amaotonovel Chapter 440: A Roundtable Meeting Worth Nearly 3500 Billion Dollars!
Chapter 440: A Roundtable Meeting Worth Nearly 3500 Billion Dollars!
Back in the locker room, Wang Xiucheng quickly showered and left the stadium, getting into the car waiting for him outside.
Half an hour later, Wang Xiucheng arrived at the building where Vista30th was located.
Wang Xiucheng renamed his restaurant "Vista30th".
Although Ma Xiaoxuan didn't like the name, Wang Xiucheng thought it was great.
He's not good at naming children, but he thinks he's quite good at naming restaurants.
After taking the elevator to the 33rd floor where the restaurant was located, the security guard at the entrance saw Wang Xiucheng and made way for him to enter.
After Wang Xiucheng went inside, the security guard called the property management, and the elevator would no longer stop on the 33rd floor.
The restaurant was filled with soothing music, and besides the busy waiters, there was a security team of no less than 30 people in every corner.
In a corner of the restaurant, where the Empire State Building can be seen, Cai Congxin was talking to two people.
Wang Xiucheng's appearance caused all three of them to turn around and look.
"Wang, we've been waiting for you." Cai Congxin got up and came over, then brought Wang Xiucheng over and introduced him.
“Wang Xiucheng, you can call him Wang.” Cai Congxin first pointed to Wang Xiucheng.
“This is Jassim, I don’t need to introduce him.” Cai Congxin pointed to Jassim next to him.
Jassim smiled and said, "I just came here to have a drink. This has nothing to do with me. Just pretend I don't exist."
Jassim poured himself a glass of red wine and took a sip.
Cai Congxin looked solemnly at the woman sitting opposite him, "This is Miss Julia Koch."
Wang Xiucheng immediately extended his hand and shook hands with Julia Koch.
"Hello, Wang, my whole family are your fans, and my daughter likes you very much." Julia smiled gently.
With her long blonde hair, Julia Koch's clothing and jewelry make it hard to believe that she is a director of Koch Industries and a billionaire with a net worth of over 600 billion.
Julia Koch is 60 years old, but she looks much younger.
"It's a great honor to meet you," Wang Xiucheng said humbly.
After clapping his hands, Cai Congxin paused for two seconds, then said, "Let's not waste any more time."
"The reason we've gathered here today is to discuss the Nets' shareholding."
Cai Congxin didn't mince words: "Let me start by saying that I can give up a maximum of 15% of the shares. That's my limit. As for how much each of you should buy, you can discuss it."
After saying this, Cai Congxin, like Jassim, fell silent.
It seemed as if this matter had nothing to do with them anymore.
To everyone's surprise, Wang Xiucheng's first words were also unrelated to this matter.
"Aren't you hungry?" Wang Xiucheng suddenly asked, puzzled. "I'm starving. I haven't eaten since the afternoon, and then I played a match for three hours straight."
He waved to the restaurant manager who had been standing in the distance, and the manager immediately ran over.
"Boss," the manager greeted respectfully, bowing slightly as he listened to Wang Xiucheng's instructions.
"Four steaks and four Turkish kebabs," Wang Xiucheng said directly.
"Okay, boss." The manager immediately took out his phone and started making arrangements.
Cai Congxin looked at the manager and said to Wang Xiucheng, "I'm not hungry."
“I’m not hungry either,” Julia replied immediately.
"I didn't give you any food," Wang Xiucheng said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the group of people all laughed helplessly.
Julia Koch took a small sip of what was touted as the restaurant's most expensive red wine, and then finally spoke first.
“I originally wanted to buy all 15% of the shares, but Mr. Cai said that you also wanted to buy some shares, so how about this?”
Julia Koch seemed to consider it for a moment, "Mr. Cai told me that the new collective bargaining agreement has been passed, and players can hold 4% of the shares through a fund designated by the league. So I'll give you 4%, okay?"
In Julia Koch's view, giving up 4% of her shares to Wang Xiucheng was already a significant concession.
Otherwise, with her net worth of over 600 billion, these shares wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap.
“Ms. Julia,” Wang Xiucheng said politely, “I think it’s fair that I take 7.5% and you take 7.5%, so neither of us can take advantage of the other.”
"You want 7.5%?" Julia Koch asked in surprise.
Even Cai Congxin and Jassim were somewhat surprised.
Wang Xiucheng has quite an appetite.
Of course, they wouldn't doubt Wang Xiucheng's financial resources.
Wang Xiucheng won $60 billion from the Wertheimer family in Saudi Arabia, and the money had just arrived in his account not long ago.
In Jassim's view, it was this money that truly gave Wang Xiucheng the right to negotiate with Julia Koch.
This qualification was not actually due to the "60 billion," but rather to the way Wang Xiucheng obtained the money.
Wang Xiucheng is now notorious throughout the ancient families of the West.
Jassim heard that nowadays, ancient families, including the Rothschilds and the Wildensteins, have explicitly forbidden their members from having any contact with Wang Xiucheng.
Julia Koch certainly couldn't have been unaware of these things.
“At most 5%.” Julia Koch frowned slightly. “If it’s less than 10%, then it’s better not to have it at all.”
“Ms. Julia Koch, this acquisition is not the main point,” Wang Xiucheng said calmly. “Both you and I know that this acquisition is just a prelude to the next one.”
Upon hearing this, Julia Koch's eyebrows furrowed even more deeply.
Cai Congxin and Jassim naturally understood the meaning behind those words.
Whether it's Julia Koch or Wang Hsiu-cheng, once the acquisition is completed, if Tsai Tsung-hsin wants to sell his shares again, or even sell the entire team, then Julia Koch and Wang Hsiu-cheng will have the right of first refusal.
Therefore, whether the current shareholding is 4% or 15%, it is just a stepping stone.
The real negotiations between the two will take place next time.
Although Tsai Tsung-hsin has consistently maintained that he will not sell the Nets, as someone once said, the greatest certainty in the world is uncertainty.
Julia Koch picked up her glass again, took a sip, and looked out the window at the Empire State Building.
About a minute later, Julia Koch turned to Wang Xiucheng and said, "I will give you 7% at most. I must become the second largest shareholder. That's my bottom line."
"Deal." Wang Xiucheng stood up, extending his hand with a broad smile.
Julia Koch paused for a moment, wondering if her offer had been too high.
With a smile, Julia Koch also stood up and extended her hand.
She agreed with Wang Xiucheng, saying that instead of worrying about such a small amount of shares, it would be better to focus on Cai Congxin's shares.
Cai Congxin and Jassim naturally stood up as well and clapped softly.
The two exchanged a silent glance.
They thought it would be a difficult negotiation, but neither of them expected that it would end in just a few minutes.
In the distance, the manager pushed the food cart but didn't dare come over; inside was the steak that Wang Xiucheng had just ordered, which had just been prepared.
Anyone at this table is someone he needs to look up to.
Wang Xiucheng, needless to say, is his boss, a 20-year-old Chinese man with a net worth of 90 billion.
Cai Congxin, owner of the Brooklyn Nets, is the boss of his own boss and has a net worth of 120 billion.
Jassim, a member of the Qatari royal family, is the manager behind a $2500 billion sovereign wealth fund.
Julia Koch and her children inherited a total of 42% of Koch Industries, with a personal fortune exceeding $600 billion.
This manager was well aware that tonight's roundtable meeting, worth nearly 3500 billion, might determine the life or death of many small countries around the world.