Chapter 1406 The Second Battle of the Three Emperors

"Don't come, Mira doesn't come, don't even come, the situation here...is very complicated, I don't want to be distracted."

On June 25, 2000, Sunday, Song Ya persuaded Xue Linfen and Mira who were screaming excitedly on the other end of the phone. They learned some information that Daniel guessed, so they all planned to rush to Come Paris.

Fortunately, Xue Linfen knew to call in advance to ask for permission.

"I'll be back in about two days, um."

Song Ya rejected them. The situation here is really complicated. He picked up the newspaper in his hand.

Messier has appeared on the front page of the financial industry for several consecutive days. Last night, he had a meeting with people from the French Pernod Ricard. In the morning, an official news came out, to the effect that Seagram Wine was Vivendi Universal is on the shelves.

But Vivendi Universal has not yet issued an official announcement.

"If they make an announcement today, the battle to defend Vivendi Universal's stock price will start after the market opens tomorrow. If they don't make an announcement...then it is very likely that a trap will be prepared for the short side in the middle of the week. Sleepiness would be a good reason to announce a major suspension.”

Julian Robertson judged like this, "What about you? APLUS, have you made a decision?"

"not yet."

Song Ya replied. Sloan contacted Messier and Bronfman on behalf of himself. The remaining song copyright left by Universal is only a small amount of money, and Seagram Liquor needs to bid, and competitors such as himself and Pernod Ricard must Standing on the same starting line, there is no benefit at all.

And then add let bygones be bygones? It would be a ghost if Song Ya could agree to this condition.

"No deal?" asked Julian Robertson.

"Still talking."

Song Ya saw Pino Jr. driving a Ferrari into the manor, so he ended the call.

"APLUS, how are you thinking?"

Also belonging to the third generation of rich men, Pino Jr. is actually more playful than Bronfman Jr., and when he was married, he got out of the car with his arms around a young and seductive female companion. "APLUS needs no introduction, right? He and Halle Berry I am a guest here, APLUS, this is..." Helping my girlfriend get acquainted with the famous APLUS.

"I'm temporarily incapable."

The Pinault family is still promoting Le Douite sites and lumber companies,

Song Ya is not interested. Le Dute has taken the time to log in and study these days. The shopping websites made by the French are rotten, and the Pinault Timber Company is their family's ancestral property, and the depth is unpredictable.

Although he has a huge amount of cash on hand, Song Ya feels that it is not time to start. The battle between PPR and LVMH Group for Gucci is still going on. The Pinault family, which controls PPR, is at a disadvantage, but there is still room for it.

For example, now, after kissing his hands, Little Pino suddenly put a silver female watch on Halle's wrist, "Wow, it fits your charming Miss Berry very well."

"Thank you Mr. Pinault, it's so beautiful."

Harry was amused and giggled, and with the help of the other party, he put on the watch and happily accepted it.

"Boucheron, we just bought it."

Pinot, of course, does not mean buying this watch. PPR Group has just acquired the French jewelry brand Boucheron, "APLUS, IMHO, Seagram wine is not cheap, and all the wine giants will be interested , you participate in the bidding...you may not be able to get what you want." He continued to lobby.

"I know, I'm thinking about it."

Before it's too late, you can procrastinate a little longer. Although you are living in someone else's house right now, Song Ya still plans to use her unique trick of the word "delay" flexibly, and ask: "Are you interested in forming a team with me to bid?"

As a luxury group, both PPR and LVMH have wine brands in their hands.

Little Pinot shook his head, "Seagram wine is too expensive for the current PPR. I heard that even Pernod Ricard can't afford it, so we need to cooperate with other people. What about you? Have you contacted them?"

"I asked, they should join forces with Diageo."

Diageo is also a multinational wine giant, owned by the British.

"What about Bacardi?" Little Pinault asked.

Bacardi is another.

"Bacardi is maliciously acquiring Tricolor Vodka, and I have a bad relationship with it."

The founder of Tri-Color Vodka tried to merge with the A+ wine industry they looked down upon before to expand the total share capital to fight against Bacardi just because they refused to submit. This kind of news cannot be hidden from the French local snake Pinot family. Song Ya answered truthfully .

