For the next week, Hans negotiated with Ote Martin very seriously. Of course, it was impossible for Da Qian to accept a price as expensive as 6 billion US dollars. The two sides had a tit-for-tat debate on almost all the details.
So, after a week, the price was reduced to the bottom line of five billion USD given by Bi Ruide.
At this point, Hans could not lower the price no matter what, but the Daqian also made it very clear that they were willing to pay four billion USD at most, not a penny more!
This made Hans very uncomfortable. Every day, he racked his brains to think about how to negotiate the next day and how to make the other party accept the price of five billion USD.
As Hans was at his wit's end, Bi Ruide suddenly called Hans over and scolded him, "Look at you idiot, you've been fooled by those Hua Xia people!"
"What?" Hans was shocked. After being scolded by Bi Ruide, he found out that Bi Ruide had received news that a French brand was negotiating to sell Citroen. This company was also from Hua Xia, and the leader was the president of BYD, Wang Chuanfu!
Bi Ruide, of course, was very angry when he heard the news. He called Hans over and scolded him.
After being scolded by Bi Ruide, the enraged Hans naturally sought out Otter Martin to ask him what was going on.
What he did not expect was that Ott Martin smiled and said, "Mr. Hans, even a child knows that when buying something, one should shop around. Of course, we have to go around and see more, interact more with different car manufacturers, and buy the products that we want!"
"Mr. Hans, it's very normal for our company to interact with many car manufacturers at the same time. There's no problem. What are you angry about?"
"You're lying to me. You said that your President Wang returned to China!" Hans said angrily.
"Yes, our President Wang did return to China, but he flew back to France the next day. I'm not lying to you!" Ott Martin's words were complete bullshit. Hans also knew that, but he could only accept this explanation.
"Mr. Hans, let's be honest. Our negotiations with Citroen have been going very well. We have also reached the point where we can set the final price. But we, BYD, can only buy one company. So, whoever reaches an agreement first and signs the contract first, the other side's negotiation will naturally come to an end. You understand what I mean, right? "
"You're threatening me!" Hans said angrily.
"No, this is just a little business technique. We just want to buy the best goods at the best price!" Ote Martin's words made Hans want to hit him, but Hans also understood that Ote Martin was right. This was a common tactic used in business negotiations. There was no other way to vent his anger other than to lose the contract.
But on the other hand, Hans is even more convinced that the other party wants to buy the company. If not, the other party will not make such a bet and negotiate with both parties. The other party is determined to get the company, and the only difference is which company to buy.
"Five billion USD, we'll sign it now!" Hans said helplessly. "In addition, I can give you more engineers and a production line. This production line can be used to produce Land Rover SUVs. What do you think?"
"Thank you very much for your concession, but this concession has no meaning to us!" Ott Martin shook his head and said straightforwardly, "Hua Xia's mainstream market is the car market. SUVs cannot be sold in Hua Xia. We have no plans to produce SUVs at all."
"Actually, instead of adding a Land Rover production line and selling it to us for five billion USD, why don't you just sell it to us? Why don't you remove the Land Rover name and all related products from the list and sell it to us for another four billion USD? "Ott Martin laughed.
"How can that be? These are all under the Rover name. We have to package them together!" Hans subconsciously refused. Ott Martin shrugged and did not say anything else.
But after returning home, the more Hans thought about it, the more he felt that Ott Martin's words might be the key to breaking out of this situation.
If he removed the Land Rover and sold it for four billion USD, he would still be able to make more than five billion USD. But the problem is, if he left the Land Rover alone, where would he find the one billion USD he saved?
"Unless … someone is willing to buy the Land Rover alone!" Hans mumbled. But it was just a thought. It was too difficult to find a manufacturer who would buy the Land Rover alone.
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But Hans did not give up on this idea. So the next day, he asked his men to continue the negotiations with Ott Martin. At the same time, he asked his men to find out if there were any other companies in the international market that wanted to buy a car manufacturer.
Hans found something. Someone told Hans that an Indian company was in contact with General Motors in the United States. They wanted to buy the Chevrolet brand, but the price was too low. It was only 1.5 billion USD. General Motors ignored them!
"1.5 billion USD!" Hans's eyes lit up. If he could sell the Land Rover to this Indian for 15 billion USD, and sell the rest to the Daqian Group for 4 billion USD, then the entire Rover would be sold. Moreover, he could sell it for 5.5 billion USD. 500 million more than Bi Ruide's bottom line. He would have made a huge contribution!
So, Hans immediately asked his friend to contact the representative of this Indian company. At first, the representative was not willing to come. It was Hans who invited him again and again. In the end, the Indian flew to Germany to meet Hans.
In the end, the moment they met, Hans was blinded by this Indian.
This Indian seemed to want to wear all the gold on his body. He was covered in gold accessories from head to toe. At the same time, his clothes were decorated with all kinds of diamonds. He almost wrote 'I am rich' on his face.
At the same time, this Indian had the best food and accommodation. He stayed in the best hotel in Munich. He even booked three floors of the hotel.
In addition to himself, there was also a driver, a chef, a maid, and so on. There were more than 30 people in total. According to the person Hans had sent to pick them up, they had directly booked a private jet to come over. Along with the private jet, there was also a gold Rolls-Royce. They were simply the epitome of nouveau riche.
In this world, only the princes of the Middle East could have a better attitude than this Indian.
According to this Indian, he was really a prince. He was the prince of Haryana in India. His ancestor was a sacred king!
The reason why he wanted to buy the car company was that he found that there was no company in his country that could produce high-end brand cars. This made him feel very ashamed, so he was determined to build the first modern high-end brand car factory in India. It seemed that he was a very patriotic person.
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