"Hey, hey, what's in your eyes? Are you sleepwalking?" Wenxuan waved her hands in front of Li Anran, but it had no effect. Li Anran's eyes were still looking out the window, his eyes full of emptiness.
Several women who came back from shopping looked at each other. This guy was fine when he went out in the morning. Why has he become dementia now? Was he attacked?
However, the two tall foreign Japanese bodyguards standing next to them showed that this guess was completely unreliable.
Huang Wei asked one of the bodyguards quietly, "Who has been here today?"
The bodyguard turned to look at the dementia-like Li Anran and shrugged, "At noon. Mr. Te came over, and after they finished talking, he..."
Among them, Wen Xuan, Gu Wanying and Zhang Jingyi didn't understand English, so they saw Huang Wei's weird look on her face. He leaned over and asked, "What happened?"
"I don't know, Knight said something to him, and that's why he became like this." After Huang Wei said this, she looked like she had seen a ghost. She looked out the window, and the girls followed her eyes and saw Knight walking through the garden with a fat, bald man.
"Hi, ladies, did you have fun today?" Knight greeted loudly as he entered the room, then walked up behind Li Anran and slapped him, "Li, I'll give it to you. Introduce a friend."
Li Anran was slapped on the shoulder, and his whole body was excited. His eyes suddenly became bright, and he stood up with a smile and looked at the fat bald man.
"Mr. George, the president of Bank of America." Knight pointed at the fat man and then pointed at Li Anran, "Mr. Li Anran, president of Xiangjiang Fuwo Investment."
Li Anran He quickly stretched out his hand to hold George's fat hand, with a peaceful smile on his face. He didn't seem to be distracted at all, "Mr. George, nice to meet you."
"Li, Nate told me a long time ago that you are a very interesting guy, and I am very happy to meet you in person." George had a very professional smile on his face, which seemed to be sincere, but Li Anran had a look in his eyes. I saw a trace of disdain.
After the three of them took their seats, Huang Wei and the others found an excuse and left.
"George, I didn't tell you that Li is a rich man, right? If you are well-informed, he was the guy who made more than 600 million US dollars in Hong Kong last year." Knight is an old man, so what? He couldn't see the meaning in George's eyes, so he exposed Li Anran's old background.
George is the president of Bank of America, so he naturally has a detailed understanding of major financial events in the world. He naturally knew about the fact that Li Anran made 5.2 billion Xiangjiang coins in Xiangjiang. For this reason, he even called his friends in Xiangjiang to find out. He just heard that he was a young man from the Dragon Kingdom, and he was still there. I'm a college student, I don't know about the others.
He re-examined his eyesWith a peaceful smile on his face, the young man from the Dragon Kingdom had no trace of his original contempt. People all over the world are actually the same, they respect the strong. At this age, he was just a clerk in the bank, but the young man in front of him already had an incredible amount of wealth. What does it mean? It shows that this young man is much stronger than him.
"It turns out that young man is you. Oh my God, you have become a legend on Wall Street." George praised him exaggeratedly, then spread his hands and said with great enthusiasm: "Ting Nai "You want to acquire Fox Film Company, dear Lee, please cooperate with Bank of America, we will be successful together."
Li Anran understood what George meant, but in his heart. There are some doubts. The acquisition of Fox will naturally not be a small case. As far as the current situation is concerned, the loan is a definite matter. However, we have not contacted Fox yet and we don’t even know the size of the target. Is it too early to talk about the loan now? !
George is a very talkative person. Of course he saw Li Anran's doubts and told the story exactly as it was without being muddled.
It turns out that the sale of Fox Film Company is not just a recent one, but was announced last year.
The reason is that Fox shareholder oil tycoon Mark Rich is now a wanted criminal for illegally reselling oil. Fox Film Company lost tens of millions last year and is expected to lose more than $100 million this year. This means that if shareholders cannot come up with money to save it, Fox will most likely go bankrupt. This is why Fox is eager to sell.
"Aren't there other shareholders? Aren't they willing to come up with money?" Li Anran was a little confused.
"You are talking about Marvin Davis, right? Fox has been losing money for years, who dares to invest money in it?" George gave a brief explanation, and then continued: "The guy who is interested in acquiring Fox now His name is Rupert Murdoch, and he’s an Australian.”
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Damn it, my opponent is Murdoch? This old boy is so famous, he is a real boss in the media industry.
