Chapter 165: First Sight of Goldman Sachs
In Los Angeles in May, the weather was hotter than Xiangjiang, and as soon as Zhang Heng and the others walked out of the airport gate, they found that their shirts were a little thicker.
They were greeted outside the airport by several people, in front of whom were Polo Fleming, Zhang Heng's gold investment broker, and Bai Shaoyi, the initial head of the Americas business of Daheng Group.
Zhang Heng glanced behind them, but didn't see the figure, and was slightly disappointed in his heart, Poirot leaned in and whispered, "Ollie has a performance interview in Maryland......
Zhang Heng nodded noncommittally, and saw a black-haired hook-nosed man about thirty years old behind them, with black pupils looking at Zhang Heng with interest, and when he saw himself, a smile appeared on his thin and angular face, and he stretched out his hands from afar.
"Hello Zhang Dong, I am the head of Goldman Sachs' gold trading department, and my name is White Weinberg. ”
"Hello, thank you for coming to greet me in person. Zhang Heng shook hands with him politely, feeling a little strange in his heart.
After all, the name Goldman Sachs is like thunder to him from the 21st century, and even a little nervous.
There is no way, who will let this company in the future will be closely entangled with the reformed Huaxia, to a large extent, it is the largest and closest partner of Huaxia state-owned enterprises in the foreign capital market.
As for the complicated entanglement of interests and gains and losses, it depends on where the ass sits, anyway, everyone is laughing at the meat haha, isn't it?
Seeing that Zhang Heng seemed a little ignorant, Poirot whispered in his ear: "Mr. Weinberg's father, Sydney Wengerber, is the current CEO and chief partner of Goldman Sachs. ”
"Proper prince!" Zhang Heng's vigilance in his heart was even greater, and he smiled even more happily on the surface, "Mr. Weinberg, I'm really flattered!"
"Dong Zhang, just call me White. White chuckled.
"Then you can also call me Zhang, my friends do this, by the way, we are already friends, right?" Zhang Heng smiled kindly.
"Yes, we are friends. Walter smiled and nodded, Zhang Heng took advantage of the situation and stepped forward to hug his shoulders affectionately, "Let's go, let's go back to the hotel and talk." ”
Walt also brought a small team, so the two sides naturally left in two cars, the cars are two Ford's Lincoln brand new CONTINENTAL presidential series luxury cars, the interior space is comfortable, the driving feeling is stable, and the sound insulation effect is excellent.
According to Poirot, this is a special reception vehicle specially mobilized by Goldman Sachs.
"Why do they attach so much importance to me?" to Poirot, Zhang Heng would no longer hide his clumsiness, and asked bluntly.
Poirot looked at him a little depressed: "Your two gold lists, the amount is not small!"
"Of course I know that, but I always feel like there's some story in there. Zhang Heng muttered and fell into deep thought.
A week ago, Goldman Sachs took the initiative to contact Poirot's investment company, as well as the Hang Seng Bank in Xiangjiang, and found Poirot and Li Guowei, and proposed to buy the gold futures list in their hands at the market price.
At the end of March, the United Nations began to discuss the proposal proposed by Switzerland to sanction South Africa, and the South African government then issued a warning, and the price of gold in the international market was like a roller coaster, getting rid of the shock between 60 and 70 in one fell swoop, and began to rise all the way, just last week, successfully breaking through the 100 yuan mark.
According to the optimistic estimates of various relevant investment companies, the price of gold is likely to break through the 200 mark by the end of the year, which makes many gold-producing countries coincidentally increase their capital investment in gold mining, and also triggers buyers in the market to seek after various undelivered futures orders.
Zhang Heng's 4,500 gold futures orders held by the two institutions naturally entered the attention of Wall Street predators who were crazy about sweeping goods.
4,500 orders, calculated at the current market price, are also nearly 50 million US dollars, which is definitely a super large order, and it is actually normal to attract Goldman Sachs.
But Zhang Heng, who is from the 21st century, naturally does not think so simply, and always feels that Goldman Sachs has a deep meaning.
There are countless super speculation and investment opportunities in the future, such as the oil crisis, the silver crisis, Alaskan oil, the Australian iron ore, the global restructuring, the Japanese stock market, etc., and he is really depressed to be targeted by this terrifying financial predator so early.
The hotel is also provided by Goldman Sachs, and Zhang Heng once passed through the Four Seasons Hotel on Rodeo Avenue.
