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Prior to this, Lane Capital used another $25 billion, four times leverage, totaling $100 billion, to short Roxson.
That's all. The plate is only so big. You can't eat alone; you might choke.
"Listen up, how much money you make is secondary. The important thing is that you absolutely cannot let anyone discover any flaws. Otherwise, you should know the consequences."
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"Of course I understand."
Jordan nodded with a serious expression.
If Roxon's actions are exposed, Hawke will at most be imprisoned for a few years. Going to jail is like going home; he might be released in a few months.
He and the company's operators are doomed; it's not impossible that their entire families will be killed.
Roxon Group's stock plunged 21.01% at the opening bell.
Two major safety incidents caused investors to completely lose confidence in Roxson stock.
Such a thing can be considered a coincidence once, but twice it becomes inevitable.
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Stock investment is essentially a bet on future expectations.
Who knows if Roxon will have a third major accident in the future?
Rockson was abandoned by the stock market; its stock price continued to plummet, gamblers cried out in despair, and short sellers celebrated their victory.
In the blink of an eye, Lane Capital had earned billions of dollars. Even though the employees were somewhat worried about Roxson's retaliation, they couldn't help but cheer with joy.
Hawke didn't feel anything; he had too much money, and he had lost interest in money itself, except for money.
"It's no fun doing things domestically all the time. You have to worry about the China Securities Regulatory Commission coming to your door all the time. It's too stifling. Can't we try doing things internationally?"
After a moment's thought, Hawke said to Jordan:
"Let me ask you something. If a building in Japan were to suddenly explode, would the Japanese stock market plummet?"
"Uh..." Jordan was stunned for a long time: "Can we replicate this kind of manipulation in Japan?"
In Jordan's view, Hawke was able to operate so successfully in the United States mainly because of Ryan's enormous capital power and ubiquitous influence. However, outside of the United States, although Ryan also has considerable influence globally, it would be impossible for him to replicate the Roxon incident.
Japan's domestic zaibatsu are no less powerful than Ryan!
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"Never mind whether it's possible or not, I just want to analyze it with you, what if!"
Hawke glanced at Jordan.
"Uh, I understand." Jordan also began to think seriously: "Speaking of which, if the Imperial Palace were bombed, the impact on Japan would definitely be the greatest. However, the Emperor is the head of state of Japan. Doing this would be tantamount to declaring war on Japan. If things get too out of hand, there would be no way to control the situation. We can't do it."
"Then there's the Prime Minister's official residence, and like above, that can't be done either."
After much analysis, Jordan concluded that blowing up Japanese cultural buildings would yield the highest return.
Hawke thought for a moment: "Then I should be able to blow up a toilet in Japan without much trouble, right?"
"It's fallen, Roxson's stock price has fallen again."
Exclamations erupted from the office again, interrupting the conversation between Hawke and Jordan.
"what happened?"
Jordan approached the electronic screen. After a sharp drop at the opening, Roxson's stock price had been fluctuating, but just now, it plummeted again by 5%.
Something big must have just happened.
Jordan frowned.
Hawke handed his phone to Jordan:
"Just now, Roxon sold two large oil fields in Iraq to Koch Industries."
"One oil field has proven oil reserves of 85 billion barrels, and another oil field has oil reserves of 63 billion barrels. Both are high-quality oil fields. Roxon has suffered great losses and is clearly cutting its losses to survive."
Oh dear, Roxon is completely finished now, even selling off its oil fields.
"Fuck!" Jordan glanced at the message and immediately said indignantly, "Doesn't that mean Koch Industries is the biggest winner in this operation? Koch Industries made a fortune from the deal for these two oil fields without having to take any risks like we did."
What kind of world is this? We Ryan risked our lives and worked hard to blow up Roxon's base, only to earn such a meager living, while Koch Industries did nothing but take a slice of the pie. Why is that?
"Don't be angry." Hawke laughed. "Pigs need to be fattened up before they're slaughtered. Don't be fooled by how much Koch Industries is making now; who knows if they're actually doing all the work for us?"
Jordan suddenly realized that our boss was no ordinary person. Others were helpless against Koch Industries' practice of picking the fruits of others' labor, but our boss could make you die if you tried.
Koch Octopus is awesome, but no matter how awesome you are, you're only a company worth a little over 100 billion US dollars. We took down Roxanne, a company worth 400 billion US dollars. Are you afraid we can't deal with Koch Octopus?
Haha, Koch octopus... Don't be so happy now, watch out, you'll be held accountable later!
With that thought, Jordan immediately glanced disdainfully at the four words "Koch Industries" on his phone screen, his attitude condescending: What kind of class do they have, daring to compete with us for food?
"Ugh."
