Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

"The crooked river

green hills

Nestled in a small village

blue sky

bursts of floral fragrance

Why don't you make people yearn for you?

Ah asked about hometown

Ask your hometown if you are okay when you come back

I miss you all the time

I am willingI am willing

come back to you

Come back to you

beautiful village

beautiful scenery

You often appear in my dreams

…”

As the rhythm of the song paused, a girl walked onto the stage holding flowers in her hands. This girl who presented flowers to Deng Lijun was Lin Qin.

Deng Lijun hugged Lin Qin with a smile on her face and took the flowers.

Lin Qin waved in the direction of the audience and then left the stage.

"dreaming

I'm back to my unforgettable hometown

That winding river

bursts of floral fragrance

Make me yearn for it and make me unforgettable..."

Lin Qin left the stage and sat down at a seat in front of the stage. Lin Baicheng and Lin Qingxia were sitting next to her.

This is the last concert held by Deng Lijun before leaving the United States. After today, she will not hold a concert in Los Angeles or even the United States for a long time. The next time she comes here is not sure how many years it will be.

Therefore, today's concert can be said to be an unprecedented event. Not only was the concert hall full, but there were also many fans standing.

The song that Deng Lijun is currently singing is called "Love in a Small Village". The original song is a Japanese song "Where is Hometown" released by Deng Lijun. Deng Lijun has recorded three versions of this song in Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian. This shows that The song is so popular that it can almost be said to be one of the must-sing songs at Deng Lijun's concerts.

After a concert, two hours passed and the time came to 12 o'clock at noon.

After the concert ended, the fans dispersed and left, while Lin Baicheng and others went backstage to find Deng Lijun. In fact, some fans didn't want to leave and wanted to go find Deng Lijun, but they were stopped by Deng Lijun's assistant, who said that Deng Lijun was very tired and needed to rest, so the fans had no choice but to give up.

In the lounge backstage.

When Lin Baicheng, Lin Qin and Lin Qingxia arrived, Deng Lijun was the only one in the lounge. She was taking off her makeup and jewelry.

"Sister Lijun, you sing so well."

After the compliment, Lin Qin said with regret: "It's a pity that Sister Lijun has to go back. We won't be able to hear you sing live, Sister Lijun, for a long time."

Deng Lijun heard this and said, "Xiaoqin, you are not always here in Los Angeles. You have time to go back during the holidays."

"Lijun will be invited to the Spring Festival Gala held by Asia Television. As long as Lijun has time, Xiaoqin, you are not afraid that you will not be able to hear the live singing."

Lin Baicheng said with a smile that songs are the highlight of the Spring Festival Gala and account for a relatively large proportion. Top singers such as Deng Lijun, Xu Guangjie, and Zhen Ni are invited every year, and they usually do not refuse unless time permits.

The reason why he won't refuse is very simple. In addition to the high appearance fee offered by Asia Television, it is also because refusing will offend Asia Television. Celebrities dare not offend the television station easily, and it is too late to make good friends.

Lin Qin asked aloud: "Sister Lijun, I heard from my brother that you will open a record company with him after you return. Will you continue to sing in the future?"

"Of course I will continue singing. My contract will be with this record company in the future."

Deng Lijun smiled and said that the record company was not sure whether it could develop, so how could she quit singing.

Except for singing, Deng Lijun has no skills at all, and her knowledge and culture are not very high. She only learned music-related knowledge and is very professional. If she leaves this industry, unless she starts learning again, she will not know what she can do. do what.

Unless one day the record company can develop and become a large company that can bring her stable income every year, then her singing will only be supported by her hobbies, and she will no longer sing for the sake of making money.

"You heard it, I told you that Lijun will continue to sing."

Lin Baicheng told Lin Qin that Lin Qin had asked this question before when he learned that Deng Lijun was going to start a company with him, and he also explained it, but Lin Qin didn't believe it completely.

Lin Qin said matter-of-factly: "Brother, you are not Sister Lijun. Of course I have to listen to Sister Lijun herself."

Smiling, Lin Baicheng changed the subject and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Lijun, please clean up and let's go have lunch."

"You guys wait for me a moment."

Deng Lijun responded, it was already past 12 noon and it was time to have lunch.

While waiting, the manager of the concert hall, Deng Lijun's assistant and others came over and talked to Deng Lijun about the concert.

After half past twelve, Lin Baicheng and others left the concert hall and headed to the hotel where they were dining.

