In the conference room on the top floor of the ThyssenKrupp Building, the two parties sat at both ends of the conference table, with thirty or forty people on one side and more than ten people on the other side.

"Beautiful Ms. Yao, it is an exaggeration to buy a subsidiary related to the steel business, why do you need to use so many people. ”

The CEO said with a smile that as the host, there were not as many people on his side as there were on the other side, and he didn't understand the need to make a big move.

When she was invited on the phone before, Yao Xinlu did not directly express her intentions, but only said that she was very interested in thyssenkrupp's industry and intended to acquire it, but did not mention specific ideas.

Because if you are interested in acquiring the entire thyssenkrupp, I am afraid that there will be some cumbersome review of qualifications, and the investment company here in Germany has just been registered, so what qualifications can it have, it is better to meet first and then discuss in detail.

Yao Xinlu pushed her glasses and said with a light smile: "I'm sorry, it's no wonder I didn't make it clear on the phone before, the boss of our investment company didn't mean to acquire subsidiaries related to the steel business, but the entire ThyssenKrupp." ”

With that, the CEO almost slipped out of his chair.

The entity with a market valuation of 8 billion euros is definitely a giant-level existence, but this is the market value after being forced to delist, and it is too scary to open its mouth to acquire a wholly-owned company!

More than a dozen senior executives accompanying the CEO were all talking about it, and they felt that the tone of the other party was really not small.

Indeed, thyssenkrupp has not mixed well in the securities market in recent years, that is, it has been targeted, which does not mean that the company is unhealthy, and the growth of the overall volume cannot be ignored, but it is really not something that any investment company can take.

"Ms. Yao, I believe that your investment company should have done an investigation before, and now the valuation of thyssenkrupp is as high as 10 billion euros, and your boss is confident that he can buy the entire thyssenkrupp?"

The CEO asked with a strange face, but there was really no mockery and contempt, as the so-called emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and thyssenkrupp is still a behemoth although it is delisted.

"The 'Joy Source Investment Company' may not be well-known in Germany, after all, it was just registered today, and you can learn about the 'Happy Source Investment Company' in the UK. ”

Yao Xinlu said that she didn't care about the other party's deliberate inflated price, and she had not yet reached the bargaining stage, because the other party was not qualified to talk about the acquisition.

The CEO nodded, then motioned for someone around him to retrieve the information.

In the world of the Internet, information can be transmitted very quickly, and after tens of seconds, the CEO learns what he wants to know from the tablet in front of him.

The source of happiness investment company defeated the NPS Foundation of the Stick Country and wholly acquired Harrods Department Store from Qatar Holding Group;

Happy Fountain Investment Company wholly acquired a majority stake in Thames Water from Macquarie Investment Bank;

The source of happiness investment company cut off the UAE royal family, wholly acquired Manchester United from the Glazer family, and delisted it on the New York Stock Exchange;

The Source of Happiness Investment Company acquires a majority stake in Château Romanée Conti from Takashimaya......

One by one, the news appeared in the eyes of the CEO, and the amount of information in each item was not small, and each one surprised him.

The first three are easy to say, and the outside world has had news of selling, but Romanée Conti Winery, the island people are not willing to let go at all, so they can actually buy it, which proves that the boss of this investment company is not simple.

As a result, the CEO was even more reminiscent of the incident in which the islanders were kicked out of the squad by Romanée Conti Winery some time ago, and he suspected that there was also a shadow of the owner of the investment company in that incident.

The four groups, three in the UK and one in France, are all well-known large groups around the world, with a combined market value of far more than 10 billion pounds.

An investment company of this caliber does qualify for thyssenkrupp.

The CEO smiled awkwardly and said, "Ms. Yao, why don't you directly invite in the name of a British company, but re-register an investment company in our country?"

The CEO no longer doubts the strength of the British investment company Happy Sources, but he is a little skeptical that the company, which has just been registered in Germany, is a counterfeit......

"I'm sorry, but I don't have anything to say about that. Yao Xinlu's answer was very strong, and she continued: "I don't know when we can officially start?"

