rebirth against the times

"What? Mr. Bai, are you really negotiating with sincerity?" Old Han asked in a daze.

"Of course." Bai Shuo smiled: "As far as I know, the Renaissance Center seems to be among the assets being considered for sale this time. Is there anything wrong with my proposal?"

Old Han paused and said: "Mr. Bai, in a sense, this building can be said to be the symbol of General Motors. We also need to be cautious about selling it. Even if it really needs to be sold, its

The price..."

"Haha, didn't you say you could give me some preferential terms? 99.99 million yuan, no more."

As soon as these words came out, General Motors immediately exploded. Some people seemed to be very angry at Bai Shuo's words. The iconic building in Detroit, the Renaissance Center that represents General Motors' century-old glory, is not even worth 100 million.

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"Mr. Bai, I don't think you really want to buy this building, and you are insulting us..." a General Motors executive asked loudly.

Bai Shuo smiled contemptuously, stood up suddenly and said to the man: "Sir, I don't know if you know that before this, another iconic building in New York, the Chrysler Building, was sold for about US$150 million in March this year.

Sold at a price. As we all know, this is a landmark building that often appears in Hollywood blockbusters. Since the price of a landmark building in New York City is only 150 million yuan, the economic strength is far lower than that of Detroit, New York. How much do you think it should be sold for?

Woolen cloth?"

How could everyone here at GM not know what Bai Shuo said. Back then, the wealthy Abu Dhabi consortium in the Middle East took over the Chrysler Building for 800 million yuan. However, after more than ten years of use, it was discovered that the owner of the real estate

The income was actually negative. Coupled with the impact of the crisis, the building was eventually sold at a discount of 80%. This news caused quite a shock at the time.

Bai Shuo's words left the man speechless, and Lao Han had to stand up again and said: "Mr. Bai, I think we should not have a dispute of temper, be calm, talk about some specific matters pragmatically, and settle it as soon as possible.

It’s the best choice.”

Bai Shuo nodded: "Okay, I don't have to worry about the rest. But when will you release my people? Don't tell me that you can't make the decision on the government's affairs. If this is the case, I will have to talk to the American government.

Already."

At this time, the staff of the Chinese Embassy also said: "We have communicated with the American government before coming here. The main solution channel for this matter is with General Motors, so we hope that this negotiation can be frank and pragmatic.

,efficient……"

Old Han nodded: "As for Mr. Mark, I think there should be no problem. The matter has been roughly investigated. The reorganization agreement and the data hard drive were indeed damaged in the air crash. Regarding Mr. Hans's matter,

I apologize again."

"There's no need to say sorry. As long as the safety of my people can be guaranteed, let's officially start talking now."

…

After two days and two nights of negotiations, Bai Shuo finally bought a manufacturing plant and a powertrain plant in China from General Motors at a very low price. At the same time, he acquired two brands, Saab and Hummer, and numerous other brands.

Ownership of the entire vehicle platform as well as engine, gearbox and other technologies.

Judging from this result, if coupled with the core technical information in hand, it is not impossible for Bai Shuo to form another general company.

When everything came to an end, Bai Shuo finally saw Mark again.

As soon as Mark saw Bai Shuo, he couldn't help crying: "Boss, I heard that something happened to Hans, right? It's all my fault. I drove the car away and forced him to do it. I originally thought the helicopter would be safer.

of……"

Bai Shuo comforted Mark: "Okay, Mark, you don't have to blame yourself. I can't blame you. You have also suffered a lot. As long as you can come back safely..."

"Boss, they interrogated me day and night, but I didn't say anything. I didn't..."

Bai Shuo suddenly stopped Mark from continuing. Then he looked around.

Mark understood what Bai Shuo meant, stopped talking and stopped crying.

"Boss, what should we do next?"

Bai Shuo thought for a while, looked at Mark and asked, "How about it? Are you scared that you can escape death this time?"

Mark nodded: "I'm afraid, sometimes I think I'm dead this time."

Then Mark wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes: "But I don't regret it and I won't back down. I've known since I was a child that nothing in this world is easy. As long as I decide on something, I have to work hard to do it. I

I think we have done nothing wrong, and if they want our lives, then I will fight them tooth and nail."

Bai Shuo nodded and patted Mark on the shoulder: "Okay! Very good, Mark. But you have to remember that life is the most important at all times. No matter what situation you encounter in the future, you must cherish your life."

The day before he was about to return to China, Bai Shuo asked Andre to have a drink with him again and expressed his gratitude to Andre. This time, it was rare for Andre to risk his help just because of Bai Shuo's phone call. Bai Shuo

I don’t know if Andre suffered any involvement or loss in this incident, but even the apparent loss was not small.

