I dare not say that Jabil's method is a magic needle for stabilizing the sea, but it has played a huge positive role. There is absolutely no doubt about it.
Usually, many companies use this sudden big operation to stabilize people's hearts and increase people's trust in them.
Only when you have money can you have big operations, and when you have the ability can you buy things that others cannot buy, right?
But the problem now is that Xiao Qi has no intention of selling the shares in Dreampad and Dreamstars, so Jabil can only come and ask Xiao Qi in person.
"Qi Shao, we have known each other for several years. My subordinates here, whether it is Tom, Wade, Bolijie, or Mochiyev, are all friends with you. As long as we are in Citibank, Citibank will
I will always be a friend of Fairy Company. Although you are a genius, with our help, you should be able to do better business in European and American countries!" Jabil said seriously: "So, you see
For the sake of our friends, please save Citibank! We will all be forever grateful to you!"
Jabil is right.
The economy in the world today is still dominated by white people. It is really difficult for Chinese people to do business abroad.
Either I was cheated or I bought low-quality things at high prices. Anyway, I laughed at myself as "paying tuition", but in fact it was embarrassing and annoying.
If Citibank was there to help bridge the gap, things would be much easier to handle.
Not to mention that the charges are very high, some things are not something you can buy with your money in a short period of time. Only by relying on Citibank’s strong personal network can you have more chances of success.
Xiao Qi's Fairy Bank is destined to be able to conduct business in Asia at best. It will definitely be severely suppressed in Europe and the United States.
With a partner like Citibank, some acquisitions and transactions that are inconvenient can be left to them, which is very convenient.
If Citibank is in the hands of people from the Jabil faction, it will have this meaning to Xiao Qiqi. If it is controlled by another group of people, then it will definitely be a different matter.
Relationships and interests, when the two are combined, are the basis for solid cooperation.
Xiao Qi can regard several senior executives of Citibank as friends, but when it comes to business, he will still be very cautious and will not give others a chance to cheat him.
This is the situation that has been said since ancient times that shopping malls are like battlefields.
However, although Xiao Qi had decided in his heart that he could help Citibank, he could not agree so easily. Otherwise, this favor would seem too worthless.
While thinking, Xiao Qi showed an embarrassed look: "If it's a matter of borrowing money or something, with my good relationship with you, it would be no problem to borrow 5 billion or 10 billion US dollars. But it involves selling Dreampad and
I have no such plans for Dreamstars shares for the time being,"
Xiao Qi was deliberately saying polite words. He really wanted him to lend money to Citibank. That was okay, but the conditions would be very stringent. In addition to the collateral being of sufficient weight, there were many additional conditions.
, guaranteed to be no cheaper than Citibank borrowing money from other companies.
Moreover, he also knows that what Citibank lacks now is not money. Although they do not have money, what they need most is confidence, not only to give confidence to investors and savers, but also to give confidence to Citibank's partners.
Only when everyone has full confidence in Citi, will Citi's road ahead be easier.
As expected, Jip said with a look of gratitude on his face: "Qi Shao, thank you very much for lending us money. But what we need most now is something to boost morale. In addition to your Dreampad and Dreamstars shares, I think
Nothing better will come out.”
After a pause, he continued: "I know it is very embarrassing for you to suddenly make such a request. But please consider that the lives of tens of thousands of Citibank employees are hanging by a thread, and we, your friends, are also in dire straits.
Give us your support! I, Jabil, swear to God that I will never forget your kindness!”
Xiao Qi was silent for a while and said: "This is not a simple question. Mr. Jabil, you also know that Samsung, Google, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, UBS, Blackstone, etc. are all eyeing the shares of Dreampad and Dreamstars.
If I sell to you Citigroup and they want to buy it, what should I do? Should I just refuse?"
Jip's expression changed slightly. What Xiao Qi said was exactly one of the most difficult places they estimated.
If we just sold them Citigroup, then there would really be no trouble. But the problem is that Xiao Qi has a good relationship with others. If he only sells Citigroup and not to others, it doesn't make sense. Xiao Qi still has to bear the blame for Citigroup.
How could Qi ask for trouble like this?
So very realistically, if Xiao Qi sells Citibank Dreampad and Dreamstars shares, then he must sell them to others.
