"You have to solve the troubles you caused yourself. If you can't get back the original cooperation terms, you can do whatever you want."
Chang Xiaobing, chairman of United Communications Group, was so furious that he wished he could tear the guy in front of him to pieces alive.
Next to him, Lu Yiming, the former head of Netcom and president of United Communications after the merger of China Unicom and Netcom, was also staring at the guy in front of him who was sweating profusely.
"In the past three weeks, the number of new users of United Telecom has been at the bottom among the three major operators, and the installed capacity of Netcom has plummeted. The original cooperative customers have switched to the arms of competitors.
Is this what you call compromise? Can you help the group get better cooperation conditions?
Now it not only affects the normal business of the group, but also makes the infrastructure originally expanded to welcome new users idle, and makes Chang Shuji a laughing stock in work meetings. "
Faced with the questioning from the two big bosses of the company, Wu Xiaoqi was speechless. What else could he say?
All I can say is that he was courting death and ran into a stubborn guy who actually dared to confront United Communications Group head-on.
Li Zehua and Qingyun really succeeded. Thanks to the continued surge in shipments of Roewe mobile phones under Qingyun Electronics, consumers upgraded their mobile phone packages in order to enjoy better services.
For a time, the number of users of 3G data packages increased sharply, even though most of them paid a guaranteed traffic consumption of 18 yuan just to activate their WiFi routers.
The problem is that the base is so large, with two to three million new users joining the network every month. Which company would not be jealous?
What Chang Xiaobing could not tolerate the most was that when the top executives of three telecommunications companies attended a collective decision-making meeting, two of them showed off their achievements, but his company not only ranked last, but was also ridiculed.
Can this be tolerated?
"Okay, okay. I called you here today not just for this matter. Don't take it too seriously. Just do your job well..."
Chang Xiaobing is worthy of being the chairman of a large group. Even though he hates people to death in his heart, he appears to be calm and puts the overall situation first, and even has a smile on his face.
Only Wu Xiaoqi himself understood that the more friendly the leader spoke, the less room for maneuver, and he might even be thinking about how to settle accounts with him.
But he didn't have many good solutions, so he could only take it one step at a time.
Lu Yiming didn't have so many scruples and he attacked him with all his might. He never had a good impression of this ally of Chang Xiaobing and he finally got the chance to attack him.
There is no reason to give up halfway. After a burst of output, the other party's face looked extremely ugly. That's not all. In the end, he seemed to consider him and gave a solution.
"The person who tied the bell must untie it. The root of the problem lies with Qingyun. Chang Shuji, do you think you should meet with Mr. Li and talk things out in person? There may be some misunderstanding.
Maybe Mr. Wu knows how to resolve the misunderstanding?
We can't let the situation get out of control and further affect the group's future work arrangements, right?"
Faced with Lu Yiming's sarcasm and ridicule, Chang Xiaobing was troubled by the implicit meaning of his words and had to give an explanation. He wanted to deal with Wu Xiaoqi, but the two were completely tied together.
How can we achieve our goals smoothly without affecting our own safety?
He hoped that Wu Xiaoqi would give up and apply for a transfer.
Will Wu Xiaoqi leave?
Of course not. He had worked so hard to climb to this position, and the people behind him were counting on him to use United Communications' resources to pave the way for the development of Dingguo Insurance.
"Chang Shuji, I promise that I will handle this matter properly and prevent Qingyun from affecting the company's overall strategy~"
Unfortunately, he was interrupted by Lu Yiming halfway through his words, "Boss Wu, you still don't understand the seriousness of the matter. Under normal circumstances, you would use the resources and strength of the group as an endorsement to seek personal gain for yourself.
Everyone turned a blind eye to it out of consideration for our past friendship, but the mess you've caused this time is too big. The group's work goals for the whole year have been completely negated because of you.
Mr. Chang Shuji, this is the data on the changes in Netcom's installed capacity. You can see that not only the number of new users is decreasing, but even the original old users have switched to the other two companies due to the impact of the incident.
If this continues, the group's market share and industry voice will continue to be weakened. How will the higher-ups view you by then? Will they even have an opinion on your abilities?"
"Okay, no more talking, let's talk about the solution now."
