The night was quiet.
Lin Qian walked into the front yard of the villa. The first thing she passed was the grape trellis.
Under the moonlight, the seedlings from last year were almost as tall as her waist. The big leaves swayed gently in the night wind.
Next year, they should be able to climb the tall grape trellis.
Maybe because of her heavy and confused mood, she didn't enter the house immediately. Instead, she took out her phone and took a few photos of them as souvenirs. Then she pushed the door open and entered the house with a sigh.
Li Zhicheng was sitting on the sofa, wearing a light gray T-shirt and black sports shorts. He looked neat and strong. He looked up at her with his deep eyes and patted the back of the sofa, motioning for her to sit there.
Lin Qian sat next to him and her attention was immediately attracted by the TV.
The news was about the acquisition of SMQ by the American DG Group.
Of course, there wasn't much valuable information in the news. Both parties seemed to be keeping a low profile. Most of the news the media got was groundless.
Maybe the topic of foreign acquisition was a sensitive one.
But just by watching this piece of news and recalling what Chen Zheng had said that day, Lin Qian felt that she would be interdependent if the lips were gone.
She turned to look at Li Zhicheng and went straight to the point. "Will you sell Aida?"
Li Zhicheng picked up the remote control and turned off the TV.
"What do you think?" he asked instead of answering.
Lin Qian told the truth, "I don't know."
"What did you talk to your brother about today?" he asked again.
Lin Qian repeated what Lin Mochen had said without missing a word. Of course, she skipped the part about telling Li Zhicheng to "wait for death." Li Zhicheng nodded and changed the topic. "Did you tell him we were engaged?"
Lin Qian remembered her brother's reaction at that time. She wouldn't tell the truth. "Yes, I did. He was a little unhappy at first because I didn't tell him right away. But he was actually quite happy and gave us his blessing. "
Li Zhicheng smiled and asked in a low voice, "Really?"
Lin Qian felt a little guilty, but she still said seriously, "Of course. What else could he do?" She thought to herself, How could you tell something was wrong? Well, birds of a feather flock together. You really are the one who knows him the best in the world.
Fortunately, these two fellows didn't need to fight.
Li Zhicheng did not harp on this topic. Instead, he looked at her and said, "When the acquisition is over, my father and I will officially visit him."
Lin Qian blushed. "Up to you."
At the mention of this topic, the atmosphere in the room seemed to become a bit more ambiguous. The two of them stared at each other. Li Zhicheng reached out and pulled her into his arms, gently caressing her cheeks.
"What are you doing?" Lin Qian immediately felt a little restless from his touch.
"What did you call me?" he asked slowly.
Lin Qian was stunned. She understood. It was her first time after all, so she couldn't quite bring herself to say it. Moreover, why did it feel so weird to address someone with such a profound aura like him so intimately?
"You first." She kicked the question back at him.
Li Zhicheng lowered his head and pecked her on the lips. His voice was indescribably warm and moving.
"Honey."
Lin Qian felt as if something had suddenly hit her heart.
She had never imagined that such a common nickname that everyone used to call her would come out of his mouth and make her so …
His heart palpitated.
She hooked her arms around his neck and softly said, "Honey."
His face was very close to hers, his dark eyes staring at her. For a moment, the two of them did not speak. The temperature in the air seemed to have risen a few degrees, making her heart throb.
After a while, she said, "You haven't said anything yet. Are you going to sell Aida or not?"
Li Zhicheng's hand slowly caressed along her waist. His handsome face revealed a bit of coldness and seriousness. He reached out and took the chessboard and chess pieces from the corner of the coffee table.
Lin Qian was interested. "Are you going to play chess again?"
Li Zhicheng did not answer. Instead, he picked up four black chess pieces and placed them on the chessboard from top to bottom.
"If we reject the acquisition of DG Group, Aida will face four major threats." His hand lightly clasped on the chessboard. "First, financial resources. DG's financial resources are much stronger than ours. If we start to compete in the market in the future, we will be at a great disadvantage. "
Lin Qian nodded. This was also what she was worried about. Previously, when they were fighting against New Bori, which was more powerful than them, Aida had to use all its strength to gain the upper hand. DG was the world's top luggage company, and its financial resources were more than a few times that of New Bori.
