Reborn as a Hong Kong Tycoon

Chapter 674 Set the investment of the TV network

Lin Baicheng arrived in Silicon Valley on Monday, and he left Silicon Valley at noon on Wednesday for New York.

Lin Baicheng took a car from Silicon Valley to San Francisco, and then took a private jet from the San Francisco airport to New York, which took a total of more than six hours.

However, because the time in San Francisco is about 3 hours ahead of New York, he arrived in New York in the evening.

After leaving the airport, Lin Baicheng got on the extended Lincoln and went to his apartment in Manhattan.Now in the United States, he has more than one bulletproof and blast-proof extended Lincoln, and bought two more with tax credit consumption.

The person who came to pick up Lin Baicheng was Jill Kvis, one of the assistants of the secretariat.

The car was on the way to the Fifth Avenue apartment.

Lin Baicheng said to Jill Kvis: "Jill, you have to prepare more carefully for dinner tonight."

A few days later, Phil Smith and others gave Lin Baicheng a reply about whether to cooperate with Lin Baicheng to invest in the establishment of a TV network, and Lin Baicheng invited them to dinner at the apartment on Fifth Avenue tonight. talk about it.

Lin Baicheng is a busy person and the initiator of the project, so everyone took care of his time and came here to meet him in New York.

Jill Kvis replied immediately: "The chef team has arrived at the apartment, and the ingredients are also of the highest grade and freshest. Tonight's dinner will definitely not be messed up."

"That's good."

Lin Baicheng nodded slightly, messing up the dinner would not affect their cooperation, but he would lose face.With his current net worth and status, he would rather lose money than lose face. His face is very valuable.

"What about the acquisition plans sent by Goldman Sachs and Citigroup?"

A few days later, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup made relevant plans this morning. Because they were coming to New York, Lin Baicheng asked them to send the plans here.

"It's right here, I always carry it with me."

While speaking, Jill Kvis took out two documents from the briefcase.

"Don't rush to see it."

Lin Baicheng pointed to Catherine who was sitting next to her, and said, "Leave it to Catherine first, and I'll find time to watch it later in the evening."

"Here, Catherine."

Jill Kvis handed the file to Catherine.

Catherine also carried a briefcase with her, so she put the two documents in it.

The change in the acquisition of Sun Electronics Communications Company this time is a good thing for Jill Kvis and several other assistants, at least it is not a bad thing.

Bill Harveys was originally in charge of this acquisition. Bill Harves himself was dissatisfied with the big boss because of the progress. Now the acquisition has changed again, although this change has nothing to do with Bill Harves. But the big boss only cares about the result, so Bill Harveys must have lost points again in the big boss this time.

This time because of the acquisition, even if the big boss will not fire or demote Bill Harveys, he will definitely lose points. It is very likely that he will be considered insufficient by the big boss. The chances are greatly increased.

When it was almost six o'clock, Lin Baicheng came to the apartment.

This time is not too late, because the time for having a meal together is seven o'clock in the evening, and there is still a little more than an hour from now.

Lin Baicheng went to take a shower, and after he finished, he found that Haruko Moori had come.

The distance between Wall Street and Fifth Avenue was not very far, and Haruko Mori came from Wall Street very quickly after get off work, and it didn't take long.

Lin Baicheng has some clothes of Haruko Mori and the jewelry that Lin Baicheng bought for her, so Haruko Mori changed her clothes here, changing from work clothes to gorgeous attire, which brought a big image change.

The time was getting closer to seven o'clock in the evening, and people began to come slowly. Lin Baicheng and Haruko Moori greeted them.

"Thank you for your kindness, everyone, please sit down."

After everyone arrived, Lin Baicheng greeted them to sit down.

The people who came this time included Phil Smith and Anna Nord, Claure Rockefeller, Logan Rockefeller, Abigail Johnson, and Barry Diller, a total of six people.

Apart from the six of them, there were Lin Baicheng and Mori Haruko, the assistant and the private secretary, and it was obviously not suitable for them to appear at this time.

