Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

the next morning.

Lin Baicheng and Wade Thomas met at the appointed place.

Wade Thomas brought an assistant over, and Lin Baicheng, in addition to the bodyguards he always brought with him wherever he went, also brought Isabella and Bill Harveys over this time.

Both parties are old acquaintances, so they go straight to the point without too much politeness.

Lin Baicheng said: "Thomas, I want to entrust Goldman Sachs to acquire a home appliance company. This home appliance company must have at least one of the three types of technologies: televisions, refrigerators, and air conditioners, and the technology must be at least second-rate in the world and capable of Of course it would be best to have a world-class level.”

Wade Thomas nodded first, and then asked: "Alan, do you have to acquire a home appliance company? If it is the production technology of home appliances, is it okay?"

"Technology is also possible, as long as the technical level is not lower than the second-rate in the world, it is best to have the world-class level."

Lin Baicheng nodded when he heard this, and then added: "Any one of the three technologies of TV, refrigerator and air conditioner is fine, but if possible, I hope to acquire all three home appliance technologies."

The assistant wrote down Lin Baicheng's conditions one by one, and Wade Thomas continued to ask: "So Allen, what is the upper limit of the acquisition funds?"

"If there are three technologies combined, then the upper limit of acquisition funds is US$100 million. If it is a company with three technologies or even more home appliance technologies, then the upper limit of acquisition funds is US$200 million."

"We will also evaluate the companies and technologies we acquire. The lower the acquisition price, the higher the commission Goldman Sachs will receive. I think Thomas and you all know this even if I don't need to explain it specifically."

After selling long gold futures, Lin Baicheng had a lot of funds, and the home appliance company appeared in Lin Baicheng's heart again.

"Of course, we will discuss the specific commission later."

The lower the cost of acquiring a client, the higher the commission Goldman Sachs gets, as it should, and Wade Thomas certainly doesn't have a problem with that.

"Alan, I would like to ask, do you accept shares in listed companies?"

Before Lin Baicheng could answer, Wade Thomas added: "If you hold more than 50% of the shares, control of the company will still be in your hands."

"Forget about listed companies, it's either a home appliance company that I hold 100% control of, or I can acquire the technology and start another company myself."

Lin Baicheng shook his head. As long as it was not a 100% controlled company, even if he became the company's major shareholder, there would be problems of one kind or another. Lin Baicheng was not prepared to have a power struggle with other shareholders. That would be too troublesome.

"All right."

Wade Thomas didn't hesitate after hearing this and asked again: "Alan, are there any other conditions besides the ones you proposed?"

"If other conditions apply, it should be time."

Lin Baicheng thought for a moment and said, "I think the acquisition should be completed before 1979, right?"

"There are still more than two months to go. Of course there is no problem. Allen, you have to believe in the strength of Goldman Sachs."

Wade Thomas immediately said that this is not the acquisition of a technology-sensitive company, and there will be no official obstacles. If Goldman Sachs cannot get it done in more than two months, the efficiency will be too low.

"Of course I believe in the strength of Goldman Sachs, otherwise I wouldn't have entrusted you with Goldman Sachs."

Lin Baicheng smiled and then said: "In addition to the entrustment just now, I also want to entrust Goldman Sachs to acquire advanced wafer manufacturing and packaging and testing factories, as well as memory chip production lines."

As a person who was reborn fifty years later, Lin Baicheng certainly knows the importance of semiconductor technology. If you have money, of course you must master the corresponding technology, and then invest in continuous development to catch up with the world's highest technological level, or even develop into the world's most advanced technology.

"If it's just related technology, it would be easy. But if you want advanced technology, Allen, it would be a bit difficult."

This is not the 21st century, and semiconductor technology cannot be sold, so Wade Thomas did not refuse immediately. What made him embarrassed was that advanced technology was not so easy to acquire. After all, advanced technology is usually a company's most important asset.

"If it's just general technology, I can just spend a few million dollars to set up a wafer production line, so why should I ask you Goldman Sachs? Thomas, don't you think so?"

Lin Baicheng asked Isabella to check the relevant technologies on the market and knew that it is not difficult to set up a wafer production line in this era. It can be done with a few million dollars, but the technology of such a wafer production line is not very advanced. , the yield rate is not high.

It is not difficult to build a wafer production line. What is difficult is the continuous wafer manufacturing that will be the gold-eating beast. And if a production line is built but a large number of wafers are not manufactured, then the technology cannot progress. If the technology cannot progress, it will be eliminated sooner or later, and there is no point in establishing the production line.

In other words, if you build a wafer production line, you must be mentally prepared to continuously manufacture wafers. If the yield rate is not high, or if a good chip manufacturer is not found, then you will continue to lose money.

"Since you said so, Allen, we will do our best."

Lin Baicheng had said so. What else could Wade Thomas say, so he had to agree, but after he agreed, he said: "Alan, if you want advanced technology, you must be mentally prepared to be slaughtered. In addition to that, he said , I can’t guarantee you whether we can acquire advanced technology, I can only say that we will do our best.”

"I will let Isabella and Bill follow up on Goldman Sachs' acquisition. As long as the price does not exceed my bottom line, then I will accept it."

"Thomas, I entrust you with Goldman Sachs because I believe in its strength. No matter what the reason is, if you cannot complete my entrustment, then I will doubt the strength of your Goldman Sachs."

Lin Baicheng said calmly, putting pressure on Wade Thomas.

"Don't worry Allen, Goldman Sachs' strength will not let you down."

Wade Thomas solemnly said that this is related to the reputation of Goldman Sachs, whether it can retain this big client, and whether it will continue to cooperate with Goldman Sachs in the future. It is impossible to say that Goldman Sachs will really make a big effort this time.

"As long as Goldman Sachs has that strength, the commission I give will not disappoint Goldman Sachs."

For semiconductor technology, Lin Baicheng does not mind paying a higher price and giving Goldman Sachs more commissions.

With the emergence of personal computers and mobile phones, semiconductor technology will only become more and more important, and related technologies will become more and more expensive. The earlier you obtain related technologies, the lower the price you pay.

After the entrustment is given, Lin Baicheng does not need to participate in the negotiation about the commission. Isabella and Bill will form a team to negotiate with Goldman Sachs. Moreover, they will also follow up on the acquisition of home appliance technology and semiconductor technology. Lin Baicheng is very concerned about this acquisition.