"Second," he said in a low voice, "the shell of SMQ. Before, DG's sales in China had not been able to make a breakthrough because they were not acclimatized to the local environment. They did not succeed in building their own sales team and market network. But now, this fatal flaw has been made up for with SMQ. "
Lin Qian nodded silently. Finally, she could not help but curse, "Chen Zheng is such an idiot!"
"Third, the mentality of consumers." His eyes showed a bit of indifference. Lin Qian continued, "Indeed, many people's mentality is that foreign brands are better than domestic brands. This has become their natural advantage. "
But then again, it seemed that she also preferred foreign brands … Awkward.
Li Zhicheng obviously also thought of her pile of skincare products, clothes, leather shoes … He glanced at her indifferently. Lin Qian suddenly became angry and shouted, "Don't you also have a lot …"
Li Zhicheng answered quickly, "Only outdoor equipment."
Lin Qian was stunned. After thinking about it, it was true. Except for outdoor shoes, hats, clothes, tents, etc., it seemed that he really used domestic brands for his other things.
"Land Rover!" She remembered.
"The car is the company's."
That's right … Lin Qian continued to think with her eyebrows furrowed. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, but she said a bit embarrassedly, "… and condoms!"
Li Zhicheng was slightly stunned. He probably did not expect that she would take this into account.
A faint smile flashed in his eyes, "Okay, I'll admit it."
Lin Qian, "…" She turned her head to the side. He was so annoying.
"What about the fourth threat?" she asked.
Li Zhicheng reached out his hand and gently pinched her slightly red cheek, answering, "People's hearts."
Lin Qian was stunned and listened to him continue, "If DG wants to buy us, they will definitely offer very generous terms, which will tempt many people. The world is full of people who come for benefits. People's hearts will be swayed in Aida. This is something we can't stop. "
Lin Qian did not say anything.
Li Zhicheng picked up a white chess piece and placed it opposite the black one.
"What is this?"
"The benefits of agreeing to the acquisition."
Lin Qian suddenly opened her eyes wide, looking at his cold and stern face.
So … he is also considering the possibility of agreeing to the acquisition?
"Any one of the four threats above could cause Aida to suffer a crushing defeat," Jiang Liushi said. He said slowly, "But if we agree to the acquisition, the result is very simple. We will get a huge sum of money. The luggage industry is a traditional manufacturing industry with little overall profit. If we use this money to invest in real estate or finance … I think we can easily make a profit several times higher than the luggage industry. "
Lin Qian was silent.
She believed what Li Zhicheng said. With his foresight and ability, which industry couldn't he make money? But when she thought of selling Aida, why did she not feel happy?
Inexplicably heavy and inexplicably lost.
She lowered her head again, looking at the five chess pieces on the chessboard, and finally looked up at him blankly.
So his decision was?
"I did consider selling Aida." He looked into her eyes, confirming her suspicions.
Lin Qian's heart skipped a beat. Considered? Does that mean …
Li Zhicheng leaned on the sofa, looking at her quietly. She had been sitting sideways in his arms, and now she turned around and faced him. Li Zhicheng put his hands on her waist, and his eyes became deep.
"This afternoon, I searched online for information on foreign mergers and acquisitions of China companies," he said, staring at her.
Lin Qian had a premonition that what he was going to say was very important. She couldn't help but nod, "Yes, and then?"
"It turns out that many famous brands in China have been acquired," he said calmly. He said faintly, "In the face of a foreign company's acquisition, their choice and outcome are basically predictable."
"Yes." Lin Qian was not a patriotic fanatic, but every time she saw this kind of news, she still felt a little upset. Even if foreign investments could bring better technology and talents, those brands, after all, did not belong to China. And there were indeed many national brands that had been frozen.
Li Zhicheng changed the topic, saying, "There is only one industry that collectively resisted foreign acquisitions."
Lin Qian's heart skipped a beat, and she said, "The home appliance industry!" She had seen this news before.
Li Zhicheng looked at her and nodded, "The news said that because of this, China companies fought with the international home appliance giants for many years, and paid a heavy price to defeat the foreign companies. But now … "He stared at her," In this kind of fierce competition, the technology and strength of China companies have been improving, and now many products have become the world's first. Foreign companies are afraid of China's home appliances. "
Lin Qian didn't know what to say. She only felt the blood in her body slowly boiling because of his words. He reached out, swept the chess pieces on the chessboard, and threw them back into the chess pot.
