Hollywood Hunter - Chapter 1685

After discussing some details, the matter was finalized, and the AOL CFO was sent away. There were only two people left in the conference room. Leon Black and Simon talked about another thing: "Simon, if my judgment is not correct. Wrong, the Republicans are probably going to win this time, aren't they?"

The operation of this presidential election belongs to the most core secrets of the Westeros system, and Leon Black has not yet reached the level of knowledge.

However, as long as you are sharp enough, you can actually make certain judgments through many clues, such as the operational details of political action committees or other affiliated political lobbying agencies that are required by every company in the Westeros system.

Of course, the premise is that the person who can make the judgment must have a certain position in the Westeros system, roughly Leon Black, so that the corresponding information can be obtained and conclusions can be drawn. Otherwise, only blind people will touch the elephant, and only one can see it.

On the other hand, at a level such as Leon Black, with deep interests bound, even if something is discovered, the chance of betrayal is very small. Even, even betrayal, it is still difficult to grasp enough evidence.

To the question of Leon Black looking at him with bright eyes, Simon just smiled and did not answer directly, but instead asked: "Leon, do you have any plans?"

Leon Black didn't expect to get a definite answer from his boss, but, looking at Simon's expression, he could roughly judge at this time, and then said: "Actually, it's from Chevron. Since last year, Chevron's senior management has There was a proposal, hoping to lead to a merger with Texaco, Simon, you should have heard the news?"

Simon nodded.

This is the result of the collision between the Westeros system and the Mellon family, another veteran giant in the United States.

After the Mellon family was defeated, the Westeros system, with its strong capital strength and a series of subsequent capital operations, gradually took over a series of corporate giants that were once heavily held by the Mellon consortium, including the Mellon Bank that had been merged by the Bank of New York. , the veteran pharmaceutical giant Warner Lambert, which has merged with Pfizer, the federal aluminum giant Alcoa, and so on.

Chevron is one of them.

Speaking of which, this is mainly because of the capital expansion strategy of the Westeros system that was transferred from the tertiary industry to the secondary industry by Simon himself, and the dispute with the Mellon family is just an opportunity.

Compared with film and television entertainment or network technology, Simon still firmly believes that the physical industry that can provide visible and tangible goods, including the secondary industry and the more basic primary industry, is the foundation to maintain the normal operation of human society, even if profits are made. The rate is lower, but it is better than the trickle of water.

If you have to have a theory, perhaps a common saying in memory can be used as an argument.

Prosperous antiques, troubled times gold.

Of course not literally, it needs to be understood.

Looking back on human history, is the prosperous age longer or the troubled age longer?

Obviously the latter.

The short-lived peace is easy to indulge in, but it is never eternal. The easiest way is to pull out a 70-year time scale roughly equivalent to the life of an ordinary person, and you can see it at a glance.

With the coming of turmoil, finance, film and television, and network are no longer important.

Like in extreme doomsday stories, where you stock up on a warehouse of cans, medicines, and fuel, you're the king. Some people who hoard a bunch of DVDs starved to death the first time.

conference room.

Leon Black continued: "The previous contacts were not smooth, and there was a lot of opposition from Texaco. However, there have been some turning points recently. Just last month, Texaco's financial business department A vice president was attacked and died mysteriously. The matter has not yet come to a conclusion, but various rumors have caused Texaco's stock price to fall for a month. In addition, the person in charge is also one of the most firmly opposed to the sale of Texaco. A senior executive who has close ties with several important holding funds behind Texaco. In short, we may have a different result if we start contacting now.”

After Simon listened to Blake, a strange expression flashed by.

Energy companies often have very important financial business departments. On the one hand, they are responsible for investing in securities lending and other businesses, and on the other hand, they are involved in the futures field to reduce the risk of companies in the cyclical fluctuation of energy prices through hedging.

This is next.

The key is that Simon knows very well how the Texaco executive was attacked and killed.

Unexpectedly, things will bring unexpected results.

