"Okay, I will be in New York during this period. It doesn't matter any day. Just tell me in advance. As for the location, it will be in this hotel." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. When the wealth reaches a certain scale, especially after many investments have achieved great success, it is natural to contact some large financial groups.
The established consortium has a strong ZZ background, a very deep network of relationships, and a lot of funds, while the new upstarts who have just emerged are poor in these aspects, but they have a better understanding of the current social market needs and future development directions. If the two parties cooperate, theoretically speaking, it is Mutually beneficial.
In this society, interests come first. Even if you may not be able to spend all the money you earn in a day in your lifetime, everyone still strives desperately to make more money. This may be the goal of life. Otherwise, there is no pursuit. Life is so meaningless.
"Okay, then I'll make arrangements." Henry said with a smile.
Three days later, in a sunny presidential suite of Douglas Hotel with an area of more than 200 square meters, Chen Zhiwen saw a man about 60 years old with blond and white hair. He was very tall, almost 2 meters tall. Chen Zhiwen was also 1.8 meters tall. , but I still feel a certain sense of oppression.
"Eric, this is Jason Morgan, my cousin." Henry Morgan introduced: "Jason, this is Eric."
"Hello Eric, you are younger than I thought." Jason Morgan shook hands and said with a smile.
"Hello, Mr. Morgan." Chen Zhiwen replied politely.
Everyone sat down, and Chen Zhiwen had already arranged for bitter coffee. This was Henry Morgan's preference that he had informed in advance.
"The coffee is so bitter." Jason Morgan said with a smile after taking a sip of coffee.
"How about some tea?" Chen Zhiwen said.
"No need, this coffee without milk and sugar reminds me to always pay attention to my mouth." Jason Morgan shook his head and said with a smile.
"I heard that MiniMed's commercial insulin is about to be launched, and it is more harmful to the human body than the insulin currently on the market. I think, Jason, you won't have to work so hard soon," Henry Morgan said.
Jason Morgan said: "I know, I have invested in this company, and I have also invested in other American companies that are researching insulin. I hope they can promote it with less side effects as soon as possible without running out of money. .”
"That's good." Henry Morgan said to Chen Zhiwen again.
"It makes the customers laugh. I have diabetes and need to inject insulin every day. Basically, I can't touch anything sweet or oily." Jason Morgan said with a smile.
"I understand, if this kind of insulin can be produced on a large scale without any side effects, it will indeed be a blessing to all mankind." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
After time travel, he was not short of money, but he also paid great attention to his diet and body. The biggest trouble was the threat of diabetes, the "disease of wealth". Unlike later generations who only needed to take dozens of dollars of insulin a day, the insulin of this era , the price is ridiculously expensive, and it needs to be collected from the pancreas of animals, mainly pigs and cows.
It takes several tons of pancreas to produce a small amount of insulin, but the demand is too high. I don’t know how many people in Europe and America have this disease. Only a small number of wealthy people can use it. Moreover, this kind of insulin is harmful to the body, and long-term use still poses a threat to health. .
In an era when insulin could not be mass-produced, "affluenza" was a greater threat than cancer.
"It also represents huge wealth. Although the pharmaceutical industry has high risks, the profits are extremely high." Jason said with a smile.
"High risk means high reward. The value of insulin is indeed a golden mountain in the future." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
Different from the very small market for general targeted drugs, the demand for insulin is very large. This is the reason why it will be able to achieve a cabbage price in the future. However, in his memory, the future insulin giant seems to be the European pharmaceutical company Novartis Nordisk. .
"You are right, but sometimes too high a risk is not good. No matter how big the profit is, too high a risk still makes us investors too worried." Jason smiled and said, "Eric, I studied Through the process of your fortune, you seemed to be in the right position every step of the way, taking action at the most appropriate time, and ultimately obtained the highest returns. I am curious, how did you do this?"
"Business analysis and understanding of market demand, or focusing on investing in those who understand the market." Chen Zhiwen said that in front of Chinese people, he usually chooses to be a little more modest. This is the basic culture of the Chinese, but in the West In front of others, you have to show your strength.
"Like Apple? I have to say that no one in my Morgan family has been able to achieve the income from your investment in Apple over the years." Jason Morgan said with a smile.
"The electronic technology industry is the most special. It is different from traditional industries. As long as we develop products that are recognized by the market, sales will increase exponentially until the market is saturated." Chen Zhiwen said: "Of course, the premise is that we can always be in the market. Get ahead."
"We also know this, but how to choose the right target is too difficult." Jason said with a smile: "So we hope to cooperate with you, Eric. You have a very keen market vision. And we have huge funds. If we work together, it will be a win-win situation.
Of course, I also know that Eric, you have a lot of funds in your hands, but compared to the daily amount of funds on Wall Street, it is not enough. Moreover, due to your status, you are not suitable to invest too much in many European and American investments, but We can, in return, help you in other areas in addition to direct profit sharing. "
"Which fields?" Chen Zhiwen asked. In fact, his golden finger is not used in many places, especially in some sensitive fields such as finance, technology, and high technology in Europe and the United States. Instead of leaving it alone, use it appropriately. Not bad for making deals.
"Your Midea is a technology company that involves a lot of patented technologies. I know you can buy a lot of patents with money, but some of them are restricted by the White House. In this regard, I can help you, as long as it's not too sensitive. Technology, such as cutting-edge chip manufacturing technology, and other things, we can handle the Ministry of Commerce for you." Jason Morgan said with a smile.
"That's okay, but I'm not very high on the demand in this area. In the real high-tech field, Midea is not involved much." Chen Zhiwen said.
It’s not that we don’t want to develop high technology, but the population and environment in Hong Kong make it impossible. On the mainland, it may be possible in a few decades, but now, it would be great to be able to meet Midea’s most basic technical needs.
