Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

"I'm not concerned, I'm mainly worried that Cheng-kun, you are too nice and kind-hearted, and you won't pursue anything because Bill Harveys has been working for you for a while."

Haruko Maori was very good at observing words and emotions, so she saw something was wrong and changed her mind about saying bad things about Bill Harveys.

Lin Baicheng shook his head: "Don't worry. Although I am a bit nostalgic, business is business and favors are favors. He doesn't have the dignity to ask me to make an exception for him."

"Since Chengjun said so, I won't ask any more questions."

Maori Haruko didn't want to cause trouble, so she immediately stopped asking any more questions. Anyway, if Lin Baicheng hadn't lied to her, she would know how Lin Baicheng dealt with Bill Harveys in a short time.

Bill Harveys was in charge of the acquisition negotiations between Sun Electronic Communications and Bell Labs. The progress of Bill Harveys' previous negotiations had made Lin Baicheng dissatisfied. This time something changed again, although it was a sudden change. The situation had nothing to do with Bill Harveys, but since Bill Harveys was responsible for the matter, the responsibility for not getting it done naturally fell on Bill Harveys.

Counting the previous one, it adds up to two times. If Lin Baicheng doesn't give Bill Harveys some punishment, it will be difficult to lead the team in the future.

Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to punish Bill Harveys. Even if this matter has nothing to do with Bill Harveys, it is useless. It can only count him as unlucky.

Lin Baicheng has already thought about how to deal with this matter, but there is no need to tell others about it for the time being.

The next day was Thursday. In the morning, Catherine and Gil Kvis came to Lin Baicheng's apartment together.

Lin Baicheng only talked to the two about work matters after Maori Haruko went to work.

"Gill, I have read both the acquisition plans of Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. There is not much difference between the two. You can find time to talk to the two companies today to see which one has the best conditions. Under the same conditions, I personally prefer Cooperate with Citi and make more friends on Wall Street, and the specific negotiation work will be left to you."

Lin Baicheng said to Gil Kevis that this matter must not be left to Bill Harveys, after all, he had just failed to do the job well.

Gil Kevis nodded: "I understand, Chairman."

Jill Crovis knew that it was she who came here this time instead of Bill Harveys. She had already expressed the big boss’s dissatisfaction with Bill Harveys. Now that the negotiations related to the acquisition were handed over to her, she was even more dissatisfied. This is confirmed.

Therefore, Gil Kevis knew that he had to get things done, otherwise he would definitely be implicated. Fortunately, what the big boss wants her to do is not difficult, and there will be no surprises in the negotiations with the two agencies. The lower the agency charges, the more beautifully she will handle the matter.

"I hope to see the outcome of the negotiations by the weekend."

Two days, Lin Baicheng felt, was completely enough. After all, Wall Street was right here.

"The negotiations must be completed before the weekend."

Jill Kvis immediately said that although she didn’t have much time, she wasn’t under much pressure because it was not difficult to do.

"Go and do your work."

Lin Baicheng nodded.

"Chairman, then I will go to work first."

Gil Kvis said his goodbyes and left.

After Jill Crovis left, Lin Baicheng said to personal secretary Catherine: "Catherine, please contact me headhunter. I want to recruit two outstanding talents. The positions are secretariat assistants."

"Okay Chairman, what are the recruitment conditions?"

Catherine responded and then asked. She knew that the fact that the big boss wanted to hire an assistant must be related to the dissatisfaction of the big boss with Bill Harveys' ability to do things.

"There are no requirements for gender, race or color, but they must be graduates from well-known universities, with priority in business management and economics and other disciplines. They must have no less than three years of work experience and be between 25 and 35 years old."

"I only want to recruit two assistants, but the headhunter can't target less than five people. You first conduct a preliminary screening, and then I conduct a final interview to determine the candidates."

Lin Baicheng put forward some general requirements. Now is different from before. He has higher requirements for assistant candidates because his career is bigger now.

"Okay Chairman, I will let the headhunting company find the talents you need as soon as possible. I believe it won't take too long."

Catherine said that the requirements of the big boss are not high at all. There are not too many people to be selected. The headhunting company can quickly find a group, but the interview and selection takes a lot of time.

"It is best not to take more than ten days to recruit people, and no more than half a month at most."

Lin Baicheng reminded him that he would probably leave the United States in half a month. It would be more troublesome to interview him then, and relevant personnel would need to travel to his location.

