Chapter 276 Deep Premeditation

"You don't understand this? I was thinking that I might as well retire!" Wei Dongling was actually very tired, definitely much more tired than Xiao Ran. In addition to doing a lot of things in the early days of the company's founding, Xiao Ran gradually delegated power to

Wei Dongling was only responsible for providing strategies and tactics. Especially before the seven flagships were reorganized, Wei Dongling was so exhausted.

"Do you still want to retire? Just continue to stay in this position. Now that the seven major flagships are following our expected route, they can operate completely independently. We don't need to intervene specifically! In this way, you will be relaxed.

A lot!" Xiao Ran chuckled. If Wei Dongling hadn't been in charge before the reorganization, Phantom's administrative management would have been completely messed up.

Wei Dongling glanced at this lazy guy and couldn't help but sigh: "It's easy for you to say. Do you know how many documents I have to approve and how many decisions I make every day? Look, my hair has turned white..."

After searching for a long time, there was not even a single gray hair. Wei Dongling smiled and covered it up. Xiao Ran shrugged. He didn't care. As long as the order of Hong Kong films was established, he didn't care if the Phantom went bankrupt. Anyway, he had it under his control.

Microsoft's 18% stake is the second largest shareholder, which is definitely enough for him to enjoy for the rest of his life.

Wei Dongling is not a simple guy. Don't think that without Phantom, he has no assets. The salary and dividends he gets from Phantom every year add up to hundreds of millions. Over the years, his money has been invested, and the same

Having made more than one billion and controlling 5% of Dell's shares, he is definitely a rich man.

However, Wei Dongling did not expect that he could become a rich man with assets of 20 billion in less than ten years. Xiao Ran himself also did not expect that he could gain so much wealth through this knowledge.

It is absolutely no exaggeration to say that he himself has no idea how much money he has. It was Shuxiang's "Power" magazine that calculated it for him. The total market value of the seven flagships exceeded US$150 billion. After a very complicated process,

After calculation, he came up with a number that shocked even Xiao Ran.

Even excluding Phantom headquarters' absolute control over the other six major flagships, the value of Blockbuster and Universal plus Teana alone is as high as 20 billion U.S. dollars. If we include the companies other than the six major flagships controlled by Phantom, plus Dell

and stocks of other companies, with a market value of over 50 billion U.S. dollars, making it a well-deserved flagship.

However, due to the debt of more than 35 billion US dollars, Xiao Ran's net worth is far less than what is seen on the surface. However, if you add the stocks and real estate of Microsoft and other companies that he controls, then

This is quite impressive. This year, he suddenly rose to the sixth richest place in the world. He is the well-deserved richest man in Asia and the richest Chinese.

However, this is not what Xiao Ran cares about. As long as Phantom's liabilities do not exceed 30% of the total assets and it maintains a smooth and large cash reserve, it will be safe. And at that time, even if Phantom goes bankrupt, it will not

Because the debt was too high, he had to use money to repay the debt.

The so-called assets are just a numbers game. They are all in a money-making game. The traps in this game are not easy to unravel. Don’t you believe it? As long as Xiao Ran dares to sell the shares of Phantom he controls, it will definitely cause various conflicts in Phantom.

The subsidiary's stock price plummeted, and he has surpassed Li Chaoren's prestige and become a legendary figure trusted and respected by Hong Kong people.

If the trap cannot be solved, then Xiao Ran's money will never be tangible. Apart from his own private investment, he can only get money from Phantom's dividends every year and the position of chairman of the board of directors of the seven flagship companies.

salary. However, because Phantom makes a lot of profits every year, the bonuses it can receive are still several hundred million US dollars.

After resting for a moment, Wei Dongling picked a grape and threw it into his mouth. He picked up a piece of information and browsed it: "Murdoch, the six major companies, and Soros. However, I don't quite understand, how can you be so sure?

He will come and attack Hong Kong’s financial system!”

"He will definitely come!" Xiao Ran couldn't help but smile: "As I thought before, Hong Kong will inevitably have some crises due to decades of rapid development. It is impossible to avoid it completely.

So, it’s better to blow it up before the return and let the citizens’ anger be transferred to Britain!”

"Yes, you are always so insidious!" Wei Dongling understood Xiao Ran's intention after just a brief thought, and sighed with emotion, as if Xiao Ran had done something heinous: "The mainland market is our most important supporting force.

, in this way, we can avoid the outbreak of these remaining problems and cause citizens’ dissatisfaction with the Chinese government.”

Xiao Ran chuckled, his intention was more than that. This move can be used as political capital in the negotiation process with the Chinese government to strive for greater interests. Presumably the government does not want to be in the position of being passed on to the British for their hatred.

