Chapter 255: Ford agrees to sell

Land Rover Motors, founded in 1904, is known as Land Rover Jaguar Cars Limited.

It is a British luxury four-wheel drive brand company, which is part of the British Rover Group.

In 90, Land Rover and Honda reached a technical alliance.

In '94, BMW bought Land Rover Jaguar cars from Rover.

Land Rover, which has been producing low-end and low-quality off-road utility vehicles, has become the world's top car company by its lap on the thighs of Honda and BMW, and its car-making technology and sense of luxury have greatly increased, coupled with its own invincible four-wheel drive off-road technology.

Under the leadership of BMW, Land Rover was on par with Rolls Royce (also belonging to BMW) for the first time, and was called the off-road version of Rolls-Royce!

In 2000, Ford Motor of the United States spent nearly $4 billion to buy Land Rover cars from BMW.

In 05, China's SAIC acquired Land Rover's former parent company, Rover Motors. Later domestic mG cars and Roewe cars were created.

After Ford bought Land Rover, it stole Land Rover's technology, but it was unable to carry forward Land Rover itself, and its sales plummeted, losing hundreds of millions of dollars year after year......

In 08, India's Tata acquired Land Rover for about 2 billion US dollars!

In 09, Land Rover became an instant hit with the product placement of a TV series "Snail House", and sales began to soar, and in 15 years, Land Rover's sales in China reached 20 billion US dollars, which was 10 times the purchase price that year!

……

Li Hao's mind began to slowly search for the memories of his previous life.

Last month, he met Cao Ping by chance, and learned that Ford was going to sell the Land Rover and was negotiating with India's Tata, so he threw an olive branch to Cao Ping, and if Cao Ping could help him complete the acquisition of the Land Rover, he would pay him a commission of 50 million yuan.

Li Hao didn't have much hope for this, and he never took the initiative to find Cao Ping later, and a month later, he was even about to forget about it.

Unexpectedly, it actually became?

Cao Ping's sudden call surprised him.

"China's Li Hao, why don't you speak? Hey, hey, are you listening to me?" Cao Ping on the phone urged Li Hao in very broken Chinese, looking very anxious.

"I'm listening. Li Hao came back to his senses from his stunnedness.

"China's Li Hao, did you hear what I said just now?"

"Wait. You are also Chinese, why is Mandarin so bad?"

"I was born and raised in the United States...... If my language skills are not very good, I hope you don't mind, dear Chinese Li Hao. ”

"So be it. You can speak English to me directly, it's too painful to listen to you!"

"That's great!"

Cao Ping changed into pure American English, and the smoothness and confidence in his tone immediately returned!

Li Hao also said in English: "Mr. Cao, you just said that Ford promised to sell Land Rover cars to me?"

After a month of continuous negotiation and hard work, they were finally impressed by my sincerity and were willing to sell Land Rover to a Chinese. However, they have one condition, and if you can agree to this condition, they can officially suspend the transaction process with the Indian Tata and start negotiations with you. ”

"On what terms?"

"They said you had to buy Land Rover Jaguar Cars in its entirety, not just their powerful all-wheel drive technology!"

"That's no problem! I'm going to buy the whole company, what's the use of just buying a four-wheel drive technology?"

"The intended price they offered is about 5.5 billion US dollars, Mr. Li Hao, you ...... Of course, this price can be negotiated again, I just want to reveal their offer to you, so that you have a bottom in your heart. ”

Cao Ping was obviously afraid that Li Hao would be frightened by this offer, so he said it very carefully.

"Well, you can help us arrange meetings and negotiations. Anyway, it didn't work out, I'll give you 10 million yuan. It's done, no matter what the final transaction price is, I'll give you 50 million yuan. Your commission is not linked to the transaction price, so you don't have to worry about the price, right?"

Li Hao smiled faintly.

$5.5 billion?

!

In the previous life, the Indian Tata bought it for only about 2 billion.

Damn Yankee, you want to slaughter Lao Tzu as a fat sheep? When it's time to negotiate, let you see the bargaining skills that our Chinese people have practiced in the vegetable market!

"Great! I'll send them an email and arrange for your representatives to meet as soon as possible. Cao Ping thought that he was not disgusted by the offer, and happily replied to the email to Ford.

Zou Zhenghuai and others not far away vaguely heard Li Hao actually calling in fluent English, although they didn't hear what he said, they were still shocked by his fluent English.

Qin Muhai directly exclaimed: "Xiaohao, you have just entered your freshman year, and your English is so fluent?

Zou Mingjie said: "Xiaohao is the champion of this year's provincial college entrance examination, and he can also write songs, but he is a talented young man!"

Zou Mingjie obviously did some investigation on Li Hao!

Li Hao made a move to collapse Wang Jianjun's business, and used acupuncture to save his father's life, how could he not be curious about this young man?

As the deputy director of a TV station, he can find out some things about Li Hao with a little connection, and it is not surprising to know that he is the top student in the college entrance examination.

Top student in the college entrance examination?

Can you also write songs?

And with Bian Que's thirteen needles, the peerless medical skills?

Shocking fluency in English?

Zou Zhenghuai and Qin Muhai were stunned, in this impetuous era, the post-80s generation is known as the Beat Generation...... There are still such outstanding young people?

What's more, the two old men have gone through the world and know countless people, and at a glance they know that Li Hao is a calm and humble child, although he has unique skills, he does not have the slightest arrogance and arrogance!

Zou Zhenghuai said on the spot: "Xiaojie, you have time to be close to Xiaohao, or invite him to dinner tonight, by the way, by the way, call your niece Xiaohui too." ”

Qin Muhai said: "Old Zoutou, you're too much, aren't you? Your little granddaughter is only in her first year of high school! You're thinking about helping her find a partner?"

Zou Zhenghuai said: "Isn't it okay? I can take care of my own granddaughter's affairs? Xiaohao is so good, what if someone else robs it? I have to book early!"

Qin Muhai glared at him with disdain, looked at Li Hao with a smile and said: "Xiaohao, Lao Zoutou's granddaughter is only 14 years old, and she is just a child, and her body has not grown!

"Phew! shameless! How can anyone boast that his granddaughter is a peerless beauty? Are you ashamed of your old face?"