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Chapter 286 Interstate Highway

DreamWorks has gathered some of the world's top talents, and making money has never been a problem.

Whether it's Spielberg, David Geffen, President Jeffrey Katzenberg, or Director Arnold Schwarzenegger, just one person can carry the entire film company.

Based on David Geffen's outstanding musical genius, he produced a youth dance music movie, which became a classic in every minute. In the world's pop music world, his status is equivalent to the godfather of music, far surpassing the super star Li Zongsheng.

Jeffrey Katzenberg's animated feature films are of a high standard comparable to Pixar animation and are equally talented.

Now that the next overall shooting plan for DreamWorks has been agreed upon, the rest is simple.

The board meeting went very smoothly. Spielberg's intention to introduce Benn Capital to balance Wang Yaocheng's excessive shareholding was also approved.

It's very simple, talk to lawyer Montgomery Jr.

Wang Yaocheng didn't have the time to bother with these trivial matters. He passed the board meeting and left DreamWorks surrounded by a group of big names, as if he was surrounded by stars.

I happened to meet second-tier actresses Angelina Jolie and Vin Diesel, and couldn't help but stop.

"Chairman, you..." Pan Shiyi didn't know why.

After looking at the two actors walking towards each other, Pan Shiyi knew Angelina Jolie, a tepid second-tier actress, but he didn't recognize the rough-looking actor next to her at all.

Angelina Jolie recognized Wang Yaocheng, the world's richest man and film company boss, at a glance; "Oh, my God, I'm not dreaming! Boss King, you are the idol of my dreams, can I take a photo with you?"

"

"Okay, who is this?"

"Ah...he is Vin Diesel, a new actor who has just debuted. The short film "The Man with a Thousand Faces" he starred in received a very good response."

Wang Yaocheng nodded thoughtfully, and the two men quickly stood beside him, smiling and making scissor hands gestures, all of them were a little flattered.

There was a "click" sound of the flashlight, and this scene was frozen forever...

on the interstate

A group of five black Chevrolet SUVs were speeding along the wide road, aiming for the Orange County International Airport on the outskirts of Los Angeles.

When I return to China this time, I will have a banquet according to Chinese wedding traditions.

There are quite a few VIPs from all over the world, and the security tasks are complicated and large. All the bodyguards around him are dispatched except for the necessary left-behind personnel.

inside the car

The rear of the spacious carriage is arranged into a comfortable mobile office, with powerful communication equipment, independent luxurious massage seats, an audio-visual system that is completely shielded from the outside world, a sophisticated desk, and even a sturdy safe.

The huge car body has only the driver Tom and Captain Daxiong in the front passenger seat. The entire rear area is exclusive to Wang Yaocheng.

Wang Yaocheng was reading an internal document, which was the latest HSBC merger and acquisition report from London.

BlackRock has a profound foundation, and its relationship in the political and business circles is even more complicated. Its top partner, Richard Trier, is not a soft persimmon and is very popular in the white old money circles in New York.

London takeover battle

BlackRock Group introduced the Eaton family and the Humphrey family of the Cleveland consortium as white knights to intervene in the battle for HSBC, adding variables to this long-running large-scale merger and acquisition.

The Cleveland Consortium is one of the eight major consortiums in the United States. It is composed of several closely related wealthy families. It is named after Cleveland, where it is located. The Eaton family and the Humphrey family occupy an important position in the American rubber industry.

It owns the two largest rubber products companies in the United States... Goodyear Company and Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, which are strong players in the rubber industry.

The disadvantage is that the financial sector is weak. It only owns a few local financial institutions in Cleveland, and its strength is not worth mentioning.

Joining forces with the experienced BlackRock Group can enter HSBC and have a say, which is undoubtedly a fatal attraction for the Eaton and Humphrey families.

Autumn 1996

The Royal Fund took the initiative to provoke a war and manipulated huge amounts of short selling, causing waves of bloody turmoil in the London market.

BlackRock showed no sign of weakness and joined forces with the Boston Consortium to fight head-on. HSBC's stock price fluctuated violently, and other large institutions in the stock market took the opportunity to stir up trouble, leading to a chaotic war.

After more than a month of fighting, the war gradually subsided.

Faced with an experienced and cunning opponent, the Royal Fund failed to achieve the goal of complete control, and could only choose to sell at a high position to realize cash, temporarily leaving the battlefield, gaining a lot of profits, and losing a lot of equity.

BlackRock and its allies have invested a lot of resources, but they have not been able to defeat the strong opponent. The two sides have tacitly agreed to cease fighting and prepare to fight again.

HSBC’s share price rose to 38.2 billion pounds ($60 billion), more than doubling again.

at present

Royal Fund's shareholding in HSBC rose from 31.05% to a peak of 33.77%. After a battle, it dropped sharply to 26.54%. The cash in the special investment account grew rapidly, reaching a high of 3.534 billion pounds (5.55 billion US dollars).

The value of the stock market rose instead of decreasing, from 6.6426 billion pounds to 9.4 billion pounds. (14.769 billion U.S. dollars, stock price fluctuates).

In this round of competition, Royal Family Fund suffered a slight loss.

After all, the ultimate goal of the Royal Fund is to take over HSBC, not to make money through stock trading. The goal of the autumn campaign was not achieved. Because the stock price was speculated too high by various forces, it was forced to close on the high.

If we continue to hold on, the remaining funds will no longer be enough to increase our equity.

If at the HSBC board of directors meeting at the end of January 1997, Wang Yaocheng was jointly excluded by BlackRock Group and its concerted parties, and ended up being unable to join the board of directors, it could be regarded as the failure of this merger.

