Immediately after receiving the CEO's message, Vivendi's directors held a video conference to discuss the departure and retention of its subsidiary, Universal Music.

In fact, as early as a year ago, there was already a voice in Vivendi's board of directors to refocus the group on the gaming sector and exclude other industries, including the sale of Universal Music.

But then Vivendi encountered some things in the game industry that were not conducive to the development of the group, so the plan was postponed again and again.

When the music industry was booming, record companies were of course in high demand, and the outside world only knew that the island country had been interested in Universal Music, but it did not know that during the same period, Vivendi received many company acquisition offers, all of which wanted to buy Universal Music or its shares, but they were all rejected one by one.

It has to be said that the board of directors of Vivendi Group is very far-sighted and can always clearly grasp the golden period of an industry, but with the round of growth, the music industry has obviously entered a bottleneck period, and revenue has begun to decline.

As Wu Qian understood, Vivendi would not spend time and money reforming industries that were weak, and as soon as the utilization value began to decline, it would be time to extract surplus value.

Therefore, the directors of Vivendi quickly reached an agreement in the video conference and decided to accept the acquisition of Universal Music by Happy Source Investment Company, as for the price, the initial price given by the board of directors is the latest round of valuation of Universal Music by Magic and Chase, 36 billion US dollars!

After Wu Qian learned the news, there were expected circumstances, but there were also unexpected things.

Expectedly, Vivendi was still the same old-fashioned, and he was ruthless about the industries whose output was declining, and it was a good thing that he saved himself from using favors to invite Mr. Mark.

What is unexpected is the price, the layman looks at the excitement, the insider looks at the doorway, and the valuation given by Magic and Chase on Universal Records is very exciting, but that is only for the outside world to see, and the real market value needs to use another set of calculation methods.

Wu Qian was very dissatisfied with the price given by Vivendi, he really needed to buy Universal Music, and he really needed the influence of the artists under the name of this record company in the United States, but it did not mean that he would suffer this loss.

The price was not satisfied, of course, it needed to be discussed again, and finally, with the agreement of both parties, they jointly funded and invited Magic and Chase to restart the financial estimate of Universal Music.

According to the intention of Vivendi's board of directors, this kind of professional matter should be handled by the most professional team, and they will not accept the financial accounting team appointed by Happy Source Investment Company, and they will not send people to interfere with the statistics of Magic and Chase.

Later that day, Wu Qian contacted Jamie Dimon, CEO of Magic and Chase, and asked for a reasonable financial estimate of Universal Music and an accurate market value.

When Jamie Dimon received this business commission from the bank, he was confused.

Wu Qian has already frozen tens of billions of dollars in the United States in disguise, and as a result, the other party also plans to trade with Vivendi of France to acquire Universal Music.

In order to make the data look as good as possible, they did enlarge some of Universal Music's copyright assets as much as possible, but even if they return to rationality, the market value of Universal Music will definitely not be less than $20 billion!

Wu Qian's wealth shocked Jamie Dimon, and he became more and more dissatisfied when he thought that the bank had lost such a big customer because of the practices of some people in the United States authorities.

"Mr. Wu, you can rest assured that our financial audit team is very professional and will never let you spend any more money in vain, I assure you. ”

Jamie Dimon made promises to Wu Qian.

Wu Qian smiled and said, "Vivendi should think the same way, Mr. Damon, I accept Morgan's fair and impartial audit results, please as soon as possible." ”

Wu Qian didn't ask the demon and Chase to be on his side, he also knew that it was impossible, there were many members of Vivendi's board of directors, and they all had their own relationships, he couldn't wrestle with so many people, it was enough to just ask for fairness and justice.

After the call, Cooks approached Wu Qian and pulled up a video from his phone.

Wu Qian took his phone and clicked on the video, in which a black woman with a bright smile wearing a cartoon apron is standing next to a cartoon ice cream truck scooping ice cream for children, this person is Kama Harrison.

It can be seen from the shooting angle of the video that it is very generous, and it is not a candid shot.

When Wu Qian finished watching the video, Cooks whispered a few words in his ear.

Wu Qian raised his eyebrows, handed the phone back to Cooks, and said with a smile: "Go and apply for a route." ”

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The next morning, the smiley A380 that stopped at JFK Airport appeared in Missouri, 1,600 kilometers away from New York, and landed at Lambert St. Louis International Airport.

Unlike the bad weather in New York, the whole of Missouri has a clear sky and very good weather, although the temperature is only about 10 degrees, but the warm sun shines on the body, warm and comfortable.

According to Rosalind's investigation, the next stop for Kama Harrison's speech will be in Kansas City, Missouri, tomorrow morning.

Missouri is the twenty-fourth state of the United States, which is divided into the Midwest and is the hometown of the famous writer Mark Twain.

With more than 50,000 people working in the biological sciences, St. Louis is home to the world's largest number of plant scientists working, living and researching.

At the same time, new energy, the automotive industry and information technology are also very developed, the photovoltaic industry ranks sixth in the country, many car brands have factories and research institutes established in Missouri, Unisys and IBM two major IT giants have also set up regional centers in Missouri.

Kansas City, the largest city in Missouri, is located at the confluence of the Missouri River and the Kansas River, at the junction of Missouri and Kansas.

On the plane to Missouri, Wu Qian clearly understood the rules of the United States general election.

The general election is decided according to the "electoral votes," with a total of 538 "electoral votes," which is the total number of 100 senators, 435 representatives, and three deputies from Washington, D.C.

Senators are distributed according to the states, two for each of the 50 states, and the House of Representatives are elected according to the population, and about 500,000 people elect one, for example, in New York State, where there are about 16 million people, there are 31 representatives, plus two senators, for a total of 33 electoral votes.

