Chapter 125: Powerless
The improvement in the financial situation of the fairy company is no better than that of Li Mengze's private finances! It's not that there is a lack of money to spend, it's just that there is no more input in the private account, and he has to continue to send money out, and now he has invested at least 4 billion yuan, 4 billion yuan is nothing to the fairy, and it is nothing to his private huge treasury, but it still has a great impact on his personal feelings! From July 16 to now, 7 years have passed, Wansheng's operating conditions are good and bad, the company's performance continues to decline, the market value has dropped from 110 billion yuan at the peak, down to 42 billion yuan, down by more than half, only his asset market value in Wansheng company has dropped from 33 billion yuan to 14.7 billion yuan, compared with the original investment, it has only appreciated by 5.5 billion yuan in more than ten years, which is a thing that makes them more uncomfortable. In the past few years, family expenses have been increasing, if it were not supported by interest, purely supported by the wages of a few of them, then the old book would be less and less. This is not the place that worries him, according to the current situation, Wansheng company is likely to be unable to keep it one day, either bankruptcy or acquisition by other companies, no, the new material market just closed the gold, Wansheng company asked him to discuss countermeasures.
In Gzhou, the person Li Mengze is most afraid of seeing is his old father-in-law Chen Xiaochong, but he has to visit the old man's house, and as soon as he arrives in Gzhou, the first stop is to take the woman to "go home and see". Chen Xiaochong is also in school now, studying history books, although he is 60 years old, his enthusiasm for learning is still the same, but someone thinks that he is "looking for things when he has nothing to do". Fortunately, Chen Xiaochong didn't mention the matter of Wansheng Company, and it seems that he no longer worries about the company, which makes someone feel better, but it is really because he can't do anything. I don't understand the pharmaceutical industry, and I haven't worked in Wansheng for more than ten years. Weng and his son-in-law talked about historiography, which is their common hobby, one is a graduate student in the history department, and the other is a student in the history department, of course, what makes people feel a little embarrassed is that the latter has more in-depth research on history than the former. The mother-in-law was not interested in their conversation, she did not know much about history like her daughter, but she was old, she had been idle at home for many years, and she had a good relationship with her husband. The family was happy, but the atmosphere was soon disrupted by the visitors.
Chen Haisheng heard that his sister and brother-in-law had come to Gzhou, so he immediately rushed to his uncle's house, and met two people eating, drinking, and chatting, and the whole family was there, which made him stunned. As soon as she saw that the atmosphere was a little strange, Mrs. Chen immediately stabilized the situation, hurriedly beckoned her nephew to sit down, brought a wine glass, and added chopsticks, without giving her nephew a chance to mention the company's affairs at all; It's a rare good atmosphere, and it's really not suitable to talk about those things that make people unhappy. In this way, the three of them drank and ate food together, two people were full of interest, another person pretended to be smiling, two people talked happily, and the other person also worked hard. During the banquet, everyone naturally inevitably talked about the series of battles of the fairy company, which is a rare vicious battle for many years, not to mention that it happened to someone, even Chen Haisheng listened to it a little moved, after all, it was said by the parties themselves, although it was a family, but it was not without merit, several people talked from two o'clock in the afternoon to four o'clock, and only Moutai used a bottle, which was caused by Mrs. Chen's strict restrictions.
Li Mengze came to G Prefecture naturally not to accompany his old father-in-law to drink and chat, although several people at the banquet kept silent about Wansheng Company, but can they hide, one has been operating in the company for decades, one has been managing in the company for nearly ten years, and the other has also made the first investment in his life in the company, can they not care about this company, of course not, definitely can't let go! But this company is what they can manage well, one has been out of office for nearly ten years, and the other has not participated in the company's affairs for a long time, how do they deal with it! Out of sight is quiet, the so-called dedication to the responsibility of the people, what else can be done? These words have been known by Chen Haisheng, at the beginning, he was a little impetuous, a little breathless, and a little wanted to complain about someone, but gradually, he heard their helplessness, this is really not a problem they can solve, Wansheng Company is now a little too far away from them, it is beyond their ability! From Li Mengze's words, he learned that Wansheng Company was only his personal business, and the shares were in private hands, and it had nothing to do with the Fairy Company, and there was no intention of letting the Fairy Company get involved, and the Fairy Company did not have a part of the pharmaceutical industry. Fairy companies don't know anything, what they can do is to acquire, hold, and then combine, let the managers run by themselves, and don't operate anything themselves, fairies have talents but are not very professional, capable but not industry elites, it's okay to make suggestions, and when it comes to specific business, it's "powerless"!
