Chapter 41 At the Negotiating Table

When Lu Fan arrived at the Shangdao Cafe, Zhao Qian and a chubby middle-aged man seemed to have been waiting for a while.

"Mr. Lu, you are here, please sit here. Seeing Lu Fan stupidly walking into the cafΓ© with a schoolbag on his back, Zhao Qian's face suddenly turned black, and she really wanted to go over and pinch Lu Fan's ears and ask him if his brain was in water, whether this is a business worth hundreds of millions of yuan.

But in front of the chubby middle-aged man, in the end, Zhao Qian still controlled herself, and stood up with a smile to give Lu Fan a seat.

"I'm sorry, but it's a bit of a problem. Lu Fan smiled blushingly, hurriedly threw the schoolbag on the ground, and then shook hands with the middle-aged man: "What do you call it?"

When the middle-aged man saw that he was dressed as a student, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared most of the time, and he didn't even bother to stretch out his hand, patted his thigh and said, "This, I'm afraid it's a misunderstanding." Miss Zhao, I'm here to talk about business, but I'm not here to play with you, who is this kid, is his father here?"

"Ah, this-" Zhao Qian's face also turned red, and she didn't know how to explain it to others. But he also understands the factory director, in other words, she would never believe that Lu Fan can make a business of nearly 100 million at his age, besides, this kid's IQ seems to be a bit of a problem at first glance.

"You guy, how can you carry a schoolbag, you are plainly suspected of strength, and he now treats you as a little liar. Zhao Qian hurriedly sent a WeChat message to Lu Fan, saying: "The CEO of this kind of state-owned enterprise is the most old-fashioned and principled, I don't think he will talk to you anymore." ”

"Oh, if you look for my dad, then he may not be able to come today. The other party didn't shake hands with him, and Lu Fan didn't lose his temper, the most important thing in business is to make money, and it's nothing to lose face a little. He hadn't experienced any kind of storms in the years of cultivating immortals, and he had never suffered a loss in negotiations with the head of the sect that led tens of millions of disciples, let alone a small factory with thousands of people.

"Then when will he come?" said the middle-aged man with a slightly sarcastic smile on his face, crossing Erlang's legs.

Stilting Erlang's legs during the negotiation is very impolite behavior, and it is also a sign of insincerity, Lu Fan subconsciously looked at his schoolbag and understood the cause and effect of the matter, which he did ignore, but everything is still in time, and the most important thing in the negotiation depends on experience.

"Oh, he can't come. Seeing him like this, Lu Fan also sat down casually and crossed Erlang's legs: "The old man of our family has passed away, and now the whole family is taken care of by me, and I can completely call the shots about the acquisition, just talk to me." ”

"Excuse me, can you really come up with 100 million?" the middle-aged man showed a slightly angry expression that was neither yin nor yang.

"Dollars or pounds? Is your factory really that big? As far as I know, there don't seem to be a few steel mills in China with assets of more than 100 million pounds, and if there is, money is not a problem. If it's just a small project of 100 million RMB, you can just talk to my secretary directly, and I still have to do my homework. Lu Fan smacked his lips and stood up to pack his schoolbag, looking like he was about to leave.

"Mr. Lu, please walk slowly. The middle-aged man was stunned by Lu Fan's few imposing words, and hurriedly stood up to stop Lu Fan. A person like him is by no means unseen in the world, and he will not be shocked by a few fake empty words, what really calms him is the momentum on Lu Fan's body.

"What else is there to say, since your factory is not worth even 100 million pounds, it is a pile of scrap metal to me, and it is useless for me to take it back. If you renovate, it is better to build a new plant and buy new equipment, what about you, you should keep it yourself. ”

"This, how can this be said so, in fact, our enterprise still has certain advantages, we are a steel enterprise with a history of 100 years, in the country also has a certain reputation, the imperial court has praised and commended us many times, our achievements are still very positive, please think about it again, okay? My surname is Li, you can call me Lao Li. ”

"It's a hundred years old!" Lu Fan interrupted him unceremoniously: "Mr. Li, what you said is old-fashioned, a hundred years of steel mills, why did you let me buy it back, I suggest that you don't bother with it, just sell it directly to the museum, I have to go home and do my homework, bye-bye." ”

"But our machines are always being updated, and our contribution to the imperial court-" Director Li was obviously forced by Lu Fan to be a little anxious, and stood up to stop him. And Zhao Qian felt that as an old factory director who had been in the shopping mall for half his life, he really shouldn't negotiate like this, so he obviously fell into a disadvantage, and a discerning person knew at a glance that his factory was in a hurry to get rid of it, how could he not lower the price.

And Director Li Sen's initial impression on her was that she was quite shrewd and capable, and even had the meaning of a profiteer, but why did she just mess up with Lu Fan after two moves.

