Wujiang Group's revenue and profit far surpass those of Beibingyang Soda Factory.
In the 1990s, China encouraged the introduction of foreign investment, and eight major soft drink factories cooperated with them. After the cooperation, they were shelved, which was both sad and lamentable.
Zhao Ye couldn't stand this kind of behavior from foreigners. It was utterly shameless. They were hiding their own brands and monopolizing the sales channels of domestic soft drink brands. Zhao Ye had never seen such a shameless company before.
Furthermore, the soft drink industry has a really promising future. This summer, the broadcast of "Journey to the West" is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to promote soft drink brands!
Lu Maoshi was stunned when he heard this.
The boss has an insatiable appetite; he's offering to acquire eight of the country's largest soft drink factories.
"Boss, I'll do my best!" Lu Maoshi replied, though he didn't dare to guarantee that he could acquire the eight soda factories.
"I believe in you!" Zhao Ye patted Lü Maoshi on the shoulder and smiled.
A short while later, Lü Maoshi walked out of the office with a wry smile on his face.
The eight major domestic soft drink brands are currently profitable, making it quite difficult to acquire them.
It's not impossible to acquire just two or three of the soda factories.
The following day, Lü Maoshi approached the Shanghai government, stating that Wujiang Group wanted to acquire Shanghai Zhengguanghe Soda Factory.
The Shanghai government is incredibly accommodating to Wujiang Group. What is the Shanghai Zhengguanghe Soda Factory? It can be sold to Wujiang Group as long as the price isn't too low, to avoid being accused of reselling state assets.
"Thank you, leaders. Please rest assured that after Wujiang Group acquires Shanghai Zhengguanghe Soda Factory, it will definitely develop and expand, and create new glories!"
"Mr. Lü, you're too kind. Our city leaders have always recognized the strength of Wujiang Group. We believe that under the management of Wujiang Group, Shanghai Zhengguanghe Soda Factory will definitely become even better than it is now!"
Once the leadership reached an agreement on the acquisition, the details were handed over to the negotiation team.
Lu Maoshi soon flew to Beiping and met with the city leaders.
Upon meeting, Lü Maoshi got straight to the point: "Greetings, leaders. You wouldn't come here without a reason. The boss has given me a task: to acquire the Beibingyang Soda Factory at all costs..."
As Lü Maoshi spoke, he paid close attention to the changes in the leaders' expressions.
When he heard that Wujiang Group wanted to acquire "Beibingyang Soda Factory", his expression changed slightly.
Beibingyang Soda Factory was the pride of Beiping, popular throughout the country, and had revenue of over 100 million yuan. Why would such a domestic enterprise be sold?
Seeing this, Lü Maoshi suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Leaders, you must have heard about Wujiang Group's plan to invest 1 billion RMB to build an LCD factory recently. Actually, this is only the first phase of investment. Our boss plans to make Wujiang LCD factory the world's largest LCD screen provider, with a total investment of no less than 10 billion RMB! Once the LCD factory is built, it can solve the employment problem for tens of thousands of people and generate a lot of profits, taxes and foreign exchange!"
"Cough cough cough cough... President Lü, Wujiang Group actually has such a large investment plan?!" An official looked astonished.
Lu Maoshi nodded: "Of course. And the investment amount will only be more, not less! You know, LCD screens have a very wide range of applications. Televisions, computers, game consoles, mobile phones, pagers, etc., as long as a product uses a screen, it will use LCDs!"
The leaders looked at each other in bewilderment. Suddenly, Lü Maoshi changed the subject, saying that the Wujiang LCD factory was just a pretext for acquiring the Beibingyang Soda Factory.
If Wujiang Group's LCD project can be located in Beiping, what does it matter if the government sells the Beibingyang Soda Factory?
In addition, Zhao Ye has already moved the group headquarters to Shanghai. If Beiping does not quickly show goodwill and win him over, will Wujiang Group continue to invest in Beiping?
The leaders exchanged glances and nodded subtly, reaching a consensus.
"Mr. Lü, as long as Wujiang Group's LCD project is located in Beiping, the government can sell the Beibingyang Soda Factory to Wujiang Group!"
"Thank you, leader. It's a deal!" Lü Maoshi was overjoyed.
Last time in the office, Zhao Ye talked with him for a long time, including about using the LCD project as leverage to negotiate the acquisition of the soda factory in Beiping.
Moreover, Wujiang Group had originally planned to set up an LCD factory in Beiping, and the boss had even specified the acquisition of an electronics factory and its transformation into an LCD factory.
This factory was called Beiping Electron Tube Factory, codenamed Factory 774. Its main product was electron tubes, and it had 140 middle-level managers, 1,181 engineering and technical personnel, and 1,362 skilled workers.
The most important value of this factory is undoubtedly its talent pool. As for factory buildings and equipment, Wujiang Group doesn't value them.
Currently, the Beiping Electron Tube Factory is facing operational difficulties and is on the verge of bankruptcy, which undoubtedly presents a good opportunity for Wujiang Group to acquire it.
By the way, it's worth mentioning that in its previous life, the renowned BOE Technology Group was originally the Beiping Electron Tube Factory...
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