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Chapter 266 Uncrowned King
Looking at Song Yang and Eric in front of him, Jia En felt a headache. He felt that after coming to the headquarters of the Comelica Bank, the days were more frightening than before.

Song Yang and Eric are really welcome, they don't treat Jia En as an outsider, Jia En is really afraid that one day, he will empty out the Comerica Bank...

"RICK wants to transform and enter the women's clothing and cosmetics industry, and needs this fund for acquisition and investment!"

Eric said to Jain enthusiastically, and dumped the theory of making RICK a "paradise for women, favorite for men" to Jain.

After Jia En heard it, he looked at Song Yang. He didn't believe it at all. Eric could play out this theory. If he had this vision and ability, Eric would not be the king of the night scene long ago.

After thinking about it, Jia En asked Song Yang, "Song, do you think RICK's plan can come true?"

Eric and RICK, Jia En can't believe it, but Song Yang, Jia En has to believe it. If Song Yang is not involved in this matter, then Jia En will definitely not raise money for RICK, but with Song Yang same.

"Jain, as you know, there is nothing absolutely impossible in the world, even America Telecom back then!"

"I do have some plans for RICK. RICK will be the first to acquire the Victoria's Secret brand, and there will be some plans in the future..."

"Investing in RICK may not be a bad choice. If RICK succeeds in its transformation and can enter the fields of women's clothing, cosmetics, jewelry, and luxury goods, there will be enough returns for Comerica Bank and Jain!"

Whether it's nightclubs or Victoria's Secret, RICK's work is all about getting sideways, but once RICK transforms into one, it may bring amazing benefits.

"I will report this matter to the director of Kerimiya and the board of directors of Comerica." Jain said after thinking for a moment.

When Eric heard this, he became a little anxious, "Jain, you know that RICK needs this fund, very much, and the acquisition plan will start soon..."

"This requires the approval of the board of directors!" Jain also stared at Eric. He is not the head of the Comelica Bank and can act recklessly.

Song Yang patted Eric on the shoulder, and then looked at Jain, "I believe that Comerica Bank can make the right choice, just like investing in American telecom lines before!"

Song Yang is telling Jain that investing in RICK this time may not be the same as investing in American Telecom before, allowing Comelica Bank to obtain huge profits and let Jain take another gamble.

I didn't stay long here in Songyang. Jia En, who was full of worries, rushed directly to the airport after leaving the villa. Today in Songyang, he encountered too many things. The directors of Comerica will report.

Whether it is PayPal's project or RICK's transformation, it is another difficult choice for Comerica Bank. In comparison, the tens of millions of dollars invested in the "Matrix" project are nothing .

After Jain left, Song Yang saw Eric's worried expression, "Regardless of whether Comerica Bank will invest in RICK, the acquisition plan must start. If necessary, the American Investment Foundation can provide funds for RICK !"

If RICK is ready to start transformation, it is naturally impossible to stop, just like America Telecom did at the beginning, there is no turning back, no matter what, we have to bite the bullet and go on.

Since last year, Victoria's Secret has gradually become popular, and some brand influence has begun to appear. If Victoria's Secret does not make an acquisition, then after Victoria's Secret develops for a while, I am afraid that it will not be the current RICK company, which can afford to exist.

"Eric, start contacting LB, the parent company of the Victoria's Secret brand, Wexner is a tough guy!"

After finishing his tea, Song Yang said to Eric that the Victoria's Secret brand was no longer in the hands of founder Roy Raymond, and as early as two years ago, Raymond, who sold the Victoria's Secret brand, had Because of the establishment of a new brand again, it ended up heavily in debt. Two years ago, it jumped directly from the Golden Gate Bridge!

The current Victoria's Secret brand belongs to LB, an old listed clothing company. The founder is Leslie Wexner. The directors of LB, including Wexner, are quite conservative. The average age of the board of directors is also the same as that of the entire listed company. The biggest one, who knows how Victoria's Secret will develop in the hands of LB.

In fact, in the past ten years since Victoria’s Secret was acquired, it has been tepid, and there is nothing special about it, and it has not been listed as why it can be compared with top clothing brands. With the cooperation of one of the designers, Donna Karen, Victoria's Secret's Bige just started to improve.

In the past, the number of Victoria's Secret stores kept increasing, but the brand was not well received. Some people even regarded Victoria's Secret as an unpopular brand associated with certain industries!
After getting up, Song Yang smiled at Eric, "Maybe in a few years, you, the king of nightclubs in America, will have the title of Buffett in underwear!"

