Chapter 242 [You have no way to escape]

Under the pursuit of H and Bai, the robbers finally revealed their tracks. However, these guys were really strong. They had AK automatic rifles and strong firepower, which injured many military and police officers.

Finally, the robbers were allowed to leave the waters controlled by the Xiangjiang River on a speedboat. Fortunately, the robbers left in a hurry and did not take the stolen gold jewelry with them.

Li Wendi is also a very good person. He gave H Bai two identical bounties, took back the gold artifacts, and announced to the public that these gold artifacts would be recycled (Hong Kong people pay attention to luck and feng shui, and these gold artifacts have brought bad luck).

Of course, the insurance company must pay the jewelry company the insurance amount according to the contract, not a penny less.

Looking at the jewelry store which was still under renovation, Li Wendi was very distressed. It was very common for jewelry stores to be robbed, and there was no solution to the problem. It was a bit like "waiting for others to rob them."

Ask for a bodyguard?!

Don't be ridiculous! The robbers even used firearms. What are a few bodyguards? They are just a little more compensation.

"It is better to pray to Bodhisattva and Buddha for peace." Li Wendi shook his head with a wry smile. He would have to deal with robbers in the future.

In fact, there are many gold shops in Hong Kong. There were 3000 of them during the peak period in the past (this is true, and the media has investigated it). Although there are not so many now, there are still 300 of them. The probability of Junfu Jewelry getting the chance is one in several tens, so it must be luck.

Li Wendi decided to add more insurance money to the insurance company so that he could make money from being robbed in the future.

However, there are some benefits to being robbed. The incident was widely hyped by major newspapers. The name of Junfu Jewelry has left some impression on the citizens of Hong Kong. As long as they press on the victory, the reputation of Junfu Jewelry can be greatly improved.

So, Li Wendi explained the matter to He Qijun and asked He Qijun to spend a little money to place advertisements for Junfu Jewelry in major newspapers.

As expected, Junfu Jewelry Company's stores welcomed a peak sales period and earned back the advertising fees in just one week. Although the popularity gradually cooled, Junfu Jewelry Company did not suffer any loss but instead made a small profit.

The land of Deng Ji Real Estate Company in Tsim Sha Tsui is worth about 2700 million yuan, and the purchase price of Deng Ji Real Estate Company is around 2000 million yuan. Li Wendi did not bargain and directly paid 2700 million yuan to Deng Ji Real Estate Company, which made Deng Jiaren's face look better.

Li Wendi does not plan to build a hotel on this piece of land like he did in his previous life. Instead, he plans to build a commercial building that combines a shopping mall and an office building. Due to the height limit regulations of Kai Tak Airport, the buildings on this piece of land cannot exceed 25 floors.

Li Wendi certainly did not intend to commit a crime against the wind. Building a 24-story building was enough.

Under the leadership of the New World Center in Tsim Sha Tsui, Li Wendi is not afraid that the land prices and rents here will not go up. In the future, it will definitely be difficult to find an inch of land here.

The 2700 million was entirely borne by Xingguang Real Estate Company, without involving Changxin Real Estate Company or other companies. The reason was that the funds of other companies were not sufficient and they had to carry out small bottom-fishing operations.

Changxin Real Estate Company Office

There were problems in Zhang Yan's negotiations with Luckin Coffee. Luckin Coffee's boss Wen Tianhe had already noticed signs of recovery in the real estate market and had persisted for so long, so naturally he wanted to take a gamble.

Zhang Yan didn't know how to grasp the negotiation skills, and after knowing that Wen Tianhe was really unwilling to sell, he left the meeting room of Luckin Coffee.

Li Wendi was speechless. Business negotiations are never accomplished overnight. Unless you are willing to give the other party a price that satisfies them, it will be a back and forth tug of war. People like Li Wendi usually do a lot of homework before negotiations to understand the other party's weaknesses and how to help the other party solve the problem while ensuring their own interests.

Of course, it is necessary to spend money to open a path, but the amount of money spent will not be too much and is within an acceptable range.

Seeing this, Li Wendi had no choice but to take action himself and let his childhood friend learn from him.

Therefore, Li Wendi put a lot of information in front of Zhang Yan, asking him to find out Wen Tianhe's weaknesses and the "hammer" that would break the shell of Luckin Coffee.

Zhang Yan is a genuine gangster and has no interest in studying until Li Wendi said, "If you want to succeed, you must first learn to read, otherwise you will never succeed." This made Zhang Yan patiently read the documents.

In fact, studying is only one part of success. What is needed is the ability to keep learning and to learn good things from others, such as business methods and how to plan.

