【Anti-theft Sticker Chapter】

In a living room downstairs in the villa, Janet and Sophia Fessie discussed the management of Château Latour during this time, and talked about many other non-work topics, and casually raised their wrists to look at their watches, and the meeting between Simon and Raymond Smith upstairs had lasted for an hour and forty minutes, far exceeding the initial appointment of an hour.

Sophia also looked at her watch, got up and said, "It's already noon, I should go back." ”

Janet sent Sophia to the door, noticed that the woman still couldn't help but look in the direction of the stairs, and said with a smile: "There have been a lot of things recently, Simon is flying back to Los Angeles in the afternoon, and you may not see him this time." ”

Sophia gave Janet a casual look: "Who said I wanted to see him?"

"yes, who said that?" Janet teased at the bug in Sophia's statement, "I didn't say it." ”

Sophia suddenly couldn't hold back.

Although Simon warned her a little unkindly that day not to think about it, but since she had a skin-to-skin kiss, her attitude towards that little man has unconsciously changed.

At least, the joy of fish and water that afternoon really made her a little unforgettable.

After I put the children here, I made up my mind to come and see them as long as I wasn't too busy on weekends. However, I had just arrived this morning, and when I heard that Simon happened to be here, I couldn't help but run over under the pretext of discussing the operation of Château Latour with Janet.

Before I came, I couldn't help but change into the OL suit that the little man liked very much, and I also put on makeup carefully.

However, Simon didn't see it, but Janet saw the flaw.

Almost deserted by Janet's playful gaze, Sophia drove away from the manor, raised a hand and gently stroked her hot cheek, but her mind was haunted by the day he had rudely left many red marks on her body.

Oh my God, I'm hopeless.

Janet waited for Sophia to leave, did not go upstairs, and called ABCD to start preparing lunch, and Raymond Smith was obviously going to stay at noon today.

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In another study in the villa, Raymond Smith had already informed his assistant that he had canceled his trip to Europe, and he didn't even avoid Simon when he called.

Raymond Smith even thought the young man was joking when he heard Simon say that Westeros already owned 4.9% of Bell Atlantic's shares and wanted to officially buy the company.

The news that Daenerys Entertainment is about to bid for MCA is almost already known.

Confirming that Simon was not joking, Raymond Smith subconsciously asked if Simon was planning to give up on MCA.

The answer surprised him even more.

Simon Westeros intends to launch two acquisitions with a total value of more than $10 billion at the same time.

Raymond Smith plans to make this a traditional leveraged buyout and will almost soon reject it, not wanting to be in the same situation as Reynolds Nabeske or Time Warner after Bell Atlantic's acquisition.

After Simon roughly explained his acquisition ideas, Raymond Smith dispelled the idea of refusing immediately, and began to ask about some more specific acquisitions, because he had made very adequate preparations in advance, and under Simon's leadership, the discussion between the two unconsciously became more and more in-depth, and the topics involved Bell Atlantic's business strategy after the completion of the acquisition, the repayment of huge debts, the company's next expansion, the federal government's policy direction for the telecommunications industry, and so on.

When the midday sun poured through the window on the coffee table covered with papers, Raymond Smith realized that it was 12 o'clock.

Simon didn't notice these small details, and continued: "Listed companies often have to give up a lot of long-term investments in order to take into account the short-term gains that shareholders are looking for, and by privatizing Bell Atlantic, we can very calmly put a bigger bet on the mobile communications and Internet businesses that have very high potential for future growth." With enough advantages accumulated in advance, Bell Atlantic could expand even more immediately once federal policies in the telecommunications industry reopened. ”

Raymond Smith was re-brought into the topic by Simon's words, and said: "Simon, the prospect of mobile communication is still very clear, but the Internet, how can you be sure that you are not making the wrong bet? You know, according to your idea, we just need to invest $1 billion in infrastructure upgrades, once the development of the Internet industry does not meet expectations, the company is facing not only financial losses, but even may be a matter of life and death." ”

"Lei, I've compiled a memo about various ideas in the Internet industry before, if you're interested, you can take it back and read it. I don't think an industry exists in the first place, it needs to be created by ourselves. The world's electronic information network has begun to sprout since the 60s, brewing for more than 20 years, and has been very widely used in military, commercial, scientific research and government offices, which is enough to prove the development potential of the Internet industry. ”

Simon said this, paused slightly, and then said quickly: "Imagine Ray, if one day, in addition to the news, forums, personal homepages, and email applications that the Igret portal already provides, people can also access movies, music, games, dating, shopping, and countless other online services that you can or can't think of now, what is the potential for the development of this industry?"

Raymond Smith also browsed and tried the online services provided by the Eagle portal, heard the words and thought for a moment, looked at the young man opposite seriously, and pointed to a pile of materials on the coffee table, and said: "Simon, if you tell me these ideas, aren't you afraid that I will get rid of you and do it myself?" My control over Bell Atlantic is not as bad as you think. ”

Simon shook his head and smiled: "That's because you haven't done enough against the will of the shareholders, and a company like Bell Atlantic, even if you have a lot of power, can't do whatever you want." I'm sure there's no shortage of executives within Bell Atlantic who want to take your place. As a public company, if you encounter setbacks in promoting these strategies, even if only for a moment, your so-called 'control' over Bell Atlantic will quickly egress. In contrast, as long as we can agree on the fundamental direction of the company, I can tolerate long-term losses in a particular business for even more than five years. ”

Raymond Smith fell silent for a moment.

