He's gambling, gambling on a crack, gambling on a great platform for cooperation.

Because Old Bush is about to take office.

This person lived in China for a few years. Apparently, someone gave him a bicycle made in China, which he has treasured ever since.

Back then, he would ride this bicycle, which was a gift, with his wife, enjoying a romantic stroll through the streets and alleys.

Xing Baohua funded Bush, spending hundreds of millions of US dollars. Now that he's in power, he should at least receive some benefits.

What does Nikon offer?

Besides precision instruments, they didn't have much else to offer, but Xing Baohua was particularly interested in their precision instruments.

This is our weakness. Although we also have sophisticated instruments, the gap between us and the Japanese is not small.

Of course, Nikon still has a huge R&D capability, not only in precision instruments, but also in many other areas.

Precision components in medical equipment, as well as optical devices, and so on.

Even if Xing Baohua used the guise of processing electronic cameras to cooperate, it was still just cooperation between departments, not an acquisition.

That would require comprehensive and multi-faceted cooperation.

Of course, the most important thing is the lithography machine; they control 40% of the global market.

While the windmill country may also have lithography equipment and be more famous than Nikon, its sales volume is not as high, with Canon holding the smallest share.

Yes, Canon, the company that sells cameras and office supplies, actually makes the most money from the production of lithography equipment.

Their second largest source of income is consumables.

Xing Baohua thought he had to go to the United States and find a way to meet with Lao Bu. He would be letting down Lao Bu after spending hundreds of millions if he didn't bring up this great man.

If it were a conventional financial acquisition, you could simply throw money into the stock market, like Nissan did, and directly crush them with money.

Even if they're not convinced, they have to be convinced.

But Xing Baohua felt that he might not be able to damage the Nikon, so he asked their owner to come.

As the saying goes, "When beating a dog, you have to consider its owner." If you bring the owner over and they agree, you can beat the dog however you want.

The thought of Jin Xin asking him to manage crude oil trading is giving me a headache!

What is Old Bu's background?

After he came to power, what was most beneficial to him and helped stabilize the situation?

Oil prices!

This is just one example.

Xing Baohua conspired with others to drive up oil prices; isn't that a slap in the face to Bush?

Let's not even talk about how much a few hundred billion dollars can raise oil prices. Even if it only raises them by two dollars, those established oil giants can wipe them out in no time.

How much is the global daily trading volume? Tens of billions, even hundreds of billions.

Xing Baohua was busy with his work. In the evenings, he looked at Nikon's reports and simultaneously sent funds to R.H. Narration Company and Mitsui Bank to gradually acquire Nikon's peripheral stocks through securities firms.

Xing Baohua is preparing to travel to the United States to secure Old Bu's support in order to complete his series of plans.

Further down the line, it's no longer a matter of money; it's entirely about political factors getting involved, and it's all about saving face.

We need to consider all aspects and give them some face; we can't just keep attacking.

Fighting is the worst strategy; as the old saying goes, the best strategy is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

We have to use those schemes and tricks to get things done.

The next day, Xing Baohua arrived at the office and was startled to see Jin Xin still there. She asked, "You didn't go back? You're really staying here?"

"Where? Just arrived. Hey, that little room behind your office is nice!" Jin Xin said.

"Wow, you figured that out. I was wondering where you stayed last night."

"Would I dare? I'm afraid it would have a bad influence on you, and people would say you're hiding a mistress somewhere. Hehehe!" Jin Xin said, laughing again.

"If it's still about that matter, you should go back first. I really can't handle this. Also, I'm going on a business trip tomorrow. I won't be back for a month or two. I'll be visiting many countries this time, so I can't do your thing."

“Where are you going? You don’t seem to have a female companion. I’ll go with you!” Jin Xin said.

“You’re a department head in a big corporation, don’t you work? I’m not as free as you, I have to take care of tens of thousands of people!” Xing Baohua said as he walked to his desk.

After sitting down, I started organizing some documents, mainly Nikon's information.

“My company has a lot of people, several of them can help me with the work. I can take leave with just one phone call. Seeing how hard you are working, I'll just have to help you out. Besides, I haven't been abroad in a long time. How about I hitch a ride with you to get away and relax? You can provide food and lodging, and I'll work for you for free.”

"I don't believe you for a second. Your scheme is so elaborate it could be heard from miles away. I don't have time to play games with you. Go back now, I have a ton of work to do."

After Xing Baohua finished speaking, she saw Jin Xin walk up to her and take a piece of paper out of her bag.

Xing Baohua glanced at the other party, took the paper, and saw that it listed Ricoh Corporation, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., etc.

"What does that mean?" Xing Baohua asked Jin Xin after reading it.

"Yesterday you mentioned on the phone that you wanted to acquire Nikon. I spoke with the people in the investment department of the bureau and told them to help you gather some information. The companies on the list have all cooperated with us before, and they all have shares in Nikon. How about we step in and invite them to join us?"

"China Merchants Group truly lives up to its reputation as a behemoth! Forget about the invitation, unless you can get the companies on the list to transfer their shares to me. If you have that kind of ability, then we can talk. Besides, I also have channels to extend invitations."

“You’re not new to business, are you? You don’t understand the ins and outs of this business. We know you can arrange meetings, but it’s different if you succeed in negotiating with them on your own than if we join in.”

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