Chapter 2211 Unexpected Opposition

"Come back," Huang Jingping immediately stood up from the sofa as soon as she opened the door and took the coat in his hand.

"Why haven't you slept yet?" Feng Yiping looked at his watch. It was already past 12 o'clock.

“There happens to be a backlog of work to be dealt with,” Huang Jingping said.

"Did it go well?" she asked.

"Pretty smooth," Feng Yiping hugged her and sat down on the sofa. Just like the couple who had just said goodbye, he couldn't hide his excitement.

After all, being able to play a role in such a thing will not only bring great benefits to oneself in the future, but as a Chinese, being able to participate in such a process also gives one a sense of accomplishment.

"Chicago can be said to be our blessed place,"

He didn't expect it at the beginning, but following Jin Ling's advice, he invested in NAVTEQ, which had been losing money for many years and had not shown improvement for a long time, to meet little Comrade O'Hei.

To be honest, if he hadn't met at the signing ceremony, he wouldn't have known that the next president had such a big connection with Chicago.

He had always thought that before entering the White House, O'Hei Jr. had been working hard in Hawaii, his birthplace. After all, he was seen in the news many times returning to Hawaii for vacation, just like George W. Bush now frequently returns to his Texas farm for vacation. .

Even with the characteristics of politicians who use people to go forward and don't use people to deal with the back, he still believes that he will definitely have a different status from others in the mind of Xiao Aohei in the future.

After all, when I first met him and expressed my appreciation and support for him, he was just an Illinois state senator who failed to run for Congress and was not even an associate professor at the University of Chicago.

It can be said that he is an inconspicuous little person.

Later, he encouraged him to run for the Senate and provided him with help from talent, campaign promotion, and funding, including helping him expand his network and introducing him to Steve Jobs, as well as Google's Page and Brin, the top leaders in Silicon Valley. figure.

Now he is sparing no effort to support his candidacy for president.

If he had gotten to know him when he was a senator in Congress and did these things, O'Hei would inevitably be wary and think that he was making political investments. After all, every one of the 100 senators in Congress could He is said to be a pivotal figure in American political circles.

So at least, in the mind of the future president, he will definitely be a trustworthy friend, a friend who has a very accurate view of the economic trends and has excellent business capabilities.

Such a sense of accomplishment can be said to be quite a sense of accomplishment.

Huang Jingping looked at him with a smile, "Where is your blessed place?"

Indeed, for Feng Yiping now, no matter where he goes, he will be treated well.

"Yes, mainly because you are my greatest blessing," Feng Yiping pinched her face a few times.

"Fuyuan, can we go have a rest now?"

"It sounds like I just came back from the army," Huang Jingping laughed a few times, "Then go to sleep, young man,"

Guy? This seems to mean something!

This is destined to be a romantic winter night.

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NAVTEQ, seeing Feng Yiping being welcomed into his office by Collins, several members of the management board couldn't help but whisper that today's board meeting was really well attended.

So much so that even the famous Mr. Feng attended in person.

If I remember correctly, this should also be his first time attending the board of directors in person.

Sure enough, money is the biggest attraction.

"Or just water?" Collins asked.

"Yes, Thanks,"

"Go and boil the mineral water," Collins told his secretary.

He indeed received Feng Yiping attentively.

"Good news," he said immediately as soon as the secretary left, "I explained your intention to several directors on the board of directors, and they all expressed understanding, so your proposal will be passed smoothly at today's meeting. ,"

These tasks must also be done in advance to ensure safety. Otherwise, it would not be possible to get the support of most people on the board of directors just because the proposer is Feng Yiping.

"Thank you Collins,"

Feng Yiping knew that things were definitely not as easy and natural as he said now.

It is estimated that Collins will have to make various promises and exchanges.

However, my long-standing trust and unconditional support in him deserved such a reward.

My initial investment in NAVTEQ not only provided much-needed financial support for the development of NAVTEQ, it was also a great support for Collins personally.

When a company led by a person has been in adversity for several years, the investment of a well-known rising business star can be said to have a lot of meaning.

Not only can it boost the company's confidence, but it will also naturally help consolidate the position of the person in charge.

After Feng Yiping joined the board of directors, his representatives on the board of directors, whether it was the original Mike or later Buchanan and Cummins, gave Collins unconditional support on various agendas, which is even more rare and precious.

"Your support of this acquisition should matter more," Collins said.

