Chapter 485: Rapid Rise

Mark is not surprised by this, the typical marriage between Mi Guo Online and Time Warsaw is divorce, but it is strange who hugged the thick legs, was in a hurry to resume being single and married again, he jokingly said: "If I have money, I will buy Time Warner." ”

But he saw that Barry didn't smile at all, and said strangely, "What?"

Barry said: "Mr. Richard Parsons of our parent company wanted to meet you, and he was on set. ”

Surprised, Mark Sze pulled Barry aside and said, "Barry, what do you know?"

Barry said strangely: "Davis Fund suddenly made a move, and within three days took the shares in the hands of many shareholders, according to the information they provided to the Securities Regulatory Commission, they already own 30% of Time Warner, they are already the first shareholder, and they are preparing to restructure the board of directors." ”

Mark was a little surprised, this is indeed surprising, as soon as Martin made a move, he won most of the shares of Time Warner with lightning speed, and there was no news on the market at this time.

It's no wonder that Parsons and Barry are in a hurry to see Mark, they are recognized as good friends, and it is conceivable that Parsons and Barry begged to see Martin, and they must have been ruthlessly rejected before they would hit Mark with their ideas.

Time Warner Group has been plagued by financial scandals many times in recent years, and Time Warner merged in 2000 to become Time Warner Group, but then the business development was not ideal, and the bursting of the Internet bubble hit the online business, and Time Warner also said at the beginning of this year that it would sell its Internet access business.

In 2002, after the Washington Post reported on a series of irregularities in Time Warner's trading activities, the Securities and Exchange Commission began an investigation into Time Warner's executives for allegedly inflating advertising revenues.

Time Warner settled with the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 2004 and early 2005, respectively, agreeing to pay $210 million and $300 million, respectively, to end a two-year lawsuit for accounting violations.

In order to show investors and its parent company, Time Warner Group, that the company's earnings were good, a number of executives entered into illegal sales agreements with a number of companies, under which the company provided funds to buy the company's online advertising in order to increase its advertising revenue.

But this temporary reconciliation at the government level does not mean that the matter is over, the bubble crisis, the industry recession, and the long-term fraud scandal have made investors lose confidence in the United States Online, which was once worth more than 160 billion yuan and is now less than 5 billion, and it has really fallen miserably.

Now the sudden sale of Davis Fund has made the situation even more complicated and difficult to understand, when the merger of Miguo Online and Time Warner, in order to ensure the long-term interests of both shareholders, a repurchase agreement was signed, and within a certain number of years, it can be exchanged again according to the market price, and the market value of Mi Guo Online is now about one-tenth of Time Warner, according to this agreement, he was directly annexed and became a subsidiary of Time Warner, rather than a parallel large company.

The involvement of the Davis Fund has made the management feel uneasy, the Davis Fund has so much equity, it will definitely not rest on its laurels, and the restructuring of the directors is necessary, and Parsons and Barry just want to hear some news through Mark.

As a courtesy, Mark met with Time Warner Chairman Richard Parsons, but Mark made it clear that I don't know more than you do.

Parsons mused, "We appreciate it if you're willing to introduce it on your behalf." ”

"I could make a phone call, but you know, Martin he's very busy, I'm not sure if I see you," Mark said. ”

Parsons said: "Of course!" He is the imposing chairman of Time Warner, a big man in the media industry, and compared to Martin, he is only a small shareholder, as long as Martin is not happy, he cannot be the chairman.

In front of them, Mark called Martin and said, "I heard that you have become a major shareholder of Time Warner, congratulations, my friend." ”

Martin said, "Are you honest? "Peer like an enemy nation.

Mark said: "Of course it's honest, there aren't many places where MM Group competes directly, are we going to hurt the peace because of this little money? The "Hangover" series, the "Saw Horror" series, and now "Batman", we have competition and cooperation. ”

Martin said, "Maybe?"

Mark said: "I have two friends here who would like to visit you, Parsons, chairman of Time Warner Inc., and Meyer, president of Warner Bros. ”

Martin said, "If you think they are worth recommending, let them show up at my estate at eight o'clock tonight." With that, he hung up the phone.