Chen Haisheng couldn't get any information that could help the company, and he was really unwilling. He originally had his own company, Haisheng Company is a company he founded and operated, in his hands to develop and grow, although he did not achieve the original goal, but in G State of the large trading companies can definitely be ranked, originally thought that this life will guard this company, who knows that the uncle left Wansheng Company, and then took over the management of a large number of shares of the company from someone, which made him excited, after all, Wansheng Company is not Haisheng Company can compare. In order to enter the Wansheng company, I had to let go of the company that had been operating for many years, manage the company as a major shareholder, and handed over the company to the old classmates to manage. The company that was originally developing well, suddenly encountered problems, so that it was out of control, and after so many years of hard work, it became more and more heart-wrenching. In the past few years, he has managed Wansheng Company, rejoiced with the company, and was sad with the company, and he has pinned his feelings on the company. To say that his life has been okay in recent years, especially the dividends of Wansheng Company are quite a lot, plus the good income of Haisheng Company, he can be regarded as a rich family, one of the few billionaires in China, he is definitely one of them, but that's it, he also feels that his future is worrying, and years of hard work are likely to be ruined!
Wansheng is in a very bad situation, since the failure of the product launched seven years ago, it has never been able to shine, and it has never been able to get rid of the shadow of that failure. The pharmaceutical industry, especially the biotechnology industry, is very competitive, and it is difficult to break out of the vicious circle unless you undergo major surgery. Of course, it is not that there are no companies that have come back to life, but there are very few companies that can do it, and how many companies have finally withdrawn from the market because of the failure of the investment strategy. Over the past few years, the company's stock price has risen and fallen, although it has not plummeted, but the whole trend is gradually declining, even after the company's efforts, in the end it has not gotten rid of the fate of continuous decline, even if the staff work hard, the whole company still makes people feel that the sun is setting, not improving. In recent years, the company has gradually been unable to recruit excellent scientific researchers, due to the company's poor financial situation, heavy debts, even the original scientific research personnel are quite divorced, which makes the company's senior management extremely uneasy, eager to change the status quo. However, due to the excessive debt pressure of the company, a vicious circle has gradually formed, and it is difficult to change it unless it undergoes major surgery, which requires large-scale capital injection into the company, especially some companies with capital and market strength. But the injection of capital means the loss of the rights that were previously owned, which is something that the established powers do not want to see, and for them it is a painful and contradictory issue. Some minority shareholders have gradually become disillusioned with the company, they were originally minority shareholders, in the company was originally a supporting role, new shareholders came, there was no damage, in the company's board of directors is reluctant to attract capital, leaving Wansheng seems to be their almost unanimous idea. More importantly, a simple capital injection of existing shareholders may not be able to solve the problem, and they are not willing to take this risk, as a small shareholder, the annual dividend is not much, and has not accumulated any money, if they put many years of income in this company that is likely to fail, many years ago it was possible, but now, who wants to give up the benefits that have been in hand? The company has been unable to save the hearts of several small shareholders, and even the hearts of shareholders cannot be retained, which has a very bad impact, which makes the company's major shareholders have to be more worried. Now the company's four major shareholders, except for Li Mengze, it can be said that there is no one who is not worried, and everyone is looking forward to Li Mengze and worrying, and the mood is conflicted! Li Mengze also thought of this kind of thought, and when he thought of it, he didn't have the idea of trying to intervene.
