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"President, our priority now is to find out whether the other party is here to acquire Toyota. In addition, does he have the capability to acquire Toyota? If we figure this out, we can discuss countermeasures. Otherwise, we cannot formulate an effective strategy before that." At this time, a senior executive expressed his opinion.

“Dear colleagues, based on my in-depth understanding of the Hong Kong business community, I have a relatively in-depth understanding of Mr. Lin’s situation. He emerged in 1978. Although his father was only the head of an ordinary real estate company, Mr. Lin undoubtedly surpassed his father and surpassed his father.

The source of funds for each of his acquisitions is always mysterious, but there is no doubt that his financial reserves are extremely strong. Take his Jardine Matheson Group as an example. Before it was acquired and privatized by him, its market value had exceeded 4000 billion yen. The market value of every company he controls should not be underestimated.

Therefore, the scale of Mr. Lin’s assets is extremely large. I even think that his wealth is comparable to one of the four largest conglomerates in our country.

In this case, he spent a huge amount of money to acquire 20% of Toyota Motor's shares. Even calculated based on last month's stock price, the transaction was worth more than 3000 billion yen. Such a huge investment is definitely not something an ordinary consortium can afford.

What is more worth mentioning is that during this sensitive period of US-Japan automobile trade negotiations, the market generally lacked confidence, but Mr. Lin dared to invest heavily in Toyota Motor, which undoubtedly demonstrated his strong strength and potential ability to acquire Toyota Motor.

In summary, I believe Mr. Lin has enough strength to acquire our Toyota Motors. We must face up to Mr. Lin Haoran's strength and intentions and ensure that our response strategy is both comprehensive and effective. "The head of Toyota Motors' marketing department stood up and said in a deep voice.

The words of this person in charge immediately aroused heated discussion among everyone in the conference room.

Although Toyota Motor's equity structure is mainly composed of local Japanese shareholders, even if Lin Haoran holds 40% of the shares, it is difficult for him to control Toyota Motor.

But no one knows, if Lin Haoran really decides to acquire the company, whether he can convince some shareholders to sell their shares to Lin Haoran.

"Since we know that the other party really has the ability to acquire our Toyota Motor Corporation, the most critical issue we are facing now is whether the other party is here to acquire Toyota Motor Corporation?" At this time, an executive also stood up and said.

"Everyone, since Mr. Lin has become a major shareholder of the company, why don't we invite Mr. Lin to join the board of directors of Toyota Motor Corporation and communicate directly with him to find out his true intentions. There is no need to speculate here. What's more, even if Mr. Lin really wants to acquire Toyota Motor Corporation, the people who are most worried should be the people of Mitsui Group, right?" A senior executive gave his opinion.

Today's meeting is an emergency meeting of Toyota Motor Corporation, and those participating in the meeting are basically Toyota Motor's senior management.

As for representatives from the Mitsui Group, they did not attend the meeting.

This is why the person in charge dared to say so.

In fact, everyone knows about this matter, but they just don't talk about it in the past.

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the office suddenly became much more relaxed.

There is an old saying that the emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuchs are. The big conglomerates above will naturally find ways to stop Lin Haoran from coveting Toyota. Why should they worry about this themselves?
"In that case, let's invite Mr. Lin to join Toyota Motor's board of directors. He owns 20% of Toyota Motor's shares and is qualified to join the board." Toyota Eiichi nodded and said at this moment.

After all, his Toyota family is too weak. Although they have the final say in Toyota, this is ultimately because Toyota was founded by their family.

Although the Toyota family has gradually grown stronger over the years relying on Toyota Motor Company, it is still far behind the top conglomerates.

"The president is wise. Inviting Lin Haoran to join the board of directors will not only allow us to directly understand the other party's intentions, but also to a certain extent check and balance Lin Haoran and prevent him from making overly radical moves." The head of the marketing department immediately agreed, secretly glad that his proposal was approved by the president.

So, a meeting that was convened urgently was temporarily adjourned.

While some people were worried that Lin Haoran was going to acquire Toyota, some consortiums felt that the opportunity had come.

Strong Japanese top conglomerates such as the Mitsubishi Group, Sumitomo Group, Yasuda Group, and Fuji Group have strong financial strength, but they just lack opportunities.

If there is an opportunity now that allows them to spend money to acquire 20% of Toyota's shares in one go and become Toyota's largest shareholder, they would definitely be very happy.

And right now, isn’t this a good opportunity?
Therefore, at this moment, after receiving the news from Citibank, all major financial groups held emergency meetings to discuss how to obtain the greatest benefits from it.

For example, in the headquarters office of the Mitsubishi Group, the head of the Mitsubishi Group is currently discussing with his subordinates.

“Given Toyota’s prominent position in the Japanese business community, whether Mr. Lin really intends to acquire Toyota or not, it is unlikely to succeed in the end. Even if we do not take action to stop it, the government will certainly intervene for various reasons.