Mark had no choice but to say to Barry, "We've had friends for years, but I want to know the purpose of your trip. ”

"Mr. Davis suddenly took control of a majority of the group's shares, and there was no shareholder meeting or board meeting, and now there is panic within the group, and we want to know Mr. Davis's intentions," Barry said. ”

Mark said: "Martin spent a lot of money to control the Time Warner Group, there must be his strategic intentions, but whatever the intentions, the stability of the group is the key, and he will see you at his estate at eight o'clock tonight." ”

Parsons hurriedly expressed his gratitude, in fact he was in New York, and had asked to see Davis, but the other party refused, so he had to fly to Chicago with Barry, hoping to catch up with each other through the line of Mark, and now he finally got on the line.

Davis suddenly took control of Time Warner, and the ghost knows how he did it, it is not an easy task to make so many shareholders submit, let alone a silent completion, if it were not for their filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, no one would know the news, which is equivalent to an overnight change for Time Warner Group.

I just dumped my ex-husband, and I actually became a wife without even knowing it? Is there an even more ridiculous thing? Now people are panicking.

A top-down change is about to happen, and everyone wants to reap the benefits of it, and Mark Jen Parsons went to the bathroom and said to Barry, "Didn't you think about coming yourself?"

Barry said: "It's hard for me to refuse Richard's request, and besides, I don't have enough qualifications, and more importantly, we're allies, just take it one step at a time." ”

Mark said: "OK! Actually, with Martin, seniority is not a problem, loyalty is the key, and he will like you." ”

It's not surprising that the crew saw two of Time Warner's top bosses come to visit Mark, Mark is one of the top tycoons, they are proud to work under this Ga, and Mark will not put on a super-rich face to the people around him, whether it is in work or life.

Especially the people in the crew, who are used to seeing Giselle and Martin Jr. and Tanban, Mark likes to put his son around his neck and ride a big horse, and he will also play and laugh with Giselle, it is difficult to associate him with a generation of heroes.

Martin, another recognized hero of the generation, lives a more low-key life, every time he is in the news, that is, when he takes some big action, he rarely gives interviews to reporters or appears on television, in the eyes of the public, he is no different from a vampire on Wall Street, the only thing that makes people feel good is that he recaptures the torch goddess from the hands of the Japanese people.

Now Martin was staying somewhere on his estate, and had just hung up Mark's phone, and he said to the bodyguards beside him, "Yuri, if someone fires a few missiles here, I'm going to die." ”

Yuri said respectfully: "The patriots will knock them down." ”

Martin nodded and said, "The Foundation has completed its control of Blackwater, and I want you to become the president and help me take care of this beast." ”

Yuri said respectfully, "As you wish, sir." He paused and said, "If you don't stay in one place for a long time, keeping your whereabouts secret is the best way to secure it." ”

Martin said: "I am not afraid of death, I will be buried by many people when I die." ”

Seeing that Martin didn't have anything to say, Yuri bowed back.

Through the economic crisis and intimidation, Martin gained the right to shop freely, and he used the money in his hands to buy a large number of properties, many of which are defense industry companies in the United States, such as weapons manufacturing companies, which became the top upstarts for a while, but his crazy behavior has also become the target of public criticism, there has never been such a crazy person, his existence is a threat to many people, I believe that many people will want to get rid of him, this security issue is the top priority.

A new chaebol is on the rise, but wants to strangle him just as much.

Martin doesn't want to die yet, so he has to strengthen security measures, he has been planning for many years, with the help of shorting the subprime mortgage market, get a lot of what he wants, and form a new chaebol, but compared with the traditional chaebol, he is still very young, inferior in all aspects, and when they ease up, Martin will suffer, so he must step up to expand his strength.

After Yuri left, the servant brought Jerry Williams in, and Jerry was so excited when he saw the legendary tycoon that he said a lot of admiration, and hoped that he would be a member of the Homeland Security Council if he didn't know who was behind it.

Martin said bluntly: "Homeland Security Secretary Sheri will step down tomorrow, I wonder if you are suitable?"

The big old guy stepped down, and he didn't hear any rumors at all, which shows that the magic power of the master in front of him is vast, and Jerry immediately swore allegiance: "I am willing to go to the soup for Mr. and never give up." ”

Martin said: "I don't need beautiful words, I need loyal servants, I like Putin, he is very good at management, he has controlled the KGB for many years, no one betrayed him at the top, do you know why?"

Jerry knew that the other party was cunning and would never be deceived by other people's sweet words, so he gritted his teeth and said, "There are some rumors that are not very good. ”

Martin said: "I interviewed three people today, and they said they didn't know, so they were out, are you the fourth?"

Jerry knew that the opportunity was right in front of him, and that he had a chance to reach the top, so why sell his soul to the devil?