"What? There's a significant shareholder who doesn't want to sell his shares?" Roy was surprised, he had expected that the acquisition would not be perfect, but it was still a little uncomfortable that it had happened.

Amelio was embarrassed that according to the chairman's authority, he could refuse this unreasonable request based on the vote of the board of directors, but Barney didn't do it, so he couldn't say anything.

"Edwin only has a 5% stake, Mr. Roy, you see?"

"Can you wait a minute? I'm going to hear from the partner. ”

Roy called Alyssa and Richie to another room and asked, "I personally want to acquire all the preferred shares (non-tradable shares), but Edwin is adamantly opposed, do you have any suggestions?"

Alyssa said: "I suggest that we sign an agreement immediately, take other people's shares first, and then we can consider whether to give Edwin a higher price separately." ”

Rich objected: "I object! Edwin's stake is only 5%, it doesn't affect the overall situation, if we buy Edwin's shares at a high price and the other directors know about it, even if the agreement is signed, it may cause unforeseen trouble, such as them suing us for colluding privately for violating the fair agreement." ”

"Is there a mistake? suing us for insider trading with Edwin is so exaggerated?" Roy was a little puzzled, wasn't this just out of nowhere?

Alyssa said: "I don't think there is a need to have this concern, because this is the chairman Barney for Edwin to delegate power, and it has nothing to do with us, even if there is a lawsuit, the probability of losing is very small." ”

Roy weighed in his heart, even if there was really such trouble in the future, if the lawsuit was lost, it would be nothing more than to compensate the other directors for some money, which was not a problem, even if they made a fuss, I would not be short of money. "Alyssa, after signing the agreement, you will contact Edwin privately and see what he has to say. If the conditions are not too harsh, I agreed directly. ”

“ok。 ”

They returned to the conference room.

Amelio was in a hurry and didn't plan to think about it for another day, so he decided to sign the agreement directly. This is also exactly what Roy wants, hurry up and cut the mess, otherwise Qiao Gang Leader may make any more moths, it will be troublesome.

In the end, Roy acquired 95% of Apple's preferred shares for more than 3.3 billion, which was very successful.

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In a suite at The Peninsula Hotel.

Hearing the knock on the door, Roy walked over to open the door, only to see a white, thin-faced, tender, and soft beauty standing at the door, a beige shirt bulging the career line, a light gray plaid skirt solemn and elegant tightly wrapping the hips, a gray knitted shawl loosely spread, half-covered and half-hidden, temperament flying, and the black high-heeled boots on the feet are perfectly contrasted with the big white legs, glamorous and restrained.

"Ha, please come in, beauty. Roy's eyes couldn't help but keep looking up and down. Youth may be a woman's greatest asset, but temperament and taste are an incurable poison, just like Alyssa, perfect and almost impeccable.

Alyssa smiled and deliberately changed her suit to make herself look softer. "I'm sorry Roy, Edwin's side, it's probably difficult to make a deal, he is very determined, and he seems to be very optimistic about Jobs, so he has no intention of selling shares at all. ”

"Haha, it doesn't matter. After eating a big meal by yourself, you have to leave some dessert for people of insight, otherwise you will face mediocre people, and how boring life should be. "Roy is generous on the surface, but in his heart he has complained about Edwin a hundred times, you have also crossed over, right, do you still have a tendency to be abused? You actually like Jobs's rough temper, really......

"Hey, I thought you might ...... Forget it, it looks like I'm overhearted. Alyssa glanced at her watch, it was already 3 o'clock in the morning, she was about to say goodbye, and said with a smile: "It's not early, you should rest early." ”

Roy walked over to the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked at the glowing night scene outside the building, especially Fifth Avenue, where the street lights were bright and dazzling, and the city's brilliant neon starry sky lost its light. He pointed out the window in one direction and asked, "Alyssa, do you know which well-known company this location on Wall Street is?"

Alyssa walked over curiously, looked around for a moment, and shook her head.

"Goldman Sachs!"

Alyssa was startled, and a legendary company came to mind.

The world's largest financial market is undoubtedly Wall Street, and the top investment bank on Wall Street is undoubtedly Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs is the mecca of all venture capitalists, and it is also a behemoth that no venture capital firm can surpass.

