Chapter 1022 Let the French Have No Water to Drink
The national Weiwang oil company is a company that can be called Chuanshou. In fact, Vendi company is just a water company in France, but four years later it became the second largest media empire in the world. From the "old-fashioned" water company From the company to the glorious media empire, Vivendi has completed a transformation. But it also planted the seeds of disaster for itself because of its rapid expansion.
. In 2010, VWP's revenue was as high as US$100 million, the highest in the world. Strong corporate name. However, after entering the Lili year, the company's financial statements impressively listed a huge deficit of 100 million U.S. dollars in debt. In order to fill this huge financial hole, Vivendi had to sell assets in US dollars within two years to alleviate the severe financial crisis. Otherwise, Vivendi will face the danger of bankruptcy!
At present, Messier, the president of Vivendi, has sold a large number of bad businesses, such as Biya and other publishing houses. Xihao Technology, Yanshushu website, and some telecommunications departments, as well as some high-quality asset companies that were swallowed up during the previous rapid expansion period, but were not as integrated. The sale of these companies has brought a lot of cash to Vivendi, but at present, Vivendi still needs about 100 million US dollars of funds to fill the hole. If it cannot be filled, the president Messier, who is like a "myth" in Weiwangpu, will face the danger of being forcibly dismissed.
In fact, in terms of Vivendi's current debt, Messier should have been fired long ago. It's just because Vivendi has not been able to find the most suitable replacement candidate, coupled with the efficiency brought by Messier in selling these non-performing asset businesses. Let Vivant force many directors to decide to give Messier another chance.
After all, he used to be the hero of Weiwangpu Company. They hope that Messier, a former hero, can lead Vivendi out of the woods.
However, the Vivendi company's board of directors only gave Messier one year. Before the annual financial statement is released, Messier must gather just two dollars to fill this hole. And until now. There is less than a month left. Messier must get together the US dollar before the end of the year.
There are less than a month left!
at this. At the critical moment, Lin Feng contacted Messier.
New York, VW's US headquarters.
When Lin Feng walked into the US headquarters of Vivendi in New York. It was quite a surprise. This, the luxury of Vivante's New York headquarters is far away from France's Vivante headquarters, and its president, Messier, works in New York all year round. I seldom go back to the French headquarters. As for the company’s meetings, they are often held through video conferences. There have been rumors that Messier, a Frenchman, has been Americanized. The reason why he moved his office to New York is to be closer to those Hollywood superstar.
Originally, Lin Feng didn't quite believe these rumors, but after stepping into Messier's luxurious office. Lin Feng believed it. Looking at the pictures of Messier and Hollywood superstars hanging on the wall, Lin Feng must admit that these rumors are true, at least partly true.
"Mr. Lin,
Hello." Although Messier was besieged on all sides, his eyes still showed absolute confidence.
Lin Feng smiled.
"Mr. Messier, hello! You should be very clear about my reason for coming." Lin Feng put the contract that had been prepared before Messier's desk.
Messier tapped the table lightly with his fingers. Before that, Lin Feng had sent a simple contract, which showed that Lin Feng wanted to acquire Blizzard Entertainment for 100 million US dollars.
100 million U.S. dollars, which is a sum of money that should not be underestimated for the current Vivendi company. For Messier's fund return plan, at this last juncture, it plays a key role. However, Messier felt that selling Blizzard for 100 million dollars was too cheap.
$100 million late! Messier came up with an offer of his own. This is a relatively reasonable price.
"Mr. Lin, although Vivendi is currently in trouble, I can tell which are non-performing assets and which are good assets. Vivendi is by no means a city!" Messier said.
During this period, due to the huge debt crisis to be dealt with, Weiwang was forced to sell a lot of assets, which also attracted companies from various countries to take advantage of the fire. The Minter dollar was sold to Thomas Union and Bain & Fish for a full two dollars less than what Vivendi Universal paid for it a year ago, and of course, more. In short, Weiwang has become a "sweet pastry" in the outside world for a while, which makes Messier, who has always been extremely self-worshiping, extremely dissatisfied.
Now that Lin Feng wants to take away Blizzard with a mere $100 million, that is absolutely impossible.
Lin Feng smiled. The opening book is to bargain for Messier. Is Blizzard worth just $100 million? Lin Feng smiled. As long as "World of Warcraft" comes out, Lin Feng believes that within three years. The profits it generates can be earned back.
However, Lin Feng did not agree to Messier, the "lion's big mouth", Lin Feng had other plans.
