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Chapter 569: The bamboo pole will knock you

"$1.5 billion"

David. Morgan replied categorically that this is not the latest offer given by the company, and the offer given by the company is actually just the original $1.3 billion.

JPMorgan Chase is not a fool either, and of course they know that if Li Zhiyang is sincere in his desire to buy the headquarters and business of Bear Stearns.

Of course, there is a bargaining process, so at the beginning, they set the price a little higher in order to leave room for concessions in future negotiations.

But David, this kid is also ruthless enough, he knows that the people of the Celestial Empire have always liked to bargain, so he deliberately raised the price very high.

In fact, JPMorgan Chase's bottom line at the price offered to him this time is that it must not be less than 1250 million US dollars, which is exactly the first billion US dollars they need to lose in the later stage when they buy Bear Stearns.

They are just trying to reduce their costs as much as possible and control the risks as much as possible.

However, in the current world, if they want to buy this building for a high price of 1.25 billion US dollars, they also know that it is impossible, unless this Li Zhiyang is really a big fool.

Therefore, JPMorgan Chase is also mentally prepared, as long as it is what Li Zhiyang needs, anything from Bear Stearns, as long as it is not what JPMorgan Chase needs, then give it to them.

And the branches of Bear Stearns' commercial banks are exactly what JPMorgan Chase needs, and they are exactly what they have a headache for

Those outlets are now empty and empty, and they are not very easy to sell or rent, and if they don't sell for a day, they will be a burden every day.

You must know that there are more than 1,000 outlets, but they will bring them a lot of real estate taxes every year, which is certainly not what JPMorgan Chase needs.

Now that Li Zhiyang wants to take over, of course they can't ask for it

"1.5 billion? Aha, I think you'd better find another buyer. ”

Li Zhiyang's voice was a descending tone, and it was not difficult to hear the mockery in his tone, to be honest, the price of one billion yuan just now was basically very reasonable according to the current world.

After all, it is the real estate market in the United States, and when it is the worst time, if the real estate market is hot, Bear Stearns' headquarters building, coupled with his more than 1,000 outlets in the United States, is worth 2 billion dollars.

But now is the economic crisis after all, and the real estate bubble bursts, so given the price of one billion, Li Zhiyang feels that he is already very reasonable

When David heard Li Zhiyang's words, he was really uncomfortable, what are you doing?

The price is unreasonable, can everyone sit down and talk?

Why do you always have the intention of refusing to negotiate like this? This is not the business of the people of the Celestial Empire, and the people of the Celestial Empire do not like to make money in harmony?

Why is this Li Zhiyang so tough?

David. Morgan felt a little helpless, he had sat down with some merchants of the Celestial Empire to negotiate with him before, but at that time he was the one who used the strong.

Otherwise, those merchants of the Celestial Empire, as soon as they heard Morgan's name, their legs were weak, and often after messing up, it was easy for them to take the initiative to give in and let him get what he wanted.

But today's Li Zhiyang, unlike those Celestial Dynasty merchants in the past, this kid was in a very strong state from beginning to end.

Once he said something that didn't match this kid's mind, this guy immediately threatened himself by stopping the negotiations, such an unreasonable style really made David feel a headache.

In the process of dealing with the merchants of the Celestial Empire in the past, he learned that these Celestial Empire people like to bargain, so he often offers very high prices, and then talks with those people slowly, and finally forces the other party to accept his price.

And every time he wins in the end, he will be David. Morgan, but this Li Zhiyang this time is completely different, this kid actually doesn't eat this set at all.

And he was completely out of the habit of playing cards according to common sense, but put David. Morgan was embarrassed enough

If it weren't for JPMorgan Chase really not being able to leave this kid this time, David would have wanted to leave a long time ago.

"Mr. Li, don't be so anxious all the time If the price of the microservice is not suitable, we can talk about it again? If you are not satisfied with this price, what price do you think is appropriate, but one billion, I think, it is indeed a bit too low, can you see if you can give a higher price?"

David, I feel that I am in a hurry now, and my current virtue is almost the same as those vendors who set up stalls in the flea market every weekend.

This feeling, David. Morgan didn't like it a lot, he felt that his current self was really not the same person he used to be

"Impossible, we can only give so much, just a billion yuan, you are willing to sell, if you are not willing to sell, then forget it, anyway, we don't have to buy here. ”

Li Zhiyang rolled his eyes, and then said, he didn't pay attention to the young man in front of him, who was known as the future head of the Morgan family

As soon as Morgan heard this, he really wanted to jump up, kick this guy, and then walk away, talking about business with such a domineering person, it was really uncomfortable to play the piano to a cow

At this time, it happened that James's butler brought the dinner that Li Zhiyang had just ordered, and Li Zhiyang motioned for him to bring the dinner directly to the restaurant inside.

