The idea that Shengjing Company would invest in the factory was, after all, just Wang Wei's speculation and had not been confirmed.
Xiao Zhang shrugged and helped Wang Wei bring the tea and coffee to the reception room.
After the negotiations officially began, Lu Fan didn't beat around the bush to probe, but directly asked about the purpose of Sheng Jing's visit:
"Do you gentlemen have any business to discuss with us at our factory?" Howard asked without any particular emotion. He glanced at Zhao Jinshui and gestured for him to come forward.
Zhao Jinshui looked down on Lu Fan because of his youth, and his tone lacked sincerity in cooperating.
"That's right, we've come here because we have some great news to discuss with you, something incredibly important."
The people at Shengjing Company didn't think much of his winking and gesturing, but both Wang Wei and Yi Hailiang felt somewhat offended.
What kind of condescending attitude and tone is this!
After that, Zhao Jinshui continued:
"I am in charge of the company's domestic sales department, because the employees under me praised your products highly during market research."
"Then we recommended it to the company's upper management. In order to avoid the two companies becoming competitors in the future, the upper management sent us to negotiate the acquisition this time."
Before Zhao Jinshui could finish his boastful talk, the people at the soy sauce factory couldn't sit still any longer:
"What, an acquisition?"
“Our factory was just acquired, and business was just starting to improve. Why are we selling it again?”
"Alright, Mr. Lu hasn't said he's selling, so what's this talk about selling or not selling?"
"I don't think President Lu will sell. Business is so good, everyone is working overtime, the profits are good and the salaries are high, how could he just sell it off, right, President Lu?"
Wang Wei and Yi Hailiang exchanged a glance. They had initially thought that the people from Shengjing Company had come because of some good news, such as an investment.
The result was that they were asked to sell the factory right away?
Wang Wei was full of energy and wanted to work hard under Lu Fan at the soy sauce factory, to give those sycophantic members of the Wang family a good thrashing.
How could I possibly entrust my fate to these arrogant fools?
She immediately looked nervously at Lu Fan, hoping he would clearly reject her.
Yi Hailiang was the same. He was laid off from his original factory when he was in his forties or fifties. Because of his age, he had to look for a job for a long time before he finally got together with Lu Fan.
After arriving at the new factory, my salary was higher than before, and I received more attention from my colleagues. My future looked very promising.
Who can guarantee that the soy sauce factory won't be shut down by Shengjing Company after it's acquired?
He didn't want to give up on Lu Fan, this powerful ally.
Lu Qiuyi, on the other hand, remained calm. He knew how wealthy Lu Fan was and how could he easily sell the soy sauce factory?
Even if he were to sell, it would never happen during a time when he is aggressively acquiring other businesses.
The business empire has just begun to expand; how could it be allowed to be manipulated by outsiders? There are very few who would support an acquisition.
Even the hooligans from the original factory area weren't too happy about the factory being sold again.
However, just because the other party is Shengjing Company, a few people have the unrealistic idea of taking advantage of this opportunity to get a job at this global company.
The expressions on everyone's faces varied, some were anxious, some were excited.
Lu Fan remained calm and composed, decisively rejecting the proposal.
"I'm sorry, I have no plans to sell it."
"Thank you for making this wasted trip. Please go back now."
Zhao Jinshui's smug expression froze instantly, and his smile stiffened on his face.
He wasn't someone who could be easily dismissed with a few words, and immediately straightened his back and said:
"Don't be so quick to refuse. Our acquisition price will definitely not be too low. Why don't you reconsider?"
Zhao Jinshui felt that this acquisition was optional and he never intended to make it a must.
But now that he'd been rejected outright by a mere young upstart, he felt he'd lost face.
Zhao Jinshui abandoned his original plan to lower the acquisition price, wanting to surprise the other party by offering a direct offer:
"Four hundred million, how about that? That price is definitely not low." Zhao Jinshui looked at the gasps of astonishment on the faces of the people opposite him, feeling extremely pleased.
"According to market research, your soy sauce factory's net profit per quarter is only tens of millions."
“Our company offered 400 million yuan directly. I hope Mr. Lu can accept the offer and stop while he's ahead.”
After offering bribes, Zhao Jinshui didn't forget to give them a warning and a show of force:
"After all, what is the size of a soy sauce factory, and what is the size of our Shengjing Company?"
"We should still be friends if we can. There's no benefit in going against a global multinational corporation like ours, don't you agree?"
When the offer of 400 million was announced, Lu Fan was not yet affected, but the veteran workers at the soy sauce factory, as well as Wang Wei and Yi Hailiang, were all shocked.
After all, how much did it cost to acquire the soy sauce factory back then?
In just over half a month, it has surged by 400 million. It has to be said, everyone is astonished.
At this moment, Lu Fan gave Wang Wei a wink.
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