Chapter 742 Home of Playing cards (center)

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If Guo Shouyun is right here, he can be stunned, there are actually many acquaintances right here. For instance, Jon Winkreed, Co-President and Co-COO of Goldman Sachs, Steven Volcker, Vice Chairman of Citigroup, Daniel Trotter, President and COO of ING Group within the Netherlands, and President of Bear Stearns and Chief Working Officer Charles Prince, and Merrill Lynch Chairman and Chief Working Officer Stan O’Neill.

Inheritor to the Schiff household, William Schiff, director of the Schiff household fund; John Watson, president and chief working officer of Chevron Texaco; Carl Corey, CEO of Comscat; Steven, CEO of Halliburton Vitality Vin Liping; Basic Electrical Govt Vice President Gary Schwartz; Maersk Group Chairman Jim Hagerman.

Should you add US Vice President Richard Bruce Cheney, and Barclays Capital CEO Jerry Midell. There are 13 individuals in the entire room, representing probably the most highly effective forces within the monetary, industrial and political circles.

“How about it?”

Stan O’Neal requested first.

“The opposite social gathering doesn’t know that his plan to accumulate Merrill has been leaked. At current, as we anticipated, his vitality has been attracted by in the present day’s press launch, and the hostile targets are primarily Bear Stearns and the Schiff household fund.”

“We’re actually unfortunate to be handled like the primary fowl each time!” Charles Prince laughed.

William Schiff, who was represented, frowned barely and did not say a lot. Actually, he did not need the Schiff household fund to become involved in a showdown that he did not suppose had a superb likelihood of successful. However helplessly, my father was very on this, and my mom was additionally resentful about the truth that Bruce Guo destroyed the Balin household and utterly made his mom’s household a historic rubbish. Subsequently, even when he did not wish to, he needed to rush to Washington to take part on this enormous “Kuo motion”.

Stan O’Neal breathed a sigh of aid. He was probably the most nervous of all, as a result of as soon as Bruce Kwok began, it might be a battle for the administration of Merrill Lynch. Regardless of the help of many allies right here, so long as he thinks that Guo Shouyun has been getting ready for the acquisition of Merrill for greater than three years, his scalp tingles.

What actually scares you will not be the sort of enemy who stands within the clear and has energy however is reckless; it’s the sort of enemy who’s forbearing and cautious, and after elevating sufficient chips, sees the chance to strike a lethal enemy.

Guo Shouyun clearly belongs to the latter, and he’s very highly effective!

“We must always act now, we will not wait any longer,” Stan O’Neal mentioned.

“O’Neal, do not be impatient. So long as Bruce Guo has not acquired Merrill’s shares on a big scale within the secondary market, it implies that the Merrill shares he holds are removed from assembly the factors for buying Merrill.” Steven Walker Highway.

“It has been greater than three years, who is aware of what number of shares of Merrill has been acquired by Bruce Guo secretly prior to now three years? In case he intends to be solely 2%, 1%, and even lower than absolutely the controlling stake of fifty.1%. When will I begin? I am afraid that once I notice that one thing is mistaken, I will not have the ability to return to the sky. “

After a pause, Stan O’Neal sneered: “I feel you might be planning to let Bruce Guo spend as a lot of his liquidity as attainable on the acquisition of Merrill Lynch, in order that he is not going to have sufficient capital to help the market and save himself. . So you may make some huge cash unscrupulously.”

“O’Neal, you recognize, we cannot permit Bruce Guo to purchase Merrill, in any other case, with Merrill’s energy, it would solely give him more money movement.” Daniel Trotter mentioned.

“You higher perceive that.”

Seeing that there was some silence and rigidity within the environment, Jon Winkreed modified the topic.

“Silicon Valley is prepared. Now that the media has heated up the Iraq Struggle and Bruce Guo’s subject, we will do it. As well as, O’Neal’s considerations are additionally very affordable. After greater than three years of preparation, we do not know what Bruce Guo is within the arms of. What number of shares of Merrill Lynch do you maintain, so you may’t wait any longer. Merrill Lynch should subject new shares instantly to dilute Bruce Guo’s fairness in Merrill. … The following step is to quick LinkedIn, forcing Bruce Guotoshi and tightening him Chain of funds. . . . The matrix is ​​subsequent.”

“Karl, it is time to throw out the Conscat-Matrix negotiation.”

Cal Gary nodded. “The rationale I joined this negotiation was to get the Matrix Firm. I hope you all preserve that in thoughts.”

“After all! Everybody has their very own targets! That is why we will all come collectively. I am positive we’ll all abide by the contracts we made with one another!” Jon Winkreed mentioned.

“Then prepare to begin!”

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Guo Shouyun did not know that he would face an even bigger dilemma than he now anticipated.

Though the reviews fueled by the newspapers made him entangled within the whirlpool of warfare and anti-war, he was in a superb temper when he had already succeeded within the competitors for Merrill.

