Upon receiving the news, Wei Yandan immediately assembled a ten-person team and rushed to Hong Kong. Fearing that high-ranking officials would be detained if they went there, the highest-ranking person in charge of the team was only a vice president.
Everything seemed to be developing in a positive direction, and Lu Feng's mood improved. He was very confident in the mobile phone. During this period, he had a meeting with the management team, and the goal they set was to make Bird successful and recreate Huaqiangbei.
In the past few days, I have also held several meetings with Vice Mayor Liu and others. The city is very supportive of Jiafeng's idea. At the same time, the second phase of the Tianjin plant has been completed, and the cleanroom and chip industry chain are expected to be put into use at the beginning of next year.
Jiafeng has become so large that Lu Feng is unable to attend to the situation of its subsidiaries and can only focus on its core business.
December arrived in the blink of an eye. Even in Shenzhen, which is usually hot all year round, the temperature began to drop, and heavy snow fell in the north. In the past few months, Jiafeng has rarely spoken out in the face of outside voices, and Lufeng has remained silent, as if he has vanished from the face of the earth. Invitations from various associations and industry conferences have sunk to the bottom of the sea without a trace.
Lu Feng's reluctance to appear in public has gradually become a consensus in the business world. Like a television drama, he faded into obscurity and retreated to the deep mountains.
In this bustling era, there is no shortage of darlings of the people. Shi Yuzhu, who sells Brain Gold, started paying attention to the Internet this year. Mu Qizhong opened up the Himalayas and never stopped making shocking statements, which firmly occupied the news section. In the mobile phone industry, there is Wu Ying, whose Little Smart phone has been hyped up. Then there is the war of words in the Internet in various media headlines.
Everyone seems to have learned Lu Feng's tricks. Some people go around making outrageous statements, treating the media like monkeys, summoning them at will and dismissing them at will. Once they gain momentum, they attract investment, selling all sorts of health products and taxing people's intelligence one after another.
In the latter half of that year, people began to forget about Lu Feng and instead paid attention to Zhu Lidong. He appeared frequently in the media and engaged in constant verbal battles with foreign capital. The amount of public criticism directed at him even surpassed that directed at Lu Feng.
Several times when this matter came up, Zhu Lidong complained bitterly. He didn't dare to go out alone and always had to bring a bodyguard with him. Lu Feng comforted him, saying that being famous was great. If he had the opportunity to switch jobs from Jiafeng in the future, he could make a lot of money just from this title.
Zhu Lidong smiled bitterly and remained silent. He knew in his heart that he would probably never be able to leave Jiafeng in this lifetime.
On December 1, 1995, the weather forecast said that the first cold air mass would arrive in North China, and overnight, thousands of trees would be covered with frost.
Sitting at home, Lu Feng reminisced about the past year with great emotion. From his hasty retreat at the beginning of the year to his trip to Europe, the sudden changes in the international environment led to a falling out with Wall Street capital. December seemed to pass so slowly, but now, looking back, it seemed to have gone by so quickly. A year has passed so fast.
The issues raised at last year's board meeting remain unresolved, and this year's board will face the same challenges. There may be even more to deal with this year. Lu Feng is well aware that the more stable Jiafeng becomes, the more capital will want to squeeze him out. Whether it's being sold to Wall Street capital or swallowed up by London capital, in the face of wolves and tigers, he will ultimately be nothing more than a piece of meat.
During lunch, a phone call came directly to his home. Lu Feng answered the phone and asked, "Who is this?"
“Mr. Lu, it’s me, John!” John’s voice came from the other end of the phone: “The board meeting is in a few days, so I’m calling you specifically.”
"Yes, a year has passed in the blink of an eye. How have you been lately?" Lu Feng asked politely.
“Everything’s fine. I have some good news for you. Didn’t you mention the private jet? I also think you’ve really worked too hard these past few years. The jet issue has been resolved for you. It’s a modified Boeing commercial aircraft, but the interior is still extremely luxurious. It cost a full fifty million US dollars as a reward for your contributions to the company over the years.” John said with a smile on the phone, “I’ll go to the board meeting first. After the board approves it, I’ll fund the purchase.”
Lu Feng sensed that this plane wouldn't be so easily obtained, and said, "What would I need a plane for now? To fly around the country every day?"
“These are all temporary. The plane will be needed sooner or later. The group has been doing very well this year. I saw some reports that there will be less investment in the future, with only the third phase of the Tianjin factory project and the interior decoration of the headquarters building remaining. The company’s development has gradually stabilized, and there is still a large amount of idle funds. Idle funds are detrimental to the interests of shareholders. How about distributing dividends?” John asked directly.
Lu Feng laughed when he heard this. Sure enough, this was it. These people hadn't even invested all their money yet, but they were already thinking of making money out of it.
“Of course, but there’s a problem. When we signed the contract, it was stipulated that shareholders could only exercise their full shareholder rights if all the investment funds were in place. If you transfer the remaining funds, I will agree to the dividend distribution,” Lu Feng said directly.
“Mr. Lu, can we revise the previous contract? Nothing is inflexible. We’ll definitely have the follow-up funding.” John seemed to have another plan. He changed the subject and said, “We can transfer the next 1.5 billion US dollars, but when we distribute the profits, we need to sign a special bonus agreement to return the 1.5 billion dollars.”
"Absolutely not. You're harming the interests of other shareholders. That's all I have to say. We'll discuss this at the board meeting." Lu Feng hung up the phone immediately after speaking.
Lu Feng sensed that this board meeting might not be so easy.
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