C138 He Was Not a Human He Was a God
"Mr. Zhao, I'm telling you the truth, the company bonds are about to expire, and I really can't afford to pay for it. " A moment later. Fan Wenbin gave a self-deprecating smile and said in a deep voice. Just now, taking advantage of the opportunity to drink tea, he thought about it and decided to speak the truth.
Because he was very clear that playing tricks under the eyes of a seasoned financial tycoon like Zhao Yingzhe was no different from asking for trouble. Besides, Zhou Boyi must have told everything to her boss, so there was no need to make a mess out of it.
Originally, he had requested to see Zhao Yingzhe because of this matter. He had said it directly so that Zhao Yingzhe would have a definite answer. There was no need for him to beat around the bush. There was only one outcome for him to do that, and that was to make Zhao Yingzhe unhappy.
Rather than making it useless, he might as well go straight to the point and explain the purpose of his visit clearly. Perhaps he could even gain Zhao Yingzhe's sympathy and give him a period of time.
Seeing the other party directly mention the main topic of this meeting, Zhao Yingzhe secretly smiled and thought to himself, Fan Wenbin is indeed worthy of being the one who grew up by the Yellow River. His character is very straightforward, and if he has anything to say, he will say it directly. He is much better than those people from the south who are sneaking around.
Before the meeting, Zhou Boyi had already told him the cause and effect of the matter from the beginning to the end. He even specially mentioned that Fan Wenbin is a man of the Yellow River who knows the truth. If there is anything that he is not considerate of, I hope that Zhao Yingzhe will forgive him.
Looking at the letter sent by Zhou Boyi, a cold smile appeared on Zhao Yingzhe's face. He secretly thought that Zhou Boyi and Fan Wen were old friends, and they knew each other very well. Before they met, they had already spoken up for each other.
"Mr. Fan, you are a straightforward person. I knew it a long time ago. President Zhou has already told me about the current situation of Hucheng Group. " After a while, Zhao Yingzhe said with a serious expression, "But, you and I are both businessmen, not philanthropists. "
When he said this, his sharp eyes were focused on Fan Wenbin's face, paying close attention to the changes in his expression. The rise and fall of the Shang Hai over the past few decades had allowed him to develop an aura that he did not want to reveal. And an art of negotiation that did not anger him to the point where it stopped at a very high level.
Due to some special reasons, although the SEC rejected his application for He Feng Financial Group to be listed, Zhao Yingzhe still held great expectations. Before the second application for listing, he must make all preparations. The second controlling shareholder, Hucheng Group, was one of the most important parts.
Five years ago, Hefeng Financial Group successfully landed on the United States New York Stock Exchange and became the first insurance company to land on the US securities market. The opening price was 24. 5 USD, It was $8 higher than the starting price of $16. 5 dollars, the closing price was 29 dollars. 9. 91 US dollars.
This time, Hefeng Financial Group issued a total of 2. 4 million US stock deposits (AI), and each ATS share was equivalent to 5 normal shares. Among them, 15 million of them were issued by the company, 9 million were sold by the company's shareholders, and the Swiss Credit and Morgan Stanley were the main distributors.
As the largest and most active stock market in Nasdaq, Nasdaq had close to 4,400 stock transactions in the global market. In order to calculate the conversion rate in the Nasdaq National Market, this company had to meet stringent financial, capital, joint management and other indicators.
In the Nasdaq global market, there were some of the world's largest and most famous companies. For example, it was founded on September 4th, 1998, and it was the world's largest search engine company, Google, which was founded by Larry Page. There was also the world-renowned, world-renowned United States General Electric Company (GE), and the Hefeng Financial Group existed side by side with it.
The first public release process was extremely challenging and exciting. Bold decisions, outstanding performance of the public team, and good market conditions, just like what the ancient China Philosopher Meng Zi said, "Time, terrain, and people cannot be missing one. " The perfect coordination and integration of these three factors completely displayed the style and image of the successful company of China, which had established a foothold in the capital market of the United States.
There was a popular saying in the Nasdaq stock market, which was that any company could be listed, but time would prove everything. It meant that as long as the company that applied for it abided by the principle of integrity, it was only a matter of time before the company was listed, but time and integrity would decide everything.
