Soon after, Phoenix Investment Group and Sony announced that Sony would acquire 90% of Columbia Pictures for $4 billion and be responsible for repaying 1.6 billion in collateral debt. The acquisition has been sent to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States for review and approval.

As soon as the news came out.

Many people were shocked, Phoenix Investment Group's decision to quickly sell Columbia Pictures was enough to surprise the outside world, who expected that before they fully came to their senses, Phoenix Investment Group had already found a receiver, and they were even more shocked by the transaction price!

July.

Phoenix Investment Group grabbed Columbia Pictures with lightning speed at the cost of $3 billion and $1.6 billion in debt.

And just a month later.

Phoenix Investment Group sold it for 4 billion, and the debt was also passed on to the next family. In this way, Phoenix Investment Group made $1 billion in cash and also made a net 10% stake in Columbia Pictures. The skill of running an investment project is simply amazing!

"Sony is just a fool to let Phoenix Investment Group slaughter ...... like this"

"The strongest wronged boss in history is none other than Japan's Sony!"

"Sony is a pure Japanese background, and in the current environment where Japanese capital is like a flood, there are still variables for such a large transaction to successfully pass the review!"

"Phoenix Investment Group's money-making realm - more than $1 billion a month!"

……

When the news came out, various media interpreted it from different angles and made various associations about the transaction between the two sides, and there is no doubt that this matter had an extremely sensational impact.

……

"It is worthy of being the most eye-catching Phoenix investment group on Wall Street, and if the deal is completed, it will instantly get $1 billion in investment profits and 10% of the shares...... Alas. It would have been perfect if we had taken the risk of withstanding the pressure of the board of directors to take a stake in Phoenix Investment Group! I didn't expect Kane's bastard's shitty bet to pay off unexpectedly......" The lean, gray-haired man looked at the Wall Street Journal spread out on his desk, and let out a generous expression.

"Sony's management is just a bunch of idiots with shit in their heads! Phoenix Investment Group is completely shit luck, yes, shit luck, I can make this billion dollars when I meet Sony's group of fools. A rookie who has just entered the investment bank thought secretly.

"Alas, boss, you say we lost and made money in this deal?" Within The Coca-Cola Company. Starr smiled bitterly and looked at Guo Sida. They sold Columbia Pictures to Phoenix for $4.6 billion, which sold $5.6 billion and retained a stake. Many outside media ridiculed Sony for being stupid and wronged, so what about their Coca-Cola, what is it, isn't it also stupid? Although the media did not focus their firepower on them, Guo Sida and Starr, who brokered the deal, are still a bit of a wax. Fortunately, $4.6 billion is the price set by Coca-Cola's board of directors long ago. Otherwise, Guo Sida and Starr may have a hard time.

"I have to say that the means of Phoenix Investment Group are very good!" Compared with the bitter Starr, Guo Sida is much calmer and calmer.

Before.

Coca-Cola has also been in contact with Sony many times. Sony's bid is still a long way from their psychological price of 4.6 billion. And Phoenix Investment Group can sell at sky-high prices, that is their ability, and they can't envy it. Don't worry about being unbalanced!

"Don has made it clear that after taking over Columbia Pictures, he will still transfer it to Sony. It turned out to be true......" Starr sighed.

……

Phoenix Investment Group.

"Boss, I've been told that the review of Sony's acquisition is not going well. It's currently stranded. Horst burst into Tang Bao's office and reported. With a multi-billion dollar deal, it's no wonder that Horst is so nervous, there is no way, the acquisition of Columbia Pictures accounts for most of the company's cash flow, and he naturally wants the US regulators to approve the acquisition sooner so that the funds can be recovered. "Or, boss, let's use some resources to push behind the back!"

Tang Bao was as steady as Mount Tai and smiled indifferently.

With Sony's Japanese-funded background, the acquisition review will not be passed happily, but Tang Bao is confident that Sony will definitely sit still.

"I don't need it for the time being, Sony will definitely make a move. What's more, just like real estate, the film and television entertainment industry does not involve the core of the U.S. economy, even if the pressure of public opinion is a bit high, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States should let it go...... It's just a matter of time! Tang Bao reassured. Compared to East West Bank's previous acquisitions of U.S. bank assets, the difficulty is simply not worth mentioning.

If Sony is a company in Europe, Canada, Australia and other countries, the review must be a second, and the fault is that Sony is a Japanese-funded company that is regarded as a flood beast!

"That's for the best."

Considering the attitude of the people of major cities in the United States towards investment from Japan, Horst is not so optimistic. "Oh, yes, boss. Previously, the acquisition of Columbia Pictures had taken up a lot of liquidity, and the company had planned to issue a billion-dollar bond...... Now that the sale of Columbia Pictures to Sony will bring back a lot of money and the cash flow will be abundant again, but the plan to issue bonds has been launched, will it continue or pause? ”

"It's up to you to make up your own mind!" Tang Bao replied with a smile.

"Hmm."

Horst nodded in response, one billion dollars, the amount is very huge, although Tang Bao asked him to make an idea, he still didn't dare to take it lightly, and decided to discuss it with the core management of Phoenix Investment Group. Horst greeted, "Boss, I'm going to do something else." ”

"Okay, just let it go!" Tang Bao encouraged.

