Chapter 240: San Antonio

Chapter 240—San Antonio
It ’s been a month since I got the $ 140 loan, but Huang Xuan did n’t spend it. Naturally, there will be some rumors in Hexin Industry. When talking about his boss, many gentlemen said confidently:
If it ’s me, ... "
If it was Huang Xuan-he is now in Texas.
San Antonio is the seventh largest city in the United States, and sometimes the statistics are the eighth. The deepest impression of it is: San Antonio Spurs, Duncan.
that is it.
But now there is one more, Southwest Bell's headquarters.
Southwest Bell's market value is 780 US dollars, which is as much as 624 billion yuan, which is equivalent to twice the market value of China Telecom at the same time. However, in such a valuable company, Southwest Bell's customers are mainly concentrated in the Midwest and South of the United States, and "only" has about 10,000 local telephone customers-long-distance telephone and corporate business are AT & T's traditional strengths. Not only can explain the "division of labor" of the Bells, but also the strength of the US telecommunications industry.
Although China Mobile was once the world's largest telecommunications company by market capitalization, US $ 132.58 billion was 1.7 times that of Southwestern Bell, but it was generated under the conditions of basic monopoly and weak competition. The telecommunications service expenditure alone reached US $ 1.2 trillion per year. There are a large number of companies that can be used by people: Qwest, ATT, Southwestern Bell; British Telecom in Europe, France Telecom, Telefonica, and Telecom Australia in the Asia-Pacific region, Optus, a powerful enterprise.
As for Bell Labs (Lucent Technologies), salivating people can drown 10 cubic meters with saliva.
Huang Xuan hadn't had time to drool before meeting Southwest Bell's current president and chairman Whitaker. If nothing unexpected happened, he would also become the president of the merged AT & T company-follow: +
Whitaker is more than 60 years old and he is a tall Mediterranean man. black hair. Dark eyes, olive skin, wrinkles on the brows and corners of the eyes, other than that, there are no features of the elderly. He started from Bell in the South. Step by step to today's status, and become the chairman of the second largest telecommunications company in the United States, it is not easy to get. Can be regarded as a model from scratch.
Huang Xuan currently owns a 4.8% stake in Southwestern Bay with a market value of US $ 3.744 billion (acquisition price of approximately US $ 3.5 billion), ranking fourth in Southwest Bell's shareholder table.
In other words, whether to buy AT & T, Huang Xuan has a 5% right to speak.
Whitaker shook hands with Huang Xuan friendly: "Welcome Mr. Huang to San Antonio. I hope you like the Mexican style here." San Antonio is a very stylish and interesting city. The Spanish came in the early 18th century Here, white people began to settle here. Early nineteenth century. Mexico declared independence from Spain. The small town of San Antonio also became a possession of Mexicans. In the 1830s, the Texans rebelled against the Mexican rule. A headquarters was also established in the building called "Alamo Missionary Church". Fighting blood with the oppressors, the last 187 guards all died vigorously. Some Chinese call it the seventy-two martyrs of Rehmannia glutinosa in the United States. It's also appropriate.
However, similar to many American cities, after the successful rebellion (Fiction Net, computer station www, the fastest update) San Antonio did not revolution, but continued their Mexican life, so Whittaker would say Mexican style.
Huang Xuan shrugged and said, "I am internationalist." In this way, it is actually like what many Chinese businessmen have suggested: I am not alone.
God knows that he is a future member of the root of Hong Miaozheng-if according to Huang Jindi's arrangement.
Whitaker kept his smile and did not let go of Huang Xuan's hand: "Before seeing you, Joseph said you were a young man, and I didn't understand until I saw you."
This is probably a Mexican-style "young and promising" compliment. Huang Xuan'an was greeted with him, and Dian Wei stared at the black bodyguards in black suits, black ties, and black glasses nearby. Speaking of it, in order to get a visa for him, it really took the boss's effort. If Lorraine's counterfeiting efforts were outstanding, and Huang Xuan's uncle Zhang Shuduan helped, Comrade Dian Wei really wanted to see these four black youths. easily.
Isaac has completely become Huang Xuan's family bodyguard. He is not only responsible for the schooling of Xiao Min's crush, but also follows Cai Wenji to go east to west in Beijing. Instead, Huang Xuan travels, usually with only Dian Wei and two Bodyguards with guns, the former is used for intimidation, the latter is used for janitors.
Whitaker ’s subordinates looked at Huang Xuan with an unfriendly look. Due to his Chinese identity, the antitrust agency in the United States did not rate this acquisition very high, which consumed some of Mr. Meng ’s energy and the direct purchase of AT & T. The shares are different. After the purchase offer is issued, the antitrust agency can only give two answers: yes
Of course, he is unwilling to prepare for a long time, but after Huang Xuan rejected the early acquisition, Southwest Bell has only one way to go, forcibly passed the review, and avoided
Nationality issues. In other words, to explain to Huang Xuan.
