Although they were shocked, Yu Bo and the others were not inexperienced people.
Yu Bo quickly calmed himself down and asked again, "General Manager Li, can you tell me your requirements? Do you want a full or controlling stake? Or do you want to buy part of the shares and participate in the operation? "
"Full acquisition!"
If they were surprised when Li Dong said he wanted to buy Times, they were shocked now.
Yu Bo and the rest had investigated Far Away before they came. It was a company established in 2004 and had developed very quickly. It could be said to be the leader of the retail industry in Jiangbei.
But Far Away had a weak foundation and Li Dong did not have the support of a financial group.
A rough estimate of Far Away's assets showed that Far Away was not very strong. If it was just supermarkets, Far Away's total value would not exceed one billion.
Under such circumstances, Li Dong actually wanted to buy Times. It was really unexpected.
It was possible to buy part of the shares.
However, Yu Bo doubted that Li Dong would be able to fork out the funds for a full acquisition.
Of course, Yu Bo would not mention this. They were only in charge of business negotiations. As for whether Li Dong had the money or not, it was none of his business.
Far Away might not be the best in the retail industry, but it could be considered a first-class company.
Yu Bo was not afraid that Li Dong could not afford the commission. If he could not even afford it, Far Away might as well close down.
Yu Bo did not ask Li Dong any more questions. He picked up the document and started reading it.
The rest did the same. Yuan Chengdao also looked at the document.
Li Dong didn't disturb her. He signaled to Shen Qian, bid farewell to Yu Bo, and left the conference room.
Shen Qian said something to Yuan Chengdao in a low voice and left the meeting room.
…
After leaving the conference room for some distance, Li Dong stopped.
Shen Qian walked over and asked, "What's the matter?"
Li Dong nodded and asked, "Can Yuan Chengdao rest assured?"
Shen Qian frowned slightly and asked, "What do you mean?"
Li Dong waved his hand and said in a low voice, "Far away's participation in the acquisition of Time is not a big secret, but I don't want to expose it so early. So far, they had been in contact with Time in the dark, and Time was happy to have another competitor. Our negotiation team used to keep it a secret. If Yuan Chengdao were to expose the news in advance, it would be disadvantageous for Far away. "
Yu Bo's side was fine. Regardless of whether it was a success or not, both parties had signed a confidentiality agreement. Yu Bo and the others would definitely not reveal it.
As Yuan Chengdao was invited by Shen Qian, Li Dong did not want to make things difficult for Shen Qian, so he naturally would not sign such a thing. It was normal for Li Dong to ask.
After all, Yuan Chengdao did not leave a good impression on Li Dong. Otherwise, Li Dong would not specially ask this question.
Shen Qian glared at Li Dong and said angrily, "Of course not! Although Yuan Chengdao has a bad temper, he still has this bit of professional ethics. Can you not think so badly of him? "
Li Dong said unhappily, "I'm just asking. After all, so much money is involved. Is it wrong for me to be more cautious?"
"Since you are worried, why did you ask me to invite someone yesterday?"
"Did I ask you to invite him? You mentioned it yourself. If you didn't mention it, I would have found someone in the industry and signed a confidentiality agreement. Then, everything would have been fine! "
"Li Dong, are you blaming me?"
Li Dong frowned, "I don't blame you. Forget it. Let's leave it at that. I don't want to talk about it anymore."
After speaking, Li Dong was about to go back, but Shen Qian grabbed his arm and said with a wronged face, "Is it wrong for me to help the company? If you don't agree, can I just casually ask someone to come? "
Li Dong took a deep breath and nodded, "Okay, it's my fault. I have the heart of a villain, okay? I will not shortchange him in terms of the remuneration. "
Shen Qian was still unhappy and said angrily, "I finally understand. In the end, you still blame him for not giving you face, right? There's a reason for him to be late, and I have already scolded him about it. Furthermore, if you think that he was disrespectful to you, then you must have misunderstood him. That's his temper, and everyone familiar with him knows about it. "
Seeing that the staff members Far Away had come over, Li Dong lowered his voice, "You said that only those familiar with him would know about it. Am I familiar with him? Furthermore, when did I say that he didn't give me face? I'm talking about confidentiality with you, so don't change the topic with me! "
Shen Qian snorted, "Do you think that I don't know you? You're just a petty person!"
"Bullsh * t, you're the petty one!" Li Dong rolled his eyes. So what if I'm petty?
Actually, he wasn't angry, but he felt that Shen Qian trusted this senior too much, which was also the reason why Li Dong was somewhat unhappy.
