Reborn, back to a small county town to become a wealthy family

Chapter 736 A Feast of Dinner
Before 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Luo Yang, who had just finished his vacation, arrived at the company full of energy.

"What time did you get back to Shanghai last night?"

When Sun Wei placed the teacup on the desk, Luo Yang asked a question with a smile.

"They had a blast and took a red-eye flight back to Shanghai. The plane landed at 3 a.m.

Wen Wan, holding her notebook, was preparing to give a report and also helped reply to the questions.

Sun Wei stuck out her tongue: "Boss, it won't affect today's work."

"At noon, I go to the hotel next door to get a room for a nap and sleep for an hour or two, otherwise I'll feel sleepy in the afternoon."

Luo Yang smiled kindly, then said to Wen Wan, "You may begin."

"Considering you haven't been to the office for two weeks, we haven't scheduled any other activities for you this morning, so you can handle some urgent matters."

Wen Wan reported directly: "The two research teams will meet in the conference room this afternoon and will produce a report later. Sun Dexiang and Chen Zhibin will come over to report on the relevant content and discuss the company's structural changes with you. The time will be roughly between 4:00 and 5:30."

After a week of research, and with last week's analysis and summary, we should be able to produce results.

"Restructuring the company is no small matter."

Luo Yang thought for a moment and said, "Let's set the meeting time for the board meeting this week. After we finalize the plan this afternoon, we'll discuss it at the meeting and make a resolution. Then we'll start making adjustments according to the plan."

"The company's original restructuring was scheduled to begin in August."

Wen Wan thought for a moment and said, "If you don't have any travel plans this week, you can schedule the board meeting for Friday. After the resolution is made, leave a few days for adjustment. If no one has any additional opinions, the adjustment plan can be implemented at the beginning of August next week."

After thinking for a moment, Luo Yang nodded and said, "Okay, let's hold it on Friday."

Wen Wan took notes.

"By the way, do you have any other plans for Wednesday this week?"

Luo Yang remembered the phone call he made yesterday and quickly asked a question.

"The schedule for Wednesday during the day can be adjusted, but the main thing is the evening."

Wen Wan replied, "I owe Pudong Development Bank a favor from what happened in Hainan before. Dong Xing has arranged a dinner with their leaders for you, and it's scheduled for Wednesday night."

"tsk"

Luo Yang clicked his tongue, then said with a troubled expression, "I contacted Shen Nanpeng of Sequoia Capital on Sunday and asked him to play golf on Wednesday afternoon. I'll probably have to entertain him in the evening, so our schedules clash."

"Uh"

Wen Wan was stunned for a moment, unsure how to respond.

As a subordinate, you can't say that the boss is wrong.

But in fact, he should have handed it over to Wen Wan after talking with Song Wan last Saturday.

Only in this way will Wen Wan take the initiative to ask Luo Yang if there is any conflict with the dinner arrangements when Dong Xuan invites him to dinner.

It's pointless to talk about those things now; the real solution is to come up with a way to solve the problem.

"I'll contact Dong Xing again and see if we can move the dinner with Pudong Development Bank forward or postpone it by a day."

After pausing for a moment, Wen Wan quickly offered her advice: "Your dinner with Sequoia Capital is important, and the matter with Pudong Development Bank involves you opening a private bank account. It's about returning a favor, so it's important but not urgent."

"No dinner appointments on Tuesday night, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Luo Yang said, "Moving it forward shows more sincerity than postponing it, unless Pudong Development Bank is too busy on Tuesday, in which case postponing it to Thursday night wouldn't be so unreasonable."

He had barely finished speaking when his phone rang on his desk.

The caller ID showed Han Dongming.

Are you in such a hurry?
Luo Yang gestured to Wen Wan with his eyes, then answered the phone.

"Mr. Luo, I hope I didn't disturb your meeting?"

Many companies have routine meetings on Monday mornings, which is why Han Dongming made that remark.

"This is not."

While on the phone, Luo Yang lit a cigarette.

After a brief adjustment, he smiled and said, "I was supposed to be the one calling President Han, but Song Wan reported to me last weekend that all the 985 and 211 universities in the capital have been secured. I was so surprised that I still can't believe how efficient they are."

"Hahaha"

Han Dongming laughed and accepted Luo Yang's praise wholeheartedly.

"If we're going to cooperate, we have to show our sincerity."

After laughing, Han Dongming continued, "I wonder if President Luo is satisfied with my sincerity?"

"More than just satisfied."

Luo Yang stated directly, "We welcome such collaborators and hope for more extensive cooperation in the future."

"Mr. Luo is very straightforward."

Han Dongming also asked frankly, "Then I'll be blunt and ask directly, Mr. Luo, do you have any plans to expand the bike-sharing project to overseas markets?"

