In terms of packaging assets and encircling money, Gao Xian still has cards to play after Huanyu personal computer and Sega. Therefore, he has always been vigilant about the behavior of traditional investment banking giants such as Morgan Stanley to expand their power in emerging business areas.
As a start-up company that has only been established for more than three years, apple computer has raised nearly $80 million through IPO, which can be regarded as a great success. After counting, the underwriter's commission is a lot, but Morgan Stanley is used to eating big fish and meat. In addition, it is very difficult for highly personalized entrepreneurs like Steve jobs to "serve". In the future, they will have an attitude towards this group, It must be conservative.
Facts seem to confirm this. At the celebration banquet after Apple's successful listing, Morgan Stanley kept a very low profile, even without considering Jobs's high spirited light.
John Whitehead, who was also happy in his heart, said with a smile: "Morgan Stanley seems to be involved in a scandal recently. It's a smart choice to keep a low profile."
Of course, I have heard of the scandal mentioned by John Whitehead, which has always attached great importance to intelligence gathering.
In addition to the fact that Morgan Stanley's business has changed from wholesale securities to personal participation in specific trading activities, which has led to increased external competition with peers and unavoidable flattery to some customers, it is bound to offend other customers, and there are also professional ethics problems inside.
After all, the number of staff in the company has soared from about 200 in the "Wall Street gentleman" era to thousands, and management must keep up with it. It's like playing online games. A team of three or five people can pass through by eye contact, but it's strange not to be abused by the boss if it's changed into a team of more than ten people and still depends on eye contact.
Morgan Stanley's scandal stems from the fact that after there were many people, a small group of "smart" people used the information asymmetry advantage of Morgan Stanley's merger and reorganization business to buy the shares of relevant companies in advance to achieve the purpose of arbitrage. Moreover, it is not as simple as twice at one time. Otherwise, they will not be poked out.
There is no problem for Gao Xian to quietly use this routine to make money, but if Morgan Stanley people do so, the problem will be big. In addition to the specific people involved will be sentenced, Morgan Stanley's long-term accumulated reputation will also be seriously damaged.
At present, the regulatory authorities are investigating and collecting evidence. Although there is no real hammer, everyone in the circle knows that Morgan Stanley will not be wronged.
Gao Xian followed John Whitehead's words and chatted down: "it's not easy to be low-key if you want to be low-key. Adrian antoniu, a former star employee of Morgan Stanley, has talked about marriage with Dennis Steinfeld, President of 20th century fox in Hollywood, and has attracted much attention from the entertainment media."
John Whitehead frowned. "Sir Gao means Adrian Antonius is deeply involved in this scandal?"
Gao Xian nodded. "According to my information, the small circle composed of Adrian antoniu and his classmates can make a net profit of at least more than 100000 dollars every time."
John Whitehead was moved. You know, although the dollar has depreciated sharply since the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, the actual purchasing power of the dollar is still quite strong. Most Americans don't earn more than 100000 dollars a year.
Gao Xian glanced at John Whitehead and laughed, "it's all other people's business. We don't have to worry about it. There are still a lot of things to deal with at Sega."
Because Sega was successfully listed and the composition of shareholders changed greatly, after January 1981, Sega held a shareholders' meeting. Before that, Gao Yi and Goldman Sachs, who served as underwriters and then provided consulting services for a series of M & A plans, attended the meeting as nonvoting delegates.
The atmosphere of Sega's first shareholders' meeting was jubilant, thanks to Sega's perfect sprint across the finish line in the Christmas sales season, which just ended. Last year, in 1980, the annual sales exceeded US $1.6 billion.
This figure is certainly not comparable to IBM's annual sales of $10 billion, but it is also enough to break into the top 200 of the Fortune 500. More specifically, it should be able to step on the head of Sega's peer, adari's parent company, Warner.
As for Sega's profits in 1980, although there are "hidden clumsiness" factors, and it is only a preliminary result, it can also be determined that there is no doubt that they exceeded $200 million.
With such solid business data, how can shareholders be unhappy.
At the meeting, David Rosen, chairman of the board of directors of Sega Entertainment Co., Ltd., a bit like a "mascot", talked about the company's next development plan. After all, Sega's IPO circle has so many dollars, there must be a reason to spend it.
According to the blueprint outlined by David Rosen, Sega will diversify around entertainment, and its tentacles will first extend to the toy industry outside the video game industry, which is just opposite to the momentum of many toy companies pouring into the video game industry at this stage.
Of course, Sega will not relax in the main business of video games, such as buying film copyright suitable for adaptation into video games from Hollywood, allowing game works of third-party game developers to enter Sega game console hardware platform, etc.
In short, pigs can fly into the sky against the wind. The situation can only be described as great. Compared with apple electric, the three generations of Apple computers trying to enter the commercial field have been proved to be defective. Sega's business situation is perfect.
When the shareholders' meeting was successfully behind the scenes, Gao Xian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The crazy video game boom could not last long. The level of fooling shareholders in front of him passed. He could use Sega's "extended" lever to pry more things.
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After completing the important event of Sega's first shareholders' meeting, Li Gen's inauguration as president of the United States came on January 20. Gao Xian joined in the fun along the way. There are also celebrities from Xiangjiang, such as boat King Bao Yugang.
Gao Xian's concern about Li Gen's taking office naturally stems from Li Gen's long-term performance. The era of new free economy has come, and capital is less constrained and regulated. He must be happy.
It is worth mentioning that the Iranian hostage crisis, which tormented the American political arena for more than a year, was completely resolved just a few minutes after President Reagan's inauguration. All American hostages were released and immediately flew to the Rhine mein Air Force Base in Frankfurt, West Germany.
In addition, there are more interesting places. Carter, who has become the former president of the United States, went to meet him in his capacity as envoy of the current president, Lee Ghent.
From time to time make complaints about the high chords with little Busch, and after hearing the news, he could not help but secretly vomit his own way. He drank the party as if he were really a villain. Carter was simply knocked out of his teeth and swallowed himself.
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