American Fortune Life

Regardless of whether Jobs is willing or not, after the board of directors, he must accompany Andy Smith and Schmidt to attend a press conference on the change of directors of listed companies and publicly announce the results of this change.

The reporters at the press conference were naturally upset and excited about the appearance of the three big men. There was a brief riot on the scene, but they were soon replaced by constant flashing lights and various questions.

There is nothing else around Jobs's problem, naturally it is his health problem. This kind of scene not only makes people see Jobs' huge influence, but also lets people see the shadow of the American ceo mysticism behind Jobs.

Due to the special nature of ceo, any action they take in public may have a certain impact on the company, and opacity has gradually become a normal behavior of most ceo in the United States.

In the US "Company Law", ceo's responsibility is mainly adjusted through the company's internal charter, and there is no clear system and code of conduct. In corporate governance, most American companies do not have an independent supervisory board to oversee the management, which also makes ceo's mysticism often a source of poor management and corruption.

The true meaning of Jobs for Apple is the role of the soul. On the one hand, Jobs shaped Apple's unique temperament, making it a classic. On the other hand, Apple has also had ups and downs due to Jobs' life and death.

Indeed, the confidentiality of Jobs' health can, to a certain extent, reduce risk for Apple. Ceo's non-public behavior may have an effect on the protection of the company's interests, but this is also a deprivation of investors' rights and interests, and there are many corruption factors hidden in it. Ceo's mysticism has many dangers. This is why the current SEC investigation into Apple's board of directors has actually shown this concern.

More interestingly, at the end of June, Apple announced to the outside world that Jobs had returned to Apple headquarters to work. Originally, he thought the market would react violently and the stock price rose, but the face of it was that the social and financial market reaction was cold. Jobs was embarrassed. Perhaps because he has been away too long, everyone is speculating or preparing to usher in Apple's post-Jobs era!

Under the protection of the bodyguards, Andy broke free from the siege of the reporters, sat in the car, and left the press conference site. At this moment, Andy's mood was extremely comfortable, especially when he saw Jobs's vice Unhappy and helpless expression, Andy knew that Steve and Steve Jobs would eventually get kicked out of the board.

However, Andy does not care about this Apple board seat, and because of the competition between Liberty City App Store and Apple App Store, his position as a director will not be stable, and he is very much looking forward to Jobs to find ways to kick himself away. In that case, he Andy Smith can really become famous and take revenge on Apple.

In the next two days, Andy took a seat in the ins and the mocking bird game company respectively, and dealt with some matters that he needs to personally decide. On August 2nd, he boarded a plane to Los Angeles.

Andy, who was in a good mood, received a very unpleasant news after the plane landed in Los Angeles-the plan to buy Costco met competitors!

And this opponent is Andy's acquaintance, Warren Buffett.

"Boss, our attracting action has attracted the attention and tracking of many parties. According to the information we have received, Buffett is using his and Gates'" Cartel "network to wrap Costco in all directions. It shows that Berkshire Hathaway, which Buffett is in charge of, may target future acquisitions at this national warehouse supermarket leader. "

Al Wittlie told him on the phone the latest situation encountered in the latest plan to nibble Costco stocks, "At present we have 6.2% of Costco's shares, which are spread across five accounts, so temporarily Without the idea of ​​Costco, Boss you have become Costco's second largest shareholder.

Capitalresearch currently holds 7.77%, BlackRock holds 5.7%, Pioneer Group holds 4.33%, and Warren Buffett's Berkshire holds 1% of Costco.

But in our in-depth understanding of the research, we found a serious situation. As a major donor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Buffett ’s co-chair William Gates, also known as Bill Gates ’father, Chacha Is a member of Costco's board of directors.

Buffett's old partner, Charlie Munger, is Berkshire's deputy chairman and serves on Costco's board.

A similar relationship involves Susan Deco, a member of both Berkshire's audit committee and Costco's board of directors. On the other hand, as the former chairman of Microsoft, Jeffrey Leix is ​​also a member of Costco's board of directors.

This relationship has been strengthened over the past ten years, but little attention has been paid. If Warren Buffett launches the acquisition plan, among the four board members, Costco will have no power to fight back, and the acquisition will have no suspense! "

"Good guy, this old fox is really insidious and calm, this has already hollowed out Costco's board of directors!" Andy listened to Arvitelli's report, opened his mouth, and was extremely moved. Speaking, I felt so admired that Buffett, the old guy, played so well.

If by then, Warren Buffett, the savage, really wanted to buy Costco maliciously, there would not be a few people on the board, and if four people supported the acquisition all of a sudden, it would be almost impossible for Costco to fight back. Success is slaughtered by this old fox.

But thinking that this old guy is now grabbing prey with him, Andy is a little bit annoyed, but a bit helpless, this old fox digs the pit too deeply, once it is started, it really does not give Other people opportunities.

and many more. . . wrong!

Andy frowned, then closed his eyes, and began to spin his brain at a rapid speed, remembering the memories of the past financial fragments, with the passage of time every minute and a second, the phone's Alvitre did not bother, Instead, he waited quietly for the boss to speak, and Andy's mouth slowly raised, and his brows slowly spread out.

"He doesn't have that much money!" Andy opened his eyes and said brightly, "Costol should be an alternative target in his elephant hunting muzzle. He didn't have the funds to acquire two large companies at the same time!"

"The boss, Munger, is a director and is very clear about Costco's business. Acquiring Costco may require most of Buffett's cash. But Berkshire may issue new shares, and at present, according to information we have, Buffett has Holding at least $ 30 billion in cash should be a search for similar acquisition targets. "

"Oh, yes, he was searching for M & A targets. I also said that Costco may be just an alternative target for him. By the way, Al, does there have a railway company called Burlington?" An De said with a slight smile, and finally asked slightly frowning.

"Isn't it Burlington North Santa Fe Railway?"

"Yes, this is this company. From now on, it quietly purchases its stock and spreads it to 100 accounts to purchase. Be careful not to be caught by people!" Andy's eyes flickered with thieves and licked his mouth. Commanded.

"Boss, you mean, the goal of Warren Buffett's acquisition will be ...?" Arvitelle was clear at all, but still confirmed, after all, he didn't hear any wind, he was a bit confused about his own boss. So determined.

"Yes, I have a 70% certainty that he will acquire this railway company, but for the sake of security, I will add a fire and let him die. Buy Costco's options, so let's take out 1 billion Buy in dollars, just in case. "

Andy can't confirm whether the old fox, Buffett, will change his mind and change the acquisition target. It was originally a free-riding opportunity to make money. He could not bet all the same as before. Besides, once he put in more money, it is bound to Will cause the stock price of this railway company to move, maybe it will really make Buffett gossip.

"Well, I will arrange for someone to buy shares in Burlington North Santa Fe Rail Transport Company, 100 accounts, $ 1 billion." Although Alvetrie was suspicious, as the boss's order, he could only first Agree, and then ask the think tank to analyze and study the railway company. If any problems are found, he will give feedback to the boss and terminate the buying plan.

"Well, by the way, you can send me a copy of the information about Buffett's layout of Costco, I will use it!" Andy smiled with narrow eyes.