American Fortune Life

Autumn is very intense and the sun is perfect.

Autumn is the brightest and purest. The immense golf course blends perfectly with beautiful nature, which is also one of the important reasons why so many people love golf sports. In a picturesque landscape, it is both a game and a journey between body and mind.

“Boom!”

Jeff watched the golf ball played by his own swing, slowly retracting the club, smiling at Andy and Warren beside him: "It's still the only time in two months that he's been able to relax and play a good game of golf.

So far this year, the share price has shrunk by about 42 per cent due to fears that General Electric will not be able to control itself in this stormy market because of its size. We've adjusted our earnings expectations twice, and to be honest, it's too stressful for me to breathe. ”

Warren and Andy looked at each other, and Andy knew the character of the goods in front of him, and he wanted to get NBC World from someone else, and he would naturally vote for it, and this stuff just likes to listen to good words, can ignore them, and Andy wouldn't be stingy enough to say some good things to each other.

“General Electric is the global representative of American businesses," Andy said, squatting down and sticking the ball holder on the lawn, putting the golf ball on, posturing, looking down and continuing to laugh. “I admire your outstanding brand and business worldwide. I believe that universal appliances will be brilliant again in the years to come. ”

“Boom!”

Andy waved, the golf ball struck a beautiful parabola and Jeff looked down and smiled and praised the 'good ball’.

“Your investment will provide strong support to our company's financial base and help maintain AAA's credit rating.” Jeff continues with a relaxed smile on his face: "Market volatility is expected to continue for some time, but I remain confident in General Electric's next strategic plan. ”

Warren Buffy nodded, then focused: “The most important thing is to shrink the front in order to focus on core businesses such as infrastructure. I know Welch is your mentor friend, but his pursuit of short-term profits has exposed serious risks, and it's time to get back on track. ”

Jeff's face changed slightly, his smile slowly converged, silenced for a moment, and eventually had to shake his head and smile, sighing softly: “I don't know about this, but it's a very big project, and the battle pain can be painful too!

At present, there is only one difficulty left, and I intend to bring in Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, J.P. MG and MG Stanley as auxiliary bookkeepers.

And then, slowly separating the financial industry from some of the industries that don't match the main industry, only slowly. ”

Andy and Warren looked at each other and saw a hint of color in each other's eyes. Andy was playing with the clubs in his hand, walking side by side with the two of them, and suddenly said, “Did General Electric consider selling the NBC Globe? ”

“Of course... Hmm?” Jeff came out of his mouth without thinking about it and immediately noticed a strange, slightly frowned. Hmm, a pause, looked back at a smiley, non-smiling Warren Buffett and Andy Smith with a smile on his face, and then thought of something normal, shaking his head and smiling.

No one had an accident with Jeff's acute reaction, and whoever was able to get to that position would really think of him as a fool, which was really stupid. Andy and Warren laughed at each other.

Warren took the lead in laughing: "Andy has always had the ambition of a media kingdom, which is no longer a secret. This time, with your universal electrical reform, Andy saw the opportunity to realize his dream. After all, NBC Global has become a huge burden on General Electric, and I feel it's a win-win thing, so I agreed to his request to help you bridge the line. ”

Jeff smiled and looked at Andy Smith's young, handsome face unchanged, smiled and said, “We're not going to sell NBC Globe completely, and of course, I'm sure Andy won't choose to annex NBC Globe completely either, after all, it's not cheap! ”

“Yes, I just need to take control of it, I don't exclude partners, as long as I'm in charge, you need funding, I need to expand the layout, and when the two achieve their goals through mutual exchange, the deal happens, doesn't it?” Andy did not disguise his ambition and perseverance, but directly identified his bottom line.

Jeff squinted his eyes, Andy looked at him, and then he thought quickly in silence, and Warren Buffett on one side looked at Jeff in silence and said with a smile, "NBC Global has become a white elephant for today's General Electric. (Expensive and useless, meaning American version of Chicken Ribs) Not only will the parent company not benefit, but it will also be dragged by it, and more importantly, you and the board, is it really important to look at NBC Global?

I'm afraid there's not half as much energy and attention as there is in the financial sector, and Andy's abilities are even more visible, and look at AMC TV now, since Old Friends, NBC... ”

Saying here, Warren stopped at the right time, but shook his head with a sigh of disappointment, saying nothing.

“As Warren said, I'm going to get NBC Globe back to its peak, not as now, even with FOX, and I'm Andy Smith, here...” Andy pointed to his head and said, "There's never been a lack of gold ideas and good stories! ”

“Oh...” Jeff shook his head and smiled with a slightly bitter expression, personally hosting the merger and acquisition of NBC Worldwide, but now he is asked to decide whether to turn to someone else, the mood is complicated, you can imagine. At the time, it was the wind, and now it's the end of the line.

“Hoo-hoo -” Jeff breathed a deep cloud, his face got serious, his gaze looked straight at Andy and said in a somewhat chilly tone: “I would never agree that NBC Worldwide was being cheaply sold! If you want it, get ready! ”

Andy was delighted, but his face was very calm and he smiled and said faintly: "Tomorrow my negotiating team will be visiting. So, should we shake hands to celebrate and have a good time? ”

Looking at this handsome, light-hearted face in front of him and his outstretched hand, Jeff's complex expression stretched out his hand and held it tight, "It was a pleasure working with you. ”

“Ha ha, congratulations on the consensus. We should find a place to have a drink, shouldn't we?” Warren Buffett smiled and proposed.

“It's a good idea.” Andy smiled with gratitude and looked at Jeff.

“What are you waiting for? Come on!” Jeff looked at Warren and Andy, shook his head again and smiled, handing the club over to the boy, sweeping the weight and complexity of his previous mood.

At the golf club bar, Andy touched Warren with champagne and said, "Thank you. ”

Warren shook his head with a smile and drank a glass, after which the three of them began a more relaxing chat until around 4 p.m., when they were about to end the party and each of the three of them left received a call at the same time.

Listening to the sound of the three phones, all three of them immediately turned heavy, looked at each other, all saw the worries from each other's eyes, the three people present were not ordinary people, and at the same time received a call, which means that something really happened.

Sure enough, the three of them answered the phone and looked at each other differently.

Just now, MainStreet Bank of Michigan declared bankruptcy and Mutual Bank of Washington was seized and taken over by the United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

“Oh, turbulent financial markets are going to get even more nervous this time!” Jeff drank all the red wine in his glass and stood helplessly and looked at Andy and Warren grinning: “This is a reminder to everyone that the worst financial crisis in decades is still going on. Andy, tell your men not to use negotiation to delay the time, we'll both open the door and talk, if possible, come up with a plan as soon as possible! Gentlemen, I'm going to take a step... ”

Looking behind Jeff's departure, Warren said to Andy, "Looks like these two pieces of news are going to hit him hard. ”

Andy nodded and was not surprised at the collapse of the reciprocal bank, or even what he had been expecting, so he could enjoy the food.

Warren Buffett looked deeply into Andy's mouth and smiled. He couldn't help but hesitate and lean forward. His eyes became glaring behind the lens. He stared dead at Andy and lowered his voice. “Washington Reciprocal Bank, you better not reach out, it's not worth it... ”

Warren stood up and didn't surprise Andy a bit. Andy had a wrinkled eyebrow and patted Andy on the shoulder and left the bar with his bodyguard.