Reaching for the stars with one hand

Chapter 180
"No matter how much you pay, I will give you one dollar more. Would Shang Da do such a thing?"

Gao Ping said: "They will 100% do such a thing. It may not be one dollar, but ten thousand dollars, one hundred thousand dollars. I think based on our current partnership with Hertz, their bid is 5-10 dollars higher than ours. [-]%, Hertz will consider it. The Americans may not agree to their bid, but they will definitely use this price to suppress us. I don’t want to be taken advantage of.…”

"Nowadays, many Chinese companies acquire foreign companies, and the acquisitions are often hundreds of millions and billions. This leads foreigners to believe that Chinese and Chinese companies are very rich. Our high-precision GNSS is a small industry, and tens of millions of mergers and acquisitions are considered big. It cannot be compared with mass industries such as home appliances, games, sports, and real estate. But obviously, the appetite of foreigners has been heightened. A department that does not make money, loses money for years, and does not even want to use its products for its own business, originally wanted to get rid of debt repayment That's fine, but now I still want to sell it at a high price."

Zhang Yong said: "It is true, and there is no buyer in the United States, but the attitude of the Chinese company has given them too much confidence. What is your estimate of the final price of Hertz?"

"If it can reach one-tenth of Mag's value, then Hertz must be willing to accept this price. The funds in our overseas accounts are also sufficient. Unless they still reach more than 600 million, it is difficult for them to have a chance. But 600 million It's the upper limit I'm willing to pay, and Hertz is not worth that much."

"Mr. Gao, the value of Hertz does not depend on them themselves, but on your demand. Liu Yining said that the R&D personnel of a chip board are worth 5000 million."

Gao Ping was noncommittal, "They are rich in the Internet industry and have seen big money. But in terms of professional fields, they are obviously not proficient. His theory is good, but chip research and development is a system engineering, which cannot be done by one person. If Pay Chen Xiaoming 5000 million, he can get a board, I will not hesitate. But the problem is, if you give him 5000 million, you still need several hundred million to raise a team. Zhongxun may have such a It’s handwriting. Zhonghe can’t do it. In the same way, my acquisition of Hertz is just the beginning of the investment, and I have to plan for the money. In addition, I don’t want Americans to think that we are stupid and have a lot of money, so they can ripped us off at will.”

"Talk to Zhong Haijun?"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult, especially if Pound is behind him. In addition, if their target is not Zhonghe, it's useless for me to talk about it."

"How about Hertz?"

"Their procedures and business applications should have been completed, and they will be listed for sale soon. I don't want to procrastinate any longer. Domestic funds will come soon after being approved by the SAFE. The Big Dipper we see is just As for the companies in the industry, it’s hard to say, there are still many industries that we don’t know about, and other companies will compete. The team and funds I prepared in the United States are to avoid them.”

Zhang Yong suddenly asked a question that was not very relevant, "How is your precision agriculture business?"

"Not bad. By the way, we have an interesting project in Shandong, which is competing with SKydon. If you have time and are interested, you can go and have a look. If this project is won, we will gain a firm foothold in precision agriculture. No more questions."

Gao Ping, who was still thinking about the acquisition of Hertz, was only a perfunctory invitation to Zhang Yong.Unexpectedly, the ignorant Zhang Yong agreed immediately, "Okay, Mr. Gao, can you arrange it as soon as possible? I want to go and have a look."

Gao Ping was a little surprised, "Okay, I'll arrange for the sales manager to accompany you. But didn't you come here this time to discuss the matter with Hertz? Why did you go to the agricultural track again?"

Zhang Yong didn't answer directly, "When are you planning to go to America again?"

"Anderson and I have been in constant contact, and basically everything has been negotiated. Now as soon as he starts selling, we will be the first to stand up, and I will go there immediately."

"You can go there a little earlier. Since Shang Da may enter the game and the situation has changed, you can deal with it earlier."

Gao Ping nodded in agreement, but felt slightly displeased.He valued Zhang Yong very much, and Zhang Yong stood with him when Germany made a bet, and Zhang Yong was also responsible for Hertz's affairs, but Zhang Yong probably could not arrange his itinerary.

Of course, with Gao Ping's structure, he wouldn't be unhappy because of this kind of thing.No one can really arrange him except himself.He just felt that Zhang Yong had suddenly strayed off topic, and didn't give him any advice, but asked him to go there earlier.

Zhang Yong felt Gao Ping's emotions, he smiled slightly, "Gao Ping, I have an idea..."

"..."

"...So, when Shandong returns, we can be completely sure."

