Rebirth of science and technology to rejuvenate the country

Chapter 240 Negotiations

So the next day, Yuan Xia went to the city hall with Yu Xing and Tao Yang.

I also called for a German translator. Although the English penetration rate in Germany is high, it is just in case. After all, it is impossible for the documents of the German city hall to be in English.

Sure enough, no matter which country it is, foreign investment is extremely welcome, especially the real economy that can drive a large number of workers to be employed.

The efficiency of German government departments is still good, at least not like southern European countries, where people may not be able to meet people when they go to the city hall to do business on weekdays.

So on the first day of Yuanxia's visit, it was rewarding. I got a lot of information about attracting investment and taught you how to start a company in Germany.

Due to the relatively large land area for building a factory, it is necessary to negotiate with the government of North Rhine-Westphalia, where Bonn is located, to select a site for the construction of the factory.

The establishment of a factory cannot be completed in a day. Today, I can only understand the situation first, and then consider the acquisition after discussing the acquisition with Master.

The next day, Master's boss Thomas Hellman came over, and Yuan Xia met with him at Master Company.

The place where they met was not a conference room, but the boss's office. Hellman sat on the sofa to receive them. It was not a formal negotiation, but rather an ordinary meeting friend.

Mr. Heilman has white beard and hair. He is a short old man with a ruddy complexion and a straight waist. He is in a very good state of mind. He can speak fluent English, and there is no obstacle in communicating with Yuan Xia and the others.

Yuan Xia showed extreme respect to Mr. Heilman, and he always respects his colleagues with technical background, not to mention that Master's concrete machinery has always been a model for Xingyuan to learn and catch up.

"Mr. Heilman, I am Yuanxia from China. Nice to meet you. You and Master have always been our teachers. We have learned a lot from you. Please allow me to represent my colleagues and the company I would like to express my sincere thanks to you." Yuan Xia held Hellman's skinny hand with both hands.

Heilman looked at Yuan Xia with gray-blue eyes, smiled, nodded and said, "I've known you for a long time, please sit down. Should I call you Mr. Yan?"

Yuan Xia corrected his pronunciation: "Yuan. But you can call it whatever you like." After speaking, he laughed. He doesn't have an English name, and he doesn't plan to use it. Anyway, it is rarely used in normal times.

Heilman tried to pronounce again: "Mr. Yuan (Yuan)?"

Yuan Xia smiled and nodded: "Yes."

Heilman said: "The pronunciation of Chinese is very interesting. I heard about your company very early. In 2009, your sales of concrete machinery surpassed ours, and the conveying height of the boom pump truck has already surpassed ours. It is very amazing!"

Yuan Xia said: "Thank you for your compliment!"

Heilman said: "I have understood your request and want to acquire all the shares of Master."

Yuan Xia nodded: "That's right."

"I'm 82 years old and have been with the company for over 40 years. Now that I'm too old to run the company and my kids aren't interested in it, I was a bit sad at one point. Let Fred do it for me He is about to retire to manage the company. The company’s current operating conditions are not very good, and I am worried that it will not be able to survive. I am very happy to hear that you are willing to take over it. You will continue to keep the Master brand Go down, right?" Hellman stared at Yuan Xia with gray-blue eyes.

Yuan Xia nodded seriously: "I will. Master is a great brand, we will continue to carry it forward and let it regain its former glory."

There was a smile in Hellman's eyes: "You have to remember what you said today."

Yuan Xia said seriously: "I will. There are so many friends here to witness."

Hellman said: "I have another request. After you acquire Master, you must retain the existing employees and not let them all lose their jobs."

Yuan Xia smiled and said: "Of course. I still need these employees to help produce products and manage Master. I will only make some adjustments to Master's management and production methods, and the personnel will remain the same .”

Hellman nodded with satisfaction: "That's good. I won't discuss the specific acquisition plan with you. Let Fred discuss it with you. His opinion is mine."

Yuan Xia said: "Okay, thank you for your trust!"

Heilman is still very proud of his life's creations. He personally led Yuan Xia and his party to visit his company, including showrooms, factory workshops, etc., and talked about the great achievements of the year like a few treasures.

Yuan Xia looked at the concrete mechanical models in the showroom. Almost every Master product had a corresponding miniature model, and thought that he would have to build such an exhibition room when he went back. It was both commemorative and educational.

After meeting with Heilman, the next step is to enter the negotiation stage. Usually, such a cross-border acquisition case takes a very long time, and it is difficult to reach an agreement once or twice. Yuan Xia is also mentally prepared for a protracted war .

But they negotiated very smoothly this time. Master should be eager to sell, and Hellman is more satisfied with the buyer, Xingyuan. Therefore, during the negotiation process, Master did not deliberately make things difficult. When encountering problems, the two parties negotiated with each other. , Concession, and soon reached an unanimous agreement.

I met with Heilman on the 11th, and formally started the negotiation on the 12th, and made very smooth progress every day. By the 20th, their preliminary negotiations had come to an end, but there were still some details to be finalized.

