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She disliked Hawk Lane, disliked him intensely. His reputation was utterly ruined; he was a playboy who pretended to be a superhero. She wondered when he might suddenly die in the street!
What right does she have to be with Amanda, who is known for her chastity?
The Lane family is powerful, but the Hearst family is not to be trifled with either.
It might be better to find a son-in-law who is completely under your control.
She had tried to persuade Amanda many times, but that brat was under some kind of spell and couldn't be satisfied with just that young master. No matter how many virtuous and handsome young men she introduced to Amanda, Amanda rejected them all.
Anne Hearst was so angry she almost had a stroke.
What else could that guy have besides a good-looking face? He's a complete idiot, all show and no substance.
Now, she finds even a glance at Hawke offensive, and she has no desire to associate Hawke with Amanda.
Barron Hilton was taken aback, not expecting the topic to suddenly be thrown at him. He glanced at Anne Hearst, and after a moment, sighed:
“My granddaughter… well, forget it. John Lane is such an old-fashioned man, Paris will never step into the Lane family.”
The Hilton family has assets of around $30 billion, which is far less than Ryan's. They are not a good match, and Paris's reputation is already ruined. It's simply impossible for them to be together.
The key point is that Hawke has already played with Paris, and he has even heard of the story of Paris and the two golf balls.
Afterwards, Paris was even unconscious and was taken by Hawke to a top-tier private hospital owned by Osborne. Now, Osborne knew about it too, and he had no way to suppress it...
Made.
That old woman, Anne Hearst, is using my granddaughter as a shield?
There are some complaints, but what can be done?
Hearst is a media mogul, and his presence here today suggests he's even asking Anne Hearst for a collaboration.
"Looks like you all have a bit of a disdain for that young master, huh?" Doug Lyon, Global Senior Managing Partner of Sequoia Capital, chuckled. "But that kid's been making quite a stir lately. Lane Financial Group, that's a behemoth! Currently, the industry's valuation of it since its inception has reached $80 billion, and it manages assets worth hundreds of billions. Tsk tsk tsk..."
“Lyne Financial Group? What’s the relationship between them and (agei) Lyne Group?” Baron Hilton asked in surprise.
The news of the impending establishment of Ryan Financial Group, while not exactly a secret, was not public information either; clearly, it was beyond his comprehension.
Richard Fuld, CEO of Lehman Brothers, nicknamed "the bulldog of Wall Street," explained with a grin:
"It's the group company that merged Roxon Financial and Lane Capital, completely spun off from Lane Group. Although both are still controlled by the Lane family, they are now two separate companies. The key is that even with such a large piece of meat being spun off, Lane Group's assets haven't shrunk! Because the market believes that Lane Group's decision to abandon the cumbersome financial business and focus on real industries will benefit the group's development, and the stock price has risen back to the market value of Lane Financial before it was spun off. Sigh, it seems we're really getting old!"
David Solomon, co-head of Goldman Sachs' investment banking division, raised his glass and said:
"Everyone, please continue your conversation. I'll go take a look. Goldman Sachs and Ms. Ivanka are discussing an investment agreement, preparing for a Series B investment in Ivanka Jewelry, the company she founded."
"shit!"
Doug Lyon, Global Senior Managing Partner at Sequoia Capital, muttered a curse under his breath:
"You were after Ivanka, weren't you? You were just lusting after Ryan's body, you're despicable!"
"Excuse me, everyone," Doug Lyon quickly said. "Sequoia Capital is also very interested in Ivanka's personal brand."
Whether Sequoia Capital and Goldman Sachs can secure some business and a share of the profits from the soon-to-be-established Ryan Financial Group is something worth a fierce battle over.
"It looks like those two families are about to start a fight. This is going to be interesting. I'm going to go and see."
Merrill Lynch CEO Stanley O'Neill also left with a smile.
In the blink of an eye.
The old men who had been surrounding Anne Hearst all seemed to have left.
