In the auction, Link and Fren's gains are neither big nor small. Link sold a total of eight lots, and Flren won nine.

They don't have to wait to pay for the lot at a later date, they pay for all the lots before they leave. The auctioneer will deliver what they have auctioned to the place they designate.

However, neither of them had a good harvest.

They had a lot of things in mind before they came. It's just that a lot of it didn't make it. Both of them only bid with the idea of investment. A lot of things end up in price far more than their reserve price. Beyond that price, they think there is no value in the investment.

Those things may still appreciate in value, but they are looking for collectibles that appreciate faster. If it takes several years to increase in value by a few percent, they might as well deposit their money in a bank with high interest rates or simply look for an opportunity to buy government bonds.

Interest on government bonds is also not taxable.

Moreover, they also feel that it is not worth it to come forward to participate in such an auction. They can totally let a surrogate come. It wouldn't be a waste of their time and wouldn't be noticeable.

It seems that that is the way the rich play collecting.

The real rich, unless they are facing something that is inevitable, they don't need to come forward in person. Just set a psychological price for the lot and let people bid on it. Only what is inevitable needs to be present at any time to respond to changes in the price of the auction.

It is clear that they have not really understood the lifestyle of the plutocrats. But it's not too late to understand this.

The two of them didn't take their stupidity to heart. That's actually because they don't have much entertainment. If it is other super-rich people who have a lot to do, I am afraid that they will not have time to participate in such an auction.

Fren took Link's car back to the hotel, and he didn't plan to go to Link's room again, and while waiting for his car to come out, he asked, "Do you have time tomorrow night?"

"There should be. What's the matter?"

"Tomorrow night a partner of mine is going to have a sixteenth birthday reception for his daughter, and he knows that I know you, so let me ask if you have time to attend. ”

"Your friend?"

"It's mostly about business. I have some investment in his business. ”

When Link heard him say this, he asked, "An important partner?" and if so, he would give Flren a face.

"My most important partner is you. Flon said with a smile. "But he's known me for more than a decade, and since he's spoken, I'll ask. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow night, I'm still free." ”

When Flon heard that he agreed, he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll ask him to send the invitation." In addition, he has a winery in California's Napa Valley, which seems to be more than 200 acres, although his wine is not too well-known and has suffered a lot of damage from the fires of '17. ”

"What kind of loss?"

"Most of the vines withered. The grapes that are being planted now do not seem to be ideal either. Fren couldn't think of a reason for the partner to ask him to invite Link. "I think he's still interested in wine. ”

Link smiled and said, "You think he wants Blue Lagoon grapes?"

"Maybe he also has the Blue Lagoon Wine Program. ”

Link hadn't thought of this possibility before, but when he said that, he was curious and asked, "You mean he has a distribution network?"

"Yes, he has a wine franchise chain in the eastern United States," Flon laughs. And your Blue Lagoon regular wine, which is cheap, is usually sold in supermarkets, and slightly more expensive will be sold online. Maybe he wants to get the right to sell offline. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "If that's what he wants, I don't have to go." Wine sales have always been managed by Snapton's team. And I think she's doing a pretty good job right now. ”

Snapton has a clear distinction between sales methods in the U.S. and abroad. In the U.S., mid-grade wines are sold directly online, and only the lowest-end wines are found in supermarkets. Abroad, they will look for agents.

Snapton and his sales are doing well, and he himself has plans to use Lin's retail mall to sell Blue Lagoon wines. So there is no need for him to hand over the right to sell to someone else.

Fren smiled and said, "That's just a possibility. Or maybe he just wants to get to know you simply. ”

"If there's an invitation, I'll go for it. ”

"Okay, I'll go talk to him. ”

After Flann's car left, Link returned to his room. Tomorrow he will negotiate with the chairman of Meiya Media, and he needs to see if he has received the latest news.

The next day, at 10 a.m., Link received Chairman Jiang of Meiya Media Group in his hotel room.

He is now a big target, and if he goes to Meiya Media in person, it may change his plan to buy shares in Meiya Group. The previous robbery of West Coast TV in the middle of the Huang family is a lesson.

And Chairman Jiang doesn't want him to go to Meiya Media.

"Hello, Mr. Hans. "Chairman Jiang was born in Hong Kong and is not good at Mandarin, and Lin Ke obviously does not speak Cantonese. The two of them are Chinese and can only talk in English, which has to be said to be a strange phenomenon. "You look younger than I thought you would. ”

Link shook hands with him and said, "Mr. Jiang also looks very energetic!"