Andre seemed nonchalant and half-jokingly said that he believed that as long as he could make Bai Shuo as a friend, it would bring him huge benefits in the future.

Naturally, Bai Shuo would not refuse Andre's kindness, and also said half-jokingly: "If you are as shrewd and calculating as you, we can't be friends."

Andre was stunned for a moment, and Bai Shuo said again: "But we are already friends, aren't we?"

Andre understood, smiled boldly, stretched out his right hand and slapped Bai Shuo, and then the two palms were tightly held together.

When leaving, Bai Shuo unexpectedly ran into Professor Tan again in front of the Renaissance Center building, whom he had met before.

When Professor Tan saw Bai Shuo and his entourage carrying their luggage and preparing to leave, he stepped forward and said goodbye to Bai Shuo happily.

Although Bai Shuo did not express much enthusiasm for Professor Tan, his words were not full of hostility.

However, Cao An said to Professor Tan with great disdain: "As a Chinese, you are so happy to see us leaving like this today. I am really ashamed of you."

Professor Tan was not angry, but smiled and said: "Young man, it's not good to be too angry. It's useless just to touch your lips. Many things take time to prove. Maybe in the future you will know that what I said is right.

.”

Until Professor Tan left and Bai Shuo and others got on the bus to the airport, Cao An continued to criticize Professor Tan as a "traitor", as if he wanted to vent this failure and all his emotions on Professor Tan.

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However, what surprised Cao An was that Bai Shuo not only did not agree at all, but actually stopped Cao An from criticizing Professor Tan on the grounds that it was too noisy.

"If the problem can be solved by scolding, then let's stop doing anything and just scold every day."

After saying that, Bai Shuo looked a little tired and leaned back against the backrest to close his eyes and rest.

Although Cao An stopped talking, he still muttered in his heart for a long time. He didn't know why his "righteous speech" not only did not get the approval of Bai Shuo, but was scolded in exchange.

Of course, what he didn't know was that Bai Shuo didn't really fall asleep at this moment, but was thinking about something that happened when he first arrived in Detroit.

I remember it was the first day after arriving in Detroit. After contacting Andre to go to pay homage to Hans, Bai Shuo and Anna returned to the hotel and unexpectedly met Professor Tan by "coincidence".

Professor Tan was not surprised to meet Bai Shuo. Instead, he warmly invited Bai Shuo to his room to talk.

Bai Shuo was not very interested in Professor Tan's remarks, so he found a random reason to refuse.

Unexpectedly, Professor Tan actually told Bai Shuo that it was not a coincidence that he and he met here, but Professor Tan came here specifically to meet him.

Bai Shuo was a little surprised and thought that if this was the case, then let's hear what kind of opinions you, Professor Tan, would have. He asked Anna to go back first, and he went to Professor Tan's room.

"What would you like to drink? Coffee or water?" Professor Tan looked very enthusiastic.

"No need, just tell me what you have to say. Does the master behind you want to convey something to me through you?" Bai Shuo said calmly.

Professor Tan was stunned for a moment, then smiled naturally: "Then I'd better pour you a glass of water..."

With that said, he took out the water glass that had always been smooth and translucent, poured a glass of water from the pure kettle and placed it in front of Bai Shuo.

"It would be great if people's hearts were as clear as this glass of water, and there would be less darkness." Bai Shuo sighed with emotion.

Professor Tan shook his head naturally and said: "But if the water is clear, there will be no fish. In fact, nothing in this world is so simple and pure. Sometimes it takes more screening to see the origin clearly."

Bai Shuo smiled coldly: "Professor Tan invited me here to discuss philosophy?"

Professor Tan shook his head: "Of course not, I am not a philosopher either."

"By the way, I forgot that Professor Tan is a well-known economist. So he must want to talk to me about General Motors' problems."

"Yes." Professor Tan nodded.

"Then please tell me what you or the master behind you mean!"

Professor Tan smiled: "I know you have a deep opinion of me. In fact, it is just like the glass of water I just mentioned. Some things are not so simple and pure. I think one day you will agree with me.

of."

"Different ways do not lead to mutual understanding. I don't think you and I can ever agree with each other."

"That's not necessarily true. You and I just have different ways of handling things. Who knows that we won't reach the same destination by different paths in the future?"

Just when Bai Shuo was about to retort, Professor Tan said again: "Maybe after you know one thing, you won't be so hostile to me."

"oh?"

Professor Tan paused, looked directly at Bai Shuo and said, "I am the one who made an anonymous call to inform you that there are major changes in GM's affairs."

"What?!"