John looked grim; this was definitely the first challenge he had faced in his career. But then he thought, the man was right to say that.
Since Lu Feng was unwilling to say much over the phone, let's talk in person.
John made a phone call to instruct the formation of a temporary business trip team to Wall Street. Meanwhile, Li Lin and her group were once again invited to headquarters. Unlike the previous days, this time it was a much grander affair, with a car personally sent to pick them up, and they were taken care of meticulously along the way.
These past few days, I don't know how many times I've been turned away, how many times I've been refused entry, or how many grievances I've suffered. Yet now, the leader I had to beg and plead with just a few days ago is sitting in the passenger seat, chatting with me in a friendly and even ingratiating tone.
Li Lin could only sigh at how fast the world was changing.
Lu Feng hung up the phone and turned on the TV to watch something casually. Seeing Lu Feng so relaxed, Liu Yilong couldn't help but say, "President Lu, the outside world is in an uproar. Shouldn't we do something about it?"
"Watch TV!" Lu Feng smacked his lips as he watched the aerobics program on TV and said, "The US is great, they wear so little even when doing aerobics."
Liu Yilong glanced at the TV and was speechless.
The outside world was not just in an uproar, it was completely upside down. Some ordinary people in the financial industry had never seen anything like it before. It was as if the whole world had gone crazy for Jiafeng Electronics overnight.
Merrill Lynch, a bellwether for investment trends, has shown interest in it.
Bear Stearns, known as an investment hunter, was surprisingly turned away by it.
Lambert, who is on par with Buffett on Wall Street, couldn't resist having lunch with its founder.
I've heard that even the financial city thousands of miles away can't sit still anymore; whether they believe in value investing, global trend investing, or are speculators, they're all going crazy for it.
These past few days, all the major investment companies have been boasting to each other about how I know Lu Feng.
Regardless of the outside world's turmoil, Lu Feng sat calmly in his hotel room watching TV. Tomorrow was the day he would have dinner with Lambert.
John felt his time was tight, so they booked plane tickets immediately and instructed the person who was receiving Li Lin to make sure that Li Lin called Lu Feng, as it would be better for them to communicate internally.
As the plane took off, John looked out the window and sighed. This was probably the most humble thing he had ever done in his life as an investor.
In the afternoon, Li Lin called Lu Feng and relayed their message: Schroder Investment Group was very sincere and had already sent an investment team to New York. If there were no major problems, they could sign a preliminary letter of intent.
"Is it based on our valuation? We didn't try to negotiate with you?" Lu Feng asked.
Li Lin sighed and said with emotion, "President Lu, they're being incredibly enthusiastic right now. We were invited here today, and they've been saying all sorts of nice things to us! Just like how we begged them a few days ago, they're now pleading with us in the same way."
"That's normal, what goes around comes around, so let them have their way!" Lu Feng gave another instruction, telling them to be firm. We're the darlings of global capital now, there's no need to be afraid.
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Mr. Feng's health has improved slightly. He returned to the company today and held a board meeting. They didn't talk about company matters, just chatted casually, but everyone understood what he meant.
At the meeting, Zhenkun also made a self-criticism: "The two incorrect assessments of Jiafeng Electronics caused a trust problem between the two companies, creating a rift for future deep cooperation. I will personally call Mr. Lu Feng, Chairman of Jiafeng Electronics, to apologize, and will keep this in mind in the future."
Mr. Feng looked at Uncle Li with his slightly cloudy eyes and said in a low voice, "Mr. Li, are you satisfied with this result?"
Uncle Li hurriedly stood up, looking slightly flustered, and said, "Chairman, I don't care about satisfaction or dissatisfaction. The main thing is the company's development. I might have been in a bit of a rush that day, and my words weren't quite right. I apologize to Zhenkun here. Please don't take it to heart."
Zhenkun finally felt relieved and said, "It was all for the company, I didn't take it to heart, but you took it to heart."
Looking at the people at the table, Feng Zhiyao could sense that everything here was beginning to become subtle.
An hour later, Zhenkun called Lu Feng.
"Who is this?" Lu Feng asked as he answered the call.
"President Lu, it's me, your Uncle Kun. I haven't been in a good mood lately, and some of my words may have been hurtful, but my intentions were definitely good. Please don't hold a grudge against Uncle Kun." Zhenkun pondered for a moment and said into the phone, "Uncle Kun is getting old and is nearing retirement age, so he naturally has to be more cautious in his actions. You can understand that, right?"
Hearing his conciliatory words, Lu Feng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Alright, how could I possibly hold a grudge against you? But I still want to say that 99% of people in this world are governed by conventional experience, but the remaining 1% are absolutely the most successful of the successful. What do you think?"
“Yes, Mr. Lu is clearly different from other ordinary people,” Zhenkun flattered.
"I'm busy right now, I'll hang up now." Lu Feng said and put down the phone.
When Zhenkun heard the other party hang up on him, he felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart. Now even Lu Feng could hang up on him. He remembered when Lu Feng first came to see him, he was all smiles and seemed so humble. But now everything had changed.
The next morning, the area outside Lu Feng's hotel was already besieged by reporters from various media outlets. Financial media stood on the street reporting the news, and a large number of reporters also gathered outside the Goldman Sachs headquarters!
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