Chapter 1315 Take Back Westinghouse

Yang Cheng thought that Matthew was really relieved, but after going around, the topic turned back to the thing that made him heartbroken for the rest of his life, and he even had crazy fantasies about it.

"Matthew, I think you need to rest, then, we won't bother you, goodbye~"

After all, she dragged Zhao Anqi out. To be honest, Zhao Anqi was also shocked by Matthew's crazy idea. What the hell is this? Having a good chat, you can just remember the bitterness and think about the sweetness, but you actually fantasized about selling your daughter to restore the family's glory. This strange idea is comparable to Tang Lad.

"Wait, I haven't finished my words~" Matthew shouted behind him.

But Yang Cheng kept walking, what are you kidding, this person is already crazy, it's a pity that I have chatted with him for so long, if I don't leave, what will I do if I get infected? Are mental illnesses contagious?

"Stop, don't you have any idea about the Mellon Foundation?"

Yang Cheng's footsteps stopped abruptly. These words spoke to his heart. The Mellon Consortium is in a state of desperation. It is also a skinny camel that is bigger than a horse. It has countless coveted resources. If it can get the strength of the Yang family Will expand more than double.

But the premise is don’t make a joke, yes, he thinks Matthew’s idea is just a joke, not to mention that he already has a marriage contract, no matter how cold-hearted he is, he can’t go to mindy, two different races The family union of the same family will inevitably cause fierce reactions from the upper class. This society has very low tolerance for heterogeneous people. Everyone is ugly, but you are the only one who is beautiful. If you don't die, who will die?

It’s the same as talking about cross talk, everyone’s level is about the same, no one should eat more and no one should eat less when eating together, suddenly a Guo Degang popped up, he threw off the big team and ate alone, those who can’t eat can be forgiven you?

So no matter from which angle, it is impossible for Yang Cheng and mindy to get together, Matthew is whimsical.

However, out of ambition for the Mellon Consortium, Yang Cheng still stood still and turned around to see what Matthew had to say.

Matthew stood up from the ground and returned to the wheelchair, smiling evilly, "Look, you are really interested in the Mellon family."

Yang Cheng didn't deny this at all, "Nonsense, all fools know that once they get the resources of the Mellon family, their strength will expand crazily. This is a shortcut. I know that the shortcut is not easy to take, but I have to try it, right? "

Matthew nodded with a smile, "Son, I like your frankness, there are too many hypocrites in this world, you are the most daring young man I have ever seen, very good, very good.

Everyone thought the Mellon family was over.

Even the core assets were handed over to others, leaving only a name, but no power in their hands, but they seemed to have forgotten that my grandfather was not only an outstanding businessman, but also an excellent politician. "

Yang Cheng frowned, "What do you mean?"

Matthew shook his head with a smile, and said to himself, "In the first half a century since the birth of the Mellon family, the members of the family were indeed only interested in doing business, and were not very interested in ZZ.

But the situation took a turn in the 1910s.

That year, through a friend's introduction, my grandfather sent a ZZ donation of US$150,000 to the politician Penrose.

Originally, my grandfather did not have much hope for the return on this investment. Unexpectedly, Penrose successfully passed the behind-the-scenes activities of the parliament to designate the depreciated assets of Mellon Company as undeveloped assets. In this way, the company can continue to deduct development costs. , It was also this incident that made grandfather realize the importance of ZZ power.

Since then, the Mellon family has gotten closer and closer to Baigong through continuous ZZ donations, and also made use of Baigong's power, and the business empire of the Mellon consortium gradually took shape.

Later, my grandfather realized that ZZ could not rely on outsiders alone, and he had to stretch his hand in to truly grasp the right to speak. Therefore, when his grandfather was over 60 years old, he reached an agreement with Bai Gong to serve as the Ministry of Finance~ ~ long.

For the next 12 years, my grandfather took charge of the financial and political power in the cabinets of the three presidents successively. At that time, it was also jokingly called "the three presidents worked for Mellon". That was also the most glorious time for Mellon.

During his tenure as finance minister, my grandfather kept doing one thing: cut taxes, cut taxes, and cut taxes again.

In the tax reform plan later known as the "Mellon Plan", the personal income tax in the United States was dropped from 65% to an astonishing 20%.

The real purpose of this approach is to protect the interests of big business owners like Mellon. Of course, while the Mellon family is making profits, it also benefits other families a lot, which stimulates the production of various enterprises and creates The unprecedented prosperity of the American economy.

It is also based on this situation that even though there are occasional news about power and money transactions, before the outbreak of the economic crisis, Americans still prevailed in favor of grandfather, and everyone affectionately called him "Uncle Andy". "

Speaking of this, Matthew unconsciously showed a proud look on his face.

