2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 566 A Special Time, Initiating the Acquisition!

"They're out, they're out, Mr. Tan and the others are out."

"Let's go, let's hurry, while there aren't many people around him."

On Sunday, May 11, even though it was a weekend, a large group of reporters were still waiting for Tan Jincheng and his entourage as they walked out of PD International Airport, all eager to see this rising internet star.

Orange Technology's stock price performed very well in the first week of last week. In addition, the remarks made by the two individuals in recent overseas media interviews and their performance at the bell-ringing ceremony have generated a lot of buzz.

In the airport lobby, the Olympic Games promotional song "Welcome to the Capital," which officially launched on April 30th, is playing repeatedly. In less than three months, the Olympics are getting closer and closer.

Jay Chou, whose popularity this year can no longer be described as sky-high, will once again unsurprisingly be relegated to second place at the Golden Melody Awards, losing to this very song.

When FlashTech signed Jay Chou, he was already very famous, but he wasn't actually invincible yet. There were quite a few male singers in Taiwan who could rival him. But by 2008, he was truly invincible.

Of the three spokespeople and the three contracts signed, he is the most cost-effective. Next is Brother Chun. Brother Chun's fan base has strong purchasing power. According to market research, many young people with blond hair bought the low-end Flash series because of Brother Chun.

This should be considered one of the earlier forms of fan economy, right?
"It's the weekend today, is everyone still this dedicated?"

Tan Jincheng, who was stopped, was not annoyed. He joked with everyone in a pleasant tone, while waving to guide them to move aside so as not to disrupt airport order.

PD International Airport has a huge passenger flow, and it's not uncommon for celebrities to be stopped by reporters on the spot. People are basically used to it, but some passengers still took out their phones to take pictures of this scene.

"Who is it? Is it some big celebrity?"

"do not know."

"Why would I film you if I don't know you?"

"I'm just taking pictures because others are taking them."

That's just human nature; we always want to watch anything exciting.

Reporters are much more obedient to businessmen than they are to celebrities. They were already happy that Tan Jincheng stopped, and they cooperated very well with his instructions.

"President Tan, please say a few words. This should be your first time abroad with President Gu, right? And your first trip abroad is for the listing. What are your thoughts?"

Tan Jincheng found it somewhat amusing. He wondered which reporter this was, and how inexperienced he was, asking such pointless questions while squatting at the airport.

"My feelings are like a dream. I never thought that my first trip abroad would be because of the company's listing. It's like a dream."

Despite the peaceful atmosphere at the moment, tomorrow is a special day, and Tan Jincheng cannot boast too much. Obtaining the authorization from Sai Ling was also a way for Shen Nanpeng to spread the word from across the Pacific Ocean, and it is not appropriate to publicize it at this time.

"Mr. Tan, you spoke in both languages ​​at the bell-ringing ceremony. We didn't know your English was so good. What's your secret?"

Tan Jincheng rolled his eyes at the reporter: "You look down on my education, don't you? Let me make one thing clear: I didn't fail to get into university. I couldn't go to university because of an accident. I did get into a 211 university, after all."

"No, no, it's just that you haven't spoken English in public before, so everyone is a little surprised."

"Just kidding, my education level is indeed a bit low. As for any secrets?"

Tan Jincheng glanced at Gu Qingqing beside him: "Just find a girlfriend from the School of Foreign Languages ​​at Ningbo University."

"Alright, everyone stop stopping us. We need to go back to Ningbo. We're a bit tired because of the time difference. If you have any questions, you can contact our company's public relations department later, and they will arrange it for you."

The questions asked were all pointless, and Tan Jincheng was too lazy to answer them. In reality, most of the reporters staking out the airport were not very capable; the good reporters were there for exclusive interviews.

While he was in the United States, Tan Jincheng was approached for interviews by domestic media outlets, including internet professionals and CCTV reporters.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances tomorrow, Tan Jincheng will likely be receiving a constant stream of interviews for some time to come.

It's much faster to travel from Shanghai to Ningbo via Hangzhou Bay City. Even on the bus, Tan Jincheng didn't stop working, issuing various instructions to the company through Zeng Jixiang.

"Let's slow down the promotion of Flashlink for now. Orange Technology is too popular, so let's not compete for resources among companies in the same system."

"At 10 a.m. tomorrow, notify all senior executives in Beicang to attend a meeting. Also, those who are not here should be asked to connect via video. The company has a major strategic plan to announce."

"Yangtze Motors is progressing a bit faster, and we'll try to complete the signing within this month. We'll also ask Changfeng Group to find a way to expedite the process with the China Securities Regulatory Commission. This shouldn't be too difficult for them."

After issuing a series of instructions, Tan Jincheng said to Gu Qingqing, "Don't exaggerate too much about Orange Technology. Stock prices are unpredictable. If you exaggerate too much when the price is rising, you won't know how to recover when it falls."