After Leon Black finished speaking, seeing that his boss did not respond immediately, he seemed to be a little distracted. After a while, he continued: "In addition, if we throw out the materials about Enron in our hands, it will definitely be harmful to energy companies. It's a big shock, and it can also help us push the merger of Chevron and Texaco. In the past few years, oil prices have been low, and during this period, energy companies will inevitably do some fiddling with their earnings in order to maintain their stock prices."

Simon retracted his thoughts, listened to Leon Black, and after a little consideration, he said: "Yes, in addition, according to Pfizer's plan to acquire Warner Lambert, to complete this acquisition, we also have to win no less than 15% of the new company. shares."

The Westeros system currently holds a lot of shares in Chevron. The Westeros Company and Black Rock Asset Management have a combined total of more than 8% and hold two of the nine seats on Chevron’s board of directors.

However, there is still a long way to go before actual control.

If this merger can be successful, the strategy of Pfizer's merger with Warner Lambert, as long as it works properly, will once again win the actual control of a world-class super energy giant.

Leon Black nodded and said: "The combined market value of Chevron and Texaco is currently $90 billion, considering a 20% premium... Oh, if Enron's insider is thrown out, there shouldn't be too much premium, maybe , after the stock market turns from the highest point, it is considered as an acquisition premium, and the final merger price may be lower. To win 15% of the shares, the funds we need to use will not exceed 15 billion US dollars. Just this time, if everything goes well, That's the right amount of money to be able to raise."

Simon was a little surprised: "The total market value of the two companies is only 90 billion?"

"yes."

Leon Black said, and understood why his boss was surprised. After all, the Enron company just discussed is also mainly in the energy business, with a market value of more than 70 billion. As the second and third largest oil companies in the United States, the total market value is only $90 billion is really not that high.

Simon also reacted quickly.

For example, Igret, which has broken through the trillion-dollar market value, is actually an anomaly in this era, an anomaly in the bubble era. As for Enron, it has a market value of 70 billion US dollars by hyping its own concept of technology stocks and frantically making false accounts to boast high income.

However, companies such as Chevron or Texaco are the normal state of the global capital market.

Old-fashioned industrial giants in the United States, such as Boeing, Ford, Lockheed Martin, etc., are generally only worth tens of billions of dollars in market value. Even if the current peak of the U.S. bull market can break through the market value of 100 billion or even higher, it will Only a few at the top of the pyramid, such as General Electric and Exxon Mobil.

In the final analysis, what the financial market sees is the future and growth.

Just like Tesla in the past, at the peak of the stock price, the market value of a company is directly equivalent to the combined market value of all other traditional auto giants in the world, or even more.

Now, in the same way, an Igret, if the book value is calculated, is enough to buy a dozen famous traditional industrial giants in the United States. Of course, this is only theoretical, and it is not feasible to actually implement it.

Simon also did not fully eat the minds of a large number of industrial giants.

Through leverage, a small amount of capital is used to achieve control over these established companies, and at the same time, countless other capitals are tied to the chariot of the Westeros system to form a community of interests. This is the kingly way.

With this in mind, Simon and Leon Black discussed more details, and the matter was settled.

Saying goodbye to Black, Simon spent the rest of the afternoon meeting with executives from two other Cersei Capital companies to discuss some recent corporate affairs.

When the day's work was over, it was already more than six o'clock in the evening.

Return to the super mansion on the top floor of the Westeros Tower.

I had an appointment with the Konavs sisters and the two women's little guys for dinner in advance. When I got home, Melania and Inas had arrived early, and the little guy who will turn 1 in two months, Mike Westeros and Toby Westeros.

The conversation of dinner naturally revolved around the upcoming birthday.

Although Melania is a younger sister, her child Max, who is three days older than Toby, was born on October 16, which is next Monday, and then another little guy, October 19.

Since they both had children, the situation that the two sisters were completely dominated by Melania on Simon's side has changed. As an older sister, Inas has been quietly competing with her younger sister for favor.

