Chapter 112: Acquiring ABC?

"Well ... Are you serious, Crow?" Even if he had walked under the prepared parasol, sitting in a chair and drinking a cup of coffee, Adrian still had a faint feeling, "We do $ 14 billion swept away from the Soviet Union? "
"You heard me right, and I didn't say anything wrong." Claude lifted the cup and bounced softly. "And don't pay taxes."
"Hell, this is ..." Adrian squeezed the bridge of his nose after exhaling. Although he knew this was an excellent opportunity to make money, he never thought that he could reach this point. Claude was like the last oil futures. It shocked him again.
"The piece of cake we got was only medium, even smaller than my father's. Not to mention those who have been preparing for a long time on Wall Street, let alone the wealth accumulated in the sleeve color empire for 60 years. They were easily saved in their pockets. "Claude said in the end, his tone had become a little emotional.
Adrian understands his feelings. After all, just a few years ago, the polar bear was a daunting behemoth, but at this moment it is already so weak that anyone can come forward to take a drink, just compared to the history of the two countries. With emotion, at this moment, he wants to know more about how Crowd got the figure of 14 billion? And there seems to be room for his tone to rise.
"Can you tell me how you did it?" Adrian asked, "I believe it must have taken a lot of work."
"It's very simple, very simple, so simple that you can't believe it." Claude Haha laughed. He lowered his cup and thought for a while before opening his mouth again: "I started working after talking to you last year. Arranged, first of all, I let people buy some bureaucrats; then, I opened almost 30 banks in large and small cities in Russia; then, I raised the deposit interest rate to 20% or even 30%-of course, it must be deposited for a certain period of time; then, continue to propagate and encourage the Russians to deposit money in our bank; finally, and most importantly, every ruble deposited, immediately exchanged Into dollars. "
Adrian took a deep breath, and he had roughly understood Claude's approach, which was to continuously absorb the ruble and exchange it for US dollars-the ruble before the collapse of the Soviet Union was still very strong. Then when the Soviet Union disintegrated, the economy deteriorated, and the value of the ruble plummeted, the final billions of ruble deposits only needed thousands or even millions of dollars to pay off.
"Wait, Crow, did all this $ 14 billion come from absorbing funds from ordinary people?" Adrian asked what he thought.
"Of course not. Almost half, and it's not just that we aim at the funds in the hands of ordinary people," Claude knew what he meant. "The other half comes from the Russian government. The large-scale exchange of dollars must go through the Russian central bank, so it is bound to They have a good relationship. Of course, there is no need to say how to establish a good relationship. So after the funds absorbed by the bank have accumulated to a certain level, I use this money as a collateral, loan a same amount of rubles, and then regain the rubles. When converted into US dollars, as long as the repayment period exceeds 3 years, it doesn't matter how much interest is paid. "
"I see." Adrian took a deep breath again, indeed too simple.
Sure enough, manipulating currency is the most profitable business in the world. No wonder those giants want to enter the Federal Reserve. The situation in the Soviet Union is probably only comparable to that in Germany after World War I, but the losses of the Soviet Union far exceeded that of Germany at that time, and the amazing wealth was simply evaporated or flowed into other people's pockets.
Of course, there was only one such opportunity, but fortunately Adrian and Claude seized it firmly.
"I didn't expect, no wonder you would not be interested in sniping the 10% profit of the pound." Adrian said with emotion.
"There are many opportunities to make money. Unless you have to, you don't really need to take risks," Claude shrugged. "But you're right, Ed, we did nothing wrong together."
"That being the case, how about your hospitality tonight?" Adrian said half-jokingly.
"Although you have lost two dinners before ... no problem." Claude answered with a grinning smile on his chin.
"It's a jealous guy." Adrian shook his head shyly, taking a sip of coffee.
It is meaningless to think about manipulation of currency value or the loss of the Soviet Union. The former is not something he can involve, and the latter will be swept away most of the wealth even without him. Therefore, now that we have seized this opportunity and made such a huge sum of money, the previous ideas and ideas can be fully realized.
However, although $ 14 billion sounds amazing, it may not be enough once you start to spend it, especially those that Adrian is counting on.
"Well, let's continue. This game is not over yet." Crowder said he was about to get a cue.
