American Fortune Life

In New York State, "No matter who you are, only guests brought by members can play here." The American National Golf Course has beautiful scenery, and more importantly, it has a strong member's private space.

Andy got off the helicopter, lowered his body slightly, the windbreaker on his body was rattling by the wind blowing from the propeller, and walked quickly to the luxurious manor of the club.

In front of the gate of the manor, the CEO of General Electric, Jeff Immelt, stood behind his attendants, watching Andy Smith, who was accompanied by a group of tall, burly and cold-faced bodyguards, approaching with a smile on his face. , stretched out his hand to meet him.

"Sorry, Jeff, to keep you waiting." Andy shook hands without apology and smiled.

"No, I just arrived too, please... By the way, where are your equipment?" Jeff asked with a smile, not seeing Andy with golf equipment.

"Hehe, I won't call today, let's find a place to talk about business directly. To be honest, I'm so busy right now, I only have one hour, and I have a meeting to be held later..."

Andy chuckled and shook his head, and said straight to the point that he didn't have time to spend time wrangling with the other party.

The corners of Jeff Immelt's mouth twitched obviously twice, his expression changed, and finally he squeezed out an ugly, weird and helpless smile, and said in a dazed way: "Your recent handwriting is not small, and you have successively acquired the "Miami Herald", "Los Angeles Times and Starbucks, it's going to be really busy."

"Who said no? No, the meeting in a while is to confirm the acquisition of the Yellowstone Club. Hey, there is no way. The financial turmoil has caused the depreciation of the dollar. I have to exchange cash for assets as soon as possible." Andy nodded in agreement. Helplessly smiled bitterly.

Jeff Immelt's entire face twitched slightly this time, with indescribable envy and jealousy in his heart.

While talking, the two walked into the club side by side. Under the guidance of the waiter, they came to the viewing platform on the second floor, surrounded by flowers, with a round table and a few chairs in the middle. After the two sat down, the waiter quickly Two steaming cups of coffee arrived.

tsk tsk——

"The coffee here is good." After taking a sip of the coffee, the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, and he smiled and praised, looked at Jeff Immelt, who nodded in agreement, and continued to smile: "Speaking of it, I'm still a little embarrassed Yes, to be honest, I didn't expect that the termination of the negotiation would have such a big impact on you GE. Hey, the impact of the financial turmoil is really too great. I don't know how long it will continue to rage.

However, fortunately, we are also partners now. I believe that with the cooperation of both of us, NBC Universal will get out of the trough. "

"Hehe..." Jeff Immelt clenched his left hand under the table into a fist and then released it. He struggled to squeeze a smile on his face. He laughed twice and looked at the sincere Andy Smith. , I can't wait to punch this hypocritical and hateful handsome face.

Suppressing the grievance and anger in his heart, Jeff took a deep breath, restrained the sneer on his face, and said with a serious expression: "Andy, let me just say it, NBC Universal, are you still interested in acquiring it? "

Andy seemed to be taken aback for a moment, then his eyes met Jeff's, and then the corners of his mouth slowly turned up, a smile appeared on his face, and he chuckled.

"Hehe, of course I'm interested, but I'm afraid I won't be able to make a full acquisition. I don't have that much money."

Andy spread his hands helplessly, with a distressed, helpless and regretful expression on his face.

Jeff Immelt sneered in his heart, his expression didn't change at all, his sharp eyes met Andy's smiling eyes, and then smiled slightly: "17 billion US dollars, NBC Universal is yours!"

Andy's pupils shrank slightly, the smile on his face dissipated, and he looked at the smile on Jeff Immelt's face calmly, and said lightly: "I don't have that much money, if possible, I think mergers and acquisitions are the best way to go." It's the best solution..."

"No, no, Andy, our board has decided that GE will listen to investors and

Starting reform, 80% of NBC Universal's shares will be sold at one time. As friends, of course, the most important thing is that there is an agreement between us, so we, GE, would like to ask your intention first.

If you are not interested, we will announce to the public that we are looking for a new buyer. You also know that Comcast Group is very interested in acquiring NBC Universal, not to mention that the price is really very cheap. I believe it will There are many people interested. "

Listening to Jeff Immelt's words, and seeing his smiling expression, Andy frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed it. Although the expression on his face didn't change much, he was filled with hatred in his heart.

It was obvious that the other party had bad intentions. Whether it was using Andy's own cash to complete the acquisition or using leveraged buyouts, it was not what Andy wanted.

Using his own cash to acquire, this will undoubtedly disrupt his follow-up acquisition plan, cut his cash flow in half directly, and the plan to acquire Qualcomm may have some more risks.

However, using leveraged buyouts, NBC Universal, which already had debts of US$5.1 billion, will undoubtedly increase the amount of NBC Universal's debts after another debt acquisition. This will not bring benefits to NBC Universal for a long time.

Squinting his eyes slightly, with the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, Jeff Immelt, who was sneering in his heart, looked at Andy Smith's tangled gaze, and felt very comfortable. To be honest, he had long been displeased with this young man's behavior. The arrogance in the chest is ready.

Aren't you cash king?

Aren't you very ambitious?

Aren't you going around with cash acquisitions?

Let's see, after draining your cash flow, will you still be so rampant!

"Hehe, the amount of this transaction is too large. To be honest, I need to seriously consider it..."

"No problem!" The initiative was reversed, and Jeff Immelt said directly with a smile on his face, interrupting Andy's words, and then looked at Andy with a hint of joking and continued to laugh: "However, You also know that the current stock price of GE is too low, and investors are constantly complaining. The board of directors hopes to boost the stock price by selling NBC Universal. Therefore, there is not much time left for me. Three days, I will give you Three days of consideration and preparation.

Andy, I very much hope we can make this deal, I'm waiting for your good news, that's it, I won't waste your time, I'm waiting for your call. . . "

With a very happy and bright smile on his face, Jeff Immelt stretched out his hand and shook hands with Andy, who had a calm expression. After nodding with a smile, he stood up and said goodbye without delay.

Andy's expression changed slightly, the corners of his mouth twitched, his eyes narrowed slightly, his sharp eyes watched Jeff Immelt's back disappear, and he could clearly hear the other party's carefree chuckle in the corridor.

"call--"

Andy took a deep breath, sat down, picked up the coffee on the table, squinted his eyes slightly, and looked at the vast golf course while drinking coffee. He was defeated by the other party, but he quickly smiled.

The helicopter landed on the tarmac on the top floor of the Gaia Building. Andy got off the plane and walked quickly to the elevator. On the way, he had already made a phone call. At this time, in the conference room, his think tank had already started discussing and researching .

It is absolutely impossible to spend all the cash in your hand, and the cash flow must not dry up. This will make all the companies under Andy's debts stretched in the future.