The meeting lasted for a long time, and British Aerospace, represented by Ethan, struggled several times to raise the purchase price to $2.2 billion.

Fernand, on the other hand, also increased the purchase price to $1.8 billion.

In the end, the British government sold the two major brands of Land Rover and Jaguar to the American company North for $1.8 billion.

The three major brands of MG, MiNi and Rover were sold to British Aerospace for $650 million.

Why 650 million?

Because under Li Yadong's instructions, Fernand shouted the price of these three major brands to 600 million.

Winning these three major brands at this price, in Li Yadong's view, will never lose, who is the final receiver, he is clear. A MiNi brand alone should be more than this price code.

However, the British aerospace calves said no, but they had no intention of returning empty-handed, and directly increased the price by 50 million.

Considering that there is a small gap in funding, and there are still many places that need to be used for money. So, Li Yadong gave up.

is still the same sentence, people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, and you must know how to be sufficient. Being able to successfully win the two major brands of Land Rover and Jaguar has made him excited.

……

Such a large-scale asset delivery, or a cross-border acquisition, is extremely cumbersome to deal with, and it is impossible to complete it without one or two months.

However, these things are handled by Fernand's side, and Li Yadong is happy to be idle, he only needs to pay.

As for the transaction between him and Fernand, it must not be carried out until all the relevant documents have been signed and the Land Rover and Jaguar brands are completely owned by North.

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the UK.

At eight o'clock in the evening, a dinner party that was not grand, but had an excellent atmosphere, was being carried out in laughter.

In addition to Li Yadong and his entourage, the staff of the embassy were seated.

"It's a pity that my old classmate can't be here today, otherwise he will have to get drunk with him. ”

Ji Chaozhu was very happy, he usually doesn't drink much, but tonight can be regarded as a free drink, and he toasted Li Yadong three times in a row as soon as he was on the table.

"It's okay, there is an opportunity, and when the acquisition is all done, even if Mr. Fernand swaggers into the Chinese embassy, the British government can only stare dryly. Li Yadong laughed.

An institution like an embassy could not have been outside without the eyes of the British government, and when he came in just now, he was wearing a hat.

At present, many formalities have not been completed, and Fernand is really not suitable to appear here, if the British government detects the clues, then everything may fall short.

"Okay, let's not talk about him, let's talk about you, Comrade Xiao Li. You can make great contributions to the motherland this time, and successfully win the two major international high-end car brands Land Rover and Jaguar, which not only has a huge impact on the development of China's automobile industry, but also has an immeasurable reference and promotion role for the entire national industry. ”

"Ji Lao is serious, as a Chinese, I naturally hope that the motherland is as strong as possible, and I myself intend to develop the national automobile industry, which is also beneficial to others and self-interest, and is not as great as you say." Li Yadong sneered.

"Comrade Xiao Li is modest, in my opinion, a young man's determination to develop the national automobile industry is in itself a great goal with ideals and ambitions, don't you say?" Ji Chaozhu laughed.

"Yes!"

"It's so true, the matter of building a car, ordinary people are afraid that they can't even think about it. ”

"Don't talk about building cars, I don't even know how to drive a car now. ”

"What are you, before I came to England, I only took a car twice in total. ”

"Then you're really a. ”

"Haha......"

A total of six tables were set up in the hall, and all the staff in the embassy were present, except for the guards at the door. It is better to be happy alone than to be happy in all, and this is something that every Chinese should be happy about.

Everyone laughed and enjoyed themselves, and in the middle of the meal, the phone on the service desk next to them suddenly rang.

"Don't move, I'll come!"

Ji Chaozhu stopped getting up and trotting over to the staff who were about to answer the phone, and strode to the front of the service desk.

This phone call is not ordinary, in the afternoon, it has been switched to an encrypted line by the embassy's technicians, and not many people know about this matter.

The reason why this is so is because Ji Chaozhu is worried that he will miss some important phone calls at dinner in the evening.

When Li Yadong came back in the afternoon, he immediately reported the good news to the central government, and asked the other party to report it to the chief immediately.

