Chapter 195: Give it a go

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The four exchanged glances, and then discussed in a whisper, Stephen Bryan said, "There is no problem with the first condition. But the second one is not good, if Mr. Guo wants to buy the rest of Apple's shares, we are willing to do it for you. And we guarantee that the price will not exceed 10% of Apple's market capitalization. ”

Listening to Stephen Bryan's firm tone and looking at their eyes without hesitation, Guo Shouyun sighed in his heart. He had planned to try it out to see if he could use the money to continue investing in gold and reserve cash flow for future Armageddon, but now it seemed that there was no chance. Obviously, Stephen Bryan and Paul Turner also thought of this, directly eliminating any opportunity for him to use the funds.

"Okay, so can I transfer this Apple stock to me?"

It's just a temptation, and it's nothing if it doesn't succeed. At least the first one, it can leave him with a lot of money left.

"Of course. However, Mr. Kwok cannot use the shares for any financing business, including mortgages, ABS securities!", said Stephen Bryan.

Guo Shouyun nodded, already understanding that it was impossible for him to make any more money, so he simply put an end to any extra thoughts. I used my previous established means to fight these financial giants to the end.

After the parties reached an agreement, the contract was signed according to the terms that had just been agreed. Under the terms of the contract, ******, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America provided capital and investment services for Guo Shouyun's acquisition of Apple, Pacific Power and Natural Gas Company, and Southern California Edison Electric Company, in exchange for Guo Shouyun's huge financing for the current uncertainty about the exact use of the funds, and provide a 7.82 percent return over the next two decades.

Under normal leveraged financing agreements, this rate of return must be very low. But if you count that VAM agreement. This pushes the risk of this investment to an unpredictable peak.

As soon as the contract was signed, after putting down the pen, Guo Shouyun spoke again: "Everyone, now let's talk about my $2 billion investment of my own funds?"

"Is Mr. Guo going to sell his short position in Enron or a long position in gold futures?" asked Yolia Moyin.

Guo Shouyun shook his head, "It's not either... I'm going to take Amazon's equity, as well as the proceeds from my third tranche of ABS asset-backed securities this year, as an investment in the acquisition of Apple, Southern California, and the Pacific. ”

"Amazon's equity. Speaking of which, I admire Mr. Guo very much. He was willing to sell a thriving high-quality company with annual revenues of nearly $2 billion and profits of nearly $300 million to Amazon!" said John Schwartzman.

Facing his inquiring eyes, Guo Shouyun smiled, "I am more optimistic about the future of Amazon than the limited publishing market. Of course, everyone has a different strategy when it comes to investing. And I'm just more inclined to the Internet and high-tech enterprises!"

After a pause, his gaze quickly swept over everyone, "Who is interested in this mortgage?"

"There is no doubt that we are all interested. Moreover, Mr. Kwok's third tranche of ABS securities issuance is also of interest to us!" said Paul Turner.

"That's right!" Yoria Moyin nodded in agreement.

They nodded in agreement, though. Stephen Bryan was not willing. At the beginning, these were all projects that Guo Shouyun promised to Goldman Sachs.

"Mr. Guo, the last time we worked together on the Apple project, you promised to hand over the third batch of asset-backed securities and the equity mortgage of Thorn Bird Publishing Company to Goldman Sachs. ”

"Of course. Aren't you all a piece, though?"

Guo Shouyun swept over the four of them in surprise. Of course, he pretended to be. When Goldman Sachs sold him to Enron's investment, he lost all goodwill with the Wall Street giant. Today, if you can see them dog-eat-dog here, although it can't solve any big problems specifically, it can be regarded as a small sulk in my heart.

"Of course we are one piece!" John Schwartzman repeated, then turned his gaze to Stephen Bryan, "Stephen, we are partners at this time, and Goldman Sachs should not leave Morgan aside in any of Mr. Guo's financing projects." ”

"And our Citi!"

"The same goes for Bank of America!"

Looking at the expressions of the three of them without relaxation, Stephen Bryan was very depressed. Originally, he planned to talk to Guo Shouyun about these two financings in private. I didn't expect him to say it in front of everyone today.

"Alas," Stephen Bryan sighed inwardly. For the sake of the 'Hound Project' and the overall situation of the 'Enron Project', he had to make concessions on this Amazon financing and ABS securities.

After Stephen Bryan compromised, things went smoothly afterward.

Guo Shouyun's 22% stake in Amazon is worth about $1.2 billion at market value, and after considering risk factors, he got a loan equivalent to 70% of the total value, that is, $850 million, with an interest rate of 7.37%.

