Chapter 656: The Game of the Consortium (First Update)

The Spring Festival of '98 was on January 28th, so the playboy who hadn't had the Spring Festival for a long time gave himself a super long vacation, starting from Christmas until February 1st, for almost 40 days, he didn't arrange any work, not even a commercial performance and advertising.

Because he wants to go back for the Spring Festival, the time is naturally not in a hurry, the playboy has been delayed until the eighth of January, before setting sail from Bordeaux, France back to Hong Kong Island, these days, he and Sophie Marceau are happy to run a lot of big wineries, and also went to Romanée Conti's winery, like a nouveau riche, made a wine contract for the next fifty years, and the boss of the winery was stunned for a while, not unwillingly, the playboy's current status is noble enough, but no one has ever booked for so long - whether it is for the winery, Or for Playboy, it seems to be too long.

January has just begun, and the big names in Hollywood have not yet gone to Hollywood, and those who are still staying on Hong Kong Island are very busy because of the upcoming New Year.

In addition to Chen Zichen's absence, Li Jiaxin, Wang Zuxian, including Li Yan and Lian Junying, January is the coldest time on Hong Kong Island, although there is not much wind at sea, it is still very cold to sit on the deck, everyone just looked up and down the yacht, Brother Qiang shrunk his neck, looked at Li Jiaxin sitting in the arms of the playboy, and sighed with a smile: "Good guy, like a palace on the sea, this is really your current identity." ”

No wonder he sighed, seven years ago, the playboy was a little white face, seven years later, even if it is a Hong Kong Island tycoon like the Chen family, there is nothing to be proud of in front of him, the old people have said, don't bully the young and poor, not to mention that the playboy is now thriving, and he has long since stepped out of the small circle of Hong Kong Island and become a big man in American high society.

That's what Brother Qiang is striving for, but over the years, the money has made a lot with the playboy. But his identity hasn't changed much.

The playboy chuckled lightly and slapped Li Jiaxin's buttocks, "Our family is full of this kind of loser, when she told me to buy it last year, I didn't think she was so willing to spend money, and I don't dare to get on the boat now, for fear that people will say that I am extravagant." ”

Wrapped in a yellow-brown fox fur and wearing a white mink hat, Wang Zuxian, who looked delicate and charming, pouted, "That's not what you're used to, she didn't make a lot of money last year, and she spent money like running water, if you want to talk about her, she still talks back." ”

Li Jiaxin pursed her lips dissatisfiedly, "Don't I just think that as a husband, I have to buy the best if I want to buy it, and our money is not stolen or robbed, what are you doing with a bright and stingy job?" ”

This ship is really extravagant, one hundred and sixty meters long, there is not only a swimming pool on it, but also a helicopter lift, and the inside is extremely luxurious, but the good things are naturally not cheap, the cost of this yacht is more than 2.5 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the US dollar is almost 300 million US dollars.

Not to mention this thing on Hong Kong Island, it is also unique in the world, it is really a luxury to get home, and the playboy was scared when he heard it, but since he bought it, he is really not afraid of what people say, just like Li Jiaxin just said, don't steal or rob, be above board, love whoever you love!

Chen Jin patted Li Jiaxin's little ass again, and comforted him dotingly: "It's okay, it's good to work hard to earn more next year, as long as we can make money, it doesn't matter what people say," Li Jiaxin suddenly blossomed, so many people, if Chen Jin was scolded, it would be a bad mood. …,

Li Yan joked on the side at this time: "If you want me to say, this ship is still a little smaller, look at the Emperor, that's what it's called a ship," Fa Ge laughed and gave her a thumbs up, "It's still a young grandmother who is arrogant, but the Emperor is not big in the cruise ship, for example, the Titanic, so it matches the identity of this kid." ”

Andy Lau pouted on the side and jokingly said: "What kind of heart do you have here, are you jealous," today at sea, Zhu Liqian is also there, Fa Ge glanced at her, "Ah Qian, Fa Ge will give you a reminder, this man in your family has too many eyes, so you can get rid of it if you have the chance, even if it is with that kind of flowery radish is better than with this guy." ”

