Wanton God's Life Records

Chapter 933 Old guy, who are you

The expressions of all the shareholders changed, and everyone felt like they were dumb: they would have gotten 70 billion US dollars if they had agreed earlier, but now they can only get 40 billion, not even 5 million more!

More importantly, only now have shareholders remembered that the previous acquisition price offered by the French communications giant was US$20 billion, while Li Yue's offer of US$40 billion was still twice as high as that of its competitors!
"3 seconds left..."

At this time, Amanda's voice sounded, and the shareholders suddenly realized that Li Yue's 10-second timer was still continuing.

"I promise!"

Sol almost gritted his teeth and said these words!After he finished speaking, he slumped down on the chair, as if he had exhausted all his strength.

"call"

Almost all shareholders were similar to Saul at this time. Everyone seemed to have been completely paralyzed after a big battle.

Although the acquisition price given at the beginning was 40 billion, and the final transaction price was also 40 billion, the result became extremely different because of Li Yue's game.

Compared with these people, Li Yue felt relaxed. The acquisition of Sotheby's was also of great significance to him, which meant that the two ways to upgrade his life were shortcuts.

Looking at these people, Li Yue said with a smile: "I am not a stingy person, Mr. Saul, your final agreement was made with me. This is a more controversial point, and I am the most annoying person." Controversy, I hope that every business I do, even if it is a competitor, can be convinced."

As he said that, he stretched out his palm: "5 million US dollars, I will use this money to reward the first person to sign a share transfer contract with the PLAY Group... Well, since most shareholders are here, the number of rewards will be for the first Of the three, No. 1 can take away 2.5 million, No. 2 can take away 1.5 million, and the last one can take away 1 million!"

This is another new game, because the process of acquiring super enterprises is always extremely long. Li Yue started it in order to speed up the process.

Following Li Yue's words, the shareholders were briefly confused, but soon, Sol stood up immediately; "I am number one, I am willing to accept a 40 billion acquisition plan and sell 15% of my Sotheby's shares! "

Someone took the lead, and this was the chairman of the board of directors of Sotheby's. Naturally, there was nothing to say next. Second and No. 3 quickly stepped forward and filled up the "slots" one after another.

Until then, the transaction came to a brief halt because there were no more reward places. Those who hesitated just now fell into regret again. Some people looked at Li Yue innocently, expecting Li Yue to make a promise again. .

But this time, Li Yue just said calmly: "In the next half hour, PLAY Group will acquire the Sotheby's shares in the hands of everyone present at this price. After half an hour, we will suspend the acquisition and start auditing the hands. Shares already held.”

"To be honest, for a company, investing and controlling 51% of the shares is actually the most reasonable and effective way to use funds. The extra part is just some ineffective use of funds."

In modern business, especially business operations in North America, what Li Yue said is a very popular "word of wisdom". Most North Americans are accustomed to "doing the most things with the least money", and controlling 51% of the shares can It is possible to fully own a company, which is the basic rule of joint stock companies.

It's a pity that shareholders only know about Li Yue's well-known lavish spending behavior, but they don't know that the companies Li Yue acquires are basically acquired in full and 100% controlled. Therefore, when Li Yue said this, Because of the previous "experience and lessons", almost all shareholders rushed to sign an agreement with PLAY Group in the remaining half hour to sell their Sotheby's shares.

Half an hour later, Amanda whispered a number in Li Yue's ear: "85%"

Li Yue raised his eyebrows. He did not expect that the "game" would be so effective. 85% is almost all shareholders' shares. Sotheby's is a listed company, and it still has 15% of outstanding shares.

"Mr. Li, happy cooperation!"

At this time, Sol stood up and took the initiative to reach out to Li Yue with a smile on his face. The others were waiting behind, looking very happy.

After signing the contract, these people felt relaxed. After all, they were the richest people standing at the top of the pyramid in North America, so most people had already come to their senses at this time. Everyone vaguely guessed that the highest transaction price of US$70 billion was almost It's impossible, because at that time everyone thought it could reach US$80 billion, but today's US$40 billion is the most realistic transaction price.

Perhaps, if they go through enough negotiations, the agreement they finally sign will be at this price, but it will take a lot of time.

