Winner Takes It All, Resurrection 2009

“I heard that Mr. Li is currently raising funds to invest in various traditional industrial companies in Dongda. BlackRock is very interested in this and hopes to get an investment opportunity.

As long as it is a financial need, you can ask for it! ”

The group's internal translator translated the words of BlackRock's global vice president Greg as beautified as possible. Li Zehua could clearly feel the difference in the context of the two sides.

Especially the old man opposite, his arrogant and determined tone when he spoke was not revealed at all in the translation.

He subconsciously turned his head and whispered to the translator, "No need to be so subtle, just say whatever he said exactly.

Tell him otherwise and I’ll think about it.”

The group translator smiled at him and then translated to Greg: "Mr. Li said he will seriously consider your suggestion."

Greg nodded with satisfaction. He seldom came to the University of Tokyo and didn't know much about the local customs and speaking habits. Besides, no one had ever dared to refuse him, so he thought that consideration meant submission and agreement.

He immediately said a lot of gibberish and the translator's face looked a little ugly. In fact, Li Zehua understood it even without him translating. After cramming for a period of time, he had no problem with simple listening and reading in English.

He may not say it, but he must be aware of it in his mind. After all, if there is any misunderstanding in communication or misjudgment, it is likely to cause irreparable losses.

However, he pretended not to understand at all. Some things can be communicated through a third party, which can give you more room for maneuver. The translator wiped his sweat and explained, "He seems to have misunderstood and is asking what conditions you are prepared to offer.

He also hopes that BlackRock will send a professional due diligence team to join the plan. He feels that you will not refuse the friendship from BlackRock because BlackRock has countless resources around the world.

As long as we are willing to join them, Qingyun will definitely have a better future. "

“Send a due diligence team to participate?”

Li Zehua smiled on the surface, but sneered in his heart, "I'm afraid he wants to take this opportunity to find out the actual situation of the industry so that he can deal with us in a targeted manner."

However, he did not say these two sentences, but just perfunctorily said: "Tell him that I personally hope to reach a cooperation with BlackRock, but this requires the joint decision of the company's board of directors to make a decision.

In addition, there is no need for a due diligence team. Even if there is a possibility of cooperation between the two parties, these core data cannot be shown to the outside world. "

Greg was shocked after hearing this, as if he was insulted. He waved his hands and said excitedly: "Why not? We are the most professional secondary market investment institution in the world, managing more than trillions of US dollars in huge wealth.

No one is better than us. Even Qingyun cannot reject BlackRock's reasonable request without reason, because we have many powerful friends in Shanghai who will help BlackRock achieve any goal.

Maybe you didn’t have much contact with us before, Mr. Li, and you don’t know what BlackRock stands for. If you are willing, we can easily do anything we want to do. ”

The translator shrugged like the other person, indicating that he had tried his best to restore the other person's tone. Of course, he omitted some of the harsh words and phrases as much as possible.

Li Zehua did not make things difficult for the translator, but instead quickly thought about what the other party meant by his words. It was obvious that the other party was deliberately making trouble and maliciously misinterpreting his meaning, commonly known as deliberately finding fault.

BlackRock had a talk with it yesterday but to no avail. A long time ago, this world's largest investment fund controlled by Squid Capital approached Qingyun. Don't think that it only invests in the secondary market.

In fact, if it encounters extremely high-quality companies, it will act in advance. After all, no one will complain about having too much money. Like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, it is controlled by Wall Street financial capital and its main positioning is to invest in high-quality companies in the world's mainstream stock markets.

BlackRock owns shares in almost all listed companies of a certain size in the world, the only difference is the amount. By going long on the world economy, it can continue to do so as long as the human economic society does not collapse.

This fund will exist forever.

Qingyun Investment and Industrial Fund are currently learning from it and striving to become the second company like BlackRock that is tied to the world's mainstream economies.

Unfortunately, it has already set its sights on Qingyun and bought 0.5% of the shares of Pinxixi Local Smart Life Service Group through public channels. This is foreseeable.

In the future, Qingyun’s shares in the mainland and listed companies in the Chinese concept stocks sector of the Lijiapo Exchange will not escape the fate of being publicly bought by BlackRock.

It is impossible for Qingyun not to go public because it wants too much and must tie up enough interest alliances in order to survive safely.

But it is obvious that Li Zehua does not intend to compromise, because he does not accept blackmail and forced logic, and Dongda Capital is destined to embark on a path of completely independent development.

