A banner was pulled at the exit of the airport: The banner welcoming the China Economic and Trade Mission was held by two young men of Asian descent, and Zhang Mengyu was waiting with a yellow and a white man. Wuyang led a few people to approach, Zhang Mengyu smiled and stretched out his hand, "Welcome Mr. Li, it's been hard all the way." ”

After shaking hands, Wuyang first introduced Li Xize, "This is Mr. Li Xize, a doctor who studied in the United States and a deputy to the Provincial People's Congress." He is the Secretary-General of the Mission. ”

Wuyang knows that in the United States, the title of doctor is quite highly regarded by people, and Kissinger is the secretary of state, so he still has to bring a doctor to be called. China's provincial people's congress is equivalent to the state legislature of the United States, and the state legislators of the United States have a relatively high social status, either rich or celebrity. Give Li Xizean the title of secretary general, so that the investment bank can contact him if he has something, so that it will not get out of control.

Next is Li Xize introduced Wuyang and a few of them, when he introduced Wuyang, he said that he was a doctor of economics, a famous economist, a cultural relics research expert, and an entrepreneur. Wuyang has heard before that in the United States, people respect those successful people, as for what title, it just means that you have achievements in this area, and no one cares about it.

Then he introduced several members, and Zhang Mengyu also introduced: "I am Zhang Mengyu, executive vice president of the investment bank, and I welcome you on behalf of our investment bank, Mr. Qin. These two are the business managers of our investment bank, Mr. Ouyang Jun and Mr. Richard, both of whom are masters of economics and finance, the spine of our investment bank. We will accompany you for the rest of your trip. You give the luggage slip to the two masters, and let's go and wait in the car. ”

There were three business cars to pick up the airport, and several people in Wuyang were arranged in one car, and Zhang Mengyu sat in the passenger seat. "Everyone. Let's discuss the itinerary. We will send everyone to the hotel to rest. At the same time, hand over the information of your company's listing application to us, and we will study it. In the evening, Qin Dong invites you to a cocktail party. Tomorrow, you're going to take a tour of Manhattan, visit Silicon Valley and the United Nations headquarters, and if you have time, invite you to visit our bank headquarters. The day after tomorrow, it is the condition for Chairman Qin to talk to you about IPO. If a consensus is reached, Ouyang Jun and Mr. Richard will negotiate the specific details with you. Look at the different views on this arrangement. ”

Li Xize said: "President Zhang, as you know, our Secretary Li took time out of his busy schedule to come, and he shouldered a lot of missions, and his time was precious. We thought we'd go to Manhattan, Silicon Valley, and the United Nations headquarters today, after dinner. I asked Mr. Qin to negotiate with several entrepreneurs and reach a consensus. We don't participate in the details and go about our own business. ”

Zhang Mengyu said: "Dr. Li and Secretary Li are busy with official business, we can arrange it according to your requirements. Excuse me, during your stay in the United States, did you act on your own, or did you need us to send someone to help? ”

Wuyang said: "Although Dr. Li is studying in the United States, I have been asked to make friends with high-level people in the political and economic circles in the United States. ”

"Okay, I'll ask for instructions from Dong Qin, and try to accompany the two of you. Dong Xu, what do you think? ”

Xu Dong said: "Mr. Zhang, our main work recently is to be able to package the company on the market, and there is more time, so that after things have an eyebrow, we can slowly appreciate the scenery here." ”

"Okay, you can separate for the time being, let Ouyang Jun accompany Dr. Li to visit, and Richard will send you to the hotel and meet again in the evening."

Ouyang Jun drove to Manhattan by car from Wuyang, Nishizawa, and Mengyu.