The CEO saw that the other party was serious and that he did not have the authority to deal with the acquisition of the entire group, so he had to inform the board members and the chairman of the board of directors quickly.

As the former "world steel king", thyssenkrupp board members also have their own pride, and when they heard that someone wanted to buy a wholly-owned company, their first reaction was to disagree.

Originally, I only planned to go to steel, but I didn't think about selling the entire group.

As it turns out, as long as the price is attractive enough, there are few agreements that cannot be reached.

Negotiations were held via video conference, and the tug-of-war lasted for several hours, and finally the two sides finally reached an agreement.

For 8 billion euros, Joy Source has acquired 90 percent of thyssenkrupp and its 375 wholly-owned subsidiaries and 280 joint venture subsidiaries.

This price is higher than the market valuation, but still within the normal upside range.

The other party insisted on letting go of the 10% equity, otherwise it would not be talked about at all, there was really no way, it can be seen that the original board of directors did not want to completely let go of ThyssenKrupp.

The acquisition of thyssenkrupp has officially begun, making it the largest cross-border acquisition in Germany in several years.

In view of Wu Qian's pursuit of efficiency, more than 30 lawyers and financial settlement personnel were simply not enough, and Yao Xinlu also hired a large number of people from Germany while transferring personnel from the United Kingdom.

thyssenkrupp has subsidiaries all over the world, but it does not mean that the settlement staff also has to travel all over the world, and in today's network era, all data can be transmitted to the headquarters through the network.

All work was carried out in full swing and in an orderly manner.

The night after Wu Qian discovers the mysterious key, he receives a call from Stefan.

"Wu, I'm really sorry, I promised you thirty hours, and it took fifty hours, I'm really sorry, the scanning work of the Bugatti La Voiture Noire has been completed, and the vehicle was just assembled ten minutes ago, do you think it will be sent back to the airport or to the villa?"

Stefan was slightly apologetic in his voice, for him who had always been punctual, this time he did miss the appointment, mainly because the engineers were unwilling to work overtime, which made him really annoyed.

It is illegal to work overtime in Germany, and employees can easily take the company that asks for overtime to court, leaving the capitalist with a hefty fine.

It is not easy to study a car in reverse, and if possible, Stefan would like to keep the Bugatti in Munich forever, but he can't, so he can only disassemble the whole car and scan it with various advanced instruments.

The process of disassembling and scanning was time-consuming, and although the vehicle spent 50 hours in Munich, the engineer actually worked for just over 20 hours, which is about the same time as Stefan estimated, except that the engineer did not save face.

Wu Qian didn't care too much about Stefan's guarantee at that time, after all, whether it was thirty hours or fifty hours, it would not have any impact on him, but he didn't expect that this matter deserved Stefan's special apology.

"Oh, Stefan, you're too serious. Wu Qian smiled and said, "Isn't tomorrow the day to go to the Nürburgring for testing? ”

Stefan said: "Okay, Wu, there is no problem at all, I will urge the engineer to debug your vehicle, right......"

After talking about his own affairs, Stefan seemed to remember something important, and he said: "Wu, there is something you may not know, today when I contacted ThyssenKrupp to inquire about the progress of steel smelting, I learned a news, their group was acquired......"

Wu Qian glanced at Yao Xinlu, who was sitting at the desk and didn't know what he was busy with, and said to the mobile phone with a smile: "Oh, will that affect the smelting progress of steel?"

Almost no one knows who is the real financier behind the thyssenkrupp takeover.

"I am also worried about this, according to the plan, there are still three or four days to complete the smelting, and now there are uncontrollable factors, which is very distressing. ”

Stefan said that the purpose of this incident was to give Wu Qian a vaccination, in case the deadline was really delayed, hoping to be forgiven.

Wu Qian said: "It shouldn't have an impact, the acquisition is a high-level matter, and it has little to do with scientific researchers, let's meet tomorrow to talk about these issues, I'll trouble you." ”

It was not early, and the two sides hung up the phone without saying anything.

