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Chapter 156 Smash Bros. National Tournament Plans to Acquire United Defense
Xu Fei was not surprised that Raymond sold United Defense.

Because the two chatted before, the other party once said that the acquisition of FMC and Harsco by the Lyle consortium was mainly to complete the M8 order, and secondly through asset management to sell the two companies at a good price.

Now that Raymond has got the goods, the next step is to convince Congress to increase the money to purchase M8+.

In the face of powerful performance and the help of the North American military, it is not difficult for Raymond to reverse the defeat.

Even if it cannot be reversed, it can still fight for losses, quote low prices, keep the arms orders of United Defense, and let General Motors lose 900 M8s.

In this way, the Carlyle Consortium completed its original plan, and in order to recover its initial investment, it must sell United Defense.

As for whether to buy it or not...

During this period of time, Xu Fei tried to check the financial statements of the United Defense Company through the 'dog eyes', but unfortunately there was no radar and satellite, and the pixels of the small map were too low to read the fonts on the paper at all.

Fortunately, the intern director of Bain Capital has this information.

Through understanding, Xu Fei found that his family could not afford it.

Joint Defense is made up of FMC and Harsco.

FMC, also known as North American Food Chemical Company, was established in 1883. It mainly deals in agricultural products, industrial products, and special chemicals. About 90 million acres of farms, three food processing plants, and six machinery manufacturing plants lost their headquarters some time ago, but kept various laboratories, with an existing asset of 550 billion US dollars.

Harsco, full name HARSCO, was founded in 1853. It is the largest and most outstanding steel grating manufacturer in the world. It is recognized as the "father of steel grating" in the world. In the subway system, its products are as small as operating platforms, trestles, bridges, highway guardrails, ditch covers, and fences, as large as power plants, chemical plants, oil refineries, steel plants, paper mills, cement plants, and food plants. It can be said that Cover every corner of the world.

Even if it lost its laboratory some time ago, its assets are still as high as $113 billion.

Rough calculations, 64+113, the total value of joint defense is 177 billion US dollars.

Obviously, foreign companies that make up their own nonsense do not have the ability to acquire each other.

However, Carlyle and Bain shorted raw materials, and FMC and Harsco were almost bankrupted by their own people. If the asset evaluation is carried out again, the total value should be cut in half.

Just like how Mr. Bu was shorting FMC and Harsco before completing the acquisition, and just like Bain was shorting the North American Tower before completing the acquisition. Now it is indeed the best time to acquire United Defense.

"But all my money is used to buy crude oil, where can I get another $80 billion?"

"Could it be that you take the original purchase contract and ask the bank for a mortgage loan?"

"The question is, which bank dares to grant such a large amount to TEP at one time?"

Standing at the Incheon military port, Xu Fei watched Lei Meng fly away in the fighter plane. After thinking for a long time, he greeted a North American soldier arranged by Lei Meng, "How much money do you usually have available for a base like yours?"

"It should be less than $3000 million."

"Is it so poor?"

"Among the overseas bases, Nanbangzi is already the richest."

"Two hundred dollars a day, including food and housing, you will follow me from now on."

[Consume 10 energy to construct 14 Navy SEALs. ]
[No units that meet the conversion requirements were found in the nearby area, and the construction failed. ]
[You can try to repair the shipyard module, repair the sea base module, try to activate the sea unit, and construct in the area again. ]
[Or go to an eligible area and reconfigure the SEALs. ]
Xu Fei glanced at the reminder, then met the North American soldiers in sailor suits, and blinked innocently.

Unexpectedly, the other party leaned forward and whispered mysteriously: "Mr. Xu, I know you. My brother is in the F9 area of ​​Humphreys."

"Really?" Xu Fei squinted his eyes, and dispatched the SEALs through the mini-map, ready to kill this guy.

However, the soldier became inexplicably excited, "Yes, that afternoon, my younger brother suddenly became a little Superman. He couldn't beat me before, but now he can beat me ten times, and his marksmanship, physical fitness, and brain...

The base executives only thought of poisoning, radiation, and chemical contamination, and tried their best to cover up the leak in the laboratory, but I was with my brother that day, and I saw with my own eyes that it was your appearance that made him change.

Mr. Xu, if I become like him, I am willing to work with you without any money. "

"This……"

"Mr. Xu, you are my belief."

Xu Fei looked at the pious soldier, his scalp was a little numb.

I want to accept you, but I'm not Lao Huang, I don't teach!
"Brother, I believe in your loyalty, I believe in your desire for mysterious power, and I believe that you will join us one day!"

"Yes, sir!" The soldier stomped his feet and saluted, his posture very much like a newly recruited SEAL.

