Chapter 1310 Debunking the Appearance and Discussing Cooperation
Viacom can give its own answer so quickly, which is something Wang Shoufu did not expect. In fact, from the very beginning, he felt that something was not quite right.
Obviously the other party was very resistant at the beginning, and even started to use some insidious means to hype it up in the media. But in such a short period of less than half a day, everything died down. Even Viacom's board had rejoicing news. Although this was a good thing, it inevitably made him feel strange, because he knew very well that this group of Americans absolutely did not have the consciousness to take over the Red Army.
What caused these Americans to change their attitude in such a short period of time and open the door to themselves instead? The richest man Wang couldn't figure it out. Although he suspected in advance that all this might have something to do with the Stark government, but after thinking about it, he gave up this unrealistic idea.
America is not at home. If the domestic government had spoken, it would not be surprising for such a thing to happen. Because of the national conditions in the country, as a country where the people are the masters of the country, it is impossible for a group of capitalists to climb to the top of the government. But America is different. Their government simply has no such authority.
Let alone capitalists, even those entertainment stars make fun of the US government from time to time. The government may have the right to speak out, but it is absolutely incapable of making capitalists give up their interests. In particular, these interests are still their reasonable and legal property.
So, this is definitely not the handiwork of the Stark government, so who would it be? With such a question in mind, the richest man Wang came directly to the headquarters building of Viacom Group.
Viacom had already given him answers, so he knew he could get answers to these questions with just a face-to-face conversation. Since the answer is right in front of you, there is really no need to waste that effort trying to guess. Action is actually the best solution.
The richest man Wang has already taken action. Before taking action, he also made a lot of assumptions. In his opinion, what will appear in front of him is not a complete board of directors, but a legendary figure like Lei Shidong. Because only his existence can represent the entire Viacom beyond the board of directors.
However, the result of the matter was beyond his expectation. Because he didn't see Lei Shidong at all, let alone anyone else. All he saw was a middle-aged man, a guy he had never known.
As the acquirer, the richest man Wang has done enough understanding of Viacom in advance. He knows what Lei Shidong looks like, and he knows what the company's CEO looks like. He even knows some important management. But even though he knew so much, he still couldn't recognize who the guy in front of him was. This made him a little surprised, and even the expression on his face became weird.
"Who are you? Isn't this the board of directors of Viacom?"
"Here, of course,
Mr. Wang. Let me introduce myself. I am Ke Wen, a member of Viacom's board of directors and a representative of all Viacom shareholders. Today I will sign the acquisition contract with you on behalf of the shareholders of the entire group. I have already obtained their authorization, so you can rest assured. "
The guy who claims to be Ke Wen is also the representative of the consortium in Viacom. Using the name of the consortium, he has obtained authorization from almost all shareholders, so naturally he is the only one present here. It's just that although he has already made such a statement, the richest man still doesn't believe him. This made him almost face this guy named Ke Wen with an attitude of scrutiny, not only completely ignoring his outstretched hand, but even asking him suspiciously.
"You? Do you have the qualifications? What about Lei Shidong? Wouldn't he be the general representative?"
Hearing that Wang's richest man got involved with Lei Shidong as soon as he opened it, Ke Wen's face suddenly changed. Obviously, he was already annoyed in his heart. However, although he was annoyed in his heart, he didn't show this mentality clearly on his face. Because he knew that the richest man Wang and Lei Shidong were different.
Lei Shidong represents the past. Although he has been brilliant, he has only been brilliant in the past. Now he is already old, and he is destined to be eliminated by the times. So naturally, he has no reason to give him any face. After all, he represents a consortium, and the consortium is far more powerful than Lei Shidong. If it was the era of Lei Shidong's peak period, for the sake of profit, the consortium might give him some face. In that case, a person like him would never dare to be too presumptuous. But now, he really has no reason to do so.
This is also the reason why he was so ruthless before, and even drove Lei Shidong to death for a time. All this is because Redstone has no value to the consortium.
