Lu Feng and Elmi were eating slowly and deliberately in the Western restaurant. Most companies outside had already given up on Nokia. Even if it were to be sold, it wouldn't be their turn.
Siemens' marketing department made contact with Nokia, but the people below them were completely unaware of these matters, and one analytical report after another was submitted.
Hermann was sitting at his desk looking at the report in front of him when the office door was pushed open and several marketing department heads walked in. Hermann looked at them and said, "Please sit down!"
“President, I think this is a hoax. All the information comes from Lu Feng of Jiafeng himself. From Nokia’s perspective, this is not credible,” said a man in his fifties.
“Although there are constant rumors circulating outside, I contacted a minor shareholder who is a member of Nokia’s board of directors, and they haven’t held a board meeting,” another person said.
Everyone at the scene was talking at once, and all the signs indicated that Nokia had no intention of selling; they were doing very well.
Hermann, however, didn't think that way. He lit a cigar, sat down, and looked at everyone, asking, "Then why didn't Nokia's CEO face the problem directly? He was vague when he called before, and only came forward to clarify after things got out of hand. Moreover, Lu Feng is very close to Elmi. Analyzing his personality, he's the kind of person who apologizes easily."
Those present exchanged glances; if it were a matter of analyzing human nature, they would have no idea.
"Let me mention something else. Tomorrow, Siemens will face market pressure and is expected to experience financial difficulties in a year. Do you think the top management will make a big fuss about it?" Hermann asked.
Hearing this analysis, everyone seemed to understand something: they definitely couldn't spread it, otherwise the entire company would instantly fall into disarray, leading to an even more uncontrollable situation.
"You mean, their higher-ups are implying that Lu Feng's apology was due to pressure from Nokia?"
“Yes, that’s what I think too. It would be fine if Lu Feng didn’t apologize, but it’s not right that he stepped forward to apologize. We should keep a close eye on this matter and it would be best to sit down and talk to Lu Feng. If we can acquire Nokia directly, even just a part of it, it would be a huge boost to our development in both communications and mobile phones.” Hermann stated his thoughts directly.
The other executives remained silent. Decisive moves by companies of this level are extremely confidential, and some are even made privately, with the news only being released to the public the day after the acquisition is completed, partly to prevent any interference from other companies.
"If that's the case, then Lu Feng has become an important figure?" A white man in his sixties looked around and continued, "Didn't you two meet in London a while ago? It was just a phone call."
Herman was quite embarrassed to hear this. Before, Lu Feng had scheduled a call with him but he hadn't answered. Now, he was the one trying to contact Lu Feng but couldn't reach him.
"So everyone should pay attention to this matter. Keep an eye out for any related news. Also, you can talk to some consulting firms. That's all for today." Hermann didn't answer the question and directly told them to leave.
After everyone left, Herman called his assistant and asked him to continue helping to schedule Lu Feng's phone call.
Half of London was talking about Lu Feng's origins. This man from the East had attracted a lot of attention, and coupled with Elmi's appearance, he was like a fuse that ignited an explosion. Countless people were envious of him behind his back.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. As the public opinion began to calm down, people's attention was occupied by daily news. In the past half month, Sean had come several times and invited Lu Feng to dinner a few times, subtly inquiring about Nokia. He said that he was asking on behalf of Ericsson, but Lu Feng felt that was not the case.
After repeated questioning, Lu Feng became impatient and told him that he had just been talking nonsense and had already apologized. He couldn't embarrass his future father-in-law, but after drinking too much that day, he seemed to let slip that Nokia had mortgaged a portion of its shares and didn't want outsiders to speculate. He just wanted to make some money quietly through his hands.
After returning home, Sean tossed and turned, unable to sleep. He couldn't figure out which of Lu Feng's words were true and which were false. Judging from various sources, Nokia was indeed short of money. If they could get a large sum of money to invest in brand building and sales channels, they could really survive.
Given Nokia's current situation, there's a very high possibility that its top management will take a huge gamble. From the outside perspective, being suppressed by Ericsson is a slow death for Nokia.
With that in mind, Sean immediately got up, wrote an email, and sent it directly to Herman.
After this period of development, Jiafeng Group's business in the UK has reached its peak. Unlike other businesses, which have a retention effect after reaching their peak and a considerable number of customers will continue to use the products for a long time, Jiafeng's products are different; they are basically disposable.
After the peak of business has passed, a precipitous drop in sales is imminent. Jiafeng has now basically shut down the loan process. Due to the large number of agents and declining sales, many teams have already stopped making money, and some people have started to cause trouble. This bomb is bound to explode sooner or later.
Inside the meeting room, the company's situation had been largely explained. Lu Feng's solution was to increase team building activities, encourage each other, and at the same time reduce the recruitment of new members.
New members are almost non-existent. According to Jiafeng's activity statistics list, a total of six million people have participated in Jiafeng's activities in the past six months. There are 2.9 million general agents and 1.8 million existing agents. Based on the population structure of the UK, Jiafeng Group has basically screened the population aged 35 to 55, and the product is one set per person.
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