Within two days, it was naturally impossible for Chu Huan to wait for Jerry Kohlberg. Chu Huan carefully checked the information sent by Linda in the hotel.
And all the newspapers on the market that could be bought on Wall Street during this period.
This is Chu Huan's habit. It was like this when he first entered the Xiangjiang business world, it was like this when he was in Japan, and it is also like this in North America now.
Only by being very familiar with the market in this place can Chu Huan complete his plan with fewer mistakes.
But there is an advantage in North America, that is, Chu Huan does not need to find a translator.
Two days passed in a blink of an eye. Just when Chu Huan thought that Jerry Kohlberg was ready to give up cooperation with her and Chu Huan was ready to do this on her own, Jerry Kohlberg came to the place where Chu Huan lived.
hotel.
Jerry Kohlberg not only came by himself, but also brought two white men in their thirties.
"I thought Mr. Kohlberg wasn't going to come over!"
After Chu Huan invited Jerry Kohlberg into the living room, he smiled and preached.
Jerry Kohlberg also laughed and said "Resigning always takes some time!"
In fact, it only took Jerry Kohlberg one night to decide to join Chu Huan's plan, but Jerry Kohlberg also understood that if they wanted to complete this plan, they would need some traders to do it.
something.
So Jerry Kohlberg found two of his subordinates whom he was very optimistic about, Henrik LaVey and George Roberts.
After hearing Jerry Kohlberg's introduction, Chu Huan smiled and shook hands with the two of them.
"You two, I leave the specific operations to you. I have opened a company account with American Express, with 54 million US dollars in it. In the next period of time, Jerry and I will be in Los Angeles anytime.
You two convey our instructions, you two just need to ensure that American Express's traders do what we ask.
In addition, this Mr. Qin Peng is the person I will stay to assist you in this matter!"
In another time and space, Henrik Levy and George Roberts co-founded kkr with Jerry Kohlberg. In fact, these two people can also be called Jerry Kohlberg's apprentices.
The leverage model was pioneered by Kohlberg. In the mid-1960s before founding KKR, Kohlberg noticed that many successful family business owners were willing to sell their business equity due to their advanced age, but they also hoped to avoid taxes reasonably.
and retain family control.
At that time, there were only two ways to do this: 1. go public; 2. sell the company to a large company.
However, family business founders are usually reluctant to go public. They do not want to hand over the business they have worked hard to create to thousands of outside investors they do not understand and have no interest in the company's long-term operation. They are also unwilling to sell the business to a large company.
To this end, Kohlberg designed a leveraged buyout model, which is to sell most of the shares of the family business to an investment group composed of equity investors. The family still holds part of the company's shares, and the investment group also agrees that the family will continue to operate the company.
company.
Since the investment group's acquisition funds come from debt, that is, leveraged loans, the corporate debt ratio is relatively high, and operators are under greater pressure. They must work hard to improve corporate cash flow in order to repay debts.
In 1965, Kohlberg realized the design for the first time.
He organized an investment group to purchase a majority stake in trl for US$9.5 million. The actual investment was only US$500,000, and the rest was borrowed.
The founder of the company is 72 years old, and his family still holds a small stake in the company and continues to operate it.
The family operation was so successful that four years after the leveraged buyout, the investors received cash from the company to not only pay off the loan but also sell their initial $500,000 investment to the public, recouping a total of $4 million.
Due to this success, leveraged buyouts have completely entered Wall Street's horizons. In the 1970s, leveraged buyouts had become a way for many family businesses to achieve profitability.
Kohlberg sees leveraged buyouts and management buyouts as an excellent business development opportunity.
At that time, famous Wall Street investment banks such as Goldman Sachs, First Boston, Merrill Lynch, etc. had not paid attention to this business area.
In addition to traditional businesses such as securities underwriting, they mainly play the role of independent financial advisors for one party in the merger and acquisition transaction. They do not invest capital themselves, nor participate in the reorganization of the equity structure and governance model of the acquired company.
In order to seize this opportunity, Kohlberg, who is 50 years old this year, teamed up with Henrik Levy and George Roberts to establish a partnership company specializing in leveraged buyouts and management buyouts.
