Reborn Capital Empire

Chapter 293 Visiting Goldman Sachs

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Shanglin Garden, Guo Shouyun's residence in New York. This luxurious estate in East Hampton has once again become the main venue for his banquets today.

"Mr. Guo, nice to meet you!"

Looking at the tall middle-aged man in front of him with a unique aquiline nose and a scrutiny in his eyes, Guo Shouyun smiled enthusiastically, "I didn't expect to see Mr. Fein tonight!" He turned his eyes when he finished speaking. , "Stephen, as friends, you should tell me in advance!"

"Brian suddenly called me and said he was coming together, so I wasn't prepared!" Stephen Bryan shrugged.

Although his expression was sincere, Guo Shouyun didn't believe it at all. As Goldman Sachs CEO Blank Fein, his time is as valuable as a senior government official. And he is not a close friend of him, if there is no special purpose, he will take the initiative to visit?

However, the accident also made Guo Shouyun realize that with his success in the gold market again, his status in the hearts of these big men has risen again.

The two were brought into the living room along the way. After Wendy served them drinks, Guo Shouyun smiled and said, "This time Pacific Company was able to successfully acquire Enron, thanks to the help of Goldman Sachs. Here I would like to express my solemn thanks to the two of you!"

"You and I have always cooperated happily, so Mr. Guo doesn't need to be polite! Moreover, only a strong person like Mr. Guo can take over Enron to get it out of the predicament!" After a pause, Blank Fein's eyes flashed , "I'm just curious, what does Mr. Guo plan to do with Enron?"

"Enterprises that fit the business scope of Enron Pacific will stay, and those that don't fit will be sold. ... Why, Mr. Fein is also interested in Enron's assets?" Guo Shouyun said with a smile.

Blank Fein nodded, "Enron has a lot of valuable assets, and Goldman Sachs is naturally interested!"

"Enron is online?"

"Mr. Guo is really smart!"

Blank Fein took a deep look at the unusually calm young man across from him.

Guo Shouyun smiled. In fact, Goldman Sachs' goal is not difficult to guess. Among Enron's huge group of 3,000 companies, Enron Online is the one with the highest degree of overlap with Goldman Sachs' business scope.

"As I said before, our cooperation has been very pleasant in the past. So I reciprocate, and I will sell it online!" Guo Shouyun nodded in agreement after thinking for a while.

Blank and Stephen looked at each other, and a trace of surprise appeared on their faces.

"Mr. Guo is telling the truth?" Stephen Bryan said quickly.

"certainly!"

Guo Shouyun nodded affirmatively.

Among Enron's many companies, Enron Online is the most profitable. Especially in the early stage of Enron, it was only by its income that Enron could support it until now. Otherwise, Enron would have fallen during the Nasdaq crisis.

However, Guo Shouyun is not very interested in this "meritorious" department. Because Enron Online, although it is an online commodity trading system, is somewhat similar to the original Alibaba and eBay, but it is completely different from the two: Enron Online is not a platform for buyers and sellers to provide transactions. It was a futures trading platform manipulated by Enron.

On this platform, suppliers of all commodities such as natural gas, electricity, pulp, steel, and coal can only sell them to Enron. Enron's dealers set prices and then sell them to buyers who really need them at the prices they set.

Therefore, as the middleman of the transaction, or the manipulator behind the scenes. Enron could arbitrarily manipulate the prices of these commodities to make huge profits. The most famous example is the recently concluded California energy crisis. Enron, which controls nearly half of U.S. natural gas transactions, successfully carried out the robbery against California.

In addition, in the past few years, Enron has used its dominance in transactions to arbitrarily squeeze buyers and sellers for its own benefit, and blindly expand the categories of transactions. The core principle of trade has been forgotten: trust.

In addition, one of the reasons that led Guo Shouyun to sell Enron Online was its internal employees, especially those traders who held the trading power. These guys who have a deep network of contacts, move their fingers, and operate at will on the computer, they can earn huge incomes. Inside Enron, they are like gods above others. They not only live luxuriously, but also rebellious. They are incompatible with the thrifty corporate culture advocated by Guo Shouyun.

"Mr. Guo's Pacific Company also has a trading department, how could Enron Online be sold so easily?" Blank Fein asked.

Glancing at him, Guo Shouyun pouted in his heart. These guys really have been in the intrigue mall for a long time, and there is suspicion in the bones.

