"...Mr. Li, have you heard of KB Bank from Korea and Comet Capital behind it?" After thinking for a moment, Lei Jun finally gave this unfortunate colleague a tip. Perhaps in a few years, this Qiandu company will create a different scene under his leadership.
"KB Bank? Comet Capital? I have heard of it. In the past two years, KB Bank seems to have launched a lot of high-yield investment and financial products, and many people have subscribed to it. But... would such a Korean institution be willing to invest in a company like ours?" Li Yanhong hesitated. In his opinion, the threshold for obtaining loans or financing from such foreign financial institutions must be very high. With the current mess of Qiandu Company, can they really look down on it?
"Comet Capital's President Zhang Junfeng is very optimistic about China's Internet companies. Not only our Kingsoft Software Company, but also NetEase, which is listed in the United States, and Penguin, which is far away in Shenzhen, have received large investments from Comet Capital."
"We can give you a contact number. As for whether you can convince the other party and get financing or a loan, it depends on your own ability, Mr. Li~!"
Then, Lei Jun handed a business card with Comet Capital's contact information to Li Yanhong, which was considered as the most sincere help he gave to the other party.
Looking at the small business card in his hand, Li Yanhong felt a little excited. He never expected that he came here with the mentality of giving it a try, and not only did he get the other party's guidance, but he even got a solution to the dilemma.
"...Thank you, Mr. Lei and Mr. Qiu. I will contact Comet Capital. Regardless of success or failure, I, Li Yanhong, will never forget your kindness~!" Li Yanhong said excitedly. He had observed Qiu Bojun's expression before and thought that the other party was unwilling to help! It seems that Mr. Lei Jun is more friendly~!
However, the relatively innocent Li Yanhong would never have thought that more than ten years later, the "friendly" CEO Lei, whom he called, would have a catchphrase that went viral on the Internet: "Friendly competitors are idiots!" ...
Wall Street, America, Lehman Brothers headquarters.
After receiving an email from Goryeo regarding the development of a tourism project on Jeju Island, Peter Fuld became hesitant.
Although the "little moves" he had made in the previous quarterly meeting had been successfully carried out, if he wanted to mobilize large sums of funds again, he could no longer act on his own as before.
After all, although he hated Zhang Junfeng and wanted to avenge himself for the humiliation he had suffered, he certainly could not sacrifice his bright future for it.
After thinking for a while, Peter Fuld decided to modify some of the statements in the information and then hand it over to the company's internal investment advisory team to analyze and verify whether the project is worth investing in.
As long as the conditions are met, he will be able to reasonably and legally mobilize funds to support Shin Dong-bing who is far away in Goryeo. If he can get a large piece of "fat meat" from this big project, he will not only be able to disgust Zhang Junfeng and Comet Capital, but also add luster to his investment record. It will be a real win-win situation~!
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Perhaps due to the power of Peter Fuld's uncle Dick Fuld, the powerful boss of the company, those individual consultants naturally would not have any objections to the Jeju Island tourism project. They all either praised it or praised the other party for their unique vision and being able to find such a good project with "great potential".
Of course, Peter Fuld was not easily shaken by these guys' flattery. He took the opportunity to propose that everyone could jointly submit a report on the project. Then everyone would share the credit and everyone would benefit!
After hearing what Peter Fuld said, some consultants who were sycophantic agreed without much thought, while two or three consultants who still had some sense hesitated. After all, the funds involved in this project were not a small amount, and they were not very familiar with the situation in Korea.
If rash actions lead to serious losses in investment, I am afraid that these people will end up losing more than they gain!
Their actions naturally did not escape Peter Fuld who was watching from the side. In his opinion, although the founder of Lehman Brothers was not his uncle Dick Fuld, it was still the Fuld family who led Lehman Brothers to glory!
What does it mean that these guys don't support him at this "critical" moment? Do they think this plan won't work, that Peter Fuld has no vision, or do they have other high-level people they want to rely on? ...
