12dz Chapter 586 Bernard Arnault: "Wang Xiucheng, what exactly do you want?"
Chapter 586 Bernard Arnault: "Wang Xiucheng, what exactly do you want?"
After laughing for a while, Mary asked, "What are you going to do?"
"It's simple. Just like last time, we'll buy a large number of LVMH shares, and then negotiate with Bernard Arnault to get him to transfer some of his Cheval Blanc shares to us."
Mary frowned slightly. "I've heard that Bernard Arnault has been raising cash lately, seemingly to buy back a large number of shares from the market."
Wang Xiucheng nodded upon hearing this. Although he had not investigated the matter, he could understand it.
Having been tricked by Wang Xiucheng, Bernard Arnault naturally had to react to prevent others from using this method to extort him again.
However, approximately 50% of LVMH's shares are available for trading on the market.
Based on the latest stock price, acquiring all of these shares would require at least 1500 billion in cash.
This also requires ensuring that some capital doesn't arbitrarily raise prices.
This is clearly not an easy task for the Arnault family, who only want to buy back a portion of the shares.
Wang Xiucheng looked up and smiled, "So we'll start buying as soon as the market opens tomorrow, the more the better, because if we don't buy now, we won't be able to buy any more..."
Seeing Wang Xiucheng's somewhat funny expression, Mary laughed happily again.
She loved seeing Wang Xiucheng like this in front of her; it convinced her that she was unique and could never compare to those singers and actors who only had looks and no substance.
“You seem to have gotten a bit stronger,” Mary said, looking Wang Xiucheng up and down. “I’ll go with you to buy some clothes this afternoon.”
"Okay," Wang Xiucheng agreed.
At this point, Wang Xiucheng really had no way to refuse Mary's request.
“No, I’d better make a few.” Mary seemed to be talking to herself. “Buying them is never the most suitable. I should just make them.”
Mary took out her phone and made a call right in front of Wang Xiucheng. "Mr. Steve, I'm coming to your place this afternoon. I need to order some clothes for... for my boyfriend."
Mary glanced up at Wang Xiucheng, but didn't see any displeasure on his face. So she continued happily, "He's 198cm tall and weighs about 100kg. Yes, he's an athlete. Okay, you can measure the rest yourself this afternoon."
Wang Xiucheng sighed inwardly, lamenting his own damned charm...
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January 13, US time.
The Nets will host the Wizards.
The Nets fielded their full roster.
At the start of the game, Wang Xiucheng made a three-pointer, then went back and stole the ball from Kuzma, and then made a fast break dunk.
The Wizards steadied themselves and scored a mid-range jumper, but then the Nets scored on several consecutive baskets and managed to defend them.
The Nets started with a 12-4 run in the first four minutes.
The Wizards were forced to call a timeout ahead of schedule.
After returning, the Wizards' scoring touch finally came back.
But the Nets' scoring ability remains.
This allowed the Nets to score 30-15 in the first quarter.
Wang Xiucheng started the second quarter on the bench, with Claxton replacing Towns and playing well with Westbrook.
Claxton dominated the rebounding in the paint, while Westbrook hit consecutive three-pointers from the outside.
The score remained unchanged.
After Wang Xiucheng entered the game, the Wizards' three-point shooting suddenly improved, and they hit consecutive three-pointers, narrowing the score gap somewhat.
The second half followed a similar script to the first half. Although the Wizards seemed to have a chance to tie the score, every time they closed the gap, a Nets player would step up and score consecutively, widening the gap again.
Wang Xiucheng opened his workday on the third day of the third month.
When the game ended, the Nets defeated the Wizards 102-94 at home.
The score difference in this game appears to be less than ten points, but if you watch the game closely, you'll find that there are still significant differences between the two sides in certain specific metrics.
First, in terms of rebounds, the Nets grabbed a total of 66 rebounds tonight, 24 more than the Wizards' 42.
They had an even more impressive 20-7 lead over the Wizards in offensive rebounds.
Claxton grabbed 13 rebounds, and Sharp grabbed 12.
Even Wang Xiucheng was lucky enough to grab 6 rebounds.
Of course, all six rebounds were defensive rebounds, and all of them were given to Wang Xiucheng by Zhao Si or Towns when there were no opposing players around.
Secondly, there's the number of three-point attempts. The Nets attempted 49 three-pointers tonight. Although they didn't make many, the number is gradually increasing.
After winning this game, the Nets' record improved to 7 wins and 3 losses, temporarily placing them fourth in the Eastern Conference.
After the game, the Nets held another team-building activity.
And this team building activity was held at Westbrook's home.
The reason is that Westbrook just celebrated his 35th birthday yesterday.
Today was an official birthday celebration for him by the team.
All the players and staff, including Wang Xiucheng, more than thirty people in total, rushed into Westbrook's house.
Westbrook is a person who enjoys excitement, so he had Nina start preparing for this kind of event well in advance.
They played until late into the night before gradually leaving.
As Wang Xiucheng left Westbrook's house, before even getting into the car, he felt a chill on his face.
Wang Xiucheng looked up slightly, and a few snowflakes drifted down.
It's already mid-November, and New York City has finally welcomed its first snowfall of the winter.
Although the current temperature is not high enough for this snow to remain.
"What's wrong, bro?" Wu Di asked, carrying Wang Xiucheng's bag.
"It's nothing, let's go home." Wang Xiucheng shook his head and got into the car.
Wu Di waved his hand, threw the package into the car, and then five identical black cars left Westbrook's house.
Sitting in the car, Wang Xiucheng took out his phone and glanced at it.
Besides the text messages and missed calls from my sisters, there was another number that called me three times today.
Wang Xiucheng did not answer the number, even though he knew whose number it was.
Wang Xiucheng opened his phone, found a number, and sent a text message.
"Sister, it's snowing in New York."
After sending the text message, Wang Xiucheng put his phone away and rolled down the car window a little so that the snowflakes could just get into the car.
The phone suddenly rang. He thought it was one of his sisters, but when he saw the number, Wang Xiucheng knew he was wrong.
Answering the number that had called him for the fourth time, Wang Xiucheng said in a relaxed tone, "Good evening, Mr. Arno."
"What a fart!"
The response to Wang Xiucheng came from a voice that sounded extremely angry.
Wang Xiucheng moved the phone away from his ear, but his face remained expressionless.
The person who was yelling on the phone was Bernard Arnault of LVMH.
"Wang Xiucheng, what exactly do you want?" Arno's voice continued, "Didn't we agree last time that you should just say what you want? Why are you making such a fuss again?"
Bernard Arnault woke up at 9:30 this morning and his son told him that a large amount of capital had once again appeared on the market, frantically buying up LVMH shares.
And compared to Wang Xiucheng's previous incident.
This time it's even crazier!
It wasn't just Wang Xiucheng's CWJK company; other capital firms were also making acquisitions.
In just half an hour, LVMH's stock price was pushed up by more than 10%.
Bernard Arnault was so frightened he almost had a heart attack. He had someone investigate, and soon he found out what had happened.
As expected, the first company to buy its own stock was Wang Xiucheng's CWJK.
Then, after CWJK acquired several LVMH shares worth over 100 billion, several other capital firms suddenly got involved.
First, the Fertitta family's private equity fund posted a closing price of 10 billion.
Then, less than three minutes later, David Wedheimer's private account also posted a closing price of over 10 billion, significantly higher than the market price.
This is not over yet.
Less than 10 minutes later, several international capital firms, including the Qatar Investment Authority and Vanguard, posted acquisition offers that were significantly higher than the market price.
From this point on, LVMH's stock price began to soar wildly.