The relationship between Bacardi and the U.S. government is also poor. The Bacardi family started out by brewing rum in Cuba. After Cuba changed, the Bacardi wine industry was driven away as a remnant of the old colonial era. In the early 1990s, Cuba also tentatively compromised with major European companies in order to break through the U.S. blockade. Bacardi was just a mile away from returning to Cuba, but in the end it was disturbed by the Americans who regarded Central and South America as their backyard. up.

"That's terrible."

Pino Jr. is much higher than Bronfman Jr. in both business. While helping Song Ya with ideas, he continued to sell the company he wanted to sell, and spied on information by the way.

"Sorry, excuse me."

Spying on each other, Song Ya saw Hayden waving his mobile phone in the distance, so he went to answer the phone.

"Damon Dash and Alia came to the hotel, they want to see you." The bodyguard who stayed in the hotel reported.

"Tonight, I'll ask Hayden to get them two tickets to the show."

The publicity mission in France is still to be carried out. Song Ya and Hari will go to the Gucci fashion show tonight, and expose the gangsters by the way.

"Sharp teeth!"

At this time, in the Bronfman family castle, the old Bronfman complained about Sloan's slender back, and this woman who was born as a lobbyist on Capitol Hill had a strong style and was difficult to deal with.

"Hasn't APLUS agreed yet?" asked an old friend around him.

"No."

He just upped his promise that his precious son would no longer manage the Global Group in the future, reiterated that the Bronfman family would not retaliate, and that regardless of whether APLUS bid for Seagram Wine, he was willing to sell Gray Goose at a lower price. The vodka rights were sold back to A+ Liquor, but that still didn't seem to be enough to impress.

Just now, Sloan made it clear that he did not believe these verbal promises and the influence of the Bronfman family on Vivendi Universal, and hurriedly left to find Messier.

The hero is not free, and there are really not many cards in his hand. The old man clutched his chest angrily.

messier...

Since he left here the night before yesterday, he hasn't seen him again, and he hasn't spoken to him. He looks like he wants to kick himself away who came up with the idea after he got a good idea, but he still has a way to deal with Messier.

Thinking of this, the old man's eyes flashed.

"Ms. Sloane is here."

Messier has been very busy these two days, and he only slept for a few hours in total, "Let her wait." With the careful arrangements made one by one, his confidence has become more and more full, mainly Andersen, that is The most important potential collaborator in the elder Bronfman's plan.

"So you agreed?" he asked Andersen's men.

"No problem." The people from Andersen were very happy when they heard that they could win all the business of Vivendi Universal. Before that, they were only responsible for the audit work of the merger of the two companies. Smoothly go to Mi to go public and clear away all rumors!"

They patted their chests and promised, "But the premise is that you can ensure that the French regulatory authorities will not have problems."

"No, how about a happy cooperation?"

"Pleasant cooperation."

As one of the world's top five accounting firms, with Andersen's endorsement and the French government's bias, all allegations of false accounts can be suppressed, and Messier secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Through participating in the audit during the merger, Arthur Andersen actually knew about some fake accounts of Vivendi, but in order to get this business, it can be said that there is no bottom line. If there is no problem, it is not good. The medical company’s 1.5 billion yuan is difficult to deal with. It is better to let it go to your country’s regulatory authorities and let them deal with public opinion. Others... can’t be delayed for too long, it’s best to do it within five years Step by step to balance the account."

"Of course, let's figure out a way together." Even Messier himself didn't expect to persuade the other party so smoothly, so he naturally agreed.

"Let Ms. Sloane come in." He felt relieved after seeing off Andersen's people, and took a nap before telling his subordinates.

"Mesir is behaving like a high-ranking emperor today."

Sloan didn't get any good looks from him, and came back to complain to Song Ya: "I mentioned that I would buy his game company, but I was flatly rejected."

"Has the attitude changed so much?" Song Ya opened the curtains, and Pino and his girlfriend were driving away from the manor in a Ferrari.

"Yes, it's huge. Of course, his strength may be intentional..."

Sloan looked at his watch, "So, as far as these conditions are concerned, there are only... twenty hours left before the time agreed with them."

"No, I will make a decision before midnight, and I have to give some time to my friends who have been notified."

Anyway, after leaving the field, Song Ya didn't want to use the air chips too ugly. On the short side, except for Deutsche Bank with a poor attitude, Paulson of Goldman Sachs and other big shorts gave some benefits of verbal promises, just for You can get the news of your choice in the first time.

He simply went back to his room and devoted himself to playing Blizzard's new Diablo 2, which he bought on the spur of the moment yesterday.