"People who do business must maintain a young mentality, especially those who are engaged in media, if they are old, they will not be able to keep up with the needs of the generations. Chairman Jiang said with a smile. "So the world of the future will definitely belong to you young people. ”

Link smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang, please take a seat." ”

After they sat down, Tiger made coffee and brought it in.

After Tiger left, Link said, "Mr. Chiang, I think Miss Snapton has already told you my wishes. ”

"Yes. I was surprised when Miss Snapton told me that you would like to take a stake in AIG. ”

Link picked up the mug and said with a smile, "Actually, I had planned to find a media outlet that would give me a voice." You know, I've not been very popular with the media over the years. ”

"Haha, I don't think the media you've sued will definitely see you as a friend. But they never saw us Chinese as friends, except when the people they supported were campaigning. ”

Link nodded and said, "Chairman Jiang is right. That's why I want to take a stake in a media company. I hope that through this company, at least this media will not promote me with a biased attitude. ”

Chairman Jiang smiled and said, "I can understand Mr. Hans's thoughts. In fact, my father also saw that we Chinese did not have a media dedicated to speaking for us Chinese, so he decided to establish Meiya Media. After more than 30 years of hard work, we Meiya Group has finally become the leader of Haohua media enterprises. At present, Meiya Media is the largest and most complete Chinese media group among Chinese media enterprises. And we will continue to work hard to spread the voice of the Chinese people on a larger scale. ”

Link knows that Mayer Media is looking for financing, and he can also understand Mayer Media's ambitions. He nodded and said, "I also hope that Chinese people can get the same fairness as white people in the United States." As a member of the Chinese community, I am certainly willing to make my own efforts for this. ”

This can be regarded as a statement of the position of both sides.

Chairman Jiang hinted that Meiya Group was founded by his father, and that the Jiang family has no intention of giving up Meiya Media Group, and has the ambition to continue to develop Meiya Media. So if Link's ultimate goal is to get Meiya Media, there is no need to talk about this negotiation. The Jiang family didn't have to ask for Link's support. The Jiang family can develop Meiya Media Group into the largest Chinese-language media company in the United States in 30 years, or it can take a longer time to develop slowly. So Link's financing is not necessary.

Link, on the other hand, showed that he did not have much ambition for the Meiya Group. He just wanted to find a table where he could make his voice hear. And willing to cooperate with Meiya Group to make "their own efforts".

It doesn't matter if Meiya Group is bragging, and it doesn't matter if Link is duplicitous or not. The two sides reached a consensus on this.

At least Chairman Jiang is more satisfied with this. He smiled and got to the point: "Mr. Hans, our board of directors of Meiya Group is willing to accept you as a member of our board of directors in principle after careful consideration. AIG Media is preparing to raise a capital raise, and the proceeds will be used for the development of the company. To this end, we issued 20% of our share capital. These new shares were originally planned to be purchased by our shareholders in proportion to their existing shares. However, after learning that Mr. Hans was interested in joining our company, after discussion by the board of directors of the group, most of the directors gave up the right to purchase new shares and were willing to sell this part of the shares to Mr. Hans. ”

Link already knew a thing or two about this from the information he had gathered. However, there are some discrepancies between what he understands and what Chairman Jiang said.

That's not the point, though. The key is whether he can get those shares.

"I'm very grateful for their trust," he said with a smile. I don't know how many shares I can buy and how much they are worth?"

"Mr. Hans. I'll have to tell you first. Those shares only have the power to pay dividends for five years, but not the decision-making power. ”

"Decision-making power and stuff like that, I don't care. I just wish I had a place to make my voice heard when I needed it. Of course, I also hope that more places will administer justice for me. ”

Link said this very falsely, but he felt that he almost believed what he said.

15% of the non-decision-making shares, asking for $100 million. It's not too high, but it's not low either.

These shares are not just non-voting. Even those dividend rights are only nominally available.

Link is well aware of this.

If Meiya Group really expands, it is likely to lose money in the next few years, so how can there be any dividends?

But he didn't care. He invested in Meiya Group, mainly to get a right to participate.

To put it bluntly, he is not optimistic about Meiya Media's expansion plans. It's not that Chairman Jiang's expansion strategy is wrong, it's just that the risks are too great. Because Meiya Media doesn't have enough money. If Meiya Media cannot restore profitability in a short period of time, it is easy to cause dissatisfaction among other shareholders. At that point, there is a risk of turmoil in the USG group.

Maybe at that time, he could get the Meiya Media Group.