My 1999

Racism is a good excuse, but this thing is suitable for a verbal spat. If you want to really use it as a trump card, you have to have substantive evidence. At most, it will make the other party feel embarrassed and will not cause any substantial harm.

Seeing Larry Ellison's eyes turn red again, Howard Eisen said quickly.

"What we have to do now is to liquidate Xu Liang's wealth as much as possible. Without money, he is just a bug at your disposal."

Larry Ellison's eyes flickered, and an emotion other than anger finally appeared on his face.

"Howard, you are right, we should make him a pauper first and then crush him like a bed bug."

Seeing that he finally regained his senses, Howard Eisen said quickly.

"In the past three years, Xu Liang has repeatedly made large profits from the capital market. Although he is extremely prosperous, a Chinese man making all the changes on Wall Street may have made many people dissatisfied.

You can contact these people through Mr. John Thornton.

I believe many people will be able to help you. "

"Howard, he's just a hateful yellow-skinned pig. My ability alone is enough." Larry Ellison was full of confidence.

"Larry, the oil futures market is too big, with daily trading volume of nearly one million barrels and tens of billions of dollars. It is difficult to influence oil prices by just relying on one's ability.

What's more, without the help of Wall Street, I'm afraid it would be difficult for us to lock in the investment trajectory of Hanhua Capital, and there would be no way to make a targeted layout. "

Although Larry Ellison is arrogant, he is not immune to advice.

After pondering for a while.

"I'll call John Thornton myself."

"There is also Mr. Greenberg. AIG is very powerful. If we can get their help, this operation against Hanhua will have a greater chance of winning." Howard reminded.

Larry Ellison nodded.

Although he has been in the American business world for many years, he has made a lot of noise and doesn't have many friends.

But after thirty years in the business world, he has also accumulated deep connections.

Moreover, AIG, as the world's largest insurance group, in addition to insurance, their non-insurance business is also doing well, especially asset management, which is no worse than many professional investment banks.

It can be a huge help to his plans.

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"Mr. Xu, this is the Loren Manor we rented. It is a 45-minute drive from London. It covers an area of ​​76 acres, has a construction area of ​​12,600 square meters, and has 53 rooms. It can accommodate about a hundred people at a time. We can also increase capacity if we ask for it.”

Xu Liang looked at the photos in the file and nodded slightly.

"How much is the rent?"

"The daily rent is 30,000 pounds, plus drinks and food. A deposit of 500,000 pounds is also required."

"That's it."

Xu Liangdao.

This manor outside London was where he planned to hold the 2002 summary meeting of Hanhua Capital.

"OK."

"How long until we get to London?"

"Captain Liu said there are still three hours left."

"I'll take a break. Call me when you get there."

"OK."

Three months passed quickly.

Xu Liang's Golden Eagle landed at Heathrow Airport again after a month.

"Mr. Xu."

Huo Yan, general manager of Hanhua Capital London Branch, was responsible for picking up the guests.

After a brief greeting, Xu Liang quickly got in the car.

“What’s Manchester United’s market value now?”

"£412 million."

"Is it still rising?" Xu Liang continued.

"It has entered a volatile range. Unless Manchester United can win the Triple Crown, or we make a large-scale acquisition of equity again, it will be difficult to rise again in a short period of time."

Xu Liang understood, "Has the contact with Manchester United's minority shareholders produced any results?"

"We acquired 1.28% of the shares held by former Manchester United financial director Freddy Angel, plus the shares of other senior management of Manchester United, and now hold 41.7% of Manchester United's shares."

Before being acquired by him, Manchester United was similar to a collectively owned enterprise. Manchester United executives and even players have equity in Manchester United.

But with his acquisition, most people sold their shares.

"Where's Magnier and McManus and Dobson?"

"Still waiting to see."

"Haven't contacted you?"

"Dobson approached me and hoped to sell his equity at a total valuation of 500 million pounds. I thought it was too expensive and refused," Huo Yan said.

At this stage, Manchester United's valuation is only about 300 million pounds.

500 million pounds, almost 70% more than the acquisition price, is indeed a bit expensive.

"How is the fundraising for your Taotie Fund going?"

"£5.8 million has been raised."

"Okay, it's quite a lot." Xu Liang smiled.

The Taotie Fund has just been raised and has not achieved any results. It relies entirely on the Hanhua brand to raise funds. It is already good to be able to raise so much in two months.

"I'm going to close the fund."

Huo Yan said.

"Instead of raising funds like toothpaste, it is better to focus on investment." Xu Liang nodded and said.

"I think so too. Once we have actual investment cases, it will be much easier to refinance."

"Then let's close the fund. ...The investment direction is still ARM?"

Huo Yan nodded and said: "There is currently no other more suitable choice."

"Your thoughts?"

"I plan to invest one-third of my money in ARM and look for three to four companies for the remaining part and form an investment portfolio."

Xu Liang nodded and didn't say much.

He said at the beginning that Huo Yan was entirely responsible for the Taotie Fund's investments.