"Dear Director Li, Mr. Li, your old-fashioned praise can't be exchanged for benefits, and I can't spend 100 million RMB to buy a bunch of awards to see. As for the glory of your factory, you also said that it was a thing of the past, I want a hen that can lay golden eggs, not a book of stories, I don't have time to listen to your advanced deeds, you can understand what I mean. ”

"However, our factory is definitely not as bad as you think, and our price can be lowered. ”

"But what I want is a factory with international advanced level, so I don't consider this 100-year history. I now finally know why your business has been losing money for ten consecutive years, and the unearthed cultural relics have no practical value, bye-bye. ”

"That's it, since Director Li is here, just save my face, and for the sake of politeness, Mr. Lu, you might as well sit down and rest for a while, so that everyone won't be too embarrassed. What do you say?"

At this time, Zhao Qian's mind suddenly turned, yes, the total assets in Lu Fan's hands are only more than 200 million, and it is impossible to buy a factory with an international advanced level, so his words are simply lowering the price, at this time, both sides cannot step down, and it is time for her, the middleman, to play.

"Miss Zhao, we are friends, it's not that I don't give you face, the main thing is that this brother's factory is really bad, you can't let me collect a bunch of useless rags back, what's the use of me coming." It's true that my father left me 20 billion, but I can't squander his old man's hard work like this. ”

Hearing Lu Fan's words again, Zhao Qian almost squirted out, held back her laughter in her stomach, coughed twice and said, "But, Mr. Lu, Director Li is not in difficulty." You also know that their factory is in a recession, it has been losing money for ten consecutive years, and the workers have not been paid for half a year, so if you can't help, you can help. Hey. ”

"Business is not about helping, and I'm not a philanthropist. Even if I want to be charitable, I have to do it openly, so that you will be treated as a fool. Lu Fan waved his hand, and his attitude was still very resolute: "100 million yuan, I'd rather buy a stock to play." ”

"Listen to what you mean, are you not very satisfied with the price, in fact, the price is still negotiable, do you say is it Director Li?"

"Ah, yes and no. Director Li said with his head drooping.

Zhao Qian smiled warmly: "Director Li, if you have any concerns, please let them out, fortunately, Mr. Lu hasn't left yet, we still have a chance." Director Li suddenly realized and immediately said: "Mr. Lu, you can't just consider the value of the factory itself, you must know that there are two or three thousand experienced employees in our factory, I want to pay them severance pay, and I have to make up the salary, without 100 million yuan, you can't get it at all." I beg you to be considerate of our difficulties. ”

"Two or three thousand wages can't use so much severance pay, and you can't make me pay for your business mistakes. Lu Fan smiled sarcastically.

"But if it weren't for the factory's debts, we wouldn't have to sell it. If I don't have 100 million, how can I repay my debts, you say, can I sell it?"

"Oh, I see. Lu Fan suddenly stopped: "Okay, just for the two or three thousand helpless workers waiting to be fed, I will give you a few more minutes." You'd better convince me to buy your factory in the shortest possible terms, or don't say I didn't give you a chance. ”

In fact, in the next few minutes, what Director Li said was still the same clichΓ© just now, and he didn't say a word about the real aging of equipment and backward technology.

However, this time Lu Fan did not interrupt him, and only put down the newspaper in his hand when he finished speaking: "Fifty million, the company will give it to me." ”

"You're kidding my old man, you're buying clothes. If you bargain for half of the price, it will cost at least 130 million. ”

"Fifty million, it can't be higher. ”

"No, no, no, you must be joking with me, we can't accept anything at this price, even if our factory is rotten there, we won't give you this kind of robbery. Besidesβ€”"

"I'm not done yet, please don't interrupt me. Lu Fan said calmly: "The two major difficulties you just mentioned, one is employees, and the other is debt, how much do you have in debt?"

"Thirty million. ”

Lu Fan nodded: "In this way, the price of 50 million remains the same." The premise is that I take in all your workers, and I will pay them back their past wages. Second, your 30,000,000,000 million debt will also be automatically transferred to my name, what do you think?"

"That's right. ”

"If that doesn't work, then I don't think there's any need to talk about it. In fact, you know in your heart that there will be no one in the entire Chunjiang City who is a dime higher than the price I offered, they will only take advantage of the fire to rob. And you also have a little affection for those workers, you can't bear to watch them look for jobs everywhere, they're not young. I've done my best in this regard. ”

Lu Fan even threatened and coaxed, and forcibly lowered the price to 80 million, and just accepting workers in full is tempting enough. Generally, the new manufacturers will not ask for the previous workers, especially the former state-owned enterprises, the quality of the workers will not be too high, and they are not very obedient.

According to the current law, Lu Fan can dismiss all the workers and re-recruit young people into the factory and retrain them himself. Li Sen knew this very well, and he was mentally prepared before, waiting for the workers to smash the glass of their house after he went back.

Now that he has such favorable conditions, of course he is excited in his heart. But he didn't know what Lu Fan thought, anyway, he didn't really want to open a steel mill, he just made an empty shelf where to put it, how could he do it without workers. It's really not worth it to recruit people by yourself, it's really impossible to waste energy and money, so it's better to leave the original team.

"I also want to reduce the burden on society, and I guess I can do good deeds. But if you're still not satisfied, then I won't be able to do any more good deeds. Lu Fan folded the newspaper.

"Wait, are you really willing to take on our 30 million debt?" Li Sen suddenly stood up.