Rise up Hong Kong!Build a super wealthy Zhuang family

Chapter 157 Negotiating the Acquisition of a Tractor Company

About two hours later.

Zhuang Rongxu and others came to the tractor factory on Machida Road, Minato District.

After getting off the car, Zhuang Rongxu looked at the surrounding environment. The location was quite good and it would be within the reconstruction area in a few years.

In the 20s, Minato City, influenced by the development trend of the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States, Osaka Bay also began to re-examine regional development from a "Bay Area perspective." After confirming the construction of Kansai International Airport, it proposed the "Rinku Metropolitan Area" ” and other concepts, aiming to become an international and leading Bay Area city.

The large-scale reconstruction plan of the port area began in 1983, and efforts were made to turn the port area into a modern city. The land was continuously opened up and expanded until the early 90s. The global ranking of R country's ports fell again and again.

In order to restore its position, Country R has adopted a series of revitalization measures, including the strategy of "cultivating a super hub port"."Hanshin Port" composed of Osaka and Kobe, and "Keihin Port" composed of Tokyo and Yokohama were selected together to become the "International Strategic Container Port".

In particular, the Tempozan Regional Recreation Area, which was built in the early 80s, is a major attraction in the future.

After the comprehensive upgrade of the Minato area in the 90s, it also made the Minato area the second largest city in R country, second only to Tokyo.After the port area was renovated, the environment was very good, and wealthy people once came to live there.

There was also the rich area of ​​​​the port area in later generations.

But now Zhuang Rongxu saw that this factory was actually included in the future renovation plan. He nodded with satisfaction. At least in a few years, his land will be very valuable. By then, he can use this land to adapt to the environment. Transformation.

Anyway, the land parcels are currently used for three purposes, including industrial, commercial and residential purposes.

It was not until the 90s that Country R began to distinguish land uses, dividing industrial land into independent land uses, while commercial and residential land would still be mixed together.

"The location here is not bad. Try to negotiate an acquisition. It must be a controlling stake to be effective." Zhuang Rongxu ordered.

He has no interest in investing, and any investment would be worse than letting him do it himself with money.

Even if Apple in the United States is a well-known technology company in the future, it is better to invest in them and keep the money for your own development.

Since he can be reborn, and there is space for his technicians, who are still connected with him, he can naturally develop his own personal computer, which even has more technology and ideas than Apple. Therefore, it is basically There is no need to invest in them.

What he needs now is a platform, contacts in various regions, and sales channels.

As long as all these are connected, any products he develops will be instantly sold to various regions, and it will be very easy to make money.

"Don't worry, boss, I know."

At this time, Zhuang Rongxu saw a few people walking out of the factory. He knew that these people should be the people in charge of the factory.This tractor company has two factories and one warehouse. The other company has just moved to Kobe.

On the way, Kamiki Shinjiro and Zhuang Rongxu introduced that according to the market value, the total value of this company is about 265 billion R yuan, which is equivalent to 1.1 million U.S. dollars, which is about 7 million Hong Kong dollars.

Of course, the company is currently in financial crisis, and it is a bad industry. It has suffered losses for several consecutive years. This will seriously underestimate the company's value and make it impossible to trade at the original price.

But what’s the final price?All this has to be discussed before we know it, and we still don’t know if the other party intends to package it and sell it?
But when it comes to investment, Zhuang Rongxu doesn't think about it. He has already thought about it clearly on the road.

"Koni Qiwa, Shenmu-kun, welcome to Kawato Tractor Company."

"Kawato-kun, this is my partner Zhuang Rongxu-kun. He is from Xiangjiang."

"Yo Xi, hello Mr. Zhuang. Welcome you two. Please come inside." The other party invited them in very politely.

Entering the factory, Zhuang Rongxu saw only a few dozen people working here and there. There were so few people in such a large factory. From this, it could be seen that the factory was on the verge of death.

"President Kawato, why are there so few employees in the factory and the company has no orders at all?" Zhuang Rongxu asked. He had to understand the company's situation clearly.

When Kawato heard this, he nodded unnaturally: "Hey! In the past two years, since the agricultural machinery factory and tractor factory in Bangzi Country merged, a new generation of agricultural machinery has been launched. As a result, our country R's tractor manufacturing factory has been Loss."

"Even Kubota, the largest tractor manufacturing company in Country R, ​​has also been affected by Country R, ​​which has caused huge sluggish sales of their agricultural machinery."

"President Kawato, are you telling me that you are not afraid that because of this, I will give up negotiating financing for your company or forcefully suppress your price?" Zhuang Rongxu asked with a smile on the side.

Zhuang Rongxu also thought about what he just said.Indeed, in the 80s, the semiconductor industry as well as agricultural machinery, heavy and light industrial machinery in Bangzi Country developed very rapidly, and they also directly affected Country R.

of course.

Country R has always been a super player in these industries. Even if Country Bangzi has the strongest development, it is simply impossible to completely surpass Country R.

