"Boss, this is an invitation from Samsung Lee Byung-cheol, inviting you to attend a dinner at his mansion tonight!"
Feng Jing was the accompanying secretary who came to South Korea with Chu Huan this time. At this time, she came to the study room of Chu Huan's hotel room with an invitation.
"This is already the third invitation today!"
After Feng Jing placed the invitation on the table, she preached to Chu Huan.
Last night, Chu Huan was bumped into by Zheng Mengjiu at Quan Douhuan's private club, and today, people from several major chaebols in South Korea sent invitations to Chu Huan for a meeting!
Chu Huan picked up the invitation, flipped through it casually, and asked Feng Jing, "How is the company's business in South Korea?"
After Feng Jing followed Chu Huan to South Korea, she did not accompany Chu Huan to meet Quan Douhuan, but went directly to Jiaku's headquarters in South Korea.
Feng Jing said, "The company's situation is all good. At the beginning, it did suffer from some unfair competition. However, after Zheng Zhouyong apologized to you, everything that followed was normal business competition!"
"
Chu Huan nodded. Facing normal business competition, Chu Huan was not worried at all.
"How did the investigation go when you were asked to investigate?" Chu Huan continued to ask Feng Jing.
Feng Jing nodded and said, "The investigation has been completed. We are sorting out the documents now. In the afternoon, we will send you the specific information about Dongming Timber!"
Chu Huan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Although it is South Korea's Sun Investment that acquired Dongming Timber this time, the company wants to invest in Busan Bank after all. In addition, Park Zhenxing does not have that many manpower, so Ming Ming
On the surface, it is Sun Investment’s acquisition of Dongming Timber, but in fact it is South Korea’s Jiaku’s acquisition of Dongming Timber, so we must handle it well in terms of manpower!”
"Understood!" Feng Jing nodded and said, "I have handed over the list of some talents who need to be mobilized to Mr. Li. After he finishes the screening, he should present you with the final list. In addition, we are also based on the list of South Koreans and Xiangjiang people.
The screening process is conducted at a ratio of 8:2. Although South Koreans have an advantage in terms of numbers, in important positions, we Xiangjiang people account for a greater proportion!"
In fact, the first problem faced by any enterprise in the acquisition is always the personnel problem.
This was the case when Chu Huan acquired Hehe International-Wheelock, it was the same when it acquired Jardine and Land, and it is the same now when it acquires Dongming Timber.
There are more South Koreans. This is to ensure that people in South Korea have the impression that this is still a South Korean company, but people from Xiangjiang occupy more important positions. That is because Chu Huan does not completely believe in Park Zhenxing, and at the same time he does not
Completely trust those South Koreans!
"Very good, you did a good job on this matter!"
Chu Huan gave a positive reply to the work of Feng Jing and others.
Feng Jing also thanked Chu Huan, and then asked Chu Huan, "Boss, with these invitations, whose dinner are you going to attend?"
"Write a reply to the other two families. You arrange time in the past two days and I will meet with them separately. In addition, if you reply to Zheng Zhouyong, say that I will go to his mansion on time tonight to meet with him!"
Feng Jing was a little surprised by Chu Huan's arrangement. She originally thought that Chu Huan would meet with Samsung's Li Bingzhe first. After all, according to Jiaku's business analysis of South Korea, although the two chaebols, Samsung and Hyundai, have great potential,
, but they are more optimistic about Samsung’s future development…
What's more, Chu Huan had an unpleasant experience with Zheng Zhouyong of Hyundai Group, but he never expected that Chu Huan would be the first to meet Zheng Zhouyong!
Faced with Feng Jing's confusion, Chu Huan just smiled and said nothing, "Just go and get ready!"
"yes!"
That night, Chu Huan took a car to Zheng Zhouyong's mansion, and Zheng Zhouyong obviously attached great importance to Chu Huan's arrival. Not only Zheng Zhouyong, but also his three most outstanding sons, the second son Zheng Mengjiu, the fifth son Zheng Mengxian,
The sixth son, Zheng Mengzhun, was also present.
"President Zheng, this is too grand. I'm just here for a vacation in South Korea. I can't do anything like this!"
After meeting Zheng Zhouyong
Chu Huan hugged Zheng Zhouyong with a smile on his face.
Zheng Zhouyong also said enthusiastically, "Yes, Chairman Chu finally came to South Korea, and I will definitely do my best to show my kindness as a landlord!"
Looking at the enthusiasm between the two of them, it didn't look like they had ever had the experience of fighting to the death.
After inviting Chu Huan to sit down, Zheng Zhouyong continued to ask Chu Huan enthusiastically, "Isn't it true that Director Chu's visit to South Korea is not just for tourism?"