"Mr. Saul, if you want, you can continue to serve as the chairman of Sotheby's board of directors. PLAY Group's acquisition of Sotheby's is not for profit. We only need to fulfill our own goals."

Li Yue extended an invitation to Sol, and Sol readily agreed.

In fact, this is the norm for acquisitions. Sol thought that he would be a transitional figure, and before the money was deposited into his account, he was also obliged to cooperate with PLAY Group's management of Sotheby's.

But in fact, Li Yue really didn't take Sotheby's seriously. What he needed was to use Sol's long-term work experience and channels at Sotheby's to send "qualified" cultural relics back to China as soon as possible. , of course, there are also cultural relics from Japan, which Li Yue plans to send back to China. Anyway, the "New Confucian culture" recently promoted by PLAY Group in Japan also comes from China. When the time comes, all Japanese high-level officials will go to China for further study. That’s it.

After the signing of the equity agreement, Li Yue did not leave Sotheby's. Instead, he participated in the afternoon banquet with all shareholders. This is a social banquet held by Sotheby's after each auction, and most of the auctioneers will participate.

"Hello, Mr. Li!"

At the banquet, Li Yue met Mr. Liang, the national ambassador. The ambassador was enthusiastic about Li Yue and took the initiative to reach out to him and say hello.

"Hello, Ambassador Liang..."

"Thank you for your contribution to the return of national cultural relics. We will always remember these..."

After all, this is North America. Although Ambassador Liang was enthusiastic, he only spoke some official language. However, Li Yue had no scruples. During the chat, he directly revealed that he had bought the Sotheby's auction house and would purchase it through Sotheby's. Through official channels, some Chinese cultural relics were transported back to the country. "...There's just a problem. Although Sotheby's Auction House and Sotheby's Capital are nominally superior and subordinate, after I took over Sotheby's Auction House, I discovered that Sotheby's Capital is actually a company. An independent company, to put it bluntly, is just a Chinese private company disguised as Sotheby's..."

"So, if we want to complete the task of transporting cultural relics, we still need cooperation from Sotheby's Capital..."

Even with a person of Ambassador Liang's level, he still lost his composure when he heard that "all the Chinese cultural relics at Sotheby's will be shipped back to China." Then, he was in an extremely excited state, almost beating his chest and promising , will definitely cooperate with the work of Sotheby's New York headquarters and actively coordinate bilateral relations.

Even at the end, he held Li Yue's hand and asked: "I have heard about Sotheby's Capital. Its boss is a big shot in Beijing. If Mr. Li is interested in starting a business relationship with Sotheby's Capital, With closer cooperation, I can actually make connections..."

"Ah? That's not necessary. I just want to return the cultural relics lost overseas out of passion to the land where they were born. I don't have any other thoughts..."

Li Yue answered very calmly that to reach his current wealth and status, he did not need much, and he would not cooperate with others rashly.

"Haha, it is really commendable that young people dare to act bravely and with a sincere heart..."

Ambassador Liang was not unhappy at all about being rejected. Instead, he happily patted Li Yue on the shoulder. In North America, he represents the country, so Li Yue didn't resent it.

After a pleasant chat, Li Yue met some Chinese celebrities, such as Mr. Zhou, one of the top four beauties in North America during this period, and the famous domestic director Feng Gangpao, etc., basically all of them. People in the domestic show business circle.

Naturally, these people's attitude towards Li Yue was not as natural as Ambassador Liang's. Although they were friendly, they had a vague sense of rejection, especially Feng Gangpao. When Li Yue met many celebrities, others usually came up to him and took the initiative to talk to him. But Feng Gangpao didn't do that. He even stood not far away and looked at Li Yue quite reservedly. After everyone else had finished saying hello, Li Yue saw this man still standing not far away, so he He nodded friendly, and then saw Feng Gangpao waving to him!
Good guy, what level of boss does this guy think he is?Wave to us?
Li Yue was a little confused for a moment, and then he heard Mr. Zhou beside him whisper: "Director Feng appreciates you very much. Do you want to go say hello?"

