The next morning, the Avon Group's board of directors officially convened.
At ten o'clock sharp, Lin Qingya quickly walked into the conference room with her secretary Qiuye. At this time, the conference room was already full of people. Lin Qingya glanced at it and saw that all the shareholders of Avon Group, large and small, had arrived.
After walking to the front of the oval conference table, she first said hello to the two major shareholders on the left and right sides. The one on the left was He Wei's father, He Zhendong. The one on the right was also Lin Qingya's father, Lin Zhiyuan, and He Zhiyuan.
The veteran who co-founded the Avon Group with Zhendong is named Chen Shangnian.
Chen Shangnian is in his early fifties and has never been married. He is different from Lin Zhiyuan's sophistication and He Zhendong's deep introversion. He is well-spoken and pays great attention to maintenance, so he looks only in his forties and looks very young. In addition,
The one above was meant to be elegant and personable, so he had one young girlfriend after another, all of whom were very romantic and chic.
In addition, because he, He Zhendong and Lin Zhiyuan are all veteran figures who founded the company, the three of them together account for more than 80% of the company's shares. Therefore, although there are many people participating in today's board of directors, in fact,
In the end, besides Lin Qingya, the only ones with the final decision-making power are He Zhendong and Chen Shangnian.
Seeing Lin Qingya, Chen Shangnian smiled and joked: "Qingya, you have become more and more beautiful recently. I heard that falling in love can make a woman more and more beautiful. Have you secretly fallen in love without telling us?"
The news that Lin Qingya and Qin Hai are engaged is no longer a secret to He Zhendong and Chen Shangnian, but this matter has not yet been announced to the public. Chen Shangnian said this, on the one hand, he used this topic to make a little joke on Lin Qingya and adjust it.
The atmosphere in the conference room, on the other hand, can be considered as a warm-up for Lin Qingya in advance. After all, Lin Qingya's engagement will be announced one day. Now, mentioning it in front of a group of shareholders can be considered as a first step.
Let everyone know.
Of course Lin Qingya knew Chen Shangnian's intentions, and she also knew that Chen Shangnian was doing it for her own good.
She smiled and said: "Uncle Chen, please don't talk about me. I heard that you have recently made a very beautiful girlfriend. You should be able to help me find an aunt this time, right?"
Chen Shangnian laughed, stroked his shiny hair and said with a smile: "Don't worry about me. When the day comes, you will naturally know."
He Zhendong, who was on the opposite side, also smiled and said: "Qing Ya, don't worry about him. This guy has been playing for a lifetime and has been distracted for a long time. He probably will never get married again in this life. You are different. You are still young. The company's affairs
Although you are very busy, don’t delay your own affairs, and get in touch with the right person if you find one.”
Lin Qingya was very grateful to He Zhendong and Chen Shangnian for their care, nodded and smiled: "Thank you, Uncle He, I will pay attention to it."
At this time, Qiuye had already distributed today's meeting materials to all shareholders present.
Lin Qingya glanced at it and said: "Today's temporary board of directors was convened at my request. There is only one topic discussed, and that is whether the acquisition of AutoNavi Group should continue. The main situations are all written in the meeting materials.
It’s very detailed. You can take a look. Yesterday, Sigma announced
We said that several investment companies have withdrawn from this acquisition plan due to their own problems. If we want to continue this acquisition, we need to take over all the shares planned by those investment companies and wait until
Contact new investors and we can free up capital."
Chen Shangnian flipped through the meeting materials and asked: "If we fund it, how much money will be needed?"
"I calculated it and found that it would cost about one billion U.S. dollars." Lin Qingya said.
"So much?" Chen Shangnian frowned, "This is ten times what we planned."
Lin Qingya nodded and said, "Yes, it has far exceeded our budget, but if we want to complete this acquisition, this is the only way. Amap is urging us to complete the acquisition within a week.
Otherwise we will look for new investors."
He Zhendong pondered: "Does the company have so much cash in its account?"
"Because we are preparing to participate in the project in Binjiang New Area, the company's accounts now have relatively sufficient funds. We can also seek bank loans for the insufficient part. The problem is not too big."
Chen Shangnian frowned, "Then if we fully participate in this acquisition, we will have to give up the Binjiang New District project."
Lin Qingya nodded: "Yes, if we decide to acquire AutoNavi Group, we will not be able to launch other large-scale projects for at least a month. However, as far as I know, the project in Binjiang New Area is too extensive, and the city is now
Internal discussions are still ongoing, and it is unlikely that a formal external tender will be issued for the time being, so we still have hope."
At this time, a small shareholder asked: "Those investment companies suddenly decided to withdraw from the acquisition, is it because there are some problems with this acquisition? For example, AutoNavi Group is actually not as good as we expected."
Lin Qingya nodded and said: "This is exactly what I am worried about. Although AutoNavi Group is well-known and we have sent people to inspect it during this period, our understanding of this company is definitely not as good as those of professional investment companies abroad.
, we still don’t know whether their sudden withdrawal was because they sensed the hidden dangers in this investment.”
He Zhendong, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly coughed and said, "Qingya, what did Sigma say?"
"They are very optimistic about this acquisition, so they very much hope that we can fund this acquisition plan," Lin Qingya said.
He Zhendong nodded and smiled: "I heard that there is a vice president at Sigma named Laura. She is a friend you met when you were studying abroad. We have always had a good relationship with you. With this relationship,
She probably won't lie to you. Since they are optimistic about it, this acquisition shouldn't be a big problem."
Lin Qingya took a deep look at He Zhendong and smiled: "I think so too, but the personal relationship between Laura and I cannot be used as a basis for the company's major decisions. I still hope that everyone can make a decision after collective discussion.
."
He Zhendong smiled and said: "Qingya, in fact, everyone has seen your hard work and performance in the past two years. Every major decision you made was correct in the end. I believe this time will be no exception. Don't do it because of labor."
You are a good friend, and everyone trusts you very much."
Lin Qingya smiled and said: "Thank you Uncle He, and thank you everyone for trusting me, but this time is different from before, so I still hope everyone can express their opinions. Of course, personally, I also agree
To continue to complete this acquisition plan, although the funds required in the short term are very large, this is a very rare opportunity. AutoNavi Group
It is a very high-quality company. The reason why it is on the verge of bankruptcy is mainly due to the economic recession in Europe and their serious mistakes in decision-making. If we take over, with the help of our domestic high-quality resources, I believe we can be in a very short period of time.
Earning profits within a short period of time is likely to be a milestone development opportunity for our company."