When such a problem occurs within the company, you don’t need to ask to know that it is the work team that John dispatched inside the company. However, there is another point. As the number of employees in Jiafeng increases, and as the middle management gains a firm foothold, internal interests are formed.
Faction, this situation is also normal.
How many large companies eventually died not from external forces, but from internal struggles.
Along the way, building a business empire based on multiple dimensions such as terminal products, business models, industrial manufacturing, and core technologies is more difficult than Lu Feng imagined, especially in terms of core technologies, which involve international competition.
in the core disputes between major powers.
This cannot be resisted by one person or a company.
Lu Feng didn't know much about the positioning of various countries in the world in the 1990s. This was his shortcoming. After all, he was just a businessman in his last life, and he was a 'small businessman' who was unlikely to achieve this level.
He thought that he could at least control a relatively low-end chip industry chain, rely on the prosperity of the domestic market, make money from other products, subsidize chip development, and win in more than ten years.
Who would have thought Europe could be so coward!!!
As time went on, Jiafeng set the location of the board meeting in a five-star hotel to facilitate the major shareholders to stay and hold meetings. With the arrival of some small shareholders, it became lively.
On December 15th, as a private plane landed at the airport, the cabin door opened, and John walked out accompanied by several people. He looked back at the Boeing 737 and said to the people around him: "It's so good.
I give out a gift and hope to get some substantial rewards in return.”
"In the current situation, he knows better than you that maximizing personal interests is the best choice." said the person next to him.
John nodded slightly, agreeing with this statement. In John's eyes, Jiafeng's future is certain. As the most prominent Chinese company, it is most appropriate to be used for surgery in the current international situation.
So in John’s eyes, if we don’t talk about the future now, let’s talk about money!
Half an hour later, Lu Feng received a call and John invited him to have lunch together.
Lu Feng hung up the phone, went out and drove straight to the agreed hotel. When they arrived, John and his party had just booked a private room. John saw a smile on Lu Feng's face and walked forward and said, "Long time no see. This
Once I took advantage of you and came here on a private plane."
"I didn't say I would definitely accept your flight." Lu Feng held his hand and said, "Recently I heard that some shareholding management members within the group are making trouble. Do you know about this?"
"What's wrong? Is it affecting performance?" John took a deep breath and said: "The bigger the company is, the more troublesome it will be in internal management. Where are we now? According to the development of international large companies, it is best to introduce advanced technology
Management philosophy and management team.”
"Tsk!" Lu Feng slapped his lips and said, "If you don't sell it directly, you don't have to worry about anything."
"Hahahaha, this is a solution." John said without any hesitation.
"It can be seen that you are still not very satisfied with the investment in Jiafeng. I have worked hard to achieve results in the past two years, but I still cannot win the confidence of investors." Lu Feng stared at him and said.
"The times are vast and cannot be undone by human effort. If you are a European, Schroeder will definitely support you." John said sincerely.
"Yes, the times are so great. You don't think it's okay before the show starts." Lu Feng didn't want to discuss these things with him, so he said, "Let's eat."
In the private room, as soon as he sat down, John shared with Lu Feng several important meetings in Europe in the second half of the year. As a large consortium, Schroders Group was able to find out the topics and negotiation results of some important meetings.
Americans went to Europe relatively quickly in the second half of the year, even threatening and coaxing them. It can be summed up in two words: blockade!
John said these things at the dinner table just to let Lu Feng see the formality clearly. He put down the chopsticks in his hand and said, "Do you pay attention to the military based on your strength?"
"If you don't pay attention, you don't have time." Lu Feng said casually.
"Then you know how many warships have sailed here in the past six months, how many military bases there are around, the attitude of those international banks towards you in the second half of this year, and the top international industry associations, not to mention chips and semiconductors, heavy industry
The installed machines have now been completely blocked, including large shield machines, heavy-duty gantry cranes, high-end machine tools, and various machine tools known as 'industrial mother machines.'" John said seriously to Lu Feng: "It's like you are craving for
A series of lithography machine industry lines, in the face of absolute strength, the country will look very small, let alone enterprises, or even individuals."
"So you surrendered?" Lu Feng raised his head and stared at him and asked.
"No, no, no, it's not surrender, it's your words. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. We need to live and live happily, and we need money." John explained.
"It seems that we two need different things." Lu Feng said solemnly.
"Then what do you need?" John was a little curious. Is there anyone in this world who doesn't need money?
"I need a future!!"
