Start with a Cat and Mouse Game

Chapter 718: The lion has a big mouth

If you don't have enough funds, and you want to unite with other local banks that are unwilling to be annexed by investment banks and the Morgan family, you can only use share swaps.

But as a result, Citi's equity is very dispersed, with a large number of small shareholders, and none of the major shareholders have more than 10% of the shares.

If it weren't for the external leader in the financial sector, there is a rival like Morgan, and various investment banks that are eyeing each other, as well as the pressure from competitors in the military industry.

Several small groups within Citigroup have long been rioting because of their interests.

Li Changheng who understands this, of course knows why the people present do not speak, and this is one of the reasons why he has only been in contact with Citi.

The highest market value in the future is more than one trillion yuan, but although the wealth it controls now exceeds US$40 billion, its real market value is only 6.1 billion.

Li Changheng must invest even with his eyes closed, not to mention that Citi's influence in the financial field at this time is not much worse than that of Morgan, which is the leader of the financial industry and is clamped by many parties.

The second is that the Citi, Cleveland, Chicago, and California consortium is very different from several other consortia in that he is not under the explicit or implicit influence and control of a certain family.

In other words, as long as you have the qualifications and opportunities to become a member of Citi, then the funds will be sufficient.

It can also create more wealth for the company, so that most shareholders are willing to watch him increase their shareholding for the benefit.

As long as the shares become more than 10%, or even more shares.

Even if he personally owns a portion of Boyin's shares, in the future, even if Li Changheng's position is not comparable to that of Morgan and other families, he will definitely rank in the top ten.

This is safer and more powerful than the richest man in the world.

After a while, Taylor, who reacted, looked expectantly at Li Changheng and said, "Henry, since you are willing to talk about this in front of us, that means you must have done research in this area, right?"

The other four people's eyes lit up after listening, and their faces were all staring at him with expectant expressions.

Li Changheng smiled and shrugged, "I can develop a calculator in three months, and it may not be technically better than Silicon Valley scientists.

But I am definitely the most discerning and most successful product developer. "

The Americans never pay attention to modesty. Only Taylor, who knows him best, finds it a bit strange, but the others are not surprised at all.

And the wealth that the calculator brings to him can be calculated with at least 700 to 800 million.

If you count the assets brought by Intel’s shares, it would be more than two billion dollars.

In this country where money decides everything, the people who make big money are the real winners.

Therefore, while Tyler and others are envious and jealous, they also know that what follows is likely to reach the key point.

Not only did they all **** their ears and waited, but Taylor waved to the security personnel standing around the hall, and then led everyone to the corner.

Li Changheng waved his hand to Banks and the blade who came by, and then continued quietly, "From the time I developed the calculator, I knew that this gadget would bring me hundreds of millions, even billions of dollars. Of wealth.

But I also know in my heart that it is difficult for calculators to maintain a high profit model. After all, it is not a product that is technically difficult to overcome and replicate.

So in the past few years, I have been studying personal computers, and there are several very interesting gadgets. "

Not waiting for Taylor and others, because IBM, a giant that occupies more than 70% of the computer market, exists.

HePC is still a small and medium-sized company, and I can't afford to use and don't need to buy products before shaking my head.

Li Changheng said first, "With the development of technology, labor costs are getting higher and higher, and there is a trend of increasing efficiency due to fierce competition.

In the future, a mechanical typewriter, which requires a new copy of a word to be typed incorrectly, will definitely be replaced by a combination of computers and printers that can be modified and saved.

So, gentlemen, if you think that there are at least 10 million mechanical typewriters in the United States, you can know that the market for small computers and office integration is enough to create several companies with a market value of more than tens of billions of dollars. "

Tens of billions are already a huge market for Taylor and others.

But I don’t know that this number will have to be multiplied by at least 10 in ten years.

If you add those manufacturers, it will double again.

It is a pity that even if Li Changheng could see the future, he would not dare to say it so exaggeratedly, lest Taylor and the others thought he was fooling him, treating everyone as a fool.

A few minutes later, seeing everyone nodding their heads, Li Changheng continued, "Unfortunately, no matter how good the product architecture is in my head, it is still limited by the performance of semiconductor products, which only doubles in 18 months.

Otherwise, Intel would have long been an industry unicorn with a market value of over 10 billion. "

This sounds like bragging to others, but Li Changheng's success made Taylor and others have to retain their suspicions.

Immediately, Li Changheng said with reservations that in the next few years, the word processor and office integration plan that will be popular in the United States.

Not only is this routine basically the same as Wang's development of computers, it also deliberately biases people, instead of directly developing in the direction of personal computers.

Lest Citi really leave him alone and do it alone.

Of course, since Wang Zheng can succeed, his worth is more than 2 billion U.S. dollars. In Li Changheng's exaggerated rhetoric, the five core decision makers of Citigroup soon have their eyes bright.

It's a pity that Li Changheng was reluctant to say what he was most excited about and wanted to listen any more.

Tyler and others thought about it for a moment, and they knew he was up for sale.

A few minutes later, the five people who walked to the side and discussed in a low voice for a while, returned to Li Changheng and said with a serious expression, "Henry~lightnovelpub.net~ We think you have to speed up the process of becoming a stake in Citigroup.

Therefore, we recommend that you prepare enough cash as soon as possible and convince the board of directors of the plan. "

Finally, when he heard the result he wanted, Li Changheng was happy while shrugging his shoulders casually, "As long as you are willing, one billion US dollars in cash and a financial action that can make you at least 100 million US dollars.

There is also the Xerox Group, which has a market value of US$300 million, at least double its market value in three years.

The semiconductor foundry maintains its commitment of at least $100 million in orders per year, which will be reflected in the paper plan within three days and appear in front of the board of directors.

The only problem is that I want 17% of the shares, and I don't want Morgan to copy my plan casually. "

Taylor and the others looked at Li Changheng with surprise and even some weirdness.

One billion US dollars in cash is not necessarily available for supergroups, let alone 17% of the shares.

I really had to agree, and Li Changheng became Citi's largest shareholder in an instant.