Chapter 214: Persecution (Chapter !!)
Johnson & Johnson is too unlucky, disaster has fallen from the sky, and Li Zetian must of course seize this opportunity. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info The Johnson & Johnson family dared to play tricks on him before, and now they want to take revenge. The Johnson & Johnson family didn't want to think about who Li Zetian was, and the Li Pharmaceutical Company at that time was just one of his industries. The Johnson & Johnson family doesn't take Li Zetian too seriously!
Now that Li Zetian has seized the opportunity, how can he let it go?
Soon, many media outlets, television and newspapers in the United States reported on the death of Johnson & Johnson.
For a time, it caused a huge panic among people!
"Oh my God, I didn't expect Johnson & Johnson's drugs to kill people after eating them!!"
"Really? I've bought a lot of Johnson & Johnson drugs, and luckily nothing happened!" said a woman patting her chest.
"There are reports on TV and in the newspapers that many people died at once, and I don't dare to buy Johnson & Johnson's drugs anymore anyway!"
"Strong boycott of Johnson & Johnson!"
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Johnson & Johnson's stock fell again and again, although it also asked the media to clarify that this was not Johnson & Johnson's problem, but Li Zetian invited more "water army", and even in an interview with reporters, he mercilessly belittled Johnson & Johnson.
He said: "I never thought that Johnson & Johnson would be such a company, but fortunately it was not successfully acquired before, otherwise, I would be in big trouble now." Here, I urge everyone to be cautious when buying medicines. Medicine is no more important than ordinary food, it is related to human life!!"
Li Zetian's fall into the well undoubtedly made Johnson & Johnson suffer a heavier blow, which is simply worse.
At this moment, the shareholders of Johnson & Johnson are like ants on a hot pot, the company's reputation has decreased, its performance has declined, and its stock has fallen, and everyone can't help but worry.
"Chronos Li is so hateful that he actually took the opportunity to retaliate and hired the media to sing and slander Johnson & Johnson like crazy, which made our public relations effect very poor!
"Alas, if this continues, Johnson & Johnson will be worse day by day!"
"You say, did Chronos Li send someone to do the poisoning this time?"
Hearing this, everyone suddenly fell silent.
Robert Wood Qiang angrily slapped the table hard and said, "If he really did it, I will not let him go!"
"Mr. Johnson & Johnson, whether he did it or not, he is the most suspicious anyway! We can prosecute him, so as to draw the attention of the American people to this lawsuit, and define this cyanide poisoning case as a "terrorist act," said Johnson &!!amp; Johnson CEO James Burke.
"Wonderful!! Robert Wood Johnson & Johnson slapped the table excitedly when he heard this, and laughed, "In this way, after the people know the truth, they can restore Johnson & Johnson's reputation and solve the company's crisis!"
"Yes, Mr. Johnson!" James Burke smiled and nodded.
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In the afternoon of the same day, Li Zetian was prosecuted by Johnson & Johnson, suspecting that he had bought the murderer and poisoned him to retaliate against Johnson & Johnson. Soon, the California court accepted the case!
As soon as the news came out, it caused a sensation all over the world!
"Damn, can Johnson & Johnson be more shameless?!" The moment Li Zetian received the court summons, he almost couldn't help but scold his mother!
At this moment, Johnson & Johnson held a press conference, and the company's CEO James Burke said to the reporters: "Media reporters, welcome to the press conference of Johnson & Johnson, I believe you already know about Johnson & Johnson's lawsuit against Chronos Li.
Johnson & Johnson was not untargeted, deliberately trying to slander him. As we all know, some time ago, Chronos Li wanted to buy Johnson & Johnson, but failed, so we have to suspect that he has a grudge and bought the murderer. In addition, we have good reason to suspect that Chronos・Li is behind it!"
James Burke paused, glanced at the crowd, and then said in a deep voice: "Chronos Li did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy off a number of media to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Johnson & Johnson, causing the stock price to plummet, and then secretly bought Johnson & Johnson's shares at a low price, so as to achieve the purpose !!of acquiring Johnson & Johnson! When the last sentence was spoken, it was loud and sound, so that the people present couldn't help but feel their hearts flutter!