After all, some things involved Far Away's secrets, and according to Li Dong's thoughts, he should have signed a confidentiality agreement with Yuan Chengdao.
Even if he didn't mention it, Shen Qian should have mentioned it.
But Shen Qian didn't, and she trusted this senior very much. Li Dong didn't know the inside story, but he felt that Shen Qian was joking about Far Away.
This wasn't a casual conversation, and it was fine to just casually say a few words.
The success of the acquisition of Time would affect Far Away's future strategy, and Shen Qian didn't seem to take it seriously.
Fortunately, this was their first contact, and they didn't talk about anything important, so Li Dong could still accept it.
As for the following conversation with Yu Bo and the others, Li Dong didn't plan to let Yuan Chengdao continue.
But there was no need to talk about this now. Anyway, what he told Yuan Chengdao was just to test the other party's standards. Now that Yuan Chengdao's task was completed, Yuan Chengdao wouldn't take the initiative to help Li Dong work for free.
…
Li Dong felt that Yuan Chengdao wouldn't help him work for free, and this was not wrong.
But when Li Dong entered the meeting room, Yuan Chengdao's words still surprised Li Dong.
After a while, Li Dong frowned and said, "Mr. Yuan, you mean that you want to help Far Away discuss this acquisition?"
Yuan Chengdao nodded and said seriously, "Far Away's acquisition of Time, once it succeeds, it will definitely be big news. Snatching food from the tiger's mouth from Huarun Vanguard, Bailian Group, and Wumart Group is something that negotiators like us dream of, so I want to give it a try. "
Li Dong frowned and said, "Mr. Yuan, this is not a joke."
Yuan Chengdao nodded and said, "I know."
Li Dong glanced at Shen Qian, and he was a little unhappy. Yu Bo and the others hadn't left yet, and Yuan Chengdao was trying to steal from them right in front of them. This was too much!
Moreover, this acquisition would have a huge impact on Far Away, and Li Dong and Far Away had spent a lot of effort and money.
Yuan Chengdao said that he wanted to give it a try, so why should Li Dong agree?
This involved the direction of billions of funds, not the vanity fair that made Yuan Chengdao famous. Yuan Chengdao was taking it for granted when Li Dong was about to reach an agreement with Yu Bo.
Considering Shen Qian's face, Li Dong didn't say anything.
At this moment, Li Dong was regretting in his heart. If he knew this would happen, he wouldn't have invited this troublemaker over. He hoped that Shen Qian could deal with him.
Shen Qian was also a little depressed at this moment. She was already unhappy after being scolded by Li Dong, and now Yuan Chengdao suddenly came up with something, which made Shen Qian depressed to death.
Staring at Yuan Chengdao for a while, Shen Qian forced a smile and said, "Brother Yuan, let's just forget about this. Moreover, you don't have a professional team now, and Far Away doesn't have any support staff. If you go alone … "
Shen Qian didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was clear.
If Yuan Chengdao went alone and brought some amateurs to negotiate, the success rate wouldn't be as high as Yu Bo and the others.
Once the negotiation failed, Shen Qian suspected that Li Dong would kill Yuan Chengdao.
After all, he had a lot of confidence in this matter, but it was ruined by Yuan Chengdao. It would be strange if Li Dong didn't want to kill someone.
Yuan Chengdao hesitated for a while. He was proud, but that didn't mean he was stupid.
If he was really stupid, he wouldn't have achieved so much in the business negotiation field.
After thinking for a while, Yuan Chengdao suddenly said to Yu Bo, "Mr. Yu, how about I be your assistant?"
When Yuan Chengdao spoke before, Yu Bo didn't say anything. Before Li Dong gave him an advantage, Yu Bo didn't have much hope for this negotiation.
As for Yuan Chengdao wanting to take over, Yu Bo was happy to watch the show.
If Li Dong really handed it over to Yuan Chengdao, Yu Bo wouldn't be too disappointed. The failure rate was too high. Although he would lose a lot if he didn't take the case, his reputation would be preserved.
There were many people paying attention to this kind of acquisition case. If it failed, it would definitely have some impact in the future.
Of course, if it succeeded, then it would be like what Yuan Chengdao said. He would be able to snatch food from the tiger's mouth. His reputation would definitely increase, and his commission would be higher in the future.
Yu Bo was now in a dilemma. He didn't know if he should hand Li Dong over to Yuan Chengdao or not.
But who knew that Yuan Chengdao would turn around and look for him. This guy actually wanted to be his assistant!
