My 1999

"Dear Sarkozy, I heard a remarkable news as soon as I came to France."

After watching his attention be drawn, Xu Liang continued, "Suez Group and French Gas are ready to merge?"

Sarkozy's eyes flashed. They were all foxes for many years, and they could guess a rough idea at first.

"Dear Xu, are you interested in this deal, too?"

After Xu Liang nodded, "You know, Hanhua also has investment banking business, so we hope to be one of the M\u0026A consultants for this transaction."

This kind of giant enterprise restructuring of hundreds of billions of euros is a top-notch business for any investment bank.

If you really want to participate, even if it is just one of the investment banks, the share fee will be over 100 million euros after completion.

In addition to money, it can greatly increase its popularity and industry influence.

With this star project, Hanhua can completely open up the European securities market.

"Xu, I can help with this matter, but I cannot guarantee success. After all, Hanhua's scale in the investment banking field is still not enough, especially in Europe, your influence is too small.

It is difficult to hand over such a giant merger to you, even if it is just a part of it. ”

"I understand. I am very grateful whether it succeeds or not."

After pausing for a moment, Xu Liang continued.

"I heard that in order to ensure the French government's control over the new group, is it intentional to let Suez Group sell its water and solid waste business?"

Sarkozy's face changed slightly, and he instantly understood the true purpose of the man in front of him.

Xu Liang did not give him a chance to refuse, and continued.

“It just so happens that Veolia, a subsidiary of Vivendi Group, is planning to continue to consolidate our position and influence in the utility industry, so we plan to join France Gas to participate in the Suez Group merger and acquisition.

French Gas takes away the energy and electricity businesses they are interested in, and we acquire the water and solid waste businesses of Suez Group.

We have worked sincerely to complete the merger and acquisition of Suez Group. ”

Xu Liang looked at the man opposite him with a smile.

I was going to be a M\u0026A consultant before, but you refused.

Now I want to acquire part of the business, but you still refuse, but I'm sorry for the money I gave.

This is called "Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is in Pei Gong".

Sarkozy also realized the problem, and 3.5 million euros were indeed not easy to get.

After considering it, "Xu, Suez Group is a star company in France and has a huge influence in France. This merger and acquisition is also facing tremendous domestic and international pressure.

If Veolia gets involved, it will make the whole thing more complicated and you will suffer more criticism.

After all, you are not French. ”

"Although I am not a Frenchman, my wife and five children are both French. They are the actual controllers of the Vivendi Group. No one can change this." Xu Liang said directly.

Sarkozy took a breath slightly, and he felt the other party's determination and couldn't help but feel a little headache.

Just about to open your mouth.

"Dear Sarkozy, Hanhua Pacific Fund has a big move next. This time I have reserved a quota of 10 million euros for you, so don't miss it."

Sarkozy's eyes lit up instantly.

The French president only earns 100,000 euros a year. If he doesn't take the opportunity to make more money, he is also sorry for his hard work over the years.

Moreover, he has a supermodel who is over teens younger than him and has a lover.

Of course, the more money, the better.

"Dear Xu, Vivendi is a French company, and everyone knows this. I personally support you in the Suez Group's merger and acquisition."

Looking at the man whose voice changed drastically, Xu Liang felt relieved.

Sure enough, you need to spend money no matter what time.

When the money is in place, the matter is resolved. If it cannot be solved, it means that there are still not enough money.

"Dear Sarkozy, with your support, I believe this merger will be smoother."

After a few flatteries, Xu Liang made an appointment with a meal.

Sarkozy naturally had no reason to refuse.

He also wants to get closer to his God of Wealth.

...

When he got home, Christina took his coat and handed it to the servant to hang it.

"Did you see Sarkozy?"

"certainly."

"Has he agreed?"

Xu Liang stepped forward and hugged the woman's soft and slender waist, "Of course, he would not refuse for the sake of money."

"That's great, my dear."

Pick.

Christina kissed him quickly a few times on the face.

After enjoying it, Xu Liang continued, "How is your side?"

"I have discussed with the group's senior management, especially Anthony and others. Everyone agreed to acquire Suez's water and solid waste business. The only thing I worry about is that Suez has too much influence in France and it will be difficult for us to succeed."

"Whether you can succeed depends on their ability."

Christina: "I will urge them. But I believe that with my husband here, I will definitely succeed in the end."

Looking at the admiration and love displayed on the woman's beautiful face, Xu Liang's worries disappeared most of the time.

No wonder a beautiful woman is the best comfort for successful men.

To some extent, it is indeed the case.

Who can not love Jieyuhua who is beautiful and sensible and has a lot of emotional value?

Christina soon saw a certain emotion in the man's eyes.

