I am the only one who practices magic: I practice magic in the city

Chapter 433 You Have Been Scammed (4230)

Number 12?
That robot has WeChat?

"Hello, ok, thank you."

Liu Feifei casually replied, and just as she sent it, another WeChat message popped up.

"You're welcome, Miss Liu. I had a great time chatting with you today. I hope we can meet again next time."

Liu Feifei raised her lips slightly and thought for a moment: "Of course, I had a great time chatting with you today and learned a lot. You don't have to be so polite. You can call me Feifei."

There was a flash of white light on Yuzu's body.

Yes! Feifei is really friendly! Even though I communicated with her as a robot, she was still so polite!

"Okay, Feifei." Yuzu hesitated and added, "So are we friends now?"

Seeing these words, the smile on Liu Feifei's face became more obvious.

"Of course, you're my first robot friend."

Yuzu spun around happily for several times.

"Since you are my friend, friends can help each other. I think your mental state..."

Before Youzi finished speaking on WeChat, Fang Yu's voice came from downstairs.

"Yuzu, we need to speed up the progress of the Tokamak Rapid Dynamic Balance Device. After I come back from Qianxun, we will go to Mount Omiz to perfect this device."

Youzi was startled, but when she looked around and saw that Fang Yu was not at the stairs, she felt relieved.
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Soho, Manhattan.

“I don’t think the growth of passive investing will significantly reduce market efficiency. In fact, although the scale of passive investing is getting bigger and bigger, there are still a large number of active investors in the market who play an important role in pricing.”

“Moreover, passive investors themselves are also part of the market, providing liquidity and stability to the market. Therefore, the so-called problem of declining market efficiency is exaggerated. What we should pay more attention to is how to balance passive and active investment, which is the key.

Goldstein was leaning on a colorful modern art-style sofa, swaying a glass of red wine. He did not look as rigid and serious as usual. A standing microphone receiver stood beside the sofa, with a fill light next to it.

Opposite him, there was an Eurasian woman who looked to be in her twenties or thirties, wearing a tank top. She was particularly good at squeezing, with her arms tucked between her legs. Her chest was like two freshly baked white toasts, and there was a standing microphone next to her.

“Wow, Bob, you explained it very clearly, thank you very much. Does that mean that in the future, even with the turmoil in the past few months, passive investing will still play an important role in BlackRock?”

The Eurasian woman reached out and touched her wavy hair. The typical Chinese makeup on her face looked ugly no matter how she looked at it.

"In other words, do you think the 'turmoil' a few months ago should not affect BlackRock's future investment direction?"

When the Yamily woman talked about the "turmoil a few months ago," she made quotation marks with her hands.

Goldstein paused noticeably, his expression slightly changing.

Keshilin is of Southeast Asian descent. He previously worked as an intern at Goldman Sachs and later worked at Merrill Lynch for two years. He didn't make much of a name for himself and was fired by Merrill Lynch. After that, he switched to YouTube, and became a top influencer on YouTube's financial channel with his unconventional dress and the contrast between serious topics.

After becoming a top internet celebrity, many financial celebrities have been interviewed by Kaishilin.

Merrill Lynch, her former employer that had fired her, even invited her back to give a speech.

Her studio was successfully moved to the Sky Garden in Soho, Manhattan.

After two consecutive explosive incidents in the past few months, although BlackRock did not suffer much damage, its reputation was still greatly affected. In order to shape BlackRock's more open, transparent and down-to-earth style and reduce conspiracy theories, Goldstein, as BlackRock's chief operating officer, accepted Keshilin's request for a live interview.

In fact, this issue of Keshilin's had been communicated in advance in order to help BlackRock "clarify" the current negative public opinion.

"In fact, BlackRock doesn't care about certain slanders at all. Many people lack the most basic financial knowledge. Our main business is ETFs based on passive investment. We cannot and do not need to conduct active operations."

"Some of these rumors are really ridiculous, Kathy, just ridiculous."

Goldstein had a helpless expression, and Kaishilin also laughed and nodded as if he understood, as if this was common knowledge in the industry, just like the Empress of the East Palace made pancakes and the Empress of the West Palace rolled green onions.