“Song Wan reported this to me last Saturday.”

Although the other party did not mention Song Wan, Luo Yang knew that Song Wan must have contacted them.

Moreover, he subtly revealed his opinions.

Just as Luo Yang had predicted, Han Dongming couldn't hold back any longer.

The call came earlier than he expected.

"I also think it's a good idea."

Luo Yang continued, "However, it's not easy for a bike-sharing project to enter the European and American markets. From market research to investment plans, careful planning is required. This is not a simple market activity. Without certain connections, the initial stage will be quite difficult."

"One person's plan is short-sighted, but two people's plans are long-sighted."

Han Dongming didn't mince words: "President Luo has a genius-like market sense, and I have a wide network of connections, so our cooperation can be considered a powerful alliance. I didn't know you didn't have time this week, so I'll fly to Shanghai and we can discuss it in person."

Goodness, so urgent?
"Okay."

Luo Yang replied with a smile, "When does President Han plan to come? I'd like to make some preparations in advance."

"This weekend, around Thursday or Friday."

Han Dongming paused on the phone and said, "I have a childhood friend in Shanghai who just got back from the US this Tuesday. He won't be back until Thursday after adjusting to the time difference. I'll arrive in Shanghai on Thursday afternoon, and I can introduce you to him then."

childhood friend
In fact, Luo Yang didn't care much for it, and even felt a little resistant to it.

"Okay, see you on Thursday."

After exchanging a few polite words, the two hung up the phone.

Luo Yang looked up at Wen Wan.

"I understand. Pudong Development Bank can only schedule it for Tuesday evening. If that doesn't work, we'll move it to tonight!"

Wen Wan overheard the entire call and naturally understood the meaning behind Luo Yang's look.

What's the itinerary for tomorrow?

"There's a video conference starting at 9:30 tomorrow morning, initiated by Mr. Liang from Pinduoduo in Guangzhou."

After switching her train of thought, Wen Wan reported, "You haven't been there for more than half a month. President Liang has accumulated a lot of things to ask you about and report to, so we arranged this video conference. We're also combining it with the second-quarter financial report, so the meeting will be quite long." Because of the US crude oil futures market and the company's second-quarter financial meeting in Shanghai, Luo Yang didn't go to Guangzhou for the first half of the month.

Afterwards, Luo Yang stayed in Yang City for a week, and then went to Hainan for a vacation because of the marriage proposal ceremony, so he had even less time to visit Liang Yuxin.

"If you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten about it because I was so busy."

Luo Yang smiled and shook his head: "Alright, you can continue."

“Starting at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, Kunpeng Technology will be holding a test flight event in Sheshan, Songjiang. We would like to invite you to attend.”

Wen Wan continued her report: "In addition, there's a new energy industry seminar in the district, and the leaders specifically requested that you attend."

For some reason, Luo Yang suddenly thought of Lü Lin.

When Kunpeng Technology first expanded into the US market, it faced a tight cash flow situation and sought government-supported loans, which received support from its leadership at the time.

This leader is Lü Lin.

He also met with Luo Yang specifically to discuss the drone industry.

Luo Yang also had a good impression of him.

The two periods overlapped.

After thinking for a moment, Luo Yang said, "How about this, I won't go to watch the test flight. Tell Chu Jianming not to wait. I'll go to the district's discussion meeting tomorrow afternoon."

They plan to enter the new energy vehicle manufacturing industry. The district is holding a new energy industry seminar, which is worth attending.

Moreover, Luo Yang also plans to manufacture mobile phones, so he took the opportunity of the leader mentioning him to talk about it and see the district's attitude towards this investment.

Wen Wan nodded and wrote it down.

She would later contact Mr. Chu of Kunpeng Technology to tell him about Luo Yang's decision.

"Because you had a golf game scheduled with Mr. Shen from Sequoia Capital on Wednesday afternoon, the original afternoon schedule was changed to the morning."

Wen Wan readjusted the schedule according to her boss's schedule: "The meeting to allocate funds for the company's acquisition of the headquarters building will begin at 9:30 a.m.

According to the timeline for acquiring the headquarters building, the first formal meeting and discussion with Yongcheng Bank is scheduled to begin in August. At this meeting, Lingshigong Group will present its request to Yongcheng Bank to acquire the headquarters building.

The reason for contacting Yongcheng Bank first is that Yongcheng Bank is a major creditor of Zhaohe Real Estate's unfinished building project.

In addition, there was a private agreement between the two parties: Yongcheng Bank was willing to take over the bank loans of the other two major creditors of the unfinished building. When Lingshigong Group acquired the building, it was also equivalent to taking over the debt of Zhaohe Real Estate. The two parties needed to discuss this debt, which amounted to several billion yuan.

