Chapter 761: Morgan's Father and Son's Conversation

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has been together for many years, and Guo Shouyun already knows Wang Jue very well. Seeing her appearance, Guo Shouyun's heart sank instantly.

"Boss, just got word from Washington. The U.S. Trade Commission officially launched an antitrust investigation into the 'Phoenix and Merrill Lynch merger'. In addition, Vice President Richard Cheney, in his capacity as President of the Senate, told the media that Congress will hold a hearing on the 'Phoenix and Merrill Lynch merger'. ”

Sure enough, it's not good news!

Guo Shouyun took a deep breath, calmed the churning thoughts in his heart, met the eyes around him focused on him, and suddenly smiled: "What should come is always coming." I thought they were going to come up with something new, but now it seems to be the same old thing. … Bart, it looks like you're going to be in San Francisco for a few more days. ”

Old Roosevelt's eyes flashed, and then he smiled: "No problem, I just want to take a good look at my little grandson!"

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"Father, do you want to go with you this time?"

"Hmm... This time it was an important matter, and I had to meet with Bruce. Besides, isn't his child just born? By the way, he should come to the door to congratulate him!"

Old Morgan tidied up his clothes and turned around, "Let's go, it's almost time!"

Frederick Morgan nodded, followed his father out of the house, and boarded the private jet that had been waiting for a long time.

"Aren't Harvey going together?"

His second brother is a shareholder of Ruby and Google, and he is good friends with Bruce Guo, so there is no reason to miss it.

"Harvey has already rushed over early!"

"That's right!" nodded clearly, "Father, do you think Bruce Guo can succeed this time?"

"You're not optimistic about this collaboration?"

After all, the combined power of the Schiff family, Citibank, ING, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, Chevron, General Electric, Kongscat, Halliburton Energy, and Maersk is too strong. Even with us and the Roosevelt family, plus Bruce Guo's own energy, we may not be able to defeat this force!"

Frederick Morgan, as the heir of the Morgan family, is very proud and confident in the glory of his family. But he also understands that although the current Morgan family is still the century-old family that has come from the gilded age of the United States, although it is not known to the outside world.

But compared to the early part of the last century, when the Pont Morgan era was able to lead the entire U.S. financial market and influence the world, it is far less than it was now. In the past half century, the intersection of business, law, and culture in the United States has changed dramatically. Too many new industries and new industry leaders have risen to the bottom of the conservative Morgan family. Although Morgan is still the top wealthy family in the United States, there are also many top forces like her!

The Schiff family, Citibank, Dutch ING Group, British Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, Chevron, General Electric, Kongscart, just pick a few, and the union is no worse than the current Morgan family, let alone the union of so many big forces!

"Bruce Kwok is not a fool. He can think of anything we can think of. So do you think he's going to invite us only? In addition, the merger of Phoenix and Merrill Lynch will inevitably give birth to one of the world's largest financial giants. As long as he is willing to do so, countless big forces will extend olive branches! At that time, with only the shares of Phoenix Merrill Lynch, he will be able to form an interest group that is larger than Schiff and Citigroup! With the help of this interest group, the merger of Phoenix and Merrill Lynch will no longer be a difficult matter. ”

Frederick pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"If you want to unite more forces, Bruce Kwok needs to take out enough shares. In this case, he will lose the majority stake in Phoenix Merrill Lynch, is he willing to do it?"

"He's a smart guy who knows how to weigh the pros and cons! As for equity, isn't control more important?"

Equity can bring benefits, but control can bring power! The latter is obviously more important than the former!

Frederick's eyes flickered, "Father, do you think we need to...?"

Glancing at him, old Morgan, who knew his son very well, guessed his purpose just by the look in his eyes.

"Someone as shrewd as Bruce Guo wouldn't give us a chance to get their hands on Phoenix Merrill Lynch. Moreover, he is indeed a financial genius, let him lead Phoenix Merrill Lynch, and this investment can quickly increase in value. As for the future, leave it to time!"

"Yes!"

While the two fathers and sons were communicating, the plane also successfully landed at Ruby Airport in San Francisco across the entire United States from New York.

This is a private airport invested and built by Guo Shouyun himself, in addition to his own use, it is also provided to executives of Apple, Ruby, Google and other companies, and it has just been completed this year, and the facilities are first-class.

After Morgan and his son got off the plane, they naturally had a special staff to receive them. As for the address of the stay, it is naturally the Hanshan Annex.