But without being reorganized by the base, calling the correct signal is useless.

Xu Fei patted Da Bing on the shoulder again, "The power of the sea far exceeds that of the land. You will be recognized by the mysterious power in three months. As for what you will become, it will depend on your performance in the next three months."

"Yes, sir!" The soldier stomped his feet again, saluted again, and shook his head excitedly.

Xu Fei is not worried that the other party will deceive him, because now we are also deceiving others.

Even if the conversation between the two was leaked out, it would at most be regarded as crazy.

And if this soldier is successfully transformed into a naval unit, it is equivalent to signing a confidentiality agreement, and the dialogue will not be publicized.

After half an hour.

Xu Fei walked into the Humphreys base alone.

All the soldiers who came forward to stop them shouted "Yes, sir!", then saluted and let them go.

At the same time, reminders kept floating in front of my eyes.

[Consume 10 energy to construct 14 Navy SEALs. ]
[Consume 10 energy to construct 14 Navy SEALs. ]
[Consume 10 energy, construct.... ]
Humphreys Base, with about 8000 people, is divided into 9 areas.

More than 300 SEALs of our own side belong to the F9 area.

As for other areas, and the base next door...

Xu Fei walked around one by one, communicated friendly with many soldiers, and got along with management at all levels.

It wasn't until the 5 million accumulated energy was exhausted recently, and the book funds of Nanbangzi TEP Company almost bottomed out, that they entered Humphreys F9 area unsatisfied.

Along the way, M1 heavy tank, Black Hawk, Chinook, Apache...

All kinds of artillery, all kinds of whoosh~boom, all kinds of control equipment...

Also touched all over.

It's a pity that the technological content is too high to be analyzed at present. We can only temporarily record the relevant technologies in the laboratory, waiting to be exchanged for a more advanced basic production line.

In fact, Xu Fei did not come to Nanbangzi to hand over the goods to Lei Meng.

It was Humphreys, Yongshan and other bases doing business. After being exposed by CNN, it attracted the attention of the White House and the North American Military Department. After half a month of discussion, the two sides finally decided to switch defenses two months in advance.

It is impossible for the soldiers in the North American base to stay in one place forever, and they have to rotate every two years at most, just like "soldiers with iron battalion and flowing water".

On Nanbangzi's side, it just expired in May, and now it is brought forward to March.

Humphreys F9 will go to West Asia, perhaps in preparation for a war.

Other regions head to Germany, North Africa, Gulf of Aden, Australia...

Other bases, some go to South Africa, some to the Mediterranean, some to Northern Europe, and some to the Caribbean...

If Xu Fei didn't rush over again, the next time he would see all the strange faces.

If you take the opportunity to recruit a group of SEALs and accompany the base to change defenses, your business around the world will be guaranteed.

At least, Lan Dong travels without worry.

Xu Fei spent the whole night busy recruiting, and slept until dawn in Humphreys F9 area.

In the morning of the next day, I took 200 soldiers to the city center of Seoul to visit the first directly-operated store of Hongqi Automobile.

The storefront in the form of steel structure + glass plate is simple and elegant. On the left side of the top edge, there is a red flag icon that looks like a burning fire. There are no pictures, texts, and other messy publicity. You can see the V-shaped emission through the glass The two bulletproof red flags.

The overall effect is far superior to any auto trade city or any car dealership.

Director Xiao Xu's design ability is actually very high-end.

Then bring the soldiers to participate in the opening ceremony of "Mechanical Three Kingdoms Smash Bros.-National Competition".

This competition still uses the old-fashioned mechanical toys of the Three Kingdoms, adding 2 additional venues, 10 types of mounts, and 20 types of cloaks, and the "Wu Shuang" series is prohibited from participating.

However, the World Championship, which will start on Labor Day on May [-]st, will allow the 'Warriors' series to participate, and the first expansion pack: Invincible will be released at that time.

Obviously, the competition in the future will be about skill.

such as:

Zhang Fei's crazy dance x1 cycle, + drink.

Guan Yu's Yanyue Three Swords x1 cycle, + strokes.

Zhao Yun's Seven Detective Panlong x1 cycle, + dancing sword.

Lu Bu's Disdainful Heroes x1 cycle, + shooting halberd.

Basically, the top 20 of the Three Kingdoms' strength and the top 20 of the Mechanical Three Kingdoms' best-selling list will all have "Wushuang" with a 1-cycle skill.

And 2 skill cycles, such as crazy dance + fierce Zhang Fei who swept away thousands of troops, the price is doubled.

3 skill cycles... sorry, can't do it.

However, the presentation of more skills was added to the second season of the "Tin Toys Company" promotional video.

