The breeze in the summer night, with the fresh fragrance of grass and trees, makes people wake up.
As Chambers walked along the tree-lined avenue, his mind became particularly sharp.
Regarding this collective rights protection case for small and medium-sized shareholders that has caught the attention of people across the United States, the boss has separately made an explanation to Chambers, and the entire case will be handled by Atlantic Business Machines.
But there are three core requirements;
First, Atlantic Business Machines will no longer pay dividends starting from the second fiscal quarter of 1997, and all profits will be returned to corporate loans.
Now the company is carrying more than 23 billion US dollars in corporate debt (including the acquisition of Cisco) as it expands. If it wants to pay off all bank loans, it will not be able to pay dividends for at least six to eight financial quarters.
This can be said to be a blow to the bottom of the pot, and it is really powerful.
Unlike major shareholders, many small shareholders expect dividends to support their families. They may have long planned to get the money to go on vacation to the Caribbean, buy a sports car, or buy an LCD TV, but all of this comes to nothing.
For middle-class families in China who like to eat and drink rice, not to mention not paying dividends for a year and a half, even two months can't stand it!
This will inevitably put downward pressure on the company's stock price and form a strong check and balance on the profits of shareholding fund management companies.
In the United States, the most important income of pension fund management companies comes from the company's stable dividends and distributions every financial quarter, rather than the increase in the company's stock price.
After losing this huge income, many people are desperate.
The original bank debt of 23 billion U.S. dollars is far lower than the reasonable debt under the risk line for Atlantic Business Machines Company, which has a market value of more than 100 billion U.S. dollars, and does not affect dividends.
Now the boss is angry, so everything is ruined.
Second, the launch of mobile phone projects is postponed.
Originally, the mobile phone projects had been prepared, and once listed, the company's valuation would skyrocket, but now they have all been stopped.
Third, use the company's existing surplus to repurchase shares and cancel them on a large scale.
This move will greatly increase the proportion of the majority shareholder's equity, and the controlling shareholder will not have to pay any additional costs.
As the manager who controls the company, Chambers knows his boss’s intentions best. He is preparing for the complete privatization of Atlantic Business Machines, which is likely to announce its delisting at some point next year.
Although this move cannot affect the current collective rights protection case of small and medium-sized shareholders, it will completely prevent the recurrence of similar incidents in the future.
Unlisted companies do not need to publish financial reports, and dividends and dividends only depend on the wishes of major shareholders, and there is no need to explain too much to small and medium-sized shareholders. Corporate operating data are even more secretive, making it difficult for outsiders to find out the details.
Chambers guessed;
Even further, the boss may separate the mobile phone project for operation, reduce the tonnage of the increasingly large Atlantic Business Machines Company, and achieve the purpose of balance.
Is this possible?
Seventy-eight times out of ten.
The consortium basically has more than 80% of the spare parts production capacity for mobile phone projects. There are not many parts that need to be purchased from outside, and it can still be produced by changing brands.
The only shortcoming is that it will never have such a strong appeal as the Oppo brand.
Judging from the boss's tough attitude towards the workers' strike in Akmon City, he doesn't care at all about the sales of 10 million or 20 million mobile phones, even if he loses it.
Based on Chambers' deep understanding of the boss and his cleverness in testing the boss, he ended up losing 0.4% of Atlantic Business Machines' equity, worth as much as 60 million US dollars, which was enough for Chambers to remember for the rest of his life.
The boss is domineering and tough towards his enemies, no matter who they are.
No one involved in this vulture lawsuit will get any good results. The boss made it clear that out-of-court settlement will not be allowed and the lawsuit will be fought to the end.
The company can afford the huge legal fees for three to five years, but the other party may not be able to afford it.
Coupled with some small out-of-court means and counter-litigation, I am afraid these people will have to shed a layer of their skin even if they are not dead.
For example, Attorney Mundell, the deputy director of the New York City Bar Association, who was the first to jump out, has been subject to a detailed investigation, including social relationships, family members, marital relationships, hobbies, etc.
Judging from the current situation, Lawyer Mondale is not far from death.
Mundell himself had a disorderly life, had been divorced once, had an affair in his current marriage, had more than one mistress, and had records of soliciting prostitutes through careful investigation.
In the United States, a society where Puritans are the mainstream values, Attorney Mondale is almost synonymous with scum.
At the critical moment of the court debate, once these violent materials are thrown out, lawyer Mondale's own character will be despised and questioned, and the court debate will no longer be credible and cannot win the trust of the jury group.
Because the standards for selecting jurors in the court are strict, the most basic conditions are noble character, a warm and harmonious family, a decent job, a strong sense of public welfare and a moral standard above the horizon.
Attorney Mundell's chaotic and ugly personal life is completely disastrous for the case.
