Wanton God's Life Records

Chapter 932 Acquisition of Sotheby's

NBA star James brought a lot of traffic to Li Yue, but today's Li Yue, these effects on him are minimal. The next day, Li Yue went against the plan and came to the Sotheby's auction house again. Just like yesterday, he bought some Asian cultural relics generously, but this time he did not leave in a hurry, but stayed. After the auction, he was introduced to an office in the auction house by the host Charles, where he met Sotheby's Chairman of the Board Saul et al.

This is another manifestation of the power of the PLAY Group. Li Yue had originally given up on acquiring Sotheby's auction house, but things changed subtly in the evening. When the PLAY Group decided to establish the PLAY Collection, Gal Gadot learned the news. , she quickly called Li Yue and told Li Yue that the LGBTQ organization had shareholders in Sotheby's auction house and had certain inside information.

Sotheby's auction house is far from being as strong as the outside world imagines. Even in recent years, it has repeatedly been on the verge of losing money. Moreover, today's auction house is very different from when it was first founded. Sotheby's is divided into regions. It was split into many branches, such as Sotheby's Capital, which is Sotheby's branch in China. In theory, it should belong to Sotheby's headquarters, but in fact, Sotheby's Capital is independently operated, and the boss is Chinese. Similar situations also occurred at Sotheby's Hong Kong and Sotheby's France. This huge auction empire has had its shares divided up infinitely by various senior managers over its long history.

Therefore, this has led to Sotheby's New York headquarters, which actually has no assets to squander. The only thing left is this golden signboard. Moreover, according to the top-secret information given by the shareholder, Sotheby's New York also Negotiations are underway with French telecommunications giant Patrick Drahi on an acquisition. This negotiation is expected to last for many years, because Drahi's acquisition price is only $20 billion, but surprisingly, Sotheby's New York has not Reject immediately...

"Hello, Mr. Li Yue, thank you very much for your generous donation. Your charity will alleviate poverty in backward areas of Africa and help at least 1000 children obtain the most basic education..."

"Hello, Sol..."

The two parties only exchanged brief greetings before the guests and hosts took their seats. Li Yue directly took out a document and handed it to these people: "Yesterday, after I came to Sotheby's, I was surprised to find that there is such a good business of an auction house in the world. I came up with the idea of ​​imitating Sotheby’s, so after I returned, I asked people to draw up a plan for the PLAY Group to establish a subsidiary PLAY Collection..."

"It's just that someone soon suggested to me that it's better to talk to Sotheby's. If I can enter or even acquire Sotheby's, it will be an easier way to enter than to establish a PLAY collection, so I'm here..."

"You must have heard that I am an extremely cheerful person, so I only brought two documents. One is the establishment plan of PLAY Collection. We expect to invest US$5 million to establish a subsidiary PLAY Collection, which will Acquire Asian cultural treasures from all over the world and permanently store them in the PLAY collection vault..."

"In another plan, PLAY Group will propose an acquisition case to Sotheby's New York. It is initially expected to invest US$40 billion to acquire Sotheby's and all of Sotheby's assets. The plan gives a valuation of US$20 billion. In addition, The valuation of US$20 billion will be based on the number of collections still retained by Sotheby's and after a reasonable valuation, the final acquisition price will be reached..."

Li Yue said something, then sat quietly on the chair, picked up the tea cup in front of him and sipped it gently. Sotheby's served him traditional Chinese tea, which was light and had a strong aftertaste, bringing him a Li Yue felt a very novel feeling.

"Mr. Li Yue, this is too little, you have to know..."

"There is no way Sotheby's will accept this offer. Our assets include..."

"Sotheby's is the world's number one auction house and has been in business for 270 years. Our reputation is priceless..."

Sitting in front of Li Yue was a small board of seven people, who almost controlled more than 60% of Sotheby's shares. Behind them were Sotheby's executives. When Li Yue said the price, everyone was in an uproar. Almost everyone was refuting, and what they said was very reasonable. From Sotheby's signature value to Sotheby's collection, they introduced it to Li Yue one by one. Everyone did not think that 40 billion US dollars was acceptable. quote.

