Hong Kong, Victoria Mountain, Li Family Villa.

Hu Xiuying's arrival was tantamount to the arrival of the Queen Mother, and the people in the villa were all in good spirits to serve, but she was not used to this kind of service.

When I get up in the morning, I still fold the bedding neatly, and after washing, I still go downstairs to clean up, and when it comes to eating, I still go to the kitchen to help.

Li Yadong persuaded several times, but to no avail, so he had to give up.

The villa is naturally splendid, but it is this kind of resplendent that makes Hu Xiuying feel ungrounded, in her opinion, it is more comfortable than the courtyard house in the capital.

If the only place she likes in the whole villa is probably the garden behind the house - there are flowers and grass, there is a lawn, there is a swimming pool, and there is a court, just for her grandson to play with.

Yichen Yiyu, these two lovely girls, she also likes them very much. The two big sisters are willing to play with Erbao, she sits on the lawn and basks in the sun, holding Kiki, who can't walk yet, in her arms, watching the three children frolicking and chasing in the distance, with a happy smile on her face.

She is already very content to live like this in this life.

As soon as Li Yadong returned to Hong Kong, things continued, such a large group, several companies under it, business across half the world, and the arrival of a new year, he needed to be at the helm in many aspects. However, even if he was busy, he still took a day out and took his mother to Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong for a full body examination, and the results were obtained three days later, as Li Yadong thought, there were no major problems, but there were many minor problems, similar to capillary blockage, bone pain and rheumatism, etc., according to the doctor's instructions, Li Yadong took a batch of the most effective, but also the most expensive medicine, and bought a lot of supplements, ready to slowly recuperate for his mother.

Li Dongmei likes Hong Kong very much, with its towering high-rise buildings, dazzling supermarkets and shops, and a variety of entertainment projects, all of which make her feel extremely fresh.

Bringing her to a wise decision, Hu Xiuying is old and doesn't want to touch these new things, but her daughter always likes to pull her - the two of them will go down the mountain if they have nothing to do, and they will also pull Grandma Jiang and Mrs. Huang, a few people ride a Rolls-Royce, shopping around, gradually, Hu Xiuying also adapted to it, and also experienced some of the fun.

Li Yadong saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart. Originally, he stuffed a million Hong Kong dollars in cash under his mother's bed, but she just didn't spend it, you said that he was in a hurry. Now every time I go out, I will spend more or less, after all, whether it is my daughter, my grandson, my niece, as well as Grandma Jiang and Mrs. Huang, she is the leader, and she is a rich woman, so she naturally has to pay for some expenses.

She is the kind of typical character who doesn't care if she is bitter, but she can't be bitter to her children and treat her friends badly.

If Li Tingting is on vacation, there will be no one at home, and she will definitely take her grandmother and little aunt to travel around, eat fragrant and drink spicy food - she feels that she came to Hong Kong first and should fulfill the friendship of the landlord.

In short, the life of her mother after coming to Hong Kong is happier than Li Yadong imagined. Therefore, he completely relaxed and began to focus on his work.

Mr. Huang returned from England with a few Yankees — from the Ford Group.

Ford has been interested in Jaguar for a long time, and plans to use the Jaguar brand to seize the market share of mid-to-high-end cars in the European and American markets, so as to balance the three German giants BBA and the "two fields" of Japanese benzene.

In fact, when Dongfanghong Group just took Jaguar from the American North Company last year, they had already sent someone to contact them, but before the time came, Li Yadong did not meet with them, and used a trick of "dragging", which dragged on for half a year, without saying that it would be sold, nor would it be said that it would not be sold.

As for now, although the time is not yet ripe - Jaguar's core technology is not yet fully available. However, he has already "stolen some teachers", but he can contact him, Li Yadong is also afraid that such a "stupid person with a lot of money" master will be dragged away by him, and he plans to feed some bait first. He knew very well that negotiations with such a large group had always been cumbersome -- the striker could not call the shots at all, so why couldn't he talk for a few months? After the negotiation was completed, Jaguar's plan to steal the division would definitely be completed.

Dongfanghong Building, in the conference room on the top floor.

"Boss, this is Mr. Lawrence, a senior representative of the Ford Group, and this is ......"

A group of five Yankees, Huang Deping introduced them one by one, led by "Curly" Lawrence.

"Hello Mr. Li, what you did in the UK last year, the acquisition of Land Rover and Jaguar, is simply a miracle, and it is impossible to be unconvinced......

As soon as Lawrence opened his mouth, he praised Li Yadong in all directions. Although there are some elements of flattery, it can also be seen that he does admire Li Yadong quite a lot.

The fact that a colonial company actually buys the national assets of a hegemonic country is rare even in the entire history of human development.

Land Rover and Jaguar changed hands twice in half a year, in the last year can be described as a major news in the world auto industry, because their final owner identity is somewhat unexpected, so, there is no lack of some large companies with the mentality of learning and research, the two acquisitions have been analyzed in detail, from the analysis it is not difficult to see - this is obviously a long-planned conspiracy, the United States North Company and Hong Kong Dongfanghong Company, at all, have long colluded to play the British government around.

This is why the current background of Hong Kong, a small land, is somewhat special - it is said to be British, the Chinese do not recognize it, and the "Sino-British Joint Declaration" has been signed. Speaking of China, after all, the UK still has a few years of jurisdiction, and two countries are involved. Otherwise, the Queen of England will not destroy the Dongfanghong Group before there are ghosts.