"Mr. Messier, I got a rumor that if you can't raise the second dollar fund at the end of the month, you, the legendary hero of Vivendi, will be expelled from the board of directors." Searle already understood. "What do you mean?" Although Messi's set is a masterpiece. Although he is extremely adored, he was not angry with Lin Feng's words, because he could hear the implication in Lin Feng's words.
"It's very simple. Blizzard sold it to me for 100 million dollars. I will help you solve the remaining financial problems." Lin Feng said with a snap of his fingers.
Messier frowned!
Rubi is according to what Lin Feng said. Messier sold Blizzard for 100 million dollars in cash, so there are 100 million dollars left to make up for this. Huge hole. Then Lin Feng came to help him provide hundreds of millions of dollars in cash? What Lin Feng is going to do.
"Mr. Messier, you should know that I own the "Second Bank", "Bank of East Asia" and "Standard Bank of South Africa". I believe that providing billions of dollars to Vivendi is not a big problem. " Lin Feng said with a smile.
"The price!" Messier said in a deep voice. There is no such thing as a free lunch. At present, Vivendi has been forced by the world-renowned rating agency to change its credit rating from by 1 to mediocre, basically able to pay, with a slight risk, downgrading to Tian with a poor reputation, and its payment ability will not be stable in the near future. , there is a big risk" can be said to be a waste of reputation. At the time when Lin Feng's bank was willing to invest in Wei Huishi, it would take a considerable risk. Taking such a big risk to inject capital, Lin Feng would naturally not be Come to do good deeds. There must be a plan!
"Mr. Messier, I want you to take the stocks of Vivendi Environmental Protection Company and the shares of the company that Vivendi owns as collateral!" Lin Feng stared at Messier and said.
Messier frowned! He had already expected that Lin Feng would have a plan, but he did not expect that Lin Feng's request would be so weird. Vivendi Environmental Protection Company was formerly the largest water company in France. It supplies most of the residents of France with domestic water, garbage disposal, and environmental protection business. In the view of Weiwangpo, this is quite an "old-fashioned" industry. Lin Feng, the four, why do elites want such an "old-fashioned" industry?
As for the "National Broadcasting Corporation of the United States". Messier really recognized Lin Feng's request, which was in Lin Feng's interests. It is quite a supplement for Lin Feng to also own the shares of "Au TV Station if it can be owned", which is enough to make Lin Feng's "Second Entertainment" go to a higher level.
However, it is obviously not enough to get Messier to agree to this kind of contract just by flying hundreds of millions of dollars.
"Mr. Lin, I ask for a capital injection of US$ B! If the banks under your consortium can provide US$ B for Vivendi's loan, I will agree to your terms!" Messier said in a deep voice.
After deleting the B dollar and deducting the B dollar cash hole just now, Weiwang can still have a liquidity of 100 million US dollars, which is enough for Messier to make a comeback again! This time, Messier was isolated by the board of directors and issued a time limit order. Messier considered it a shame and shame, and he must take revenge.
Lin Feng was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that Messier would ask State B for an injection of US dollars. However, this is not a big problem for Lin Feng's three banks. Of course, it can't be so cheap Messier, cheap Wei Wangpai. Now is Messier's Good Friday, if Lin Feng didn't take the opportunity to knock down a little bit, he would be too sorry for himself.
In the end, after some tough and brief bargaining, Lin Feng's "Second Bank of East Asia, Bank of East Asia, Standard Bank of South Africa" jointly contributed 100 million U.S. dollars to finance Vivendi with paper interest loans. Vivendi, on the other hand, uses the shares of Vivendi Environmental Protection Company, Koutiao stock, and the stock of Vivendi Environmental Protection Company in its hands as collateral. , If Vivendi cannot repay the loan by then, its company stock will definitely be worthless. Nephew stocks are naturally worthless.
Of course, what made Lin Feng more rewarding was that Messier agreed to sell Blizzard to Lin Feng at a price of just one dollar. This is also the balance of this financing agreement. Now that Wei Wangpu's credit is not enough to borrow a huge amount of US dollars from Zhouyi, then if Lin Feng shows his sincerity, Messier must show his sincerity. Therefore, when it came to selling Blizzard, Messier gave Lin Feng another discount.
In exchange for a loan in dollars for a company that has launched a game for several years, Messier thinks it is worth it! What's more, if Messier wants to continue to sit as the president of Vivendi. The financial assistance from Lin Feng's bank is indispensable, so to speak. Messier had no choice.
