money trouble

Chapter 727 Same World, Different Levels

For a moment, Taylor-Alison wanted to blurt out "Done," deal!

But she held back.

Some promises cannot be easily announced, and some transactions cannot be hastily agreed.

Once you agree to make a deal, even if you regret it later, if you don't mention what the other party will do to her, I'm afraid you will live in the shadows for the rest of your life.

Taylor Alison asked with the last of her reason: "Mr. Wu, I don't know what you have to do to give me a higher status and great power?"

Asking clearly what's going on will make it easier for Taylor to make further decisions.

Wu Qian made a relaxed gesture, looked at Taylor Alison, and said with a smile: "It's very simple, the acquisition of Universal Music, you are appointed as the CEO of Universal Music, the group's decisions are all controlled by you, such a position And power, is that enough?"

If you become the chief executive officer of the world's three major record companies, and you are backed by a big boss, then you really have the power to reverse the current unspoken rules of inequality.

Taylor Alison couldn't believe her ears. She thought that Mr. Wu was just a director of Universal Music, who could be appointed and dismissed to a certain extent, but she didn't expect the other party to be so ambitious that he wanted to acquire the entire Universal Music.

Taylor had seen Wu Qian's strength before, and it would not be easy for someone to own half of the Romanee-Conti winery. At least he did not fall into a disadvantage in the confrontation with the island consortium. This is a very strong manifestation.

But if Wu Qian bought Universal Music, she didn't believe it.

Just about two months ago, Magic and Chase Bank conducted the latest round of valuation of Universal Music, with a valuation of 360 billion US dollars!
What a huge amount, and Universal Music does not exist independently, it is just a subsidiary of another company, and the parent company of Universal Music is the real "big devil" that is difficult to deal with.

After thinking about it for a while, Taylor Alison was more than half discouraged, and secretly said, it seems that this Wu is still too young...

Wu Qian could clearly see the expression changes on Taylor's face, from initial surprise to hesitation to suspicion, he could see clearly.

"Haha, do you have great doubts about this and think that I can't win Universal Music?"

Wu Qian picked up his wine glass and sat down on the sand, and said.

Taylor Alison nodded very directly, and said: "Mr. Wu, it's not that I don't believe you have the financial resources to buy Universal Music, but I don't think Vivendi will sell Universal Music to you, or anyone, as if years ago……"

Vivendi, the parent company of Universal Music, is a giant multinational media group affiliated to France. The capital structure is very complicated, and the group composition is also very complicated. Wang Di is a giant with a huge amount of capital.

Wu Qianqian shook his wine glass lightly, and before Taylor could finish speaking, he followed her words and said, "It seems like a few years ago, it should be six years ago, Island Communications planned to acquire Vivendi's Universal Music for US$85 billion. Rejected by Vivendi, yes?"

Taylor could see that Mr. Wu's acquisition of Universal Music did not seem to be an exaggeration. At least the other party had studied the history of Universal Music's acquisition, and it seemed that there was indeed meaning in this regard.

Judging from the current point of view, Vivendi made the right choice in rejecting the acquisition of Universal Music by the island country. In the past six years, the market value of Universal Music has skyrocketed by more than five times, but this wave of growth is about to come to an end.

"Judging from the financial reports of the first three quarters of this year, Universal, Sony and Warner, the sales of the three record companies are not optimistic, and the continuous decline has basically formed a trend. Reforming the traditional model is a top priority. I believe that you are more important than me. learn."

Before Taylor could answer, Wu Qian continued: "Believe it or not, I, who loves video games, know more about the virtues of Vivendi than you do. For a subsidiary whose performance continues to decline, Vivendi will not have too much There is a strong will to keep it.”

As Wu Qian said, he has played many Blizzard games, and he has a good understanding of the capital operation strategy of the Vivendi group. Anyway, it is the field that makes money, so he buys companies in this field. Just sell the company to squeeze the surplus value, simple and crude but very effective.

This is a capital company that pursues profits purely, regardless of feelings, only profit and loss.

According to Vivendi's consistent thinking, Universal Records, which was reluctant to sell six years ago, has begun to decline in performance and has reached the stage of extracting residual value, so it will not be as firm as it was at the beginning.

