Chapter 449 The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish
On the other side, I waited in the reception room for a full two hours.
Tang Yijing's legs were a little numb when he was sitting, and Hu Yifei and the two walked out of Gao Yuan's office.
With a quick glance, Tang Yijing raised his eyebrows slightly and saw the joy on their faces, secretly guessing what secrets the few people were talking about in the room.
Unfortunately, the opponent's rise is so fast that even a pervasive capital giant like Gao Sheng has not had time to install internal intelligence channels...
"Mr. Tang, Director Gao please come in."
"Oh! Okay, thank you!"
...
"Mr. Tang, I'm sorry for waiting for so long. . ”
“No, I took the liberty of visiting you and disturbing your work, Director Gao. I should be the one to say sorry.”
Gao Yuan smiled slightly.
After waiting outside for two full hours, this attitude was much lower than the first time we met.
Obviously, this is a change in status brought about by strength.
"Mr. Tang is here today, is he here to discuss acquisitions?"
"Uh... haha!" Tang Yijing smiled awkwardly.
"Dr. Gao has a keen eye, and his investment vision is really admirable. Bai Yeji became famous in one battle, and now his growth potential is immeasurable.
In the past, we were blind to gold and jade, and the asking price of 10 billion was really real. It's a bit abrupt.
But...I'm here today to discuss the acquisition."
"Oh?" Gao Yuan raised her eyebrows.
“It is true, Director Gao, that your investment this time is a stroke of genius. The combination of Baiyeji and Idou New Energy gives investors a lot of room for imagination.
That smart assistant product is indeed amazing. Our previous judgment was correct. You are really an excellent entrepreneur with great vision and good at creating miracles.
Your company must have made a huge investment in technology...
I think...this should be the real reason why you have to continue to push up your financing leverage, right? ”
Uh...huge financial investment?
Did you misunderstand something?
Gao Yuan's expression was slightly strange, probably because she knew what the other party wanted to say...
Sure enough, Tang Yijing smiled slightly and continued with determination.
“Even if a high-level talent like Professor Zheng joins, whether it is cutting-edge biotechnology or cutting-edge AI technology.
The early stage is a stage of burning a lot of money, and in the later stage, there will be a steady stream of needs. Continuous capital investment
Although the new car is selling well this time, as far as I know, the capital flow brought by this mini car can at best solve the fund shortage problem of Aidou New Energy. , not much money can be given back to the parent company in a short period of time
So... I guess your biggest problem now, Director Gao, is still how to raise funds, right? "
First there were two important biotechnology breakthroughs, and then "Bajie" became a blockbuster.
This cannot be explained by luck.
The only explanation is investment Massive R&D funds...
Actually speaking, Tang Yijing's idea is not surprising. It is in line with normal logic. Even the current cash flow of idols is estimated by him to be close to ten.
There was just one point where he got distracted.
That is the cost of technology acquisition...
"Well...in a sense, you are right. I am indeed short of money at the moment." Gao Yuan smiled and nodded.
“You know, if you want to build a large computing center, expand the scale of AI application customers, and follow-up technology research and development, this means huge investment.
But... Since Mr. Tang mentioned it, could it be that your company has something to do with the matter of borrowing money last time?”
Tang Yijing's mouth twitched.
Why are you bringing up borrowing money again?
Can’t we just talk about acquisitions?
"Ahem! Director Gao, as I said last time, unless the problem of the shipyard is solved, I'm afraid the company's senior management will still have concerns about borrowing money."
Tang Yijing He reminded me as if unintentionally.
"Oh, what does the acquisition Mr. Tang just mentioned mean..." Gao Yuan also cooperated and continued the topic.
“The company agreed to the 3.6 billion quotation mentioned by Director Gao before!”
“Huh?” Gao Yuan raised her eyebrows.
3.6 billion, this was the price Tang Yijing offered for the eight large oil tankers last time she visited...
"Of course, we acquired these eight ships at a level that exceeded the market price. Oil tankers also have conditions attached! ”
Tang Yijing was well versed in negotiation, so it was naturally impossible for him to act like he was rushing to buy a boat.
"Oh? What are the conditions attached?"
"We hope to purchase 10% of Baiyeji's shares at a valuation of 15 billion."
"emm..."
Seeing Gao Yuan pondering, Tang Yijing began to draw the pie path.