In the car, Zhang Mengyu asked: "Do you know what their information looks like?" ”

Li Xize said: "I took a look at the shares of the three companies that are ready to be listed, one is 200 million shares, and the scheduled issue price is $0.95 per share, and the two are 300 million shares, and the issue price is $0.75, which is about $200 million." ”

Zhang Mengyu said: "This is much more than the first 7 or 80 million, but it is still too little." ”

Li Xize said: "Their company, which is listed in China, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom, is now eager to list in the United States to make money, and the company's high-quality assets are running out. In the past, few domestic companies were listed in the United States, and they did not know much about the situation. If the stock price goes up and there is more money, it is not difficult to increase the share capital. ”

Zhang Mengyu said: "This scale is considered medium in the US stock market. To carry out equity expansion, it is generally difficult to be accepted by American shareholders. As you may know, the stock prices of the U.S. stock market are some particularly high, but for many years, they have neither given away shares nor allotments, and at most they have paid dividends. Dr. Li, do you know their decision, is it to let us go on the market in a package, or do we underwrite it? ”

"President Zhang, I can't disclose this, anyway, you will know at night."

When I arrived in Manhattan and walked two streets, Wuyang was impressed by its prosperity. Zhang Mengyu said: "Li Dong, the housing prices here are not as high as in our capital, we have placed some industries here, and we have a place." ”

"Congratulations."

A few people bought Coke, hot dogs, dealt with Chinese food, went to Silicon Valley, and then went to the United Nations headquarters.

Zhang Mengyu said: "The land of the United Nations headquarters does not cost money. ”

Wuyang knew that the United Nations was established after World War II, when the United States was already relatively developed, and the land here would definitely not be given away by the United States.

Seeing that the two did not answer, Zhang Mengyu said again: "At that time, this was a wasteland, and Rockefeller knew that he was going to build the United Nations, so he bought it here, gave the middle one to the United Nations, and built commercial and service institutions around it. After the establishment of the United Nations, it quickly prospered, and they made a lot of money. ”

Wuyang smiled and said: "What our people say, if you want to take it, you must give it first, and Rockefeller's think tank understands it profoundly." ”

Ouyang Jun said: "Our people are written in books to educate others. ”

Young people like to spray blue, and several people didn't answer.

After getting in the car and returning to the hotel, Li Xize began to doze off, and Wuyang was also a little tired. Zhang Mengyu kept on the phone. It's contacting those people. It's very vague. The afternoon sun can be understood.

Because of the negotiations, the original drinking party may have been cancelled, or it may have only been arranged for so many people. In terms of investment banking, only Qin Xiaoying and Zhang Mengyu came, and there were only 5 people on Wuyang's side. There is a lot of wine on the long table, white wine, red wine, and cocktails. Brandy, whiskey, rum, the dishes were pitiful, steak, caviar, cod chunks, and two desserts. Wuyang drank a lot of wine, and his stomach was not full, so he spoke. Later, an abalone was added, which was estimated to be 10 heads, which was still too small. Soak the abalone juice in the rice before you are full.

Qin Xiaoying said: "Gentlemen. We have a tradition of talking at the dinner table, and we talk while drinking. We studied the information of each company in the afternoon and felt that it basically met our requirements, and if the underwriting fee and the way of listing also met our requirements, we promised to package and list this year. ”

Zheng Dong said: "Qin Dong, is there room for the proportion of underwriting fees to decline? ”

Qin Xiaoying said: "The underwriting fee can be discussed, but we must first determine how to sell it. ”

Liu Dong said: "Qin Dong, we have learned about the strength of your bank and the ability to package stocks, and we are absolutely trustworthy. Because of this, we can't use the underwriting method, the stock price goes up, and we suffer too much. Therefore, we agreed to transfer 10% of the original shares to your bank. ”

Qin Xiaoying said: "This is not in line with the practice of underwriting, it is too little. Starting from mobilizing the enthusiasm of our investment bank, it should be increased by two percent. ”

Xu Dong said: "Qin Dong, if the stock price can rise to 10 US dollars, your bank can earn more than 200 million, a lot, and there are 3 companies." ”

Qin Xiaoying said: "Chairman Xu, you also know that there is a lot of work to be done in an IPO, and the quality of these jobs has a lot to do with the stock price. You say that if the stock price reaches $10, your company can get $1.8 billion, and if we try our best to make the stock price reach $20 or higher, and you give us 30% of the original shares, you can also circle 2.8 billion or more, which is the best deal? ”

