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Just when the outside world was in an uproar over Ji Sheng's latest brilliant record.

A fierce power struggle is going on within the Blackstone Group.

Peter Peterson joined forces with another founder, Steve Schwarzman, to launch a campaign against Lawrence Fink.

Many people may not be familiar with Steve Schwarzman, but if you mention his other name, many people will suddenly realize that his other name is Su Shimin!

Yes, the one who donated [-] million U.S. dollars to Tsinghua University and was scolded by beautiful Chinese as a traitor.

And Steve Schwarzman is also the person who will seize the rights of Peter Peterson's company in the future.

Of course, the two are still of one mind.

It's just that Steve Schwarzman has secretly leaned towards the Boston Consortium.

What's more interesting is that Lawrence Fink is apparently a member of the Boston Consortium, but he is actually a member of the Rockefeller family.

All five senior partners are there.

There are also some minority shareholders.

Everyone sat in the conference room and watched Peter Peterson make a speech.

Peter Peterson glanced around, and said one by one: "As a company mainly engaged in private equity, our Blackstone Group is developing better and better, but it also exposed many problems, such as insufficient capital reserves in many cases, When encountering some high-quality companies worth investing in, there will be a shortage of funds, so I called everyone over today and I have something to announce. Next, I will find one or even several strong senior partners for the company. What do you think about this? It can be brought up."

Lawrence Fink, as an insider, couldn't sit still when he heard this. He immediately retorted: "Peter, the shortage of funds is not a big problem. When we need money, we can ask major investment banks for loans. , or even issue corporate bonds to overcome the shortage of funds, there is no need to find a partner.”

Peter Peterson didn't show any emotion, he just looked at the other people, "Do you all have any thoughts?"

Steve Schwarzman directly stated: "I agree with Peter's opinion. If the company wants to flourish, it should find a strong senior partner. On the one hand, it can solve the financial difficulties. On the other hand, if this name Senior partners have sufficient influence and strength and will provide great support for the company's development."

Another senior partner, David Stockman, had an ambiguous attitude and said, "I abstain."

Of the five senior partners, only Roger Altman remained silent.

If Roger Altman opposes the recruitment of new partners, the five senior partners will vote two to two.

"Can you tell me about the information you want to recruit a partner?" Roger Altman asked back.

Everyone else looked over.

Peter Peterson said calmly: "Joaquin Capital Season."

Lawrence Fink's complexion changed drastically.

David Stockman's eyes lit up.

Roger Altman nodded expressionlessly, "Can you allow me to go back and think about it? I will give you an answer tomorrow."

"Okay." Peter Peterson also knew not to push everyone too hard, "Everyone go back and think about it carefully, and we can discuss it tomorrow."

After speaking, everyone will leave.

Only Peter Peterson and Steve Schwarzman did not move.

After everyone left, Steve Schwarzman said, "Peter, do you really think recruiting Ji Sheng is a good thing?"

Peter Peterson smiled and said, "Why is it not a good thing? He is rich, young, capable, and influential. From all aspects, he is the best choice for a partner. Don't you think so?"

"He's just too capable, that's why I'm a little worried." Steve Schwarzman sighed, "I'm worried that the ownership of the company will be taken away by him after he joins, aren't you worried?"

Of course Peter Peterson was also worried, but that's not what he said, "As long as you and I are of one piece, he will

It is impossible and impossible to seize control of the company. "

Steve Schwarzman didn't believe his words, "Peter, tell me the truth, why did you want Ji Sheng to join?"

Peter Peterson sighed: "Didn't you notice that Lawrence Fink's right to speak in the company has gradually increased? Moreover, Blackstone's financial management is basically up to him now, and we often don't even see the financial report. I'm afraid that if we don't do anything to him again, I'm afraid that before we introduce other partners, the actual control of the Blackstone Group will be taken away by Lawrence Fink."

"Did Ji Sheng ask anything?" Steve Schwarzman asked again.

Peter Peterson looked at Steve Schwarzman, said with deep eyes: "You want to report information to the Boston Consortium? Steve, you have to remember one thing, although we We rely on the Boston consortium, but they are still consortiums, if we rely too much on them, they will become a tool sooner or later, and then the company will not be able to be decided by you and me.”

Steve Schwarzman does not agree with this, "As long as our company maintains sufficient competitiveness, the Boston consortium will not interfere too much. They just want someone to make money for them."

Peter Peterson didn't say anything more, but just said, "Then you and the Boston Consortium can talk about the situation."

"it is good."

Steve Schwarzman got up and left in response.

Peter Peterson looked at his back without moving for a long time, and after a long while, he sighed and said to himself: "Steve, why are you so anxious? I am 20 years older than you, and sooner or later the company will pay For you."

……

There are two flowers on each table.

Ji Sheng just returned home from work.

It was getting dark outside, but he still walked into the house with a large stack of company documents.

With the previous company splitting up many businesses and establishing subsidiaries, he will strengthen the head office's control over the subsidiaries. Many things must be handled by himself before the final decision can be made, such as who will be assigned to manage the subsidiaries and how much equity can be sold. , allowing Huajin Capital to maintain control.