When they first came into contact, Qingyun clearly expressed its refusal on the grounds that the valuation was too low. For a long time thereafter, the venture capital institutions controlled by American capital had been adopting a blockade and restrictive attitude towards Qingyun.

However, as Qingyun quickly rose from an unpopular corner by using Internet financial means, American capital made changes in view of the huge profits and actively participated in the round of financing for the Pinxixi (group buying) business before its listing.

BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, which were controlled by the same group of people, felt Qingyun's sincerity and began to continue contacting them, but Qingyun just kept hanging on without showing any obvious resistance.

Nor will it allow American capital to acquire shares and gain influence. After all, Qingyun has already entered the fast lane of development, and has indirectly held shares through industrial funds, attracting a large group of powerful local figures from Dongda.

It seems to be a self-contained entity, so why bother to think about it and take the initiative to be a gou for others.

On the one hand, American capital tried its best to suppress this behavior, which they considered to be heretical. On the other hand, they were reluctant to give up the olive branches that Qingyun frequently extended, after all, the purchase orders involved were tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of dollars.

Who does not like?

Although they could not fully participate in the distribution of Qingyun's excess profits from dominating the industry, faced with the huge benefits that were delivered to their doorstep, Wall Street quickly reached a decision to take advantage of the huge short-term profits after a brief dispute.

Afterwards, the two sides began to have more frequent contacts. The demands of the American capital were very simple. Qingyun opened its doors to welcome guests. As long as the price was within a reasonable range, the American capital was willing to spend money to buy shares and provide necessary assistance.

If it were any other ordinary company, they would have opened champagne to celebrate long ago, but in Qingyun, it is just a kind of happy worry, and not just an ordinary worry, because since 1993.

Especially after 2003, American capital poured into all walks of life in Dongda University, exerting a huge influence in every corner. And secretly, no one knows how many people yearn for the so-called lighthouse.

In addition, Qing Yun's ruthless methods of dealing with the Taishan Sect and the hot money in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were once severely suppressed by American capital. During this period, countless troubles came to him, but they were all repelled by Qing Yun using various means.

It can be said that the two sides were both spying on and communicating with each other, while also engaging in a long-term confrontation in secret.

BlackRock also chose a very good timing for this contact.

The day before, Qingyun had reached preliminary cooperation intentions with many Fortune 500 companies or top ten companies in the industry, and now was the busiest time of the dinner on the day of the annual meeting.

There were countless entrepreneurs and bigwigs around who were secretly observing and speculating. Li Zehua was very clear that the outcome of his conversation with Greg, the global vice president of BlackRock, would inevitably affect the choices of a large group of people.

Regardless of whether they choose to refuse or agree, there will always be a group of people who are dissatisfied. Those Jiangsu and Zhejiang enterprises that are deeply influenced by American capital, or those enterprises that are simply controlled by foreign capital, all hope to include Qingyun in the ban system.

In this way, they can launder and transfer their own hidden assets through Minsheng Financial Holdings, Micropayment, and Qingyun's numerous businesses, and then turn to the spiritual kingdom.

Companies that attempt to establish themselves independently hope that Qingyun will continue to maintain its original development trend and it is best not to make major changes.

Among them, the companies under the Five Military Governor's Office, the three major social security funds, and some companies with special historical missions are the most!

Taking the Beidou Navigation Commercial Group as an example, Qingyun helped it seize GPS market share and vigorously promoted the Beidou system, contributing more than 100 billion market share to it every year.

Making money is not the goal; taking the opportunity to improve the country’s strategic system is the core!

There are so many interests involved behind the Beidou navigation system. For example, the detection equipment previously installed on military ships has not made any breakthroughs for a long time due to technical and financial constraints.

Now that Beidou has a large-scale commercial foundation, some previously immature systems have been verified and rapidly improved, coupled with the scientific and technological engineers Qingyun has gathered from all over the world.

China is rapidly catching up with the world's mainstream level in basic materials and cutting-edge technology. However, military equipment is not yet subject to international patent restrictions.

I have used it myself. Do you dare to come to my territory to check my equipment and steal your technology? If it really comes to this, there is no need to fight and I can just surrender.

In short, the core benefits that Qingyun Group alone brings to the Five Military Governor's Office are innumerable and priceless. You can see that the shipyard near the Magic City has already laid the first keel.

The military reorganization is in full swing.

