Chapter 298: Taking advantage of the mother-in-law?
When she entered Qingxue's house again, Su Yunjin greeted her warmly, "Lu Yiming, you're here. Aunt Liang, go make a pot of tea. Use the Tianjian black tea I just received a few days ago."
After a while, Aunt Liang came over with an exquisite glass teapot and poured a cup for Lu Yiming.
Lu Yiming smelled the tea first, then looked at its color, and couldn't help but praise it: "Good tea, the tea soup is orange-yellow, the leaves are yellow-brown, and the tea fragrance is mellow and melodious. This is first-class black tea. Auntie is so polite to treat me with such good tea."
Su Yunjin couldn't help but feel a little surprised when she heard this: "I didn't expect that you, Lu Yiming, also know about black tea."
Lu Yiming humbly picked up the teacup and took a deep breath: "I understand a little bit, just a little bit."
Guangdong Province is a big tea-drinking province. After all, morning tea and afternoon tea can be drunk from dawn to dusk. When Lu Yiming was working in his previous life, several familiar colleagues in the company happened to be from Anhua, Hunan Province. He was also led to become a loyal fan of black tea. As a result, he naturally learned some tricks of the trade.
Su Yunjin smiled and said, "Your uncle Shi has hidden a lot of good tea. When you leave later, take some back and drink it slowly."
General Shi Cai was so heartbroken when he heard this. The good tea at home was the result of his hard work over the years. He spent a lot of energy and money on it, and even used many favors. However, before he could even enjoy it, it was taken away by Lu Yiming.
It makes me angry just thinking about it!
However, before he could even express his opinion, Su Yunjin said to him, "Lao Shi, take Mr. Lu to choose some good tea later."
Shi Caijiang said with a sad face: "I know."
Lu Yiming looked at General Shi, winked and said, "Since Uncle Shi and Aunt Su have said so, I will be disrespectful to refuse."
When Shi Caijiang saw Lu Yiming's expression, his blood pressure rose.
If Lu Yiming knows so much about tea, then he must have picked the best ones. It's over, his tea is gone!
After a few pleasantries, everyone got down to business.
Su Yunwei took out a contract from her bag and handed it to Lu Yiming: "Recently, the four Xu brothers came to discuss the acquisition again. The conditions are all in the document in your hand. Please take a look and see if there are any problems."
Lu Yiming picked it up and flipped through it casually. There was a lot of content in the document, but after peeling it off, there was only one key core - Xu Fuji wanted to acquire Shi Jin Ji's candy business, but was unwilling to pay cash, and instead planned to exchange it for equity.
In Lu Yiming's eyes, this was no different from getting something for free.
Su Yunjin was quite interested, so she called Lu Yiming to ask for his opinion: "Although the offer of the four Xu brothers is slightly higher than Ferrero's, they want to exchange shares with us. What do you think about this matter?"
Lu Yiming casually threw the contract on the coffee table and said bluntly: "Let them go back to where they came from. Do you still need to look at such conditions?"
Su Yunjin was puzzled after hearing this: "Xu Fuji's shares are still very valuable, and the potential is not low. If we can cross-hold shares, we should be able to make a profit."
Su Yunwei shared the same view as Su Yunjin: "I am quite optimistic about Xu Fuji's business model. Once the company goes public, we will be able to take advantage of it and make some quick money. Therefore, if we can get Xu Fuji's shares now, even if we have to pay a certain price, I think it is worth it."
Lu Yiming snorted lightly, but his face was full of disdain: "In terms of potential, as long as our card selling business is successfully implemented, Shijinji's future prospects will far exceed Xu Fuji. As for Xu Fuji's potential, I admit it, but if they want to go public, it will be impossible in the next two years. They will have to wait at least another seven or eight years. By then, the opportunity will be gone. What's the point of making money so hard?"
Su Yun frowned and immediately asked, "Xu Fuji's current business model is very good, and it shouldn't be difficult for them to go public. Why do you think they won't be able to go public within two years?"
Under normal circumstances, it would not be difficult for Xu Fuji to go public, but the Internet winter is coming soon. When the economic bubble is burst, the U.S. stock market will inevitably collapse, and this cold wave will sweep the whole world.
Under such economic conditions, how easy is it for a company to go public?