38.2 billion pounds (60 billion US dollars), this price is too high.

A horizontal comparison of the top ten banks in the United States, including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Citibank, which ranks at the top. Not to mention these global banks, the market value of HSBC exceeds that of Wells Fargo, which ranks ninth, and its actual size is completely incomparable.

Compared with these large global banks, HSBC's globalization capabilities are far insufficient.

It is more like regional banks operating in Asia and Europe. They have only a weak presence in North America, but they have completely disappeared in South America and Africa. They are completely blank.

For a global bank, the lack of business in the North American market is absolutely intolerable. HSBC has made up for the North American market layout by cooperating with the British Barclays Bank and Standard Chartered Bank.

Chicken ribs are tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away.

Wang Yaocheng tapped his slender fingers on the smooth desk. After careful consideration, he finally made up his mind.

a moment later

A pair of dexterous hands typed quickly on the Supreme Edition laptop. After hesitating for a moment, he clicked send.

A satellite dish on top of the Chevy's body sends signals to Motorola's Iridium satellite, and invisible waves travel halfway around the world to deliver e-mails to as far away as London.

Decide;

Launch the winter offensive again, sell short and smash the market to see if the other party will pick up the move.

Take it, hand over a huge amount of chips, and walk away with a profit.

If you don't accept it, you will resolutely keep the stock price down, take back the initiative, and join the board of directors of HSBC as soon as possible.

According to estimates, at least 38% of the equity of HSBC must be held in order to be able to securely join the board of directors. Otherwise, it is a risky business and anything could happen.

Relying on decades of business experience, BlackRock has united with small and medium-sized investors to act in concert. If it does not control more than 38% of the equity, if it is shut out by the HSBC board of directors, it will be a failure.

It is better to take profits and wait for the opportunity to make a comeback.

The Asian financial crisis of 1997 is getting closer and closer. We must go all out to prepare to survive the cold winter. We cannot continue to waste time. Time waits for no one.

At this time, two helicopters flew over the intercontinental highway, which attracted the great attention of Captain Nobita below, who turned on the shortwave radio to shout;

"Guys, there are two nasty flies overhead. Be careful."

"Report to the captain. Through observation, we found that one helicopter belongs to the police and the other should be from the local cable TV network in Los Angeles. They flew a little low. I don't know what the situation is."

"Check weapons and equipment and pay attention to emergencies."

On the police helicopter

FBI Detective Kroenke was looking down. Looking down from the sky, five black Chevrolet SUVs were speeding south in a straight line, neatly like an army on parade.

Looking behind me, I saw three sports cars chasing after me on the interstate highway at an extremely fast speed. A large number of police vehicles behind me were being pulled further and further away with their lights flashing.

"Damn it! These gangsters are all Los Angeles drag racing gangs, especially Patrick who was once a retired racing driver. If he escapes again this time, I don't know when he will be brought to court."

"Fuck you, how many times has this happened? We will all become the laughing stock in the TV broadcast."

"What should we do? This is not an Apache helicopter gunship."

"What the hell!"

Detective Kroenke didn't listen to his subordinates' complaints. He pointed forward and asked, "Whose motorcade is that? The boss?"

"It's hard to say that modified Chevrolet SUVs are almost the symbol of Boss King. Except for our FBI and the President's fleet, the rest are used by Boss King the most. But now many rich people in Los Angeles are following suit, and they must confirm it through the radio."

The helicopter pilot took a look and was a little unsure.

Inspector Kroenke's eyes suddenly lit up; "Then contact us quickly. The boss king's bodyguards are experts from our former Secret Service, as well as Chinese special forces. They have the ability to intercept this group of racing gangs, for God's sake."

, don’t let our work go in vain this time.”

"They may not respond." The helicopter pilot babbled and turned on the radio to call; "This is the Los Angeles Police Department's Air Service Team 'Turkey One'. They are on a mission to hunt down racing gangs. We need help. We need help. The boss below is

The king’s motorcade? I need your help.”

"Yes, any advice?"

Hearing the cool sound coming from the radio, the police helicopter was filled with joy;

"Wow...he answered, that's great."

"Haha...go kick those bastards' butts."

"I love you all!"

The agents on the helicopter screamed with excitement. They all knew that the boss king's bodyguard was super powerful. He really showed his majesty in the two battles at Texas Ranch and Hong Kong's Victoria Peak, and his reputation spread far and wide, and it has slowly evolved into a legend.

It was impossible to conceal such an explosive incident, and the impact was huge. Almost everyone knew that this group of tough guys had killed many super gunmen who were not afraid of death, which was very inspiring.

This also scares the gangsters who are ready to take action. Before their heads burn out, they must first consider whether there are so many lives in it?

"Shut up, you idiots! Have more respect for these guys." Inspector Kroenke scolded and turned on the radio to answer; "Three sports cars from a drag racing gang were fighting with drug dealers in downtown Los Angeles. They had large-caliber weapons.

Guns are extremely dangerous.

We are rapidly approaching from behind you, the distance is... about 1,600 meters, we urgently need your help to intercept these gangsters."

"Can a corpse be OK?"

Detective Kroenke paused for a moment. This was not easy to answer. After thinking about it, he said in a dry voice: "These gangsters have powerful guns and are extremely dangerous. You can use guns, but please try to stop them. These bastards are the most dangerous."

The best outcome is to go to the prison to pick up soap."

"Understood, wait a moment."

"Uh...what do you mean wait?"

"It means I haven't promised you yet and I need to ask for permission, idiot!"

Detective Kroenke held the walkie-talkie with a black line on his head, dumbfounding, but he was too wishful thinking.


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