American Peanuts

Chapter 250 Secretly infiltrating Chencang, cruel joy
In the mansion, Ms. Deng talked about her feelings for Charlie Rossi.

Before she really came into contact with Charlie Rossi, she felt that this young man's step-by-step success was mostly due to chance.

Only after she actually comes into contact with Charlie Rossi can she be sure that this is definitely an accident.

How dare he risk all his plans being ruined and place all his hopes on an unrelated woman!

Of course, it can also be understood that he had thought everything out in advance, including conducting a detailed investigation of himself, and then appeared in front of him unhurriedly.

In that case...this man is too scary!

It is not that Ms. Deng has never seen cruel people, at least there is one in front of her at this moment, a media boss who personally sent his son to prison without changing his expression.

Of course, she didn't think there was anything wrong with Murdoch doing this.

After all, in the face of money, so-called morality is simply worthless.

And when one starts to worry about so-called morality, there is only one possibility - the money is not enough.

Even God is no exception.

At least she thought so.

"What do you think of this idea?" Ms. Deng looked at the hesitant Murdoch.

"Among young people, indeed no one can compare with Charlie Rossi..." Murdoch mused.

"I tried to control this transaction with minimal risk. As you said, once I hand over the chips, the rest will become extremely passive."

"And now, do you know what I think?" Murdoch looked at his wife and laughed.

"Maybe 20 years from now, there will be only two movie companies in Hollywood, one owned by Charlie Rossi, and the other exists with the tacit approval of Charlie Rossi."

"So, go tmd risk!"

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When he got the call from Murdoch, Charlie Rossi knew that the acquisition was a sure thing.

There is a 10% chance of failure due to opposition from Time Warner-Infinite shareholders.

Of course, he now has veto power within the company and can convene emergency shareholder meetings at any time. This gives him a great advantage at the negotiation table. In theory, he can even threaten the right to pass major mistakes in decision-making.

However, the veto power is not directly related to the right to vote.

Without half of the votes cast, the Time Warner-Infinity merger with Fox cannot proceed.

The most fundamental purpose of his merger was to obtain more than half of the voting rights and kick Susan Wagner and her colleagues off the shareholder list.

He can think so, and Susan Wagner naturally knows it.

Charlie tried dialing John Brennan's number.

"How's it going?"

"Not bad. Charlie boy, what big things are you thinking about during this time? Let me tell you, how many people are still standing in front of you? Stop it. You have won everything and everything you want. Why not Why don't you try to stop and enjoy life?" John Brennan persuaded.

You could tell from the tone of his voice that he was still implicitly expressing that he wanted Charlie to let go.

Apparently, he had communicated with someone, most likely Susan Wagner.

"I have a new plan to repeat the stock price miracle of the previous company merger and make a lot of money."

"With Fox? I know that you had a secret meeting with Murdoch not long ago. Let's not say whether the other party is willing to sell the company to you..."

"Just now, Murdoch has called and he has agreed to the sale. We just need to come up with chips. In addition, I need the support of some shareholders."

"Sorry, Pioneer is no longer the largest shareholder of Time Warner-Infinite. Within one month after the merger of the company, we made a relatively large reduction in our holdings."

"Then keep buying..."

Brennan interrupted Charlie again: "You have to know that the stock price is not as good as before. This will bring us a lot of cost pressure, and we can't just use the last experience to judge that the stock price will definitely rise this time. .”

"Then can I get your support?"

"If you can convince other people, why not, after all, there is no so-called conflict with our fundamental interests." John Brennan said with a smile.

"Okay." Charlie nodded.

It doesn't sound like the result is too bad. The other party can only be said to be neutral, not completely on the opposite side of itself.

In fact, the majority of people are those who adapt to the changing circumstances.

As for the other major shareholders, the answer is actually similar to that of John Brennan.

Charlie then called his archrival, Susan Wagner.

