Break out of the courtyard

"Honey, I heard that Mr. Shen came to see you again this morning?" Chen Shuting, who had just finished work, stretched out her hand to smooth Zhang Heping's brows and said with a smile:

"Or, we can buy some shares of Swire and Wheelock, and then sell them to the Rong family and the Bao family later."

Zhang Heping held the hand of his concubine Chen Shuting and walked out of the office. He said calmly, "The shareholding in Hong Kong Island is just a little sweet treat from them."

"What they really want is to hope that we can get some good news on the London stock market today or tomorrow to boost the Conservative Party's momentum."

"Conservative Party?" Chen Shuting asked doubtfully, "Does Mr. Shen and the others think that the lady can win the general election tomorrow and be re-elected for a third term?"

"The chances are very high!" Zhang Heping frowned and said, "The Eagle Country's economy has recovered well in recent years, and the number of unemployed people has dropped to 3. On the surface, it seems that it is all due to that lady. Unfortunately, Eagle Magnesium is too close, and investing in Eagle Country is likely to go to waste."

Chen Shuting couldn't help but frown when she heard this, "What should we do? After all, Hong Kong Island hasn't returned yet. What if that lady succeeds in her third term..."

Zhang Heping exhaled a breath of turbid air, "It's okay. You can have the group issue an announcement this afternoon, planning to acquire Durex and Rolls-Royce from Eagle Country. Today and tomorrow, we will use the 6.8 million magnesium dollars we earned from selling gold to buy the stocks of these two companies."

Another question popped up in Chen Shuting's mind, "Isn't this money used to buy the Royal Arsenal?"

Zhang Heping patiently explained, "Mr. Shen didn't introduce us to the Royal Arsenal, which means the shareholders there don't want to sell. He came over this morning and his words were all about asking us to invest in other companies, so we can only forget it."

"Okay, I'll call the investment department and ask them to work two extra night shifts." Chen Shuting said as she took out her cell phone from her bag.

Zhang Heping nodded slightly, "Let them send out the announcement first, and then notify all major media outlets to reprint it."

As they were talking, the couple had already gone down to the underground first floor and got into the Heping brand nanny car.

Zhang Heping's proposal today to acquire a condom and luxury car company was not a spur of the moment decision.

When investing in the London stock market, the Peace Group bought a lot of Durex and Rolls-Royce shares.

The reason for buying Durex shares was that the rubber forest in Banna had basically taken shape, and in a few years it would be the peak production period for rubber juice, so we wanted to reserve a sales channel for Banna's rubber.

As for the shares of Rolls-Royce, Zhang Heping planned to sell them to Heping Automobile Company, make a profit from the difference, and let Japanese investors pay for it.

...

When Zhang Heping went home for lunch, Sha Zhixiang happened to be inviting Director Wang, Zhang Pandi and others to the canteen of the automobile factory for lunch.

Sha Zhixiang pointed to the wall in the cafeteria and said to the negotiating representatives from the Aerospace Group and the Nuclear Industry Group: "The factory rules are also posted here. The factory does not have a policy of entertainment expenses. It is also highlighted in red and bold."

"With this system, the factory doesn't have to worry about entertaining domestic and foreign visitors."

Director Wang smiled and said, "Visitors to the Heping Automobile Factory usually choose to eat in the factory cafeteria. The food here is not only hygienic, but also more affordable than outside. The only inhumane thing is that the food expenses need to be borne by the visitors themselves."

Sha Zhixiang's words were relatively tactful, but Director Wang was afraid that some people might not understand, so he made them clear.

Fortunately, Chinese people nowadays have to carry money and tickets when traveling on business, and they all know about the existence of food rations. Even though the food coupons were cancelled in Shenzhen, the visitors from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, the Aerospace Group, and the Nuclear Industry Group expressed their understanding.

Zhang Pandi looked at the workers who were carrying their plates to get their meals and asked in confusion, "Director Sha, your factory doesn't have any hospitality expenses, so what about the public relations and marketing matters?"

Sha Zhixiang smiled and said, "Troublesome matters like public relations and marketing are all handled by the Heping Automobile Company next door. Our factory only needs to complete the production task with guaranteed quality and quantity."

What Sha Zhixiang didn't tell these people was that if an important person came to inspect, he would report it directly to the Heping Automobile Company, and the superior company would decide whether to send a public relations staff to receive him.