But the richest man Wang is different. You know, the richest man Wang is a big gold mine in the eyes of the consortium, and he represents the present and future of the consortium. It is the focus of their future strategic development. It can be said that if there is a conflict with such a character, the consortium will definitely abandon him without hesitation. And once he is abandoned by the consortium, everything he owns will be in vain.
Being able to be an agent of a large group, Ke Wen is certainly not the kind of idiot whose mind is full of muddleheadedness. In fact, on the contrary, he can definitely be called a smart person. And as a smart person, he certainly knows what kind of attitude he should have when facing someone. So at this time, you can't see from his face the fierceness he faced Lei Shidong at that time, or even the complete opposite, he behaved gentle, refined and educated, and even spoke slowly Swallowed.
"Mr. Lei Shidong suffered a heart attack and is currently being rescued in the hospital. Judging from the current situation, I am afraid it is not very optimistic. Even if he recovers, he will have to spend the rest of his life on the hospital bed. But don't worry , we have obtained the preliminary letter of intent from Mr. Lei Shidong's family, and they have agreed to temporarily hand over this part of the shares to me. At the same time, as I said before, I have obtained the authorization of most shareholders to complete this acquisition in their place."
For smart people, some things don't need to be said a third time. So after hearing his retelling, Wang Shoufu immediately understood what he meant.
He is asserting his sovereignty over himself. The surprised Wang Shoufu thought of this, but he still had that indifferent look on his face.
"I'm curious. I've never met you, nor heard your name. From what you said just now, it can be heard that you have great power in the Viacom group. According to Common sense, with such great power, you should never be unknown. So can you tell me why? Why are you representing them?"
"It shouldn't be important, Mr. Wang?"
Ke Wen smiled and didn't intend to answer this question, but Wang Shoufu didn't mean to just let it go. On the contrary, he widened his eyes, took out an aura of breaking the casserole and asked Ke Wen to the end, and questioned Ke Wen.
"No, this is very important! How do I know that this will not be a trap. You Americans have always been unfriendly to us Chinese. Before today, there were still remarks attacking me in your media. I completely understand these remarks. There is reason to believe that it was made by you Viacom. But now, only half a day has passed, you have changed your attitude. You have shown a friendly look. If it were you standing on my side Come on, don't you think it's strange?"
"I can assure you that we have no malicious intentions. In fact, we just want to cooperate with someone as outstanding as you."
Faced with these words, Ke Wen couldn't make any sense, so he could only say these words in surrender, and when he heard these words, the richest man frowned and asked strangely.
"Cooperation? You? I think you should explain who these so-called you are. Since you want to cooperate, do you still want to hide your head and show your tail? There is no such a strange cooperative relationship in this world!"
Logically speaking, Wang's richest man's request is not too much. But for Ke Wen, this is somewhat beyond his authority. He was only ordered to help the richest man take down Viacom, and was not authorized to let him know who was helping him do so. Although sometimes, appropriate overreach is a means to demonstrate ability. But Ke Wen doesn't think this is a good choice for himself now. So at the moment, he said to the richest man in this way.
"I am not allowed to reveal my identity, but if you really want to know. I can apply now, please wait a moment, we will know the result in a moment."
For this statement, the richest man Wang just nodded. Seeing his statement, Ke Wen immediately acted. He made a phone call and hung up the phone quickly. And when he finished all this, he already said to the richest man with a strange expression on his face.
"I've got permission. Mr. Wang, do you really want to know the answer?"
"Of course, don't I look like I don't care?"
"Okay, then let me tell you. We are members of the consortium. And all of this is because the consortium is helping you in private."
"Consortia? Morgan or Rockefeller, or Citigroup or something else?"
"It's all, Mr. Wang. What you are facing now is the goodwill of the entire American consortium. Believe me, this is definitely an opportunity. From the help you are getting now, we can see that we are absolutely great to you Help, once we start formal cooperation, you will only get more. I believe that people like you should not understand this truth."
Wang Shoufu swallowed his saliva in a timely manner, and then became cautious.
"So, how are you going to cooperate with me?"