"Director Gao, I believe this price and conditions are enough to demonstrate our sincerity in cooperation.
We very much hope to invest in a high-quality company like Baiyeji with huge future development potential.
With your ability, With Baiyeji’s technology and Gaosheng’s international resources, we have joined forces to bring Baiyeji to the world. It is not impossible for Yeji to develop into the next Cambrian, or even ring the bell in Gotham!
And in this way, you can also greatly relieve the financial pressure and carry out the next round of research and development! and expansion.
I believe this is a perfect win-win!”
Tang Yijing gave up the direct acquisition of Evergreen Biotech this time, and instead only asked to control 10% of Baiyeji's shares.
This is the investment strategy adjustment made by Gao Sheng’s senior management after seeing Gao Yuan’s attitude and Bai Yeji’s value.
Evergreen Biotech is Gao Yuan’s fundamentals, while Baiyeji is just the holding company of Evergreen Biotech.
Judging from her last performance, Gao Yuan obviously had concerns about selling Evergreen Biotech’s shares and showed an extremely determined attitude.
But he may not necessarily be so guarded against Bai Yeji.
From a practical point of view, compared to two biotechnologies with limited influence, an IT company that has successively created star-level AI products obviously has more investment value.
When the time comes, use the resources at hand to create a little hype, and let Bai Yeji squeeze into the "100 billion club". Once the shares in his hand are sold, it will be a huge profit deal.
By the way, it can also complete the acquisition of eight oil tankers... It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone!
As long as the other party nods, they can immediately obtain a huge amount of funds totaling up to 5.1 billion, which will solve their urgent needs.
In Tang Yijing's view, it is almost impossible for Gao Yuan to refuse such a generous offer.
However...
Gao Yuan slowly shook her head.
Tang Yijing's face froze.
"Director Gao, are you still not satisfied with this price?
Although Bai Yeji has technology, it has not been tested by the market on a large scale. The price we have offered is already quite satisfactory. Sincerely.”
Gao Yuan shook her head, "I'm afraid Mr. Tang may have misunderstood. I quite agree with Bai Yeji's current valuation. I'm talking about the price of 3.6 billion."
"Uh... what do you mean? "Tang Yijing was stunned.
"I said 3.6 billion before, but that doesn't mean it's still 3.6 billion today. Just follow the market. Mr. Tang should understand, right?" Gao Yuan said with a smile.
Tang Yijing: "..."
He looked a little stiff and said, "I don't quite understand what you mean, Director Gao."
"Not long ago, the other side of the ocean suddenly announced its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement and re-implemented sanctions. What do you think of the impact of this sudden incident?"
Gao Yuan suddenly asked a question that seemed to be irrelevant. and issues.
However, these words were like thunder on the ground, making Tang Yijing's heart suddenly stir up a storm!
"This... forgive my shallow knowledge..."
He barely kept his expression under control, but there was a hint of panic in his eyes.
The vague speculation when they last met became reality at this moment, and the other party... seemed to have really noticed it!
“Haha! In my opinion, this will directly lead to tight global supply and increase in oil prices, and indirectly lead to an increase in tanker leasing prices.
In the first half of this year, from the Middle East to China The average VLCC rental rate for the benchmark route is only US$11,000 per day, and the market demand is sluggish
< br>However, since last week, the loading volume in the Middle East has increased significantly, and Asian refiners' demand for crude oil in the Middle East and the Atlantic Basin has also increased significantly.
With the help of the market, the average daily rent of the benchmark route has ended its decline. The market has risen quietly, reaching more than 12,000 US dollars per day yesterday.
In just one week, the rental price has increased by more than 1,000 US dollars...
I believe that with Mr. Tang’s professional level, he should understand what this means, right?”
Tang Yijing’s face became even stiffer, He didn't even dare to look directly at Gao Yuan's burning gaze. .
There are numerous shipowners and shipping companies in the world who purchase ships and then lease them out to obtain long-term investment returns.
Therefore, the standard route daily rental rate is the ship price. One of the important indicators.
Because this is related to the return period of investment for ship owners and whether it is worth investing.
By the way, Norwegian shipping king John Frederiksen is one of the leading shipowners of this type...
"This... changes in the international transportation market It's unpredictable. Some price changes may be normal technical adjustments..." Tang Yijing said bravely.
Seeing that the other party was still stubborn, Gao Yuan smiled.
