King of Industry

  Chapter 563 Is it too far away?

   "Haha, this is absolutely fine, Mr. Du!" At the luncheon, after Du Yitao asked this question, Kelmenchik nodded with a smile.

  Just as Du Yitao was happy, Kelmenchik said again: "However, as far as I know, the 'Skoda Automobile' side has recently invited many well-known international automobile manufacturers to come to meet."

   "If your delegation also passes by this time period, you may collide with them!"

  After Kelmenchik finished speaking, several bigwigs on the delegation side looked at each other in blank dismay.

   Obviously, no one expected to encounter such a situation.

   "Could it be that we really want to fight a car giant like Volkswagen Group?" Several big bosses, including Du Yitao and Li Ru, hesitated.

   It was Mao Zhichun and Wu Jianlong, because Zhao Guoyang mentioned to them that the vice president of "Daewoo Group" Miss Jin Xiuzhu and her party might also be invited by "Skoda Automobile Company", so they were not surprised at this time.

   Unlike the expressions of these big shots, Zhao Guoyang's mood is quite peaceful.

  In fact, after the phone call with Jin Xiuzhu, he was already ready to "fight" with several auto giants.

  The only variable may be the reaction of the representatives of the Volkswagen Group after recognizing that their partner has also participated in this competition.

  Of course, based on Zhao Guoyang's understanding of the behemoth Volkswagen Group, the possibility of the other party turning his face is very small.

   After all, the Volkswagen Group has made great profits from the cooperation with the Songqi Group.

   Moreover, given the booming Chinese auto market, the top management of the Volkswagen Group will not break up with the Songqi Group for the sake of a "Skoda Automobile Company".

   Speaking of it, "Skoda Automobile Company" is also a quasi-first-class large car manufacturer in the world.

  But compared with the global strategy of the "Volkswagen Group", its importance is not so important.

   After Kelmenchik explained it to Du Yitao, he didn't continue this topic.

   Obviously, this fat man with a rough appearance is actually a very shrewd and considerate person.

  He knew that Du Yitao would definitely not be able to give his own answer now, and everything would have to wait until he went back to discuss with the delegation before giving an answer.

  The luncheon ended in a peaceful atmosphere.

   After Kelmenchik sent everyone out of the mansion, the big guys got into their cars and bid farewell to the big guy.

   When a group of people arrived at the embassy, ​​it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.

   After consulting the delegation, Meng Liangyu and Gu Jianbin led the big guys to the conference room on the third floor.

   After everyone was seated one by one, Ambassador Meng smiled and looked at Du Yitao beside him and said, "Director Du, I would like to trouble you to formally introduce the leaders of the delegation to our embassy colleagues!"

  Du Yitao laughed dumbfounded when he heard the words: "Lao Meng, we are all from our own family, so let's stop being polite, let me introduce you and the comrades in the embassy briefly..."

  Du Yitao and Meng Liangyu were both deputy directors of the Eastern Europe Department before. The relationship between the two has always been very good, and they don't have much to say about each other.

  After Du Yitao said this, Meng Liangyu nodded with a smile, waiting for this old friend to introduce him in detail.

  As for Gu Jianbin, another big boss of the embassy, ​​he was the head of Du Yitao's department before, so it is naturally even more unlikely that he has any opinions.

   "This is Director Sun Zhi of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Trade. You must be familiar with Lao Meng and Jianbin, so I won't introduce more!"

   "This is Director Li Ru of the Equipment Industry Department of the Ministry of Machinery and Electronics Industry. Although Director Li has never been to Czechoslovakia, he has been to Eastern Europe. Lao Meng, you should have dealt with him, right?"

  Meng Liangyu heard the words, and when he glanced at Li Ru, a smile appeared on his face: "Old Du, you are right, this is not the first time Director Li Ru and I have met..."

  After introducing the two deputy heads of the delegation, Du Yitao then introduced the two important figures of the trip to several embassy officials, Mao Zhichun and Wu Jianlong.

   "Old Du, you don't need to introduce Chairman Mao and Chairman Wu. I have heard of their names a long time ago!" Meng Liangyu laughed.

  Du Yitao pouted disapprovingly, then turned his gaze to Zhao Guoyang.

   "Success, you know the two of them well, so I won't introduce much. The next one, Lao Meng, you must not be familiar with!"

   "Zhao Guoyang, the 'special researcher' of the Ministry of Machinery and Electronics Industry, the 'special researcher' of Songqi Group and FAW Group."

   "At the same time, this person is also a 'special researcher' of SJ City and Jiangnan Provincial Machinery and Electronics Industry Bureau."

   "In addition, he is also the 'Chief Advisor' of our delegation this time! He is fully responsible for the acquisition of the shares of 'Skoda Auto'!"