In the afternoon, Lin Baicheng and the three women separated. Lin Qin and Lin Qingxia went with Deng Lijun to the place where she lived to help Deng Lijun clean up.

As a man, it is inconvenient for Lin Baicheng to pass by at this time. If he accidentally sees Deng Lijun's private belongings, it will be embarrassing for everyone.

After separating from Lin Qin and the others, Lin Baicheng, who gave Catherine a half-day vacation, called Catherine to his side, and then learned from Catherine that Wei Li from London had contacted Catherine at ten in the morning.

Since it was not a confidential matter, Wei Li told Catherine directly, saying that the Bentley family had introduced Barclays Bank to Wei Li and that Barclays Bank was interested in cooperating with Hutchison Whampoa and Bentley Motors.

After learning about it, Lin Baicheng did the math. It was early two o'clock in the afternoon in Los Angeles, and it was after ten o'clock in the evening in London. Wei Li should not have fallen asleep at this time, so he contacted Wei Li's side.

After getting in touch, Lin Baicheng listened to Wei Li's report from beginning to end and knew more details.

After Lin Baicheng learned about it, although he had agreed to cooperate with Barclays Bank, he still asked Weili what he thought. Weili also said that he could cooperate with Barclays Bank, which would not be harmful to Hutchison Whampoa and Bentley Motors.

The two had the same idea. Lin Baicheng immediately instructed Weili to keep in touch with Barclays Bank and ask Barclays Bank to first contact the company that owned the engine technology patent.

After communicating for a while, the two ended the call.

Time flies to the evening. There is a party held by Galaxy Game Company tonight. As the chairman and the organizer, Lin Baicheng naturally has to go to the party first to entertain the arriving guests.

The party was held not at a villa owned by Lin Baicheng, but at the Hilton Hotel.

In addition to Lin Baicheng and his personal secretary and secretariat, the first people to come to the hotel were executives from the Los Angeles branch of Galaxy Games headed by Mark Inger.

"Lin Jun, I should be the first one here, right?"

The first one to come was Iwasaki Mineryu, but he came here early.

Lin Baicheng smiled and nodded: "Yes, Iwasaki-kun, you were the first to come here."

After the two chatted for a while, Iwasaki Mineryu said: "I will go back either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Where are you, Mr. Lin?"

"I should stay in the United States for a while, but I will definitely go back before mid-April at the latest."

Lin Baicheng will go to the mainland in mid-to-late April, and he will definitely have to go to the mainland a few days in advance. Therefore, he will definitely go back to Xiangjiang before mid-April.

Iwasaki Mineryu said: "If you have time, Mr. Lin, you'd better go to Bailong Commercial Co., Ltd. to have a look. You are the largest shareholder of the company. It would be unreasonable not to go and take a look."

"I'll make time to come over."

Lin Baicheng nodded, not only Bailong Commercial Club, he also has other companies in Japan, so he must go and check it out.

"Iwasaki-kun, you are almost half of Bailong Trading Co., Ltd. You should pay more attention to the company."

"I am the same as you, Mr. Lin. I have been working in Xiangjiang for a long time. Even if I want to be more considerate, I can't do it."

Mineryu Iwasaki spread his hands helplessly. Of course, he was among the senior executives of Bailong Commercial Company. He didn't know anything about the company, but after all, they were not in Tokyo. The sky was high and the emperor was far away, so there was really no way to take care of them. .

"That's true."

Nodding, Lin Baicheng said: "Boruto Sasaki has done a pretty good job. As long as we do a good job in finance and personnel and the company's development does not deviate from the general direction, then there won't be any big problems. After all, we are not going to be indifferent for a long time. "

If the big boss doesn't always keep an eye on the company personally, there will definitely be some problems, and everyone will take chances. But as long as there are no big problems, some small problems are still acceptable and within the tolerance range.

"Lin Jun, you are right."

Iwasaki Mineryu quite agrees with this.

After Lin Baicheng and Iwasaki Mineryu chatted for a while, other guests arrived one after another. Lin Baicheng stopped chatting with Iwasaki Mineryu and went to entertain the new guests.

"Mr. Allen, long time no see."

"Long time no see, President Lawrence."

Derren Lawrence, vice president of Citigroup and one of the shareholders of Galaxy Games.

Lin Baicheng greeted Derren Lawrence and asked Bill Harveys and Catherine to greet the other guests first after they arrived. He himself had something to say to Derren Lawrence.

"President Lawrence, do you know if Citigroup has any business dealings with the Telephone and Telegraph Company? How is the relationship?"

