The first thousand two hundred and ninety-five chapters betrayal
Chapter 1,295 Betrayal
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"call!"
After taking a long breath, the sullenness that had accumulated in Liu Dong's heart due to a series of bad news about Standard Chartered Bank in the past few days finally dissipated due to the rich and huge harvest on this sunken ship.`
After telling Klein and the others to quickly sort out the cultural relics in the cabin, Liu Dong pulled Charlie Nord off the ship.
"Charlie, this shipwreck salvage is over! Your next task is to drive the Ocean Explorer to leave the Aegean Sea, pass through the Suez Canal, pass through the Indian Ocean and return to Tianjin, China!" Liu Dong ordered.
"Boss, why? Now we have salvaged two sunken ships in just two weeks. This kind of luck must be God helping us, so we should work harder next. How can we leave?" Charlie
Nord said quickly.
Charlie Nord, who had already made a fortune from these two sunken ships, was really unwilling to give up the opportunity to get more wealth.
However, Liu Dong didn't think so.
There are too many precious ancient Greek artworks on the sunken ship No. 2. Even though Liu Dong has confiscated the communication equipment of all crew members on the ship and blocked the news from spreading, being so close to Greece still makes the cautious Liu Dong instinctively uneasy.
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Therefore, he planned to stop as soon as he was done. He would eat the meat that was already in his mouth first.
"This time we have three sunken ships in the cabin, and the space has been filled up. Moreover, many of the salvaged works of art continue to be maintained and maintained, and the conditions on the ship are limited. So we have to go back! But don't worry, we can pick up the things when we get back.
After putting it down, I allow you to come back and continue salvaging!"
After hearing what Liu Dong said and knowing the reality of the situation, Charlie Nord had no objection this time.
Soon, under his order, the entire Ocean Explorer salvage ship and the Gonggong yacht began to turn around, leaving the Aegean Sea and heading towards the Suez Canal, 600 nautical miles away.`
However, after arranging things on the salvage boat and returning to the yacht, Liu Dong, who had just been happy for a while, was once again disturbed by a phone call from Feng Jianhui. In other words, he became angry again.
"Chairman, I just received news from London that Stella Company has collapsed!"
Listening to this unfamiliar name, Liu Dong frowned. Although he knew that Feng Jianhui would definitely not call him at this time for something that had nothing to do with him. But Liu Dong really couldn't remember when he had invested.
This company.
"I remember that there doesn't seem to be this company in the investment department of Standard Chartered Bank?" Liu Dong said.
"No, but Abbey National Bank, which we acquired, is the majority shareholder of Stella Company!" Feng Jianhui said solemnly.
"what happened?"
Listening to Liu Dong's stern tone, Feng Jianhui took a deep breath and quickly told Liu Dong exactly what happened.
After listening to this, Liu Dong's face looked gloomy and scary.
"So. We were pulled into a trap by Sally Krawcheck, the board of Abbey National Bank, the board of Santander and even the British regulators?"
"Yes! But I suspect that the Darcy family is also involved!" Feng Jianhui said solemnly.
"The Darcy family?"
The name Liu Dong is not too familiar.
Perhaps sensing the confusion in Liu Dong's tone, Feng Jianhui immediately explained: "The Darcy family is a long-established British aristocracy. The family's Amoco Investment Company holds 328% of the shares of BP Petroleum Company and is the company's largest shareholder."
"bp oil company!"
This time Liu Dong is finally no longer a stranger.`
bp, the abbreviation of British Petroleum Company, is now one of the largest petroleum and petrochemical group companies in the world. Its business scope involves oil and gas exploration, mining, refining, transportation, sales, petrochemicals and coal, non-ferrous metals, computers, shipping
, insurance and many other aspects.
The company is headquartered in London, with a market value of nearly US$2,000 million. It has one million shareholders and nearly 110,000 employees scattered around the world. It has production and business activities in more than 100 countries. In 2003, bp ranked first in the world of Fortune magazine
Ranked among the top five among the top 500 in Europe and among the top 500 in Europe. In 2008, it ranked fourth among the top 500 in Fortune.
You can imagine how rich the Darcy family, which owns 328% of the shares of this kind of oil giant, has become!
"... Amoco Investment Company, a subsidiary of the Darcy family, also owns 28% of Stella's shares, making it the second largest shareholder after Santander with 3,478%! According to the information we have received, before we intervened in Amoco
The two companies had reached an agreement before the acquisition of Abi National Bank. Amoco Investment Company helped Santander acquire Abi National Bank. In return, after the merger was successful, Santander Bank would acquire Abi National Bank at the market price.
Moko Investment Company holds 28% of Tesla shares.”