  Du Yitao's explanation surprised all the embassy officials present.

  Everyone is very familiar with Director Du, and they also know that this big boss has always been serious and serious in doing things.

  The identity of the "Researcher Zhao" he introduced is sure to be correct.

   That is to say, this young man who looks to be in his early twenties really has so many prominent identities, how can this not shock people?

  Although Meng Liangyu had mentioned some deeds of this "researcher Zhao" before Minister Huo, his understanding of it was only at the level of other people's dictation.

  So after hearing Du Yitao's solemn introduction, he was naturally a little surprised.

  Of course, with Ambassador Meng's concentration, he will definitely not put these surprises on his face.

   After Zhao Guoyang stood up and nodded to everyone, Meng Liangyu smiled and said, "I've heard about Researcher Zhao's name."

   "This time, Lao Du and your delegation can get his full cooperation, and the acquisition of the shares of 'Skoda Automobile Company' will definitely go smoothly."

  After Ambassador Meng expressed his attitude, other members of the embassy, ​​such as Commercial Counselor Miao Jiawei, Economic Counselor Wu Yichang, Agricultural Counselor Zheng Rongling, and Science and Technology Counselor Cao Rui, all nodded in agreement.

  As for Gu Jianbin, another important figure in the embassy, ​​he raised his brows slightly, as if somewhat disbelieving.

   After everyone introduced each other, they quickly got to the point.

  Du Yitao first told the members of the embassy the primary goal of the delegation's trip.

  Finally, his gaze rested on Mao Zhichun and Wu Jianlong for a moment, and he said loudly: "Lao Meng, in general, this is the purpose of our representative's trip."

   "Obtaining more than half of the shares of this "Skoda Automobile Company" will have a great effect on improving the level of our auto industry in China. Believe me, you should also understand..."

  Meng Liangyu nodded heavily upon hearing this.

  Although Minister Huo had roughly communicated with him on the phone before, after Du Yitao's detailed account just now, Meng Liangyu really felt the atmosphere of "the rain is about to come".

   There is no doubt that the state has really made great efforts for this share acquisition.

   Even Songqi Group and FAW Group, the two giants of domestic automobile manufacturers, had to join hands.

  Although Meng Liangyu doesn't have a deep understanding of the automobile manufacturing industry, he also knows that Czechoslovakia's level in this area is absolutely beyond doubt.

  If the "Huaxia Automobile Group Company" jointly funded by Songqi Group and FAW Group can win the "Skoda Automobile Company", it will undoubtedly be an exciting thing.

   However, in the face of such strong opponents as "Volkswagen Group" and "Daewoo Group", even if Songqi Group and FAW Group work together, how much chance will they have of winning?

   While Meng Liangyu was thinking about this question secretly, Gu Jianbin who was on the side spoke up first.

   The boss asked Zhao Guoyang for his first question.

  He turned his head sideways, looked at Zhao Guoyang suspiciously, and said, "Researcher Zhao, just now I heard what Director Du said. It seems that you were the first to propose the idea of ​​'a small fish swallowing a big fish'?"

  Zhao Guoyang gave a "hmm" and nodded calmly.

   After getting this answer, Gu Jianbin didn't think much about it, and continued to ask: "Researcher Zhao, I have a question that I don't understand, please explain to me a little bit!"

  Zhao Guoyang gave the big man a strange look, and said: "Minister Gu, please ask, as long as I can answer, I will know everything."

  Zhao Guoyang's attitude is quite good. When Gu Jianbin heard this, the expression on his face softened a little.

   "That's right, Researcher Zhao. What I want to ask is, how did you come up with this plan of 'small fish swallowing big fish'? Personally, I think this plan is illogical at all!"

   Without waiting for Zhao Guoyang to speak, Gu Jianbin continued: "That's right, we all know that the automobile manufacturing level of 'Skoda Automobile Company' must be far higher than these domestic automobile companies."

"However, no matter how high its manufacturing level is, it can't compare with the 'Volkswagen Group' and its subsidiary 'Audi Group', right? Since Songqi Group and FAW Group already have these two partners, why bother to go far and spend big The price, how about buying the shares of Skoda?"

  After Gu Jianbin asked this question, several counselors at the embassy began to whisper to each other.

  Speaking of which, this issue has been discussed in the embassy before.

  A few days ago, domestic leaders asked the embassy about the situation of "Skoda Automobile Company", and these people in the embassy knew it well.

  Although everyone did not know the specific situation at the time, during internal discussions, Commercial Counselor Miao Jiawei and Economic Counselor Wu Yichang both raised some questions.

   Now that the matter has been implemented, it is not difficult for Gu Jianbin to ask this question.

  (end of this chapter)