Miss Elizabeth Holmes finally released herself in front of Xu Teng, she didn't have to hide in disguise and gorgeous and delicate clothes all the time, she stopped pretending, and became warm and friendly with affection, like Xu Teng's best female friend. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Xu Teng was also very generous, letting her sit in his chair, he sat on the edge of the desk, drinking two glasses of whiskey with ice and olives with the blonde beauty, chatting about the video company, and helping her sort out a feasible development model.

By the way, he decided to invest $5 million in Theranos and let Miss Holmes find a really suitable scientific CEO on her own, focus on technology research and development, and wait for a more suitable opportunity.

If all goes well, after the merger of IIIUMINA, he will consider using IIIUMINA to continue to invest in Theranos, after all, with the strength of Theranos, it is a bit too difficult to develop this point-of-care blood test technology independently.

The two had a good conversation, and slowly talked about everything about the Sherlock Holmes family, Miss Holmes was very good at making friends, and if she wanted to, you would definitely become her friend.

She had a little hint of warmth, hoping that Xu Teng would pursue her further.

Chase-beg-you-sister!

Xu Teng just couldn't see these little hints, and chatted for more than ten minutes before looking at his watch and apologizing to the blonde beauty, he had other work arrangements and had to send her away.

Busy, a few days later.

Xu Teng finally quietly changed the 17 family trust funds registered in the United States into non-American trust assets, and conducted the first round of talks with the trust department of BlackRock Group, the conditions are not bad, if there is no accident, he is ready to choose BlackRock Group as the trust management agency of these family funds.

It's a one-and-done solution.

To put it simply, it is to pay protection fees to Wall Street predators, entrust assets to Wall Street, and ask Wall Street to help you with everything.

The 17 funds hold $14 billion worth of securities in Apple, Google, Amazon and Flix, and if the Xu family wants to sell these stocks, they don't have to sell them in the market, but BlackRock looks for other institutions to take over.

The Xu family has actually reduced some of its stakes in Amazon and Flix, and Ebay's stake is a short sale to invest in Herbalife and SVB.

To be on the safe side, he converted the majority of Herbalife's shares into non-US assets, with the majority shareholder being Phoenix Capital, a California-based company that is about to become a Silicon Valley company.

Herbalife's acquisition of Willner has been finalized for $475 million, based in California, and is now awaiting CFIUS to assess whether it needs to be reviewed.

If it doesn't need to be reviewed, then all is fine, and if it does, the review process of the foreign investment committee is when the various lobbying firms show their talents.

Xu Teng did not rush to hire a professional public relations company, but gambled once to see Miss Holmes's strength.

After being busy for a few days, Xu Teng realized that he hadn't had that life for a long time, and he deliberately gave Hua Lingling an interesting hint in the evening, going to the bathroom to take a bath together and enjoy that life.

Xu Teng is now quite accustomed to Hua Lingling always following him around, this girl is not only a very good housekeeper of Wenqing, but also very good at grasping the scale, at the beginning, Xu Teng really didn't feel anything about her, but now she slowly has a feeling.

Master servant, friend, ****?

Xu Teng didn't want to distinguish too clearly, a wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as stealing, and stealing is not as good as a maid.

This has just ended, Xu Teng is happy, from physical to mental relaxation, ready to rest for ten minutes to go back to the bedroom to continue, the mobile phone rang, Yu Suyun called, saying that Miss Holmes arrived at the hotel.

It's only been a few days, Xu Teng estimated that there was nothing to do, so he casually wore a silk nightgown and asked the Wenqing housekeeper to wait for him in the bedroom.

In a few tens of seconds, Miss Holmes arrived in a hurry, and at a glance, she knew that Xu Teng was enjoying the many pleasures of a rich life, and she was not surprised.