Sitting in a Lincoln car heading to the city, Whitaker made his final efforts and solemnly said: "Mr. Huang, what do you think of my recent proposal?" The previous proposal was the acquisition of Huang Xuan by him Stocks, in order to cross the last threshold before the acquisition, also avoid the trouble of political lobbying.
"I believe Mr. Whitaker's management of assets." This is naturally a polite rejection.
Whitaker sighed and leaned on the back of the chair, saying, "So, are we going to face it together?"
He didn't say what to face, but everyone knew it clearly.
"Benefits and risks should be shared." That being said, for Huang Xuan, the actual risks have been reduced by many times. As the buffer zone becomes stronger, it can actually be regarded as before a certain target. The increase in luck value-of course, is only so understood.
Businessmen are afraid of risk and eager for profit. If there is no real news, Huang Xuan, who has already earned 2 US dollars, is wise to sell stocks. Whitaker sat up. Frowning slightly, he thought of something and said, "Which company do you think we will buy?"
Less than a week before the acquisition, as a shareholder. It is not strange to know that there is an acquisition plan, but it does not necessarily know the target company of the acquisition. Huang Xuan is naturally among the unknown.
"American Telephone and Telegraph Company." Huang Xuan smiled gently. Bordeaux red wine turning around. Whitaker is a guy who likes fine wine. There are not only expensive red wines from the 1960s but also new red wines produced in the last two years on the car refrigerator. This is a normal wine taster. Most of the gentlemen who said 86 years of red wine when they opened their mouths were more like vassals.
Whitaker did not let his surprise show, smirked twice, saying: "Mr. Washington is hard to convince, we cannot let this acquisition fail."
"I can bear more attorney fees, for example. 80%?" Huang Xuan tentatively said.
In the U.S. Lobbying groups, that is, a collection of interests composed of lawyers, former government officials, and well-informed people are absolutely borderless organizations. Count from back to front. Clinton, Bush Elder, Reagan, Carter, Nixon ..., in fact, needless to say. In addition to Nixon ’s successor after his resignation, poor Gerald Ford, the previous presidents are all tour guide stars in Washington. They are the best lobbyists for the new president, and their influence in the party far exceeds that of an ordinary place. senator. It can be found from the problems of Japan in the 80th generation that those so-called former senior trade representatives (equivalent to Chinese prefecture-level officials), the Secretary of State, and countless former governors and senators can speak for Japan in front of interests, and No need to take into account the position of the US government. The main reason why China cannot borrow the same method is that most officials are still cautious about contact with Red China. Although McCarthy has disappeared, it cannot help but guard.
But for a Chinese or a Chinese shareholder, there is no similar problem.
In theory, as long as there are sufficient interests, plus a little lobbying fees, any trade bill can be passed in the United States. Whitaker understood this, so he would continue to talk to Huang Xuan.
Compared to a $ 140 loan, Huang Xuan certainly does not skimp on the "advisory fee" of tens of millions of dollars.
Such a refreshing attitude immediately changed Whitaker's attitude. He showed a "sincere" smile and said: "Relax, I will convince those bureaucrats." He said that he had a cup with Huang Xuan and said: "Happy cooperation."
"Happy cooperation." After Huang Xuan toasted, he asked tentatively again: "I heard that the Cleveland Consortium has also become a shareholder.
"Oh, you are all well-informed." This is a cold joke that belongs to Washington.
Huang Xuan smiled and did not shy away: "8% equity? That's $ 60. How can the Cleveland Consortium hand it over to a young man in his 20s?"
"Aiken Mather." Whitaker confirmed: "Do you know the Mather family?"
"A member of the Cleveland Consortium."
"Yes, Aiken was only an important member of the Mather family about a month ago. He is the first heir."
Huang Xuan politely opened his mouth and smiled: "How to be like the royal family ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Whitaker blinked and continued:" There are some changes now. "
"What kind of change?" Huang Xuan said, and also lit up on the energy screen.
"His father became the new head of the Mather family, so Aiken is the first heir."
The same content is displayed on the energy screen, but it is not a media report. The consortium is always secretive about their internal problems. Lorraine mainly displays the lawyer documents of the Mather family. There are more than 500 and 300. Additional terms and appendices twice this.
Huang Xuan decided to ask Whitaker again: "He has no brother?"
"Are you talking about Aiken? He has two brothers, but the oldest one is still in high school, so ..." Huang Xuan understood this, and hesitated a little: "He represents the Mather family in full power?"
"It seems so."
Huang Xuan's feeling was revealed.