Roger's estate.

A dozen well-dressed Western men, of all ages, some gray-haired, others in their twenties and thirties, sat around a round table, tasted the opportunity gracefully, laughed from time to time, and talked in a very cheerful atmosphere.

"Ha, a toast to the windfall we're about to get!" A white-haired old man with a small head raised his red wine glass and smiled faintly.

"Cheers."

……

These people come from all over the United States, and even two of them are Europeans, but they have one thing in common, they are both shareholders of the American Southern Company.

Tang Bao and Ito Masatoshi's fierce competition for the American Southern Company has caused the price to soar to $900 million. This is more than double their ideal price, and as shareholders of the company, they naturally have reason to celebrate.

"Ha, nine hundred million dollars, tsk, I really want to sell my shares right now."

"Stupid."

"I think the price will be a little bit higher......"

"Javier, if you really want to sell your shares, sell them to me, I don't mind making an extra profit." The white-haired old man who proposed to raise a glass to celebrate just now said with a smile in his small eyes. At this moment, Tang Bao and Ito Masatoshi are fighting, and the American Southern Company will sell at a higher price, and at this time, he will absorb the other party's shares, and when the deal is reached, he can earn a large price difference.

Not only the old man has this idea, but among the people here, there are few who are not impressed.

"Hmph...... Root, you're still so greedy. I'll just talk about it casually, the idea of hitting the stock in my hand, no way! The fierce competition between Tang Bao and Ito Masatoshi created the illusion that the stock of the American Southern Company had a good "prospect" and unlimited potential, and he was absolutely not happy to let him sell it at this time.

"Haha...... Thank you. ”

The old man laughed, he saw greed as a compliment to him, without greed, they would not have such a wonderful life as they have now.

He has always been greedy for profit.

"Roger, guess what price they're going to end up with?" The words fell, and everyone's eyes were focused on Roger.

"That's a really hard question to answer. But it's definitely beyond our imagination......" Roger smiled happily.

Then.

"Sir, Ms. Angela is here." Roger's personal butler, said.

"Oh?" Roger's eyes lit up and he smiled: "Hurry up and invite our heroes in." ”

The personal butler smiled and said, "Okay." ”

Although these shareholders know that the quotation has been rising, they still can't let go, no, today they took the opportunity to celebrate, specially invited Angela, intending to understand the situation in detail.

……

In recent days.

Angela was in a happy mood and had no worries that she would be fired if the company was going to be sold, because she sold the company for the shareholders, far exceeding the minimum target for the shareholders, for which she would receive a large reward, and of course the last bonus she received from the Southern Company.

"Gentlemen, I've been waiting a long time." Angela came to the front of many shareholders and smiled.

Roger moved slightly to the left, made a little vacant seat for Angela, and said, "President Angela, please feel free, you're welcome." ”

Angela was also not polite and generously joined.

"President Angela, how's it going?" Old Man Root anxiously asked him about his concerns, and the others stopped talking and became quiet, looking at Angela expectantly. Expect the other party to bring them an unexpected "surprise".

"What a bunch of greedy guys who never get enough, and the sky-high price of nine billion dollars is not satisfied." Angela secretly sneered, still maintaining a humble smile on her face, and reported the situation unhurriedly, "At present, the highest offer is still the 900 million US dollars quoted by Tang yesterday afternoon, and the Ito-Yokado Group has not yet responded, however, the Ito-Yokado Group has long coveted the '7-Eleven' convenience store brand, and it is difficult for them to let go of this opportunity, I believe that Mr. Ito will not disappoint you." They haven't made a move yet, perhaps to communicate with the board of directors of the Japanese headquarters. ”

"Hmm."

Roger was a little disappointed to hear that Ito-Yokado did not raise the offer quickly, but thinking about Angela's words made sense.

It's not been a day or two since Ito-Yokado spied on the "7-Eleven" convenience store brand, and over the years, they have been negotiating with the American Southern Company on the issue of perpetual licensing of the brand, but the two sides are very different and there is no breakthrough progress.

"Now, Ito-Yokado is faced with an opportunity to acquire the '7-Eleven' brand completely, and I will definitely stick to it."

Masatoshi Ito personally came to visit him, which is enough to explain the attitude of the Ito-Yokado Group.

"However, our approach may anger Tang and Ito Masato......" Angela reminded that business is free to compete, but this kind of laissez-faire even fuels the fight between Tang Bao and Ito-Yokado Group, no matter who wins or loses in the end, they will not have a good impression of us.