After more than ten seconds, seeing that the atmosphere was somewhat awkward, Peter Fuld gave a hypocritical smile and said, "What do you think? If there is no problem, then please sign your name at the end of the document?"
Several consultants were stunned for a moment, but they quickly reacted and filled in the form. In the end, only two consultants did not sign it. Peter Fuld looked at them twice before leaving the meeting room with the documents.
"...Dick Fuld's power in the company is so strong now. If you two do this, you are very likely to offend him...", a colleague who witnessed the whole process couldn't help but sigh.
"Hmph! So what? Dick Fuld is indeed extremely capable, but this Peter Fuld is mediocre and simply cannot handle the task. If it weren't for his uncle, he might not even be able to get into Lehman Brothers~!" Wayne Ackerman, one of the more straightforward consultants, couldn't help but speak up.
"And do you really think this Goryeo tourism project is worth investing in? If you invest so much money at once as an advance payment, and the profitability of this project is not as good as expected later on, all that money will be wasted~!"
"…It shouldn't be that exaggerated, right? After all, it's a major project led by the Blue House of Goryeo…"
"Yes, didn't the news report recently say that the economic situation in Goryeo has recovered very quickly? The large loan that was previously applied for from the IMF is almost paid off..."
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Seeing that his colleagues who signed the document disagreed with his views one by one, Wayne Ackerman did not say much, but stood up and left with a cold face. Another relatively silent consultant did not make any excuses or remarks, but just smiled and also stood up and left.
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Inside a conference room at Goldman Sachs headquarters.
After President Henry Paulson finished dealing with the matters at hand, formally submitted his resignation and officially left office two weeks later, Goldman Sachs Group temporarily fell into a situation of "leaderlessness".
For unknown reasons, Henry Paulson did not nominate anyone to take over as the new president before leaving office. This has also led to Goldman Sachs Group holding a senior internal meeting and an extraordinary shareholders' meeting in the near future to nominate several suitable candidates for president and finally determine the final personnel appointment and dismissal.
Under such circumstances, the originally harmonious relationship between the company's senior executives, especially several vice presidents, suddenly became delicate. After all, it would be a waste of opportunity not to try and take a gamble to have the opportunity to become the head of Goldman Sachs Group!
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As the agenda for nominating the new president began, a senior executive who acted as a pioneer soon "took the lead" and said, "I recommend Vice President Matto Walls. Although he is relatively young, his achievements over the years are obvious to all. I believe that it is definitely a wise choice for him to lead our Goldman Sachs Group!"
"I recommend Vice President Gregor Simmons. He has worked at Goldman Sachs for the longest time and is most familiar with the company's business. It is definitely the safest choice to have him take charge."
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As followers expressed their opinions one after another, four vice presidents, including Matovos, were all included in the list of reserve candidates. This result was somewhat unexpected to everyone, but it was also reasonable.
After all, it was a matter of interest. No matter how humble he was on weekdays, it was just a disguise. How could he give up the opportunity for advancement and more benefits to others at a critical moment? After returning to the office, Mato Walsh looked a little unhappy.
Henry Paulson was a very cunning guy. He had promised him that he would recommend him as the new president before he left.
Now it seems that this guy is clearly trying to delay time and stabilize his "unstable" factor? Maybe this guy is even doing this with the intention of calculating these colleagues and finally giving them a backhanded trick, right?
This move of retreating to advance directly encircled all of them. If these presidential candidates continued to fight on their own, it would most likely lead to continued chaos and infighting within the Goldman Sachs Group.
Of course, besides Mato Walls, there are others who can see through this calculation. However, "those involved are confused, while those who are watching can see clearly". How many people who are deeply involved can always maintain an objective and rational mindset to consider various things, or even give up the possible benefits.
