Anne Hathaway in this time and space is almost like the illegitimate daughter of Lady Luck in the eyes of many people.

When she first debuted and was not well-known, a relative of an AA senior agent sheltered her.

Under the operation of Michael Levin, Anne was the heroine of the TV series as soon as she debuted.

This alone is already luckier than the vast majority of actresses who have entered Hollywood.

The TV series she acted in hit the street later.

But she was even luckier to meet Abel, who had just arrived in New York not long ago.

Since then, her position in this circle.

is destined to be looked upon, envied, jealous, and even hated by many Hollywood female practitioners.

Hate that they themselves don't have such luck as Anne.

As it is now, half of the more than 100 guests present are women.

Among these half women, they are basically Hollywood actors, stars, and singers.

These she-wolves were staring at Abel, or at their own gaze

Makes Anne feel the pressure.

Under this invisible pressure.

At this time, Anne's heart was already in Fake.

In her own heart, she kept scolding at these blue pools in her heart.

If it weren't for his image in front of Abel, there would be a big man like Murdoch present.

According to Anne's character, she even wants to give a middle finger to this group of blue pools at this moment.

It was the experience of Anne being stared at by so many people.

As for Abel and Murdoch, of course, the two of them don't feel any pressure from this gaze.

The two are the heart of this reception.

On the way in just now, Murdoch already knew the purpose of Abel's participation in his drinking party.

After entering the reception, the old guy pointed to the place where he had just been.

"Mr. William, they're over there."

Abel took the opportunity to look over and saw a few guys in suits and leather shoes, smiling and raising a glass to his side in response.

Abel smiled at them too, and he whispered to Murdoch:

"Then let's get over there. Rupert, tonight is your home stadium, and I'm sorry I bothered you."

Before the last News Corp. board meeting, Murdoch was very jealous of Abel.

Because at that time, at the peak of Abel, he once held a 5% stake in News Corporation.

It was the third largest shareholder of News Corporation at the time.

Abel himself is the boss of a media group, a well-known super financier, and a Wall Street giant.

Rupert Murdoch feared that Abel was snatching control of News Corp.

At that time, of course, he was very jealous of Abel.

But after the last board meeting, Abel sold all his shares in News Corp. to Murdoch.

Part in exchange for cash and part in exchange for Murdoch's 98% ownership of Lanai.

After the deal was concluded, the two sides were still competitors in terms of media.

But the personal relationship between the two has also begun to normalize.

Hearing Abel say this at this time, Murdoch of course smiled and said:

"Didn't bother. My contact with them has only just begun. And you know, it's usually them who come to me for this kind of thing."

"Ah~" Abel sighed and said to him with a smile:

"They're not the only ones. I want to beg you now, too. Dear Rupert, Smith Capital or Pacific Commercial Bank also has the ability to underwrite and IPO. Would you like to think about it and let me act as one of your distributors? You can rest assured that commissions and handling fees will be low enough."

Murdoch held this reception tonight, and the main people to entertain were the guys who had just greeted Abel.

Their identities are five well-known large institutions on Wall Street, including the Vanguard Group, Fidelity International Investment Fund, State Street Bank and Wellington Management Group.

Murdoch invited these people because News Corp. was preparing to spin off a portion of its business and IPO in the United States.

& is a stock listing, which requires a dealer to underwrite News Corp.'s stock.

When part of Fox TV went public before, several underwriters such as Murdoch and Goldman Sachs did not have a good relationship.

This time, when the more important News Group went public, Murdoch did not look for Goldman Sachs and other professional investment banks, but instead found these large investment institutions.

What Abel just said was a joke, saying that Smith Capital and Pacific Bank were also willing to be stock underwriters for News Corp.

These two financial institutions have this qualification, and most Wall Street institutions have this qualification.

"No problem." Abel joked more, but Murdoch said seriously, "How about 15%? Fees and commissions are the same as others."

Abel was stunned, "You believe me? What if I bought all these stocks?"

"Then you're one of the new shareholders of News Corp."

Murdoch said confidently.

Aussie has restructured its shareholding structure within the company.

This restructuring allowed Murdoch to control News Corp. 100 percent.

At this time, if Abel becomes a shareholder again, Murdoch is no longer afraid of being seized power.

Then handing over some of the shares to Smith Capital to sell can also be mixed with personal feelings.

Abel also shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "Then I'll let David contact you."

No matter how small the mosquito leg is, it is still meat. News Corp's stock is very popular, even if it's just 15 percent of a fraction.

Smith Capital underwrites them, and at least it can earn a few million dollars in commissions.

Millions of dollars can already be used to buy a nice mansion in a place like Malibu Beach.

The two whispered to each other and walked forward, and by this time they had come to the middle of the reception.

Anne, who was holding Abel's arm, smiled ladyfully all the way, she looked gentle and beautiful at the moment, and her temperament was very elegant.

But her beautiful eyes have always been full of lethality, and her eyes are high, as if she is looking down on the Wall Street she-wolves around her, persuading them to behave themselves and not to be ignorant!