Whether due to low pricing or institutional optimism, Orange Technology's performance in its first week of listing was far better than that of Ali last year, with its stock price maintaining a steady upward trend.

This has given Orange Technology a lot of publicity space, and they've been bragging a lot lately, which has made some of their employees a bit arrogant.

"Okay, I got it. I'll hold a meeting at work tomorrow and tell them to keep a low profile."

Tan Jincheng wouldn't mind if someone just brags a little normally, but it's better to keep a low profile at special times.
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Ningbo.

After getting off the highway, Tan Jincheng and his group went straight home instead of going to the company. As soon as they got home, little Tan Jinyue rushed over and said, "Brother, I saw you and sister on TV again! I still can't understand what you're saying."

He spoke so fast that he slurred a bit, and it took Tan Jincheng a while to realize what he had said.

As usual when he came home, Boss Tan picked up his little sister and said, "Is that so? When Jin Yue grows up, she'll understand. Have you been a good girl at home? Have you listened to Mommy?"

"Yes, I will listen to you."

Tan Jinyue nodded vigorously, while looking expectantly at Gu Qingqing, Li Yaohui, and Liu Suman who followed her in.

"You want a gift, right? Don't worry, I've brought you one. Let's take a look in a bit."

They looked at each other with wide, eager eyes; they were so adorable.

Zhang Suzhi smiled as she took their luggage: "Was everything alright?"

"Yes, it went very smoothly. Next time we have time, we'll take you, Mom, to have some fun. It's different from the style in China."

"That will have to wait until Jin Yue is a little older; she's still a bit too young now."

Tan Jincheng is four years old this year. This little rascal won't be happy for long. He'll be starting kindergarten soon, and he won't be as carefree and happy as he is now once he starts school.

I rested at home for one night.

The next day, Tan Jincheng went to work with a slightly heavy heart. This feeling of knowing something was wrong but being powerless to do anything about it and not daring to make it public was really unbearable. Humans are truly powerless in the face of nature.

"What's wrong?" Gu Qingqing also noticed that Tan Jincheng was acting strangely.

"Nothing much, I was thinking about acquiring Land Rover. This will definitely cost me my entire fortune, and it might ruin me."

"It's okay, so what if we lose money? I'll support you. My family still has shops."

Gu Qingqing held Tan Jincheng's hand tightly, never expecting that he could be nervous.

"Haha, I almost forgot, your family owns quite a few shops in the commercial city. How many are you planning to give as dowry, Dad?"

"Then you'll have to ask my dad."

After arriving at the Flashpoint Building, Tan Jincheng and Gu Qingqing parted ways. Most of the company's senior executives in Beicang had already returned, and the executives who were out of town did not have any other work scheduled for the day.

"Congratulations, boss! Orange Technology has successfully gone public."

"Haha, it went really smoothly, without any major setbacks. I'll order a big meal from the hotel later at noon, it's on me."

Upon entering the top floor, everyone was already waiting and congratulating Orange Technology on its IPO.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Tan. We'll benefit from this as well."

In fact, they were quite happy. With the restructuring of FlashTech, not only the senior management of FlashTech, but all the senior management of the company received shares. Everyone present at this meeting of the group's senior executives had shares.

Once you receive shares, you're no longer just working for the company. Besides, no matter how well it's kept secret, everyone knows that FlashTech's shareholding reform is in preparation for an IPO.

Boss Tan was happy, and they were happy too.

"Alright, it's almost 10 o'clock. Zeng, turn on Dingding's video conferencing function and let's get ready to start. We can catch up later."

The promotion of Dingding within the company is mandatory; even executives who previously didn't know how to use computers now use this feature.

"President Xie said he'll be there soon, should we wait a bit?" Zeng Jixiang reminded him.

After Tan Jincheng returned yesterday, he went straight home. Xie Hongjun, who was back in Beicang, did not disturb him but instead contacted Zeng Jixiang to ask if he could meet with Tan Jincheng today.

Considering that Xie Hongjun was a shareholder of the company, Zeng Jixiang told him that the boss would be coming to the company for a meeting this morning.

"Swallow? Okay then, let's wait for him to come. Since that's the case, let's also inform General Manager Jin and General Manager Wang, and then we can hold a shareholders' meeting right away."

It's good that Xie Hongjun is coming over, so we don't have to notify them a second time.

The acquisition of Land Rover, a plan worth tens of billions, can be decided unilaterally by Tan Jincheng, but the company's shareholders must be notified.

If they have doubts or distrust the acquisition, then the shareholding will need to be adjusted, and Tan Jincheng wouldn't mind if they withdrew their shares at that time.

"What topic?"

"I saw some business opportunities during my trip to the US. Flash is going to change. We are preparing to cooperate with investment institutions to launch a large-scale cross-border merger and acquisition plan."

(End of this chapter)