"Lao Zhou, how to solve this matter? Now everyone outside is saying that Jianlibao is going to be ruined and bankrupt. Do you know how big an impact this has? Didn't I tell you to control it and don't let this matter be spread? Are you leaving?" Xu Sicheng, the leader of Sanshui, said in a deep voice.
"We can control our local media, but all that can be reported are foreign media. For now, we can only find banks and let them provide loans to Jianlibao!" said Zhou Dawei, Sanshui's second-in-command.
The two of them were still working on the countermeasures of the First Alliance when Xu Sicheng's secretary knocked on the door and came in to report, saying that Wang Liang, the director of the Investment Promotion Bureau, had come to report that there was great news.
Great news? The two looked at each other and asked the secretary to call Director Wang in.
"Two leaders, good news, great news. Didn't I go to Yangcheng two days ago? I brought back some very wealthy foreign businessmen to our city!" Wang Liang said excitedly.
"A particularly wealthy foreign businessman? Lao Wang, I know you work very hard, but in a place like Sanshui, what foreign businessmen are willing to invest? You were robbed from Yangcheng, and the most we can do is help them raise prices. That’s all.” Zhou Dawei shook his head with a wry smile.
Last year they attracted a few foreign businessmen, but in the end others went to Yangcheng and Pengcheng. No matter how favorable the conditions they offered, it was in vain.
"It's different. The foreign businessmen this time are different. What they want to invest in is beverages. What they were exposed to before was Lebaishi!" Wang Liang said excitedly.
Investing in drinks? Then we can talk about it. Jianlibao is the leader in China’s beverage industry. Yes, if we can attract foreign investment, wouldn't it solve Jianlibao's funding problem? And isn't there a task above to attract foreign investment? This can be considered a political achievement, right
"Where are the foreign businessmen? There is a banquet in the city tonight. Old Zhou and I are going to welcome foreign businessmen to invest in our Sanshui!" Xu Sicheng made a quick decision.
Wang Liang asked at this time: "Leader, do you want to call Mr. Li?"
In Sanshui, only Li Jingwei can be called Mr. Li. Every year at some city conference, Li Jingwei sits on the rostrum just like the city leaders. He is even jokingly called the third in command of Sanshui.
Most of Sanshui's income comes from Jianlibao. Without Jianlibao, Sanshui would not have been able to change from a county to a county-level city, so these leaders would not have to move their positions, and their levels would have increased by half a level.
Xu Sicheng and Zhou Dawei looked at each other and made a decision: "Don't inform him yet, wait until the city contacts foreign businessmen first!"
Wang Liang's eyes showed surprise. When it came to Jianlibao, the leader actually stopped communicating with Li Jingwei. Could it be that Li Jingwei really had a bad relationship with the leader
Li Jingwei wants Jianlibao to be listed, and then wants an MBO. This is not a secret. Many people in the city know it. This request was rejected by the city leaders, and of course they already knew it. These people in the office spread the word as fast as the aunts on the street.
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"Leader, let me introduce to you. This is Mr. Kirilenko from Russia, and this is Mr. Feng from the United States. They opened a large company in New York, the United States. This is Mr. Li, who opened a company in Canada. This is Mr. Fu, who opened a company in Nanyang. Everyone, these are Secretary Xu and Mayor Zhou of Sanshui."
Xu Sicheng already knew that Mr. Li was the youngest son of Li Chaoren, and Mr. Fu was the boss of Xiangjiang who owned several factories in Guancheng. That Mr. Feng seems to be a big boss in Xiangjiang, but when doing business in the United States, these are all very wealthy foreign bosses.
Feng Yu and the others all handed over their business cards. Except for Kirilenko, whose name was in Russian, the three of them were all in English.
Knowing that Xu Sicheng could not understand English, Feng Yu still asked them to deliberately get business cards in English. These days, English business cards are easier to use than Chinese ones!
Xu Sicheng pretended to read it for a long time, but in fact he didn't understand a word. But he still said with a smile: "Welcome everyone to invest in our Sanshui, and we guarantee that we will give you the best policy!"
"Secretary Xu, we are just doing an inspection, and you have spent a lot of money today." Fu Guangzheng said this deliberately.
Sure enough, Xu Sicheng and Zhou Dawei both had anxious looks on their faces. Zhou Dawei said: "Mr. Fu, I heard that you are planning to invest in the beverage industry, right? Our Sanshui Jianlibao is the most famous beverage brand in China, unmatched by other brands."
"Of course, if it weren't for Jianlibao, we wouldn't have come at all. We and Lobaishi were already preparing to start negotiations." Fu Guangzheng said calmly.
Le Baishi and the others did get in touch, but the other party had no intention of letting them take shares, at least not yet.
"That means you are still interested in our Jianlibao, right? I wonder how you plan to invest and cooperate?" Zhou Dawei asked.
"We have sales channels in many regions. Mr. Feng has relationships with many large supermarkets in the United States. Mr. Kirilenko has sales companies in many European countries. Mr. Li has partners in Canada, the United Kingdom and other places. I am Nanyang, Malaysia, Australia, island countries, etc. have mature sales experience. We plan to use capital as a stake and add our sales channels to establish a joint venture with Jianlibao." Fu Guangzheng explained.
Among them, Fu Guangzheng's Cantonese was the best. Of course, he let Fu Guangzheng do the talking, while Feng Yu and the others pretended to have Fu Guangzheng as their backbone.
"So how much money do you plan to invest and how many shares do you plan to occupy?" Zhou Dawei asked.
This is their biggest concern. If they occupy more shares, they will definitely disagree. If the money given is less, then they will definitely not agree!
"We plan to invest US$40 million, plus our sales channels, for a 60% equity stake." Fu Guangzheng replied.
"This is impossible. We must control Jianlibao, and we can give you up to 40% of the equity." Zhou Dawei flatly refused.
How could he let Jianlibao become an outsider and have the final say? Then how could they arrange personnel and mobilize funds at will
"Bosses, we can talk about business. I think you can go visit our Jianlibao Group tomorrow and then make a decision?" Xu Sicheng began to smooth things over at this time.
The two people are also cooperating, one has a red face and the other has a white face. They were very tempted by the US$40 million in funds. With this money, Jianlibao could recover. At least you can give the dealer a payment first, and then let the dealer feel confident about Jianlibao.
It can also allow the US branch to produce new products. I believe that Jianlibao's sales and profits and taxes will reach a new peak this year.
All in all, the city has not only solved Jianlibao's funding problem, but also attracted foreign investment, exceeding the above tasks. As for saying that part of the equity must be given away, so what? Doesn’t the country now advocate joint ventures? They are responding to the country’s call!
Feng Yu observed the expressions of the two leaders and knew that the price of 40 million US dollars made him and the others tempted!
(End of chapter)