Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

The big boss’ daily life is not that busy.

Many wealthy people like to play golf, but most of them just gather around the golf course, and many of them take advantage of the empty nature of the golf course to do business.

But when industrialists of Li Weidong's level no longer need to surround Fengya, there are not many businesses that Li Weidong really needs to discuss.

A large business empire is really like a miniature version of a country, and the decision-makers of the business empire are like the head of state. When did you see a head of state go off in person and go to negotiate a trade agreement with the other party's head of state?

The people must have negotiated it, and then the heads of state attended a signing ceremony together. If there is no substantial progress, it is estimated that the heads of state will not even meet each other.

The same is true for large enterprises. The main responsibility of the boss is to make decisions and then see the results. If the specific implementation is concerned, just leave it to his subordinates.

So at the busiest moment for migrant workers, Li Weidong was leisurely leaning on the boss's chair, blowing on the air conditioner, sipping red wine, holding the mouse in his hand, and gossiping on the Yahoo forum.

At this time, Reddit had not yet become popular, and the Yahoo forum was considered a lively forum abroad. It's just that at this time, the Yahoo forum has been slaughtered by Indian netizens.

Although no Internet giants have been born in India, there are still many netizens who know how to surf the Internet because of the software services provided to European and American countries. On later well-known foreign English websites such as Reddit and Quora, Indians accounted for the majority.

If you think about it carefully, this is normal. India has a large population, and there are no good websites in the country. Plus, if you understand English, you will naturally go to foreign English websites.

Ever since the news broke that Tata was going to acquire Jaguar Land Rover, the Yahoo forum has been filled with the voices of Indian netizens cheering for themselves.

Indian netizens’ self-pleasure is definitely more entertaining than comedy variety shows. Even the Spring Festival Gala sketches are not as interesting as Indian netizens’ self-pleasure. Apart from Mr. Guo’s cross talk, I am counting on Indian netizens to enjoy themselves!

Although Jaguar Land Rover has not yet been purchased, in the eyes of Indian netizens, India seems to have become the world's largest automobile manufacturing power, and Germany, Japan, and the United States are not worth mentioning.

This is a typical Indian character. As soon as I had an idea, I started celebrating success!

Then this kind of self-pleasure can be extended a little further, and finally it converges into one sentence: Nanbo Bay, India!

"India is no longer the India of the past. We have strong economic strength and can acquire the world's top luxury brands like Jaguar Land Rover. India is a superpower!"

"You dare to say that you are a superpower on American forums, but Indians really don't know how much they weigh!" Li Weidong instinctively moved the mouse to see the reply.

As expected, American netizens did not get used to Indian netizens. Someone immediately mocked in the reply: India is a superpower, why are there still hundreds of millions of people without toilets?

Toilets are definitely a big pain point for Indians. When it comes to running out of toilets, Indians will most likely become anxious with you.

So some Indian netizens immediately responded: This is all because the British robbed India of 45 trillion U.S. dollars of wealth!

"The British are also unlucky. They have been gone for sixty years and they still have to take the blame!" Li Weidong smiled contemptuously.

Whenever we talk about India's poverty and backwardness, there will immediately be a few scapegoats. The first is that the British took away 45 trillion, and the second is the incompetence of the Nehru-Gandhi family.

Later, after the People's Party came to power, the Congress Party became the new scapegoat. Anyway, no matter what the problems are in India, you are right to criticize the Congress Party. Everything is a mess left by the Congress Party.

Li Weidong opened a new post,

The title is Jaguar vs. Ferrari.

"In terms of speed, Ferrari gets one point; in terms of space, Jaguar gets one point; in terms of price, Jaguar gets one point. In summary, Jaguar beats Ferrari two to one, and Jaguar is better than Ferrari! This is really a genius of logic!" Li Weidong couldn't help laughing. Made a sound.

Although Dad Ma is richer than me, I am younger and taller than Dad Ma, so two to one, I beat Dad Ma? Ah Q is not as flexible as you!

Li Weidong looked through the online posts with interest, and the phone on the table suddenly rang.

"Chairman, Lawyer Williams from the United States called. Do you want to come over?"

"Come in!" Li Weidong said.

Lawyer Williams was the lawyer hired by Li Weidong to negotiate with Ford.

After the call was connected, Lawyer Williams said: "Mr. Li, I'm very sorry to bother you so late."

"It doesn't matter, it's daytime here." Li Weidong said.

