Chapter 2132: Sony’s Constraints
Lin Feng's helpless expression made the three Abei brothers feel extremely happy. Who are they? They are just playboys who rely on their grandfather Yu Meng to bully others. They have very bad character, bad reputation and bad popularity in Germany. They are ridiculed by the German upper class as "Abei three scum".
The three Abei brothers are naturally indignant about this title, but they are not the kind of people who make money, nor are they the kind of people who have special talents and can govern the country. They are just ordinary people who have their grandfather Yu Meng since childhood. Therefore, after the initial reluctance, the "Abei three scum" quickly fell. Scum is scum, as long as you live happily, what's wrong with it, who cares what others say. It's just that when people occasionally mention "Abei three scum", they will feel a little unhappy.
And this time, Lin Feng, a business genius, who is known as a super genius who only appears once in thousands of years on Earth, was defeated by the three brothers. Tell me if you feel happy or not. What "Abe three scumbags", after this incident, they will change their appearance and become "Abe three heroes".
Luther, Jena, and Mocanu brothers are looking forward to it.
"Here are my new offers, guys." Lin Feng put three contracts in front of the three.
The three Luther brothers looked at each other and laughed. They guessed how much chips Lin Feng would give in exchange for their shares this time. Is it 3 billion, or more?
"Mr. Lin! Are you kidding us?" Luther slammed the table after reading the contract, with a face full of anger.
"Yes, Mr. Lin, are you making fun of us?" Jena was also furious.
"Mr. Lin, we make a phone call, and Sony will immediately take out a check to buy our shares." Mocanu stared at Lin Feng fiercely with his triangular eyes.
Why are the three so angry? It's all because Lin Feng's contract is too bullying. Originally, the first contract Lin Feng gave Luther was to acquire 25% of Carl Zeiss shares in his hands for 2 billion US dollars. This time, not only did Lin Feng raise the price, he even lowered it to only 1.5 billion US dollars. The price offered to Jena and Moka Nu was the same, 1.5 billion US dollars. Isn't this bullying! Do you really think that the three brothers are "Abe's three scumbags"? Even if they are "Abe's three scumbags", their shares are not scumbags!
Lin Feng glanced at the three people leisurely.
"Why are you so angry, three brothers? I think this contract is very suitable. I don't know why you are so angry." Lin Feng shrugged, looking strange.
"Lin Feng!" Luther was the most angry among the three brothers. He had 2.5% more shares than the two brothers, but Lin Feng offered the same price. Was he humiliating him!
"If this is your sincerity,
I don't think we need to talk anymore. Jena, Moka Nu, let's go. I think Sony will be very interested in negotiating with us." Luther glared at Lin Feng fiercely.
Lin Feng shook his head.
"Three, there are two things I forgot to explain." Lin Feng smiled and motioned the three to sit down.
Abei Sanzha didn't want to sit down, but the aura of a superior revealed in Lin Feng's words, and the tone like an order, made the three of them sit down involuntarily. They are spineless, which is why the three Luther brothers are called "Abei Sanzha". It can be said that if Mr. Abei is still alive, he will jump out of the grave and strangle the three brothers to death if he knows that his descendants are so unpromising. However, since ancient times, it has been destined that the successors of the country are inferior to the previous generation.
The best example is the emperor of China. Even if this founding emperor is not a wise monarch, he is at least a capable monarch with talents that can rule the world, or has unpredictable power of ghosts and gods. But when the dynasty perished, most of its descendants were weak and incompetent. Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty and Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty were all like this. Abei Sanzha, by comparison, is much better. At least there is still a little blood, and there are not many people who dare to challenge Lin Feng.
Although those who challenge Lin Feng are destined to have a miserable end. But at least we should applaud the fearless spirit of Abe Sanzha.
"Three, the first thing is that I forgot to show you these three things." Lin Feng took out three things and placed them in front of "Abe Sanzha" one by one.
"Impossible!" The three brothers stood up, looking panicked.
"This...this...how could the bill be in your hands? Crown Prince Albert II promised us that he would not transfer it to you." Luther screamed in horror.
If you owe gambling debts in Monte Carlo and don't pay them back, the end will be very miserable. And the three brothers have owed this gambling debt for a long, long time. This is the total amount of gambling debts they have in Monte Carlo over the years. The reason why the Monaco royal family did not pursue it was also because of the affection of their ancestors. But now that this gambling debt has been transferred to Lin Feng, it's different. If Lin Feng wants to collect it, he will use some extreme means, and the governments of various countries will turn a blind eye. This is an agreement reached between the Monaco royal family and the governments of various European countries.
