Chapter 20 2. The confrontation on the Mission Hills Golf Course

After waking up, Gu Weimin led Du Linxiang and his party to the Shengshi Tanggong Restaurant for morning tea. When it comes to Lingnan culture, morning tea is one of the highlights.Every morning, Cantonese people will help the old and the young, or meet with friends, and gather in teahouses to "sigh for morning tea". "Sigh" means enjoyment in Cantonese. It can be seen that drinking morning tea is a pleasant pastime in the minds of Cantonese. Shengshi Tang Palace, located in China Overseas Shopping Mall on Xinyuan Road, Dongmen, is one of the most authentic Hong Kong-style restaurants in Shenzhen.Every morning, here is a sea of ​​people.Everyone found a place to sit near the corner, and Gu Weimin said, "President Du, I'm sorry, the environment here is a bit noisy. Jiao Tianming originally wanted to go to the revolving restaurant of the China World Trade Center for morning tea. It would be quieter there, but I I think that if you want to experience the most authentic morning tea culture, you have to come to this kind of shop.”

Du Linxiang said: "Majestic decoration, classical music ringing in the ears - then it is not drinking morning tea, but drinking coffee. It is the most authentic place that is such a bustling restaurant frequented by ordinary people. Mr. Gu's Arrangement, take great pains!" There are so many varieties of morning tea in the prosperous Tang Palace that you can't count them.Gu Weimin said to Jiao Tianming who was ordering, "Order all the signature dishes here." Zhuang Zhiqi said: "Just as long as it's suitable, we can't finish it if there is too much."

Gu Weimin said enthusiastically: "We don't necessarily have to finish all the dim sum served on the table. But we have to taste every kind of dim sum!" The waiter quickly brought up dim sum, including durian crisps, frozen crabs, quicksand buns, roast goose, flower maw soup...there was almost no room for them on the table.Du Linxiang couldn't help sighing that the Cantonese who were the first to get the fashion really knew how to enjoy life.A breakfast is so rich and colorful. Du Linxiang picked up a custard crystal bag, and saw that it was crystal clear, and the custard was also faintly visible.After taking a bite, the custard inside flowed out, but it scalded Du Linxiang's mouth so badly.In front of so many people, Du Linxiang didn't like having a fit, so he had to endure it silently.

"Damn, why don't you make progress!" Du Linxiang scolded himself in his heart.When I ate soup dumplings in Shanghai, I was scalded by the soup overflowing from the steamed buns. When I returned to Guangdong, I still didn’t learn my lesson.Perhaps because of poverty in his youth, Du Linxiang never had the concept of eating slowly in his eating habits. Morning tea is drunk from morning to noon.Gu Weimin, like a competent tour guide, has been talking about the customs of Shenzhen and Hong Kong.At the end of the day, Jiao Tianming said to Gu Weimin: "During the inspection of Dazhong Stock, Mr. Du raised some questions, some of which we have already explained, and some of which cannot be explained within the scope of our authority. Since Gu The boss is here, do you think it's up to you to explain to President Du yourself?"

Gu Weimin said: "Okay, it depends on Mr. Du's schedule." This time it was Gu Weimin who took the initiative to serve, and Du Linxiang took it over: "The guest does as he pleases." Jiao Tianming said, "Then I'll call the company and ask them to prepare the conference room." Gu Weimin waved his hand and said, "The weather is so nice today, what meeting room are we going to? Let's go to the golf course. While communicating, we can exercise our muscles and bones. Mr. Du, what do you think?" Du Linxiang said with a smile: "I have heard that Gu is always a golf expert, and today is just an eye-opener."

Gu Weimin and Du Linxiang took their subordinates, took three cars, and went straight to Guanlan Town, which is located in the northeast of Shenzhen City.In this beautiful town, there is the largest golf course in Asia. Shenzhen Mission Hills Golf Course, spanning more than ten square kilometers of green mountains and green waters, consists of seven courses.The Junling Stadium chosen by Gu Weimin today was designed by Masahiro Ozaki, the Japanese "superman in the football world".The course is located among the mountains, and the designer integrated the steepness and tranquility of the course, reflecting a strong Asian style.Masahiro Ozaki himself once commented on this course: the beautiful lake view of Mission Hills and the mountain-shaped tunnels make golfers intoxicated in a natural picture and enjoy the fun of swinging.

Zhuang Zhiqi claimed that he had never touched a golf club, and he didn't dare to come out to make a fool of himself, so he was accompanied by Jiao Tianming and drank tea in the lounge.Gu and Du put on golf shirts and stepped into the green grass field.Gu Weimin is a well-known handsome man. Wearing a refreshing jersey, he looks even more heroic.Du Linxiang's dark skin is incongruous with the pure white jersey.Especially the fat belly, like a ball rolling around. Gu Weimin is a loyal fan of golf and a member of Mission Hills Golf Course. He said with relish: "Golf was first introduced to China in 1916. In 1917, the Shanghai Hongqiao Golf Association began to operate. At that time The course was a nine-hole course. But then the sport fell silent in mainland China for a long time."