The game company under Vivendi is famous for its good optimization and 2D graphics. If the market is full of such games, 3DFX's high-end chips will not be able to sell a few, but the interface of the Red Blood and Blue Devils still brings some benefits to Song Ya. Familiarity.

"ah!"

The barbarian on the screen let out a scream, and fell under the lightning of the little boss Lakanishu again.

"..."

Song Ya dropped the mouse and continued to meditate.

It's not normal to eat both ends, but both ends are tasteless. Maybe Goldman Sachs Deutsche Bank doesn't intend to continue to ruthlessly short the market next week? Maybe Vivendi Universal has prepared sufficient self-help means?

Thinking about it, he suddenly laughed, and said to himself, "It's none of my business anymore, why should I bother thinking about it?"

"Will APLUS come?"

In the evening, the well-dressed Aaliyah and her boyfriend Damon Dash appeared on the runway, and the two heard some new "APLUS lost 4 billion and still gave Universal a fatal blow in Paris to complete revenge" in New York. In order to complete the bet, he secretly planned for two years' and other rumors, he was so admired that he set off immediately.

"Don't worry." Damon Dash bragged to his girlfriend in a pretentious manner, "I have been good brothers with him for so many years."

A+ Liquor and tri-color vodka have not yet reached an agreement, and Damon Dash has a very good reason. He knows that he has come to APLUS so that he won't be seen at all, "Hey! Johnny!"

The two saw Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci, and Damon Dash greeted them familiarly.

Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci are here to promote 'Sleepy Hollow'. This thriller with a cost of 65 million can only get a global box office of 100 million. The male and female protagonists are in a normal mood. Last year French actress Vanessa, who just gave birth to Johnny Depp, was also there.

Johnny Depp has a withdrawn personality. After shaking hands with Aaliyah and Damon Dash in a coping manner, he sat in his seat and smoked a cigarette.

‘I heard that APLUS will come, he single-handedly created last week’s Vivendi Universal tragedy. '

‘Oh my God, it was he who caused us misfortune, the money of the French stockholders was cheated by these American vultures! '

'Even Mr. Messier had to ask APLUS for peace...'

‘Isn’t APLUS singing the cup of life? '

‘Don’t forget his other identity, the American tycoon. '

'We should arrest APLUS! '

The conversation of the French people in the back row reached the ears of a man and three women who were sociable. Neither Damon Dash nor Aaliyah could understand, but they could clearly hear APLUS coming out of the French population from time to time, "What are they talking about? Aaliyah asked Vanessa.

"It's about stocks." Vanessa didn't care too much about it.

At this time, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and the five people looked over, and APLUS appeared accompanied by Harley, Hayden and Tom Ford, the director of Gucci.

The French who hadn't spoken anything good just got up one after another, reaching out to greet and shake hands with him, and Hayden introduced them one by one with a smile.

Damon Dash felt that the atmosphere was as if some emperor came suddenly.

"Dame."

Song Ya's fist has already stretched out, he is still in a daze, and he said that he knew that he would not go back to New York to hang out with Jazzy, even if he sold his Ro-A-shares and got a share with Biggs and other old brothers. Several million, and APLUS is already shorting multinational giants with a market value of hundreds of billions.

Especially if he succeeded, it would be terrifying.

Not only was it successful, but it was also so calm in the land of the French...

"Yo!?"

Being 'awakened' by Song Ya, "Oh, Yo, APLUS...boss." He hurriedly clenched his fist respectfully.

"Nice meeting, Christina."

But soon, the emperor himself failed. After seeing Christina Ricci, his eyes drifted to the other's chest from time to time, ignoring the other people present, he took the initiative to change seats and sat next to her and began to flirt.

Christina Ricci didn't resist him either. When the lights dimmed and the models on the stage came out in a file, the man and woman who met for the first time had already put their heads together and started whispering small things.

"I heard from Jenny that you plan to have breast reduction surgery?"

"Jenny? Jennifer Connelly? Whoa, can you even talk about that?"

"Uh... I have a good relationship with her. She didn't do it herself. You are still young, so you don't need it?"

"She is tall, and I am too short, only 1.55 meters. If the breasts are too big, it will affect the way of the play. Producers and directors often say: Can you lower it?"

"How could it affect it? There's no such thing hehe..." Song Ya grinned and nudged Harley gently with her elbow.