"Hey, hello, I'm Ji Chaozhu. ”

The identity of the person on the other end of the phone was unknown for the time being, but after not knowing what to say, Ji Chaozhu instantly stood upright, and his originally slightly hunched back was also straight, with a solemn expression.

"Yes, chief, our American partners have successfully acquired the Land Rover and Jaguar brands under Leyland, and are currently in the process of asset delivery, and after they are handed over, we can take over the whole thing. ”

Heads!

With Ji Chaozhu's identity, the person who can be called the chief by him is by no means idle. Everyone in the room held their breath and listened, even if they were destined to hear nothing.

"This ...... To tell you the truth, I congratulate you on this matter, we did hold a small dinner, and all the staff of the embassy, including Comrade Xiao Li and his team, are now next to me...... Oh yes, chief. ”

What instructions should be given on the other end of the phone, Ji Chaozhu put down the microphone and turned on the speakerphone.

"Hello comrades. ”

In the loudspeaker of the phone, an old but deep voice came, and the distinctive "Trump" was a little different even if it was transmitted through the small speaker on the phone, but it could still be easily distinguished.

Chinese people living in this era are probably no strangers to this voice, and after listening to it once, they should never forget it for the rest of their lives.

Everyone at the scene stood up in unison in an instant, staring at the black phone, excited in their hearts, in awe in their eyes, and shouted in unison without anyone commanding: "Good chief!"

"Hmm...... Good. Are you eating happily, comrades?"

"Happy!"

"That's good. Comrades of the embassy, you have been away from your homeland for many years, far away from your relatives and friends, and have worked hard to contribute to the cause of national diplomacy, and it is precisely because of your existence that the motherland can integrate into the world family, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you as an ordinary Chinese old man, and I also want to tell you that the motherland misses you very much......

The old man on the other end of the phone, really like an ordinary old grandfather, kindly recounted some things, and before he finished speaking, the embassy staff in the hall were already crying one by one.

"Good children, don't cry, the motherland is slowly moving towards prosperity and strength, and what the country owes you, when the conditions permit, it will be slowly made up. Today is a happy day, the motherland has become stronger with your efforts, you are the pride of the motherland, the pride of the people, you should be happy. ”

This voice was not impassioned, but it seemed to have a kind of magic, and as he said this, the staff in the hall really stopped crying, wiped away their tears, and burst into laughter.

"Comrade Xiao Li, they're also there, right?"

was suddenly named, Li Yadong's heart shook suddenly, no one could understand his inner feelings at the moment, the Qi family brothers next to him couldn't, Huang Deping couldn't, Jack couldn't, and Chen Joey couldn't.

This is an old man he has ever respected the most!

At the moment, he was calling out to himself.

"Yes, chief, we ...... In!" he replied in a trembling voice.

"Huh...... Comrade Xiao Li, I have been famous for you for a long time, but I didn't think that I hadn't met yet, but I talked on the phone first. Well...... The voice is very loud, when it is a handsome guy with a dignified appearance. You are very good, you have done a great thing this time, you are worthy of the good sons and daughters of China, worthy of the pillars of the country, on behalf of the people of the motherland, thank you. ”

"No...... No. Chief, I just did my part. ”

Li Yadong replied with some trepidation, causing Huang Deping and others next to him to look at each other, it was the first time they had seen the boss like this.

Although they also knew that there was a big man on the other end of the phone, and they also stood up with the crowd, they didn't know who it was.

Jack sat next to Qi Long, and when he saw that his body was also trembling with excitement, he touched him with his elbow and cast an inquiring look.

Qi Long just wanted to speak, but he stopped talking. If it had been a few years ago, he might have blurted out the other party's name, but in the past few years, he has followed Brother Dong to the north and south, and has seen the world, not only has a lot of flexibility in his brain, but also his quality has improved a lot. He suddenly realized that the act of calling the old man by his first name was very disrespectful.

