For a moment, Taylor Allison wanted to blurt out "Done" and slot!

But she held back.

Some promises cannot be easily announced, and some deals cannot be hastily agreed.

Once she agrees to make a deal, even if she regrets it in the future, if she doesn't mention whether the other party will do anything to her, I'm afraid she will live in the shadows for the rest of her life.

Taylor Allison asked with the last of his senses, "Mr. Wu, I don't know what you have to do to give me a higher status and high power?"

Ask what is going on so that Taylor can make a further decision.

Wu Qian made a relaxed gesture, looked at Taylor Allison, and said with a smile: "It's very simple, acquiring Universal Music, appointing you as the CEO of Universal Music, and the decisions of the group are all controlled by you, is this status and power enough?"

If you become the CEO of the world's three major record companies, with the support of a big boss behind you, then you really have the power to reverse the unspoken rules of current inequality.

Taylor Allison couldn't believe her ears, she thought that Mr. Wu was just a director of Universal Music and could be appointed and dismissed to a certain extent, but she didn't expect that the other party's ambition was so great that he actually wanted to acquire Universal Music in its entirety.

Taylor has seen Wu Qian's strength, and the person who can own half of the Romanée Conti winery will definitely not be simple, at least in the confrontation with the island consortium, which is a very strong reflection.

But to say that Wu Qian acquired Universal Records, she doesn't believe it.

Just about two months ago, Magic and Chase Bank conducted the latest round of valuation of Universal Music, valuing it at $36 billion!

What a huge amount, and the fact that Universal Music Company does not exist independently, it is just a subsidiary of another company, and the parent company of Universal Music is the "big devil" that is really difficult to deal with.

After thinking about it for a while, Taylor Allison was half angry in his heart, and secretly said, it seems that this Wu is still too young......

Wu Qian could see the change in the expression on Taylor's face clearly, from initial surprise to hesitation to doubt, he understood everything.

"Haha, do you have a lot of doubts about this, thinking that I can't take the company Universal Music?"

Wu Qian picked up his wine glass and sat on the sand and said.

Taylor Allison nodded very directly and said, "Mr. Wu, it's not that I don't believe that you have the financial resources to buy Universal Records, it's just that I don't think Vivendi will sell Universal Records to you, or anyone, just like ...... years ago."

Vivendi, the parent company of Universal Music, is a giant multinational media group affiliated with France, with a very complex capital structure and complex group composition, this group has many stories and is notorious in some fields, but it is undeniable that Vivendi is a giant with a huge amount of capital.

Wu shook the wine glass lightly in front of him, and before Taylor finished speaking, he continued her words and said, "It's like a few years ago, it should have been six years ago, the island nation communications company proposed to buy Vivendi's Universal Music for 8.5 billion US dollars, but it was rejected by Vivendi, right?"

Taylor saw that Mr. Wu's statement that the acquisition of Universal Music did not seem to be a boast, at least the other party had studied the history of Universal Music's acquisition, and it seemed that it did mean something.

From the perspective of today, Vivendi was the right choice to refuse the island nation's acquisition of Universal Music, and in the past six years, the market value of Universal Music has skyrocketed more than fivefold, but this wave of growth is coming to an end.

"Judging from the financial reports of the first three quarters of this year, the sales of Universal, Sony and Warner, the three record companies are not optimistic, and the continuous decline has basically formed a trend, and it is imperative to reform the traditional model, which I believe you know better than me. ”

Without waiting for Taylor to answer, Wu Qian continued: "Believe it or not, I love video games, I know the virtues of Vivendi's company better than you, and Vivendi will not be too willing to keep a subsidiary whose performance continues to decline. ”

As Wu Qian said, he has played a lot of Blizzard games, and he really understands the capital operation strategy of Vivendi's group, anyway, whatever field makes money, he buys companies in this field, and when he doesn't make money, he sells the company to squeeze the surplus value, which is simple and crude but very effective.

This is a capital company that pursues interests in the ultimate and pure, and does not talk about feelings, but only about profits and losses.