"Christina, come to our party tonight?" Harry invited.

"OK."

After the box office of Sleepy Hollow fell short of expectations, the stardom of Christina Ricci, a child star who was once a eccentric in the Adams family, has also dimmed. It is difficult for a child star to transform, even her generation, who has received good resources like Star Wars. Natalie Portman has encountered a career bottleneck, like Scarlett Johansson in Horse Whisperer, Dakota Johnson in Alabama Madness, Disney's new generation princess Lindsay Lohan and other new generation of girl stars Quickly catch up behind.

Christina Ricci has been under a lot of pressure lately, and like other child actors in transition, she's ready to start her exposure. This chance to meet the super rich, one of Hollywood's second-tier tycoons, APLUS, is of course to be seized.

Besides, Song Ya himself is a superstar in music and film, and his childhood idol is not a loss even if he collects a stamp.

When Hayden in the back row heard that Christina Ricci agreed to come down, he immediately disappeared without a sound and went to Zhang Luo's party.

"Has APLUS made a decision?"

At least it was D. When Song Ya was already raising his hand to reminisce, there were undercurrents surging in Paris, London, and New York. The bigwigs from all sides were still waiting for his news. Edison, who rarely stayed up late, glanced at the twelve o'clock past The hour hand asked, yawning.

"No." The subordinate replied: "Do you want to contact him and add some chips?"

"No need, what bargaining chips are worth the huge amount of money when the market opens tomorrow morning?"

Edison shook his head, and decided to maintain his strength. Oftentimes, if he is stronger, the opponent will be afraid.

"No news from APLUS?" Old Bronfman was also holding on in the castle.

"No." The old friend shook his head worriedly, "Don't wait, go to sleep, we have an appointment with APLUS before the market opens..."

Old Bronfman shook his head and hung up on Messier.

"I have not heard the news, but I feel that he is actually less and less important."

After negotiating with Andersen, Messier became more and more confident that he could tide over the difficulties, "The key is your Solomon Smith Barney, shall we fly to the United States to meet them in two days?"

"Okay, after you include the shares of my brother's family in the auction assets of Seagram Wine." They are all old foxes, and old Bronfman has already begun to guard against him.

"I've actually spoken to Solomon Smith Barney on the phone."

Although the other party came up with the idea, Messier did have a plan to cross the river and demolish the bridge. It would be more beneficial to keep the Bronfman family's money in the Universal system. After all, the Def Jam case was so uncontrollable by the Wall Street sheriff. , Universal swallowed the bubble blown by Polygram, and he was not sure about the extent of the internal fraud... just like the Bronfman family was not sure about Vivendi.

"Hehe, don't get carried away, Messier, I came up with the idea, you don't think I came to France without bringing anything?"

The old Bronfman decided to show his last hole card, "If you play tricks, I will make you unable to get listed in the United States, and we will die together!"

"Oh?" Messier's eyes turned cold, "I don't quite believe it..."

"Let's watch the US election news!" Old Bronfman hung up the phone domineeringly.

"A source revealed that Donkey Party candidate Al Gore will choose Jewish Senator Joseph Lieberman as his running mate. If nothing else, this decision will be announced at the Donkey Party National Convention in August..."

Messier found a piece of election news. He knew that Lieberman and the Bronfman family had a good relationship, but he also knew that the influence of the Bronfman family in Jewish circles had almost disappeared, so he still had a glimmer of hope. "Find a way to contact Senator Lieberman." He took a deep breath and ordered his subordinates.

"Why would Gore choose a guy who's more conservative than himself ... just because Lieberman is Jewish?"

Under Sloan's reminder, Song Ya also saw the news, but he didn't want to contact Lieberman, and he didn't want to bet on whether the Jewish senator had abandoned the Bronfman family. The last straw of the decision.

"Julian, I have decided to compromise with them."

The first call was made to Tiger Fund. At the same time, he asked Sloan to tell Messier and Bronfman Sr., and then he personally called Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and other relevant parties one by one.

"YES!" Messier clenched his fists in the office, and then felt ashamed of his excitement. This was just a decision made by a new rich man in his mid-twenties.

"I'm going to sleep." Old Bronfman finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's not move tomorrow, let's see the situation." Julian Robertson confessed to Bill Huang about his love that had just returned from France.

