Chapter 150 Sources reveal
Good man Qiao has already predicted that once such a deal is officially established, the Wall Street Journal and major media will report on this matter tomorrow.
Different people will naturally have different interpretations from different angles. The two big gift packages were sent to fulfill the Pioneer Leader's ambition to completely control Dolson Bank, and also helped BlackRock Group fulfill their long-cherished wishes over the years.
The American media is well-informed and before it even has been 100% finalized, media will use the statement of "citing sources" to spread things like this.
This kind of transaction is obviously not driven by normal business logic, and it will make people particularly want to explore other reasons behind it.
Otherwise, this would be crazy.
Of course, it seems crazy now.
At the press conference, everyone here is the one who cares about Apple the most, and any news will be the first to pay attention to.
"Oh, my God!"
"Is that guy crazy?"
...
A quiet murmur like this will appear around Lu Changge.
And when the number of people whispering to each other more, he naturally felt something was wrong.
So I leaned over and asked my aunt, "What's wrong? Did I miss something because I couldn't understand English?"
Of course Ji Rui wouldn't know nothing.
She sighed: "Your grandfather used to be a crazy person, but he didn't expect that his hair would be crazy when he was gray. The madman Ben, the good man Qiao, hasn't seen him for many years."
Lu Changge felt a little bit inferior when he listened to it.
“What did they do?”
"In a more common sense, I sold the pot and exchanged for 13.75 Apple shares."
Lu Changge only felt that his brain was electrocuted, and raised his eyebrows and asked incrediblely: "What you said is 13.75 percentage?! Apple's?!"
"I think it should be."
"Is it crazy? How did this be done?"
In his opinion, this kind of transaction cannot be done at all. Even if it is done, it can only be eaten up one by one. How could the transaction scale be so huge at once!
Ji Rui smiled slightly, "Only you have a special appreciation and feeling for this so-called emotional product. In the eyes of people like me or me, it is just one of the products that can be traded."
Lu Changge realized it later. He gave him some time to imagine how important this was, and the impact it had was such a great deal!
Although I was practicing meditation, my heartbeat was accelerating.
"What a lunatic!"
"Yes, we paid a huge price, throwing almost half of the sky in the financial field."
Even Ji Rui was not sure whether this was a successful transaction.
Anyway, Pioneer and BlackRock can wake up laughing while asleep.
But she didn't object that much. One was that she couldn't object, and she didn't use the funds of Weixin Fund. The other was that she was actually a little moved.
Over the years, she rarely saw her father doing such a move. The move may not be all about business calculations, struggles such as interests.
She saw some human touch.
How much money she spent is not what she cares about the most. To her, that is really not important.
"The old man is crazy. But I'm not worried about Changge you. Your temperament is just to make him happy."
It's not just the old man who is crazy.
Lu Changge was also crazy, "Is this kind of transaction required to be reviewed by the US government? How could it be successful?"
Ji Rui said slowly: "The actions of the US government are driven by capital behind it. If you win the consent of the capital, you will be half successful. Moreover, Apple is a special company because its equity is extremely scattered and there is no so-called major shareholder. Even if we spend so much effort, it is only less than 14%.
"After a long time, Apple's highest power is actually not in the shareholders, but in the board of directors. Of course, we can apply to have a board seat, but it is very likely to be rejected. There are few top ten shareholders who have representatives on the board, so this is even more crazy. Because we have spent such a big price, but we can't interfere in management."
"And even if you really get a seat, it's more symbolic than practical, because other members of the board will not be on our side. To some extent, they are lying together to weaken the influence of shareholders and avoid losing power in their hands."
Ji Rui's insights in this regard are indeed more than Lu Changge, and he himself does not deny this, which is logical.
Lu Changge said: "So, we have nothing but looking forward to the stock price rising and waiting for dividends."
"There is no dividend. Since the company came back from the dead in 1997, there has been no dividend yet." My aunt didn't seem to be optimistic about such a deal. "Apple's board of directors is very proud, at least for shareholders."
"Why?" Lu Changge asked.
"Because they feel worthy of shareholders. Under the leadership of the board of directors, the stock price has risen from $12 to $85 now. What else are there to be dissatisfied with as shareholders? Those who are not satisfied can sell it!"
Wow.
Lu Changge remembered it, as if Gree's Dong Mingzhu had also said something like this to her shareholders.
Maybe in their opinion, these shareholders don’t do anything and just make a fool of themselves all day long, and they still want this one and that one after the end.
It's actually nothing big about scolding.
This is the world. If you can win profits for him, what's wrong with a few words?
You can't make a profit for him. You kneel down every day and call him dad. See if these capitals will be nicer to you.
But Lu Changge also remembered that Apple later paid dividends when Cook was CEO.
On the spot, this incident happened at the end of the press conference, which was indeed beyond everyone's expectations.
But the source of the news is not completely accurate, at least it has not been released by the official.
So it's okay.
But Lu Changge, his aunt and everyone on the scene saw a staff member running to the stage and whispering a few words in Jobs' ear.
"He won't know it now, right?" Lu Changge didn't believe it at all.
Ji Rui snorted softly, "The board of directors limits the influence of shareholders, so why should shareholders treat the board of directors as guests of honor everywhere? They think we are insatiable vampires, but in fact they are not sucking as much as us. They just don't know if we will lose or make a profit in the end."
Ji Rui can see the subtle relationship between the board of directors and shareholders more clearly. But in the future, she will not be able to draw conclusions easily if she looks back on whether this transaction is worth it.
Lu Changge held both hands tightly, and felt like he had captured the marks. He said, "I will definitely make a profit."
Now people can't even imagine the company's market value of $500 billion, but in his memory, Apple had reached $2 trillion at that time.
Ji Rui didn't respond, but stood up secretly, "Let's go. Don't be recognized by Jobs. That guy has a bad temper, I'm too lazy to talk nonsense to him."
"I'm leaving now? There's not a long time left?"
"I won't watch it anymore. Your grandfather is waiting for us."
Chapter completed!