After ending the call, Wu Qian stood up and walked to Yao Xinlu's side, and saw that she was sorting out the dense financial data, and the financial accounts of hundreds of companies needed to be settled, which was really not an easy job, and Yao Xinlu was only responsible for a small part.

"It's interesting that Stefan didn't know that it was me who bought the thyssenkrupp group, and he was still worried about the progress of steel smelting. ”

Wu Qian poured Yao Xinlu half a glass of Riesling wine and said with a smile.

Yao Xinlu took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes, and said with a smile: "Then you deliberately played tricks on that German gentleman who was very punctual, right?"

Wu Qian laughed and said, "I'll tell him when I go to the racing track tomorrow, I'm sure to surprise him, do you want to relax tomorrow and go have fun together?"

Yao Xinlu shook her head and said, "I won't go, but I notified the variety show team who are filming materials in Solan and asked them to bring some people over, I don't know if I'm doing the right thing?"

"It's done so right, I've been busy with acquisitions these days, I've forgotten about this stubble, it's good that you remember, otherwise what a good material I missed, I decided, I'm going to reward you well tonight!"

Wu Qian said very happily.

The filming of the car variety show will continue, and the Nürburgring has always worn a veil of mystery for ordinary car fans, and if the veil can be unveiled, it will definitely make many car fan enthusiasts addicted.

Yao Xinlu raised her neck and took a sip of wine, looked at Wu Qian with strange eyes, and said in her heart, it is true that you have been busy with acquisitions these days, but you don't seem to be involved......

"I've contacted my roommate from college, do you want her to check the keys for you?"

Yao Xinlu knew that the thing Wu Qian was thinking about must not be the acquisition case, but the exquisite key.

Wu Qian nodded, took out the key from his pajama pocket, handed it to Yao Xinlu, and said, "How can you disguise it, I don't think you can let others know that this pattern comes from a key." ”

Yao Xinlu didn't expect Wu Qian to carry the key with him, which shows the importance he attaches to and the degree of trust in her, she said: "This is simple, I will simply trace the key handle, and then take a picture and send it over." ”

With that, Yao Xinlu took the key, then took out a piece of printer paper from the desk drawer and began to trace.

It was not a very complicated process, and it took five minutes for Yao Xinlu to trace the shield and heraldic onto paper, then returned the key to Wu Qian, and then took out her mobile phone to take a photo and send it to her classmates.

After finishing her work, Yao Xinlu saw Wu Qian looking at her with an expectant look, she pulled her long hair, and said: "It's not too early, you rest first, and tomorrow you have to go to Cologne to race, I will settle the accounts of several subsidiaries of ThyssenKrupp in Curry Country before sleeping." ”

For Yao Xinlu, work is more important than many things.

However, when Yao Xinlu just turned around and was about to put on her glasses to continue processing financial information, she suddenly felt weightless, the whole person was picked up, and then flew towards the bed with a whoosh, fortunately, the desk and the bed were not far away......

Stories aside, Essen, a big city in western Germany, is the ninth largest city in Germany at night, and nightlife is certainly indispensable for big cities.

Nightclubs, bars, and discotheques seem to be very popular in every country, and Germany is no exception.

A high-end bar on Shichenbaan Avenue is full of people, and there is no manic electronic music in the bar, but a soothing classic, after all, what music is played needs to meet the needs of customers.

It can be seen that most of the customers in this bar are neatly dressed in suits and leather shoes, and many of them should be white-collar workers.

A man in his forties sits at the bar with a Daiquiri daiquiri cocktail in front of him.

Daiquiri is Hemingway's favorite cocktail, and the cocktail specially made with white rum, lemon juice, sugar water, and lemon is not high, but it is full of stamina.

Dortmund was drinking cocktails and chatting with his friends, and it was obvious that he was in a good mood.

After taking the last sip of his glass, Dortmund said goodbye to his friends and left the bar satisfied.

Dortmund's home lives not far from the bar, and he has been in the habit of meeting friends with friends every Monday and Friday after dinner.

Just as Dortmund was about to walk to his villa, a voice sounded from the car in front of the villa.

"Good evening, Mr. Dortmund, is the smelting of ultra-high-strength steel completed?"