Chapter 856: First Meeting
The news of the setback in Jinghua's acquisition of TFT LCD business from South Korea's Hyundai Semiconductor quickly spread in South Korea. South Korean media are applauding Hyundai Semiconductor's rejection of offers from Chinese companies.
Since South Korea became one of the Asian tigers, the domestic economy has developed rapidly, and at the same time, the national sentiment in the country has gradually risen. It is even determined that the Dragon Boat Festival is a Korean festival. Therefore, the performance of the Korean media at this time is not difficult to understand.
The early morning sun falls on a modest villa in Seongnam-gu, Seoul. A handsome man in his fifties with glasses is eating breakfast with his family in a bright and pleasant dining room. He was holding a stack of newspapers in his hand and slowly flipping through them.
"Dad, what are you looking at?" A young girl with eyebrows and eyes that resembled a middle-aged man said with a smile.
"Nothing, a little interesting news." The middle-aged man showed a look of memory on his face, sighed softly, and said softly to his daughter.
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In the bar of the Shilla Hotel Seoul, Shizuka Nagai looked at the white clouds outside the window with a smile, took a sip of whiskey, and said, "Matsusaka-kun, you seem to have been very successful in blocking Jinghua this time?" β
"It's not that it seems to be successful, it's that it's already successful." Matsusaka Shizuo corrected Nagai Shizuka's statement with a little dissatisfaction, and shook the wine glass in his hand.
For his fiancΓ©e, he actually has a headache. There is no meekness and obedience that a Japanese woman should have. If it had been before leaving China, he would have reprimanded the woman. It's just that now my temper is a little lighter. Still, he wasn't happy with her words.
Nagai Shizuka curled the corners of her mouth and said lightly: "The news from Luo Yinghao is not a show. Is Lu Jing trying to meet Zheng Meng first? β
"Can a declining group chairman be useful?" Matsusaka Shifu said mockingly, "What's more. Does Zheng Mengxian have the energy to pay attention to the affairs of modern semiconductors? Yesterday's news also featured news that South Korean prosecutors were investigating him for bribery. He may not agree to meet Jinghua's people. β
"I think you should value the news. Although Hyundai Semiconductor is controlled by a bank, it has also announced its separation from Hyundai Group. But Zheng Mengxian still has a certain influence in modern semiconductors. Shizuka Nagai said strongly.
Matsusaka Shio didn't bother to debate with Nagai Shizuka again, and said, "You didn't fly here from the capital to tell me about it, did you?" β
Nagai Shizuka said, "Of course not. I hope you can use this to get the right to speak about rare earths, and Mr. Fukuyama needs support there. His PR campaign in the capital did not go well. β
"No, I can't. My purpose is to prevent Jinghua from obtaining the TFT liquid crystal technique. The worst result is to delay Jinghua's acquisition of TFT liquid crystal technology. Matsusaka did not hesitate to veto Shizuka Nagai's proposal.
Shizuka Nagai raised her eyebrows and said unceremoniously: "The mobile phone business within the consortium is adjusted to 3G, how meaningful can you stop Jinghua from obtaining TFT LCD technology?" Moreover, they are creating public opinion in China that they are eager to build a 3G network. β
"That's the TD-SCDMA standard. Do you understand the difference between this standard and WCDMA, CDMA2000? Matsusaka said sarcastically.
"Fool's opinion!" Shizuka Nagai said lightly, "As long as they have the determination to build a 3G network, what standard will they use." Can't we win it through the influence of the consortium? β
Matsusaka Shifu was on fire when he heard this, and said unhappily: "Needless to say, you can solve the rare earth matter yourself." I'll stick to my ideas. β
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The news of Jinghua's unfavorable acquisition in South Korea soon spread to China. Domestic electronic and financial media are reporting on the beginning and end of Jinghua's acquisition. As a star electronics company in China, Jinghua's every move has attracted much media attention. This is also the "treatment" that Jinghua deserves.
