"thump!"
Even someone as arrogant as Davis couldn't withstand the weight of $15 billion in cash; he slid off his chair and collapsed to the ground.
That's 15 billion US dollars in cash!
In today's society, there are companies with a market value of 10 billion US dollars, and there are also many super-large families with family assets exceeding 10 billion US dollars.
However, assets and cash are absolutely two different things!
Some large companies with a market value of tens of billions of US dollars may only have a cash flow of one or two billion US dollars, and some even need to rely on loans to survive.
With $15 billion in hand, in 1977, it was definitely one of the world's leading super conglomerates, possessing the ability to rival a country's foreign exchange reserves.
The British government official then jumped to his feet in the next second.
He immediately spoke on behalf of the British government's business department, saying, "Mr. Kobayashi! You are the savior of our British automotive industry... no! The entire European industry!"
You've misunderstood! How could we possibly doubt your abilities!
Agreed! We 100% agree!
Davis! What are you standing there for?!
Immediately! Draft the agreement immediately!
From this moment on, Leyland's Rover, Land Rover, and MG brands belong to Mr. Kobayashi! The price is as we agreed beforehand: £100 million, transferring all the technology, equipment, workers, and... debts of the three car brands!
Yes!
These three companies have a long history in the UK and a good reputation worldwide. Their automotive technology is also top-tier. They are just temporarily declining car brands. They were sold together to Lim Fook Wong for only £100 million.
It's practically dirt cheap.
Putting aside other things, just consider the proposals for joint ventures to build factories that are currently being discussed in the early stages in China.
Whether it's Volkswagen from Germany, Ford from the United States, or Toyota from Japan, they're all asking for exorbitant prices, trying to grab a huge slice of the lucrative domestic car market that's about to explode.
The reason why Lin Huowang was so eager to come to the UK to discuss the acquisition of the three major car manufacturers, even during the Silver War, was simply because "time waits for no one." The establishment of the automotive industry is not something that can be accomplished overnight. The sooner you plan, the sooner you can acquire and develop, the sooner you can benefit and the sooner you can stop the greedy behavior of joint venture car companies.
Of course, more importantly, a small technology company that Lin Huowang acquired in Hong Kong Island, under his guidance on some of the technical approaches, actually figured out the principles and development direction of lithium iron phosphate batteries.
Although Lin Huowang himself is not an expert in this field, he had a deep cooperation with BYD in his previous life and had taken a look at the core technology of lithium iron phosphate.
Sometimes, scientific development and progress are not as difficult to overcome as we imagine.
Many brilliant technical approaches are often separated by just a thin layer of paper.
Lin Huowang's advantage in being reborn is that he can pierce through this barrier in one fell swoop.
After he pointed out lithium iron phosphate as a material for developing lithium batteries and even proposed the "blade battery" structure, a group of professors, led by the University of Hong Kong, achieved such a technological breakthrough in just two or three months.
This gave Lin Huowang more confidence that he could persuade the executives of Leyland Motors, because he showed them what the real future of the automotive industry was.
Three trump cards!
Progressing step by step!
Each one is more stunning than the last!
Especially that last 15 billion US dollars, which completely destroyed the last pride of the British Empire!
However, at the very last moment before the agreement was to be signed, Davis, who had been completely impressed by Lin Huowang, cautiously approached again and said, "Mr. Lin, the board of directors and the government are 100% sure about it. No one will question your abilities anymore. But..."
Davis looked troubled and said, "The union... you know, they've been protesting outside. Especially in the union committee, there are seven or eight veteran worker representatives... they're all troublemakers!"
They were all male workers over fifty, who had spent their entire lives working at the three major automobile factories. They were extremely conservative in their thinking and extremely xenophobic, and held high prestige among the workers. I worried… even if we signed the agreement, if they led a disturbance, the factory probably still wouldn't be able to start operating!”
Davis was really getting anxious.
He is now tied to Lin Huowang's "future chariot" and naturally doesn't want anything to go wrong.
"Oh? Seven or eight? Over fifty years old? Male?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Huowang raised an eyebrow slightly, but a brilliant idea flashed through his mind in an instant.
He smiled and said, "Davis, please give me the detailed information on these seven or eight people right away. The more detailed the better, including their home address, marital status, and hobbies."
Although Davis was puzzled, he immediately did as instructed.
In less than ten minutes, the information was delivered to Lin Huowang.
Lin Huowang casually flipped through the files, and sure enough, without exception, all seven or eight of these old troublemakers had information stating "cold relationship with their wives," "separated for many years," "addicted to alcoholism," and "irritable."
"Ha, they're all men in their fifties. Their worries are probably pretty much the same!"
Lin Huowang sneered inwardly.
He truly understands what men of this age need most.
It's not money, nor status. It's... dignity!
It is the most primal dignity of a man!
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