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Chapter 486 Morgan

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"Old Liu, it stands to reason that I shouldn't interfere in your personal affairs. But Catherine grew up with me. She is also my sister. So I should be concerned about her personal relationship. Besides, she really likes you very much. In the past two or three years with you, you must know what her character is like. So I think you should really think about personal issues."

"...Of course, I know you are concerned about Nan Nan's feelings, and you can't let go of your concern for your ex-wife. But people shouldn't always live in the past, they should look to the future. And Nan Nan lives in a boarding school now, and the time you spend together is only Saturday and Sunday, there will be even less in the future. You are only in your early thirties, do you plan to die alone for the remaining fifty or sixty years?"

"Can you give me some more time to think about it?" After a long time, Liu Zhixing's low voice came over.

"Of course! I didn't mean to force you. But you should also think about your future!"

"I know."

"Okay, I'm fine. I can rest assured that Merrill's affairs are left to you."

"Then I'm hanging up!"

After answering, "I took Nannan to my house to play on weekends. I haven't seen this child for a long time. I still miss her!"

"Um!"

Hanging up the phone, looking at the phone in his hand, Guo Shouyun shook his head and sighed lightly. The love between Liu Zhixing and Catherine is more tangled than his own.

After spending the afternoon in the Phoenix Company's office to handle official business, he returned home in the evening. As soon as he entered the house, he saw the figure of George Roosevelt.

"Bruce...!"

After looking at the white young man standing beside him, wearing a dark blue suit with an extravagance on his body, he said to the brother-in-law who came over, "Why did you come to my house if you didn't enjoy your nightlife? "

In the interval of speech, Guo Shouyun took off his jacket and handed it to Wu Xiaojing next to him.

"You, the heavyweight protagonist, don't go, what's the point of me alone. ... By the way, let me introduce you. This is Harvey Peabody Morgan, my best friend growing up!"

From the deliberately aggravated tone of his last sentence, it can be seen that the descendant of the Morgan family in front of him is quite important to George Roosevelt.

"Mr. Guo, it's an honor to meet you!"

Looking at the right hand that the other party took the initiative to stretch out, Guo Shouyun smiled lightly and shook it politely. He still knows something about the descendants of America's most famous extended family. The Harvey Morgan in front of him, although he came from the main branch of the Morgan family, was not the eldest son, but the second son with little right of inheritance, just like George Roosevelt. Not surprisingly, the Morgan Family Trust and the Morgan Family Charitable Foundation have little to do with him. But even so, the other party's family is huge, and the respect should still be respected.

"Welcome to my house as a guest." Guo Shouyun slightly raised his left arm and made a 'please' gesture, "Please sit down."

"thanks."

After Harvey Moore followed the side position, he picked up a box on the low table next to him, opened it, and put it in front of Guo Shouyun.

"I heard that Mr. Guo likes to collect antiques, so this time I made a special trip to bring an ancient Chinese painting, I hope Mr. Guo likes it."

"Oh?" Guo Shouyun untied the red binding rope of the scroll with great interest, put it on the table, and said in surprise, "Is this "Sakyamuni's Journey" by the Southern Song Dynasty painter Liang Kai?"

"Mr. Guo really collects everyone, and you can see the source of it at a glance!"

Guo Shouyun's appreciative eyes slowly swept across the entire painting, and he looked at Harvey Morgan, who was smiling beside him, and couldn't help but sigh, "I used to hear people say that most of China's national treasures are abroad. Looking at it now, Even if not all of them, there are sixty or seventy percent.”

You know, any painting before the Yuan Dynasty is a first-class cultural relic, which is commonly known as a national treasure. This is even more so in this "Sakyamuni Traveling Map" by Liang Kai of the Southern Song Dynasty. Now it can be given to him by Harvey Morgan. It can be seen that this American wealthy family, famous for its finance and collection, must have many more precious Chinese painting and calligraphy works at home.

"Mr. Morgan is really willing to give me such a valuable thing?"

Although the international price of Chinese art is not high now, it is not difficult for this piece of "Sakyamuni's Journey" from the Southern Song Dynasty to fetch three or four million US dollars at auction.

"If you can exchange the opportunity to cooperate with Mr. Guo, even if it is the most precious, it is worth it!"

"Cooperation?" Guo Shouyun smiled lightly, "I'm curious what kind of cooperation Mr. Morgan wants?"

"I heard that Mr. Guo is preparing to list his LinkedIn company, and I hope to get some of the original shares!"

"Mr. Morgan is well-informed. It's been less than a week since LinkedIn made the decision to go public, and you already know."

"Mr. Guo has no talent in business management and financial investment. If the news is not well-informed, I am afraid that he will really be eliminated by this society."

He glanced deeply at the smiling Harvey Morgan with a low tone and attitude. This guy who doesn't have the dandy temperament of rich and powerful children is better than he imagined.

"While I'd be happy to take an investment from Mr. Morgan, LinkedIn has had a bit of funding before. So we're not ready to take another investment until we go public."

"What about Google?"

"I'm afraid this is Mr. Morgan's real purpose, right?" Guo Shouyun glanced at him and smiled.

"I can't hide anything from Mr. Guo!"

Harvey Morgan lowered his stance.

"Since Mr. Morgan mentioned Google, he must also understand my valuation of it. Can you... accept it?"

"I can accept!"

Looking at the affirmative look on his face, Guo Shouyun said with great interest, "I'm curious about the reason?"

"I watched Mr. Guo's speech video in Hong Kong and was very inspired. As you said, the future of the world is the future of the Internet, and I am convinced of your judgment. Therefore, as the overlord of the Internet search industry, Google must have a bright future. , I hope to be able to seize the 'future' opportunity before most people react."