This morning, after Zheng Zhouyong learned from Zheng Mengjiu that Chu Huan had come to Seoul and was received by Quan Zaiguo personally, he didn't speak for a long time. After waiting for more than an hour, Zheng Zhouyong ordered Zheng Mengjiu to send an invitation to Chu Huan.
, invite Chu Huan to be a guest at home tonight.
Chu Huan smiled and said, "Nothing can be hidden from President Zheng. With the help of President Zheng, Jiaku's business in South Korea is on the right track. I also came here specially to see the situation here."
Although there is nothing wrong with this reason, Zheng Zhouyong still feels that it is a bit strange for Chu Huan to come over at this time. After all, the situation in South Korea is not very stable now. The most important thing is, when did Chu Huan have such a good relationship with Quan Douhuan?
Already?
But Zheng Zhouyong had no way to ask Chu Huan about these matters, so he could only investigate slowly.
"I haven't congratulated Chairman Chu yet. The acquisition of Jardine Matheson and Land in Xiangjiang was really admirable and greatly boosted the morale of us Asians!"
Zheng Zhouyong has been paying attention to Chu Huan's situation, hoping to find an opportunity to deal with Chu Huan properly and avenge his humiliation back then.
But Chu Huan's business is developing like a rocket. Not only is the business in Xiangjiang getting bigger and bigger, but last year, it even acquired Jardine Matheson, the original No. 1 consortium in Xiangjiang!
Such a result will definitely not make Zheng Zhouyong happy!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Chu Huan smiled and said, "It's just good luck. I haven't congratulated Chairman Zheng yet. I heard that your company has connected with Saudi Arabia. It seems that in the future
The construction of Saudi Arabia is inseparable from the support of Chairman Chung’s Hyundai Group!”
As mentioned before, although Hyundai Group is most famous for Hyundai Motors, in fact, Hyundai Group made its fortune more in construction projects.
Nowadays, Hyundai's construction companies have already left South Korea and have begun to undertake projects in many places.
Saudi Arabia is also one of their potential customers.
"It's just doing some things that others don't want to do. It's not as good as your business in Xiangjiang, Director Chu." Zheng Zhouyong said modestly, "By the way, Director Chu, you are here this time. There is something you want to find."
Please ask around.”…
Chu Huan smiled and said, "If President Zheng has anything to say, just ask!"
Zheng Zhouyong asked, "I heard that HSBC Bank in Hong Kong intends to rebuild their headquarters building. I wonder if you, Director Chu, have heard about this!"
Although HSBC is currently undecided between leaving Hong Kong and staying in Hong Kong, the reconstruction of their headquarters building has indeed been put on the agenda.
Chu Huan nodded and said, "I have indeed heard some such rumors. Does President Zheng have any ideas?"
Zheng Zhouyong laughed and said, "Well, I'm just asking, who can compete with Chairman Chu's Kinmen Building and Madam Chu's Gonghe Building for this project in Xiangjiang!"
At that time, Cao Yunshang saw more and more land under the name of Zhulu Real Estate, so in order to develop better, Cao Yunshang proposed to acquire a construction company. At that time, it was Lu Xiaopei's Gonghe Construction that was chosen. Later, this construction company was indeed acquired.
Cao Yunshang acquired it.
Then last year, after Chinese Real Estate completed the acquisition of Jardine and Land, their largest construction company in Xiangjiang, Kinmen Construction, naturally became Chu Huan's industry.
In fact, in another time and space, HSBC did decide to rebuild their HSBC Building this year. As soon as this plan came out, it immediately attracted the attention of many construction companies, and Zheng Zhouyong's construction company also went out to bid.
But in the end it was Lu Xiaopei’s Gonghe Architecture that won the project!
"Is it fair competition for everyone?" Chu Huan said with a smile, "And to be honest, we
The company already has enough projects on its own now, and there are also tens of billions of apartment projects in progress, so neither Kinmen Construction nor Gonghe Construction actually has much energy to participate in the bidding for the HSBC Building this time!
"
This is not because Chu Huan is being modest or hiding something, this is true.
Nowadays, all the projects of Zhulu Real Estate, Hehe International-Wheelock, Jardine, and Land are basically covered by Kinmen Construction and Gonghe Construction. Nowadays, the workload of these two construction companies is actually at full load.
Already.
For others, winning the HSBC new building project is a good project, but for these two companies, it is indeed a dispensable thing.
After listening to this, Zheng Zhouyong's eyes suddenly lit up. Although Hyundai Group is South Korea's top chaebol, there is still a big gap between it and Chu Huan's companies.