“Really? I think this is a strong signal that the market is recovering.
By the way, did Mr. Tang watch the news today? What do you think of the sudden detention of Juchang executives in Maple Leaf Country? "
"Uh...this..."
Tang Yijing didn't know what Gao Yuan meant by suddenly raising this topic at this time, so he said carefully.
"Of course, today's The news was making a big fuss, so I naturally heard about it.
However, the media has always made a fuss out of a molehill. I’m afraid it will take some time to know the specific situation.
Maybe it's just a general border crossing investigation. After all, this kind of thing happens often abroad. ”
“Haha! But I think this is a landmark event in the escalation of the conflict between the two countries.
So Mr. Tang thinks, if the two countries fall into a more intense dispute, will it be a good thing or a bad thing for the international shipping market in the future? "
"It should... be a negative..."
"Well! It’s bad in the long term, but it’s good in the short term! You know, the bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish..."
Tang Yijing: "..."
"So, Director Gao is optimistic about the follow-up market and is ready to sell at a price?" He forced a smile.
"Yes! Not bad!"
Gao Yuan nodded unabashedly and looked at him with a smile.
How could this happen...
Tang Yijing found in despair that it seemed impossible for him to complete the guarantee task today...
Recently, the international oil tanker market is indeed quietly undergoing subtle changes that are difficult for ordinary people to detect.
This is also the reason why customers frequently urge and hope to complete the acquisition as soon as possible...
Because in a while, when the daily rent of oil tankers continues to rise, all fools will know what they have in their hands. 8 oil tankers are baby bumps!
Although the price of 3.6 billion is much higher than the price of new ships on the current market, these 8 ships are all rare existing ships.
We must know that the shipbuilding cycle can take one or two years. If we really have to wait for the new ship to be launched, who can guarantee that the market will still be the same as it is today?
But he never imagined why a high-tech company owner who had never been involved in any international shipping field would have such keen observation of subtle changes in the tanker market.
The advantage brought by the information gap no longer exists, and the window for low-price acquisitions has naturally closed...
"Then...I don't know what your current psychological price is, Director Gao..." "
Tang Yijing asked this sentence with almost blood dripping from his heart.
As soon as these words were spoken, it almost meant that he had surrendered and given up his pricing power.
It also means that...his bonus has been wasted...
But he also understands that Gao Yuan has talked about this and wants to continue to buy almost everything at a price of 3.6 billion. It is already impossible.
There is no way to find out, so we can only conduct price negotiations according to business procedures.
Now I just hope that... the other party will not be a lion and open his mouth...
"The price of 3.6 billion remains unchanged, but I will only sell you 6 ships!" Gao Yuan said.
"What...what?!"
Tang Yijing almost spat out a mouthful of blood when he heard this.
Originally, there were 3.6 billion 8 ships, which is equivalent to 450 million ships. Now you are selling 600 million ships in just a few days! Is the price increase too harsh?
“Director Gao, are you kidding?”
"Of course not. In addition to 5 ordinary large oil tankers, there is also one that has been automated and transformed. It is absolutely worth the money!
Of course, if you can't make the decision, you can ask the buyer behind you. Haha! "
Tang Yijing's expression froze.
Does the other party know something? impossible! You must be scamming me!
“In addition, I have a condition.”
Tang Yijing was dumbfounded.
You’ve already sold a boat for 600 million yuan, and there are still conditions attached?
Gao Yuan looked at him with a smile.
"Actually, it's not an embarrassing thing... Look, if the problems of these 8 ships are solved, the 'concerns' of your company's senior management will disappear.
This way If so, can we talk about borrowing money next?
Just based on the valuation of 15 billion just now, what do you think about mortgaging 100% of Baiyeji's shares and borrowing 15 billion?
If that doesn’t work, our shares in Evergreen Biotech can also be mortgaged. As long as the price is right, these are all negotiable!
Gaosheng has the funds, we have the technology, and if we join forces, it will definitely be a perfect win-win situation! "
Tang Yijing: "..."
Good guys, selling the ship for 3.6 billion is not enough, you have to borrow another 15 billion?
In addition to the loans from the other bank and Pitupi...
Why do you become addicted to borrowing money again and again?
The critics on the Internet are indeed right.
The man in front of me is definitely someone who likes Allin at every turn...(End of Chapter)