Andy Lau hugged the somewhat shy Zhu Liqian into his arms, "Dump, how to dump, I rely on her," Sister Fang pursed her lips when she heard this, "So attentive, why didn't I see you marry her into the door, are you waiting to exhaust other people's youth, so I can find someone else." ”

"I'm dripping, sister, why are you targeting me!" Andy Lau looked aggrieved and has always been a playboy, "I have made an agreement with Da Shao, as soon as he gets married, I will immediately follow." ”

Jacky Cheung chuckled, "What are you compared to Da Shao, he is ten years younger than you, you are almost forty years old, and he is still a handsome guy in his twenties," Andy Lau said with a shy face: "I look no different from Da Shao, although he is a little more handsome than me." ”

Talking too much about this topic will make Sister Fang mad, the men are very smart, Stephen Chow laughed on the side, and suddenly said, "I have also saved some money in the past two years, watching Miss Yan buying land and buying a house, I wondered, should I let her give her some guidance and make some money,"

glanced at the playboy, "But in a blink of an eye, Miss Yan played with oil and cars, and I was dumbfounded, and I bought a few Lamborghinis with my belongings." ”

Brother Qiang smiled and looked at Chen Jin, "Da Shao, you really don't make a move, and if you make a move, it's a big deal, if you want to say, even the richest man Li is not so arrogant," Jackie Chan pouted, "The richest man Li, he just has some land, and now he is staying in this place on Hong Kong Island, how much future can he have." ”

These people are very angry, but they are all for the sake of the playboy, the playboy smiled slightly, "If you have money, you have to spend it, there are many losers in our family, but everyone's ability to make money is not small,"

Li Jiaxin hugged his neck with a smile, "That's it, look at Sister Yan's spending money, my $300 million is nothing compared to her tens of billions of dollars, and Sister Xian is also a rich person now, but she is becoming more and more stingy." ”

Wang Zuxian stretched out his hand to pinch her, and scolded with a smile in his mouth: "You are using this money to enjoy, but Ah Yan is using it to develop her husband's career." Li Jiaxin giggled and twisted her body in Chen Jin's arms to hide, but she just refused to leave his arms for a while, to say, she was the same as Wang Zuxian at the beginning, and she was also very jealous of Li Yan suddenly getting such a big and towering cash cow, think about it, the young grandmother is envious and jealous, who can not be a little tasteful.

But she is not arrogant in the end, plus the business of the jewelry company is getting better and better, and the playboy spoils her again, she is still a little girl's mind, and she soon forgets, to say, what she wants now, no matter how much money she has, isn't it just in the bank, the key is that she is now with the playboy, very happy.

Wang Zuxian's mind is more complicated, but Playboy's latest design of the King series of underwear has also allowed her to find a balance, just like the young grandmother, there are so many people, I always have a little bit, now the annual sales are driven by the super hot women's underwear, there are also five or six billion US dollars, almost become the best performing company in the fashion industry, although it is not the largest, the most famous. ..., my brother is obsessed with cosmetics, "You kid also made that kind of incense pill a man to use, you are really developed," Fa Ge pouted, "You said that you are so handsome, why are you still thinking about that thing," and glanced at Chen Jin again, "His current money is enough for him to spend ten lifetimes, the problem is, he still earns so much every year, I am dizzy when I think about it now." ”

Chen Jin smiled and shook his head, "We are a poor family, looking at it, we have made so much money, but this flower goes out, and the water is gone without a sound, there are only two more companies, compared with those big families, it is still much worse." ”

He doesn't mind talking about his ambition -- that is, to form a big family, which can't be hidden, and those who really understand it, watching him step by step, naturally know what his real mind is.

Chen Zichen, who became a naturalized American citizen in mid-September, bought the Philip Oil Company for $9 billion in November, and in December, before Christmas, he bought the Amoco Oil Company again for $26 billion, and at the same time, he made a takeover offer to Connor and the oil company, at a premium of almost 30 percent to the company with a market value of $28 billion, and offered $35 billion. As for the $3 billion offer to BMW to buy Land Rover (Land Rover was originally owned by Rover, which was bought by BMW, and now it belongs to BMW until it was sold to Ford two years later), it is like a pediatric.