Then he turned to David and said, "Mr. Morgan, it seems that I am sorry, our business cannot be negotiated, if you are still not satisfied with this price, then there is no need for us to continue to talk about this business, I'm sorry, I'm going to dinner." ”

After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the dining room at the other end of the study, without giving this David any face. Morganlius.

That's when that David. Morgan's face is blue and purple, such a person who doesn't give him face, he has been in the business world for ten years, and he really hasn't met one.

Today's Li Zhiyang is definitely the first one, damn it, grandson, you are too good at doing things

David. Morgan, I really wanted to leave, but when I remembered it again, the board of directors of JPMorgan Chase had given me the task of letting Li Zhiyang open his wallet no matter what.

If you can't complete this task smoothly, then in the end, the result waiting for him will be beaten into the cold palace, you must know that the Morgan family has never lacked any young talents, and the position of the future head of the family is very important, and he is not the only one.

So at this time, David suddenly fell into a dilemma

At this time, James, who had been quietly watching the show, suddenly spoke.

"Hehe, David, you know, Zhiyang is such a character, when he does business with others, he likes to be frank and unrestrained, and he doesn't like to play tricks, I think he thinks that your offer of 1.5 billion is really insincere, so please don't be surprised, but to be honest, I also think that your offer of 1.5 billion is a bit too high, isn't it? After all, the current world is not very good."

Old James smiled and said this to this David, and he said it with a pleasant face, which immediately made David's heart feel a lot better.

However, as soon as he listened carefully to James's explanation, he suddenly felt that he had just made a bit of a mistake on the 1.5 billion offer.

If this Li Zhiyang is really like what old James said, he likes to go straight and doesn't like to play tricks, then his offer of 1.5 billion yuan just now is indeed not very sincere to him.

Feelings: This kid is still different from those other Celestial Empire merchants? It turns out that he doesn't like it, what kind of person is bargaining?

David really wanted to slap himself twice, but at this time, in front of James, he felt that he couldn't show cowardice no matter what.

Now although Li Zhiyang has gone to dinner, James is still there, which shows that James still wants to talk about this business.

David gathered his thoughts for a moment, and then said to James.

"And Mr. James, what do you think is the right price?"

"Hehe, I don't count this, since you don't leave now, it means that you still want to talk about business, so you can quote a real price, if I think it's appropriate, then I'll persuade Zhiyang again to see if he agrees?"

Old James said with a smile, but in fact, he kicked the ball back, which is another problem for David.

David scolded the old fox in his heart, but after a pause and thought for a while, he said to James.

"1250 million, this is the limit of what I can bear"

This time he didn't dare to play tricks, this is indeed the bottom line given to him by the board of directors of JPMorgan Chase, if Li Zhiyang is still too expensive, then he will have to communicate with the board of directors for a while.

Although he didn't want to accept the result of the failed negotiation, after all, if Li Zhiyang's offer was too low, then it would be difficult for the board of directors to accept it.

David has participated in so many business negotiations, and this is the one that makes him feel the most uncomfortable, the most powerless, and frustrated

James is also an old man who has been rolling in the mall for a long time, and at this time, when he looks at David's look and the price he quotes, he knows that this may be the bottom line on JPMorgan's side.

It seems that this kid didn't play tricks this time, so he nodded to David and said.

"Okay, you sit here and wait a while, I'll go talk to him and see what he thinks?"

Then James got up and walked to the restaurant where Li Zhiyang was, he walked to Li Zhiyang and sat down, and then discussed with Li Zhiyang in a whisper where to sit.

David could only sit in his study, waiting for them to come out with a result.

David waited for a while, and then saw Li Zhiyang pick up the napkin, wipe his mouth, and then get up and walked over slowly with James.

After Li Zhiyang walked into the study, Shi Shiran sat in front of David, picked up the coffee that James's butler had just made for him and took a sip before saying to David.

"Mr. Morgan, it's not that I'm not sincere, but the current world is really bad, and you also know that it's not easy to come up with a billion cash at a time. What's more, the real estate market in the United States is such an environment now, so I think 1 billion is a very reasonable price. ”

When David heard this, his heart was on fire, and a billion dollars is still a lot of money for you? Who doesn't know that your kid was about to make the British finance secretary cry when he was calling for wind and rain in the London stock market last year.