She took out a few photocopied documents from the briefcase she carried and handed them to Xu Teng, her smile was still so warm and friendly, "Congratulations, perhaps due to the influence of the special relationship between Britain and the United States, Herbalife's acquisition of Willner was quickly approved." That was the conclusion given by the Committee's internal evaluation body, and roughly speaking, if there were no other distractions, it would be approved at the end of the month. ”

"Oh, that's pretty fast!" Xu Teng took a general look and was convinced that what the other party said was true, and he could only say that the Americans' gameplay was really advanced, and no matter how they played, power was still highly concentrated in the upper class.

There are a lot of things to talk about clearly, whether there are interference factors depends on the transfer of interests, whether it is approved at the end of the month, or approved within three months, also depends on the transfer of interests.

Xu Teng had to invite Miss Holmes to sit on the couch, poured her two glasses of wine, one for each person, and asked her, "I heard that the chairman of CFIUS is a senior senator from Ohio. ”

"It's a coincidence that you're here, this is the election period, and none of us knows whether the chairman of CFIUS will change after the new president takes office, and it depends largely on whether the president can be re-elected."

Miss Holmes put her legs together cautiously and gracefully, self-restraint, not in a hurry to drink, and her posture was beautiful, "Shun, I know you have a lot of influence, if you can influence Google, provide some necessary support in network technology, at least not always against the Republican Party." Well, the assistant secretary of state is happy that you can smoothly invest in GT-SOLAR and Sunpower and create more jobs and tax revenues in the United States, in fact, the United States has never been an energy-poor country, we don't value new energy so much, only the Democrats believe that is the future of the United States. ”

"However, the iiiumina genetic testing instrument company is very special in that they incorporate the technology of several university health services sponsored projects, as well as Regeneron, which is very special technology......!" Miss Holmes reminded Xu Teng with a twist, suggestively, "Shun, I think it's best for you to use that British company to acquire GT-SOLAR, and use SVB to invest in Sunpower and IIIUMINA, I believe there won't be too many problems." As for Regeneron, if we must acquire Herbalife, then we would do well to pray for a second term for the president. ”

"Do you really believe that I can influence Google's political decisions? As far as I know, their main founders are almost all supporters of the Democratic Party. Xu Teng pinched the cold wall of the cup and looked at Miss Holmes with a somewhat serious expression.

"Believe me, I know that this shouldn't be known to too many people, so I take the liberty of assuring the Assistant Secretary of State that I have the ability to lobby them on the condition that the Willner acquisition be approved as soon as possible, and that Herbalife be given as much special attention as possible." Miss Holmes had an amazing talent in one area, and finally began to drink the bright red cognac that Xu Teng had given her.

She did not tell others that The-Shunfamliy might be Google's controlling family, but exaggerated her influence, which would not only protect the Xu family's secrets, but also benefit her value.

She was cautious, even though the assistant secretary of state was her mother's own brother.

"You support the Republican Party?" Xu Teng asked an obvious question.

"Yes, maybe it's because of the influence of my parents, who love to be involved in Republican politics and support them in any way they can." Miss Holmes was very good at pretending to be a scale, and she knew that Xu Teng must have checked her family information, and the Sherlock Holmes family in Cincinnati had been a Republican supporter for the past century.

"Alright then, I'll try to figure it out." Xu Teng redefined this blonde beauty and turned it into a "Republican scheming".

"Shun, can I borrow 10 million dollars from you in advance, I want to set up a super action association to promote those important policies advocated by the president." Miss Holmes decided to make a big bet, knowing that if Xu Teng's series of acquisitions was largely successful, she would hardly be asked to pay her back.

"I can give you fifteen million dollars in venture capital and 10 million to buy your stake in Theranos alone." Xu Teng spread his hands, very confident, "Let it go, if necessary, I will persuade the shareholders of SVB to donate to your action association." ”

Political donations in the United States are like that, there are restrictions on the surface, but in fact there are none, you can use free speech to support one or more policies of the candidate, and contribute money and effort to promote it.