This time, the small birthday party was no exception. Inas felt that October 19th was Thursday, which was closer to the weekend, so the two children's birthday parties could be held together on that day.

Melania certainly disagrees.

The two sisters obviously had their own little abacus in private, and they hadn't communicated in advance. There was no fire at the table, and they almost quarreled.

The old **** Simon was eating on the ground by himself, occasionally taking care of the little guys in the baby seats on the left, the left, and the right. The 1-year-old child can already eat something other than milk. The two little guys didn't even recognize them. Simon handed over the spoon and ate it with his mouth open, looking at the bickering mother and aunt on the other side with interest.

The two sisters didn't quarrel in front of Simon, and they felt that their anger was out of control, so they stopped in time and looked at the man across the table together.

Simon once again fed Max on the left a spoonful of specially prepared baby porridge, and watched the waitress who was quietly guarding the side carefully wipe the marks on the little guy's mouth before turning to the opposite side and said, "We can't talk about it. It is held separately, there is no need to get together."

Simon's tone was a little light, which made both sisters regret the previous dispute, thinking that they must have made the man unhappy.

After a moment of silence, Inas did not dare to speak, and Melania could only speak first: "Simon, I mean... the baby's birthday party, will you attend?"

The two women didn't expect too much, but Simon nodded: "1st birthday, very important, I will show up. However, it will not be certain in the future, it depends on the time."

Mainly this one is a bit too much.

At the beginning of last year, I went crazy once in Park City, Utah. At the end of the year, I got together with six little guys, almost a gourd vine, and finally, they were all born in the middle and late October.

Simon's consideration, after all, is his own child, or an important 1st birthday, it would be too impersonal not to attend. If you are biased towards one or two, it is more inappropriate, just go through it impartially.

Of course, this year, but not next year.

With so many kids, Simon didn't want to be on the way to celebrate the little guy's birthday every month.

When the sisters heard what Simon said, their eyes lit up at the same time, and they looked at each other again. Inas hurriedly said this time: "Simon, can I invite some relatives and friends to attend then?"

"Yeah," Simon nodded, looking at the little Toru on the right who opened his mouth to himself like a chick, picked up the porridge bowl and fed it with a spoon, and then ordered, "Remember to communicate with Ange in advance."

The two women nodded at the same time.

It is inevitable to think that although men don't see people on weekdays, they are still very good to them, and even to the two little guys.

After dinner, the two sisters, who were united again, were thinking about how to get the man together this night, and Simon was ready to go out again.

There is also a reception tonight.

A gathering of Wall Street financial circles spearheaded by George Soros, and also attended by Hillary Clinton, who is running for New York State Senate this year.

Since it is determined that the right time in the future to send Hillary to the White House, the Westeros system has also contributed a lot to this year's senatorial election.

This time it's a face to face.

In fact, it's still a bit of a pinch of people's hearts. Humans are very forgetful creatures, and Simon’s absence for a long time may make some people feel that they have been out of sight of Westeros and can let the birds fly.

This is not good.

Seeing that Simon was going to go out, thinking that this was the end of the night, the two sisters were a little disappointed, until Simon impatiently sent them to change their clothes, and they regained their energy.

At more than eight o'clock, the reception over there has already started for more than an hour, and Simon took the Konavs sisters out together.

Bringing two female companions at the same time is somewhat out of place for other people, and it seems natural to put it on Simon.

The big shots always have the privilege.

With Simon's rank, there are no restrictions. After all, Simon has never built himself in the direction of a serious gentleman.

However, the cocktail party that cheered the two women up seemed insipid to Simon.

If there is anything worth mentioning, it is probably that Simon did not expect that a certain golden retriever also appeared at the reception tonight, but he did not know how the other party got into Soros's relationship.

Then, of course, the greeting when we meet.

Although a certain Golden Retriever is also a famous **** in New York City, he does not dare to treat the two sisters beside Simon in any way, and Melania and Inas are equally true to the Golden Retriever. So, the scene when the two sides greeted each other made Simon feel that it was very interesting.