John didn't know what to say. He just raised his eyebrows, picked up the chopsticks again, and ate for a while before speaking: "If you lose the West, there really is no future. You can go and look at other countries in the world. Your economy is now
We just got up a little bit, maybe this is the peak, there is no market for such an economy."
"It's not up to you whether there is a market or not. Since you have identified it, well, we can buy back your equity and return the US$2 billion you previously invested." Lu Feng asked: "How about it?
"
John shrugged his shoulders, feeling like he was listening to a joke, and said: "Well, you still have 10% of the equity. This time the board of directors meeting can set a dividend. After you take a sum of money, that frame will
I’ll send you a private jet, and we’ll pay another $500 million to acquire your equity.”
"Then what? Jiafeng is like a baby now. You want to sell this baby to the United States and then drown it in a basin, right?" Lu Feng stared at him and said in a deep voice.
"But in a family like this, it won't grow up at all. Changing it into money is the most suitable way for you now." John said solemnly.
"I won't sell it!!" Lu Feng patted the table slightly with his hand and said, "I can never sell it!"
"This cannot be transferred by your willpower. You can wait until the international situation is better, use money to create another company, and wait until the United States allows you to recruit talents there, develop R&D centers, and cooperate with Intel.
It’s not too late for you to start cooperating with companies like Texas Instruments.” John advised: “You need to understand the powerful relationships in the world.”
"I know that bringing in capital and reducing one's equity will cause the company to lose control. They say that bringing in capital is attracting a wolf into the house, but I didn't expect that what I brought in was not a wolf." Lu Feng looked at him and sneered, "It's a pig!"
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"What did you say?" John was completely annoyed by Lu Feng and slapped the table with his hand and yelled loudly.
"I said you don't have the guts. When the whole world is not optimistic about us, if we succeed, the benefits we get will increase many times. Aren't you just gambling on profits? High risks, high returns." Lu Feng said.
Talk to him.
John looked at him and snorted, and said: "I'm not a fool. If you don't agree, then I believe you will agree to it at next year's board meeting."
"I'm full. I have something to do in the afternoon. Let's go first." Lu Feng picked up the towel on the table, wiped his mouth, threw it on the table, stood up and left.
John was not surprised at all by Lu Feng's reaction, and they did not expect that things would change so quickly. International affairs could change at any time.
This was not John's personal intention, but the company's intention. As for whose advice such a huge global financial enterprise listens to, I think it is self-evident.
Everything in this world requires a stance. Business is never neutral. Even art cannot be neutral, let alone business.
John said to the man in his forties brought next to him: "I think you should serve as the group affairs director this year. I don't want to irritate him too directly. The main thing is to see the voting results of the board of directors this year."
John is very aware of Lu Feng's control over Jiafeng. If he wants to gain a foothold in the company, he must break up this control. Even if Lu Feng has seemingly withdrawn from management, John thinks it is still not enough. He should cash out his equity and go to the company.
Spend money, go on vacation.
In the afternoon, around three o'clock, Lu Feng sat at home without saying a word. Judging from the current situation, it would be best to find a sum of funds to bring in the Schroders Group, but with two billion US dollars of funds,
It’s impossible to find it in the country, unless it’s funded by the state.
Now even some provinces don’t have that much money.
After thinking about it, Lu Feng still felt that he needed to stabilize his side, so he picked up the phone and called Feng Zhiyao. After the call was connected, the person on the other end asked in a businesslike tone: "I'm Feng Zhiyao, who are you?
"
"It's me, Lu Feng."
"Brother Feng? Why did you remember to call me?" Feng Zhiyao said with a hint of surprise.
"I have been busy for the past six months. I have some free time this year, so I just wanted to ask how you are doing. Are you feeling better?" Lu Feng asked.
"It's getting worse and worse in the second half of the year. Now I'm living in the hospital. I'll just have to endure it. I'm so old." Feng Zhiyao's voice was full of helplessness, as if he had already accepted the outcome.
"It will get better. Don't worry too much. There will be a board meeting soon. Who will your company send this year?" Lu Feng asked.
"It's just me. I forgot to tell you. I have already booked my boat ticket for tomorrow. I can arrive at the port at 10:30 in the morning. I have been getting busier and busier at work in the past six months. I just want to have a meal and have a good chat with you.
"Feng Zhiyao looked slightly excited on the phone.
It can be felt that he has grown a lot in the past six months, and his words have become more stable.
"Okay, I will drive to pick you up tomorrow." Lu Feng said happily.