Chapter 737 Iron

"Mr. Xu, this is the invitation I received today."

Xu Liang took it and looked at it.

They are basically the top figures in the Australian business community.

This is also within his expectations.

With his current status, he will receive a lot of attention wherever he goes.

Especially now that his acquisition of Unocal Oil Company is getting more and more intense, it is particularly eye-catching.

But now he doesn't want to attend these so-called cocktail parties.

It's better to stay at home and enjoy family time.

"Hmm?"

See the content on the last invitation.

"Investment cocktail party organized by the Australian Department of Trade?"

"Every January, the Australian Department of Trade will organize such a cocktail party to provide a platform for Australian business owners to exchange financing.

And some foreign business elites and financial scholars will also be invited." Lu Hui explained.

"January 26, there is still a week." Xu Liang pondered for a moment, "You reply for me, I will attend on time."

"Okay."

Although Australia has a small population, the resources are too rich.

Xu Liang also wants to see if there are any good investment opportunities here.

"Mr. Xu, this is the receipt for the first phase of the transaction of Hanhua Pacific II Fund."

Xu Liang took it and looked at it.

"3 billion US dollars was sold so quickly?"

The cooperation between Pacific II Fund and Oppenheimer acquired by the Montes family, as well as Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, was carried out in phases.

The first phase is 3 billion US dollars.

After all the funds in this phase are sold out and the profits are returned to Hanhua, the second phase of cooperation will be carried out.

Why is it so?

Of course it is safe.

If the billions of dollars are sold out before the bill is settled, it may be a problem whether the money can be collected in the end.

After all, this is hundreds of billions or even hundreds of billions of income.

Who can guarantee that they can resist greed?

Even if the Montes family, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley dare not offend the wealthy and powerful behind Hanhua and will not embezzle this money, as long as the repayment date is delayed for half a year or a year.

This huge sum of money can earn tens of billions of US dollars in net profit just by interest.

Therefore, Xu Liang would rather have some trouble at the beginning than let others embezzle his money.

"The Montes family, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are more active than we originally expected." Lu Hui said.

"It is indeed very active.

But it is also related to the current international financial environment." Xu Liang said.

The Federal Reserve's Federal Reserve interest rate is so low that both banks and insurance companies like to borrow low-interest dollars to buy high-interest bonds and make money by earning interest rate differentials.

Therefore, there is no shortage of buyers for 3A-rated bonds in the market.

Sign your name on the second phase of the cooperation agreement.

"Send it to Qiu Heng."

Lu Hui nodded and took it.

"Mr. Xu, this is the minutes of the second negotiation between Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley and Unocal."

Xu Liang took it and flipped through it.

"Unocal itself offered $11.2 billion?"

"Yes, this price does not include Unocal's debt. If debt is calculated, the total acquisition price is $13.8 billion.

This price is already very high.

And they require an all-cash transaction."

Xu Liang nodded, "Apart from us, are there other institutions that have made offers to Unocal?"

"Yes, 13 institutions including ConocoPhillips and Continental Petroleum have made offers to Unocal, but our conditions should be the best."

"Are there any Chinese companies involved?"

"Not yet."

Xu Liang raised his eyebrows slightly and thought to himself: "That's not right. Why hasn't China National Offshore Oil Corporation come out yet?"

Subconsciously, he wanted to call to check, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.

Anyway, the acquisition of Unocal Oil has just begun.

"Is the US Congress still engaged in a verbal battle?"

Lv Hui nodded and replied, "The lobbying company recommended by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley is very powerful. It has the upper hand in the hearing and defense on our acquisition of Unocal currently underway in Congress.

However, more and more people are paying attention to this matter. With the help of many news media that are malicious towards us, many voices against the acquisition have appeared on the Internet.

And there was a small demonstration against us in Washington, DC yesterday.

So, the acquisition of Unocal has become much more complicated."

Xu Liang nodded, "I will write a document later. Please help me pass it to Xia Changsheng and ask him to hire more media. We cannot fall behind in the war of public opinion."

"Mr. Xu, such tit-for-tat will complicate the problem. Is there a way to settle the matter once and for all?" Lv Hui worriedly said.

Of course there is a way to settle the matter once and for all.

And the method is very simple.

Spend money.

99% of the problems in the world can be solved by spending money, and the remaining 1% of the problems require more money.

But Xu Liang's main purpose was not to acquire Unocal, but to attract the hostile eyes that were paying attention to him from Hanhua by hyping the acquisition of Unocal, so that he could make money from subprime loans.

So he hoped that the other party could complicate the acquisition of Unocal.

"I also want to make a final decision, but the enemy doesn't want to. Okay, let's not talk about these headaches. Go and get me the financial reports of Netcom and New Dream."