"After the economic crisis broke out, my grandfather cleverly used charitable donations to divert attention and save the society's crisis of trust in himself. He donated pianos to music school students and provided funds for deaf-mute shelters.

When 'Uncle Andy' died, the eulogy written for him by the people of Pittsburgh included the words: He was a financial genius, a benevolent man whom no one really knew, a rare The best philanthropist, the ideal public servant, the gentle and loyal parents, the sincere and trustworthy friend and the most outstanding entrepreneur. "

Yang Cheng interjected, "You want to remind me that the Mellon family still has ZZ resources?"

Matthew still didn't answer, "But I think the smartest thing about my grandfather is his wise decision on the distribution of property. My grandfather divided his estate into two halves, donating one half to charity, and the other half to keep to his own children.

Doesn't sound like anything special, right?

But the mystery is that the half of the property left to the child is mostly stocks. When his property was valued and the stock market was in a downturn, the number of those stocks was not amazing. However, when the stock market started to boom again, people Only then did I realize Andrew's shrewdness: the stocks he left to future generations have appreciated nearly 10 times.

Once again, people are deluded by the illusion created by their grandfather. Everyone thinks that these stocks are the protagonists of the inheritance, but they ignore the flow of the half of the wealth that is donated in the name of charity. "

Yang Cheng faintly felt that Matthew was going to reveal a great secret, although he was puzzled, why would Matthew tell him such an important secret to an outsider?

Know that you have denied the idea of ​​marrying mindy from the very beginning.

His appetite was completely stimulated, but Matthew's words were silent. He stared at himself with a playful smile, as if saying: Do you want to know? Please, agree to my conditions, and you will know!

How irritating this expression was, Yang Cheng almost couldn't resist using his fist to make intimate contact with his face.

"Believe me, outsiders can't imagine the background of the Mellon family. Don't let those idiots sway your mind." Matthew said meaningfully.

Yang Cheng took a deep breath, "Are you finished? If there is nothing else to say, I will leave."

Matthew asked unexpectedly, "You don't want to know what grandfather left?"

Yang Cheng said sincerely, "I want to know, but what's the use of knowing? Anyway, you can't give it to me, so it's better not to know."

Matthew smiled, "You really surprised me more and more, but you're right, I can't easily tell you Mellon's most important hole card, if you want to know, you have to meet my needs, it's fair, isn't it? ?"

Yang Cheng shrugged slightly, "Yes, it's fair, so I have repeatedly emphasized that I can't meet your conditions. As for your hole card, let's leave it to someone who is destined. Maybe he will help Mellon regain its glory?"

"And what about the deal?"

Yang Cheng was stunned, "How to trade?"

Matthew changed his posture, "Just pretend that I never said the idea of ​​marrying Mindy. I know it's unrealistic, so let's change our thinking and make a deal."

Yang Cheng finally heard what he wanted to hear, "Of course, I like trading the most, and this is the fairest thing."

"First, invest in Mindy's lab." Matthew said bluntly.

Yang Cheng nodded without thinking, this investment is purely throwing money into it, he doesn't expect much in return, "No problem~"

"Second, help me take back Westinghouse~"

Westinghouse Electric? This requirement is rather troublesome. The predecessor of Westinghouse Electric was Westinghouse Electric, which was established in the late 19th century. It was originally a manufacturing company, and it is undoubtedly the Mellon family's industry.

At the end of the 20th century, Westinghouse could not support the huge debt, so it could only split the company, sold the ordinary power plant business to Siemens, and sold the nuclear power business to British Nuclear Fuel Co., Ltd. for US$1.1 billion. This business is the most familiar to everyone. Westinghouse Electric.

Later, the British failed to manage this business well, and decided to sell it within a few years. After several rounds of competition, RB's Dongzhi signed an agreement with the British Nuclear Fuel Company for a total price of 5.4 billion U.S. dollars. Acquisition of Westinghouse Electric, in which Dongzhi invested US$4.16 billion to become the controlling shareholder, an investment group from Louisiana in the United States contributed US$1.08 billion and held 20% of the shares, and a Japanese investment company invested US$162 million and held 3% of the shares.

Subsequently, Dongzhi achieved a wholly-owned holding of Westinghouse Electric through two follow-up acquisitions.

Now Matthew asks Yang Cheng to take Westinghouse back from RB, which is hard to imagine. Although Westinghouse is about to toss Dongzhi, it doesn't mean that the other party will let it go easily.

Pacing on the spot with their arms around their shoulders, the three of them followed his figure with six eyes in unison.

Suddenly, he faltered and asked, "Westinghouse Electric focuses on nuclear power business. Under the competition from country Z and other countries, Westinghouse's market share has been severely impacted, and its revenue has been declining. I don't understand that you want to take back Westinghouse's business." What is ownership for?

Just for the glory of the family? Restoring the Westinghouse name? "