Reborn fashion designer

Chapter 704 Finalizing the Acquisition (I)

Liu Qianqian introduced resources to Liu Yan.

Still, the role that originally belonged to Fan Xiaopang was given to her.

Hearing his mother-in-law say this, Xiangyang smiled indifferently. He was just about to tell his wife about this.

Unexpectedly, my wife had already done it on her own initiative.

Isn't this good?

I just didn't expect that my wife would take the initiative to introduce these resources that she can't use to people with whom she has a good relationship.

Well.
Think about how she recommended Love Announcement to her good friend Su Chang.

That makes sense.

I am a little confused, shouldn't the "goddess" be herself?
After hanging up the phone, they returned to Ding Zhong and Musk, and at Musk's suggestion, they went directly to Tesla's headquarters.

On the way, Musk said to Xiang Yang: "Xiang, I didn't expect you to have such a keen eye for investment. You must have made a lot of money during this period."

Tesla stock has made a lot of money.

Everyone benefits.

But in other aspects, Xiangyang’s investment also surprised Musk.

It was not the first day that the two knew each other. He knew that Xiang Yang also held Apple stocks. With the launch of iPhone 4, Apple's stock price soared and approached the 300 US dollar mark.

It is expected that by the end of the year, the growth rate will reach 53.07%.

"I heard that there will be no dividends this year." Xiangyang shook his head. He was very disappointed with Apple's decision.

But then again, the US stock market has been rising steadily since 2010.

Even if there will be pullbacks and black swans in the middle, the upward trend has already emerged.

Among them, the technology stocks he holds are undoubtedly at the forefront of the Nasdaq index's surge, which just happens to be in line with the mobile digitalization wave from 3G to 4G.

The valuation of Google shares previously held has also soared.

It has become the world's fifth largest Internet company, with a market value of more than 1400 billion US dollars.

As for the others.
Twitter, which has similar functions to INS but is different from INS, has also been valued at more than 30 billion US dollars.

Not to mention Facebook.

Therefore, in Musk's eyes, INS has become another major gain of his investment. Judging from the current market structure, it is second only to his investment in Tesla.

He himself is also very optimistic about the development of Uber.

"I think the company can do it first and see how the market reacts. At least it can gain a foothold in this area."

Visit Tesla's headquarters.

Musk, who was holding Xiangyang's hand, gave his opinion on Xiangyang's previous proposal.

Xiang Yang nodded. "Of course, we don't have to be the best, but we have to be the first to get the title of No. 1."

"It seems that we will have to compete with Amazon in this area in the future."

In Musk's mind, Uber's business was not put together with traditional logistics service companies, but was directly targeted at the North American e-commerce giant Amazon.

Can you think of Amazon as a simple e-commerce platform?
Of course not.

Amazon provides a comprehensive business ecosystem that integrates shopping, sales, electronic payment, and logistics distribution.

Logistics is a very important link.

Few people know that the Type 86 customs clearance that will be launched in the next few years will be inextricably linked to Amazon.

In 2023, Chinese apps going overseas will be able to use this "small tax exemption" approach to open up the North American market and gain a foothold.

Amazon has made a lot of money with it.

Hearing the two people talking about Uber's development into the logistics field, Ding Zhong, who was visiting Tesla's headquarters intently, subconsciously turned his head to look.

He stayed on Musk for a few seconds, then looked at Xiangyang.

These two people are really generous.

Noticing his gaze, Xiangyang's face showed the faint smile that he always had on.

Where is this going from here?

The establishment of Uber's logistics system is not only a preparation for HYS's subsequent layout in the North American market.

"Xiang, how long are you going to stay here this time?" Musk obviously wanted to chat more.

"I have to go back to Paris soon."

Xiangyang had a complicated expression.

As the business grew, he had too many things to take care of.

If it weren't for the incident at the East Exhibition Center, he would actually go to Neon first, and then transfer to the United States.

After all, he has the title of "Inspector".

It would be inappropriate not to go.

But Xiangyang didn't even think about going to the stores in Hong Kong Island.

"How about this, the regular season is about to start, let's go watch a Celtics game." Ding Zhong seized the opportunity when he realized that he could participate in this topic.

Early November is the day when the NBA regular season starts.

Anta previously spent a large sum of money to sign Kevin Garnett, who used to play for the Timberwolves and now plays for the Celtics.

Take advantage of this rare opportunity to advertise for Anta.

It can also be officially announced to the public that the cooperating brand FILA will also enter the basketball shoe market.

Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?
"Celtics?" Xiangyang frowned. Why would they go to Scotland for no reason?
You'll find out after you ask.

It turns out they were talking about the Boston Celtics.

"That's a good idea." Musk thought the suggestion was good. He took out his phone to check the schedule and suddenly laughed:
"Xiang, I guess you can make some future acquaintances when you go there."

"A future acquaintance?"

Xiangyang, who had no interest in basketball at all, was even more confused.

"The owner of the Denver Nuggets is acquiring the Arsenal Football Club." Assistant Bi Shaffer didn't want Xiang Yang to be embarrassed in front of others, so she quickly reminded him in a low voice:
"Three years ago, they acquired 3% of the shares, and now they should have acquired about 10% in total."

