Rebirth of the Evil Life

On the eve of the referendum election, US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Guterres found Lin Feng. .

"Mr. Lin, regarding this acquisition, based on various considerations, in principle we can agree to this acquisition, but I need Mr. Lin to give me several guarantees, and these guarantees will be written in the acquisition contract!" Carlos Guterres looked at Lin Feng and clasped his hands.

Lin Feng smiled and motioned to Carlos Guterres to state his conditions. Regarding this acquisition, Lin Feng naturally hopes that it will be successful and also hopes to reach a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Commerce. Otherwise, even if the referendum is passed, it will be annoying to have the Ministry of Commerce constantly tossing the matter behind. If it is not necessary, Lin Feng is not willing to go against the US Department of Commerce. After all, this is America.

"Mr. Lin, I believe you should know more about Chrysler than I do. I won't say anything more. I just want to say that Chrysler is the second largest automobile manufacturing company in the United States after all, employing more than 200,000 employees, including The vast majority are working in Detroit, so I hope there won't be any layoffs after the acquisition," Carlos-Guterres said.

Since this acquisition is unavoidable, Carlos Guterres must try his best to gain enough political chips for himself. That's why he came to Lin Feng to negotiate. The Ministry of Commerce agreed to Lin Feng's acquisition of Chrysler, but also put forward some conditions to prove the Ministry of Commerce's actions in this matter. The first thing is to prevent Lin Feng from laying off employees. For large-scale acquisitions like this in the past, especially for companies with extremely difficult operating conditions, once acquired, the first thing the new investors did was to lay off employees. This has become a common practice and is understandable.

But Carlos refused to let Lin Feng lay off employees. In this way, publicity to the outside world can greatly enhance the image of the Ministry of Commerce and its influence in the political arena. 53 years old is still a promising age.

No layoffs allowed? Lin Feng curled his lips.

"Yes, I can promise this, but those workers must accept the request for a salary cut. A monthly salary of 4,000 is too high compared to today's sluggish automobile manufacturing industry." Lin Feng said loudly, "Without a salary cut, I can only choose to lay off employees! After all, we bought Chrysler not to see it continue to sink, but to revive it.”

Carlos Guterres thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. If we really don't have a salary cut, then no one can bear it. A monthly salary of US$4,000 does not include year-end dividends, annual vacations, salary increases to varying degrees every year and other benefits. When all is said and done, Detroit's autoworkers are really happy. But this happiness is also the source of disaster for Detroit's auto industry today. The automobile industry is in recession, but workers' wages remain high. Under such circumstances, a wage cut is inevitable. For Carlos, as long as there are no layoffs, it is his victory.

"Second, after the acquisition, I hope to continue to retain the Chrysler name. I don't want Chrysler to become a thing of the past and a piece of history." Carlos made the second request.

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Lin Feng had no objection to this. Chrysler is an old brand that has been around for the past seventy or eighty years and enjoys a high reputation around the world. Although its glory has faded, its brand appeal and influence are far superior to that of Shenlong Motors. Therefore, Lin Feng would naturally not dig his own grave. Keeping the Chrysler name was the most logical thing to do.

"The third point is that I hope to add a clause to the contract, that is, Chrysler shareholders will have the right to repurchase Chrysler at the original price in the future." Carlos put forward the last condition, which is also the most demanding condition.

Lin Feng was stunned after hearing this. This condition can be said to be quite unreasonable. Only someone with a broken brain can propose such a condition. Having the right to buy back Chrysler at full price, what kind of bullshit terms is this. Now is Chrysler's lowest point, which is why Daimler-Benz agreed to sell all ownership of Chrysler to Lin Feng in a package for US$8.7 billion. When Lin Feng takes over, he will naturally vigorously develop Chrysler, but you have to impose a buy-back agreement at the original price. What does this mean?

Chrysler is now worth US$8.7 billion. If you develop it and it is worth US$87 billion, will you buy it back at the original price of US$8.7 billion? Isn’t this nonsense! Do you think you are a fool or do you think you are an idiot?

"Minister Guterres, is it that I, Lin Feng, look like an idiot, or do you think that in your mind, I, Lin Feng, am just a fool?" Lin Feng said coldly, "Do you think I will agree to such an outrageous condition? ? Or do you think you are so charming that you want me to sign such an agreement? Minister Guterres, I only like women!”

Minister Guterres did not understand what Lin Feng said at first, but he finally understood it after thinking about it carefully. Lin Feng scolded him for being gay, what a bastard!

"Lin Feng, you have gone too far!" Guterres slammed the table and shouted angrily.

