Hong Kong.
The Peninsula Hotel.
In the small conference room of the suite.
This was the third day that Shen Qian and Chen Lang had been in Hong Kong.
In the past few days, the two of them did not show up in person. Instead, they negotiated with the institutions that held bonds through some third parties.
At this moment, Shen Qian had a helpless look on her face. She sighed and said, "Li Dong really knows how to make trouble for us!"
Chen Lang gave a hollow laugh and did not reply. Shen Qian could say that, but he couldn't.
However, it was also true that Li Dong had made trouble for them. In fact, the transaction of bonds had been relatively smooth two days ago.
After all, Gome had encountered a crisis this time and its future was uncertain. The convertible bonds in the hands of the major institutions seemed to be of little value at this moment.
If they converted the bonds into shares, they were worried that Gome would have no future.
If they didn't convert the bonds into shares, they were afraid that the bonds would mature and Gome would not have the money to redeem them.
When they were in a dilemma, these institutions were happy to have someone willing to buy the bonds.
They came to Hong Kong on the 14th. In the afternoon of the same day, Shen Qian reached an agreement with several institutions and bought the bonds held by the three institutions at a price of 300 million Hong Kong dollars.
On the 15th, things went smoothly.
Bonds were different from shares in that the price was not fixed. They had a fixed value. Adding the interest, the money was almost constant, and there was no premium to talk about.
It was very simple. On the 15th, Shen Qian and the others bought nearly 500 million Hong Kong dollars of bonds again.
In two days, they bought 800 million Hong Kong dollars of bonds, which was close to 20% of the bonds issued by Gome.
If everything went well, they might be able to buy the rest of the bonds in less than half a month.
But at this time, there was a sudden sound of wind. Far away, Li Dong had entered Gome.
As soon as the news came out, the institutions that held the bonds suddenly hesitated.
Yes, the bond money was fixed.
But what they held were convertible bonds, which could be converted into shares when necessary.
Once Gome resumed trading, they could convert the bonds and make a lot of money.
Although the news of Li Dong's entry could not be confirmed for the time being, it didn't matter to the major institutions.
Anyway, they held bonds, not shares. They could almost make a profit no matter what, so they didn't have to worry about being delayed for a few days.
This is great!
Shen Qian and Chen Lang sent people to negotiate again. Many people started to hesitate, unsure if they were going to make a deal.
Because of this, Shen Qian scolded Li Dong a lot!
Why are you in such a hurry?
"You know that we're working on something, but you only care about yourself and forget the changes in the mentality of the investors in Hong Kong."
This made the transaction much more difficult.
It wasn't a matter of money, but the organization was optimistic about Gome and was unwilling to sell it for the time being.
On the 16th, they negotiated a deal worth HK $200 million.
Hundreds of millions might seem like a lot, but in reality, it really wasn't much.
Gome had issued more than 4 billion worth of bonds, but only a dozen or so institutions held them. 200 million was actually only held by one institution.
It was much worse than they had expected to be able to negotiate with one family in one day.
After three days, they bought 1 billion HK dollars worth of bonds. Based on the current situation, they might not be able to get the remaining 3 billion with cash.
Shen Qian scolded. Chen Lang changed the topic and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter much. This time, we were going to use Weibo shares and cash for the exchange. We were talking about cash previously, and 1 billion HK dollars is not a small amount. The rest, according to our original plan, is to use Weibo shares to exchange … "
"How can it be the same?"
Shen Qian said helplessly, "Originally, if we exchanged, we would get the most benefits and use the least amount of shares to exchange for the bonds in their hands.
After all, Weibo is growing day by day, and Gome is struggling on its deathbed.
Li Dong, on the other hand, insisted on rushing for time and fighting against himself, increasing the difficulty for no reason and increasing the expenditure.
Of course, I actually understand him.
This plan was originally rushed, and we didn't make any preparations beforehand. We could only advance at the same time to achieve the fastest speed.
This way, the news won't be easily leaked in a short period of time.
But it's good that he's late for two days. He's really impatient. "
Chen Lang laughed dryly again. He didn't know whether Shen Qian was complaining about Li Dong or saying it deliberately for him to hear and help Li Dong explain.
Speaking of which, the original task for him to come to Hong Kong this time was not too difficult.
