Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 195 To win over or to insult

The Mid-Autumn Festival has a special meaning in China, which is reunion, but Li Weidong was destined to never go back, so he made a phone call to say hello. There must be a way to celebrate the festival.

The small town of Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic, where Skoda, one of the four oldest car manufacturers in the world, is located, today welcomed their most distinguished guest in the future.

It was the first time Li Weidong arrived and walked to the workshop for the first time, but his beautiful fantasy about the automobile industry was directly shattered.

Now Li Weidong just wants to say: "The mess is nothing."

Representatives from all four parties participated in this meeting. The Czech side has no attitude towards Li Weidong's acquisition of these shares. As long as the public's commitment to them remains unchanged, Li Weidong also promises that these workers will not be fired.

Li Weidong even promised that he would not be too involved in the company's operations, but would only supervise the financial situation, and promised to actively respond to future capital increases and share expansions.

These demands were only met with a non-committal response from the Czech side, not a warm welcome, and the public's performance at the meeting was unsatisfactory and even indifferent.

Kahn attended on behalf of the public. This matter was entrusted to Kahn by the board of directors, so naturally he had to finish it and be a witness.

Kahn's complexion was not good. When he saw Li Weidong put pen to paper, he felt very complicated. He had a hunch that the public might fall into trouble at the hands of this young man.

So how could he be happy? Perhaps the only people who were happy were the winners like Old Bell who got cash.

Li Weidong originally wanted to deliver an impassioned speech, but looked at the deserted scene and simply said a few words. No matter if you are happy or not, unless Skoda goes bankrupt, his shares will definitely count.

As long as the public doesn't want their $200 million to go down the drain, Li Weidong's money will be safe.

Within the framework of capitalism, wherever favors are concerned, it is all about interests. When Skoda's performance improves in two years, the public will naturally take notice.

They opened champagne at noon to celebrate, and the happy people were naturally the ones who wanted to get the money.

As a representative of Volkswagen and a former president, Kahn naturally received warm hospitality. Li Weidong held a wine glass and clinked it with Kahn.

He said to the depressed Kahn: "Thank you, Dr. Kahn!"

Kahn looked at the smiling Li Weidong and deliberately struck: "Young man, according to the agreement, these shares will not be changed until your acquisition money is received!"

He didn't know if this smile was because of pride, but it made him very uncomfortable anyway. He didn't understand why he got such a result in the end even though he was dedicated to his old employer, Volkswagen.

Li Weidong didn't care about Kahn's blow. He had money. Since Volkswagen gave up the acquisition, he asked Zou Yi to prepare funds.

Li Weidong smiled even brighter and said: "I have already arranged for people to prepare it. It won't take long for the money to arrive!"

It was less than 300 million U.S. dollars, and he asked Zou Yi to prepare more. Not only did he have to pay this part of the acquisition fee, he even wanted to promote an increase in capital for Skoda.

And the payment cycle of two months is too long. How many things can be done?

At least the two board members he nominated will have to wait until the handover is completed before taking office, which is enough time for them to figure out the company's situation.

Li Weidong whispered: "Dr. Kahn, what I said last time is still true, but this matter needs more promotion!"

He was not sure whether there was such an element in this matter, but whether it was or not, Li Weidong's words at this time were somewhat lacking.

Sure enough, Kahn became furious after hearing this. After a while, he said: "Young man, I am not interested in what you said at all, and I still have reservations about this acquisition!"

Li Weidong also realized that the frivolity in his words made others think that Kahn's real purpose in taking charge of this matter was for the position of the group company.

Li Weidong sincerely apologized: "You misunderstood, Dr. Kahn. I admire you as a person. I believe that your true intentions and professional ethics in this acquisition are flawless!"

"The reason why I make this proposal is based on your outstanding contribution and leadership ability in this industry. With your leadership, Skoda has a bright future!"

"After the share transfer is completed, I will propose to the company's board of directors to establish a group company to hold Skoda's company in the Czech Republic and promote Skoda to enter the Chinese market!"

Li Weidong said it sincerely. I wonder if Kahn accepts it, at least his face is not so embarrassed!

Moreover, the time to promote the establishment of a group company is not mature now, so we have to wait, at least until Skoda's situation is stable and profitable before it can export to the outside world.

How can a loss-making company be able to invest externally to establish a company, and the shares acquired by Li Weidong have no practical benefits for Skoda.

Not a penny has been invested in Skoda, and there will be no input of technology and management experience, so a later capital increase is an inevitable process, and Li Weidong has also been prepared not to pay dividends for five years.

In a previous life, Volkswagen could go several years without taking money from Skoda. He could certainly do it. If he had a long-term plan to catch big fish, he would do the same. With such a reliable industry, he had to seize the opportunity.

It was impossible for him to wait until 2000 before entering the Chinese market, so he urgently hoped for an effective leadership team to lead Skoda out of the predicament as soon as possible.

Li Weidong continued to talk to Kahn, and Ge Guoliang next to him was responsible for translating. He was already frightened. The boss had many ideas, so he had to be responsible for this job.

And he has already felt that Li Weidong is not very satisfied with him. Kahn must be the person in charge of the group company planned by Li Weidong, but Li Weidong does not have many shares, so he can only achieve this goal by combining vertical and horizontal means.

Kahn is definitely more easily accepted by the company than him. As long as Kahn decides to continue working, he will naturally play a positive role in promoting this matter.

Even though he has gone out of his way, Kahn still has a lot of prestige among the public, and the Czech government will naturally be convinced of him. If Li Weidong supports him again, it will be a matter of course.

For all three parties, this person is the most suitable person. Only by convincing Kahn first can Li Weidong's idea be realized.

Kahn thought for a while and said: "Your idea is consistent with the public's thinking, and there is nothing strange about it!"

Li Weidong said: "There is still a difference. Volkswagen has many brands, but Skoda only has one.

Therefore, it is easier for us to operate this brand. We only need a strong leadership team to coordinate this matter, and it is easier to succeed than the public!"

This is the problem of educating an only child and a family with many brothers and sisters. One child can be gentle and gentle, but three children need a storm!

Kahn said: "I'm sorry, I'm not interested in this. I have retired now, and I have submitted my resignation to the board of directors. In a few days, I will have nothing to do with Volkswagen. I am going to retire!"

Li Weidong and Kahn clinked their glasses and said, "Congratulations!"

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