Secretary Liu Yuan walked back quickly from the food window and smiled at everyone, "I just went to check out the big pot dishes on the first floor of the cafeteria. For lunch today, there's beef stewed with potatoes, pork trotters stewed with kelp, and fried eggs with chives. Two meat dishes and one vegetable dish for only 1 yuan."

As soon as this was said, the negotiating representatives from the Aerospace Group and the Nuclear Industry Group were the first to be tempted. They recently dined at a restaurant in Shenzhen, and the cheapest vegetarian dish cost 7 cents per plate.

"Isn't this price too expensive?" A young man from the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office's 3rd Bureau interrupted and asked. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the young man hurriedly explained, "Three meals a day cost 3 yuan, and the food expenses for a month are 4 yuan. All my salary is eaten up."

"Haha!" The logistics section chief next to Sha Zhixiang laughed and said, "Last month, the lowest employee salary in our factory was 1308 yuan. This amount of food expenses is not expensive. The restaurants outside the factory charge really expensive."

Deputy Director Sun glanced at the ignorant subordinate and secretly blamed the boy for bringing shame to his own unit.

Seeing that more than half of the people at the food window on the first floor were gone, Sha Zhixiang said to everyone, "The first floor has big pot dishes, and the second floor has some home-cooked dishes. Would you like to make do with our factory cafeteria?"

Deputy Director Sun from the 3rd Bureau of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office looked at the leaders of the Aerospace Group and the Nuclear Industry Group. After a simple glance and nod, the three of them chose to have their meal in this cafeteria.

Sha Zhixiang did not give these people any preferential treatment. He did not even pay for the food expenses of Director Wang, Liu Yuan, and Zhang Pandi. He just asked the finance department to issue them four receipts with the official seal of the automobile factory so that they could take them back to their respective units for reimbursement.

After the meal, Sha Zhixiang took them to visit the production workshop and the factory area that was under expansion, and at 3 pm, he sent the group out of the factory gate.

After Director Wang and his group said goodbye to the automobile factory, they took them to Tingmei Health Factory.

Huang Wenli, who had received the news in advance, was sitting in the air-conditioned office with Director Wei of Tingmei Health Factory, and only sent a secretary to wait in the guard room.

Compared with the enthusiasm of Director Sha of the Heping Automobile Factory in receiving Director Wang, Director Wei of the Tingmei Health Factory, who met with Director Wang almost every day, seemed much more casual at this time. It was not until the guard room called that Director Wei went downstairs with Huang Wenli.

...

In the evening, Zhang Heping was writing copy on his computer, preparing to let his internet trolls spread rumors that the Heping Group would also acquire other Eagle Country listed companies.

A phone call forced him to withdraw his hand.

"Heping, Director Wang and your second sister took the negotiating representatives to visit the Heping Automobile Factory and Tingmei Health Care Factory today. I feel that the attitudes of the leaders of the two groups have softened."

Listening to Huang Wenli's voice on the other end of the phone, Zhang Heping simply said "hmm" without much emotion.

"When they left this afternoon, a young representative from the Nuclear Industry Group asked me privately whether the nuclear power plant could be 100% owned by a joint venture company like the Heping Automobile Factory."

Zhang Heping said calmly, "Okay, but these joint ventures need to be listed!"

When Huang Wenli heard the word "OK", she felt relieved, but there was a reversal afterwards and the company went public!
Representatives of the Aerospace Group and the Nuclear Industry Group are unwilling to give up even their 51% controlling stake. If the company becomes a listed company, their stake will be even less...

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Heping left the matter of cooperation with the mainland to Huang Wenli to worry about, and continued to spread false news that was good for the London stock market in his study at home.

...

The next day, June 6th, was the election day in the Eagle Country.

People from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office accompanied the negotiating representatives from the Aerospace Group and the Nuclear Industry Group and met with representatives from the Shenzhen Branch of Peace Investment early in the morning to discuss cooperation matters.

The leader of the Nuclear Engineering Group asked the first question, which was the same question that the young representative had asked Huang Wenli yesterday afternoon.