"Father, it's Goldman Sachs CEO Blank Fein who just entered?"

Looking through the car window at the figure who had been led into the villa by the reception staff, Frederick was surprised.

"Indeed!"

Old Morgan's gaze followed the figure until the other man disappeared in the doorway.

"We're not mistaken, are we? Goldman Sachs... Shouldn't it be Bruce Guo's opponent?"

"As long as there are enough interests, opponents can become friends!" After a pause, "Let's go, this negotiation will be very interesting." I'm looking forward to it!"

Frederick nodded, and the father and son pushed the door and got out of the car. With the secretary and entourage, he lived in the room arranged by the Hanshan Annex.

"Why isn't Harvey here, didn't he come early?"

I didn't see the second brother to greet them during the whole process.

"Give him a call!"

Old Morgan, who happened to have something to ask, commanded.

Frederick did as he was told, and soon figured out the whereabouts of his second brother.

"He's at Google and will be back soon!"

Morgan Sr. nodded and looked at the time.

"Let's go have lunch first!"

"Hmm!"

As a private club carefully built by Guo Shouyun, Hanshan Villa naturally has the best food in the whole of San Francisco, and even in the whole United States. Even with the discerning taste of old Morgan, he was very satisfied. But he was more interested in the people he met here than the meal.

"Mr. Morgan, I didn't expect to meet you here!"

As soon as the father and son finished eating, a tall middle-aged man in a black suit with a smile on his face took the initiative to come over.

"I didn't expect to run into Mr. Johnson here!"

Vernon Johnson, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Royal Bank of Scotland.

After the two shook hands, they greeted Frederick next to him, "Mr. Morgan, it's lunchtime, why don't you sit down and eat together?"

"Thank you very much for the invitation, we just finished eating, so we can only wait for next time. ”

"It's a pity. It seems that we have to wait for the next opportunity. After a pause, "By the way, Mr. Morgan is staying here too?"

"Isn't Mr. Johnson the same?"

The two looked at each other and laughed at each other.

In fact, when they saw each other's figures, they understood what the purpose of each other's visit to San Francisco this time was. A few words of communication now are just to be more sure of their guesses.

"My friends were still waiting for me, so I took my leave. ”

"Mr. Johnson, please take care of yourself!"

"Hope to have lunch with Mr. Morgan next time, goodbye!"

"Goodbye!"

Old Morgan nodded and said.

The two sides tacitly did not mention anything about the 'merger of Phoenix and Merrill Lynch'. Because they all know that this kind of thing involving their own trade secrets will not be shared with strangers until it is really showdown at the negotiating table. Unless he's missing a string in his head.

"Dad, it seems that the scope of Bruce Guo's financing this time is much larger than we expected. ”

Morgan Sr. looked at Vernon Johnson's back in the distance and nodded slowly.

"We're under more competitive pressure. ”

"Do you want to contact us in advance? It's good for everyone to reach a tacit understanding. I think that's what Vernon Johnson said this hello for. ”

The matter of joint price reduction, the old Morgan is not excluded.

"Bruce Kwok won't necessarily give us this chance, but we can give it a try. ”

Joint price reduction requires communication and negotiation, which is obviously not something that can be completed in a short period of time.

"Yes!"

"Let's go, Harvey is coming back soon. See what's new there. ”

The father and son returned to the room, and it was not long before Harvey Morgan knocked on the door and walked in.

"Father, Frederick!"

"Come and sit!"

Morgan Sr. pointed to the couch to his left. After the second son sat down, "After going through a turmoil, has there been any change within the Ruby Company?"

He didn't ask about Phoenix and Merrill Lynch as soon as he came up.

"After Tim George's departure, Ruby's organizational structure and business scope have been adjusted to a certain extent. However, the overall atmosphere and management of the company have not changed much. Now Tim George has led a large number of Ruby Company employees to change jobs, and there is basically no trace of it. ”

"Bruce Guo is really good, and the impact of the whole thing has been minimized in such a short period of time. It's doubtful that he knew about Tim George's departure?" sighed Morgan Sr.

"Whether he knew it or not, no one can be sure. However, instead of being affected by Tim George's departure, Ruby has grown even faster. According to the information I have gathered, Ruby is expected to exceed $2.5 billion in total revenue and $350 million in net profit in the first quarter of this year. It remains one of the largest internet companies in the world today and a hegemon in the social sector, with 1.24 billion people worldwide using Ruby's website every day. ”