I am many years in the courtyard

Chapter 416, Acquisition of Rolls-Royce

The yacht is moving at high speed on the sea. Under the setting sun, the western sky is a beautiful sunset.

The reflection on the sea makes the whole sea and sky very beautiful.

There are also many seagulls circling in the sky, and their squawking sounds are particularly harsh.

"Luoxia and Lonely fly together, and the autumn waters are the same color as the sky."

Many years later, when the family returned to No. 72, Deep Water Bay, the sky was completely dark.

After returning home, I personally handled the dragon fish for many years.

Next to them, Xiaodou Bao and his six children were squatting and watching.

"Dad, you just said on the yacht that our hearts generally have a shelf life of about 40 years, lungs about 20 years, bones about 35 years, and teeth and eyes about 40 years."

Xiaotuanzi looked eager to learn, with a strong desire for knowledge in his eyes:

"Then how can we live to be over 100 years old like our master?"

This question has been asked directly to his master for many years, asking the children to ask their grandpa.

Now he had better deal with this dragon fish.

I'm a little pressed for time, so I've had to cook some relatively simple dishes for many years.

Li Jinlian and the other five also came to help, and the [-]-pound dragonfish was quickly cut into several pieces.

Relevant side dishes were also prepared quickly, so the six ways to eat dragon fish are completely achievable.

As for the special dishes in the Manchu-Han Banquet, forget it.

For example, in the Kunlun Baofu dish, the fifty-pound dragonfish is not qualified.

Because the fish skin of Kunlun Baofuli uses more than [-] kilograms of dragon fish skin as the raw material.

After working for more than an hour, tonight's dinner is finally finished.

The little kids, who were already howling with hunger, all rushed over when they heard the word "dinner".

At this time, how can they think about topics like longevity and organ lifespan? Their minds are filled with delicious food!
"Eat slowly, there are still many dishes, it's like a starving ghost reincarnated."

Qin Huairu said with a smile and annoyance:
"Didn't you have a lot of afternoon tea this afternoon? Why are you still so hungry now?"

"Mom, it's already past eight o'clock now. How can you usually eat so late?"

Many Years touched Brother Jing's head and said to Qin Huairu:

"Okay, okay, let's all eat and stop talking."

The little ones are in the healthy stage, so eating more is a good thing, which means they are healthy.

What's more, during an afternoon, they were either catching up on the sea or listening to lectures, which consumed both physical strength and brain cells.

After all, although the little kids are young, they were thinking seriously about the issues they were just talking about on the yacht, such as darkening and longevity.

I have been with his master for many years, instilling in them some common sense of life and medical knowledge in almost every aspect of their lives.

Activities like catching up with the sea today can actually be done more often in the future.

However, many years ago, he would soon leave Hong Kong Island to carry out his mission.

The next few days and many years were spent dealing with the acquisition of toy factories and industrial buildings.

For example, the Wangfa Building in Central is actually an industrial building.

A total of 35 floors, located near Yick Cheong Building on King's Road.

Yick Cheong Building consists of five extremely dense residential buildings, including Hoi View House, Fook Cheong House, Hoi Shan House, Yick Fat Building and Yick Cheong Building.

Built in 1960, the ground floor is commercial space and the upper floors are apartments.

Denseness and crowding are the defining features here.

Because of this, Hongfa Building was built nearby, making it extremely convenient to recruit workers.

However, the asking price of Hongfa Building is very high, actually asking 700 million Hong Kong dollars.

After hearing this offer many years ago, I told the other party to get out without giving it a second thought.

Later, the building investor approached Gascoigne and made a new offer.

Under Gascoigne's mediation, the price has been negotiated to over 5000 and over two million.

For many years, he directly stated that 5000 million was his base price. If he could negotiate any amount, he would give 30.00% of the difference as a reward.

If Gascoigne can negotiate with the other party for a price of HK$800 million, then the price difference of 200 million, 30.00% of which, is 60.

For Gascoigne, HK$60 is already a lot.

After all, 60 Hong Kong dollars is equivalent to [-] pounds.

Negotiations lasted for nearly half a month, and on the fourth day of leaving for London in many years, Gascoigne finally won.

The price is 700 million and 50 thousand, which is already very low.

In today's Hong Kong Island, the economy is in a slump, and no one dares to spend money casually to ensure that they have enough cash flow.

Many years after arriving in London, I received a telegram from Gascoigne and responded to him.

Now that the price has been negotiated, let’s buy it.

No matter what, industrial buildings like Hongfa Building are definitely very valuable.

After checking the telegrams from Hong Kong Island and replying one by one, he sent another telegram to Qin Huairu many years ago to report that everything was safe.

Then he continued to work here.

China Resources' business in Europe is actually not a big deal.

It only took him a week to complete it.

Both Hong Chaosheng and Yang Limin were dispatched to Europe, so they could be regarded as taking charge of the overall situation.

