Chapter 1295 Cold Rejection to Curry Favor

As an American capitalist, the majority shareholder of General Electric believes that his position is very correct. Although in his point of view, the country on the opposite side has been vilified as a terrible enemy like a scourge. Even their behavior was almost equated by him to some kind of terrible intrusion. But he doesn't think there's anything wrong with his views.

Of course, this has nothing to do with patriotism. There is no such thing as patriotism for pure capitalists. As long as they have interests, they can even sell the most dangerous weapons to enemy countries at the most critical moment of their own country. It can be said that if it is not because of the malicious attack from the opposite country, the major shareholder would not be willing to offend such a big benefactor! He was forced to do so, and it was precisely because he was forced to do so that he maliciously slandered that side even more.

Knowing that the enemy is terrible, he is still indecisive, and hesitating will only bring disaster to himself. As a seasoned capitalist, the major shareholder is well aware of the consequences of covering up mistakes, so he resolutely put an end to such mistakes, and from the very beginning, he was determined to burn the boat.

Faced with his determination, old Morgan took out his beloved pipe with a blank expression, knocked it on the desk twice, then took out the match and lit the pipe. The smoke began to fill the air, and even the expression on his face was obscured.

Although the major shareholder wanted to know what old Morgan's attitude was at this time, he didn't dare to stare at him so bluntly. So he could only observe furtively, and nervously waited for old Morgan's final reply.

This answer didn't let him board for too long, old Morgan just thought for a moment before he came to his own conclusion.

"How do you want me to help you?"

"Funds, a lot of money." Hearing this question, the major shareholders immediately became excited. "About 100 billion in liquidity is enough for us to pull the stock back up. As long as we pull the stock back, the guy on the opposite side will have no way to restrain us. After all, General Electric is a global company, and he Never dare to go too far!"

"Are you sure?" Hearing this, a half-smile appeared on Old Morgan's face. He took two puffs of shredded tobacco, and then spoke slowly to the major shareholder. "Having used such means, do you think they will let it go so easily? Even if you raise the stock price back, so what, can you still keep the stock in your hands? In order to ensure the operation of the company , you must still invest the stock back in the stock market. And at that time, how can you be sure that your so-called enemy will not use the same method to target you again?"

"It's impossible, of course it's impossible!" Hearing such a question, the major shareholder was startled, and immediately retorted with a forced smile. "They have lost nearly 100 billion in this malicious suppression of stock prices.

If such a thing happened again, the price they paid would become even greater. Even they can't afford such a loss, because they're not sure if we can hold on any longer. So, so they must not. Yes, sir, they will certainly not do that. "

"The ideal idea, however, is too naive." Exhaling smoke rings, Old Morgan shook his head and said. "You must know that a mature capitalist should not have such a naive idea. Sir, you have been in this field for decades, and there is no reason why you don't know this truth. So this means, In fact, your heart has been messed up for a long time. You are not sure at all whether things will develop as you said, right? "

"Your Excellency, no one can be sure of that. And this is not what we need to discuss now. All we need is your help!"

"No, you need my help, that's right. But I also need to figure out whether you are worth my help. One hundred billion is not a small amount, I can provide it to you, but what about you Give me back this money? After all, I am also a capitalist, not a philanthropist. I have not been so generous with 100 billion for charity.”

Having said that, we have reached the most critical stage of negotiation. The major shareholder understands this in his heart, and he knows that if he wants to facilitate the most critical step, then he must come up with enough chips.

However, it is a pity that he can't come up with such a bargaining chip now. You know, even when General Electric was at its peak, his entire net worth as a major shareholder was only a few tens of billions. Now that General Electric has plummeted, his assets have also shrunk. Without him even in half of his heyday, how could he have such a big bargaining chip. So at the moment, he can only say to old Morgan with a bitter face.

"Your Excellency, you know that I don't have any chips in my hands right now. But I can assure you that once GE gets through this, we can immediately make fundamental adjustments to our corporate strategy. We can work together, in many ways. On the one hand, although the time may be a bit long, I can guarantee that the final reward will definitely satisfy you."

"Satisfy me, I'm afraid you don't believe it yourself. Forget it, let's do it like this."

Shaking his head, old Morgan seemed to have lost interest in such exchanges. So he immediately took out a checkbook from the desk in front of him, and after a few strokes on it, he handed it to the major shareholder.

Such an action made the major shareholder have a bad premonition in his heart. He subconsciously looked down, and the bright nine digits on it immediately made his face ugly.

"Your Excellency, what do you mean?"

"I like Monet's water lilies very much. I remember that you paid almost 200 million U.S. dollars to get it back. Now that the world is in turmoil, the art market is only falling but not rising. I bought this painting with 300 million U.S. dollars. To you It should be a good enough deal.”

The old god in old Morgan's answer is there, and from his answer, the major shareholder has already heard what he meant. He rejected his request, and used this method to completely draw a line with himself. This made him feel humiliated, so immediately, he said a little angrily.

"Your Excellency, are you dismissing me as a beggar again?"

"Beggar?" Looking at the major shareholder playfully, old Morgan laughed. "It seems that your life is more luxurious than I imagined. Will it cost 300 million dollars to send beggars? If it is really to send beggars, I might take some coins from my body instead of a check. "

"Sir, maybe you think this is a kind of charity. But in my opinion, this is just a little kindness of my old man, leaving you a little chance to make a comeback. Maybe you will lose everything soon, and when the time comes At that time, this check will probably become the only capital for your comeback. Of course, you can also use it to enjoy your old age. Although you have not yet reached the age of enjoying your old age, many people fall down and climb again Don't get up. Believe me, I wouldn't be surprised if something like this happened to you."

Although the old Morgan's words sounded full of good intentions, in the ears of major shareholders, these words were an intensified humiliation. This gave him an urge to tear the check in his hand to shreds. But until the end, he didn't turn this impulse into reality.

He took a deep breath and swallowed all the grievances into his stomach. The major shareholder put on a tense face, and said to Old Morgan in an impolite manner.

"I don't understand why you are doing this, Mr. Morgan. Do you think that everything I said before is alarmist? Do you think that if you let the capital of that country flow into our country, it will really not do you any good?" Any influence? Don’t forget, we capitalists and the consortium we represent are able to own everything today based on the premise that the United States is the world’s hegemon. The United States dominates the world, and we capitalists who control the United States can capture To the greatest benefit. And now, that country has risen, they have begun to eat our capital markets, and you are now doing nothing about this change. I don't know what you are thinking, but I know that in the end, You will definitely regret it!"

"Sorry, maybe you really think so. But obviously, we see the situation differently. Therefore, our estimates of the future are also different."

Having bought a pair of Monet's treasures, old Morgan's mood is quite smooth. So at this time, he doesn't care about wasting more time and chatting with major shareholders for a while. As for the issue of enemy capital, he expressed his views.

"Since ten years ago, the world's economic center has been shifting to the East. At that time, we controlled the entire world's financial market, so we don't care about these. However, with the world changing and the decline of the United States, now At this time, we must prepare for the future. We all know where the future belongs. Therefore, establishing a good cooperative relationship with the biggest winner in the future is more important than anything else. Suppress him, target him, we The current capital can indeed do this, but what about in the future? The opponent will become stronger and stronger in the future, and we will only become weaker and weaker. Blindly hostile will only bring us into desperation little by little. So, instead of doing this kind of manipulation You might as well find a way out of this stupid thing about getting your neck into a noose."

"And GE, that's the price we have to pay for finding that way out. So you know what I'm thinking, sir."