Chapter 663 The final struggle

  Buffett did not directly agree. In the subsequent negotiations, he proposed a harsh condition that the majority shareholder of Goodman Company shall not sell the stock before exercising the conversion right, because this will cause a lack of investor confidence. Precisely speaking, his move has also kidnapped the current management into the same boat.

  Goodman's management could only swallow their breath and accept this unequal condition, and there was nothing they could do about it.

  However, on the next trading day, affected by Buffett's stake in Goodman, Goodman's stock rose sharply, and many institutions waved checks to buy shares in Goodman. On that day, Goodman raised an additional $5 billion in cash in the market, and its stock price rose by more than 6%.

   Blankfein and his colleagues finally breathed a long sigh of relief. They knew that the wolves staring at them had disappeared.

  …

   Huatou is completely out. No, it should be said that they gave up this opportunity, because Stanley's "betrayal" made them voluntarily give up the acquisition. Soon Stanley felt the pressure from Huaxia and was forced to give up Huaxia International Finance Corporation, the most profitable company in China. shares, of course, these are things for later.

  After "breaking up" with Huatou, Stanley has no more choices. John Mark personally leads the negotiation with MUFG.

  Because the people from Huatou did not hide their tracks when they left, even Gao Dongfang angrily stated to the press that he would no longer cooperate with a dishonest institution like Stanley. So on Saturday, Stanley once again dominated the front pages of the newspapers.

   "The talks between Stanley and Huatou collapsed, and the next Bear Stearns will reappear?"

   "Increased market uncertainty, Goodman and Stanley at stake?"

   "The United States and Goodman are negotiating, and the Big Five on Wall Street will disappear?"

  The sensational headline strongly stimulated people's eyes, and at the same time, the confidence of the market was also hit. Because of confidentiality reasons, the news that the market sought financial assistance from Goodman or Stanley was not widely circulated. In addition to the contact between Stanley and Huatou, the market only knows that Stanley and Wachovia are negotiating. But now as soon as the latest news came out, the market realized that at some point, Wachovia had already abandoned Stanley and started negotiating with Goodman. Stanley, on the other hand, had no potential partners.

  Stanley was pushed to the forefront again after yesterday.

   "Quickly check, what's going on?"

As the top investor, Soros was keenly aware of the unusualness of the whole matter, because Gao Dongfang of Huatou was faithfully captured by reporters when he was leaving, which made him realize that there must be something wrong with it. Something is wrong.

  Under the current circumstances, Stanley has no reason to offend the funder from China, even though a certain congressman declared that he would boycott red capital. But Stanley can use the time difference to deal with it instead of directly driving the opponent away. Yes, Soros did think that Gao Dongfang and others were driven away by anger, rather than a simple negotiation failure.

  Soros gave an order, and soon the sophisticated machine of the Quantum Fund started to scout for news all over the world. Although Stanley strictly sealed the news, within Mitsubishi UFJ, there are still different views on this transaction. Under the impetus of some interested people, the news began to spread in a small area, and it happened to be reported by Quantum Fund. Transaction captured.

"what?"

   Soros was shocked when he heard the specific news, and cold sweat broke out from his forehead.

   Soros is no stranger to Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. This is his old counterparty. Before that, he also heard that Mitsubishi UFJ intends to cooperate with Stanley. You must know that Stanley is deeply rooted in Japan, and they have maintained good cooperative relations with many Japanese conglomerates because of their excellent public relations. This also made Soros regard Japan as the key object of prevention, but he was relieved when he learned that Mitsubishi UFJ had shelved the deal.

   And now that Mitsubishi UFJ is going to make a comeback, Stanley even offended another funder, Huatou, for them. How can this not make Soros feel terrified!

  If Stanley didn't think that the deal was close, they would definitely not do it with their shrewdness. And in this way, the Quantum Fund, which has bet heavily on Stanley stocks, has almost no way out. You must know that their several raids have already lowered the average price of short-selling to a very low level.

Facing a room full of traders who also looked earthy, Soros did not show such fear, and he said lightly: "You go about your own affairs first, and I will communicate with the Japanese first. Fan, let’s see if there is such a thing. We will discuss countermeasures later.”

After everyone left, Soros took a deep breath and dialed the number of Nobuo Pan Liu, "Missi Missi, Mr. Pan Liu, I am George Soros." In order to please the Japanese, he even used Greetings from Japanese phone calls.

Although Soros deliberately pleases him, Pan Liu Xinxiong is not a simple person. He understands the reason why he should go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. Is there anything important about Mr. Rose's call this time?"

  As one of the representatives of Japan's top consortia, Nobuo Yoo has complicated feelings for the predators headed by Soros. Once upon a time, they waved their checkbooks and wanted to challenge the American consortium, but they were beaten up by the American consortium headed by hedge funds. They have not calmed down for more than ten years. The painful experience made the Japanese consortium respect and fear the American consortium. .

