Chapter 933: Refuse to be a dog
He has experienced so much in his previous life, plus the accumulation in this life.
He knows very well the inner nature of Westerners.
The law of the jungle, social Darwinism.
If you are strong, he will respect you. If you are weak, he will not only not pity you, but will bully you even more.
Unless you completely let go of your self-esteem and become a slave, they will come up to you with a smile, pat your head and give you a compliment.
What a dog!
Xu Liang doesn’t want to be a dog.
"What if..."
Xu Liang interrupted her, "If we lose, we will only lose Amazon, Apple, Sina, Internet Technology, Google, and Hermès. of equity and approximately US$10 billion in cash
Although it takes a lot of effort, most of the assets can be saved.
It is better to die vigorously than to live in an ignoble way. "
He doesn't want the Americans to randomly arrange a name for tax evasion and take away his hard-earned family property in the name of fines.
"Is the price too high? "Jiang Xiaoyang said in a condensed voice.
Amazon and Apple each own 15% of the shares, which together are worth 14 billion euros.
Sina's current market value is close to US$26 billion. Under the AB share system, as long as 6% of the equity is guaranteed, Hongmeng can guarantee Sina's control.
Now Hongmeng happens to hold 33.69% of Sina's equity and takes out a 28% mortgage loan, which can loan nearly 7 billion US dollars.
After Wangke fully expanded its Internet cafe business in China and Japan, its market value has stabilized at HK$67 billion.
When it was listed, Wangke, whose main business was Internet cafes, relied on the gimmick of Internet concept stocks and was touted by Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. Its market value was once as high as hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars.
But investment institutions are not fools, and they quickly come to their senses.
Wangke is a service company disguised as the Internet.
So once the half-year lock-in period expired, the market value quickly fell.
However, Internet cafes are currently in an explosive period, and coupled with high profit margins, they have maintained a relatively high market value.
Hongmeng holds nearly half of the shares of Netcom (originally nearly 60%, part of which was sold this year), worth about US$4.5 billion.
Hongyan holds 10.3% of Google’s equity. Based on Google’s current market value of nearly US$50 billion, this equity is worth US$5 billion.
Plus Hermès shares worth 1.5 billion euros, nearly $1.9 billion.
All these assets combined are worth $35.72 billion.
Including loan discount factors, he can get almost US$32 billion.
Coupled with Hongyan’s cash assets raised by Xu Liang, the total is US$42 billion.
That’s not all.
Vivendi's investment arm also has a fund of 5 billion euros.
Hanhua Pacific No. 2 Fund invested US$5 billion in oil.
If these two transactions are included, the funds used by Xu Liang will exceed 53 billion US dollars.
This is an amazing amount of money.
If you use leverage, it will become even bigger.
Whether in the oil or gold futures market, it can stir up huge waves that shake the world.
Xu Liang planned to use this money to fight against those guys hiding in the dark.
“I have a hunch that our enemies will be many this time. If we cannot gather assets as much as possible, it may be difficult for us to win them.”
“Let Hanhua participate, Hanhua At least US$30 billion in cash and short-term bonds can be mobilized. If you give me a month, US$50 billion can be mobilized.”
Feeling the beauty’s worries and concerns, Xu Liangzhong was quite moved.
"No, Hanhua can't participate this time.
We haven't reached the end yet, so we don't need to gamble everything."
"But..."
< br>"Xiaoyang." Xu Liang interrupted and continued, "I know what you mean, but we have to leave a certain escape route for ourselves. And you don't have to worry too much, what I have prepared is enough."
Feeling his determination, Jiang Xiaoyang was silent for a moment.
"What are your chances of winning?"
"70%. The amount of funds is only one aspect, the more important thing is that we are on the side of the general trend.
International energy prices are closely related to demand.
< br>Nowadays, China's economy is booming, the United States is simmering due to subprime mortgages, and Europe is also prosperous. This is the main reason why global energy and raw material prices can rise rapidly
Even people in the dark. If you want to take action, it is impossible to keep prices low for a long time and go against the general trend.
So the timing is with me. "Xu Liangxin said.
"What about the geographical location and the harmony? Whether it is oil or gold, they are mainly operated through the platforms of major investment banks. Compared with us, they are definitely more inclined to help their own people in Europe and the United States.
And this time, knowing that we have abundant funds, we still come to take action. The entangled interest groups must be huge, and their potential power far exceeds ours. "Jiang Xiaoyang said.
"Haha, things are not as bad as you think.
In order to cover up the traces of our actions as much as possible, this time we mainly used Hanhua’s many shadow fund accounts to trade. Plus some shadow funds controlled by Hongyan.
It will take some time for them to investigate clearly.
And don’t think Wall Street is so noble.
They never value race or blood. Capitalists always believe in only profit.
As for the person you mentioned and...
There are many people against us, but there are also many people who want us to win.