Du Linxiang's knowledge of golf is very limited, and the few swings he has experienced are all at the invitation of friends.He casually asked: "Gu is always an expert, in your opinion, where is the best golf course in China now?" Gu Weimin thought for a while and said: "This question is different from the benevolent and the wise see the wisdom. It is really not good. In terms of hardware facilities, of course, the stadiums in the first-tier cities in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are better, such as Mission Hills in Shenzhen, Reignwood in Beijing, and Shanghai. Sheshan."

Du Linxiang said: "I have been to Reignwood in Beijing, and it is in Reignwood Manor in Changping." Gu Weimin nodded, and continued: "But when it comes to distinctive features, I'm afraid you have to count those courses located in second-tier or even third-tier cities, such as those in Yunnan and Dalian." "What are their characteristics?" Du Linxiang asked. Gu Weimin said: "There are two courses in Yunnan, which are well-known in the circle. They are the Spring City Lake Course in Kunming and the Yulong Snow Mountain Course in Lijiang. The Spring City Lake Course is located on the bank of Yangzonghai Lake with rippling blue water. The golf course is surrounded by natural pine trees. Forest, surrounded by mountains, water and sky. Many friends from Hong Kong and Southeast Asia have a special liking for the Spring City Lake. They often fly to Kunming on weekends to play golf, and call it "Asian Golf Paradise". On the plateau at an altitude of 1,100 meters, it is the course with the longest fairways in the world and the only snow mountain course in Asia. The front nine holes and the back nine holes have different styles depending on the natural landscape and landforms, and the layout is exquisite and elegant."

Gu Weimin went on to say: "As for the Jinshi Golf Course in Dalian, it is one of the few golf courses with a sea view in China. The course is surrounded by the sea on three sides and faces mountains on one side. In addition, the cracked and strange rocks 600 million years ago can be called God's masterpiece. The sea breeze Waves are the biggest obstacle to play in Jinshi. When the sea breeze is not strong, the course is gentle and the wide fairway has a high fault tolerance rate. But most of the time, you need to face the ever-changing, big and small sea ​​breeze." "In my personal opinion, the Golden Stone Golf Course is my favorite." Gu Weimin recalled, "A par-3 tee is located on a high hill, and the small green opposite seems to be floating in the sea. The small The green and the crashing waves are a double test of mental endurance and technique."

