Alan Wilson was fully dressed and sat next to Anna. He said, "You want someone big to put pressure on me again? Just believe me. Acquisitions now do more harm than good. Although the steel industry is a sunset industry, there are still a few years left in the cycle."
.And do you know why it always happens that rich people go bankrupt and jump off buildings?"
"What do you want to say?" Anna leaned towards Alan Wilson, still angry that the manned space flight could not persuade the man to help.
"Family businesses are like crabs." Alan Wilson used an analogy. "Crabs have two characteristics. First, the shell is the strongest part. Second, you cannot eat dead crabs. The reason why you cannot eat dead crabs is because you
When you see a crab die, the crab has been dead for a long time. Crabs die from within, and the decline of a family business is much like a crab."
"Once everyone sees that a very rich man is no longer what he used to be, it means that the rich man has been in trouble for a long time, and it is not just what you see on the surface."
"Isn't that better? Now is the time." Anna was confused, why should she wait any longer.
"This brings me to another point. Often when a rich man goes bankrupt and jumps out of a building, it is not because he has lost all the money on his books. It is because he has already incurred huge debts. Why is this? Because when he encounters difficulties in his career, he will definitely
Use your connections to save your career as much as possible. When you are really at your wits end, the deficit on your books is not just what you see."
"You sisters are still not on par with Germany's Junckers in terms of personal connections. When Krupp encounters business difficulties, he will first seek help from the old families in the Ruhr area, and then ask for government support. In the end, there is no other way, so he can take turns.
Until you came forward, where were you now?"
It's not that Ellen Wilson doesn't want to help, but it's not that late, and it's useless for the two sisters to worry now. It's not that simple to swallow up this kind of enterprise that is almost a symbol of old Germany.
Ana couldn't help but believe it when she heard it, but she was still not convinced, "Aren't you trying to comfort me?"
"No, I will not deceive women in my career. If I add another premise, I will never deceive Russian beauties." Alan Wilson swore that his loyalty to Mao Mei was a lesson to be learned.
"What's so special?" Anna was a little funny and didn't know why she added such a premise.
"You don't understand!" Alan Wilson did not explain that the term Russian beauty refers to a macro-concept group rather than a narrow definition of an individual.
If you say "Russian beauty" to someone from a big country, he will nod and say that Russian women are indeed beautiful.
But if you replace Russia with the United States, Germany, or the United Kingdom, you will see a question mark face, almost asking you which one looks better.
The matter of Krupp's operating difficulties came to an end, and Anna no longer struggled with the matter. Ellen Wilson came once, and she couldn't always ask for it, so she said some things that the officials were interested in, such as the conference on the prohibition of nuclear weapons.
of the opening.
"That meeting was of little significance. Nuclear weapons would never be used in actual combat again. The conflict would definitely break out in the form of a conventional war." Alan Wilson showed little interest and paid no attention to the Stockholm meeting.
"I see that you are in a bad mood for playing a supporting role for Britain." Anna began to laugh at the lonely nobles, pointing out the fact that Britain no longer has such a big weight compared to the United States and the Soviet Union.
Alan Wilson glanced sideways at Anna, curled his lips and muttered, "Do you think the United States is very strong? It's not as good as the Qing Dynasty."
"What did you say?" Anna didn't hear the man's murmur clearly and asked quickly.
"It's nothing." Alan Wilson kept silent, not because he knew the mistake, but because he didn't want to bother to explain.
What's wrong with the Qing Dynasty? That's what he really thinks. If the United States had the stable victory rate of the Qing Dynasty, the Korean War and the Vietnam War would have been lost. Which agricultural country did you see the Qing government suffer from?
Let's make it more clear. In fact, it is not a shameful thing to try to win against a big country. But if you fight a war with clearly defined strengths and weaknesses and still cannot win, the harm to a big country will be more profound.
Since you have chosen a much weaker opponent to start the war, you cannot evacuate without achieving a good result, or you should not start the war at the beginning. When the war begins, you must rush for victory.
The run on gold in the United States was only part of the reason why the Bretton Woods system could not survive in the end.
Another reason is that the United States admitted that it lost the Vietnam War, which caused other countries to doubt the national strength of the United States. In essence, the Afghanistan War had the same effect on the Soviet Union.
The widespread suspicion caused by the superpower's inability to deal with a weakling was the last straw that broke the Bretton Woods system. That's why after Reagan came to power, he continued to take military actions against smaller countries that were even weaker, in order to restore each country's attitude toward the United States.