"Damn it!" Edison became a little annoyed, "Alright, let's eat this black pharaoh first in the morning! Does he really think that he is some kind of weather vane! Do you want to change hands? He's dreaming!"

"Although the people in APLUS are nice, business is business. Let's clear him and Tiger Fund first when the market opens. I have a tacit understanding with Edison." Paulson, the boss of Goldman Sachs, also ordered the chief investment officer. French institutions and small and medium-sized investors have been heartbroken by Vivendi Universal last week, and there are not many big fat fish left.

On the morning of June 27, 2000, the Paris Stock Exchange opened.

Messier stared at the screen with his hands, and regained his kingly composure, but soon failed. The stock price of Vivendi Universal still plummeted from 48 euros. He frowned in surprise, "APLUS won't be in Are you kidding us?"

"If he dares to play tricks on this matter, my family will die with him!" Old Bronfman replied in the air in the castle.

"Huh? APLUS didn't do too much? Or is he playing tricks again, and is still following us like a mouse?" Edison was also puzzled when he successfully smashed the market but failed to achieve the expected gains.

"Call Edison and the others, this is fine for today." The chief investment officer of Goldman Sachs ordered the trader expressionlessly, "Tomorrow we will wash back."

"Harry, Christina...we're leaving, hurry up, the Cognac district is far away."

Vivendi Universal, which continued to plummet, made Song Ya feel puzzled, but it was still the same sentence, it was none of his business, he shouted to the bedroom refreshed.

He was invited to inspect the top wine cellar owned by Martell. Martell not only makes its own wine, it is also the largest wine storage business in the Cognac region.

"Boss?"

Damon Dash and Alia, who were guests at the manor, were already waiting to set off in the lobby. They were very surprised when they saw Song Ya and the two daughters. It was not because Christina Rich was hooked up by Song Ya so quickly, but The three of them were not dressed too formally.

"What?" Song Ya asked.

"You..." Damon Dash looked down at the formal dresses on himself and his girlfriend.

"Just take it with you. We will spend the night there, and we will have activities tomorrow."

Song Ya smiled and waved his hands, "And they said that the traditional wine cellar is not clean. It's just a visit and a wine tasting, and it's not a grand event."

"OK." Damon Dash hurriedly changed clothes with Aaliyah.

‘APLUS arrives in La Rochelle in the Cognac region in his own 757 with celebrity friends…’

Christina Ricci, who is a little one and has a big cream cake, is a good adjustment during the flight. The rare thing is that she is young, only 20 years old. Song Ya also succeeded in persuading her not to go for surgery, which is considered to have saved another lost lamb, a great deed.

It's a pity that flying here from Paris is almost as soon as the 757 takes off and is ready to land.

"Hello Mr. APLUS."

The people from Riser and Tricolor Vodka are already waiting at the airport, and there is also a key figure, Sam Bronfman of the Bronfman family, who is the cousin of Bronfman Jr.

"Hello." Song Ya shook hands with the other party, and let the reporter take pictures with the champagne gold 757 as the background. This is part of the deal.

I hope that Bronfman's team will keep the old Bronfman's promise in the future and put an end to the previous conflicts.

"I apologize to you on behalf of little Edgar, he has been a bad breed since he was a child."

The motorcade was traveling on the picturesque country roads in western France. Sam Bronfman was also a rich third generation. After observing Song Ya and him for a short time, he felt like a dude, maybe even worse than Bronfman Jr. He is incapable of learning, and a little stupefied. Apart from chatting about wine and yelling at that cousin, other topics are about hobbies like flying eagles and lackeys, as well as women.

Song Ya even had the illusion that he hated Bronfman Jr. more than himself.

"People from APLUS and the Bronfman family have begun to investigate the Seagram Wine Industry. It is absolutely impossible for him to participate in short selling." After seeing the news, Messier let go of his suspicions and ordered his subordinates, "Spread this news to the public. .”

The historic castle-style winery, the endless vineyards, the elegant French servants, and the ubiquitous aristocratic old Qian Fan are completely irresistible to American stars. After staying for one night, Harley and Christina Ricci, Aaliyah all wore wide-brimmed hats, as if it would turn them into classic dames.

"Wow!" They walked in the huge wine cellar and marveled at the rows of large oak barrels.

"I heard that Pernod Ricard and Diageo will join forces to bid for Seagram Liquor. We also plan to speed up the merger with Tricolor Vodka and introduce some private equity funds..."