Now that Li Dong took the initiative to make it difficult for him, it was reasonable for Chen Lang to be dissatisfied.
As for Shen Qian, she first complained about Li Dong and then helped to explain. He also had no choice.
After a few words, if Chen Lang was still dissatisfied, it would seem that he was narrow-minded.
In fact, Chen Lang was not too dissatisfied. Everyone knew Li Dong's character.
He seized all the time and did not care about the gains and losses of small profits. Li Dong had been vividly reflected a long time ago.
Didn't Li Dong know that the agreement he reached with Gome would increase the difficulty here and increase the expenditure?
In fact, Li Dong knew it all!
However, the value of the bonds was fixed. No matter how much the price increase was, the difference would not exceed 100 million yuan.
However, once the time was delayed, Li Dong would lose more than 100 million yuan.
If the Huang family found out about it, or if there were other changes, the loss would be hundreds of millions.
It was also because of this that Li Dong immediately went to the capital to sign the contract after receiving the news, causing an established fact.
Chen Lang actually knew all of this.
He didn't have the time to care about Shen Qian's topic. Anyway, he was spending Li Dong's money, so Chen Lang couldn't be bothered to say anything more.
Changing the topic, Chen Lang said, "Right now, the amount of bonds held by various institutions is about 3.5 billion yuan.
However, some of them are distributed all over the world, and some don't have branches in Hong Kong.
It's impossible for us to travel all over the world. At present, our target is still the various institutions that can be seen and touched.
I have calculated that the institutions in Hong Kong currently hold about 2 billion yuan of bonds.
After going to Hong Kong, we will go to the United States. Some institutions there also hold nearly 1 billion yuan of bonds.
Not all of them, but our goal is to get the remaining 2.5 billion yuan.
In this way, we will hold 3.5 billion shares of convertible bonds.
According to the previous suspension price and the exchange price agreed upon in the agreement, 3.5 billion yuan can be exchanged for about 3 billion shares.
At present, Gome has a total share capital of 20 billion shares, and 10 billion shares have been issued.
General Manager Li said that it's not a big problem to take 33% of the total shares, which is 6.6 billion shares. We will take 3 billion shares. After the conversion, the total share capital will be 23 billion shares, and we will hold 9.3 billion shares.
In this way, after the conversion, we will hold 40.43% of the shares.
The Huang family currently holds 7 billion shares. After the conversion, their shareholding ratio will drop to 30.43%.
If we exceed them by 10%, it will be much easier for us to do next. "
Shen Qian shook her head and said, "What Li Dong means is that we must wait for the Huang family to inject the unlisted shares before we carry out the conversion, in case the Huang family chooses to fight to the death. At that time, it's hard to say. Therefore, it's best to take all the bonds. Of course, I know the possibility isn't high, but we must work in this direction. This is the only way we can completely establish our advantage. Even if the Huang family injects the unlisted shares, we can buy back some shares in the secondary market to seize control. "
Chen Lang didn't say anything when he heard that. In fact, according to him, he wanted to seize control first.
At that time, even if the Huang family doesn't inject the unlisted shares, they can at least control half of Gome.
In this way, although they won't be able to obtain a complete victory, they can still win some parts of it. So far, they will still make a lot of money.
Unfortunately, Li Dong is even more ambitious.
He doesn't want Gome to split up, and he wants to seize the opportunity to win in one fell swoop.
If they are not careful, the Huang family might make a comeback.
With this thought in mind, Chen Lang didn't refute and said, "This will depend on General Manager Li's decision. Our current task is to continue talking about the bonds.
Because of the changes in Beijing, I'm afraid we can't continue talking about the funds.
Therefore, the following negotiations will focus on Weibo shares, with cash as a supplement.
We should try to finish the negotiations as soon as possible to prevent the news from leaking. After all, there are too many institutions we have to negotiate with at this time.
These institutions have cooperated with the Huang family before, which means that they still have some connections with the Huang family.
The more people there are, the easier it is for the news to spread.
Before the end of the month, regardless of whether we have completed the set goal or not, the Huang family will definitely receive the news.
Therefore, I'm afraid we won't have a chance to negotiate alone at the end of the month.