"Haha, President Angela, you're worried. This time we are planning to sell the full amount of the shares, and we will not leave any more shares, even if they are unhappy, what can we do? One of the shareholders smiled indifferently, and they had no intention of continuing to be shareholders in the American South, and they didn't care if they were offended.

"President Angela, you're not trying to stay on as president of the American South, are you?" Old man Root asked suspiciously. If Angela had this idea, she would not be willing to offend the potential "new boss", so would she still do her best to fight for the best interests of their shareholders in this acquisition transaction?

"Forehead ......"

Angela's tone paused, and an angry look appeared on her face, "Mr. Root, you don't need to doubt my professional ethics, no matter what plans I have for my future, I am still the president you hired, and I will strive for the best interests for you." ”

"That's for the best." Rout showed no weakness and calmly responded to Angela's anger.

"Hmph. These bastards, the old lady is kind enough to think about you, but in turn she suspects me. Angela was upset.

"President Angela, you should know that Rout has this character, please don't care." Roger smiled and relieved, he had similar concerns, but he definitely wouldn't be as skeptical as Root. That kind of behavior will inadvertently offend many potential partners.

“……”

Although Angela is angry in her heart, she can't vent here.

She has changed several bosses, but as a professional manager, she has always adhered to her professional playground, and she will work hard for whoever she gets paid.

"Mr. Roger, the purchase price has already reached a staggering premium due to fierce competition, but it is not all right. We need to keep an eye out for changes in the attitudes of both Tang Bao and Ito-Yokado Group, and if their competitive dynamics weaken, it may be the beginning of danger for us. At that time, maybe we will make a deal with one of them and make a big profit, but we may also get nothing and rejo......ice in nothing," Angela said quietly.

"Huh?"

Roger looked at Angela suspiciously, not understanding what she meant.

"Let's take a simple example, you and a wealthy boss fall in love with a piece of jewelry worth $50,000 at the same time, and the two sides fight over it, and the $50,000 piece of jewelry rises to five million or more...... Suddenly your opponent won't buy it, so are you willing to spend $5 million on a piece of jewelry that is only worth $50,000? Angela asked, which was what she had just figured out and the potential danger she was referring to. She thought that if either Tang Bao or Ito-Yokado withdrew, the "bubble" in front of her would burst.

Listened to this.

The shareholders, including Roger, were silent, yes, the competition could not last forever, there would always be one side that lost, so the remaining party was willing to continue to buy the American Southern Company at an inflated price. They are all billionaires, and for the sake of face, they can throw out $5 million to buy a piece of jewelry worth $50,000, but will they buy a company worth only $300 million or more for $900 million or more?

Unless he's crazy......

"President Angela, what can you do?" Roger stared at Angela and said, in fact, he shouldn't have ignored this kind of problem, but he was stunned by the pie falling from the sky, and he was bent on the rolling dollars, he didn't think that there would be such a hidden worry at all.

"My idea is to take it as soon as you see it, and you can negotiate a reasonable price, and when one of them bids up to the price we want, we will directly agree to sell. We can't wait for one of them to back down, and we will be empty. Angela said.

Everyone nodded.

Then, everyone began to discuss at what price to close. If the price is low, the profit they make will be "lost", and if the price is set high, what if one party withdraws and the other does not buy it, as Angela said.

Roger and other shareholders are in a tangle.

"Two billion dollars, how's that?" Old man Root hesitantly quoted a number.

Burst.

Angela looked at the white-haired old man in front of him dumbfounded, two billion dollars, even if the company was not worth two billion dollars in its heyday, not to mention that it was in debt now, he really dared to say it. According to Root's thinking, the deal is really dangerous if it is not guaranteed.

Others were also very impressed by this price, but reason told them that it was impossible to sell the Southern Company for a sky-high price of two billion dollars.

……

"1.5 billion dollars." Everyone gathered around and discussed for a long time, and finally came up with the bottom limit. "President Angela, whether it is Tang Bao or Masatoshi Ito, whoever bids $1.5 billion first will sell the company to the other party, no need to ask for instructions, you can make full decisions."

"Understood."

Angela smiled slightly, although 1.5 billion US dollars, although it is still a sky-high price, but considering the momentum of Tang Bao and Ito Masatoshi on the US Southern Company, it is not impossible to sell 1.5 billion US dollars. With business said and done, Angela also left the manor.

And Roger and other shareholders continue to celebrate their imminent fortune...... Hearty laughter rang from time to time in the manor.