Chapter 1930

Whether jobs wants to or not, he will accompany Andy Smith and Schmidt to attend the press conference on the change of directors of listed companies after the end of the board of directors to publicly release the change results.

The reporters at the press conference were naturally excited and excited about the joint appearance of the three great people. There was a short-term riot on the scene, but it was soon replaced by constant flash lights and various questions.

There is nothing else about jobs' problem, which is naturally his health problem. This scene not only shows the great influence of jobs, but also shows the shadow of mysticism of American CEO behind jobs.

Due to the special nature of CEOs, any action they take in public may have a certain impact on the company, and opacity has gradually become a normal behavior of most CEOs in the United States.

In the company law of the United States, CEO's responsibility is mainly regulated by the company's internal articles of association, and there is no clear system and code of conduct. In corporate governance, most American companies do not have an independent board of supervisors to supervise the managers, which makes CEO mysticism often the source of mismanagement and corruption.

What jobs really meant to Apple was the role of the soul. On the one hand, jobs shaped Apple's unique temperament, making it a classic. Apple, on the other hand, had ups and downs because of jobs.

Indeed, keeping jobs' health a secret can reduce Apple's risk to some extent. The CEO's non-public behavior may play a role in safeguarding the company's interests, but it is also a deprivation of investors' rights and interests, which also hides many corruption factors. There are many dangers to CEO mysticism. That's why the current SEC investigation of Apple's board of directors actually shows this concern.

What's more, at the end of June, Apple announced to the outside world that jobs had returned to work at Apple's headquarters. He thought the market would react violently and the stock price would rise. However, the social and financial market reactions were so cold that jobs was embarrassed. Perhaps because he left too long, so people guess or prepare to usher in the post jobs era of apple!

Under the protection of the bodyguards, Andy got out of the siege of the reporters, sat in the car, and left the press conference. At this moment, Andy was in a very comfortable mood, especially when he saw Jobs's unhappy and helpless expression. Andy knew that he would leave jobs and be kicked out of the board of directors by jobs.

However, Andy doesn't care about the Apple board seat, and because of the competition between the app store and the Apple App Store in the free city, his position as a director won't be very stable. He is also very looking forward to jobs trying to kick himself out, so that he can really learn from Andy Smith and take revenge on apple.

In the next two days, Andy was in ins and Mockingbird respectively, and dealt with some matters that need to be decided by his boss. On August 2, Andy boarded the plane to Los Angeles.

Andy, who was in a good mood at first, received a little sad news after the plane landed in Los Angeles. His plan to buy Costco met his competitors!

And this opponent, or Andy's "old acquaintance", Warren Buffett.

"Boss, our action of attracting funds has attracted a lot of attention and tracking. According to the information we get, Buffett is using his and Gates' cartel network to wrap Costco from all sides. All this seems to indicate that Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway may target the future acquisition of this leading us warehouse supermarket. "

Alvette reported to him the latest situation in the latest plan to nibble Costco's shares on the phone, "at present, we have owned 6.2% of Costco's shares, which are scattered in five accounts, so we haven't yet aroused the idea of Costco. Boss, you have become the second largest shareholder of Costco.

At present, capital research accounts for 7.77%, BlackRock for 5.7%, pioneer group for 4.33%, and Warren Buffett's Berkshire for 1% of Costco.

But in our in-depth understanding and research, we found a serious situation. As the main donor of the bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Warren Buffett's co chairman, William gates, the father of Bill Gates, is a member of Costco's board of directors.

Buffett's old partner, Charlie Munger, is Berkshire's vice chairman and a member of Costco's board.

A similar relationship involves Susan Decker, a member of the Berkshire audit committee and a member of Costco's board of directors. On the other hand, as a former chairman of Microsoft, Jeffrey Lex is also a member of Costco's board of directors.

This relationship has been strengthened in the past ten years, but few people pay attention to it. If Warren Buffett once started the acquisition plan, under the cooperation of four board members, Costco will have no power to fight back, and there will be no suspense about the acquisition! "

"Good fellow, this old fox is really insidious and calm. He has hollowed out the board of directors of Costco!" After listening to alvette's report, Andy opened his mouth and make complaints about his way of Tucao. He also played with such a superb way of playing Buffett's old guy, and felt admiration from his heart.If Warren Buffett, the barbarian, really wanted to buy Costco maliciously at that time, there would have been few board of directors. If there were four people to support the purchase at once, Costco would have no chance to fight back. It would have been left to the old fox.

But thinking that the old guy is fighting for prey with him, Andy is a little angry, but a little helpless. The old fox is digging too deep. Once it is started, it really doesn't give other people a chance.

Wait... incorrect!

Andy frowns tightly, then closes his eyes, starts to turn his brain quickly, remembers the past financial fragment memories. With the time passing by, alvette on the other end of the phone doesn't disturb him, but quietly waits for the boss to open his mouth. Andy's mouth angle rises slowly, and his brow is also unfolding slowly.

"He doesn't have that much money!" Andy opened his eyes and said brightly, "Costco should be an alternative target of his elephant hunting gun. He didn't buy the funds of two big companies at the same time!"

"Boss, Munger as a director, is very clear about Costco's business. Buying Costco may take most of Buffett's cash. But Berkshire can issue new shares, and at present, according to the information we have, Buffett has at least 30 billion cash in his hand, and he should be searching for similar M & A targets. "

"Ha ha, yes, he's looking for M & A targets. I also said that Costco may be just one of his alternative targets. By the way, Al, is there a railway company called Burlington or something?" Andy said with a slight smile, and finally asked with a slight frown.

"Is it Burlington Northern Santa Fe?"

"Yes, this is the company. From now on, we will quietly purchase its shares and spread them to 100 accounts. We must be careful not to be stared at!" Andy's eyes twinkled with the thief's light, and he licked Chun's mouth.

"Boss, do you mean that Warren Buffett's M & a target will be...?" Alvette is a little transparent, but still confirmed that after all, he didn't hear any news. He was a little confused about why his boss was so determined.

"Yes, I'm 70% sure. He will buy the railway company. However, for the sake of security, I'll add a fire and let him die to buy Costco. Let's take out a billion dollars to buy in case."

Andy can't confirm whether Buffett, the old fox, will change his mind and change his acquisition target. It's a chance to make money by hitchhiking, and he can't gamble as recklessly as before. Besides, if he invests more money, it will inevitably cause the Bo of the stock price of the railway company to change. Maybe Buffett will change his mind.

"Well, I'll arrange for someone to buy shares in Burlington Northern Santa Fe, 100 accounts, $1 billion." Although alvette is full of doubts, as the boss's order, he can only agree to it first, and then ask the brain trust to analyze the railway company. If any problem is found, he will feed back to the boss and terminate the purchase plan.

"Well, by the way, you'll pass me a copy of Buffett's information about how to lay out a good market. I'll use it!" Andy said, squinting his eyes.