"Mr. Lawrence is serious, it's just a small business trick, it's not worth mentioning, and the matter is over, so there is no need to talk about it anymore. Let's get down to business. Li Yadong smiled and waved his hand, and Huang Deping quickly translated.

"Good. Mr. Li is quick to talk, but it is exactly what I want. Lawrence smiled, and then continued: "Since last year, our Ford Group has been in contact with your company, expressing its intention to acquire the Jaguar brand, at that time, because your company has just taken over Jaguar, many things have not been smoothed out, and have been shirking and saying, 'I'll talk about it later', so I wonder if Mr. Li has decided now, whether he is willing to sell the Jaguar brand?"

"Truth be told, I did think it through and planned to sell one of the Jaguar and Land Rover. However, as for which one to sell, I haven't decided yet. As you may know, we were also approached by the BMW Group to acquire the Land Rover brand. Li Yadong said half-truthfully.

When Lawrence heard this, he frowned slightly and said, "With all due respect, Mr. Li, according to the information we have received, you have built a new Land Rover factory in Hainan, China, and there is also news that you plan to build a Land Rover Asia factory there, so ......"

Although Lawrence's words were not finished, the subtext was already clear: You kid don't talk nonsense with your eyes open, okay, if we really eat rice, we have long been clear about your bottom line.

"yes, I had the intention to do that. Li Yadong said with a smile: "Even the first batch of equipment has arrived at Hailan, but the price given by the BMW Group is quite expensive, which makes me hesitate." It's okay to use them to build other cars, and now that you know this, you probably know that I have the idea of creating a Chinese auto brand. ”

Lawrence glanced at him suspiciously, and it was not easy to judge the truth from his expression for a while, and after a little silence, he replied: "Mr. Li, I think you have done so much work, and the Land Rover factory is halfway built, and it is a pity to give up now." You can rest assured that we at Ford Group are as sincere as we are and will definitely give you a satisfactory price. ”

"It's a bit of a pity, but I'm thinking about another issue. As far as the development of independent brands is concerned, holding Jaguar in hand is obviously more suitable than holding Land Rover. Believe that, you know it. Li Yadong said with a light smile.

The reason why he went around and around was actually for one purpose: to raise the price.

It's a truth with hunger marketing.

"This ......"

Lawrence really can't refute this, because this is indeed the truth, and Jaguar's core technology is definitely more than two miles away from Land Rover.

"So to be honest, I'm still hesitating, and the reason why I'm meeting with you today is to see what kind of price you can give the Jaguar brand, and compare it with each other. ”

Lawrence nodded, and was about to speak, when Li Yadong interjected and said, "Please also ask Mr. Lawrence to think about it, I have a problem, and I hate bargaining." So, you'd better give me a final and accurate price code. Otherwise, if the price is too low, I will simply not think about it. ”

Dog day!

Lawrence directly greeted all the eighteen generations of his ancestors in his heart: You said that you are a young man in a young grade, where did you get so many routines?

Negotiating with him, Lawrence really has a feeling that it is more difficult than negotiating with those old and sophisticated people.

"Mr. Li, please rest assured that our price is absolutely sincere. Lawrence said, handing over a document that had been prepared a long time ago.

Li Yadong took it and looked at it, smiled, then stood up directly and said, "Deping, send off." ”

Lawrence looked at each other, and said in a loud voice: "Mr. Li, you only spent a total of $1.8 billion on the acquisition of the two major brands of Land Rover and Jaguar, and we used $1.8 billion to acquire a Jaguar brand for you, isn't it full of sincerity?"

"Mr. Lawrence's words are wrong, I can buy Land Rover and Jaguar at a low price, it is the result of my business operation, it has nothing to do with you, even if I buy them for a dollar, I can't quantify their value in themselves. How advanced the technology of the Jaguar brand is, I believe you Ford Group should know that to put it mildly, those world-class car core technologies are difficult to measure with money. Let me answer your other question, yes, not only are you not sincere, but you are not sincere at all. When you first wanted to buy Jaguar from North, the opening price was $1.8 billion, and now you come to me, and I ask you to give a final price, and you are still $1.8 billion. So, I would like to ask Mr. Lawrence, where is the sincerity?"

"I ......"

"Alright. ”

When Lawrence wanted to say something more, he was interrupted by Li Yadong waving his hand, "I don't want to listen to the explanation, if you really want to buy the Jaguar brand, please go back and discuss it with the managers within the group, and then give me a sincere price." Otherwise, let's not meet for the time being, I'm really busy. ”

Li Yadong said, patted his ass and left directly, which made Lawrence and the others angry.

And at this time, it's time for the red-faced singer.

"Please don't mind, I told you a long time ago that our boss acts vigorously and resolutely, and he doesn't like grinding and chirping the most. He's actually quite good, and if you can really give him a satisfactory price, he might make a decision on the spot. ”

After he said this, Lawrence's faces softened a lot - this kind of resolute personality is not uncommon in shopping malls. And this kind of person is not only not difficult, but actually the easiest to deal with.

Perhaps, they really haven't done enough homework and haven't figured out this person's temperament.

"Okay, okay, a few people are dissipated, and the journey is tiring, and it's hard work. I've arranged a dinner at the best hotel in Hong Kong and washed up for everyone......," Huang Deping said, leading Lawrence and his party downstairs.

In a corner next to him, Li Yadong held a glass of red wine in his hand, looked at their backs, and showed a sly smile.

In the last life, the Ford Group bought Jaguar from British Aerospace and spent a full $2.5 billion. Now in the same year, if the price is not reached, or even broken, this number, will he sell?

Of course, you can't be hard-hitting, and you need some skills.