Chapter 302 If you can do it, I will definitely support you!
Seeing that Zhang Junfeng's progress was not lagging behind his acquisition speed, Matto Walsh, who was already a little inflated, had a bolder idea in his mind. If possible, could they take advantage of the current good opportunity to upgrade the plan one step further and achieve the ultimate goal in one go, once and for all? Hearing Matto Walsh's rather bold proposal, Zhang Junfeng couldn't help but tease, "If I remember correctly, it should still be morning in America, right? Why are you talking in your sleep so early in the morning?"
"Henry Paulson has been able to hold the position of President of Goldman Sachs for so many years without anyone being able to shake him. What do you think he relies on? If the company shares he holds alone can bring him down, do you think the other shareholders have never considered cooperation?"
"It's because Henry Paulson has a myriad of connections behind him! The most troublesome one is the top officials of the U.S. Treasury Department. If you can convince them to support you, I can now add another $1 billion to buy other shares to help you get to the top! But, can you handle it?"
Matto Walls, who was "stabbed" by Zhang Junfeng, smiled awkwardly and did not continue to delve into the topic. He knew that what Zhang Junfeng said was one of the core foundations of their Goldman Sachs Group.
It is because of the extremely close relationship between Goldman Sachs and the top officials of the U.S. Treasury Department that they have been able to thrive in the financial markets of the United States and even Europe and the United States over the years. After all, with the strong support of the U.S. government, no matter where they are, Goldman Sachs representatives can receive very high courtesy~!
Ask him to deal with the big shots at the Ministry of Finance? As a vice president of Goldman Sachs, it is still a question whether the other party is willing to meet and chat with him! ...
More than an hour later, after confirming the acquired shares of Goldman Sachs Group with Matto Walsh, Zhang Junfeng looked at the time and found that it was already past 2 a.m. He immediately suggested that this remote video conference end here and discuss the follow-up matters the day after tomorrow.
Zhang Junfeng's proposal was unanimously approved by Leon John and Kim Jung-tae. After all, they were both old and could not stand such hard work. Especially Kim Jung-tae, an "old man" who was about to retire. It would be too difficult for him to stay up all night!
Fortunately, Zhang Junfeng took into consideration that the meeting would last until very late, so he arranged a place for several people to rest in the rest area on the upper floor. Instead of driving tiredly in the middle of the night, it would be better to rest here for a night and go home directly tomorrow!
The two people, who were already drowsy, readily agreed to Zhang Junfeng's thoughtful arrangement. Under the guidance of Zhang Junfeng, they came to the rest area on the upper floor. After randomly selecting a room, they went to rest and catch up on their sleep.
…
At noon on the second day after Goldman Sachs Group went public, President Henry Paulson looked very unhappy after seeing the latest changes in shareholder information.
He originally thought that with his series of cool operations and allies he contacted in advance, he should be able to get a large portion of the company's stocks that were put out for financing. He never expected that the other party only got about 6.5% of the shares. Instead, Vice President Mato Walls held 10.6% of the company's shares, and Comet Capital, which was controlled by Zhang Junfeng, a senior consultant of their Goldman Sachs Group, held as much as 15.7% of the shares!
That is to say, a large part of the stocks that Goldman Sachs Group released for financing this time fell into the hands of the faction of Vice President Mato Walsh! Henry Paulson was quite surprised and a little annoyed about this result, but the only thing he didn't think about was to completely break up with the other party! The reason for this is mainly because he is afraid. After all, Mato Walsh was able to raise so much money quietly, which clearly shows that he has some ulterior motives. Now that they have obtained so many shares, it is very likely that they will affect him as the president and even threaten him! But what makes him more curious is where did Zhang Junfeng get such a large amount of funds? This guy only borrowed 800 million US dollars from them last year, and this money is not enough for him to acquire so many shares! "Boss, according to our subsequent investigation, the traders who swept our company's stocks in the market were from JPMorgan Chase, and the funds also flowed out from their securities companies. Do you think it is JPMorgan Chase..." As if sensing Henry Paulson's doubts, the subordinate spoke up at the right time to analyze.
"Nacho Morgan would not do such a stupid thing, at least not so blatantly! Otherwise, as long as someone exposes it, he will surely be subject to joint sanctions from several other financial institutions~!" Henry Paulson shook his head and directly denied the possibility raised by the other party.
There is an unwritten rule among these financial giants on Wall Street. They are allowed to compete with each other, but will never interfere with each other's internal affairs. When faced with foreign invasion or common troubles, they will put aside their past grudges and advance and retreat together!
"Even if JPMorgan Chase is not involved, there must be something wrong with Zhang Junfeng's relationship with JPMorgan Chase! Otherwise, as a senior consultant of our Goldman Sachs Group, why would he go to JPMorgan Chase to acquire his own company's shares? Can't he just do it directly at the securities company under our Goldman Sachs Group?"
Seeing that his analysis was denied by Henry Paulson, his unwilling subordinates could not help but start to discredit Zhang Junfeng.
They all heard the news at the beginning that Zhang Junfeng, a brat from Korea in Asia, had the honor of attending a banquet hosted by Nacho Morgan, the financial tycoon who runs JPMorgan Chase, and that the tycoon was said to be very fond of the boy. This made them very jealous, and many of them secretly speculated that there was probably some PY transaction involved!
"... Enough, no matter what, Zhang Junfeng is still a senior consultant of our Goldman Sachs Group. Now he holds so many shares, he is already one of the major shareholders of our Goldman Sachs Group. If you don't have definite evidence, don't say such things again~!" Henry Paulson said in a somewhat cold tone. How could his subordinates' little thoughts be hidden from his eyes? However, the current situation has changed greatly. Even for him, the president, it is difficult to suppress other people's objections as easily as before.
(End of this chapter)