But seeing how enthusiastic she was, and not wanting to cause any trouble, I agreed.
At night, the senior business and foreign affairs departments were still communicating with the UK. The future of Jiafeng was very important to both sides. The other party no longer mentioned Lu Feng's withdrawal, but they demanded that some of the patent rights of the R&D company be separated and transferred to Jiafeng Group.
Most of these patents are core chip patents. The senior management refuted this claim, arguing that they had made concessions on the Hong Kong issue but could not make concessions on the minor matter of Jiafeng Group.
The phone conversation was quite heated. The higher-ups hoped that after Jiafeng was split up, it would maintain employment positions and retain patents in areas such as chips, storage, motherboards, communications, and screens.
The British side was not satisfied with the proposal and demanded that a portion of the patent rights to their core business be relinquished before any discussion could take place; otherwise, there would be no point in talking.
After several hours of communication, the bigwig finally made the decision: Jiafeng would relinquish some of its core patent rights, allowing Lufeng to take the R&D company with him.
This decision was made because Jiafeng Group enjoys conveniences such as land, tax exemption, and affiliation with postal logistics, all of which are free. If it becomes a foreign-invested enterprise, these benefits will have to be calculated from scratch.
That night, during the day on Wall Street, Soros contacted the CEO of Schroders Group, hoping the two sides would join forces in shorting the Thai baht. This time, it wasn't just a Wall Street operation; high-level officials were also in contact. This wasn't just a financial issue; it was a matter of coordinated suppression by Europe and the United States, a matter of unified action.
After the CEO agreed, he handed the matter over to John, and the two communicated on the phone for more than two hours.
Meanwhile, Sean was busy contacting major fund companies. Their reactions were divided: one group, constrained by fund investment requirements, said their risk control departments wouldn't approve such an investment; the other group, having received the news, wouldn't get involved.
Sean spent the whole morning making dozens of phone calls, his lips almost worn out, but to no avail. When capital is harvesting韭菜 (a metaphor for exploiting people), it is the sickle; but when it faces the iron fist, it is afraid of dulling its blade.
It's said that capital is willing to sell the rope that would strangle it for money, but the problem is that when it does do it, the rope is immediately around its own neck, and it's afraid too!
Sean began to realize that going through the proper channels wouldn't work; to make this money, he had to find illegitimate sources. Most people would have given up by now, but Sean, having roamed Europe for so many years, had some rather unconventional connections.
"Hello, is this Mobutu's finance manager...?"
"Hello, are you Guzman's son...?"
"Hello! Is this Khodorkovsky...?"
In just one afternoon, Sean assembled a ragtag team that could kill anyone in its path. Putting aside everything else, in 1996, Sean was definitely the number one person in Europe when it came to connecting this group of people.
Sean also understood that if the investment failed, he would be in serious trouble dealing with these people, so he had to play it safe. They didn't understand finance, so he needed to hire professional traders and also demanded absolute guarantees from the Thai side.
The next morning, Lu Feng received a call from Sean, who had secured funding of approximately five billion US dollars. He asked Lu Feng to finalize the itinerary within five hours, as representatives of these individuals would be traveling to Thailand for negotiations. Lu Feng was required to be present and be one of the responsible parties when signing the terms.
“Let me put this in mind: if this deal succeeds, I’ll take 10% of their net profit. If this deal fails, they can each take a cut from my profits, and you won’t escape either, understand?” Sean said solemnly.
"Cramps?" Lu Feng, who had just woken up, was startled by his words and asked, "Which country's foundation did you contact? Who are these people?"
“Who is this guy? What decent person would dare to do this kind of job? I’m lucky I even found one. I wouldn’t do it if I wasn’t very confident. First and foremost, safety first, understand?” Sean said on the phone. “I don’t really trust Prince Maha. We can have him include a collateral clause in the agreement!”
"Mortgage? Mortgage what? Give you Thailand as collateral? You'd better be willing to accept it!" Lu Feng said, somewhat speechless.
"If someone is willing to take it, you must write it down. Call them right away!"
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