Chang Xiaobing knew that this was a time when he was incurring public anger, and Qingyun's background made him dare not easily divert the conflict. He had tried to do so in the meeting before.
However, the excessive favor shown to Qingyun by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Development and Reform made his attempt to exert pressure from higher levels fail. Li Zehua traveled around Yanjing for more than a week, but did not gain nothing.
He submitted a package plan on jointly establishing overseas subsidiaries with telecom operators and engaging in telecommunications infrastructure operations in multiple countries, which received widespread support from all parties.
At this critical juncture, no one would personally step in to suppress Qingyun. Moreover, the internal structure of United Communications is not monolithic, and there are many people who dislike Wu Xiaoqi, such as Lu Yiming.
He insisted on reconciliation with Qingyun and termination of cooperation with Tenda. After all, the importance of software service providers cannot compare to the power of the combination of hardware and software.
Chang Xiaobing, who had lost the initiative, barely managed to resolve the opponent's offensive and was forced to compromise, "Boss Lu, this matter was caused by Boss Wu.
Then let him handle it as well. If he does a good job, his crime will be mitigated. If he doesn't do a good job, he will be punished for multiple crimes in the future, and then we can consider the issue of accountability.
Well, let’s do it!”
Faced with Chang Xiaobing's use of his position to put pressure on him, no matter how unwilling Lu Yiming was, he could only leave after saying he would wait and see and wait to hear good news from Mr. Wu.
"This is your last chance. If you cannot successfully resolve the conflict, you can resign on your own."
Chang Xiaobing waited until they were the only two left in the office, then said in a deep voice, "No matter what method you use, you must make Qingyun agree to the original terms of cooperation.
If you fail to complete it, you know the consequences. The future of United Communications Group cannot be ruined in your hands."
Wu Xiaoqi looked bitter. "Is there really no other solution? It's just a private company. In the past, if we just said hello, they would come over and apologize."
"The people behind you have been working hard, what is the result?"
Seeing that he still refused to face the reality, or pretended not to understand, and wanted to trick United Communications into confronting them, Chang Xiaobing pointed out: "Is he an ordinary person?
That was the Internet brand chosen by Shanghai. When United Communications tore up the original terms of cooperation, it aroused Shanghai's dissatisfaction. Now, many competent departments have come forward to criticize the group.
Don't try to interfere with the financial and telecommunications industries' grand overseas expansion strategy. Do you ask yourself whether United Communications can compare with the national strategy?
They only know how to bully others at home, without even realizing the situation. The three-country free trade zone strategy has collapsed, the currency free convertibility policy has become ineffective, and overseas expansion has been frustrated. The authorities are anxious to find new alternatives.
Qingyun happens to be at the center of such a storm and is the only force that can gain recognition from both traditional American capital and Southeast Asian capital.
You don't even think about it, this is something you can interfere with."
If their interests were not tied together, Chang Xiaobing would not bother to care who was standing behind the other party. Who could reach this position without a network of connections?
Wu Xiaoqi looked ashen, no longer as arrogant as before...
"Go to their house to apologize, get their forgiveness, and stop blocking United Telecom?"
After receiving the news, Mr. Xiao Lu was furious. "Fuck, how can it be so good? They slapped me in the face, made my money, and interfered with the group's acquisition of Baihua Bank in Sichuan Province.
A useless fellow who can't even do the smallest thing."
Wu Xiaohui, who was in charge of delivering the message, turned pale and blue, but he didn't dare to get angry. He was filled with resentment, so he could only wait for him to vent for a while before cautiously saying:
"Boss Xiao Lu, what should we do now? My brother's position cannot be moved. I heard that the Lu guy is trying to get rid of him, but he is not greedy for this position.
I am afraid that someone with ulterior motives may target the investment holding company. The money from the previous rounds of financing given to Dingguo all went into the pockets of those directors. Once it is exaggerated, someone with ulterior motives may use it to make a fuss.
Just in case, just in case…”
He didn't dare to continue talking because someone might really die.
Dingguo Insurance has grown from a small regional company to become the eighth fully licensed insurance group in the country today, with assets exceeding 100 billion yuan, but only they themselves know the real situation.
There is so much water in it. Putting aside those packaged assets, it would be a blessing if 1/10 is left. Once the financial crisis goes bankrupt, none of these people will be able to escape smoothly.
