” Xu Liang said with a smile.
“It seems that Mr. Xu has been planning for a long time?”
Vincent Bolore said.
"I always like to make decisions before taking action. To put it simply, I mean to be fully prepared and have a certain degree of confidence before taking action."
"What Mr. Xu said is not enough."
"Of course, so I prepared some shares of the Pacific Phase II Fund for the French gentlemen."
The expressions of the two changed.
The share of the Pacific Fund is a hot commodity in the global investment community. I don’t know how many people want it but have no chance.
The most important thing is that fund investment is different from bribery and is a legitimate income.
This is especially important for any government servant.
So as long as Xu Liang is willing to sacrifice his share, and with the obvious cover of Christina's investment, he can definitely overcome the political obstacles to Xu's acquisition of Vivendiming.
“You two, I have prepared a share of US$1 billion for Vivendi’s management and the Bollore family.
As long as you are willing to cooperate, the shares of these Pacific Phase II funds are yours. ”
Xu Liang smiled and handed over another document.
"This is the financial report of Pacific Fund since its establishment. The average annual return is 300% (before tax), which is better than all investments in the world." The two subconsciously took the document and read it.
It clearly records the return on every investment since the establishment of Pacific.
Compared to outside rumors, the records in this document are undoubtedly more detailed.
The super high rate of return made the two of them feel passionate and greedy.
No one doesn’t like making money, and no one can refuse to make money!
Xu Liang drank tea and paid attention to the expressions of the two people. Seeing their performance, his heart settled down.
After a long time, the two put down the documents.
"Mr. Xu really gave us an offer that was hard to refuse." Vincent Borrolet said.
"I am never stingy with my partners."
After saying this, his eyes changed.
"Dear Jean, what do you think?"
"As long as you can handle the censorship of the French government and the governments of the European Union, I don't care." Jean Foch said bachelorly.
He is a working professional manager.
Whoever pays more will work for him.
Now Xu Liang is obviously giving more than the Vivendi board of directors, so of course he chooses to be loyal to Boss Xu.
“However, even if both of us agree that Cristina Investment Company will acquire Vivendi, a huge acquisition of 20 billion euros is still too big a target.
I suggest that if possible, Xu Sir, you can acquire it in batches to reduce the difficulty of review.
For example, we will acquire the Canal+ Group or the Havas Group first," Jean Foch suggested.
Vincent Bolore frowned slightly and glanced at his companion beside him.
I know you work part-time and get paid to work, but your butt is too smooth.
Before getting the benefits, I started to offer advice and suggestions.
You are so good, how can I perform next?
Xu Liang thought for a moment and then smiled.
"Dear Jean, your suggestion is indeed a good idea, let's start with the Canal+ Group."
"Mr. Xu, the Bollore family has deep connections in France. If you go to Paris, we I am willing to come forward to help you hold a cocktail party and invite all the big figures in the political arena.
But..."
Xu Liang said calmly: "Mr. Bolore can tell you anything you want. ?”
“The Bollore family very much hopes to establish a long-term and deep friendship with Mr. Xu, and also help the Xu family become a member of the French upper class.”
Look at the rich greed in this old guy's eyes.
Xu Liangliang knew exactly what he wanted.
“The Bolore family will be the VIP customers of Hanhua Group. You have priority investment rights in all funds of Hanhua.”
Vincent Bolore showed excitement on his face smile.
This is what he wants.
Although the investment opportunities of Pacific Fund are very desirable, what is even more precious are the two, three, and more investment opportunities in the future.
Long-term excess returns are much better than one-off transactions.
"Mr. Xu, you are really a wise and wise business genius. I believe you will achieve greater success in Paris and France!"
"Thank you! I hope you will have more success in Borre in the future. The family and the Xu family can take care of each other and become close allies in the business," Xu Liang said with a smile.
Now he needs the influence of the Bolore family, and of course he has to coax this old guy.
Of course, if the Bolore family is trustworthy, he would not mind deepening their relationship.
After all, the Xu family will need its own social circle and network in France in the future.
"The Bollore family will definitely not disappoint Mr. Xu."
After the two glanced at each other in tacit understanding, they laughed at the same time.
There is some truth in this laughter, and only the person involved knows it.
"I'm going to Paris next week, and I hope Mr. Bolore will help me a lot."
"We are close partners, and we should help each other. Mr. Xu can rest assured."
After chatting here, everyone reached a verbal agreement.
After chatting for a while, the two of them planned to say goodbye.
But Xu Liang left Jean Foch alone.
Vincent Bolore wisely did not ask any more questions and left gracefully.
Xu Liang examined the 49-year-old man in front of him.
In 2001, Vivendi was in trouble due to CEO Jean-Marie Messier's premature and excessive business strategies. The company suffered a record loss of 13.6 billion euros, and the debt on the company's balance sheet was even higher. Up to 23.3 billion euros.
Vivendi’s stock price has plummeted, from a giant worth hundreds of billions of euros to less than 10 billion euros, and its equity assets have decreased tenfold.
At the critical moment, in July 2002, Vivendi's board of directors ousted Jean-Marie Messier and elected Jean Bernard, known as the 'cost killer' De Foch comes to take charge of the group's business.
This top graduate from the Ecole Polytechnique de Paris and the School of Advanced Telecommunications is an ‘X-Mines’.
(End of this chapter)