Hollywood Hunter

Determined, Simon asked: "So, Mr. Maekawa, what price do you plan to offer?"

Maekawa Haruo said: "According to the information we collected, Cersei Capital's current net asset value should be around 2.5 billion US dollars, and we can bid 3 billion US dollars."

Simon waited for Maekawa to continue, and shook his head: "Mr. Maekawa, this offer is too dishonest. Presumably you should be able to roughly judge the size of Cersei Capital's bulls. I am very optimistic about the impact of the Nikkei 225 index above 40,000 points. High, according to this prediction, as long as I keep the long position in my hand, I will get at least another 1 billion US dollars in the next few months. And, if you still want me to avoid short Tokyo stock market after the market turns, 3 billion A dollar quote is even more impossible."

"Mr. Westeros, I am sure you are not a greedy person. What you are describing is an idealistic assumption."

"If my operation of the North American stock market two years ago was not already an established fact, probably everyone would think this is just an ideal assumption. Mr. Maekawa, I am still very confident in my judgment."

Maekawa Haruo was silent for a moment and slightly raised his hand to signal: "So, how much do you think is appropriate?"

Simon gave a quote without hesitation: "5 billion dollars."

Maekawa Haruno blurted out and said, "It's too high."

Simon noticed the obvious attitude in the words of Maekawa Kazuo and suddenly realized that his offer might be a little low.

If you think about it, only the Japanese stock market has a total market value of more than 7 trillion US dollars, not to mention the Japanese property market and the entire Japanese economy.

In comparison, 5 billion US dollars can bring him this “variable” that may cause a stock market crash. This price is totally worth it.

What's more, the Japanese did not pay him a large sum of cash, they could still get the entire portfolio of Cersei Capital.

Cersei Capital’s total net asset value of about 2.5 billion US dollars, cash reserves of 500 million US dollars, the value of each type of investment portfolio is about 2 billion US dollars, the total position ratio is 80%.

According to the data in Simon's memory, if this portfolio of financial products such as stocks, bonds, and stock index futures has been held to the top of the Japanese market, the total value of cash will not be less than 3.5 billion U.S. dollars. .In addition, Simon also needs to give up the opportunity to short the Japanese stock market in the future. The opening price of 5 billion US dollars is indeed not high.

You know, after the Japanese stock market turned in memory, the Nikkei 225 index plunged 10,000 points in just four months, a drop of more than 25%.If Cersei Capital can establish a position of the same size as the current bulls, a 25% drop in four months is enough to bring Simon billions of dollars in profits.

Of course, this is just an ideal assumption.

Japan is actually a very closed market. In memory, after the Japanese stock market crashed, the Japanese government took a lot of harsh restrictive measures to avoid a short sale of speculative capital.What's more, stock index futures are a two-way zero-sum game. In the case of a stock market crash, lack of bullish capital, Cersei Capital wants to establish short positions is not so easy.

All in all, taking advantage of this opportunity to cash out at one time is definitely the best option.

Since it was Maekawa Kazuo, the former president of the Bank of Japan, who was personally involved, the main buyer of this transaction must be Japan’s major banks and major chaebols.

With the rapid development of the Japanese economy in recent years, the top ten largest banks in the world are all Japanese banks. The total assets of these banks range from hundreds of billions of dollars to trillions of dollars.The economic strength of the well-known Japanese chaebols is even stronger.

These capital forces are only a little bit from their fingertips, and $5 billion is more than enough.

However, although he realized that his offer was low, Simon did not intend to repent.

Less than half a year, the principal of US$1.57 billion skyrocketed to US$5 billion,

"Mr. Maekawa, the price of 5 billion US dollars is very reasonable. I think you do not intend to cash out immediately after buying out Cersei Capital’s investment portfolio. If we reach an agreement as soon as possible, you can give a certain guarantee that Cersei Capital can tomorrow To continue to increase the position to release the signal to the outside world that I am still optimistic about the Japanese stock market, so as to offset the risk of Friday's plunge."

Maekawa Haruo just showed a little hesitation, and nodded quickly, continuing to talk about the conditions in Japan: "Simon, we can accept such an offer. However, in addition to the conditions just now, we hope to continue on the surface. Dominate the operation of Cersei Capital. Of course, on the surface, we will remotely control Cersei Capital’s trading."

Simon immediately understood the subtext of Maekawa Haruo.

The Japanese want to rely on Cersei Capital to maintain investors' confidence in the Japanese stock market.

If Simon is bearish on the Japanese stock market, the result is likely to be disastrous, as can be seen from the one-day sharp drop in the Japanese stock market on Friday.On the contrary, if Simon has maintained a bullish view on the Japanese stock market, the large amount of short-selling capital that is eyeing the Japanese stock market will not dare to bet.

Cersei Capital happens to be the most intuitive display of Simon's personal will.

Everyone knows how big the bubble component of the Japanese stock market is.

