"Don't be angry. Didn't you let it slip last time? At worst, I'll treat you to this meal!"
Tang Yijing looked helplessly at Tang Xiaoqi, who was cutting steak with a nonchalant expression across the dining table, feeling depressed.
"Is this a matter of money for a meal? Do you know how much damage your casual words may cause to your father and my work?
There are people with evergreen creatures present...
No need to ask, the other party must know our base price, so how can we negotiate?"
"Then you said it so casually on the phone, and I just mentioned it so casually. Who knew this was your lowest price?
Besides, is 10 billion a lot? I don’t think people will sell it..." Tang Xiaoqi muttered.
"Ten billion is not much? You girl has only been back to China for two days, but your tone is much louder!
By the way, I haven't asked you yet, what company did you join? There are so many world-class companies on the other side of the ocean, but you chose a small company that was just established in China.
Aren't you kidding about your career future? Do you want to make your dad angry to death?"
"I'm not kidding, I decided to join Bai Yeji after careful consideration!"
"You..." Tang Yijing was about to continue persuading him, but was suddenly stunned for a moment.
"Wait! What was the name of the company you just mentioned?"
Tang Xiaoqi threw a piece of beef into her mouth, "Bai Yeji! What, Dad, have you heard of it?"
Tang Yijing hesitated for a moment and asked with some uncertainty, "Is it the Baiyeji company that the senior director of Evergreen Biotechnology just invested in?"
"Hehe! That's the one. It seems that you did your homework well, Dad. Yes, the one you want to buy is Bai Yeji's holding company!"
Tang Xiaoqi leaned forward with a mysterious look and lowered her voice.
"Dad, I am your daughter, so I will tell you the truth quietly. This Baiyeji company is no ordinary company. With your 10 billion, not to mention buying Evergreen Biotech, even buying Baiyeji, I think it is enough!"
"Are you kidding me? Just a newly established company with a lot of debts, and you want to be worth 10 billion?" Tang Yijing scoffed.
"I know you don't believe it!" Tang Xiaoqi curled her lips and refused to explain, concentrating on food.
Tang Yijing looked at his daughter and suddenly came back to his senses.
"So...you are now considered an associate employee of Evergreen Biotech? No wonder!
I said that this girl who is usually so smart, why did she speak so openly last time? Didn’t you just mention it casually? Did you mean to let the other person hear it?"
"Well……"
Tang Xiaoqi stuck out her tongue after being told this.
"You've only been working for a few days and your elbow turned outward?" Tang Yijing stared at her.
"My elbows are facing inward. If a company like Bai Yeji is really bought by Gao Sheng, it will definitely be a big loss for our country!
Besides, it’s impossible for you capitalists to succeed in the acquisition anyway..."
Tang Xiaoqi stuffed a piece of beef into her mouth, feeling a little proud.
Tang Yijing looked at his daughter with some doubts, knowing that she would not let her go without any care.
"Then what's so special about Bai Yeji that makes you have such a high evaluation?"
"Then I can't say that we are in two camps now."
Tang Yijing: "..."
I feel like I raised this girl in vain...
"You chose to stay... really there is no other reason?"
"What other reason could there be?" Tang Xiaoqi swallowed the beef in her mouth and picked up the red wine on the table.
"Like that Zheng Wan?"
"Pfft~cough!"
Tang Xiaoqi quickly took a tissue and wiped the wine stains on the corners of her mouth. She didn't know if it was because of drinking, but her face was a little rosy.
"Ahem! What are you talking about? What does it have to do with...what does it have to do with him! Our relationship is just an ordinary senior sister and younger brother. He is not my type. Besides, we have only met a few times...cough!
"
Realizing that he seemed to have said too much, he quickly drank some water to hide his embarrassment.
"Ordinary junior? An ordinary junior can stand in front of you without hesitation?" Tang Yijing half-smiled.
"Who... who knows where he made the mistake? Anyway, we have nothing to do with each other. Others are still on my communication blacklist!"
"Ding~"
At this moment, a message suddenly came from Tang Xiaoqi's cell phone placed on the table.
She glanced at the message and quickly put it away with some guilt.
"Who?"
"Ahem! No one, just an ordinary friend."
Looking at Tang Xiaoqi with erratic eyes, Tang Yijing didn't criticize her and said with a smile.