After Chen Haisheng left, Weng and his son-in-law were not less interested in talking, but the topic turned to Wansheng Company. If two people don't care about the company, it must be against their hearts, the heart is in the game, the love is in the company, can they not care about her? The two of them have never exchanged views on this aspect, and now that they have the opportunity, they naturally will not miss it.
"Listen to you, don't you want to interfere?" From previous conversations, Chen Xiaochong came to this conclusion.
"Dad, it's not a question of whether you want to or not, but I can't solve it personally." Since his father-in-law asked this question, he couldn't avoid it, although he didn't know his father-in-law's true intentions, but in recent years, the old father-in-law has not made suggestions for Wansheng Company, but it is true, which shows that he is not willing to get involved lightly.
"It can't be solved, you mean......" Listening to his son-in-law's tone, Chen Xiaochong was a little worried. In recent years, this son-in-law has been out of the limelight, and the battle has become the focus of discussion on the streets and alleys, and even the school is boiling.
"You don't know, all along, the company's shares are in my private hands, and it has nothing to do with the fairy company, although there are still some spare funds in my hands, but I can't save Wansheng company, it's not a simple matter of money. The fairy company is normal and running well, but the fairy can't help with this matter! Realizing the two old men's concern for the fairy company, he had no choice but to put aside the problems in between.
"That's not the same thing, isn't it all yours?" When her mother-in-law heard him say this, she breathed a sigh of relief, but she, who had always eaten big and small, was a little disapproving, thinking that it was all his career and there was no need to distinguish it so clearly.
There is no need for Li Mengze to explain this, Chen Xiaochong quickly corrected his wife's erroneous view. In the end, although Mrs. Chen was still not convinced, she never said it was the same thing anymore, but he led to another topic.
"Dad, I've been your son-in-law for more than ten years, and you give me an evaluation." Li Mengze asked suddenly, and this question immediately attracted the attention of the two women.
"You," seeing his son-in-law's question, Chen Xiaochong hesitated, thought about it for a while, and then said, "In my eyes, first of all, you are lustful, you really owe Lili and them, none of them are worse than you!" However, you're not bad, and you're okay. You're rich, to be honest, until now I can't believe you have so much money; Also, you are lucky, you have a few good friends, and more importantly, these girls are infatuated with you. Until now, I still admire Yu'er very much; Besides, you're pretty reliable. "If it was before, Chen Xiaochong would never have praised him, even now he is not so polite.
"I didn't see you compliment me a few words! Let's talk about career. Li Mengze was a little deflated, but the old father-in-law was still ruthless in his words, praising and denigrating, which made people cry and laugh.
"Careerly? It's easy to do things with money, but you still have a good eye. At the beginning, you still dared to invest in the situation of Wansheng Company, which is not something I praise you, everyone has to admire. The spirit is big enough, you dare to invest in an industry as big as a steel company, and the textile company has been scattered for many years, and it has brought you together. These two things are enough to make you enjoy it for a lifetime, and this reputation is not small! Just by virtue of this, I am relieved that Lili will marry you! ”
"Dad, am I so good? It's just a whim, how can it be so exaggerated. Li Mengze was a little embarrassed, the old father-in-law didn't praise him, he was a little uncomfortable, but this compliment, he felt that he was not so good.
"It's not that I'm complimenting you, that's just the way it is. Even after decades, people still have to say that about you, for decades, no one has ever been able to do it, and who can not say hello! Then there is the basic industry, which no one is optimistic about, but you have done a good job, not only to make money, but also to improve the level of technology in the entire industry, you just want to improve the level of technology! You are not a person who has a long-term plan, you should have this plan! Chen Xiaochong continued to compliment, but it seemed that there was something in this compliment. After calming down over the years, he has learned more about his son-in-law and admires him from the bottom of his heart, although he always can't help but speak badly.
"Dad, how can I be so good. It's just a whim, am I that good? Li Mengze was very embarrassed to excuse himself, but his eyes looked at his woman, and by the way, he also remembered his mother-in-law's reaction.
