Rebirth of the Super Landlord

Mark was very happy after getting the job of Su Zhen's driver and bodyguard. He happily took up the job the next day. However, recently he found that his boss Su Zhen was a little frowning, which made him a little uneasy, but he didn't dare.

Ask more.

Su Zhen has indeed encountered big trouble recently. This trouble comes from venture capital companies, or from the EBAY shares in the hands of venture capital companies.

EBAY has developed very well since it went public last year. Its market value has soared from US$1.81 billion when it was first listed to US$16.6 billion now. This has made Pierre Omidyar and Su Xiaomeng, the founders of EBAY, the largest shareholders in the company.

In less than a year, he became the top richest man with billions of dollars in assets. This was originally a very happy thing, but the rapid development of EBAY has become fat in the eyes of some people.

Just two days ago, Rachel returned to the ranch and brought some bad news to Su Zhen. During this period, many consortiums expressed their intention to acquire EBAY equity to Rachel, including

With top consortiums such as Mellon and Morgan.

Su Zhen frowned when he learned about the situation. These behemoths were beyond his reach. It was not that he was afraid of safety issues. After all, the United States was a place with laws, and the rich had their own rules.

Kidnapping, extortion, threats and intimidation are all old-fashioned methods. It is impossible to use such methods among today's big chaebols, because when such methods are used, it offends not one or two people, but an entire class.

This kind of behavior violates the bottom line, and even the top families in the United States would not dare to do this.

But after all, the United States is a country controlled by large consortiums. The consortiums will use some legal means to carry out their operations. For example, the two sex scandals this year were the result of the manipulation of the American consortia behind the scenes. In fact, if there were not

These conglomerate giants are behind them. One is the president of the United States and the other is the richest man in the world. Are they easily offended by ordinary people?

For example, Clinton's Zippergate and Whitewater Gate, because Clinton represents the California consortium and other left-wing forces in the United States, some of his economic policies have seriously violated the interests of the right-wing conservative forces, which has led to strong resistance from the consortium represented by the right-wing forces. Although

It failed to successfully unseat Clinton, but it also caused Clinton's political reputation to plummet and completely lost the possibility of re-election. The most important driving force was the Mellon Group.

Perhaps many people are not familiar with the Mellon Group. In fact, there are many little-known companies in the United States, but their wealth far exceeds that of established financial groups such as Rockefeller and DuPont. The Mellon Group is such an unknown but

The family's formidable strength is evident from the fact that its Mellon Bank is one of the 25 most powerful banks in the United States.

If Clinton's time is a game between consortiums, then Microsoft is completely a victim of the consortiums to protect their own interests. It is precisely because of Microsoft's rapid expansion that it has seriously infringed on the interests of the consortiums behind many other Internet companies, so

With the support of the consortium, the U.S. government pushed Microsoft into the antitrust dock. Otherwise, would the U.S. government be so full that it would offend such a large domestic company? It would be too late to protect it.

In the end, Bill Gates sacrificed a lot of his own interests, sold a large amount of his shares, and gained the understanding of major consortiums, thereby saving Microsoft and escaping the result of being split into two. In fact, Bill Gates later

The constant selling of stocks in his hands also had a lot to do with this, because he felt that Microsoft no longer belonged to him, which he could not accept as a personality, so he later focused on charity that belonged entirely to him and his wife.

On the fund.

Therefore, it can be seen that the influence of the consortium in the United States is extremely huge, so Su Zhen was unable to do anything about it. After thinking for a long time, he could not find a proper way to deal with it. In desperation, Su Zhen had to turn to Carrick, who also came from the consortium family.

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"Su, the best way for you at present is to join a consortium. Of course, this pitfall will definitely come at a price. Although you may lose some profits, it will be a matter of time. Any newly emerging company with great potential will

After all, there is no way to escape this fate. Moreover, the benefits of joining a consortium are also obvious, especially since most of the consortiums are owned by banks. Needless to say, this is beneficial to the development of the company. In addition, there is political support and government support.

