Chapter 723 Unocal goes public

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"I understand your feelings. But even we can't stop it, and Paul Volcker has proven it. ”

Guo Shouyun was referring to an article published on his blog last month by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker to warn of a housing bubble in the United States.

As a giant in the US economic circles, the legendary figure praised by the current Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greensfan as the 'father of the economic vitality of the United States in the past two decades', has failed to attract the slightest attention from the political and financial circles through his influence, and Guo Shouyun and Stephen Bryan will probably be able to turn things around.

Not to mention that Guo Shouyun didn't intend to stop it in the first place, even if he did, it would just be a mantis arm as a car, how could the general trend of history be reversed because of an individual, unless he was the leader of a country.

Got up and patted Stephen Bryan on the shoulder, "Okay, relax." With the current economic structure of the world, even if the United States has another economic crisis like the Great Depression, it will not be able to shake the global position of the United States. So, we don't have to worry, wait for the crisis to come, and then in a few years, see it become a thing of the past. And the world will still exist, and the U.S. economy will recover again. ”

Stephen Bryan nodded and stood up.

"Let's go, let's eat, it's noon. And, having said all that, I'm hungry too. ”

Guo Shouyun, who patted his belly, pulled Stephen and walked out.

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On November 5, 2004, an advertisement for Unocal appeared on a large display screen outside the New York Stock Exchange.

At this time, in the trading floor, Guo Shouyun and Unocal CEO Rebecca Mark were surrounded by Wall Street financial tycoons.

"Bruce, congratulations. You've got another company that has gone public. George Prescott Bush laughed.

On behalf of the Bush family, he came to participate in the Unocal listing.

"Rejoice, rejoice. The Bush Family Fund is also an investor in Unocal, and everyone benefits from the company's listing. Guo Shouyun said with a smile.

"We, the minority shareholders, are not as good as you, the founder of the company. But, Bruce, when will Phoenix Bank go public?" Kenny Morgan, the sixth generation of the Morgan family and the heir to the Morgan family foundation. Represented his father, Frederick Morgan, in the listing of Unocal.

Looking at the representatives of the four major families of Bush, Morgan, Kennedy, and Roosevelt, as well as the representatives of the Carlyle Group, the Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs, and Merrill Lynch, Guo Shouyun knew very well what they had in mind.

"Please rest assured that the financing before the listing of Phoenix Bank will not be missing from you. ”

The current Guo Shouyun is not five years ago, at that time, he couldn't wait to hold all the benefits in his own hands and not give any money to outsiders. But now, he understands that if he wants to keep his wealth, he must have his own connections and power, and money has become a secondary thing.

The four major families of Bush, Morgan, Kennedy, and Roosevelt are the focus of his investment. After making friends with them, I really occupied a place in the top social circle in the United States. In addition to the identity of the son-in-law of the Roosevelt family, it will also dilute his Chinese identity.

“… As for the specific time, it will be placed after Google. ”

Kenny Morgan and the others nodded, and they didn't ask Google. For family funds that focus on value preservation and appreciation, the Internet is not a reassuring investment object. At least for now. However, Carlyle, such high-yield investment institutions obviously don't think so.

Just when Goldman Sachs' chief operating officer, Joe Smith, was about to ask something, but Rebecca Mark was ahead of him.

"Boss, it's almost time. ”

Guo Shouyun nodded, "Everyone, I'm going to ring the bell, so I'll leave first." ”

"Hehe, a rare moment, of course, can't be missed. Joseph Kennedy II laughed.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"See you later!"

"I'll see you later. ”

When Guo Shouyun took Rebecca to the New York Stock Exchange Management Company to prepare the rostrum for Unocal, the company's senior management was already waiting here.

Looking at the joyful eyes they looked at him, Guo Shouyun smiled and nodded.

As the focus of attention of the audience, as he walked to the center of the rostrum, the atmosphere under the stage gradually became quiet.

Guo Shouyun, who has participated in the listing of LinkedIn, knows the next process very well, and after taking the microphone from Rebecca, he met the hundreds of pairs of eyes in the audience and said without stage fright: "Everyone, as the chairman of the board of directors of Unocal, I am very happy and sincerely thank you for coming to the scene to participate in the IPO of Unocal. ”

"As an oil company based on Enron's oil business, Unocal has gone through three years from 01 to the present. Over the past three years, we have always adhered to the corporate culture of integrity, customer first and social responsibility, and actively made continuous progress in the field of oil exploration and development. ”

"Now Unocal has developed from a small oil company with assets of less than 10 billion yuan three years ago to a large oil company with total assets of 93.7 billion US dollars, operating income of 36.6 billion US dollars, net income of 3.88 billion US dollars, total return on assets of 5.73%, return on net assets of 12.34%, 6.3 billion barrels of oil reserves, and business in 19 countries around the world. ”

"We firmly believe that Unocal's development will become more and more compelling as global oil prices increase. We will also strive to build a world-class oil company that will generate strong returns for all Unocal shareholders. … Thank you, thank you again for being here today, thank you!"

"Whoa...!"

Loud applause rang out in the halls of the New York Stock Exchange.

With applause, Guo Shouyun beckoned Unocal executives, including Rebecca Mark, to press the bell button.

And with the huge bell, the ribbons in the sky fell from the air, red, blue, green, and purple, decorating the whole scene with a festive scene.

Soon, the first deal for Unocal stock was born. 500,000 shares from Fidelity Funds.

Hassan Winslow, chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange, handed Mr. Guo a paper stock trading slip.

In fact, since the advent of personal computers on Wall Street, paperless office has become popular. The stock trading documents of the last century have said goodbye to the stock market.

Nowadays, people only need to click the trade button on their account through the computer to buy or sell their own stocks. There is no need to keep a list of stock transactions in a safe like cash.

However, it has been the rule of the New York Stock Exchange for many years to give the list of the company's first transactions after going public to the company's founders as souvenirs.

"Mr. Guo, this should be the second stock trading list in your collection, right?" said Hassan Winslow with a smile.

"I also have a list of deals on LinkedIn. Guo Shouyun said with a smile.

"Hopefully next year I'll be able to hand over the third, fourth, and even more to you. ”

The subtext of this sentence is that he wants Guo Shouyun's company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

"I think so... Moreover, I will keep these stock trading lists as if they were heirlooms of the Kwok family. ”

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