Lao Han's words made Bai Shuo and others smell something unusual.
"It seems there is something fishy about this call!" Cao An said softly.
Hans looked at Old Han doubtfully and asked: "Mr. Han, do you have any new ideas?"
Seeing that Bai Shuo and others were a little confused, Lao Han simply said directly: "To tell you the truth, we have made great progress in negotiations with the Auto Workers Union. They just expressed their willingness to make concessions and will hold 39% of GM in their original plan."
The shares have been reduced to 17.5%, so that we can use the 21.5% of the shares ceded by the union to negotiate with creditors. Now I am very confident that more than 90% of creditors will accept the previous restructuring plan."
Bai Shuo's eyes shrank, and he understood that what Lao Han was talking about was the restructuring plan that was previously promoted with the support of the US government. The most difficult aspect of this plan is that it requires bondholders to give up 27 billion yuan of debt in exchange for
After the reorganization, General Motors will hold 10% of its shares and require the support of 90% of its bondholders for its debt-for-equity swap plan. Therefore, it is considered an impossible task.
Now, if the Auto Workers union makes huge concessions and the interests of creditors are better guaranteed, it may not be certain that the restructuring plan will really achieve a major breakthrough.
However, in Bai Shuo's memory of future generations, General Motors' bankruptcy was a certainty. He didn't understand why such a huge change occurred. Could it be that his intervention changed something?
"I think I will also submit your plan to the board of directors as an alternative plan." Lao Han said.
Bai Shuo knew that it was impossible to talk to Lao Han again today, so he stood up and said: "It seems that Mr. Lao Han already has a plan in mind. Our plans have been almost discussed, and I don't think we will continue to discuss them today.
It’s necessary.”
Seeing Bai Shuo stand up, Lao Han also stood up: "It's a pity, but we may still have opportunities to cooperate. If Mr. Bai is interested, our company will sell some brands and production lines to him when we reorganize our business in the future.
You can do it too."
Seeing that Bai Shuo had no reaction, Lao Han thought that Bai Shuo did not agree with his proposal, so he added: "If Mr. Bai doesn't have this intention, then at least in the future, we at General Motors will still welcome him in the Chinese market.
Mr. Bai’s.”
Bai Shuo finally smiled slightly and said: "It's not that I'm not interested, I just think that maybe we don't have to wait so long. We may have a chance to cooperate this time. I hope to wait for the good news from you, Mr. Han."
Lao Han was stunned for a moment and immediately understood what Bai Shuo meant. Although he didn't think that the plan invested by Philode still had a chance to be implemented, he still said with a smile: "Mr. Bai is right, this reorganization
There is no chance that you will have any plans, and I look forward to cooperating with you."
Back at the hotel, Bai Shuo asked people to look around for news, but still didn't understand why such a change occurred.
After some discussions, even though it was already late at night in China, Bai Shuo still called Nangong Ming and informed him of the detailed process of the negotiation.
After listening to this, Nangong Ming told Bai Shuo that there were no mistakes in their negotiations this time, and that the pace was very precise. It should be said that they had basically achieved the expected goals. As for some unexpected situations, it is inevitable.
After some analysis, Nangong Ming concluded that even if such changes occurred, General Motors would eventually be unable to escape the fate of bankruptcy. He humorously told Bai Shuo that such a situation does not necessarily mean that General Motors has turned around. On the contrary, it may
It's a reflection of the past. When a company with a century-old heritage is dying, its rich heritage will most likely play some unexpected role.
After some analysis by Nangong Ming, Bai Shuo breathed a sigh of relief and asked Nangong Ming what to do next.
Nangong Ming thought about it and told Bai Shuo the word "wait". Waiting means that everything that should be done has been done, and there is no need to pay too much attention. Sometimes slowing down may lead to unexpected gains.
Bai Shuo was still a little impatient and asked Nangong Ming how long he wanted to wait.
Nangong Ming smiled and said: "There is a saying in our country that no one sheds tears until they see the coffin. Let's wait until the day they see the coffin."
…
The General Motors matter will not make any progress for the time being. Nangong Ming believes that since the other party is resistant to the participation of Chinese enterprises in the reorganization, it is better to simply make a gesture to keep Bai Shuo and others away from General Motors and show that they do not care.
Attitude.
Just two days later, there was an important meeting on the new science and technology city in Bagui Province, so Bai Shuo prepared to return to China first, leaving only Hans and his team in Detroit to continue to follow the developments of General Motors.
On this day, Bai Shuo and his party were going to have lunch and then take the afternoon flight back to China.
While they were dining, a group of more than ten people also poured into the restaurant. Three or four of them were obviously surrounded by people, and they obviously had a more noble status among this group of people.
