Chapter 2664 Sensational Acquisitions in the United States (Part 1)
Gang Leader Qiao’s request is actually very simple, but it is in his usual domineering style.↖
He asked Xiao Qi to sell him all 10% of Apple shares, but he had to pay off the price difference and interest over five years.
Disney's current stock market value is $48 billion.
Apple's current market value has exceeded 230 billion US dollars, which can be said to be rising steadily. The values of the two are different.
Even if Disney's stock price premiums by 25%, reaching 60 billion U.S. dollars, you are still only about a quarter of Apple's price.
Therefore, 7.7% of Disney shares can only be exchanged for 2% of Apple shares, but the remaining 8% is not eligible.
But Gang Leader Qiao holds the shares that Xiao Qi wants and is friends with Xiao Qi. Naturally, he can bargain shamelessly and get 8% of Apple's shares for free.
"Stephen, you have already lent me 5 billion U.S. dollars, and now you are borrowing 18.4 billion U.S. dollars of shares for five years for nothing. Are you embarrassed?" Xiao Qi laughed angrily at this. This Gang Leader Qiao is really a shameless person.
Man, he is indeed a veteran hippie.
"It's a little more, but it's not like I won't pay interest." Gang Leader Qiao said seriously, "I'll give you 20% annual interest, and I'll double it back to you in five years. You can earn so much money, aren't you satisfied?
?Don’t think I don’t know that you only buy Apple shares to make money.”
"But if I tell you that I think the value of Apple's shares in my hands will rise to 300% in five years, do you think I will sell my shares in advance?" Xiao Qi said with a smile.
The highest share price of Apple should be more than 600 billion US dollars. If it develops well in smart electronics in the future, it is not impossible to exceed 800 billion US dollars. Xiao Qi bought its shares. Naturally to maximize profits.
"Haha, then I have to thank you for thinking highly of my abilities?" Gang Leader Qiao was not angry, but rather proud.
When Xiao Qi said this, he meant that Gang Leader Qiao could continue to develop and expand Apple, and even became the largest company in the United States. Isn't this a compliment to him?
"As long as you make money for me seriously, everything else is not a thank you to me." Xiao Qi also replied with a smile.
Hearing Xiao Qi's words, Gang Leader Qiao sighed slightly in his heart.
He knew what Xiao Qi meant, which was that he was definitely not willing to let go of the remaining shares of Apple. The most he could exchange for was 2% of Apple's shares.
But this is actually quite good. He can still hold about 15% of Apple shares, which is not bad. In addition, Xiao Qi has agreed to hand over the voting rights of Apple shares to himself, so Gang Leader Qiao
In fact, it still holds about 23% of the voting rights.
But Gang Leader Qiao was not that easy to deal with. He coughed lightly and said: "In that case, let's exchange the shares. But I need you to lend me 5 billion US dollars for one year without interest. How about that?"
"You are really a person who never suffers losses!" Xiao Qi shook his head, "Deal!"
"readily!"
Gang Leader Qiao laughed and explained the reason why he borrowed the money, "Apple is developing very well now, and I am confident that its market value will increase by more than 50% in a year. If I sell the stock now, I feel that I will lose some money."
.So it’s quite worthwhile to borrow your money to pay the interest.”
The interest rate he borrowed was only about 15%, but it was more of a gambling condition. But now it seems that these conditions have been met long ago. The investment banks can only watch helplessly as Gang Leader Qiao borrows chickens to lay eggs.
, and then I will only get back some interest benefits.
But Gang Leader Qiao didn't have any extra money, plus the interest on money borrowed from some friends. Every month to raise money to repay the interest was a huge expense, which made him quite sad.
Just like in his previous life, Gang Leader Qiao returned to Apple as CEO, with a salary of US$1 per year. It’s just that there are a lot of equity incentives, but he will never sell a penny of Apple shares, so the current method
Only tear down the west wall to make up for the east wall.
On weekdays, his largest income still comes from dividends from Disney shares and some other investments. This money is enough to live on, but it is a bit difficult to pay back so much interest.
He had already borrowed 5 billion US dollars from Xiao Qi for a year or two without paying a penny of interest. He was embarrassed to ask Xiao Qi to borrow money again, but now that he has such a rare opportunity, borrowing money has become a matter of course.
matter.
Xiao Qi doesn't mind lending money to friends, even if the amount is a little too much.
Although Gang Leader Qiao is a bit cold-blooded, he might not be willing to lend money to Xiao Qi, but after Xiao Qi was reincarnated and came back, the cornerstone of his career came from Apple and Qiao.
