"Huaxia Kid and Ed Woolrad meet?" Carl Icahn held the phone in one hand and stroked the thick gray beard on his chin with the other, thoughtfully.

"Interesting... What are they talking about?" asked Cal Icahn.

Paul Stevenson apologized, "I'm sorry, Mr. Icahn, they changed the meeting place at the last minute, although I was already in their original dining room, and I didn't listen to their conversation. ”

Eavesdropping was the most effective way to obtain trade secrets before the Internet became widespread. And all kinds of eavesdropping tools have long been unknowingly entered public life.

In his previous life, a friend of Zhang Chen once found three bugs in the office, and the three bugs were three different brands, indicating that there were three different people who wanted to spy on the secret。。。。。。

"Could he have started to doubt me?" Paul Stevenson said carefully, "otherwise how could he suddenly change the place of meeting?"

Cal Icahn muttered, "Don't jump to conclusions just yet, you follow me for a while, and I'll arrange for you to evacuate." ”

"But... Paul Stevenson stopped talking.

Carl Icahn ignored Paul Stevenson, but said to himself: "As far as I know, this Chinese kid has also invested in the chemical industry in Huaxia, and Ed Woolard has deep roots in DuPont... No, it shouldn't be that simple, otherwise Ed Woolrad couldn't have left the warmth of Florida, where he spends the winter in Palm Beach every year... He is also a director of North Atlantic Bell... No, it's not ... Citi... It's possible that now that Citi is seeking a merger with Salomon Smith Barney, what might the two be plotting about。。。。。。 ”

Carl Icahn went through all the companies where Ed Woolrad was a director or chairman, sometimes shaking his head, sometimes nodding.

Suddenly, Carl Icahn's eyes lit up, "Apple! Yes, Ed Woolard is also a director of Apple! The purpose of the meeting between the two is the most likely Apple!"

"Apple... Apple... Cal Icahn was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly stood up, "Matrix wants to buy Apple!"

"Erwin, find out Apple's transaction records and transaction analysis for the past six months, right away!" Paul Stevenson heard Cal Icahn growl to his personal assistant on the phone, and the voice was so loud that he unconsciously pulled the microphone away from his ear.

"Mr. Icahn... Paul Stevenson was about to say something, but was interrupted by Carl Icahn, "Paul, you have done a very good job in this matter, continue to keep an eye on him on the periphery, don't startle the snake, that's all." ”

Before Paul Stevenson could speak, Carl Icahn hung up the phone, and when he heard a beep on the phone, Paul Stevenson stood still for a long time and let out a wry smile.

If you stay any longer, something should really happen... As a professional business spy, you can't really get engaged to Cheryl, right?

Paul Stevenson lit a Davidoff, and Cheryl Sandberg's pure and happy smile came to mind, and his heart was full of contradictions.

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"Sure enough!" Cal Icahn's eyes shot a falcon-like gaze, and his fingers pinching the documents were a little white, "Since August, the trading volume of Apple's stock has been increasing slightly, and the concentration of stocks has increased, and the number of shares held by three hundred stock accounts has exceeded 150,000 shares in the past four months, accounting for more than 25 percent of Apple's total share capital, and even if some of these accounts are not linked to Matrix, they have already absorbed 20% As long as the above Apple shares start to make a tender offer, this part of the shares will be delivered to Matrix!"

Carl Icahn is one of the richest people on Wall Street, conservatively estimated to be worth more than $2 billion, and has handled countless acquisitions.

"Erwin, make 50,000 hands of apples. Cal Icahn smiled dangerously, "Watch the speed of buying, don't attract attention." ”

A good hunter is not afraid of the prey moving, he is afraid of not moving.

As long as it moves, no matter how cunning the prey is, it can find a flaw.

And now, this acquisition is a flaw in Matrix!

What Carl Icahn does is very simple, quietly absorb Apple's shares, and when the control reaches a certain number, it will lurk, as long as Matrix makes a takeover offer, then Carl Icahn can also make the same offer, forcing Matrix to accept the share exchange, so as to enter the backdoor listing of Matrix.

If Matrix doesn't accept the swap, the offer won't work, the deal will fail, and he will have to pay a high price to buy Apple shares from Cal Icahn, and he can also make a big profit.

In fact, this is also a hostile takeover, a kind of stock market sniper, Liu Yuci used this method to kill all sides in the Xiangjiang stock market, thus gaining the reputation of a sniper in the stock market.

It's just that Liu Yuci sniped at the controlling party of the listed company, while Carl Icahn sniped at the acquirer this time.

Although Carl Icahn didn't know this Chinese allusion, it didn't affect him to be the yellow finch standing on the branch!

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"You're a bastard without JB!" Steve Jobs grabbed the projector's remote control and threw it at Apple's vice president of finance, Jay Doherty, who was bald, and the remote control smashed against Apple's transparent glass curtain wall.

"Steve, this is the boardroom! You're also a member of the board and can have your say, but no one can indulge your waywardness!" Ed Woolrad frowned.

Jobs had a disdainful smile on his face, "No one condones my waywardness?" Ed, you seem to have forgotten how you begged me to take over this mess in the first place. ”

A hint of embarrassment flashed in Ed Woolrad's eyes, and when Amelio revealed his incompetence, Apple's board of directors had only the option of replacing Amelio with Jobs to stabilize investor confidence, and at the time, he did promise Jobs unlimited power beyond the board.

Although this promise is not recognized by law, almost all directors can only be appointed after Jobs' approval, which means that Jobs has no enemies on the board of directors.

Only by giving Jobs supreme power and making any changes according to his wishes, Apple may have a glimmer of life.

Ed Woolrad sees this very clearly.

Even if the successor is not Steve Jobs, any candidate who makes such a request, Apple's board of directors will agree.

At the moment of life and death, if you still insist on the democracy of the board of directors, you are looking for death.

Hormone harm is great, but the patient is already dying, and he is still considering whether the drug is too great, and the patient may die first before taking the medicine.

But only Jobs is the most suitable medicine for Apple, and he is the only one who can give full play to this power and fight for Apple's life.

Ed Woolrad's eyes flashed: "Steve, Apple is indeed a little better now, but if the new Mac is not successful, Apple will go bankrupt in three months." The board of directors is for the shareholders, and we must be accountable to the shareholders. ”

Jobs gave an exaggerated expression: "Ed, you are such a saint! If you are in India, you should be offered in the temple with Gandhi." Do you know who this person is standing here? It's me! Steve Jobs! I never serve anyone! Are these shit shareholders buying Apple stock for charity? No! It's to make money! If they want to make money, they just shut their foul mouths and honestly sit aside!"

(End of chapter)