Shenhao started as a military training anchor

Holly was eating dinner with her son in her arms, while Zuo Yingying hurried back wearing her high heels and carrying her bag.

Put down the bag and hug your son first.

"Are you busy so late on your first day back at work?" Holly asked with concern.

"Sorry, I had to meet a client at the last minute." Zuo Yingying kissed her son twice, "Baby, did you miss me today?"

Holly said, "Let's sit down and eat first. Let Sister Wen take her son for a walk in the yard."

Zhong Yiwen took the little guy from Zuo Yingying and went out.

Zuo Yingying said while eating: "Husband, did you lead the acquisition of Metro and Wumart Group?"

Holly nodded. "At that time, Wumart's CEO came to me, and I brought Tencent Holdings and IDG Capital together to help him complete the acquisition."

Metro is a German retail and wholesale giant and one of the Fortune Global 500 companies. It has been deeply rooted in China's first- and second-tier cities for many years and has a very broad user base.

Wumart Group is a domestic technology retail giant.

Three years ago, after Wumart proposed to acquire Metro’s China business, it initiated the financing process and the boss came to see Holly in person.

Shunwei Capital, together with Tencent Holdings and IDG Capital, invested 10 billion euros, equivalent to about 78 billion yuan, to help Wumart Group acquire 80% of Metro China's shares.

Shunwei Capital also became one of the shareholders of Wumart Group.

Zuo Yingying said: “Today, Kant, the president of Metro China, came to see me.

It is proposed to divest the retail assets of Wumart and Metro supermarkets, allowing Metro supply chain to impact Hong Kong stocks. "

Holly said: “Kant mentioned it to me once last year, but I rejected it.

The gross profit margin of Metro's supply chain is too low. After divesting its supermarket retail business, it is unable to compete with Cainiao and JD.com in terms of warehousing.

Financial markets are not optimistic about Metro Supply Chain.”

Zuo Yingying said: "I have the same idea as you, and I also rejected his proposal today.

You are the one who led this acquisition, so I want to ask for your opinion."

Holly smiled and nodded, picking up some food for her and said, "Trust your own professional judgment.

Let’s stop talking about work and have a good meal.”

"Thank you, husband," Zuo Yingying said with a smile.

After finishing her meal, Holly took her daughter's hand and went out for a walk in the yard.

Digest the food and spend time with my two children.

……

That morning, the Municipal Party Committee sent a notice asking Holly to attend a meeting.

Holly thought it was some economic symposium and was dressed very formally, but when he got there he realized it was the mayor who wanted to talk to him.

"The mayor can just send me a message directly. He sent me a special notice. I thought it was some strategic meeting." Holly smiled and shook hands with the mayor, then walked into the house and asked, "Is the secretary in Jiangcheng?"

"I went to Beijing for a meeting." The mayor invited Holly to sit on the sofa and poured tea for Holly. "I asked you to come here today to talk about after-dinner conversation."

Holly felt that the mayor's tone today was different from usual, a little obscure.

He picked up his teacup and toasted the mayor.

"Mayor, if you have any instructions, just tell me directly," Holly said.

The mayor said: "Some bad comments have been made by foreign investors recently."

"Is it about me?" Holly asked puzzledly.

The mayor nodded and said, "You are the local emperor of Jiangcheng. Foreign investors who come to Jiangcheng to invest should first see what you, Mr. Huo, look like, otherwise they will not be able to survive in Jiangcheng."

When Holly heard these two sentences, his face suddenly darkened.

"Jiangcheng Cash King", "Jiangcheng Entrepreneur Leader", "Jiangcheng Richest Man", "Jiangcheng Entertainment Tycoon"...

There is nothing wrong with him having these reputations.

Privately, Holly also accepts praise and ridicule from his peers.

But the meaning of the hat "local emperor" is different.

And it was said today by the mayor.

This is also Holly's biggest concern when doing business in the country.

"Mayor, do you believe these rumors?" Holly asked directly, "Don't you and the secretary know me well enough?
Don’t you know how red my heart is?

Or do you want me to move my business out of Jiangcheng?
Even go abroad?" Very directly.

A little bit of emotion too.

He is on the same level as the mayor, but he does not have as much real power as the mayor of Jiangcheng.

Since the topic was brought up, Holly did not shy away from it and started talking about it directly.

The mayor sensed Holly's emotions and soothed him, "Look at you, you said we were just chatting about casual topics, but you took it seriously.

How could the secretary and I not know what kind of person you are?
But I also hope that Mr. Huo can understand me and support my work.

Foreign investors come to me to complain, can I just pretend I didn’t hear them?

Mr. Huo, half of Jiangcheng's foreign trade is created by foreign-funded enterprises that come to Jiangcheng to invest. They contribute one-tenth of the tax revenue, and directly and indirectly provide 7 to 8 percent of the jobs.

According to the above instructions, Jiangcheng is the center of the new western land-sea channel, and foreign-funded enterprises play a very important role.

The government has to pay attention to their development.”

Hawley understands city government and the state.

Especially under the severe international situation with sharply declining external demand, foreign trade has become even more difficult.

The domestic market alone cannot support an economy worth hundreds of trillions of dollars.

Holly took a sip of tea and said, "Mayor, can you tell me who came to you to complain?"

The mayor did not hide it and answered, "Kant, the president of Metro China."

Hearing the name, Holly smiled.

It is estimated that Shunwei Capital rejected his plans to go public in Hong Kong twice, and he could not find any other way, so he began to exert political pressure on Brother Huo.

"I understand, Mayor." Holly did not want to pamper these foreign investors and said directly, "It is undeniable that they have made significant contributions to Jiangcheng's economy and foreign trade, but some people are really ungrateful.

A product with no competitiveness and a supply chain with a gross profit margin of no more than 10%, just like going public on the Hong Kong stock market through a backdoor listing, what is the purpose of this?
Sending money out?"

The mayor was stunned for a moment, obviously unaware of what Holly mentioned.

Ask Holly carefully for relevant information.

Holly told the mayor everything in detail.

After hearing this, the mayor's face darkened, "This Kant is really two-faced.

I was negligent in this matter and misunderstood you, Mr. Huo."

Holly said: "If it is the secretary, he will definitely distinguish right from wrong."

The mayor looked embarrassed.

He understood what Holly meant.

The secretary holds a high position of power and will not worry about an entrepreneur bringing pressure to him.

Ultimately, it was because he, as the mayor, was too tight-lipped about his power.

The mayor followed suit and said, “You are right, the secretary is always serious and responsible in everything he does.

So, Mr. Huo, the city is organizing a foreign investment symposium, and you can come and participate as a representative of local enterprises.

The city will express its attitude, and you will express your attitude, and then they will have nothing to say."

Holly said: “No problem, I am willing to cooperate with the city to do this.

Again, we private entrepreneurs always stand with the local government and the country, and our ultimate goal is to promote the prosperity of the national economy.”

It cleverly gave the mayor a way out and elevated the idea.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work today." The mayor said with a smile and stretched out his hand.

Holly said: “If the city needs me, I will actively cooperate.

I also hope that leaders will open their eyes and not create rifts because of rumors.”

"Hahaha!" The mayor smiled awkwardly, patted Holly on the shoulder without saying anything, and invited Holly to the restaurant for dinner.

After dinner, Holly took a car back to the manor.

Since Metro's president Kant has put such a big hat on Brother Huo and pushed Brother Huo into the fire pit, this account must be settled clearly.

(End of this chapter)