Its internal code name is 055. Compared with the original time and space, it was three years ahead of schedule. Its sea and air detection technology was perfected in advance thanks to the large-scale deployment and verification of Beidou commercial use. In addition, Qingyun made a large donation to the Navigation Preparatory Committee. It can be said that this ship was prematurely matured by Qingyun, and it was a gratifying double-yolk egg.

One ship is under construction in Shanghai and the other in Dalian Shipyard in Liaoning Province. The first two are test ships. This would have been an unimaginable thing in the past, but Qingyun is rich.

At the same time, Li Zehua is also well aware that his ability is limited, and as several major policies are getting closer to being introduced, he doesn't have much time left if he can't get ahead of the critical time nodes.

If Dongda's hard power is enhanced as much as possible, then Qingyun Capital, which is backed by Dongda's capital, is doomed to lose all its overseas investments, both for the group and for itself.

He had to strengthen the core strength of the University of Tokyo at all costs, but due to technical limitations, he was unable to develop and grow it in the first place.

However, Dongda and Qingyun never thought of giving up. Qingyun sent dozens of transport ships of various types with a displacement of more than 100,000 tons to domestic shipyards.

They even let Minsheng Financial Holdings intervene in advance and provide large low-interest loans to related shipbuilding and aviation manufacturing companies, with such strong support that money and orders were given when needed.

The relevant industries of Dongda began to grow by leaps and bounds, and began to proactively reserve relevant resources in advance, especially in the training of skilled industrial workers and domestic supply chains, and made a lot of advance preparations.

All these things made it impossible for everyone present to be careless. They were afraid that the good situation would be ruined. They were even more worried that Li Zehua would lose his patience and completely fall out with the other party before he was fully grown.

At this time, Qingyun is like a flagpole representing the weather vane of private enterprises. Any obvious tendency of its choice will inevitably lead a large group of people to make the same choice.

It was because of this that they openly forced him to make a choice at the dinner party. No matter the outcome, it would be extremely beneficial to American capital.

But how could Li Zehua, an old wily man reborn as a human, give a definite answer? When he heard the other party pretending to be stupid and trying to make trouble, he immediately gave a look to the people around him.

Liu Ziliang followed his gaze and understood instantly. Then he tried his best to hide his actions, took out his cell phone and sent a message to someone present.

"Why, Mr. Li, do you look down on us at BlackRock, or do you have other concerns? You may as well tell me, and I can solve them for you on the spot."

Greg was full of confidence and pressed forward step by step. In his opinion, the little guy in front of him was just going with the flow and didn't have the necessary ability to resolve the current situation.

No matter what choice he makes, he cannot escape Wall Street's prediction. He, like his Qingyun, is as weak, pitiful and helpless. He comes here today to embarrass the other party.

Who gave him the courage and confidence to start a new business behind Sita Capital?

Li Zehua pretended not to understand, neither refutating nor resisting, because he never made choices about things that had no benefits, and no one could force him to make a choice on his turf.

"Mr. Greg, I haven't seen you for a long time. You still like to joke around. Mr. Li is my friend, and I am Goldman's best friend. Do you have any doubts about his choice?"

Just as Greg was about to press further, a hearty voice sounded in his ears. He was about to get angry, but when he turned around, he lost his temper instantly.

The person who came was none other than Mr. Ye, the owner of Mei Manor and also the eldest brother of Ye Kaiming of Guo Ye Group.

"Ye, it's great to meet you here."

Greg is, after all, a working-class man. No matter how powerful BlackRock is, he cannot ignore his own origins. In front of the real big shots, his so-called background is not worth mentioning.

And Ye, no matter where he is, is a superpower at the top of the Jinzi Tower who can control the fate of others. Especially since he is an ally of Youtai Capital at this time, he cannot be easily offended.

Thanks to Mr. Ye's help, Li Zehua was able to escape easily. He made up an excuse and left immediately.

It’s not that we can’t afford to offend them, but at this critical moment when the event is about to begin, the domestic supply chain has just started to integrate resources, and any minor hidden danger may make the entire plan difficult.

All things are difficult at the beginning, so why bother yourself with trouble? When Qingyun and Dongda’s grand strategy succeeds, it will be common to deal with small figures of this level and kill them with ease.

"Send someone to keep an eye on all the foreign investment representatives on site and notify me immediately if there is any unusual movement. We must not let them find an opportunity to disrupt the situation."

