The next day, Mu Wanzhi and Wan Ya both frowned when they heard Chen Zhe's request.
"Your request seems a bit excessive."
Wan Ya was the first to speak.
“If you do it this way, isn’t that a disguised acquisition of those companies? What you’re doing is a monopoly, I have to remind you.”
“District Chief Wan, it’s not a monopoly, is it? The companies you’ve mentioned are all from various industries. I haven’t made a living off a single industry.”
"That's true, but you have to understand that many companies have grievances against your Linglong Chamber of Commerce, especially those in foreign trade. You've taken away most of their orders. Take Shengli Group for example, they're unlikely to agree to your demands."
“I can’t do anything if they don’t agree. If they don’t agree, I won’t give them my order. If they’re capable, they can find someone else themselves.”
"Chen Zhe..."
Just as Wan Ya was about to say something, Mu Wanzhi reached out and stopped her.
"No problem, I'll help you persuade them."
Wan Ya was stunned for a moment.
"Sister Mu, this is unfair. Chen Zhe is clearly trying to acquire their company indirectly. If word gets out, what will those companies think of us?"
Mu Wanzhi turned to look at Wan Ya; "I believe they would rather accept an acquisition than go through bankruptcy liquidation to pay off debts. Besides, Chen Zhe said he wouldn't take all their shares, only a portion. I'm confident I can get some companies to agree."
"But the Victory Group will not agree to this!"
Wan Ya had previously communicated with the Shengli Group, and she had thought about having Chen Zhe give some orders to the Shengli Group in order to reduce the number of layoffs at the Shengli Group.
The conversation didn't go very well.
"They have no choice but to agree, otherwise Donghai will abandon them."
Wan Ya also hesitated.
Are you really sure you want to do this?
"It's not that I'm sure, these are their conditions."
Mu Wanzhi looked at Chen Zhe and said, "I can promise to help you persuade those companies, but you must also promise me that after you acquire the shares, you must save these companies instead of targeting their assets."
"No problem, I can promise you that."
He had spoken with Hu Ling, and Hu Ling didn't mean for these companies to go bankrupt.
"Okay, no problem then. I'll go back now and contact them."
Mu Wanzhi is the president of Donghai City Bank. If she were to contact those companies, the process would be much more efficient.
Wan Ya sighed as well; "I'll go call those people too. Some of them didn't get loans from banks in Donghai City, so you should help those companies as well."
"Okay, but my conditions remain unchanged."
"I see."
The two women were very efficient; they left immediately after finishing their conversation.
By evening.
Mu Wanzhi had already called Chen Zhe; "Except for Shengli Group and some companies from the Donghai City Chamber of Commerce that haven't given me a clear answer, I've taken care of everything else for you. We can just come to the bank to sign the agreements together."
"Okay, thank you, Manager Mu."
Mu Wanzhi hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Who taught you this move?"
When I first talked to Chen Zhe about it, he didn't seem to have any interest in it, but after one night, he changed his mind.
There must have been some expert guidance involved.
"President Mu, I don't quite understand what you mean."
Mu Wanzhi chuckled. "Fine, I won't force you if you don't want to talk about it. The matter is settled now. Come over at 2 pm tomorrow."
"Do we have to rush?"
The plan was made during the day, but it has to be completed by the next day? This is no small matter; some preparations should be made, right?
"We can't wait much longer. Professor Zhong is probably going to send that batch of treasures up in about a week. We have to get everything done before him. Only after I complete my quota will I have the confidence to compete with them."
"Okay, I understand."
"Yes, I know it's a bit tiring for you. Are you alright?"
"It's just a minor scratch, it won't affect anything."
Chen Zhe discovered that Mu Wanzhi wasn't as cold as she appeared; she was actually caring.
"That's good. See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
Not long after I hung up the phone, Wan Ya called me.
Her situation is a bit worse.
“Some people are hesitating, which I don’t understand. They’re about to go bankrupt, what’s there to hesitate about? Isn’t saving the business the most important thing?”
Chen Zhe actually understands what those bosses are thinking.
The group that Mu Wanzhi contacted was different from the group that Wan Ya contacted.
Mu Wanzhi is on the bank's side; they are creditors and thus have some decision-making power. However, Wan Ya's situation is somewhat different. Wan Ya is not their creditor; they did not take out a loan from Donghai Bank. They probably intend to delay and are not in a hurry to make a decision.
"District Chief Wan, don't worry, they will follow up."
"Hmm? Is that really what you think?"
"That's right."
"You seem quite confident."
"Confidence comes from data. I've reviewed the information of all the people you contacted."
While Chen Zhe was in the hospital, he did something. While the two of them were contacting those people, he thoroughly researched all those companies.