But it was difficult for Lu Yiming to explain these words. After all, there was still at least a year before the arrival of the Internet winter. Saying this now would inevitably be considered alarmist.
What's more, he knew that Xu Fuji would not go public in the next two years. He remembered that the other party had to wait until around 2006 before it was listed in Nanyang.
Wouldn't it be better to wait for the other party to go public, earn a little hard-earned money, and then use the money to make other investments?
Do you understand the value of those who have been reborn?
These thoughts went through Lu Yiming's mind for a thousand times, and then Lu Yiming thought for a while and said, "I think Xu Fuji's conditions are too illusory. If we hold their shares, if they cannot successfully go public in the short term, it will be difficult for us to quickly benefit from it. And a company that is always expanding is unlikely to give us dividends. In this case, it is better to sell the candy business to Ferrero as I said before. At least we can get real money directly and have more room for operation."
Su Yunwei thought about it carefully and nodded: "It seems to make sense, how about selling it to Ferrero?"
Today, with Lu Yiming's card collection method, Shijinji has no shortage of opportunities to rise. What it lacks instead is start-up capital.
Instead of counting on raising money through the listing of Xu Fuji, it would be better to take the money now and focus on developing itself without distraction. Then, when the time comes, operate and list Shi Jin Ji. Wouldn't it be easy to make money?
Lu Yiming's opinion remains the same: "Sell it. The capitalists' words are deceiving. Never believe their promises. What you have in your hands is yours. Everything else is in vain."
“That makes sense.”
Aunt Liang came out of the kitchen and asked, "Madam, is it time to eat?"
Su Yunjin immediately stood up and clapped her hands: "Okay, let's eat. Xiaowei, go and discuss the sales business this afternoon."
Su Yunwei agreed: "Leave it to me. I guarantee we can get a good price."
Her original idea was to sell Shijinji, but she encountered resistance, which mainly came from the major shareholder Lu Yiming.
In order to stop her from selling Shijinji, Lu Yiming even made a card-collecting snack that looked likely to be a hit.
Absolutely amazing!
Today, Lu Yiming finally agreed to sell Shijinji's candy business. Although this was to pave the way for new products, Su Yunwei was still very happy. After all, this meant that half of her proposal had been adopted.
After dinner, Su Yunwei sent Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue to school, and then drove her Mercedes directly to Ferrero's office in Baiyun City to discuss the details of selling the Shijinji candy business.
Dongguan City.
Zhouwu Industrial Zone, Dongcheng District.
The two half-blocks on the west side of the intersection of Wangxin Road and Wenzhou Road are the locations of Xu Fuji International Group's mainland headquarters and 801 Factory.
At this time, the machines in the factory were roaring, and barrel after barrel of juice and syrup of various colors were poured into the feed inlet. The workers were working overtime to prepare for the upcoming New Year products.
Xu Fuji New Year Candy is its flagship product and its sales volume is quite impressive.
Xu Fan is the eldest of the four brothers of Xu Fuji and also the soul figure. He usually sits in charge of the company and is responsible for production safety matters.
As the end of the year approaches, his tasks become heavier. The machines in the factory run 24 hours a day and the workers work in three shifts. He must not leave the company at all times to be prepared for any situation that may occur at any time.
He had just finished inspecting the workshop and returned to the office dripping with sweat. Before he had time to sit down and have a sip of water, the second-in-command Xu Cheng, who was in charge of marketing, burst in and said in a panic, "Brother, something big has happened. Shijinji has officially signed a contract with Ferrero. The machines, factory buildings, workers, and even sales channels have all been sold off."
Xu Fan was horrified and asked immediately, "What's going on? Didn't I tell you to have a good talk with the other party? It doesn't matter if the conditions are higher, the key is to take over the market share of Shijinji."
Now is a critical moment for Xu Fuji to expand its territory in the mainland. As a Taiwanese brand, it still has certain advantages in entering the mainland market compared to those foreign platforms. When the time comes, it can just play the patriotism card and sales will go up.
But the problem now is that international giants like Ferrero have also come in. They have seen the potential of the economically booming mainland China and want to take a share of the market. These international brands are coming in with great momentum. If they join hands with local companies and localize their products, it will be very difficult for Xu Fuji to snatch food from them.