Although it is only a four-star hotel, both hardware and software have long surpassed the five-star standard, and unabashedly show the guests the extravagance of capitalism.
Zhang Heng's ultra-luxurious presidential suite is located on the top floor, with a reception room of more than 100 square meters overlooking the entire downtown Los Angeles, and he sat down on a Victorian-style soft chair covered with Chilean alpaca wool, and he introduced the team members he brought with him:
Lawyer Lin Liang, special assistant Chen Zhenning, and a team of three professional accountants, which are specially supported by Hang Seng.
After a brief greeting between the two sides, White made it clear that he knew that Zhang Heng had a lot of business to come over this time, and although the sale of gold futures was important, it was not the most important.
Before coming, Zhang Heng had already confirmed the intention to sell and the bottom line of the price during internal communication, and then negotiated by their respective teams, the two of them left the reception room, entered the bar room of the suite, and poured Zhang Heng a glass of Bordeaux wine with his own hands, and Walter raised his glass.
After Zhang Heng slowly took a sip of wine, Walter first praised Zhang Heng's youth and promisingness as usual, and then entered the real theme: "Zhang, do your two companies have any plans to go public in the United States?"
Zhang Heng looked at him with a smile: "Aren't you from the gold trading department?"
"Poirot told you who I am, so I don't have to hide it, I'm really just an internal rotation, and at the end of the year, I'll move into other departments, maybe it's the securities department, or the M&A department. Walter looked at Zhang Heng with a sincere face, "I hope to establish a long-term relationship with you." ”
Zhang Heng raised his cup and touched him lightly, took a sip again, and looked very interested on his face, "Do you think my two companies have the qualifications to be listed in the United States?"
Walter put down his wine glass and said very seriously: "Daheng Printing Paper has already had the qualification, and Daheng Technology, at the latest next year, will definitely have this qualification." ”
Zhang Heng also put down his wine glass, sat down on the soft leather sofa, pondered for a while, and said, "Thank you for your attention, we have no plans to go public in the short term." ”
"You mean, there are still plans for the future?" said Walt, a Jewish businessman, who looked at the problem from a unique and enthusiastic perspective.
"It should be!" Zhang Heng nodded in confirmation.
Daheng printing paper will not be the core enterprise, when the conditions are ripe to take the listing to recover a large amount of cash is the proper meaning, as for Daheng technology, in his blueprint, the future of the listing will not be a company, but a series of companies separated.
Of course, the timing is definitely not right at this time, and the post-mortem is not really known to the whole world.
Walter smiled and said, "Then remember our agreement, and be sure to consider us first when the time comes." ”
Zhang Heng nodded: "If the conditions are right, I like to socialize with friends." ”
"Yes, friend!" Walter high-fived him excitedly, and brought up a new topic, "I heard you made a bet with Neo of Mirova?"
"Oh, you all know this?" Zhang Heng was slightly surprised.
Walter smirked, "Neo is a regular party in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and he comes to New York from time to time, so I'm a friend of his......"
Zhang Heng nodded and said meaningfully: "Goldman Sachs is also interested in such a small list. ”
"Of course, mergers and acquisitions with a total price of more than 10 million US dollars are not a small order. Walter said seriously, "Although I haven't entered the M&A department yet, if I can negotiate with you, it can be regarded as a very important stepping stone." ”
"Oh. Zhang Heng nodded, and suddenly understood that his impression of Goldman Sachs was still in the 21st century, and at this time, Goldman Sachs could not say how bullish, and it was still early to go public.
"What about my team?" Since Goldman Sachs wants to get involved, he doesn't hesitate to give them a chance, thinking that this is also a bargaining chip, and he can always get something more.
Since it is no longer possible to avoid the covetousness of Wall Street predators, let's find a cooperation that is not fierce for the time being, which is the only way to avoid in the business society.
"Of course, your team should also participate, our team is only to assist you and provide professional consulting services, of course, if you have carte blanche to entrust us with this merger and acquisition, we will definitely have a better cost. ”
"Then let's work together first, I also need a standing team on my side, as for between us, there will be opportunities in the future, and now maybe we can go back and see their results." Zhang Heng got up with a smile.
Looking at the steady back in front of him, Walter was full of emotion in his heart, he didn't think that Zhang Heng's sentence would have a chance in the future was a lie, on the contrary, he was deeply proud that he was able to find this potential founder in front of the crocodiles on Wall Street.
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