Yu Bo was a little surprised and didn't understand. What was Yuan Chengdao trying to do?
Yuan Chengdao was also an expert in the negotiation field. There was no need for him to be Yu Bo's assistant. Even if the negotiation was successful, Yu Bo's team would benefit from it.
As for Yuan Chengdao, an assistant's identity wouldn't be of much use. Most people wouldn't care about him.
Since that was the case, why would Yuan Chengdao lower his status to be Yu Bo's assistant?
Just when Yu Bo was in a daze, Yuan Chengdao said again, "Mr. Yu, think about it. If you and I work together, we still have some confidence in this negotiation."
Yu Bo finally came to his senses. He looked at Yuan Chengdao, then looked at Li Dong and said, "General Manager Li, this …"
Li Dong said indifferently, "This is your team's internal matter. I won't get involved. I want to see the results. The process isn't important. As for the commission, it's still the amount I promised. Mr. Yu, you've read the information. Are you interested in this acquisition? "
Seeing that Li Dong didn't care, Yu Bo first said to Yuan Chengdao, "Mr. Yuan, we'll talk about this later."
Then he said to Li Dong, "General Manager Li, I can take on this case. But forgive me for being straightforward. Whether this can be done or not depends on the conditions given by General Manager Li. We're already less famous and weaker than the other companies. If our conditions can't match up to those companies, I don't think it's possible. "
Li Dong nodded and said, "You don't have to worry about this. Far away dared to propose this plan, so they naturally have confidence. Otherwise, we wouldn't need to waste time and energy on this. What do you think, Mr. Yu? "
Yu Bo thought about it and finally nodded. "Then I'll take on this case. But I hope that General Manager Li can give me a few days. I need to collect some information. "
Although Li Dong had given him a lot of information, some things were better for him to understand personally.
Know thyself and thy enemy, and you'll never be defeated.
On one hand, Li Dong's conditions were given. On the other hand, fighting for the most profits for Far Away was another.
Negotiations weren't as simple as raising the price. If they relied on the price to win, then what was the point of having a negotiation expert? They wouldn't even need to negotiate.
Just like this time, if they had the money, they could have just thrown three billion at Time. Then, there wouldn't be any need for negotiations, and they would definitely sell it.
The reason why these few big companies were entangled with Time was because they couldn't grasp Time's bottom line and couldn't move them.
This bottom line needed time to figure out step by step. Otherwise, if they recklessly gave a high price, the loss could be one or two hundred million.
For example, if Time's bottom line was 2.5 billion, but Far Away offered 2.5 billion as soon as they arrived, then Far Away would have to spend at least two or three hundred million to win over Time.
Of course, they couldn't afford to give less. Far Away would think that they weren't sincere if they offered 1.8 billion, and they might not be able to negotiate next time.
That was why the negotiation team was important, and understanding the opponent's information was even more important.
Time Supermarket had been negotiating with the other supermarkets for a long time, and there would definitely be a lot of information leaked. Yu Bo needed to go back and investigate.
Sometimes, these people had their own special channels, and the information they got was probably more complete than what Li Dong had.
Seeing Yu Bo say this, Li Dong smiled and nodded. "Sure, but I hope to shorten this time as much as possible. After all, you know the situation. There are still a few other companies eyeing us, and the negotiation process is already more than halfway. Far Away is already one step behind their opponent. "
Yu Bo understood and said, "I understand. Today is the 29th. General Manager Li gave me three days, and we will finish the preparations before the 1st of June. If everything goes well, we can set off for Sunan on the 2nd. "
"Then I'll have to trouble you. Happy working with you!"
"Happy working with you!"
Yu Bo shook hands with Li Dong, then apologized to Li Dong. "General Manager Li, if you don't mind, I would like to borrow your conference room."
Li Dong glanced at Yuan Chengdao, nodded, and smiled. "Do as you wish."
After that, Li Dong waved to the others, and Far Away's people all left.
After closing the glass door of the conference room, Li Dong turned to look. Yuan Chengdao and Yu Bo were sitting opposite each other, discussing something.
Li Dong couldn't be bothered. Whether Yuan Chengdao joined Yu Bo's team or not, it didn't affect him.
If Yuan Chengdao was really as good as Shen Qian said, he might be able to get a bargain.
Anyway, the commission given to Yu Bo and the others would not change. It was good to not spend more money to get a negotiation expert to join.
As for what Yuan Chengdao was thinking, Li Dong expressed that he couldn't understand. It was understandable for elites to have some eccentricities, especially a proud guy like Yuan Chengdao.
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