Chapter 709: It's Too Cheap
"40 billion. β
"It's impossible, we can give up to 10 billion. β
"35 billion, this is our bottom line!"
"12 billion, if we can contact five companies to co-finance. β
"32 billion!"
"12.5 billion!"
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This is a doomed and fruitless bargain, one side has the psychology of blackmail, wanting to make more money for his peers, while the other party is a plate of loose sand, although he knows that this matter has an impact on himself, but he thinks that it also has an impact on other enterprises, why should he come forward to solve it. Without the sincerity of either side to resolve the issue, what use can such negotiations be?
Qiangui Wuzhi was the convener of the meeting, but at the same time he was the most transparent in this venue. Because the association itself is a tablecloth, when people need you, they can still pick you up as a thing, and when people don't need you, you can only stay under the table obediently, and maybe someone will step on it. Seeing that the venue was back in a war of words, Qiangui Wuzhi could only sigh and announce a temporary adjournment, and everyone went back to think about it before making a decision.
"Uchida-kun, we must think of a way to prevent the Autumn Society from falling into the hands of the Chinese. β
When he walked out of the venue, Kawabata Hongji pulled Uchida Yu to discuss.
"What can be done?" asked Yu Uchida.
"Perhaps, we should join forces with a few more companies and buy the Autumn Club. Hiroshi Kawabata said.
Yu Uchida sneered and said, "You mean that we will scrape together 30 billion yen and buy the Akima Club?"
"30 billion is definitely not good, I think if you work hard, 15 billion, should be able to impress Minelongji. β
"But what's the use of us spending 15 billion to buy the Autumn Society, just for those few patents?"
"If these patents fall into the hands of Chinese, the damage to us will be more than 15 billion." β
"Can we convince our shareholders before the loss happens?"
ββ¦β¦ I think maybe. β
Hiroshi Kawabata's voice was too weak to be heard. Can he not know what kind of virtue the shareholders have? If it is for the sake of Mori Shigeru's own business, the company will be able to contribute some money, and in the case of a small amount, the shareholders may be able to agree. The acquisition of the Autumn Club does not see any direct benefit for Mori Shigeru, and the threat to Mori Shigeru from the acquisition of the Autumn Club by the Chinese is also potential and has not become a reality. In this case, let the shareholders shell out real money to stop the loss, Kawabata Hiroji admits that he does not have such an ability.
"Another important point is that Mineilongi will not accept the offer of 15 billion. That's why he wants us to make an offer, but he wants to use this price as a bargaining weight with the Chinese. Don't listen to him say that he is willing to accept a price that is 20% lower than the Chinese's bid, I bet that when everyone bids, even if the Chinese are willing to pay 1 yen more than us, Minai Longji will not hesitate to sell the Akima Kaisha to the Chinese. Uchida said coldly.
Kawabata Hiroji recalled Minuchi Takayoshi's usual personality, and couldn't help but nod gloomily. The Japanese talk about rules, respect contracts, and look at everything at a glance, but what is hidden behind it is a kind of animal nature. It is not for nothing that Western countries call Japan an economic animal. The so-called animal means that everything is profit-oriented, and there are no ethical, moral and human considerations. On the issue of selling the Akima Society, Minai Longji pursued only one goal, that is, to sell it at a high price as much as possible, and whether it was bought by the Chinese or the Japanese was not within the scope of Minai Longji's thinking. As an old buddy who has worked with Minai Longi for many years, Yu Uchida knows him very well.
"So, there's absolutely nothing we can do?" Kawabata asked.
Uchida shook his head and said, "It's not that there is no way. We have to make two preparations, one is that the Autumn Club has really been acquired by the Chinese, and we must build new patent barriers in time to prevent the Chinese from entering our big pay. The other hand is to ask the Ministry of International Trade and Industry to step in to stop the deal, at the very least, to prevent the Chinese from obtaining the key patents owned by the Autumn Society. β
"That's a good idea, so please Uchida-kun. Hiroshi Kawabata bowed to Uchida.
"All I can do is slow down Japan's decline. Uchida said sadly.
Mineilongji left the Chemical Equipment Association and returned to the company, and immediately called Guo Peiyuan, telling him that several chemical equipment manufacturers in Japan had agreed to jointly acquire the Autumn Society, and the bid reached 40 billion yen, and if the Chinese wanted to get the Autumn Society, they had to come up with at least 45 billion yuan, otherwise they would not be negotiated.
Guo Peiyuan is not a person who is easy to deceive, he first hummed and congratulated Mineilongji, and then said that the Chinese buyers he contacted had limited economic strength, and it was probably unrealistic to come up with so much money, and if the price could be lower, there was still hope.
Two people who pretended to be confused were fighting in the long-distance phone call across the sea, and recently reached a preliminary intention that both parties agreed on a purchase price of about 25 billion yen, and Guo Peiyuan should find a takeover for the Autumn Club on the basis of this price.
"25 billion yen?"