Lin Baicheng and others sat down, and Catherine asked the servant to push the dining car in, and put the dinner in front of everyone.

The difference between Western food and Chinese food is that in Chinese food, everyone eats many dishes together, while in Western food, each person eats a different dish.

"I hope tonight's dinner will satisfy everyone!"

Red wine was poured into everyone's wine glasses, and Lin Baicheng raised his glass as a gesture.

"Cheers!"

Everyone toasted.

Everyone didn't drink it all in one gulp. This is not in China. Drinking is about feeling deep and stuffy. It's just a sip. Moreover, good red wine should be tasted carefully, not casually drunk as a drink.

The main course tonight is steak, which is extremely black Wagyu beef, excellent quality, the best quality of beef graded by the US Department of Agriculture.

The so-called extremely black Wagyu is actually a hybrid of Japanese Wagyu and American Angus cattle, and it is a very successful hybrid.

The quality of Jiguro Wagyu itself is excellent, coupled with the chef's superb skills, it can be said that tasting this level of food is a kind of enjoyment.

The consumption of this meal alone is not low, but it is expensive for a reason. For rich people like Lin Baicheng, it is worth the price.

During the meal, everyone did not talk about business, but chatted about other things.As for the saying of "eat without talking, sleep without speaking", the West does not have this concept, and even the East has gradually lost this tradition.

While chatting, Claure Rockefeller said, "Alan, I heard that New Century Software is considering whether to go public?"

"Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and some other shareholders have this idea."

Lin Baicheng was not surprised that Claure knew the news, and nodded slightly.

"Alan, if New Century Software is going to go public, I will be asked to subscribe for some shares."

Although it is not sure whether there will be a lot of money for stock subscription during the road show of New Century Software Company, but Claure decided to subscribe for some. He believes that this company has the big boss Lin Baicheng and Goldman Sachs and Citigroup as shareholders. The possibility of breaking after listing is extremely low.

Therefore, if New Century Software subscribes for some stocks when it goes public and sells them after it goes public, it will definitely make some money.

"Of course it's no problem. It's too late for me to welcome you."

Lin Baicheng responded with a smile, looked at the others and said, "Logan, Barry, and Ms. Johnson, if you have spare money, you are welcome to subscribe." Phil Smith didn't mention it, and the other party is already a shareholder of New Century Software. .

"Thank you, Ellen!"

Regardless of whether he will subscribe for the shares of New Century Software or not, Abigail expressed his gratitude first.

Logan Rockefeller and Barry Diller both raised their glasses in thanks.

Smith said: "Alan, from what you said, you have decided to launch New Century Software?"

"That's right, I've made up my mind, it's not a bad thing to go public early."

Lin Baicheng didn't hide it, and this kind of thing can't be hidden at all, especially for shareholders like Smith.

Claure congratulated: "Congratulations, Alan, another company has gone public."

"Congratulations, Alan!" "Congratulations!"

Others also expressed their congratulations. The company went public, the valuation soared, and the shares in their hands can be cashed out after the sale restriction expires. This is a good thing for a business owner, and his net worth has increased. Naturally, they want to congratulate Lin Baicheng .

"Thank you!"

Lin Baicheng toasted and took a sip.

"Smith, congratulations to you too, investing in New Century Software is about to make a lot of money."

Logan congratulated Smith as an insider. Fortunately, Apple, which he invested in, was also preparing to go public, so he would not be envious.

As for the question of whether Apple can develop with IBM as a competitor, Logan is not worried at all. Anyway, he can reduce his holdings and cash out after the expiration of the sales restriction. As long as Apple has no problems during this period, it will good.

Of course, without IBM as a competitor, Apple's valuation will definitely be higher when it goes public, and the stock price is more likely to rise sharply, so it is impossible to say that it is not regrettable.

"I'm just a small shareholder holding 2% of the shares. If I dilute it when I go public, the shareholding ratio will be even smaller."