After all, it is inevitable that casinos owe debts. If they don't pay back their debts, how can they operate? Debt collection always involves some unconventional means. If governments intervene, gambling debts cannot be collected. Therefore, the Monaco royal family and European governments reached a debt collection agreement. Without affecting social order and the normal life of civilians, governments are not allowed to intervene in the debt collection activities of Monte Carlo Casino.
"I don't believe it! This must be fake!" Jena's face was livid. The three brothers have always lived paycheck to paycheck and have no savings at all. Not to mention savings, they don't even have real estate. It can be said that in recent years, except for the Carl Zeiss shares in their hands, all their personal belongings have been used to repay gambling debts. The reason why the three brothers did not sell Carl Zeiss shares is that the three brothers understand that this is the foundation of their existence. Once sold, they will no longer have any foundation. But if Lin Feng wants them to pay back the money now, they can't pay it back. They can only sell stocks, no wonder Lin Feng offered this price.
"Abei Sanzha" looked livid. But they were unwilling to give in, they still had Sony.
"The second thing is, I don't know if you have seen the news, but at the E3 exhibition held in the United States just now, Sony launched the trial screen of the latest game console PS3, which will be officially launched in 2006. And 'Nintendo' also launched the latest console '' demo screen at the same time." Lin Feng said with a smile.
"So what! Sony still has the money to buy our shares, and at a high price!" Jena said angrily.
Lin Feng shook his head. Why is it so tiring to talk to an idiot!
"One of Sony's most profitable departments is the gaming department. But the PS2 has been launched for too long, and the profits have long dried up, so Sony launched the PS3. However, the PS3 uses Blu-ray as the storage medium, and my company has just announced support for Toshiba's HD-DVD, which happens to compete with Sony's Blu-ray. Therefore, if Sony wants to ensure the sales of PS3, it must have enough reserves." Lin Feng smiled slightly.
The three Abe brothers were not business talents, and they did not understand what Lin Feng said. They only knew one thing, Sony was rich and powerful, and would never have no money to buy the shares held by the three brothers.
"Mr. Lin, don't scare us here. I'll call Mr. Stringer, the president of Sony." Luther sneered several times, took out his phone and called Stringer, the global president of Sony.
"Mr. Stringer, you once mentioned the shares of Carl Zeiss held by the three of us brothers. Now we agree to sell it. But the total price of 70% of the shares held by the three of us is 10 billion US dollars!" Luther called in front of Lin Feng, just to let Lin Feng know that the shares in their hands are not unpopular.
"What! 10 billion US dollars, Mr. Abe, are you crazy? Although we Sony are very interested in your shares, we can only offer 4 billion US dollars at most." Stringer almost jumped over there. Isn't it true? Luther asked for 10 billion US dollars. This is not a negotiation, but blackmail. How could Stringer be so stupid to be blackmailed by the three scumbags of Abe.
"Mr. Stringer, Lin Feng is sitting opposite me now. He wants to buy all the Carl Zeiss shares held by the three of us brothers." Luther naturally knew that his offer was too high, but he had Lin Feng as a bargaining chip. With the help of Lin Feng, the great god, he could raise the price.
Sure enough, Stringer heard that Lin Feng was opposite Luther and almost wanted to fly directly from Japan.
"Luther, we have been working together for many years. I think the friendship between us is far greater than that between Lin Feng and me. I wonder if you can tell me how much Lin Feng offered?" Stringer asked.
"Mr. Lin offered $4.5 billion in cash, plus helping us repay $1.1 billion in debt." Luther said.
Stringer was really going to jump up and down. $4.5 billion in cash, plus repaying $1.1 billion in debt, that's $5.6 billion in cash. Damn, I'm afraid only the top 100 companies in the world can have so much cash reserves. Sony also has it, but it can't take it out now.
First, the PS3 needs a lot of cash reserves to be launched, otherwise if it is surpassed by "Nintendo", it will definitely be intolerable. Second, Lin Feng suddenly cooperated with Toshiba to promote HD-DVD, which is openly competing with Sony. In order to promote Blu-ray, Sony has invested tens of billions of dollars. If it fails, the loss will be very large. Therefore, in this regard, Sony not only has to win over interpersonal relationships, but also has to continue to spend money to get world manufacturers to support Blu-ray.
In addition to this, there is a third reason. Sony's investment department discovered that some funds began to attack Sony's stock, which made Sony dare not move its cash reserves. At first, Stringer didn't know who this dark force was, but now he understands that it must be Lin Feng. And Lin Feng made so many moves just to acquire Carl Zeiss.
5.6 billion US dollars in cash? This is deadly!