Your kid is worth at least 100 billion yuan now, and you are still crying poor here, what a complete miser

"So, now that you're bidding 1250 million, I still think it's a bit high. ”

Li Zhiyang continued with what he had just said. But David was anxious when he heard this, Lao Tzu lowered the price to 250 million, and he was not sincere? What else do you want?

"But Mr. Li, I think 1250 million is really very reasonable, and 10000000000 is indeed a bit too low. ”

David didn't wait for Li Zhiyang to finish speaking, and then interjected.

At this moment, Li Zhiyang's face sank suddenly, and he stopped talking, and James and David suddenly felt that the aura in the room was a little wrong.

At this time, James stood up and said as if he was afraid that Li Zhiyang would be angry.

"Wait, don't worry, first of all, I think what Zhiyang said is not unreasonable, the real estate environment in the United States is indeed not as good as it was back then, he said to give one billion, I think it is a lot. But David has now lowered the price by 250 million, and I think you are also very sincere. Now everyone's question is on this difference of 250 million, so I think, David, look, what else can you get your hands on? Can you add something more?

When David heard James say this at this time, he suddenly realized in his heart, okay, you dream of your son-in-law, just now you have always been a singer with a red face and a white face

I was really stupid, just now I was also dizzy by Li Zhiyang's attitude, I didn't notice this, and now as soon as James spoke, David reacted.

The two of them are summed up, so they set themselves up

At this time, David's mind was a lot clearer, and now at least he has determined one point, that is, Li Zhiyang and they are indeed interested in Bear Stearns' headquarters building and the part of the commercial bank

I didn't expect that I was so excited just now, and I actually leaked my bottom line to them, and now these two guys are making a fuss about their bottom line

But that's not a big deal, as long as you're really tempted, then let's take a look at the rest, what else do you want?

"Okay, Mr. Lee, what else do you think you need from us, or do you have a crush on that part of Bear Stearns?"

David is not in a hurry at this time, in fact, as long as he can continue to talk, and he does not have to fall into an impasse like just now, it will be easy to do

Li Zhiyang didn't keep a straight face at this time, he smiled and said to David.

"Mr. Morgan, in fact, it is very obvious that James and I want to buy this Bear Stearns headquarters building, as well as the part of his firm. We wanted to set up a commercial bank, mainly to serve some of my industrial parts of the Celestial Empire. But you also know that we can't lose money in the United States, we don't want to compete with JPMorgan Chase, or big banks like Morgan Stanley, but at the very least, we don't want to lose money, so... ”

David also vaguely understood what Li Zhiyang wanted at this time, and at the beginning he was still guessing this guy and wanted those exclusive news about Puting

"So, we hope that you can provide some customer resources for our commercial banks. ”

Li Zhiyang continued.

The nature of setting up a commercial bank is completely different from that of an investment bank, and it needs customers to deposit, that is, it needs to have a flow of money.

Americans don't like to save money, and they still have a habit of owing money to the bank, which makes Li Zhiyang very worried.

If you set up your own trading house and no one comes to make deposits, then you are not asking for trouble? Li Zhiyang does not have the habit of being a great and benevolent person, especially for Americans.

And the Morgan consortium controlled by the Morgan family, under his banner, not only has JPMorgan Chase, but also Morgan Stanley.

Although they were not like the Rockefellers, they controlled many large industrial companies.

For example, it originally belonged to the Watson family, and now it has been merged into the International Business Machines Company under the Rockefeller family, which is known as IB. For example, General Electric, General Motors, American Steel, AT&T, International Telephone and Telegraph Company, these giant companies that are famous in the United States, are actually large industrial companies under the name of the Morgan family.

And these large companies controlled by the Morgan family, and the downstream companies that are closely related to them, are tens of thousands, which are related to the jobs of hundreds of millions of American families

Therefore, what Li Zhiyang means is that since the Morgan family wants to do business with themselves, can they do some business of his downstream enterprises to his own firm.

For example, the payroll of those companies, their various insurances, etc., in fact, as long as the Morgan family's fingers are loosened, it is estimated that there will be hundreds of millions of dollars that can flow into their pockets every year.

David. When Morgan heard this, he also frowned, Li Zhiyang's meaning, he understood it, it turned out that this kid was fighting this idea

In fact, on the basis of industry, it is a very good idea to develop finance, because this is often just a game of money flowing from one pocket to another.

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