At this time, the manager of the restaurant also personally came up and greeted the leading people very warmly. Judging from the manager's title, these people seemed to be experts and professors.
"They may be the experts and scholars who came to Detroit for inspection this time. It is said that a seminar on the development of manufacturing industry will be organized here in a few days." Hans explained to Bai Shuo.
"Seminar?" Bai Shuo thought for a moment: "If I'm not in a hurry to go back, I'd like to hear what they can discuss."
At this time, the leading experts had already found a place with a nice environment to sit down under the leadership of the manager. After they sat down, the rest of the people also found their own seats.
The manager personally ordered the dishes for everyone, and several experts began to chat, which happened to be about the current development of the manufacturing industry.
Bai Shuo and others had already finished eating, but after hearing the discussion of the experts, Bai Shuo had no intention of leaving. He asked the waiter to serve him a cup of black tea and slowly tasted it. Everyone knew what Bai Shuo meant and did not make any move.
During the discussion, we just mentioned that China's economic development is still very strong during this crisis, and the manufacturing industry is still developing well.
Among those experts and scholars was a Chinese professor named Tan. After hearing everyone’s opinions, he smiled disdainfully and said: “Under such circumstances, the expected economic growth target is to maintain 8%. Isn’t this a fantasy?
?Although I was also born in China, I am still not optimistic about such expectations."
"Oh? Then you are for China and it is impossible to achieve this year's goal?" asked another scholar.
"No!" Professor Tan said with certainty: "I believe this goal can be achieved... However, this is just a number. No one can verify these numbers. It is unknown how much water there is."
Everyone understood what Professor Tan meant and laughed.
"Bang!" After hearing Professor Tan's remarks, Bai Shuo put the tea cup heavily on the table and said angrily: "Humph! I thought he was such a great expert and scholar, but he turned out to be another fucking bear who has forgotten all the classics."
"Bear fuck?"
Seeing everyone's confusion, Bai Shuo briefly explained to everyone what happened at the Magic City Economic Forum.
Next, Professor Tan talked about a lot of disparaging remarks about China. In general, he thought that China's current development seemed stable, but many things were extremely untrue. He felt that China had many hidden things.
hidden dangers, and concluded that within a few years China would experience an unprecedented economic recession or even collapse.
Bai Shuo suddenly stood up.
Cao An looked at Bai Shuo nervously and whispered: "Brother Shuo, what are you going to do? This is Detroit."
Bai Shuo glanced at Cao An and adjusted his sleeves: "I'm going to the bathroom."
Bai Shuo naturally knew that Professor Tan's "worries" were not valid, but due to the environment and the purpose of his trip, he finally suppressed his anger and did not discuss it with him on the spot.
Coming out of the bathroom, Bai Shuo turned on the faucet and washed his hands. When he was about to leave, he noticed in the mirror that Professor Tan, who had just been giving a eloquent speech, had also come behind him.
Bai Shuo turned around and looked directly at Professor Tan, making the other person slightly stunned.
However, Bai Shuo didn't say much in the end, turned away his eyes, strode forward and passed Professor Tan...
"Bai Shuo?"
What Bai Shuo didn't expect was that Professor Tan suddenly called out his name. He immediately stopped and turned around to look at him in confusion.
Professor Tan smiled slightly: "You must be wondering why I recognize you."
"indeed."
"Your performance at the Magic City Economic Forum was wonderful..."
Bai Shuo suddenly said: "Haha, I didn't expect that some nonsense caught your attention, Professor Tan. I wonder if you can give me some advice?"
Professor Tan shook his head: "After that meeting, I paid special attention to you and learned about some of your deeds. But I am curious why you are here?"
"Haha, Professor, you can come here, why can't I come here?" Bai Shuo did not hide his disdain.
Professor Tan smiled: "I came here because I want to make an inspection of the current manufacturing situation. In addition, I will focus on discussing specific issues of several companies such as General Motors..."
Suddenly, Professor Tan seemed to realize something, and his face changed eagerly and asked: "You...you are not trying to take advantage of General Motors, are you?"
Although Bai Shuo was a little surprised at Professor Tan's accurate judgment, he did not show it at all.
"Haha... I don't have a specific purpose for this trip. I'm just here to find some opportunities. But even if I want to pursue General Motors' idea, it's not a bad idea."
Professor Tan sighed and said: "It's not the best. I want to advise you that young people should not be too ambitious. Even if a company like General Motors is in such decline, it is not something that Chinese companies can get involved in. Don't be too imaginative.
.”
Bai Shuo didn't want to reveal his plan, and he didn't want to get too entangled with Professor Tan, who worships foreigners. He sneered and said: "I'm sorry, I have booked a flight for a while and am going back to China. I won't talk to you anymore, Professor Tan."
Let’s chat. I wish you a happy life in the United States.”