"Annie, why don't we go and take a look?"
Barron Hilton tried to ask.
Anne Hearst unconsciously tightened her grip on her wine glass, gave Barron Hilton a faint smile, and said:
“They are all people in the finance and investment field. They can try to get some financial business or invest in some of the Lane family’s assets. The Hearst family doesn’t have these businesses, so why should I get involved in this kind of thing?”
Since Anne Hearst wasn't going, Barron Hilton had no choice but to stay. But that was fine too; now that everyone was gone, he could finally talk to Anne Hearst about their collaboration.
While chatting with Barron Hilton, Anne Hearst couldn't help but glance sideways at Hawke, who was surrounded by a crowd, like a star being fawned over: the more she looked, the angrier she became; this was supposed to be all her pomp and circumstance.
153 was shot eight times in the back and committed suicide.
"Hey, dear Ivanka and Ryan, long time no see, how have you been?"
David Solomon greeted the three people he was chatting with with his standard smile.
The two gave a brief response.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, David Solomon didn't even glance at Ivanka again, focusing instead on Hawke, and gave a slight smile.
"Little Ryan, I've heard about the recent financial crisis at the Rockson Group. Ryan Capital has benefited greatly and is about to become independent?"
Doug Lyon, who was following behind David Solomon, also stared intently at Hawke.
Hawke smiled and glanced at David Solomon.
“It’s just small-time stuff, following the giants and only getting a small share of the profits. How can it compare to Goldman Sachs?” Hawke chuckled and said, “Mr. Solomon, my investment advisor told me that Goldman Sachs made at least $15 billion in the Rockson scandal, with almost zero capital. That’s an astronomical figure! A huge profit with no investment!”
“It can’t be a small-scale operation, can it?” David Solomon joked. “They’ve taken over all of Rockxon’s financial business, three mid-sized banks, not some small banks with hundreds of millions or billions of dollars.”
"Haha, you know, I can't do this kind of work. I can only do small things like acquiring TCRI. It's just that my father wanted to do Roxson a favor. They needed some cash, so they exchanged some high-quality assets. They also exchanged some assets from other companies, like Stark, Osborne, DuPont, and Morgan."
Hawke chuckled and blamed the acquisition of Rockson Financial and the establishment of Lane Financial Group entirely on his father.
In fact, most outsiders think so too. After all, acquiring Roxson Financial is a mega-acquisition of $50 billion, and only someone of John Lane's caliber could pull it off.
But this David Solomon seems to know something. Could it be that Goldman Sachs has seized on evidence that Lane Capital shorted Roxson in advance and wants to use it to threaten them?
Ha ha.
Hawke noticed that David Solomon's forehead was dark, and guessed that he would suffer a bloody disaster today.
I, Hawke, may not be good at solving problems, but I am very good at dealing with the people who raise them!
“We’ve heard that this acquisition was actually orchestrated by you, Mr. Ryan. It seems that Mr. Ryan has a lot of influence in the company and the family. He can do a business worth tens of billions of dollars without hesitation.”
David Solomon joked and continued, "So, is there any opportunity for Goldman Sachs and the Lane family to cooperate? Rumor has it that you are going to establish Lane Financial Group, which involves restructuring your organization and taking over the assets of Roxon Financial. It's too time-consuming and energy-intensive. Why not just hand it over to Goldman Sachs? Goldman Sachs is the professional when it comes to corporate restructuring and large-scale mergers."
suddenly see the light.
So it turns out they wanted to take over the merger and restructuring business of Lane Capital, Roxon Financial and Future Lane Financial Group. It's good that they didn't come to threaten him. After all, Hawke is a man of principle, and it's best not to kill him if possible.
Hawke chuckled:
"I need to discuss this with my father first. If there is an opportunity to cooperate, Goldman Sachs will definitely be the first choice."
"Then it's settled. If there's an opportunity, I'll definitely consider Goldman Sachs, Mr. Ryan."