George Roberts is 29 years old this year, but his money is still relatively tight and he cannot find the capital to start a company in partnership. However, he is already a junior partner of Bear Stearns, and his future is unlimited.
Although Henryk Laiwei's family is relatively well-off, his father is unlikely to support him.
The two young men were very satisfied with their current situation and future at Bear Stearns, but lacked confidence in realizing Kohlberg's leveraged buyout idea and were worried about failure.
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
Jerry Kohlberg brought them here this time, actually hoping to use this opportunity to cooperate with Chu Huan to give them more hope.
Although it was not a leveraged buyout, Chu Huan was already capital in their hearts at this time, and Jerry Kolberg wanted to show them his power in front of capital.
In another time and space, because Chu Huan did not appear, in order to persuade Henry Laiwei and George Roberts to join, Jerry Kolberg decided that he would bear the US$120,000 required to register the company.
100,000 U.S. dollars, but he only holds 40% of the shares, and Henrique Levy and George Roberts only need to contribute a symbolic investment of 10,000 U.S. dollars each, each holding 30% of the shares.
Not only that, Jerry Kohlberg also lent George Roberts US$50,000 as living expenses. At the same time, he also promised Henrique Levy and George Roberts that their annual salary would not be less than US$50,000 in the first few years of the company's operation.
To relieve the two of them of their worries.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Finally, with the encouragement of his wife, George Roberts agreed to resign from Bear Stearns.
Henrique Levi finally reluctantly agreed to join the group.
Unfortunately, when the time came to the 1980s, Jerry Kohlberg left the company for a period of time due to physical reasons. When he came back, he found that his voice within the company had disappeared.
However, Henrique Levi and George Roberts, the two young men he brought into the industry, continued to lead kkr forward.
kkr later became one of the most successful industrial investment institutions in financial history, and one of the oldest and most experienced private equity investment institutions in the world.
By the way, kkr also invested in Haier in the next century
Although Henrique Levy and George Roberts are both junior partners at Bear Stearns, they must have a lot of funds for their operations.
But now I can't help but be surprised when I see an Eastern man in his 20s spend 54 million US dollars at once.
Seeing the expressions of the two people, Jerry Kohlberg was also satisfied. Although Jerry Kohlberg didn't necessarily know what borrowing arrows from a straw boat meant, this was what he was doing now.
He hoped that with Chu Huan's financial resources, Henrique Levy and George Roberts could see the relationship between themselves and capital, and then believe more in what he had said before about establishing their own company.
"Mr. Chu, please don't worry, but before that, we still need it," Henrik Laiwe said a little embarrassed.
They came here this time after being lobbied by Jerry Kohlberg, and they have not yet resigned from Bear Stearns, which means they cannot help Chu Huan yet.
Before Henrik Lave had finished speaking, Jerry Kohlberg had already helped Henrik Lave out of the siege.
"Henry and George are junior partners in the company, and the resignation procedures are a bit complicated and have not been completed."
At this point, Jerry Kohlberg glanced at Henry Levi and George Roberts, and the two men told Jerry Kohlberg that he was joining!
After receiving the look in their eyes, Jerry Kolberg immediately told Chu Huan, "It only takes one day. After one day, the two of them can officially leave Bear Stearns."
Chu Huan noticed the looks between the three of them, but didn't care. Since the matter of recruiting Jerry Kolberg into his Jiaku Consulting Company has not yet been concluded, he will do this first.
Let’s talk about it later.
"It just so happens that I also need to explain it to American Express. Then we will officially start taking action the day after tomorrow."
Jerry Kohlberg and the other three naturally have no problem.
"After this matter is completed, Henry and George will each receive 1 profit share. I hope you two can take this matter seriously."
Money is the most exciting thing. Even if the income this time is only 10 million US dollars, each of them can get 100,000 US dollars.
This was already a huge sum of money for Henry and George.
As for Jerry Kohlberg’s dividend, it is naturally the 3 that Chu Huan said before!