The car soon arrived at the Loren Manor they rented.

As the heavy wrought iron gate opens, a building with gray tiles and white walls, surrounded by olive lawns, comes into view.

After a half circle around the fountain, the motorcade stopped in the square in front of the villa.

Standing among the welcoming crowd at the entrance of the villa, a middle-aged woman wearing a brown women's suit quickly came forward to greet her.

"Hello Mr. Xu, I am Corey Phillips, the housekeeper of Loren Manor. You can call me Corey. On behalf of the 37 employees of Loren Manor, I would like to warmly welcome you to your stay.

We will do our best to provide you with the most comprehensive and thoughtful service. "

Xu Liang smiled and said: "Ms. Ke Rui, I'll leave it to you for the next three months."

"You're welcome, these are what we should do." After saying this, he turned sideways and said, "Mr. Xu, let me take you in for a visit."

"Good work."

Under the leadership of Corey Phillips, Xu Liang spent more than ten minutes walking around the entire manor.

The heritage of the British is indeed not comparable to that of the Americans.

The decoration and furnishings in the villa are very tasteful.

The furniture, mainly made of oak and sandalwood, has exquisite carvings, the hanging fabrics are of high quality, and even many of the sculptures in the corners are pure handicrafts.

There is also a real stuffed brown bear on the second floor.

Although Xu Liang didn't think much of it, it was an eye-opener.

"Lu Hui, please contact Ke Rui. When the people from Hanhua arrive, arrange for them to move in."

"OK."

"By the way, how is your family doing there? Do you want to come over?"

Considering that he will stay in the UK this year, Lu Hui, as his administrative secretary, will definitely have to stay and will not be able to reunite with his family. Therefore, he gave Lu Hui a suggestion to bring his family to England for the New Year like him.

"My parents also wanted to host my brother and his family, so they refused."

Lu Huidao.

"I understand, go and do your work."

Lu Hui nodded and left.

The night passed quickly.

The next day, Xu Liang worked out step by step and finished breakfast.

"Boss, the car is ready."

Xu Liang nodded, changed his clothes, and went outside. He saw the black Mercedes-Benz neatly parked in the square in front of the villa, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad. ...What time is it now?"

"It's 8:15, and there's still one hour and twenty-seven minutes before Mr. Jiang and the others land," Lu Hui said.

"Let's go, let's go."

Arriving at Heathrow Airport again.

After waiting for about twenty minutes, a red Boeing 737 passenger plane landed slowly.

Wait for the hatch to open.

A tall figure, wearing a light pink cashmere coat and black pencil pants, with long hair hanging over her shoulders, walked out of it.

Xu Liang smiled and stepped forward to greet him.

He stretched out his hand to help Jiang Xiaoyang walk down.

"We haven't seen you for a few months, and you seem to be more beautiful."

She rolled her eyes at him and said, "You have a bad mouth."

There were too many people around, so Xu Liang smiled and didn't say too many dirty words.

The dignity of the CEO still needs to be maintained.

"Mr. Xu."

The second person to get off the plane was Jiang Jizeng, director of the risk control department of Hanhua Capital.

He is an old man from Hanhua, and he was also recruited by Jiang Xiaoyang from CITIC Securities using his own network.

"Old Jiang, you are a lot fatter than when we last met."

Xu Liang stepped forward and hugged the old minister warmly.

"The company is prospering under the management of you and Mr. Jiang. I seem to be in a good mood, but am I getting fat?"

"Then you need to be fatter."

"You'd better spare me. If I get fatter, I'll probably have high blood pressure and high blood lipids."

After a brief chat, Xu Liang looked at the middle-aged woman wearing a purple down jacket who came down from behind.

This is Hu Xue, director of the compliance department of Hanhua, and also an old man of Hanhua.

"Sister Hu, I haven't seen you for a while and you look even more beautiful."

"You'd better keep talking to Mr. Jiang."

Hu Xue smiled.

"I wouldn't dare. Your boss Jiang's eyes are as fast and scary as a knife."

Jiang Xiaoyang glared at him fiercely when he heard this.

"Look, Mr. Jiang's knife is here."

Everyone saw this and couldn't help laughing.

Jiang Xiaoyang also had a smile on his face. The joyful and relaxed atmosphere made most of the barriers between them after seeing each other disappear for a long time.

Behind them, Qi Xiaogang, director of the administrative department, and Liu Zhiping, senior partner, walked out one by one.

After a brief chat, everyone took their cars and returned to Loren Manor.

Gathered together with Lin Junrui, Duan Yongping and others from the American branch who had come in advance.

At this point, the top management of Hanhua Capital has gathered.

We all just arrived, and even though it was a chartered flight, we were exhausted after sitting for more than ten hours, and we were also jet-lagged.

After having lunch and getting to know each other, they went back to their rooms to rest.

Xu Liang gave them three days to adjust, which was enough.

As for Xu Liang himself.

After leaving everyone's sight, he carried Jiang Xiaoyang into the bedroom, sang in simple and easy words, and communicated in a swaying manner for a day.