Chapter 14 Investigation (2)

"What? Run away?"

Which line is this? Wang Ping was his default cannon fodder, and the fuse that ignited the cannon. How could there be bubbles without a fuse? You can't let him fall.

Yang Cheng was a little dumbfounded. He didn't care about Wang Ping taking away tens of millions. It wasn't his money, but even hundreds of millions had nothing to do with him, but who made you run away?

Forced himself to calm down, put his hands on the back of the sofa, "Lao Liu, tell me the specific situation, what did you find?"

"This Wang Ping's reputation within the golden monkey is not good. He has detained workers' wages many times. It is said that he has connections in the city, and the company's top management does not want to touch him. However, according to my investigation, most of this news is made up by himself. of.

Moreover, this person is a gambler. He flew to Macau many times during the holidays and stayed in the casino for a few days. He made generous shots. Every time he made a bet, it was tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands. This time he suddenly took away the money, Maybe he lost a bet and owed a lot of money to the casino. "

Yang Cheng touched his chin with his right hand as if thinking, "Did their company call the police?"

"Not yet. At present, only a few high-level Chinese leaders know about this matter, trying to find a solution without the representatives of Hershey Company."

Yang Cheng smiled contemptuously, "Stupid, how to solve it? Use your own money to plug the hole?"

"Where's the ledger? Have you found out their real financial situation?" Yang Cheng suddenly patted his forehead and asked a little annoyed after thinking of something.

"Sorry, Young Master Yang, the account book was taken away by Wang Ping, but I found the working capital in their company account, less than 10 million, not enough to pay wages."

Without an account book, it is impossible to know the specific losses of the golden monkey, which has a great impact on his plan.

"And what about the workers' mood? I've heard that only the guaranteed minimum wage has been paid for months in a row."

"Yes, the mood of most of the workers is relatively stable, but a few foremen got together to discuss the strike. I think the bigger problem is not with the workers, but with the dealers."

Yang Cheng wondered, "How do you say it?"

"Most of the money that Wang Ping took away this time came from the payment of orders from lower-level dealers. If the workers go on strike and the golden monkey does not have enough inventory to meet the orders of the dealers, it will inevitably cause a collective rebound of more than 1,000 dealers. This impact The force is much bigger than the workers' strike, and the city government will come forward when there is trouble."

Although Liu Jianjun doesn't know the real purpose of Yang Cheng's trip, the meaning of doing things is very obvious. Since he wants to do things, it is naturally how the influence will come.

In fact, Yang Cheng's initial plan was to get the real financial statements of the golden monkey through Wang Ping, and then he would report to the head office, the Hershey Company for help. In order to maintain its market share in the Z country, the Hershey Company must inject capital. , but they have just spent hundreds of millions of dollars in cash to acquire a company that has been losing money for years.

That is to say, the financial report for the first quarter of 2014 has just been released, showing that Hershey's profitability in North America is good, and will stop the downward trend. If it is reported that the Golden Monkey Company is in financial trouble and needs to inject capital again, the board of directors of Hershey will The collective retired to go fishing.

However, this is a rare opportunity for Lehman, and it is difficult for them to expand their holdings without issuing new shares and acquiring the shares held by the Hershey Trust Committee.

If Lehman makes good use of this opportunity to issue new shares and Lehman pays the bill for Golden Monkey Company, it will not affect the trust committee's status as a major shareholder, and the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office will lose its reason to stop it, and it will not encroach on the interests of ordinary shareholders. After all, the shares are still the same. However, the value has increased in disguise, and Lehman has expanded its shares in one fell swoop, taking a big step forward from their controlling Hershey Company, and serving three birds with one stone.

Of course, most importantly,

As a result, the Yang family detained and consumed a large amount of Lehman's cash, leaving them without ammunition reserves at critical times. The gun without bullets is not as powerful as a fire stick. At that time, Lehman will be on the chopping board relative to the Yang family. Fish, don't think that their net worth of 20 billion US dollars really has that kind of money. It is a headache for anyone to spend hundreds of millions of dollars at a time.

This is a naked conspiracy, tempting you to step into the trap willingly.

But now the plan is not as fast as changing. Without Wang Ping's fuse, or the ledger in his hand, this is tantamount to stillbirth.

However, Liu Jianjun's words gave Yang Cheng a hint of inspiration, inciting workers and suppliers to revolt and sue the company, and completely exposed the hidden dangers of golden monkeys. This is not a solution.

But thinking about it, if the Golden Monkey and the Hershey Company are completely exposed to the flash, it is hard to say whether Lehman will feel scruples and continue to follow Yang Cheng's plan.

There are too many uncontrollable factors, and Yang Cheng dare not gamble. If he fails, the conflict between the Yang family and the Lehman family will inevitably become intensified. It is hard to say who wins and who loses. Sinner, this is the first time in two lifetimes that he has made such a big game. He suddenly feels that his brain capacity is not enough, and his heart is sad. This is going to be cold.