The main purpose of the Japanese now is to gain time in order to take more measures to promote a soft landing of the Japanese economy.

Therefore, Simon speculated that after the Japanese bought Cersei Capital's investment portfolio, they would not choose to cash out unless the situation was completely irreversible.

As long as we can gain more time for the Japanese economy, billions of dollars of capital will be worth even a complete loss.After all, once the stock market crash occurs, the Japanese government wants to bail out the market, even if tens of billions of dollars are spent, it may not be effective.

Knowing the benefits of these joints, Simon once again felt that he had just lowered the offer price.

However, as Maekawa Kazuo just said, Simon is indeed not a greedy person.

Perhaps his asking price is even higher, and the Japanese will grind their teeth to agree, but the relationship between the two sides will not be as peaceful as it is now.

After all, the malicious mergers that have prevailed in recent years, and the acquired company sent away the malicious acquirers by redeeming the stock, the premium rarely surpassed 100%.Cersei Capital’s net worth is only $2.5 billion. If Simon’s offer exceeds $5 billion, this transaction is not a business, but blackmail.

5 billion US dollars, a 100% premium, is probably a psychological price that the Japanese are more acceptable to.

Although a long-term instinct resistance has been cultivated in his bones, Simon has no intention of confronting the Japanese intentionally.

The two worlds were human. Simon had no sense of belonging to the United States and little hatred for Japan. He was just a lonely ghost who had taken the luck of others' bodies, and he was only able to protect the interests of himself and those around him.

Seeing that Maekawa Haruo is still waiting for his reply, Simon nodded and added: "Mr. Maekawa, I can agree that you continue to use Cersei Capital for operations, but I will not publicly express any views on the Japanese economy, regardless of Whether it is positive or negative. In addition, Cersei Capital still belongs to me, you can only get the ownership of the five sub-funds, and, after this matter, I also hope that you can put the shell of these five sub-funds Give it back to me. Of course, it doesn’t matter if it’s not, but they can no longer be affiliated with Cersei Capital. Well, the deadline is also limited to the five years we just agreed."

"No problem," Maekawa Haruo readily agreed, reached over and shook hands with Simon, the deal was concluded, he could not wait to talk about Simon's just proposal: "Mr. Westeros, we can pay a sum of 5 today With a guarantee of 100 million US dollars, I also hope that you can fulfill your promise and increase the long position of Cersei Capital after opening tomorrow."

Simon let go of Maekawa's hand and nodded: "Of course, in fact, in order to avoid more unnecessary speculation in the market, I plan to leave Australia this afternoon."

"This is the best," said Maekawa Haruo, and asked again: "Just, our specific deal agreement?"

The two have just negotiated a general plan, and many details still need to be considered carefully.

Simon said: "My girlfriend Jenny and Tony can negotiate with you on my behalf."

Maekawa Haruo reminded: "Mr. Westeros, we hope this matter will be kept as confidential as possible. The fewer people who know, the better."

"I understand, but I can't stay in Australia all the time. Moreover, during this period Cersei Capital has always been responsible for Jenny and Tony. If you continue to maintain the operation of Cersei Capital, the two of them must also We need to participate. Moreover, we cannot hide this from investors, but I will try my best to cooperate with the control of the news. If you think it is necessary, you can also sign a confidentiality agreement."

"So," Maekawa Haruo stood up, slightly bowed and stretched out his hand to Simon again, "I hope we can cooperate happily this time."

Simon also stood up, reached out and shook his hand, and smiled, "I hope so."

After this matter was settled, former Chuan Chunxiong and his party left quickly.

Simon briefed Janet and Anthony about the deal just now, and they both knew how much benefit Cersei Capital had, and would naturally not object.Anthony called Raymond Johnston who was still in Western Australia for the first time, hoping that the old man would come back to preside over the big picture.

The other investors of Cersei Capital, or the old man, personally came out to communicate most securely.

Able to complete the cash at one time, and other investors will not object to it. The key is confidential.

Simon is not too worried about this matter, and the forces that can be selected to participate in Cersei Capital are closely related to the Johnston family.At first, the investment threshold set by the old man was very high, and finally only nine external capitals, including the Murdoch family, the Fairfax family, and the Parker family, participated.

In the 1980s, the Australian economy had a strong dependence on Japan. Like the Johnston family, most Australian forces investing in Cersei Capital had various connections with Japanese capital.Now that everyone has benefited, perhaps coupled with confidentiality agreements, there is no need to expose the other party's layout at the risk of offending the Japanese.

Even with proper communication, other investors do not have to know who bought out Cersei Capital’s portfolio.

Of course, these details are not something Simon needs to worry about.

Raymond Johnston flew back from Perth, Western Australia at two o'clock in the afternoon.

Simon and the old man met for a brief discussion before heading to Melbourne Airport in the western suburbs. Janet would stay in Melbourne for a while.