"Lu Jing, no problem, right?" When he received a call from Mo Xinlan, Lu Jingzheng was eating Chinese food with Wu Yuanbai, the ambassador to South Korea, in an authentic Chinese restaurant in Seoul.
"It's not a big problem." Lu Jing said with a smile. After saying a few words to Mo Xinlan, Lu Jing hung up the phone and smiled at Wu Yuanbai: "A friend's caring call." β
He asked Wu Yuanbai to meet for dinner through his family connections. Wu Yuanbai is about forty years old. Lao Cheng was serious, and when he was eating, he talked to Lu Jing with interest about the elegance of the capital.
Wu Yuanbai nodded with a smile and said, "Jinghua can go abroad to merge and acquire overseas enterprises, so we naturally want to support it." I know what you're asking. I will give Mr. Zheng Mengxian a message. Counselor Che, you haven't seen it yet. I'll introduce him to you later. β
Counselor Che in Wu Yuanbai's mouth is Che Gaohan, the commercial counselor of the embassy, who is responsible for the business and trade of domestic enterprises in South Korea.
Lu Jing smiled and said okay.
Lu Jing and Wu Yuanbai had lunch and went back to the Shilla Hotel in Seoul. The day before yesterday, the semi-finals of the Korean talent show "I'm singing" 5-in-3 were successfully held. There are still a few days left before next Monday's finals, and Li Muqing has begun to relax in the past two days.
But. What made Lu Jing helpless was that he had to prepare to meet Zheng Mengxian. I had to snub the beauty a little.
"Zheng Mengxian can't protect himself, he may not be interested in meeting you." Lu Jing's room. Li Muqing, who was wearing a short-sleeved white smoke gray tuxedo lace dress, looked at the information in his hand beside Lu Jing and said curiously.
What she was holding in her hand was the information sent by Jinghua's business intelligence department. Lu Jing had already seen this part, and there was still a small part left in Lu Jing's hands.
Lu Jing put down the information in his hand and said with a smile: "Ambassador Wu personally greeted me, Zheng Meng will meet me no matter how busy he is." "Zheng Mengxian's invitation to foreign envoys is very unlikely to be rejected first.
"If you want me to say, you can simply buy Hyundai Semiconductor. Haven't they been losing money? Li Muqing expressed her opinion. This opinion is a bit fluctuating, in fact, she just wants to talk to Lu Jing after reading the information. She is engaged in an entertainment company, and she is not interested in this kind of data at all.
"It's not impossible." Lu Jing said jokingly, reached out and picked up the coffee cup in his hand and took a few sips, pondered for a while, and said to himself: "It will take at least two billion dollars to complete the acquisition." β
Li Muqing shook his head helplessly, and led Lu Jing to a new idea.
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On Thursday morning, a black Mercedes-Benz sedan drove smoothly from the Shilla Seoul Hotel to the Hyundai Asan Group's Gyedong headquarters building in the center of Seoul. This morning, Lu Jing will meet Zheng Mengxian there.
In the chairman's office on the 12th floor, Lu Jing, Ding Ling, and Cheng Jianfeng met Zheng Mengxian. Zheng Mengxian, who was about fifty years old, wore glasses, had an elegant demeanor, and shook hands with Lu Jing politely, "After Ambassador Wu conveyed the request for you to meet, I have been looking forward to meeting today. β
Lu Jing said a few polite words and looked at the chairman who would commit suicide by jumping off the building next year. According to Jinghua's information, Zheng Mengxian is cool-headed, scheming, and introverted.
After a few polite greetings, Zheng Mengxian's assistant brought tea in. Several people sat down separately. Zheng Meng went straight to the point first, "I don't know if Mr. Lu Daolu is looking for me with something that I can help?" β
"Jinghua is acquiring Hyundai Semiconductor's TFT LCD business, but Hana Bank, a shareholder of Hyundai Semiconductor, seems reluctant to sell. I hope Chairman Zheng will facilitate this deal. Lu Jing said straight to the point. (To be continued......)