togophonebook Chapter 155: Heaven Wants People To Perish, They Must First Make Them Crazy!
Chapter 155: Heaven Wants People To Perish, They Must First Make Them Crazy!
"Sit down, why are you all standing!"
After waving his hands, Tang Tian took the lead in taking the main seat.
"sit!"
The others took their seats one by one.
The box space is quite spacious, and there is a separate seating area.
"Master Tang!"
"Wang Gaocan..."
After taking his seat, Wei Jianjun seemed to speak anxiously.
Slightly nodding, Tang Tian took a sip of his tea: "In the morning, Uncle Wang already called me.
'Shua!!!'
Hearing the word 'Uncle Wang', Wei Jianjun's eyes froze.
Wang Yun is a high-ranking officer, an official affiliated to Zhongnanhai, and directly manages Guoan.
For a character like this, Tang Tian is called Uncle, which shows that the relationship between the two parties is very close.
"I've seen the shareholding structure and operating conditions of your Great Wall Motors on the plane just now."
"The tradable shares in the market exceed 30%. Chairman Wei holds about 30% of the shares, and the remaining 40% of the shares are in the hands of employees and investment institutions. Your current market value is affected by Ji Li. It climbed to 52 billion Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to nearly 47 billion RMB."
"Since 2000, you established the Great Wall Internal Combustion Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd., becoming the earliest enterprise with core power among independent brands.
"On March 22 this year, the trial production of the transmission independently developed by Great Wall Motors was successful."
"Moreover, the car engine factory of your Power Division was completed, and two all-aluminum engines rolled off the production line.
"right!"
Glancing at everyone, Tang Tian's expression was indifferent, making it impossible to see what he was thinking.
"That's right!"
Wei Jianjun shrank his pupils fiercely, and said in response.
To be honest, the car engine plant of the Power Division and the two all-aluminum engines are secrets inside Great Wall Motors and have not been released, but such data has already appeared in Tang Tian's hands, which shows that Tang Tian has great energy.
"Director Wei!"
"Let me ask you a question."
"Does Great Wall plan to concentrate all its energy on developing cars?"
Staring at Wei Jianjun, Tang Tian asked.
"this...."
"Young Master Tang, may I ask what's the relationship?"
"Most domestic car companies want to enter the car field, which is the largest branch of family cars.
Hearing Tang Tian's question, Wei Jianjun was a little dazed.
Great Wall Motor, which has a smooth ride in the pickup truck and SUV market, has repeatedly tried to get involved in the car field, especially in 2007, the Great Wall Elf sedan and Jiayu MPV rolled off the production line, which was the first step for Great Wall to fully enter the car field.
Neither the pickup truck market nor the SUV market can compare to the sedan market, and the most important part of the family car [that is the sedan.
How many car companies are drooling over the profits in this market, Great Wall is the big brother of the country's car companies, how can they not take the lead?
"There are relationships."
"If Great Wall has already planned to enter the field of cars in an all-round way."
"Then, Star Investment will give up its shareholding plan, and I can give you some advice.
"But Star Investment and I will not participate in this matter."
boom!
These words hit the hearts of all the Great Wall executives like a bolt from the blue.
Including Wei Jianjun, everyone's face instantly turned extremely pale.
The reason why they came to America was because of the courage and confidence that Tang Tian and Xingchen invested in them. If the two don’t participate, how can they win Jeep by relying on the Great Wall? After winning, how can they develop?
Looking at Tang Tian's stern face, Wei Jianjun asked in puzzlement: "Young Master Tang."
"I do not understand!"
"What does Great Wall's entry into the sedan market have to do with our desire to buy Jeep?"
"why?"
This is not only his doubt, but also the doubt of the Great Wall executives present.
Even though the Sichuan dishes just served on the table were steaming hot, the whole private room was full of fragrance, even though they were hungry, but their attention was always focused on Tang Tian, a young man who was only nineteen years old, full of anger and doubts.
"Santana and Jetta are still the record-holders in the sales of sedans and bicycles in China today. With the outstanding performance of QQ, Chery finally won the top 4 sales. The old Xiali, like Santana and Jetta, has become a miracle."
"From miniature, compact to medium-sized and large-sized cars, in addition to mini-cars, domestically-produced cars only occupy a part of the market share of compact cars, and the rest of the market share is either taken by joint venture cars or imported cars. Walk."
"I don't think you will be clear about how fierce the competition in the car field is.
"Cars are the main field of business for car companies all over the world, and they require countless investments in technology and capital.
"Let's not talk about the Great Wall, even if it's the Great Wall plus Jili, the joint development of the two of you may not be able to gain a firm foothold."
"Because of what? This field requires too much background."
Cursing his lips, Tang Tian did not hide his dislike for the Great Wall to make cars at all.