Gang leader, so he also knows how to repay them.
Therefore, not only the loan from Gang Leader Qiao, but also the current cooperation between Fairy Company and Apple is slightly at a disadvantage, not to mention the sale of shares in the app store, which is purely to give money to Apple. This is the same compensation mentality.
Already.
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After resting in the hotel for a night, Xiao Qi took a plane to New York early the next morning.
On the way to the Long Island mansion, Xiao Qi called Blackstone Group CEO Schwartzman and made an appointment to have afternoon tea together.
Then the young man devoted himself to spending happy time with his wife and daughters.
Knowing that Xiao Qi had come to New York, little Taylor took Sophie back to the manor, and then, together with Tang Mingxiang and Bu'er, welcomed Xiao Qi's arrival.
These two daughters are the two eldest among Xiao Qi's daughters. They are already 10 months old. They can make some babbling sounds and can crawl around on the ground. They appear to be full of energy.
After lunch, Sophie and Bu'er were brought to the yard. Xiao Qi played games with them. The two little girls giggled and flew around. Every time Xiao Qi caught them, they continued to do so.
He seemed very excited to run away.
It was already freezing in New York at the end of November, but neither Buer nor Sophie were pampered dolls, especially with the guidance of Japanese aunts, who did not stay in the room all day long, so their bodies
Very good.
Outdoor activities like this, as long as they last no more than an hour, have no impact on their bodies at all. They can also promote their bone development and are good for intellectual development.
Of course, you can't do this when it snows. At that time, indoor activities are most suitable for little girls.
Little Taylor was very interesting. She held a guitar in her hand, watching her husband and daughter play, and playing the guitar for them to entertain them, making the two little girls crawl even more happily.
Tang Mingxiang didn't have any talent in this area, so she just pushed a small cart out, sat down at the wooden table not far away, and lay down to watch them play.
By the time the two mothers held their exhausted daughters in their arms, it was already around three o'clock before they knew it. The two little girls fell asleep in their mother's warm arms.
In the weather at the end of November, as long as you are not active outdoors, it is easy to feel the cold. In order to prevent his daughters from catching cold, Xiao Qi took them into the house. At this time, the bodyguard outside used the intercom to inform him that Swartz
Man has arrived.
"Congratulations!"
As soon as Schwarzman saw Xiao Qi in the small living room, he couldn't help but joke, "Shao Qi, Disney has become the thing in your palm. You have become the first person in American history who can master Disney."
Foreigners, I wonder when we will make a public announcement?"
Xiao Qi sat down with a smile and said, "Now that I have announced that I have taken over Disney, is there no resistance?"
"Of course there will be resistance, but with your relationship in the U.S. Senate and the Committee on Foreign Investment, there will be no problem." Swartzman said, "Plus the U.S. securities market
With the expectations of exciting acquisitions, what does Disney mean? It’s just an entertainment company! Back then, they allowed Sony to acquire Columbia Pictures Group, so why don’t they allow Qishao to acquire Disney today?”
What Swartzman said makes sense.
Apart from anything else, Sony's acquisition of Columbia Pictures Group has already happened, so the second acquisition doesn't seem so abrupt.
What's more, Xiao Qi's relationship in the United States is much better than that of Sony. After all, Sony is a large group company. There are many people controlling Sony's decision-making level, so it is difficult to be too conspicuous in many aspects, but Xiao Qi
Qi has no scruples in this regard, and he has a deeper understanding of the situation in the United States, so the relationship network he has compiled in the United States is even more powerful than Sony's.
If it weren't for this, Blackstone would not have dared to help Xiao Qilai acquire Disney - it would be absolutely impossible to acquire one of America's cultural symbols with only money.
When Blackstone Group acquired a total of 50.26% of Disney's shares, Schwartzman told Xiao Qi that he could go directly to the United States to receive the fruits of victory.
Xiao Qi already owns 10% of Disney shares, plus the 7.7% that Xiao Qi said he would get from Gang Leader Qiao, which already amounts to 67.96% of the shares, and he can fully request privatization and delisting.
Being able to help Xiao Qilai acquire the behemoth Disney is already an honor for the Blackstone Group, not to mention the generous commissions that the Blackstone Group can obtain in terms of share transactions, privatization and delisting.
A conservative estimate is 1 billion U.S. dollars. If done cleanly, then a super high profit of 1.2 billion U.S. dollars or even 1.5 billion U.S. dollars is definitely not impossible.
Because Xiao Qi's good reputation in this regard has long spread throughout Wall Street, investment banks and brokers all know that as long as they help Xiao Qi do things, they can get generous rewards.