"Want to promote a merger? I advise you to give up this idea. Do you think I will agree? Someone from FOX will enter the board of directors and then join forces with you to kick me out. Do you think this is possible?"

"I have never had this idea, never." Charlie reminded the other party in particular.

"Oh, I believe a little of what you said. At least you are still too young when it comes to deceiving others." Susan Wagner sarcastically said.

"What if I force the merger?" Charlie said suddenly.

"You are so rich, if you want to force yourself to do it, of course you can, but you have to consider whether your money is enough first." Susan Wagner continued.

"If necessary, I can reduce my holdings in other companies' stocks, or even sell some of my companies." Charlie shook his head.

"That's great, you must do it." Susan Wagner hung up the phone and smiled slightly sarcastically.

"What a careless thing."

How many people are willing to support Charlie Rossi now?Not at all.

If Charlie Rossi controls a company with so many people, life will be difficult for everyone. This is why no one is willing to join Charlie Rossi now. He is already big enough to become an evil dragon.

But what Charlie is doing now is just giving up his original foundation and charging without any purpose.

What is the total value of his three companies?How much funds can be mobilized by oneself is not a matter of the same magnitude at all.

If he dares to sell it, he is truly seeking death.

But the development of things soon went beyond Susan's expectation. The next week, she received news that Carl appeared in Silicon Valley. He was in contact with many major technology giants in Silicon Valley. Relevant financial media pointed out that it seemed that Charlie Rossi wanted to To sell its technology company, Palace.

On Friday, big news came that Palace and Microsoft had reached an acquisition intention, and Palace immediately suspended trading. Before the suspension, the company's market value once soared by 40%.

Next Monday, the two companies issued relevant announcements. Microsoft will acquire "Palace" for US$130 billion and promises to pay at least 50% in cash, and the remainder will be handed over in the form of stock exchange.

"Only paying 50% in cash? With this valuation, what's the point of paying 200% in cash?" Susan Wagner thought.

The next day, the trading volume of Time Warner-Infinite skyrocketed, and it was obvious that someone in the market was making large purchases.

At this time, Susan Wagner has basically determined that Charlie Rossi has lost his mind at this time.

Susan Wagner is nothing to worry about, and even if Charlie Rossi invested all his money in it, it would have no effect.

Next, I heard news about another round of financing from Charlie Rossi, including the issuance of bonds by related listed companies, equity pledges, and almost all mainstream financing methods, allowing Charlie Rossi to obtain more than [-] billion in funds in a short period of time. .

In the past half month, Time Warner-Infinite's stock price has continued to soar, with a cumulative increase of 50%. It is obvious that Charlie Rossi was acquiring equity while raising debt.

Many small and medium-sized investors have undoubtedly discovered this situation, and many have chosen to follow up in an attempt to get a piece of the pie, which undoubtedly increases the cost of buying.

And when Charlie Rossi spent such a price, in the end he only increased his personal shareholding ratio to 40%, which is still far from the 50% target, and the stock price has also become artificially high.

Susan calculated that Charlie obviously had no money at this time.

The next step is to convene an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to make peace with himself, because these short-term debts will mature within a few months, and this result is obviously something Charlie cannot bear.

If he wants to land smoothly, there is only one way. He is willing to transfer some interests in the newly merged company, or even transfer the shares he holds.

This is his only way of life.

Of course Susan will not agree to this request. She will only watch as Charlie Rossi's capital chain is broken, leaving several companies with heavy debts, and he will also go bankrupt. At that time, he will buy his remaining assets at a low price. All his previous foundations will be destroyed in one fell swoop!
This is the price of being impulsive.

Almost exactly what Susan Wagner had in mind, just three days later, she heard the news that an emergency shareholder meeting had been convened.

When Susan entered the venue, she found that there were several extra chairs, which obviously exceeded the original number of shareholders.

Obviously, this was a low-level mistake on the part of the clerk.

And Susan Wagner was quickly attracted to Charlie, who had a bitter look on his face.