But when the news came out. The whole world was shocked.
Vivendi's debt crisis has always been the focus of attention from the outside world, especially because of Messier's legendary color, the outside world has been speculating whether Messier will step down and whether Messier will complete his own redemption. But the outside world generally believes that Messier is over! Wei Wang forced to revive. It is necessary to replace Messier, who is corrupt, authoritarian, and extremely self-worshiping.
Unexpectedly, just when the outside world believed that Messier's resignation was a certainty, things took a surprising turn. No one thought that Lin Feng would suddenly help Weiwangpu Company.
Continental U.S. dollars to support Wei Wang! In the eyes of the outside world, this is simply absurd. A company that itself is burdened with a US dollar debt crisis. Moreover, companies under its umbrella are bloated, and after repeated large-scale financing and mergers and acquisitions, companies that have not been integrated and digested are not worth investing in at all. Not to mention deleting the second dollar, even if ten thousand dollars are invested, it is a waste. Especially for Messier, the "lone wolf" exists, and it is impossible for Vivendi to see the light of day again.
But it happened that Lin Feng funded Wei Wangmo, and it was 100 million US dollars. This makes the outside world very confused. I don't understand very much.
The media from various countries also relentlessly criticized this commercial behavior, thinking that Lin Feng was in a daze, and that he invested 100 million US dollars in Vivendi, thinking that Lin Feng was irrational and reckless. It brought a large amount of non-performing assets to its "Second Bank of East Asia, Bank of East Asia, Standard Bank of South Africa". It may even affect three banks in the future.
Certain financial groups in the world are also paying close attention to Lin Feng's investment event! They paid close attention to Lin Feng's investment and kept counting!
Compared with the attacks on Lin Feng by European and American countries, the French media sang praises to Lin Fengfu, thinking that Lin Feng was France's best friend. Since the rise of Vivendi, Vivendi has become the pride of France. It has become the second largest media empire in the world in four years, which is an achievement that others cannot imagine. This makes the "Gallic Rooster" the French proud. But the Vivendi crisis that broke out last year made the French frustrated. This former miracle company is actually facing the threat of bankruptcy, which is really embarrassing for the proud French.
Fortunately, now that Lin Feng's appearance has saved Vivendi, the French naturally have a good impression of Lin Feng. Even the French President Sarkozy claimed that Lin Feng, a Chinese, may have made the most correct decision in his life. He paid billions of dollars, but what he gained was the friendship of the French.
Mu Keqi even threatened that if there is an opportunity, he must invite Lin Feng to dinner to discuss the deeper cooperation between the two parties.
For Sarkozy's invitation, Lin Feng just smiled and did not respond. With this investment, Lin Feng has achieved his goal. But I'm afraid the outside world doesn't know the real purpose of Lin Feng's trip.
Lin Feng is willing to invest this time for three purposes: one is to acquire Blizzard, and the other is to force Weiwang to invest in environmental protection companies.
Now, Lin Feng is able to buy Blizzard at the price of US$2, and Lin Feng's first goal can be said to be perfectly fulfilled.
As for coveting the shares of Weiwangpu Environmental Protection Company, it seems very strange to the outside world. I don't understand how Lin Feng would want to get the shares of Vivendi Environmental Protection Company, which has nothing to do with Lin Feng's industry.
Indeed, the stake in Weiwangli Environmental Protection Company has nothing to do with Lin Feng's company, but it has something to do with China. After Lin Feng was reborn, with the development of his career. There is also the development of horizons, which has a certain meaning for the world. A whole new understanding. Since the beginning of the century, the world will be a hot, flat, and crowded world.
The world is "hot" because of the burning of various fossil fuels, as well as the application of various electrical appliances and vehicles, which make the average temperature of the world continue to rise and make the earth hotter and hotter.
It is said that the world is "flat" because of the rise of the Internet, which allows communication without limits and allows everything in this world to be connected through the Internet.
It is said that the world is "crowded" because of the population explosion. The earth has begun to be unable to afford the various impacts brought about by the population explosion, such as the environment, humanities, etc.
China, in particular, is the most populous country in the world, and it is also a country with economic development. Some scientists once predicted that if China maintains its population at 100 million and its economy reaches the level of the United States, the world will become a furnace, and at the same time, China will become an uninhabitable country. Because of China's massive carbon emissions. It will cause a sharp rise in world temperature. Think about a billion people owning one car, one refrigerator, and one air conditioner per capita. With microwave ovens, washing machines and other per capita living standards in the United States today, the carbon emissions of that day will be an extremely frightening figure.
