Reborn in Hong Kong as a Tycoon

Chapter 677 Entrusting the Acquisition of Citigroup (Two in One)

"I'm not concerned. I'm mainly worried that you, Mr. Cheng, are too kind and kind-hearted. Since Bill Harveys has been working for you for a while, you won't pursue anything."

Haruko Mori was still very good at observing words and emotions, so she saw something was wrong, and changed her mind about speaking ill of Bill Harveys.

Lin Baicheng shook his head: "Don't worry about that. Although I am a little nostalgic, business is business, and favors are favors. He doesn't have such a big face for me to make an exception for him."

"Since Mr. Cheng said so, I won't ask any more questions."

Haruko Moori didn't want to make trouble, so she didn't ask any more questions immediately. Anyway, if Lin Baicheng hadn't lied to her, she would know how Lin Baicheng dealt with Bill Harveys soon.

Bill Harveys was in charge of the acquisition negotiations between Sun Electronics Communications Corporation and Bell Labs. Lin Baicheng was dissatisfied with the progress of Bill Harves's negotiations before. The situation has nothing to do with Bill Hawes, but since Bill Hawes is responsible for the matter, the responsibility for not doing it well will naturally fall on Bill Hawes.

Counting the previous one, it adds up to two times. If Lin Baicheng doesn't give Bill Hawes a little punishment, it will be difficult to lead the team in the future.

Therefore, punishing Bill Harveys is definitely necessary, even if this matter has nothing to do with Bill Harves, it is useless, it can only be counted as bad luck for him.

Lin Baicheng has already thought about how to deal with this matter, but there is no need to talk to others for the time being.

The next day was Thursday, and in the morning, Catherine and Jill Kvis came to Lin Baicheng's apartment together.

Lin Baicheng only talked to the two about work after Haruko Mori went to work.

"Jill, I have read both the acquisition plans of Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. There is not much difference between the two. You can find time today to talk to the two companies separately to see which one has the best conditions. Under the same conditions, I personally prefer Cooperate with Citigroup and make more friends on Wall Street, and the specific negotiation work will be handed over to you.”

Lin Baicheng said to Jill Kvis that this matter must not be entrusted to Bill Hawes, after all, he just failed to handle the task.

Jill Kvis nodded: "I see, Chairman."

Jill Kvis knew that this time she came here instead of Bill Harveys, and she had already expressed that the big boss was dissatisfied with Bill Harves, and now she was in charge of the acquisition-related negotiations, which made her even more Confirmed this.

Therefore, Jill Kvis knew that he must do things well, otherwise he would definitely be implicated.Fortunately, what the big boss asked her to do was not difficult, and there would be no surprises in the negotiations with the two agencies. The lower the agency's fees, the better she would handle the matter.

"I hope to see the outcome of the negotiations by the end of the week."

Lin Baicheng felt that two days was enough, since Wall Street is here after all.

"Negotiations must be completed by the end of the week."

Jill Kvis immediately said that although she didn't have much time, she wasn't under too much pressure because it wasn't difficult.

"Go get busy."

Lin Baicheng nodded.

"Chairman, then I'll go to work first."

Jill Kvis said goodbye and left.

After Jill Kvis left, Lin Baicheng said to his personal secretary Catherine: "Catherine, please contact me with a headhunter. I want to recruit two outstanding talents. The position is assistant to the secretariat."

"Good chairman, what are the conditions for recruitment?"

Catherine responded, and then asked, she knew that the fact that the big boss wanted to hire an assistant must have something to do with the dissatisfaction of the big boss with Bill Hawes' ability to handle affairs.

"There are no requirements for gender, race, or skin color, but they must be graduates from well-known universities, business management and economics are preferred, have no less than three years of work experience, and be between 25 and 35 years old."

"I only have two assistants to recruit, but the headhunters can't find less than five people. You first conduct a preliminary screening, and then I will conduct a final interview to determine the candidates."

Lin Baicheng made a general request. Now it is not like before. He has higher requirements for assistant candidates because his career is bigger now.

"Good chairman, I will let the headhunting company find the talents you need as soon as possible. I believe this time will not be too long."

Catherine said that the requirements of the big boss are not high at all, and there are simply not too many people selected. The headhunting company can quickly find a group, but it takes a lot of time to interview and screen.

"It's best not to recruit people for more than ten days, and at most not more than half a month."

Lin Baicheng reminded that he will probably leave the United States in half a month, and it will be more troublesome to interview at that time, and relevant personnel need to go to his place.

