Hans suppressed the disgust in his heart and answered the phone. It was the duty of a business assistant to automatically block these dirty words.
No way.
The key is that the Humphrey family is rich!
"I'm sorry, Mr. Crewe. Mr. Richard Trier is temporarily unavailable to answer the phone. He is dealing with important official business from Munich. I will remind you at the appropriate time and ask him to call you. Please..."
"Ha...ha, you must be Hans, the white-skinned guy next to that old guy, idiot. I'll give you five seconds to take back what you just said and apologize to me.
"Sorry sir, I was wrong."
"I don't want any explanation. The funds of the Cleveland Consortium are not endless. We are almost at the limit. Let that old bastard answer the phone, right now, right now."
Hans felt that he had really had enough;
Slave traders like Cleveland never knew how to respect people, and they also lived like a year under the hands of Richard Terrill, a tough and grumpy old white man.
As a business elite with double majors in finance and business administration from Harvard University, I am living as anxiously as a rat in the sewer, and I have to endure the insults of these rich people. It is too much.
"Sorry, I can't do it."
"Watt, you white ass son of a bitch..."
Hans pressed the phone decisively, cutting off the other party's rude curse, his face turning blue with anger.
He had already decided;
Resign as soon as possible.
the other end of the phone
Crewe Humphrey put down the phone in surprise, still a little unbelievable.
"What's wrong...Crew, didn't Richard answer your call?"
"Fuck you, that damn white-skinned little errand boy Hans, you dare to hang up on me. I'm going to make him regret why he came to London, you son of a bitch."
"Wow, our Crewe is angry. Let's find two beautiful football babes to vent your anger."
"Get the hell out of here!"
Crewe Humphrey pushed away the gangsters who were fooling around together, rushed out angrily, and yelled at the business assistant in the room outside: "Are everyone dead? Come to the Hyde Garden Hotel with me if you are not dead, I
I want to kill someone today."
After saying that, he strode towards the dazzling red flame-colored Lamborghini sports car parked in the yard, opened the door and got in.
The sports car engine roared and roared away.
There are many factors that determine a battle. Strength is a very important part, but it is not absolute. When several forces come together, it really tests the commander's ability to strategize.
The Boston Consortium was composed of the Lowell, Lawrence, Adams, Lodge, Eaton, and Humphrey families in the Boston area who made their fortunes through the slave trade in the 19th century, plus the emerging Kennedy family.
At that time, these families accumulated huge amounts of funds from overseas colonial plunder and invested in light textile industries such as textiles, tanning, shoemaking, clothing, food, and chemicals. Later, they turned to the steel industry and rubber industry, and gradually established their own industries.
traditional power.
This is a consortium brought together by region and family marriage, and the most critical link is interest.
evening
Richard Terrill managed to calm down the angry Crewe Humphrey, and the Crown family who came from the United States added more persuasiveness, preventing Crewe Humphrey from overturning the table on the spot.
The Krone family belongs to the Chicago consortium, which is also a regional consortium and is a typical example of the old white money group in the United States.
Named after the Chicago area as the center of their activities, the Krone family mainly operates agricultural products processing industry and traditional agricultural machinery manufacturing, as well as businesses targeting agricultural areas.
In the agricultural product processing industry, the Krone family controls 12 meat processing companies, among which the larger ones include Esmark and United Foods, which have a history of hundreds of years.
The ancestors of the Crown family participated in the historic Continental Congress in Philadelphia, participated in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, and were one of the 56 representatives of the North American colonies. This is an honor that the Crown family relishes.
In order to defeat the Royal Fund, Richard Trier used his personal connections to invite the Crown family. Of course, his face was not that great. The Crown family also took a fancy to HSBC's huge influence in Asia and Europe.
Balance is always an art.
Richard Trier needed the full support of the Eaton family and the Humphrey family from the Cleveland consortium. At the same time, he also needed to prevent them from turning their backs on clients. It was a clever move to introduce the Crown family from the Chicago consortium.
The problem is, everyone is a thousand-year-old monster, so what kind of talk is there?
"Richard, to be honest, our financial strength is not strong enough to compete with the Royal Family Fund."
In front of Richard Trier, Crewe Humphrey did not show any arrogance. He was an MBA from Princeton University, not an ignorant street gangster.
Atlantic Business Machines' net profit in the fourth fiscal quarter reached US$5.33 billion, of which one-third of the profit was contributed by Oppo brand laptops, which sold less than one-tenth of the sales. This shows how huge the profit is.
"Crew, you are worrying too much. The boss king is currently stuck in Gentleland, and he shouldn't have time to care about the bad things here." George Crown didn't seem to care.
watt?
Crewe Humphrey's forehead was throbbing with veins, and he really had the idea of strangling the idiot opposite him;
Is this hick from Chicago with black fingernails full of shit in his head?
This is a transaction worth 20 billion US dollars. No matter how much money is in your pocket, you will never turn a blind eye to it.