"It's a good thing, in you, I see the hope of China's rejuvenation. ”

The voice on the other end of the phone was a little relieved, and after a pause, he continued: "However, this matter is not yet complete, so it should not be taken lightly, and it needs to be treated with caution." I will wait for good news in the capital, waiting for your triumphant return. ”

"Please rest assured, I, Li Yadong, will definitely live up to my mission!"

"Hmm...... Good. Alright, you guys go ahead and don't get the food cold. ”

The phone hung up, but everyone at the scene was very excited, but it couldn't be calmed down for a long time, and Li Yadong was the same.

……

Hausby Hill.

There was also a dinner here, but the atmosphere in the banquet hall was diametrically opposed to the atmosphere in the Chinese embassy in the UK.

On the huge long dining table, there are exquisite dishes, but no one has the appetite to enjoy them, and everyone only cares about drinking and scolding from time to time to vent their dissatisfaction.

A disheveled fat old man, trembling at the dining table.

He wanted to sit, but the master didn't give him a seat at all.

And he'd been standing here for half an hour, but no one had paid any attention to him.

'You can't do this!' he cried out in his heart. Finally, he couldn't help but open his mouth, "Your Excellency Ethan, can you honor the reward you promised me?"

"Oh, damn Benjamin, do you still want to ask us for a reward?"

It's good that he didn't mention it, but when he did, Ethan became more and more angry. That is, he is afraid that he is a government official, otherwise he really wants to call in bodyguards to kill him.

"Yes...... Mr. Ethan, our original agreement was that Leland would pay $2 million for each of the five brands, and now you buy three of them, and you should pay me $6 million. ”

"Six million?

Ethan stood up suddenly, his face gloomy as if he was about to drip water, "You dead fat pig, use your brain to think about it, what did we say at the beginning? Is it to help us win the Leyland Company at a low price, do you understand the low price? Now we only acquired three small brands under the Leyland Company, but it cost us a full 650 million US dollars, is this called a low price? And you, what have you contributed from it, nothing! Even if this price is still negotiated by ourselves!"

"Of course I contributed. Benjamin is also open-minded, because he has no way out, his marriage is divorced, and he will lose his job immediately if nothing happens, if he can't get this money, he is only afraid of having to sleep with beggars sleeping under the bridge cave in London for the rest of his life, "If it weren't for me, the two giants of Ford and BMW Group, would have carved up the Leland company a long time ago, what will the Aerospace Group fight with them, not to mention the three brands, none of you may be able to win." ”

He was telling the truth, but Ethan didn't like to hear it. Summoned the bodyguard, took out the wallet, took out a handful of pounds from it, didn't bother to count it, threw it directly in Benjamin's face, and said: "I tell you, dead fat pig, you are worth so much, and then twitter here, be careful that I am not polite to you." Now, immediately, get the hell out of this manor!"

"You ......" Benjamin was so humiliated that the last shred of dignity in his heart told him: spit on the ground, then turn around and leave!

However, the reality of the situation does not allow him to do this, and the pounds on the ground are worth about tens of thousands of dollars. It's not a small amount, especially for him now.

He subconsciously bent down and began to pick up money, angry in his heart for not fighting.

"Haha......" everyone at the table laughed.

Thanks to this damn dead fat pig, I finally dispelled some of the anger that was pressing down on their hearts for them.

What they don't know, though, is that it's too early to laugh now.

There are some developments that even Li Yadong did not expect, he thought that among the three brands acquired by British Aerospace, at least MiNi would not be sold, because the BMW Group needed it.

In fact, BMW fancies the brand of Leyland as Land Rover, not MiNi. In the last life, the BMW Group was born after owning Land Rover, and MiNi is not the brand they desperately want, and they have no shortage of boutique cars, such as BMW 1 and 2 series.

Even later, BMW spun off Rover, and the MiNi brand survived after thinking twice, and it did not belong to the BMW camp, but took it out alone.

Therefore, for a long time to come, the three brands of MG, MiNi, and Rover will die on British Aerospace's refusal to marry, and Aerospace does not know how to operate car brands. Unsatisfactory sales, there are still tens of thousands of workers to support, not only did not let them make a lot of money, but lost money.

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