When everyone heard this, they thought that what James Burke said was very reasonable.
In this way, Chronos・Li is indeed the most suspicious person!
Journalists are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and such sensational news makes them excited!
On the same day, the press conference of Johnson & Johnson was broadcast on the media and television news.
"James Burke can't be true, is he?
"Is there any American consortium that has not used dishonorable means? Chronos・Li will not be much better!!"
"Hungry, it seems to make sense!"
"My idol is not that kind of person, Johnson & Johnson is pure slander!!"
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People can't help but talk about it!
After Li Zetian watched the press conference, he was angry, the tiger is not threatening, when I am a sick cat?
The next day, Li Zetian also held a press conference.
At the press conference, almost all the world's influential media were present.
Li Zetian said in a deep voice: "Johnson & Johnson held a press conference yesterday, saying that I bought the murderer and poisoned it. In this regard, I will sue Johnson & Johnson for defamation and false accusations, and pay me $1 billion in damages for reputation!!"
As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar!
"I'll go, $1 billion in reputational damage, I didn't hear it wrong!"
"That's right, I heard a billion dollars too!"
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At this time, Li Zetian raised his hand, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then continued: "Although I failed to acquire Johnson & Johnson, I will never do anything to buy a murderer and poison him!"
My wife and I started the L.Y Foundation together and have been committed to philanthropy ever since, we have built a large number of non-profit hospitals and orphanages, helping a lot of people, but there are so many patients that we can't do anything about it!
We can only watch them suffer little by little by the disease, and finally lose their precious lives.
Whenever this happens, I always say to myself in my heart, I must work hard, I must work very hard, and I must develop a drug that can cure the patient!
In order to strengthen Lee's Pharma's R&D capabilities, I decided to acquire Johnson & Johnson.
Johnson & Johnson is one of the top companies in the world, and it was not easy to acquire it, and Lee's Pharmaceutical couldn't come up with that much money at the time, so I pooled money from other companies under my name and even borrowed money from banks!
Finally, as you all know, the acquisition of Johnson & Johnson failed.
In this regard, I just feel very sorry that Lee's Pharmaceutical Company has not been able to enhance its R&D capabilities and develop powerful drugs to treat people as soon as possible!
If it is for personal gain, it may be said that it is in the past. But I can't do that, even if Lee's Pharmaceuticals is a little slower, I can find other ways, such as buying more smaller companies and eventually forming a gene technology company. Let me ask, is it necessary for me to commit such a despicable act as buying murder and poisoning?
You can find out if my husband and wife have paid a penny in dividends since my wife acquired Roche Pharmaceutical Company!
I can tell you unequivocally, no!!
We never wanted to let that Roche pharmaceutical company profit for ourselves.
In fact, all the money the company makes is spent on research and development, hoping to develop drugs that can solve human diseases as soon as possible.
Finally, I'd like to ask everyone, is Chronos・Li smart?"
Everyone replied in unison, "Smart!"
The sound resounded throughout the press conference.
Li Zetian nodded and said, "Then do you think that if I instruct someone to poison him, will I let the person who poisoned him be caught red-handed?"
As soon as they heard this, everyone suddenly realized.
"With Chronos Li's ingenuity and great strength, how could he order someone to poison him, and then this person was arrested? This is completely untenable! Chronos Li's bodyguard is not a powerful special soldier, can't this little thing be done?"
"yes, yes, even a fool knows that Chronos Li couldn't have done this!"
"Chronos-Li is such a good person, although he has a very profitable pharmaceutical company under his name, he doesn't take a penny, and uses it all to develop new drugs. Even the acquisition of Johnson & Johnson was unbearable to see patients being tortured, in order to improve R&D capabilities. How could someone as good as Chronos Li buy a murderer and poison him? Johnson & Johnson is just slander and slander!!
"Chronos・Li is the world's first philanthropist, and he should not be slandered like this! Johnson & Johnson is garbage, and he will never buy Johnson & Johnson medicine again!"
"Boycott Johnson & Johnson !!"
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Now many viewers are indignant and hate Johnson & Johnson.