“Since Mr. Fein mentioned Pacific’s commodity trading department, it should be known that our business model is similar to eBay, providing buyers and sellers with a commodity exchange platform, and we only charge a small commission on each transaction. Enron Online acts as a futures trader. The two sides have different business models, so it's not surprising to sell!"

"Mr. Guo is not optimistic about the future of Enron Online?" Blank Fein's eyes revealed a shrewdness.

"No, it's just that Enron Online is not within the main business scope of Enron Pacific. In addition, we also lack the management experience and contacts of Goldman Sachs in the field of futures trading!" Guo Shouyun shook his head and said.

"Enron Online may be the key to entering the investment banking field for Mr. Guo's Phoenix!" Stephen Bryan said.

Guo Shouyun shook his head, "In a short period of time, Phoenix has no plans to enter the investment banking field." After a pause, "Two, now Goldman Sachs wants to acquire Enron Online, why do you guys think like me selling it?"

"We also want to figure out the status of Enron Online in Mr. Guo's heart so that we can lower the price!" Stephen Bryan said haha.

"Don't worry, I'll give you a fair price for the many times we've worked together happily in the past!"

"We believe in Mr. Guo's promise!"

After several people took a sip of coffee, Stephen Bryan's eyes flashed, "Mr. Guo has a lot of money now, what's the next step?"

"Plans? Before 'Enron Pacific Company' turned losses into profits, how dare I have any plans!" Guo Shouyun shook his head.

"Mr. Guo is too modest. Although Enron's losses are staggering, it will take more than ten years to repay the foreign debt of 30 billion US dollars. It is not too much pressure for Mr. Guo. After all, the liquidity in your hands is not enough. $15 billion!" Stephen Bryan probed.

"After paying taxes to the U.S. government, there won't be so much!" Guo Shouyun's eyes flashed, "I didn't expect Goldman Sachs to care so much about where my money goes?!"

After the two looked at each other, Stephen Bryan said solemnly: "We want to join forces with Mr. Guo to eat WorldCom!"

"World Communications Corporation?"

"That's right!"

"Why me?" Guo Shouyun continued to ask after pondering for a while.

"Because now the money is in hand, and the only person who can turn the tide of the world is Mr. Guo!" Stephen Bryan spoke with admiration and appreciation.

Of course, no one knows how much of this admiration and appreciation is true or false.

"I'm glad to get such a high evaluation, but one Enron is enough for me to be busy. WorldCom... I'm really not interested, and I have no confidence!" Guo Shouyun shook his head.

"Mr. Guo might as well think about it. If you agree, we can help you get the best price, even a bank loan!" Blank Fein said suddenly.

"I'm not interested in WorldCom! ... But if Goldman Sachs is willing to cooperate, we can find another target."

"Oh?"

The two had expressions of interest on their faces.

"eBay! I'm interested in it. I'd like Goldman Sachs to be the financial advisor on this acquisition if I could!"

"eBay!?"

Stephen Bryan and Blank Finn flashed the company information in their minds. As a company that has remained profitable after the Nasdaq crisis, eBay is not lacking in attention, even the pursuit of capital.

"I am very interested in Internet companies, especially the best ones!" Guo Shouyun nodded and said.

Although according to his plan, most of the profits from the gold market this time will be invested in Anping Company. But this investment is done gradually, not all at once. Therefore, the preservation and appreciation of this money is very important!

The goal of investment appreciation is naturally the first choice for Internet companies that were knocked down by 9.11. Like eBay and Yahoo!

"How much is Mr. Guo willing to pay?"

"A wholly-owned acquisition will not exceed $3.4 billion!"

After a few hits on 9/11, eBay's stock price fell by 15.6% compared to before, and the current market value is less than 2.6 billion US dollars. Therefore, Guo Shouyun's $3.4 billion is quite sincere. Even so, his chances of winning eBay are slim. Because there is no shortage of smart people in the world who are optimistic about the future of the Internet. In particular, eBay is an Internet company that can remain profitable.

The reason why eBay's stock price has fallen so badly is more due to the selling of retail investors and small and medium-sized institutions who lack information and have no foresight. The real big institutions still hold a considerable share of eBay. Just like Goldman Sachs, according to information obtained by Guo Shouyun, they hold 11.3% of eBay shares!

"Mr. Guo's cooperation agreement, on behalf of Goldman Sachs, I took it!" Blank Fein nodded.

"That couldn't be better!"

After the other party smiled, "Mr. Guo, some Goldman Sachs clients are very interested in your Apple stock, do you know if you want to sell it?"