With a charming smile, he stretched out his slender index finger and gently tapped the man's lips, then slid down along his jaw, neck, waist and abdomen, and finally landed between his legs.

Then he buried his head.

The dispersed black hair blocked the sight and was flirted with Xu Liang.

Seeing her busy and hesitant, her originally tight nerves further relaxed.

...

15th floor of the Courbeva Building, Paris, La Defense, Courbeva Building.

Once, Hanhua's Paris Office and Vivendi Financial Investment Department were both working here.

But as the company's business grows.

Hanhua is still here.

But Vivendi Financial Investment Department has been moved to the 16th floor.

"BOOS, this is the financial report and operational information of the Paris office as of now."

Michelle Copa said respectfully.

Xu Liang nodded with a smile and reached out to take it.

The Paris office has been established for three years.

It owns three private equity funds and manages 2.5 billion euros.

6 venture capital funds, with 590 million euros under management.

Although Michelle Copa's investment ability is not very good, his advantage is that he is good at cultivating newcomers.

Therefore, among the major offices in Hanhua, the Paris office has the largest number of funds.

The key is that the nine funds performed well.

The average rate of return of private equity funds is above 20%.

Although the six venture capital funds did not invest in major projects that Xu Liang was familiar with, they were still good from the information.

This is great.

When running a business, even a financial company, you cannot expect to be big and big every day, which is unrealistic.

Xu Liang was very satisfied with being able to obtain 15% or even 10% of the profits stably.

“How long will it take for private equity funds to completely withdraw from investment?”

"Not affecting the stock price, up to two months."

"That's good. Don't raise new funds. Next year is crucial. Holding funds and waiting and watching is the most suitable choice for us."

Michelle Copa nodded.

Of course he knew the argument that the big boss and Hanhua as a whole believed that the subprime mortgage crisis would continue to deepen and would not end due to government interference.

This kind of very macro thing is not what he is good at.

He will look at the fundamentals of a company and then judge whether it is worth investing.

The rest is not his strength.

However, he agreed with the big boss's judgment.

The reason is also very simple.

Since he joined Hanhua in 2003, the big boss has never made any mistakes in his judgment.

Dongdong...

A knock on the door sounded.

"Come in."

Li Jinling, who pushed the door in, quickly said: "Boss, Bernard Arno and Barcelona Muriyz are here."

"I understand, please treat me first, I'll go there right away."

"OK."

Li Jinling agreed to leave.

"This is the investment in Paris, and you will be the main focus. You will not be allowed to end without receiving permission from the headquarters."

"clear."

"Do you have any questions?"

"No more, boss."

Xu Liang nodded and stood up, "I'll go see the guests, you can do it."

"OK."

Leaving the office and coming to the reception room, hearing his footsteps, Bernard Arno and Barthalmi Murietz quickly stood up.

The two looked at the man strode in from outside the door.

Compared to the last time we met, this guy seemed to be even more majestic.

You can feel a lion-tiger-like domineering spirit between four or five meters.

Of course, this is more of a psychological effect brought by strong strength.

In 2005, they also used the forces of the six major families such as Arno and Muriyz to oppress the other side and seek benefits for their own side.

This forced the other party to take out Sina's equity and the shares of Pacific Fund and Qinglong Fund to appease them.

But what they didn't expect was that after leaving France and coming to the United States, Xu Liang started fighting with George Soros.

At that time, few people were optimistic about him.

Although Xu Liang has been in the financial market in 2001, he has been making up for the most part and has repeatedly achieved excess returns.

But George Soros spent half his life and fought the Bank of England to stop him; he fled across Asia, defeating the four Asian dragons and setting off a huge "Asian financial crisis".

With its popularity and great reputation, it is a globally recognized financial tycoon and hedge hedge overlord!

The two of them fought around the gold market, stirring up the storm and quickly attracted the attention of the global financial community.

The situation at the beginning was as expected by everyone, and the Xu family quickly fell into a disadvantage.

Just when everyone thought that this golden war would end with the defeat of Xu.

The British royal family ended.

And it was the Queen who took action himself.

It has continued to increase oil prices.

Glasses were broken.

Except for a very small number of people, most people don’t know the tricks.

So everyone finally attributed it to the fact that Britain was to avenge Soros' shorting of the Bank of England back then.

No matter what inside information there is, Soros' victory was directly interrupted.

But the golden war did not end there, but the two sides became more and more intense.

More and more funds are invested.

The momentum is getting bigger and bigger.

Both sides call on friends and show their abilities.

Just as the world is closely following the outcome of the war, another accident comes.

hurricane.

There are a lot of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and that's something everyone knows.

It is also true that there were more hurricanes in 2005, especially Category 5 hurricanes than in previous years.