An invisible battle called the Abel Smith Offensive and Defensive Battle.

It has long been between Anne and the surrounding Hollywood she-wolves.

In this offensive and defensive battle.

Anne is the defender who has already taken an absolute advantage.

These are Hollywood she-wolves who all want to be Charlize Theron second, or covet the status of Anne and Jessica and want to replace them.

They are attackers who rise to the challenge and are not afraid of difficult challenges.

It's just that at the moment they haven't started to use their means, and the battle hasn't started yet.

At this time, Murdoch was also there, and if they appeared, it was easy to cause the two media giants to be unhappy.

They are still choosing, waiting for their time.

Abel didn't notice this, he was concerned about the people from the investment institutions at this time.

Shares in a company that these guys own, to be exact.

So when he and Anne were dragged by Murdoch to these people.

Murdoch introduced these people to the two of them one by one.

Anne was still using her gaze to repel the covetous gaze of the she-wolves.

Abel asked the people from these institutions to talk to them individually.

In the face of Abel's request, the management of several large Wall Street institutions hesitated.

In the end, they all agreed.

Abel then whispered to Anne, "Stay here for a while. I'm going to bring you a victory."

Before she came, Anne already knew what the purpose of his participation in this drinking party was.

Anne, whose appearance and temperament seem to be the combination of Audrey Hepburn and Juliette Roberts, whispered and behaved:

"Of course, you're going to keep winning, I love it

The man!"

Anne's beautiful eyes were half-narrowed, and she looked at the back of Abel leaving in a bit of confusion.

She has always felt that the most distinctive thing about Abel is the calm and calm temperament brought by strong self-confidence.

She felt very charming, and in addition to the success of the annotation, it also infected others to be full of invincible confidence in Abel.

Under the influence of this confidence, Anne also felt that she was fully capable of guarding the position next to Abel in an occasion like tonight!

After Abel and the people of several major institutions left and went inside to talk about things.

The well-behaved lady Anne Hathaway was full of aura, and she looked at the large number of Hollywood she-wolves around her.

As if to say-

"Come on, come on, you can use any tricks, the old lady is not afraid of you!!"

The place where Abel and the senior management of the five major investment institutions met was an open-air balcony on the second floor facing the reception site.

When Abel attended the Hollywood reception for the first time last year, Michael Ovitz's layout was much the same.

The slightly larger mansions on the West Coast seem to like this design.

Talking in this kind of place can ensure a certain amount of privacy and at the same time let people know that they haven't left the party.

When they got to the balcony, only themselves and the heads of the five major institutions were left, as well as Edward.

Abel confessed to these people why he had invited them up.

That is, on behalf of Pacific Commercial Bank, Abel wants to buy the shares of American Express held by these institutions!

「. My accession to the throne doesn't change anything. Amex will continue to execute its original development strategy, while maintaining its financial soundness and good return on capital plan, and invest more funds to expand the market, so as to increase future earnings and better return on the investment of shareholders."

"I think this kind of thing is also something that all the shareholders of Amex are happy to see and support."

The corners of Abel's mouth went up, with a calm smile, he stretched out his finger and drew a circle in the air, the gaze in his eyes bright and confident.

He looked at the heads of several large institutions around him, drawing a big pie to persuade him, hoping to get the support of these major shareholders of American Express, so that he could easily seize the power of the board of directors of Amex.

Since last year, he has wanted American Express, the only service company on the Dow Jones Industrial Index.

He invested heavily in this, and did not hesitate to use the shares of Smith Capital to obtain a large number of shares in Yuntong from Warren Buffett.

And in the primary and secondary markets, it has been tirelessly acquiring shares in American Express.

But half a year has passed, and so far, Abel still only holds 30.96% of the shares of Amex.

When Abel acquired Sampura Energy, the senior management of Yuntong Company supported some shareholders, and the triangular news that came up exposed Abel's intentions.

Many investors, as well as these big institutions, feel that he has ambitions for American Express.

This has made the stock of American Express very strong in the stock market for nearly half a year.

Even the 911 disaster did not fall much.

Seeing this, Abel decided to have a showdown.

If I don't pretend, I want to buy it, and at the very least, I want to take the helm of American Express and become its chairman!

Abel demonstrated his ambition to acquire Amex, which made the five leaders of Fisher Asset Management Group, Vanguard Group, Fidelity International Investment Funds, State Street Bank and Wellington Management Group in the presence think.

However, I thought that Abel Smith had firmly obtained so many Amex shares from Warren Buffett.

There are also follow-up acquisitions in the market, and they are a little relieved.

So much preparation has been made in the early stage, so it is understandable that you want to join the company.

After all, from many perspectives, many of Amex's businesses are true to Pacific Commercial Bank

There is also a very powerful addition.

Not to mention the merger, even if it is just a cooperation, it is very attractive to Pacific Commercial Bank.

"So, Mr. Smith, what's your offer?"

The CEO of State Street Bank was the first to ask.