The two had been discussing for nearly two hours, and Raymond Smith knew that if he hadn't been tempted, he wouldn't have discussed it with Simon for so long, and even canceled his original trip.

It's just that accepting Westeros' takeover offer has pros and cons after all.

On the plus side, as the young man said, he can be more bold in adopting some aggressive business strategies out of the strict regulatory shackles of listed companies, and the company does not need to rack his brains on earnings every quarter.

On the downside, however, as Chairman and CEO of Bell Atlantic, he does have a lot of power and can stay in this high-paying position until retirement with great security, as long as he doesn't make too risky changes to the company.

On the contrary, once the company is acquired, he is equivalent to finding a boss for himself, and the future development of the company meets the expectations of this young man, and if he can't reach it, he may be kicked out at any time. Even if you can get a huge termination fee through a pre-contract, the business is basically ruined.

After weighing this back and forth for more than two minutes, Raymond Smith finally looked up and said, "Simon, I need more protection." ”

"Ray, you know Amy Pascal, she's going to be paid more than $100 million this year, which I believe should be the highest ever paid female executive. A lot of people in the Westeros system will also be paid very well this year, so you don't need to worry about not being rewarded for your efforts. ”

At this point, Simon shifted his words and continued, "However, Ray, I also understand what you mean, you need to have enough power after I complete the acquisition of Bell Atlantic, and frankly, I can't promise you anything. I've looked at your resume and I'm pretty sure you have what it takes to run this company well, but I'm definitely not going to let it go completely. If you follow Hollywood, you know how ridiculous it is that the two executives hired by Sony after its acquisition of Colombia are now squandering the big studio, and before they were hired, they were actually very good producers, and this situation is largely due to the lack of restraint in their power. I don't make that mistake. ”

Raymond Smith's expression was still a little hesitant.

Simon waited for a moment, and then said: "Ray, I remember that there is an interesting story about Apple in Silicon Valley, when Steve Jobs invited John Scully, the current CEO of Apple, who was still working at Coca-Cola, to join Apple, and said, do you want to sell sugar water for a lifetime, or seize the opportunity to change the world? Westeros, to create a miracle that will be remembered by the world?"

When Raymond Smith heard Simon's words, he remembered the light of the young man in front of him in just a few years, and a long-lost blood gradually grew in his heart, and finally reached out: "Simon, I promise you." ”

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Simon shook his head and smiled: "That's because you haven't done enough against the will of the shareholders, and a company like Bell Atlantic, even if you have a lot of power, can't do whatever you want." I'm sure there's no shortage of executives within Bell Atlantic who want to take your place. As a public company, if you encounter setbacks in promoting these strategies, even if only for a moment, your so-called 'control' over Bell Atlantic will quickly egress. In contrast, as long as we can agree on the fundamental direction of the company, I can tolerate long-term losses in a particular business for even more than five years. ”

Raymond Smith fell silent for a moment.

The two had been discussing for nearly two hours, and Raymond Smith knew that if he hadn't been tempted, he wouldn't have discussed it with Simon for so long, and even canceled his original trip.

It's just that accepting Westeros' takeover offer has pros and cons after all.

On the plus side, as the young man said, he can be more bold in adopting some aggressive business strategies out of the strict regulatory shackles of listed companies, and the company does not need to rack his brains on earnings every quarter.

On the downside, however, as Chairman and CEO of Bell Atlantic, he does have a lot of power and can stay in this high-paying position until retirement with great security, as long as he doesn't make too risky changes to the company.

On the contrary, once the company is acquired, he is equivalent to finding a boss for himself, and the future development of the company meets the expectations of this young man, and if he can't reach it, he may be kicked out at any time. Even if he can get a huge termination fee through a prior contract, his career will basically be ruined by then.

After weighing this back and forth for more than two minutes, Raymond Smith finally looked up and said, "Simon, I need more protection." ”

"Ray, you know Amy Pascal, she's going to be paid more than $100 million this year, which I believe should be the highest ever paid female executive. A lot of people in the Westeros system will also be paid very well this year, so you don't need to worry about not being rewarded for your efforts. ”

At this point, Simon shifted his words and continued, "However, Ray, I also understand what you mean, you need to have enough power after I complete the acquisition of Bell Atlantic, and frankly, I can't promise you anything. I've looked at your resume and I'm pretty sure you have what it takes to run this company well, but I'm definitely not going to let it go completely. If you follow Hollywood, you know how ridiculous it is that the two executives hired by Sony after its acquisition of Colombia are now squandering the big studio, and before they were hired, they were actually very good producers, and this situation is largely due to the lack of restraint in their power. I don't make that mistake. ”

Simon waited for a moment, and then said: "There is an interesting story about Apple on Ray's side, Steve Jobs invited John Scully, the current CEO of Apple, who was still working at Coca-Cola, to join Apple, and said, do you want to sell sugar water for a lifetime, or seize the opportunity to change the world? In fact, I also want to say, Ray, do you want to stay in the position of the head of Bel Atlantic until retirement, and then quickly forget after a departure party, or work with Simon Westeros to create a miracle that will be remembered by the world?" ”

When Raymond Smith heard Simon's words, he remembered the light of the young man in front of him in just a few years, and a long-lost blood gradually grew in his heart, and finally reached out: "Simon, I promise you." ”