I mean, it's not suitable to continue to negotiate with a third party now. You and I will negotiate in person and express General Manager Li's intentions. I think they will make a wise decision. "
Shen Qian thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Xiangjiang is only so big, and it will be inefficient for both of us to stay here. I will take some people to the United States now and start talking with other institutions. You should work harder in Xiangjiang recently and try to settle the situation at the end of the month. What do you think, Boss Chen? "
Hearing Shen Qian's words, Chen Lang sighed in his heart. If they weren't in the same family, they wouldn't be in the same family.
Li Dong was an impatient person, and so was Shen Qian.
However, at this moment, it might be more efficient to negotiate separately.
Besides, he couldn't command Shen Qian. Chen Lang nodded and said, "Boss Shen is more familiar with the United States than I am. It is indeed more suitable for you to go there. If there is an emergency, I will call you or go to General Manager Li directly. "
"Okay, let's not delay. I will see if I can book a ticket now. We will go to the United States tomorrow!"
Shen Qian stood up and was about to leave. Chen Lang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Well, he had underestimated this person. She was more eager than he thought.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Chen Lang hurriedly said, "About the exchange ratio …"
Shen Qian immediately said, "According to Li Dong, the remaining 2.5 billion bonds will be exchanged with Weibo's share capital.
It should be limited to 30 million shares, the less the better.
According to the value after the second round of financing, 30 million shares of Weibo's share capital is worth nearly 2.5 billion yuan, or 2.7 billion Hong Kong dollars.
It is even higher. 3 billion Hong Kong dollars is not a big problem. I don't think it will be difficult to exchange for 2.5 billion bonds.
Of course, this is Li Dong's idea. According to me, 25 million shares should be enough.
Save as much as you can. If it's not necessary, try to reduce the proportion as much as possible. "
Chen Lang quickly nodded. This was a must.
Li Dong's 30 million shares of Weibo's share capital had exceeded his expectations. But he couldn't really exchange all the shares. If that happened, it would make him look bad.
…
Beijing.
It was mid-December in Beijing. It was so cold that it made people shiver.
Li Dong stood on the hotel's rooftop and smoked a few cigarettes.
So far away had acquired companies over the years. They had even acquired Carrefour and Hua Xia's assets.
But in comparison, acquiring Gome was definitely the biggest and most unexpected move So far away had made since its establishment.
So far away considered itself the number one department store, and now it wanted to acquire the first chain store.
Once it succeeded, its influence would be unquestionable.
Huang Guangyu had become the richest man several times with Gome. Li Dong had also become the richest man with Faraway Supermarket.
Both companies had produced the richest men in the past. One could imagine how powerful they were.
If they joined forces now, it would be even more impressive.
At least if they succeeded, Bailian, Huarun, and Suning would fall behind Far away in China.
At that time, it would no longer be the top three.
In the future, there would be no one to fight for first place in the retail industry. The other companies could only fight for second place at most.
This also caused Li Dong to be under a lot of pressure to acquire Gome.
He was so worried that he did not sleep well for a few nights.
Just when he was about to light another cigarette, someone behind him smiled. "Smoking too much is bad for your health. I didn't expect General Manager Li to be troubled."
Li Dong turned around. There were not many people who could get close to him under the protection of Tan Yong and the rest.
Tan Yong and the rest did not come out to stop him. It meant that it was not someone he knew.
Jia Wenhao had the opportunity to walk behind Li Dong and be noticed by Li Dong.
Turning to look at Jia Wenhao, Li Dong smiled. "What brings you here, Governor Jia?"
Jia Wenhao seemed to be coming to Capital more frequently recently. When Li Dong came last time, he seemed to be here too.
Jia Wenhao sighed. "I live here. It's not good for me to go back. Also, it's closer to the sanatorium."
When he mentioned the sanatorium, Li Dong raised his eyebrows and said softly, "The old man …"
Jia Wenhao's expression did not change much. He just sighed. "He's old after all. The winter in Capital is too cold. I'm afraid …"
He might not be able to survive the winter.
The Jia family wanted to send the Old Master to the south to recuperate. However, the Old Master was unwilling. He was not willing to go even if he could not speak.
The Old Master had an obsession. At the last moment, he still could not get over it.
He knew that if he went to the south and died there, some things would not be easy to handle.