Richard Terrill was cunning and saw signs of conflict between the two sides and stepped forward to act as a peacemaker; "Crew, we don't need to worry too much about the boss. We only need a perfect hit and everything will be over. Victory will be easy."
.That’s why George Crown is here, let’s put an end to this, haha, completely shatter their illusions.”
I believe you are the only one who has ghosts.
"The Cleveland consortium now holds a heavy position, occupying 7.4% of HSBC's equity. There is not much remaining capital, and we may not be able to provide effective help." Crewe Humphrey said expressionlessly.
"How much more can you eat?"
"The maximum equity is 1.5%, no more."
"That's it!",
Richard Terrill made a quick calculation in his mind;
BlackRock Group holds 11.6% of the equity, plus 3.3% of the equity of other concerted parties, plus the 24% of the equity that the Cleveland consortium can control, plus the reliable concerted actors of HSBC, it can vote at the shareholders' meeting.
Directly affecting 33% to 35% of the voting rights.
Then, the Krone family will need to acquire at least 5% of the equity, plus the indirect influence of BlackRock Group, to ensure final victory.
BlackRock Group doesn't have much cash on hand, so it can probably increase its stake by another 2%. If that doesn't work, it will resort to risk financing. This is the last resort.
Richard Trier smiled and encouraged his allies; "George Crown, the royal family's funds can't afford to spend much money. Let us defeat them in one go. Now is the best time. With just a gentle push, they will fall."
Entering the cliff of eternal destruction.”
George Crown stroked his upturned beard arrogantly; "That's exactly why I'm here."
"Bingo, we want to end this within two weeks and kick these yellow-skinned boys out. We mainly rely on you as a new force. I hope everyone can cooperate sincerely. BlackRock has left a seat on the board of directors for the Krone family.
, and the development of HSBC in North America will focus on the Chicago area, which will be responsible for the Krone family."
After throwing two scented baits in a row, George Crown was indeed beaming with joy; "Thank you, Richard, our families have a hundred-year friendship, and we will definitely cooperate happily."
"Of course, I firmly believe this." Richard Trier poured his energy into the ecstasy; "Now that both sides are exhausted, it has come to the decisive moment. Let us reap the victory and send these yellow-skinned monkeys to where they belong. This
It’s not a game they’re good at.”
"Sounds great!"
"BlackRock and the Cleveland consortium, plus the Chicago consortium, are an unrivaled force. If we want, we can make these yellow-skinned monkeys reminisce about the colonial era."
"Hahaha... I find that I have fallen in love with you, Richard."
Crewe Humphrey looked on coldly, with no intention of reminding the country bumpkin.
It was in the interests of the Cleveland consortium that Richard Terrill took this country bumpkin into the ditch. It was easier for everyone to carry it together than for two people, so he was not prepared to intervene.
As for the cooperation of the board of directors, haha...
dream!
Everyone has their own little calculations. Victory has not yet come, and cracks have appeared within the seemingly united parties.
Their interests are not always in the same direction. There is no need to imagine a chemical reaction where one plus one is greater than two. It is a blessing to be able to not hold each other back.
The market competition on January 3 finally settled at 3.93 pounds per share, a slight drop of -0.31%, with an amplitude of 16.57% throughout the day, and the trading volume increased to 9.2 times before the holiday.
The stock price rebounded strongly in late trading, which was caused by the coalition's efforts to undermine the stock price, and Royal Family Fund taking advantage of the trend from idling to long positions, and the two combined forces to push up the stock price.
This does not mean that the struggle is over, and it is possible to face a more violent attack on January 4.
Looking from the market
Royal Fund seemed to be operating in a swing band, picking up a lot of floating chips at low levels, selling a net 371 million pounds throughout the day, and its intention to ship was not obvious.
This is the main seat that can be observed, but other secret institutional seats are difficult to control. Who knows whether there are royal funds operating among those large sellers?
Financial markets are so confusing that even the most experienced traders cannot judge accurately.
What's more, no one knows whether the Royal Family Fund will continue to allocate funds to make a comeback.
This is a top-secret behavior, and it is difficult for non-internal senior management to grasp it, let alone disclose it to opponents. During the operation, we can only defend steadily and adapt every move we see.
that is
Never allow the stock price to be hit too low, leaving Royal Fund an opportunity to collect chips at the bottom, nor allow the stock price to fluctuate too drastically, allowing Royal Fund to successfully perform swing operations and further reduce costs.
Stocks have price-to-earnings ratios, and companies also have price-to-performance ratios. Naturally, it is not worthwhile if the M&A premium is too high.
If you cannot bear the high cost, you will eventually give up.
There is another exception here;
If the Royal Family Fund has strong financial strength and crushes them all the way, without considering cost-effectiveness at all, then everyone will be convinced that they will lose, and there will be no way.
If you have money and are willful, you will enter the market to buy goods no matter how high the stock price is. Who can stop you?