At the beginning, there were so many variables. When the two Korean companies were brought in in the later stage, the variables increased exponentially, and he could no longer live. For a moment, he wanted to take a plane back to New York and feel at ease as one The second generation, who eats and waits to die, persuades my father to take a step back. After all, that Louis Lehman has not done too much, hasn't he?

Fortunately, this idea passed by in a flash, and he would not be so unpromising.

Yang Cheng stretched out on the sofa in frustration. Liu Jianjun and Elena looked at each other and didn't make a sound. They were both assistants and decided to have Yang Cheng come down.

"Old Liu, can you find out where that Wang Ping escaped to?" After a while, Yang Cheng asked with narrowed eyes.

Liu Jianjun was stunned for a while, then responded, "I probably know that he is heading south, but I don't know where he is going. If there are enough people to track him down, I have the confidence to find him."

"Well... so, Lao Liu, you can find a few brothers to do this. It's best if you can catch up and get the ledger back. If you can't catch up, don't worry. Safety is the most important thing. You go to Korea with Xiao Jin and explain to me. The sooner he finds out, the better."

Just now, Yang Cheng had a flash of inspiration, thinking that when he first learned to play chess in his previous life, he was abused by the old man at the door and couldn't find the north. The reason was that the novice's pattern was not enough, and his vision was too narrow to look at the entire chessboard. He often went all the way to death. At the beginning, you will use a half of the chariot cannon to cross the river, but in the beginning stage, the chessboard is so big, there is no space for you to dodge around, and you will soon be killed by the old driver.

Later, with experience, I came to understand the principle of two-pronged approach. Even if you don’t understand tactics, it’s easy to beat the old master to death with a hammer and a hammer.

The same principle applies to the situation at hand.

Now that the road of the Golden Monkey Company is blocked, it is not unreasonable to try another road before returning before finding the tools to break the wall.

"Understood, I'll do it now, what else does Young Master have to do?" Liu Jianjun returned to his flattering appearance again, and he didn't know where the energy of the eldest and second child went to when he was Yang Cheng's landlord in his previous life.

Helplessly smiled, "By the way, help me check if there are any South Korean film and television entertainment companies worth acquiring. This is my private matter, and it's still up to me to give you the task."

Yang Cheng has not forgotten his dream of building a new type of 'entertainment luxury empire'. Although he is very disgusted with South Korea, especially the SD incident caused by the stick a few years later, he doesn't want it if he is disgusting, but he has to. Acknowledging that South Korea's entertainment industry is relatively developed in Asia and has a certain influence in Europe and the United States.

If there is a chance to sleep with the female stars of this country and earn their money, he will never miss it. Who dares to call him unpatriotic?

Let Liu Jianjun inspect the target in advance, wait for Lehman to finish the pit, and turn around to slowly train the Korean entertainment industry.

After seeing Liu Jianjun away, Yang Cheng yawned and said to Elena who was packing up the documents, "Elena, we have known each other for a long time, and we have never had a good chat. Where are you from?"

"I'm from Dallas..." The answer was as refined as ever.

Yang Cheng immediately gave her a label of not being able to chat in her mind. Only those who have questions, answers, and contacts can continue to chat.

"Dezhou? No wonder Dad chose you as his assistant." Indeed, he was half a fellow.

After Elena finished packing, she glanced at Yang Cheng lightly, "If it's all right, I'll go back to my room."

"Uh..." Yang Cheng touched her nose awkwardly, secretly thinking that this girl is really cold.

Elena and Liu Jianjun's attitude towards Yang Cheng is like the North Pole and the equator. Cold and hot are the easiest to catch a cold, alas. . .

Not long after Elena left, the housekeeper Sun Daohan came in, "Mr. Yang, I have an invitation for the reception here, from Mr. Michael Polk, CEO of Louis Vuitton, to invite you to the reception tonight at the Waldorf Astoria Ballroom. "

Yang Cheng accepted the exquisite invitation, the cover was a big LV logo, as if no one knew it if it was so big, he murmured in his heart, thinking that there was nothing to do at night, he nodded and said, "Reply to Michael, I will be there. , please bring me an evening dress, remember to ask for LV."

"Ok sir."

Because it wasn't an important reception, Yang Cheng didn't go to great lengths to contact the designer of the Shanghai LV flagship store to tailor it for him.

Strictly speaking, the new Louis Vuitton CEO Michael Polk, who has been in office for less than two years, is directly under his mother Liu Yun, but because both of them are members of the lvmh executive committee, there is no distinction between them. Polk is in charge of executive management, while his mother Liu Yun prefers strategic planning. Yang Cheng also attended the inaugural dinner in Paris two years ago.

However, Yang Cheng and Michael Polk are not familiar with each other, but they only meet a few times. They are nodding acquaintances. They are far worse than the relationship between him and LV menswear design director Kimi Jones.

Walking behind the back to the terrace, on the Huangpu River, the whistle sounded.

At this time, the phone rang, and without looking at the caller ID, I took it out from my trouser pocket to answer, "Stinky boy, why didn't you answer my call?"