King of Industry

In the box, Zhao Guoyang took a piece of beef and chewed it slowly in his mouth, but he was thinking about why Jeffries, the chairman and president of Volkswagen Latin America, returned to the Volkswagen headquarters.

Based on the analysis of the current situation, Zhao Guoyang feels that there is a 80% or 90% possibility that Jeffries will return to the Volkswagen headquarter to participate in the business of "Volkswagen" to acquire the "Skoda Automobile Company" in Czechoslovakia. Activity.

Zhao Guoyang naturally knows the brand of Skoda very well.

Speaking of Skoda in Czechoslovakia, we have to mention Prague, the birthplace of Skoda Automobile.

Prague and Skoda, both are the business cards of Czechoslovakia, the capital and the largest automobile company.

After nearly a hundred years of development, refinement and precipitation, Skoda has been integrated with Prague and is the most beautiful mobile business card of the city.

It is not only the luxurious car of the past presidents of Czechoslovakia, but also the most famous and respected brand in Czechoslovakia.

In fact, the Skoda brand, in many aspects of design, has shown the unique artistic sense of the city of Prague, and enjoys a high reputation in Europe, especially in Eastern Europe.

In the world before rebirth, Skoda was acquired by German Volkswagen in the early 1990s.

After being acquired, Skoda followed the strict requirements of neighboring Germany for materials and workmanship in terms of manufacturing, which greatly enhanced the company's competitiveness.

It can be said that in the era before Zhao Guoyang's rebirth, Skoda was definitely one of the top-ranked second-tier car brands.

The wealthy Volkswagen also benefited greatly from this acquisition.

After the acquisition of Skoda, Volkswagen has received considerable returns, and it took less than five years to fully recover the cost.

Its return on investment in Skoda is simply a myth in the history of world automobile mergers and acquisitions.

Although after I was reborn, some situations in this world were different from before, but in general, there was not much difference.

Zhao Guoyang secretly infers that Volkswagen has a great chance of acquiring "Skoda", and may even have entered the final negotiation process.

Once it is successfully acquired by Volkswagen, the "Skoda" brand will be monopolized by "Volkswagen", the world's car giant, just like in the previous life.

In the previous life, Zhao Guoyang was naturally powerless to deal with the various acquisitions of "Popular Corporation".

But after living again, he really wanted to give it a try, to see if he could snatch the food...

Mao Zhichun, who was sitting opposite Zhao Guoyang, had been waiting for this man to speak.

But Chairman Mao waited for a while, but Zhao Guoyang seemed to have forgotten the topic he had talked to him before, and fell into a rather strange state.

Seeing this scene, Mao Zhichun felt a little uneasy, wondering if he missed something when he was meeting with the representatives of Volkswagen Latin America just now?

Just when Mao Zhichun was full of suspicion, Zhao Guoyang woke up from his contemplation.

He suddenly sat up straight, put down his chopsticks, looked at Mao Zhichun with burning eyes and said, "Chairman Mao, there is something very important, I don't know whether to say it or not..."

Mao Zhichun was stunned for a moment, and then he raised his hands again and again to signal: "Brother Guoyang, if you have something to say, just say it. What kind of politeness is there between the two of us?"

Zhao Guoyang nodded silently, sorted out his thoughts, and then said what he wanted to say.

"Chairman Mao, I want to ask you a question first, and I hope you can tell me a real answer."

"Uh, hello brother, I will tell you what I can say, and I will never lie to you!"

Zhao Guoyang let out a "huh" and said slowly: "Chairman Mao, what I want to ask you is how much capital Songqi Group currently has that can be used, or in other words, how much money can you and the company give at most? ..."

Hearing this question, Mao Zhichun was confused for a while, not knowing what Zhao Guoyang meant by this.

However, Mao Zhichun still trusted Zhao Guoyang very much.

After Zhao Guoyang asked this relatively "presumptuous" question, Mao Zhichun pondered for a moment, then answered solemnly,

"Brother Guoyang, I can answer this question for you. Our Songqi Group has accumulated considerable capital due to two consecutive years of rapid growth."

"Although the company spent a lot on investing in the new German purely imported production line, the available cash in the bank account should be around 1.5 billion."

"1.5 billion..." Hearing this number, Zhao Guoyang couldn't help but ponder for a while.

Mao Zhichun gave him a blank look, and just as he was about to ask a question, Zhao Guoyang had already spoken again.

"Chairman Mao, the figure of 1.5 billion is still a bit short!" Zhao Guoyang shook his head and said with a sigh.

"Ah?" Hearing Zhao Guoyang's breathless words, Mao Zhichun almost bit his tongue.

