Ten years ago, Lei Shidong spent 8.4 billion US dollars to acquire 81.5% of PepsiCo's shares, revealing his passion and expectations.

Ten years later, Lei Shidong could no longer play.

On September 5, Viacom's board of directors made a formal decision to divest Pepsi from Viacom's assets and allow other Pepsi shareholders to repurchase shares.

This signal was released half a year ago.

Viacom claimed that this asset divestiture is to protect shareholders' rights and to reasonably avoid tax issues. This asset divestiture will not be a simple equity transfer, but an extremely complex spin-off transaction.

Is this really the case?

Maybe it is.

But the bigger reason can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

Redstone was defeated by Donne Walker and Michael Eisner!

Splitting PepsiCo is undoubtedly a good choice for Viacom.

But what about Pepsi?

Although Pepsi CEO John Antioco claims that becoming an independent company will allow Pepsika to go further in retail strategy.

However, under the joint suppression of Donn and Eisner, Leistone was forced to give in.

How long can it last with PepsiCo?

On the day of the split, Viacom, whose stock price continued to fall for nearly a year, finally rose!

The opening price rose as high as 7.2%!

Very gratifying!

However, due to asset divestiture and the reduction of equity capital, although Viacom's stock price rose, its overall market value fell seriously.

After crossing the dividing line of $40 billion, only $36.4 billion remained.

It's a total of $10 billion behind Disney!

Although Disney's performance declined in the third quarter and its stock price fell, it has firmly secured its position as the second in the industry.

As for PepsiCo... in the New York Stock Exchange Class B stocks, the stock price fell by 5% at the opening, with a market value of US$7.5 billion.

Due to asset splitting, debt restructuring, and divestiture PepsiCo was burdened with US$5.2 billion in debt.

John Antioco is in a panic!

He didn't even have time to hate Lei Shidong.

He has to find a way to save the stock price!

Otherwise, with PepsiCo's revenue falling sharply, stock prices falling continuously, and huge debts, the most painful situation is likely to occur - bankruptcy.

Of course, there is something more terrible than bankruptcy, being swallowed alive!

If you go bankrupt, you may reorganize and be swallowed... and you will be completely finished.

The capital tycoon on Wall Street, Carl Icahn, known as the "predator", seems to be integrating his power and launching an attack on PepsiCo.

Think about the tragedy of MGM.

The wealthy wolf on Wall Street is not about feelings.

...

Redstone successfully cut off its arm, and Viacom's stock price has increased.

The old man breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, it depends on Paramount's performance.

As long as the performance improves, Viacom can recover.

Regarding TV programs, although the new Universal series "American Idol", "True Adventure", "Bachelor" and "Global Supermodel Contest" are popular, CBS also has programs such as "Crime Scene Investigation", "Survivor", and "Fast Forward", which are not without resistance.

It’s just that it’s no longer leading the industry and dominating the market like in previous years.

Compared to Lei Shidong who is full of worries about the future, Tang En is relaxed.

After working hard to finish "The Walker of the Stop", Tang En would indulge in pleasure for a long time.

He was lying lazily on the lounge chair by the pool in the indoor swimming pool.

Behind are the waterfall-like floor-to-ceiling windows, and the sunlight can just shine on his strong torso.

Beside the recliner, there were two messy bath towels scattered, and a cloth-like lady swimsuit, filled with the smell of champagne.

"Isn't you tired?"

Tang En couldn't help but mutter as he looked at the mermaid swimming naked in the pool.

There will be guests coming today, so he didn't think about what happened to Catherine Zeta Jones at first.

But when the beauty changed into a swimsuit, stumbled on all kinds of poses, and squirted at all kinds of tricks, she couldn't help but immediately rectified the Dharma on the spot.

You're welcome!

Katherine Zeta Jones climbed up with a smile, trying to put on a bath towel, but the two bath towels were messy, and her swimsuit... was thrown on the ground, dirty.

Just stop wearing it.

Anyway, Tang En said that there will be no outsiders here, it is a top-secret private space.

He was just wearing boxers and was basking in the sun lazily.

She pulled the recliner to Tang En, lay side by side with him, and smiled proudly: "So, women's physical strength is better than men!"

"I think you are as big as a wolf and as big as a tiger as a forty!" Tang En said angrily.

Katherine Zeta Jones didn't react and lay down comfortably, closing her eyes to rest. "The environment here is really good, there is an indoor swimming pool and sunbathing. If you want, I can come here every day."

Don Eun glanced at her, "Where is your husband?"

"He can't care about me!" Catherine Zeta Jones said lightly, "If he dares to restrain me like before, he can get a divorce at worst. Anyway, if I get to you, I'm afraid my career will go wrong?"

Tang En was stunned, a little funny, "You are so honest!"

Katherine Zeta Jones tucked her wet hair on her cheeks and said, "In three to five years, I shouldn't lose your favor. This is enough for me to be a first-tier star."

"You are so confident!" Tang En opened his arms and pointed his chin, "Come here and hug."

Katherine Zeta Jones glanced over with a charming glance and said with a smile: "I know my charm!"

Tang En hugged her soft body, feeling comfortable all over, and sighed: "Woman, it's the best gift God has given to men!"

Katherine Zeta Jones pursed her lips and said, "There is also a distinction between people. Of course, a man as outstanding as you can enjoy many beautiful women. But more men can only struggle under the rising feminism and even be exploited. Their status is not as good as that of women. In that case, women are really like jackals and tigers. If you want to blame, they can only blame them for not being able to do so."

Tang En was a little surprised that her remarks were true, or whether she was deliberately trying to please herself, so she asked tentatively: "A woman is over thirty years old, and the changes are very big every year. My requirements for women are very picky."

Katherine Zeta Jones looked pitiful, "I think...I'm OK?"

Tang En glanced down a few times and praised: "Of course, it's very good now, charming, sexy, charming, and seductive."

"Or..." Katherine Zeta Jones hesitated for a moment, and his beautiful eyes rumbling, "Don't you take a picture of my most beautiful look?"

"Ah?" Tang En was stunned, incredible, "Aren't you?"

The whole of the United States has been shocked by a video in the past two months.

The indecent video of Paris Hilton, the heir of Hilton Hotel Group, and her boyfriend was sold to the media by her boyfriend and exposed!

The entire Hilton family was embarrassed about this.

It is said that her boyfriend still has many such videos in his hand.

If the Hilton family doesn't give an explanation and doesn't offer a satisfactory price, he will sell it all to the media!

Having such a boyfriend will be considered a life-threatening disaster for eight lifetimes.

Katherine Zeta Jones took a photo on his shoulder and said, "If you don't take that kind of video, you can take photos. If you don't have a photo, it doesn't matter if the size is larger."

In order to please Tang En, she spent enough money after losing her age advantage.

"It's okay to have a big scale?" Tang En asked afterwards.

Katherine Zeta Jones said with a smile: "You can't be like Hilton's boyfriend, right? This kind of photo is lost, and it will be much more severe to your image than to a young actor like us."

This is the truth.

It doesn’t matter if gossip rumors appear. If there is a real information, then Tang En will definitely be strongly morally condemned.

On the contrary, the heroines in photo art often act as victims and receive public sympathy.

If you increase your fame, you may become one of your career.

For example, are the indecent video incidents of Paris Hilton really bad?

not necessarily!

This wealthy socialite has at least become a celebrity and entered the entertainment industry.

It's 2003 and 2004, and the bastard boyfriend released two more indecent videos.

With the strength of the Hilton family, would you not be able to handle this little thing? If you really want to deal with it, you would have spent millions of dollars to buy those videos and then sign a confidentiality agreement.
To be continued...