The men talked about business with the three women, mainly Song Ya was saying that Martell and the people who managed the wine cellar were also present.

Song Ya's words are true and false. He agreed to participate in the bid for Seagram Wine, but he didn't want to pay too much. It's just peeing, so that other dogs can smell him. So he intends to bring in Bacardi, the liquor giant that already holds a lot of shares in tricolor vodka during the hostile merger process, and Bacardi is also willing, they don't want to fall behind in the competition with Pernod Ricard and Diageo It's not enough to gather that much cash in a short time, and a team is also needed.

Seagram, Pernod Ricard, Diageo, Bacardi and Mingyue Hennessy under the LVMH Group, these are probably the top spirits giants in the West. LVMH, which is fighting fiercely with PPR, should be overwhelmed.

In addition to these two rounds, some other wine giants, such as Anheuser-Busch Budweiser, etc., may also participate in the bidding. Seagram Wine is very popular. Of course, the main concern of all parties is whether they can take advantage of Vivendi Universal’s painful cut. If you miss it and the price is too high, everyone's desire to buy will be greatly reduced.

"Vivendi Universal is soaring today!" Someone ran in from behind to report.

"It may be that Mr. APLUS came to us today to bring confidence to the market." Martell's people joked.

"Hey hey..." Song Ya smiled triumphantly.

"What's going on?" And Edison was more depressed today than yesterday, playing bulls and bears, all fucking lonely.

"They seem to be washing the market in a wide range of shocks? Haha, yesterday's caution saved us from a catastrophe!" Julian Robertson looked at Vivendi Universal's K-line and couldn't help but rejoice. "It seems that APLUS's judgment last week was correct. !He's a financial genius!"

Bill Huang blinked his eyes and didn't want to say anything. He was only impressed by the black muzzle of APLUS's personal lawyer, and he still feels scared even now.

"When they get tired of playing, and the market has almost digested the good news about the bailout of Vivendi Universal's auction of Seagram Wine Industry, we will look for opportunities to enter the market then!" Julian Robertson made a decision.

"APLUS didn't run away last week, did it?" Paulson thought of a blind spot, and he asked his subordinates: "Didn't APLUS say that he would close his position and leave this week, or go long?"

"No, he only revealed that he would compromise with Vivendi Universal." The subordinate replied.

Paulson slapped his forehead and closed his eyes in pain.

"Choose one." In the depths of the wine cellar, Sam Bronfman stood in front of a row of old-fashioned wine racks. The brand and year of these antique wines can be distinguished by the labels hanging on the neck of the bottle.

"introduce?"

Although the ex-wife was once strictly prohibited from drinking alcohol, Song Ya herself has a hobby of drinking, and sometimes drinks too much, "I don't understand this."

The people from Martell began to introduce them one by one. These wines are very powerful, starting from a hundred years ago, and all come from the years when the best wines were produced in history.

"It's almost time." The manager of the wine cellar behind reminded that people should not stay in such a constant temperature and humidity place for too long.

"Just this one." Song Ya happened to introduce a 1878 Macallan whiskey, and Song Ya designated it casually.

"Wow, you have a good eye, Mr. APLUS." Amidst the compliments from everyone, Song Ya was hugged to the wine tasting room again.

"Uh..." There was also a small episode during which Martell's people couldn't get rid of the cork that had already been integrated with the wine bottle.

"Give it to me." Song Ya stopped the other party from reaching for the professional tool, asked for the wine bottle, and knocked on the table casually. With the crisp sound of glass shattering, the wine bottle broke from the neck.

"That's all right!" Song Ya laughed triumphantly.

"You still have a way, Mr. APLUS." Everyone cheered.

"You don't need to wake up the whiskey, do you? Give me the glass." Song Ya poured Sam, Harley and the others one by one with her own hands. Of course, she would not forget herself, "Cheers!"

"Cheers!" Damon Dash echoed loudly, and then hurriedly drank it down.

"Well! Well! Not bad, not bad, this wine is really good! Isn't it good?" Song Ya asked Harry.

"Hmm..." Harry slammed the bar for a long time, unable to say why.

Seeing this scene of the old blacks, the veterans of the Seagram wine industry in the periphery lowered their heads secretly.

"Damn it!"

On June 29, 2000, on Wednesday, Song Ya glanced at Vivendi Universal's K-line that was dropping wildly before leaving for the United States, rolling her eyes and complaining.