Roy said solemnly: "You have worked so hard to become such an outstanding investor, haven't you ever thought of making a legendary-level deed?"

Alyssa smiled bitterly: "I've thought about it, but I just think about it, among all the companies I invest in, two or three can stand out, it's already amazing, how can I achieve the height of Goldman Sachs?"

"I can! I can help you make it happen!" Roy looked at Alyssa steadfastly, sparks in their eyes.

Alisa smiled helplessly: "How can a super group with a history of more than 100 years catch up and surpass it casually? The connections, money, and experience required behind this do not require decades of accumulation, it is too difficult! It can be said that it is impossible at all!"

"This is not you, I know you have always been confident and tenacious, never compromising, why do you always say frustrating things today?"

"Do you really understand the scale of Goldman Sachs? Do you understand the background of Goldman Sachs? Do you understand the operation of Goldman Sachs? You are a young man, fantasizing about a goal, and boldly doing it, I can understand it, but this bubble dream will scoff at anyone who is mature in thought. ”

"What are you worried about?" Roy was proud in his heart, yes, I want to be a company that surpasses Goldman Sachs in the future, I don't have anything, I am young.

"I just understand the gap between reality and ideals. Alyssa ignored Roy's childishness, her dark brown eyes became deeper and deeper, "I have a classmate who works at Goldman Sachs, and I listen to him tell me about the inner workings of Goldman Sachs from time to time, which is a despair that is difficult for anyone to surpass." Its cultivation of financial talents, the installation of government legislators, the manipulation of financial markets, not to mention its sophisticated corporate culture and excellent partnership system, and its close relationship with the government alone are competitive advantages that no investment bank can imitate. ”

Historically, Goldman Sachs has maintained a close relationship with the president of the United States since the legendary CEO Weinberg, so Goldman Sachs has been able to penetrate into the highest decision-making level of the government for a long time, and can directly advise the president on the appointment and dismissal of cabinet members, the formulation of industry policy rules, and even in the field of foreign affairs.

Weinberg's deep political foundation for Goldman Sachs has been carried on by successive Goldman Sachs CEOs.

Goldman Sachs has installed its own people in the U.S. government to influence the formulation of financial policies, so that the market can develop in its favor and gain an exclusive competitive advantage.

The number of people it has installed in successive governments is very staggering. For example, during President Trump's term, the No. 1 and No. 2 people in the Treasury Department, the chairman, vice chairman, and security adviser of the National Economic Commission were all held by Goldman Sachs. So much so that everyone joked that this is the government cabinet meeting, and this is simply the management of Goldman Sachs in a meeting.

Goldman Sachs is also the Whampoa Military Academy of the Federal Reserve, and it has continuously sent its own people to the central bank of the United States to hold important positions, as well as the United States Securities Regulatory Commission, and the current person in charge is also from Goldman Sachs.

The success in the United States has also allowed Goldman Sachs' influence to penetrate into the global political circle, and the former Bank of Canada governor and current Bank of England governor Carney and the current European Central Bank President Draghi are all from Goldman Sachs.

That's why everyone says that the global economic trend depends on Washington, and Washington's economic situation depends on Wall Street, and Wall Street's recommendations are determined by Goldman Sachs.

In short, Goldman Sachs' influence in finance and politics is bottomless. It is indeed fantastical to say that it wants to surpass Goldman Sachs.

Roy also knew the facts described by Alyssa, but he still wanted to challenge, "The dream must be there, what if it comes true?"

Alyssa looked at each other in a daze, she had already said it so clearly, Roy was still so optimistic, self-consistent, and full of fearless heroism, "What if you fail? ”

Roy took a step up and couldn't help but caress the other party's cheek, his eyes bursting with fearless light, "I'm not afraid of failure, I'm afraid that I won't have dreams and become a muddy walking corpse." When desire triumphs over fear, when duty gives a letter to fate, when honor refuses to compromise with death – this is me!"

Alyssa stared at Roy's star-sparkling eyes, her cheeks were hot, and she couldn't help but bow her head.

Is this a dream of bewitchment?

Roy grabbed Alyssa's waist, leaned down gently, and kissed the wonderful **red lips - the doorbell rang at this time.