manynovel Chapter 225 Ford Major Shareholder
Chapter 225 Ford Major Shareholder
"Wife, I won't be home these days. What for? To earn a house for our son."
"Don't worry, Mom. I'll be able to collect enough money for my dad's medical expenses in a while!"
The entire acquisition department was filled with the sound of phone calls, this time not for business, but to report safety to family and friends.
In the afternoon, in the conference room on the 14th floor of the Zhonghua Building.
Nearly a hundred members of the acquisition team gathered together, waiting for Tang Hongren's arrangements.
Soon Tang Hongren arrived at the meeting room as everyone was waiting.
"Let's not waste any more time. Some people may have understood our acquisition target, but some may not." Tang Hongren asked his assistant to turn on the film projector, and then said, "Everyone has seen the icon on the projector. It is our target this time, Ford Motor."
As Tang Hongren finished speaking, the people below began to discuss in a low voice.
"I know this company, a famous car manufacturer in America. My father-in-law owns a Ford car."
"Is our Flower Planting Group planning to build cars? Even Ford wants to acquire it."
"It shouldn't be a takeover. Ford's market value is so high. Even if our boss is the richest Chinese, he probably doesn't have that much money!"
"It should be just a purchase of some stocks!"
At this time, someone said, "Don't worry about it. We just need to do what the boss tells us to do. Now in the whole of Hong Kong, the Flower Planting Group is the only company that can offer such good treatment. We should be thankful that we are not fired."
"Yes, let's just listen to Boss Tang's orders!"
After seeing everyone quiet down, Tang Hongren continued, "The boss has set a goal for me to acquire 15% of the shares. Now let's assign tasks."
"Number One and Number Two, you two teams are responsible for the European region. You must get me 3% of the shares within half a month."
Ford is a car manufacturer with a history of nearly 30 years. It has been nearly 15 years since it went public. It is obviously unrealistic for it to directly acquire % of the shares from the stock market within half a month.
So it is necessary to buy shares from some shareholders.
Teams 1 and 2 were responsible for purchasing shares from some European shareholders.
"Number three, number four, number five, number six, the four teams of you are responsible for purchasing Ford's shares from the stock market. You are all veterans, so be careful not to raise the stock price too high."
"I will lead the remaining teams myself. We will discuss the specific tasks later."
"Okay, does anyone have any questions? If not, then take action!"
At this time, someone said, "Boss Tang, how much money can we use this time, and what is the maximum premium we can pay?"
"5 million US dollars. There can be no premium on the stock market, but a % premium can be given in private negotiations." Tang Hongren replied without any hesitation.
Seeing that no one was asking questions, Tang Hongren said, "Since no one has any questions, let's take action!"
Soon under Tang Hongren's order, each group began to act separately, some making phone calls and some collecting information.
Ford headquarters, America.
Henry Ford II said to his son: "Henry, this crisis is not something we can solve on our own. If those damn politicians still can't deal with those Middle Eastern guys, I'm afraid we Fords will be in big trouble this time."
"Father, I believe this is just temporary. We at Ford survived the Great Depression, so this one won't affect us."
Henry Ford II patted Henry Ford III on the shoulder and said, "Henry, I am glad that you think this way. You are right. I will make Ford great again."
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A week later, Tang Hongren frowned as he looked at his subordinates' reports.
A week later, they had only acquired 5 percent of Ford's shares, which was still two-thirds away from the target of 15 percent.
"Alas...it seems I have to ask the boss for help again." After Tang Hongren finished speaking, he picked up a folder on the desk and walked towards Zhang Weiguo's office.
Five minutes later, Tang Hongren stood in Zhang Weiguo's office and said, "Boss, I'm applying for a higher purchase amount, but it's hard to acquire enough shares within half a month with a 5% premium."
Zhang Weiguo didn't say anything. He looked at the information Tang Hongren had just handed over and tapped the table with his left hand.
In fact, it was not that Zhang Weiguo wanted to set such a strict time limit, but they had other tasks to do. If they spent too much time at Ford, it would be detrimental to the subsequent acquisition of Fuso.
After a moment, Zhang Weiguo said to Tang Hongren: "Then I will raise it to 10%, but you must acquire enough shares for me within the specified time."
"Huh..." Hearing Zhang Weiguo's agreement, Tang Hongren breathed a sigh of relief and assured, "Boss, don't worry, the acquisition will definitely be completed within the specified time."
"Well..., don't let me down."
After Tang Hongren left, Zhang Weiguo looked at the information sent from the flower-growing laboratory and felt excited.
Just now, Lin San, who was in charge of the security of the flower-growing laboratory, came to his office with an expedited document.
The content of the document is about "cold nuclear fusion". According to the content of the document, the flower-growing laboratory has already produced a prototype. Although due to technological problems, it cannot reach the size of a watch given by the system, it can be as big as a car engine.
And according to the person in charge, if they are given some more time, the equipment can be reduced from the size of a car engine to the size of a football.
For this purpose, Zhang Weiguo allocated another 100 million US dollars to it, which can be said to be a big spender.
However, although the research funding and benefits of this group are the highest in the entire flower-growing laboratory, they are also subject to the greatest restrictions. Their families can only live on the exclusive island, and until the flower-growing group announces this technology, all researchers cannot leave the island.
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Three days later, Tang Hongren looked at his subordinates' report and nodded with satisfaction.
Since they had the 13% premium power, the acquisition of Ford Motor's shares has been much smoother. In just three days, they negotiated for 14% of the shares. They believed that in less than half a month, about or days, they could complete the task assigned by Zhang Weiguo.
Europe, Gallic Rooster.
"Mr. Weir, a 0.8% premium is too little. If you can raise the price a little, I can consider selling you my % Ford shares."
"Mr. Pierce, you can see that Ford's stock price is not ideal right now. I think you won't be able to find a higher buyer except us. If you can sign the contract today, we can make the decision privately and increase the purchase price by 1%."
After some bargaining, the two finally set the price at US$7.678 per share, which is percent higher than the current stock price.
"It's a pleasure working with you!" As Pierce signed the contract, a smile appeared on Will's (No. 2) face.
As long as they can deal with one and a few old guys, their mission will be accomplished. I believe that the boss will not reduce the bonus for their hard work!
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Three days later, Tang Hongren came to Zhang Weiguo's office again with documents.
"Boss, we have exceeded our target this time!"
Looking at the numbers displayed on the information, Zhang Weiguo said with satisfaction: "I know what you are planning. I will tell Lin Qing later that both the holiday and the bonus will not be reduced."
"Also, inform those team members to enjoy their vacation. There will be tasks for you in a week."
After hearing Zhang Weiguo's words, Tang Hongren left happily.
Now I can go back and announce the good news to my brothers.
Zhang Weiguo looked at the document showing 16.78% and his lips curled up slightly. Now Ford’s branch in Hong Kong Island would not be able to escape.