Guo Shouyun used the first volume of "The Big Bang Theory", the first and second volumes of "Tales of the Night", the first and second volumes of "Lost", and the second volume of "Island Bookstore", "Spring of the Cattle Herding Class", "Source Code", and "The Hangover", a total of seven books and nine volumes, to obtain his highest copyright ABS asset-backed securities.

10 years, $580 million, interest rate 7.18 percent! The reasons are not complicated: First, he has always been a bestseller, and of the nearly 20 books he has published so far, there has never been a 'Waterloo'.

Second, the just-released "Fast and Furious" exploded at the box office, achieving a box office of 30.18 million within a week, not only successfully recovering all the investment, but also according to the previous rules, this is another successful movie with a box office of over 100 million. Moreover, counting it, as well as "Smart: Ghost Shadow", which previously created the second record of Hollywood's revenue ratio, two consecutive adaptations of Guo Shouyun's movies have achieved excellent results, and under this kind of good news, it is natural that the price will rise.

A cooperation agreement was signed, and after leaving Stephen Bryan and the four of them to have lunch, Guo Shouyun personally sent them out of the Hanshan Courtyard.

"Boss...?"

Seeing that after the convoy disappeared, Guo Shouyun, who was still standing at the door and looking at the road in the distance, Wendy couldn't help but remind.

"Huh?"

"Everyone is gone, can we go back?"

Guo Shouyun nodded, turned around and just walked a few steps towards the manor, then stopped.

"Wendy, call Qin Zhicheng when you go back and ask him to come to me. ”

"Yes!"

At the same time, in the elongated Lincoln at the center of the team, the four people who had just left were also exchanging opinions with each other around the previous negotiations.

"I think he's aware of our plans!" Paul Turner said.

"I feel that way, too. Otherwise, he would not be desperate to mortgage almost all the assets in his name. John Schwartzman said.

"Maybe he's just a gambler like John Doerr and the Hunter brothers, who sees the gold futures market and wants to crush all his net worth and make the most profits. Yoriah Moyin laughed.

"Brian, what do you think?"

Paul Turner asked, glancing at Stephen Bryan, who had been silent since getting into the car.

"Bruce Guo, you've all been in contact with it. An analysis of his past investment style and personality traits is believed to have hundreds of pages for each of our companies. Do you think he's the kind of person who will go out of his way for a risky investment?"

The three of them frowned slightly, and after looking at each other, Paul Turner said, "What about your opinion?"

"I have a feeling that he does perceive our plans. However, he is not going to back down under pressure from Goldman Sachs, Morgan, Citigroup and Bank of America, but is going to give it a go!" said Stephen Bryan.

"Give it a go, use gold futures?" said Yoria Moyin with a frown.

Stephen Bryan nodded silently.

"Every day, the company's analysts submit an analysis of the precious metals market. Although, the gold market has been improving for a long time because of the current U.S. economic environment. But there is no possibility of a skyrocketing in the short term. John Schwartzman said.

"From a global perspective, Asia has recovered from the financial crisis of 98 years, and the economy has maintained a relatively fast growth rate driven by China. Europe, North America, Australia, after the Internet bubble, the economy is limited to difficulties, but after a year of precipitation, the fastest moment has passed. Africa...!" Paul Turner shook his head, this financial desert has no possibility of influencing global markets, except for South Africa.

“… The only thing to worry about is South America. After the introduction of the liberal economic system, the economies of all South American countries became unstable. ”

"There are 21 countries in South America, and only a few have the ability to have a certain impact on the entire world economy, such as Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru. John Schwartzman said.

"It seems that after we go back, it is necessary for us to do a detailed analysis of the economies of several major countries in South America. Stephen Bryan said.

The four nodded, and Paul Turner's expression suddenly became a little more serious.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if the price of gold rises, then Bruce Guo, who has invested heavily in gold futures, will definitely make a lot of profits. Our plans may fall through!"

"Actually, it doesn't matter if it fails. We've made enough money from Enron anyway. Moreover, Amazon's equity-backed loans, financing for the acquisition of Apple, Pacific and Southern California, and the sale of ABS bonds, all three combined amounted to nearly $9 billion. In today's economic downturn, being able to get such a large loan is also a huge benefit for us. Stephen Bryan said.

The three of them nodded, and Yoria Mo Yin said, "It's just that Enron and Oliver Balin are not easy to explain." ”

"Kenneth and Jeffrey have almost sold their shares. As for Oliver Balin, it's up to him to stop in time. If Enron's stock price rises to $70 as planned, they still plan to play a capital game with Bruce Guo. Then we will still support them, as long as they have enough assets to cover the losses after failure!" said Paul Turner.

Hearing this, the four of them looked at each other and smiled.

So, never expect a capitalist to have real loyalty, except for money and profit.

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