The consortium is very tolerant," Carrick said.

"Then you don't know about your DuPont consortium?" Su Zhen asked after thinking for a while.

"Sorry, Su, I can't help you with this matter. After all, I am only one of the heirs, and from the perspective of a friend, I can clearly tell you that joining DuPont is not a good idea. First of all, we don't have a bank.

Our financial business can only be supported by the Morgan consortium, which is an extremely sad thing, so although we are also from the United States,

One of the big consortiums, but they don’t have a big say. I guess those old stubborns won’t risk offending other consortiums to help you.” Carrick said helplessly, not because he didn’t want to help, but he was too weak to do so. “You

Aren’t our businesses always cooperating with Citibank? You can talk to them, and as an emerging consortium, their leadership is much more open-minded.”

Yes, when Su Zhen heard this, he suddenly had an enlightenment. His relationship with Citigroup has always been good. He could definitely cooperate with Citibank. And unlike some other old family-centered consortiums, Citigroup, like the California consortium, is composed of many

A collection of large companies and large enterprises, the internal environment must be

It is much more relaxed. As for the California consortium, Su Zhen never thought about it. The California consortium has been getting worse every year in recent years. Even the core Bank of America has been controlled by Morgan and Citigroup, and control of most of its major companies has gradually flowed in.

In the hands of Citigroup and other large eastern financial groups, its status is no longer what it used to be.

After hanging up the call with Carrick, Su Zhen immediately contacted his account manager at Citibank and asked him to convey his intention to join the consortium to the senior management of Citibank.

The next day, Sandywell, the then CEO of Citigroup, personally contacted Su Zhen.

"Mr. Su, I heard that you want to join us (Citigroup)?" Sandy asked.

"Yes, Mr. Sandy," Su Zhen replied.

"With all due respect, Mr. Su, although you have always been a distinguished client of our Citigroup, your assets do not seem to be enough to become a member of the group," Sandy said unceremoniously.

Su Zhen didn't take it seriously. He didn't believe such nonsense. In fact, he believed that the other party had already figured out the ins and outs. He was just waiting to see what price he could pay.

"How about 20% of EBAY's shares in exchange for 0.1% of Citigroup's shares?" Su Zhen offered the price and said, "If you don't agree, I will have to consider the conditions of the Morgan family."

"Oh, Mr. Su, please be patient. I will convey your intention to the board of directors immediately. I believe the board of directors will be happy to accept young and energetic fresh blood like you." Sandy heard Su Zhen's report.

After receiving the conditions, he immediately changed his attitude, which made him unmoved. Citigroup's current market value is only over one trillion, one thousandth of

The shares are only one billion, and although EBAY is only 16.6 billion, 15% of its shares has a market value of up to 2 billion. And now EBAY's stock is rising crazily every day. This is a big deal for the big guys at Citigroup.

It's not a small amount of profit in terms of money. I'm going to give them money. If nothing happens, I won't refuse.

However, although this condition seems to be a loss for Su Zhen, it is still worth it. The most important thing is to successfully become a member of the top ten consortiums in the United States. With this status, basically whether it is investment or acquisition in North America, it is basically

It is now smooth to go up, and at the same time, you can truly become a member of the upper class of the United States. Moreover, Citigroup has the potential for promotion.

Huge. Before the advent of the subprime mortgage crisis, its share appreciation potential was huge. Although EBAY's equity is good, it will soon face a heavy blow. Although EBAY will not be broken, by then the 15%

The market value of his shares is estimated to be less than one-thousandth of that of Citigroup. Su Zhen can be considered a small rip off of Citigroup.

A few hours later, Sandy called again, hoping that Su Zhen could come to the headquarters of Citigroup in New York for detailed discussions. Su Zhen readily agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Su Zhen immediately asked Ruolan, who was preparing lunch in the kitchen, to contact the airport and prepare to leave for New York tomorrow. At the same time, he asked Rachel to prepare relevant information with Erica and go together tomorrow.