"Citigroup has a good relationship with the Telephone and Telegraph Company. Mr. Allen asked suddenly, but what can we do for Citigroup to help?"

Derren Lawrence couldn't help but feel moved after hearing this, guessing that it was business.

"Here's the thing."

Lin Baicheng said aloud: "I was negotiating an acquisition with Bell Labs. The progress was going pretty well, but the Telephone and Telegraph Company suddenly intervened, causing changes in the otherwise smooth acquisition. After thinking about it, I decided It’s better to entrust a professional organization to carry out the acquisition.”

The Telephone and Telegraph Company is the parent company of Bell Labs. It was also the Telephone and Telegraph Company that previously provided funds for Bell Labs. The Telephone and Telegraph Company almost monopolized the telephone business in the United States, and the company was very powerful.

However, the strength of the company does not mean that the company can continue to provide funds for Bell Labs. Bell Labs, which specializes in research and development, can be said to be a gold-swallowing beast, which made the shareholders of the Telephone and Telegraph Company heartbroken, so they cut their financial support. , it’s not that the Telephone and Telegraph Company ran out of money.

Just the day before yesterday, Bill Harveys told Lin Baicheng that the Telephone and Telegraph Company, the parent company of Bell Labs, had intervened and stopped the acquisition. The point was that the other party suddenly said it would not sell it, and it had nothing to do with the price, which made Lin Baicheng very upset. depressed.

Although he cannot acquire mobile phone-related technology patents from Bell Labs, Lin Baicheng can still set up his own R\u0026D department. As long as he has money, he can still do it, but it will definitely take longer, so if possible, he hopes to succeed in the acquisition. .

Therefore, Lin Baicheng did not give up, but decided to let professional institutions like Goldman Sachs and Citigroup give it a try to see if there was any hope.

"Mr. Allen, just leave professional matters to professionals. We at Citi have rich experience in mergers and acquisitions, and we also have some connections with telephone and telegraph companies. If you entrust us with the acquisition, we will definitely be able to do it." Get what you want."

Derren Lawrence said immediately, feeling extremely happy. This is a big business.

Institutions on Wall Street, such as Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan, like mergers and acquisitions the most, especially those between two large companies.

For acquisitions or mergers involving billions of dollars, the intermediary agency can earn hundreds of millions of dollars in commissions, and all the agency needs to pay is human resources and time.

As well as intermediate services, no principal is required at all.

For the mergers and acquisitions of two large companies, even institutions such as Goldman Sachs need public relations. Public relations will definitely require public relations fees, but no matter whether it is successful or unsuccessful, the public relations fees do not need to be paid by the organization, so at most, some funds will be advanced, and you will truly make a profit without losing money. Buy and sell.

The most important thing is that this kind of business that guarantees a profit without losing money is still a big business, and the profit is not huge at all.

"President Lawrence, in addition to Citi, I will also find Goldman Sachs. I will send Bill Harveys to discuss it in detail with you. At that time, I will need you to give me an acquisition plan, and then I will decide whether to cooperate with Goldman Sachs or Citi."

Of course, Lin Baicheng will not only choose Citi, but he has not cast a wide net. Currently, he is most happy working with Goldman Sachs. Citi is a potential partner, and competition between these two is enough for the time being.

As long as a company under his name does not need financing from these two institutions, such as acquiring this kind of business, Lin Baicheng is not worried about the two companies joining forces, because only one can get the business, and the winner takes all.

However, after deciding to cooperate with Goldman Sachs or Citigroup, Lin Baicheng had to be on guard against them secretly joining forces with the Telephone and Telegraph Company to deceive him. The purchase price was extremely close to his bottom line, causing him to spend more money.

Don't think that this kind of thing can't happen. For an acquisition like this involving hundreds of millions of dollars, a 1% difference in the acquisition price is worth millions of dollars, let alone a difference of 5% or even 10%.

"Mr. Allen, just contact Citigroup. Citigroup's service will definitely satisfy you."

This is the first time that Lin Baicheng has entrusted Citigroup to make an acquisition. Derren Lawrence must let his people handle this matter beautifully, so that there will be more possibilities for cooperation in the future.

Upon hearing this, Lin Baicheng just smiled and left after saying that he wanted to entertain other guests.

Derren Lawrence didn't say anything more. It was normal for Lin Baicheng to go to Goldman Sachs. After all, he was shopping around. There was no reason to just go to Citigroup.