The penniless son of the penniless ...

Chapter 298 A call in the middle of the night
"...It seems that this guy (Li Ka Shing) really knows how to pick the right time to cause trouble~!" Gerry Winter said with an annoyed tone. He chose this time to sell the company's shares. It was obvious that he wanted to "take advantage of the conflict between the two companies" and sell Orange's shares at the time when the fight between their two companies was the most intense, so as to maximize his own profits.

"Boss, what should we do next? If Mannesmann has acquired most of Orange's shares in advance, it is very likely that they will take over Orange. Then our (Vodafone) situation will be difficult..." Dwight Black said worriedly.

Hearing what the other party said, Gerry Winter fell silent for a moment. He knew that what the other party was talking about was the most urgent and most likely situation at the moment, and they had to take the Orange shares first before the other party took action to gain the upper hand.

"...You arrange for someone to contact the other party as soon as possible. I will also let other people contact other shareholders of Orange and clear out the outstanding shares of Orange in the market!" Gerry Winter, the person in charge of Vodafone, was also quite decisive and made the decision in just a few minutes.

In his opinion, even if it is possible that the shareholders of Orange are plotting against them, they have been at loggerheads with Mannesmann and can only take the initiative to negotiate the acquisition according to the other party's calculations. Otherwise, if Mannesmann gets there first, their plan to unify the European market may be a distant dream again!

"Okay, Boss! I will get in touch with the other party as soon as possible!" Dwight Blake nodded solemnly.

……

Wall Street, USA, Goldman Sachs headquarters.

Vice President Mato Walsh was anxiously contacting Gao Li at the moment. He had just received news that the day after tomorrow, Goldman Sachs Group would be officially listed on NASDAQ! This time, the number of outstanding shares sold for listing reached an unprecedented 30%.

According to Mato Walls' analysis, it is very likely that President Henry Paulson intends to take advantage of this IPO opportunity to raise enough funds in a short period of time to make up for the huge losses from shorting the ruble.

I just don't know if the president Henry Paulson was deliberately guarding against the executives of their company. Except for the department heads who were specifically responsible for matters related to the listing, no one else received any information at all.

This was indeed bad news for Mato Walsh. If he hadn't gotten the news in advance through his insider, his plan to take down as many Goldman Sachs as possible would have been greatly affected. After all, this time, his only partner was Zhang Junfeng, who was far away in Korea.

If Comet Capital and Zhang Junfeng did not get the exact information and could not follow up and buy a large number of Goldman Sachs shares at the first time, it would cost more to buy Goldman Sachs shares from other investors. And it is still unknown whether those investors or financial institutions are willing to transfer their shares.

...After a long while, Zhang Junfeng finally answered the phone. Zhang Junfeng, who was hugging Li Fuzhen and sleeping soundly, was woken up by the sudden ringing of the phone. He was very annoyed! Especially when he glanced at the clock beside him and found that it was around 2 o'clock in the morning, his mood became even worse.

Li Fuzhen was also woken up. She was naturally not in a good mood after being woken up in the middle of the night. However, she quickly calmed down. According to the previous rules, the person who could find Zhang Junfeng at this time was most likely a partner from the United States.

Seeing Zhang Junfeng still complaining with sleepy eyes, Li Li Fuzhen comforted Zhang Junfeng with a few words, and reminded him that since he called at this time, there must be something important to talk to him about, so he should answer the call.

After a few seconds, Zhang Junfeng reluctantly answered the phone. Hearing the voice of Mato Walsh on the phone, Zhang Junfeng was completely speechless, "Walsh, although we have a good relationship, it's still the middle of the night! I hope you have something important to say, otherwise I have to say a few words to you..."

Hearing that Zhang Junfeng was in a bad mood, Mato Walsh was helpless and could only convey the information he had heard to the other party truthfully. He hoped that Zhang Junfeng would notify everyone by tomorrow at the latest and let the relevant operators be ready. Only in this way could they buy as many Goldman Sachs shares as possible as soon as the market opened the day after tomorrow.

"Walls, are you serious? Goldman Sachs will be officially listed on the Dow Jones the day after tomorrow?" Zhang Junfeng, who had just gotten out of his tired state, quickly returned to his usual rational state. According to him, the listing of a top financial institution like Goldman Sachs should have caused a big stir. How could it be so "low-key" without any news announced in advance? Isn't this too strange?
"The news is definitely correct, but I don't know what this old guy Henry Paulson is planning. According to our previous action plan, we need to acquire more shares this time. If we don't prepare in advance, we will probably miss the opportunity." Facing Zhang Junfeng's questioning, Mato Walls on the other end of the phone answered with a firm tone.

"...Then it is very likely that Henry Paulson may be in the same situation as us. He also has allies outside of Goldman Sachs. The reason why he has been promoting the listing of Goldman Sachs with great fanfare is probably because he wants to reserve the listed shares for certain specific people or institutions..." After thinking for a moment, Zhang Junfeng gradually guessed the general truth behind the scenes.

Hearing what Zhang Junfeng said, Mato Walsh fell silent. He had never expected that Henry Paulson, the old man, actually had a trick up his sleeve. But now that things had come to this, they had no choice but to fire!
"No matter what the situation is, our goal remains unchanged. We will acquire as many shares of Goldman Sachs as possible in the shortest possible time. We will stop the acquisition once the combined shareholdings of both parties reach 20%~!"

Zhang Junfeng was not optimistic about Mato Walsh's reminder. After thinking about it for a while, he had other ideas. "According to the current situation, it is very difficult for us to acquire 20% of the shares by purchasing the circulating shares on the market. Perhaps... you can also find out which shareholders in the company are willing to sell or transfer their shares?"

I finished coding and saving the manuscript last night, but forgot to set up automatic upload and update of chapters~ Sorry



(End of this chapter)