"I've made a note, Chairman."

Catherine nodded to express her understanding. She knew that the big boss was probably going back to Xiangjiang during that time.

Lin Baicheng said: "You don't have to go to Marvel Comics with me in the morning, just contact the headhunting company."

In New York, Lin Baicheng currently has Marvel Comics, Golden Fleece, Pioneer Technology Venture Capital, and the soon-to-be-established Statue of Liberty Broadcasting Company under Lin Baicheng's name. Among them, Pioneer Technology Venture Capital will not go there for the sake of concealment. , so there are only two companies he is going to in New York.

Which of the two companies to go to first is actually the same, but Lin Baicheng chose Marvel Comics first.

After Lin Baicheng and Catherine separated, they took people to Marvel Comics.

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Citigroup.

When Deren Lawrence learned from the secretary that Lin Baicheng's assistant had called and wanted to bring the team over to negotiate with Citigroup for the acquisition, he immediately asked the secretary to respond to the other party and welcome the other party's arrival, and at the same time asked the secretary to send the person in charge of the M&A department Someone called to his office.

Not long after, Damon, the manager of the mergers and acquisitions department, came to Deren Lawrence's office.

"Damon is here, sit down."

"President Lawrence."

Dimon, who was in his 50s, came to sit opposite Deren Lawrence.

Deren Lawrence said: "About accepting the entrustment of Sun Electronics Communications Corporation to acquire Bell Labs' mobile phone and communication technology, the current boss of the company, Mr. Allen, has sent someone to contact us for entrusted negotiations. .”

"We are already preparing for the pre-acquisition work," Dimon said.

"The key now is whether the negotiation can be successful, and whether Sun Electronics Communications will entrust us to Citigroup for the acquisition."

Deren Lawrence said: "Mr. Allen's people are probably not only negotiating with Citigroup, but also negotiating with Goldman Sachs. He has a lot of cooperation with Goldman Sachs. I have asked people to investigate, and I believe it will soon There will be an answer."

Dimon nodded when he heard the words: "I will take the initiative to lower the commission fee as you said, President Lawrence, and win this commission."

"It's good that you haven't forgotten."

Deren Lawrence smiled when he heard this: "The most important thing this time is to reach a cooperation with Mr. Allen, so that he can see the ability and sincerity of Citigroup. The commission fee is not the key point. Only by reaching an in-depth cooperation with Mr. Allen, let him see Citigroup’s ability, then if there is cooperation in the future, he will continue to consider cooperation with Citigroup instead of going directly to Goldman Sachs.”

"So, this acquisition must be successful, that's the most important thing!"

If the acquisition is not successful, in Lin Baicheng's view, it must be Citigroup's lack of ability. He would think that if it is handed over to Goldman Sachs, it might succeed, and Citigroup will be looked down upon. Lin Baicheng will definitely not think of Citigroup at the first time when he has a cooperation next time.

Dimon responded, "President Lawrence, please rest assured, we will do our best."

"Just doing your best is not enough, you have to get things done."

Derren Lawrence states again.

Dimon talked about the difficulties: "To ensure success, we need to use the power of the group. I am afraid that our M&A department alone is not enough."

Deren Lawrence said in a deep voice: "Come to me if you have any troubles. I can't do it. And the president, we are Citigroup. There are few things in this world that we Citigroup can't do."

"Yes, we are Citigroup!"

Dimon smiled. Although the Telephone and Telegraph Company is also a giant, it is not comparable to Citigroup. Moreover, the two companies are not in competition. Citigroup accepted the commission to acquire technology from the Telephone and Telegraph Company.

"Mr. Allen's assistant is coming soon. Go talk to him later. The commission fee will be lowered according to what I told you before. As long as it does not exceed the bottom line, it is acceptable. The important thing is this cooperation."

Lin Baicheng did not come in person, but Lin Baicheng's assistant, so Deren Lawrence did not personally participate in the negotiation. After all, he is the vice president of Citigroup, one of the few executives.

"I've always remembered, President Lawrence."

Damon responded aloud, and after Deren Lawrence had nothing else to say, he left.

Because this cooperation is related to whether Lin Baicheng and Citigroup will further cooperate in the future, Deren Lawrence is very concerned about it. Afterwards, he also learned about the negotiation process, and it seems to be good so far.