They are investment institutions, the pursuit of profit is the most important, if the short-term benefits can be maximized, they will not hesitate to agree to Abel's offer and sell their shares in the Express.

As for whether the company will change hands, some shareholders are not happy, and these are not in their consideration.

But what is certain is that the original top management of Yuntong Company can no longer control the future fate of the company.

"$18, a 25% premium based on the stock price in recent days."

When Abel bought Amex stock last year, its stock was hovering around $13-$14.

In parallel time and space, its stock will fall to $8-9 a share at this time.

This time and space is because of Abel, and major institutions and investors believe that it will rise in price.

As a result, the stock of Amex has not fallen.

When the 911 disaster fell wildly, it actually survived.

It has always been around $18-20, and it can't go up or down.

These guys are betting that Abel Smith will buy it.

Foreplay has been prepared for so long, with Abel Smith's character, it is impossible not to go on, right?

So Abel's first offer is not finished.

The CEOs of the five organizations present all shook their heads with a light smile.

This offer is not far from their psychological price, so they all shook their heads without hesitation to express their meaning.

"$25."

Abel knew it would be like this, these guys will always be so greedy.

He made a new offer, a second offer.

But these five guys seemed to have a tacit understanding, and after listening to it, they began to shake their heads again.

"Cash payment."

Abel ignored the shaking of the heads of several people, and he didn't plan to eat all the shares in the hands of these large institutions.

As one of the most well-known institutional stocks in the United States, it is the only service company in the Dow Jones Industrial Index.

Wanting to control American Express as a sole proprietor is actually similar to controlling military giants such as Raytheon.

Probably, the latter is a little simpler, and the latter is very easy on the stake as long as the consent of the military-industrial complex is obtained.

But American Express is an institutional stock, unless it directly throws two or three times the money out.

Otherwise, even if you can buy it, you can only get its shares a little bit.

But Abel also believes that as long as he announces that he will buy the shares of Amex at a price of $25 a share.

Of the more than 1,000 institutions that hold shares in American Express, there will definitely be many options to sell.

For the five major shareholders present, Abel needs their support more.

He was supported to replace the board of directors with his own people, and eventually Abel became the chairman of the board of directors and took control of the company.

Looking at the CEOs of the five major institutions who are still not satisfied.

Abel no longer talks about buying shares, but throws out another temptation.

He smiled and said:

"Everybody knows that. In recent years, the global economy has been sluggish. The NASDAQ bubble just happened last year, and this year there is even 911. Now that there is another war going on, no one knows what the future holds."

"At times like this, I think the more cash I have, the better it is."

"Let's put it that way, gentlemen. If I can join American Express, then I will take all the profits of the company for the next few years as dividends?"

In Abel's view, it seems impossible to directly acquire Yuntong Company.

The triangular news incident has already exposed his intentions.

It was difficult for him to attack suddenly, and he took down Yuntong directly.

At the suggestion of the Smith Intelligence, Able decided to take a detour.

He planned to take control of the company first, and let himself be in charge of the company first.

And this will be a gradual process, and it will not happen overnight.

Because of Yuntong, 65% of the shares are still in the hands of major institutions.

To a large extent, this is a very fatal problem.

If he wants to really control the company, Abel can only coax this group of major shareholders to slowly figure it out at this time.

As soon as Abel's proposal came out, the eyes of the five people present lit up slightly.

Then they looked at each other.

In fact, Abel has a headache for them, and these big institutions have a headache for Abel.

Abel now owns 30.96% of Amex shares, and to be honest, they also know that there is simply no way to stop Abel Smith, the super-wealthy man, from pursuing the acquisition plan.

Originally, they just wanted to make a profit.

Now Abel Smith wants to join the main express at a small cost.

So reach out to them and hope for support.

If they refused, it was conceivable that the smiling young man in front of them would not give up.

Let's not talk about his possible retaliation in other areas.

It's just that in the matter of Yuntong Company, the five major institutions that do not have a dominant shareholding are also very jealous of Abel.

At that time, once Abel is the largest shareholder, he will successfully enter the board of directors of Yuntong and obtain the authority of the chairman.

The first ones they will deal with may be these institutions.

It doesn't take much effort, a proposal that doesn't pay dividends for several years in a row can get them stuck!

Can it be stopped?

The five EOs all saw helplessness and doubts in each other's eyes.

Then he invariably set his eyes on Abel Smith, who was still calm and calm.

The main thing is that while this is particularly rich, he also has influence on Zhengzhi.

Not himself, it's the shrub family behind him.

If he wasn't in a hurry to buy Yuntong, but slowly stuck like this.

How long the stock of Amex will last, no one really knows.

If this guy is ruthless and doesn't want to get through.

That may even be a waste of water, and everyone will lose a lot of money first.

Now in front of these institutions, what they want most is, of course, for Abel to double his shot, at least not less than $30.

But if Abel turns his face and leaves, it will be more than worth the loss.

It's not impossible to retreat to the second, let Abel join the main Express first, stabilize him first, and earn a little dividend first.

After all, if he really wants to come, everyone really can't refuse.