Chapter 718: The Lion Opens His Mouth

If they don't have enough funds and want to unite with other local banks that are unwilling to be annexed by investment banks and the Morgan family, they can only use share swaps.

But in this way, Citigroup's shareholding is very scattered, with a lot of small shareholders, and none of the major shareholders has more than 10% of the shares.

If it weren't for external rivals like Morgan, the leader in the financial field, and various investment banks that are eyeing the tiger, there is also pressure from competitors in the military industry.

Several small groups within Citigroup have long been fighting because of their interests.

Li Changheng, who understands this, of course knows why the people present are silent, and this is also one of the reasons why he has only been in contact with Citigroup.

A group with a future market value of more than one trillion dollars, but now controls a wealth of more than 40 billion U.S. dollars, but its real market value is only 6.1 billion.

Li Changheng will definitely invest even if he closes his eyes, not to mention that Citigroup's influence in the financial field at this time is not much worse than that of Morgan, who is the leader of the financial industry and is controlled by many parties.

The second is that the Citigroup, Cleveland, Chicago, California consortium and several other consortiums are very different in that they are not directly or implicitly influenced and controlled by a certain family.

In other words, as long as you have the qualifications and opportunities to become a member of Citigroup, you will have enough funds.

It can also create more wealth for the company, so that most shareholders are willing to watch him increase their shareholding for profit.

As long as it becomes more than 10% of the shares, or even more shares.

Furthermore, if Li Changheng personally holds a part of Boyin's shares, even if Li Changheng's status is not as good as that of Morgan and other families in the future, he will definitely be ranked in the top ten.

This is safer and more powerful than the richest man in the world.

After a while, Taylor came to his senses and looked at Li Changheng expectantly and said, "Henry, since you are willing to talk about this in front of us, it means that you must have done research on this, right?"

The eyes of the other four people lit up after hearing this, and they stared at him with expectant expressions on their faces.

Li Changheng shrugged with a smile, "I can develop a calculator in three months, so I'm not necessarily better than scientists in Silicon Valley.

But I am definitely the most discerning and most successful product developer. "

Americans have never paid attention to modesty. Only Taylor, who knew him best, felt a little strange, but the others were not surprised at all.

And the wealth that the calculator brought him can be calculated at least 700 to 800 million.

If the assets brought by Intel's shares are included, it will be more than two billion US dollars.

In this country where money determines everything, those who make a lot of money are the real winners.

Therefore, while Taylor and the others are envious and jealous, they also know that the next words may be at a critical point.

Not only did everyone prick up their ears, Taylor even waved to the security personnel standing around the hall, and then led everyone to the corner.

Li Changheng waved to Banks and Blade who came over, and then continued in a low voice, "Ever since I developed the calculator, I knew that this gadget would bring me hundreds of millions, or even billions of dollars. wealth.

But I also know in my heart that it is difficult for calculators to maintain a high-profit model. After all, it is not a product that is difficult to overcome and replicate technically.

So for the past few years, I've been working on personal computers, and a couple of interesting gadgets. "

Not waiting for Taylor and others, because of the existence of IBM, a giant that occupies more than 70% of the computer market.

And computer is still a small and medium-sized company, shaking his head before using products that he can't afford and doesn't need to buy.

Li Changheng said first, "With the development of technology, labor costs are getting higher and higher, and there is also a trend of increasing efficiency due to fierce competition.

In the future, mechanical typewriters that have to make a new copy of a wrong word will definitely be replaced by a combination of computers and printers that can be modified and saved.

So, gentlemen, if you think about the fact that there are at least 10 million mechanical typewriters in the United States, you can know the market for small computers and office integration, which is enough to create several companies with a market value exceeding tens of billions of dollars. "

Tens of billions is already a huge market for Taylor and others.

But I don't know that this number will be multiplied by at least 10 in ten years.

If those manufacturers are added, it will double in size.

It's a pity that even if Li Changheng could see the future, he didn't dare to say it so exaggeratedly, lest Taylor and others think he was fooling and everyone was a fool.

A few minutes later, seeing everyone nodding one after another, Li Changheng continued, "Unfortunately, no matter how good the product structure is in my head, it is always limited by the performance of semiconductor products, which only doubles in 18 months.

Otherwise, Intel would have been an industry unicorn with a market value of over 10 billion. "

This may sound like bragging to others, but Li Changheng's success made Taylor and others have to keep their doubts in their hearts.

Immediately, Li Changheng said with reservations that word processors, which will be popular all over the United States in the next few years, are integrated with office plans.

And this routine is not only basically similar to the development of Wang's computer, but also deliberately leads people astray, not directly developing in the direction of personal computers.

Lest Citi really leave him alone and do it alone.

Of course, since Wang Press is successful and worth more than 2 billion US dollars, in Li Changheng's exaggerated remarks, the eyes of the five core decision makers of Citigroup will soon light up.

It's a pity that when I heard the most exciting part, I wanted to hear it again, but Li Changheng was unwilling to say it.

After thinking about it for a while, Taylor and the others knew that he was up for grabs.

A few minutes later, the five people who walked aside and discussed in low voices for a while returned to Li Changheng and said with a serious expression, "Henry, we feel that you need to speed up the progress of your investment in Citigroup.

Therefore, we suggest that you prepare enough cash as soon as possible and convince the board of directors of the plan. "

Finally hearing the result he wanted, Li Changheng was happy, but shrugged casually, "As long as you are willing, one billion dollars in cash, and a financial action that will allow you to earn at least 100 million dollars.

There is also Xerox Group, which has a market value of 300 million US dollars, and its market value has at least doubled within 3 years.

The semiconductor foundry, to maintain the commitment of at least 100 million US dollars in orders per year, will be reflected in the paper plan within three days and appear in front of the board of directors.

The only problem is, I want 17% and I don't want Morgan to just copy my proposal. "

After hearing this, Taylor and the others looked at Li Changheng in surprise, even in disbelief.

One billion dollars in cash, even the super group may not be able to get it out, let alone ask for 17% of the shares.

If he really agreed, he would instantly make Li Changheng the largest shareholder of Citigroup.