Most of the people Mu Wanzhi contacted were in the foreign trade business, because Donghai City Bank issued a lot of loans to these foreign trade companies.
Their situation is extremely urgent. You don't need to persuade them much; just mention it to them, and they'll probably agree.
But what about Wanya's side?
These companies are quite fragmented. Some are sunset industries, some are traditional industries, and some are so-called "high-tech" companies. Their ideas are quite diverse, and it is impossible to unify them all at once. However, once some people catch up, the others don't need to be managed. They will come to us on their own later.
Because of the herd mentality in the market economy, Chen Zhe had experienced this before when he reformed the Linglong Club. After he reformed the traditional Linglong Club's services, other clubs followed suit.
...
The next day, when Chen Zhe arrived at the bank, he easily signed agreements with those companies. The agreements were divided into two parts.
On the one hand, companies under the Linglong Chamber of Commerce will allocate some of their orders to these companies that are on the verge of bankruptcy, helping them overcome their current difficulties.
On the other hand, they need to join the Linglong Chamber of Commerce and then transfer some of their shares to the Linglong Club. At the same time, some management positions in the company also need to be assigned by people from the Linglong Club.
Some people were initially upset, since no one wants to see their shares given away for nothing. This is where Mu Wanzhi comes in handy. If you don't agree, then just pay back the money you owe the bank.
They have no money to repay the bank. They are penniless and have no money to pay back. Since they don't want to go bankrupt, they have no choice but to agree to Chen Zhe's demands.
In this way, Chen Zhe only transferred some orders, but he gained control of most of the shares of those companies, and at the same time, he also added a lot of members to Linglong Chamber of Commerce.
It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
When he placed the thick agreement in front of Hu Ling.
He still couldn't quite understand it.
"Sister Hu, I've analyzed these companies, and I can say that their profit margins are extremely low. Some of them are already on the verge of exiting the market. What's the use of these shares?"
Hu Ling looked at the agreements one by one, her smile never fading.
After looking at the last picture, she looked up at Chen Zhe; "You really want to know?"
Chen Zhe nodded; "Please give me your guidance, Sister Hu."
"Hehe, it's all done, so it's okay to tell you. These companies are indeed rubbish. Even if we give them orders, they can't survive. Bankruptcy is just a matter of time. It's not of much use for us to manage them."
"Huh? Then why did you go through all that trouble?"
Since we know they will eventually go bankrupt and the company will not be able to make a profit, what's the point of having these things?
"Unnecessary? Hahaha, do you think I've ever done anything unnecessary?"
"This... I don't know."
"Hehe, take a look at this!"
Hu Ling turned around and took a stack of documents from the room, placing them on the table.
Chen Zhe picked it up and opened it, his eyes widening in disbelief.
He never expected Hu Ling to do it this way.
"Sister Hu, you want to use them to apply for a loan???"
“That’s right, their company is on the verge of bankruptcy, but with our intervention, we can revive their cash flow. With cash flow, things will be much easier. With the cash flow from these dozens of companies, plus the ones from our chamber of commerce, guess how much I can lend?”
Chen Zhe took a deep breath.
"A conservative estimate...maybe 20 billion..."
"Hehe, you're too conservative. It should be at least 50 billion."
Chen Zhe was completely stunned when he heard the number.
"Sister Hu, so your initial intention was to use these companies to make money, rather than to save them?"
"Save them? Ha! Do you think I'm that kind? Don't think of me as too benevolent. Between people and between companies, it all comes down to interests. These companies no longer have a reason to exist. Their struggles now are just a way to prolong their lives."
"But... but if I do this, I won't be able to explain it to Director Mu."
Chen Zhe promised Mu Wanzhi that he would save those companies and enable them to repay their loans. However, if Hu Ling were to do things this way, she would only want to use the companies' cash flow to obtain a huge loan, and she would not care about how those companies would develop afterward.
Most of the equity of these dozens or even hundreds of companies has flowed to Linglong Club, and Linglong Club's current financing ability is incredibly formidable.
"What do you want to explain to her? No need to explain. She came to you for her own benefit. Do you really think she's doing this for your own good? Heh, forget it. Chen Zhe, let me tell you, since you've chosen to go into business, you have to be ruthless. You can't stand firm if you're not ruthless."
Chen Zhe suddenly felt afraid of Hu Ling again. Although she didn't go out, she was having a great time outside, and everything was going according to her plan.
Mu Wanzhi is probably in a bad situation. She originally planned to use this cooperation to keep the treasure in Donghai Bank, but now that Hu Ling has stabbed her in the back, how will she deal with the aftermath?
[etc! ! ! ]
Chen Zhe was startled. He suddenly remembered that Xie Laodao had warned Mu Wanzhi not to covet this treasure, or she would have to bear the consequences.
Could this be... the consequence?
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