"What? Young rich people give up so quickly?" Susan Wagner said with a smile.

"I may have made a mistake." Charlie shook his head, and now he looked a little haggard.

Brennan on the side saw this and couldn't help but shake his head: "Remember what you told me when we met before? All cruel pleasures will end violently. Look at you now, Charlie, everything is over. Rosie.”

"No, not yet. Fox will be able to merge with us soon. When I sell the stock, it will land smoothly. Susan, I am willing to give up my status as a market maker. You can become the largest shareholder of the new company in the future."

"Sorry, I don't have that idea." Susan Wagner sneered and refused.

"Are you prepared to watch my funds break?" Charlie slapped the table angrily.

"It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I really can't do anything." Susan shook her head, looking like she couldn't help herself. She had 1 reasons to reject Charlie.

"Yes, there is nothing you can do. I know this. Only when you are cornered will you cry out for mercy, then pretend to be good-hearted people and plunder everything hypocritically. Civilized robbers are still just robbers. "Charlie stood up and sneered.

"What are you just talking about? We were still discussing how to help you out." John Brennan retorted.

"This is due to your own impulse. Do you still blame others for not saving others?" Another shareholder loudly rebuked.

Charlie shook his head: "Sorry, sir and ladies, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. I've never been impulsive."

"It seems that we are late." A voice suddenly interrupted everyone present.

I saw three people walking in one after another.

"Do we still need the three of us to introduce ourselves?" the person walking in front said.

"Mr. Gates, Mr. Ellison, and Mr. Jobs are the new shareholders of this shareholder meeting. They each hold 10% of the company's shares." Charlie introduced to everyone present.

"Do we still need to be introduced?" The three people took their seats one after another, sitting on the three empty seats.

"Who knows, maybe Ms. Susan can't believe that the three of you are me. I just reminded her a little." Charlie smiled.

"Are you kidding me? How many shares does the company have in total? Charlie Rossi holds 40%..." Susan was stunned when she said this. She suddenly discovered a fact that she had overlooked.

"Let me explain it from beginning to end." Charlie Rossi put his hands on the table and said calmly.

"I have never purchased a single share of Time Warner Unlimited stock. On the contrary, I have reduced my holdings and now own only 10 percent."

"What about your money..." John Brennan couldn't help but ask.

"Idiots, it is naturally used to buy better assets. You can look at your phone now. Just a few minutes ago, the announcement was sent."

Only then did everyone realize that Charlie Rossi did not spend a dime on stock acquisitions at all. Instead, he used the money from the previous sale of the company, plus financing and sold stocks to directly acquire FOX with a large amount of cash and a small amount of equity.

"You think that as long as you continue to veto, you can prevent me from acquiring Fox, right? Do you think that as long as the ownership structure of Time Warner-Infinite does not change, there is nothing I can do?"

"These three people are acting in concert with me, and my control will continue to be maintained. And my capital chain will not be broken. On the contrary, it is your doom. What is the price at which you bought the shares of this company?" ? What if the stock price returns to the beginning before the merger with Infinity Pictures? Can you still sit here so safely? "

"John Brennan, can you bear this outcome?"

"I...I am willing to support you, Mr. Charlie Rossi." John Brennan said immediately.

"No, I don't need your support, you all leave for me, you must be out!" Charlie looked at Susan Wagner.

"This brutal ending does not belong to me, but to you. Go home, like a dog. You can leave with dignity before the stock price falls."

"But such a big equity transaction..."

"Of course, there is no shortage of buyers for such high-quality assets." Gates raised his hand at this time.

Susan Wagner was the last to leave, and she even went into a trance.

It was only then that she discovered that she had been deceived by Charlie Rossi from the beginning.

He deliberately called himself to mislead himself into thinking about his next move, but he didn't expect that he would take the bait.

Is it because of overconfidence?Or have you underestimated this opponent too much?

Susan Wagner couldn't get the answer. When she walked out of the room, she staggered and fell...

(End of this chapter)