  Of course, this does not mean that the relationship between Pan Ryu and Soros is the same. You must know that Nobuo Banyao is in charge of one of the largest consortiums in Japan, while Soros only manages a fund of tens of billions of dollars. The difference in status between the two parties determines that Nobuo Panyao does not need to be respectful to Soros.

Soros also knew that he and Pan Liu Xinxiong did not have much deep friendship, so he could only ask straight to the point: "President Pan Liu, I heard that your company was involved in the acquisition of Stanley Corporation, is this true?" ?”

  His wishful thinking is that no matter whether Pan Liu Xinxiong admits or denies, he will continue to question. As long as the other party reveals that something is wrong, he can determine the authenticity of the information he has obtained.

"How did you get this news?" To Soros' surprise, Pan Liu Xinxiong directly revealed the truth without any concealment, "We are keeping this matter strictly confidential. Mr. Soros It’s really supernatural, and I found out about it in the first time, I admire it!”

   "This..." Soros resolutely ignored Liu Xinxiong's cynicism, and after hesitating for a moment, he found an excellent scapegoat, "It was the Chinese who told me. You know that after they were out..."

  He didn't continue to speak, but the implication was obvious, that is, after being out of the game, the disgruntled Chinese took the opportunity to trip up the Japanese and disclosed the news to some organizations.

   "So that's the case!" Pan Liu Xinxiong didn't say anything more, but just said lightly, "I see. Regarding this transaction, we..."

  He also didn't go on, because it involved complicated internal struggles. Of course, for an outsider like Soros, it is impossible for him to say it anyway.

"What are you guys?" Soros was naturally unwilling to get such a little information, and hurriedly asked, "Also, President Panliu, before Mitsubishi UFJ gave up the cooperation with Stanley, why did you find him again this time?" Stanley, is there something inside it?"

"Mr. Soros called to inquire about the possibility of this transaction, right?" Pan Liu Xinxiong is not stupid, and Soros's repeated attempts have already made him aware, "I have nothing to say about this. But I can What I am telling you is that this transaction is very important to the entire MUFG.”

"You guys have such determination?" Soros was shocked again. He heard the determination from Nobuo Namiyao's words. According to the character of the Japanese, as long as relevant decisions are made, the rest is the implementation. The Japanese will hardly have any problems when it comes to execution. This means that this transaction is inevitable, "Mr. Pan Liu, don't you know that Stanley Company is in a major situation now, if you invest at this time, maybe you will waste the money. Excuse me I say bluntly that there is no difference between Stanley and Raymond Brothers now, and the collapse is only a matter of time."

"Really?" Pan Liu Xinxiong suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart, which made him realize that there might be a possibility of cooperation between him and the other party, "Sorry, Mr. Soros, I haven't figured it out yet, why did you call?" What do you mean? Wait, you're not shorting Stanley and now you're going to break the deal?"

  Soros gritted his teeth secretly, regretting endlessly in his heart. He couldn't control his emotions for a while, and exposed himself prematurely, and now he can only let the other party manipulate him, "Yes, I intend to destroy this deal. But it's not only for myself, but for Mitsubishi UFJ. The global market fluctuates violently, and I don't want another big conglomerate to fall into crisis, thus destroying my investment layout in Japan."

   "What you said makes sense!" Pan Liu Xinxiong was noncommittal, so he would not easily believe what Soros said. But since the other party said so, he naturally wants to benefit from it, "If I promise you to mess up this deal, what kind of benefits can I get?"

"What?" Soros was taken aback again, and then fell into deep ecstasy. He didn't expect that the other party would also have the intention to sabotage the deal, so that the two would have the possibility of cooperation, "10 million US dollars, I can only offer so much. If you can break the deal, I will pay you 10 million dollars in private name, the money will be transferred from the offshore company to your swiss account, no one will check from."

  Originally, the acquisition of Stanley's shares was part of Mitsubishi UFJ, but Pan Liu Xinxiong tolerated Yongyi Kedian's shot in order not to make mistakes at critical times. Now if he could use this incident to hit Yong Yi Kedian, he would naturally not let go of such an opportunity. And if there is a strong support like Soros, he is confident that he can get twice the result with half the effort.

But he didn't want to make Soros cheap like this, so he directly offered his own conditions, "50 million US dollars, not a penny less. If you don't agree to this condition, I will pretend that you never made this call!" "

   "Deal!" Soros said without hesitation.

This time it was Liu Xinxiong's turn to be surprised. He never thought that his lion's mouth would be allowed so easily. This made him realize that Quantum Fund may have made a big bet on Stanley Company, and it is very likely that it is difficult. Imagine the numbers.

   But so what, it has nothing to do with him.

  After Soros hung up the phone, he let out a long breath, feeling terrified in his heart. If I hadn't been keenly aware of the problems with Stanley, if I hadn't called Pan Liu Xinxiong, if Pan Liu Xinxiong hadn't agreed to cooperate, I would have suffered a huge loss at the opening of the market on Monday, and now all of this has been stopped in time.

   While having lingering fears, he ignored the most important question, why Pan Liu Xinxiong agreed to him to break the deal.

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