Lu Hui nodded and turned to get the documents.

In the busy work, time quickly came to the afternoon.

"Brother, we are back."

Bang.

Xu Meng rushed in.

Looking at the turbulent baby sister, Xu Liang put down the documents in his hand and couldn't help but said.

"Won't you knock on the door before you come in?"

"Forgot, please pay attention next time."

"If I remember correctly, you have said the same thing to me nine times." Xu Liang glared.

Xu Meng smiled and blinked, "Brother, don't you want to know the results of my sister-in-law's examination?"

Xu Liang opened the drawer, took out a few documents and handed them over.

"Let's see."

Xu Meng picked it up and took a look, her pretty eyes widened instantly.

"Brother, you are so despicable, you actually followed us."

Snapped.

Xu Liang slapped the little girl on the back of her head.

"Brother, hit me!"

Seeing her on the verge of tears, Xu Liang said angrily: "Don't act there, I know how much effort I put into it."

"As strong as a cow..."

Xu Liang glared, and immediately closed her mouth without the support of her mother.

"Brother, how did you get my sister-in-law's examination report?"

"Of course it was passed on to me by your sister-in-law's attending doctor. I spent so much money, but I still have this little privilege."

"No wonder."

After returning the report in his hand to Xu Liang, "Brother, when Sister Xiaoyang is born, I will have six little nephews and two little nieces."

He immediately shook his head and looked at the smelly old man in front of him with a sigh.

"In just two years, you have gone from 0 to 8. If you add in the 3 children in the belly of the two sisters-in-law of the Sun family in South Korea, it will be 11.

Brother, you gave birth to a football team! "

"Stop talking. In June next year, you will have a little nephew born; in October, you will have two."

Fan Xiaopang was born in June, and Futian Xinmei was born in October. The latter was also pregnant with double yolk eggs.

Looking at my sister.

"You don't seem surprised at all?"

"What's so surprising? You're already 11, and it's normal to have three more. But I'm curious, brat, how many nephews and nieces do you want to give me?"

"From a probabilistic perspective, the more children you have, the greater the probability of them becoming successful. Your brother and I have worked so hard to create such a large family business, but we cannot allow our ineffective offspring to be ruined," Xu Liang said.

"So you plan to keep having children?"

"Um."

"Tsk tsk, rich people just know how to play. Some like extreme sports, some like playing with lions and tigers, and some like gay people. When it comes to you, they like to have children.

If I continue to live like this, I wonder if there is any hope of setting a Guinness World Record? "

"In history, there was a man named Moulay Ismail. He was the second sultan of the Alawi dynasty of Morocco. He was known as the "first horse breed in the world." According to legend, he had as many as 867 descendants.

So there is a high probability that I will not be able to set a Guinness World Record. "

Although Xu Liang likes to have more children, he doesn't plan to have so many.

Otherwise, you won’t recognize them, and the children you give birth to will be no different from strangers.

Dong Dong…….

A knock on the door interrupted their conversation.

Jiang Xiaoyang opened the door and walked in.

"sister in law."

"what's the topic?"

"Sister-in-law, you don't know that my brother actually bribed the doctors in the hospital to secretly follow your every examination."

"If you can't speak, don't speak." Xu Liang scolded.

Xu Meng made a face at the smelly old man and turned around quickly.

"Brother, sister-in-law, I won't be a light bulb anymore, bye."

As soon as he finished speaking, he ran out quickly.

"This stinky girl is always so little."

"She is like this in front of you. When she was in Hanhua, Xiaomeng was a resolute 'Mulan' with clear rewards and punishments, and excellent abilities. Everyone respected her."

A smile appeared on Xu Liang's lips.

My sister Xu Meng's ability had been verified in her previous life.

Now he has given Xu Meng a higher platform, allowing Xu Meng to get better training and experience, and her talents and abilities in business management have been revealed earlier.

"Without you, my sister-in-law, to help her, she wouldn't have adapted to Hanhua's work so quickly."

He helped Jiang Xiaoyang sit down and looked at the bag in her hand.

"What did you get?"

"Didn't I tell you in the morning that someone recommended three projects to me? I brought the information over, please take a look."

Xu Liang took it.

Every information is very detailed.

After Xu Liang read it carefully.

"How about it?"

"Why do you want to acquire Tieben?"

“Whether a project is good or not depends on three key points.

First, excellent business leaders.

Second, whether the project planning is reasonable.

Third, future prospects.

In terms of leaders, Dai Guofang, the founder of Tieben, came from a poor family and was frugal by nature. He was a trustworthy person in the eyes of Changzhou locals.

He is thin, taciturn, and has no hobbies in his life. He just spends all day in the factory, discussing with technicians.

He is also the famous "Five Bosses" in the local area.