What are you saying, appreciation?Is this a term used by seniors towards juniors?
Although Li Yue is indeed young and can be regarded as a junior, he has no friendship with Gangpao, let alone him. Dangzhi retorted: "Who am I? Do I need him to appreciate me?"

Mr. Zhou was immediately choked. She felt that she had good intentions, but she was very angry when she was choked like this.

At this time, Gangpao finally seemed to see that something was wrong. He strode over, stretched out his hand to pat Li Yue's shoulder, and said at the same time: "Li Yue, young people are so powerful now. Not only are they making a name for themselves in China, When the water rises, a whole world can be created even abroad."

Li Yue was disgusted by this tone of relying on his old age and showing off his old age. He stretched out his arm to block the hand that was being slapped by the steel cannon, took a step back and asked, "Old guy, who are you talking about?"

As soon as these words came out, the scene fell silent for an instant.

"Old guy?" Mr. Zhou's face was full of weirdness. He felt as if he was watching a crappy second-generation drama about causing trouble. Of course, the male protagonist had not yet appeared.

"puff"

The steel cannon sprayed directly, and the red wine in his mouth almost didn't spray on Li Yue - if he were an ordinary person, he would have been sprayed, but Li Yue was already a superman relatively speaking.

Gangpao stared at Li Yue, because he was so angry that he didn't know what to say. After a long time, he managed to smile: "Haha, Boss Li is so majestic, even I don't recognize him. "

Although Gang Pao is a director, he is quite active in the domestic entertainment circle. Many celebrities will shun anyone he catches and he is also famous online, so he doesn't believe that Li Yue doesn't know him.

However, since Li Yue directly called him "old guy", it meant that he "had no intention of getting to know him at all" or "had already fallen out". To reach his current position, didn't he just want to act recklessly?
"Old guy, don't put money on yourself, I don't know you!"

As he spoke, Li Yue actually waved his hand behind him. Two security guards were standing at the door. He pointed at the steel cannon and said, "Who is this person? Do you know him?"

The security guards who came over were full of confusion. They were typical North Americans, one white and one black. Naturally, they didn't recognize Brother Gangpao, so they all shook their heads.

"If you don't know him, how did he come in? Take him away quickly, don't disturb the distinguished guests here!"

Li Yue said decisively.

"Yes!"

The two security guards were immediately ordered to set up steel cannons, one on the left and one on the right.

"Li Yue! You really don't know me? Are you trying to make things difficult for us at Huaying? Just wait for me. Whenever you come back to China, I will repay the humiliation I suffered today tenfold or a hundredfold!"

The more the steel cannon screamed, the angrier it became. In fact, he really didn't disrespect Li Yue. He had heard of Li Yue's name as early as when he was in China. After going abroad, he saw news about Li Yue many times in North America, so , although he did not know that Li Yue had acquired [-]th Century Fox and became the owner of the Big Six in Hollywood, but he also knew that Li Yue had an amazing influence in media and entertainment and was a big shot figure.

However, he feels that he is not bad, and his qualifications and status in the film industry are there. Moreover, Koi Entertainment in China is making great strides towards the traditional entertainment industry. When it comes to making movies, there are requirements. His, so he just put on a little show!
It’s really just a little bit of music!Who knew this guy was so unreasonable? I just sold my qualifications, how could you just call me "old guy"?Young people don’t respect martial ethics...

Unfortunately, the two security guards were powerful enough, and his cry quickly disappeared from everyone's ears. Li Yue glanced at the stunned Mr. Zhou and asked directly: "Who is that guy's backer? Is he the one who keeps saying it?" Is that Huaying?"

Mr. Zhou felt a little broken. In the upper class, had she ever seen such a scene?Just like what she felt before, it was like a side-effect scene in a second-rate movie, a story about the second generation of playboys disrespecting the old seniors and wantonly provoking.

The only difference is that reality is not a movie, and this person is not a second generation, but a real generation who has created a super-influential consortium with his own hands!
Thinking of this, Mr. Zhou replied with a stiff face: "That's not true. Most of the films directed by Gangpao were co-produced and distributed by Youyi Film Production Company. Of course, Director Gangpao also had an establishment within the system before. There is also a certain connection with Huaying..."

(End of this chapter)