"Well... that young man is quite good, he can still stand up in such dangerous situations.
The family background is not bad, and the two families are well matched. If it were him, I would not object..."
"That's enough for you, one or two of you. Are you afraid that I won't be able to get married?" Tang Xiaoqi said angrily.
"Okay, okay, you make your own decisions."
Tang Yijing smiled, but his eyes were a little deep.
Gao Yuan might not think too much about a photo of herself and Professor Zheng walking together closely, but if their children couldn't tell each other...
Haha! Then there must be a big question mark over Professor Zheng’s loyalty in the other party’s heart, right?
I could do some writing...
"Ding~" Just as he was thinking about it, a message suddenly came to his phone. He clicked it and saw that it was from Tang Yun.
After reading the content inside, Tang Yijing couldn't help but smile proudly.
He flashed his cell phone towards Tang Xiaoqi.
"Haha! Look, the senior executive has agreed to meet. No one can refuse such an offer."
Tang Xiaoqi glanced at him and rolled her eyes.
"Hey! How about we make a bet on whether your 10 billion will be rejected.
I win, I can work wherever I want and you are not allowed to interfere, how about that?"
"Xiao Qi, you may have opportunities in normal times, but this is my professional field!" Tang Yijing smiled confidently.
"Just tell me whether you want to bet or not!"
"okay!"
After the two had lunch and put Tang Xiaoqi in a taxi to leave, Tang Yijing took out his mobile phone and made an international call.
"Hey! Mr. John, um! The other party has agreed to meet,... Haha! Okay, don't worry, we will definitely give you a satisfactory result..."
…
That afternoon, Tang Yijing met Gao Yuan in the reception room of Evergreen Biotechnology...
"Director Gao, I heard Professor Zheng mention you when I was in the North Country, and I have admired you for a long time. I didn't expect you to be younger than I thought."
"Mr. Tang, thank you for the award. I have been admiring Gaosheng Group for a long time."
Tang Yijing and Gao Yuan complimented each other while sizing each other up.
As a business rival, Tang Yijing naturally investigated Gao Yuan herself.
Tang Yijing did not dare to underestimate this business woman who could rise rapidly in a short period of time.
Of course, Gao Yuan did not give in too much.
Tang Yijing's information had already been collected on her head.
Judging from the information, Tang Yun and Tang Yijing are from the same hometown. Tang Yijing's family background was not very good when he was young, so he tried his best to change his destiny.
I studied hard, got into college with excellent grades, and sharpened my brains to join a top investment bank...
In the eyes of outsiders, Tang Yijing almost hits the ceiling of workers, a living inspirational drama.
In Gao Yuan's eyes, elites from poor families often have a common problem...interest comes first!
That is the so-called refined egoist.
Gao Yuan doesn't have many negative feelings towards Tang Yijing.
After all, children from poor families do it in order to get into positions and succeed.
It takes almost everything you can give...
"Haha! What we Gao Sheng admire the most are outstanding entrepreneurs in the high-tech field like you.
Only if Evergreen Biotech continues to make breakthroughs in new fields can the world's future hope lie. Our group is very optimistic about the future of Evergreen Biotech.
I believe Professor Zheng has already mentioned the investment to Director Gao, right?" Tang Yijing said.
Gao Yuan nodded and said directly.
"Yes, I have heard about it, but I'm sorry, our company has no plans to sell shares in the near future."
Tang Yijing was stunned for a moment, thinking that Gao Yuan was retreating in order to continue raising the price, so he said politely.
"Director Gao, with all due respect, your company seems to have borrowed a loan of several billion not long ago, and it was on a high-interest lending platform, so the asset and liability situation is not particularly optimistic.
In this case, it is a normal and sound strategy to introduce external funds to mitigate operational risks, right?”
"Oh? Mr. Tang seems to know a lot about our company." Gao Yuan gave the other party a meaningful look.
Tang Yijing nodded calmly.
"Of course, we have a professional asset appraisal team. Since we want to cooperate, we naturally conducted a detailed appraisal of Evergreen Biotech."
For capital giants like Gao Sheng, business intelligence networks are all over the world, and China is no exception, so the capital market has almost no secrets for them.
They have basically investigated the operation and debt situation of Evergreen Biotech.