"But most people don't understand the financial industry, so they will be attracted by these conspiracy theories." Keshilin laughed with twists and turns. "In fact, I am also very curious why so many people link BlackRock with the Jude conspiracy theory. Later, I summed it up and I think that in essence, it is still the lingering ghost of anti-Jude. BlackRock is a company with a strong Jude background. The attack on BlackRock on the surface is actually still anti-Jude."

"That's right!" Goldstein said excitedly. "You are absolutely right. This is actually anti-Jude. But these people really don't understand. BlackRock is not Jude's company at all. Just look at our shareholder structure and you will understand! I don't know why such rumors appear!"

……

"Let's take a look at the questions from netizens."

This was a live interview. Keshilin pointed to the questions that kept refreshing in the YouTube comment section on the TV screen next to him, and seemed to randomly pick one to read to Goldstein.

"Here is a question. Ysou, a search engine company in Da Zhou, is going to acquire Qianxun in Da Zhou. How is this going?"

"Oh, this is a sensitive issue, hahaha. If Qianxun wasn't still suspended from trading, I might be charged with attempting to manipulate the stock market if I said that, hahaha."

Goldstein seemed to laugh heartily.

Keshilin also laughed and asked Goldstein to give more details in a coquettish manner.

"We are not opposed to contacting potential buyers, but we prefer a stock swap," Goldstein spread his hands.

Keshilin became interested: "So what is your target price?"

Goldstein laughed. “We haven’t calculated it carefully yet. YSearch seems to have just completed its Series A financing last month, with a valuation of 68 billion dollars. We think we should review this valuation. You know, how to determine the value of both parties is the most important step in this kind of acquisition.”

"What about maybe?" Keshilin persisted.

Goldstein acted as if he was forced into a corner. "Okay, okay, I'll tell you my personal opinion. This is just my personal opinion. Qianxun is the largest search engine company in Da Zhou, and its current market value is obviously underestimated. I think that if Ysou wants to acquire Qianxun, it should at least adopt a 1:3 stock exchange plan. For every Qianxun share, at least three Ysou shares should be exchanged."

Ysou, as the only approved buyer, has made an acquisition offer for Qianxun. After the news came out, Goldstein was very proud.

As long as the merger is completed, the original investment of 4.5 billion dollars can be more than doubled in an instant! Moreover, Ysou's shares can be obtained smoothly!

A stake of more than 10 percent is enough to claim a seat on Ysou's board of directors.

As long as he can get on the board of directors, Goldstein is confident that he can gradually increase BlackRock's influence on Ysou through various means. Keshilin showed a surprised expression: "1:3? In other words, BlackRock hopes to obtain at least 15% of Ysou's shares?"

"This is a very reasonable price." Goldstein spread his hands. "In fact, we think this price is already very low. It's just a company that has just been established for a short time. If Da Zhou hadn't made restrictive requirements for the acquirer of the Qianxun acquisition case, it would be impossible to get such a low price."

"I am currently very dissatisfied with this point. We hope to communicate with Da Zhou as soon as possible, but we have not received any response so far."

"What if the other party doesn't agree to your offer?" Keshilin sat casually with his elbows on his thighs, leaning his body to give benefits to the live audience, and stared at Goldstein with interest.

Goldstein picked up the water and symbolically moistened his lips. "If the other party disagrees, we will not agree to Qianxun's delisting. In fact, we think delisting is not a good idea. We hope to communicate with the relevant parties of Da Zhou, but it may be the influence of some external forces. There has been no further contact yet."

Kai Xilin understood clearly: "AH~ As for the Great Zhou, we all know~~~Hahaha."

After the two of them laughed with seemingly tacit understanding, Kaishilin took another look at the comment section, and this time, an incredible expression appeared on his face.

"Bob, I just read the comments section and someone said that the Qianxun board of directors has agreed to Ysou's all-cash offer of 85 billion Malaysian dollars for Qianxun. The acquisition plan has received preliminary support from more than half of the shareholders and is expected to be formally voted on and approved at the shareholders' meeting to be held in three days."

“It is expected that after the acquisition is completed, the company will submit a delisting application to the SEC in accordance with relevant procedures and formally initiate the delisting process…”

Goldstein was stunned for a moment, then he laughed: "That's impossible. We didn't receive any notice of Qianxun's shareholders' meeting."

"But it seems to be true." Kaishilin looked strange. "Someone has posted the electronic notice of the shareholders' meeting in the comment section. OMG, it also has the signatures of all board members. Do you want to see it?"