There were quite a few things to discuss.

On the one hand, it involves debt restructuring, which includes interest calculation, repayment period and method. These aspects alone can't be negotiated in less than one or two months.

In addition, there's the issue of the building mortgage loan, and the agreement previously made with Chu Xinyao to convert part of the debt into shares, with a repurchase at market price within five years.

To address these negotiation topics, Ling Shi Gong Group needs to assemble a professional negotiation team.

This team is mainly composed of finance and legal personnel, and additional talent with extensive acquisition experience is needed.

The team will also need to add members with real estate expertise later on, because Ling Shi Gong Group not only needs to discuss and negotiate with Yongcheng Bank, but also needs to negotiate the acquisition of Zhaohe Group's Shanghai branch.

What is needed for negotiation?
The prerequisite is sufficient funds. If Luo Yang can't even raise enough cash to pay Zhaohe, then there's no point in talking about an acquisition.

Currently, no one else in the group knows that this money will ultimately come from Gray Rhino Capital, rather than from Rashomon, which is widely recognized as a cash cow.

Whether the funding came from Gray Rhino Capital or Rashomon is another story.

However, how much is needed, when it will be used, and how many installments should be made all require planning by financial professionals.

"Did they anticipate the board meeting this week?"

Luo Yang smiled and shook his head: "It's such a coincidence that they all happened to be at the same time."

Acquiring a headquarters building, a matter costing billions, definitely requires discussion and approval by the board of directors.

Although Luo Yang made the decisions alone, the process still had to follow the normal procedure.

There's no need to mention Wednesday night; Luo Yang will definitely be entertaining Shen Nanpeng.

"President Song Wan has scheduled a meeting with you on Thursday morning to discuss the second round of financing for the bike-sharing project. The meeting is scheduled for 9:00 to 10:30."

Seeing that Luo Yang had no intention of continuing the discussion about the previous matter, Wen Wan reported on Thursday's schedule: "According to the phone call you received this morning, there are no other plans for Thursday afternoon."

In the afternoon, I picked up Han Dongming to discuss the expansion of shared bicycles into overseas markets.

The dinner party tonight probably won't end anytime soon.

Therefore, Wen Wan scheduled the board meeting for the afternoon of the next day, fearing that her boss might have drunk too much the night before and wouldn't be able to get up in the morning.

The week was packed with activities.

The dinner appointments were scheduled from Tuesday to Thursday, leaving Luo Yang no time to even check the US crude oil futures market on Gray Rhino.

The thought of this made Luo Yang feel uneasy.

He decided to take advantage of his free time tonight to go to the trading room of the Gray Rhino company to check on the market situation.

While there's no need to worry about being liquidated, at least you should know how much money you've made so far, right?
After Wen Wan finished explaining Friday's arrangements, Luo Yang thought that the report for today was over.

He lit a cigarette, leaned back in his executive chair, and prepared to rest for a moment before dealing with the backlog of company business.

"Boss, there's something else I need to report to you."

After seeing that Luo Yang had relaxed, Wen Wan began to speak: "Your house in Hongqiao Villa is ready. I went there last week, and there's basically no smell left. If needed, you can move in soon."

"what?"

Luo Yang was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant: "You mean we can move into the Rainbow Bridge Villas now?"

"Yes, you can check in now."

Wen Wan nodded and said, "Apart from a few basic necessities, all other facilities have been set up. If you plan to move in in the next few days, I will arrange for the board office secretariat to make the purchases. It will only take half a day."

"That's it"

After thinking for a moment, Luo Yang said, "Let's move. We'll move there this week."

"Okay, boss."

Wen Wan nodded and said, "Then I'll arrange for a long-term room at the Hilton Hotel next to the other headquarters to be booked until the end of this month. We won't be renewing it starting in August. Does that seem reasonable to you?"

"Keep it."

Luo Yang said directly, "Anyway, it won't cost much. There will always be times when it's inconvenient for you people in the board office. Just use that long-stay room as your rest room."

Wen Wan instantly understood the meaning behind her boss's words.

The Hongqiao Villa is definitely reserved for the boss and his wife; none of the young women in the board office are allowed to leave even the slightest trace there.

However, Luo Yang often had dinner parties, and someone from the board office always had to accompany him.

When it's inconvenient, that long-stay room can serve as their temporary dormitory, making it convenient for them to go to work the next day.

"The boss is more thoughtful than I am."

Wen Wan smiled and said, "They'll definitely welcome this kind of benefit. I'll thank the boss on their behalf!"

What's there to thank me for?
Isn't it all for our own convenience?

Director Wen really knows how to talk.

(End of this chapter)