Yes, this is definitely feasible.

"As long as there is profit, speculators will always act on the news, aren't they?" Xiao Ran smiled lightly. Soros was a pet peeve of his. There are absolutely very few people in the world who can trigger the Asian financial crisis, and Soros is the most remarkable among them.

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The base of Hong Kong films is in Hong Kong, the foundation is in mainland China, and the market is in Asia. Therefore, if a financial crisis occurs, the development of Hong Kong films will definitely be endangered. However, Xiao Ran is still considering inviting Ross to attack, if he can attack other Asian countries

The financial system is definitely beneficial to the expansion of Phantom Group.

Of course, the premise is that Xiao Ran must hold on to Hong Kong. As for the mainland's financial system that has not yet been linked to the world, the impact will not be great. Anyway, the financial crisis will come sooner or later, so why not control it by yourself in order to seize better opportunities for expansion.

.Don’t forget that huge profits often follow great chaos. As long as you can seize the opportunity, you will definitely make money.

Wei Dongling opened the information and found the thick stack of information belonging to Soros. After browsing it, he frowned and said: "This guy is not simple, very not simple. The funds he can operate are about 50 to 60 billion."

US dollars, and when the time comes, international speculators and speculators will follow suit. According to speculation, the funds that those people can operate will be around 200 billion US dollars, and the company will definitely not have that much money to fight against it!"

Money is exactly what Xiao Ran is worried about. According to the investigation, if Soros launches an attack, the worst case scenario is that it may cause 300 billion US dollars to be launched simultaneously.

However, Xiao Ran consulted Fang Xiaoqiang, a top expert in this field, and believed that this was unlikely. Obviously, the best effect Xiao Ran wanted was to protect Hong Kong, and also to have other countries in Asia be traumatized. This is not possible.

Big, Hong Kong's finance is linked to the international world. Once there is a financial problem in Asia, Hong Kong will definitely be affected.

Therefore, Xiao Ran had no choice but to choose a compromise and focus on defending Asia's finance. Soros's front line has been lengthened, and other speculators may not dare to attack, and Tianxia Fund is generally under the leadership of Fang Xiaoqiang.

Under the operation of Asia's top traders, it has become famous in the world. If Tianxia Fund joins the lineup to fight against Soros, it will definitely make many speculators shrink back.

In this way, the worst-case scenario is believed to be only 200 billion U.S. dollars. If he wants to hold on, Xiao Ran must control at least 250 billion U.S. dollars. Although the Hong Kong government has a lot of U.S. dollar reserves, Xiao Ran does not think that the British Hong Kong government

We will help, and maybe we can get some US dollars from the mainland government.

This amount of money is definitely a terrifying figure for the current Phantom. Although the market value of Phantom has exceeded half of this, it is absolutely impossible for Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling to use this to mortgage loans. Therefore, they have to find a way on their own.

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Regarding this, since Xiao Ran had such considerations, it was certainly not that he had not expected such a situation. Therefore, he was definitely not unprepared, but smiled mysteriously: "Believe me, after this year, we will probably be able to raise such a sum.

Money. The electronic technology and network equity we control will definitely soar a lot!"

Wei Dongling's eyes widened and he stared at Xiao Ran in confusion. He didn't know why Xiao Ran was so sure. But Xiao Ran had an account in his heart. Before the return, the three skyrocketing stocks of Dell, Microsoft and Cisco would be

They brought in at least $80 billion in profits.

Moreover, these are not the only electronic, technology and Internet-related companies owned by Phantom Holdings. In the next two years, these stocks will rise very sharply. However, before the Internet bubble appears, it is necessary to sell a considerable amount of them.

part of the equity.

Xiao Ran has never thought about fighting this battle alone. When the time comes, he will raise funds from Hong Kong tycoons such as Li Ka-shing. He thinks that Phantom can get 80 to 100 billion US dollars, and the rest will be left to other rich people and

The Chinese government.

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Ran roughly came up with an idea, or rather a plan: "A Dong, the report shows that if there is an Asian financial crisis, as long as Phantom can prevent it in advance, the company's losses will be basically non-existent. I'm hesitant, what should I do?

Only then can the financial markets of other Asian countries not affect Hong Kong."

Wei Dongling shrugged, spread his hands and said: "For this kind of question, you should ask Aqiang, he is a professional. However, I think the problem is not big. As you expected, Hong Kong will definitely need time to settle down.

You must make your own financial and economic system more perfect, and the financial crisis is the best way to test yourself."