Everything is dazzling, Jinchen Group is like crazy, crazy to spend money, it seems that Jinchen Group is not so much money, but if you think of the super cash cow of Kings Cosmetics Company, you may be much calmer, but Kings Cosmetics Company itself is not idle, its newly established investment company, in November, snatched Belgium Fina Oil from the hands of the French Total Group at a price of 10 billion US dollars, and, After that, it immediately made a takeover offer to Elf Oil of France, and the offer was also as high as 35 billion US dollars, of course, this does not include the acquisition of Automobili Lamborghini for 2 billion US dollars.

It must be said that these completed takeover bids, whether it is Jinchen Group or Kings Investment Company, have not given all cash, and even said that almost half of them are borrowed from a number of companies, including Bank of America, Citibank, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Bank of Scotland, BNP Paribas and other seven banks.

Rich people are naturally easy to borrow, and cash is more able to make money in their own hands, which Chen Jin and Chen Zichen know.

Of course, because the acquisition is a complex transaction process, involving too many interests and interests, in a word, the interest rate of bank loans is as high as an astonishing nine percent, which is obviously slaughtering sheep, and it does not include up to 300 million US dollars in transaction consulting fees, as for the secret transaction details are even more secretive.

Playboy is very cooperative, looking like a fool of money, but this is also a process of gaining recognition, which is basically the same as the previous cooperation with the five major film studios, but it is more complicated and deeper.

Let's just say Amoco, if Philip Oil Company is not too conspicuous, Amoco is one of the seven golden flowers of the oil industry, and the owner behind it is Rockefeller and other related consortia, this kind of energy company, if it is not recognized, there is no way to buy it.

However, there are still limits to this recognition, and when Playboy continues to make takeover bids to Connor and Elf, it is obvious that the process has slowed down, and after all, Chen Jin already has three oil companies under his name - Philip Oil Company, Amoco Oil Company, and Fina Oil Company, although they are not large, but combined, they are not small, and although Amoco even sold to Playboy with Roddick's consent, although Playboy is still very rich and willing to pay, But if Connor and Elf are sold to Playboy, the strength will be very terrifying. ..., a very simple proposition, this world is the playing field of the consortiums, energy, the most important of which is oil, although in 1912, the oil trust has been dissolved, but he still exists in the shadows, and the entire European and American continent of the big family chaebol has united, secretly control all this.

Playboy wants to join in, yes, Roddick's attitude has said something, and the company he bought has also explained, but it is not so easy to take more interests and become a big man in it, perhaps, at least, he needs a process, longer, slower.

Playboy is not in a hurry, he can now be said to be fully integrated into the whole American society, he has been here longer than Hong Kong Island, and he has basically stayed in that country.

He is not afraid of failure, he and Chen Zichen often say, they are not stupid, they are not incompetent guys, even if they fail, they can start again, everything in front of him has been given to him by God, he wants to take it slowly, do what he wants to do, perhaps, the feelings of the family and the country are not counted, since he has come here, he has to let himself, and the whole family after that really become a force to be reckoned with in this world.

"It's a big time for a party," the playboy squinted at the sky with some emotion as the warm afternoon sun shone on him, "It's really much more enjoyable to be a part of it than acting in a movie, or perhaps it's the most wonderful movie in itself." ”

Fa Ge glanced at him and smiled in surprise, "No, do you really want to quit the entertainment industry, my Oscar winner is still with you, you have to solve this problem for me." ”

"You still have the face to say!" Chen Jin scolded with a smile, "I wrote you such a good book, and there were basically no competitors last year, you actually lost to Jeffrey Rush, that Aussie, you say you are not ashamed." ”

Fa Ge was indeed a super hit before the 69th Academy Awards, there were no art films this year, "Desert Island Survivors" was definitely great from the subject matter to the shooting, and Fa Ge's performance was also very nice, but in the end, he still lost in an upset, this time, his brother laughed, and then Fa Ge chased him for ten streets, and the depression can be imagined.

ps: Yesterday's six watches, changed ten monthly passes, how embarrassing, you can't bully honest people, ask for comfort!