Suspect.
Of course, this will not have an impact on the United Kingdom. It is limited to countries like the United States and the Soviet Union that lead the world. Now it is not before World War II, and the United Kingdom no longer leads the world.
After Pamela Mountbatten returned to China, she showed that she lived a busier life than her husband. The Mountbatten Group has multiple headquarters. Wherever the female president is, that is the headquarters of the Mountbatten Group.
The current main job of the female president is to sell the stocks she bought after the Cuban Missile Crisis, but she doesn't necessarily have to cash them out. She wants to see if there are any other investment bonds that can serve as a preservation of value.
David, the project manager in charge of North American business, was pointing out some current bonds to the female president, "The bond amount is US$500 million, with a coupon of 9.25%. It has ten years, and the opening price is US$20. The income is
The rate is 9.4 percent."
Even when the market was at its best, David's sales enthusiasm was very high. Now that he had US$500 million to sell, he was so excited that he didn't know what to do. However, what he said made sense.
If the yield on the new bonds does fall to 9.25 per cent on Canadian bonds, that means the selling price will drop from 9.25 per cent. For any investor, buying the bonds quickly at the original offer price will make a substantial profit.
Of course, if the bond issuance fails, U.S. investment banks will have to lower the selling price until the yield on the bond is high enough to attract buyers.
"The cycle is too long, not worth investing in." Pamela Mountbatten was unmoved. She was not interested in the ten-year cycle and felt it was not reliable. If the debt market behaves like this, it would be better to invest in the industry.
After thinking for a while, Pamela Mountbatten did not refuse directly, "If this bond can be packaged and resold to other countries that have strong confidence in the United States, it will be worth a try."
After a short period of thinking, the female CEO came up with an idea. She liked the deal. It was true that the market was very weak at the moment, but no new bonds had been issued since then, and it felt like investors were holding cash and waiting to buy.
Get the right bond.
The new bond may well be what they were looking for, and the yield is clearly attractive. It's higher than any other European bond of similar grade, and prices are bound to rebound sooner or later.
The more bonds you sell, the more commissions you get. Anyway, you can at least make a profit. The real test is to wait for the inquiry and quote the price. If there are still tens of millions of bonds for sale, you will come back immediately.
Quote a cheap price.
In that case, you will have to try to get rid of the bonds you bought. If all the bonds have been sold, the buyers will find various excuses and quote high prices.
Alan Wilson knew nothing about the bond market, but after he learned about his wife's plan, he had no other thoughts except a deep sense of conscience. Later generations of Wall Street would dare to package and sell Argentine bonds that were like junk. Her wife had enough conscience.
Well, at least it’s just a matter of calculating interest rates, and he’s a proper national entrepreneur.
"How about issuing through the Hong Kong Exchange? It can also be considered as raising funds." Pamela Mountbatten thought of the financial center in the Far East and asked her husband if it was feasible.
"Good note." Alan Wilson said with approval, "We should also make good use of our status as a financial center."
"Sometimes when I think about it, sooner or later this financial center will be handed over to someone else, and I can't help but feel sad." Pamela Mountbatten sighed quietly, feeling sad for the future of Hong Kong. "Will we be able to continue to use Hong Kong to help Britain in the future?
Profit?"
"It's not impossible, but dear, you have to know that in a country with a long history, the capital is everything and everything revolves around the capital." Alan Wilson replied straightforwardly, "I would like to make it clearer.
As long as the capital gives an order, if it says it's yours, it's yours. If it says it's not yours, it's not yours. It's okay to use Xiangjiang to make a small profit, but if you think too much, Xiangjiang is not very important."
Within the scope of a certain big country, other than the imperial capital, no city is qualified to say how important it is, not even the demon capital.
The Magic City is just a city that is supported by geographical advantages and policies. Although the people of the Magic City do not think so, it cannot change the fact. The fact is that the Magic City of the world can never do without the support of the Imperial Capital.
However, there is no harm in using the Hong Kong exchange to issue some bonds to raise funds. Alan Wilson can understand that the Mountbatten Group, which has just facilitated the sale of grain from the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, deserves this.
Although the group does not lack funds based on Pamela Mountbatten's net worth, this is two different things.
"We still need to discuss this matter with the four major families. The local gangsters must also be divided." Pamela Mountbatten looked ugly, but she had no choice.
Alan Wilson almost couldn't help but laugh out loud. He remembered a sentence, my money! They divided it into two million, and I divided into one million! Do you still want me to thank them?