Xiao Ran nodded, and he thought it was right. As for which plan to adopt, it would not be too late to decide later. As for Fang Xiaoqiang, he was always sent by Xiao Ran to make money and travel around the world. Xiao Ran even considered it

They used losses to support Fang Xiaoqiang and the experts he relied on in the financial crisis to accumulate experience. Fortunately, Fang Xiaoqiang was very successful and earned Phantom tens of billions of dollars, but lost less than 500 million.

Next, Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling were going to discuss Murdoch. Wei Dongling opened this guy's information very depressedly. Although he had memorized it by heart these days, he still opened it and complained: "This guy is not easy to deal with. His personality

It's somewhat similar to you, and Murdoch has controlled the vast majority of the shares of News Corporation from the beginning to the end. It's also very similar to you, like a mouse pulling a tortoise, with nowhere to start!"

Murdoch seldom integrates funds because he is used to the feeling of being authoritarian, which is very similar to Xiao Ran. However, if News Corporation needs to expand, it will definitely need funds. It is difficult to expand by relying solely on profits, so it is not possible to expand.

If you are willing to raise funds to sell part of your equity, then the only option is a loan.

It is not that the subsidiaries of News Corporation are without financing. For example, Phantom's Bookish Media and North America's Charming Pictures have controlled a small share of the equity of several News Corporation subsidiaries through quite indirect methods. However, the subsidiaries are obviously not likely to have much impact on the headquarters.

It's threatening, and Murdoch has always maintained absolute control over the subsidiary, which is really difficult to deal with.

Under such circumstances, unless there is a big problem in the operation of News Corporation, it is impossible for it to go bankrupt, and it is impossible for Xiao Ran to usurp control. If we hope that News Corporation has problems, it is better to do something for News Corporation from the outside.

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"In my opinion, the way is to start with News Corporation's funds!" Xiao Ran quickly came up with the answer. This was something he had thought about for a long time. This time, he wanted to unify his thinking and plan with Wei Dongling: "Murdoch

There is an urgent need to integrate North American television networks, and acquisitions in various places are fierce. The current total market value of News Corporation is 20 billion US dollars, while the liabilities of local subsidiaries are as high as 6 billion, and the parent company has 3 billion debts!"

Wei Dongling shook his head. He had strong opinions on Xiao Ran's idea: "Murdoch is an expert. He knows very well that it is dangerous once a company's debt exceeds 50% of the company's value, so it is impossible for him to make such a mistake!

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Xiao Ran chuckled, sat up and poured a glass of water, walked a few steps forward to the railing, turned around and stared at Wei Dongling and said: "You are right, but sometimes it doesn't take 50% to be fatal. And

, don’t ignore that Murdoch’s typical Western businessman style is conservative and risky. As long as the benefits he sees outweigh the risks, he will definitely choose to take risks. I know he will definitely choose, because I will choose the same way.”

"News Corp.'s base in Australia is now solid. In Europe, Piaoliang Literature and other media have been merged into Fox, and they need money to develop, just like Universal. In Asia, News Corp. except controls two publications.

, there is no other market.”

Xiao Ran's smile gradually became weird, as if there were countless conspiracies involved: "In Europe, News Corporation's position is gradually becoming more stable, and he doesn't need to pay too much attention to it. What he needs to stabilize now is the North American market, and Fox is the key.

The key is that as long as Fox is provoked, there will definitely be a big problem based on his current debt amount."

Of course Wei Dongling understands these truths, but Murdoch must also know his difficulties. Xiao Ran's idea may not be realized. Xiao Ran looked at Wei Dongling's expression and knew what he was thinking. He chuckled: "I never thought that I could borrow

This opportunity knocked down Murdoch, but I just don’t want Murdoch to use the current opportunity to integrate Fox into a comprehensive entertainment media company.”

"At present, TV networks and other media have been merged into Fox, which means that the liabilities are concentrated on Fox, which is about 5 billion US dollars. Murdoch knows this very well, so he urgently raised funds!" Xiao Ran confidently raised his hand on the railing.

Qian said: "Now that the world has stabilized, it is time to dissolve the alliance. Let Fang Xiaoqiang go to the United States to operate stocks in person. The stock price of Fox must be reduced by more than 20% from 1.2 billion. Murdoch will definitely need funds by then.

, Wall Street will most likely not provide the money, so the only way is to borrow from the bank."

Hearing this, Wei Dongling had already guessed that Xiao Ran's move was probably to make Murdoch's News Corporation more in debt and reach the critical point of 50%. After thinking about it, Xiao Ran frowned slightly.

Brow: "However, I think Murdoch may not be able to cope with it, so he has to have another plan."

"Okay, I understand what you mean!" Wei Dongling smiled bitterly after listening to another plan Xiao Ran told him, and praised: "You are really a born conspirator! However, after such a long time, will there be any
To be continued...