"Miss Li has a lot of potential as a racer, and the speed of this lap is not much different from mine." Dennis praised with a smile. This is not that he is arrogant, but that he started as a racer and retired as a manipulator. His company McLaren merged and led this team to glory.
Although his physical function doesn’t allow him to play in F1, a natural racing driver’s gene will sometimes take a ride with his own sports car.
"Thank you for your compliment. If I have the chance, I must try my hand on the court." Li Yunxi is not at all welcome. Although this is a dangerous sport, Chen Bo does not stop life and death from doing so much.
Visiting the whole technical center, Chen Bo and his party came to the reception room for the final communication, which was attended by the heads of all the companies in the group.
It’s really wonderful that McLaren Group manages the racing teams, technology companies, marketing companies, manufacturing companies and even an "absolutely delicious" chain fast food restaurant.
Of these, 25% is owned by Ron, a local oil tyrant in the Middle East, Bahrain Investment Fund, and 25% belongs to Mercedes-Benz and some minority shareholders. The official name of this team is also McLaren Mercedes-Benz!
McLaren doesn’t produce the engine itself, but it is owned by Mercedes-Benz. Although it no longer holds shares, it has not stopped. Both sides are developing a new sports car.
"Ron, I appreciate the competitive spirit of McLaren racing and I am very fond of this rumby building, but now that we will soon become future colleagues, we must talk about some problems," Chen Bo said solemnly.
"Mr. Chen might as well say frankly that it is more helpful to bridge the gap, which is good for all of us." Dennis made a gesture of invitation.
"First of all, the production line is too thin. Besides F1, there is MP4. Even if Russian dolls have sizes, Ferrari and Lamborghini are not rich enough in McLaren production."
"Of course not, we plan to add at least two categories to the civilian market gradually in the future." The president of the manufacturing company is Michael Huo Yite, who did speak on this point.
"Well, at least McLaren still has ambitions," Chen Bo nodded and asked, "With all due respect, why can’t a McLaren 4S store be found in Greater China except Hong Kong Island?"
"I’ll answer this question, mainly because of the economic basis. You know, a McLaren car costs as much as 60 thousand euros plus tax, at least 120 thousand euros is equivalent to about 130 thousand yuan," Amanda explained
"Well, it does make sense, but in terms of market familiarity, you are definitely a little weaker than me, a native Chinese," Chen Bo said noncommittally. "Although the price is difficult for ordinary people, it doesn’t mean that no one can afford luxury. Don’t underestimate China, the country with the highest growth rate. After all, with a population base of 1.3 billion, there is no shortage of money, but there is no place to spend money to show their financial resources."
"I’ll think about it," Amanda replied thoughtfully for a moment.
"There are two other points I said. F1 is a competition for technology, speed and strength. So should McLaren’s positioning. We should take a long-term view. Faster cars are not the goal. If we can run fast without burning oil, then we can dominate the future."
"Don’t burn oil? You mean generating new energy? ! Like the Toyota Prius? "
"Yes, but we want a higher-end Prius, which is a hybrid McLaren lithium-ion battery-powered vehicle. I don’t believe you can see the concept of environmental protection and energy saving from this building without technical preparation. In the future manufacturing process, we also need to consider energy saving and environmental protection."
"Yes, we do intend to develop motor vehicles, but at present we are limited by the lack of independent engines and lithium battery technology, and the funds can’t keep up with the theoretical stage," Dennis bluntly said
"Ron, to tell you the truth, since you want to have greater development in the field of civil automobiles, you will definitely have conflicts with Mercedes-Benz. Isn’t it enough that the number of cylinder bursts in F1 in recent years? Although I am not professional in racing, I also know that it is extremely fatal. "Chen Bo is really not a racing fan, but he occasionally watches a McLaren. This engine has never been broken. Once it bursts, it can retire.
"We can’t control the engine manufacturers," Dennis Nye said.
