Xu Zhenbo may be able to think of this, but he won't say it. As far as he is concerned, when the Japanese side makes representations, he has to use the simplest method to solve the problem. If he didn't put pressure on Feng Xiaochen, if there were any bad consequences because of this matter in the future, he would have to take responsibility, and he would not do such a thing.

"Assistant Feng, I think we should understand each other. You have your problems, and we have ours. The localization of equipment is the country's grand strategy, but the resumption of customs clearance is also the country's grand strategy, and the two actually complement each other. If China can smoothly resume customs clearance, our export situation will take on a completely new look, and when the export earnings will increase, it will be easier for us to introduce some advanced technology and equipment, and this will also help our country's technological level to improve?" Xu Zhenbo said step by step.

In fact, he didn't try to convince Feng Xiaochen, but just needed to prove that he was reasonable, unless Feng Xiaochen could say the same thing, otherwise he had to do what he asked.

Feng Xiaochen frowned, Xu Zhenbo took out this truth, he really couldn't refute it for a while. He understands the importance of re-entry, if he has to say that this matter has nothing to do with re-entry, but Xu Zhenbo insists that the two have a relationship, it will become a confused lawsuit, and he may have to go all the way to the minister's level, which is the result that Feng Xiaochen does not like. He chose delaying tactics from the beginning, precisely because he didn't want to directly form an antagonistic relationship with Shi Fulin and Xu Zhenbo, but now Xu Zhenbo put this either/or choice in front of him.

"So, the opinion of the Ministry of Foreign Trade is to support Sanli Holdings Qin Chong?" Feng Xiaochen asked.

Xu Zhenbo said: "That's not it, this matter still has to be decided through negotiations." However, Assistant Feng's previous negotiation strategy is better not to be used, this strategy is easy to attract some criticism. ”

"If we insist on disagreeing with Sanli Holdings, can the Ministry of Foreign Trade support us?" Feng Xiaochen asked again.

"We need a reason. Xu Zhenbo said, "A reason that can be explained to the GATT." ”

"I see. Feng Xiaochen nodded.

The so-called need for a reason is that Xu Zhenbo was unwilling to express his position on this matter, and handed over the decision to Feng Xiaochen. Qin Chong's status, even if Xu Zhenbo didn't know it in the past, after these rounds of negotiations, he has already figured out that such a backbone enterprise is controlled by foreign capital, and the social impact is very large, and the central leaders will question it if they don't get it right. But it is impossible for Xu Zhenbo to publicly support Feng Xiaochen, because the Ministry of Foreign Trade still has to bear the pressure of foreign businessmen, which is also something that cannot be underestimated.

In this complex situation, what Xu Zhenbo has to do is to kick the ball to Feng Xiaochen and let Feng Xiaochen carry the thunder. If you can find a plausible reason to deny it, then I'll be glad to see it happen. If you can't find a reason, then I'm sorry, we can only support Sanli Holdings in accordance with the free trade principle proposed by the GATT.

The original delaying tactics could no longer be used, and Feng Xiaochen could only find another way. Fortunately, the Lunar New Year in 1994 arrived, and no matter how anxious Sanli was, he could not ask the Chinese to work overtime to negotiate during the Spring Festival, and everything could only wait until after the Spring Festival. Feng Xiaochen was given a few days off and was able to stay in the capital to spend time with his family. Klina gave birth to a little boy of mixed Chinese descent not long ago, and at this time she was experiencing the "confinement" with Chinese characteristics in the capital, Yan Leqin and Feng Hua's family also returned to China during the Spring Festival to reunite.

"Wenru, you graduated with a master's degree this year, what kind of job are you looking for?"

In the courtyard, everyone sat around chatting, and Feng Xiaochen asked his German cousin Feng Wenru. More than ten years ago, when Feng Xiaochen first met Feng Wenru, she was only 11 years old and a standard German little Lori. Today, she is a 25-year-old girl with a master's degree in finance from the University of Cologne, Germany, and is about to graduate.

"I haven't figured out what to look for yet. Feng Wenru shook her head with a smile and replied, her long golden hair fluttering around, which was very good-looking.

"You study finance, don't you want your son to inherit his father's business and work in the third uncle's bank?" Feng Xiaochen said.

Feng Wenru turned her head to look at her father Feng Hua, and said with a smile: "I don't like my father's current job, in my grandmother's words, my father is a rentier and a parasite." ”

"I didn't say that. Yan Leqin flatly denied it. This was actually what she said, but she forgot about it, but Feng Wenru remembered it in her heart.

Yan Leqin is a person who is engaged in technology, and he does have some prejudices about people like Feng Hua who are engaged in finance. The original meaning of finance was to raise funds for the development of the industrial sector, and it was dependent on the industrial sector. However, with the overdevelopment of the financial market, finance has gradually become a money game, and the financial oligarchy has played the role of a vampire by playing the industrial sector in the palm of his hand.