But no one expected a 'Hurtle Katrina', which swept most of the oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico.

Oil prices are completely unstoppable.

The bears led by Soros suffered heavy losses!

They could not accept the failure and had a "pirate" in their bones exploded and they directly attacked them.

Unexpectedly, Xu Liang didn't eat a good meal either.

There was actually a large group of mercenaries in his hand, and the two sides fought hard, making a fuss.

No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!

Of course, these are just subsections.

What really makes them care about is how much Xu Liang earns after winning this battle?

Some people say $100 billion, some people say $50 billion, and some people even say $200 billion.

But no matter how many.

Xu Liang's strength has doubled compared to before!

More and more well-known large companies from Unico Petroleum, Seibu Group, SMIC, BOE and GF are in control.

Three years later, the Xu family was no longer as strong as 2005.

In contrast, although the two of them have also made progress.

But compared with the other party, it is much worse.

The Xu family is now a truly global super consortium!

The assets under control exceed US$500 billion.

As for net assets, except Xu Liang, few people in the world can really understand it.

This is also the reason why the two of them came to visit them on their own initiative rather than waiting for Xu Liang to visit them.

"Dear Xu, I haven't seen you for a long time, and your complexion is getting better and better." Bernard Arno smiled while spreading his arms forward.

Xu Liang smiled and gave the other party a hug.

"I feel very good when I think about meeting two old friends soon, and I feel good, haha."

After a hypocritical politeness, the three of them sat down on the sofa in the reception area next to them.

Li Jinling asked the office secretary to pour tea and bring it up.

After the three chatted and laughed for a few drinks, Bernard Arno and Barthalmi Muriyz looked at each other and began to get to the point.

"Dear Xu, I heard that Hanhua has begun to retreat from the securities market?"

"Why do you say that? Hanhua's private equity, hedging and other businesses are always in normal progress." Xu Liang said with a smile.

"Xu, everyone is friends, so there is no need to hide it in front of us, let alone Hanhua's customers." Barcelona Murilles said.

Xu Liang shrugged and said undeniably: "Since the New York incident, most people in the world know that I am not optimistic about the intervention of governments in sub-debts.

Since you are not optimistic, you must naturally start retreating early.

Otherwise, if the stock market collapses one day, my losses will be huge! ”

Bernard Arno's face changed slightly, "Is it really that serious?"

"have no idea."

The two of them turned dark, and they didn't know what you were talking nonsense, which scared them to death.

Seeing their expressions, Xu Liang smiled.

"You two are also confused. I am not God, so how could you conclude that there will be a crisis in the future? I am just based on my own judgment, and the chances of a crisis in the future are relatively high."

"Greater?" Bernard Arno asked.

Xu Liang nodded, "Hanhua has been developing for so many years and has finally established its influence in the global financial community. I must be responsible for its future and more importantly for my customers.

If there is no crisis in the future, I will at most miss out on investment returns for a period of time.

But in case of a crisis, I can avoid major losses for everyone.

No matter how you look at it, I have the upper hand.

So, why not do it? ”

Bernar Arno and Barthalmi Muriyz looked at each other, and the latter smiled.

"It's all legend that Kim Caesar's investment style is bold and decisive, and he dares to place heavy bets. Now it seems that their understanding of you is not accurate."

"They misunderstood me. I have always been a cautious person!" Xu Liang said with a smile.

"By the way, I believe the two have also heard some rumors that Hanhua Pacific Fund has made a lot of money from the collapse of sub-debts in the United States.

Indeed, we made money.

After half a year, the fund will be unblocked, and we will probably bring more than double the returns to investors. ”

Bernard Arno and Barcelona Murietz were stunned for a moment, and then they were overjoyed.

Their investments in Pacific Funds are all over 100 million euros.

With more than double the income, they can earn 70 to 80 million euros even if they deduct capital gains tax.

This is pure profit.

"Dear Xu, investing in Hanhua is the most correct decision I have ever made in my life."

Barcelona Murillez sang hymns without hesitation.

Bernard Arnault is old and still has to be a little bit of shame after all.

I praised it a little more conservatively.

"Xu, the Arnault family is willing to become Hanhua's permanent partner."

Xu Liang smiled and just listen to these words, don't take them seriously.

If you really want to pay, these two guys will definitely run faster than either of them.

"Use tea instead of wine, and have a drink for our eternal friendship." Xu Liang raised the tea cup.

The two of them also raised their teacups with a smile.

After each of them finished drinking, they looked at each other and smiled, and all their thoughts were all in it.

"By the way, I want to consult your opinions on one of you."

"What's the matter? As long as I know, there will never be any concealment." Bernard Arno said.

