Super Spender

Chapter 351: 345: Getting Implicated – Part 2

“I’m sorry, but I have a lot on my plate right now and am rather busy. While there are still several months left in the year, who knows, my assets might increase even further by then, so I think it would be better to schedule the interview at that time. I apologize.” Finn Lewis said and hung up the phone.

Listening to the dial tone, Jessica was confused. Damn, what he said… was so… did you hear that? He didn’t say his assets might change, but instead, they might increase. How confident does a person have to be to say that?

After hanging up the magazine call, Finn Lewis straightened his clothes. He had an Activision Blizzard board meeting in the afternoon. Although it was a board meeting, he expected not many people to attend because there were only a few major shareholders now.

Kodiak Kennedy was also somewhat helpless. He did not expect Damian Bryan would sell his shares directly to the EA company. Now, whatever the strategy was, EA company knew it in advance. They held 24% of the shares and had become the second largest shareholder after Finn Lewis, so it was impossible to hide anything from them.

“Is there a way to kick them out?” When Finn Lewis saw Kodiak Kennedy, that was the first question he posed.

“That might be difficult. If they don’t want to sell, it’s almost impossible to make them leave unless you, Mr. Lewis, find other ways.” Kodiak Kennedy seemed ambiguous. Finn was a little helpless, it was not easy to make them move. Finn didn’t want to waste his accumulated points.

“What’s their financial situation?” Finn thought for a moment, then asked directly.

“Although I’m not entirely sure, the general financial condition of a game company is usually average. They have roughly tens of billions of Federal Coins in liquid assets, but also tens of billions of Federal coins in debt, and they need to pay related interest each year’s end.” Kodiak Kennedy spoke in a general sense. Even if not a stockholder, he still had some idea about it.

“Alright, I get it.” After thinking for a moment, Finn Lewis nodded and responded.

When it was time for the meeting, Finn Lewis arrived at the last possible moment. Once he entered the meeting room and saw several people already sitting there, everyone greeted him with a smile upon his arrival, After all, Finn Lewis wasn’t just a shareholder of Activision Blizzard, but he also held another title: the wealthiest man in the world!

This title wasn’t useless. With 1,200 billion Federal coins in personal assets, he wasn’t fooling around. Especially in the capital-above-all country of North Federation, these people naturally understood the power of capital. It’s not exaggerating to say that, if Finn were a native of the North Federation, he could influence the country’s official policies with his wealth.

Don’t you believe the phrase that the North Federation is just a large company fabricated?

“Hello everyone, this is our company’s first board meeting, I am pleased to meet you all.” Finn Lewis spoke with a smile.

“Mr. Lewis, let me introduce you to a few people. This is Mr. Listen Mont, Vivandi’s representative in Activision Blizzard’s Board of Directors. This is Larry Probus, the CEO of Artis Electronics in the North Federation, representing his company for this board meeting. This gentleman here is Carter Langley, a private investor.” Kodiak Kennedy introduced the men to Finn Lewis.

Finn Lewis nodded slightly, then turned to Larry Probus: “Mr. Larry, I wonder if I could purchase the shares owned by Artis Electronics? I’m willing to purchase at a 30% premium on current market price or at a 30% premium on the price at which Mr. Damian Bryan sold his shares to you.”

The moment Finn Lewis proposed this, the room went silent and everyone’s gaze was focused on Larry Probus. Kodiak Kennedy almost fell over in shock, no one would be so direct about buying shares like that…

The thoughts of other people varied. Carter Langley was purely there for a “sightseeing tour”. As a private investor, he, of course, had heard of Finn Lewis, a genius of the circle, compared to the likes of Hawking and Barrett. No one would refuse to get to know such people, so Carter Langley, who had never attended board meetings before, had also come this time.

As for Listen Mont, he was also there for “sightseeing”. Activision Blizzard used to be a subsidiary of Vivandi, but due to Vivandi’s poor management, they had to sell Activision Blizzard to raise a large sum of money. However, Vivandi still retained 10% of the shares, hoping for future cooperation.

People like them were naturally against Artis Electronics’ involvement, so when Finn spoke, they just watched silently. Now, the shares Finn held were too high. They knew that their purpose was to listen in, as Finn already held the controlling stake in the company, any decision he made would pass, there was nothing they could do to stop it.

“Well, Mr. Lewis, we at Artis Electronics have great expectations for the future of Activision Blizzard and have no intention of selling our shares.” Larry hesitated, then spoke with some exasperation. Apparently, he did not expect that Finn would make this decision.

“I think Artis Electronics has already achieved a 30% return on investment in just a few days, which is quite high. How about selling the shares to us?” Finn thought for a moment, then spoke again. He really didn’t want to have such a presence in the company’s board.

“Mr. Lewis…” Larry spoke helplessly. His position was clear. Though Finn’s offer was attractive, Activision Blizzard was a competitor to Artis Electronics. Given such an opportunity, Larry naturally wouldn’t give up.

“Okay, well since you, Mr. Larry, don’t wish to, I suppose there’s nothing I can do. Now, for the first resolution, based on my forecast for the future, the gaming industry will greatly develop. Therefore, I have decided that Activision Blizzard should further invest in hardware, such as building new servers etc. I have decided to expand the equity and add 300 billion Federal coins to the fund. What do all of you think?” As Larry disagreed, Finn asked directly.

When Finn’s words came out, everyone in the boardroom was shocked, each person stunned. Even Kodiak Kennedy was aghast. But he also had to marvel inwardly. Damn it, was this the dominance of the world’s richest man? To casually propose an investment of 300 billion Federal coins. The stock value of Activision Blizzard has surged recently, but its market value was just around 170 billion Federal coins.