Chapter 873: Alluring Equity

'No, it's not a hint. I just want to get to know you.'

'Although I am several times your age, I am amazed by your financial acumen and abilities. Wall Street is shaking for you.'

David Rockefeller shook his head slightly and said with some emotion.

Without waiting for Xia Yu to speak, David Rockefeller suddenly asked, 'Mr. Xia, can I ask you a question?'

Xia Yu swallowed his original humble words, nodded, leaned forward slightly, and said, "Of course.'

However, what David Rockefeller said next made Xia Yu's pupils shrink: "Are you willing to sell the oil futures you hold?'

In an instant, Xia Yu's inner vigilance reached its highest level, and he was uncertain in his heart, not knowing to what extent David Rockefeller knew.

He smiled faintly and shrugged, saying, 'Mr. Rockefeller, our company has been mainly trading high-grade copper futures and aluminium futures recently. Although we have also invested in oil futures, the amount is not large. You are an oil tycoon, so you should not be interested in our small investments.'

Xia Yu's few words pushed back his sudden offensive. David Rockefeller was a little surprised. Xia Yu's performance made him feel like he was dealing with someone his age, and it was completely unlike an impulsive young man.

He smiled and said casually, 'Your company is not a small fry. I heard that your company has invested billions of dollars in oil futures. This is a huge sum of money. I don't think there are many companies on Wall Street that can come up with it.'

Xia Yu looked at David Rockefeller in surprise and said with certainty, 'Mr. Rockefeller, where did you get this information? Our company does not have this kind of strength, this is definitely false information!'

David Rockefeller was not surprised to see Xia Yu not admitting it.

He just mentioned it casually to test Xia Yu and also to wake him up.

It was normal for Xia Yu not to want to sell. If he really wanted to hand over billions of dollars in oil futures, he would be surprised.

David Rockefeller smiled and said, 'Maybe I remembered it wrong.'

'However, the strength of the Galaxy Fund in the futures market is indeed very strong. Philip Brothers and Salomon Brothers are no match for you at all. The collapse of Philip Brothers has caused a strong shock on Wall Street.'

'If there is a chance, I hope to be able to cooperate with you. I think with my capital and your abilities, we can create a great company that will shock the world.'

Cooperation with the Rockefeller consortium is tantamount to asking the tiger for its hide. The incident happened suddenly, and Xia Yu would not agree so easily.

Although his strength is already quite good, he is still far from being a match for the Rockefeller consortium. If he relaxes for a moment, he will be seized by an opportunity and may very well be in danger of collapse.

He winked and said with a smile, 'Mr. Rockefeller, aren't we already in a cooperative relationship?'

'I heard that the Chemical Bank of New York is buying the shares of the Philip Brothers Company, and we are also buying them. If the Philip Brothers Company can be saved, it may be able to achieve new glories.'

David Rockefeller said with some surprise, 'The Chemical Bank of New York is buying the shares of the Philip Brothers Company? If you don't say it, I really wouldn't know about it.'

Xia Yu didn't care whether David Rockefeller really didn't know or pretended not to know. He seized the opportunity and immediately said, 'You don't know? If it's possible, I want to buy these shares!'

David Rockefeller shook his head with a smile and said, 'Since you are also buying, then it is a good opportunity to cooperate. I look forward to seeing you make Phillips Brothers rise again.'

Although there were an unknown number of people in the United States who looked forward to cooperating with the Rockefeller consortium, Xia Yu was not one of them.

Therefore, in the face of David Rockefeller's obvious attempt to hitch a ride, Xia Yu was unwilling.

The Rockefeller consortium had to pay something, no matter what.

Therefore, he said with some difficulty, 'Mr. Rockefeller, I look forward to working with you, but right now, Phillip Brothers is insolvent. Although I have some confidence that I can get Phillip Brothers running again, the prerequisite is to pay off the debt and close out the losing futures contracts, which will require more than a billion dollars!'

'On my end, I can inject the futures contracts I hold into Phillip Brothers at their actual value. I wonder what you plan to do? Will you just use cash?'

Unexpectedly, David Rockefeller shook his head and said, 'As long as the futures contracts of Philip Brothers can be closed out smoothly, then its biggest difficulty will be resolved. Although its assets have shrunk, they are still sufficient to maintain normal operations. My re-investment will not be able to maximize its value.'

'How about if I do it in a different way?'

'Maybe you'll be interested!'

Xia Yu's heart trembled, and he solemnly nodded, 'I'd like to hear more!'

'I will exchange the equity of a company for the futures contracts you hold, and you will then inject the full amount of futures contracts into Philip Brothers, and the equity ratio will be recalculated,' David Rockefeller said with a smile.

Xia Yu frowned, sensing a plot.

After a moment's thought, he asked, 'Which company is it? If the value is too great, I may not be able to take it over.'

The value of the empty orders held by Philip Brothers was currently worth more than ten billion US dollars. If the value of the equity David Rockefeller offered was too high, say reaching one billion US dollars, then after being injected into Philip Brothers as assets, Xia Yu's shareholding ratio might not even be able to retain 20%.

This would conflict with his layout of the futures market!

It would be difficult to find another company that could rival Philip Brothers and be easy to acquire!

He doesn't have the time or energy to waste, and if he had the time, he could make even more profit!

Xia Yu subconsciously wanted to refuse.

'I think this company will interest you,'

David Rockefeller said with a smile.

He then pulled open the drawer under the tea table and handed Xia Yu a document bag.

Xia Yu solemnly took it and opened the bag without further ado, taking out the stack of documents inside and quickly reading them.

It was the stake in Coca-Cola Company!

Xia Yu was slightly shocked and immediately focused on the information when he saw those words.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before Xia Yu saw a number – 22.9%.

This figure was exactly what he had researched, the Rockefeller family's shareholding in Coca-Cola!

The original four major shareholders of Coca-Cola were the Chicago Consortium (held on behalf of other companies) with 25.4%, the Rockefeller family with 22.9%, the Morgan family with 21.7%, and the Rothschild family with 15.3%.

The remaining 10% or so of the shares are basically spread across the market and held by retail investors and some stubborn institutions.

Previously, the shares held by the Rothschild family were transferred to Xia Yu and are now in the hands of the Bright Fund, so the Bright Fund is now the fourth largest shareholder of Coca-Cola.

If Xia Yu can take over the 22.9% stake currently held by the Rockefeller family, then he will become the largest shareholder of Coca-Cola with a stake of 38.2%.

It would be a lie to say Xia Yu wasn't tempted. He was well aware of Coca-Cola's future glory. Right now, Coca-Cola was still in a low period, and if he didn't interfere or invest any capital, in just four or five years, Coca-Cola could go from being a company worth a few billion dollars to a giant worth tens of billions of dollars.

But why was David Rockefeller doing this?

Why was he transferring Coca-Cola's shares to him?

Xia Yu was shocked, his mind racing as he made all kinds of wild guesses.