While economic development brings a lot of carbon emissions, it will also bring a lot of environmental pollution problems. Regarding carbon emissions, Lin Feng can't solve it. Unless Lin Feng can develop new energy sources, this problem cannot be solved. After all, if the country wants to develop and the people want to be rich, whoever stands in the way will be abandoned by the people.
Since carbon emissions cannot be changed, Lin Feng hopes to do more in environmental protection. France is undoubtedly the world's leading country in environmental protection technology, and it has mastered the technology in environmental protection. Leading in the world. And Vivendi Environmental Protection Company is a leader in France. If Lin Feng acquires Vivendi Environmental Protection Company, he will bring France's leading environmental protection technology back to China, so that China's environment will no longer be damaged due to high economic development. Lin Feng hopes that Chinese people will not be able to drive cars and fly in the future At that time, the whole motherland was in a mess.
What's more, this will also allow Lin Feng to get involved in domestic livelihood industries. Once the scale is formed, Linfeng will become the largest environmental protection company in China, and Linfeng's own influence will be far from what it is now. Once you master the people's livelihood industry, it will be equivalent to having a "golden medal for avoiding death"
Now, as long as the French company Vivendi cannot repay the loan, Lin Feng will be able to own the outstanding shares of Vivendi Environmental Protection Company and become the largest shareholder. It's just perfect. As for whether Vivendi can repay the loan due, Cai Feng is really not worried. There's Messier, who's crazy, dictatorial, and deeply self-admiring. If Weiwang forces the company, it will be impossible to recover from the crisis. It can be said. Lin Feng's loan of 100 million US dollars is not to save Weiwang, but to push him into the abyss of bankruptcy.
Bundle.
As for the third purpose, the favor of France. Sarkozy's invitation. It's been said and done. Lin Feng can be said to be one of France's best friends at present. And to get France's favor, apart from making it easier for Lin Feng to acquire Weiwangpu Environmental Protection Company in the future. But also to prepare for!
Lin Feng is a Chinese and is proud of being Chinese. But there are cases. Being a descendant of Yanhuang is also quite sad. For example, the "Carrefour Incident" in the Year of the Blade
The cause of the "Carrefour incident" was that the Chinese Olympic torchbearers were attacked by some criminals during the transmission process in France, but the French government interviewed the leaders of these criminals. This made the people of the country very dissatisfied. But for some reason, the state is also unable to take any drastic action. The people of the country can only express this kind of grief and indignation. It was vented on Carrefour, the symbol of France in China.
Hence the "Carrefour" boycott. Back then, Lin Feng did not participate. This is because there was no Carrefour city in Chu City back then; the second reason is that the address of Carrefour is useless. Although Carrefour is a French brand and the second largest retail chain store in the world, to be honest, all the items in Carrefour are domestically produced, so boycotting and boycotting will not cause much loss to Carrefour itself. And even if the boycott is successful, it doesn't mean anything.
On the contrary, it will appear that the people of the country are very sad! certainly. It's not that Lin Feng thinks this kind of patriotic complex is bad. I just feel that the strength is not being used in the right place. But for most Chinese people, how to express their patriotism can only be reflected through these small things.
There is no right or wrong to boycott Carrefour, nor is it radical. Just a little helpless!
But Lin Feng is no longer an ordinary person. Happens to have a patriotic heart. For such a big event as the Olympics, it is even more glorious. Lin Feng hated those criminals who attacked the Olympic torchbearers. Of course, I don't have the slightest favor for the French government. Back then, I couldn't do anything by myself, but now it's different.
Therefore, Lin Feng started the layout ahead of time. Self-standard Diao Bi, use personal power to defend the inviolable national prestige of our country!
Of course, this kind of behavior will definitely bring a lot of trouble to Lin Feng. But everything just needs to be hidden, not to mention that Lin Feng has never planned to transfer assets to France, and the acquisition of Vivendi Environmental Protection Company is to prepare for the final divorce.
You want to humiliate our prestige, I let most of you in France have no water to drink, and no one to dispose of garbage! a forest wind
Of course, it's still early days, and Lin Feng's bargaining chip is not enough. But it's still early, Lin Feng still has plenty of time to make arrangements! Suddenly, about this plan "Lin Feng didn't tell anyone. This plan is too crazy, if he told anyone, he might think Lin Feng is crazy.
Therefore, Lin Feng could only resort to tricks. Hidden in the heart, acting under the cloak of legality.
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