As soon as Li Zehua left, he immediately gave Liu Ziliang a death order, then found CEO Yu and briefly explained the situation, "It looks like these people are deliberately trying to scam people, they are still ruthless!"

CEO Yu said with satisfaction: "Being able to hold on without getting upset is progress. It's actually not a big deal. You just haven't experienced enough setbacks and can't respond perfectly to emergencies.

It will become clear after a few more times. Just pretend to be dumb and don't know anything. If you really can't refuse, just keep silent. Qingyun is very attractive to them, even if they tear their faces on the spot, it's okay. "

Li Zehua pursed his lips, "Isn't this because I'm worried about delaying important matters?"

"It's okay. Everyone can understand. It's human nature to bet on both sides. Everyone has always thought about themselves first. Just get used to it."

President Yu comforted him casually, then called a deputy chief of staff over and gave him instructions: "Before the party is over, follow President Li in any public occasion.

Once there is trouble, you must help solve it unconditionally. Remember, you must be polite and restrained, neither offending anyone nor losing your dignity, understand?"

The deputy chief of staff immediately patted his chest and assured that there was no problem. "Don't worry, Director Li, they are just some people with ulterior motives. We are professionals in handling this matter."

After Mr. Yu left, he said, "Chief of Staff Liu Weiming is also very good at this. If you have similar troubles in the future, just let him solve them."

"That's good. Thank you for your hard work."

After Li Zehua made some polite remarks, he turned around and continued to greet and chat with his business friends. From his face, it seemed that there was no sign of the impact of the recent incident.

No one was tactful enough to mention it, but occasionally when someone was chatting, they couldn't help but ask indirectly, but the deputy chief of staff easily changed the subject.

Because there was a live cultural performance in the evening, everyone knew when to stop and there was none of the reckless behavior that occurs in previous business gatherings.

"Next time I find a chance, I will definitely get my revenge."

Jack Ma came over at some point and stood next to Li, saying "viciously".

The relationship between the two has eased since Qingyun cooperated with Jiaobenji Enterprise to seize the latter's complete set of outdated lithography machine technology and semiconductor equipment and negotiated cooperation.

Especially in the field of e-commerce, as the dust has settled in the fields of logistics, express delivery and food delivery, the competition between the two sides has actually been restrained. After all, the market is in a stage of rapid development and expansion.

Even though we know that there will be a winner in the future, it does not prevent everyone from joining hands to deal with traditional retail and strive to get a larger share of this big cake.

Jack Ma has also come to terms with it. The Qingyun Group has become an independent entity and it is impossible to defeat it through commercial competition. There is little point in the two sides continuing to fight. It is better to put aside the dispute and work for common interests.

For example, the space for cooperation between Alipay and Weifubao is actually greater than the competition, because Jack Ma has always wanted to replace certain entities, and Li Zehua also wants to borrow Jack Ma's sharpest sword today.

Let's test where the bottom line is. Ahri rushes forward and Qingyun pushes hard from behind. Either the car will be destroyed and everyone will die, or everyone will eat meat together.

At least when you get beaten, there is Ahri in front to support you. Cooperation is a sure win, so why not cooperate?

This does not affect the continued fight between the two families. You see, Jack Ma is still obsessed with the "grudge" incurred by Li at the Yanjing Qian (Qian Du) Jin (JD) dinner.

Li Zehua put on a disdainful expression, "As for you, ten bottles are not enough for me to drink alone, so just practice more. If you don't have ten kilograms of liquor, don't brag in front of me."

There is nothing wrong with Jack Ma's drinking capacity. He is just afraid of drinking after drinking so much at once. But that doesn't stop him from bragging in front of everyone.

"Who's afraid of who? Do you really think you're a wine god? With your small body, you look like all flesh, but in reality you're useless. I can beat ten of you by myself."

Can we indulge Li Zehua, who has such a bad temper?
"Hey, man, be a real man and keep your word. Now open the bottle and blow into it, dare you?"

The people watching the fun nearby added fuel to the fire, and someone even brought a few bottles of sauce-flavored liquor, which they opened immediately with a bang.

Jack Ma's expression changed instantly, but he was not forgiving at all. "Since you are hosting the annual meeting this time, and you will have to go on stage to give a speech, present awards and sing, I will let you go."

He also said something like overeating is harmful to the body, which caused everyone to laugh. For a while, the scene was filled with joy... (End of this chapter)