During the campaign, Chris Hughes, the founder of Facebook, had funded the establishment of a similar action association, circumventing the restrictions on political contributions, and fully supporting ****** to take office, in return, his target became a New York State legislator after ****** took office, and became a political star of the Democratic Party in just a few years, and the next step is expected to impact the New York State Senator.

Xu Teng has long said that this country has a disease and a system problem.

He gave the simplest example of personal experience during this time.

Buying land in Silicon Valley to build Herbalife's new headquarters was no easy task, and Fremont's city council had to vote -- in fact, asking for all kinds of concessions, not from local governments, but from companies to local governments.

Google, Apple, HP, Facebook...... It's no exception, don't think it's a system advantage, it's stupid, so stupid that there are not a few factories in the whole of Silicon Valley, the elite in the suburbs live happily, and the blacks and Latinos in the urban area are completely unemployed, so they can only do all kinds of service industries and serve the elites in the suburbs.

Xu Teng personally experienced these things, and he knew that the United States has no way to bring manufacturing and job opportunities back to the United States, and the middle and lower classes can only engage in the service industry, or be unemployed, which is not a problem of the market economy, but a problem of the system.

What's more, Bush Jr. has basically won steadily.

Xu Teng borrowed 20 million US dollars, circumvented various restrictions on political donations, and let Miss Holmes speculate in politics behind the scenes, which should be more or less always rewarding.

"Don't leave the work of building Lookus Video Company behind, it's your job." Xu Teng still wants to remind this blonde beauty that although he doesn't like the other party, he must use it when he should use it, this girl is really useful.

As the saying goes, a foreign girl can hold up half the sky.

"I can handle it, sometimes, I really feel like a superwoman, I have a lot of energy and passion, I love life, I like to help everybody, that's why I like the president, and I like you." Miss Holmes gently shook off her blonde hair, hinting to Xu Teng that she had a feeling.

"It's good if you're happy." Xu Teng glanced at the other party and shrugged, "I don't care how much it costs, I can also carry out mergers and acquisitions in the way you said, as long as it can be completed in the end." ”

"Shun, one thing, I haven't asked you, as far as I know, you don't seem to have any contact with the iiiumina genetic testing instrument company, are you really sure you can buy this company?" Miss Holmes also reminded Xu Teng that she knew that Xu Teng had had many contacts with GT-Solar and Sunpower, two companies in the field of silicon crystalline solar energy, and it was estimated that they were already discussing the purchase price.

"The iiiumina genetic testing instrument company is a company controlled by several investment banks, so it is not a problem to acquire this company, and as for the specific price, I don't care how much." Xu Teng is very casual, because he is very sure that if he acquires it within one billion, this company will definitely make a profit.

He optimistically estimated that about 500 million would basically be able to eat.

"Wow." Miss Holmes has a new understanding of the Xu Teng family's financial resources.

"Don't be too surprised, in 1998, when my father had just had a billion dollars in assets, he was ready to retire and optimistically predicted that the next decade would be the age of network technology and electronic information. So, he invested all his money in Nasdaq technology stocks, and when the bubble burst, although he suffered some losses, he still made several times of profits, and at the suggestion of Xu Liangjie, he invested heavily in Google. Before Google went public, he invested a total of $200 million. ”

Xu Teng explained a little, lest Miss Holmes, like other Americans, suspect that the-shunfamliy's capital might be China's state-owned capital.

He had previously encountered such suspicions when negotiating a trust agreement with BlackRock.

"This success story teaches us to never doubt the potential of the tech industry." Xu Teng made a summary and continued to remind Miss Holmes, "Don't forget, my family actually invests mainly in China, although it doesn't have as many assets in the United States now, but it's not bad, which makes us have more room to continue to invest in Europe." Now, we can hardly worry too much about the ROI, and the most important thing is not to be obsolete. ”

"I see what you mean." Miss Holmes thought about it carefully, and suddenly made a very important decision, "Shun, can I borrow twenty million dollars from you?" I swear, you'll get something you deserve in return. ”

"No problem, it's good if you're happy, but I'm going to send a financial lawyer I trust to review the flow of these funds, I hope you don't mind." Xu Teng really admires this Republican scheming, how much he loves the Republican Party, and he borrowed 20 million US dollars to sponsor the presidential election, this girl wants a big investment, a big bet.