Harvey Morgan had a look of excitement on his face. Obviously, his answer was not simply to please Guo Shouyun, but he really thought so.

"Aren't you afraid that another Internet bubble will make you lose everything?"

"I believe in Mr. Guo's judgment! I also believe in the judgment of a genius who can double his assets ten thousand times within three years." Harvey Morgan's eyes shone brightly.

"Hearing this, I should thank you for your trust. However, Google's original stock allocation has long been finalized. Although it has not been discussed yet, it is more about the price difference." After a pause, Guo Shouyun He glanced at the man on the opposite side with deep eyes, "As a member of the Morgan family, I believe you don't need me to say, you also understand what is hidden behind the original stock transaction."

"Of course I understand!"

When the words fell, Harvey Morgan took his briefcase over, then took out a document from it and put it in front of Guo Shouyun.

"The Morgan Family Trust and the Morgan Family Charitable Fund hold a 5.83% stake in Merrill Lynch through its four branch funds. I am willing to exchange this part of the shares with Mr. Guo for an equivalent stake in Google."

Looking at the equity document in his hand, Guo Shouyun's pupils shrank. After a quick turn in his mind, he put the document back on the table.

"I already hold enough shares of Merrill Lynch. If I take this share again, it will trigger Stan O'Neill's 'poison pill plan' and only me will suffer. Merrill Lynch is only focusing on investment and has no plans to acquire it. This 5.83% stake is dispensable to me. So you can take it back.”

Harvey Morgan didn't give up because of his refusal.

"Anyone who has achieved such achievements like Mr. Guo will set up a large financial institution in his own industry group to allocate funds. Although Phoenix has such qualifications, its background is not enough. Merrill Lynch complements the background, For Phoenix, it is the best choice for Mr. Guo. Moreover, I believe that Mr. Guo's 27.8% stake in Merrill Lynch is not just an investment. Otherwise, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and others will be financially healthier and more profitable. It's more suitable than the old-fashioned Merrill Lynch."

Guo Shouyun smiled lightly, "Mr. Morgan's analysis is indeed very sharp and easy to convince. But the biggest reason why I invest in Merrill is not how much it will increase in value. It is to repay Stan O'Neal in the Enron incident. Help me. I have promised to do this, and of course I will not break my promise.”

Harvey Morgan frowned slightly. Guo Shouyun's calmness and affirmation in his words made him a little shaken.

However, for Google's shares, he is determined to win. But he didn't want to give Guo Shouyun the impression of 'urgency'. So after thinking for a moment, he gave the friend next to him a vague look.

"Bruce, you don't need Merrill's shares, you can also exchange shares in other big companies."

"Other companies?"

Seeing Guo Shouyun's eyes, Harvey Morgan smiled and said, "The Morgan family's foundation has invested in many large companies, especially in the top 500 companies in the United States. If Mr. Guo needs it, we can exchange."

Speaking of which, we have to mention the survival of the American giants.

After World War II, with the continuous changes in the economic situation. For the sake of family inheritance and to avoid the influence of hatred for the rich from the outside world, the vast majority of American wealthy families began to consciously transfer their family wealth to the trusts and charitable funds under the family, and then through the dozens of hundreds of funds controlled by charitable funds and trusts. , to invest in the top 500 companies in the US stock market.

Then based on their judgment of the future of these companies, how many shares are held. Except for similar family-based companies, such as Seymour and Mobil, the basic shareholding will not exceed 10%, or even most of them are below 5%. Moreover, even Seymour and Mobil, they hold more shares between 20 and 30%. Very little, not even more than 40%.

The advantage of this is to diversify risks and ensure the inheritance of family wealth. Even if a mediocre leader emerges within the family, leading to the collapse of the family's pillar companies, such as Seymour or Mobil, it will not completely destroy the foundation of the family. And once a wise family leader appears, he can rely on this foundation to restore the glory of the family.

Therefore, it is pure nonsense to say that Rockefeller, Morgan, DuPont and other giants control the Fed and decide the decision of the US government behind the scenes. But they do have more opportunities than ordinary wealthy people and influence the decision-making of the US government through the power and influence accumulated by their families for hundreds of years. But it is by no means what is said in conspiracy theories. The US president and the government are used as puppets~www.wuxiahere.com~ It is not a certain family that can really influence US decision-making, but the interest groups united by many families, that is, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. .

Guo Shouyun's mind was spinning rapidly, he knew that the Morgan family must have a lot of stocks in big companies that he was eager to invest in. But what really moved his heart was the Merrill Lynch stock still on the table. With this part of the stock, coupled with the Merrill Lynch equity he currently holds, he is less than 5% away from taking full control of Merrill Lynch.

If he can act quickly, he can even take the 5% stake in one step before Stan O'Neal reacts. Then convene an interim board to repeal the poison pill and avoid its own loss.

But the more you look at goals that are very achievable, even within reach, the more cautious you must be. Although the Morgan family is not as brilliant as it was during World War II, it is also a century-old heritage. Stan O'Neill can go from a small employee to the CEO of the second largest investment bank in the United States. He is extremely smart and profound.

Once the Morgan family caught their urgency, they would only ask for more. Once Stan O'Neal gets the news and launches the 'Poison Pill Project', then his plans for more than three years will all be put into vain.

Guo Shouyun couldn't afford to gamble, nor did he want to gamble! He would rather wait another year than go ahead.

"Mr. Morgan's proposal is indeed very tempting, but I need to think about it before I can reply to you."

"Understandable. But when will I hear from Mr. Guo?"

"Three days! I'll give you an answer in three days."

"Okay. I'm very much looking forward to Mr. Guo's affirmative answer."

Guo Shouyun nodded slightly.

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