Don’t forget, it is Hanhua who is in charge of taking action this time, and Hanhua has many investors with huge energy, and they are our biggest ‘people’. "
Jiang Xiaoyang didn't say anything more. She understood that Xu Liang had really made up his mind and couldn't be persuaded anymore.
And it was just like what he said.
When others When you are ready to attack, compromising and evading will only make the enemy more arrogant
The only way to solve the problem is to fight.
"I'll have someone contact Hongyan right away." "Yeah."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Liang turned his head.
"Lu Hui, what's the date today?"
"The 8th."
"On the 8th, there are only four days left before the seven-day deadline."
Xu Liang said.
"Contact Yang Zhiyuan for me, I want to see him."
Lu Hui nodded and turned to make a call.
——
"Xu Liang's invitation?"
Yang Zhiyuan was a little surprised by the secretary's report.
“Did you say something happened?”
“No, but it is most likely related to our transaction with Alibaba.” The secretary said.
During this period, Yahoo has been negotiating with Alibaba, using Yahoo China plus some cash in exchange for Alibaba's shares.
But so far, neither side has been able to reach an agreement.
Apart from some management differences, the biggest problem is Hongyan.
Hongyan is unwilling to dilute his equity, and Alibaba management, including Jack Ma, is afraid that if his equity is excessively diluted, it will affect the control of his company.
Also, Hongyan does not recognize Yahoo China’s valuation.
As per Yahoo's terms.
It paid US$1 billion in cash, including US$360 million to purchase some of the Taobao shares held by Hongyan and SoftBank.
USD 390 million in exchange for a total of USD 60 million in shares from Alibaba.
The remaining US$250 million and the Taobao equity and all the assets of Yahoo China obtained in the transaction were exchanged for 201.6 million new shares issued by Alibaba to it.
After the transaction is completed, Yahoo holds 30% of Alibaba's equity (because of Hongyan's investment, Alibaba defeated eBay in advance and developed better).
We started talking in May this year.
Now, Yahoo's conditions have been cut in half.
USD 250 million plus Yahoo China in exchange for 15% of Alibaba shares.
Even so, it still failed.
Because Hongyan feels that Yahoo China, which is in decline, is not worth US$250 million.
“You call me and reply, saying I agree, and communicate the time and place with the other party.”
"Okay."
——
The autumn sunset became darker and darker, like a red-hot round iron hanging on the line between water and sky.
The red light spreads down, making the rough sea seem like leaping flames, which is extremely beautiful.
Xu Liang stood by the window, quietly admiring this beautiful scene.
Dong Dong...
There was a knock on the door.
“Come in.”
“Mr. Xu, Mr. Yang is here.” Lu Hui said.
Xu Liang turned around and Yang Zhiyuan, wearing a white lapel T-shirt and gray sweatpants, walked in casually.
He smiled and opened his arms to greet her.
"Old Yang, long time no see, you are getting more and more handsome."
After a brief hug, Yang Zhiyuan smiled.
“I’m almost forty, and I can’t compare to your youth.”
“As the old saying goes, a man has a forty-one flower, and the more he settles, the more flavorful he is. That’s you now.”
"Haha, I agree with you. But I'm already married, no matter how handsome I am..."
After a few words of teasing, the two sat down on the sofa in the reception area next to them.
Lu Hui personally served the tea.
After exchanging a few words, Xu Liang went straight to the topic.
“Lao Yang, Alibaba’s investment has been delayed for long enough, and it’s time to end.”
Yang Zhiyuan put down the tea cup and said seriously: "Of course. If you hadn't always been demanding conditions with every penny spent, the negotiations between Yahoo and Alibaba would have ended as early as June."
Xu Liang said with a smile: "Although I did not participate in this negotiation, we all know the state of Yahoo China."
"Xu Liang..."
After interrupting Yang Zhiyuan with his hand, Xu Liang continued.
“I originally didn’t plan to get involved in this matter and let Xia Changsheng and the others discuss it, but considering our long-term good cooperative relationship and the fact that we are friends, I can agree to your terms.
But I also have a condition. "
Yang Zhiyuan made a 'continue' gesture.
"This condition does not require you to take money, nor does it require Yahoo to contribute many assets. However, when I need it, the Yahoo homepage can publish some reports written by Hongyan. "
Xu Liang smiled.
Yang Zhiyuan was surprised. He didn't expect Xu Liang to propose such a condition?
"Yahoo is the world's largest portal website with huge influence. The content reported on the homepage has been strictly reviewed."
Xu Liang smiled and said: "Don't worry, the documents I took out do not involve political issues. , Just some business and financial reports.”
“Business and finance?”
Yang Zhiyuan smiled after running through a few thoughts in his mind.
“Just after acquiring Vivendi Group, you are now interested in other companies?”
Xu Liang smiled and said, "As a company gets bigger, it always has different needs. But this time it's not about which company to acquire, but the investment needs of Pacific Fund?"
(End of Chapter)