Chapter 715 Closed door

   "Are you sure they really said that?"

  At Stuttgart Airport, Zhong Shi and Gao Dongfang had been waiting for more than half an hour, but there was still no one from the Porsche Group. Gao Dongfang, who was hungry and cold, couldn't help but complain.

   To be precise, it is not accurate to describe them as hungry and cold, because the airport is very warm, no matter how poor these two are, it is impossible for these two to be reduced to starvation.

   But waiting for such a long time made Gao Dongfang feel very irritable, his mood was a little out of order, and his speech was inevitably a little tone.

   "Didn't you hear me when I called?"

Zhong Shi gave him a blank look, and replied in the same impatient tone, "Wait a little longer, maybe the heavy snow outside has delayed the road closure. Calm down, this time they begged us to come, how could they take us away?" Toss it aside and ignore it?"

   "That's true!"

  Gao Dongfang curled his lips, with a natural expression, "By the way, Mr. Zhong, what exactly are you going to do to make Porsche give up the acquisition of Volkswagen Group?"

   "I haven't thought about it yet!"

Zhong Shi replied absent-mindedly, but his eyes drifted to the glass curtain wall at the exit of the airport. Under the bright lights, heavy snow like goose feathers drifted wantonly in the darkness, and the strong wind whizzed past from time to time, rolling up snow waves like stormy waves Usually, it rushes towards the waiting crowd, but is blocked by the thick glass curtain wall. The entire airport is like an unyielding reef in the raging waves, facing the impact of wave after wave of snow waves. People hiding in the reef are so small and helpless in the face of the might of nature.

"What are you thinking?"

  After not hearing Zhong Shi's reply for a while, Gao Dongfang turned his head and found that the other party was staring out of the window in a daze. Following Zhong Shi's eyes, Gao Dongfang only saw heavy snowflakes. Feeling bored for a moment, he touched Zhong Shi's shoulder and asked curiously.

   “I was thinking about what happened in Saudi Arabia.”

Thinking of what happened two days ago, Zhong Shi still had lingering fears, "I really didn't expect that Saudi Arabia would be so chaotic. It was beyond my expectation. Although I have no plans to invest more in Saudi Arabia, from the current investment Looking at the environment, it’s really not a good place to invest.”

   "Worried about your oil fields?"

Gao Dongfang snorted twice, and said disapprovingly, "Actually, you have been under strict protection since you made a fortune, so you don't know much about the ugly side of this world. No matter where in the world, struggles exist all the time. Even I , although he did not encounter an assassination like that of Prince Faisal, but he experienced verbal wars every day, and it was miserable."

"But according to my speculation, it is very likely that there is a shortage of funds for the amazing infrastructure construction of Jibai. The previous conversation of Prince Faisal was a half-truth and half-false temptation. But I want to intervene in them With my current status and capabilities, it is completely impossible for me to build infrastructure. I just need to report the situation there, and let the rest of the decisions be made by high-level officials."

"Where there is high risk, there is high return." Gao Dongfang touched his shiny hair and said with sincere emotion, "Furthermore, if Huaxia intervenes, the whole situation will change. Even if the other party wants to move again Prince Feisal, you have to weigh it carefully."

"yes?"

  Zhong Shi stroked his smooth chin, and asked suspiciously, "Where is our country with such great influence?"

"certainly!"

A look of pride suddenly appeared on Gao Dongfang's face, "Don't underestimate our influence. Although we pursue a policy of keeping a low profile, we will never be relentless when it is time to make a move. You must know that the main source of wealth for this country is oil exports, and With the growth of our country's economy, the demand for crude oil has shown geometric growth. In the case of sluggish demand in the United States and Europe, these pure crude oil exporting countries are increasingly dependent on us, and we never disclose it easily Interfering in their domestic affairs has increased their internal favor towards us. Under such circumstances, it is only a matter of time before our right to speak increases.”

   "So it is!"

  Understanding, Zhong Shi nodded, "If that's the case, then in your official capacity, you can enjoy enough protection. But for me, I'm afraid all this is unlikely."

"Don't underestimate yourself, as long as you have successfully handled the matter of the Volkswagen Group, the state will take care of your business as a corresponding return." Gao Dongfang laughed and said, "You are the name of the head in front of the chief." People, even if you fail to accomplish this, the country is your strong backing."

   "Why haven't you come yet?"

   After digesting silently for a while, Zhong Shi skillfully changed the subject, took out his cell phone and called Wolfgang Porsche again, but to his great surprise, this time the call failed.

"What happened?"

   Seeing Zhong Shi's face darken, Gao Dongfang realized that something was wrong, slowly stood up straight, and asked in a low voice, "Is there something wrong with the Porsche Group?"

   "They don't plan to come to welcome us anymore!" Zhong Shi's face was ugly. If he was still making excuses for the Porsche Group before, the current situation is undoubtedly slapping him in the face. Although he doesn't know exactly what happened, what Zhong Shi can conclude is that it was definitely intentional by Porsche.

   "They're not coming!" Zhong Shi handed the phone to the confused Gao Dongfang, and said flatly, "I don't know why, but they gave up on us!"

