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" well Are you serious, crow? "Even after walking under his umbrella, sitting in a chair with a cup of coffee, Adrian still felt dizzy," we did take 14 billion dollars from the Soviet Union? "

" you heard me right, and I didn't say anything wrong. " Claude picked up the glass and flicked it. "And there's no tax."

"Hell, this is..." Adrian took a long breath and pinched the bridge of his nose. Although he knew that this was an excellent opportunity to make money, he never thought it could be reached. Claude shocked him again like the oil futures last time.

"Our share of the cake is only moderate, even smaller than my father's, not to mention those who have been preparing for a long time on Wall Street, not to mention the wealth accumulated by the sleeve color empire over the past 60 years, which is easily pocketed by them." Claude said in the end, the tone has become a little emotional.

Adrian understands his feelings. After all, just a few years ago, the polar bear was a formidable behemoth, but now it is so weak that anyone can come to take a piece of the cake. He just wants to know how Claude made the figure of 14 billion more than review the history of the two countries and express his feelings. Moreover, it seems that there is room for improvement.

"Can you tell me how you did it?" Adrian asked. "It must have taken a lot of effort."

"It's simple, it's so simple that you can't believe it." Claude laughed. He put down his glass and thought about it carefully before he opened his mouth again: "I started to arrange it after talking to you last year. First, I had people pay for some bureaucrats; then, I opened about 30 banks in Russian cities, large and small; then, I raised the deposit interest rate to 20% or even 30% -- of course, We have to deposit it for a certain period of time; then we continue to publicize and encourage the Russians to deposit money into our banks; and finally, and most importantly, every ruble deposited is immediately converted into US dollars. "

Adrian can't help but take a deep breath. He has generally understood that Claude's practice is to absorb rubles and convert them into US dollars - the rubles before the collapse of the Soviet Union are still very strong. Then when the Soviet Union disintegrates, the economy deteriorates, and the value of the ruble plummets all the way, the last few billion ruble deposits can be paid off only by several thousand or even millions of dollars.

"wait, crow, are these 14 billion dollars obtained by absorbing funds from ordinary people?" Adrian asked.

"Of course not. Almost half of them are not the only ones who aim at the funds in the hands of ordinary people," Claude knew what he meant. "The other half comes from the Russian government, and large-scale exchange of dollars must go through the Russian central bank, so we must have a good relationship with them. Of course, how to make a good relationship is needless to say. So after the funds absorbed by the bank have accumulated to a certain extent, I take the funds as collateral, loan a sum of rubles of the same amount, and then convert the rubles into US dollars again. As long as the repayment period exceeds three years, it doesn't matter how much interest. "

"I see." Adrian took a deep breath again. It was too simple.

Sure enough, currency manipulation is the most profitable business in the world. No wonder the giants want to enter the Fed. The situation of the Soviet Union is only comparable to that of Germany after World War I. However, the loss of the Soviet Union was far more than that of Germany at that time. The amazing wealth was simply evaporated or flowed into other people's pockets.

Of course, such an opportunity has and only once, fortunately Adrian and Claude firmly seized it.

"Surprisingly, no wonder you're not interested in sniping at 10% of the pound." Adrian said with emotion.

"There are lots of opportunities to make money. Unless you have to, you really don't need to take risks," Claude shrugged. "But you're right, ed. we're going to do it together."

"In that case, how about your treat tonight?" Adrian said half jokingly.

"Although you've lost two dinners before No problem. " Claude answered, rubbing his chin.

"What a fussy fellow." Adrian shook his head teasingly, picked up his coffee and took a sip.

There is no point in thinking about currency manipulation or the loss of the Soviet Union. The former is not something he can deal with, and the latter would be swept away most of his wealth even without him. Therefore, now that we have seized this opportunity and made such a huge sum of money, all the previous ideas and ideas can be realized.

But while $14 billion sounds amazing, it doesn't have to be enough once it's started, especially those that Adrian is counting on.

"Well, let's go on. It's not over yet." Claude said he was going to get the club.