Two hours later, Li Wendi looked up from the table and asked Zhang Yan, "Have you found their weakness?"

Zhang Yan still shook his head, so Li Wendi asked him to continue reading the information.

In the end, Zhang Yan still failed to achieve his goal, but some things had been memorized in his mind, which was better than before.

So, Li Wei began to analyze it for him, starting with the operating conditions of Luckin Coffee and ending with the character of Wen Tianhe, the boss of Luckin Coffee.

This was the first time that Li Wendi gave a lecture for such a long time, but Li Wendi also gained some new insights from it, which surprised him a little.

Luckin Real Estate Company Meeting Room

Li Wendi met Wen Tianhe, the man who made Zhang Yan look ashamed. He was about 45 years old, with a small tuft of white hair on the left side of his head. He was dressed in a suit and looked very energetic and capable.

"Mr. Zhang, who is this?" Wen Tianhe saw Li Wendi walking side by side with Zhang Yan, and that Li Wendi was more imposing than Zhang Yan, so he felt that Li Wendi was not Zhang Yan's subordinate.

"This is my partner, Mr. Li Wendi, chairman of Changxin Real Estate Company. I think Wensheng should have heard of this name." Zhang Yan introduced with some pride, as if all the fame belonged to him.

Wen Tianhe smiled and said, "It turns out that you are Mr. Li Wendi, the director of China Gas Company and Wharf Holdings. No wonder you look familiar. I have seen Mr. Li's photo in the newspaper."

"Hello, Mr. Wen!" Li Wendi greeted with a faint smile.

Soon, Li Wendi got straight to the point, "Mr. Wen, we are here to bother you today because of the acquisition of Luckin Coffee. I wonder if Mr. Wen has any other concerns?"

"I don't have any concerns. I have no plans to sell Luckin Coffee. Mr. Li is also in the real estate business, and he should be able to see that the local market has shown signs of warming up. Luckin Coffee has been supported for so long under my management just for this opportunity." Wen Tianhe didn't want to rashly offend the young man in front of him. Anyone who could launch so many attacks at this time was definitely not a good person.

"There are indeed signs of warming up, but it doesn't mean it will definitely warm up, just like the stock market crash. There were no signs, it collapsed immediately, and even if the real estate market warms up, it will take a long time to return to the prosperity of 73." Li Wendi continued, "If it is like the stock market, rising first and then falling, like a roller coaster, do you think Luckin Real Estate can sustain it?"

"If we can't sustain it, we may face bankruptcy. Wen Sheng's hard work over the past decade has not paid off, and he may even be left with a huge debt."

"What Mr. Li said is possible, but I don't think Mr. Li started a company for charity. If so, wouldn't Mr. Li lose money?" Wen Tianhe asked with a smile. "Haha! Mr. Wen, you're right! But my financial resources are much stronger than yours. Even if I lose a few million, it's nothing to me. The most important thing is that I can still acquire Luckin Coffee's shares through the stock market. Mr. Wen only holds 38% of the shares, so the acquisition shouldn't be too difficult." Seeing that Wen Tianhe was a bit stubborn, Li Wendi directly threatened him.

“Mr. Li, you probably don’t have a single share in your hands. I hold 1% of the shares and can take full control of Luckin Coffee faster than you can,” Wen Tianhe hit back.

Li Wendi would not give up easily. "That's the truth. How much money does Wensheng have left?"

Li Wendi handed a document to Wen Tianhe and said, "This is the result of my investigation. Mr. Wen probably doesn't have much personal funds left, right?"

Wen Tianhe frowned immediately, took the document with doubt, flipped through a few pages, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Li is really amazing. He is worthy of being the one that even Wharf dares to covet."

Wen Tianhe closed the file and said, "Since Mr. Li has already decided on me, let's talk about the sale."

Wen Tianhe is a very decisive person. Li Wendi has already grasped his financial situation. If he refuses to discuss the sale, he is afraid that Li Wendi will immediately launch a takeover, and his losses will be even greater.

"Mr. Wen, I won't take advantage of you, but I can't let you take advantage of me either." Li Wendi suggested, "Mr. Wen can sell all his shares to us, or we can buy some of them from the stock market, buy some from Mr. Wen, and then let the company issue some new shares. It depends on which plan Mr. Wen wants to use."

Wen Tianhe was silent for two minutes, then raised his head and said, "The first one. It doesn't make much sense for me to keep Luckin Coffee's shares. It's better to get more money and start a comeback."