"Oh, that's how it is."

The sea was calm on the sunny side, but we still expressed our approval for this temporary extra trip.

Whether it is Hermès or HYS, the best acquirer for entering the Premier League is Arsenal, and Xiang Yang has never expressed a negative attitude on any occasion.

But the reason is not just because the head coach is Wenger, as the outside world says.

But
Arsenal’s newly built home stadium is often translated as the “Emirates” Stadium in Chinese, but its full name is the Emirates Stadium.

English: Emirates Stadium
A more accurate translation would actually be the Emirates Stadium.

At the same time, Emirates is also the main sponsor of Arsenal.

Another businessman who holds shares in Arsenal is Russian businessman Usmanov, who has a close relationship with Abramovich.

This is strong evidence that Arsenal will be acquired.

no way.

Xiangyang knows someone wherever he goes.

It’s just that these people always have countless connections with each other, which makes things much easier.

This is just like Hermès wanting to acquire a Premier League club and having plenty of money.

Others are able to leverage financial institutions to launch acquisitions when they are optimistic about the profits of Premier League clubs, and Hermès is no exception in this regard.

And compared to Kroenke himself, Hermès has much greater advantages.

Is Kroenke Sports & Entertainment rich?

Yes, but also no.

In order to maintain his profits in sports, he mortgaged a lot of his shares in more than 100 shopping malls.

Using US$16 billion as collateral, a total of US$27 billion in funds were obtained.

He spent most of this money on the Los Angeles Rams.

As for Arsenal.
It has to be said that Arsenal's ability to generate revenue is definitely among the top in the Premier League.

Not afraid of another giant Manchester United.

Not only can you pay for the replacement of the stadium, but you can also save money to buy players out of your own pocket.

It's just that my vision is a little poor.

There is always a "temperature difference signature".

"It seems that you really want to acquire Arsenal." Seeing Xiangyang was very interested, Musk asked with a smile.

Xiangyang looked as if he had let me off, and said with a wry smile: "This is really not decided yet. If it is confirmed, I will not tell you."

Musk thought so.

If it was really decided, he wouldn't need to remind me about meeting Kroenke.

"Then tell me if you have any news."

Musk said, changing the subject.

It's not that he is particularly concerned about this matter, but many people are extremely concerned about which Premier League club Hermès will acquire.

In England, there is even a "spinach" market for this purpose.

However, the team that was bought the most was not Arsenal, which had the most rumors.

On the contrary, there is another wealthy club that is stuck in the mud and is about to be placed under bank custody - the Red Army Liverpool!

Originally, it was rumored that American businessman John Henry would acquire the team for 300 million pounds under the name of Fenway Sports Group.

But as luck would have it, just when the agreement was about to be reached, a potential buyer popped up.

A troublemaker has emerged.

The Bank of Scotland, which had originally hoped to complete the acquisition and get back its £2.82 million loan, gave up and directly initiated the trusteeship procedure, halting the acquisition.

Liverpool's asking price is normally between 6 million and 8 million.

Fenway Sports Group wants to buy Liverpool for a mere 3 million pounds. How could the bank just sit there and watch such a good thing?

Once the administration process is completed, the club will be fined points, and the current Liverpool owners Gillie and Hicks will also lose the club.

Gillie and Hicks were going crazy because of this.

"Mr. Axel, based on our comparison of the two clubs, the benefits of acquiring Arsenal are obvious, but the price difference is extremely obvious."

Sitting in front of Axel in Paris was Bruce Cash, CEO of Oaktree Capital.

For this big deal, he flew all the way from the United States to lobby.

The reason is very straightforward. According to the information he has obtained, if one wants to acquire all the shares of Arsenal, the cumulative offer from both Stan Kroenke and Usmanov will exceed 10 billion pounds.

For Liverpool, it only costs about 4 million pounds to complete the acquisition.

Especially the latter, they will not give up their shares easily.

Because his ideas are very similar to Abu's.

On the contrary, Stan Kroenke, who comes from a Walmart family background, is easier to talk to.

"Of course, our current opponent, Fenway Group, may also raise the price. But we have the ability to lobby the private equity funds that inject capital into the group."

Facing the thoughtful Axel, Bruce Cash was also fully prepared.

Fenway Group, like Stan Kroenke.

Most of the 3 million pounds, or less than 4 million U.S. dollars, for the acquisition was actually raised through leverage.

Not even as rich as Stan Kroenke.

"The key now is that we need to submit the acquisition plan as soon as possible. If the bank takes Liverpool into custody, the Bank of Scotland will definitely package the debt and the club and sell it off. The price will then increase to around 7-9 million pounds."

Axel nodded, "Pretty much."

The analysis provided by other investment banks that we have contacted is similar to that of Oaktree Capital.

So, he is not very interested.

The prices are all the same, not very attractive.

After observing Axel, Bruce Cash smiled and said in a low voice:
"If you choose us to take over Liverpool, we will buy the club's debt from the bank and pay interest-free."

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After a moment of silence, Axel said, "Mr. Bruce, I need to call to confirm."

(End of this chapter)