Due to the faster way to make money in finance, many industrial capital has flowed to the financial sector, and the best young people no longer regard becoming engineers and scientists as their ideals, but are more willing to enter the financial industry and become investment bank managers or private equity investors. The economy of the entire Western world has shown a trend of shifting from real to virtual, which makes the older generation of scientists like Yan Leqin very sad.

"I'm just saying that finance can't generate value, and it's not as good as industry that can benefit society. But what's the use of me saying this, don't you still study finance?" Yan Leqin complained to her granddaughter with a smile.

"Grandma, my study of finance is not the same as my father's study of finance. He was thinking about how to make money, and what I wanted to do was to invest across borders and help industrialists like my brother Xiaochen raise funds. Feng Wenru said.

"Yes, how could you have such an idea?" Feng Xiaochen asked in some surprise.

Feng Wenru said: "Haven't you always raised funds in the European market? When you first set up a business, there was also the science and technology fund where your grandmother was the chairman. Brother Ling Yu and Brother Lin Tao both learn technology, and they say every day that they come back to China to engage in construction after learning technology, I don't know technology, and I can always do it to help you raise some funds, right?"

"Ambitious!" Feng Li praised with a thumbs up, "Although Wenru didn't grow up in China, being able to have such a heart is worthy of your grandfather and your grandmother." ”

"Thank you, uncle, for the compliment. Feng Wenru bowed slightly to Feng Li.

Feng Xiaochen's heart moved and asked, "Wenru, when it comes to raising funds, I have a question I want to ask you." What if a foreign company wants to take a controlling stake in a German company and the German government does not want the company to be controlled by a foreign company for the sake of technical protection?"

"That depends on the company's own intentions, right?" Feng Wenru said, "Legally speaking, as long as the company itself is willing to sell equity, the government cannot interfere in mergers and acquisitions." Of course, if the company is important to the country, the government can also consider other ways to stop the merger. ”

"What is the specific method?" Feng Xiaochen asked.

Feng Wenru shook his head and said, "Brother, the conditions you said are too vague, can you be more specific?" There are different methods for different situations, and I don't know much about some methods, maybe my father knows better." ”

"Oh, is that so?" Feng Xiaochen nodded, and then told everyone about Sanli's attempt to control Qin Chong, and there was nothing secret about this matter itself, so he could reveal it to his family.

"What, the Japanese want to control Qin Chong?" Yan Leqin was the first to express annoyance. Since establishing contact with China, Yan Leqin has always been very concerned about the construction of domestic equipment industry. Qin Chong is the backbone enterprise of metallurgical equipment, and Yan Leqin itself is engaged in metallurgical equipment, so he is particularly familiar with Qin Chong. Now I heard that there are Japanese companies that want to control Qin Chong, but listen to Feng Xiaochen's meaning, the Japanese are plotting to use the controlling stake to strangle Qin Chong's technology, Yan Leqin has no reason not to be anxious.

"How can this work, how can the state agree to such a thing?" Yan Leqin said angrily.

"Mom, don't worry, the Chinese government must have their own troubles in doing this. Feng Shuyi is more calm, she said: "In recent years, the Chinese government has been seeking to restore its status as a party to the GATT, and has conducted many rounds of negotiations with Western countries to this end. The opening up of the investment market is one of the conditions put forward by Western countries, and it is presumably inconvenient for the Chinese government to directly intervene in mergers and acquisitions between enterprises. ”

"This is to take advantage of the fire. Feng Li commented on the side.

"That's right, it's taking advantage of the fire, but China itself has proposed to engage in a market economy, and Western countries have put forward these demands, and China must respond. Feng Hua explained. He is a banker, he has seen a lot of this kind of thing, and as soon as Feng Xiaochen said it, he understood the joints.

"The easiest way to do this is to let Qin Chong refuse Sanli's acquisition, which is a corporate behavior, and no one can interfere with it. Feng Wenru said.

Feng Xiaochen smiled bitterly: "If I can do this, do I still need to bother with this? The problem now is that Qin Chong has been placed under the management of the Northwest Province, and the Northwest Province, as the owner of Qin Chong's assets, is inclined to enter into a joint venture with Sanli, which can become their political achievement in attracting investment. Sanli took a fancy to this point and asked the Northwest Province to take control of Qin Chong, and the Northwest Province agreed, so it was difficult for us to do it. ”

"This is equivalent to the company itself is willing to be controlled by foreign capital, and Xiaochen, as a representative of national interests, you want to stop this acquisition, isn't that so?" Feng Shuyi concluded.

"Yes. Feng Xiaochen said, "Now that Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry has asked China's Ministry of Foreign Trade to agree to this merger and acquisition case in the name of ensuring free trade, the Ministry of Foreign Trade is a little unable to bear the pressure." China has no experience in this area and doesn't know how to deal with this kind of thing, so I think you should be familiar with this kind of operation in Germany, can you give me some advice?"