Ji Sheng took the lead in dealing with Huajin Financial Management Company.

Who is better to send?

He currently has too few people on hand.

Ji Sheng is more inclined to send Sophia Green to Huajin Financial Management Company as the chairman, but Sophia Green is currently his number one general and needs to be fully responsible for venture capital. It can be said that in Huajin Capital, Sophia Green is Although Green's position is not as high as Steve White's, his role is greater than Steve White's.

No, Sophia Green cannot be assigned to preside over the subsidiary.

Since Sophia Green can't go, who should go?

Ji Sheng felt his head was a bit big.

At this moment, Michael Baker came in from the outside, "Sir, someone is asking to see you."

Ji Sheng didn't lift his head and asked, "Who?"

Michael Baker said softly: "Warren Buffett."

"Buffett wants to see me?" Ji Sheng raised his head and asked in astonishment.

Michael Baker said: "Yes, he said he wanted to meet you."

Ji Sheng was a little confused. He and Buffett didn't seem to have any contact or business dealings. Why did the other party come to him suddenly?

Let's put it this way, Buffett does not belong to the top ten consortiums in the beautiful country, nor is he a member of any consortium, because Buffett and his company are themselves consortiums, and the investors behind him are the most upper-class people in the beautiful country. Of course, the current Buffett It's not as awesome as it was later, and it's not even as good as Ji Sheng in terms of personal wealth.

Buffett is worth 38 billion this year.

But starting from this year, Buffett is different. He seems to be on the hook. His investment is getting sharper and his wealth is growing faster and faster.

It's easy to say that it's not someone from the top ten consortiums.

Ji Sheng didn't care why Buffett came to him, and he was straightforward.

Said: "Ask him to come in."

"Okay, sir."

Michael Baker is out.

Not long after, Michael Baker walked in accompanied by 59-year-old Warren Buffett.

As soon as Ji Sheng saw Buffett, he stood up and walked forward with a loud smile, "Hello, Mr. Buffett."

He held out his hand.

Buffett also extended his palm to shake him, then said with a smile, "Ji, just call me Warren."

In the beautiful country, only those who are close to each other will call them by their first names, otherwise they will basically call them by their surnames.

When Ji Sheng and Buffett met for the first time, they definitely couldn't get close, so Buffett must have something to ask for with such a low profile.

He probably knew something in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface, and responded with a smile: "Alright Warren, don't call me Ji anymore, call me by my first name."

"Okay, my chief engineer." Buffett said humorously.

The pronunciation of "Sheng" in English is consistent with that of chief engineer and chief engineer.

Hearing this, Ji Sheng laughed out loud. He didn't expect Buffett to be so funny, so he invited him to sit down.

Michael Baker offered to pour Buffett a cup of coffee.

Ji Sheng didn't chat with the other party, and asked directly: "Warren, what's the matter with you coming to see me so late?"

Buffett took a sip of his coffee, put down his cup lightly, and looked very competent, "You should know that I own 5.00% of the shares in Amex, right?"

Ji Sheng knew about this matter. Buffett bought 5.00% of the shares of American Express as early as [-], and he would increase his holdings in the next few years until the modern society. Buffett is the largest shareholder of American Express. Even if they are currently the top few shareholders of the company.

"I know, why?" Ji Sheng asked.

"Then you should also know that Lehman Brothers is now owned by American Express, right?" Buffett asked again.

Ji Sheng became more and more confused, "I know that too."

"Well." Buffett took the initiative to reveal the facts: "Roger Altman, the senior partner of the Blackstone Group, is actually from American Express, but I have a very good relationship with him, and he can make a valuable investment at certain times." ticket."

Oh, got it!

At the beginning, Ji Sheng always thought that Roger Altman was a member of the Jewish consortium. After all, he was from Lehman Brothers, and Lehman Brothers was actually supported by the Jewish consortium. It was just that they were acquired by American Express a few years ago due to poor management. In this way, it makes sense for Roger Altman to be from American Express.

Ji Sheng thought about it and laughed, "You mean the Blackstone Group is recruiting partners?"

"That's right." Buffett looked at Ji Sheng seriously, "I believe Mr. Sheng, you really want to acquire the shares of Blackstone Group, right? Let me tell you this, I got the news from Roger Altman that Blackstone is currently The voting ratio within the group is one to two, and there is one abstention, if Roger Altman votes for it, then the voting ratio is one to three, and you can successfully obtain Blackstone equity.”

"Warren, what do you want?" Ji Sheng asked sharply.

Buffett said: "I am very optimistic about the business model of Blackstone Group. If possible, I would like to ask Mr. Sheng to help me get a little share, not much, 5.00%."

Ji Sheng directly shook his head and refused, "Forgive me for not being able to help with this."

He promised Peter Peterson that he would return the shares of Blackstone Group to the other party after gaining control of Blackstone Financial Management Company. How could he give it to Buffett again?Isn't this treachery? He can't do such a thing.

"Don't rush to refuse." Buffett threw out the bait and said, "I can sell [-]% of Berkshire Hathaway's shares to Huajin Capital, Mr. Sheng, what do you think?"