"I would like to report to you on the progress of the negotiations with Ford." Attorney Williams went straight to the point, probably because lawyers' time is more valuable, and if you keep talking too much, you will feel like you are losing money.

Just listen to him continue: "Our negotiations are relatively smooth at present. We have finished talking about the details of the transaction. The next main issue is the transaction price.

But we still have two competitors. One is the British company Prodrive, which is the world's largest independent racing and vehicle technical service company. Their boss is David Richards, a Scotsman. "

"Does vehicle technical services? I seem to have some impressions of this company." Li Weidong happened to be sitting next to the computer, so he opened the search engine and started searching for this company.

This company also has business in China, and entered the domestic market after the start of the F1 China Station.

This prodrive company is not ordinary. Although the "vehicle technical service company" sounds like a car wash, in fact this company has mastered a lot of advanced vehicle technologies, many of which are core automotive technologies such as engines and gearboxes. It can help automobile companies improve and upgrade.

Domestic car companies have always been weak in terms of engines and gearboxes. Even if engines and gearboxes are imported directly from abroad, after they are finally installed on the car, the tuning results will be somewhat unsatisfactory. At this time, this kind of technical service company is needed to provide technical support so that the car can be better adjusted.

Li Weidong searched for Prodrive's information and looked at their business in China, and finally remembered who this company was.

"It turns out it's them!" Li Weidong let out a long breath, and then said: "Lawyer Williams, you don't need to worry about Prodrive. Their real purpose should not be Jaguar Land Rover, but Aston Martin!"

Aston Martin was acquired by Ford in 1987. In 1994, Ford completed 100% control of Aston Martin. Subsequently, Ford created the "Three Elites of British Luxury Cars". In terms of high-performance sports cars, Alton Martin There's Stan Martin, there's Jaguar for passenger cars, and there's Land Rover for SUVs.

British company Prodrive is Aston Martin's next buyer.

Although Aston Martin is a luxury sports car brand and has the bonus of 007, the actual situation is that it has been losing money year after year. The price of this brand is inherently high, and the brand awareness is relatively niche, and not many people know it.

In particular, many young ladies do not know this brand, and those who do not know it think it is Mondeo. As a sports car, it can only be pretended to be compared by knowledgeable people. However, the effect of picking up girls is greatly reduced, and the sales volume is naturally not good.

During the subprime mortgage crisis, Aston Martin, which had been losing money for many years, was naturally included in Ford's weight-loss plan. In the end, Ford sold Aston Martin to Prodrive for US$925 million.

Prodrive is a company that provides racing technical services, and Aston Martin sells it to them. On the performance level, it has been further improved, especially in terms of power, which is really strong. But in terms of losses, Aston Martin still has not improved at all.

Prodrive is a company that specializes in performance cars, and they probably have little interest in Jaguar Land Rover. In addition, Li Weidong knew that Aston Martin was eventually sold to Prodrive, so Li Weidong concluded that Prodrive's real purpose was not Jaguar Land Rover.

Attorney Williams then reported: "The second competitor is India's Tata Company. The Indians are very interested in British brands, so they are very sincere in acquiring them, and according to the information revealed by Ford, Tata The company's quotation is higher than ours.

At present, we have negotiated a price of US$7.7 billion. According to our evaluation, this is a relatively reasonable figure and neither party will suffer. But according to information revealed by Ford, Tata's offer is US$1.8 billion. Of course, this price is not exaggerated, it is still within a reasonable range. "

"Ford deliberately disclosed Tata's quotation in order to let us follow the price increase!" Li Weidong smiled slightly: "I recently browsed some websites and found that Indians are very vocal about acquiring Jaguar Land Rover, and they are almost determined to win it!"

"Yes, I have also noticed relevant information, which is very detrimental to our negotiations. The more determined Tata is to win, the more it will increase its offer. And if we continue to follow up, the final price will become more and more expensive. High!" Attorney Williams said.

"This is really a problem!" After Li Weidong pondered for a moment, he said: "Let's do this. After a while, I will go to the United States. Maybe I can get Ford to lower the price."

…

In Mumbai, India, Ratan Tata, the head of Tata Group, is also receiving reports on the acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover.

"Mr. Tata, although our quotation is higher than the Chinese, Ford is not in a hurry to agree to our quotation. Their reply is that they will wait for the Chinese quotation before giving us a reply!"

"Greedy Americans, they just want us to bid against each other!" Ratan Tata snorted coldly, and then said: "Jaguar Land Rover, Tata is determined to win, and we cannot let Ford lead the way! Tell me! Ford, let’s increase the price to 2 billion U.S. dollars! We might as well reveal this news to the Chinese. The price of 2 billion U.S. dollars is enough to scare the Chinese away!”