Hawke sighed and said:
"It's a pity that Roxson is still too big; otherwise, this would be such a good opportunity to swallow Roxson whole!"
Jordan gave Hawke an awkward but polite smile.
Young master, you really have audacity.
Roxon's original market capitalization of $4000 billion was no less than that of your entire Ryan.
Even a snake swallowing an elephant shouldn't be done this way.
Ordinary people are still lamenting that Roxson is too unlucky, with two factory explosions, truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly.
Meanwhile, executives within Roxon were already feeling apprehensive.
"Boss, the White House is furious about the two major explosions at Roxon and is completely refusing to see our lobbyists."
The head of Roxon's Public Relations and Government Affairs department now wore an undisguised look of panic:
"The White House's antitrust investigation by the Commerce Department, which had been softening under lobbying, has hardened again."
He said in a hoarse voice:
"Boss, perhaps the White House is going to get serious about us this time."
In America, the most powerful person is always the president. Any large corporation facing off against the president alone will only suffer one outcome—utter defeat.
Dario Agger's personal assistant also cautiously stated:
“Boss, I’ve contacted Roxon’s allies and business partners, but they… they’re all making excuses and refusing to meet with you at this time!”
"The rain is coming and the wind is blowing all over the building."
Dario Agger stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Roxon Building, looking down at the foolish men and women protesting against Roxon below.
There's nowhere to seek justice.
Despite the fact that the two major explosions caused the most damage to the Rockxon Group itself, it is now being forced to endure pressure from all sides.
The common people don't understand the difficulties the imperial court is facing!
Even though Dario Agger was a minotaur with demigod powers, a hint of weariness was visible on his face.
He turned to the Roxson executives and said:
"Gentlemen, Roxon is now at its most dangerous moment, but if those people think that this is enough to defeat Roxon, they are too naive! Roxon still has 6 domestic bases, 17 overseas bases, a total of more than 3000 special forces members, and countless advanced technological weapons. As long as these are still there, no one and no force can defeat Roxon!"
"The current situation is not as bad as everyone imagines, like a 4.8. It's just a group of hyenas who saw a lion that had fallen into the water and tried to hunt it."
“Over the years, Roxon has indeed been too hasty in his actions, venturing into too many fields. Although he has made a lot of money, he has also offended too many people. Now that we are surrounded by hyenas, we might as well implement a slimming plan, divest Roxon of his miscellaneous and unskilled businesses, throw out this rotten flesh, and let those hyenas fight over it.”
"What everyone sees as the darkest hour is actually a time for Roxon to hone its skills and forge ahead. Once we get through this most difficult period, believe me, I will lead Roxon back to its former glory."
What could Roxson's executives say in response to Dario Agger's combination of pressure and persuasion?
Let's wait and see.
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Dario Agger was also a learned man who had read many military books and thus understood a principle: is it more powerful to punch directly out of the fist or to pull the fist back first and then punch out?
The fist is pulled back so that it can be thrown out more powerfully.
If you're heading in the right direction, even taking a step back is progress; taking a step back is for the sake of taking two steps forward.
Whether it's the hyenas that surround us or the hidden forces lurking in the shadows, the slimming plan is absolutely necessary.
Lane Capital.
In just a few days, Roxson showed Hawke and Jordan what it meant for everyone to kick someone when they're down.
Roxon Chemicals, excluding its oil-related supply chain, was sold to DuPont for $367 billion.
Roxon Financial, comprising three mid-sized banks, two insurance companies, and two fund companies, were all considered high-quality assets on Wall Street. Lane Group acquired them for $498 billion.
To secure this huge order, the entire Ryan Group's cash reserves were nearly depleted. Hawke even invested all the funds he had obtained from short selling in the capital market during 06...
Roxson Defense was sold to Stark Industries for $285 billion.
Roxon Biopharmaceuticals and Roxon Pharmaceuticals were sold to Osborne Group for $72 billion.
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In short, during this period, Roxon was attacked by a group of people. One after another, man-eating crocodiles emerged from the water, revealing their ferocious faces, opening their blood-red mouths, and frantically devouring the properties that Roxon had sold off in large quantities to save his life.
This is a feast for capital.
"The more I think about it, the more I feel like I've lost out."
Jordan was very disappointed:
"This was clearly an operation led by us, but when it came time to divide the spoils, we only got a portion of them."
Whether it's Koch Industries, DuPont, or Morgan, the money they made in this operation was undoubtedly much easier than that of Lane Capital, and not by much less.
“There’s no way around it. With a company as big as Roxson, they can’t swallow these juicy pieces of meat; they’d choke on them.” Hawke shrugged and said, “Don’t even mention you; I get envious when I see Roxson Chemicals and Roxson Military Industry.”
That's what they say, but Ryan still made a fortune this time.