According to Xiao Qi's stingy temper, this matter is simply extremely difficult.
But Jabil had no choice but to try his luck and see if a miracle could happen.
"Qi Shao, you don't need to sell a lot, for example, 10% is enough. We at Citi don't need much, 2%-3% is fine." Jabil said hesitantly, "When Citi has calmed down for a while, we will
There will definitely be rewards!”
Xiao Qi sighed: "Citibank is in such a difficult situation. Even if I want to buy shares of Dreampad and Dreamstars from you, where will you get the money to buy them?"
"Citigroup actually still has funds. We can make use of the time difference to get 10 billion U.S. dollars." Jabil quickly replied: "It must be paid in cash on the spot, and it will definitely not be in arrears. And how much you sell to others, Citigroup is here
On top of that, a 20% premium will be added, which will be given in the form of a note in the contract, and will also be paid directly.”
He knew that Xiao Qi would suffer a loss if he sold his shares, so he wanted to use money to make up for it.
Although it's not a lot, it can still be regarded as Citi's intention.
Xiao Qi smiled and said, "Mr. Jip is very thoughtful."
Jabil smiled shamefully: "Can you not think more about it? Although Citigroup is very important, it is also my code of conduct at Jabil not to let my friends suffer. I know that if you persuade Qishao to sell the shares of Dreampad and Dreamstars, you
The loss is much more than what I gave.”
Jabil's thinking has reached a deadlock, that is, he believes that Xiao Qi did not sell shares in Dreampad and Dreamstars before, and he will not sell them now.
But in fact, few people knew that Xiao Qi had already planned to sell his shares in his flagship product for the second time.
Of course, it's not because Xiao Qi is short of money. The most important reason is naturally to spread the pressure and let more capable companies join in to help Xiao Qi shield himself from the wind and rain.
If it weren't for lvmh and Virgin's Branson had shares in Dreampad, Fairyland's situation in Europe would definitely not be as smooth as it is now.
While enjoying the dreampad, the two of them were also fulfilling their obligations and solving some troubles against Fairy Company.
This is even more true in the United States.
In the two years between last year and this year, Green Pine Capital did not know how many times it smoothed the relationship in Congress and prevented no less than seven crises for Fairy Company. Although Xiao Qi also contributed a large amount of money, this favor and relationship
, but it cannot be bought by money.
As for Larry Ellison, he also opened his mouth to attack many newspapers and senators who targeted Fairy Company. To a certain extent, it also made those people fearful and did not dare to be too blatant.
However, with the help of all friends, it does not mean that Fairy Company can sit back and relax from now on.
Dreamstars are even more popular than Dreampad, and even more people are jealous of them.
When w comes out in the future, the sales volume will be even more amazing than that of Dreamstars, and then it will make others even more envious and jealous.
Therefore, Xiao Qi needs to gather more friends and make them willingly and spontaneously safeguard the interests of Fairy Company through benefits.
What is Xiao Qi’s trump card?
Naturally, it’s the shares of dreampad and dreamstars!
Only if they also have the interests of dreampad and dreamstars, will they consciously protect dreampad and dreamstars.
It just so happened that Citibank came together now, giving Xiao Qi a reason to go along with the situation.
After another period of silence, Xiao Qi slowly said: "If I sell shares of Dreamstars to Citibank, will 5% be enough?"
"Ah? Dreamstars shares!?"
Jabil's breathing almost stopped. He thought he heard wrongly, "Qi Shao, are you telling the truth? Citibank can buy 5% of Dreamstars shares?!"
"That's right!"
Xiao Qi nodded seriously, "You are my friends. Last time Mingxiang's shares were redeemed, you also gave me a lot of face. Citibank is in trouble now and has nothing to do with me, but if I can help you
Taking a step further at Citibank is worth it for me!"
"ah!!"
Jip stood up in excitement and kept bowing to Xiao Qi: "Master Qi... you are really our benefactor! I, Jip, will be your forever friend!! Thank you! Thank you!!"
No matter what Xiao Qi thinks, the current result is what he expects most and what Citibank urgently needs.
Most of the tremendous pressure that had been placed on him during this period suddenly disappeared!
I finally got the magic needle that stabilizes people’s hearts! (To be continued)