In fact, not only Great Wall, but also Geely did not do a good job. In later generations, Great Wall had to withdraw from this market, wasting a lot of manpower, material and financial resources. meager share.
If it weren't for Volvo's joining, Geely might not even be able to keep the share of Emgrand, and could only shrink back in the SUV field.
It can be seen that rashly entering the car field is indeed a pitfall for Great Wall and even domestic car companies.
"Yes, but we have reached the limit in the field of pickup trucks!"
A Great Wall executive couldn't help but said.
The expressions on the faces of other executives, including Wei Jianjun, betrayed their ideas.
It is true that Great Wall has been working hard on the export of pickup trucks, but it is hard work, and there is no progress other than that.
"Pickup gone? Where else?"
"SUV is your first field, why don't you try to concentrate on this market segment?"
*In 2007, the nationwide sales volume of SUVs was 375,055 units, a year-on-year increase of 57.8%. Among them, Great Wall's SUVs ranked first with 64,732 units, accounting for 17.3% of the overall SUV market share. Haval CUV became the single-brand sales champion with 57,752 units.
"Are you out of your minds, you don't want to go to a good market, but you have to go to the meat grinder?"
Glancing at the crowd, Tang Tian sneered.
"But the SUV market is too small, what's the difference between this and a pickup truck?"
Another Great Wall executive muttered.
Before Wei Jianjun could stop him, Tang Tian's expression darkened, and he angrily said: "Put your mother's shit on!"
* In 2007, 8% of European passenger cars were created by SUVs, and the total sales volume of the entire European market was 15.9598 million.
* How much is 8%? 1,276,784 vehicles, and this is only one European.
"And in 2004, SUVs accounted for less than 2% of European passenger car sales. With this scale, you tell me, it is about the same as pickup trucks?"
"Are you blind?"
Great Wall did not conduct a careful investigation on the SUV market at all, which made Tang Tian very angry.
It can even be said that their understanding of Jeep is only because Geely acquired Volvo, rather than thinking that Jeep can make up for the shortcomings of Great Wall.
Let me ask, with such an attitude, how can we be a good car company!
"this...."
The cold data spit out from Tang Tian's mouth, making the present Great Wall executives bow their heads in shame.
No one knows the potential of SUVs better than Tang Tian, because in later generations, SUVs have reached an astonishing level. In 2020, the number of SUVs in Europe exceeded 5.7 million, accounting for more than 34%; in 2020, Xia Guo’s annual cumulative car sales reached 19.288 million vehicles and 8.948 million SUVs.
This does not include similar expansion models: MPV, CUV, pickup, etc.
In the global market, the development trend of SUV and sedan stand together and share the world equally. The potential of this market is so great!
Before his rebirth, all the luxury car brands in the world were entering the SUV market, and Porsche even relied on SUV models to save lives, and jumped to the forefront of the world's first-line luxury car brands.
"Master Tang."
Looking at the frozen atmosphere, Wei Jianjun seemed to want to say something to ease it up.
However, Tang Tian waved his hand and said coldly: "Great Wall has not shown the sincerity that you are worthy of Xingchen's investment.
"You don't even know the meaning of going to the United States, and your eyes are blinded by Ji Li's brilliance."
"With all due respect, you are far behind Ji Li!"
"Let's not talk about anything else, let's eat.
"call……"
These words blocked everything Wei Jianjun wanted to say in his throat.
"Crunch!"
In the private room, only the sound of Tang Tian picking up food was left. Although other people were also eating, everyone was unwilling to eat.
It can be said that Tang Tian's words gave them a heavy blow. Great Wall has always been the number one car company in China. What a resounding name and prestige, but here it is belittled as worthless. It's trampling their dignity on the trash heap.
Immediately after the meal, Tang Tian left Chinatown with his people, and the Great Wall and his party were sent back to the hotel where they stayed. Everyone had their own thoughts.
"Master Tang!"
"What about the Great Wall?"
Sitting in the Cadillac President No. 1 car, Secretary Lin Yu asked cautiously.
"snort!"
With a cold snort, Tang Tian sneered: "How to deal with it?"
"Wei Jianjun is even more useless than I imagined.
"If you have such an attitude and team, why buy Jeep?"
"Junk companies like Great Wall should be still in the dust of history.
"Notify Feng Tao that the purchase of Great Wall's tradable shares and the shares held by investment institutions must reach a relative holding of 51%.
"What the country needs is for us to support an auto company that can compete with Geely. As for who will control it, it doesn't matter."
Speaking of this, a stern look appeared in Tang Tian's eyes.
Since the mud couldn't support the wall, he simply changed the entire Great Wall.
"yes!"
Lin Yu understood instantly, and immediately called Feng Tao, deputy general manager of Xingchen Investment.
April 12-13, 2008.
