Chapter 718: Apology
For the whole day, Song Yuanchao was unable to contact Liu, and the same was true for Xu Hui in Hong Kong.
It is said that Liu disappeared after announcing his departure from the company. Some said that Liu was so disheartened that he flew away from Hong Kong. Others said that Liu was crying and unable to get over the loss of control of the company, and committed suicide by cutting his wrists at home. He has now been sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. Others said that Liu was fine, and after leaving the company, he took two beautiful girls out to sea on a yacht, and is now enjoying himself on the sea...
All kinds of news were overwhelming, and all major media in Hong Kong were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood. This melon was really too big.
A self-made tycoon created such a huge industry in just a few years and squeezed into the ranks of Hong Kong's richest people. But overnight he suddenly lost control of his company and was kicked out of the company. The sudden fall of a business genius seemed like a plot in a novel. In addition, Liu's long-standing romantic affairs were deliberately publicized by someone with ulterior motives, and some emotional color and family feuds were added to the story, which caused a sensation for a while.
Liu could not be contacted for the time being, and the situation Xu Hui encountered with the other company was not optimistic.
The original cooperation was decided by Liu Da. Now Liu Da is no longer the controller of the company, so the other party has not made a clear statement on this cooperation for the time being and gave Shenghua an ambiguous response.
This response was not what Shenghua needed. Shenghua wanted a clear answer. But now the other party's attitude made it difficult for Shenghua to deal with it. If the other party agreed to cooperate according to the original agreement, it would be fine. But if it terminated at that time, Shenghua would not have much time left.
Shenghua couldn't wait patiently for the other party to have a long discussion before giving an answer, and had to confirm this matter in a short time. But if , it would be a dilemma.
Instruct Xu Hui to continue communicating with the other party, and at the same time mobilize people in Hong Kong to find the whereabouts of Liu. Song Yuanchao has no better solution now, so he can only wait for the feedback from Xu Hui for the time being.
However, Song Yuanchao had also considered it and he could not wait for a long time. He set a time limit for himself. If the other company still gave the same response by then, or still failed to find Liu, Shenghua would decisively terminate the cooperation and activate the backup plan.
A few days later, when there was still no progress on Xu Hui's side and Song Yuanchao was considering asking Shenghua to directly send a letter to the other company to terminate the cooperation, he suddenly received a call.
Surprisingly, the call was from Liu, who sincerely apologized to Song Yuanchao on the phone. He said that due to the sudden incident, he temporarily left Hong Kong to avoid some trouble. So he couldn't be reached by the previous phone call, and he was very busy these days, so it was not convenient to contact Song Yuanchao, so he called him now.
Without waiting for Song Yuanchao to ask Da Liu about the details, Da Liu told Song Yuanchao on the phone that he was now in Pengcheng, and if it was convenient for Song Yuanchao, he hoped that he would go to Pengcheng to meet him. When they met, he would personally apologize to Song Yuanchao and explain the changes that had happened before.
In addition, Liu assured Song Yuanchao that he did not need to worry about the cooperation. He had taken the initiative to invite Shenghua to cooperate with him, and he would definitely give Song Yuanchao a satisfactory answer. He was ready to welcome him in Pengcheng.
Song Yuanchao was thinking about what Liu was up to. What was he up to? Why did he have to go to Pengcheng? However, after considering it, Song Yuanchao agreed to Liu's request and booked a flight ticket on the same day. The next morning, Song Yuanchao flew to Yangcheng. After arriving in Yangcheng, he took the car that the Pengcheng company came to pick him up and went directly to Pengcheng.
In the afternoon, Song Yuanchao finally met Da Liu. They met at Da Liu's residence in Pengcheng.
Song Yuanchao was not unfamiliar with this residence, because it was the prosperous place of the century.
"This place is well done, this is what Brother Song has the vision for!"
Sitting in the living room of Liu's villa, Liu gave Song Yuanchao a thumbs up. Century Shenghua is the most famous residential area in Pengcheng. Since the residents are either rich or noble, and Shenghua has restrictions on the sale of houses here, the housing prices here are rising again and again, and it can be said that it is difficult to find a house.
For example, Liu's villa is about the same size as Li Daqi's, but they are located at opposite ends and are some distance away from each other.
It can be seen that Liu put a lot of thought into the decoration of this villa, making it very magnificent. No wonder he chose to come here instead of staying in Hong Kong.
"I didn't know you bought a house here." Song Yuanchao looked at Liu meaningfully.
Big Liu laughed a few times, patted the armrest of the sofa and said, "When Shenghua just launched this place, I happened to come to Pengcheng for inspection. A friend told me that the house here is good and the management is also very formal, so I came to take a look. After seeing it, I thought it was really good, so I bought one directly. Speaking of which, I am one of the first people to buy a house here, but the house was not purchased in my name, so it is normal that Mr. Song does not know."
