American Fortune Life

“Good morning, boss. ”

As soon as the elevator door opened, wearing a white and black OL suit, the hair was held behind the head, revealing a smiling greeting from a little assistant with a light SHU femininity.

“Well, what's on the agenda for today? ”

Returning to his family, Andy, who has been at home with his son and Ivana for three days, has had to return to his busy job. Now he can no longer be as lethargic as he used to be, as a handshake. Not only is the company big, but there are more companies to manage, relying solely on the professional ethical constraints of professional managers, and in the end, perhaps, is the beginning of the collapse of the empire he has fought for himself.

Especially since he is the chairman of the board of directors of three listed enterprises, this is not a job he can abandon, he does not work for three days, the backlog of work is really enough to keep him busy for one day.

“ It's only 9: 00 today, but the day after tomorrow, Starbucks's regular board of directors, the boss, needs to be there to chair the meeting. ”

“So I'm flying to Seattle? Can videoconferencing replace ”

Walking into the office, Andy sat on the boss chair, picked up a bunch of folders that had been placed on the office, looked a few times, and frowned and asked the assistant.

“I'm afraid not, because there are important resolutions that need to be signed by the boss, so... ”

“Well, you call the crew, get them ready, this afternoon...” Andy looked at the watch and frowned and said: “I arrived at the airport at 3: 00 p.m. ”

“Okay, boss, this is the arrangement. ”

Watching the little assistant twist the back of his waist limb away, Andy took out his phone, called Ivana and told her of his itinerary. On the phone, Ivana was very reluctant, but there was no way. A successful entrepreneur, the flying man was the norm, the family and career, and sometimes it was really hard to reconcile.

Shaking his head off the phone, Andy quickly invested in approving a backlog of documents, which is good for a lot of things, has been screened by think tanks and his workload has been reduced a lot.

In the conference room, Andy leaned very relaxed against the boss's chair with one arm resting on the conference table, the other looking casually at the financial report given to him by the think tank, while listening to the briefings of the think tank members.

“So now I have less than six percent stake in the U.S. second largest railroad company, Santa Fe, north of Burlington... ”

Andy saw a number on the file and looked up and asked the middle-aged Chinese subordinate who was reporting to him, who was numerically gifted, so the Chinese face was not uncommon in his think tank.

“Yes, boss, according to your instructions, we have been sucking constantly, but because of the repurchase of Santa Fe North, and the robbery of the other party, we have received only 5.7 percent of the shares, and now, according to the information we have, Santa Fe North holds 77 percent of the shares. ”

“Oh, Al, look, what I said, that's Warren Buffett's goal.” Andy smiled and said to his chief think tank.

“If Warren Buffett finally completes the acquisition, it's also his bet on the U.S. economy.” Alvitelli pushed her glasses down and smiled lightly.

“Oh, can a railroad company be the embodiment of the American economy?” Andy's eyebrows were slightly frowned upon by Al's judgment.

“Indeed, the railway industry, this ancient form of transport, has been continuously modernized in recent years, with more efficient trains, fewer employees and higher profit margins.

In addition, the industry has promoted itself over the years as a more environmentally friendly alternative to congesting outdated road systems, with railways accounting for 43 per cent of total United States freight traffic. With a total of 32,000 miles of railways in northern Santa Fe, more than 10 times the distance between east and west of the United States, they have merged or acquired 390 different railway lines over the past 150 years, employing a total of 40,000 people, the company's largest railway transporter of coal and grain.

Each year, enough coal is transported for 10 per cent of households in the United States, and the grain transported corresponds to 900 million people's annual rations. If Buffett were to acquire the railway company, it would undoubtedly be betting on the recovery of the freight industry, which, although there are not many signs of warming up yet and the most positive performers in the railway industry on the volume of traffic seem to have touched the bottom, could almost be regarded as an indicator of economic activity due to the all-encompassing goods carried by Santa Fe in the north.

More importantly, if acquired at this time, it would be cheap, not average. This is the second-largest railway company in the United States. At the current stock price, it's just over $30 billion, plus its operating profitability level, it's really the same as picking it up for nothing! ”

“Tsk.” Andy stretched out his hand and touched CHUN, squinting his eyes, smashing him a few times, and said in a shadow: “This is really in line with Buffett's constant investment taste. He prefers companies that don't make significant profits from cutting-edge technology, so if we hadn't given him a chance, he might have really chosen to buy the city. ”

Speaking of which, Alvitelli is also helpless to shake his head and smile. He is also very speechless about his boss's insidious tricks. It really is a bit detrimental to him. He did break through Warren Buffett's acquisition of Good City Dollar, but also made the two founders of Good City Dollar a shocking bird. At the same time, he began to pay attention to the whereabouts of his stock in the secondary market, and began to allocate funds in preparation for the malicious takeover of some savages. Instead, he exposed them to the sight of the other party, who was prepared to breathe low.

“Boss, how do we reply, reject or agree to the invitation from Good City to you as a board member? ”

“Hey... ”

When it comes to this, Andy can't stop crying. There are really too many smart people in the world. He has just been exposed on his side. Two more founders of the good city immediately sent him an invitation. In addition to this, he tried to test his ambition for the good city, put his ideas into compilation, and put his ideas into the good city's board of directors to mix sand. After all, they already know that if their company's board of directors is a sieve, they will not respond. That is, it is really not unjust to be crowded out.

“Agree, now that it has been discovered, think quietly about sucking up, and then completing a one-hit, must-kill acquisition is no longer feasible, when the other side is ready, we have to pay too much. At present, it seems that it is only from within that erosion slowly. After all, young is my biggest advantage, constant erosion, one day, the good city will become an asset under my flag! ”

Since Andy doesn't want to spend too much money on malicious acquisitions, he can only choose to do things from within. Either the founder or several shareholder directors are seventy years old. Even if they are well maintained, how many years can they live?

“But it's also a loss for me, someone has to be responsible, so let Buffett pay!” Andy closed his eyes slightly, flashing sharply, coldly said: "Continue to acquire shares in Burlington North Santa Fe, I bet he wants to privatize the company completely. Since he made such a big bet, he can't possibly not want to own the company permanently. By then, these shares in my hand will be the biggest chip and can be sold at a good price! ”

Andy knows a little about Warren Buffett, and for things he likes, he likes to have an exclusive personality. Whether it's Candy or Ice Cream, Warren Buffett has privatized, the second-largest railroad company in the United States, how could he not have a monopoly? If it was Andy Smith, he would definitely find a way to privatize it, just like Andy bought NBC Worldwide, not for next month or next year, but to own it permanently!

Everyone in the conference room laughed at their bosses' plans to slap bamboo bars...