Seeing that these people were talking more and more energetically and showed no tendency to stop, Li Yue could only raise his hand and lower it: "Everyone, please be quiet! Be quiet..."

The voice gradually fell back, Li Yue waved back, and Amanda immediately took out an agreement.

"Since you are discussing the value of Sotheby's, can I think that the plan to establish the PLAY Collection should be terminated?"

"Of course," Sol, chairman of the board of directors, said immediately. No matter from any angle, if the PLAY collection is established, it will not be beneficial to Sotheby's.

Li Yue smiled noncommittally, pushed the agreement in front of the directors, and said: "This is an acquisition agreement. We only require the assets of Sotheby's headquarters, the reputation of Sotheby's, and the customer base that has been maintained for hundreds of years, etc. The acquisition amount has not been filled in yet..."

"I have a certain reputation here in North America. I think you will not deny this, and you should also understand that I don't like to talk too much. I only like to prove my ideas with practical actions. Then, next, let's play How about a game?"

The people on the board of directors looked at me and I looked at you. Finally, Sol smiled and said: "We have all heard of Mr. Li's generosity. Let's put it this way, as long as you give us a price that is satisfactory to all of us, we can even close the deal on the spot. ."

With such a big deal, how could these people not do their homework in advance? Sol's words were precisely to cater to what Li Yue said.

Li Yue narrowed his eyes and did not expose Thor, but said directly: "In that case, I will give you the number..."

He stretched out his palm and said: "USD 50 billion, acquire at least 75% of Sotheby's shares!"

All the shareholders sitting opposite Li Yue took a breath. Li Yue directly increased the price by US$10 billion in one price increase. This is a huge amount!
Sol's eyes were full of greed, he took a deep breath, and tried to calm his voice: "Mr. Li, this is not a question of money, but that PLAY Group misestimated the value of Sotheby's from the very beginning... …”

You should be able to give more, right?I heard that Li Yue's personal net worth has reached more than [-] billion US dollars, and he is a whim-type rich man who must get whatever he wants.

Most of the shareholders were like Saul, and everyone tried their best to control their expressions, because from the moment Li Yue said he wanted to acquire Sotheby's, everyone had already thoroughly studied Li Yue's information.

This is a big business worth billions of dollars. Even for the shareholders present, once the transaction is completed at a high price, it means that they can enjoy it for a lifetime, and today's Li Yue is no longer a Mao who first entered North America. He is a super rich man and a super movie star. Many of his deeds are publicly circulated on the Internet. It is very easy to study him if you think about it.

"$60 billion!"

Lee made a bland offer.

"hiss"

All the shareholders couldn't hold back anymore, and even increased the acquisition amount by US$10 billion again!Such a large number, from Li Yue's mouth, is as simple as drinking water, but to the shareholders, it means that everyone can share hundreds of millions of dollars more!

Some people's legs were shaking with excitement, but their expressions were still tense, because they were all thinking that if it were Li Yue, even if he quoted 100 billion US dollars, it would only be a small part of his huge net worth, right?

Saul kept taking deep breaths, forcing himself not to agree to this number, and kept telling himself in his heart: Hold on, you must hold on, Li Yue will definitely add more money, just add another 10 billion US dollars, and another 10 billion will be 70 Billion dollars, with your own shares, you can get wealth of more than 10 billion!

"70 billion U.S. dollars!" Sure enough, just as most people expected, Li Yue added another billion U.S. dollars. This time, there was no expression on his face, and he was as calm as if one billion U.S. dollars was just a dollar. A bunch of useless numbers, but everyone knows that Lee has about the ability to pay for these 10 billion US dollars.

Sol stood up with a bang, opened his mouth, and almost agreed, but soon, the people around him grabbed his trouser legs and winked at him fiercely, as if to say: You are stupid, we are facing each other. It’s Li Yue, the most generous “player” in history. To him, money is just a bunch of numbers!
Add another 10 billion, which is 80 billion U.S. dollars, which is double the initial quotation of PLAY Group!

80 billion US dollars is fine, only 80 billion US dollars, I will never be greedy anymore!Sol sat down again and looked at Li Yue eagerly, expecting him to report the next number.