"No, it’s still available for purchase. Money is not a problem, and I don’t need to find a bank mortgage. I can lend it to McLaren from other channels." Chen Bo didn’t expect to buy a good engine with money? There are indeed technical barriers for China, but this is a British company with a sound industrial base.
"If so, it would be great. We can bring Cosworth. They are not only independent engines for F1 races, but also for civilian car production, so that we can get rid of our dependence on Mercedes-Benz." When Dennis heard that the other party could solve the financial problem, he immediately became very happy and even changed his wording to "we"
"I have one last condition: Yunxi will take my place to supervise the operation of the whole company, and she is very interested in racing. I hope she can learn from you, such as managing a Formula One team, before it affects the principle."
"No problem, she can be my assistant for the time being, and I will retire one day."
"OK, although she is my girlfriend and an individual shareholder, she must be strict or she will be irresponsible to the whole company." Chen Bo wants her to really take this as a career instead of just buying it for fun.
With such an expensive toy, even a local tyrant in the Middle East will be willing to give up. Whether he needs this company, he must have a good result in terms of influence or profit.
After the communication between the two sides on the basis of differences, several board members did not set any obstacles for Chen Bo to take office. It was logical to sign the contract and then send the documents to the British Ministry of Commerce and the European Union for approval.
Two industries that are not in conflict are not involved in monopoly, and the approval speed is still quite fast before.
Chapter France believes in the past and present life
Taking advantage of the examination and approval, Wojin bought a house with great pastoral scenery, and Li Yunxi lived here.
It’s not far from London’s North Silverstone circuit, and it’s convenient for daily team training, maintenance and testing.
The reply from the British Ministry of Commerce came soon. It’s not a capital acquisition, and it doesn’t involve any technical secrecy policy. It’s just an automobile company. Besides, Rolls Royce, Lotus, Aston Martin, Land Rover, Bentley, etc. have been abandoned by foreign buyers. Who cares about being a super sports car company? Then generous green light to release.
Now that the British government has agreed that the European Union will not go looking for trouble, it will be easily rejected unless the merger of peers is controversial.
Absolute monopolies like Microsoft and Intel not only won’t approve your acquisition, but also treat you as an AM phone. Anyway, you have no reason to argue.
The news of Ant Search’s acquisition of McLaren Group spread like wildfire. Chen Boyuan, this is a happy thing. Don’t Chinese people like to watch their own people acquire foreign high-quality assets? This is indeed a good thing for enhancing national self-confidence
However, at the official press conference, someone held up a sign to protest.
Of course, McLaren loyal fans don’t want to sell their hearts to an Internet company with no real assets, which is an insult to the manufacturing industry.
And ant search fans also think that this MD is not doing a good job. Isn’t it good to do your network well? Why did you come here to piss off a company?
But this western world is normal. It seems that it is not enough to prove itself that it does not protest, March or strike.
Neither Chen Bo nor Dennis took it seriously, but London announced the unusual acquisition in front of media reporters.
At the same time, McLaren also made its debut in the new team. Although it will soon enter the F1 season, it does not prevent a new boss, does it? The official name has also been changed to McLaren Ant Mercedes-Benz, and a long list of title dealers is really awkward.
In order to distinguish Ferrari red ant search, the car body will be painted orange lg, which can be thick, but it must be able to reflect ant search
Later, Chen Bo secretly signed a loan agreement to borrow 300 million dollars from the milhouse Foundation, which is almost the same as the bank’s interest rate, which is almost the same as the hedge fund’s annual interest rate of 25%.
But he is not a good man. The interest is indeed a five-year loan period and a convertible debt, which means that when the repayment period comes, the creditor can choose to change the bank into the company’s stock and give up the debt. If the performance is good, then it is definitely appropriate to hold shares. If it is still a bad stall, it must choose to recover the interest.
The money is mainly for the acquisition of Cosworth Technologies, a company specializing in independent engines, which is ill-fated.
It has been sold all the time. Once Rolls-Royce Toutou was sold to the Volkswagen Group. In less than a month, the eldest brother Rolls-Royce was transferred to BMW and sold to Ford again a few months later.