All of this was an opportunity given by Li He.
If it was not for Li He, where would he be now? Who would know who he was?
He was just a nobody in an ordinary position.
A butterfly in the Amazon rainforest can cause a hurricane on the other side of the ocean with a gentle flap of its wings.
Not to mention he was reborn.
A person's history, although small, can change the fate of many people.
But the wheel of history does not move according to the will of people.
On July 23, 1993, the United States accused China of transporting chemical weapons materials to Iran on the grounds of obtaining intelligence and threatened to impose sanctions on China.
At the same time, the United States sent two warships and five helicopters to the international waters where the Milky Way was located.
Li He was so angry that he tore the newspaper into pieces and scattered it everywhere.
He could only sit and watch the struggle between the big countries.
Although China was desperately trying to create dumplings, there were not many warships that could sail to the Pacific Ocean, and there were not many missiles that could hit the United States. So what if they wanted to investigate China?
If it was another 20 years, this would definitely not happen. If Bush really dared to do this, the consortiums would not agree. The loss of trade with China was hundreds of billions!
"Mr. Li He, are you still going out?" Jiang Baojian was also angry, but like Li He, he had no choice but to endure it.
"Grind the ink for me." Li Heping regained his composure. He stood up, walked to the table, picked up the brush, and wrote a line of words in one breath.
"Grumbling too much prevents heartbreak. It is better to have a broad view of things." After Li He finished writing, Jiang Baojian read it out with an admiring expression. "Mr. Li, your handwriting is getting better and better."
"That is because you have not seen good handwriting." Li He put aside what he had written and wrote a new set of regular script. It was clean and neat, without any sloppiness. It was resolute and resolute, as if it had been carved by a knife and an axe.
After this set was finished, he wrote another set of regular script.
"How many things are there to be anxious about? Time is pressing. Ten thousand years is too long. We must seize every moment." Jiang Baojian could understand Li He's state of mind. After all, the two of them were the same.
"Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind," Jiang Baojian repeated. "Do you want to frame it?"
Li He shook his head. "When you return to China, help me ask Mr. Qigong to write one for me. Frame it carefully and put it in the office."
All these years, he had never stopped writing with the brush. With the guidance of Old Man Bo, Old Man Lee, and even Monk Bo, he had made great progress. However, he still did not have the confidence to hang it up in public.
Ivanov came in from outside. Seeing Li He's depressed eyes, he said carefully, "Can we go now?"
"Let's go, it's not good to be late." Li He put away the writing brush, rearranged his tie, and asked while walking, "Have you made an appointment?"
Jiang Baojian smiled and nodded. "Yes, Barclays Bank, Bear Stearns, and Goldman Sachs want to participate in this merger."
Li He pondered for a while and said after getting into the car, "Let them join forces. Is that old guy Benardi here? "
Ever since Li He invested in Italy's Omnitel Telecom and annexed Nokia, Olivetti's chairman, Benardi, had completely abandoned his business. He abandoned Olivetti's main printer business and devoted himself to Omnitel Telecom.
Omnitel Telecom had a steady stream of cash flow from Li He, so he could do whatever he wanted. Although Olivetti was a family business with nearly a hundred years of history, he did not have many shares in it. No matter what he did, the board of directors would dictate what he should do, and he was quite constrained.
He wanted to point at the board of directors and scold them. Why don't you go to heaven if you're so awesome!
Why don't you buy GE and BP!
It was not until he met a world-class shareholder like Li He that he felt free to live!
He was so excited that he almost burst into tears. Why didn't he meet him earlier?
As long as it was beneficial to the restructuring, as long as it was beneficial to the development of the company, as long as it was beneficial to the layout of the industry, he could spend as much money as he wanted!
Now that the big boss had asked him to come to America, he naturally had no objections!
He, Benardi, would also make a name for himself on Wall Street one day!
Jiang Baojian said, "He arrived yesterday and is staying at the Hilton."
"That's good." Li He sharpened his knife and went to AMC!
He had been waiting for this day for too long!
AMC was originally formed in 1954 by the merger of Nash Kelvinator and Hudson Motors. It was also the largest merger in America at that time. The newly formed AMC had total assets of US $350 million and more than US $100 million in liquidity, which made it the fourth-largest automobile company in America at that time.
In 1980, AMC and Renault became partners. At that time, banks refused to lend to AMC, forcing Renault to become its largest shareholder.
After that, they entered China and reached a partnership with BAIC to establish the Jeep company. Li He had been wronged because of this. More than a decade had passed, but he had not forgotten.
However, he was still the child of a stepmother. The major shareholder, Renault, was in deep financial trouble and could only sell him for some pocket money.
In 1987, Chrysler agreed to buy 59% of Renault's shares for US $800 million and the remaining shares for US $700 million.
After the acquisition of AMC, AMC became Chrysler's Jeep-Eagle division.
BAIC was the one that suffered the most. They had no choice but to bring in AMC's Jeep brand, the second generation Jeep Cherokee.
But he was a burden. Chrysler had its own bad luck, and such a burden could not hold on. Moreover, Chrysler itself had been losing money for years.
In the 1970s, Chrysler was on the verge of bankruptcy due to poor management. After Lee Ekka took office, Chrysler miraculously survived and continued to be one of the top five automobile companies in the world.
In recent years, due to the rise of Japanese brands, Chrysler was once again in trouble.
Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Mazda, each more vicious than the last!
Later, Chrysler could not hold on any longer, so it married Germany and merged with Daimler. Of course, this could not save them, and they eventually separated.
The financial crisis was the last straw that broke Chrysler's back. In 2009, Ao Guanhai announced Chrysler's bankruptcy protection. He had to save General Motors even if he had the money, so he sold Chrysler to Fiat.
One of the top three automobile companies in the US was destroyed.
Now, five years after Chrysler acquired AMC, they were regretting it!
They only wanted the Jeep brand and did not expect to have so many burdens.
That's why when an Italian tycoon suddenly appeared and said he wanted to be the one to take over, they were all laughing.
Benatti acted as Li He's plenipotentiary representative at the Waldorf Astoria to discuss the acquisition of AMC with Goldman, Barclays, and Anda, and Li He only listened to the whole process.
They spent the whole morning and unanimously agreed on a price of about 600 million USD. They will negotiate with Chrysler based on this price.
After all, the possibility of getting the Jeep brand back was not high, and they had lost a lot of talent. Only the assembly plant and distribution network were worth some money.
Li He was still wondering if the once arrogant Walter would still be able to smile when he saw Li He.
As he thought about it, he could not help but laugh himself.
The people around him saw him drooling and laughing by himself, and they could not help but feel puzzled!
Could it be that he was happy to acquire AMC?
But it should not be!
You are a wealthy tycoon with assets of over 100 billion. What is there to be happy about acquiring a failed company?
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