Zheng Dong said: "Secretary Li, you can help us talk about it." ”

Wuyang asked: "Chairman Qin, according to the practice of this IPO, how much is generally given?" ”

Qin Xiaoying said: "It depends on the size of the company's stock market, and whether it is domestic in the United States. Domestic companies are easier to go public, have fewer expenses, large handicaps, small proportions, and not a lot of stocks. Generally, the minimum is 30%, and the maximum is 50%. Last year, our bank underwrote the listing of a company in India, with 500 million shares, and we bought the original shares according to 30%, and then the stock price rose to more than 40, plus underwriting fees, and earned more than 8 billion. Now I ask for 30%, which is optimistic about the IPO market of domestic companies, if it is lower, it will not be easy to operate in the future. ”

Wuyang said: "Is this good, this time I will give 25% of the original shares of your bank, and the underwriting fee will be 3%. Will Chairman Qin give me face, right? ”

Qin Xiaoying smiled and said, "I gave you face, we are going to be hungry." With your words, we lost more than $3 billion. ”

Wuyang smiled and said: "If you have less income now, you will definitely not be at a loss." After the stock is listed, if the company issues bonds again, please also ask you to underwrite it, and you can also contact them to establish contact with domestic companies and obtain more IPO business. After all, on the New York Stock Exchange, the investment banks I know include Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, etc., and if they steal their business, you won't have so much business. ”

Qin Xiaoying said with a smile: "Boss Li has the talents of Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and he is a vertical and horizontal family, I can't admire it." ”

Wuyang said: "Qin Dong, so you agreed?" You three bosses, do you think that's okay? ”

Zheng Dong said: "Thank you, and thank you Qin Dong. ”

Liu Dong said: "Secretary Li, we should give you and County Magistrate Li some original shares." I think so, our family gives 10 million, and you pay for it. ”

Xu Dong said: "Yes, yes, Liu Dong's mention is good, I agree." ”

Wuyang said: "Absolutely not. In this way, I am not helpless. ”

Xu Dong said: "Why didn't it help, the stock can be listed, and the underwriting fee has been reduced." ”

"I can only say that I have completed the task assigned by my superiors, and it has nothing to do with you, and you can't call me, so you don't need to thank me. Not only your money, but I don't take anyone's money, so please understand and support you. ”

Zheng Dong said: "We heard Mr. Zhang say it. Secretary Li is such a person. Let's not embarrass him. If you have something to discuss, let's discuss it with Mr. Zhang. There is no impermeable wall in the world, if we hurt him, will we come to Qin Dong by ourselves in the future, will we give face? ”

Qin Xiaoying said: "In business, in my eyes, I am the first to be profitable. Our bank has opened a branch in China, and Secretary Li has helped, he doesn't want to thank the fee, of course I have to save face. But. As long as the Chinese people come, they will be happy when they listen to the local sound, and they will definitely give face. Didn't Secretary Li say just now that I will cooperate with you in the future, and I will also get to know you and get to know more entrepreneurs in China. We had a great talk, and tomorrow we will arrange people to discuss the details further, so let's stop for today. You've worked the road, so rest early. If there are any hobbies. The United States is a very free country, so you don't have to worry about anything. ”

Everyone got up and left. Li Xize walked with Wuyang, "Big brother, I'm going to send something to my sister, and there are some other things, let's not leave tomorrow, right?" ”

"You just don't make any diplomatic incidents. Tomorrow night, Xie Daxia from our company will come over, and we will leave the day after tomorrow, and it will be more convenient to take a private jet. ”

"Okay, I'll be back at the hotel at 8 a.m. the day after tomorrow."

Not long after arriving at the room, Qin Xiaoying and Zhang Mengyu came. After entering the door, Qin Xiaoying said: "Wuyang, this time it is Mengyu who accompanies you in the east, and Pei Lei is in contact with Pei Lei in the west, I can't leave if I have something, so I won't accompany you." After a while, I will return to China. ”

Wuyang asked, "Mengyu, what are the arrangements?" ”

"Mainly in the three cities of New York, Washington and Los Angeles, Pei Lei and I have contacted some people, there are six people."