He could only meet those people in Capital before he left.
At that time, some things could be mentioned briefly.
Jia Wenhao had been staying in Capital recently because he was waiting. He was waiting for the Old Master to meet those people for the last time.
However, Jia Wenhao did not need to tell Li Dong about this.
Although he did not say it, Li Dong could guess most of it. Hearing this, he said solemnly, "The Old Master is very lucky. He will definitely be safe."
Jia Wenhao said softly, "I've actually gotten over some things. Thank you, General Manager Li, for your comfort. After all, the Old Master is old. Sometimes … "
Sometimes, he hoped that the Old Master could leave earlier. There was no need to drag it on and bear more pain.
However, in this world, there were times when people had no choice.
Jia Wenhao had not completely risen yet. The Old Master was not at ease and was unwilling to give up. He wanted to give Jia Wenhao a hand when he left.
It was difficult for outsiders to understand this kind of feeling.
Jia Wenhao understood. However, at the same time, the Old Master's persistence also made him bear more pressure. Many times, he wanted to escape from all of this.
Jia Wenhao did not talk about his own matters anymore. He changed the topic and said, "General Manager Li, why are you still on the rooftop in the middle of the night? Did you encounter a problem? If you don't mind, you can tell me about it. Maybe I can be of some help? "
Li Dong chuckled and said, "Thank you, Jia Sheng. It's actually not a big deal.
The point is, I don't have money on my side.
Recently, I've been talking to the major banks about loans, but they haven't been approved. I'm a little anxious.
If Jia Sheng is willing to help, I'll be more than happy to. You have a lot of connections. Help me put in a good word for me.
So far, the debt ratio is not high. My net assets are more than a hundred billion. It's not that difficult to get a loan.
These banks are so petty.
I only set up an online payment system. I didn't do anything to them. Why do they have to make things difficult for me? "
Jia Wenhao could not help but laugh. In fact, he knew that Li Dong might not be telling the truth.
However, if Li Dong did not say it, he could not do anything. Could he force Li Dong to say it?
When Li Dong mentioned the loan, Jia Wenhao went along with the topic and said, "So far, getting a loan shouldn't be too difficult. However, it's close to the end of the year. I'm afraid it won't be convenient for the banks. If I'm free, I'll ask for General Manager Li. "
"Thank you, Jia Sheng."
"…"
The two chatted for a while. Li Dong said a few polite words.
Jia Wenhao also talked about some random things. In the end, he took the initiative to leave.
After he left, Tan Yong and the others hurriedly appeared.
Tan Yong hurriedly said, "Governor Jia came too quickly, so I …"
Li Dong waved his hand and said with a faint smile, "Do you really think it's a coincidence? They've been watching me for a long time. "
Naturally, Jia Wenhao did not come to him to accompany him to enjoy the wind.
In summary, there were two meanings.
First, the Old Master was about to pass away. Before he left, his granddaughter-in-law had to be by his side. Therefore, Jia Wenhao hoped that Han Yu could return to the country.
They had already talked about the Old Master's last wish. What else could Li Dong say?
He did not care about Jia Wenhao or anyone else. The Old Master was a meritorious minister in the past. Li Dong and the rest of the generation had to bear the afterglow of the Old Master's generation.
At this time, even the Old Master's last wish could not be fulfilled?
With regards to Han Yu's return, Li Dong had no other choice but to agree. Otherwise, if the news got out, Li Dong would not be able to establish himself.
And Li Dong also believed that after the last lesson, Han Yu should not have the guts to go against him.
If she really had the guts, once the Old Master passed away, the Jia Family would be under a lot of pressure. If Han Yu continued to jump around, the next time she would not just go abroad. Her ending would not be any better than Cheng Hui's wife.
In addition to Han Yu, Jia Wenhao's second meaning was a little vague. The little girl at home was not sensible, so Li Dong should be more tolerant. It was best not to have contact with that girl.
As for the second point that Jia Wenhao said, Li Dong did not even bother to respond.
I have a lot of things to do. I haven't even settled all my women. How can I have the time to tangle with the Jia Family?
However, it could be seen that Jia Wenhao's passionate character had not changed. The two things he mentioned were either his wife or his younger sister. This kind of character might not really go far in the officialdom.
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