However, talking about this incident also reminds Zhuang Rongxu of another incident. In the early 80s, that is, within one or two years, in order to suppress the development of semiconductors in country R, ​​Laomi teamed up with Samsung and Hyundai in country R. , Daewoo Group and many other industries have joined forces to fight against the entire R country.

Laomi has blocked products from country R and vigorously promoted products from country R. During this period, the semiconductor and heavy machinery industries in country R have been in a very sluggish state.

However, the products made in Country R are indeed impeccable. Although they were jointly suppressed by Laomi and Bangzi Country, it only lasted for a while, and soon their products were ordered by all parts of the world.

After all, the quality of others is good and the price is low. The quality of your old rice production is not as good as that of Not only, but also the price is very expensive. The products of Bangzi country are even more expensive. Because you have to pay a part of the old rice, the product price is much more expensive than the products of country R. 20%.

People in other regions are not fools. Under such circumstances, how could they care about old rice and spend more money to buy junkier things? Therefore, R's domestic products quickly returned to prosperity.

Until 84, in order to avenge Laomi, the major groups in Country R, ​​led by the four major chaebols, joined forces with other major groups to begin sweeping the street-style purchase of Laomi.

When this happened, the media in Country R made bold claims that one Tokyo could buy the entire United States. Although this was a bit exaggerated, the capital in Country R at that time was indeed crazy.

Many brands in the United States have been acquired. Even the Fortune Building and Empire State Building of the Rockefeller family, known as the world's most mysterious super-conglomerate family, were acquired by Mitsubishi and Mitsui, which shows how awesome they are.

After the Sony Group first acquired Columbia Pictures, it continued to acquire many well-known industries of Laomi, all of which reached a controlling stake.

They really bought half of Wall Street's goods. This is enough to show how strong the R country's chaebol was at that time, and how much it worried the United States.

"Zhuang Jun, I believe that even if I don't say these things, since you want to raise funds, you will definitely back it up, so I'm not afraid to say it directly."

"Besides, I'm not someone who harms others for my own sake. If you two don't plan to invest in my company because of this, I have nothing to say, right?"

Zhuang Rongxu smiled when he heard this: "Let's go, I have a general understanding of the situation in the factory. Let's take a look at the financial statements and other conditions of the company."

Zhuang Rongxu has no interest in knowing the company's losses. He only cares about whether he can hold a controlling stake. If so, he will acquire it, establish branches in the interior, and develop a new generation of agricultural machinery. The development of this industry also has huge potential. The benefits, after all, are related to the direction of people's livelihood development.

After nearly 30 minutes' drive, Zhuang Rongxu followed Kawato to the tractor company's address.

When he saw this location, he became more interested in acquiring the company.

The 8-story building in front of you is the address of Kawato Tractor Company. The entire building belongs to the company's property, and its current location is in the Shibaura neighborhood. Not only is it close to the seaside, but when this area is fully developed in the future, this location will be far away. You can look out at Tokyo Tower and feel the sea view from a close distance.

This location is indeed very suitable for him to build commercial buildings in the future, and he knows that there is no height limit in this area. In the future, large groups such as Sony and Panasonic will also have skyscrapers here. It is one of the few places in R country where high-rise buildings can be built.

This alone is enough to make Zhuang Rongxu want to acquire this company.

It's just that this place, which has just entered the 80s, is not bad, but it is not very prosperous, and there are no major wealthy people and groups coming to develop, so overall, the economy here is not very good.

Although Country R was very prosperous in the 80s, it was only in the center of each district. But now Tokyo is the center of Country R, ​​and all development is there.This place is far from being compared with the Ginza area in Tokyo. Even the permanent resident population is not very large, and it is not as prosperous as in later generations.

In the future, in the 90s, the entire country R will have three major economic development zones. Ginza, Minato, and Chiyoda in Tokyo are all financial CBDs.

And now the location of the tractor company is the CBD center of the port area, so how could Zhuang Rongxu not be tempted? It's just a pity that the land is a bit small. At first glance, it only occupies a few thousand square meters.

After a while, he came to Kawato's office.

"President Shenmu, Zhuang Jun, here are our company's financial statements and the company's order data this year, as well as all the company's current bank loans, arrears of employee wages and other debts."

Zhuang Rongxu took over and took a closer look. Although he knew that the company was not operating well, he didn't know how much money he owed to the bank and how much debt he had.

If the amount is too large, he also needs to reassess whether it is worth his investment.

Although this company is in a relatively good position and has a lot of room for appreciation in the future, that is also in the future, and its current value is not high.

Zhuang Rongxu and Kamiki Shinjiro have a clear division of labor. Looking very carefully, they did not bring a team with them this time. This time they only had a preliminary understanding and the cooperation would not be finalized immediately.

And he still doesn’t know if the other party intends to package and sell it to him. If he doesn’t, then everything is in vain. Zhuang Rongxu will not spend money to run it for others. He needs to control all industries by himself.