"Good is good, and you still need to twist in front of us!" Chen Xiaochong was dismissive of his clumsy performance, "Hello, it doesn't mean that people like you, in the past few years, you have really attracted people's resentment!" Wang Zhaoyun is an example. Xixing Company is still under enemy everywhere, and only Lao Lin is good to him, and that is also because of your relationship. It's not the same like a fairy, you're now under attack on all sides! This is the case for electronics companies, and even more so for new material companies, which is why you don't want to meddle in Wansheng Company? Chen Xiaochong suddenly turned to Wansheng Company again, which can be regarded as answering his wife's previous question, but in his opinion, the fairy does not want to interfere in Wansheng Company, which is the main reason.
"You can see it very accurately, the fairy company is now surrounded by enemies, and they all hate and fear the fairy. On the other hand, the fairy has never had any intention of entering biotechnology, which is actually related to me. On the one hand, I hold the shares of Wansheng Company in my hands, and there are more private entanglements, once the fairy enters, it may not only attack Wansheng Company, but also may be unfavorable to him, on the other hand, the technical content of this industry is too high, the danger is too great, and there is a mistake, and the losses are heavy. I'm still a conservative person. Li Mengze explained, admitting that fairies dare not enter the industry.
"You are a little conservative, you have invested for so many years, and it is only in recent years that you have invested in high-tech industries, electronic technology has matured, and it is not a high-tech industry, but you don't feel distressed to let go of biotechnology?" Chen Xiaochong agrees with him, but in his opinion, it seems impossible for an investment company like Fairy to give up biotechnology.
"I must be distressed, at least within the company, but I can't feel distressed. There are many large companies in the high-tech industry, everyone's view of the fairy is not good, as soon as they entered the electronics industry, the opponents were overwhelming, except for the first scale of the competition was provoked by the fairy, the other two competitions were purely for the fairy, if it wasn't for the private funds I came up with, it was difficult to say what the consequences were. Later, as soon as I stepped into the door of new materials, I began to reshuffle for more than a year, if the fairy was not able to funds, she would have been eliminated long ago, that is, now, the situation of the new material market is not very good, it is estimated that everyone is not reconciled, I hope to survive this period of time, and then play after integration, you say, I dare to enter the biotechnology industry? Li Mengze sighed, today's fairies have become the target of public criticism, and every step is strongly concerned by the opponent, and he really doesn't dare to take it lightly.
"Are you scared?" Chen Xiaochong ignored his emotion, perhaps in his opinion, this was nothing at all.
"I'm afraid, but I'm not afraid, the fairy and Xixing can earn at least 700 billion a year now, it's not blowing, it's still feasible!" Li Mengze is very confident, as if he is very sure, but this change seems to be a little too fast.
"Look at you like that, you'll jump up at the first moment!" His mother-in-law made fun of him, amused at how quickly he had changed, and he was in his forties, and he couldn't hold his breath like a young man.
"Mom, it's true, the fairy is not afraid of anyone, with assets of more than 1 trillion yuan, it's a big deal to sell that father-in-law!" Li Mengze said with a smile.
"You mean Donglin, you have the guts?" Of course, the old mother-in-law knew who his so-called old father-in-law was, and at this time, only Lin Mingtang could sell it.
"You dare, if the ninth sister knows that you have such a crooked heart, it will be strange if she doesn't treat you!" Chen Haili interjected with a smile, knowing that the ninth sister would definitely not agree.
"You don't know, we've discussed it a few times, and she's more energetic than me now." Li Mengze is not worried, he has been prepared for a long time, Donglin's affairs have been discussed with Gigi Lin several times in private.
"No, can Lao Lin agree?" Chen Xiaochong expressed doubts, and from his point of view, he did not believe that Lin Mingtang could be willing to give up Donglin Group.