The most important thing is that relying on HSBC's reputation, the construction company does not have to worry about defaulting on project payment in this matter.
Then this project has become a project for many companies to withdraw funds.
The same is true for Hyundai Group. The only strong point of their situation compared with Dongming Timber is that their current operating conditions are quite good and there is no problem with cash flow. However, this is only compared to other companies in South Korea.
In fact, they relied on many financial groups in South Korea and basically lived on loans. In order to promote the economic development of South Korea, Rhee Syngman and Park Chung-hee thought of relying on the strength of the whole country to provide some
The international consortium came out to improve South Korea's economic development...
The idea is good, but the actual situation has been seen by later generations. These consortiums have only enriched themselves.
But it’s impossible for their money to be deposited in the bank, so they spend it all on purchases. In fact, they don’t have much cash flow!
In another time and space, the total project cost of HSBC's new building was HK$5.5 billion. Although there are many commercial buildings in Hong Kong that are higher than HSBC, in terms of cost alone, there is no way to compare with HSBC.
The Hua Guo Bank Tower, completed in 1989, was the tallest building in Hong Kong at the time (70 floors high) and the fifth tallest building in the world at the time. However, the construction cost of the entire Hua Kuo Bank Tower was only HK$1.3 billion.
However, Gonghe Construction did not completely acquire all the projects of the HSBC New Building, but was only responsible for the construction management of the site. However, just by doing so, Gonghe Construction gained a profit of HK$75 million.
It can be said that for such a project, not to mention construction companies in Xiangjiang, even overseas construction companies will definitely grab their heads.
The construction company under Zheng Zhouyong Hyundai Group hopes to win the bid for a larger project.
In Zheng Zhouyong's view, if they can get Chu Huan's support, then their chances of winning the bid will be even greater!
As for the grudge between him and Chu Huan, in the face of this benefit, Zheng Zhouyong can choose to forget it for the time being.
"Director Chu, it is impossible for a construction company to complete such a project. How about you and I joining forces? I promise that I will not let you down, Director Chu!"
Zheng Zhouyong put forward his real idea at this time.
Chu Huan thought for a moment and smiled, "I personally have no objections. After all, Chairman Zheng's construction company is a guarantee of credibility throughout Asia."
Seeing what Chu Huan said, Zheng Zhouyong became even more happy and immediately asked Chu Huan, "So, Director Chu, do you agree that our two families will join forces?"
Chu Huan waved his hands and said, "It's okay to join forces, but there is one thing I hope President Zheng can agree to!"
Zheng Zhouyong thought that Chu Huan wanted to talk about things in South Korea. After all, in Zheng Zhouyong's view, Chu Huan's visit to South Korea this time was definitely not as simple as inspecting the work of Jiaku in South Korea.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Director Chu, please speak!"
Chu Huan said, "It is very simple that I need a promise from Chairman Zheng. If Chairman Zheng can agree to my promise, then in future bidding, Gonghe Construction and Kinmen Construction will definitely cooperate with Chairman Zheng and win the bid!"
Zheng Zhouyong asked, "What is the promise that Director Chu wants?"
Chu Huan smiled and said, "Architecture
I hope that Chairman Zheng can cooperate with our Jiaku for the required materials. When the time comes, we will provide Chairman Zheng with the materials needed for construction. Of course, in terms of price, we will definitely cooperate with Chairman Zheng and compare with the market.
How about 10% off the price?”
This is also the reason why Chu Huan chose to meet the Zheng family as the first chaebol in South Korea. Although the two sides had grievances, it did not hinder their cooperation.
Construction matters require a lot of hard work and will also occupy the manpower of Gonghe Construction and Kinmen Construction. Chu Huan really cannot spare too much manpower to do this now.
Since this is the case, it would be better to focus on the supply of building materials.
Without the competition between Gonghe Construction and Kinmen Construction, the construction company under the Hyundai Group has a high possibility of winning the bid. Chu Huan's agreement to cooperate with the other party in advance is actually the most beneficial thing for Chu Huan...
Zheng Zhouyong, since Chu Huan, naturally knew that Chu Huan began to restructure Wheelock Shipping into Wheelock Steel after acquiring Hehe International-Wheelock.
Now that I heard Chu Huan say this, I naturally thought that Chu Huan wanted to cooperate in this area.
"No problem, I can agree to your request, Director Chu, right now!"
So after simple consideration, Zheng Zhouyong agreed to Chu Huan's request.
Chu Huan was not surprised that Zheng Zhouyong agreed so readily, but Chu Huan believed that if Zheng Zhouyong knew that he came to South Korea this time to purchase Dongming Timber, he would need to seriously consider this matter.
