Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 855: All Plans Started!!! (Two in One)

A month later, Lu Shaohua had made his decision and started to acquire Rolls-Royce Motor Company. As for whether the acquisition would be successful, Lu Shaohua had never even thought about it, because with the current situation of Rolls-Royce Motor Company, the financial resources of Phoenix Group and the help of the British royal family, the success rate was almost 100% and there was no possibility of failure.

It can be said that Rolls-Royce Motor Company has almost become a subsidiary of Phoenix Group. Of course, it cannot be considered as such now. We can only say almost. Yes, almost, the kind of almost without any surprises.

Since Rolls-Royce Motor Company is almost a subsidiary of Phoenix Group, what does Lu Shaohua have to worry about? He should focus on other things now. For example, Lu Shaohua's plan of making profits across the board seems to have been implemented less than halfway. Lu Shaohua can take advantage of this period of time to start other projects.

This is what Lu Shaohua planned as well. He put one side aside and opened the other side, proceeding alternately and spreading out the work so that it would not be too tight and Lu Shaohua's workload would not be overloaded for a long time.

Don't forget that Lu Shaohua had handled the documents of Phoenix Group on behalf of Qin Sichen some time ago. He had experienced that kind of busy life. It was enough once, and Lu Shaohua didn't want to go through it a second time.

OK, what project should we start?

Lu Shaohua knew very well that starting a project meant spending money. Now there was not much money in Phoenix Group for Lu Shaohua to use, otherwise there would be a funding gap, which was something Lu Shaohua did not want to see.

Lu Shaohua was in a dilemma, and the root of the dilemma was money. Due to the problem of funds, many of Lu Shaohua's plans had to be shelved and temporarily stopped. But then again, a temporary stop does not mean a complete stop. It is possible to make preparations without funds. When there is money, it can be fully started. By then, everything will be ready, which can save a lot of time.

Yes, Lu Shaohua’s idea is to make preparations for the opening now, and then fully open it when the funds are sufficient. In that way, there is no need to do any preparation work and it can be opened directly.

Lu Shaohua always did it when he thought of it. In the next period of time, Lu Shaohua tried his best to make all preparations, such as increasing the production volume at the Phoenix Base, stockpiling goods, and a series of measures were arranged by Chu Lei.

As for the problem of Phoenix Shipping, Lu Shaohua also made a solution. In fact, the problem Phoenix Shipping is facing now is nothing else but the lack of ships. To solve the dilemma of Phoenix Shipping, Lu Shaohua only needs to build a few more ships to fill the gap.

Shipbuilding is too easy for Lu Shaohua. Not to mention ships, even warships can be built by Lu Shaohua. He only needs to give an order to Africa, and within ten days or half a month, the ships and cargo ships can be built.

In addition to the Phoenix shipping issue, Lu Shaohua also asked the Phoenix base to send the tea drinks to the World Health Organization for testing, and strive to come up with an evaluation report, and then put the labels of the tea drinks in the language of the country they plan to enter, so that they can be shipped overseas for sale.

That's right, Lu Shaohua just wants to promote tea drinks in overseas markets. Lu Shaohua knows that this is difficult because the tastes are different. However, Lu Shaohua believes that he will succeed. When a large number of tea drinks appear on the shelves of Phoenix supermarkets and hypermarkets, people will definitely buy them. Once they buy them and get used to drinking them, they will occupy the market share over time.

Once tea drinks occupy the market, Lu Shaohua must implement the next plan, which is to build production bases overseas to reduce costs so as to make a profit.

Yes, Lu Shaohua’s first plan was to open up overseas markets, but since he didn’t know what the outcome would be, Lu Shaohua certainly wouldn’t rashly build a production base overseas. He would temporarily produce at the Phoenix base and then ship the products overseas.

Tea beverages are quietly preparing to open up overseas markets, and the same goes for mobile phones. Phoenix mobile phone is an advanced mobile phone. If Lu Shaohua hadn't paid much attention to it, the Phoenix mobile phone might have reached its peak by now.

It is undeniable that Lu Shaohua's decision to acquire Nokia Base was correct. Now Nokia technology has shown its effects, and when combined with the technology of Phoenix Base, the energy it exudes is immeasurable.

In terms of technology, function, performance and quality, Phoenix mobile phone is undoubtedly top-notch. Even Nokia has surpassed Phoenix mobile phone. The sales volume keeps increasing, and its market share ranks third after Phoenix mobile phone.

That’s right, Nokia is ranked third, and Phoenix is ​​ranked second. The first place is occupied by the old brand Motorola, but it is only a single brand. If Phoenix and Nokia are combined, then Motorola will only be the last one in the world.

However, Lu Shaohua had no intention of merging the two brands. Lu Shaohua just wanted to operate two brands and have both brands reach the top, with Phoenix Mobile occupying the first place and Nokia occupying the second place.

Perhaps if outsiders heard this, they would laugh at Lu Shaohua's arrogance, but the reality is that Lu Shaohua has the capital to be arrogant. The technology of Phoenix mobile phone itself is top-notch. If Lu Shaohua had not cared about it, Motorola would not have been in the first place now.