“The worldwide financial system is bettering, and lots of strains of gold are blocked!”

“Bear gold, the massive pattern on Wall Avenue.”

“OPEC’s manufacturing growth was profitable, and oil costs fell under $42 per barrel.”

“Wall Avenue analysts are bearish on oil!”

Main U.S. monetary media similar to The Wall Avenue Journal, Fortune, and Barron’s are stuffed with long-term bearish reviews on gold and oil futures. And analysts at Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs are selling these claims. Regardless of optimistic indicators on gold and oil futures issued by Forbes, Ruby’s LinkedIn Information and World Fortune, and Phoenix Financial institution, the worth of gold and oil futures remains to be unavoidable. fell.

After all, the decline will not be too massive. Removed from touching the warning line set by Guo Shouyun on gold and oil futures.

So, after simply taking note of these monetary information, I turned my consideration to different facets.

It’s already the fifth day since he returned to San Francisco from Washington, and he’s not in a rush when he’s positive to take absolute management of Merrill Lynch. Prepared to attend for per week to spend the 2005 Chinese language New 12 months of the Rooster. With the significance he attaches to the Chinese language New 12 months in his bones, he plans to go residence first to cross the Spring Pageant, after which go to New York to let Stan O’Neal get out of the way in which!

However there are all the time issues that he did not count on.

“Boss, Conscart has rejected our situations. They wish to get 51% of the fairness within the new firm, in addition to the CEO seat.” Buddy Morris mentioned angrily on the cellphone.

Guo Shouyun frowned, “I keep in mind final time, did not they comply with share the controlling stake and CEO seat of the brand new firm with us? Why did they instantly change their minds?”

“They replied that it was the choice of the Constadt board as a result of they felt that the property and way forward for Matrix weren’t well worth the excessive worth they paid.”

Guo Shouyun thought for some time, “Since their asking worth is simply too excessive, let’s reject it. It is not like we will not do it with out Conscart!”

“Sure!” After replying, “Boss, I all the time really feel that this time is a bit unusual. Within the three months we negotiated with Don Scarter, they’ve instantly raised the provide 3 times when the 2 sides have been about to succeed in an settlement. It appears to be dragging us on function!”

“What do you suppose Conscart’s function is?” Guo Shouyun requested.

“I do not know. I am unable to consider a purpose for them to do that! However regular enterprise negotiations do not do that.” Buddy Morris mentioned.

Guo Shouyun nodded in settlement. After considering for a second, “It doesn’t matter what the aim behind Comscat is, so long as we make sure that our enterprise develops usually and has adequate money movement, the Matrix is not going to endure any disaster.”

“Um!”

“Is the Gary Barber lawsuit now settled?”

“It is nonetheless deadlocked!”

That is the case with business litigation in the US. It’s regular for a lawsuit to final 5 – 6 years. Much like the patent battle between Apple and Microsoft for the graphical interface of the working system, it took almost a decade earlier than the 2 sides reached a settlement below the stress of Jobs. Nonetheless, the prolonged authorized proceedings are too time-consuming and eat the vitality of enterprise managers. If it’s not needed, Guo Shouyun is prepared to spend some cash to succeed in an out-of-court settlement.

“Gary Barber’s situations are nonetheless the identical?”

“Sure. He is nonetheless asking us to pay him $70 million in retirement cash!”

“It is simply wishful considering. If he needs to struggle a lawsuit, then fulfill him!”

“Sure! … Boss, there’s another factor.”

“what?”

“Robert Cohen refused to direct ‘The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor’, and Rachel Weisz additionally turned down the feminine lead.”

“Why? Did not all of us discuss it firstly?”

“He… they mentioned they do not wish to cooperate with an organization that helps the warfare!” Buddy Morris mentioned in a timid tone.

Guo Shouyun’s brows furrowed immediately, and the anger in his coronary heart soared. Nonetheless, the calm abilities he had practiced for a very long time made him settle down once more after taking a couple of deep breaths.

“Since they do not wish to, we do not have to pressure it. Hollywood has administrators and actors who’re prepared to cooperate.”

“Sure!”

“Additionally, I do not wish to see them within the Matrix Firm’s film manufacturing record sooner or later!” Guo Shouyun mentioned coldly.

Brazenly tearing up the signed contract means that the majority the preparatory work for “The Mummy 3” needs to be utterly overturned. This a minimum of price Matrix tens of millions of {dollars}, and it is good to not sue them.

“…As well as, when the corporate indicators one other contract sooner or later, the liquidated damages can be doubled!”

“clear!”

Guo Shouyun hung up after Buddy Morris mentioned there was nothing else to do. However he simply hung up when a brand new name got here in.

“Boss, simply obtained the information. Richard Grubman will substitute West Martin as Maersk Group’s Trusted CEO!” Will Harrington mentioned.

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