Song Yuanchao nodded slightly. Da Liu's explanation was similar to what he had guessed, because the houses here were subject to detailed review and registration by Shenghua when they were sold. Since even Song Yuanchao didn't know that Da Liu had actually purchased the house from Century Shenghua, it must have been purchased in the name of someone else.
This situation is very normal. It may be difficult for ordinary people, but it is not difficult at all for a big boss like Liu Cixin.
"Mr. Song, I want to apologize to you first. It was my fault for not informing you in advance of what happened in the company. I want to use this cup of tea to say sorry to you."
Big Liu picked up the teacup in front of him, held it up with both hands and said to Song Yuanchao sincerely, then raised his hand and drank the tea.
Putting down the teacup, seeing that Song Yuanchao didn't say anything but just looked at him quietly, Liu smiled, picked up the teapot and made two more cups of tea, and handed one to Song Yuanchao: "I know you must be cursing me in your heart now, please understand, if I were you, I might have pointed at the other person's nose and cursed. This is the first time we have cooperated, and I took the initiative to cooperate. Now things have turned out like this and I didn't say hello in advance. Such a partner is simply not a good-for-nothing! Not reliable at all!"
Big Liu scolded himself a few times without any courtesy, but his words actually made Song Yuanchao calm down a lot. Looking at the other party's tough but extremely sincere attitude, Song Yuanchao felt angry and amused at the same time.
Waving his hand, Song Yuanchao asked directly: "Okay, you didn't call me to come just to say this, right? Tell me, what's going on."
Seeing Song Yuanchao's expression eased, Da Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded immediately, "It's not convenient for me to go to Nanjing now, otherwise I should go and apologize for your crime. Now that the company's affairs have become so serious, those paparazzi have sharper noses than dogs. It will be troublesome to show up, so I can only ask Mr. Song to come here."
Song Yuanchao didn't respond and continued to wait for Liu to continue.
Liu sighed and talked about the circumstances under which he was forced to leave the company.
Although there are many rumors outside about Liu Cixin leaving the company, all kinds of information are flying around, but what Liu Cixin says is naturally more true and reliable.
Liu told Song Yuanchao that he founded the company with his friends and that he was the boss and major shareholder of the company at the beginning.
With only 17,000 Hong Kong dollars, Liu managed to develop a small workshop into a company with nearly 10,000 employees, and achieved huge success in just two years.
In 1983, Liu's company was officially listed. With the success of the listing, his wealth suddenly swelled to an astonishing amount of 500 million. Today, Liu ranks among the Hong Kong rich list. Although his wealth is not as high as the previous few, his ranking is not low.
Logically speaking, Liu is now a successful businessman. His success in business has also made him extremely wealthy. It is not an exaggeration to say that his life is perfect.
But in fact, after the company went public, Liu's influence in the company began to weaken. Other shareholders, including the original partners, were very dissatisfied with Liu's dominance in the company. In addition, several conflicts caused by decision-making intensified over time, and the relationship was almost at the point of being incompatible.
"It's true that I am the chairman of the board, but the company shares I previously held did not account for an absolute majority of the board. This is also my fault. After the company went public, I was eager to cash out and sold some of my shares, which led to this result."
Liu said to Song Yuanchao sadly: "Mr. Song is also an entrepreneur. He should know how much harm the company will suffer if there is disunity within the company, shareholders targeting each other, or even bickering with each other. Because of these reasons, the company has not developed smoothly in the past two years. In addition to differences in business ideas, there are also some personal reasons. I won't go into details..."
Song Yuanchao laughed secretly in his heart. What Liu said was partly true and partly false. Most of it was true, but there were also some things that could not be taken seriously.
Just imagine, can a businessman who can turn a small workshop into such a large enterprise be an ordinary person? And he is just a decoration in the company? Song Yuanchao thinks that it is just Liu's exaggeration. Of course, it does not rule out that there are indeed different opinions and conflicts between shareholders within the company.
Shrugging his shoulders, Liu continued, "I am ashamed to say that I left the company this time because I was forced out, and I was also a little discouraged. Because this matter has brought some trouble to the cooperation between the two parties, I apologize to you again, but Mr. Song, please rest assured that the factory in Pengcheng has little connection with the Xiangjiang company. I promise that the subsequent cooperation can continue. There is no problem with this."
Song Yuanchao's heart moved slightly. He didn't know about this situation. If it was really as Liu Da said, the previous cooperation agreement could indeed continue. Anyway, it was Liu Da himself who signed it. As long as the Pengcheng factory was still controlled by Liu Da, it would not affect Shenghua at all.
But how could this be such a coincidence? Did Liu know that he would leave the company? Otherwise, how could he have planned this in advance? If it was a fluke, Song Yuanchao would definitely not believe it. With Liu's shrewdness, he would not have done this. But if it was Liu who planned it in advance, then this matter is worth pondering. What on earth is this guy planning?