At Melbourne Airport, looking at the tractor towing a Boeing 767 towards the runway, Simon said to Janet next to him: "It just happens that I can buy a Boeing 767 this time. I don’t like to rent it like this. I will order it when I go back , You can go back in a while and design the interior decoration yourself. In the future, we will be able to travel to and from Australia more easily."

Janet held Simon's arm, ah, and said: "Aunt has helped you buy the remaining buildings in the Manhattan plot."

Simon nodded: "I know."

Although it was handed over to Veronika's shell company for operation, the funds still had to be transferred from Westero, and Simon naturally knew about it.

Because of the continued decline in the North American property market, Simon’s purchase of properties between 59th and 60th Streets east of Madison Avenue in Manhattan for the construction of Westeros has become very smooth.

All six buildings were purchased, including land, with a total expenditure of $173 million. This cost is much higher than Simon initially estimated.

Moreover, if you want to imitate the shape of the Avengers and build the tallest building in Manhattan, the cost to be paid is also very expensive.Simon privately commissioned a real estate design company to do rough statistics, but the main building, the cost will not be less than 500 million US dollars, if Simon has high requirements for building materials, design details, safety protection, etc., the cost is even more Upper limit.

In addition, to build such a building, the user problem of the building must be solved first, otherwise, if the building with more than 100 floors is vacant, the result will be disastrous.

The Westeros Building is the place where Simon’s personal dreams are. Even if the user’s problem is not considered for the time being, Simon does not intend to make a deal with low standards. He hopes that everything will be built with the highest standards.As a result, the cost of the Westero Building will rise to the level of 1 billion US dollars.

One billion U.S. dollars may not be a big deal in two or three decades, but this time it was sky high.

Although Simon’s profit from the Japanese financial market was sufficient to cover the construction of the Westeros, he still had many more urgent things to do and had to suspend the plan.Moreover, the idea of ​​purchasing a Boeing 767 just now was also a compromise.

The three wishes that Janet talked about that night, Simon wanted to have one step in place, but the reality was difficult to make people happy.

After all, if Simon is eager to fulfill his wishes, the result is probably not enough capital to guard those things.

After all, I am still not rich enough.

Janet saw that Simon just stopped responding, and suddenly chuckled, and his head came over and rubbed on Simon's shoulder, saying, "Are you disappointed this time?"

Simon wondered: "Huh?"

"Auntie has been in Singapore in recent days."

Simon decisively stupid: "What's wrong with your aunt?"

"Hum," Janet glanced at Simon softly, and said: "Someone was drunk last night and snuck up like a puppy on his neck."

Simon was not fooled and shook his head: "I'm not drunk, and you fell asleep before me."

"I woke up in the middle of the night."

"I sleep well, and I don't do strange things in my dreams."

"How do you know what you look like when you fall asleep?"

"You will snore after you fall asleep."

"would not!!!"

"how do you know?"

"Little jerk, you almost changed the subject," Janet clasped Simon's arm, accusing him, but his tone softened again, and said softly: "This is wrong, Simon."

Simon has always known that Janet is an extremely smart woman, not to mention that the two have been together for so long, there is probably no second person in the world who knows her better than she does.Moreover, starting from Catherine, some of his attributes are difficult to hide.

After a pause, Simon yelled indifferently.

The two were silent for a moment. Janet leaned her head on Simon’s shoulder and said, “Actually, you can find some girls who are younger than you. They are more suitable for you. Well, don’t be too small, otherwise it will be very troublesome. "

Simon asked with a smile: "What do you do then?"

"Of course I am your girlfriend, and I will be your wife in the future," Janet took it for granted: "Man steals food outside and always has to go home. Dad used to be like this before, he and his mother still lived for so many years Very well."

Simon pretended to be interested: "Tell me more, maybe you can find an opportunity to blackmail your old man."

"How are you blackmailing? It's almost the same as being beaten," Janet photographed Simon. "This is what my mother told me. She used to like to watch the old man lie and lie to her when she didn't return home at night. These years my father is old and he settles down. Little bastards, we will be as old as our parents, right?"

Simon nodded without hesitation, feeling the faint melancholy in Janet's tone, and reached out to hug the woman into his arms.

For the affairs of Cersei Capital, reporters were still arranged around them, which just happened to take a warm picture of the two standing snuggling each other under the sunlight of the west.

Boeing 767 entered the runway, everything was ready, Neil Bennett signaled Simon could board the plane not far away.

A final word, Simon is about to leave, but is still lived by Janet La, asked: "Little bastard, do I really snore when I sleep?"

Simon smiled, lowered his head and kissed Janet's lips, saying, "Of course not, cheat you."

"Really?"

"Really."

Janet was still not at ease and warned: "You mustn't lie to me. I will go to bed and let me sleep. Let my mother help me see it."

A casual joke to change the subject seems to have serious consequences.

Simon no longer teased, and finally hugged Janet and walked towards the private plane on the runway.