"$1 billion!" Zhang Lan did not hesitate.

Historically, BMW and Volkswagen bought Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Cosworth together for about $750 million, of which Volkswagen Group bought Rolls-Royce's Crewe factory, "Flying Goddess" logo and radiator grille, Bentley and Cosworth from Vickers Group for about $710 million; The BMW Group purchased the Rolls-Royce double "RR" logo and the ownership of the Rolls-Royce trademark from Rolls-Royce PLC, spending about $40 million. If you can get ahead of them and take down these three companies, even if it costs an extra $250 million, it will be worth it!

"Up to $1 billion! I believe that this number will smash all the shareholders of Vickers Group dizzy, I don't know the southeast and northwest! I bet on my underwear, whether it is BMW or Volkswagen, it is absolutely impossible to pay more than $800 million to buy Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Cosworth, even if it costs $700 million, they are taking a huge commercial risk! After a pause, Zhang Lan added, "But this $1 billion is our bottom line, don't quote a price of $1 billion for the first time, then we really don't have to talk about it with Vickers Group in the future, and we will really become a veritable wrongdoer!" It's okay if we know it's fake, but if it does, I'll die of depression. ”

"Of course," Arnold smiled obscenely on the other end of the phone, "don't worry, waiting for my good news!" I guarantee that after the Vickers Group felt that they had slaughtered a big man and made a big profit, we didn't actually pay that much! ”

How much is the right amount of money? While Zhang Lan and Arnold were discussing how to lure Vickers to take the bait, the directors of Vickers were thinking about how to slash Alice Group hard: Where is the bottom line that they can receive?

Although everyone knows that Alice Group is a well-known wronged leader, the extent of their wrongdoing, just look at the investment plan of the Alice Group Electronics Research Institute last time.

But the directors of Wickers are also well aware. Although the Alice Group spends a lot of money, every investment in the group has never failed, whether it is their investment in the motorcycle and automobile industries in China or the high-tech industry and IT industry in the United States, each time it has been a brilliant success. \\\\\\ although everyone blames this on Alice's own super good luck. But it has to be said that the goddess of good luck seems to be a relative of Alice herself.

So if you really compare the strength of the two companies, Vickers Group is really not an opponent of Alice Group, whether it is in terms of the size of the group or the profitability of the group, Vickers Group is not an opponent.

Of course these guys won't know. Just the cash that Alice Group put in his own bank is already dozens of times the total assets of the entire Vickers Company, and if Alice Group has the heart one day in the future, it will not be difficult to swallow Vickers Group in one bite. If they know the news. I don't know if they'll be surprised to bite off their tongues.

"I think $600 million is an ideal number," said one of the local directors, "and $600 million will not only solve the difficulties we are facing, but also allow us to do other things with a large part of the savings." ”

"$600 million?" Another director expressed a different view, "If it were any other company, $600 million would be a good price." But for the Alice Group. Should we ask for more? ”

"Sir, don't take them seriously." Another director reminded, "If the Alice Group really has such a big wrong." Can it be the size of Alice Group now? Personally, I think that what is hidden under the surface of Alice's group is a fox with a cunning heart. ”

Everyone here is a battle-hardened old fritter, and naturally knows that if Alice Group really doesn't have two brushes, of course, it is impossible to mix to this extent, and now it seems that these two brushes are not small brushes! If Alice Group is really the unjust leader in everyone's eyes, can it have the current scale?

"I don't think we can be too greedy, $600 million is a very good decision." One of the directors cautiously said, "I agree with the gentleman just now. ”

"No, I think we should set the bottom line a little higher," someone immediately disagreed, "Alice Group is really rich, we can't be sorry for our own pockets." ”

"Well," said the chairman of the board of directors of the Vickers Group, who finally made the final decision in the midst of a tumultuous bickering, "for he holds the largest stake, "$700 million, this is our offer to Alice Group!" $600 million, that's our bottom line! ”

"Wow!" There was an uproar below:

"Is the boss crazy? Seven billion dollars? With these three money-losing companies, will Alice Group agree to buy them for $700 million? Either the boss is crazy, or the Alice Group is really wronged! "Someone said so.