"Apple stock?"

Guo Shouyun reacted instantly. Obviously, the iPad's hot sales have completely reversed the decline brought about by the failure of Apple's MacG4 product. Although under the background of 9.11, the stock price did not rise much, but for many investment institutions with a keen sense of smell, it is already a potential investment target.

However, for this investment target, more than 80% of the shares are in the hands of Guo Shouyun's charitable institutions and trust institutions, and there are not many tradable shares in the market. And that's one of the reasons why Blank Finn came to him.

"Sorry, I have no plans to sell Apple's stock!"

Guo Shouyun refused without hesitation.

As the core company of his planned business empire, he will never hand over the controlling stake in Apple. In addition, even if the shareholding is reduced, now is far from the time.

"Mr. Guo may wish to think more about it. Many investment institutions have given very high acquisition premiums...!"

Before Stephen Bryan could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Guo Shouyun.

"No need. I have no plans to sell Apple in a short time!"

"What about the capital injection?" After stopping Stephen, Blank Fein's eyes showed shrewdness, "I know that Apple is entering the field of mobile chip and OLED screen research and development in a big way, which requires huge financial support, and Goldman Sachs is willing to Fund Apple!"

"Mr. Finn, do you think I'll need outside capital?"

Looking at the confident man in front of him, Blank Fein's eyes showed a trace of annoyance and sigh. The desire for Apple has made him forget that the man in front of him holds liquid funds equivalent to half of Goldman Sachs' market value? !

"It was me who was abrupt!" Blank Finn said with a wry smile.

Guo Shouyun smiled, "When I plan to sell Apple stock, I will definitely leave a place for Goldman Sachs!"

"I'm afraid we won't be able to afford it by then!"

"Mr. Fein is too modest. Goldman Sachs is one of the top five investment banks on Wall Street! With hundreds of billions of funds in his hands, how could he not be able to afford it?"

After Blank Fein calmed down, he did not continue to entangle on it.

"Mr. Guo, this time we have another purpose!"

"Oh? I'd like to hear about it!"

"We hope Goldman Sachs will partner with Guo's Thunder to form a hedge fund."

"Hedge fund?" Guo Shouyun frowned slightly, "What about the conditions?"

"We will provide the funds, and Mr. Guo will be responsible for the management. Thunder can get 40% of the proceeds!" Blank Fein said quickly.

Obviously, Guo Shouyun's huge success in the gold market made Goldman Sachs compromise. This time the conditions are far more favorable than last time. And it is more similar to the current Leiting Fund's customer access standards, so Guo Shouyun did not refuse.

"How much money can you put in?"

"$500 million!"

"Too little, at least $2 billion!"

Guo Shouyun shook his head. Although 500 million US dollars is not a small number, for him now, this amount of money is not enough to work hard.

"$2 billion?" Blank Fein and Stephen Bryan frowned at the same time.

"This number is too high. After all, this is the first time we have worked together, and it is difficult for us to convince clients to put so much money into a new fund!"

"Stephen, my time is precious too. If you don't have that much money, put your money in the Thunder Fund. Centaurs, Solomons, Unicorns, and Descendants. Each of them is excellent."

"But we prefer to trust the fund that Mr. Guo personally steers!" Stephen Bryan.

"Then agree to my terms!" Guo Shouyun's eyes flashed with light.

Stephen Bryan and Blank Finn were both decisive people, and after they looked at each other, they came to a decision.

"We can agree to your decision on behalf of Goldman Sachs, but we will send someone to oversee the finances of this fund!"

"Yes, but your people cannot interfere with my investment decisions."

"We promise!"

"Then wish us a happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

The three shook hands. They both feel that they have gained something from each other.

In the following time~www.wuxiaspot.com~ After everyone exchanged some views on the current situation in the United States and the development of the business community, Blank Fein and Stephen Bryan left.

"Boss, the purpose of Goldman Sachs cooperation is probably more to spy on our investment goals to make profits for themselves!" Wendy frowned.

"I know!"

"Then why did you agree just now?"

"It's only $2 billion. It's not easy for Goldman Sachs to get a glimpse of the leopard. In addition, we have too few friends on Wall Street. Goldman Sachs is a good target." Guo Shouyun said with deep eyes.

"But what happened to Enron proved that they were not worthy of our trust."

"I don't believe them completely! But I believe in benefits!" Guo Shouyun turned around and said, "Okay, let's go to rest early, there will be a lot of things waiting for us in Phoenix tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

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