The atmosphere was frozen for a while. There were so many shareholders, but they almost didn't even breathe. Everyone stared at Li Yue, their eyes full of unparalleled greed.

However, what they don't know is that Li Yue's generosity has always been based on the premise that he spends money for the woman he likes. When he buys a company, he always buys it at the lowest price!
Because Li Yue's value logic is that as long as he enjoys life wantonly, the girl he likes can bring him happiness, company?What it is?He doesn't even think highly of PLAY Group, let alone a company that wants it.

The previous quotations given to these people also had his own set of valuation standards, which came from Xiaozhi's assessment. In Xiaozhi's estimation, Sotheby's value was exactly 40 billion US dollars, and the premium was 30 billion. US dollars, because Li Yue urgently wanted an auction house, and also included the cost of building a PLAY collection.

Therefore, Li Yue's final offer was "only" US$70 billion.

Time passed quietly in the frozen atmosphere. Seeing that these people were still reluctant to speak, Li Yue naturally knew what they were thinking. He smiled and said with a relaxed face: "In the next 10 seconds, if no one accepts my offer, offer, then I can only regretfully announce that the offer has failed, and PLAY Group will no longer seek to acquire Sotheby’s.”

Following Li Yue's words, many shareholders were shocked. 10 seconds?How can this be enough? This is a big deal worth US$70 billion.

But just a second after Li Yue finished speaking, he continued: "Six billion US dollars!"

"How could this be……"

"Isn't it 70 billion?"

"Why did the price drop!"

"boom"

All the Sotheby's shareholders stood up, and some even looked angry. In their hearts, the $70 billion was already money in their pockets, but now, Li Yue wanted to take it back!

"10, 9..." Behind Li Yue, Amanda counted for a few seconds in a cold voice. With her voice, everyone suddenly became nervous.

Sol opened his mouth and shouted directly: "70 billion U.S. dollars, we only agree to an offer of 70 billion U.S. dollars, Li Yue, is that okay?"

What responded to him was Li Yue's cold voice: "$50 billion!"

"what?"

"Why did it fall again!"

"My God, you have no sincerity!"

"8, 7..."

Sol panicked. At this moment, his intestines were green with regret. He even thought why he didn't agree to the offer of 60 billion US dollars just now. Talking about the acquisition, the other party's offer was only US$20 billion, and Li Yue's offer of US$40 billion was already a very good deal!

But now, it has dropped from US$70 billion to US$50 billion in an instant. How is this acceptable? US$20 billion is suddenly missing!
Saul opened his mouth, his eyes full of despair. He felt that he was under unparalleled pressure, because the next moment Li Yue might offer 40 billion US dollars, and that was the initial offer of PLAY Group, but now he has to accept it. ?

"Damn it, Thor, promise him!"

"Hurry up, 50 billion is 50 billion, it can't be lowered any more!"

"Thor, wake up, hurry up..."

All the shareholders are going crazy. They are under the same pressure as Sol: the money they received has dropped from US$70 billion to US$50 billion. This is a gap that no one can accept. Now, they have only one thought, that is, they cannot Down again.

Li Yue's voice continued like a demon: "40 billion..."

"Wait, we agreed, damn it, $50 billion, oh no, I said that before you asked... $45 billion, is that okay?"

Saul was crazy, and his voice sounded almost simultaneously with Li Yue's. Therefore, when Li Yue's 40 billion words came to light, his face showed a look of despair. He was afraid that Li Yue would insist on a 40 billion US dollar acquisition, so he quickly changed his words, as if begging. An unexpected increase of US$5 million!
"According to the rules, if I said 40 billion, then it will naturally be 40 billion..."

Li Yue's expression is still relaxed. For him, this is just a numbers game. The greed of human nature is fully reflected in this game: when they have already earned 30 billion US dollars, they will not want to make this deal. Instead, they frantically hoped that the price would continue to be driven up. But when the money they earned dropped sharply, and was about to fall below the guaranteed minimum price (40 billion), they panicked, fearing that they would lose their "principal", so they hurriedly closed the deal, even Can’t wait to sell the assets and “return the principal”…

This principle is usually interpreted in the stock and securities markets, but today Li Yue moved it to negotiations.

(End of this chapter)