Lu Jing and Yan Shining agreed that the lunch at noon on Wednesday had to be postponed. Lu Jing received a notice from Chen Xujiang that Daimler was interested in agreeing to Hehua's request, and that he had to go to Stuttgatu to discuss specific matters with Daimler's chairman Hugo Saul.

On Thursday afternoon, Lu Jing and his entourage of 12 people took a Lufthansa flight from Beijing from Frankfurt to Stuttgart.

Xiao Luo, who was sent by Chen Xujiang to pick up the plane, was a staff member of Hehua's headquarters in Hong Kong, in his twenties, flat-headed, wearing glasses, and a shrewd and capable appearance. Next to him was a tall, lanky man, Jay, a German translator who had been equipped before departure.

"Mr. Lu, it's an honor to meet you." Xiao Luo and translator Jay held up the pick-up sign, and soon saw Lu Jing and his party dragging suitcases over. A group of Chinese faces stood out at Stuttgart Airport. Not to mention that the assistants around Lu Jing are all first-class beauties. Xiao Luo was sure that he would not recognize the wrong person.

"Hello." Lu Jing shook hands with Xiao Luo and Jay, exchanged a few words, and went to Stuttgart under Xiao Luo's arrangement. The hotel where we stayed was a five-star hotel, the Meridian Hotel Stuttgart.

In the luxury suite, as soon as Lu Jing and Wei Wanyi put down their luggage, Chen Xujiang hurried over to meet Lu Jing. Seeing that Wei Wanyi was also there, she couldn't help but be stunned and said with a smile: "Miss Wei, hello." He attended the wedding banquet held by Luk King and Wei Yuen Yee in Hong Kong.

Wei Wanyi greeted Chen Xujiang gently and elegantly, and said, "Lu Jing, I'll go to Ge'er and Yuyao to have a look." You talk to Chen Dong first. ”

"Yes, yes." Lu Jing smiled and nodded. Wanyi's recent job transfer is equivalent to anarchy. Time is free. Xie Qingge happened to go to Iraq at the end of March to do news reporting and accumulated a week of paid leave. The two of them came to Germany together. Tang Yuyao and Xu Yongbi are now her assistants. Naturally, he came to Sturgart.

A group of twelve people, in addition to two German interpreters who were in temporary contact. It is all the team members of this negotiation with Hua.

Lu Jing took out a can of drink from the refrigerator and gave it to Chen Xujiang. When Wei Wanyi came back, the two of them did not smoke, drinking the juice marked by German, and the two laughed and talked about the current situation.

Overall, Hehua's current situation is very good. Chen Xujiang introduced the detailed situation to Lu Jing. Tomorrow's meeting will be more private and will not be made public. Daimler was involved in the talks by Hugo Saul and Colin Coffey. The key points of the negotiations were how to resolve the current impasse at Hyundai Motor (which is still in charge of Hyundai Motor by Jung Mong-gyu) and how to allocate additional shares to Hyundai Motor in the future.

Lu Jing pondered for a while and said, "Uncle Chen, what do you think is the difficulty in negotiating tomorrow?" ”

Lu Jing's respect made Chen Xujiang feel a little useful, and said with a smile: "Daimler may not follow our ideas. Negotiation is a process of bargaining. Eventually, Daimler will want to take the initiative when it comes to issuing new shares. ”

Hyundai Motor has a total share of 3 billion shares. It is not possible to continue to add 3 billion shares. Even so, it is only to dilute the proportion of Zheng Mengjiu and Mitsui's shares by half.

Therefore, Daimler and Hehua are more cooperative than confrontational. The limited confrontation is who will dominate Hyundai.

Lu Jing thought for a while and said with a smile: "It seems that we still need to wait for news from Chrysler in North America." ”

Chen Xujiang smiled and nodded.

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Lu Jing and Daimler's talks began the day after he arrived in Stuttgart. In a small conference room in an inconspicuous business hotel, Lu Jing met Hugo Saul and Colin Coffey, who held Daimler power.

Hugo Saul is an old handsome man, a bit like the old marshals of the German army during World War II. Colin Coffey is a tall, blue-eyed German.

The layout of the small meeting room is very compact, and the entourage on both sides sits around the coffee table. It is said that it is a private contact, but in fact the negotiations are very formal.

Colin Coffey and Chen Xujiang introduced their own negotiators. After a simple business courtesy. Negotiations began quickly.

Colin Coffey said: "Mr. Chen has already relayed Hehua's request. We also agree with the use of shares to ensure the right to speak. I would like to know Hehua's plan for the distribution of follow-up shares. ”

Lu Jing was not unsuitable for such a straightforward negotiation style, and said: "I am ready to adopt a private placement plan. Daimler can hold a 35% stake. Hehua holds 45% of the shares, and the remaining 20% is owned by other shareholders. ”

Colin Coffey immediately retorted: "We will not approve of this plan. Hehua's shareholding is too high. Why can't it be the same as Daimler? This makes me very skeptical of Mr. Lu's sincerity in cooperation. ”

Tang Yuyao and Xu Yongbi, who were sitting behind Lu Jing, glanced at each other, both of them were quite dissatisfied. If he and China are not sincere, how can they come so far to Stuttgart to negotiate?

