Chapter 173 Trading
"I said, Rebecca, what's the use of us coming here to see this old man, Tapi? Will he intercede for us and ask Crédit Lyon to take the initiative to lower the price for us? After walking into the gate of the manor where Tapi now lives, Zhuang Mingge asked suspiciously.
"Well, that's right, before negotiating zuihou with Crédit Lyonnais, I still need to complete some transfer formalities with Mr. Tapi, which will become the most important bargaining chip in our negotiations with those French." Little Groz briefly explained to Zhuang Mingge.
And Grosz's next words are more critical, this is a problem she found from the information many years ago, that is, Adidas had serious commercial fraud in the process of share transfer!
As he walked down the road to the depths of the estate, Groz told Zhuang Mingge that many years ago, when Tapi was about to be invited by French President Francois Mitterrand to become the minister of the city, Mitterrand demanded that Tapi resign from his position in business.
The biggest industry under Tapi is Adidas, at this time Adidas is ostensibly in the most sluggish stage, 1992 is a record year for the sports equipment company, is preparing to become a cabinet minister and does not want to lose money on Adidas Tapi wants to sell his shares to Crédit Lyon for cash. After negotiations, the price of the company's assets was set at 407 million euros, and Tapi's shares alone were sold for 300 million euros.
What Tapi, who is busy with political affairs, does not know is that during this period, Adidas has actually begun to turn a profit and multiply its assets, and the people at Crédit Lyon did not mention this when they transferred it, and herein lies the problem!
"No, Rebecca, do you think the share transfer agreement between Tapi and Crédit Lyonnais is invalid?" When Little Groz told Zhuang Mingge that she was absolutely sure that the Adidas share transfer agreement three years ago would become a piece of paper, Zhuang Mingge was so shocked by Little Groz's words that he almost dropped his jaw to the ground, although he couldn't figure out what the problem was......
"It doesn't matter, it's all a formality anyway, whether it's a contract void or fraud, if I can get what I want when I come here this time, it will be easier to negotiate with those people in Lyon in the future!" At this point, Groz Jr. stopped, and the two finally arrived at the destination of this trip to Marseille.
Burst!
In a private estate in the southern suburbs of Marseille, the owner of the manor was very embarrassed to squirt out all the coffee that had just been put into his mouth after hearing the intention of little Groz.
"Well, I heard you right, Miss Grotz, you mean you're willing to take on all the debts I owe?"
At this time, little Groz did not have the cute demeanor when he was alone with Zhuang Mingge, as if he didn't care about Tapi's rude behavior just now, calmly and elegantly picked up the black tea in front of him, looked at each other with a smile, and said: "Mr. Tapi, you really heard it right, there is no doubt that this Mr. Antonio Corleone and I are willing to bear all your debts. ”
Silence, deathly silence! Former Marseille boss Tapi, who had just turned to his early fifties, looked in amazement at the young woman he didn't really care about at first. It was this woman who had just said to Tapi, "We are willing to take all your debts", which almost made Comrade Tapi, who had been tested in the mall for a long time, so excited that he almost had a cerebral hemorrhage.
That's a huge debt of $150 million! How crazy are these two little guys who want to take over such a sure-losing deal?
What a shrewd woman! Zhuang Mingge thought in his heart, Little Groz threw such a super big pie to Tapi, who was poor at this time, and Tapi would definitely be overjoyed.
However, when little Groz said that he would help Tapi repay the huge debt of 150 million US dollars, although Zhuang Mingge had already made some psychological preparations, it was inevitable that he would feel dizzy.
Fools can feel that things are not simple, so Mr. Tapi, who was so stupid as to sell Adidas, naturally did not immediately agree to Little Groz's proposal. Although the trembling corners of his mouth clearly showed the excitement in his heart at this time, the brows that then tightened into a ball were undoubtedly telling Xiao Groz and Zhuang Mingge that this old man was not a master who was easy to fool.
At this time, Tapi, who was up and down in his heart, tried to remember for the first time what valuable assets he still had, which could be exchanged for the $150 million debt that weighed him down.
With the property auctioned, all the assets liquidated, and even the current residence lent to him by his old friend Mitterrand, Tapi really couldn't think of what capital he had to be targeted by these two young men.
In the long wait, Zhuang Mingge originally wanted to ask, but was immediately glared back by a look from Little Groz, and then Zhuang Mingge thought for a while, and decided that he would honestly sit on the sofa and watch the changes.
"So, what do I have to pay for it?"
"There is no such thing as a free lunch" is not understood by everyone. However, this truth is still deeply understood by Tapi, who has experienced ups and downs over the years. So, the very self-aware former Marseille boss asked such a question.
"I need all the claims you have!"
What a genius idea! Zhuang Mingge almost applauded Little Grosz's series of performances. First promised that he would pay off the huge debts owed by the other party and directly made the opponent mess up, and then put forward a seemingly insignificant quid pro quo when the other party had not fully reacted, so as to achieve his own goals unconsciously, this kind of behavior can not be called commercial fraud, after all, it has been stated in advance that the exchange is "all" of the creditor's rights, and there is not enough reason for Tapi to regret it at that time.
Debt-for-debt, we bear all your debts and hand us all the claims you have, at first glance it sounds very fair and reasonable, there is no doubt about it. But the question is, what if you take on a debt of a hundred dollars, but only get a penny of debt?
Tapi felt that the two little guys in front of him must be confused, although he was not a good person, and he never wanted to live such a tight life again, but there was no need to deliberately trap these two young people, and kindly reminded: "Miss Groz, Mr. Corleone, I don't know if you know that now I have the only debt in my hand, the 1 million dollars that Crédit Lyon still owes me, and I have nothing else." ”
"We've looked into this a long time ago, Mr. Tapi. As I said earlier, we will be responsible for paying all the debts you owe up to this point, and in exchange, all your debts should be transferred to us in full by now. Little Groz said, pulling a document out of his satchel, and continued, "If you agree, please sign it." ”