   "Abandoned us?"

  Gao Dongfang's cheek muscles twitched violently twice, feeling that the whole thing was really unbelievable, but the beeping sound on the phone reminded him that it was all true.

   "Then what should we do now?" At this time, he was a little flustered, so he could only ask Zhong Shi, "Go back?"

   "I finally came here, why did I just go back like this?"

There was a sinister smile on the corner of Zhong Shi's mouth, "Since he wants to play, let's have a good time with him. Hehe, this just gives us a reason to contact people from the Volkswagen Group openly. Let's go, let's find a place to have a good rest first , when the weather is fine, transfer to Wolfsburg immediately, pay a good visit to Wolfgang Porsche, I believe they will give us enough courtesy."

   "That's the only way to go!" Gao Dongfang thought secretly.

  …

  Ferdinand Piëch has been very busy recently.

  When the Porsche Group sacrificed a big option option, the entire Volkswagen Group lamented, knowing that the general trend was over. Among the pessimistic voices, only Ferdinand Piëch remained calm enough.

   "They don't have enough money to exercise these options!" he said at the time.

The fact is, as he expected, that after a few months, the Porsche Group stopped buying 50.3% of the shares, and then there was news that the internal funds of the Porsche Group were insufficient. He let out a sigh of relief.

   But so far, the crisis has not been resolved.

During this period of time, a group of high-level executives, including Ferdinand Piech, have been running around, hoping to find a solution to prevent the acquisition of the Porsche Group, but unfortunately, everyone from the government to the bank is no longer optimistic about the Volkswagen Group. Able to stop the pace of this acquisition.

  So the status quo of the Volkswagen Group has not improved at all.

But what made Ferdinand Piech realize that there is no limit to the road, not long ago, the representative of the board of directors of Porsche tentatively proposed to distribute the funds within the Volkswagen Group as dividends, and the vigilant Piech suddenly realized It turns out that the Porsche Group is short of cash.

  Reminiscent of the consortium from the bank during this period, Piëch further confirmed that there was a huge crisis in the liquidity of the Porsche Group.

   At that moment, a crazy idea came into Ferdinand Piech's mind, namely:

  Anti-acquisition of Porsche Group.

   But that's easier said than done. First of all, like the Porsche Group, although the Volkswagen Group has preparations of up to 12 billion euros, to use this money, it must not only obtain the unanimous consent of the management, but also obtain the approval of the labor union and the shareholder meeting. It's still difficult, because Ferdinand Piech gave up this road decisively after thinking about it for a while.

  Now the Volkswagen Group needs a strong support, a very strong foreign support.

  But Ferdinand Piech is very clear that in the face of the current tightening global economic situation, it is as difficult to find a strong foreign aid as it is to use the company's internal funds, which is very difficult. Although he had contacted many world-renowned consortiums during this period, when they heard that tens of billions of dollars were going to be spent, they retreated one after another.

   "Who is looking for me?"

  On this day, Ferdinand Piech was discussing business issues with his subordinates when he heard a call from his secretary. He asked displeasedly, "Don't you know I'm in a meeting now? What needs to be notified now?"

"That's right, Mr. Chairman, there is a gentleman surnamed Zhong who wants to visit you, saying that he wants to make an appointment!" The male secretary replied with trepidation. But he didn't have the guts to break in, so he could only make an announcement by phone. There was no other way, because Piëch was too difficult to serve recently.

   "What Mr. Zhong?"

  Ferdinand Piëch was furious when he heard this, "Didn't the other party report to the unit? Don't ask me for anything, if you disturb me next time, get out of here immediately!"

   After finishing speaking, he snapped and hung up the phone decisively.

   "Don't be angry, maybe it's a wrong call."

An executive from the Volkswagen Group calmly adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said in a soft voice, "Chairman, if we really want to acquire the Porsche Group, we can use the form of equity replacement, but it is also indispensable. There is still one less foreign aid with strong financial resources, otherwise it would be impossible to implement.”

This Volkswagen Group executive named Stegen has a thin figure, high cheekbones and high cheekbones, and his eyes are deeply sunken into the eye sockets. He looks fragile, but within the Volkswagen Group, he is known for his resourcefulness. The **** confidant, the number one think tank.

"what?"

   Just when Piëch calmed down a little, he saw Stegen's face change suddenly, and he shouted, "What, is your surname Zhong?"

"What's wrong?"

  Piech suddenly became suspicious. His assistant had never lost his composure before, "What happened?"

   "Boss, do you still remember Zhongshi?" Seeing Piëch's suddenly enlightened expression, Stegen said with emphasis, "Yes, that's the super rich man from Hong Kong who once helped the Porsche family!"

   "Could it be him calling?"

After thinking for a while, Piëch's face showed ecstasy, "If he really called, then we have really found foreign aid. By the way, aren't they supporting the Porsche family? Call up?"

   "I don't know about this, but I still have to get in touch first!"

   Stegen stood up excitedly, clapped his hands and said, "Anyway, let's make sure it's him first, and then invite people here. We can talk about the specific purpose of coming here."

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