Hearing Song Yang's words, Eric couldn't help laughing. Buffett didn't know how he would feel when he heard this title, but Eric had some expectations for this title. He could add Buffett, the American ex-American, to the title. Three's top tycoons are enough to prove that they have achieved the ultimate in this industry.

After returning from Los Angeles, Song Yang was so busy that even Irene, a little wild cat, didn't make it in time.

Raising funds for the western film industry, busy with the transformation of RICK company, and preparing for the trip to Asia, Song Yang's trip to Asia this time is not just for a round trip, he will invest a lot of money there, and the production base of some industries , put it over there directly!

When all the people left, only Song Yang, Greg, and Marcus were left in the small villa, and Gallo and Ulf were guarding outside the villa.

Song Yang looked at the document in his hand. The document was very thick and involved several projects, including the mobile phone brand to be acquired, the LCD TV project in cooperation with Bell Labs, and the last one was a chip project!
Since last year, Song Yang has been thinking about the mobile phone business. Recently, he finally has a plan. What Song Yang needs is a brand with mobile phone research and development and production capabilities. Once acquired, he can produce mobile phones, but mobile phone brands cannot. It's too powerful, otherwise Song Yang wouldn't be able to buy it.

And Marcus, Greck and others, through various channels, finally contacted a mobile phone company, the Alcatel mobile phone brand in France!

Alcatel mobile phone, the world's largest manufacturer of telecommunications infrastructure equipment, can be said to come from a famous family. Compared with other mobile phone brands, the starting point is not known how much higher, but it is not up to date. Since its establishment, except in France because of its influence According to the channel, the sales volume is not bad, but outside of France, no one buys it at all.

Having built a brand for so many years, not to mention the European Nokia, it can’t even compete with Siemens mobile phones. Although Alcatel is still profitable, internally, it has begun to have the willingness to sell the Bekaert mobile phone brand. , the people in Alcatel's mobile phone marketing department even estimated that it may be a few years before there will be a loss...

You know, these days, the mobile phone market has always been a seller’s market. As long as it is produced, it will not worry about selling it. But in this situation, Alcatel’s mobile phone does not make money, and even has the risk of losing money. It is conceivable that Alcatel’s headquarters is what a feeling.

When people from Song Yang's side came to the door, the two sides hit it off almost immediately. Alcatel wanted to take advantage of the value of the mobile phone brand and sell it at a high price, and Alcatel's brand also met Song Yang's requirements.

Although Alcatel is a bit disappointing, it has technology. It has a complete mobile phone R&D team of more than 600 people and a complete mobile phone production chain. Although most of them are OEMs, the technology is not bad, and the brand awareness is Some, whether it’s rotten or not, can still sell tens of millions of mobile phones every year.

"Song, Alcatel's asking price is not low, and besides..."

Marcus looked at Song Yang, "If the acquisition is completed, are you really going to put Alcatel's production base and the newly prepared LCD TV production base in Asia?!"

Greg also stared straight at Song Yang. He knew Song Yang best. Even if he hadn't asked Song Yang yet, he also knew that Song Yang would definitely put his production base in Huaguo, Asia instead of Bangzi, Jiaozhi, Singapore and other places, and Song Yang not only buys a mobile phone brand, but also continues to invest in chip semiconductors, panels, batteries and other industries.

Song Yang closed the documents in his hand, looked at Marcus and Greg, who were staring at them, and said with a smile, "Everyone does this. Motorola, HP, and Dell started to build production bases there ten years ago. Already!"

"But they are different from you, Song..." Greg said with a serious face, those electronic brands are really aiming at making money, and the production cost there is lower, but what is Song Yang aiming at, Greg didn't know.

"There's no difference," Song Yang replied blankly. "As long as you can give enough returns to those on Wall Street and Capitol Hill, no matter where you put the production base, it doesn't make any difference!"

Looking at Song Yang and Greg, who were staring at each other, Marcus took off his glasses and rubbed his brows, then said, "What about PA Semiconductor, we really want to invest in this company that has just been established less than half a year ago, just because of its founding The person is Doberpur?!"

Dubpur is a god-level figure in the chip field. Although he is over fifty years old, he is still a leader in the chip industry. This year, Dubpur just left DEC and started a single with a group of followers. Fighting alone, PA Semiconductor was established.

(End of this chapter)