Zhong Qingxian saw that Steve was in a daze for a long time. He thought that Steve was trying to recall the questions he should ask, so he smiled and said, "Sure."
"Since you are the CEO of Taihua Holdings, you must have some shares in it, right?"
"Of course." Zong Qingxian thought to himself. I had injected all of Wahaha's shares into Taihua Holdings. Now, Taihua Holdings is the controlling shareholder of Wahaha!
If it was before, Zong Qingxian will never agree to this. But after Feng Yu made such a sincere offer, Steve realized he was the one who got the better end of the deal.
Also, as the CEO of Taihua Holdings, Steve does not get a salary. But he will get a certain amount of shares as a reward every year. These shares cannot be bought with money. Just the dividends from these shares is not a small amount.
"We had found out that Feng is not in China most of the time. That means you are the actual manager of Taihua Holdings, right?"
Zong Qingxian hesitated for a while and shook his head. "You can think of me as a professional manager. Taihua Holdings is a shareholding company, and Mr. Feng is the Chairman. Of course, he is also the biggest shareholder."
Steve was disappointed. If Zong Qingxian had answered yes, then he can deduce that Taihua Holdings does not have a lot of shareholders. He can estimate Zong Qingxian's assets from < Wind and Rain Business Weekly > and deduce Feng Yu's assets.
But he did not know if his question was too obvious or Zhong Qingxian saw through him. He did not get a satisfactory answer to his question.
Professional manager, the CEO of Wind and Rain Holdings, Masao Kameda, also replied the same way. But Masao Kameda's assets are not low. His assets are more than 1 billion USD.
How can a professional manager earn so much? He must be one of the shareholders of Wind and Rain Holdings.
"Zong, I heard you are the one who set up Hua Xia's biggest beverage company, Wahaha Group, right?"
"More accurately, I set it up with two friends. Those two friends are also Wahaha's shareholders and directors. They are in charge of Wahaha's production and purchasing."
"How did Feng become a shareholder of Wahaha?" Steve smiled and asked.
"I need investments, and he is rich. So, I accepted his investment."
"Why don't you get listed to raise funds? Or look for venture capital investors. This way, we will not lose our shares. "
Zhong Qingxian narrowed his eyes. Why does it sound like he's trying to pick a fight with me?
"At that time, we do not have the conditions to be listed yet, and our country's financial market is still developing. Also, at that time, our country does not have venture capital investors, and those international venture capitalists are not willing to come to our country. As for the shares, I think you have misunderstood me. From the day Lehaha was set up, I am the one making the decisions. "
Feng? Zong Qingxian is the one who made all the decisions?
Steve is puzzled. Even this information is wrong? Didn't they say the biggest shareholder of Wahaha is Feng Yu? But Zong Qingxian should not be lying about this.
Seems like the number of reporters in Asia had increased. There are too many mistakes in the information they collected. They even got the wrong person who is the biggest shareholder of a company.
Steve does not know that Feng Yu had an agreement with Zong Qingxian. Feng Yu will not interfere with Wahaha's management, and that's why Zong Qingxian is the one making all the decisions for Wahaha.
"I heard that after you became the CEO of Taihua Holdings, Wahaha became the biggest beverage company in Hua Xia. In the past, it had always been Jianlibao, a company that produces Hua Xia's Magic Water. I had tried their beverage before, and it tastes good."
After listening to Hu Lian's translation, Zong Qingxian's expression did not change. He does not seem to understand the doubts in Zong Qingxian's words.
"Jianlibao does not have many varieties of products, and Jianlibao is still the highest in Hua Xia. The sales volume of their flagship product is the sum of Wahaha's products. As for Wahaha being the biggest beverage company in Hua Xia, it is because they have more varieties of products and factories. That's why their sales volume is higher. "
"As for the reason that Wahaha overtook Jianlibao after I became the CEO of Taihua Holdings, I think it is just a coincidence. In the hearts of Hua Xia people, Jianlibao and Wahaha are equivalent to Coca-Cola and Pepsi in America. Some people think they are the same, and some prefer one. But it is undeniable that they are all very popular, right? "
Zong Qingxian resolved Steve's language trap again. This made Steve realize that people in Hua Xia are not easy to deal with. It seems that he has underestimated people in Hua Xia. This Zong Qingxian can become the CEO of Taihua Holdings, so he must be very capable.
These tricks of his are useful to lure those who get rich quickly, but they are useless against an old fox like Zong Qingxian. Steve should stick to his original plan and use Zong Qingxian to calculate Taihua Holdings' assets.
"Zong, Taihua Holdings' Bing City Machinery Manufacturing Group is the biggest automobile, motorcycle, and electric vehicle manufacturer in Hua Xia. This is all because of Taihua Holdings, right?"
"It's the opposite. Taihua Holdings had never interfered with Bing City Machinery Manufacturing Group. This is because we are only a shareholder of the company. That is a public-private joint venture, and the Chairman is a retired government employee."
Zong Qingxian is cunning. He had purposely said this to mislead Steve. Anyway, it is not easy for Steve to verify this information.
Steve frowned. Damn it, this message was wrong again!
"What about Bing City Pharmaceutical Group? That company that sells Viagra, is Hua Xia's biggest pharmaceutical company. Are you all the controlling shareholder?"
"No. We are only a shareholder of that company, and it is controlled by the state. Also, Bing City Pharmaceutical Group is not Hua Xia's biggest pharmaceutical company. Hua Xia's biggest company is Shanghai Pharmaceutical Group. "
Zong Qingxian added in his heart. Bing City Pharmaceutical Group's sales last year is 1 million RMB lower than Shanghai Pharmaceutical Group, but their profits are much higher. Also, Bing City Pharmaceutical Group's assets are doing well, and Shanghai Pharmaceutical Group still has many outstanding loans. This year, Bing City Pharmaceutical Group should be able to reach the top.
"There is a company called Beidacang Group. It is Asia's biggest agricultural company. Are you all also a shareholder?"
"That's right. We are only a shareholder. To be honest, I don't know how to manage this company. I am not good at agriculture. "Zong Qingxian shrugged his shoulders.
"You all are the controlling shareholder of Wind & Rain Electronics, right?"
"That's right. But Wind & Rain Electronics, Wind and Rain Electronics, etc. have lots of loans, and the interest is not a small amount. I am worried." Zong Qingxian pretended to have a headache.
Steve is puzzled. These few electronics and electronics companies have lots of loans? In that case, the real assets of these companies should be discounted.
Steve asked a lot of questions but did not get the answers he wanted. Zong Qingxian's Taichi moves are very good. Steve had dealt with the government many times and is very familiar with these tactics.
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