Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 191 Long-time brothers become father and son

Snyder did not introduce the old man behind him to Li Weidong, but the respect brought by his expression and attitude made it obvious at a glance that this man's identity was not simple.

"Is Mr. Li Chinese?" The old man asked based on Li Weidong's appearance and the Chinese he just spoke, although it was rude.

Li Weidong stretched out his hand politely and said politely: "Hello Dr. Kahn, I am from China!"

Li Weidong was originally not sure that this was Dr. Kahn, but Snard's attitude confirmed it to Li Weidong, so there was nothing to hide.

Seeing the expression on Li Weidong's face, Kahn asked curiously: "Have you seen me?"

Li Weidong said: "To be precise, I saw it in the newspaper. At the beginning of this year, Northern Volkswagen rolled out its 10,000th car. Dr. Kahn participated in it. I saw it in the newspaper."

At that time, Li Weidong was very emotional and envious. This kind of enterprise not only made money, but also supported half of China's automobile industry. Although the sales volume was not necessarily the highest, it carried a heavy weight.

Kahn was already a little excited when he heard that Li Weidong said he was Chinese. How could a Chinese have the funds and confidence to participate in the acquisition of Skoda?

He said with some emotion: "I have been to China many times and met many young talents in China, but Mr. Li is indeed worthy of admiration!"

Li Weidong couldn't hear much admiration from Kahn, but his tone contained a lot of meaning, including emotion and appreciation, but lacked admiration. This is reasonable. Kahn is the president of one of the world's largest car manufacturers, so naturally

Have this capital.

"Thank you Dr. Kahn for the compliment, but there are still many, many people like me in China!" There is no tax on bragging anyway, and aside from the aura of rebirth, Li Weidong is actually nothing.

Kahn didn't know what the purpose was, so he asked: "Mr. Li, I wonder if you know that just yesterday, your capital city's bid to host the Olympics was defeated by Sydney?"

Li Weidong's expression was a little unnatural, but he still said arrogantly: "The tricks of a few clowns cannot be put on the stage, and justice will eventually come!"

"It's such a pity. I thought I would be able to go to Beijing to watch the Olympics in a few years!" Kahn said so sincerely that Li Weidong could no longer tell the truth from the lie.

Li Weidong said confidently: "Dr. Kahn, I think you can definitely go to the capital to watch the Olympics. The capital's determination to host the Olympics will not change. I will definitely give you tickets when the time comes!"

After bickering and bragging, Li Weidong believed that he, a reborn person, would not lose to anyone.

Seeing Li Weidong's look, Kahn stopped worrying about the Olympics and started to get involved, "I think you are in the wrong place this time. Volkswagen will not give up any shares of Skoda."

Kahn didn't care if Li Weidong was bragging, but directly told Li Weidong that they would not give up Skoda.

With these words, Li Weidong felt relieved, and he was afraid that he would give up Skoda because of his joining Volkswagen.

And he didn't take Kahn's words to heart at all. If they didn't give up on Skoda, instead of sending someone to talk to him now, they would directly sign the share transfer agreement and they would have the right of first refusal.

Li Weidong lost his scruples and said: "I understand Dr. Kahn's mood, but when we buy Skoda's shares, we are actually optimistic about the future of the automobile industry, not seeking to control Skoda!"

After glancing at Kahn and Nasod, Li Weidong continued: "Of course, if the price offered by the public is higher than our psychological tolerance, we will definitely give up the transaction!"

Li Weidong expressed his attitude as quickly as possible. We are here to make money. We are not interested in holding shares, and if we cannot make money, we will not do it.

As long as the price you offer is higher than ours, the shares are yours.

"Volkswagen does not lack this money. If Volkswagen cannot fully acquire Skoda, I think we will give up the acquisition!"

Li Weidong was stunned again. This change was too fast. Just now he said that he could not give up on Skoda, but now he has given up again. What is the reason and what kind of cool operation is this?

Kahn said that he had no confidence. This time he did not come privately, but the Volkswagen board of directors authorized him to handle the matter with full authority, but the principles for handling the matter have been determined.

The board of directors is not optimistic about Skoda now. If they continue to invest, they need data support.

So it would be better if Li Weidong can be made to give up the acquisition this time. If not, he can only sign the share transfer agreement.

Originally, this matter would never be brought to his attention, but a director recommended him to handle the matter at the board meeting, on the grounds that it was a matter initiated by Kahn, and it would naturally be handled by him.

The key is that Volkswagen has invested a lot of energy in Skoda in addition to 200 million US dollars. I am afraid that these cannot be solved by simply giving up.

Moreover, when Kahn said he wanted to give up, Snyder's brows jumped obviously. This meant that Snyder didn't know about this matter. This does not rule out that Kahn made it up here.

Kahn seemed to be aware of his words and added: "What I mean is, if Skoda cannot become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen, then simply take him out of Volkswagen's territory!"

This was a statement of determination. Li Weidong looked at this old man who was almost seventy years old, still energetic, but his eyes seemed somewhat unwilling.

"Dr. Kahn, I think it is an insult to Skoda, one of the oldest car manufacturers in the world, to treat him as a subsidiary of Volkswagen!"

The relationship was originally between brothers, but now it has become a father-son relationship, which is definitely a fatal blow to Skoda.

"There is an old saying in China that fathers and sons become brothers after many years, but I have never heard of brothers becoming father and sons after many years. If Skoda becomes a brand under Volkswagen, there will naturally be a fatal problem!"

"The relationship between father and son will inevitably bring about the imprint of patriarchy. There is a proverb here: a father can manage a hundred sons, but a hundred sons can hardly manage one father, so the public's suppression of Skoda is inevitable!

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"Naturally, there will be a suppression. Even if the same model of car is placed in Skoda and Volkswagen, it will have two different positions. This is a fatal harm to Skoda's brand positioning!"

"So Skoda can only become a vassal of Volkswagen, and if things go on like this, once word of mouth is formed, Skoda's ceiling will be Volkswagen's floor, and Skoda will never get ahead!"

"I think this is also the main reason why Volkswagen's current board of directors has an attitude towards Skoda. Rather than acquiring a vassal-like existence, it is better to establish a new series!"

After Kahn listened to the translation, he looked at Li Weidong in a daze. Li Weidong was not the first to put forward this argument. Currently, there are many people in Wolfsburg who have this argument.

Acquiring Skoda is not as good as building a new factory, and the cost will be lower, so it is very difficult to acquire Skoda before Skoda has a perfect financial statement.

Originally, Kahn would have thought that after one or two years of development, Skoda's financial situation would definitely improve, and that time would be the time for the board of directors to make a decision.

But who would have thought that a person like Li Weidong would appear, and he would be stuck at this point. If he was still the CEO, he could naturally force his way through, but now he is semi-retired.

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