"I took note of it, Chairman."

Catherine nodded to express her understanding. She knew that the big boss was probably going back to Xiangjiang during that time.

Lin Baicheng said: "You don't need to go to Marvel Comics with me in the morning. Go contact the headhunting company."

In New York, Lin Baicheng currently owns Marvel Comics, Golden Fleece Company, Pioneer Technology Venture Capital Company, and the soon-to-be-established Lady Liberty Broadcasting Company. Among them, Pioneer Technology Venture Capital Company wants to remain hidden, so Lin Baicheng will not go there. , so there are only two companies he wants to go to in New York.

It actually didn’t matter which company he went to first, except that Lin Baicheng chose Marvel Comics first.

After Lin Baicheng and Catherine separated, they took people to Marvel Comics.

…

Citi.

When Derren Lawrence learned from his secretary that Lin Baicheng’s assistant had called and wanted to bring a team over to negotiate acquisitions with Citigroup, he immediately asked his secretary to respond to the other party, welcome him, and at the same time ask the secretary to transfer the person in charge of the M\u0026A department He was called to his office.

Not long after, Dimon, the manager of the M\u0026A department, came to Derren Lawrence’s office.

"Damon is here, sit down."

"President Lawrence."

Damon, who was already in his fifties, came to sit across from Derren Lawrence.

Derren Lawrence said: "As for accepting the entrustment from Sun Electronics Communications Company to acquire Bell Labs' mobile phones and communication technology, the company's boss Mr. Allen has already sent people to contact us for entrustment negotiations. .”

"We are already preparing for the preliminary work of the acquisition." Dimon said.

"The key now is whether the negotiations can be successful and whether Sun Electronic Communications Company should entrust us with Citi to make the acquisition."

Derren Lawrence said: "Mr. Allen's people are probably not only negotiating with us Citigroup, but also probably negotiating with Goldman Sachs. He has a lot of cooperation with Goldman Sachs. I have already asked people to investigate. I believe it will happen soon." There will be answers.”

Damon nodded after hearing this: "I will follow what you said, President Lawrence, and take the initiative to lower the commission fee and win this commission."

"It's good that you haven't forgotten."

Derren Lawrence smiled after hearing this: "The most important thing this time is to reach cooperation with Mr. Allen and let him see Citi's ability and sincerity. The commission fee is not the focus. Only by reaching in-depth cooperation with Mr. Allen and letting him see If there is cooperation with Citigroup in the future, he will continue to consider cooperating with Citigroup instead of going directly to Goldman Sachs."

"So, this acquisition must be successful, this is the most important thing!"

If the acquisition fails, then in Lin Baicheng's view, it must be that Citigroup's capabilities are insufficient. He will think that if it is handed over to Goldman Sachs, Citigroup will be looked down upon and Citigroup will be looked down upon. Lin Baicheng will definitely not think of Citigroup immediately next time he cooperates.

Dimon responded: "President Lawrence, please rest assured, we will do our best."

"Just trying your best is not enough, you have to get things done."

Derren Lawrence says it again.

Dimon explained the difficulty: "To ensure success, we need to use the power of the group. Our M\u0026A department alone may not be enough."

Derren Lawrence said solemnly: "If you have any trouble, come to me. If I can't do it, I still have the president. We are Citigroup. There are few things in this world that Citigroup can't do."

"Yes, we are Citigroup!"

Dimon had a smile on his face. Although the Telephone and Telegraph Company was also a giant, it couldn't compare with Citigroup. What's more, the two were not in a competitive relationship. Citigroup was entrusted to acquire technology from the Telephone and Telegraph Company, which was considered a cooperation.

"Mr. Allen's assistant is coming soon. You can talk to the other party later. The commission fee will be lowered as I told you before. It is acceptable as long as it does not exceed the bottom line. The important thing is this cooperation."

Lin Baicheng did not come in person, but Lin Baicheng's assistant came, so Derren Lawrence did not personally participate in the negotiations. After all, he was the vice president of Citigroup and one of the few senior executives.

"I will always remember it, President Lawrence."

Damon responded loudly, and left after Derren Lawrence had nothing else to say.

Because this cooperation is related to whether Lin Baicheng and Citigroup will cooperate in depth in the future, Derren Lawrence is very concerned about it. He also learned more about the negotiation process later, and it seems to be pretty good so far.