Sure enough, it's a foreign girl who does big things, she is a brave thief, so big!

"Thank you, I'm sure we'll have a great time working together." Miss Holmes got up slightly and shook hands with Xu Teng in thanks.

"It's going to be a pleasure to work with." Xu Teng got up directly and pulled her up, although she was a scheming of the Republican Party, this was indeed a rare beautiful woman, with a pretty face, a good figure, blonde hair like silk, blue eyes like the sea, and fair skin like snow.

He has been in the United States during this time, dealing with these upper-class elites in American society every day, and has generally become accustomed to their schizophrenia. On the one hand, there are collective unspoken rules, silently making money and fame within the rules.

In the eyes of the Chinese, this chick is the scheming of the Republican Party, but in the American world, this chick is the kind of elite who can really mess around, grow up in the environment of the upper class, and can do big things.

Xu Teng's several directors in SVB, including CEO Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, are not necessarily optimistic about this girl's project, but their evaluation of this girl is very outstanding.

His observation is that the United States is actually more conservative than China, and in the United States, it is very difficult for a woman to stand out, and she must be much stronger than men of the same rank, even stronger, more aggressive, and more aggressive, in order to be accepted by American male society, such as Hillary, Albright, Condoleezza Rice, and Hewlett-Packard's female CEO Carly Fiorina.

Miss Holmes, who was bred in this environment, is basically this version, extremely aggressive, and likes to do things aggressively.

Xu Teng was in a hurry to send the blonde girl away and go back to the room to enjoy his life, but he was not in a hurry at this time, and invited Miss Holmes to sit down again, and he went back to the bedroom to change his clothes, a lilac twill shirt, a pair of white suit pants and a pair of Birkenstock black Birkenstock slippers, although he did not wear a tie or leather shoes, but he was formal enough, at least more serious than the previous silk nightgown.

He walked out with his buttons fastened, and motioned for Miss Holmes to come to his desk to talk.

"Elizabeth, I really think you put too much pressure on yourself sometimes, maybe that's American society, in my country, ladies are treated with special privileges and affection, and they succeed easily, because we believe that women have the good qualities of women. We don't like women who are too strong, but smart, patient, like water, moisturizing things silently, nourishing all things in the forest. ”

Xu Teng chatted casually, buttoned all the buttons on his shirt, and looked at the blonde mistress who was already sitting at his desk, Elizabeth Holmes, "Believe me, aggressive strategies are not the best way to succeed, whether it is a man or a woman, if you want to succeed, you must be good at observing, thinking, communicating, negotiating, these are your strengths, you have the qualities, but you also need to be more calm." ”

"I think you're right." Elizabeth Holmes thought about it carefully and felt that she might not be calm enough to borrow so much money from Xu Teng and invest it in politics.

"You may not understand what I mean by calmness, there are two kinds of traders in the capital market, one is eager for quick success and quick profit, and likes short-term operations, this kind of person must be able to lie, will build momentum, I don't like them, even if they can help me make money; The other kind of person who is patient and far-sighted and likes to invest for the long term, is genuinely friendly, tolerant, and calm, and I prefer this type because I am like it myself. ”

Xu Teng lied again, he liked both very much, after all, each has its own purpose, but he wants to transform Miss Elizabeth Holmes to make this blonde beauty more valuable and useful, "Many times, I myself am more complicated, and I am used to using a friendly and tolerant attitude towards life to do some more radical operations. For example, for the iiiumina genetic testing instrument company, I can pay several times the price to buy them, but after I buy them, I am willing to spend decades slowly cultivating and investing...... I mean, as long as there is enough market space and talent in the United States, I will always hold this company, and I will never easily cash out and make a profit. ”