"So too," Barthalem Muriyz echoed.

"Thank you....You two should know about the merger between French Gas and Suez Group?"

Bernard Arno and Barcelona Murietz were stunned for a moment, and their eyes became complicated in an instant.

The former said: "Xu, are you interested in Suez Group too?"

"Why isn't French gas?" Xu Liang said with a smile.

"80% of French Gas' equity is in the hands of the government. If a private person wants to acquire it, it will cause great disputes. No politician will take such a risk."

"Berna, you're still as smart as ever."

Bernard did not smile, stared at Xu Liang's eyes and said slowly, "So your target is Suez Group?"

"No, you are wrong. Suez Group was not in my plan at first, but I just talked about it when I went to the Elysee Palace to visit President Sarkozy a few days ago. He wanted me to come forward and prompted Vivendi Group to acquire the water affairs of Suez Group, a subsidiary of Suez Group. and solid waste business.

In this way, the remaining part of the Suez Group will be smaller than French Gas. The merger of the two can ensure that the government holds more than 34% of the shares of the new group, has absolute veto power, and continue to control the development direction of the new group, so that it can be linked to the coordination. The interests of the French people.

I originally wanted to refuse, but thinking about it, this matter did echo Vivendi's interests.

After all, Veolia is water, solid waste and energy.

The acquisition of Suez Water can greatly strengthen Veolia's strength and industry position in the utilities field.

So I agreed.

However, there may be a series of differences in the middle. If you need help from two people, I hope you will provide some help in view of the pleasant investment cooperation in Hanhua. ”

Bernar Arno and Barthalmi Murietz looked at each other.

Each other saw a hint of shock in each other's eyes.

They didn't expect that Xu Liang had such a big appetite and had to swallow Suez Group's water and solid waste business in one bite!

As for Sarkozy's matter, they only believed half of it.

Based on their understanding of Sarkozy, this lustful and greedy guy could not risk disturbing the whole of France and promote the division of the Suez group by Vivendi and French Gas.

But since Xu Liang said so confidently, he obviously got Sarkozy's promise.

Considering this man's strong capital.

and the current situation of Suez Group.

In addition to the connections that Hanhua Group has established in France over the years, the possibility of successful acquisition is extremely high.

Bernard thought for a moment, "Xu, we are all friends. If we really need our help, we will not refuse. But the Suez Group has too much influence in France.

Even with Sarkozy and us help, Vivendi would have many difficulties in acquiring it. ”

"Of course, there has never been a world where huge benefits can be easily obtained. If so, it must be a scam. I just hope that two of you can help when necessary.

I'll solve the others. ”

Bernar Arno and Barthalemie Muriyz nodded.

The two sides chatted for a while and it was lunch time.

Xu Liang invited the other party to have lunch before sending them away.

...

Dingling...

The crisp ringtone of the cell phone rang.

Bernard Arno picked it up and took a look, and said in his heart, "It's true."

Press the answer key.

The voice of Barcelona Muriyez came.

"Dear Bernard, what do you think about Vivendi's acquisition of Suez water and solid waste business?"

"You said Kim Caesar is lying to us?"

"No, that's not what I mean. I mean how much hope is he succeeding?"

Bernard pondered for a moment, "I don't know very well. I just understood this. But with Jin Kaiser's energy, this matter is at least half possible."

"Half, it's already very high."

Pause.

"Dear Bernard, do we have room for profit in this matter?"

"Of course. Now that you start buying Veolia's stock, you will definitely make a profit."

"Of course you can make money by going long in Veolia, but I hope to get the benefits we got in 2005." Muriyaz said slowly.

Bernard: "It's hard!"

"Why?"

"In three years, Kim Caesar's connections in France have expanded too much, including Sarkozy, and many powerful figures in French politics are clients of Hanhua Pacific Fund.

It is difficult to stop him through ‘monopoly’.

Compared to three years ago, Kim Caesar has a stronger capital.

Of course, if you really plan to try it, you can also try it. ”

Muriyaz's eyes flashed, and this cunning old guy deliberately missed the most important point.

Pacific Fund and Qinglong Fund.

Xu Liang is different from the past, and has deep connections in the French political arena and business circles.

If he really wants to stop Jin Kaiser's merger, the latter will definitely dare to kick him out of the investor list of Qinglong Fund and Pacific Fund.

Even kicked out of the list of investors of Hanhua Group.

This is absolutely unacceptable.

The loss is too great.

Moreover, it will definitely affect the development of family businesses such as Auchan Group, Decathlon, and Lehua Meilan in China.

Muriyz thought for a long time, but finally sighed.

Compared with the unquantitative and uncertain "rewards", the loss is much more visible to the naked eye.