According to Vivendi's consistent thinking, Universal Records, which was reluctant to sell six years ago, has now begun to decline in performance, and has also reached the stage of extracting surplus value, and it is not as determined as it was at the beginning.

"The above is just an objective environment, even if the Vivendi Group is very stubborn and still reluctant to sell Universal Music to me, I still have one last resort......

Speaking of this, Wu Qian smiled mysteriously and said: "Vivendi is an interest group united by many capitals in France, and I can invite a very good lobbyist to help me lobby, I believe there is a great chance of success." ”

From beginning to end, Taylor Allison found that Mr. Wu had not considered the $36 billion valuation at all, proving that although the valuation was high, it did not bother Mr. Wu, and the only thing that really bothered him was whether Vivendi was willing to sell.

Taylor probably knew the capital composition of Vivendi, a long-established company founded in 1853, with an extremely complex internal composition, and neither the chairman nor the chief executive officer on the surface of the group was the real person who spoke to the group.

And the real people who are talking are the various families and consortia that make up Vivendi's huge capital.

If one of these families or consortia is taken out alone, it may not be very powerful, and some of them only have assets of two or three billion euros, but when many forces are integrated, they become very powerful.

It is not easy to leverage such a wealth alliance.

Therefore, Taylor Allison is very curious about the "lobbyist" in Mr. Wu's mouth, who will have such a powerful energy enough to move so many capitalists.

Of course, Wu Qian will not tell others about the matter between him and Mr. Marc, he has helped Mr. Marc and saved the jobs of tens of thousands of people in France, which is not a small favor.

In addition, there will be further cooperation with Mr. Mark in the future, and Vivendi's business has now spread to the world, and the tax revenue that really provides to the French government is not much.

Wu Qian's eloquent talk made Taylor Allison realize one thing, "invited" her to come to the Sun God Island as a guest, it was not an accident at all, this was the other party's long-planned plan, as for the motive behind this plan, she really couldn't guess.

Taylor could feel that Wu Qian was trying his best to win her over, even at the expense of buying the entire Universal Music Company, but she couldn't guess what she was trying to win her over.

This is really Taylor wronged Wu Qian, Wu Qian only has an idea in his heart, that is, to help Kama Harrison canvass votes during the election process, as for what method to use, he does not have a plan that is too perfect.

It just so happened that Taylor Allison was holding a concert on the roof of the building today, which gave him a flash of inspiration, and the method of using the power of idols seems to be good!

As for the acquisition of the entire Universal Music Company, the money spent is not wasted, but it exists in a different form, not to mention that Universal Music can still create benefits, no matter how you look at it, it is not a loss-making transaction.

It is really easy for rich people to make money, the important thing is to make money at the same time, but also to do what they want to do.

Just as Taylor Allison was about to break through the last line of psychological defense, the room rang out with singing.

“Hello，it'sme”

“Iwaswonderingifafteralltheseyearsyou'dliketomeet”

The melody of Adele's "Hello" wafted through the living room, and Wu Qian's mobile phone rang.

It was originally a deep singing, but the heavy atmosphere was completely dissolved.

Taylor Allison made an exaggerated expression, which was very funny, and she actually had a faint jealousy in her heart, why not my song!

Wu Qian took out his mobile phone and smiled embarrassedly: "Do you think this song is particularly suitable as a ringtone for incoming calls?" Haha, I'll answer the phone, and you can think about it again." ”

With that, Wu Qian took two steps away and answered the call from Stefan.

"Stefan, I'm not mistaken, it's early hours in Europe, how do you have time to call me?"

Wu Qian asked with a smile, he didn't deliberately avoid Taylor, it was necessary to show his muscles properly.

Stefan said eagerly: "Wu, I'm not in Germany, I'm in Brasilia now, the factory in South America has some affairs to deal with, don't talk about me, are you in the United States?"

Wu Qian was not surprised at all that Stefan knew his itinerary, after all, it was difficult for such a big plane to run all over the world without being discovered, he smiled: "Yes, I am in New York, I just arrived today, what's wrong?"

Stefan's eyes on the other end of the phone rolled, and he said, "Oh my God, Wu, you are so bold, knowing that the CIA is investigating you, you still dare to go to the United States, is everything okay?"