The difficulty Dongmyeong Timber faces now is a shortage of working capital. At the same time, South Korea's Chun Doo-hwan government may suspend their loans at any time.
Chu Huan didn't want to worry about his business in South Korea. In the end, his life and death were controlled by the South Korean government, so Dongming Timber must have the ability to generate blood on its own.
The wood needed to build the new HSBC building is the first step for Dongming Timber to come back to life. Of course, after that, Chu Huan will also let Zhulu Real Estate, Hehe International-Wheelock, and Land use Dongming Timber's raw materials for their projects.
When my hometown starts major construction projects in a few years, we can also let Dongming Wood establish a branch factory in our hometown, and we will definitely get a lot of shares by then!
Not to mention the two super plans that Chu Huan invested in his hometown!
"Then I wish us a happy cooperation!"
Chu Huan said with a smile.
Zheng Zhouyong also said very happily at this time, "I wish us a happy cooperation!"
Now that the cooperation has been finalized, the next thing to talk about is who is the person who will specifically handle this matter with Jiaku.
At this time, Zheng Zhouyong's three sons all looked at their father with burning eyes, hoping that they could be the person in charge of this matter. Although the matter of rebuilding the new HSBC building has not yet been determined, the three of them all know this.
Definitely no small project.
If they can be responsible for this project, then for them, it will definitely be a plus point in front of their father.
Especially since this matter is in cooperation with Chu Huan's Jiaku, although they also know that the relationship between their father and Chu Huan is unlikely to change because of this cooperation, one thing is certain, if they and Chu Huan in Xiangjiang If there is no way to make money through cooperation with Jiaku, then there will be no profitable projects.
So at this time it can be said that this project is already a stable money-making project.
"Director Chu, who of my three sons is the most suitable to cooperate with your Jiaku?" Zheng Zhouyong asked Chu Huan this question very strangely.
This kind of matter should have been decided by Zheng Zhouyong himself, but now he suddenly asked Chu Huan, making all three sons a little curious.
Chu Huan was actually a little curious, but soon Chu Huan understood the meaning and said with a smile, "In our country of China, there is a saying: do it when you are mature, not when you are raw. I have only been in contact with the second young master before, and I feel that the second young master He is a very good candidate. Of course, this is just my personal suggestion!"
Zheng Mongxian and Zheng Mongzhun both showed disappointed expressions, while Zheng Mongjiu could not hide the smile on his face...
Zheng Zhouyong said calmly, "Well, since this project is
We two are cooperating, so we should ask the partners for their opinions. However, this matter is really too big, so we at Hyundai need to think about it carefully. As for the specific situation, we will wait until we make a decision. After that, I will notify you, Director Chu, as soon as possible!"
Chu Huan nodded and said with a smile, "No problem!"
After discussing this matter, the two parties chatted a few words about Ford Motor. Chu Huan is the second largest shareholder of Ford Motor, and Ford Motor is one of the largest shareholders of Hyundai Motor. Naturally, the two parties will talk about some of these things. Already.
But this was just a conversation at the dinner table. After dinner, Chu Huan stood up and left.
When Chu Huan just arrived at the parking lot, Zheng Mengjiu chased him out, smiled and said to Chu Huan, "Director Chu, thank you so much for what happened just now. I wonder if you have time tonight, let's go to the whole city." Young Master, how about you take some time to relax?"
Chu Huan did not refuse Zheng Mengjiu's invitation and said with a smile, "Of course!"
Then the two of them got into their own cars.
Chu Huan, who was sitting in the car, said to Han Yang, "Find an opportunity to call Feng Jing later and ask Feng Jing to arrange someone to find a chance to make an appointment with Zheng Mengxian tomorrow!"
Chu Huan believed that Zheng Zhouyong would definitely not arrange people to cooperate with Jiaku according to his own wishes. Chu Huan's suggestion to Zheng Mengjiu just now actually cut off the possibility of Zheng Mengjiu being responsible for this matter.
It's just that Zheng Mengjiu couldn't think of this.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! If Zheng Mongjiu is not responsible for this matter, then only Zheng Mongxian and Zheng Mongzhun are left. Looking at the situation of the Zheng family from the perspective of later generations, Zheng Zhouyong is the most important among Zheng Mongxian. .
Moreover, Zheng Mongxian admires his father the most, so Zheng Mongxian is most likely to be in charge of this project.
What Chu Huan wants to do now is actually the same reason that Pu Zhenxing made friends with the brothers of the Zheng family before, in order to completely muddy the water in the Zheng family.
In the future, after Zheng Zhou's eternal soul returns to heaven and the Zheng family is in civil strife, that will be the time when Chu Huan is most likely to take over the Hyundai Group.