Smith shook his head. Even if New Century Software had a market value of US$20 billion when it went public, the 2% stake would only be worth US$2000 million to US$4000 million. After deducting the principal and time costs, the profit is not too much.

Of course, it’s okay to be dissatisfied. After all, Smith only spent 1100 million US dollars at the beginning, and the profit was almost two or three times that of less than two years, which is not too low.

"2% is not a lot. After Smith goes public, you can at least have a profit of more than tens of millions."

Crower secretly calculated, it is now 1980, tens of millions of dollars is definitely not a small sum.

Barry Diller didn't know what to say. He didn't have tens of millions of dollars in his net worth. Most of the tens of millions of dollars he contributed this time were other people's funds and bank loans. He is satisfied with doubling the profit in two years.

In the long run, Barry Diller would certainly not be satisfied with doubling the profit, but if the profit can be doubled within two years, it means that the company is developing fairly well, not only surviving, but also creating profits.

Only by surviving first can we talk about the future.

Time passed slowly while everyone was eating and chatting.

After the meal, the table was replaced with desserts and drinks, of course there was red wine, and it was time to talk about business.

Lin Baicheng is the initiator, so he said: "Everyone, let's talk about the business. When I contacted a few days ago, everyone expressed their willingness to contribute money to cooperate with me. Now let me ask again, have you changed your mind? If there is a change, it’s too late to say it now, and it’s meaningless to say it after today.”

Smith was the first to speak out: "Alan, Anna and I have no problem here."

"Me too."

Crower followed suit.

"me too."

Logan and Abigail spoke out almost at the same time.

Says Barry Diller: "I still own 10 percent."

"Okay, now let's talk about the percentage of shares you want to own."

Lin Baicheng was very happy to see this. With these people as partners, the establishment of the TV network will definitely be less hindered.Of course, having their cooperation does not mean that the establishment of the TV network will be successful. Whether it can be successful or not depends on Barry Diller's ability.

"Please go ahead."

Claure looked at the others. The main reason for his humility was that he wanted to get more than 5% of the shares, so he wanted to see if anyone didn't want to invest $500 million, and then he would pay a little more and take a little more shares.

"Anna and I decided to invest 800 million US dollars, and the two of us can get 8% of the shares together."

Smith said aloud that he has no idea of ​​competing for the control of the TV network. The main business of the couple's family is not this, and they will not devote too many resources to this side, so there is simply no need to participate in 10% of the shares.

Abigail said nothing.

Upon seeing this, Logan said: "I'll invest $500 million." In fact, he originally only wanted to invest $200 million because he didn't have that much money, but after learning about it, Claure asked him to help take an additional 3% of the share. No rejection.

Although Claure and Logan are both members of the Rockefeller family, they have already separated. Although the family relationship is fairly close, it is definitely not so close that it does not divide property.

What's more, this is the United States, even the property of the biological father and son must be clearly divided, let alone the relatives of the same ancestor.

Claure immediately said: "Alan, I am willing to invest 700 million US dollars to make up for what Smith and the others lacked."

"I would also like to invest $700 million if I can."

Abigail followed closely behind. In fact, at the age of 20, even the Johnson family only gave her 200 million dollars to practice. She didn’t have that much money to participate in the investment. She went home and told her father on the weekend. After this, her father made the decision to participate in the investment, and asked her to see if she could take a little more shares.

If a TV network can be established, neither the Rockefeller family nor the Johnson family would mind controlling a TV network. Everyone can see the influence of the media.

The reason why I didn't do media is because doing it by myself would be a big investment, and each family has its own basic market, and everyone usually has a tacit understanding not to enter other people's basic market and compete with other capital.

But this kind of investment initiated by Lin Baicheng is different. They are just shareholders. The TV network competes with other companies. It is no wonder that their family is in charge. It can only be said that they are able to control the power in the end.

Of course, they don't want to give up the good thing of being able to control the TV network without provoking enemies.

Although it is just a hope at the moment, their investment is not large. The big one is from Lin Baicheng. Success is of course a great joy, and the loss of failure is also within their tolerance.

(End of this chapter)