The next morning, the police found out that the person who had been poisoned had a history of mental illness and was suffering from very severe depression, and that the poisoning was a personal act and had nothing to do with others.
As soon as the news came out, Li Zetian was completely innocent, and the court sentenced Johnson & Johnson to compensate Li Zetian for 1 million yuan in reputation damage, and 1 billion US dollars is naturally impossible.
Johnson & Johnson's PR efforts can be said to have been successful, but they can also be said to have failed.
The reason why it is said to be successful is that the American citizens learned through the lawsuit that it was not Johnson & Johnson's drug that was problematic, but someone poisoned it.
The reason why it is said to have failed is because Johnson & Johnson used methods to slander Li Zetian, which aroused people's disgust. And Li Zetian's sincere speech at the press conference won the favor of people around the world.
Johnson & Johnson's market share has not only not recovered, but has been increasingly eroded, and its performance in the stock market fully reflects Johnson & Johnson's current situation. Since the first patient death, the stock price has been like an avalanche so far, with a market capitalization of less than $10 billion.
Johnson & Johnson CEO James Burke is not wrong about one thing, Li Zetian is indeed crazy to grab stocks in the stock market. At the same time, it also contacted major shareholders other than the Johnson & Johnson family, hoping to buy their shares.
At this moment, Li Zetian is competing with the Johnson & Johnson family for a controlling stake in Johnson & Johnson!
The Johnson & Johnson family co-opted those major shareholders and competed with Li Zetian for shares in circulation in the stock market, and the struggle between the two sides was very fierce.
"In any case, we can't let Chronos Li get more shares, once the other party controls it, Johnson & Johnson will have to change its surname!" Robert Wood Johnson & Johnson's face was heavy, looking left and right at the important members of the family, and said in an extremely serious tone.
"Understand, we're not going to let Chronos-Li get away with it!" said a young talent from the Johnson & Johnson family.
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At present, Johnson & Johnson's performance is poor, its image has plummeted, and its future development is facing huge challenges and its future is uncertain. Some major shareholders decided to sell their shares, but Li Zetian was generous, and many major shareholders sold their shares to Li Zetian.
Li Zetian has more and more shares, and the Johnson & Johnson family is becoming more and more uneasy.
By November 30, Li Zetian's shares reached 41.5%, and the Johnson & Johnson family's shares reached 45.2%, and the gap between the two is getting smaller and smaller.
In the end, the key to the contention between the two sides lies in an investment company. At this time, the Goldman Sachs Group held 8.6 percent of the shares of Johnson & Johnson, and it could influence the pattern of this war! Whoever can win the support of the Goldman Sachs Group will win!
Many people are paying attention to this Johnson & Johnson equity battle, and the most exciting moment has arrived, will Chronos Li win, or will the Johnson & Johnson family win?
"Dongfang Yuqin, did Neil Wallaitus, CEO of Goldman Sachs Group, agree to have dinner with me?" In fact, Li Zetian had already made an appointment with him once, but he made an excuse and politely refused. Now, this is the second time Li Zetian has asked him.
Dongfang Yuqin was just calling Neil Hualaitu, and as soon as she hung up the phone, Li Zetian asked.
"Mr. Li, he agreed!" Dongfang Yuqin said with a smile.
Li Zetian nodded and said lightly: "This is what I expected." The Goldman Sachs Group stayed in the end, just because it wanted to sell at a price! At this moment, it was time to make a move!"
That night, Li Zetian and Goldman Sachs CEO Neil Wallais met at the Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li, but I was on a business trip abroad, so I couldn't meet you. Neil Wallace apologized as soon as he arrived.
Li Zetian smiled, and did not expose him for deliberately hiding from him, and said, "It's okay, aren't we seeing each other now?" ”
The two sat down, and Li Zetian snapped his fingers and asked the waiter to serve the food.
"Mr. Wallace, you must be well aware of my intention in asking you to meet. I wonder if Goldman Sachs is willing to sell its shares in Johnson & Johnson?" Li Zetian asked in a deep voice.
"Well......" Neil Wallace shook his wine glass as if in thought.
