My absurd experiences in North America over the years

Li Fu's return to Nashville this time was incredibly swift; he reached an agreement with Thomas the following afternoon.

On the third day, both parties completed the signing of all documents related to the equity change of Forrest Capital.

Lucy's 4%, Cole's 2%, and the Forrest family trust's 39% have all been registered. The equity change for the private hospital group is more complicated, but it will take effect within a week.

This was partly due to the watchful eyes of external enemies, but more importantly, it was because he had completely eliminated the rift between himself and the Forrest family.

Li Fu currently still holds 55% of the shares, which is the percentage of equity he temporarily retains. He plans to use 10% of these shares to complete a share swap with CP Group.

Thomas has been persuaded by Li Fu.

Since the CCP has a chance to enter the White House in the future, it's worth taking the gamble.

Two days later, CP's private jet landed in Nashville, accompanied by a team of four legal and business personnel.

They also brought a preliminary list of assets.

Li Fu personally went to the airport to pick him up. As the car drove along the highway outside Nashville, the late autumn landscape of Tennessee was unfolding in a continuous expanse of warm yellow under the setting sun.

CP sat in the back seat, looking out the window the whole time, unusually silent.

When the car stopped in front of the Forrest family's manor, CP opened the car door, revealing his signature smile. "This is Thomas's territory, I'd better be careful."

Of course, this statement was mostly a joke.

Li Fu led him into the manor.

CP glanced at the magnificent manor house in the twilight and strode over.

Thomas waited in the living room, dressed in a dark suit without a tie, his demeanor more relaxed than usual, as if he had decided to use this method to show that this was not a negotiation, but simply a meeting between old friends.

There were no documents on the main table in the living room, only a pot of freshly brewed tea and a few glasses of clean water.

"CP, it's been a long time," Thomas stood up to greet him.

"The last time we met was at a dinner party in New York the year before last." CP patted Thomas on the shoulder. "Back then, I wanted you to introduce me to Lee, but you made excuses that you didn't have time."

"Li was indeed busy managing the market at the time, and I barely saw him a few times," Thomas said with a smile.

The two sat down, with Li Fu sitting beside them.

Thomas, as the host, spoke first, "I've already reviewed your proposal. You're offering 35% of the group's shares, plus $3 million in cash, in exchange for Li's 10% stake, right?"

"Yes," CP nodded and said, "35% of the group's shares are currently valued at approximately $14 billion, plus $3 million in cash, totaling $17 billion."

"To be fair, your price is too low!" Thomas said in the tone of an old friend. "If we were to sell it off publicly, I believe there would be people on Wall Street willing to buy it for $3 million per unit. Even if we take a step back and have a third-party institution value it, it would definitely be higher than $2 million."

CP certainly knows this is true. The outside world is unaware that Forrest Capital is making equity adjustments. If they did, there would definitely be people willing to bid.

Once many limited partners (LPs) receive their dividend reports, they will certainly be willing to purchase the shares if they have the connections.

"If we're talking about market value, I should indeed use 20 billion in assets to exchange for it, but the group is expanding too fast right now, and there are many areas where we need to burn money. We simply can't come up with any more right now," CP began to complain about being broke. "The group's shares have always been controlled by the family, and that has never changed. Giving up 35% is already the limit..."

Thomas hesitated for a moment, then said, "We can't just let Lee suffer this in silence, can we?"

"Okay then," CP immediately said, "We have so many collaborative projects, I will compensate Li later."

He also knew he had gotten a great deal.

"So? Do you agree?" Thomas asked Li Fu.

Although CP purchased shares of Forrest Capital, it was actually Li Fu who held the 10% stake, and he had no real share of the profits.

He plays the role of an elder.

"It doesn't matter. We're going to have a long-term partnership, and I can totally accept this offer." Li Fu had already seen CP's proposal, which offered more shares than he wanted in return.

His idea was simply to bring CP into the Forrest Capital framework, and in doing so, he would take a stake in the CP Group, thus achieving a deep entanglement.

As for how much he could earn, that wasn't on his radar.

Thomas was merely putting on a show to make CP realize that he had taken advantage of Li Fu and should remember this favor.

CP is indeed grateful, and he has repeatedly stated that he will definitely make it up to Li Fu in the future.

Li Fu certainly wouldn't let the CCP repay the favor easily; what he wanted was the CCP's absolute protection and special power after becoming president.

Overall, the talks went very well.

In Thomas's study, a printed share swap agreement had already been prepared. Since both parties were sincere about the swap, the legal team's review was also very quick. Li Fu, Thomas, and CP each signed their names in their respective places.

The three completed the equity swap that same day, a process that usually requires a long period of negotiation and discussion.

CP put down his pen, leaned back in his chair, and felt a great sense of relief. "Now the three of us are completely bound together."

He didn't know how Li Fu had persuaded Thomas, but it didn't matter to him anymore.

Once he acquires this stake, even if all his and Li Fu's projects in New York are completed, even if the joint fund ceases operation, even if the father-in-law/son-in-law relationship he previously envisioned is no longer necessary...

He will also be involved in all of Li Fu's investment operations.

This is the most important point.

Dusk was deepening outside the window, and the Nashville sky was slowly settling into a uniform deep blue.

The three men stood in the study, each holding a signed agreement, as if they were confirming the established boundary in their own way.

External threats are no longer that important.

The equity swap of Forrest Capital has been completed, with Li Fu and the Forrest family each holding 45% of the shares, and no foreigner holding an absolute majority.

The American capital group, the Forrest family and CP Group, together hold 55% of the shares, which theoretically allows them to control the company's direction.

What right does the National Security Council have to launch an attack on this? What right does it have to investigate Li Fu?

What other excuse do lawmakers have to discuss Forrest Capital on Capitol Hill?

……

Over a thousand kilometers away in New Jersey, at the Kushner family's old house, Joshua excitedly pushed open his father's study door. "Dad, you wanted to see me?"

He was excited, thinking that his father must have been discussing with him how to deal with Li Fu.

He also vaguely heard some rumors.