Once Lu Shaohua concentrates his energy, it will only take a moment for him to reach the top and ascend to the altar. As Nokia Mobile, which was acquired by Phoenix Group and has the technical support of Phoenix Mobile, it is an inevitable trend for it to follow suit.

Now Lu Shaohua has given the order to prepare, asking his subordinates to use two months to research and develop a new model of mobile phone. Oh, no, it’s two new models, namely Phoenix and Nokia, and one new model of each mobile phone.

Two months may seem too short, but for Phoenix Base, it is too long. The technology in Phoenix Base is so advanced that to develop a new model, they only need to integrate it and design the appearance. They can always produce a mobile phone that is more advanced than the most advanced one on the market.

Lu Shaohua is not worried about not being able to achieve his goals. What he is worried about now is not the mobile phone industry, but the problems in the automobile industry. During the Asian financial crisis last year, Lu Shaohua acquired Toyota Motor and continued to infiltrate Toyota Motor Corporation. Now Toyota Motor Corporation has been controlled by Lu Shaohua, and the next thing is to reform it.

Reform sounds like a simple word, but it is extremely complicated to implement. The most complicated one is technological reform. Yes, it is technological reform. Toyota cars look very advanced, but in Lu Shaohua's eyes, the technology is not worth it. Except for some parts that have some technical merits, the rest are worthless.

Technology is equivalent to a culture. If Lu Shaohua wants to inject Phoenix Automobile's technology into Toyota Automobile, then the engineers in Toyota Automobile must accept this new culture. Although Lu Shaohua will send people to help, the original Toyota Automobile staff still have to learn it.

Phoenix Motor has now reached the top, firmly occupying an absolute dominant market share, but Toyota Motor is not so lucky. Toyota Motor's share is even smaller than that of Germany's Volkswagen.

Now that Toyota Motor is owned by Phoenix Group, Lu Shaohua certainly does not want to see his company's brand in such a bad state. Therefore, increasing sales has become a top priority and is also part of Lu Shaohua's plan to make all sales go well.

There is no room for negotiation. Only by injecting new technology as soon as possible and improving advantages can we increase sales in the fierce market competition. However, injecting new technology is one thing, and absorbing new technology is another thing, and both take time.

In general, Lu Shaohua still has a long way to go if he wants to take Toyota to a new level.

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A month passed quickly, in the blink of an eye.

Lu Shaohua was almost too busy during this month. Every day he had to deal with a large number of documents in person, and he had to check on them from time to time. During this period, Lu Shaohua went to Shenzhen five times to inspect the Phoenix base on site.

The result was also obvious. All the preparations had met the targets required by Lu Shaohua, which made Lu Shaohua very satisfied. He secretly said in his heart, "I can finally show my talents."

Yes, Lu Shaohua had planned this many years ago to take some free time to develop the various industries under the Phoenix Group. Now that the time has finally come, Lu Shaohua must of course seize the time to develop them.

However, it is worth mentioning that during this month, Li Zhijie finally sent back news that the players listed by Lu Shaohua were found. Lu Shaohua immediately contacted the British side and sent scouts to sign them.

I have to say that the word Manchester United is very useful. When the players heard that it was Manchester United, they agreed without even thinking about it.

Come to think of it, Manchester United is a traditional giant, one of the best in Europe and even the world. Giant teams are like a magnet with strong magnetism, attracting players who want to stand out, whether it is becoming famous or being a top superstar, it has a huge appeal to them.

After successfully signing a few players, the list Lu Shaohua had given at the time was finally completed and all the players had been put into the account, making Lu Shaohua very happy.

Lu Shaohua has reason to be happy, not for anything else but for the future value of those players. If they are trained well and allowed to grow slowly, their value will be tens of millions times the combined value of buying and training them.

Buying and selling players is also a business. Lu Shaohua can make a lot of money from it by buying at a low price and selling at a high price. None of the players he included in the list is worth less than 30 million euros. You can imagine how much wealth this can bring to Lu Shaohua.

However, one thing is certain, Lu Shaohua will not touch Manchester United's money. Even if there are hundreds of millions of pounds in wealth, Lu Shaohua will not touch it. Instead, he will keep it for development. For example, expanding the stadium requires money.

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Just when news came from Manchester United that the players on Lu Shaohua's list had been added to their accounts one by one, the Hong Kong Phoenix Group made another move. The scale of this move was not small. Lu Shaohua was quietly acquiring Rolls-Royce Motor Company.

One month was enough time for Phoenix Sales to sell out all the agency rights. After that, Phoenix Group had as much as 1.2 billion US dollars in funds. Well, this amount seems large, but don't forget that Phoenix Group has not only one product, but nearly ten products that are sold all over the world.

You don't need too many agency rights for one product, a few million dollars will be enough. With the agency rights for nearly ten products and nearly a hundred countries, the agency fee is not small. What's more important is the national general agents, who charge even higher fees. This is why there is a revenue of 1.2 billion US dollars.

