National Tide 1980.

Like Gong Mingcheng who is about to take over the Temple of Heaven, Guo Kefeng, who represents the Federal Group under Guo, has also been in high spirits recently.

Because he and Ning Weimin had reconciled their past grievances in Japan not long ago, the conflict between the two sides was successfully resolved.

The voices opposing this cooperation from the Agricultural University finally disappeared.

Afterwards, the project of producing refined edible blended oil by Guo Group and COFCO Group began to advance smoothly at a rapid pace.

So far, Federal Group under Guo’s family and Pengli Company under COFCO have established Nanhai Investment with a shareholding ratio of 49% to 51%.

Federal Investment, which is owned by Guo, and Nanhai Investment also established Yao Joint Venture with a shareholding ratio of 18.75% and 81.25% respectively.

Yao Joint Venture Company then established Nanhai Oil and Fats with Nanshan Co., Ltd. with an equity ratio of 80% to 20%.

At the same time, the "Golden Dragon Fish" brand created by Guo Kefeng himself in 1986 has also been registered in mainland China.

It can be said that the basis for cooperation between Guo’s Federation and COFCO Group has been clearly arranged by both parties. Now all equity structure construction has been completed, and the corresponding rights and related obligations of both parties have been clarified.

What remains is the practical steps of building factories, starting production and developing the market.

So in 1988, it can be said that they will have the final say in the edible oil market across the entire continent.

This will be an important year worth remembering for both COFCO Group and Guo’s Federation.

However, we must admit that the cooperation has come to this point and achieved this satisfactory result, which can be said to be a win-win situation for all.

But the whole process was full of twists and turns, and it was inseparable from the careful planning, negotiation and confrontation of both parties, and even accidental and unexpected promotion.

First of all, this can be fully illustrated by the distribution of equity between the two parties.

You know, although the actual shares of Yaohe held by the "COFCO Group" are less than those held by the Guo family, COFCO holds a 51% majority stake in Yaohe's holding company Nanhai Investment, which allows COFCO to control Yaohe through Nanhai Investment.

In this way, although COFCO's investment was relatively small, the actual control of Nanhai Oils and Fats finally fell into the hands of COFCO.

Relatively speaking, although the Federal Group under Guo's name invested the most and indirectly held nearly 47% of the total shares in the joint venture Nanhai Oil and Fats, making it the de facto largest shareholder, it has no control because it only holds 49% of the shares in the holding company.

This key nesting doll-style equity arrangement directly determines that COFCO has the final veto power when there are disagreements on major decisions of the company.

But how did this result come about?

Anyone involved in this cooperation project knows that due to its eagerness to introduce investment and technology, COFCO has been in a weak position in the initial negotiations. It can be said that it has been losing ground and it was originally impossible for it to gain absolute controlling rights.

But no one expected that Ning Weimin, who had nothing to do with the matter, would interfere and use expert opinion to attack Guo on the cooperation project, causing Guo to show that he was more eager to achieve this cooperation when the cooperation was blocked.

Anxious, Guo even took the initiative to seek help from COFCO Group, and would rather make major concessions to complete the cooperation.

COFCO took advantage of this and seized the key link of initiative.

It can be said that Ning Weimin, who defeated the master with random punches, really did it by accident and made a great contribution to the country's major agricultural cooperation project.

But then again, the Guo Group is not an ordinary business group after all. How could it willingly be controlled by others?

Even so, they have ways to deal with and remedy the situation.

For example, the ownership of the "Golden Dragon Fish" trademark has become a hidden move made by Guo Kefeng for future checks and balances of power.

He did not place the trademark as part of the cooperative assets in Nanhai Oil and Fats, but deliberately placed it under the name of Singapore's Guo Group.

In this way, as the brand becomes more popular and gradually recognized by the market, Guo will also use the "Golden Dragon Fish" brand to strengthen his voice in cooperative projects.

By that time, both sides will have their own trump cards, and at least they will be evenly matched, achieving a delicate balance that would have been impossible before.

Therefore, in order to achieve this goal and obtain this result, Guo Kefeng, as the agent of the Guo Group in mainland China, has also spent a lot of time, effort and sacrifice.

For example, during this Spring Festival, he did not return to Malaysia to reunite with his wife and children.

And I have been busy staying in mainland China to sort out the relevant legal responsibilities of cooperation projects.

During the holidays, he also visited many officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Foreign Trade.