After a pause, Feng Jianhui said in a serious tone, "But after we intervened in the acquisition of Abbey National Bank, everything changed! Santander suspended the acquisition of Abbey National Bank, while Abbey National Bank
Bought all Santander and Amoco, as well as the remaining approximately 30% of Stella’s shares!”
Hearing this, the livid-faced Liu Dong snapped the pen in his hand. The ink sprayed instantly stained his left hand and the documents on the table. But Liu Dong didn't care about it. Anger was boiling in his heart.
His resentment towards Sally Krawcheck has reached its peak.
How could he not have received any information about Stella Company if Sally Krawcheck, who was responsible for the acquisition of Abbey National Bank, had not been responsible for covering it up.
"Sure enough, women have the most poisonous hearts!" Liu Dong gritted his teeth and said in his heart.
Although a series of bad news inevitably caused some frustration in Liu Dong's heart. But compared to the betrayal of his most trusted person, this frustration is nothing!
"Who did this game?" Liu Dong couldn't help but ask.
"We have too little information and it's not clear yet. However, the Darcy family, as well as Alan Butler, the original major shareholder of Abbey National Bank, and the Spanish Fernandez family, which holds the largest stake in the Santander family, must all have a share! But in
It’s unclear whether there are more, more powerful people behind them!”
After a moment of silence, Liu Dong asked: "If Tesla goes bankrupt, how much will we lose?"
"At least 6 billion US dollars!"
"Six billion U.S. dollars, so much?" Liu Dong said in surprise.
"Yes, Tesla is a well-known British mining company. The company's main business operates in 18 countries around the world. It is a major producer of copper, coking coal, thermal coal, nickel, iron-chromium alloy, alum, and zinc. The company
Market value 13 billion US dollars!”
"In this case, how could it go bankrupt?" Liu Dong frowned.
"Significant debt expansion and bad luck!"
"Tell me in detail!"
"Yes, Chairman! Stella's market value was only US$2 billion in March last year. But in May last year, it spent US$2.5 billion to acquire the Canadian Diversified Minerals Company, and the company's size suddenly doubled. Taste
Stella, which has been enjoying the sweet spot of mergers and acquisitions, has not stopped. In August last year, with the support of Santander Bank, they acquired Australian copper, zinc, and coal mining company Esprit International for US$4.9 billion. The company's scale increased again.
Doubled. By the end of 2002, their market value had climbed to US$13 billion!"
"But Stella Company is not lucky. The war between the Sudanese government in Africa and the armed forces of southern Sudan has affected their copper mine production at the bottom of Sudan's Asebara Valley. The company's operating income has plummeted, and nearly 5.5 billion US dollars in loans cannot be repaid.
, directly on the verge of bankruptcy!"
"Sudan War!" Liu Dong's expression changed.
"How can Stella Company resume operations?" Liu Dong asked after a moment of silence.
"Investment, as long as we can repay part of the loan so that Stella's profits can afford the loan and interest, then we can reverse the company's current decline. However, with our current situation, it may not be possible to spend US$5 billion in funds.
not easy."
"It's not easy to get it. Otherwise, this bad news will affect Standard Chartered Bank's stock price and stable operations!" Liu Dong said immediately.
"Chairman, it has actually affected you! After the news of the collapse of Stella Company appeared, it was reprinted by major media in less than a day and spread throughout the world's business community. Moreover, the news that we are the controlling shareholder of Stella Company
After the news spread, the stock prices of Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong, the United States and London plummeted again. Fortunately, we invested in time to buy out all the sold shares and stabilized the stock price. But the continuous bad news about Standard Chartered Bank in the past month has affected people
Trust us. Standard Chartered Bank’s custody assets and bank deposits have fallen by 189% and 326% compared to before the crisis! And they are still falling.”
After a pause, Feng Jianhui solemnly said: "Chairman, we must counterattack with more good news, otherwise unless we have 4 billion, 5 billion, or even more funds, Standard Chartered Bank will really be in trouble in the end.
It’s hard to sustain it! And once Standard Chartered Bank collapses, our losses will exceed US$5 billion. This loss is too heavy!”
"I know, I will find a way to do this! ...Also, you inform Shen Peng for me and let Dongfang Copper Company acquire Tesla Company, and then I will give him 3 billion US dollars and half a year, half a year
In the future, the Eastern Resources Company after the merger of the two companies will turn losses into profits and achieve a turnover of 2 billion US dollars. If he can't do it, find me another person who can do it!" Liu Dong said directly
.
"Yes, Chairman!"
Feng Jianhui knew that Liu Dong's conditions were not difficult to achieve. With Shen Peng's ability and experience, plus 3 billion U.S. dollars in funds, he was still very sure of completing Liu Dong's instructions. So he didn't say anything more.
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