"Peace Investment Shenzhen Branch can set up a joint venture with Nuclear Industry Group to invest in a nuclear power plant investment and construction company, and then use this joint venture to invest in the construction of inland nuclear power plants. You can also appoint the management personnel of each nuclear power plant." Huang Wenli said slowly: "But the problem is that our Peace Investment Shenzhen Branch plans to invest 100 billion magnesium yuan in nuclear power plants, as well as related thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant technical support. How much share do you plan to let us hold in the joint venture?"

Huang Wenli did not mention the company's listing as soon as she arrived, so as to avoid petrifying these people.

The leader of the Nuclear Engineering Group, who was wearing a blue work suit, said solemnly, "As long as the system of the joint venture company and the nuclear power plant can clearly state that the management personnel are appointed by our Nuclear Engineering Group, we can go back and convince our superiors to agree that you can own 51% of the shares of the joint venture company."

Huang Wenli leaned back in her chair, folded her arms in front of her, and smiled faintly: "Then may I ask, how much money and land is the Nuclear Industry Group, which holds a 49% stake, prepared to provide, or what technology and channels will it provide?"

"This..." The old man in blue work clothes from the Nuclear Industry Group was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer for a moment, because the other party offered 100 billion magnesium yuan!
Such a huge amount of money is more than the funds invested in the 863 Program!
In previous negotiations, the Shenzhen branch of Peace Investment did not mention asking the Nuclear Industry Group and the Aerospace Group to pay, which made them think that this cooperation would be like the Taishan thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant, where all the money would be paid by the Hong Kong company and the mainland only needed to provide manpower and effort.

But the problem is that the mainland has invested money in other joint ventures!
Now that the Nuclear Industry Group has given in, Huang Wenli naturally has to press on to avoid being at a disadvantage in future negotiations.

Huang Wenli ignored the doubtful looks from Director Wang, Liu Yuan, and Zhang Pandi, and continued slowly, "We, the Shenzhen Branch of Peace Investment, are not here to do charity work in the mainland!"

“The money invested in the mainland is called the Peace Prize Trust Fund.”

“A fund is a fund with a certain amount of money established for a certain purpose.”

"The purpose of establishing the Peace Prize Trust Fund is to invest, make profits, and operate over the long term, thereby continuing to provide prize money for the Peace Prize."

At this point, Huang Wenli stopped looking at the Nuclear Industry Group and turned to look at the leader of the Aerospace Group. She smiled and said, "Will the Aerospace Group also set up a joint venture with us? And then set up a satellite management company under the joint venture?"

The Aerospace Group is also facing the same financial crisis as the Nuclear Industry Group. It wants to set up a joint venture and fully control the management rights, but in the end it cannot come up with equal cooperation funds!

Not to mention the silent people from the Aerospace Group and the Nuclear Industry Group, even the people from the three bureaus of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office who were assisting in the communication didn't know how to speak for them at this time.

Huang Wenli didn't want to waste time here because today's meeting would definitely not produce any result.

Huang Wenli was silent for a moment, then she spoke again: "You now have three choices. I suggest you take these three choices back to your respective groups, and then ask the economics professors at the university to help you make your choice."

"The first option is still the original condition! Our Shenzhen Branch of Peace Investment will provide the money and technology, hold 1% of the shares, and set the relevant systems; you will provide the manpower and hold 51% of the shares, and be responsible for the subsequent management."

"The second option is to set up a joint venture as you just said. However, if you can't provide equal cooperation funds, you will have to give up the relevant shares, and we will promote the listing of this joint venture company for financing."

Listing financing?

Everyone attending the meeting was shocked and immediately remembered the listing experience of Heping Automobile Factory which they had just learned about last night.

Initially, domestic investors held 49% of the shares of Heping Automobile Factory. However, after Heping Group proposed to list Heping Automobile Factory, many people in China were unwilling to be involved in the big cause and effect of "capital operation" and withdrew with a smile after receiving 60 billion magnesium yuan.

Now it is the turn of the Aerospace Group and the Nuclear Industry Group, how dare they agree!

"The third option is for our Shenzhen branch of Peace Investment to establish a nuclear power company and an aerospace company in Shenzhen. I hope there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future!"

Upon hearing the third option, Director Wang and the people at the Hong Kong and Macau Office breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Huang Wenli was one of their own and knew to keep the Peace Prize Trust Fund in Shenzhen, rather than saying anything as dangerous as setting up a company on Hong Kong Island.

