Chapter 658 I just want to be a troublemaker

Chen Changliu carefully recalled the memories of his previous life, and it really reminded him of something.

As time went by, he found that as long as the news he had seen in the previous life was touched now, he could always recall something.

Moreover, his memory is better in this life. This may be his only golden finger.

The matter of the original time and space was actually quite a big deal in the business community, because some people were opposed to it, and they were noisy for a while.

In fact, judging from the information collected by Zhao Yanan, the development of Pengcheng Heavy Machinery Group has now encountered a bottleneck. As a state-owned enterprise, it is subject to various restrictions of the system. Sales revenue continues to increase, but the return on assets is less than 5%, which is indeed not enough in terms of profits. ideal.

That’s why we finally decided to reverse the situation by attracting investment and restructuring.

In this way, the American financial giant Carlyle Capital approached Pengcheng Heavy Machinery Group, a private equity fund in the United States established in 1987 and headquartered in Washington.

Prior to this, Carlyle had invested in the largest domestic travel ticketing platform and a department store, which shows its "wolfish ambition" for the Chinese market.

In fact, as far back as October 25 last year, the two parties signed an equity transaction agreement after full contact and discussions:

Carlyle Capital invested US$375 million to acquire 85% of the shares of Pengcheng Heavy Machinery Group.

Yesterday, a certain national ministry approved the merger plan and submitted it to a certain department for approval. It also made news. This is why Feng Xiao used it as a bargaining chip during the negotiations today.

Although it seems that there is only one step left. The largest construction machinery company in the country will change hands, and control will immediately fall into the hands of foreign capital.

However, through the memory in his mind, Chen Changliu knew that it was still a scam in the end, because if the plot did not change, it wouldn't be long before someone would stand up and raise questions about the merger.

This person is the vice president of a domestic private heavy industry enterprise, which is also one of the top three heavy industry machinery companies in the country.

He sternly pointed out on his blog that this was a serious case of fire sale of state-owned assets, which would inevitably lead to the loss of state-owned assets.

The data he listed can be said to be reasonable, including: Pengcheng Heavy Industry Machinery Group produces national strategic industries. Its two leading truck cranes and road rollers account for more than 50% of the domestic market. Similar foreign products have been unable to enter the market. my country market.

If it is acquired by foreign capital, it will not only provide opportunities for foreign products, but also face the risk of being monopolized by foreign capital.

He posted three blogs in a row and expressed his willingness to acquire XCMG Machinery for more than 400 million US dollars.

As soon as his appeal was issued, it immediately caused an uproar in the society and overwhelming public opinion.

Under pressure, Carlyle revised the equity subscription agreement and lowered its shareholding ratio in Pengcheng Heavy Machinery to 50%. In this way, Pengcheng Heavy Machinery will still retain 50% of the shares.

During this period, many national ministries and commissions convened seminars many times, inviting experts in the machinery industry and representatives of major enterprises to discuss.

At the same time, the country's largest official media wrote three internal references, raising many questions about the acquisition price, etc., which attracted great attention from above.

In early 2007, Carlyle's second revised subscription agreement was rejected by the ministry and was shelved again.

Until March 15, Carlyle revised the plan again and reduced its shareholding ratio to 45%.

It can be seen from this that Carlyle is impatient, but at this time Pengcheng Heavy Machinery is not anxious at all. After all, it has been denied by the superiors, so it can only be cautious.

At the same time, as the stock price rises along with the market, the value of Pengcheng Heavy Machinery is no longer comparable to the past. Therefore, the third plan once again fell into a long wait.

It was not until the second half of 2008 that Pengcheng Heavy Machinery issued an announcement announcing that all agreements signed with Carlyle had expired and they would no longer cooperate.

At this point, the equity transaction plan that lasted for more than 2 years came to an end, and the Chinese people finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason why the whole transaction failed in the end was that the vice president helped our country retain the ownership of Pengcheng Heavy Machinery. He played a great role and later became the president of one of the top three domestic mechanical engineering companies and one of the top 10 companies in the world.

After figuring it out, Chen Changliu's anger when he heard the news slowly calmed down. He didn't want to pay attention to it at first.

But he suddenly thought that the timeline was different from the original time and space, and in the three years since he was reborn, the timeline was basically messed up. Who knows if there will be any surprises?

If an accident happens, Carlyle and some people succeed, and the transaction is ultimately successful, it will be a huge loss to the country.

Thinking of this, Chen Changliu frowned again, what should he do? Do you want to be this shit-stirring stick yourself?

There are advantages and disadvantages. If he succeeds in stirring up shit, he will lose his name in the hearts of some people, and he will also become an enemy to some people.

After thinking clearly, Chen Changliu called Feng Lin, the manager of the public relations department.

Feng Lin looked at the piece of paper Chen Changliu gave him and frowned. After reading it, Feng Lin organized his words and said:

"Mr. Chen, we all know your strategic vision. It goes without saying that it is top-notch. So far, the company has not missed a step.

I believe you have some considerations in your current decision, but I still don't understand.

First, the company cannot take out the amount you mentioned, even if it is paid in installments and you have to ask for a bank loan. Then the main business, R\u0026D progress, etc. of Zhonghuajia Technology Co., Ltd. will stagnate, which will do more harm than good to the company.

Second, it is not in the company's strategic direction. To put it bluntly, it has nothing to do with all our current businesses.

Even if it really works, so what? It will not help Zhonghuajia Technology Co., Ltd. at all!

Third, you will offend a lot of people. Although I don't know some inside information, it is impossible that no one is involved in such a major transaction.

So, I have doubts about your announcement because I don't see any point that will help the company at all! "

As the company's public relations manager and one of the company's senior executives, Feng Lin still dared to discuss the issue with Chen Changliu in this way. Although Chen Changliu is indeed overbearing in some aspects, he can still listen to opinions.

From beginning to end, during Feng Lin's questioning, Chen Changliu never interrupted, but listened patiently with a smile on his face.

When he decided to do this, he could already think that there would definitely be opposition.

"Haha, Lao Feng, don't frown, listen to me.

Regarding your three doubts, let me put it this way, you think too much.

I didn't even think about the real acquisition, I just wanted to be a troublemaker.

Take a look at this document!"

He then handed all the documents of the acquisition case to Feng Lin.

Feng Lin recalled Chen Changliu's intention to be a troublemaker, and was confused. He took the document and read it slowly, and his expression became more and more exciting.

When Feng Lin finished reading, he also slapped the document on the table with a "smack" and said:

"It's just a mess!"

PS: The typos will be corrected later.