When Lin Baicheng's assistant Gil Kvis contacted Citi the next morning and said that Sun Electronics Communications had entrusted Citi to acquire relevant technology patents from Bell Labs, Derren Lawrence was very happy.

In the afternoon, when Gil Crovis brought his team over to sign the entrustment contract with Citi, Derren Lawrence came forward to sign on behalf of Citi, demonstrating the importance that Citi attached to this entrustment.

The contract was drafted jointly by the teams of both parties. After both parties once again confirmed that there were no problems with the contract, they signed it.

"Happy cooperation, President Lawrence!" "Happy cooperation, Ms. Kervis!"

After signing the contract, the two people responsible for signing stood up and shook hands with each other.

Gil Kvis said: "President Lawrence, although the chairman did not ask Citi to complete the acquisition quickly, the people below us have to take this into consideration, so we also hope that Citi can complete the acquisition as soon as possible, so that the directors can If you have long seen Citi’s capabilities, you will think of Citi first when we collaborate next time.”

Although the acquisition was entrusted to Citigroup, Jill Kervis was not responsible for the specific acquisition matters, but she had some credit for the early success of the acquisition.

Derren Lawrence immediately said: "I understand what Ms. Kervis means, and please rest assured that we at Citi will let Mr. Allen see Citi's capabilities. The acquisition will definitely be successful, and it will be successful in the shortest time."

"We also have great faith in Citi's strength."

Gil Kvess had a professional smile on his face: "The chairman also hopes to reach an in-depth cooperative relationship with Citigroup. This cooperation with Citigroup is an attempt. I hope everyone will be satisfied with the final result."

"The cooperation between Citigroup and Mr. Allen will certainly become even closer in the future."

This is exactly what Derren Lawrence wanted, so he was very happy to hear it.

After Gil Kevis chatted with Derren Lawrence for a few words, he took his leave and went to the Golden Fleece Company not far away.

At this time, Lin Baicheng was on Wall Street, working at the Golden Fleece Company.

"Chairman, I have signed an entrustment contract with Citigroup."

Gil Kvis reports to Lin Baicheng.

"good."

Lin Baicheng didn't read the contract. He would find someone to look over the contract again.

"Just before you came back, Thomas from Goldman Sachs came over and hoped that I could hand over the entrustment to Goldman Sachs, but I refused. I only hope that Citigroup can complete my entrustment."

Gil Kvess said: "Citigroup is one of the strongest financial groups in the country. I believe that with Citigroup's strength, as long as Citigroup is willing, it will definitely be able to complete the commission."

"You are right, I also believe in Citigroup's strength."

Lin Baicheng nodded slightly. If Citi failed to complete the commission, he would be very disappointed.

"Although the acquisition is entrusted to Citigroup, you are still responsible for following up and reporting the progress of the acquisition to me. You cannot say that you know nothing about the acquisition."

"Chairman, don't worry, I will lead someone to follow up."

Gil Kvis nodded in understanding.

Lin Baicheng said: "Very good, if there is nothing else, you can go and do your work."

Gil Kvess said goodbye and left, returning to the Secretariat's office in New York.

Lin Baicheng’s secretariat in the United States has offices in Los Angeles and New York, and will also set up offices in Silicon Valley in the future. It can be said that wherever Lin Baicheng's career expands, his office will follow.

After dinner that night, Lin Baicheng left New York with several assistants and personal secretaries and went to Texas.

Lin Baicheng was going to hold a party to specially invite senior officials of the Xiang Party to deepen contact with the senior officials of the Xiang Party and maintain connections. After contacting him, he decided to hold a party for tomorrow, and the venue would be Texas, the traditional vote warehouse of the Xiang Party.

The appointment was for tomorrow. Of course, Lin Baicheng couldn't rush there tomorrow, so he went there one night earlier so that he could have more time tomorrow and meet with some senior officials of the Xiang Party who were closer to him in advance.

This year is an election year, a presidential election year. It is a very critical year for the two parties. The Elephant Party also needs the support of capitalists like Lin Baicheng. It is not just support in terms of political donations, but also the support of votes in the hands of corporate employees.

Therefore, even if Lin Baicheng does not ask for a meeting with the senior officials of the Xiang Party, the senior officials of the Xiang Party will ask him to make political donations and at the same time ask his employees to vote for the Xiang Party.