In order to match Yuan Xia's time, the staff on Master's side even extended the working hours from seven hours a day to eight hours a day, because the Chinese staff wanted to go back to celebrate the New Year before the Spring Festival.

Yuan Xia didn't expect to be able to negotiate in one go. He thought that he would go for a week at most, which would be enough time to go home for the New Year. He didn't expect Master's efficiency to be so high. They even planned to finalize the plan this time.

However, the 22nd is New Year's Eve, which is an extremely important day for Chinese people. No matter where they are, they will rush home to celebrate the New Year.

Yuan Xia and the others also booked a flight back to China on the 21st.

Yuan Xia opened an account in a German bank and paid a deposit to Master before leaving Germany with confidence.

On the way back, Zheng Songbai said: "We should stay for a few more days, and return to China after signing the contract, so as not to change things."

Yuan Xia said: "It's not a big problem. I think signing the contract this time was too hasty. Take a little more time to think calmly and see if there are any details that are missing. We will go again after a year."

Zheng Songbai said: "I won't go, and I can't help much."

Yuan Xia smiled and said: "The main reason is that you have to rest. I will go with Xingyi again in the next year. You and your senior sister don't need to go."

When they got off the plane in Beijing, it was already New Year's Eve on January 1, and the others had to change planes to rush home to celebrate the New Year. Yuan Xia and Yu Xingyi went directly to their father's place.

A few days ago, Wen Bo was taken to Beijing by Yuan Dong and his wife from Yuecheng, and they lived in Yuan Dong's house. He and Yuan Hang were about the same age, had similar temperaments, and they got along quite well.

It was already noon on New Year's Eve when Yuan Xia and Yu Xing arrived home.Yuan Dong sent Wen Bo to Yu Zhenxing early in the morning. When Yuan Xia entered the door, Wen Bo was writing Spring Festival couplets with the old man. Hearing the sound of the door opening, Wen Bo jumped over: "Dad is back!"

Yuan Xia and Yu Xing said in unison: "Dad, we are back."

Yu Zhenxing took off the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said with a smile, "It's considered that I've caught up. I'm still worried that you won't be able to make it back during the Chinese New Year."

Wen Bo put his arms around an old father, and said triumphantly, "Grandpa, I counted the jet lag, and the fathers will definitely come back before the year."

Yu Zhiwen and Trik were busy in the kitchen, when he heard the noise, Yu Zhiwen came out holding a shovel: "You guys are back! Dad has been talking about it for a long time. Have you had lunch yet? No, I'll get you something to eat. Let's deal with it casually. Your brother-in-law and I are preparing the New Year's Eve dinner."

Yu Xingyi said: "Okay, get some as you like, we also ate some on the plane."

Wen Bo snatched the suitcases from the two of them and said, "I'll help you carry the suitcases." He pushed the suitcases of the two of them to the bedroom.

Yu Xingyi said: "Dad, how about writing Spring Festival couplets? Let me do it."

Yu Zhenxing said: "Okay, you come. I want Xiaobo to write it, but Xiaobo said he didn't know much, so he refused to write it."

Yuan Xia smiled and said to Wen Bo who came out of the bedroom: "Why didn't you write it? I told you last year that you would write it this year."

Wen Bo stuck out his tongue: "I'm afraid I'll be ashamed if I haven't learned enough."

Yuan Xia suddenly laughed: "It doesn't matter if you can't write well, you should be brave when you know your shame. When your uncle was about your age, our family opened a bookstore called Yuanfang Bookstore. Your uncle is brave enough to go to He wrote the signboard, but the square characters were lost, and it hung on the door for many years. He was stimulated by this, and he put in a lot of effort, and the handwriting looks so beautiful now."

Wen Bo said, "Really? Sometimes my uncle can't write well?"

Yu Xingyi said: "Really, I can testify. Come and try today. After studying for two years, let's test your grades."

Wen Bo stroked his sleeves: "Okay, then I'll write."

Yu Zhenxing put down his brush and said with satisfaction: "You young people should write."

Encouraged by the adults, Wen Bo wrote the first couplet in his life, and the writing was so-so, at least better than Chongyang's first writing.

As soon as Yuan Xia and Yu Xing returned home, the year really became lively, and the whole family had a hearty New Year's Eve dinner.

The old man was getting old and weak, so he went to bed before his favorite opera show appeared.

Yuan Xia and Yu Zhiwen played cards together around the table to watch the night, praying for the old man, and Wen Bo was stuck between the two fathers, reluctant to go to sleep.But he always went to bed early, and he went to bed before 12 o'clock, Yuan Xia carried him into the room and went to sleep.

After twelve o'clock, Yuan Xia and Yu Xingyi were persuaded by Yu Zhiwen and his wife to go to bed. It may be due to jet lag, or it may be because they were too tired. Celebrating the New Year together, my heart is still very satisfied, and it is better to be reunited.