"If he had agreed, Donglin would have been demolished a long time ago!" Li Mengze was deflated all of a sudden, "He doesn't want to think about it, he is in his sixties, and his body is not as good as before, why don't he retire and rest early, Donglin Group will not be able to save it sooner or later." ”
"Lao Lin doesn't agree, so what is his plan?" Chen Xiaochong also estimated that the other party would not agree so happily, and the company he founded by himself would be willing to let go easily, but time would not allow it to drag on any longer.
"I didn't dare to really talk to him, but I just tactfully told him that the fairy didn't want to take over Donglin, and Donglin could be disassembled, part of it would be included in the West Star Company, and the other part would form its own group. The words were spoken to him, and he was not angry, let alone replied. Otherwise, tell him, he can't help but give you old man face, not to mention that he has to call you brother. Li Mengze had a whim, and he also made full use of this old father-in-law.
"Then why don't fairies manage it directly? It's a pity that Donglin is demolished, if the fairy takes over completely, it is estimated that Lao Lin will be able to communicate. Chen Xiaochong raised questions, which is also where many people wonder.
"Western Star is also our industry, you know. Since there is already a real estate company, why add another one under the fairy flag? On the other hand, Gigi's cousin has worked hard in Donglin Group for many years, and it is said that he should get a share, just like when you gave the shares of Wansheng Company to me and Haisheng, after all, the fairy's industry is also quite large. Moreover, it is Donglin Automobile Company, and the fairy doesn't want to take over, she can't chew too much, and she can't mess with herself! ”
"In that case, I'll go and tell Lao Lin that he is not too young, and it is time to enjoy the blessings!" Chen Xiaochong did not shirk this errand, even if Lin Mingtang was reluctant, he would not embarrass himself, after all, he was a family, and he always had to give face, and he would be quite lonely if he didn't do things for a long time.
Li Mengze finally did not meddle in the affairs of Wansheng Company, since everyone did not mention the topic of fairy capital injection, he was happy not to speak, private capital injection is also impossible, like Liu Fangsi and Chen Haisheng, especially some small shareholders, will not come up with so much money at all, even if there is money, it will not be easy to take out, and everyone is worried that the money invested will be lost. By September, Wansheng Company was acquired by a state-owned enterprise peer one-third of the shares, the company became the company's largest shareholder, Li Mengze and Chen Haisheng's shares were only 30%, Ye Guowen's shares also dropped to a little more than 25%, Liu Fangsi's shares were left less than 9%, and several small shareholders all left the company, and it was their departure that stimulated the board of directors to decide to attract capital. Today's Wansheng company, from the original four shareholders to the five largest shareholders, because Li Mengze transferred a part of the shares in his hands to Chen Haisheng, so that he still retains 10 shares, became the company's fourth largest shareholder, exercising the management of 30% of the shares and becoming the company's second largest "shareholder". After this investment, although the shares of Wansheng Company are more dispersed, none of them exceed 40%, but the company's overall situation has greatly improved, product sales have gradually expanded, people's hearts tend to be stable, and it is not far off to turn losses into profits.
Li Mengze is willing to give up Wansheng company, this matter has caused people to discuss, because this is his investment "the first concession in many years", everyone on the fairy company's reluctance to set foot in the field of biotechnology have expressed their opinions, some people do not understand this, some people are not satisfied with this, some people are puzzled by this, and some people are secretly happy about it. There are fresh discussions about fairies everywhere, and at the same time, the understanding of Li Mengze in the society has gradually deepened, and the understanding of him has gradually become thorough. An article once pointed out that he was "passionate and risk-taking, but in fact acted more conservatively", and that "there are far more low-risk industries than high-risk industries" that Fairy invested, and pointed out the next development direction of Fairy Company. In a more positive tone, the author pointed out that the next investment focus of Fairy Company should be "energy industry", but pointed out that it is not a good opportunity for fairy to enter the energy industry, and suggested that "the direction of fairy funds will eventually be another high-risk industry". Although this article is not too conspicuous, Li Mengze has a deep sense of confidant after reading it, but the sea of people is vast, acquaintances and no fate abound, he has more things to do, and he has no time to think about these subtle questions.