"Wow, that's very noble and generous." Miss Holmes was a little amazed, this is indeed a very peculiar mode of operation, a very peculiar investment style, she thought about it carefully, and analyzed Xu Teng with certainty, "I think, that's because you and your family, the-shunfamliy is already very rich, you are like the Walton family in the United States, just like the Morgan family in the golden age, you have unparalleled wealth and capital, you are qualified to have such a great investment idea." ”

"Perhaps." Xu Teng does not deny this, he does not have enough capital to play with his investment style, "Elizabeth, you are very young, almost the same age as me, I can see a lot of potential in you." ”

"The-Shunfamliy has $14 billion in non-US investments in the United States, and I was preparing to make a final decision to entrust them to BlackRock in the next few days, and now, I have changed my mind."

Xu Teng made a very bold decision, "I am ready to entrust these assets to SVB, of course, we have to sign a special custody agreement, and the investment yield of this part of the assets is completely attributed to The-Shunfamliy." But the power behind the capital, I delegated to SVB, and one day, you will have that power in your hands. ”

He gave Miss Holmes a very powerful super hook to lure her to bite her, and in the midst of struggle and pain, she enjoyed the success and joy of life.

When she wields power, she will have a very special influence on politics, and this is the political guarantee that SVB needs.

She supports ****** when ****** comes along, she supports a more appropriate governor when Schwarzenegger goes low in California, and she supports Trump when he rises.

At this moment, Miss Holmes was stunned, this time it was real, not pretended.

"My original plan was to buy high-tech companies in the United States, transfer technology, and transfer to China to continue development, and now, because of you, I have decided to change this strategy. SVB will be the source of all interests of The-Shunfamliy in the United States. You master this company, you are the-shunfamliy's ally and pillar in the United States, and I wish you to do it. Xu Teng sent a formal invitation to Miss Holmes to sell the country, of course, he promised not to force her to sell the country too hard, she only needed to sell a part of her soul to capitalism.

"Shun, as long as you really believe in me, I can give you everything you want." Miss Holmes, the Republican blonde chick immediately accepted the invitation and was ready to sign the deed of sale to sell her soul.

Power is everything.

She needs power.

Miss Holmes is very smart, even if Xu Teng has these capitals, he cannot have the corresponding power in the United States, and he separates the ownership of assets from subsidiary powers, he controls the assets, obtains profits, and delegates power to allies, which is the best choice.

SVB is a venture capital company that does not have overseas trust business, and is now going to open overseas trust business and act as an agent for non-US assets to invest in the United States.

At the same time, SVB, like Wall Street, will ensure that these investments do not threaten the national interests and security of the United States.

This is America, this is Wall Street, you can share profits with Wall Street, but you can never share power with Wall Street.

Power is everything.

Xu Teng's observation that China and the United States are diametrically opposed countries, which is the reason why it is difficult for Mr. Xu and Huayin to develop their careers in the United States and can only invest in securities.

China has very strict requirements for politicians, but very lenient requirements for capitalists, even if there is an original sin, it is very good to know that mistakes can be corrected, while politicians have no chance to correct themselves, and if they make a mistake, they will die.

The United States, on the contrary, has very loose requirements for politicians and power, and even a politician like Hillary Clinton who is extremely dishonest, even a politician with a worrying IQ like George W. Bush, and even a politician like Trump who is full of talking about a train, American society can accept it calmly.

American society and Americans are more vigilant against the flood of capitalist power, and the moral and honest requirements of capitalists are almost perverted.

In the era of Roosevelt Sr. and Roosevelt Jr., they once succeeded in limiting the flood of capital power, and thus succeeded in doing so, but this restriction and restraint was collapsing.

They can't build high-speed rail, they can't even build new railways, they can't renovate subways, because the capitalists own the automobile, oil, aviation industries.

They cannot support the rapid development of new energy sources, because the capitalists own oil and shale gas.

That is why, the United States is bound to fail in the coming decades, because the country is already sick and refuses to take medicine. (To be continued.) )