Stefan was very "concerned" about Wu Qian's investigation by the CIA, and he originally wanted to ask about the experiment, but he suppressed his curiosity after thinking about it.

Wu Qian spread his hands and said with a smile: "It's all good, there was a misunderstanding between me and the CIA, and Ross, the Minister of Commerce of the United States, has helped me explain it clearly, and under the consultation of Minister Ross, I successfully acquired a shale oil group, haha, thank you for your concern." ”

Although he said "thank you for your concern", Wu Qian knew that Stefan probably didn't care about him, but about the fact that he was being investigated by the CIA itself.

"Oh, Wu, are you crazy? Didn't you watch the news? Mao Zi and Bai Pao's conversation collapsed, the international oil price plummeted, and in this case, you actually went to buy the shale oil group, oh my God, this will make you suffer huge losses!"

Stefan kindly reminded that he was well aware of the survival situation of the rice shale oil group, and Wu Qian's investment in the acquisition of the group in this field at this "extremely vicious" time was likely to be forced to be helpless in exchange for a means of peace.

Wu Qian glanced at Taylor, who was "meditating" not far away, and then said to Stefan: "The actual situation is not as bad as the media broadcast, but only five or six billion US dollars, which is my first step into the energy business, so I should explore the way." ”

Wu Qian's words made Stefan sit down in his heart, Wu Qian is spending money to buy peace, okay, no matter what, as long as it is changed to peace.

"Wu, in any case, I'm glad for you to settle the troubles, by the way, I have already arranged for architects and planners to go to Bebera before I leave for South America, but don't forget to ask your people to help when the time comes. ”

Stefan actually values Wu Qian's various preferential policies promised him, but if Wu Qian is always entangled by the CIA, it will be difficult for him to make a choice, but according to the current situation, after Wu Qian has paid a price of billions of dollars, he can rest assured that he has survived the crisis.

Wu Qian smiled: "OK, no problem, I will let my subordinates contact your people." Yes, Stefan, my cruise ship has been renovated and will be launching in Miami in five days, do you have time to come and play?"

Stefan raised his eyebrows and said melancholy: "Wu, I'm not as carefree as you, and the day after tomorrow I will try to handle the affairs of South America well, and I will go back to Germany, but I will participate in your cruise ship departure ceremony no matter what." ”

"Okay, see you in Miami. ”

Wu Qian hung up the phone, and after putting away the phone, he looked at Taylor Allison, who had been pretending to be thinking about things, but was actually eavesdropping on the phone, and said with a smile: "Alison, have you thought about it?"

As Wu Qian thought, Taylor has actually been listening to Wu Qian's phone call, what CIA, what shale oil company, five or six billion, cruise ships, every word is really heard, she feels that she really did not underestimate Wu Qian, but the actual situation is always what she can't imagine.

Targeted by the CIA, you can still swagger about the acquisition of energy-related industries in the United States, as long as you have received a sound education in the knowledge system, you know that there is unusual information in it!

A phone call made Taylor more fully understand the energy and strength of the person in front of him, this person who is not at the same world level as her!

Taylor glanced at the wine bottle on the coffee table, the 1989 vintage appeared on the red wine, it was wonderful, as long as it was stored properly, it would make it appreciate in value, but this number appeared on the star's ID card, which means that he was already at the end of his golden age.

Taylor is now thirty, and if he maintains his creative level, he can still be popular for a while, but if the level drops, in this ever-changing entertainment industry, I am afraid that it will disappear from the public eye in a year or two.

There are really too few singers who can endure as much as the works of Michael Jackson.

What is the way forward?

Taylor didn't plan to start thinking about this question at the age of thirty, but the appearance of Wu Qian disrupted her original life plan, and it seemed that it was not too early to start thinking about the future path at the age of thirty.

"Mr. Wu, if you can really make me the CEO of Universal Music, the deal between us, the deal, I am willing to do something for you. ”

Taylor Allison said firmly, although she had promised Wu Qian, she still didn't know what Wu Qian wanted from her, but she had already thought about it, the other party was not afraid of what she wanted, as long as she could get what she wanted, she could!