Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 182 Talking and Bidding

Kahn, the previous CEO of Volkswagen, retired this year. He was responsible for the acquisition of Skoda. At the same time, the Czech Republic is also the hometown of his grandmother. From top to bottom in Europe, relatives are helping relatives.

As for what the old man said about Kahn's retirement, which caused Skoda's acquisition to stall, Li Weidong was a little skeptical!

And Li Weidong suddenly wondered whether the old man wanted to use his power to promote Volkswagen's next acquisition of Skoda. Li Weidong was sure that a lot of shares in the privatized Skoda would flow into the hands of executives.

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"Then I'm so lucky, maybe it's God's blessing, but Skoda is one of the oldest car factories. It would be a pity for the Czech Republic if they were all moved away by the Germans!" Li Weidong would also say nonsense.

Old Bell shook his head and said with a hint of sarcasm: "Young man, Skoda will always be in the Czech Republic. The Germans will not take it away. Your involvement will not be of any good use to them, and they are willing to believe the Germans!"

This is a fact. Li Weidong has nothing but money. Volkswagen is different. They have technology, market, and capital. Now Skoda is in urgent need of both technology and capital.

And geographically, Germany and the Czech Republic are closer. They were related by marriage a hundred years ago. Wolfsburg and Prague are also very close. Two years ago, there is an inevitable reason why Volkswagen was selected.

Moreover, at that time, among many buyers, the prerequisite for choosing Volkswagen was that it could not move out of the Czech Republic.

Li Weidong knew that he had fallen behind. His purpose was to pick up the slack and make money. Naturally, he had no other high-level reasons to convince others. Even his own team was doubtful, let alone others.

Li Weidong said: "Sir, according to the agreement at that time, Volkswagen had to invest 9 billion marks. Now more than two years have passed, and they have only invested 200 million US dollars.

They are just testing whether Skoda is worthy of their continued investment. If Skoda does not improve in the short term, I think they will soon stop their losses and exit, and default is nothing to them!

But if someone is optimistic about it at this time, the effect will definitely be different, it will strengthen the public’s confidence, which will also be much better for Skoda’s development.”

Now Volkswagen only holds 30% of the shares, and has not taken the next step. Li Weidong must be doubtful about this. Volkswagen should not be short of money, then it is lack of confidence!

In other words, they have not yet reached an internal consensus to continue investing in Skoda, otherwise they would not give Li Weidong the opportunity to take advantage of the situation. Perhaps Kahn's retirement is also an important reason.

"Now Skoda has made great improvements, and quality management is gradually getting better, which is very important for a production-oriented enterprise!" The old man had worked in this line of work before, so he could naturally point out problems to the point.

Old Bell continued: "Furthermore, the suppliers of Skoda and Volkswagen are basically the same, the quality problems of parts have been improved, and the performance in the first half of this year has improved, so Volkswagen's acquisition of her is only a matter of time, and it will not

It was terminated because of a substitution!”

Sometimes there is no point in arguing. If after three sentences, the other party is not arguing, then the matter basically has no result, or the argument is not for the sake of the result, but to achieve other goals.

And the current situation is that the old man has agreed, deliberately making it very difficult, and looking very embarrassed. As for the purpose, everyone knows that if you do good things, how can you be so naive.

Originally he wanted to get more benefits, but the discussion went on endlessly. The old man was embarrassed and wanted to tell Li Weidong that this matter was not easy to discuss and he had to pay a handling fee.

Li Weidong had deviated from the original purpose and started talking about Skoda's problems: "Their 30% shares were obtained very cheaply. This must be related to the environment and management at the time. Management was chaotic and corruption was serious!"

Corruption is so serious that it is impossible not to suspect it. It is precisely because of this that the public is hesitant whether they can run Skoda well!

Even Li Weidong himself suspects that he no longer trusts the current management. If the share change is completed, management cleanup and assessment will definitely be the most important issue, otherwise it will be a cancer.

The old man suddenly smiled and said: "Who can say for sure what happened at that time, but it is already a fact, so what can anyone do?"

The old man smiled very strangely, and his words made Li Weidong think hard.

This old man is also a man with a lot of stories. He has probably done a lot of corruption. He should also be a beneficiary of privatization. Otherwise, he would not laugh so weirdly about the sale of state-owned assets at a low price at that time.

If there are shortcomings, it will be easy to deal with them. I am afraid that this old man is a serious gentleman.

"The old man is right, but a joint venture is definitely better than a Volkswagen subsidiary. Maybe the old man can still keep a spark of fire for the oldest car factory in the Czech Republic!"

"Besides, when I do business with Bell, I will definitely not lose money to him. Moreover, our country is very welcoming to people like Mr. Lao. If Mr. Lao likes it, he can live in China permanently!"

When Li Weidong saw the opportunity, he naturally had to make an offer quickly. He won't treat you badly and will make up for it on your son!

Li Weidong hasn't made an offer yet, so the old man naturally has to be reserved and bargain for a while.

And whether it is the East or the West, the mentality towards children is the same. Wherever a child becomes an adult and is as independent as his parents, that is just irresponsible parents or children making excuses for their indifference.

Almost all love in the world is for being together, but the love of parents for their children is for a better separation.

Old Bell is the father of a responsible person, so he naturally wants Bell to live a better life. After experiencing these changes, Old Bell realizes that in a capitalist society, only those with money can live a better life.

Moreover, this matter was originally about money. Li Weidong didn't mention it because he felt that talking about money directly would be insulting, and there was no room for relaxation.

Li Weidong is waiting for an opportunity, or waiting for the old man to make a price, but he is a thousand-year-old fox, how can he make a price, so Li Weidong's chat can't go on.

Fortunately, Old Bell is too old and has some of the problems of the elderly, such as frequent urination and urgency. After talking for a while, Old Bell went to go for convenience.

Li Weidong saw the old man disappearing around the corner and whispered: "Bell, please tell the old man that for every 10% of the shares purchased, I am willing to pay a hard-earned fee of 1 million US dollars!"

Two years ago, Volkswagen spent 200 million US dollars to acquire 30% of Skoda's shares. Two years later, their financial situation has not improved. If Li Weidong acquired it at a premium of more than 50%, there should be no problem.

Based on this price, a 1% introduction fee should still be negotiable. If Bell wants more, it is not impossible to negotiate. This is his offer, and others are naturally allowed to counter-offer.

Bell said excitedly: "Okay, I will definitely tell my father!"

If this money had been in the past, he would not have been moved. He had this channel to earn so much. With this channel, he would have more, but it is different now. Earning one million US dollars requires a lot of energy from him.

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Bell continued: "Li, you drink tea first, I'll be back soon!"

Li Weidong knew that this was going to be conveyed to Old Bell, so naturally he had no objection. The purpose of his coming was to conclude the negotiation, and how to conclude the matter while confirming him.

Li Weidong fell into the inferior position in the first hand. It is normal for someone to tease you a few words. As soon as someone says it is okay, you rush to come over. This is not much different from a fool.

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