About half an hour later.

"President Kawato, are you sure your company does not have any other liabilities or mortgage properties to other banks?" Zhuang Rongxu asked seriously.

In this era, information is not that developed, so there are many hidden dangers. The most common one is that many companies have already mortgaged their existence to banks and then look for buyers to take over.

After the transaction was completed, he took the money and ran away. Even if the person who took over found out, it would be of no use. Everyone had fled, so where could they find him?

In this era, once you run away from the country, it is very difficult to find him even if you are very capable.

Therefore, before any transaction, a lawyer must handle it and investigate whether the property exists and has been mortgaged to a bank or financial company.

Only lawyers can figure out these things. You can check it yourself, but it’s just that there are a lot of procedures and it’s very troublesome.In this era, various banking systems are not connected to the Internet, so you need to check each bank, otherwise you cannot be sure at all.

It is true that professional matters should be left to professionals.

"Zhuang Jun, please rest assured about this. I have records of all the banks that owe money. In addition, in order to reassure the financiers, I applied for the slips of each bank myself. Please take a look."

Kawato actually took out a bunch of information. Zhuang Rongxu glanced at it casually and then put it down.

He didn't bother to read these running lists. It wasn't that he didn't trust the other party, but that even if the other party was true, he still had to investigate it with his own legal affairs.

"Chairman Kawafuji, since your company's operating conditions are very different from my expectations, the content of this negotiation can only be changed."

"What do you mean, Mr. Zhuang?" Kawato asked puzzledly.

"President Kawato, I want to know how much equity you plan to give up to me, and at what price?" Zhuang Rongxu did not explain the reason, but probed for his details.

However, Kawato's response surprised him.

"Zhuang Jun, President Shenmu, to be honest, if you two are really interested in my company, then you can set whatever conditions you want, as long as you let me solve this difficulty, of course, I won't agree to it if the loss is too much, At the same time, I also have other conditions.”

"President Kawato, I don't quite understand what you mean. Can you make it clearer?" Zhuang Rongxu really didn't understand what he meant?
"Zhuang Jun, what I mean is that if you are interested, I am willing to sell all the shares of the company to you, but the condition is that I continue to use my employees, because the people who remain now are all old employees, and their skills and talents There’s nothing wrong with my character, they’re all here to support me and that’s why they’ll never leave.”

Zhuang Rongxu understood now, and Kawato's words made Zhuang Rongxu's mouth curl up slightly.

His idea was more in line with Zhuang Rongxu's wishes.

"Chairman Kawato, at what price do you plan to transfer this company?" Zhuang Rongxu asked.

"Zhuang Jun, President Shenmu, I know that the value of this company is not high now, but I need you to bear all the company's debts and give me 50 billion R coins. I will keep everything."

After hearing what Kawato said, Zhuang Rongxu once again picked up the company's financial statements and debt details.

He roughly calculated that the company still owed the bank a full RMB 100 billion, and he was too lazy to calculate the small amount of employee salaries.

100 billion R coins is equivalent to almost 4000 million US dollars. If you give him another 10 billion R coins, this price is indeed good in Zhuang Rongxu's opinion.

Although this company is not operating well, its total value exceeds 4000 million U.S. dollars. Now it is worth more than 50 million U.S. dollars, and the price is less than [-]%. It is indeed possible.

But he won't agree immediately.

After all, he didn't know the true details of this company, so how could he agree immediately?

After thinking for a while, Zhuang Rongxu responded: "President Kawato, let's do this. We will give you an answer in three days. I need to investigate it myself before we talk."

"Hey, that's how it should be."

"Okay, that's it for today. After we find out that there are no problems, we will discuss it in detail at that time." Zhuang Rongxu stood up as he spoke.

"Hey, I'm looking forward to hearing from Mr. Zhuang and President Shenmu."

In the car.

"What do you think of the price?" Zhuang Rongxu asked Kamiki Shinjiro.

"Boss, I think it's very good. Although Kawato Company has been losing money for many years, our main market is not in country R, ​​so we don't care about this. As long as there are no problems with other things, I suggest we win."

Zhuang Rongxu nodded when he heard this, and he had the same idea.

"In that case, then send someone to find out. If there is no problem, let's talk."

"Good boss."

Zhuang Rongxu then went directly back to the villa.

This time he came here and had one more thing to do, which was to arrange for Akina Nakamori to become the spokesperson for his company's upcoming TV set.

Although Nakamori Akina has not officially debuted yet, Zhuang Rongxu wants her to be the spokesperson.

First, it can help her gain popularity, and second, Akina Nakamori has a really good image, fresh and cute, which is very suitable for his role as a TV spokesperson.

So Zhuang Rongxu didn't mind helping her.

Whether it is endorsed by a big star or not is not a big problem for Zhuang Rongxu. His products mainly rely on technology and various new functions to attract customers.

(End of this chapter)