"So little?"

"I was supposed to contact some. A small number of Americans, as you know, are so ingrained in their minds that they don't believe in our countrymen, and they all have a wait-and-see mentality, and if this deal is successful, they will naturally come to the door. ”

"But I can't come here often."

"How long is your passport valid for?"

"It's only one year, and the next time I come over, I'll have to get a visa."

"Don't be afraid. Before you take a long vacation of 10?1, go to apply for a visa and take advantage of the holiday to come over, anyway, there are private jets. ”

Wuyang said: "Xie Daxia's plane, I don't know if I can fly such a long distance at a time, that small plane, when it encounters a little air current, it will be very bumpy, I am willing to take the flight." ”

Xiaoying said: "Just let the aviation city install Boeing or Airbus as a private jet, and they will use it in the future, and it will be more comfortable." ”

"Yes, that's a good idea. Xie Daxia is here, he must be going to Las Vegas, can he arrange it? ”

Mengyu said: "There is an airplane, there must be no problem." The question is how much money you bring, don't lose because you lose, and the acquisition of cultural relics is not enough. ”

"$250 billion, is that enough?"

Mengyu said: "I don't know now, it shouldn't be enough." Xiaoying, can we transfer some from the bank? ”

"No, it's too much money to attract the attention of the Finance Committee and the FBI, if they get the sellers to cancel the deal."

Wuyang said: "I still have some money in my hand, mainly in Myanmar with people to order jadeite wool, people have to pay when the goods arrive, it is not easy to use." If this was the case, it would have been possible to mobilize funds from elsewhere. By the way, there is still a lot of money in the futures market, and if you throw out futures, you will have money. ”

Xiaoying said: "Yes, you can do it like this." Wuyang, where else are you going to play? ”

"There are many places I want to go, see if it's a drop-by, just drop by. It doesn't matter if you don't see it, travel is to leave regrets before you want to come again. Does anyone in New York want to meet? ”

Mengyu said: "There are two important people, one will meet tomorrow morning and one in the afternoon, we will leave early and arrive at Ike's manor at 8 o'clock." ”

Wuyang smiled and said, "Then let's wash and sleep." ”

At half past six, Mengyu quietly woke up Wuyang, and after washing, bread and milk were already on the table. Wuyang is not used to eating bread, and always feels that he is not full. was still eating, and Mengyu went out. "Go downstairs to the ping, I'll be waiting for you there."

When he arrived in Pingli, Mengyu sat in the passenger seat, "Wuyang, you drive, press the GPS navigation to go, I'll squint." There is no speed limit here, so you can drive as fast as you can. ”

The roads are wide and flat, there are few cars and even fewer pedestrians. Out of the city, Wuyang accelerated to 160, I felt that it was not enough, and I didn't dare to go faster when I drove to 180. This is the fastest and most enjoyable driving in Wuyang for more than 10 years.

After running for more than an hour, I got farther and farther away from the coast, and the terrain was relatively flat. Entered a small town, GPS prompted, the destination is on the right side of the road, and this navigation ends. The afternoon sun will not leave, and Mengyu will wake up in time.

"Wait, I'll call and ask."

After talking on the phone, Mengyu said: "Turn right, 300 meters from the independent farm." ”

In front of it is a large area of slightly undulating grass, which is neatly trimmed. In the middle of the meadow, there are a few birch trees growing scattered, in the distance, there is an endless rice field, which has been planted with seedlings, and nearby, a villa, which shocks the afternoon sun.

Hegel once said that music is a flowing building, and architecture is a frozen music, and this is perfectly interpreted here. On one side of the lawn, there is a U-shaped spire building, the two ends of the U-shaped face the lawn, one side is white, the other is light yellow, both are large floor-to-ceiling windows, open view, in front of the mesmerizing natural scenery. Looking at the interior, it is neat and comfortable, with light yellow furniture on one side and white on the other, showing the elegance of the owner. (To be continued......)