Ever since the establishment of Hefeng Insurance Company, Zhao Yingzhe had insisted on upholding the principle of integrity. At the same time, he had also used shares to encourage every employee to hold the company's shares. He had tried his best to create an honest and united corporate culture that was "one glory, one glory, one loss, all losses. "
He liked a story about frogs very much. If a frog was placed in boiling hot water, it would struggle to escape. And if it was placed in cool water, slowly heating it up. . . A frog could adjust its body temperature and gradually adapt to the water temperature. But when the water temperature was too high to bear, it could no longer jump out. It could only die.
The revelation of this story was that the frog could react quickly to sudden crises, but because it could not recognize the slow and gradual crises, it ended up dying in the end.
The rules of boiling frogs in warm water were also applicable to all enterprises, regardless of size or middle or outer space. Only those who knew how to prepare for the worst could lead the company for a long time.
In the face of the sudden crisis of management, some companies were able to deal with it freely, while those companies who did not realize the potential fatal crisis were panicked and helpless. In the end, only death awaited them.
This was the theory of prosperity and crisis that Zhao Yingzhe had always advocated. He believed that for companies, there were all kinds of risks and crises in every period of time. It was just that some entrepreneurs did not realize the hidden crisis.
This sense of crisis hidden behind prosperity was something that Zhao Yingzhe was wary and worried about every day and every moment of his life. Hence, "Survival in competition, and development in innovation" became the motto of the Hefeng Financial Group.
"Not being the target of reforms, but being the product of reforms" became the unremitting pursuit of hundreds of thousands of Hefeng employees. They wanted to build Hefeng Financial Group into China's top diversified financial service group, just like Citigroup.
Two years ago, when no one cared about Huacheng Group's bonds, and when the anxious Fan Wenbin was like jumping into the Yellow River, Zhao Yingzhe rejected all objections and decisively took out close to 100 million in funds. He ordered Hefeng Bank's Daan Bank to buy 90% of the company bonds.
Now, two years passed very quickly. These company bonds brought a very stable and high return to the Hefeng Financial Group. At the same time, they became a sharp weapon for Zhao Yingzhe to control Hua Cheng Group.
When he thought of this, he was very satisfied with his foresight. His eyes were full of complacency. He stared at Fan Wenbin, who was opposite him, and after a moment, he said calmly, "I understand Hucheng Group's current situation. I hope Mr. Fan can understand my situation. "
When Zhao Yingzhe spoke, Fan Wenbin had been very patient as he looked at him, hoping to hear a sentence that satisfied him. However, when he finally heard this very gentle and tactful rejection, his heart suddenly sank, as if he had fallen into an ice hole, and it was extremely cold.
He came with great expectations. However, he had obtained a result that made him very disappointed and a little sad. Fan Wenbin was in despair, but he also respected Zhao Yingzhe's decisiveness and wisdom.
Later, whenever he thought of Zhao Yingzhe's fierce and ruthless eyes and his firm and resolute attitude, he felt an indescribable and complicated feeling in his heart. It could be said that it was sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy. It was a mix of various flavors.
"Zhao Yingzhe is not a human, but a god. What I was thinking, he had already thought of me. And what I didn't think of, he had already thought of it. He spoke and did things, and he had a very long vision. He even thought of the things that would happen in a dozen or so years.
At this moment, after a short period of disappointment and silence, he could only say, "I hope that Mr. Zhao can give you a few more days. When you have the money, you will definitely pay a lot of the bonds' capital and interest. " After that, he stared at the expressionless Zhao Yingzhe and patiently waited for his reply.
Seeing Fan Wenbin speak in such a manner and his tone revealed a hint of begging, Zhao Yingzhe did not laugh. Instead, he said very sincerely, "Mr. Fan, Little Zhou's President has already given you a clear answer. I think you should know very well how to get rid of the current predicament. "
How could Fan Wenbin not understand? The only way to get out of this predicament was to return to Da An and sign the 'gambling agreement' that Wang Jianwei called the 'contract of selling one's body' with Zhou Boyi. Other than that, there was no other way.