"The above is just an objective environment. Even if the Vivendi Group is very stubborn and still reluctant to sell Universal Music to me, I still have a last resort..."

Speaking of this, Wu Qian smiled mysteriously and said: "Vivendi is an interest group united by many capitals in France, and I can invite a very good lobbyist to help me lobby. I believe the chance of success is very high."

From the beginning to the end, Taylor Alison found that Mr. Wu had never considered the issue of a valuation of 360 billion US dollars at all, which proved that although the valuation was high, it did not cause trouble to Mr. Wu. What really troubled him was whether Vivendi Willing to sell this.

Taylor probably knows the capital structure of Vivendi. The internal structure of this old company established in 1853 is extremely complicated. Whether it is the chairman or the CEO who stands on the bright side, they are not the real talkers of this group. .

The real speakers are the various families and consortia that make up Vivendi's huge capital.

If one of the families or consortiums is singled out, it may not be very powerful, and some of them have assets of only 30 billion euros, but when many forces are integrated, they become very powerful.

It is not easy to leverage such a wealth alliance.

So Taylor Alison was very curious about the "lobbyist" Mr. Wu said, who had such a powerful energy, enough to persuade so many capitalists.

Of course, Wu Qian would not tell others about the matter between him and Mr. Mark. He helped Mr. Mark and kept the jobs of tens of thousands of people in France. This favor is not small.

In addition, there will be further cooperation with Mr. Mark in the future, and Vivendi's business has spread to the world, and the real tax revenue provided to the French government is not much. Wu Qian believes that Mr. Mark knows who to help.

Wu Qian's eloquent talk made Taylor Alison realize one thing. "Inviting" her to the Sun God Island as a guest was not accidental at all. This was a long-planned plan. As for the motive behind this plan, she really Can't figure it out.

Taylor could feel that Wu Qian was trying his best to win her over, and even bought the entire Universal Records company, but she couldn't figure out what the reason for attracting her was.

This is really Taylor wronging Wu Qian. Wu Qian only had one idea in his mind, which was to help Kama Harrison canvass votes during the election process. As for the method to use, he didn't have a perfect plan.

It just so happened that Taylor Alison held a concert on the top of the building today, which gave him a flash of inspiration. The method of using idol power seems to be a good idea!

As for the acquisition of the entire Universal Music Company, the money spent is not wasted, it just exists in a different form, not to mention that Universal Music can also create benefits, so it is not a loss-making business.

It is really too easy for rich people to make money. The important thing is to make money while doing what they want to do.

Just as Taylor-Alison was about to break through the last psychological line of defense, singing rang through the room.

"Hello, it's me"

“I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet”

The melody of Adele's "Hello" floated in the living room, and Wu Qian's cell phone rang.

Originally a very deep singing voice completely dissolved the heavy atmosphere.

Taylor Alison made an exaggerated expression, which was very funny, and she actually felt a little jealous in her heart, why not my song!

Wu Qian took out his mobile phone and said with an embarrassed smile: "Do you think this song is particularly suitable as a ringtone for incoming calls? Haha, I'll answer the call, and you can think about it carefully."

After all, Wu Qian walked two steps away and answered the call from Stefan.

"Stefan, I remember correctly that it is early morning in Europe, how do you have time to call me?"

Wu Qian asked with a smile, he did not deliberately avoid Taylor, it is necessary to show his muscles properly.

Stefan said eagerly: "Wu, I'm not in Germany. I'm in Brasilia now. The factory in South America needs to deal with some affairs. Don't mention me. Are you in the United States?"

Wu Qian was not at all surprised that Stefan knew his itinerary. After all, it is very difficult for such a big plane to travel all over the world without being discovered. He smiled and said, "Yes, I am in New York. I just arrived today. ,What's the matter?"

On the other end of the phone, Stefan rolled his eyes and said, "My God, Wu, you are so brave. You dare to go to the United States even though you know that the CIA is investigating you. Is everything okay?"