Gao Ping's eyes wandered, a little excited and a little hesitant.In the end, he said to Zhang Yong: "Give me three days, I will think about it carefully. But it will not affect your schedule, you go and come back quickly. No matter when you come back, I won't wait for you. If I understand, I will fly to the United States immediately and plan ahead. Are you sure about Xiaowei?"

"Xiaowei's way of thinking is different from everyone else, and none of us can calculate him. It is not easy to make friends or enemies with him. But he is not a person who cannot deal with people. In fact, his principle of doing things is not interests first. One, it’s that I’m happy, that’s the important thing. Most of the time, the interests are consistent with his happiness, but sometimes, he will do something that others can’t think of. And I believe that if you make a move, Mr. Gao, you will never let him suffer .I am [-]% sure about this matter, and he will support you."

"Okay, I'll call you in three days, that's all for today."

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"Zhang Xiaoquan? Did your ancestors sell scissors?"

"Zhang Yong, don't be joking. My name is Zhang Xiaoquan. Why do I serve you wholeheartedly? It's not a spring of spring water."

Zhang Xiaoquan, the person in charge of the Shandong project, is driving Zhang Yong to Tengzhou, Shandong.

Zhang Yong is very familiar with precision agriculture, but only in concept. This is also a concept and theory proposed by Americans, but he has not witnessed what kind of precision it is.He has traveled to and from Europe and America many times, and he has indeed seen the orderly management of other people's fields, and the picturesque scenery and oil paintings.Only then did he understand why the oil paintings of foreign villages are so beautiful, and the real scene is like this.

He rarely saw farmers busy in the fields, only cattle and sheep grazing leisurely, and occasionally saw various agricultural machinery.And in winter, the farmers are harvested cleanly, dry wheat straw and the like are rolled up and compacted, and huge grass rolls lie dormant in the field, neatly, obviously not done by manpower.

Can China's agriculture reach this level?Connecting the few images of rural China in his mind one by one, he still couldn't think of what kind of scene China's precision agriculture would be.Perhaps in Xinjiang and Northeast China, where there are large tracts of land, this can be done. Does Shandong have such soil?Isn't land distributed to every household nowadays?How to achieve large-scale precision agriculture.

The so-called precision is based on informatization, and information includes spatial information, which determines the importance of positioning, so precision agriculture cannot be separated from satellite navigation.It's just that with the development of technology, the requirements for GNSS receivers are getting higher and higher.

The car started to drive into the outskirts of Tengzhou, and Zhang Yong was immediately attracted by the scenery in front of him. There were large expanses of pastures, green carpets, as picturesque as Europe.He was a little dazed, so good looking.

"It doesn't seem like crops are grown here."

"Of course not. The crops are not as expensive as the grass here."

"Why? What grass is so valuable?"

"It's turf for football fields, and it's paid for per square foot."

"My God, the precision agriculture project you mentioned is also planting grass like this?"

"Of course, corn and wheat don't use such high-end equipment."

When the car drove into the Sanmu Group's field, Zhang Yong's cognition was overturned again.

This is a large piece of land that is being reclaimed, and several leveling excavators are busy, and these machines are all famous American Zhuanglu, and they are still the latest models.

And the drivers of the agricultural machinery are all white men with dark red complexions and blond curly hair. This is not Shandong, China, but Texas, USA.

An agricultural machine stopped near several people, and a white driver got out of the car with a growl. He was wearing a checkered shirt and baggy jeans under an orange vest.

The white driver yelled loudly in English and came in front of the two Chinese.One is a rather dignified middle-aged man, who vaguely reminds Zhang Yong of Tiger, and the other is a young man wearing glasses, who looks very gentle.

From a distance, Zhang Yong vaguely heard that the foreigner was cursing, asking who moved his car.

"The middle-aged man is the boss here, Li Muzhi, and the young man wearing glasses is the supervisor here, Bruce Lee, a top student from Peking University. Since Mr. Li has been in Japan for a long time, he specially hired a local supervisor who is familiar with China's national conditions. The foreigner , the drivers and mechanics who came with this batch of agricultural machinery. I have seen this kind of scene a lot. The agricultural machinery here can only be driven by them, so everyone has a very bad temper. Good food, good treatment, and He loses his temper at every turn, and threatens to bring him back to the country when things go wrong. The reason for this quarrel is almost the same as before, saying that someone moved his car while he was away."

Zhang Yong was puzzled, "This car should be Sanmu's, maybe a mechanic didn't put himself in the right position."

"That's right, but since we can't do anything about them, they take everything as their own."

Zhang Yong shook his head, "Boss Li and Director Li should be great people, but at least they made mistakes in the way they get along with these foreigners. They shouldn't be so spoiled."

