Meng Weiguo walked into the study with a tired look.
The person coming was none other than Meng Weiguo.
Lin Xiaohu on the side brought the meal that had been prepared earlier, and Meng Weiguo started to wolf it down on the coffee table.
"Brother Meng, why did it happen like this? Eat slowly and don't be anxious." Lin Wei poured tea for Meng Weiguo.
Meng Weiguo swallowed most of the bowl of rice, picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp, wiped his mouth with his hands, then wiped his hands with a tissue, while saying, "It's nothing, Mr. Yao, let me tell you about the situation here.
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Yao Yuan said, "Don't worry, let's talk while eating."
Meng Weiguo waved his hand and said, "It's almost done."
He came all the way from Finland, without stopping by plane, train or bus. The journey of more than 3,000 kilometers took two full days. It can be seen from the cotton coat he wore that he didn't have time to take off his warm clothes all the way south.
Clothing.
"Mr. Yao, I have already negotiated with the Finnish ads company to acquire all their technology and assets and keep most of their engineers. However, several major shareholders of the ads company want a price of US$20 million." Meng Weiguo said in a deep voice.
It turned out that he hurried over this time to ask for money.
In the past period of time, Meng Weiguo traveled around the world looking for technology and technical talents. He basically established the Novosibirsk Research Center by himself, and he organized nearly 3,000 scientists and engineers one by one.
Weihua Company is one of the few companies in which Yao Yuan personally holds shares. Yao Yuan holds 95% of the shares and Meng Weiguo holds 5% of the shares. The reason why the proportions are so disparate is because Yao Yuan has invested a huge amount of money.
Lin Wei knows the situation best. In the past two years, most of Yao Yuan's personal dividends have been invested in Weihua Company. Because of the close relationship between Weihua Company and Chunfeng Academy of Science, they mainly focus on technology research and development.
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Yao Yuan overcame all objections and agreed to Meng Weiguo's proposal to establish an independent technology research and development center for Hua Company, which would mainly conduct research in the field of communications and electronic chips.
In order to enable Weihua Technology R&D Center to continue to receive stable financial investment, Yao Yuan therefore decided to invest in his own name.
Yao Yuan knew that Meng Weiguo definitely wanted more than just 20 million US dollars. He asked, "Lao Meng, just tell me the total amount. How much will it cost this time?"
Meng Weiguo hesitated for a moment and said, "I have visited several European countries and identified more than 10,000 scientists and engineers. I want to hire them all to form a European R&D center."
"More than 10,000 people?" Lin Wei's eyes bulged out.
Meng Weiguo was a little embarrassed and didn't know where to start.
The atmosphere in the study was a bit heavy, and even Yao Yuan felt that Meng Weiguo had taken a step too far. It took thirty years to build a R&D team of 50,000 people, and recruited tens of thousands of R&D personnel in one year.
There is a huge difference in personnel.
These more than 10,000 people are not ordinary technicians or workers, but high-tech and highly knowledgeable personnel. The salary alone is a dauntingly huge expenditure.
Meng Weiguo stabilized his mind and said, "The situation in Eastern Europe has changed dramatically. This is a very rare opportunity. Many talents are underestimated. Investing more now to recruit more talents is the most cost-effective in the long run.
Most of these more than 10,000 people are from the former Soviet Union countries. They have generally lost their livelihoods and will inevitably move to other European countries. If we don’t recruit them now, it may be very difficult for them in the future.”
"How much does it cost?" Yao Yuan asked directly.
Meng Weiguo took a deep breath and said, "The establishment of a European R&D center may require an investment of US$200 million. This amount includes research funds."
"Lao Meng, stop hiding it and tell the truth," Yao Yuan said.
Meng Weiguo smiled awkwardly and said, "To build a European R&D center, the expenditure on personnel and equipment and one year's research funding will cost about US$200 million."
This is in line with Yao Yuan's guess.
US$200 million is spent in a year. Even including the purchase of equipment, it is still a huge expenditure. For Yao Yuan, this amount of money is not much, but now it has become a big problem.
After pondering for a moment, Yao Yuan said, "Lao Meng, go and rest first and I will give you an answer tomorrow."
"good."
Lin Xiaohu took Meng Weiguo down to rest and arranged for him to live downstairs.
When Lin Xiaohu came back, Lin Wei said, "Ayuan, it's not that I'm crying about poverty, it's that I really have no money."
"I know." Yao Yuan nodded slightly.
Lin Wei sighed and said, "The money for the oil pipeline and the Sedan Oilfield bidding has already been determined. If we withdraw US$200 million, it will definitely affect these two major projects."
Especially for the former, Yao Yuan plans to use money to open a road. The several countries that the oil pipeline passes through are poor countries. The best and most effective way is to use money to open a road. Lu Sen and Yakov's overseas concierge have already opened a road in several Stans.
I started working for two or three months, and the money was flowing out like water.
After thinking for a while, Yao Yuan said, "Can Tokyo allocate some funds?"
"You should be able to collect tens of millions by selling some futures, but there will still be a gap unless you sell them all," Lin Wei said.
The large-scale battle in the Tokyo stock market has ended. There are only a few hundred million US dollars left in the account for medium and long-term futures investment. Profits have also become normal and stable. It is no longer like before when you can earn hundreds of millions of US dollars or even a few months.
Billions of dollars.
The most important thing is that it has aroused the vigilance of Wall Street predators, who often launch sniping attacks, often resulting in some losses.
Lin Wei said, "Don't even think about making money in the stock market unless you plan to downsize."
Reducing the scale is the last resort. Yao Yuan still wants to make another big fortune in the international stock market, so he must keep operating and wait for the opportunity.
Yao Yuan picked up the satellite phone and called Gao Jian.
As the general manager of Hua Xia United Bank, Gao Jian was stationed at the headquarters in Shenzhen City. He was already in a deep sleep. After receiving the call from Yao Yuan, he immediately got up and went to his study.
"Mr. Yao, what instructions do you have?" Gao Jian rubbed his face and sobered up a lot.
Yao Yuan asked straight to the point, "Can United Bank provide US$200 million?"
Gao Jian immediately said, "Are you anxious?"
"Afraid." Yao Yuan said.
Gao Jian pondered for a moment and said, "The only way is to use the reserves of the Russian branch."
"That's not appropriate." Yao Yuan shook his head slightly and said, "Can the European branch come up with this money?"
Gao Jian thought for a while and said, "You mean issuing bonds?"
"Um."
Gao Jian said, "I'm afraid I won't have enough time. Even if it's a one-year project, it will take at least two weeks to prepare."
"For a slightly higher return, can we develop an ultra-short-term financial product and complete it within three days? I will ask Société Générale to cooperate." Yao Yuan said that he had an idea in mind.
Through the French oil company Total, Yao Yuan participated in the privatization of Société Générale and obtained some shares. He is one of the shares of Société Générale. Although he does not have much say, but with the help of the French oil company Total, things are not difficult.
manage.
Gao Jian knew that his boss was very anxious for money, so he thought for a moment and said, "It should be no problem."
He looked at the time and said, "It's working time over there now, I'll make arrangements now."
"good."
After hanging up the phone, Yao Yuan said, "Fei Wei, withdraw US$200 million from the public relations funds for the oil pipeline to Meng Weiguo, and United Bank will fill the gap later."