"Robb! Jon! Sansa! Arya! Daddy misses you all! And little Darcy!"

On Thursday, Song Ya returned to Chicago to reunite with Xue Linfen, Mira and the children. At the same time, she began to worry about how to appease the pregnant Amy, and Vivendi Universal was still falling.

"Senator Lieberman." Messier also contacted Gore's running mate, Lieberman, the future vice president of the United States.

"Mr. Messier, your company's stock price plummeted after the acquisition of American Universal, which caused serious losses to American investors. I need an explanation for this." Under his inquiry, Lieberman really began to confirm that the old Bronfman previous warning.

Messier had no choice but to explain desperately, "I'll take care of it, don't worry." He put down the phone in disappointment, "Auction of Seagram Liquor's plan, let's add Sam's share ..."

"Okay, let's enter the market!" Julian Robertson saw the opportunity when the stock price fell below the psychological barrier of 40 euros, and Tiger Fund began to re-enter the market.

Goldman Sachs, Global and other short-selling institutions have long since left behind Song Ya, who left the market, and continued to enjoy the feast of vultures.

"If this continues, the rating agency will downgrade us this weekend!" His staff reminded Messier in a panic: "How about announcing a major event at night and applying for an emergency suspension tomorrow?"

"No hurry." Messier's will was firm instead, "This is very good, better than I expected, it's already like this, just let them eat."

On July 1, 2000, Friday, Vivendi Universal rose slightly in late trading, closing at around 36 Euros.

"Get me Salomon Smith Barney, Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Societe Generale, and Paribas," Messier ordered. "Also inform Andersen."

"Messer should be starting," said the old friend to old Bronfman.

"Um."

Old Bronfman dropped his crutches and walked onto the lawn with his hands behind his back. The aged king looked up at the blue sky of France.

"Vivendi Universal has decided to sell Seagram Wine Company by auction, and the transaction will be completed before September, which is expected to bring us nearly tens of billions of dollars in cash."

Messer delivered a speech at the press conference that night, "At the same time, we also decided to complete the work of going public in Mimi before 2001. I am honored to announce that we have hired Goldman Sachs, Salomon Smith Barney, Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank of China, Societe Generale, BNP Paribas and other investment banks and asset management companies have come to introduce strategic investment for this listing, as well as help with financial restructuring and debt reduction. I am honored that Arthur Andersen is willing to undertake all audits for this listing Work……"

"Ah?" Song Ya, who was going crazy, couldn't help but stop when he heard this, dumbfounded.

"Let's go back to Canada." Old Bronfman finally felt relieved, "Vivendi Universal will probably suspend trading for a long time."

"The French regulatory authorities have summoned a number of high-level and relevant auditors of Vivendi Universal's medical companies. The person in charge told reporters that so far only found that the company has double-calculated operating income of 1.5 billion euros, because the company's chief financial officer Suicide died earlier, it is not clear whether this part of the operating income is due to an error in the accounts or from the high-level instructions..."

"The New York State Attorney General today issued a warrant for the arrest of Def Jam President Lyle Cohen. A spokesman for the Attorney General's Office told reporters that Lyle Cohen likely began the investigation long before Def Jam was sold to Polygram Records. Financial fraud, related behaviors have lasted for nearly ten years..."

"Vivendi Global CEO Messier visited New York and met with the New York Stock Exchange, Goldman Sachs Chairman Paulson, Deutsche Bank Global Financial Department President Edison, and investment bank executives such as Lehman Brothers and Salomon Smith Barney. We exchanged views on the listing of Vivendi Universal in Milan."

During the period of trading suspension, various news came out continuously. In mid-July 2000, Vivendi Universal reopened trading on the Paris Stock Exchange.

"Today is a sad moment for me and my colleagues at Tiger Fund. Due to personal and investment failures, I announce that seven funds under Tiger Management will be closed before January 1, 2001. In the future, I will focus on theoretical research and education..."

At the end of July, Julian Robertson, who suffered a Waterloo liquidation at Vivendi Universal, choked up and announced: "Thanks to the investors for their company over the past 20 years, the return method of the remaining assets of the fund will be announced later... I will not surrender, I will Will not stop investing..."

"Ah!?" Song Ya's head suddenly lifted from Christina Rich's arms.

Bronfman Sr. agrees to take Gray Goose regardless of use when he formally enters the bidding