Huo Yanping was also the person whom Guo Kefeng specifically thanked.

Not to mention Ning Weimin, Guo Kefeng not only visited him but also gave him a generous gift.

Moreover, after watching the sample film of "Crazy Rich Asians", they only made one or two formal suggestions for revisions and then agreed to the public release.

He even heard that Ning Weimin was planning to set up an LVMH wine agency in the mainland, and had even made advance arrangements for him by notifying the heads of the Shangri-La Hotel and the unfinished China World Trade Center.

This will make it easier for Ning Weimin to connect smoothly with the hotel management of the Guo Group in the future in terms of wine and catering business.

It can be said that in order to make "Golden Dragon Fish" popular in mainland China and to seize this huge market where there are no competitors in advance, Guo Kefeng did everything he could, worked hard and made many friends.

He only hoped to be able to pursue his career without any worries, concentrate on his oil business, and make Golden Dragon Fish blended oil accepted by the mainland people who were accustomed to using bulk rapeseed oil, peanut oil and lard as soon as possible, so as to realize his career pursuit and help his family maintain its status and rights in the Guo Group.

However, there is nothing in this world that can make anyone happy. The more you fear something, the more likely it will come.

At noon on March 1988, 3, when Guo Kefeng, who was staying at the Shangri-La Hotel in Beijing, had just put down the documents on his desk and was about to call for room service to have a quick bite for lunch.

The phone on his desk rang by itself.

When Guo Kefeng picked up the call with his outstretched hand, he heard the voice of his biological father, Guo Helin.

"dad……"

At first, Kenneth Ko was very happy.

He thought his father called him because he learned in Singapore that he had made great progress in mainland China and that the cooperation had made great progress, which made him proud in the group.

Or maybe it’s because I didn’t go home for the New Year and I missed myself.

I have nothing to do so I want to use the phone to chat about family matters, learn more about my situation in the capital, and then tell myself about the situation of my mother, wife and children.

But it turned out to be completely different. Guo Kongfeng's father called for Ning Weimin, an outsider. In fact, Guo Helin just asked about his son's situation in Beijing. He brought up the old matter with Guo Kefeng and asked about the movie "Crazy Rich Asians". He asked him in detail about the content of the movie shot by Ning Weimin and how much it reflected the Guo family and was suspected of mocking him.

Even after getting the truth from Guo Kefeng, saying that the movie actually had little to do with the Guo family, Guo Helin still refused to give up.

Instead, he told his son that from now on he should pay close attention to Ning Weimin's business activities in mainland China.

Spend as much time and money as possible to bring important figures and officials and cadres in Ning Weimin's network in the mainland to the Guo family's chariot.

During this period, delay the cooperation that the Guo family has promised to the other party as much as possible and don't be too cooperative.

If the opportunity is right, we can even cause some trouble for Ning Weimin and disrupt his career.

This was a highly targeted and malicious instruction, which made Guo Kefeng unable to understand.

He couldn't help but protest, "Dad, why do this? I finally clarified the misunderstanding with the other party, reached a settlement, and turned enemies into friends. Isn't this reopening the dispute? If the other party finds out, it will definitely give them something to talk about, which will be detrimental to the reputation of our Guo family. Isn't this a case of losing the big picture for the small? Why do you have to be so petty? Can't you forget the unpleasantness in the past?"

But Guo Helin said, "It's not that I am fussy and can't forget it. This matter has nothing to do with us, so why should I meddle in it? Of course, there must be someone else who is still fussing about it. It's just that that person is not in a position to speak up, so I am the one making the request to you."

These words made Guo Kefeng's heart sink suddenly, and he was speechless immediately.

From his father's euphemistic words, it was not difficult for him to guess who the person was who could prompt his father to do such a thing.

It’s his sixth uncle!

Is it that Uncle Six is ​​unwilling to see his son suffer?

Or are you dissatisfied with the Guo family’s privacy being used for entertainment marketing?

Only then will I seek revenge again...

"But, but, the other party is not someone you can easily mess with."

Although various reasons kept flashing through his mind, Guo Kefeng didn't have time to think about them carefully. He just instinctively hoped to keep things peaceful.

"Dad, have you forgotten what happened before? Our Guo family didn't get any advantage in the beginning. If we anger the other party, will it be good for us? If it affects our business in the mainland again and causes changes to our investment in the mainland, wouldn't it be more loss than gain?"