As for the technology developed by Midea's research laboratories in Europe and the United States, Midea can naturally use it as long as it is not super sensitive, such as the communication technology of Huawei in later generations. Besides, Midea cannot develop it now. Midea's main business is still In the civilian market, civilian terminals have the largest market and the greatest profits. Of course, there are some giants in some non-civilian terminal businesses in later generations, but the numbers are far behind.
"Then you always need to acquire some European and American technology companies, right? I have studied your fortune-making process. You like to develop yourself through mergers and acquisitions. You acquire some small-scale companies or general industries in the early stage. European and American governments generally do not care about it, but With today's scale, what you are interested in is probably not small, right?" Jason Morgan still said calmly: "It's still the same sentence, but it's not the most cutting-edge high-tech or military industry enterprise in the United States. If you have money, I can help you buy Coca-Cola."
"This is quite attractive." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
"Are you interested in Coca-Cola?" Jason was stunned for a moment and said, "If you are really interested, can we really try it?"
"That's not true. In fact, I am already a shareholder of Coca-Cola. In the past two years, I have been acquiring Coca-Cola's shares, which is close to 5%. When the time is right, I will be ready to announce it." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said.
Coca-Cola has a bright future. After new CEO Goizueta took office in 1981, the overall situation changed. In the next 15 years, Coca-Cola's market value rose from US$4.1 billion to US$170 billion. The increase was not low at all. For General Electric and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, even Buffett will buy a lot of Coca-Cola shares in a few years.
With the profits gained from the gold market, Chen Zhiwen arranged to acquire the stocks of giants in these traditional industries in the future. Their stocks were large enough, unlike technology companies, which could accommodate huge amounts of funds.
But acquiring Coca-Cola is unrealistic. First, it requires a huge amount of funds. Chen Zhiwen may be able to get it, but it is not cost-effective to spend a lot of money on this company. Second, if Coca-Cola loses the blessing of the US government, Whether it can still develop to the scale it will be in more than ten years is a big question.
The biggest problem is that they are definitely not willing to sell, so is it possible that they are still launching a hostile merger in the United States? Coca-Cola's current market capitalization exceeds US$5 billion. A hostile merger is unlikely to succeed and will result in serious losses.
"That doesn't matter, Pepsi is fine too." Jason laughed.
"No, I don't have much interest in such a large beverage and food industry, but it is another American listed company. If there is a chance, I would like to try it." Chen Zhiwen continued.
Although he owns Red Bull beverages, Very Coca-Cola and some food brands, he built these by himself and requires a small investment. He can develop quickly by seizing market demand and will become one of the local giants in the future. Relatively speaking, the cost is much lower and the price-performance ratio is high. Even if we want to acquire some such companies in the United States in the future, we will choose smaller ones.
"Which one?" Jason Morgan asked immediately. If you want to cooperate, you must naturally show value and be able to do something that others cannot do, that is success. Besides, big investment banks or banks are not doing charity. All investment banks will fully promote acquisitions, because the profits are so great. Promoting mergers and acquisitions between large companies is one of the main businesses of the Morgan consortium. It can not only make money but also increase its influence.
"Disney." Chen Zhiwen said.
"Do you want to acquire Disney?" Jason Morgan's expression changed, as did Henry on the side. He did not expect that Chen Zhiwen actually had such an ambition.
"Is it difficult? This is not a sensitive technology company, right?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
"That's what I say, but Disney's Mickey Mouse was once an idol in the entire United States. Even when I was a child, I liked it very much. This kind of company is of great significance in the United States. If it is acquired by other American consortiums, it will not be a problem at all. But acquisitions by foreign capital will be very controversial," Jason said.
"Since President Reagan took office, he has been talking about the United States attracting foreign investment and relaxing restrictions on Hollywood giants. If foreign capital can acquire Disney at this time, I don't think he will object, right?" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile. : "Besides, Mickey Mouse was only a cartoon character that American children loved in the past. Now, it is no longer possible. Otherwise, I would not have the idea to acquire Disney."
Disney's glory was in the hands of its founder, Walt Disney. However, after Walt Disney passed away in 1966, the company fell into the hands of the next generation. It began to deteriorate year by year, and even the ancestral business of the previous generation could not be maintained. , Disney’s Mickey Mouse and other cartoon characters that were once popular all over the United States have gradually been abandoned by the new generation of teenagers and turned to some Japanese animation characters.
Yes, it is little Japan. Not only the physical industries such as textiles, clothing, steel, home appliances, automobiles, and chips, but also virtual cartoon characters and Japanese animation are gradually gaining a higher share of the U.S. market.
Disney's second-generation management, when they were unable to innovate in the animation market, they thought of making money through other means and imitating other entertainment companies. Whichever Hollywood company made a blockbuster movie, they would follow suit, and naturally they would start a bloody battle. , the annual losses in the film market are as high as tens of millions of dollars.
Disney's largest business, Disneyland, has no funds for renovations and cannot attract regular tourists, and its business is getting worse.
As a result, Disney's stock has dropped from US$3.5 billion at its peak to US$1.4 billion now, and the market is still not optimistic about the future of Disney. This also gives Chen Zhiwen the opportunity to acquire. Otherwise, his business will develop normally and well. No matter how much money they have, they won't sell it.
"What you say makes sense, but I still can't tell you directly whether it's okay or not. I'll tell you after I ask my friends at the U.S. Department of Commerce." Jason Morgan thought for a while and said.
"Okay, then I'm waiting for your good news." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. In fact, it is not difficult for him to acquire a Hollywood company, but Disney is a bit special, and ordinary Hollywood companies do not have as much potential as Disney.
"OK." Jerry Morgan said: "Since you made a request, Eric, how about I make one too?"
(End of chapter)