It's just that they are short of manpower and have insufficient capabilities.

Not long after many years, the matter was resolved, which made Hong Chaosheng and the two of them a little worried.

Just comparing with many years ago, the two of them seemed to be useless.

After staying for less than half a month, I drove out for a long time.

I have visited the castle near Paris for many years.

Although we only found more than 50 castles, there are also seven castles among them, which contain a large number of antiques and other things.

During the Eight-Nation Allied Forces, a lot of people died here in Gallic Chicken.

And those people brought back a large amount of porcelain, silk, gold and silver jewelry, antique treasures and other things from the land of the Qing Dynasty.

Except for silk, which cannot be preserved for long, porcelain and other items have been preserved until now.

Therefore, after visiting these castles for many years, he took back all the antiques and treasures.

The nobles in this land of Europe like to build castles the most.

They also like to keep all those treasures in the castle.

The exact number of castles throughout the European continent was not known for many years.

But as far as Gallic Chicken is concerned, there must be thousands of castles.

On the other side, in the West Berlin area, there are estimated to be more than 2 castles.

This is something I only learned about after coming to Europe many years ago and talking to local people.

It can also be seen from here how much these European nobles like castles.

There are many castles, but we don’t stay here for many years.

Therefore, after scanning for about half a month, there were only ten castles with antiques and treasures in total.

As time passed, I saw that there was nothing wrong with China Resources Company for many years, so I talked to Hong Chaosheng and the others, and then went to London.

Here in London, I have met Benedict, the general manager of G Investment Company, for many years.

"Is there internal strife at Rolls-Royce?"

"BOSS, you came here so fast. I thought it would take you three to five days."

Benedict flattered him, and after seeing his expressionless face for many years, he immediately stopped talking nonsense.

"Yes, BOSS, just a week ago, two small shareholders of Rolls-Royce suddenly launched an attack and demanded an explanation from the major shareholder."

The whole situation is very simple, that is because the three-rotor technology RB211 engine project has still not made any progress.

The financial situation of Rolls-Royce is very urgent.

Part of the money previously borrowed from banks was reserved for the company's operations, but most of it was invested in the engine project.

Originally, according to the plan, the general research and development work could be completed in one and a half years.

After completing the research and development work, you can apply for a patented technology.

At this time, as long as you have patented technology in hand, whether it is applying for a bank loan or looking for investors, it will become very simple.

Unfortunately, the last-ditch project has now become the trigger that brought down Rolls-Royce.

Small shareholders are terrified because they will get nothing if Rolls-Royce goes bankrupt.

Not to mention, people like Gascoigne come to lobby from time to time.

Therefore, these two small shareholders want to know whether the three-rotor project is feasible?
As a result, after the incident, a tabloid reporter discovered it and reported it.By this time, Gascoigne knew that Rolls-Royce was terminally ill.

Last year, Rolls-Royce already had 2000 million pounds of foreign debt.

Then they borrowed 500 million pounds from the bank for the research and development of the three-rotor project, and this money has now been wasted.

As for the sales of Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars, we can only say that they are so-so.

Automotive revenue is simply not enough to support Rolls-Royce's continued operations.

The interest on those debts alone costs hundreds of thousands of pounds a month.

And whether it’s a Bentley or a Rolls-Royce, these are all luxury cars. How can they be affordable for ordinary people?

Therefore, if you can sell dozens of units every month, it is already very good.

However, this part of the profit cannot cover the monthly interest of hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Basically, the foundation of Rolls-Royce has been completely exhausted.

The collapse of the three-rotor project was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Now that the giant Rolls-Royce is about to fall, many people are already keeping an eye on this piece of fat, ready to take a bite at any time.

After listening to it for many years, he immediately ordered:

"You contact Rawls immediately. I need to meet with him as soon as possible to discuss the acquisition."

"Okay, BOSS, I'll make arrangements right away."

Gascoigne didn't hesitate and immediately called to make arrangements.

That evening, I came here on invitation for many years in a high-end restaurant in central London.

As a result, when he arrived, Rawls did not come alone.

Next to Rawls, there were three white men in suits and ties.

The three of them were all wary of each other, looking at each other with hostility in their eyes.

This is obviously here to compete with Duan Nian for food.

Many years was stunned for a moment, then smiled gently and said:
"Rolls, I have long admired your name. Some of my friends who have come from afar, please take a seat."

Although these three people came uninvited, it is possible that it was a ploy by Rawls.

After all, Rolls-Royce is about to collapse, and newspapers and banks outside are already aware of the situation.

And Rawls must be unwilling to do this, or he must have his own little calculation.

For sale?
While eating with these people, I thought to myself for many years.

In this situation, it is impossible to talk about things.

We can only chat.

Let’s talk about business after dinner.

