Chapter 268: Time to go to Colorado
“Time Warner is not Viacom.”
Hilton Central.
In the lounge behind the golden hall.
Jeff once again stressed and said to Abel.
Abel's answer was the same: "I'm not interested in Time Warner's shares!"
Jeff breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked at Abel and whispered:
"Okay. Then Mr. Sefrosa. Why do you want to borrow money to Time Warner? What do you want to get from Time Warner? Don't say that you don't ask for anything in return. I don't believe this, and you won't believe it!"
"I see."
Abel lay on the comfortable sofa, opposite to several senior executives led by Time Warner, led by Jeff, and on both sides were several senior executives of Wells Fargo.
The premium cocktail party held by Time Warner and Wells Fargo has ended.
These people are having other parties in private.
The goal of the party was naturally to talk about the words Abel said to Jeff at the cocktail party.
Abel is willing to borrow money from Time Warner.
Time Warner is so busy that they are going to issue corporate bonds, and their demand for funds is of course extremely hungry. Or, it should be said that in this world, except for Apple and state-owned enterprises in some countries.
There are no companies that are not thirsty for capital.
This hunger is a driving force that drives the company's normal progress.
A finger tapped on the sofa a few times, and Abel pondered for a while:
"The funds I can provide to Time Warner are expected to be between $3 billion and $5 billion!"
Jeff and several Time Warner senior executives lit up their eyes.
3 billion or 5 billion US dollars.
If this money could be obtained, Time Warner would not be thirsty for a long time.
They all understand.
This money is not so easy to get. Even their boss At&T is unwilling to take out so much money now. It is impossible for this young man to get so much money without a purpose.
There is no free lunch in the world.
Jeff took a deep breath.
He only stared into Abel's eyes: "So what do you want? What do we need to give?!"
"Correction!"
"Corresponding shares of HBO are used as collateral! I can provide Time Warner with a $5 billion corporate bond loan, which is a one-year period!"
"Or the same conditions, $3 billion, interest-free loan! But the conditions are half a year! The corresponding shares of HBO must also be used as collateral!"
Abel whispered his request.
When several Time Warner executives were relieved when they heard him say the request. If Abel did not say the request, they would rather doubt it. It would be normal for them to speak out directly.
"HBO..." Jeff murmured to himself.
What is HBO?
As mentioned earlier, this is one of the three major departments under Time Warner.
Its full name is: HBO TV Network.
Headquartered in New York, it is a cable network media company that broadcasts entertainment programs such as movies, music, documentaries, sports events, etc. around the clock.
Unlike most TV channels, it does not sell advertisements. HBO's total subscribers have reached 35 million, accounting for 90% of the paid TV channel market in the United States. This means that at least 9 of every 10 paid TV channels in the United States often watch HBO.
HBO is the world's largest pay TV network, with very stable profitability and dominant position in pay TV media.
HBO's series such as "Black, Taoist Family", "Sex, Sex and the City" and "Game of Thrones" are among the most popular TV series in the American TV industry.
Before At&t acquired Time Warner, another media giant, News Corp., also wanted to acquire Time Warner.
It is said that the most important reason why News Corporation wanted to acquire Time Warner was that it fell in love with HBO.
In the end, because of the low bid, he was rejected by Time Warner.
Abel now proposes to obtain interest-free loans or low-interest loans with HBO shares as collateral, or the short-term one.
Several senior executives of Time Warner were in deep thought, which was actually very difficult for them.
Time Warner is not the Time Warner of the past, they are responsible for the big boss behind them.
Jeff hesitated: "It will take us a while..."
"No problem!"
"It's okay to come to me after you have thought it through. Until this year, there's no problem!"
Abel said cheerfully.
Anyway, he just mentioned that if Time Warner agrees, it will do it easily. It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t agree.
Although he was jealous of HBO, he also knew how this kind of hen that lays golden eggs could be so easy to get, even a part of the stock, it was rare.
This is much more difficult than he wants to rob Paramount from Viadom.
But if you can really get HBO and Paramount... tsk... that will definitely be the birth of a new media giant!
"Okay. It's getting late, everyone..."
"I think we should break up."
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The brief business negotiations with Time Warner ended.
Abel did not leave the Central Hilton Hotel.
There are still people waiting for him.
Peterck and the girl he spent 15 million to buy bonds and get them.
"Peterke! We haven't met for a long time. We'll have a good drink tonight!"
"no problem!"
So.
Abel brought three girls who bought bonds and gave them away, and Peter brought another Hollywood third-tier female star whom he didn't know when he changed.
A group of people went to a high-end nightclub and gathered again for another night.
There was no such thing as pretending to be slapping in the face. Instead, after the party was over, Abel and Peter made an appointment to go to Colorado to have fun the day after tomorrow.
They had this plan after the yacht party.
But after all the business was busy, I never got together. Now I encounter it, so I might as well go together.
Abel traveled at this time.
The main reason is that the farm plot he asked Roosevelt to discuss was finally basically agreed.
Just wait for him, the real boss behind the scenes, to check the contract, and then confirm the transaction.
The news from Roosevelt contains basic information.
It is mainly a core farm, which includes several other farms around it, all surrounded.
The core farm is a farm located in Colorado called Piedra Valley. The farm is just 10 miles from Pagosa Hot Springs and Stevens Field Airport, and is close to a mountain resort with easy access.
The biggest advantage of this farm is its proximity to the stunning San Juan Mountains and San Juan National Forest Reserve, which has excellent natural conditions. The park has private lakes, countless ponds and miles of streams.
140,000 acres.
If converted into metric units, it is about 566 square kilometers. Including the other farms around, the combined area exceeds 2,000 square kilometers.
There are snow-capped mountains, flat land, grasslands, arable land, lakes, ponds, and streams. In addition to the sea and desert Gobi, it covers almost all the terrain on the earth.
It just fits the request Abel made at the time.
This matter has been delayed for a long time, and Abel felt it was time to resolve it.
After traveling through time for so long, I have been staying in a big city. It is time to experience the strange beauty of the prehistoric land on the American land.
Of course...
The three girls will accompany him.
It's $15 million.
Chapter completed!