Because of the distribution of votes according to population, the disparity between states is huge, with California holding the most electoral votes with 55 votes, and Texas coming in second with 38 votes.

Large states like these, which have a sizable number of votes, are what every candidate is eager to conquer, and they are often battled for in a fierce competition.

And like some sparsely populated states, such as Alaska, South Dakota, Montana, etc., there are only a pitiful three votes.

All the votes for a state can only be cast for one candidate based on the results of the popular vote in the state, and half of the 538 electoral votes are needed to win the general election.

Therefore, the people of a certain state must not be ignored because of the small number of votes, and there are many candidates in history who have lost the general election because of the small number of votes!

A recent example is the 2000 victory of Xiao Bu by a narrow margin of five votes, while the loser Xiao Ge actually had more popular votes than Xiao Bu, but in the end he lost the election.

The reason for this is that Xiao Ge cares more about the "big states" with a large number of votes, and gives up those "small states" with only three or five votes, which leads to the final defeat.

In short, a candidate needs to pull down enough supporters in each state to decide the number of votes in that state, and the votes of one state cannot be split, and the all-in system is adopted to further lead the overall score and ultimately win.

It's just that Kama Harrison hasn't made it to that point yet, and the rivals she has to defeat now are not the opposing faction, but the two people from the same faction as her and the votes above her.

This process is called the primary election, and it is also a process of competition within the faction for "popularity responsibility".

The choice to speak in Kansas City was a deliberate and desperate decision by Cama Harrison.

Of course, Kama Harrison also wants to get the primary votes in a "giant" state like California, but her financial resources are no longer enough to support her to do so, so she can only put her last "hope", that is, campaign funds in Kansas and Missouri.

Missouri has eleven votes and a population of six million, while Kansas has six votes and a population of two .9 million.

These two states belong to the kind of non-slippery in the whole meter range, which is not the first and definitely not the bottom, so the presence of the state is sometimes lower than those "small states" with only three or five votes, and it is easy to be ignored by the candidates.

If she wins the primary votes in these two states, Kama Harrison will rise to second place among the Democratic faction, behind former Vice President Jorden, and the rise in the rankings will also give her hope of raising more campaign funds and then competing for more supporters!

If Karma Harrison fails to win in any of the factions, he will directly lose competition with the opposing faction, and the road to the election will come to an end.

There is a fight within the faction, and in the end, they have to carry the expectations of the faction, investors, and sponsors, and "fight" with opponents who are equally powerful in the opposing faction.

For all the candidates, this is a road without gunpowder, but extremely cruel and difficult!

But even if you choose this path, you have to go on no matter what.

At the same time that the Smiley A380 landed, a Cama Harrison "show" was staged in Kansas City again.

The speech was tomorrow, but Kama Harrison and her campaign had arrived in Kansas City yesterday.

The video that Wu Qian saw yesterday was that Harrison participated in a kindergarten party, at which Harrison showed an extremely close to the people, which received a very good response in the local area.

Such an approach is very much in line with the core tenets of the democratic faction.

This morning, Kama Harrison became a cashier in a supermarket, and she wants to experience the living and working environment of ethnic minorities in the United States, so as to formulate laws and regulations and welfare benefits that are more suitable for this part of the population, so as to gain the favor and support of this part of the voters.

Wu Qian had not yet left the airport, and Cooks and Bauer were trying to persuade him.

"BOSS, it's four hundred kilometers from Kansas City, and you really want to drive there yourself instead of taking a helicopter?"

Bauer scratched his head and said.

Just now, Wu Qian insisted on driving from St. Louis to Kansas City in person, and to drive his Bugatti LaVoiture Noire.

Wu Qian looked at the staff who were operating the unloading vehicles and helicopters, and said with a smile: "Why, don't you want me to experience your country's 'Mother Road'?"

The "Mother Road" mentioned by Wu Qian is the No. 66 Highway of the United States, Route66.

After learning that he was going to leave for Missouri last night, Wu Qian deliberately did some homework, he didn't want this trip to be too boring, so he deliberately researched what to do in Missouri.

Route 66 is one of the most important roads to visit.

Built in 1926, the diagonal Route 66 traverses more than 3,900 kilometers from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, and was once the main thoroughfare to the western United States.

Wu Qian has long longed for a series of classic Chinese movies such as "Quick Rush" and "Xiao Rescue", in which the protagonist drives a classic car on the wide and boundless road under the blue sky and white clouds.

Highway 66 has 480 kilometers in Missouri, running through the entire state, and there is a long way from St. Louis City to Kansas City.

"You didn't bring my 'California' convertible, it's a pity, it's a pity......"

Wu Qian looked at the Bugatti with a sense of science and technology, and his heart was full of regret, there were a total of three cars on his plane, a Bugatti, a Phantom, and a treasure code M8 high-performance version, none of which were convertibles.

Without waiting for Bauer to nag them more, Wu Qian stepped on the Bugatti, called the engine, lit the fire, and drove away from the airport, he planned to find a city to buy one directly.

(There should be a road formality)

"Quick, quick, you follow. ”

Cooks waved his hand and commanded the spade troops, who hurriedly drove the helicopter to follow the boss, and he himself jumped on the Phantom and followed.

As the saying goes, I want to eat hail under the ice, and I want to sleep and send pillows.

Wu Qian drove Bugatti about five kilometers out of the airport, and there was a scene that made his eyes shine.

On a fence on the side of the road, there were two young people, a man and a woman, who made Wu Qian's eyes light up, but the car parked next to them!

An impala, what makes Wu Qian even more excited is that this is not an ordinary version, but a convertible version of the impala, looking at its shape, at least it is an old guy from the sixties and seventies of the last century!