As an old hand in the business world, Wen Tianhe knew that Luckin Coffee had a strong man like Li Wendi in charge. His chances of taking back Luckin Coffee were very slim, or even no chance at all. Unless Li Wendi went bankrupt, it would be better for him to use a few million to acquire a small real estate company and start over.

"Okay, as for the price, I plan to offer a 2% premium over the market price. What do you think?" Li Wendi didn't want to push others too far. Cutting off others' retreat would lead to backlash.

Wen Tianhe suddenly felt that Li Wendi was not a completely dishonest person. After all, he was already a man of such circumstances. Li Wendi could have sold his stocks at the market price without paying a premium.

"Okay!" Wen Tianhe nodded.

"Then let's go to the law firm to sign the contract tomorrow." Li Wendi didn't want to delay too long as there might be unexpected changes. After all, Li Wendi himself had enemies.

After the discussion, Li Wendi and Zhang Yan returned to the carriage.

Zhang Yan was somewhat puzzled as to why Li Wendi suddenly changed the plan. "Why should we give Wen Tianhe a premium? I think he would accept it even at the market price."

Li Wendi smiled and said, "You should leave some room for others, otherwise they will fight you to the death. Do you believe that if we don't let Wen Tianhe choose, will Wen Tianhe find external help?"

"That would do him no good, and he wouldn't even get the market price." Zhang Yan was even more puzzled.

"For him, losing a little money but having the possibility of getting back the management rights of Luckin Real Estate Company, which one would you choose?" Li Wendi said with a smile, "Actually, I don't want to meet Wen Tianhe with you. I have a lot of enemies and it might implicate you. Wen Tianhe's foreign aid options will increase."

"If we can't acquire Luckin Coffee, we can still acquire other companies. There are so many real estate companies in Hong Kong. I don't believe that we can't acquire a suitable one." Zhang Yan was a little stubborn.

Li Wendi said, "Business is not done with persistence. We need to assess the situation. As long as there is a way to reduce losses, we should find ways to get through it. We don't care about how others see us. When you have power, you can consider face."

"In this world, people always make money by 'losing face' first, and then use power and wealth to get their previous face back. People who don't insist on saving face from the beginning will not go far in the business world."

"Hmm!" Zhang Yan nodded thoughtfully. "Now that we have acquired Luckin Coffee, should we issue new shares immediately? I'm worried that those people will catch up with us if they smell the scent."

"Let me help you buy some stocks on the stock market first to prevent any accidents. When your personal financial resources are better, I will sell the stocks to you." Li Wendi decided to help Zhang Yan.

"Great! It turns out there are so many details to pay attention to when acquiring a company." Zhang Yan said with a sigh.

"You'll understand when you run a company in the future," Li Wendi said with a wry smile.

Some things can only be understood after experiencing them, not by thinking about them.

Huang Yulang saw that the Qinian Newspaper had opened a figurine shop, so he wanted to follow suit and make more money. However, when he finished the preparations and opened the shop, he discovered that the number of fans of his comics was far less than he had imagined, and a feeling of unwillingness came over him.

At the same time, he was a little worried. After all, he had ordered a lot of comic toys from the toy company. If he couldn't sell them successfully, the company's cash flow would have problems.

Huang Yulang suddenly felt a little regretful. Seeing that the toy store across the street was doing so prosperously while his own store was deserted, he felt as if he had seen the account book of losses that followed.

"She's just a woman. There's no reason I can't deal with her." Huang Yulang looked at He Qijun's figure, narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself unkindly.

Qi Nian Newspaper
The gloom on He Qijun's face finally faded away, replaced by a bright smile.

"Yulang International just opened today, but it hasn't done many business deals. I guess it won't last more than a month." He Qijun said with a smile.

Li Wendi took out a document and handed it to He Qijun, saying, "This is the order from Yulang International and the toy company. He still hasn't paid 60% of the payment, so he may lose hundreds of thousands."

He Qijun happily took the document, flipped through it happily, and said with wide eyes, "You deserve it! You wanted to plagiarize everything, and finally you hit a wall."

"Take it slow. With Yulang International as a small rival, Qinian Newspaper will be able to fill in some loopholes." Li Wendi discovered some uses of his rival.

"It turns out that the opponent can be used in this way." He Qijun said.

"Everything is useful, it just depends on whether you can discover it or not." Li Wendi said with some pride.

He Qijun immediately became a little unconvinced, and came up to Li Wendi, looked around, and said, "I don't see anything special about you."

"Really?" Li Wendi picked up He Qijun directly, and He Qijun was so scared that she whispered to Li Wendi to put her down, and said that this was an office, but Li Wendi didn't care at all.

(End of this chapter)