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Chapter 1448 Li Shuai Visits

After a few days of preparation, Richard Horn came to visit again.

Even after several days of thorough preparation, Richard Horn still felt a lot of pressure when facing Zhang Qihang. After some greetings, he took a deep breath and asked his question: "Mr. Zhang, what price will the Horn family have to pay for what you said before?"

Looking at Richard Horn who looked like he was going to the execution ground, Zhang Qihang couldn't help laughing and shaking his head: "Mr. Horn, I must make it clear to you that our Huateng Group only wants to sell our products to England and the entire European Union. This role can only be played by a local European company, so you don't have to worry that we will swallow you and your family in one gulp after achieving our goal, or treat you as a footcloth and throw you aside after use. We will cooperate for a long time.

You and your family are both native British, so you should know clearly how many invisible obstacles Horn Company will encounter once it becomes a Chinese-funded enterprise. But if the controller of Horn Company is an English knight, how much convenience can it provide...

Please understand that we just want to make money.”

Zhang Qihang's words were a sincere confession to Richard Horn: Don't worry, even for our own interests, we will not annex you, or kick you away after annexing you.

Is that so……

Richard Horn thought about it carefully and found that the situation was exactly as Zhang Qihang said.

As a native British man, he knew too well the social status of Chinese people in the UK and what Chinese-funded enterprises would encounter. It was almost impossible for a Chinese enterprise to grow and develop smoothly in England or Europe. Even if everything was legal and compliant, it would encounter countless invisible obstacles. But if it was a British-funded enterprise, there would be no problem. In other words, the Horn family would always have its own basis in cooperating with the Huateng Group.

Thinking of this, Richard Horn suddenly realized that he had been scaring himself these past few days: With this foundation, what was there to be afraid of?

"You're right," Richard Horn took a deep breath and completely relaxed. "Then how much are you going to invest, Mr. Zhang?"

"The specific details of the cooperation will be handed over to the negotiation teams of both parties later. I only have one request," Zhang Qihang leaned forward slightly and raised two fingers: "Hua Teng Group must get at least 2% of the shares."

"That's impossible!" Richard Horn was shocked. "The Horn family only holds a little over 30% of the shares in total."

Zhang Qihang was speechless. He looked at Richard Horn unhappily and said helplessly, "I didn't ask that the 20% of the shares be borne entirely by your Horn family. I will arrange for people to slowly acquire a portion of it on the stock market. Your Horn family will pay a portion, and another portion will be acquired from other shareholders... As long as we can guarantee that we hold 20% of the shares, I don't really care where these shares come from."

Horn's circulating shares account for more than 46%, and only about 53.5% of the shares are held by several major shareholders represented by the Horn family. As a listed company, this basic information is public.

So this is ah……

Richard Horn breathed a sigh of relief: If only a portion of the shares were sold, such as 4% to 8%, the Horn family could still accept it, and it would not affect the Horn family's status as the largest shareholder.

Without waiting for Richard Horn to speak, Zhang Qihang continued, "Our group has companies registered in the Cayman Islands. When we acquire shares in the future, we will use these companies registered in the Cayman Islands to acquire your shares and try to downplay the Chinese background of this investment. After our cooperation is reached, Horn Company will become the general agent of Huateng Automobile in England, and our two sides will only have a simple cooperative relationship. Are you relieved now?"

Richard Horn was indeed relieved. He nodded repeatedly: "If that's the case, it couldn't be better... What about the EU's agency rights?"

Zhang Qihang was amused when he heard Richard Horne's words: "We haven't even started the agency business in England yet, and this guy is already thinking about the agency qualification in the EU? You are a really qualified capitalist."

Shaking his head helplessly, Zhang Qihang said, "Would you like to prove to me the capabilities of Horn Company first before you consider the agency rights for the entire EU?"

Richard Horn scratched his head: "Haha..."

After hesitating for a moment, he asked again: "What about the car-sharing project..."

  These days, the more Richard Horn thought about the car-sharing project, the more he felt that this project had great potential: although the population quality of residents in big cities such as London, Milan, Paris and Barcelona is worrying, and there is a high probability that they will not make much money, but as long as they can be listed and the stock price can be raised, won't they make a lot of money?

Facing Richard Horn who was pushing him too far, Zhang Qihang didn't give him face. He said bluntly: "Mr. Horn, we Chinese have an old saying, 'You can't chew too much'. I have proved our sincerity in cooperation. Next, it's your turn to show sincerity in the negotiation."

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Zhang Qihang did not participate in the negotiations with Horn Company. If such a project also requires Zhang Qihang's personal participation, then the negotiation team of Huateng Group could be disbanded directly.

Now Zhang Qihang is receiving Li Shuai who has come from afar.

Li Shuai is indeed a recognized handsome guy. He has very good proportions, thick eyebrows and big eyes. He is much more handsome than what he sees in the picture. Zhang Qihang felt a little unbalanced when he saw it: Damn, why is he so handsome...

Little did he know that when Zhang Qihang was secretly feeling unbalanced, Li Shuai was also feeling unbalanced: Damn, you are so handsome, so rich, and most importantly, your wife is so beautiful, God is so unfair!

After taking Li Shuai and other members of Qiandu Search to visit several units including Huateng Group's integrated circuit design and research and development center and automotive electronics development center, the Qiandu Search group was greatly shocked.

Before this, those who were engaged in the Internet subconsciously thought that a car was a mechanical product. Even though each of the people who came today had a valuable car, they still instinctively regarded the car as a means of transportation and a mechanical product. But after the visit, everyone realized that the car was completely different from their own concept and impression of the car.

This is why people are becoming more and more curious about how the Internet and cars will be combined.