I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 819: Intercepting Li Shufu's Hu Guang and creating a "lucky constellation" is a bit small-minded.

Bai Ou told Fang Qingye this news.

That afternoon, Fang Qingye convened a small meeting with three vice presidents in the president's office at Jinghai Bank Building to discuss strategic plans for further expanding the bank's business scope.

According to the development plan formulated at the beginning of the year, Jinghai Bank will not only complete the plan to establish branches in Xuzhou and Yancheng this year, but also extend its business to Hangzhou, Huacheng and Pengcheng, and achieve a strategic leap from the Yangtze River Delta to the Pearl River Delta.

The most crucial move was the formal establishment of a second headquarters in Shanghai, officially named "Jinghai Bank Shanghai Operations Center".

The center will focus on core businesses such as financial markets, digital banking, wealth management, and technology research and development. Entrusted by the head office, it will also manage five branches in Pudong, Huangpu, and the soon-to-be-established Hangzhou, Huacheng, and Pengcheng districts, effectively alleviating the head office's management burden. This important task is specifically overseen by Vice President Chen Danlu.

"Establishing the Shanghai Operations Center is our top priority this year at Jinghai Bank, and it's a crucial first step in our transformation from a traditional small and medium-sized bank to a comprehensive investment-oriented, international bank!" Fang Qingye emphasized solemnly. "I hope everyone will work together with one heart and one mind! We will hold a meeting of all middle-level managers at that time, and I will reiterate the importance of this work!"

The three vice presidents all expressed their full support.

Just then, Fang Qingye's phone rang. He glanced at it and saw it was Bai Ou calling, so he immediately answered.

"Ye Zi, good news! A satellite R&D company is selling its shares!" Bai Ou's excited voice came from the other end of the phone.

"I'm in a meeting right now, I'll call you back later," Fang Qingye replied briefly before hanging up.

The meeting continued for some time, mainly discussing recent work arrangements, especially personnel adjustments for several key positions.

As soon as the meeting ended, Fang Qingye immediately called back: "Bai Ou, the meeting is over. You just said someone is selling shares in the microsatellite company?"

“Yes, I had Li Li arrange for employees in the strategic investment department to find it on the A-share block trading platform,” Bai Ou explained in detail. “This morning, a transaction was posted in the ‘Block Trading’ section of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s official website: Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. publicly transferred its 35.67% stake in Shencheng Ouke Micro Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd.”

“I immediately checked the background information of OKMicro,” Bai Ou continued to report. “It is a private enterprise specializing in satellite research and development and application. It was established with the approval of the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission and the Shanghai Microsatellite Engineering Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The core team comes from the Chinese Academy of Sciences! ... I have sent the relevant information to your email.”

"Great... my wife is so capable!" Fang Qingye praised with a smile before hanging up the phone.

He immediately opened his email and downloaded the file sent by Bai Ou, studying it carefully. The information showed that the company was jointly funded by Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., Shencheng Gesi Information Technology Co., Ltd., and Shencheng Canlin Asset Management Center. The core team did indeed come from the Shencheng Microsatellite Engineering Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the CEO's name was Wang Yang…

Wang Yang? He works on microsatellites?
Fang Qingye felt that the name seemed familiar.

He tried hard to recall, and suddenly remembered.

Holy crap! It was him!
This Wang Yang later collaborated with Li Shufu, chairman of Geely Holding Group, to create "Geely Constellation"—a global low-Earth orbit satellite Internet of Things constellation system focused on providing low-power, lightweight communication connectivity for mobile terminals such as vehicles and ships.

It seems they've successfully set up the network and entered commercial use!

A colleague of Fang Qingye bought a Geely Lynk & Co 900 that integrated this technology, enabling communication via satellite network even in remote areas with no signal, ensuring "never losing contact." Because its concept was similar to Musk's Starlink, Fang Qingye did some extra research on it at the time.

Of course, this is what Fang Qingye saw before her rebirth.

Haha, they've thwarted Li Shufu's plans!
Fang Qingye searched online for information about Ouke Micro Aerospace and Wang Yang, becoming increasingly certain that Wang Yang was indeed the same Wang Yang!

But why would Zhuhai Orbita sell its shares?
Fang Qingye had no idea why. Never mind that! First, let's get this person and this team over there!
Fang Qingye immediately picked up her phone and called Bai Ou back: "Bai Ou, this is it! Find a way to acquire this 35.67% stake. If other shareholders are also interested in selling, we'll buy them all, the more the better!"

"Should I go and talk to them?"

"Of course! With my wife on the job, she's worth two people!" Fang Qingye laughed.

"Slacking off again... Okay, I'll contact the management of Orbita first." Bai Ou agreed on the other end of the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Bai Ou stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in her office, lost in thought for a moment, then picked up the phone on her desk: "Li Li, come here for a moment."

Soon, Li Li, the vice CEO of Topway Technology, appeared in the office.

"You immediately assemble a special team to comprehensively collect all publicly available information about Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., including financial reports from recent years, announcements of major assets, news of management changes, and recent public statements by its major shareholders. I will conduct a comprehensive evaluation."

"In addition, please have the Strategic Investment Department conduct a non-contact preliminary due diligence on Shencheng Ouke Micro Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd., focusing on assessing its technical team background, patent applications, potential technological barriers, and market prospects."

"Get all the materials to me as soon as possible!" Bai Ou instructed finally.

"President Bai, is the big boss planning to enter the microsatellite market and build China's 'Starlink'?" Li Li asked tentatively.

"Okay." Bai Ou nodded in confirmation: "But this is an internal secret, so don't spread it."

"Don't worry, Mr. Bai, I will do my best!" Li Li immediately replied.

"Okay, go get busy."

Li Li left in a hurry.

Bai Ou watched her retreating figure. This girl—no, she should be called a woman now—had also gotten married last year.

She found a local from Shanghai; her husband works for a public institution in Huangpu District.

Her loyalty to Fang Qingye is unparalleled. I reckon even if I leave, she will stay with Fang Qingye and never abandon him.

Bai Ou said self-deprecatingly.

There's a reason for that. If it weren't for Fang Qingye, this college graduate from a third-tier university would probably have already returned to her small county town to live. Unlike now, she earns nearly a million a year and even owns a house in Shanghai!
Intelligence was quickly gathered. Analysis showed that the main reason Orbita sold its stake in OKMicro was that OKMicro's current development strategy was biased towards the research, development, launch, and operation of communication satellites, while remote sensing satellite platforms and communication satellite platforms are quite different, and its development direction had deviated from the original intention of establishing OKMicro.

“President Bai, more importantly,” Li Li reported to Bai Ou, “Ouke Micro has suffered losses in the first half of this year, which is also an important reason why Orbita decided to sell it.”

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Bai Ou immediately decided, "Let's make formal contact with Orbita right away!"

(End of this chapter)