"Dr. Gao, I hope you can understand that 10 billion is a high premium globally."
"Yes! I admit this, but I still say the same thing. We have no plans to sell the company at the moment."
Seeing Gao Yuan's firm tone, Tang Yijing was stunned.
This seems a little different from the script he expected?
An evergreen biological product is currently worth at most 3 billion, and it was acquired at a premium of more than three times. How come some people are dismissive of it?
"However... although I have no intention of selling my shares, it does not mean that we have no opportunities for cooperation."
"oh?"
Tang Yijing's eyes lit up.
"But" came as expected. I am not afraid that you will make conditions, but I am afraid that you will not make conditions!
"Appreciate further details!"
"Haha! Mr. Tang just said something right, that is, our company is really short of money recently, so we are planning to issue a corporate bond.
Gaosheng Group has abundant funds, if you are willing to buy some, we can give you a generous return rate..."
Tang Yijing: "..."
He was speechless.
After working on it for a long time, do you want to borrow money from us?
Well, that's fine if the business is healthy, but you don't even look at your balance sheet!
Apart from the two biotechnology patents in your hands, what else do you have left after deducting the liabilities?
You are so heavily in debt, and you still want to borrow money?
I have seen real estate companies borrowing crazy amounts of money, but I have never seen high-tech companies so hungry for debt...
Looking at the smiling eyes of the senior executive in front of him, Tang Yijing always felt strange in his heart.
I am obviously here to discuss acquisitions, but why do I feel like the other party is looking at a fat sheep that has been delivered to my door...
"What? Didn't Mr. Tang just say that he is very optimistic about the future of our Evergreen Biotechnology? Isn't this also a good way to invest?"
"This..." Tang Yijing coughed dryly.
"Of course we are optimistic about it, but instead of buying shares, we are buying corporate bonds. This is not in line with our original plan. I'm afraid we still need to apply to the group."
"It doesn't matter, we are not in a hurry, and we have enough patience to wait for your good news, Mr. Tang." Gao Yuan said with a smile.
Tang Yijing saw that Gao Yuan was determined not to sell his shares and that his goal could not be achieved for the time being. After thinking about it, he could only settle for the next best thing...
"Director Gao, of course we can discuss the purchase of your company's corporate bonds, but as far as we know, your company seems to have a high-risk project in the pipeline.
I'm afraid the group may have some concerns about this."
"Oh? Which project?" Gao Yuan looked at each other.
"Bincheng Shipyard!"
"Yes!" Gao Yuan nodded without surprise, as if waiting for his next words.
"As far as I know, Bai Yeji, who invested heavily in Evergreen Biotech, not only took a stake in the Bincheng Shipyard, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, but also spent huge sums of money to buy eight giant oil tankers that currently have no market at all.
With the current oil tanker market, such a high-risk project is very likely to cause huge losses. No matter which company it is placed in, I am afraid that it will not dare to accept your corporate debt without any concerns."
Tang Yijing is telling the truth. Not to mention investment banks like Gao Sheng, even Xu Group and other local Sioux City companies are all looking at the "investment jokes" of Evergreen Biotech and Bai Yeji.
In the eyes of everyone, the "Bincheng Shipyard" project is definitely the biggest disaster in Evergreen Biotech's business operations, and there is no telling when it will explode.
How could anyone dare to buy the debt of a company that is about to go bankrupt in everyone's eyes?
"Well! Mr. Tang is right, your concerns are completely reasonable.
It's a pity, it seems that there are no opportunities for cooperation between the two of us for the time being." Gao Yuan said with some regret.
Seeing that the fire was almost done, Tang Yijing made a thoughtful expression and continued after a moment.
"Director Gao, as a Chinese and with Tang Yun's relationship, I am actually very willing to help your company reach cooperation with our group.
After in-depth research on your company, if Director Gao is willing, I have a compromise plan here."
"Oh? What plan?" Gao Yuan looked at the other party.
"In my opinion, your company's biggest risk right now is the eight oil tankers. As long as these oil tankers can be disposed of at a low price, your company's financial situation will be greatly improved.
By then, whether it is corporate bonds or other financing, everything will naturally be easily discussed."
emm…
8 tankers…
Gao Yuan looked at the other party, her eyes suddenly became meaningful...