Great Power Army Reclamation

At this time, Luke had also arrived in Eindhoven. Unlike Zha Hongying, the first person he was looking for was not Smit, but Prado, the largest shareholder of ASML.

Because of the repurchase of shares from Philips, Prado was persuaded by Schmidt to invest almost all of his assets, a total of 10 billion euros. His shares represent 30% of ASML's shares.

However, after the repurchase, Prado did not obtain the position of chairman because he did not understand business or management, so the company was still managed by Smit.

However, as the largest shareholder, he can exercise veto power. Over the past few years, the conflict with Smit has become deeper and deeper, but the entire board of directors belongs to Smit, so he has nothing to do.

Prado knows the company's situation better than anyone else now, but he is also a person who works hard to keep the company from failing, because once the company goes bankrupt, he will lose all his money and may even be saddled with huge debts.

Technology companies are like this. They use the most expensive equipment and talents in the world, but once they go bankrupt, the company's assets are basically worthless. Unless a peer acquires it, those equipment and patents may be sold for some money, but how much can they be sold for?

That Smit is a lunatic, and he is desperate when starting a project. Especially when it comes to burning money, he will often mortgage his house to the bank, so once such a person goes bankrupt, he will just live on the street with basically no chance of turning around.

Prado had already regretted his bowels, but where could he get off the pirate ship? He has already tried to sell his shares, but where will anyone take over at this time?

A strange call suddenly came to his mobile phone. Prado pondered for a while and finally picked it up. Recently, people have been coming to inquire about his news, and they say they are concerned, but Prado understands that most of them are just joking. Therefore, he will not answer ordinary phone calls now.

"Mr. Prado? I'm Luke, the CEO of Soldier. I want to talk to you about your shares in ASML. I wonder if Mr. Prado is interested?"

Luke is German and has always been direct in his work. To the Chinese this is a disadvantage, but to the Europeans it is an advantage. Because they are generally more direct.

Prado naturally doesn’t know who this Luke is? Don’t even know what Soldier Company does? But what Luke wanted to talk to him about made him extremely interested. So he asked where Luke was and wanted to meet him.

Luke stayed at the famous Grand Mercure Hotel in Eindhoven. In the whole of Eindhoven, no one knows this hotel, not because it is high-end, but because this hotel is the oldest hotel in Eindhoven. .

Although the hotel is only four-star, the restaurant here is very famous. They have the most famous chef in Eindhoven who can make the most authentic dishes in Eindhoven.

Prado and Luke made an appointment to meet at the hotel restaurant, and then cleaned themselves up.

In Europe, both men and women attach great importance to their appearance when dating important guests. This is respect for others and respect for yourself.

Luke also washed up and changed into a set of clothes. Then he sprinkled on some cologne, opened the door and walked out.

Pressing the button on the elevator, the door opened and just about to go in, two women came out. One of them must be Chinese and very beautiful, but Luke couldn't tell her age, and the other must be American.

For foreigners, the age of Chinese women is always a mystery. Because they can't see it.

Compared with Europeans, Chinese women age much slower, especially in terms of body shape. Compared with Western women who blow up like balloons after marriage, they are much more graceful.

This makes it even more difficult for Westerners, who are already somewhat blind to Easterners, to see age.

Luke watched the two women walk to the end of the corridor, and then reluctantly looked back until they were out of sight.

By this time, the elevator had already gone down again, and Luke cursed "Damn it!" and pressed the button again.

Prado came very quickly. While Luke was still looking at the menu, he had already walked to Luke's table to say hello.

The two introduced each other first, then hugged, and then reconfigured themselves in front of the table.

Guests do as they please, and in Eindhoven Prado they are hosts. Prado was obviously very familiar with the dishes here and immediately ordered several special dishes here.

In fact, Western food is the same to Chinese people, it is nothing more than cheese, bread, steak, and some salad. The difference is in texture and taste.

Neither of them was thinking about eating, so after taking a few bites, they started talking about the share transfer.

What Luke meant was that he was not satisfied with only acquiring 30% of Prado's shares, and wanted him to help convince other shareholders that it would be best to acquire more than 50% of the company's shares.

Prado shook his head: "Dear Mr. Luke, Smit is a tyrant, and the other shareholders are all with them. Let alone convincing others, even if I sell these shares myself, I have to get the approval of the board of directors, otherwise I will There’s no way I can sell it to you!”

Luke raised his eyebrows: "Not so overbearing, right? Don't you think the laws of the Netherlands are not as valid as the company's articles of association?"

Prado smiled bitterly: "Of course the law is more effective than the company's articles of association, but judges will also respect some company agreements, otherwise wouldn't the company system be in vain?"

Luke was speechless, this guy is the largest shareholder of the most miserable company. Since the situation was like this, Luke had no idea for a while, because he didn't know if acquiring such shares would be useful to Ye Yuze?

So when leaving, Luke could only say that he needed to discuss with his boss whether he could still acquire Prado's shares, and he would be notified by phone tomorrow.

When the two people walked out of the restaurant, Luke's eyes narrowed, and the Chinese woman came over again. It turned out that they were also here to eat.

Luke nodded towards the woman, and the woman nodded politely, and then smiled brightly, leaving Luke stunned.

Back in the room, Luke told Ye Yuze about the person he just met. Ye Yuze told him without hesitation:

"Acquisitions are as much as you want. Don't worry about how overbearing Smit is. He only accounts for 12% of the company's shares. I don't believe he can turn the board of directors into an iron barrel."

With the boss's instructions, Luke immediately called Prado. Prado was very excited and promised to hold a board meeting to discuss the matter tomorrow.

Although Prado does not play a role in the company's decision-making, it is still very simple to convene a board of directors.

But he was still very distressed and heartbroken that Luke wanted to buy his shares at a lower price.

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