Li Zetian was most annoyed by this kind of old fox who pretended to be deep, and said: "$1 billion!" This price is much higher than the price of the shares that Li Zetian bought from others.
Neil Wallace laughed: "$1 billion is a lot, but Robert Wood Johnson of the Johnson & Johnson family made an appointment to meet tomorrow, so ......"
Li Zetian picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and said lightly: "Microsoft, Flamingo, Oracle, Intel, Galaxy Network, Sun Computer Systems, Panda Catering, Apple and many other companies will not be ready to launch the listing plan in a short time, lead underwriter, I haven't figured out which company to find yet......"
Hearing this, Neil Wallace was dumbfounded!
"Mr. Li, Goldman Sachs is definitely the best choice!" Neil Wallace assured.
Li Zetian pretended not to hear it, and still drank by himself.
Neil Wallace couldn't help but smile bitterly, Chronos Li was obviously taking Joe, but who let the other party have this strength.
"Mr. Li, I don't think it's necessary to meet Robert Wood Johnson anymore, the Johnson & Johnson family has already spent most of the money to grab shares from you, and it will definitely not be able to afford $1 billion! So, the shares in the hands of Goldman Sachs Group are none other than you! If it is convenient for you, after dinner, we will go to the company to sign the share transfer contract?"
"Okay, I'm very convenient!" Li Zetian said with a smile.
That night, Li Zetian bought another 8.6 percent stake in Johnson & Johnson, for a total of 50.1 percent, while the Johnson & Johnson family only had 45.2 percent of the shares. At this time, Li Zetian only spent $4.27 billion to successfully complete the holding of Johnson & Johnson.
The next day, as soon as the news came out, it immediately caused a sensation in the United States, and Johnson & Johnson completely changed hands!!
Li Zetian's actions did not stop, and immediately delisted Johnson & Johnson from the stock market, and then merged it into Gene Technology Inc. and became a subsidiary.
Then, Li Zetian asked Robert Wood Johnson out.
Robert Wood Johnson's face was very ugly, and there were many more gray hairs on his head overnight.
Li Zetian didn't have a trace of pity, and said lightly: "Mr. Robert Wood Johnson & Johnson, I want to buy the shares in the hands of the Johnson & Johnson family!"
Robert Wood Johnson didn't give Li Zetian a good face, and said coldly: "Chronos, Li, don't get an inch!!"
"Hehe, you have to inch in? No, no, no, you misunderstood me. I'm here for the good of the Johnson & Johnson family!" Li Zetian said with a smile.
"Hmph, for the sake of the Johnson & Johnson family?!
Li Zetian said: "Mr. Robert Wood Johnson & Johnson, are you sure you don't want to sell your shares? If Gene Technology and Johnson & Johnson don't pay dividends for 10 years, 20 years, or even all the time?"
When Robert Wood Johnson & Johnson heard this, his face was full of astonishment, "The funds of the Johnson & Johnson family are all used to buy shares, and if they don't pay dividends, the family will become poor! At that time, the shares will be a piece of waste paper! If others know that if they don't pay dividends, no one will buy shares, except for Chronos Li, maybe he won't buy ......."
The more he thought about it, the more terrified Robert Wood Johnson felt.
"Chronos Li, you're going to force me to the Johnson & Johnson family!!" Robert Wood Johnson & Johnson's eyes glared at Li Zetian and said viciously.
"Well, you can also say that!" Li Zetian smiled faintly.
Robert Wood Johnson wanted to punch Li Zetian in the face, but he still held back and thought about it seriously, right now, the only thing the Johnson & Johnson family could do was to sell the shares.
He couldn't help but take a deep breath and had to admit defeat.
"How much are you going to pay?"
"$3 billion. ”
"How many ???"
"$3 billion, didn't you hear clearly?" Li Zetian repeated.
"$3 billion wants to buy 45.2% of the shares? Chronos・Li, why don't you grab it......"
"Whatever you want, whether you like to sell or not! However, I said ugly things in the front, if you want to sell in the future, I will only bid lower!" After speaking, Li Zetian stood up, "Waiter, pay the bill!"