Mixed In the United States As a Local Tyrant

  Chapter 25 Acquisition of Tailan

Seeing the highlight of the auction, in order to take care of the cultural differences between the two countries, Roger explained: "Charity auctions and other forms of fundraising are the same process. A certain party or the government will come forward to hold a dinner party. Everyone eats and drinks. Some Political deals are often reached at this time. As for auctions, if you don’t have something you particularly like, you can buy back the items you gave away.”

   "Buy your own? Isn't it boring to go back and forth?"

  Roger smiled: "It's not what you think, even if the auction item is ordinary, it will fetch a high price."

   Mr. An has seen it, these rich people are really smooth, they send some worthless auction items at random, and then buy them back at a price that is several times higher or ten times higher. The check is sent out, and the reputation is brought back. Maybe it will have something to do with the organizer.

  Roger continued: "You see, the organizer of tonight's auction is a not-so-famous jeweler, but why are there so many celebrities present?"

   "She has a background?" An Feng asked.

   "Yes, her brand may not be well-known, but if you look carefully at the list, there is a local councilor with the same surname as her tonight, and a rich man is related to her."

  Isn’t this just trying to sell dog meat? An Feng understood: "So that's the case, your main purpose is to build relationships."

"It's an open secret that the salaries of MPs are very low and they can't support themselves. The government encourages MPs to have their own stable careers or investments. Look at those local and congressional MPs, even the president, there are many behind them. The capital chain, either has its own industry or the support of a consortium. If there is no money, it is difficult for a poor man to play politics. The simplest example: if you want to be elected, you must canvass votes. If you want to canvass votes, you must Publicity, you need money if you want to publicize. If you don’t have money, you can’t let your supporters know about you, so politics is a money-burning job!”

  After his simple explanation, An Feng understood that the country is coming from behind the scenes, but here it is just playing openly.

  Roger looked around: "The auction is over. Before the auction ends, let me introduce you to some people."

Under the guidance of Roger, An Feng took Jenny to meet the politicians present, basically to say hello and chat a few words, a bit like queuing up to shake hands with the leaders, but American politicians don't pay attention to routines, and treat the rich They are all short-tempered, and occasionally have a little good-natured joke.

   Talked a few words to each other, exchanged pleasantries, and then went to the next person to shake hands. Looking at these busy politicians, I feel that it is not easy. If you want to gain support in politics, you must not only have a good background, but also have a good eloquence. You can only be pleasing if you can speak well on any occasion.

  An Feng also handed business cards to a circle of young people and chatted for a few minutes. Basically, what they discussed were sports cars, yachts, airplanes, or red wine, cigars and other unnutritious topics. The women chatted non-stop about jewelry, cosmetics, beauty and other things.

   Listening to their hobbies, An Feng found that sports cars and mansions are almost standard configurations, and more people are planning their own private yachts and even private jets. An Feng also made a calculation. With his current assets, he can barely afford to buy a small and medium-sized yacht. As for a private jet, it is still an ideal. A high-style life is built on Jinshan. There is something to say: What level is what consumption. Money never seems to be enough.

   "We still have to find a way to make money!" An Feng sighed. At this moment, he is just an entry-level rich man with a little money, and there is still a gap between the local tyrants who say "money is just a set of numbers", "a few million a minute", "besides, I even bought it for you?"

When the meeting finally ended, Miranda, the female companion brought by Roger, invited them: "If you have time, welcome to the private party held the day after tomorrow. There will be more celebrities and big names appearing. Directors and investors will not Less, much more relaxed than the current atmosphere."

   Jenny looked at An Feng. She was really looking forward to this kind of opportunity. He smiled and said, "As long as you want, I will definitely take you there."

   "You are so kind." Jenny kissed him and hugged his arm happily.

  Roger smiled at An Feng and said, "I'm free these few days, let's have another drink when we have a chance."

"OK."

  After saying goodbye to each other, An Feng took Jenny to the Bentley waiting at the door. It was too late, and it was definitely not appropriate to run another 300 kilometers, so they stayed in Los Angeles.

   I spent the next few days shopping with Jenny and attended Miranda's private party by the way. Not to mention the surprised Jenny, even An Feng himself was a little surprised—he met a few guys whose names he could name at the party, clinked glasses and drank together, chatted for a while, and took photos with his mobile phone.

   In addition, the assistant John is also very fast.

  An Feng made an appointment with him at a coffee shop in Los Angeles. The two sat down facing each other. John was dressed very formally, with a black suit and white shirt, only missing a tie. He took out a document and handed it to An Feng: "Mr. An, here are several cooperation agreements that I negotiated with Tailan Company."

  An Feng flipped through the content of the file. There were too many projects, and his head was a bit big when he read it. After reading it for a long time, he became sleepy. It was the same when he was a small employee in China. He was often the first to fall when he wanted to devote energy. He closed the documents, looked at John who was a little nervous, and said, "Let's talk about it."

John started to talk: "Telan's top management doesn't want the controlling stake to be transferred to other people or companies, but I have checked their accounts in recent years. As a non-listed company, it is very difficult to survive in the shadow of giants. The market It will gradually strangle these companies without core competitiveness..."