Now, the scale of Phoenix Investment Group is huge, and Tang Bao hopes to carry out standardized operations to support the continuous development and growth of Phoenix Investment Group, rather than relying on himself in everything. So even though he had ideas for a billion-dollar bond issuance, he didn't say anything......

Watch Horst leave.

Tang Bao retracted his gaze, lowered his head again and wrote quickly, stopping and turning the pen from time to time, as if he was thinking about something.

"Knock knock."

There was no loud knock on the door, and then the door was pushed open.

"Kate, what's the matter?" Tang Bao asked without raising his head, and after knocking on the door, there was no one else who dared to push the door without replying except for his personal assistant Kate.

"There's a lot going on. My boss! Kate raised her voice.

"Then pick up the important ones." Tang Bao said, the signature pen in his hand slid quickly, and the graffiti revised some of the content written before.

Hear the words.

Kate, who was holding a pile of documents, couldn't help but roll her eyes, what happened through the hands of her personal assistant, which was not important, even if it was some ceremonial business banquets and private meeting invitations, it was extraordinary. Even she didn't dare to say which one was secondary!

"East West Bank's non-performing asset ratio has skyrocketed due to a series of acquisitions, and it expects a $170 million loss and a liquidity crisis next quarter, amid deteriorating external financing conditions for U.S. financial institutions across the board. East West Bank expects its boss to set aside $1.5 billion for them to deal with emergencies! ”

"Hmm."

Tang Bao nodded calmly, he was not surprised that he expected today's situation when he frantically acquired problematic bank assets at all costs.

"Phoenix Holdings' funds dried up, and the president of Capuz asked the boss to inject capital ......"

"$200 million from my private Citi account to Capuz!" Phoenix Holding Company is his private asset, and before it was divested, the funds were provided by Phoenix Investment Group, but now that it is spun off, Tang Bao can only provide funds himself. After all, venture capital projects generally have a long payback cycle. The short is three or five years, and the long is more than ten years. In the near future, Phoenix Holdings' funds have dried up and can only be supplied by Tang Bao.

"In the past week, three important partners of Phoenix Investment Group have held a business dinner, and you are invited to attend!"

"Push it all off."

Tang Bao made a decision without thinking.

Councillor Hinton sent an email expressing his gratitude. Say that the trouble is solved, and invite you to Washington as a guest. ”

"There are two celebrity professional managers who have recommended themselves to you, hoping to get a beauty ......"

"Columbia University invites you to give a keynote speech at the School of Business."

……

"Your good friend Mr. Andya is getting engaged this Sunday!"

As soon as the words of "...... return" were refused, Tang Bao stopped. Although it was a little unpleasant when Phoenix Investment Group raised funds and expanded its shares, it was aimed at Goldman Sachs. Regardless, Andya was instrumental in the review of East West Bank's acquisition. "Pick the right gift for me!"

"Hmm. Finally, here's what you want to do with a detailed survey of the U.S. film and television entertainment industry. As she spoke, Kate pulled out a thick piece of material.

Taking over the thick folder, Tang Bao casually flipped a page and threw it aside, not in a hurry to read.

Forehead.

Finding that the cup was already empty, Tang Bao was stunned for a moment and said, "Help me make a cup of coffee, thank you!" ”

Soon.

Kate put the brewed coffee beside Tang Bao, "Boss, you rarely drink coffee, are you in trouble?" Hey, what is this......" Kate, who was standing beside Tang Bao, found that Tang Bao was holding a pen and dotting on the paper, and the paper was full of graffiti and revisions, which was very chaotic.

Coincidentally.

Kate reminded to attend Andya's engagement banquet, and similarly, Tang Bao was also having a headache for Andya.

"Andya ...... Boss, is there something wrong with Andya? The tip of Tang Bao's pen circled Andya's name, which puzzled Kate.

"It's a big problem!" Tang Bao replied, threw away the signature pen casually, and lay back on the boss's chair.

Kate was confused.

Call.

Tang Bao quickly sat up straight and explained, "I'm going to hold a private banquet, these are the invitation lists, you personally help me sort them out, and then send out the invitation letter." The banquet was scheduled for the 20th of this month, and the venue was my villa. You'll take care of the preparations for the banquet, no problem, right? ”

"Of course!"

Kate replied affirmatively, and picked up the proposed list on the table, which was dazzling and dizzy with graffiti, underlines, circles, question marks, dots, and so on. Kate wrinkled her nose and complained, "Boss, what do these symbols mean...... For example, Mr. Andya, his name has circles, dots, question marks, and underscores, does this mean that he is invited or excluded? ”

"Anything you can see clearly, sort it out and send out invitations." Tang Bao did not explain the meaning of the symbols to Kate.

"Got it!"

Kate replied, but in fact, she didn't understand why Tang Bao would be entangled for so long because of a list of private banquets.

……

Kate's efficiency was very efficient, and when she returned to the office again, she had already sent a lengthy list to Tang Bao.

"Boss, you check if there are any discrepancies in the list, if there is no problem, I will order someone to formulate and send an invitation letter." Kate Road.

Immediately.

Tang Bao put down the matter at hand and carefully confirmed the list. Mrs. Annette, Milken, Baker, Alwalid, McVeigh, Adelson, Augusta, Wren, Taraka, Hinton, Wagner, Andya, Horst, Capus, Vinenberg, Nick, Li Xiaofeng, Yang Yang...... The list was long, sixty or seventy. "Very good, just send the invitation according to this list!" (To be continued......)