Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Headquarters in Tokyo, the island country, President's Office

"What's that...... Assistant Takasago, why didn't we provide coffee and tea for half a day? Taking advantage of Jiang Yelin and Yoshino Hiroyuki, the two foxes who are big and small, are touching each other's bottom and going around in circles, Jessica Abel pointed the finger at the beautiful assistant next to the president of the other party, to say that the way of hospitality is actually interconnected, and it is not too much to serve tea first when the guests come, but this is good, except for the fact that just now Yoshino Hiroyuki took out a crumpled cigar cigarette from his arms and pretended to let his chairman of the board, and he didn't bring a cup of water to people for half a day?

"I'm sorry, Miss Abel, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s tradition is not to provide employees with drinks in the office, including tea and coffee, these things, employees have to bring from home if they need them, in order to eliminate waste and personal encroachment on the company's interests, the company does not provide such benefits, including lunch, communication expenses, travel expenses and travel expenses, Honda Motor has its own strict requirements and standards, however, if you are clean, I can bring you a drink from the bathroom, do you need it?"

Junko Takasago's answer made the blue-eyed blonde snow-skinned beauty flutter for a long time before she shook her head and said, "That's not necessary!" ”

In fact, Takasago really didn't bully American competitors from afar, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s frugality in office expenses has been imprinted since the time of its founder, Soichiro Honda, who never used the company's money in his life, although he was the president of this company. Not only that, but he also forbade the company's senior staff to use public expense for reception work. His Excellency Soichiro abolished Honda's buses and prevented senior personnel from going to work in the company's cars. He himself drives a private car to work, and even buys gasoline with his own money. Soichiro Honda thinks that fake public and private interests are not allowed to be dropped!

Because Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is so diligent and frugal in terms of "public expense", there is not even a water dispenser in the company's headquarters building, anyway, the tap water in the island country is the quality that can be drunk when it is turned on, as for boiling water, is it not a shameful thing to use the company's electric kettle to boil boiling water for personal drinking? So Takasago said that he brought a glass of water from the bathroom for Jessica 0 Abel, and he really wasn't deliberately squeezing and burying the guests.

"Ye Sang, of course you understand, I am not referring to a simple company that buys and holds Saturn Motors in the secondary market, but a major move related to the two sides becoming partners to jointly develop the automobile market and business, I don't understand, Saturn Motors' goal is to focus on the North American market for the time being, right? Why did you choose to cooperate with South Korea's Kia Motors across the ocean, this company has no technology of its own, and the OEM OEM production of Italian or French cars all day long is still a cheap model...... Will this help the future development of Saturn cars? ”

Hiroyuki Yoshino put on a posture of "I'm for your good" for the young chairman of Saturn Motors, of course, the head of Honda Motor really didn't see it, what is the purpose of Saturn Motors looking for Kia Motors to cooperate? Daewoo Motors has its own independent research and development models are the second brother of the Korean market, the third South Korean Kia's size and market share compared to Hyundai and Daewoo Motors are far worse, South Korea's economy as one of the four Asian tigers has developed rapidly in recent years, the national consumption level is also improving, Kia Motors is at best four wheels and two chairs, the future market prospects may not be optimistic.

"Your Excellency President, Saturn Motors will make careful evaluation and consideration when choosing partners, Korean automakers are of course Hyundai Motors are now outstanding, you and I want to acquire Hyundai Motors, of course, it is far from time, as for Daewoo Motors, IMHO, we are interested in the Korean market, but we don't think that foreign car brands can occupy too much share in the Korean market, which is why we should focus on South Korean Kia Motors, have you heard of the curve to save the country? The mainstream of the Korean market is the national car, that is, the local brand, so although Daewoo Motors is gone, Kia Motors will replace Daewoo Motors' position and share in the market in the future, and even do better! "

Jiang Yelin's words made Yoshino Hiroyuki frightened, at this time he realized why South Korea's Hyundai did not move, it turned out that if foreign manufacturers acquired South Korean car companies, in the future, if they want to take the opportunity of acquisition of their own brands to enter the Korean market, it is not a matter of drama at all, just a nationalist temperament can make foreign cars go home, the mustache chairman in front of him is really a little insightful, isn't it said that Wall Street is a car layman who pounds stocks and securities, How can the eye be so keen and the sense of smell so sensitive!

"Curves save the country? Ye Sang's good abacus...... However, as the president of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., I am still not optimistic about the development potential of South Korea's Kia, could it be that Ye Sang just wants to secretly use the guise of Korean cars to sell American cars to the Korean market in the future? Yoshino took a puff of his cigar and slowly exhaled the smoke as he thought he had captured the other party's vital point.