"Excessive? Not as much as you! Who do you think I am, Lin Feng? I help you raise pigs and fatten them up, and you repay them at the price of the piglets. If I agree to this clause, then I am really a pig!" Lin Fenghan said He said sarcastically, "You idiots, don't think that everyone in the world is as idiotic as you."

Guterres' expression changed several times.

"Lin Feng, you have to know that we can disagree with this deal. Even if there is a referendum, we can also veto this deal from other aspects. Even if we cannot veto it, we can still make this deal permanent. Make your acquisitions very difficult! You have to know..." Guterres showed off his privileges as Secretary of Commerce.

Lin Feng simply shrugged.

"So what? Is the inability to trade my loss? Minister Guterres, don't forget, I decided to acquire Chrysler because of Jessica. In fact, in my eyes, Chrysler is not my cup of tea at all. I The acquisition is at the level of General Motors, and I really don’t like the others. If you veto it, I will spend less money and enjoy less money. So, go ahead and veto it! , the rejection of this transaction is not my loss. It is the loss of all Detroit workers and the entire city of Detroit. "So, please come back now, Zhiling!"

"Mr. Minister, please!" Lin Chiling said with a smile.

What! Let yourself go! Before Guterres came, he never expected that Lin Feng would actually drive people away, and that he would drive away himself, the dignified Secretary of Commerce of the United States. In his opinion, even if the conditions he proposed were a bit too harsh, this business negotiation was nothing more than asking for a high price and paying back the money on the ground. Naturally, he did not think that Lin Feng would agree to this condition, but it was also to pave the way for his next goal, proposing a clause equal to the market value recovery of the stock price in the future.

The stock price market value recovery clause is equivalent to hanging a sword of Dark Morris over Lin Feng's head. In other words, this is equivalent to opening a back door on Lin Feng's side. After Lin Feng manages Chrysler well in the future, he can convince some American giants to recover Chrysler at market value. Before recycling, it is entirely possible to use some financial means to hit Chrysler's stock price and achieve the purpose of acquiring it at the lowest price. Lin Feng, on the other hand, became a pig farmer, a pig farmer who fattened pigs but could only sell piglets at a high price.

But he didn't expect that before he could finish laying the groundwork, he would be kicked out by Lin Feng.

"Lin Feng, you will regret it! You will definitely regret it!" Guterres shouted angrily into the wind. But the only response he received was the cold sound of the door closing.

**! **! Lin Feng, you will definitely regret it, you will! Minister Guterres roared in the wind.

"Boss, is this really good?" Lin Chiling said worriedly when she heard the roar coming from outside.

"Haha, I respect others as much as they respect me. If you actually want to treat me, Lin Feng, as an idiot, then I will let him know the anger of an idiot!" Lin Feng said lightly.

"Boss, I think this is just a foreshadowing made by Guterres. His real bargaining chip is definitely not this!" Natalie Portman analyzed.

"Haha, I know. I'm afraid he will eventually propose to allow American companies to make acquisitions at a price equivalent to today's market value. But I will never agree to this condition. I acquired Chrysler and worked hard to develop it, but in the end I got it for free. Yankee, I’m not that idiot!” Lin Feng said coldly, “Guterres’ original intention was good when he wanted to make a huge profit, but unfortunately, I, Lin Feng, am not the kind of person who helps people pay for being sold. people!"

"What about tomorrow's referendum?" Lin Chiling asked.

"Haha, don't worry, Mayor Kilpatrick is so enthusiastic, so he will naturally help us solve these troubles." Lin Fengxiao said, "Compared to us, Mayor Kilpatrick is more anxious!"

But isn't it? Lin Feng is not indispensable for this acquisition. Everyone made the wrong assessment that Lin Feng must acquire Chrysler. In fact, this was not the case. For this acquisition, Lin Feng adopted a kind of approach. Although the acquisition is a good thing, it doesn't matter if it doesn't succeed. With the attitude of giving it a try, it is not necessary to acquire it. Therefore, Lin Feng can respond more forcefully to Minister Guterres's tyrannical attitude. Moreover, Lin Feng's mentality is extremely calm about this acquisition.

Even if you want to acquire it, you must sell it yourself. This is Lin Feng's mentality towards this acquisition. Lin Feng will never be as ecstatic as some state-owned enterprises who successfully acquired a once famous but now declining company abroad, as if they had successfully landed in Normandy. For Lin Feng, the acquisition of any company, no matter how famous it is, is not for some symbolic meaning, but for actual benefits!

Chrysler, too! To be continued.

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