Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 645 A Sudden Cooperation! (Second Update!)
Yanjing.

Foreign Investment Management Division.

As usual, Zhai Yueyang, the person in charge, brewed himself a cup of black tea, then turned on his computer, entered the review and management system, and began to check the progress of project filings introduced by local governments at all levels.

The computer is a bit old, and the system was running a little slow. It took quite a while before I was able to successfully log into the management system.

He first went to the Management Department's direct page, and as soon as he entered, he saw a screen full of applications.

In that instant, his eyes widened to their maximum, and he even forgot to drink the tea that was brought to his lips.

The Foreign Investment Administration Department is a department under the Ministry of Commerce that is responsible for reviewing and registering foreign companies investing in China.

At the management level, the Ministry of Commerce has classified foreign investment into categories such as mega-projects, large-scale projects, medium-scale projects, and small-scale projects.

The Foreign Investment Administration Division is primarily responsible for approving mega-projects and some key large-scale projects.

Large-scale projects were typically delegated to various provinces and municipalities.

For medium and small projects, authority has been delegated to the development zone level.

For projects of the corresponding level, all that is needed is to register with the local department, have them reviewed and filed, and then submit them to the system.

Even if we spread the data across the whole country, there are only a few mega-projects and key mega-projects each year, but as long as the materials are complete, the review time will not be too long.

Therefore, the Foreign Investment Administration Department's main task is to supervise and review foreign investment projects at all levels.

This situation will never happen!
Not yesterday!
Are these foreigners crazy, investing in such large-scale projects all night long?
Probably! After a brief moment of shock, Zhai Yueyang quickly put down his teacup and clicked on the first item.

[Koch Industries' large-scale chemical complex: A project with a planned investment of $23 billion, it's a comprehensive complex capable of producing a wide range of chemical products...]

[Note: The Group's top director, Arna Koch, is currently en route to China. Specific project details can be discussed further...]

After reviewing the filing materials submitted by the other party, Zhai Yueyang's doubts were not resolved; instead, he became even more confused.

As the head of the Foreign Investment Administration, he naturally had access to information on mega-corporations like Koch Industries, and the name Alna Koch was naturally among those documents.

The second generation of Koch Industries is the one who led Koch Industries to global prominence and made it a global industrial leader.

If I remember correctly, many years ago, this person had already retired behind the scenes and started living a life of retirement.

The last time news of him surfaced was five or six years ago when he appeared at a charity gala.

In the past two years, there have even been rumors that he has died, but the top board of Koch Industries has not been replaced, so the rumors have never been confirmed.

Based on his age, he should be around 90 years old now!
Why would someone like this travel such a long distance to come and discuss a mega-project?

Crazy?
Zhai Yueyang closed the page in a daze and clicked on the second item.

[Evaluation of China's Government Bond Overseas Sales Project...]

[Note: Deutsche Bank Group Director Carl von Guttenberg has already departed and is available to discuss specific projects face-to-face...]

If Koch Industries' investment only left Zhai Yueyang bewildered, then Deutsche Bank's investment cooperation application was like a slap in the face, leaving him completely disoriented.

Every country issues national debt, but most countries can only sell their national debt domestically.

Better-off countries usually put their national debt on the international market and sell it to foreign countries.

This is both a symbol of strength and a symbol of national credibility.

In countries with good credit, government bonds are easy to sell.

Of course, America is an exception, because their fists are bigger.

When government bonds are sold internationally, most buyers are not very familiar with them, so they will ask appraisal agencies for research reports.

Deutsche Bank excels at evaluating government bonds and facilitating international mergers and acquisitions.

Furthermore, Deutsche Bank has a very stable reputation in Europe and Africa, and nine out of ten projects they assess and facilitate are successful.

Previously, when issuing government bonds and when several companies were making international acquisitions, they also approached Deutsche Bank.

The other party was extremely arrogant and charged exorbitant fees.

But now, these people are actually lowering their standards and coming over to seek cooperation?

They even dragged out that old-fashioned director from who-knows-where.