However, Guo Helin said, "Don't worry about that. The only thing that man can target our Guo family, apart from the grain and oil cooperation project, is the supply of champagne and some luxury goods. Now that we have reached a cooperation agreement with COFCO on the grain and oil project, it has become a fait accompli. If he continues to make trouble, it will not only target us, but COFCO will also be angry. The Chinese government will never tolerate this. As for those luxury goods, the Guo Group has now reached cooperation with Dior, Gucci, and Kaige Champagne. The Guo Group is even looking for someone in Japan who can snipe his wife's film career. In other words, now he can no longer strangle us, but should worry about us causing trouble for him."

The sudden change in the situation was completely beyond Guo Kefeng's expectations, and his mind suddenly went blank.

He didn't expect that Guo Henian would invest so much money against Ning Weimin. It seemed that he really hated Ning Weimin's life.

After being stunned for a moment, Guo Kefeng tried to persuade his father again.

"Dad, do you want to persuade Uncle Six? Is it worth it? To be honest, he is not a bad person. He is actually very reasonable. Especially now that I have some friendship with him, and in some business matters, our cooperation with him can indeed be mutually beneficial. We really don't need to..."

Unfortunately, he was scolded by his father before he could finish his words.

Guo Helin said seriously on the phone, "Whether it's worth it or not is not up to you. It's not even up to me. Don't forget, we are just supporting roles in the Guo Group. I have no say in your future. It's all up to your sixth uncle. What he can give you, he can also take away. If you make him unhappy, even I can't help you. Don't make a mistake, Kefeng."

Then he said, "Besides, you are also clear about the specific situation. Someone touched the tiger's buttocks, and after touching it, he wants to continue to take advantage of the tiger and make money from the tiger. How can such a cheap thing happen? If we don't teach him a lesson, where is the face and dignity of our Guo Group? Don't be naive to turn enemies into friends. Our Guo Group has even defeated the Republic. How can we compromise with such a small character? If we consider that this person forced us to give up the key controlling rights to COFCO, he is an unforgivable sin to us. Regarding the controlling rights of the joint venture, no matter how many lives he has, it is not enough to compensate. If you were to be the helmsman of the Guo Group, could you tolerate it? So the things you are asked to do now are related to the reputation of our Guo Group, just to convey a message - the tiger's buttocks cannot be touched."

After finishing the call with his father, Guo Kefeng forgot about having lunch.

He sat quietly on the sofa for half an hour and smoked three cigarettes in a row.

The vague uneasiness in his heart suddenly turned into a sense of weightlessness, a resentment with nowhere to appeal, and dissatisfaction with the Guo Group headquarters and even his sixth uncle.

It was clearly none of his business, yet he was innocently implicated and had to clean up the mess for his sixth uncle's son.

After finally settling the matter, I was told by certain people that it was just a delaying tactic, and a life-and-death situation had to be established again.

The key point is that Sixth Uncle was clearly using them as a gun. He successfully got rid of Ning Weimin. It was Sixth Uncle's wisdom and bravery that maintained the reputation of the group. If he failed, if he fell into an unfavorable situation again, it would be extremely difficult to ask the other party for reconciliation.

What will they do then? They will definitely be blamed again.

By then, will he still have any credit for everything he has done in the capital?

Could it be that Uncle Six could take it away with just a few words?

Damn, this is so unfair!

Obviously, we all have the surname Guo, and obviously I have contributed more than anyone else, but I and my son are always used and treated as victims.

Thinking of this, he felt more sorry for himself than for Ning Weimin, who was unaware that he had become the prey of the Guo Group.

It can even be said that, in a sense, he and Ning Weimin are in the same situation.

They are all victims, unable to control their own destiny, suffering unfair treatment, and yet unable to resist.

What is this thing called?

Uncle Six! My dear Uncle Six! You are truly a qualified person to lead the Guo Corporation!

Thinking of this, he got up from the sofa and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.

Outside is the street scene of the capital.

Looking at the sandy, earth-gray streets and the low buildings in the distance.

He also made a secret decision like Gong Mingcheng, who had just visited the old principal and walked out of the hospital.

He has to be the master of his own life.

He didn't want to become an enemy of Ning Weimin again because of some selfish relatives.

He wants to walk his own path in life and get rid of the shackles of the Guo Group sooner or later. (End of this chapter)