"Boss Li spent a lot of money here, hoping to finish the project as soon as possible, and don't want to cause unnecessary troubles. Even if we want to clean up these foreigners, it must be after the completion of the project. And these foreigners will also have a great impact on our business."

"Why? No matter how unreasonable they are, it won't affect the boss's purchase."

"Of course. But if you look back at the car, you will know that they don't let other people touch the things on the car, so it is difficult for us to intervene. Now the stalemate is here, thanks to the people of Mihe and SKydon, the support is not enough. Otherwise we would have Out."

Zhang Yong saw a familiar logo on the car and nodded, without asking why, he already understood the general idea.

"Maybe this is also a good thing. The arrogance of foreigners may make Boss Li feel psychological pressure on using SKydon equipment."

Zhang Xiaoquan's eyes flashed, "That's right, what you said makes sense. Let's go, I'll take you there to say hello to them."

On this side, Er Li carefully persuaded the foreigner to leave, and the foreigner left as a victor while muttering words starting with F.

"Mr. Li, this is our technical consultant, Zhang Yong. He is an expert in GNSS technology. He will come and see how we can solve our problems."

Li Muzhi was still immersed in the bad mood of arguing with foreigners, and simply nodded to Zhang Yong.Bruce Lee and Zhang Yong shook hands, "Welcome, let's go, let's talk in the room."

Several people entered the room and sat down.Zhang Yong said: "I opened my eyes today. I have never seen so many new models of Zhuanglu agricultural machinery. There may be so many machines in some large farms in the United States, but they are all accumulated over the years. Buy one every two or three years. Taiwan. So there are many models, uneven. You can see that you bought the latest model at one time, and I think it is probably the only one in the world. Mr. Li, it’s amazing, I admire it.”

Li Muzhi's mood immediately improved a lot. He is an industrialist, so of course he didn't just listen to good things, but Zhang Yong's praises were all based on facts. He has such skill and strength, and he is certainly happy to be recognized.

"No way, if you want to do something, you have to pay a price. Although Zhuanglu is expensive, as long as you solve the problem, it's worth it."

"You're very right. But this foreigner opened my eyes today. How can a dog bite its owner?"

When Zhang Yong used the word "dog", he felt a little nervous. He observed the emotions of the two and found that they were not dissatisfied with this sentence. He knew that their patience with this group of foreigners might have reached the limit.

Bruce Lee said: "You have seen all the quarrels today, and Xiaoquan has seen more. When this batch of agricultural machinery came in, our mechanics were dumbfounded when they saw it. There were all kinds of equipment and screens on them, and they used them frequently. The domestically produced heavy-duty agricultural machinery is completely different. And when I heard that this piece of equipment costs millions, I became more nervous and didn’t dare to move it at all...”

"So we contacted the manufacturer, and finally transferred these uncles. At first, they were very disciplined, but later we found that they were unmanned here, and they became more and more excessive. They had high salaries, could not work overtime, and had coffee breaks twice a day. Then every night Singing and dancing has made a lot of contributions to the surrounding economy, but the progress of the work is far below our expectations. The original intention of letting them come here was to train our mechanics. As a result, these guys saw The life here is so easy, so I started to dawdle. I don’t teach our mechanics seriously at all. The quality of agricultural machinery drivers is not particularly high, and they don’t understand English. These foreigners hide important information and don’t train them at all. He reprimands Chinese drivers twice in three days. People have self-esteem and temper. After a long time, no one really learns from them. They have achieved their goals and become more unscrupulous. The quarrel just now said that someone moved his car In fact, I am afraid that Chinese drivers will learn to drive by themselves, and eventually they will be able to replace them. …”

"We encourage Chinese drivers to do this, but before they have fully mastered driving, we dare not publicly support them. We can only appease these devils first."

Zhang Yong sighed and expressed sympathy, "Understood, everything is based on the overall situation, but it is not a solution to continue like this, it needs to be changed."

Bruce Lee said: "Yes, we are also thinking of a way, it's just a farm machine, what's the problem, if I can drive it, I'll get on it early."

Li Muzhi interrupted them with a wave of his hand, "Okay, Zhang Yong just came, don't complain to him. It was also our initial decision and management mistakes, and we indulged them. Now it's not good. Your trip was in vain. It’s not that I want to torment you. Before you set off, we hadn’t made a decision, and we hadn’t received confirmation from Mihe at that time. It’s different now. Mr. Wei from Mihe confirmed that they will Next week, I will come with SKydon’s experts. They said that the solutions of SKydon and Zhuanglu equipment are ready-made and can be used soon. Moreover, we have evaluated the cost with SKydon. I think the cost of SKydon must be more expensive than yours. Cheap. So..., sorry, I'm really sorry about this."

(End of this chapter)