Three percent of Berkshire Hathaway?

Ji Sheng was heartbroken when he heard that. Although the current Berkshire Hathaway company is not very strong, he knows how powerful the company will become in the future under Buffett's leadership, and its total market value is close to 6000. One hundred million U.S. dollars!

If I can always hold 30% of the company's shares, then it will be worth 180 billion in [-] or [-] years!

Just when Ji Sheng was hesitating.

Buffett gave an even more tempting bait, "I heard that Mr. Sheng, you just made more than 100 billion US dollars in the futures market. Have you ever thought about tax filing? If you are willing to help me, your tax return will be paid by me. Let's solve it!"

What the hell!

Will you file my taxes for me?

Ji Sheng was really moved this time. Who didn't know that Buffett's ability to file taxes can be said to be the best in the United States.

This is no joke. Take 230 as an example. Over the past five years, Buffett’s wealth has increased by US$370 billion, but Buffett paid only US$[-] million in taxes. First, he did not evade taxes, and second, he did not hide any financial reports. He really paid only about [-] percent of his increased wealth in taxes.

Even if you set up your own charity fund, you have to spend 5.00% on charity, but Buffett only pays [-]% of the actual tax rate. Isn’t it incredible?

Ji Sheng earned 110 billion US dollars in the futures market this time, all in his own name. According to the current tax rate of the beautiful country, he would have to file a tax return of more than 50 billion US dollars at the end of the year, and his wealth value would be halved!

"And I only want the dividend right, not their decision-making power." Buffett said sincerely: "Mr. Sheng, I believe you can help me with this, please."

Obviously giving a huge benefit, but the posture is so low.

Ji Sheng had to admit that Buffett is really good at being a man. After thinking about it for a while, "Let me ask Peter for you."

"Okay, there is Mr. Lao Sheng."

Buffett said very happily.

Ji Sheng took out his mobile phone and called Peter Peterson, and the two sides communicated for a while.

Peter Peterson was very opposed to this at first, but after hearing that the other party only wanted the right to dividends, and was willing to share [-]% of Berkshire Hathaway’s shares between Ji Sheng and Blackstone, Peter Peter Sen was moved.

Ten minutes later, Ji Sheng ended the call, looked at Buffett and said, "Peter promised this."

Buffett was overjoyed, "Thank you."

The reason why Buffett is happy is not entirely because of the 5.00% stake in Blackstone Group. Although he is indeed very optimistic about the future development of Blackstone Group, he has never thought about acquiring shares in the company before.

The reason he really did this was because he wanted La Jisheng to join Berkshire Hathaway.

Buffett had investigated Ji Sheng's information long before he came here, and he knew that Ji Sheng did not belong to any consortium, and his own influence is now in full swing. In addition, he has made tens of billions in the futures market. He has money, no background, Influential, isn't this the best partner?

Once Berkshire Hathaway can join Jisheng, even if it only holds a small amount of shares, it can bring huge good news to Berkshire Hathaway, which will increase the stock price and increase investment. They are more confident.

It can be said that Buffett feels that it is more worthwhile for La Jisheng to join than for him to invest in a hundred potential companies.

After all, it is Ji Sheng, not Buffett, who is honored as the "God of Investment" by the outside world!

Being able to win the favor of the investment god is not a good thing?

Buffett came and went quickly, and left after negotiating with Ji Sheng.

Looking at Buffett's back, Ji Sheng couldn't help being secretly excited. He didn't expect that he would inadvertently acquire a certain amount of shares in Berkshire Hathaway, although in the end he would share the 5.00% shares equally with Peter Peterson. After all, Peter Peterson has to pay [-]% of the Blackstone Group's shares, so he can't get all the benefits, right?But for Ji Sheng, he can get [-]% of Berkshire Hathaway's shares today, and as long as Buffett doesn't deliberately stop him from taking it, he can continue to increase his holdings.

made money!

This time I made a lot of money!

Ji Sheng is secretly happy.

Suddenly, the phone rang.

Michael Baker walked over and said a few words, "Uh-huh!" Then he looked at Ji Sheng in shock and said, "Sir, the Boston Consortium would like to meet you."

Ji Sheng was stunned for a moment, isn't this one of the top ten consortiums in the beautiful country, and one of the oldest monopoly consortiums in the beautiful country?I am currently at war with the Rockefeller family, and I am also very unhappy with Citibank, Vanguard Group, State Street, etc., which can be regarded as provoking the top ten consortiums. Why did the Boston consortium come to the door?

Could it be that the other party, like the Citigroup consortium, wants to win him over to become a wage earner of the consortium?

But one thing Ji Sheng can be sure of is that the Boston consortium's approach must have something to do with his gain of more than 100 billion US dollars in the futures market this time.

Do you want to meet the Boston Consortium?

After thinking for a while, Ji Sheng made a decision. Anyway, there is nothing to lose from meeting, and whether to talk or not is another matter, "Okay, when will we meet?"

"Tonight." Michael Baker said, and he added, "The other party asked you to go to Boston to meet and talk."