Chen Xujiang shook the cigarette ash with a smile. "Mr. Kofi, now Hehua has more shares than Daimler. It would be unfair if Daimler's shares were the same as those of Hehua after the additional issuance. ”

Colin Coffey. Xu Yongbi secretly said in her heart: Chen Dong's words are old and spicy.

Hugo Saul, who had not spoken, closed the text in his hand. He said in a loud voice: "Mr. Lu, Mr. Chen, I know that Hehua and Morgan Stanley have signed a VAM agreement, and they urgently need to win the position of chairman of Hyundai Motor." We can compromise on this. However, I have a suggestion that the position of chairman should not be modeled after the system of the rotating presidency of the European Union. We can do it on a rotational basis. ”

Chen Xujiang looked at Lu Jing. He will not be able to find a reason to refute this condition for a while.

Lu Jing's eyes narrowed, Colin Coffey's words are probably to pave the way for Hugo Saul's point of view! Daimler actually wants to rotate as chairman of Hyundai Motor.

For shareholders who are not much different in strength, there is no problem in taking turns as chairman of Hyundai Motor and taking the helm of Hyundai Motor. But the gap between Hwa and Daimler is too big. Even if Hehua gets a term first, the tone and rules set by Hyundai will still be easily erased by Daimler, and Hehua will not be able to borrow Hyundai's resources at all.

It is normal for a successor to hold a predecessor accountable. It's also easy to get evidence. For example, South Korean presidents are often subject to judicial investigations after they step down.

At this stage, Hehua can't play the game of taking turns with Daimler, which is an act of looking for death.

Lu Jingdao: "Mr. Sol, I can't agree with your suggestion. For Hehua, it only makes sense to grasp the acquisition of Hyundai's executive power. We hope to bring Hyundai into a new era of glory and give shareholders a generous report.

However, Daimler wants Hyundai Motor to become its subsidiary. I can't agree to your request. ”

Tang Yuyao's beautiful eyes hid a smile. This is a high-sounding statement, but in fact it is all nonsense. Lu Jing's plan, she is very clear. Hehua is to pry the corners and resources of modern automobiles and develop Kuncheng automobiles. As for the prospects of Hyundai, it is not at all the scope of Hehua's concern.

Hugo Saul and Colin Coffey aren't that easy to fool either. Hearing Lu Jing's tough attitude of refusal, the two sides argued for 1 hour, and the negotiation ended early.

In the afternoon, the eyes fall on the exotic streets, and the business hotel negotiated with Daimler is ten minutes away from the Meridian Stuttgart Hotel. Lu Jing, Tang Yuyao, and Xu Yongbi chose to walk. Zhao Zi followed from a distance.

The rest of the colleagues, led by Chen Xujiang, drove back to the hotel to continue preparations for next Monday's negotiations.

"Lu Jing, your attitude seems to be a bit tough, aren't you afraid of the collapse of the conversation?" Tang Yuyao was following Lu Jing for the first time, and asked a little puzzled.

Lu Jing held Tang Yuyao's hand and said, "Of course, I'm afraid that the conversation will collapse." We lobbied Daimler. However, Daimler's asking price was too high for us to afford and had to refuse. I'm waiting for news from the U.S. side. ”

Tang Yuyao somewhat understood. Lu Jing was waiting for pressure from the opposition within Daimler. She smiled brightly and said, "Lu Jing, do you want to go to Sister Wanyi and Ge'er?" ”

"No, let's go alone." Lu Jing smiled and looked at Xu Yongbi on the left, "Bi'er, what do you think?" "He has been accompanying Wei Wanyi for the past few nights. It was the same when I was in the capital. Today, I have to accompany Tang Yuyao and Xu Yongbi alone.

Xu Yongbi smiled and glanced at Bai Lujing, "I said go, did you really go?" "She knows Lu Jing very well.

Lu Jing scratched his head. Tang Yuyao smiled and was full of energy. Many Germans on the street have seen the charm of this oriental beauty.

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Hugo Saul has set the next negotiation date for June 2, and is actually the one who wants to dry the peace.

However, on June 1, he received a message from the United States. Chrysler Corporation's director, Rich Rogier, questioned the need to antagonize H&Hwa over the Hyundai takeover: "We should do everything we can to get the Hyundai in our hands and let the acquisition see the benefits, not procrastinate."

"Shet. Rogil, this bastard, how can he be in opposition at this time. Hugo Saul slammed the mouse in his hand, picked up the phone and dialed Colin Coffey. Half an hour later, Colin Coffey came to Hugo Saul's office.

Hugo Saul said with a calm face: "You understand the reaction of Chrysler's side, right?" Since the merger in '98, Chrysler has been losing money. Now we are questioning our decision. ”

Naturally, Colin Coffey had seen Richie Rogier's email earlier. In fact, from the moment he met Chen Xujiang, he knew that Hehua must have sent people to lobby in the United States, but he didn't expect their work to be so fruitful.

Colin Coffey reminded: "Mr. Saul, Chrysler owns 43% of DaimlerChrysler. ”

Hugo Saul's face flashed with anger and said, "I know. I'm not going to negotiate today. Lower Hehua's stake to 40%, and after Hehua clears up Zheng Mengjiu's influence in Hyundai Motor, we will cooperate with Zheng Mengjiu to win Hyundai Motor. Now to make sure we realize our earnings. ”

Colin Coffey nodded, discussed a few details, and stepped out. (To be continued......)