Aren't they afraid that these octogenarians or 90-year-old men might accidentally stop breathing halfway through the journey?

what's the situation?
Crazy!
Let's look at the next one. If the next one also has problems, then there's only one explanation: the website has been hacked!

Someone is playing a joke on me!

The third project is from South Korea.

[Samsung Group's large-scale electronics manufacturing base...]

This time, Zhai Yueyang didn't look at the specific investment details of the project; instead, he flipped to the back to look at their notes.

Like the previous two projects, this project's notes also mention their founder, and that the founder will come in person to conduct the negotiations.

Upon seeing this, Zhai Yueyang pinched the bridge of his nose. He could now confirm that the website had been hacked.

He took a deep breath, downed the tea in one gulp, picked up the phone, and called his superior directly.

Then he quickly called the departments in charge of reviewing the projects in various locations and asked them to back up the data immediately.

No sooner had he finished the call than the head of the system maintenance department appeared at his door, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.

Upon meeting, the head of the system maintenance department immediately said:
"First of all, our website has not been hacked! Don't overreact, it's scary!"

"Secondly, could you please call me next time?"

"Do you know how anxious the minister was when he called me?"

"Do you know how anxious I was when I got the call?"

The words of the head of the system maintenance department left Zhai Yueyang even more bewildered.

Is there nothing wrong with the system?

If there's nothing wrong with the system, then why are there so many projects?

He beckoned to the system maintenance staff, then pointed to the computer screen in front of him: "If there are no problems, then tell me why there are so many applications for super-large projects and key projects listed above!"

"And take another look at these notes, such as the founder and the top director needing to come in person."

"Even the youngest among these people is over eighty years old!"

"What? You're in your eighties, in the prime of your life, the time to strive and work hard?"

"Tell me!"

The forceful words, coupled with the content displayed on the computer screen, left the head of the system maintenance department perplexed. Under normal circumstances, this situation wouldn't arise; what kind of eighty- or ninety-year-old man would eagerly come out to discuss a project?
I'm getting old, and I don't know where to unleash my passion, so I'm out here talking business.

What kind of international joke are you kidding?
At that moment, he couldn't help but ask himself if his skills were too poor, which was why he couldn't find the hacker.

After asking himself this question, the head of the system maintenance department stood up straight: "Old Zhai, go and report to the minister and explain the specifics."

"I'll contact my fellow apprentices and ask them to investigate."

"hurry up!"

After leaving those two sentences, the head of the system maintenance department left like the wind. Zhai Yueyang, who remained in the office, also began to organize the data. In less than 10 minutes, he left the office with a stack of documents and headed to the office of the Minister of Commerce.

…………

"Boss, these are the cooperation proposals our company has received from foreign investment institutions since the day before yesterday."

“We have confirmed with the departments of these investment institutions in China. The confirmation emails came from their overseas departments and confirmed that someone from them will be coming to China soon.”

"Take a look!"

Liu Yongqiang placed a thick stack of documents in front of Lin Yi, took two steps back, and stood aside, waiting for Lin Yi to finish reading the documents and give his comments.

Lin Yi caught the first document, opened it, and found it was an investment intention letter from Goldman Sachs.

In its letter of intent, Goldman Sachs stated its willingness to invest a portion of its capital to collaborate with Xiaomi Heavy Industry in the fields of batteries and new energy vehicles; however, the company requested a majority stake.

The other party did not disclose the specific investment amount, but only requested a 60% stake, and that overseas sales must be handled according to Goldman Sachs' arrangements.

These Jews are truly insatiable.

With a mental grumble, Lin Yi tossed the document aside and picked up another one.

This letter of intent for investment comes from Europe, from a Swedish bank. It does mention an investment amount, but it's only $2 million.

The other party wants to use the $2 million to buy a 40% stake in Xiaomi Heavy Industry.

nerve!

This letter of intent was thrown into the trash can, and then the remaining dozen or so letters of intent were also thrown into the trash can.

You can't communicate with stupid people, especially those who think they're superior.