"Wait, Crow, I remember you said before that things weren't over there, right?" Adrian asked suddenly, "So how much can we get in the end?"
Crowd raised his eyebrows, and half of his body just sat up and went back: "It looks like I can't fight today."
"If you want, I'll take time to accompany you to play golf for a day, so you can laugh at me with your golf skills?" Adrian spread his hands, then looked at Claude with a smile: "I Need this answer. "
"Okay, okay," Crowder sighed, but didn't look impatient. "According to the current situation, we can finally make 15 billion. Of course, this is only an estimate. The actual situation should be at this number. fluctuating."
"So, for the time being, just count that number." Adrian thought it over again, and then asked seriously: "Crow, what do you think is the probability of our successful acquisition?"
"You mean, the acquisition?" Crowd, who poured a cup of coffee for himself, raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Yes, that's right. As a media company, we need a TV network all over the country. I can't think of a better TV station than that." Adrian made a gesture of calmness, "I Know what you want to say, Crow, but you look at several well-known broadcasters, under GM, CBS is compiled by Sony, X belongs to News Corporation, and sooner or later will be acquired by others, within these two years, I can be sure. We must get ahead of others. "
After a pause, he continued to say: "As for the long-term loss problem, believe me, Crowe, if we can join the Lord, I have enough confidence to bring it back to life."
"Ha, so confident?" Claude patted his face lightly with his hand.
"Of course, don't forget what I do now, it only takes a few excellent TV shows and variety shows." Adrian raised his chin in his arms, which made him look a little proud.
Claude lowered the cup in his hand and put his hands together to look at Adrian for a few minutes: "Well, let me think ... Although I can't sit any more now, I can tell you for sure, Ed 15 billion is definitely not enough. "
"We can raise money," Adrian said calmly. "Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi, they will all be interested, and the godfather and my uncle can help."
"It's still not enough. I believe my father and Mr. Anderson will help, but the official business is official, and the capital will not exceed 3 billion, and if we want to acquire, we need at least close to 20 billion," Claude said, shaking his head.
"Do you need so much?" Adrian frowned.
"Although it has been operating at a loss, after all, it is a large company with a strong foundation and history. It still has a high status in the public mind. It is impossible to buy it without paying a large price." Claude explained briefly .
"So, is there any other way?" Adrian frowned even deeper. At first, he was completely calmed down by the excitement of obtaining huge wealth in the Soviet Union. Even with such a large amount of funds in hand, he had to do it. Some things are still not enough. How could this not be depressing, even if he knew it.
"Don't tell me, you have nothing to do, man." Adrian looked at his own dead party.
"Well, there's another way." Crowd thought for a few minutes before speaking again. "But it's troublesome to operate and it can also affect our reputation."
"Speak and listen." Adrian gestured.
"It's simple. I thought the mortgage was a loan from a bank."
"Think collateral? You mean lending to a bank on something that doesn't belong to us?"
"Yes, you heard that right, as far as business is concerned, this is indeed possible." Claude nodded. "The biggest advantage of doing this is that if the acquisition is successful, the debt of this loan will be borne by all shareholders. It's just us ~ EbookFREE.me ~ But this is troublesome. First, you must prepare enough detailed materials for the bank to evaluate. Those savvy guys definitely don't want to see the situation where you declare bankruptcy after paying this money— — Frankly speaking, based on the current operating conditions, I do n’t think any bank will take such risks. Secondly, if after the acquisition, it still loses money, and eventually bankruptcy or resale, shareholders will inevitably because of this. The loan complaints against us will affect our reputation. "
Adrian tapped his finger on the small table, looked at the distant landscape for a while before turning his eyes back: "Speaking of it, the most important thing is how to make Huan come to life after taking over. This In fact, it is not difficult, remember what I told you before, Crow, as long as there is a good operation team, I have a lot of confidence to bring back to life. So I think this method is credible, as long as you can The bank believes that we can save, and the latter thing will not be a problem after getting this money. "
"You are so confident, Ed." Claude laughed. "I know that you can always achieve some unexpected success. I also believe that if you say so, then there must be a way to make money— —Although I do the actual business. But I have to regret to tell you, Ed, the premise of our discussion is that no one will compete with us.