A green is a term in golf that refers to the lawn on which the hole is situated. The word "green" is a transliteration of English green.When a player is playing, the first goal is to hit the ball on the green, and then go further to score a goal with a putt.The grass on the putting green is more delicate and delicate than the grass on other areas of the course.Ladies wearing high heels are absolutely not allowed to enter the green, because they will damage the lawn.Du Linxiang actually didn't know what green meant, but seeing Gu Weimin's intoxicated expression, he was too embarrassed to ask. After the two of them swung a few shots, they both lost interest—the gap in strength was too great, and they were not in the same order of magnitude at all.Du Linxiang said: "Compared with Mr. Gu's financial skills in the capital market, Mr. Gu's football skills are really even worse." Du Linxiang also wanted to use this sentence to introduce the topic to an area of ​​mutual interest. "I'm sorry." Gu Weimin said with a smile, "When it comes to financial skills, Mr. Du is the master. In this round of shell negotiation, you took every step of the way and worked steadily, which is admirable." Du Linxiang said: "For business, be more stable, and everyone will not suffer." Gu Weimin said: "The last time Mr. Zhuang came to Hong Kong to talk, and this time Mr. Du went to the company for an on-site inspection. I don't know the next step. What are your plans?" At this moment when the ball is played, the matter of playing the ball has officially become a matter of the ball; at this point, we finally get to the point.Du Linxiang cheered up: "Personally, I still feel that Mr. Gu's quotation is too high." "This price is really not high." Gu Weimin said, "The price we negotiated with Shunlong Group is also the same. I still say that we are old friends. Even under the same conditions, I am inclined to cooperate with Mr. Du. But if your bid is obviously lower than Shunlong, I can't make a loss-making deal." Du Linxiang did not accept this approach: "You have been in contact with Shunlong for a while, but the agreement has not yet been formally signed, which shows that the two sides have not reached an agreement in many aspects. Otherwise, we would not have our conversation today. " Gu Weimin responded tit for tat: "I quoted the price to Mr. Du from the very beginning. If you really think that I am asking for a price, I am afraid I will leave without looking back. There will be no conversation we have today." Du Linxiang added: "Everyone knows that it is easy to buy shells and it is difficult to clean them. However, few shells that actually circulate in the market are clean. Therefore, before we talk about the value of this shell, we must conduct a detailed financial audit. " Gu Weimin said: "Of course, this is a basic business rule." Du Linxiang said: "The two parties have been in contact many times, and they should have some understanding of each other's sincerity. In my opinion, can we make a decision this time and officially enter the operation stage. Later, I will arrange for relevant intermediaries to conduct audits. As long as no major problems are found in the audit, the price is easy to negotiate.” Gu Weimin said: "Okay. Regarding the audit, I will say hello and let the company's people fully cooperate. But there is one point, the audit must be conducted in secret, and it cannot be announced to the public before the two parties sign a formal agreement. As a listed company, this is also The most basic business rules." Du Linxiang said: "No problem. Everyone is a man of rules." "One more thing," Du Linxiang added, "as a real estate company, cash flow is our weak point. If a cooperation agreement is reached, I would like to use some real estate to offset the acquisition funds." "I'm afraid there is a problem." Gu Weimin said, "The regulatory authorities have long stipulated that equity transactions must be in the form of cash." Du Linxiang smiled: "Regulations are dead, but people are alive! It is actually very easy to circumvent this kind of regulation. For example, let's negotiate in private. The equity transfer price is 40 million, of which 30 million will be in cash. The other 10 million will be deducted from real estate. Then we will sign an equity transfer contract at a price of 30 million. In addition, let’s sign another contract. I will sell you a real estate worth 10 million at a low price. The two contracts seem to be It's irrelevant, and the regulatory authorities can't catch anything." The so-called regulations of the regulatory authorities were just an excuse for Gu Weimin, but he did not expect that Du Linxiang had already thought of a countermeasure.Gu Weimin made a embarrassed expression: "Everyone who runs a business knows that cash is king. Especially I am in capital operation, why do I keep so many houses?" Du Linxiang said: "If Mr. Gu is not accommodating at all, I am afraid that even if Weitong has the sincerity of cooperation, it will not be able to do it." Gu Weimin hesitated for a while and said: "For the sake of our friendship, we can accommodate it. But there are two prerequisites: First, the real estate used for deduction must be commercial real estate such as shops and office buildings. I don't want residential real estate." Du Linxiang thought to himself, Gu Weimin is indeed a fine individual.Compared with residential real estate, commercial real estate has simpler procedures and higher value when it is mortgaged by the bank.Du Linxiang said: "That's not a problem at all. What about the second one?" Gu Weimin said: "The total amount of real estate deductions cannot exceed 15% of the purchase price, and the rest must be traded in cash." Du Linxiang said: "15% is too low, let's say 20%." "No." Gu Weimin's tone was very firm, and after a while he said again, "Up to 18%, this is my bottom line." Du Linxiang said cruelly: "Okay, it's up to you." Jiao Tianming, who was sitting in the lounge, saw Gu Weimin driving an electric car from a distance, driving Du Linxiang back.He said to Zhuang Zhiqi: "Looking at the way the two bosses are talking and laughing, it should be a good conversation." Zhuang Zhiqi said: "The top leaders are the top leaders, and they need to make decisions on many things. It is better for us to talk face-to-face for several hours than talking face-to-face for several months." Jiao Tianming nodded and said, "Who said it wasn't?" In the evening, everyone didn't go back to the city, so they stayed at the Mission Hills Resort Hotel.The deluxe rooms of the hotel are spacious and comfortable, and there is a terrace overlooking the golf course outside each room, with a spectacular view of the course.Gu Weimin suggested having dinner on the terrace, and he also arranged for Jiao Tianming to order a table of wild game from a nearby farm. Cantonese people's reputation for eating wild game has long spread.The game Jiao Tianming ordered was very rich, including braised snake, boiled water fish in a casserole, and fried sika venison. Jiao Tianming also pointed to a soup and said: "This is a famous dish in Guangdong game, called sea, land and air soup. Why? Like? Listen to the name and you will be full of domineering. Bring together flying in the sky, running in the ground, swimming in the water, such as yellow sand water fish, guinea fowl, yellow swimming bird, partridge, and supplemented with above-mentioned Chinese medicinal materials to make this stew. pot of soup." Today I had a good talk with Du Linxiang, Gu Weimin was in a good mood, he asked: "I have this soup, what kind of wine is it?" Zhuang Zhiqi drank too much last night, and he hasn't recovered yet: "Mr. Gu, I drank too much last night, let's forget it tonight." "What are you talking about?" Gu Weimin said, "During the Spring Festival last year, I got very drunk. This drink is a matter of the drink! Yesterday's wine and today's wine, last year's wine and this year's wine Alcohol is not the same thing at all!" Zhuang Zhiqi could tell that Gu Weimin was an alcoholic.I have no choice but to risk my life to accompany the gentleman.