Including shareholder representatives Mr. Tamlin and Mr. Arthur McLeman, there are so many violent revelations that they cannot resist a closer inspection under a magnifying glass, and they will be attacked by a storm from all directions.
These people at the bottom of society have no idea what kind of blow they will face?
During the two to three years of litigation or more, these people must be careful about what they say and do, because Atlantic Business Machines' luxurious team of lawyers will collect their every word and every offensive statement.
The rude remarks and insults to the world's richest man, the wanton slander and rhetoric about Atlantic Business Machines will all constitute necessary counterclaim conditions.
When the time comes...haha!
As long as there is conclusive evidence, the fines imposed on famous companies and big figures in reputation infringement cases will never be small.
Chambers feels sad for these vulture lawyers and small and medium-sized shareholders who have jumped out. This time they are really kicked on the iron plate, which will definitely hurt their hearts.
The laws of the United States are not specially prepared for small people, but apply to the whole society. Vulture lawyers are not specifically designed to target big companies. When a big company targets small people, tragedy is inevitable.
Everything is a game within the legal framework, it depends on whether you can afford it or not.
This is focusing on the wrong target and doing the wrong thing at the wrong time, and the results are self-evident.
It is more than ten times more difficult for vulture lawyers to deal with large companies and billionaires than to deal with rock stars and top celebrities in the entertainment industry. They do not rely on public image to make a living, and they do not care much about social criticism.
Stroll along the tree-lined avenue
From this, Chambers thought of his favorite singer Michael Jackson.
In 1993, thirteen-year-old Jody Chandler sued music superstar Michael Jackson for sexually assaulting her. This sensational case shocked the United States and became the hottest topic of the year.
In order to verify the authenticity, the court ordered Jackson to undergo a strip search, which caused great physical and mental harm to MJ.
At the same time, a large number of police officers conducted a house raid on Jackson's Neverland Ranch. Newspapers and television were almost crazy with joy. The news was full of articles and it was a hot seller.
The two sides went to court and fought for more than ten rounds in court. The sexual assault case caused extremely serious damage to MJ's acting career and reputation.
Under heavy pressure from public opinion and insurance companies, Jackson paid more than 20 million US dollars against his will, and the two parties reached an out-of-court settlement.
Jodi's father, Evan Chandler, immediately accepted this. As for whether the bad guys who sexually assaulted his son would be punished by law, he didn't care at all. He was just busy counting the money.
More than ten years later, Jody Chandler finally admitted that he was forced to lie by his father and that everything was caused by money.
MJ has a kind heart and he forgives those who have hurt him.
After the court acquitted MJ, MJ did not fight back against those who slandered him. He gave up the lawsuit against his parents on the grounds that an adult's imprisonment would cast a shadow on the child's childhood and be detrimental to the child's growth.
In fact, not only MJ, but also all negative news about public figures and large companies, because of the serious asymmetry of information, it is difficult for the public to finally judge the authenticity.
If I believe it, it means that I am willing to believe and spread negative news, and I will never tire of it. This is an important part of celebrity consumption.
No matter how good the pop music superstar MJ sings, he is too far away from the masses.
Once there is a scandal, you can provide everyone with interesting topics to talk about, and the distance will suddenly become closer.
As the saying goes: good things don’t go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.
MJ is the most typical victim. Even if the court gives him justice and no matter how powerful the crisis management is, the tarnished image will never be restored to its original innocence.
To elaborate on this matter, the key lies in MJ's childlike innocence, which ultimately caused trouble for himself.
When he saw a toy store as an adult, he felt closer to it than anything else.
In MJ's Neverland, there are various arcade machines from all over the world. Playing arcade machines all night long is actually the happiest pastime of this superstar.
It's okay to build a dreamland, play with children, and build sterile wards for sick children, but mj, an adult, likes to sleep in the same bed with children.
Even though it was a huge bed, it was still quite risky.
In this materialistic society, not everyone can understand, agree with MJ's reckless behavior, and appreciate his childlike innocence. MJ has planted a curse for himself.
"Hi, Mr. Chambers, I heard that your company has been in big trouble recently."
"Haha, it is indeed a big trouble, but it may not be ours."
"Wow, that makes me curious."
"Go read the paper, Bill."
Chambers happily greeted Patrolman Bill and continued walking along the dimly lit tree-lined path, his figure gradually disappearing into the quiet night and disappearing.
He has thought clearly and follows the boss's footsteps closely. This is the most important opportunity in his life, and everything else is just a cloud.
Without the dazzling stage of Atlantic Business Machines and Cisco, Chambers knew very well that he was nothing. Only by hugging the boss's thigh tightly could he always stay in the center of the stage and receive warm applause.
For this reason, Chambers will show no mercy to those bastards who dare to tamper with the cheese. They must die.
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