The remote control device stuck on the waist, the more refined mechanical Three Kingdoms characters, the brand new power button battery, the radar network with extremely low delay...

"Let's fight, Mechanical Three Kingdoms!"

With a loud roar, on the big stage of the opening ceremony, on the screen assembled from 32 screens, a heroic boy with a joystick in his left hand and a button in his right stared at Zhao Yun on the sand table.

The latter's footsteps moved, raised a piece of fine sand, kicked suddenly, and shot out like a dragon.

On the opposite side, Guan Yu, who was in a mechanical posture, dragged his knife and ran wildly, smashing Huashan with all his strength.

The two generals collided with swords and guns, and the force of the shock caused both sides to slide back...

at the same time.

The sand table expands rapidly, adding rivers, rockeries, vegetation, soldiers, and other generals in the field...

In the end, countless generals, under the control of the teenagers, fought three against one, five against three, or group fights...

"This is the future of the Mechanical Three Kingdoms!"

Tang Mo, the chief designer of Iron Skin, who was in charge of hosting the opening ceremony, left a closing statement.

The cowhide was blown a bit too much, but it served as a good publicity for the next cartoon.

In addition, Mechanical Three Kingdoms toys have developed to the present, except for the fighting version, assembly type, and grand ceremony level.

Relaunched in March, the normal version of the Destroyer Mechanic Three Kingdoms is used to test the market.

The overall structure is almost the same as the normal version, but the exterior design and general Pei She have been greatly adjusted.

Weapons with missing tips, dilapidated mechanical devices, exposed engine wires, nearly scrapped propulsion systems, various generals who are blind, scarred, white-haired, or smoky head.

Some of them look far more domineering than the normal version of Mechanical Three Kingdoms, and some of them look extraordinarily funny.

Whether it can be sold depends on the market reaction.

The opening ceremony ended, and the Smash Bros. National Tournament officially started.

Xu Fei bid farewell to the SEALs and returned to Huangnigang with Tang Mo.

On the road.

"The director of the factory, a design consulting company and a computer service company, decided to jointly invest in 'Tinhide Entertainment', what do you think?"

"Wantao looking for you?"

"He doesn't want to be said to be a 'bad boy'. In addition, the hawks of the Red Eagle Alliance have defected from the hacker group and scolded Wan Tao on the Internet for defecting to foreign devils."

"..."

"Anyway, this guy has been quite decadent recently."

"How much is the design consultancy currently worth?"

"2000 red notes."

"What about Computer Services?"

"700 red notes."

"Are they all that poor?"

Tang Mo turned his head, not wanting to speak.

"Since you have this plan, the director of the factory will add it... I almost forgot, I am also short of money, and I am short of 80 billion dollars!"

"If you don't want to give it, just tell me." Tang Mo snatched the jelly that someone had snatched, and got out of the courtesy car that arrived at the gate of Daze Power.

"Really, I won't lie to you, the headquarters is preparing to take down the joint defense, and it is looking around to raise funds."

"In fact, it doesn't take much money to invest in Tiepi Entertainment. It's just that every time you invest in an animation, or invest in a TV series, or invest in a movie, there is a cycle of one or two years. One animation costs 1 million and is completed in two years. Two animations occupy 500 million, and it will be completed in two years. If the quantity increases and the amount of investment is getting bigger and bigger, but no benefits can be seen in the short term, we are worried that the headquarters will not agree.”

"The last time Raymond said he wanted to make a movie, I asked the headquarters. Its industries can develop independently and be responsible for its own profits and losses, but the person in charge must bear all responsibilities."

"Then it's fine."

"What was the first project you invested in?"

"I haven't figured it out yet. The copywriting department is currently screening scripts, and we will collect some good materials through the Youth Daily."

"Well, I wish you success."

Xu Fei wasn't very interested in the subsidiary's small business, and was thinking about where to raise $80 billion before returning to the workshop office.

Turn on the TV, sit for a long time, pick up the landline, and decide to ask Huaxia Pedestrian Bank how much foreign exchange is available.

After all, he can operate the acquisition of United Defense.

For example, TEP funds are not enough.

Strauss decided that whoever brings in the funds will be appointed as the person in charge of joint defense, responsible for reorganizing the industries of FMC and Harsco, and making them bigger and stronger again.

what does this mean?
At least Harsco can purchase Huaxia steel, and FMC can secretly provide some advanced military technology.

Xu Fei had an idea in his mind. Just as he was about to dial, Nanbangzi News popped up on the office TV. There was a large-scale power outage in the capital. Some power lines were severely burned, and some substation equipment was completely damaged. The expected repair time is unknown.

"I can assure you that someone will use 500MW high-power electrical appliances in violation of regulations!"

(End of this chapter)