Xu Cheng was also annoyed about this. "I did talk about it, why not? I just had a good chat with Ms. Su, the manager of Shijinji, yesterday afternoon. She was also very tempted by our offer and said she would think about it. Who knew that this morning, I heard that they were going to sell the candy business to Ferrero."
After hearing this, Xu Yu couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, is there someone interfering? Otherwise, why would the woman surnamed Su suddenly change her mind?"
Xu Cheng asked: "What should we do now?"
Xu Fan frowned and fell into deep thought, then said in a heavy tone: "No , we can't let Ferrero take over Shijinji's candy business. This is too detrimental to our development."
Xu Fuji is not worried about competing with Shi Jin Ji. After all, neither of them is a competitor of the same level, whether in terms of production technology or operational level.
But Ferrero is different, it is a well-known candy brand from Europe and the United States. If they get the channels and resources of Shijinji, Xu Fuji may not be its opponent at all.
Xu Yu turned around and asked, "Have they confirmed the contract?"
Xu Cheng said: "Probably not yet. I heard they are still negotiating."
Xu Yu said decisively: "I will go talk to them."
At the headquarters of Shijinji, in the conference room, a signing ceremony officially ended and the two parties exchanged contracts.
The two parties signing the contract are Shijinji and Ferrero.
Ferrero's contract signing representative was a middle-aged man in a suit named Chu Tianyu. After signing the contract, both parties stood up and he couldn't wait to shake hands with Su Yunjin. He said to Su Yunjin without disguising, "This signing was really full of twists and turns. To celebrate our upcoming cooperation, why don't I treat you to a meal tonight as a celebration."
While speaking, Chu Tianyu had no intention of letting go, and his eyes were roaming back and forth over her curvaceous figure.
Although Su Yunjin is over 40 years old, she still has charm and good looks. Under the tight hip skirt, a pair of black stockings are faintly shiny. The nine-centimeter-high pointed high heels highlight her perfect leg curves. Coupled with the mature temperament between her eyebrows, she seems to be more attractive than a young girl.
Su Yunjin faced Chu Tianyu's extremely aggressive gaze. As someone who had experienced this, she certainly knew what Chu Tianyu was thinking. The so-called dinner to celebrate was just a cover for a date.
She tried her best to pull her hands free, but Chu Tianyu showed no intention of letting go. Although Su Yunjin was very annoyed, she couldn't lose her temper as there were so many people around.
Chu Zhongtian's identity is not ordinary. He is not only a business elite who has returned from studying abroad, but also the business representative of the Ferrero Baiyun Representative Office which was established not long ago. In the future, he will be involved in the formulation of Ferrero's sales strategy in the entire southeast coast, and he has enormous power.
If possible, Su Yunjin naturally didn't want to offend the other party because of a trivial matter.
Chu Zhongtian seemed to have taken this into consideration and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity. After all, he had just returned to China not long ago and had met such a "delicious" prey like Su Yunjin, which really made him excited and he couldn't let her go.
Lu Yiming, who was standing next to Su Yunjin, saw that the two of them shook hands for more than five seconds. He immediately felt something was wrong. When he looked at Su Yunjin's expression, he knew what was going on.
He took a step forward and came directly in front of Chu Zhongtian, blocking the sight of others with his back, and then pinched the back of Chu Zhongtian's hand hard with his left hand.
Chu Zhongtian felt the pain and almost cried out, but Lu Yiming immediately held his hand and said loudly: "Representative Chu Zhongtian, right? Nice to meet you. Today's signing went so smoothly, thanks to you."
Lu Yiming has been working out regularly recently, and as he is young and strong, his arms are naturally very strong.
Chu Zhongtian was gripped by him so hard that his face was distorted in pain.
"You...let me go!"
Lu Yiming pinched it twice more before letting go, then pretended to apologize with a smile on his face: "Ah, I forgot that I was working out recently. I was so excited. Chu Zhongtian, is your hand okay?"
Chu Zhongtian looked at his red palms and purple backs, then looked at Lu Yiming with sharp eyes and said through gritted teeth: "It's okay."
After all, he wanted to take advantage of Su Yunjin, and there were so many people at the scene, so it was difficult to explain the reason, so he could only swallow this loss. However, in Chu Zhongtian's heart, this grudge was formed. He had already started thinking about how to retaliate against Lu Yiming.