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There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"It seems that we need to contact Zhang Junfeng in advance in the next two days and ask him to help think of a solution. Otherwise, the strength of both of us alone is not enough to achieve the final victory in the final vote of the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders." Mato Walsh recalled the situation on their side and the situation that might happen when the subsequent extraordinary general meeting of shareholders is held. He still felt that his chances of winning were not high enough and he would most likely be defeated by other competitors.
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In Seoul, Goryeo, just after the Blue House officially announced that the Jeju Island tourism development project would soon be put to tender, many companies began to gear up and started preparations.
Since the Jeju Island tourism development project is quite large, the entire project was specially divided into nearly 20 small projects. This also gave companies with less abundant funds and a lower ranking the urge to give it a try.
In particular, Chung Mong-koo, the chairman of the New Hyundai Group, could no longer hold back after hearing his subordinates' proposals one after another. He wanted to participate in the Jeju Island tourism project and get a big piece of this big cake.
But before that, he still planned to ask Zhang Junfeng, his ally, for his opinion. As the original advocate of this project, he must have the most profound understanding. Perhaps he could also find out the most lucrative part of the Jeju Island project and make special preparations! But when he contacted Zhang Junfeng to inquire about the situation, the other party's answer really caught him off guard.
"In my opinion, it would be better for the New Hyundai Group not to participate in the development of the Jeju Island tourism project. Just for the Disneyland Resort in Longguo, Hyundai Construction can already allocate nearly half of its manpower, right?"
"Under such circumstances, even if Hyundai Construction reluctantly accepts the Jeju Island project, will it be able to complete it? If it recruits inexperienced newcomers to take charge of the construction, and something unexpected happens, will Hyundai Construction be able to take on such a big responsibility in its current situation?"
"If there are any mistakes and the project cannot be completed on time, Hyundai Construction will most likely drag down Hyundai Group and need to pay a huge amount of compensation to the Blue House. Is it worth taking such a big risk for the sake of practical interests?"
Hearing what Zhang Junfeng said, Zheng Mengjiu was stunned for a moment, then a bitter smile appeared on his face.
He was previously only thinking about taking on big projects, so that Hyundai Construction, a newly acquired subsidiary, could increase its revenue and become a cash cow for the group. Now it seems that he was thinking too simply!
After thinking it through, Chung Mong-koo took a deep breath and replied with regret, "Chairman Zhang is right. I overlooked this before. Even if Hyundai Construction expands its recruitment, it will be difficult to train skilled staff to participate in such a large project in a short period of time."
"...Let other companies compete for this project, and New Hyundai Group will not participate."
"Even though that's the case, Hyundai Construction Company still needs to recruit more people. Tianfu Real Estate Company has more than just the Disney Resort project in Longguo. The number of subsequent real estate projects will only increase year by year, so President Meng Jiu must be prepared in advance!"
He originally thought that his idea of participating in the Jeju Island project was dashed and he would be in a bad mood, but before he could start to lament, Zhang Junfeng revealed such great news to him, which really made him happy!
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After comforting Zheng Mengjiu, Zhang Junfeng hung up the phone and continued to look through some information and materials that Wu Xiuying had previously asked people to investigate.
But before he could calm down for a few minutes, Wu Xiuying knocked on the door and walked in quickly, "Boss, I just received a call from the Dragon Capital. Someone who claims to be the general manager of Qiandu Company, Li Li Yanhong, called and said that he hopes to get investment from Comet Capital."
Zhang Junfeng was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and asked the other party, "Wait, you just said Li Yanhong, the general manager of Qiandu Company? How did this guy have our contact information?"
"Yes, that's how he introduced himself." Wu Xiuying nodded. She was also a little surprised when her subordinates reported to him at the beginning.
Comet Capital has invested in only a few companies in Longguo. As for where Qiandu Company got the contact information of Comet Capital, the other party has never disclosed it.
"...Boss, do you think this Qiandu company is worth our investment?" (End of this chapter)