"Wen Li, the IPO financing you just mentioned, was it your idea or your superior's idea?" Zhang Pandi did not call Mr. Huang, and tried her best to keep the relationship within the scope of internal discussion, hoping to complete the negotiation as soon as possible so that she could go back and deal with the donation from Huayingxiong Company.

Of course, through Zhang Heping sending Huang Wenli to negotiate with people from the Aerospace Group and the Nuclear Industry Group, everyone can also feel Zhang Heping's attitude of wanting to cooperate with the mainland.

Huang Wenli nodded and said, "That's what my superiors wanted!"

Director Wang and Liu Yuan naturally thought of Zhang Heping as the superior that Zhang Pandi and Huang Wenli were talking about, while others would only think that it was someone from Heping Investment Company or Heping Group.

Just when everyone was silent and thought that the second option was impossible to reach, Huang Wenli stood up and said, "Today's negotiations end here. I think the two team leaders are more suitable to go back to scientific research. Corporate cooperation and communication are not suitable for you."

"After talking for so long, you didn't even ask us what kind of system we would establish if we controlled 51% of the shares! You just kept refusing without even thinking about what you could rely on to refuse!"

"The Taishan Thorium Molten Salt Reactor Nuclear Power Plant is not to teach you the technology, but to show that our Peace Group has this technology. Now, which country does not covet the Thorium Molten Salt Reactor Nuclear Power Plant technology?"

"As for satellites, that's even easier! All the Peace Group needs to do is to open a tender to purchase satellites. We don't even need to build a launch base."

As Huang Wenli led her men away, the leaders of the Aerospace Group and the Nuclear Industry Group felt their heads swell up. They didn't know whether they should listen to the other party, take these three options back to the capital, and then find someone else to negotiate.

The negotiators were collectively silent. Zhang Pandi looked at Director Wang, but the other party shook his head slightly.

In Director Wang's opinion, although Huang Wenli's performance today was a bit radical, it was all under control.

She threatened the negotiators in a light and moderate way, and expanded the cooperation options to two. As for the third option, it was the bottom line suggestion proposed by Director Wang before, as long as the 2 billion magnesium yuan was not invested abroad.

However, Huang Wenli's remarks just now also made Director Wang Sumei feel nervous. As the person in charge in Shenzhen, she knew what the people in the precision instrument factory were researching, as well as the underground base under Nanshan.

"How about you report the three options Mr. Huang just mentioned first, and I will take people to the Hong Kong Island Peace Group to discuss it." Deputy Director Sun of the 3rd Bureau of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office stood up and said with a smile:
"Even if the Peace Group chooses the third option, we will try to get them not to disclose the thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant technology, and we will also try to get the Peace Group to buy our satellite. Don't you agree?"

Do not disclose nuclear power plant technology!
Buy domestic satellites!

After hearing Huang Wenli's third choice, Deputy Director Sun felt that the mission was accomplished.

Pointing out at this time that Heping Group has no shortage of technology or money is like rubbing salt into the wound.

Deputy Director Sun felt that he had made it clear enough to the negotiating representatives the day before yesterday. However, these people insisted on going so far as to threaten the head of the Shenzhen branch of Peace Investment in person. Aren't they just asking for trouble?

"Team Leader Zhou, have you read the relevant regulations of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant?" Zhang Pandi stood up with the people from the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and said calmly:

"I heard that although the renewable energy company holds 51% of the shares of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant, all the employees of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant are still our people."

...

In Central, Hong Kong Island, when Zhang Heping and his concubine Chen Shuting went downstairs and prepared to take a car home for lunch, they received a report call from Huang Wenli.

After listening to the three options Huang Wenli proposed to the negotiators, Zhang Heping was silent for a while before he said seriously:
"Wen Li, tell your father that Heping Investment Shenzhen Branch plans to invest 10 billion magnesium yuan in Wucheng to build an artificial diamond synthesis plant and a solid-state battery production plant."

"Ask him what preferential policies Wucheng can give us? Will Wucheng set up a city investment company to build a joint venture factory with us?"

After Zhang Heping finished speaking, he waited for a moment, but there was no reply from Huang Wenli. He only heard heavy breathing, so he hung up the phone.

Then, the young wife Chen Shuting beside him asked in surprise: "Husband, can diamonds be artificially synthesized?"

...(End of chapter)