Deren Lawrence was very happy when Lin Baicheng's assistant Jill Kvis contacted Citigroup the next morning, saying that Sun Electronics Communications had entrusted Citigroup to acquire related technology patents from Bell Labs.

In the afternoon, when Jill Kwiss brought his team over to sign the entrustment contract with Citigroup, Deren Lawrence signed on behalf of Citigroup, showing that Citigroup attached great importance to this entrustment.

The contract was jointly drafted by the teams of both parties. After the two parties reconfirmed that there was no problem with the contract, they signed it separately.

"Happy cooperation, President Lawrence!" "Happy cooperation, Ms. Kevis!"

After signing the contract, the two people responsible for signing got up and shook hands with each other.

Jill Kvis said: "President Lawrence, although the chairman did not ask Citigroup to complete the acquisition quickly, but the people below us have to take this into consideration, so we hope that Citigroup can complete the acquisition as soon as possible, which will also allow the directors to complete the acquisition quickly." Seeing the capabilities of Citigroup for a long time, I will think of Citigroup for the first time when we have cooperation next time."

Although it was entrusted to Citigroup for the acquisition, Jill Kvis was not responsible for the specific acquisition matters, but she was somewhat credited for the early success of the acquisition.

Deren Lawrence immediately said: "I understand what Ms. Kevis means, and please rest assured that our Citigroup will let Mr. Allen see Citigroup's capabilities. The acquisition will definitely be successful, and it will be successful in the shortest time."

"We also believe in the strength of Citigroup."

Jill Kwiss had a professional smile on his face: "The chairman also hopes to reach an in-depth cooperative relationship with Citigroup. This cooperation with Citigroup is just an attempt. I hope everyone will be satisfied with the final result."

"The cooperation between Citigroup and Mr. Allen will definitely be closer in the future."

This was exactly what Deren Lawrence wanted, so he was very happy to hear it.

After chatting with Deren Lawrence for a few words, Jill Kvis took his leave and left, and went to the Golden Fleece Company not far away.

At this time, Lin Baicheng was on Wall Street, at the Golden Fleece Company.

"Chairman, I have already signed an entrustment contract with Citigroup."

Jill Kvis reports to Lin Baicheng.

"it is good."

Lin Baicheng didn't read the contract, he would find someone to go over the contract again.

"Just before you came back, Thomas from Goldman Sachs came over and hoped that I could hand over the entrustment to Goldman Sachs, but I refused. I only hope that Citigroup can complete my entrustment."

Jill Kvis said: "Citigroup is one of the most powerful consortiums in the country. I believe that with Citigroup's strength, as long as Citigroup is willing, it will be able to complete the commission."

"You're right, I also believe in the strength of Citigroup."

Lin Baicheng nodded slightly, if Citi failed to complete the commission, he would be too disappointed.

"Although the acquisition was entrusted to Citigroup, you still have to be responsible for follow-up, and then report the progress of the acquisition to me. It cannot be said that you know nothing about the acquisition."

"Chairman, don't worry, I will lead someone to follow up."

Jill Kvis nodded understandingly.

Lin Baicheng said: "Very well, if you have nothing to do, go get busy."

Jill Kvis left and went back to the secretariat's office in New York.

Lin Baicheng's secretariat in the United States has offices in Los Angeles and New York, and will soon set up an office in Silicon Valley.It can be said that wherever Lin Baicheng's business expands, the office will follow.

After dinner in the evening, Lin Baicheng left New York with several assistants and private secretaries and went to Texas.

Lin Baicheng wanted to hold a party that specially invited the senior members of the Xiangdang Party, to deepen contact with the senior members of the Xiangdang Party, and to maintain contacts. After contacting, he set the time for tomorrow, and the venue was Texas, the traditional ticket warehouse of the Xiangdang Party.

The appointed time was tomorrow, and of course Lin Baicheng couldn't miss the time tomorrow, so he went there one night earlier, so that tomorrow's time would be more relaxed, and he would meet with some senior leaders of Xiangdang who are closer to him in advance.

This year is the election year, the year of the presidential election, which is a very critical year for the two parties. The Elephant Party also needs the support of capitalists like Lin Baicheng.Not only the support of political donations, but also the support of votes in the hands of corporate employees.

Therefore, even if Lin Baicheng does not ask for a meeting with the senior officials of the Xiangdang Party, the senior officials of the Xiangdang Party will invite him to meet and ask him to provide political donations and at the same time let his employees vote for the Xiangdang Party.

(End of this chapter)