Hearing this dividend, Henrique Levi and George Roberts were naturally even happier.
As long as you're happy, even if I can't recruit the three of you, it's still a good idea to invest in your company now!
Of course, this was just the last resort. After seeing Henrik Laiwei and George Roberts, Chu Huan even had other ideas.
If Jerry Kohlberg insists on starting his own company, he can even poach him and drag Henry and George over.
As long as the hoe dances well, there is no corner that cannot be broken.
The next day, Chu Huan invited Linda to the hotel where he lived.
This time, Chu Huan did not use his personal account in New York, but chose to do it in the name of Beihai Investment.
Since Beihai Investment has caused a certain degree of panic to many listed companies in Hong Kong before, it is time for North American listed companies to feel the taste of fear.
The specific operator must be someone from American Express, but Chu Huan still needs someone who is obedient in this matter, just like Chu Huan used Kelly.
Chu Huan only needs to let the trader follow his instructions perfectly. Henry and George are the two people who help Chu Huan keep an eye on them.
Qin Peng is responsible for keeping an eye on these two people and not letting them escape.
54 million US dollars is not a small amount of money!
Chu Huan took all the profits from the "Fantasy Comics" peripherals for the entire month of April.
With Linda's help, there will naturally be no problems in this matter.
After sending Linda away, Jerry Kohlberg came to the hotel first. This time, Chu Huan didn't say any nonsense and directly handed some of the information he had compiled to Jerry Kohlberg.
"These are some goals I have sorted out in the past three days. You are more familiar with the situation in North America than I am. Let's see which companies among them are not suitable!"
This was the first time Jerry Kohlberg felt Chu Huan's style of doing things.
Act vigorously!
But Jerry Kohlberg also has this kind of personality. He really can't understand that two people are obviously collaborating to do things together, and they can just do it as long as the interests are suitable. Why do they have so many pleasantries before doing things?
If Chu Huan knew what Jerry Kohlberg was thinking, he would definitely tell him that maybe some people like movies with plots!
Chu Huan is only like this when working. For other things, Chu Huan not only likes things with plots, but also likes things with subtitles!
Without any nonsense, Jerry Kohlberg immediately began to carefully examine the information handed over by Chu Huan.
After looking at several companies, some different emotions immediately arose in his heart.
Prior to this, despite Linda's introduction to Chu Huan, Jerry Kohlberg still had doubts about Chu Huan's abilities.
After all, Chu Huan succeeded in Xiangjiang, not in North America.
He didn't think Chu Huan could adapt to the situation in North America.
However, after reading the information of several companies, he understood that Chu Huan was really good at sniping in the stock market, and the company he selected was definitely the most suitable for sniping.
except some
"This company is not good. The founder, Old Carter, has never been in good health, and his descendants don't like his company very much. If we take action now, I'm afraid it will be easy for them to take advantage of the situation and directly sell the company's shares."
Sell it to us!”
Jerry Kohlberg pulled out information about an agricultural machinery manufacturer and handed it to Chu Huan for a lecture.
Chu Huan nodded and threw it aside without looking at it again.
There are many companies that he has selected, and what he has to do now is subtraction, so Chu Huan doesn't care about this eliminated company.
Jerry Kohlberg continued to help Chu Huan do sitting subtraction.
The two occasionally communicated with each other, but more often they chose the companies they needed to operate.
In the end, it took a whole day for the two of them to finally select ten companies. Of course, it was impossible for Chu Huan to raid all these ten companies.
As long as such things as sniping in the stock market cause repercussions, these companies will soon notice their own situation and then change their own company's equity structure.
At that time, it was basically impossible for Chu Huan and the others to take any action.
In addition, if you do this kind of thing too much, it will inevitably attract hatred and even backlash. Therefore, these ten companies are only preliminary selections, but they are not the final selection.
In the evening, Henry Levi and George Roberts also came to the hotel where Chu Huan was staying again.
"Tomorrow I will take Jerry to Los Angeles. As for the matters here, it will be troublesome for you two!"
Taking Jerry Kohlberg to Los Angeles was something Chu Huan had already discussed with Jerry Kohlberg before.