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Feng Yiping followed Collins and was the last to enter the conference room. He was warmly welcomed by all the directors.

NAVTEQ's board of directors, including three independent directors, has a total of 11 members, ranging in age from Feng Yiping's 27 to a man with silver hair who looks like he is 72 years old.

The old gentleman was the first to stop applause and shake hands with Feng Yiping, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Feng,"

"Me too, Mr. Miles,"

This Mr. Miles is one of the independent directors, and not surprisingly has a political background.

For political elites like him who have bid farewell to politics, serving as an independent director of a well-known company is also a common pattern.

A middle-aged man wearing glasses is another independent director from Northwestern University and a well-known professor at this well-known American university.

"Feng, nice to meet you,"

"Hello Professor George,"

"I have a small request." George took out two books from his briefcase, "Can you sign your name for me?"

Those two books are naturally the two monographs Feng Yiping has published so far, Blue Ocean Strategy and Big Data.

"George, what a coincidence?" Another independent director, Ms. Mary from Boeing Company, is a middle-aged white lady with short hair, well-dressed, and diligent maintenance.

She also took out two books from her LV bag, "I also want Feng to do the same thing,"

"Mr. Feng, it's a pleasure to meet you. Your two monographs have provided me with great help and inspiration so far,"

"Thank you, it's my pleasure,"

At the other end of the conference room, a middle-aged man with thick hair, a well-managed figure, wearing a custom-made suit, and still applauding, smiled and whispered to the people around him, "It seems like it's a book signing."

"No, Roy, this is a fan meeting," said the bald, taller middle-aged man with glasses next to him.

"Henry, do you know," among NAVTEQ shareholders, a representative from Wall Street, specifically, a Morgan executive, Noe, said to Henry, who was next to him from a well-known American fund, "if they knew, this A fund owned by Mr. Feng purchased up to 800 million US dollars in CDS from us, of which 500 million were B-class mortgage securities. Now every month,”

He paused and said, "I calculated that based on the recent rising trend of real estate securities, he has been giving us millions of dollars in free premiums every month."

Noi couldn't hide his pride.

After all, ordinary people rarely have the opportunity to know about Feng Yiping's investment, which can be said to have made major mistakes at present.

Not only did Noi know about it, but Feng Yiping still made such a mistake in the process of doing business with his company.

This made him even more proud.

No matter how well-known you are for your good vision, haven't you made mistakes sometimes?

"Haha, tell me, if his two fans knew about this situation, how would they feel?"

"It's normal," Henry said. "After all, even Buffett has failed investments sometimes."

"Here we are," he touched Noi and smiled as he greeted Feng Yiping, who was walking over. "Hello, Mr. Feng,"

Noi also smiled and bowed to shake hands with Feng Yiping, "Mr. Feng, it's an honor to see you again,"

"Oh, hello, wait," Feng Yiping thought for a moment, "Noy, right?"

"It's me, Mr. Feng. Do you have any acquisition projects recently? I look forward to the opportunity to work for you again,"

In several previous acquisitions by Feng Yiping, Morgan, where Noy worked, also became a consultant to Feng Yiping's company.

As a result, Noi went to Silicon Valley to work for Feng Yiping.

"I think there should be a chance," Feng Yiping said.

After the start of this different board meeting came to an end, Collins officially chaired the board meeting, "Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats."

"It's an honor for Mr. Feng to personally participate in this board meeting,"

There was another burst of applause in the conference room.

"The main purpose of this board meeting is very clear to all directors. This is an extraordinary board meeting for both the company and shareholders."

"This board of directors will have a profound impact on the company's future development and will also be directly related to the fundamental interests of the shareholders...,"

"... Next, we will discuss the first topic of this meeting, which was raised by Director Yi Pingfeng, Jiaqiang China, and the proposal to acquire our joint venture company in China with Jiaqiang,"

Feng Yiping looked at the meeting materials in front of him and said nothing.

Collins was about to say it again, but Professor George had already started to speak, "In view of the topics we are going to discuss next, I fully understand the proposal of our Chinese partners,"

This is what approval means.

The development of Jiasheng Map, a joint venture between NAVTEQ and Jiasheng, is now on the right track in China. Under such circumstances, it is human nature to complete the acquisition in advance to avoid NAVTEQ's acquisition negotiations from affecting it.

But before anyone else could agree, Morgan's Noy smiled and said, "On behalf of Morgan, I object to this proposal."

There was sudden astonishment.