Li Anran was amazed in his heart, but he was not intimidated by this guy's name. The reason is actually very simple. The old man has purchased too many newspapers, magazines, television media, and may not have as much cash on hand as he does. If he gets ruthless, he can sell the Austrian stocks immediately, and the total cash flow he can produce is a terrifying US$2.5 billion. Of course, this includes a US$1.3 billion loan from Hengfeng Bank.
It is very difficult for Murdoch to come up with 500 million now. Unless he sells a few of the media in his hands, he may still be able to fight.
Li Anran still knows Murdoch very well.
In the previous life, this guy married a woman from the Dragon Kingdom. After the divorce, the two daughters he raised took away the old guy’s four billion U.S. dollars of property. This incident caused a great sensation all over the world, attracting the attention of Li, who was already a rich man at the time.An Ran couldn't help but enjoy eating melons, so he knew a lot about him.
If we compare the two people now in terms of size, Li Anran is still at a disadvantage. After all, the old guy's assets are almost three times his. However, his strong cash flow cannot be compared with the old guy, so this battle becomes a bit interesting.
"Now Murdoch is proposing to buy Fox for US$500 million, while Marvin wants US$700 million, so the negotiation is very difficult."
Li Anran listened to George's introduction , my mind is spinning very fast. If the memory is correct, this year Murdoch will spend 570 million to buy Fox's shares. Next year, he will spend 570 million US dollars to acquire the Metropolitan Media TV Network and create the Fox TV Network. Finally, he will spend 570 million US dollars to buy Fox's shares. US$1.9 billion was spent to purchase the remaining outstanding shares, completing 100% control. In 2019, Disney will spend more than 85 billion to buy the equity in Fox's film and television parts.
After withdrawing from the Austrian stock market next year and paying off the loan, the maximum amount of self-owned funds that Li Anran can control is expected to be about 1.8 billion. There will definitely be no problem in taking half of Fox's shares. Getting off is also a breeze.
But next year will be a hot spot. If Li Anran operates properly, it will be small to triple or even quadruple his assets. So...how to choose?
What kind of company is Fox? No one knows better than him. Let’s just talk about the movies produced by the company, Titanic, Star Wars, Home Alone, X-Men, Ice Age, Avatar... which one is not very profitable? ! The most valuable thing is not the movie company, but the fourth-ranked Fox TV network under it...
It would be a dream to miss this opportunity and want to buy Fox from Murdoch.
Moreover, after owning Fox, the TV station owner will have the right to speak in Aramco, and will have a foundation for self-protection in the future. In the real world, it's not who has the most money who is the most powerful, but whoever has the loudest voice is the most powerful. Even when Commander Ami meets, he is three points shorter. As for the rats hiding in dark corners like the Illuminati, Freemasons, and Skull and Bones that he had always feared, it would be quite difficult to touch him.
George didn't seem to notice that Li Anran's mind was wandering, and he kept talking, "You only need to contribute 100 million personally, and our bank will lend you the rest. There is no need to consider the funds. As for "Your nationality, believe me, this is a small matter."
Li Anran finally recovered his thoughts. Although he had not made a final decision, George's support was still very important, so he smiled. Nodding his head, "I think this is a good idea... but I have to think about it carefully. After all, it is not a small matter."
"Of course, of course. Li, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." There are very few opportunities to buy one of the eight major film companies. I have to say that you are very lucky..."
A hint of cunning flashed in George's eyes, and he felt slightly uncomfortable. He asked tentatively: "Can I know how many assets you have now? Including cash flow and mortgageable assets... I'm sorry, this question is very presumptuous, but as a bank It has to be clarified."
"Understood." Li Anran paused, "My stocks in Austria are now worth about 2.5 billion U.S. dollars, and the real estate in Xiangjiang is worth about 700 million U.S. dollars. About 170 million U.S. dollars..."
Knight, who had been silent all this time, his eyes widened wider and wider, and he couldn't help but swallowed quietly when he heard the last part. He knew that Li Anran was very rich, but he really didn't expect that he was so rich.
"Of course, I still have loans of US$1.3 billion, one of more than US$500 million due at the end of next year, and one of US$700 million due in two and a half years."
Li Anran said this, then looked at the two guys in front of him who were extremely shocked, and decisively shut his mouth. He hasn't talked about domestic assets yet. Although they are not very valuable now, they are not a small sum.