After arriving in Los Angeles, Chu Huan still needs to deal with the promotional work of "Jaws" for Apex Pictures and Universal Pictures. Although it is just a behind-the-scenes operation, Chu Huan will definitely be very busy. At this time, Jerry Kohlberg
You can take your place very well and communicate with Henry and George.
I believe that according to Jerry Kohlberg's ability, some small problems can definitely be solved. If there is a problem that they can't solve, Jerry Kohlberg can tell him about it as soon as possible.
!
When Henry Lave and George Roberts heard that Chu Huan was not in New York at such a time, Henry Lave couldn't help but ask.
"Mr. Chu, this is a 54 million business, and it will even be more in the future. Why don't you stay here?"
Naturally, it’s because businesses in Los Angeles are also making money, and that’s a business worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Chu Huan said with a smile, "Since Jerry can bring you two here, it means that Jerry believes in your two abilities very much. And there is an old saying in our country that you should not trust the people you employ. Since I have invited you two, naturally I will
I believe you two!"
Henrique Levi and George Roberts were very moved when they heard what Chu Huan said.
Henryk Laiwei said seriously, "Mr. Chu, please rest assured, we will not let you down!"
Jerry Kohlberg's ability lies in leveraged buyouts, not personnel. Otherwise, when Jerry Kohlberg heard Henrik Laiwei say this, he would definitely be beating a drum in his heart!
The next day!
Chu Huan left Qin Peng in New York while he flew to Los Angeles with four other bodyguards and Jerry Kohlberg.
However, it was not Kelly who came to pick up Chu Huan, but Yuan Hua and Lin Zhengying.
Because Li Xiaolong was different from another time and space and did not die, Yuan Hua and Lin Zhengying naturally did not join the Hong Family Class, but followed Li Xiaolong to Hollywood.
Chu Huan looked at the two of them and couldn't help but wonder, if the two of them had been developing in Hollywood, wouldn't there be Uncle Jiu and the charterer of Shengtan Beach who were so powerful in the zombie world in the future?
As for why he asked these two people to pick him up, it was actually because Chu Huan didn't want Jerry Kohlberg to know about her relationship with Kelly.
After all, you are not one of our own, so there is no need to know so much!
"Master Huan, the hotel has been booked for you, let's go there now!"
Yuan Hua preached to Chu Huan with a bright smile.
Lin Zhengying told Chu Huan on the other side, "Brother Long has a scene to shoot, so he really can't get through, but Brother Long said that he will go to the hotel to find you after he finishes filming!"
Chu Huan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have other things to do here anyway!"
They got into the car and arrived at the room they had already booked.
"Jerry, from now on this will be your office. Because I still have some personal things to do in Los Angeles, so sometimes I won't stay in the hotel. But don't worry, I will come over every day to discuss things with you in New York."
Regarding the specific matters, Fu Hai will be with you. If there is anything urgent, he will notify me as soon as possible."
Fu Hai is one of the five bodyguards around Chu Huan. He is already thirty years old. He also came from his hometown. According to Lin Feng, he is the King of Soldiers!
Jerry Kohlberg didn't have any objections to this. He usually came into contact with bosses of Chu Huan's stature. He knew that people like him would definitely have a lot of things to deal with every day, and it was impossible to focus on this.
On one thing.
Moreover, Jerry Kohlberg has seen in some information before that Chu Huan has a very good relationship with Hollywood's BRC. Now it seems that the other party's film company in Hong Kong has not given up on the North American market.
"Okay, if anything happens here, I will ask Mr. Fu Hai to contact you as soon as possible!"
After saying goodbye to Jerry Kohlberg, Chu Huan came to Apex Pictures and met Kelly who was already waiting for her here!
"How are things going in New York?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After meeting Chu Huan, Kelly asked Chu Huan with concern.
"It seems to be going well now." Chu Huan sat on the sofa and asked Kelly in a deep voice, "Let's talk about Universal first? Didn't they already agree to promote "Jaws" according to the specifications of a top-notch production?