After staring blankly at Zhao Guoyang for a long time, Chairman Mao said in a low voice: "Brother Guoyang, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd? I'm really confused..."

Zhao Guoyang took a sip of tea, and then slowly explained: "Chairman Mao, that's what happened. I suddenly thought of a big business, and I want to see if our Songqi Group can take it down."

"It's just a pity. Although the sales of our Songqi Group seem to be booming, the available funds are really far behind. If we want to do this business alone, we basically have no chance."

Listening to Zhao Guoyang's confused and unclear words, Mao Zhichun's heart was itchy as if being scratched by a cat's paw.

At this moment, Mao Zhichun was in no mood to eat. He grabbed Zhao Guoyang's arm and asked eagerly: "Brother Guoyang, don't do Tai Chi with me. What kind of business is it? Can you tell me the truth?"

Zhao Guoyang let out a "huh", nodded reluctantly, and told Mao Zhichun the most important issues he had just thought about.

After listening to his narration, Mao Zhichun was in a daze: "Guoyang...brother, are you kidding me?"

"Our Songqi Group, a small factory that has just started for a few years, is going to acquire a world-renowned automobile company? This... This is simply impossible!"

"Chairman Mao, there is a saying that 'everything depends on man's efforts'! Although Skoda Automobile is a world-renowned company, its current situation is not very ideal, and it urgently needs a large amount of financial assistance."

"As long as we can spend a large amount of money into it, it doesn't need all their shares, as long as it exceeds 60%, it will be worth the ticket price..."

Mao Zhichun shook his head vigorously and said, "Brother Guoyang, I know that you are super capable and your vision is unmatched by others. But what you said, I still think it's impossible."

"I've heard of Skoda Automobile Company. Its enterprise scale is probably not much smaller than that of Volkswagen, right?"

Zhao Guoyang didn't expect Mao Zhichun to know something about "Skoda", so he nodded immediately.

"Chairman Mao, you are right. In terms of the size of the corporate headquarters, Skoda is not much inferior to Volkswagen!"

"However, Volkswagen has established branches in many places around the world, which is not comparable to Skoda..."

Hearing this, Mao Zhichun agreed and echoed: "Yes, brother Guoyang, you also know how powerful the Skoda Automobile Company is. Our Songqi Group is probably even one-tenth of its market value. None?"

"That's it, we still want to annex other people, isn't this whimsical?" At the end of the speech, Mao Zhichun's face was full of puzzlement.

If he hadn't been so convinced of Zhao Guoyang's ability and insight, he might have directly refuted him.

Zhao Guoyang didn't feel strange at all about Chairman Mao's suspicious gaze.

He grinned, and explained slowly: "Chairman Mao, it may seem incomprehensible to you to make a big fortune with a small one, but from the theory of market games, this It’s not impossible.”

"In my opinion, as long as there are enough small fish and they are united enough, it is definitely not wishful thinking to devour the big fish..."

Hearing this, the muscles on Mao Zhichun's face twitched, and there was a hint of light in his eyes.

He coughed heavily, then looked at Zhao Guoyang urgently and said, "Brother Guoyang, tell me quickly, what is the 'small fish eat big fish' method?"

Zhao Guoyang rubbed his chin, looked around and said, "Actually, this method of 'small fish swallowing big fish' is not difficult to understand?"

"To put it bluntly, it's just a group of small and sophisticated companies that complement and cooperate with each other to form a school of fish to eat the big fish that occupy a monopoly position in traditional industries..."

Mao Zhichun seemed to understand something, and hurriedly said: "Brother Guoyang, please make it clearer, I seem to have grasped some key points."

Zhao Guoyang spread his hands and explained to Mao Zhichun: "Chairman Mao, this kind of "small fish swallowing big fish" may seem impossible to succeed in the eyes of foreigners."

"However, in China, it has a certain degree of operability and a high probability of success."

Before Mao Zhichun continued to ask questions, Zhao Guoyang continued: "Our nationwide system actually has inherent advantages in the merger and acquisition of such large enterprises."

"Well, let me give you an example!"

Zhao Guoyang leaned forward, looked at Mao Zhichun and said, "Our Songqi Group has 1.5 billion available funds, right?"

"Well, that's about the same amount!" Mao Zhichun subconsciously nodded.

"Based on this number, the possibility of acquiring another 'Skoda' is almost zero. The reason is very simple, the market value of the company has reached about 15 billion..."

"By the way, what I said was US dollars." Zhao Guoyang added.

The corner of Mao Zhichun's mouth couldn't help twitching again, and he waved his hand to signal Zhao Guoyang to continue.