On the morning of the next day, the board of directors of Avon Group was officially convened.
At ten o'clock, Lin Qingya walked into the conference room quickly with her secretary Qiu Ye, and the conference room was already full of people at this time, Lin Qingya glanced at it, and all the shareholders of Avon Group had arrived.
After walking to the front of the oval conference table, she first said hello to the two major shareholders on the left and right, on the left is He Wei's father He Zhendong, and on the right is also the veteran who founded the Avon Group with Lin Qingya's father Lin Zhiyuan and He Zhendong, named Chen Shangnian.
Chen Shangnian is in his early fifties and has never been married, he is different from Lin Zhiyuan's old and serious and He Zhendong's deep and introverted, he can speak well, and pays great attention to maintenance, so he looks only in his forties, looks very young, plus he is elegant and personable, so his young girlfriends have changed one after another, very dashing.
In addition, because he, He Zhendong and Lin Zhiyuan are all veterans of the company, and the three of them together occupy more than eighty percent of the company's shares, so although there are many people involved in today's board of directors, in fact, in addition to Lin Qingya, only He Zhendong and Chen Shangnian are left with the final decision.
Seeing Lin Qingya, Chen Shangnian joked with a smile: "Qingya, you have been getting more and more beautiful recently, I heard that love can make women more and more beautiful, did you secretly fall in love without us?"
” The news that Lin Qingya and Qin Hai have been engaged is no secret to He Zhendong and Chen Shangnian, but this matter has not yet been announced to the public, Chen Shangnian said this, on the one hand, it is to use this topic to make a little joke about Lin Qingya and adjust the atmosphere in the conference room, on the other hand, it can be regarded as helping Lin Qingya warm up in advance, after all, Lin Qingya's engagement will be announced one day, and now mentioning it in front of a group of shareholders can be regarded as informing everyone first.
Of course, Lin Qingya knew Chen Shangnian's intentions, and she also knew that Chen Shangnian was for her good.
She smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, don't talk about me, I heard that you have a very beautiful girlfriend recently, you should be able to help me find an aunt this time, right?"
” Chen Shangnian laughed, stroked his shiny hair and said with a smile: "Don't worry about my business, when there is really that day, you will naturally know." ” He Zhendong on the other side also said with a smile: "Qingya, don't worry about him, this guy has been playing all his life, and he has already played with his heart, and he probably won't get married again in this life."
You are different, you are still young, although the company's affairs are very busy, but your own affairs should not be delayed, and you should also contact the right object. ” Lin Qingya was grateful for He Zhendong and Chen Shangnian's care, nodded and smiled: "Thank you, Uncle He, I will pay attention." ” At this time, Akiba had already distributed the materials of today's meeting to all the shareholders present.
Lin Qingya glanced at it and said: "Today's interim board of directors is what I requested, and there is only one topic for discussion, that is, whether the acquisition of AutoNavi Group should continue.
The main information is written in detail in the conference materials, so you can take a look.
Yesterday, Sigma informed us that several investment companies have withdrawn from this acquisition plan due to their own problems, and if we want to continue this acquisition, we need to take over all the shares that those investment companies plan to undertake, and when we contact new investors, we can free up funds from it. ” Chen Shangnian flipped through the meeting materials and asked, "If we fund it, how much money will be needed?"
” "I did the math, and it would cost about a billion dollars."
Lin Qingya said.
"So much?"
Chen Shangnian frowned, "This is ten times our plan. ” Lin Qingya nodded and said, "That's right, it's far beyond our budget, but if we want to make this acquisition happen, this is the only way."
AutoNavi was in a hurry and demanded that the acquisition be completed within a week, otherwise it would look for new investors. ” He Zhendong groaned: "Does the company have so much cash in its accounts?
” "Because we have to prepare to participate in the project of Binjiang New Area, the company's accounts are now relatively abundant, and the insufficient part can also find bank loans, and the problem is not too big."
Chen Shangnian frowned, "Then if we fully participate in this acquisition, we can only give up the project of Binjiang New Area." ” Lin Qingya nodded: "That's right, if we decide to acquire AutoNavi Group, then at least within a month, we can't start other large-scale projects."
However, as far as I know, the project in Binjiang New Area is too wide-ranging, and the city is still conducting internal discussions, and it is unlikely that it will be formally tendered for the time being, so we still have hope. ” At this time, a small shareholder asked: "Are those investment companies suddenly decided to withdraw from the acquisition because there are some problems with this acquisition?"
For example, AutoNavi Group is not as good as we expected. ” Lin Qingya nodded and said: "This is exactly what I am worried about, although AutoNavi Group is not famous, and we have also sent people to inspect it during this time, but our understanding of this company is definitely not as good as those professional investment companies abroad, and their sudden withdrawal is not because they are aware of the hidden dangers in this investment, we don't know now." ” He Zhendong, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly coughed and said, "Qingya, what did Sigma say?"
” "They are very optimistic about this acquisition, so they very much hope that we can fund this acquisition plan."
Lin Qingya said.
He Zhendong nodded and said with a smile: "I heard that there is a vice president named Laura on Sigma's side, who is a friend you met when you were studying abroad, and she has always had a good relationship with you.
With this relationship, she shouldn't lie to you.
Since they are optimistic, this acquisition should not be too problematic. ” Lin Qingya glanced at He Zhendong deeply and said with a smile: "I think so too, but my personal relationship with Laura cannot be used as the basis for judging the company's major decisions, and I still hope that everyone will discuss this matter collectively before making a decision." ” He Zhendong said with a smile: "Qingya, in fact, everyone has seen your efforts and performance in the past two years, and every major decision you have made in the end is correct, I believe that this time will be no exception, and you should not be tied up because you are good friends with Laura, everyone trusts you very much." ” Lin Qingya smiled: "Thank you, Uncle He, and thank you for your trust in me, but this time is different from before, so I still hope that everyone will express their opinions."
Of course, personally, I am also in favor of continuing to complete the acquisition plan, although the funds needed in the short term are very large, but this is a very rare opportunity, AutoNavi Group is a very high-quality company, the reason why it is on the verge of bankruptcy, mainly because of the economic recession in Europe, and they have made serious mistakes in decision-making, if we take over, with the help of our domestic high-quality resources, I believe that we can make a profit in a very short period of time, which is for our company, It is likely to be a milestone-like leapfrog development opportunity. ”