?Why is there something wrong now?"
Kelly showed a helpless expression and said, "It is true that we have negotiated before and signed a contract with the other party, but now after Universal has seen the sample of "Jaws", it is not very satisfied with the sample and thinks that this
The movie will not have very good box office returns in the market, so they discussed with us and wanted to reduce the promotional expenses of this movie from Grade B to Grade B!"
"Don't like this movie?"
Chu Huan didn't know what to say. He didn't know if Universal's senior management had the same idea in another time and space, but now Chu Huan definitely couldn't accept such a downgrade.
"But the other party also said that if the movie's attendance rate is high after it is released, they will be willing to increase the promotion level of the movie."
Kelly continued to introduce the situation of Universal Pictures to Chu Huan.
If this is the case, then Universal Pictures may simply not be optimistic about this movie.
Chu Huan shook his head, not knowing what to say to the executives of Universal Pictures.
Maybe the other person has never seen the sample of this movie at all, but it is just what the person responsible for this matter did.
After thinking of this, Chu Huan preached to Kelly.
"The publicity level must not be lowered. As for Universal Pictures, we can bear the difference between the B-level and the B-level movies, but the other party's share must be reduced."
This is what Chu Huan thought of.
Apex Pictures, whether in North America or Europe, does not have its own publicity channels or distribution channels. Although the Paramount antitrust scandal led to the separation of North American production companies and theaters, there is only one relationship between the two parties.
It's just a different way of cooperation.
At this time, if Apex Pictures wants to successfully release the movie "Jaws", it needs Universal's distribution channels, so this is why there are so many independent production companies in Hollywood that rise and fall, and
One of the important reasons why Hollywood's major film studios have always been able to survive.
Of course, there are exceptions to everything, otherwise a studio like United Artists would not have been acquired.
Kelly thought for a moment and said, "We should be able to talk to Universal Pictures, but I think even if we want to pay for it ourselves, the other party won't reduce their share by much."
Chu Huan pondered for a moment and said, "In addition to Universal, are there any other major studios in Hollywood that will release any films during the release date of "Jaws"?"
In later generations, due to Marvel, the May schedule gradually became more important, but in this era, the May schedule is not yet an important schedule.
In this era, even in North America, there are only two important periods, one is the summer season, which starts in June, and the other is the Christmas season.
A movie like "Jaws" is obviously not suitable for release during the Christmas period.
Since the May schedule is not the most important, there must be some film studios that have not arranged their own movies or released movies from other companies during this schedule.
Kelly thought for a moment and said, "Paramount probably hasn't arranged any movies yet."
Chu Huan said, "Then contact Paramount. We can't let Universal think they are our only partner."
Kelly said "Okay."
After talking about this matter, Kelly reported to Chu Huan a trivial matter in her opinion.
"The Bill Gates you talked about before has now started a business with Paul Allen and founded a technology company called Microsoft. According to your request, we have contacted the other party and completed the initial $50,000 angel investment.
A round of investment, accounting for 49% of the shares, and offices and other office supplies were prepared for them!”
When talking about this, Kelly still didn't understand. When her people found Bill Gates, he and his partner Paul Allen actually wanted to rent a hotel room and start their own company.
.
From my perspective, no matter how I look at it, these two people don't look like people who can successfully start a business.
But since this matter was arranged by Chu Huan, Kelly naturally didn't care about it and just invested directly!
Chu Huan was also very happy when he heard Kelly talking about this matter. Although he knew that when Microsoft developed later, most of his shares would be diluted, but he got the first share of Microsoft with US$50,000.
A round of angel investment is a very happy thing no matter how you look at it.
"very good!"
Chu Huan said two things in a row that were very good.
Kelly was a little confused. How could a mere investment of fifty thousand dollars make Chu Huan so happy?
"Remember to inform me in advance of every subsequent round of investment from the other party!" Chu Huan said to Kelly.
Kelly nodded and said, "I know, but there is no news from Jobs yet!"
Chu Huan, who had already received dividends from Microsoft, seemed more calm at this time. "Don't be in a hurry, take your time!"