"Seven billion dollars? Didn't the boss say that the bottom line is $600 million? "We offered Alice $700 million, and of course they couldn't accept it without cutting a penny." As long as we insist, there is a good chance that we will end up selling more than $600 million! ”

"That's it," someone next to him reunites, "so maybe we can throw off these three big burdens with more than 600 million US dollars, not only can we completely solve the current crisis facing our group, but we can also make a lot of money!" ”

In short, now these guys who usually regard themselves as gentlemen, with a meticulous look in suits and ties, are now in front of these 700 million dollars, and none of them have their usual demeanor: 700 million dollars?! Oh, my God! What a great fortune! Forgive me, O God, if the devil could give me seven hundred million dollars, I'd rather sell my soul to the devil!

See, this is the true face of capitalism, and they can abandon their faith at any time for the sake of money.

"Seven hundred million dollars?" Looking at the offer from the Vickers Group, Arnold muttered, "It's too expensive!" ”,

Without hesitation, he waved his knife and slashed off 200 million, and the quotation of Alice Group was then transmitted to the board of directors of Vickers Group: The acceptable offer of Alice Group was only 500 million US dollars! Moreover, it is a request to obtain all the assets of Rolls-Royce, including the Rolls-Royce double "RR" logo in the hands of Rolls-Royce PLC and the trademark right to use Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Until it is uncertain whether the Alice Group can take full ownership of Rolls-Royce, the Alice Group hopes that the Vickers Group will be able to deal with this problem on its own.

Obviously, Arnold's meaning is very clear: as long as you deal with this problem well, we will increase the price for sure, but the key is, can you settle your little brother and let him listen to you, the boss?

"Tsk", after Arnold passed the information to the Vickers Group, he couldn't help but start to despise the Vickers Group: "When the boss is like your group, you will be the only one in the sky and on the ground!" "The directors of both companies know one thing: the price is sky-high, and the money is paid back on the ground! If you bid high, I will naturally bargain hard! Business negotiation is naturally a desperate bargaining on one side and a desperate price increase on the other.

Vickers Group naturally understands that although $500 million has reached its own psychological price, this price will naturally not be the bottom line that Alice Group can afford, if they want you to make a deal at this price, the current price should be between $300 million and $150 million.

As for what kind of price the Vickers Group can accept in the end, or what kind of price the Alice Group needs to pay, it depends on the strength of the negotiators on both sides. But in any case, one thing is that the Vickers Group is already sure that it will get more from the Alice Group than from other companies, which is almost certain.

The Wickers Group's decision to put Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Cosworth up for sale in October came to a halt when Alice suddenly intervened: no one within the Vickers Group thought that anyone would bid more than Alice Group!

The Vickers Group was not too surprised by the request made by Arnold, CEO of Alice Group, to obtain the Rolls-Royce double "RR" logo and trademark rights controlled by Rolls-Royce PLC, because it owns the Rolls-Royce "Flying Goddess" and the iconic Rolls-Royce radiator grille and Rolls-Royce Crewe production plant, while Rolls-Royce PLC holds the ownership of the Rolls-Royce double "RR" logo and trademark. In other words, the ownership of the Rolls-Royce in his own hands is incomplete, and the Alice Group will naturally not buy an incomplete Rolls-Royce back.

Alice Group's request is normal, if it does not get the Rolls-Royce double "RR" logo and trademark ownership that Rolls-Royce PLC holds, even if the Alice Group gets the ownership of Rolls-Royce's iconic "Flying Goddess" logo and radiator grille and Rolls-Royce production plant in Crewe, they will not be able to produce Rolls-Royce.

If any group spends hundreds of millions of dollars and only gets a product that cannot be produced, there is no doubt that the business will not be possible, even the Alice Group, which is called "wronged": they are just called wronged, but they are not synonymous with fools.

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