David Solomon smiled, raised his glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
"must!"
Hawke also took a sip of red wine.
Actually, handing the merger over to Goldman Sachs isn't a big deal; it can save Lane Capital a lot of time.
As for the possibility that Goldman Sachs might actually use this opportunity to discover Lane Capital's underhanded dealings...
To put it simply, Hawke wasn't afraid of Goldman Sachs finding out, or even of Goldman Sachs telling Roxon and Roxon finding out, because if anyone dared to find out, Hawke would dare to have them shot eight times in the back and commit suicide.
If one comes, I'll kill it; if two come, I'll kill them both.
He refused to believe that this unhealthy trend of spreading rumors about Lane Capital's connection to the Roxon factory explosion could not be stopped.
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The ultimate solution to the problem is physical removal.
In other words, truth lies only within the range of cannons, and dignity only on the edge of a sword. And, coincidentally, Hawke's truth is very profound.
Well, none of these financial giants on Wall Street are exactly good people. If they were all executed in a row, there might be some innocent ones, but if every other one is executed, there will definitely be some who slip through the net.
Of course, this is a last resort, a measure that must be taken when all else fails.
In fact, things could take a dramatic turn. Even if Goldman Sachs discovers something, between its major client Lane Capital, which generates substantial profits, and Roxon Capital, with whom it has a strained relationship, who will Goldman Sachs choose to side with?
..... ... ....
In the eyes of Wall Street giants, as long as the profit is enough, they are willing to sell out the rope that will hang them to their enemies!
In fact, the major Wall Street giants are having a much better time than Hawke, and Hawke is currently in the stage of learning from them.
Legend has it that a Wall Street investor named Andrew made a fortune of $3.6 million in the stock market with an initial investment of $800, and then disappeared without a trace.
Unplugging the network cable has always been Wall Street's ultimate tactic; a classic that never goes out of style.
To say that Wall Street people don't break the law is like a priest saying he doesn't like little boys, a little boy saying he doesn't like Japan, and Japan saying it doesn't like Hebei cuisine.
……
Afterwards, a group of bigwigs chatted with Hawke for a while. Those who were well-informed chatted with Hawke about Ryan Capital, while those who weren't so well-informed talked about Ryan Entertainment and Ryan Technology.
"Who is that person?"
In a corner of the banquet, a Middle Eastern tycoon wearing a white headscarf looked curiously at Hawke, who was surrounded by a group of Wall Street executives like a star, and asked his friend:
"Isn't this a Hearst family banquet? Why are all those important figures rushing towards that very young-looking boy?" Jiu asked.
154 We agreed to all be useless together, didn't we?
"Don't you know? Hawk Lane, the King of Superheroes. You'll definitely know once you stay in New York a while longer." The tycoon who had removed his white turban said, "He's the eldest son of the Lane family, a powerful figure on Wall Street. He acquired TCRI, and also owns popular social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook..."
"Twitter?" the white-turbaned tycoon exclaimed in surprise. "Twitter is his? I use it too! But, as popular as it is, Twitter and Facebook combined are only worth a few hundred million US dollars. It's not enough to make those Wall Street investment bank executives surround him like sharks smelling blood, is it?"
"Then I wouldn't know. Perhaps it's because he's taking over the Ryan Group?"
"I imagine there must be some reason behind this that we don't know about." (537)
The bewilderment of the wealthy men in white headscarves was also the bewilderment of many others at the banquet.
“David Solomon, Doug Lyon, Richard Fuld, Stanley O’Neill… these are giants whose mere presence shakes the American financial world.” Amanda wondered, “When did Hawke get involved in such high-level circles?”
"We agreed to all be good-for-nothings together?" Edward Johnson Jr. looked bewildered. "But you secretly became a giant?"
Not all rich kids are elites; some are destined to be failures. In New York's rich kid circles, Hawke was indeed a failure in the past, and Edward Johnson Jr. still is.
"Hawk, you've really made something of yourself!"