"Is it a woman?" Lu Feng asked.
“Yes, it’s a very small department. The person in charge is Yui Kurai, who is thirty-five years old this year. She started working at the Rohm Group and has been there for almost ten years.” Liu Cheng explained, “You may not know this, but in their society, it is very normal and stable to work in one job until retirement, so she doesn’t want to sell or lose her job.”
"Such a big matter, and it's all stuck on a junior manager, so we still need to find out the truth and address the root cause. This guy is called Hata..."
"President Lu, don't call her Hata, call her Kurai Yui," Liu Cheng reminded him.
"Whether it's empty or Bodo, she just wants to stay in this idle department. What do the higher-ups at Rom Group think?" Lu Feng asked, "Do they have anything to say about this price?"
“I called one of their vice presidents, and he told me that they don’t have the final say on overseas assets; it’s mainly up to the overseas assets department. And this lab isn’t really valued by them; it’s a marginal asset, like…like the Panda Technology we bought before,” Liu Cheng explained with a simple analogy.
"Can we get it for fifty million US dollars?" Lu Feng perked up.
"It should be fine, but we need to hurry. The currency has depreciated by half a point recently." Liu Cheng clenched his hands, looking somewhat anxious, and said, "I think it's best to get this sorted out before the New Year, otherwise we won't be able to withstand the currency depreciation. I heard that this year it might reach nine to one!"
It's not quite nine yuan to one yuan, but the currency devaluation in 1994 was indeed severe. Bank interest rates are very high now, basically around 10% annualized, and some local banks are even offering annualized rates as high as 18% to attract deposits.
“If you really can’t figure it out, find a consulting firm to look up the specific information. Once the foreign exchange quota is released, I’ll make a trip there.” Lu Feng said seriously, “This really needs to be done quickly; the longer it goes on, the more problems may arise!”
The following day, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange contacted the Shenzhen Municipal Government, expressing its support for supporting outstanding enterprises and acquiring core overseas assets. Other departments also called to praise companies like Jiafeng Electronics, hoping that the local government would promote them and use Jiafeng Electronics as a model to actively engage in research and development and accumulate more patents in related fields.
The city held a meeting early in the morning. Around 8 a.m., Vice Mayor Liu hurriedly called Lu Feng's office, but the secretariat answered, saying that President Lu had not yet arrived at the company.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Lu Feng had just arrived at his office when a clerk walked in and said, "Mr. Lu, Vice Mayor Liu said he has an urgent matter to discuss with you and hopes you can return the call."
"He called me?" Lu Feng snorted and said, "If he calls again, just say I'm in a meeting."
After saying that, he strode out the door.
A meeting went on until 10:30 a.m. Lu Feng returned to his office, took a sip of water, and had just sat down when the phone rang.
"This is Lu Feng, who is this?" Lu Feng answered the phone.
"Brother Lu, you've been so busy today, I've called you several times..."
Lu Feng recognized the voice as that of Vice Mayor Liu and immediately hung up the phone.
"Beep beep beep beep!" Vice Mayor Liu was dumbfounded when he heard the dial tone. He looked at the phone with some annoyance and cursed under his breath, but he still had to make the call.
"Who is this?" Lu Feng asked as he answered the phone.
"It's me! Vice Mayor Liu, why did you hang up on me just now?" Vice Mayor Liu questioned.
"Oh, was it you who hit me just now? I thought it was someone else, but you immediately called me Brother Lu." Lu Feng said with a grin.
"Can't you recognize my voice? What's wrong with calling you Brother Lu?" Vice Mayor Liu was extremely uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do. He had a mission from above, and even if he had to be mindful of Lu Feng's feelings, he had to carry it out.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm a businessman. What I hate most is hearing people call me 'brother.' As soon as they hear those two words, it's either asking to borrow money or asking me for money. Where did the sun rise from to call me on your own initiative?" Lu Feng leaned back in his chair and joked, "What? Has the Municipal Foreign Exchange Bureau come under your jurisdiction today?"
On the other end of the phone, Vice Mayor Liu was so angry his face turned green!
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