Goldstein took the pad from Keshilin's hand with a puzzled look on his face. After just a glance, his expression changed.

It really is the signature of Qianxun’s board of directors!
"Sorry, Kaixi, I have some urgent matters to deal with. Let's end the live broadcast here today." Goldstein stood up with a gloomy face, greeted the female internet celebrity, and walked outside.

As soon as Goldstein left, Keshilin saw the revelations in the comment section.

BlackRock was defrauded?
Aren’t they shareholders of Qianxun?
How can it be?
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Qianxun Building.

"BlackRock disagrees with the Qianxun board's decision to sell!"

"If you insist on doing this, BlackRock will file a lawsuit against Qianxun and ask the SEC to freeze the transaction!"

"And why didn't anyone warn us ahead of time!?"

Jason Hawthorne stared closely at Gao Wencheng, the acting chairman and CEO of Qianxun, in front of him.

Gao Wencheng is not from Qianxun, but is an independent director of Qianxun and was previously the vice president of Zhou Jin.

After Robert Lee ran away, the Qianxun board of directors chose Gao Wencheng to serve as temporary chairman and CEO.

Jason Hawthorne was able to keep his job and was not fired.

After all, he was the one who took the blame for Goldstein. It was impossible for Goldstein to completely give up on Jason Hawthorne.

Otherwise, who would want to work with him?
Therefore, as soon as the news of Ysou's acquisition of Qianxun came out, Goldstein immediately stepped in to secure Jason Hawthorne after his situation within BlackRock improved.

If BlackRock can successfully obtain a seat on Ysou's board of directors this time, Jason Hawthorne will be able to avenge his previous defeat and rise to the top.

But now, this shameless Da Zhou Internet company actually ignored the interests of the largest shareholders and made the decision on its own without notifying them and agreed to Ysou's acquisition plan!

How dare you!

If not handled properly, his career, which had just been saved, would be on the verge of death again!
"Mr. Hawthorne, have you misunderstood something?" Gao Wencheng looked at Jason Hawthorne with a playful expression.

"Qianxun is an independent company. Its relationship with BlackRock is just a simple investor relationship. We have no reason to inform you in advance of such an important decision."

Hearing Gao Wencheng's reply, Jason Hawthorne couldn't believe his ears.

"Gao, do you want me to remind you that BlackRock is now Qianxun's largest shareholder! Is this how you treat major shareholders? Completely ignoring the interests of shareholders!?"

"Of course not. Creating value for shareholders is Qianxun's motto." Gao Wencheng shook his head with a strange expression on his face. "But the premise is that you are a shareholder."

"We checked and found that BlackRock holds 9.12% of Qianxun's shares, which is less than 15%. We don't need to consult you in advance."

Huo Sang never thought that Gao Wencheng would actually say that. He laughed out of anger: "Haha, do you have a bird in your head? Aren't we the major shareholder? 9.12?"

"Get it straight! We now hold more than 20% of the shares! We can call for a shareholders' meeting at any time to vote you out!"

Gao Wencheng drank a sip of water slowly and said, "Sure, you can try it, but you are really not the major shareholder of Qianxun.

"So far, the SEC has not received your disclosure information, nor has it filed any 13D documents for registration. From a legal perspective, you are indeed not a shareholder of Qianxun."

Hawthorne's face changed drastically when he heard this.

How is it possible that he is not a shareholder of Qianxun?

"Nonsense!" Hawthorne's face flushed red, "Without our support, your cash flow would have run out and you would have gone bankrupt this month!
"Sorry." Gao Wencheng gave him a kind smile.

"I don't know what you mean, but I am sure that you have not fulfilled your agreement."

"Because this agreement clearly states the standard for the agreement to take effect - the second month after the payment is received, and your funds have not been deposited into Qianxun's public account."

Hawthorne couldn't stand it anymore, so he took out a document from his bag and slammed it on the table.

"Look for yourself, Qianxun Technology Information Co., Ltd.! Your seals are still on it!"

Gao Wencheng chuckled: "Do you want to confirm it?"

"Qianxun Technology Information Co., Ltd. is just a supplier of Qianxun. I don't know what your purpose is, but the fact is that these are two completely unrelated companies."

"If you have already transferred 3 billion Malaysian dollars to the other party's public account, I deeply sympathize with you."

"In other words, you were defrauded."

(End of this chapter)