The G7 and IMF held meetings for two consecutive days, expressing their concerns about the current financial market shocks and demanding that financial supervision be strengthened.
On the 14th, Deutsche Bank plans to sell up to $200 of leverage-related debt to private equity firms.
On the 15th, England announced that the RICS house price index in March fell to -78.5, the lowest in 30 years, which was lower than the expected value of -67.5.
JPMorgan analysts pointed out that the global credit crisis is likely to continue to affect the market in the next 10 years.
William Rhodes, vice president of Citigroup, claimed that the American economy is approaching the center of the storm and may be in recession.
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Global subprime mortgage losses amounted to US$350-420 billion, and RealtyTrac Inc. reported that the US housing foreclosure rate rose by 57% in March.
The British banking industry urged the government to intervene in the market to prevent the failure of smaller financial institutions and ensure the source of new loans.
On April 16, Brown visited America to seek international solutions to the credit crisis and other issues. The number of new housing starts in the United States fell sharply in March by 11.9% to 17.
The lowest level in the year, the Fed's Beige Book pointed out that lending standards in various regions, the demand for loans fell.
JPMorgan Chase's quarterly report was better than expected, declaring that subprime mortgages will end, and plans to raise $6 billion in capital, which attracted many people's attention.
The Morgan consortium is vigorously concentrating funds to go long in the market, showing a high-spirited look, which has attracted many institutions to follow.
On April 17, Merrill Lynch's first-quarter asset write-downs totaled more than $6.5 billion, and it announced layoffs of 3,000 people.
On April 18, Citigroup announced a net loss of US$5.11 billion in the first quarter, or US$1.02 per share, after writing off more than US$13 billion in losses.
The negative news of two important companies in the world suddenly extinguished the wave brought by the Morgan consortium. Last week, LIBOR jumped by 20 basis points, indicating that the U.S.
In April 2008, the Fed will launch more measures besides cutting interest rates by 25 basis points.
The entire 130 international market is changing, and everyone is uncertain about the pulse of the subprime mortgage crisis, whether it is coming to an end, or the beginning of a new crisis.
The top ten British families and Xia Guo already felt the prelude to the financial crisis in advance, and a large amount of funds were short-selling the companies under the Morgan Consortium,
At the same time as the Dow and Nasdaq, it is lurking in the international financial market.
The top ten consortiums in the United States are also holding an emergency meeting, led by the Rockefeller Foundation, to convene the top ten consortiums to jointly deal with the next challenge.
At 4:00 p.m. on April 19th, a large crowd of people poured out of the Rockefeller Center one after another, and luxury cars parked in the underground garage quickly drove out of the street.
He is the principal of the top ten consortiums in the United States.
On the top floor of the Rockefeller Center, Stephen Rockefeller looked down, his face was cloudy, and the meeting almost broke up unhappy.
"Daddy!"
"The Morgan consortium is going too far!"
"Not only does it not support our speculation, but it also adds insult to injury.
"They're going to drag the whole of America down through the mud with their will!"
Abraham said angrily.
In the meeting just now, the head of the Morgan consortium - Mike Smith Morgan openly opposed Stephen Rockefeller's decision and did not support the purchase of
, Shares, support those difficult companies to continue to operate, so as to survive this cold winter.
The statement of the Morgan consortium has aroused the echo of many consortiums, especially the active support of the California consortium and the Texas consortium, which emerged after World War II.
Its rise depends on the military industry, and its influence in traditional industries is far inferior to other consortiums.
It is not easy to have such an opportunity to allow them to control some excellent companies without any effort, thereby expanding their influence.
How could they be willing to dedicate themselves to America for no reason? This crisis is undoubtedly a feast for them.
In the end, among the top ten consortiums, except for the First Citibank consortium, the Boston consortium, and the DuPont consortium, the other six consortiums did not support the Rockefeller consortium, and the Rockefeller consortium
The carefully woven plan to save the crisis was thus put to waste.
"Abraham!"
"America's fall into the quagmire is a sure thing."
"We can't prevent the financial crisis from coming, because most conglomerates around the world are waiting for this moment."
"If America doesn't fall into the quagmire, how can those financial groups have the opportunity to snatch benefits from us?"
"Mike Smith Morgan is an idiot. His stupidity is not greed, but greed and ignorance. He doesn't know the plight of the Morgan consortium. Tang Tian waited
It is he who keeps swaying liquidity and seeking benefits in the financial market. "
"Because, as long as all the liquidity of the Morgan consortium enters the stock market, what awaits Morgan will be the end of death."
"It seems that this time of the financial crisis, the top ten financial groups in the United States will be re-ranked."
With deep eyes, Stephen Rockefeller said meaningfully.
If you don't die, you won't die, and the Morgan consortium ruined hundreds of years of foundation because of a greedy hyena, it's really ridiculous!