"No, no, in fact, Your Excellency President, I always believe that the automotive industry, to let the real love of the car professionals to do is the best choice, I am a layman, although as a shareholder representative into the board of directors of Saturn Motors and serve as the chairman, in fact, Saturn Motors in my eyes is no different from other companies or companies, are listed companies are enterprises, even if it is a candy company, if I go to be the chairman, I also hope to improve the performance and market share, Kia was chosen because Kia Motors is the first automaker in Korea despite its small size and has a long history, or in other words, Kia Motors has its own corporate culture and is more easily recognized by the Korean people than other brands......"

Jiang Yelin's words are what he said in his heart, whether it is as the owner of Yelin's company that started with a stall, or the genius fund manager of Wall Street under the coincidence now, and now the chairman of the Saturn Automobile, the main goal of this product is to make the company grow and make money, but it is not to say that he loves a big toy like a car or a means of transportation for the national public, if he wants to love the same thing, then he must be too busy to live, compared to cars, Jiang Yelin is more interested in antiques and cultural relics, Although the car has precipitated the culture, it is less than 100 years, right, and the antiques worth tens of millions can be carried away, no matter how expensive the car is, it is not a cultural level thing.

"Well, I can roughly understand what Your Excellency means, but if Honda Motor insists on bidding for Daewoo Motors alone, will Saturn Motors make concessions?" Yoshino Hiroyuki exchanged glances with Takasago, the beautiful assistant next to him, turned around and asked directly.

"Of course, but it means that the two sides have gone from potential partnerships to competitors, and IMHO, with the current shareholding structure of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., the shareholding is quite fragmented, and if someone initiates an acquisition of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. in the market, I am afraid that it will set off a bloody storm...... Honda currently holds 200 million shares, the stock price is about 27 US dollars, the Honda family holds less than 30% of the shares, and the largest shareholder in the secondary market only holds less than 5% of the shares of Honda Motors, which is very dangerous, President Yoshino, maybe one day someone will ask someone to buy it......

As soon as Jiang Yelin said this, Yoshino's face on the opposite side instantly turned red, but the face of the beautiful assistant Takasago on the side was pale, and his sharp eyes trembled and his lips were eager to eat this mustache villain as a carrot!

"Ye San, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has been standing for so many years, and it is not one or two competitors who want to buy us, but Honda Motor has proved the trust and trust of investors and existing shareholders in Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Takasago's voice was cold, as if revealing the breath of a dark world, and the president Yoshino on the side was obviously angry, and the ash of the cigar in his hand trembled.

"Moscow doesn't believe in teardrops, and I said Miss Takasago, don't you think it's a big deal to talk about the trust and trust of investors and shareholders in front of my boss? My boss's other identity is the general manager of Merrill Lynch's special venture capital department, and he is also the youngest genius on Wall Street in 30 years. The Merrill Lynch G3 series fund managed by my boss surpassed Warren Buffett in only 3 months...... If you want to buy your Honda car, it's not a matter of minutes! ”

Jessica Abel's words can be described as adding fuel to the fire and slapping his face badly, Takasago's face was pale for a while, and he didn't know how to fight back for a while, Wall Street wants to say that Takasago's head is really not familiar enough, since Saturn Motors can be issued at an issue price of $3 per share to go IPO, With the stock price still trading at a high above $4.25, it's unlikely that the hateful mustache on the other side could really get money from Wall Street to initiate a Honda acquisition......

"Ye Sang...... Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has been focusing on the research and development and progress of automotive technology, Honda Motor is the quality and the trust of customers Based on this ever-changing automobile market, we do not want to be the enemy of Saturn Motors, let alone the enemy of you, a Wall Street genius......" Yoshino Hiroyuki raised the wording, neither wanting to offend the guy opposite, but also not wanting to let someone ride on the neck and bully the old!

"So, can I assume that Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is willing to join the ranks of the Saturn Motors and Kia Motors Triple Alliance to bid for Daewoo Motors together? I need to get an accurate answer, my position has been made very clear, the factory in Alabama Saturn is determined to win, and the Korean market will of course be handed over to South Korea's Kia, and the heavy-duty plant in Hanoi can become Honda's Southeast Asian production base after the transformation, and I can't figure out why Honda's top management would refuse it...... Speaking of which, isn't it worth looking forward to the prospect of Kia Motors producing Honda's high-quality cars on an OEM basis in Korea? ”

Jiang Yelin's words were like a knife that stirred up the hearts of the president and assistant of Honda Technical Research......