Mr. Xiao Lu also knew the consequences, but he just couldn't accept the humiliation of bowing his head to a peasant. "Fuck it, you guys go, I won't go to see him!" "In order for the group to get out of this smoothly, I am willing to negotiate on behalf of the group, but the life-saving funds have not been found yet. Mr. Bin is willing to help, and Pangu Fund also has sufficient funds.
But he demanded half of the country's potential profits, and he said he would only solve the problem if we agreed.
Besides, Qingyun is now in the upper hand, what price should we offer to make him agree to cooperate again?"
Stealing a chicken but losing the rice is exactly what Wu Xiaohui is facing now. Everything stems from greed.
Some people regard Qingyun's bribery of the Minsheng Department as weakness, but they don't realize that it is a way of showing determination to the higher-ups. After all, the Minsheng Department has created a huge hole of 60 to 70 billion yuan, and those are the pledged shareholder assets.
It was not enough to fill the gap, so Li Zehua took out US$7 million to show his attitude in exchange for the understanding and acquiescence of the Zhongxin Group, and no longer obstructed Qingyun's acquisition of Minsheng Group.
They also assured their superiors that they would use the current book value to pay real money to fill the gap. Of course, among the assets pledged by the shareholders of the Minsheng Group, there are some truly valuable assets.
For example, the Panjiang Group holds a controlling stake in a securities company, 29% of the shares of Lianxiang Group, and the Fuxing Pharmaceutical Group held by the Fuxing Group.
But most of them are inflated assets packaged on paper. After strict evaluation, only one in ten is still valid, and at least 30 to 40 billion are classified as non-performing assets.
For the sake of the overall situation, Li Zehua endured it for the time being. After all, there were expected profits from going overseas, plus he could become an agent for micropayments in domestic physical outlets. If he did it well, he could fill the hole in less than two years.
Is there any business in this world that can make money faster than opening a bank and doing empty-handed business?
But now Dingguo came forward and offered his face to him for a beating, so how could Qingyun let him go so easily?
After discussing for a while, the two men could not come up with enough chips to make peace. In the end, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and send someone to contact Qingyun to test the other party's bottom line.
After Li Zehua came back from Yanjing, he stayed in Mozambique and did not go out. He was recently busy with the preparations for the MyBank and had no time to respond to the olive branch extended by Dingguo Insurance.
Just say one word to the middleman, ask for peace, and show sincerity. For example, SAIC has cooperated with Volkswagen for many years, so it should have some internal combustion engine technology, right?
If the license can be granted to Qingyun Power Technology and BYD, there might be a chance for this matter to turn around...
"Who does he think he is? Does he think he is a big shot?
Are the internal combustion engine technology patents jointly developed by SAIC and Volkswagen transferred free of charge?
If SAIC had the ability, it would have gone out on its own a long time ago. Why would it have to rely on outsiders? "
Hu Maosheng, chairman of Dingguo Insurance, is so upset that his head is about to explode. He regrets jumping out to cooperate with Standard Group in insurance, and now he is almost dying.
Originally, I thought of relying on the connections of Standard Group to provide food and drink for three generations. Now the goal has been achieved ahead of schedule. Well, three generations have all reserved a seat there in advance.
Food and accommodation are included, and a beautiful bracelet is also provided.
Facing the message from the middleman, he cursed loudly, "It's impossible. SAIC's own products are from the 1980s, which are three or four generations behind the mainstream internal combustion engine technology.
If it really existed, and FAW had repeatedly approached us to seek cooperation and wanted to use it on Hongqi models, we would have already done it ourselves. Why would we be repeatedly criticized by the higher-ups? "
Wu Xiaoqi rushed over from Yanjing, and was also very anxious, "Even if it is a product from the 1980s, after so many years of imitation, research and upgrading, it should be presentable, right?
Since he wants it, give it to him quickly, otherwise I won’t be able to handle the company anymore, and if I fail, you guys might not be able to handle it well, right?”
Hu Maosheng smiled bitterly and said, "Do you think I don't want to give it to you? This is a very urgent situation. No matter for the group or for my own future, I would even give you my life.