Then he looked up at her, and asked word by word, "So my company, Li Zhicheng, can't beat the foreign companies? Can't I be the world's first? "
It was late at night.
Lin Qian lay on the bed, her mind filled with nothing but Li Zhicheng's words, which kept reverberating in her mind.
Although Aida was the first in China, there was still a long way to go to become the world's leader.
But when she heard him talk about such a lofty goal with a calm expression, she didn't feel unrealistic at all.
She just felt full of fighting spirit, and her blood was boiling.
The bathroom door opened, and Li Zhicheng walked out after taking a shower. His body was like a cheetah, and his wet short hair looked like a handsome and sexy painting. Lin Qian liked him every time she looked at him. She didn't wait for him to come close, she jumped out of the bed, rushed over, and reached out to hug him.
When Li Zhicheng saw his woman throwing herself into his arms so passionately, he stopped in his tracks and reacted quickly. He caught her and lifted her up. Lin Qian leaped into the air and wrapped herself around him.
He gazed at her with a deep gaze.
Lin Qian looked back at him, and said softly but firmly, "I still want to be your adjutant. I will do my best and go through fire and water! "
"Okay," he answered softly, "You can do whatever you want."
Lin Qian couldn't help but laugh, and said, "I want to be your adjutant." Her tone softened a little, and she said coquettishly, "Sir, please tell me all your plans."
Li Zhicheng threw her on the bed, lowered his head and kissed her a few times, and then lay down with her in his arms. "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. I need to know more about them. "
Lin Qian nodded. She knew this. Before a battle, those military generals had to know the enemy's military strength, provisions, and the style of the generals thoroughly, so that they could win every battle. Li Zhicheng had won all the previous two battles because he had a deep understanding of Chen Zheng and Ning Weikai's character.
She thought for a moment, and said, "I've been in contact with those people in my brother's company before. I've collected information about DG Company before. Let me tell you. "
"Okay. Thank you, adjutant Lin. "
Lin Qian smiled slightly, leaned in his arms, and began to recall the important information.
"My brother's partners and his subordinates can be summed up in two words: cunning and ruthless. They will add a lot of restrictive conditions in the acquisition terms. At first glance, it doesn't seem like much, but when something really happens, such as poor management of the enterprise, or changes in external conditions, these inconspicuous terms will come into play, and they will have a reason to take over your enterprise bit by bit. Unfortunately, these terms are still legal, or at least borderline. I have to say, the experience of domestic enterprises in financial acquisition is still far from that of international enterprises. "
Li Zhicheng nodded. Lin Qian also sighed, "I guess Chen Zheng must have fallen into his trap."
Speaking of Chen Zheng, Li Zhicheng didn't soften at all, and said calmly, "He asked for it." Lin Qian blinked and looked at him. Actually, Chen Zheng was right. This time SMQ had nowhere to go, and they were really dragged down by them.
New Bori's casual bag sales shrank, and there was a huge gap in the market, so SMQ naturally jumped in, and then they were completely defeated by Aida. Li Zhicheng's "three birds with one stone" referred to the fabric market, the casual bag market, and getting rid of SMQ.
She couldn't help but stare at Li Zhicheng.
When she was slapped by Chen Zheng's people, he said that he would remember her tears.
But she never expected that he would take such a big detour, and after such a long time, he gave SMQ a fatal blow, and also avenged her.
Ha … Chen Zheng's slap was really expensive.
"The top management of DG Group in the Asia Pacific region, as well as the marketing people, are also very special." She continued, "Some of them are very good at e-commerce sales, so their business is doing well in Taiwan and Hong Kong. We have to be especially careful when they launch a large-scale online marketing plan.
Their advertising team is the best in the world. To be honest, we are far behind them. Every time I see their advertisements, I feel shocked.
In addition, their operation process is very efficient, very fast. Based on their previous practices in other countries, it is very likely that after sufficient preparation, they will launch a "blitzkrieg" to attack the market.
The night was quiet, and the two of them discussed in low voices, and before they knew it, it was already late at night.
Lin Qian felt proud, but also deeply understood that the road ahead was going to be bumpy. Because they were about to encounter a strong opponent that they had never encountered before, and whether they could win with fewer people and win with the weak was really unknown.
At the same time, Lin Mochen's acquisition plan was advancing in an orderly manner.
His second target was New Bori.
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