With the 1.2 billion US dollars, Lu Shaohua no longer had to worry about money for the time being. When he got the money, Lu Shaohua immediately ordered the launch of the plan to acquire Rolls-Royce. He sent people to the UK to negotiate with representatives of Rolls-Royce, and with the intervention of the British royal family, the deal was finally finalized after a week of negotiations.

The result was 430 million US dollars to acquire Rolls-Royce. On the surface, this number seems to be a lot, but it is Rolls-Royce after all, a famous brand, the king of cars, it is worth this money. Well, in fact, the complete acquisition cost is more than this number, because Rolls-Royce still owes the bank 15 million pounds, and this money has to be repaid by Lu Shaohua. Therefore, the actual number for the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is about 450 million US dollars.

One third of the 1.2 billion US dollars was gone in an instant, but Lu Shaohua did not mind. In his opinion, money is used to make money, and the acquisition of Rolls-Royce is almost a sure win. The acquisition today is 450 million US dollars. After a few years, Rolls-Royce Motor Company may be worth 1 billion US dollars or 2 billion US dollars. Lu Shaohua cannot guarantee it.

Well, let’s not talk about the future market value of Rolls-Royce, let’s just talk about the help that Rolls-Royce has provided to Lu Shaohua. The Rolls-Royce production base covers a very large area. Now that the entire company has been acquired by Lu Shaohua, that super-large production base also belongs to Lu Shaohua.

Lu Shaohua only needs to renovate the production base and it can be divided into two parts, one part as the production base of Rolls-Royce and the other part as the production base of Phoenix Automobile. Lu Shaohua had already planned it. In the UK, Phoenix Automobile has a high market share. Why doesn't Lu Shaohua build a production base in the UK? That way, the cost can be reduced.

In fact, as early as when Lu Shaohua wanted to acquire Rolls-Royce Motor Company, he had already sent people to investigate. After learning that their production base occupied a large area, Lu Shaohua became more determined to acquire Rolls-Royce Motor Company.

Now that the acquisition is complete and Lu Shaohua's wish has been met, the next step is to reform Rolls-Royce cars, introduce some technologies, improve the performance of Rolls-Royce cars, and transform them completely.

However, with Lu Shaohua's successful acquisition of Rolls-Royce, the sale of Royal Dutch Shell's shares was finally put on the agenda. Lu Shaohua holds 17% of Royal Dutch Shell's shares. According to the current market value of Royal Dutch Shell, that 17% of the shares will be worth nearly 7 billion US dollars.

That's right, 17% of the shares are worth nearly 7 billion US dollars, because the current market value of Royal Dutch Shell is as high as more than 40 billion US dollars. Speaking of the market value of Royal Dutch Shell, we have to mention the cooperation between Royal Dutch Shell and Phoenix Petroleum.

Because of this cooperative relationship, it was extremely easy to expand into the Asian market, occupying a considerable share of the Asian market. This also caused the market value of Royal Dutch Shell to increase rapidly, and now its market value is as high as more than 40 billion US dollars.

It can be said that the rise of Royal Dutch Shell is entirely due to Phoenix Petroleum. If it had not cooperated with Phoenix Petroleum, Royal Dutch Shell would at most be a company with a market value of tens of billions of dollars, and it would not be possible to have the current market value of more than 40 billion dollars.

Even though the cooperation with Phoenix Petroleum was terminated some time ago, Lu Shaohua's secret release did not cause the market value of Royal Dutch Shell to shrink. Of course, not shrinking does not mean rising. Maintaining the status quo means maintaining the status quo. Therefore, Lu Shaohua's 17% stake has brought in $7 billion in revenue today.

Think about it, when Lu Shaohua ordered the secret acquisition of Royal Dutch Shell's shares, the investment was only about 2 billion US dollars. In just a few years, the 2 billion US dollars invested turned into 7 billion US dollars, with a return rate of 250%.

It is undeniable that this was a successful investment. When the British royal family transferred 7 billion US dollars into the special account of Phoenix Bank, Lu Shaohua was overwhelmed with emotion and felt indescribable.

“Money finds money, a snowball-like money-making model.”

This once again proves the truth of this sentence: rich people are willing to invest, and money makes money, just like money makes money. As for the snowball-like money-making model, it is even easier to understand. It is used to describe the more you earn, the more you earn, because the snowball gets bigger and bigger as it rolls.

It is more than 7 billion US dollars. Lu Shaohua has about 7.5 billion US dollars in funds available for use. This money is enough for Lu Shaohua to do many things. What's more, with the current speed at which Phoenix Group makes money, Lu Shaohua can use far more than this amount.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about Phoenix Financial. Liu Mingzhang and his team are speculating in the two major futures of oil and gold. They have made several transactions during this period, so the income is naturally considerable.

After a rough calculation, Lu Shaohua has access to about 10 billion US dollars, and this is after deducting the special funds needed within the Phoenix Group. If that amount is not deducted, Lu Shaohua will be able to use even more money.

But it doesn’t matter. Tens of billions of dollars in funds are enough for Lu Shaohua to fully launch his plan.

Yes, we can finally start the plan in full swing. After preparing for so long, we can finally start the plan.

On this day, Lu Shaohua gathered relevant personnel in the conference room and announced: "The plan has been fully launched."

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