The problem is that there really isn’t one. BYD’s latest high-end series already uses 2.0 and 2.4 displacement engines. Although there are still some flaws, it’s barely enough.”
It’s not that I don’t want to give it to you, it’s just that you really don’t have it!
Not to mention SAIC, every other automobile company has its own technology and relies on joint ventures and imports to make money every year.
There is simply no motivation to update technology. Even the repeated requests from above to devote major efforts to the development of new energy strategies have been dealt with perfunctorily.
It's nothing, it's just driven by interests. No one dares to offend the foreign car companies behind them too much, for fear that the good situation will be ruined in their hands. Who is willing to take risks when they can make money?
Wouldn't it be great to just assign someone to set up a parts factory, mainly supply one series, and make hundreds of millions a year without doing anything?
Mr. Xiao Lu was almost driven crazy. "This is not okay, that is not okay. We can't really do what he said and transfer the full license of Dingguo Insurance to Qingyun Great Eastern, right?"
Li Zehua just mentioned it casually. Even if you drive a dog into a dead end, you must prevent others from counterattacking with all their strength when they are dying. The bottom line he gave was that Dingguo would help Qingyun Great Eastern Insurance.
It became the ninth company in the country to have a full insurance license and the only privately-controlled insurance company.
It's difficult, but there is still a chance. If Mr. Xiao Lu is willing to make drastic changes, he doesn't mind buying Dingguo Insurance as a whole at a relatively fair price.
But this is impossible. How could Mr. Lu, who still expects Dingguo to be the golden goose, give up his base?
The only headache is how to reply to Qingyun and get some life-saving funds to fill the hole.
“It’s definitely not possible to transfer the entire property, but helping him apply might give him some chance of success. As for whether it will be successful, it all depends on his own luck.
Or he could also add the progress of taking over the Minsheng Department as a bargaining chip in exchange. A preliminary consensus has been reached above that the shares of Lianxiang Group and other watered-down asset packages will be handed over to him.
What is difficult now is the securities, insurance, and funds under the Minsheng Group, the real estate of the Panjiang Group, and the pharmaceutical resources of the Fuxing Group. These are all popular, and we also want Fuxing Pharmaceutical.
In addition, it takes time to clean up the handles left on people's livelihood, so it has been dragged on.
It now seems that continuing to get involved in the high-quality assets left behind by the Minsheng shareholders will make the group lose more than it gains. It is better to take a step back in exchange for Qingyun's understanding.
We can't delay this any longer. As long as Dingguo Insurance is still there, no matter how much we lose, we can earn back double in the future.
If we continue to make trouble, Qingyun may leave a bad reputation as a person who is vindictive and ignorant of the big picture, but whether we can get out of this unscathed and whether we can survive is a question. "
Wu Xiaohui was scared.
After the collapse of the Taishan Minsheng faction, Dingguo Insurance lost its largest financing channel and can currently only rely on joint communication channels to obtain some related fixed investment funds from related companies.
The Pangu Society and the Sichuan Provincial Bank’s resources are like poisonous flowers, beautiful to look at but hard to swallow, because the other party has a special purpose and if they are not careful, they will all be dragged down.
There is no definite conclusion at home. In short, they are not optimistic, but they have not completely rejected it. After all, the interests involved in Dingguo Insurance are too huge, and no one wants to give up.
No matter how unwilling Mr. Lu was, he had to compromise in the face of the dilemma of having his financial financing channels cut off. Saving Wu Xiaoqi meant saving himself.
So he spoke very reluctantly, "Boss Wu, the company has invested so much in you this time, you must be grateful and repay us. I'll leave all the financing channels to you.
Even if it really comes to that, you have to get 20 to 30 billion yuan of life-saving funds for the group."
Wu Xiaoqi didn't dare to refuse. "I'll try my best, but it has to be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise I'm afraid Chairman Chang won't be able to hold on for long, and President Lu is watching me all the time.
If I delay any further, it will affect the group's annual mission and call in an investigation team from above. I'm afraid even the gods can't save me."
"That guy is really lucky. You should go there in person. As long as he stops targeting the company, the full license company can help him mediate, but at least you have to give him an extra sum of money."
Under pressure, Xiao Lu had to temporarily lower his noble head and was forced to compromise with Qingyun... (End of this chapter)