Han Yang said "Yes!"
Chu Huan and Zheng Mengjiu once again came to the private club founded by Quan Zaiguo. After arriving here, Chu Huan thought of the girl Jin Yanhua, and he didn't know what she was thinking about now!
"Director Chu, thank you for speaking up about what happened just now!"
At this time, there were only two people in the private room, Chu Huan and Zheng Mengjiu. Zheng Mengjiu even picked up his wine glass and thanked Chu Huan in person.
Chu Huan also picked up the wine glass and said with a smile, "I just expressed my thoughts, and I was not wrong. After all, I am most familiar with Mr. Zheng!"
Although Zheng Mongxian was Zheng Juyong's most beloved son, and after his death, the Hyundai Group was handed over to Zheng Mongxian. In fact, not long after Zheng Juyong passed away in 2001, Zheng Mongjiu started complex equity operations. Within three months
Later, Hyundai Motor's decision to separate from Hyundai Group was directly announced.
In the same year, Hyundai Heavy Industries, headed by Chung Mong-joon, also announced its separation from Hyundai Group.…
After losing these two high-quality assets, Hyundai Group existed in name only, and its corporate scale fell directly out of the top ten in South Korea.
This was not over yet. Two years later, after eating his last dinner with his wife and children, Zheng Mengxian jumped off the building and committed suicide.
"Haha!" Zheng Mengjiu couldn't help laughing and said, "Director Chu, don't worry, after I take charge of this matter, I will definitely cooperate well with Director Chu's company!"
Chu Huan said, "Of course I believe this!"
In fact, whoever is in charge of this matter from the Zheng family will cooperate well with Chu Huan. After all, Xiangjiang is Chu Huan's base. Without Chu Huan's nod, even if they are helping HSBC build a building
, and it is impossible to start work smoothly.
After the official conversation was over, Zheng Mengjiu asked the waiter to bring in the girl he had already called.
After Chu Huan saw these girls, he was slightly disappointed. It wasn't that they were not beautiful, but mainly that they were not that beautiful.
Zheng Mengjiu keenly caught the change in Chu Huan's eyes, but did not say anything. He just stood up and lectured to Chu Huan.
"Director Chu, I'm going to go outside to explain some things. I'll be back soon!"
Chu Huan really didn't know what Zheng Mengjiu wanted to do this time. Does Zheng Mengjiu need to explain anything in person?
However, Chu Huan did not ask Zheng Mengjiu, he just smiled and said, "I'm waiting for Mr. Zheng!"
In Zheng Mengxian's mansion, Zheng Mengzhun had also left at this time, leaving only Zheng Mengxian staying here to accompany Zheng Zhouyong.
"What do you think about cooperating with Chu Huan?" Sitting on the sofa in his study, Zheng Zhouyong asked Zheng Mengxian.
Zheng Mengxian thought for a while and then said, "I have been paying attention to the affairs in Xiangjiang. Although Chu Huan now owns Kinmen Construction and Gonghe Construction, the two largest construction companies in Xiangjiang, these two companies do have a lot of money in their hands now.
Projects, especially Kinmen Construction. Before Chu Huan acquired Land, Kinmen Construction also had many projects outside Xiangjiang.
It is indeed difficult to spare the manpower to bid for the HSBC Building, so I think it is reasonable for Chu Huan to cooperate with us.
In addition, I think Chu Huan not only wants to let Wheelock Steel’s raw materials enter this project, but Qingzhou Yingni is now absolutely controlled by Chu Huan, so I think there will definitely be cement and other raw materials by then!”
Zheng Zhouyong nodded and said, "Then why did Chu Huan not cooperate with the construction company in Xiangjiang, but chose to cooperate with our Hyundai Group? In addition, if we can really get this project, can we appropriately reduce the amount of work in Chu Huan's hands?"
What about getting raw materials?"
Zheng Mengxian felt a little excited at this time. His father would never ask him these things for no reason.
"I think Chu Huan will definitely contact the construction companies in Xiangjiang, but there are definitely not many that meet the standards. But I don't think this is what we need. In fact, as long as Chu Huan's two construction companies do not compete with us
This project this time is already a good thing. As for reducing the need to get raw materials from Chu Huan, I think it is unnecessary. Xiangjiang is Chu Huan's base camp.
His control over Xiangjiang is beyond what outsiders can imagine. Since this project is being carried out in Xiangjiang, there is no need for us to have anything unpleasant happen with Chu Huan in this matter."
Zheng Zhouyong nodded and suddenly asked, "Did your second brother leave with Chu Huan?"