Stefan was very "concerned" about Wu Qian being investigated by the CIA. He originally wanted to ask about the experiment, but he suppressed his curiosity after thinking about it.

Wu Qian spread his hands and said with a smile: "It's all good. There was a misunderstanding between me and the CIA. The Secretary of Commerce Ross of the United States has explained it clearly to me, and under the consultation of Minister Ross, I successfully acquired a company. Shale oil group, haha, thank you for your concern."

Although he said "Thank you for your concern", Wu Qian knew that Stefan probably didn't care about him, but cared about his being investigated by the CIA itself.

"Oh, Wu, are you crazy? Didn't you read the news? Maozi and Baipao's talks collapsed, and international oil prices plummeted. Under such circumstances, you actually go to buy a shale oil group. God, this will cause you to suffer huge losses of!"

Stefan kindly reminded him that he was very aware of the current situation of the shale oil group in the United States, and Wu Qian's investment in the acquisition of the group in this field at this "heinous" time was probably a means of being forced to exchange for peace.

Wu Qian glanced at Taylor who was "meditating" not far away, and then said to Stefan: "The actual situation is not as dire as the media reported, but it is only 60 billion US dollars, which is my first step into the energy business. Just scout the way."

Wu Qian's words confirmed Stefan's thoughts. Wu Qian was spending money to buy Ping An, well, no matter what, as long as he got Ping An.

"Wu, no matter what, I'm happy for you that you can get rid of the troubles. By the way, I have arranged for architects and planners to go to Baipela before I set off for South America. Don't forget to ask your people to help out when the time comes. "

Stefan actually values ​​Wu Qian's promises of various preferential policies, but if Wu Qian is always entangled by the CIA, it will be difficult for him to make a choice. However, judging from the current situation, Wu Qian has paid a price of billions of dollars Afterwards, after the crisis was over, he could work with Wu Qian at ease.

Wu Qian said with a smile: "OK, no problem, I will let my subordinates contact yours. Yes, Stefan, my cruise ship has been remodeled, and the sailing ceremony will be held in Miami in five days. Do you have time? Come and play?"

Stefan raised his eyebrows and said melancholy: "Wu, I'm not as carefree as you. I'll try to handle the South American affairs tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I'm going back to Germany, but your cruise ship sailing ceremony, I Participate no matter what."

"Okay, see you in Miami."

Wu Qian hung up the phone. After putting away the phone, he looked at Taylor Alison who had been pretending to think about something, but was actually eavesdropping on the phone, and said with a smile, "Alison, have you thought about it yet?"

Just as Wu Qian thought, Taylor had actually been listening to Wu Qian's phone calls, such as CIA, shale oil companies, 60 billion, cruise ships, she heard every word clearly, she felt that she really did not underestimate Wu Qian, but The actual situation is always beyond her imagination.

Being stared at by the CIA, and being able to swagger to acquire energy-related industries in the United States, anyone who has received a sound education in the knowledge system will know that there is unusual information in it!

A phone call allowed Taylor to fully understand the energy and strength of the person in front of her. This person is not on the same world level as her!
Taylor glanced at the wine bottle on the coffee table. The vintage of 1989 appeared on the red wine. It was very exciting. As long as it was preserved properly, it would increase in value. However, if this number appeared on the star's ID card, it represented the golden age. the end of it.

Taylor is now in his thirties. If he maintains his creative standards, he can still be popular for a while, but if his standards drop, in this ever-changing entertainment industry, he may disappear from the public eye within a year or two.

There are really too few singers who can last as long as the works of the king of Michael Jackson.

What is the way forward?
Taylor didn't plan to start thinking about this issue at the age of 30, but the appearance of Wu Qian disrupted her original life plan. It seems that it is not too early to start thinking about the future at the age of 30.

"Mr. Wu, if you really want me to be the CEO of Universal Music, I'm willing to do things for you if the deal between us is concluded."

Taylor Alison said firmly that although she had agreed to Wu Qian, she still didn't know what Wu Qian wanted from her, but she had already thought about it, and she was not afraid of what the other party wanted, as long as she could get it You can do what you want!

　Thanks to book friend Su Nian sma for the 1000 reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)