   "Sorry." An Feng interrupted him with a smile, "Don't be so formal, keep it simple, I'm more used to colloquial expressions."

The boss did what he said, and John changed the way: "The performance of the other party's company has been declining, and it is in urgent need of competitive technology. The patent in your hand has broad prospects and can save their decline. So after a few days of negotiation, they agreed. Shares with four patents."

   "Wait a minute, didn't I provide five patents?" An Feng asked.

"Yes, it is five, but the intellectual property rights will exceed the maximum proportion. I will reduce it to four patents plus 4 million funds. You will own 70% of the shares of Tailan Company and become the absolute controlling shareholder. Of course, there are also investment risks to be reduced. The way to do it: to fund three patents, but you only have 45% of the equity.”

   "Just the first item, I have confidence in myself." An Feng said. If you can't hold a controlling stake, how can you let the company promote its own technology? How else to make money?

  John nodded, and suddenly looked at An Feng in surprise, as if recalling what he said just now: "Sir, may I ask a question?"

   "Excuse me."

   "You developed all these super technologies?" John asked in disbelief. Seeing An Feng's style as a rich boy, he couldn't be associated with an inventor at all. At first, he thought that An Feng bought these amazing patents from others and then transferred them.

   "Of course I developed it. Besides these, I still have a lot of patent certificates." An Feng's face was calm, and his heart was full of pride.

"You are amazing!" John admired him sincerely. He looked at An Feng's attire. He was dressed in casual attire. He looked like a wealthy man who had no desires or desires. Technology entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates and Joe Gang.

  An Feng continued to discuss some details with him, and finally finalized the first plan. Regarding the time, he asked: "When will the acquisition of Tailan start?"

   "If you have no other arrangements, you can do it anytime, the other party is ready."

   "Then as soon as possible."

Afterwards, An Feng found out that the executives of Tailan Company were more anxious than him. After two quarters, the product sales dropped sharply. Technology is completely defeated, investing a lot of money with zero return, not only wasting time, but also depleting funds, if this continues, deficits, bankruptcy are all foreseeable.

  The emergence of An Feng and his new technology is undoubtedly a ray of hope in the darkness.

   A day later, An Feng changed into a suit, brought his lawyer, accountant and assistants, and headed to the Tailan company headquarters together. From the outside, it's just an ordinary three-story building near the urban area, and there are not many employees. A group of people have been laid off recently. His arrival was like sending charcoal in the snow, which made the company's top management look forward to it. This may change the future destiny. Of course, it is not ruled out that he was fired if he did not see hope.

After talking about the acquisition for so long, it was the first time that the company's CEO, Bray Hawke, had met his partner. He wasn't the bespectacled, well-mannered scholar he imagined, nor was he a middle-aged Asian with a big belly and an upstart face. Is a very temperamental young man.

   "I'm Bray Hawke, the CEO of Tailan, welcome, Mr. An!" Bray stretched out his hand to An Feng.

   "Hello, Mr. Hawk." An Feng shook hands with him with a smile, and Bray led the way: "Mr. An, please! Let's go to the office to talk!"

The company's shareholders and some high-level executives are sitting in the office talking, and the lawyers are also carefully reviewing the acquisition contracts one by one. An Feng has nothing to do. Listen to Bray's introduction to the history of Tailan Company, how to make a fortune, how to become famous, And how did you encounter a crisis.

An Feng looked at Bray Hawke. He has a high forehead, a big nose, a thick beard on his upper lip, and a clean chin. He has a bit of Mexican features, maybe he is of mixed race. Some English words are pronounced with his tongue shaking, probably his native tongue A custom left over from Spanish.

   From the conversation, I learned that Bray is the founder of this company and was once the largest shareholder. He has a professional background and personally developed plant fertilizers back then. He has a unique vision in this field. After seeing the materials and samples sent by An Feng, his first reaction was exaggeration. Is there such a powerful thing? However, he kept his heart, and after studying the samples himself, he realized that this might be a great opportunity.

  When chatting with An Feng, he focused on professional technology. Facts have proved that An Feng did not disappoint him. He even had many concepts that he had never heard before. In the end, Hawke was able to tell shareholders with confidence that being acquired was not a bad idea.

  Six lawyers from both parties spent the whole morning just looking at the contract, raising a few points of dissatisfaction. Pause at noon, have lunch in the restaurant, and continue wrangling in the afternoon. In the end, the acquisition contract was signed before get off work.

   Finally, the two parties shake hands, take a photo or something. An Feng has no intention of rectifying the company for the time being, and Bray Hawk is still the CEO. After all, he has good ability. It is not luck alone to be able to break through from an unknown small company to a company with a capital of 30 million US dollars.

It is worth mentioning that An Feng's act of relinquishing power because he hated trouble made the company's employees feel at ease. If the new boss makes drastic changes, fires the CEO and replaces him with another one, I'm afraid some people who have feelings for the company Older employees will be very resistant.

   The employees are happy, and An Feng is also happy. He thinks that this scale can be considered a big company, right? In China, a company with a registered capital of nearly 200 million RMB is placed in an ordinary second- and third-tier city. It is undoubtedly a big taxpayer, a grandfather-like existence, gods block and kill gods, and Buddhas block and kill Buddhas...

  (end of this chapter)