Therefore, I see this as a great opportunity for us. If we can acquire shares from Mr. Hayashi before the Mitsui Group, then Toyota Motor may join our Mitsui Group.

By then, the position of the Mitsubishi Group will be more stable and its strength will be greatly enhanced. This will be a good opportunity to completely crush the ambitions of the Mitsui Group, Sumitomo Group and others that have long been trying to surpass us!"

The mood of President Mitsubishi at this moment is completely different from the complicated and slightly worried mood of Eiichi Toyota. His eyes are full of opportunities and expectations.

"The president is wise. Why don't we go find Mr. Lin tomorrow and discuss with him the possibility of acquiring Toyota Motor's shares." One of his subordinates echoed.

"No, no, no, I suggest we contact Mr. Lin tonight, President. If we can think of these things, other consortiums will definitely think of them as well. If we are late, then we will miss such a good opportunity!" Another subordinate on the side shook his head and said.

“Nakata is right, we must contact Mr. Lin as soon as possible, otherwise if his forces seize the initiative, we will have to pay a greater price to make up for this mistake.

I will call Mr. Lin in person in a moment to express our Mitsubishi Group's respect for him and our sincerity in cooperating with him. At the same time, we will also prepare a detailed cooperation plan to let Mr. Lin see our sincerity in cooperating with us. "Mitsubishi's president made a decisive decision.

"Boss, if that's the case, then we have to think carefully about what price we should offer to convince Mr. Lin. We have to be fully prepared. Otherwise, even if we contact Mr. Lin, he may not be convinced by us." One of the subordinates shook his head and said, "What's the right price?"

This question instantly lingered in the minds of everyone present.

“I suggest that we bid according to the market price first. Now, if we want to take advantage of the other party and want them to sell to us at a lower price, it is impossible and may even anger the other party.

Mr. Lin is a young man, full of youthful vigor. Moreover, he has achieved such great success at such a young age. We must not look down on him just because he is young!" The man who proposed to contact Lin Haoran immediately proposed again at the right time.

"What Tanaka said is indeed right. Even if we didn't discuss the merger the first time, we still have to show our goodwill to the other party. Okay, I will immediately ask someone to investigate where Mr. Lin is now and contact him as soon as possible. I hope to meet with Mr. Lin before the Mitsui Group. It's decided!" President Mitsubishi waved his hand and decided the matter.

As the largest conglomerate in Japan, Mitsubishi naturally has its own very powerful intelligence agency.

Since Lin Haoran did not seriously conceal his whereabouts, it was not difficult for Mitsubishi to find out where Lin Haoran was.

At this moment, there are several forces like the Mitsubishi Group that want to acquire Lin Haoran’s shares.

They also used their own intelligence departments to investigate Lin Haoran's current whereabouts.

At this time, Lin Haoran had already left the headquarters office of Citibank's Japan branch. He looked at his watch and it was already past six o'clock in the evening.

At this time, there is no need to go back to Landmark Tower.

So he told the driver to go directly to a high-end restaurant in the central district.

In the afternoon, he had already made an appointment with Ma Shimin and Huo Jianning to have dinner with them at this Chinese restaurant tonight.

After all, Ma Shimin couldn't stay in Japan for long. In three or four days, he would have to return to Hong Kong.

He had no idea that at this moment, many forces were trying to contact him.

This high-end restaurant is a combination of Chinese and Western cuisine. It not only serves Western and Japanese food, but also Chinese food, and the dining environment is very good.

When he arrived at the restaurant, his men had already booked a private room for him.

Not long after, Ma Shimin and Huo Jianning came together.

"Order whatever you want to eat!" Lin Haoran said with a smile after everyone sat down.

Recently, Toyota Motor's stock price has been rising, which means that the profits he has made from this layout have also been rising, so he is naturally in a very good mood.

Now, although the Japanese government intervened and forced him to announce the news, overall it is harmless.

"Boss, you're treating me, so I'm going to charge you a lot!" Ma Shimin joked with a smile, then picked up the menu and started ordering food.

Soon, everyone ordered two or three dishes. After ordering, everyone took the opportunity to chat.

The dishes were served quickly.

Several people ate and chatted.

At this moment, the door of the box was suddenly pushed open, and a waiter walked in and whispered a few words in Lin Haoran's ear.

After hearing this, Lin Haoran's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

The waiter told him that there was an important person who wanted to come over to visit.

The person who was able to investigate his whereabouts obviously had a complicated background.

In this case, it’s better to meet in person.

"Let the other party in!" Lin Haoran thought about it and said directly.

There were several bodyguards in the box, and there were also bodyguards in another box outside the box, so he was not worried about his safety.

But he didn't know which force was looking for him. (End of this chapter)