In the general manager's office of the Equipment Industry Company, Feng Xiaochen looked at Guo Peiyuan, who came to report the situation, with a smile and repeated Mineilongji's bid in a slightly ridiculous tone.
"Yes, I think this price should be the psychological bottom line of the other party. Mr. Feng and Minai Takayoshi told me that those Japanese chemical equipment companies, such as Iketani and Mori Shigeru, do not want Chinese companies to take over Akima, so they are ready to jointly acquire Akima. I don't know the exact bid, but the 25 billion yen quoted by Minai Takayoshi should have some confidence, and if we don't agree, he may sell the company to a domestic company. Guo Peiyuan advised.
Feng Xiaochen smiled and said, "Lao Guo, you have made a mistake, that is, we don't really want to buy the Autumn Club. His patents are worth a few dollars, but they don't have to cost us a lot of money. What's more, we are now engaged in a financial crisis, and our domestic funds are very tight, and it will be very difficult for the Economic and Trade Commission to spend 20 billion yen to buy a bankrupt Japanese company at this time. β
"You mean...... 20 billion?" Guo Peiyuan smacked his tongue.
"Yes, it's 20 billion. Feng Xiaochen said, "25 billion is something that you can't even think about, with this money, I will throw it at the Chemical Design Institute, and they can also develop these patents." 20 billion is the most, even at this price, I have to ask someone to evaluate it. β
"Well, then I'll go talk to Mineilongi again. Guo Peiyuan replied depressedly. Alas, the profession of broker is really not done by people, and the difference between the bids on both sides is so big, how can you say it?
Seeing off Guo Peiyuan, Feng Xiaochen came to the company's small conference room, where there were already more than a dozen people, all of whom were old acquaintances of Feng Xiaochen, namely Bao Chengming, Ruan Fugen, Yao Weiqiang, Han Jiangyue, Yang Haifan, etc. This time he went to Japan to acquire bankrupt companies, Feng Xiaochen did not involve large state-owned enterprises, but contacted a group of private entrepreneurs, intending to let them make acquisitions as private people, so as to avoid international political sensitivities.
"Guo Peiyuan came, and he said that the offer of Minai Takayoshi was 25 billion yen. Feng Xiaochen sat down in his own place and reported to everyone with a smile.
"This surnamed Guo is really still a traitor!" Ruan Fugen was annoyed when he heard it, he was the one who was almost cheated by Guo Peiyuan, and when he first heard that Guo Peiyuan was involved in this matter, he was not happy.
Feng Xiaochen smiled at Ruan Fugen and said, "Boss Ruan, don't look at people with old eyes, I guess Guo Peiyuan doesn't know about it, presumably Mineilongji also deceived him." β
Bao Chengming nodded and agreed: "I see it this way too." Those companies of the Japan Chemical Equipment Association only offered a purchase price of 13 billion yen to Akima, which RyΕney Takayoshi would definitely not tell Guo Peiyuan. This surnamed Guo is also a messenger, and he doesn't necessarily really want to deceive Mr. Feng. β
It turned out that the meeting of the Japan Chemical Equipment Association had just ended, and Bao Chengming had already received information about the main topics at the meeting, and as for who leaked the news to him, it was not enough for outsiders to be outsiders. Guo Peiyuan came to report the news, but he didn't know that Feng Xiaochen had more accurate information than him.
"13 billion, to be able to win all the equipment and patents of the Autumn Club, it's too cheap!" Ruan Fugen bypassed the topic of Guo Peiyuan's character, rubbed his hands and said excitedly.
Yao Weiqiang said with a smile: "Boss Ruan is really rich now, 13 billion yen, and almost 900 million yuan, I can't think of such a large amount, Boss Ruan actually said that it is too cheap." β
"Yes, our small factories really can't compare with Boss Ruan's Quanfu Company. Han Jiangyue also said teasingly.
"What are you talking about? Why are you laughing at me as a peasant? Nguyen Phuc Gen's face flushed. He is indeed rich now, and it should be okay to come up with two or three hundred million. However, Yao Weiqiang sells bearings, and now it has become a multinational chain trading company, and Han Jiangyue's Xinmin Hydraulic Company is also a large enterprise with an annual output value of hundreds of millions, which is comparable to his Quanfu company. As for Yang Haifan, it is not the object that Ruan Fugen can look up to, Yang Haifan's Chenyu Construction Machinery Company, the annual output value has reached more than 2 billion, and this figure is still growing at a rate of 20% per year. On this occasion, being said to be rich and wealthy is no different from being slapped in the face on the spot.
"Lao Ruan is telling the truth. Feng Xiaochen came out to play a round for Ruan Fugen, he looked at the crowd, and said: "The original value of the fixed assets of the Autumn Club is no less than 30 billion yen, as well as intangible assets such as patents and brands, if it can be won for 15 billion to 18 billion yen, it is indeed very cost-effective." In addition, you are interested in Japan's Xinyong Bearing Company, Wuzhi Reducer Company, and Ishizen Construction Machinery Company, and the market bids are far lower than their actual value. β