"Wait, crow, I remember you said before, things are not over there, right?" Adrian suddenly asked, "so how much do we get in the end?"Claude raised his eyebrows, and half of his body immediately sat back: "it seems that I can't fight today."

"If you want, I'll take some time to play golf with you all day, so that you can laugh at me in the game. How about?" Adrian spread his hands and looked at Claude with a smile. "I need this answer."

"Well, well," Claude sighed, but did not show his impatience. "According to the current situation, we can finally make 15 billion yuan. Of course, this is only an estimate. The actual situation should fluctuate around this number."

"Well, let's take that number for a while." Adrian thought about it again, and then he asked seriously, "crow, how likely is it that we will succeed in acquiring ABC?"

"you mean to buy ABC?" Claude, who poured himself a cup of coffee, was surprised to pick his eyebrows.

"Yes, that's right. As a media company, we need a TV network all over the country. I can't think of any more suitable TV station than ABC." Adrian said and made a gesture of calmness. "I know what you want to say, crow, but look at some famous broadcasting companies, NBC is under GM, CBS is incorporated by Sony, fo belongs to News Corporation, and ABC will be acquired sooner or later. Within these two years, I'm sure. We have to be ahead of others. "

After a pause, he continued: "as for the long-term loss problem of ABC, believe me, crow, if we can take over, I have enough assurance to make it come back from the dead"

"ha, so confident?" Claude patted himself in the face.

"Of course, don't forget what I do now. I just need a few excellent TV series and variety shows." Adrian held his arm and lifted his chin, which made him look proud.

Claude put down his glass, put his hands together and looked at Adrian for a few minutes: "OK, let me see Although we can't do more analysis now, I can tell you for sure, ED, 15 billion is not enough. "

"Adrian, my uncle and I can all be interested in financing," he said

"It's still not enough. I'm sure my father and Mr. Anderson will help, but business is business, and the capital will not exceed 3 billion at most. If we want to acquire ABC, we need at least close to 20 billion," Claude shook his head.

"Need that much?" Adrian frowned.

"Although ABC has been operating at a loss, it is, after all, a large company with a strong foundation and history, and still has a high position in the public mind. It is impossible to buy a company without paying a large price." Claude explained simply.

"So, is there any other way?" Adrian's eyebrows were even deeper. At first, because of the excitement of obtaining huge wealth in the Soviet Union, he was completely calmed down. Even if he had such a large sum of money in hand, it was still far from enough to do something. How could it not make people depressed, even if he knew it in his mind.

"Don't tell me there's nothing you can do, man." Adrian looks at his best friend.

"Well, there's another way." Claude thought for a few minutes before he said again, "but it's very cumbersome to operate, and it may have an impact on our reputation."

"Tell me." Adrian made a gesture.

"It's easy to borrow money from the bank with ABC as collateral."

"Take ABC as collateral? You mean to borrow money from the bank with something that doesn't belong to us?"

"yes, you heard me correctly. In terms of business, it can be like this." Claude nodded. "The biggest advantage of this is that if the acquisition is successful, the debt of this loan will be borne by all the shareholders of ABC, not just us. But it's troublesome. First of all, you have to prepare enough detailed materials for the bank to evaluate. Those smart guys absolutely don't want to see you declare bankruptcy after paying the money - frankly speaking, based on the current operation of ABC, I don't think any bank will take such a risk. Secondly, if the acquisition still leads to continuous losses and eventually leads to bankruptcy or resale, ABC's shareholders will inevitably complain against us about the loan, which will affect our reputation. "

Adrian's fingers beat and beat on the small table, looking at the distant scenery for a long time before turning his eyes back: "after all, the most important thing is how to make ABC come alive after taking over. This is actually not a difficult thing. Remember what I told you before, crow, as long as there is a good operation team, I am sure that ABC will come back from the dead. So I think this method is credible. As long as you can make the bank believe that we can save ABC and get the money, then the future will not be a problem. "

"You're so confident, ed." Claude laughed. "I know that you can always achieve some unexpected success, and I believe that if you say that, there must be a way to make ABC profitable - even though I do the actual business. However, I have to regret to tell you, ED, the premise of our discussion is that no one competes with us "

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