Chapter 295 Three Investment Objectives

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"Jingle bell...!"

Just as Guo Shouyun was about to continue the meeting, the mobile phone in his pocket suddenly rang. Originally, he wanted to hang up directly, but after glancing at the caller ID, he changed his mind.

"Hello?"

"Bruce, don't bother, do you?"

A deep middle-aged male voice came.

"Don't bother, do you say?"

"That's good. I'm calling to ask about the agreement we made, do you remember?"

"Of course! My funds are already ready. It's just that I haven't heard from you, and I can't do it. But look at it now, Mr. O'Neill has accomplished what you expected!"

"With Mr. Guo's ability and connections, I don't need to say that I know the result!"

Guo Shouyun smiled faintly and didn't say anything.

"According to the agreement we made at the beginning, you should be playing as a white knight!"

"No problem. But you also know how many pairs of eyes are staring at me now, and if I do it, I'm afraid the whole Wall Street will know!"

"What? Mr. Guo still cares about Wall Street's opinion?"

"Of course you have to care, after all, it wouldn't be good if people thought I was a hostile takeover!"

The voice on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, "You... You don't really plan to buy Merrill Lynch, do you?"

"That's the idea, Mr. O'Neill, don't you think it's a good idea for the two of us to work together?"

The corners of Guo Shouyun's mouth curled and smiled.

The other party obviously understands that he has this strength, especially when Merrill is down.

"You're a good friend. But I don't want to work with you at all. ”

"Oh, why?" Guo Shouyun raised an eyebrow.

"I've been working hard for 30 years to get to where I am now, and I don't want someone to be on top of me at the end of my life!"

"So there's no hope at all?"

"That's right!"

"Okay, though, didn't get a good result. But I'll keep my promise and be a white knight. ”

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome, if it's okay, I'll hang up first!"

After hanging up the phone and groaning for a moment, Guo Shouyun looked up at William Chang across the long table.

"William, what is Merrill Lynch's stock price now?"

"$28.7! Merrill Lynch's stock price has fallen in half because of Enron's financial scandal and the 9/11 fall!" said William Chang.

Guo Shouyun nodded, "In this way, Merrill Lynch's stock price is only less than $26 billion!"

"$25.47 billion to be exact!"

"No wonder Stan O'Neal can't sit still!"

Stan O'Neill has been bridging the company's financial ties to Enron since he became Merrill Lynch's chairman and CEO. At the same time, he used this excuse to attack the opposition within the company and establish his own authority. But what he didn't expect was that when Enron's financial crisis broke out, it happened to hit 9/11, and the blows from both sides immediately knocked Merrill Lynch, which had already shown its aging state, to the bottom.

Although Stan O'Neill's crisis is not the case, he is still to blame as the leader of the company. So, less than two weeks after 9/11, he couldn't sit still. Even after Guo Shouyun revealed his ambitions for Merrill Lynch, he still did not give up.

Obviously, he knows very well that in the context of the plummeting US stock market after 9/11, only Guo Shouyun can invest real money in Merrill Lynch in a short period of time.

My mind spun around for a moment, and in an instant, countless ideas came to me. However, after noticing the eyes of the people around him, Guo Shouyun quickly calmed down. Regardless of Merrill Lynch, the most important thing now is to arrange the problems of Anping Company and Phoenix Capital.

Of course, Guo Shouyun's task is mainly to arrange the big framework, and the details of the content still depend on Paul Lehman and Rebecca Mark to discuss. But even this framework took Guo Shouyun two days.

By the time this lengthy meeting was over, everyone was feeling exhausted. However, unlike everyone else, Rebecca Mark seems to be more energetic than everyone else. The mental state of this strong woman, Guo Shouyun also feels a little inferior.

After adjourning the meeting, he beckoned William Chang to his office.

"Has the company been doing well lately?"

"It's going well! The integration of ISHARES has been completed, and I want to start a new merger and acquisition plan!"

"Is there a goal?"

"East Coast Fund Management, a small company worth $600 million and about $15 billion in assets under management!" said William Chang.

"This is in line with your character!" Guo Shouyun nodded.

William Chang understood that the boss meant that he was conservative. However, his caution is innate, and after seeing too much of the weirdness of the capital market, he never feels that he is wrong in this regard. So, after a wry smile appeared on his face, he didn't say much.

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to criticize you. In the capital markets, prudent people survive. Also, acquiring small companies is easier to integrate. ”

After exhaling in his heart, William Chang nodded in agreement.

"We at Phoenix have made a lot of money this year, and as the president of the company, you have to think about our financial balance. Especially in terms of debt, this is good for us to avoid taxes reasonably!"

"Understood!"

"Also, starting tomorrow, I will entrust Phoenix with an asset management plan in the name of the Kwok Charitable Foundation, which is expected to invest about $12 billion, and the main content is to acquire, acquire the shares of eBay, Yahoo, and Merrill Lynch, and ask as much as you want! ”

After Apple has been acquired, Google has taken a controlling stake, and Amazon has also obtained all the equity he can get, Facebook has not yet been born, eBay, Yahoo and Merrill Lynch are the best investment objects he can think of at present.

In less than five years, eBay, which now has a market capitalization of no more than $3 billion, will be able to reach $50 billion. Now it has fallen to $8.6 in the U.S. stock market, and Yahoo, which has a market capitalization of $10 billion, will rise to $80 billion. Merrill Lynch, with a market capitalization of about $25 billion, will rise to nearly $100 billion before the subprime mortgage crisis!

Either way, he wasn't going to miss it. Of course, oil and gold futures are also good options, but the timing is not right at the moment.

After explaining, Guo Shouyun looked at the time.

"Okay, you're tired after two days of meetings, go back and rest early!"

"Then I'll leave first!"

William Chang nodded.

After he left, Guo Shouyun packed up his things and left his office.

"Wendy, go back and sort out these papers!"

"What about you?"

"I made an appointment with Catherine to meet at the Hilton in the evening, and I'll be back later! Oh, by the way, give me the invitation to Christie's autumn auction!"

Wendy nodded, took the documents in Guo Shouyun's hand, and took out two invitations from her briefcase and handed them over.

"If it's okay, I'll go first!"

"Be careful when driving!"

"Hmm!"

Looking at Qianying who turned to leave after nodding, an indescribable but clearly felt sense of distance lay in Guo Shouyun's heart. After sighing silently, he turned around and got into another car with his bodyguard.

In the end, it was once difficult for the sea to be water!