They made themselves look like a beggar who needed their money.

After cursing in his heart, Lin Yi was about to go to work on other tasks when a flash of inspiration struck him. He bent down and picked up the documents he had thrown down again.

He then compared the names of the investors in the documents and began searching for relevant information on the internet. In about half an hour, he found what he was looking for.

That is, information about the founders of these investment groups.

These people are all in similar situations.

They are mostly living in seclusion or semi-seclusion, are all quite old, and there has been no official announcement of a transfer of power.

After reviewing the information, he took out his phone, found Leng Yun's number, and dialed it.

Leng Yun seemed very busy. She finally answered Lin Yi's third call, just as the call was about to automatically disconnect.
"what's up?"

"I need your access to look up some things for me!"

"what?"

“In the past few days, our public relations department has received many letters of intent from foreign investors. Under normal circumstances, even if these foreign investors wanted to invest, it would be impossible for them to all appear at this time.” Lin Yi suddenly stopped speaking.

After pausing for about 10 seconds, his gentle voice suddenly changed, becoming somewhat eerie: "I suspect that the behind-the-scenes controllers of these investors appeared collectively at this time."

"Seeing Xiaomi Heavy Industry's business, I thought I could kill two birds with one stone and take advantage of any opportunity I could."

"At this time, the behind-the-scenes controllers of those investors have appeared. I think you should understand what that means!"

After the sinister voice finished speaking, the person on the other end remained silent for a few seconds before letting out a strange laugh.

A few strange laughs, like someone celebrating the success of their conspiracy.

The wicked laughter disappeared, and Leng Yun's voice became exceptionally serious:
"I'll ask around later. If it's confirmed that their people have come, then I'll have someone go and have a good talk with them, try to reason with them."

"In addition, if we want to pull them along, we must give them some incentives so that they will follow the carrot hanging on their heads like a donkey pulling a millstone."

Have you prepared the radishes?

"Radishes?" Lin Yi retorted, then let out a strange laugh: "The radishes have been prepared for a long time; they'll have to pay a little price!"

"A little bit!"

Upon hearing that confirmation, Leng Yun knew that Lin Yi was prepared, and she decisively ended the conversation without saying anything more, leaving him with the words "wait" before hanging up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yi picked up the documents again, opened the last few documents he hadn't finished reading, and began to study them little by little.

We still need to meet with them, have a chat, and see what their situation is.

If you can find someone in charge, that would be best; if not, it doesn't matter.

Anyway, it's just to add fuel to the fire for the big fun to come.

He sifted through the large pile of documents, eventually selecting five, and then waved them at Liu Yongqiang:

"You should reply to these five investors and say that we are willing to talk to them."

"Starting this afternoon, we'll have one family each day, eating at Taihu Restaurant!"

"By the way, contact the owner of Taihu Restaurant. I want the most authentic West Lake Vinegar Fish. If he tries to fool me with that Squirrel Mandarin Fish again, I'll kill him!"

Liu Yongqiang smiled as he took the documents and then smiled as he left.

He had already read these letters of intent when he received them in his email.

The other party was very arrogant, but he was the head of the public relations department, and Lin Yi was his superior. Even if he was not satisfied, he had to hand over these letters of intent to Lin Yi and let Lin Yi make the decision.

When Lin Yi proposed cooperation and decided to host a banquet for them at Taihu Tower, Liu Yongqiang knew that their boss had already planned something wicked.

Back in his office, he immediately replied to the emails from the investors listed in the five documents, indicating that Xiaomi Heavy Industry was willing to discuss investment with them.

To demonstrate its sincerity, Xiaomi Heavy Industry hosted a banquet at Taihu Tower by Taihu Lake, inviting investors to the event to discuss relevant details.

After replying to the email, he personally called the owner of Taihu Restaurant to relay Lin Yi's requests one by one.

After relaying the information, he then began to give instructions to the public relations department:

"Keep your spirits up these next few days. We need to negotiate with some investors. And make sure you get all the cars clean!"

"Everyone should look more handsome!"

(End of this chapter)