The three competitors are Snecma from Paris, Pratt & Whitney from Maple Leaf Country, and General Electric Company.

It stands to reason that General Electric is a powerful company and should look down on Rolls-Royce.

In fact, this is not the case. Although General Electric has a long history, it only began to enter the field of aircraft engine manufacturing in [-].

In other words, GE is back from strength, but its technical foundation is still far behind.

On the other hand, Rolls-Royce was different. During World War I and World War II, this company was the world's largest aero-engine manufacturer.

Especially during World War I, half of the world's fighter jets used aero engines produced by Rolls-Royce.

Therefore, General Electric Company will naturally not miss such an opportunity.

For many years, I have heard that people are from big companies, but the people sent here are not big names.

Not to mention board members, not even senior executives, just middle-level managers were sent over.

I guess they were sent here first to see if it was possible to fish in troubled waters.

Thinking of this, I immediately laughed.

After a while, the meal was finished, and Rawls said:

"Michael, you asked me here just to have a meal, right?"

He glanced at the other three people and said with a smile:
"Yes, I just want to have a meal with you and get to know the major shareholder of Rolls-Royce. After all, your company was really powerful in the past."

Fool, lie hard.

There are three competitors on the scene. We can't let the negotiations begin now, right?

He is not stupid, how could he let Rawls succeed?

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Rawls took the initiative and said:

"That's such a shame. Then I'll talk to Kerrs, Miller and Richard about the company's acquisition. Michael, I'm sorry."

Rawls still wanted to control it for many years, but the latter didn't seem to care at all.

After Rawls and others left, Niannian patted his butt and got up and left.

After returning home, he called Gascoigne many years ago and asked the latter to keep an eye on Rolls-Royce.

Gascoigne looked surprised. Didn't he say he wanted to have dinner with Rawls?

Upon learning of the emergence of competitors such as Snecma, Gascoigne quickly apologized.

This is because they did not do a good job in intelligence, which led to such a thing happening.

I haven't gotten angry for many years, I just said that this thing can only happen once and cannot happen a second time.

Otherwise, don't blame him for making substitutions when the time comes.

The intrigues in business are no less daunting than those in politics.

Gascoigne had to take care of both the business in London and the acquisition situation on Hong Kong Island. It is understandable that he was careless for many years.

But after all, he is the boss. He has given so much operating funds, and there are such intelligence loopholes. It is really unjustifiable.

Two days later, Snecma and other competitors left London one after another.

Rawls became furious and cursed.

Because the three Snecma companies directly offered to acquire Rolls-Royce for several million dollars.

The reason turned out to be that Rolls-Royce was responsible for 500 million pounds, and they directly contracted this money.

After years of hard work, you can only get a few million dollars?
How could Rawls be willing to do so when his assets have shrunk so drastically?
Moreover, this is still their family's company, and it is even more impossible to sell it at such a low price.

Rather than being acquired in such a humiliating way, he would rather let Rolls-Royce go bankrupt.

Soon, Gascoigne received a call from Secretary Rolls, hoping to discuss the acquisition of Rolls-Royce.

The next period of time will be spent in negotiations.

After not appearing for many years, he returned to Paris.

There isn't much going on at China Resources, but he can't leave for a long time.

Some things that need to be solved by force will be the responsibility for many years.

Time flies, and it’s almost mid-May.

At this time in May, it’s almost summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

When May passes, his two months of work in the first half of this year will be over.

In London, after half a month of negotiations, Rawls had to sign the contract.

C Investment Company will fully acquire Rolls-Royce at a price of 300 million pounds and fully assume the company's debts.

This price, in the eyes of Snecma, Pratt & Whitney and General Electric, is an absolute loss.

Rolls-Royce is very strong, but it is not worth the price now.

The total price exceeds 800 million pounds. As for the Rolls-Royce company as a whole, apart from the scientific researchers, the most valuable cars currently are Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars.

The aero-engine project is simply nonsense.

Because the three-rotor technology project has been completely wasted.

But in many years, it seems that this is definitely making a lot of money.

After receiving Gascoigne's telegram, he quickly returned to London.

After successfully winning the contract, he immediately went to the Rolls-Royce Research Institute many years ago.

One thing was soon announced, that is, the entire research project would be relocated to Hong Kong Island.

"Researchers who are willing to go to Hong Kong Island will have their wages doubled and food and accommodation included!"

"And, I will re-inject 5000 million pounds into this project separately for the research and development of the three-rotor project."

"You don't have to worry about this project failing, as long as you work hard and seriously."

"In addition, I will provide 1000 million pounds as a reward. If the technology research and development is completed within eight months, I will reward 500 million pounds. For every month in advance, I will reward 100 million pounds more. Once it exceeds eight months, every month of delay will be rewarded 100 million pounds." , the award is reduced by £[-] million."

hum!
The entire project team was stunned.

(End of this chapter)