…

Ford headquarters.

Bill Ford poured half a glass of whiskey and looked out the window triumphantly.

Tata's US$2 billion offer has reached Ford's highest expectations.

After selling Jaguar Land Rover, we got 2 billion US dollars. Add in Jaguar Land Rover's 1.5 billion loss this year, and we have made 3.5 billion US dollars in one fell swoop.

With these 3.5 billion US dollars, Ford's financial report this year will definitely be much better, and maybe it can get rid of the loss.

"Two billion U.S. dollars is about the same. The Chinese's previous offer was only up to 1.7 billion U.S. dollars. They should give less than two billion U.S. dollars. It seems that I am ready to sign a contract with the Indians."

Bill Ford was thinking about it when the phone rang at this moment. Bill Ford walked over and pressed the speakerphone directly.

"Sir, Mr. Li from China wants to meet with you. His assistant has sent an appointment."

"The offer of two billion U.S. dollars has reached the Chinese, and it seems they can't sit still!" Bill Ford pondered for a moment, and then said; "Please refuse it for me, and tell the Chinese that my schedule in the past three months has been It’s all full!”

Bill Ford is a master negotiator. He knows how to use psychological warfare, so at this time, he adopted a hard-to-get tactic and deliberately did not meet with Li Weidong, hoping to gain more chips.

A moment later, the assistant called again: "Mr. Ford, the Chinese said that he hopes to meet you as soon as possible. He has a surprise for you!"

"Surprise? This actually aroused my curiosity!" Bill Ford smiled proudly, and then said; "Then arrange a time for Mr. Li!"

Bill Ford knew very well that since Li Weidong used the "surprise" this time, he must have come prepared. At least he would bring an offer that was not inferior to Tata's.

Therefore, Bill Ford is happy to meet Li Weidong. If Li Weidong really brings a higher offer, he can then use it to ask Tata to continue to increase prices. Ford will definitely benefit in the end.

…

Li Weidong came to Bill Ford's office again.

After the guests and hosts were seated, the two exchanged a few words and then got down to business.

"Mr. Li, the purpose of your visit this time is to acquire Jaguar Land Rover, right?" Bill Ford continued: "As for the details of the transaction, we have almost discussed it, but on the price, we still have differences. Relatively large.

Your current quotation is US$1.7 billion. I admit that this is a reasonable price. However, another buyer has quoted a price of US$2 billion. In business, others offer higher prices, but I don’t. Reasons to sell Jaguar Land Rover to you. "

"This is also the purpose of my coming." Li Weidong continued: "I personally feel that the price of US$1.7 billion is not suitable, so I plan to pay US$1.5 billion."

Bill Ford was stunned for a few seconds before he said, "You mean 2.5 billion US dollars?"

Bill Ford's first reaction was that Li Weidong said the wrong thing. After all, the other party was Chinese, and it was possible for him to say the wrong thing if his English was not good.

"Mr. Ford, it shouldn't be difficult to distinguish between 1 and 2 in English!" Li Weidong continued: "I'm talking about 1.5 billion US dollars!"

In English, the billion level is expressed with "". uu Reading One billion is "", two billion is "", one and two, even beginners in English will not get it wrong.

Hearing what Li Weidong said, Bill Ford's face darkened. It's okay if you don't increase the price. Instead, you reduced the price by 200 million US dollars. Are you kidding me?

However, Li Weidong continued: "In addition to the US$1.5 billion, I will also give you a surprise. As for the price of this surprise, Mr. Ford can estimate whether it is worth US$500 million!"

As Li Weidong spoke, he took out an English document from his bag and handed it to Bill Ford.

Bill Ford took the document, looked at the title, frowned slightly, and then he immediately started browsing the contents.

This is an investigation report, but many key words in the report have been blacked out and the content cannot be seen.

But even though he could only see some non-critical content, Bill Ford's expression still changed drastically.

A horrified expression appeared on Bill Ford's face, and this master negotiator could no longer maintain a calm expression.

"Mr. Li, are the contents of this report true?" Bill Ford asked with a look of shock.

Li Weidong nodded calmly, and then said: "Mr. Ford, for car companies around the world, this is a nuclear bomb! How much do you think this nuclear bomb is worth?"

Beads of sweat appeared on Bill Ford's head.

This is not a surprise, it is simply a shock!

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