There were no outsiders, and Patrick Robbie no longer hid his emotions, and asked Chen Geng with a little irritation: "Mr. Fernandez, what did you mean by what you said before?"

Chen Geng smiled slightly, did not answer immediately, but asked Patrick Robbie: "Mr. Robbie, have you, or Johnson Controls, studied the relationship between Dongying's enterprise production enterprises and auto parts enterprises?"

"Johnson Controls doesn't need to study this mess!" Patrick Robbie looked proud and impatient at the same time: "Mr. Fernandez, what exactly do you want to say?"

Yes, Patrick Robbie knew that what Chen Geng said to himself must be very important, but he didn't know what Chen Geng meant, as for the reason, Johnson Controls really has not studied the relationship between Dongying automobile manufacturers and auto parts manufacturers, and Americans have never looked at Dongying with their eyes...... Except when sheep need to be sheared.

Chen Geng didn't sell it anymore, and said directly: "I mean, I think the relationship between us needs to be readjusted and set. ”

"Excuse me?" Patrick Robbie spread his hands, and he felt his head a little dizzy, "What's wrong with our current cooperation model?"

Chen Geng shrugged: "There is no problem, if there is a problem, it is to ensure AMC's own interests, when we talk about cooperation with suppliers including Johnson Controls, we will definitely do our best to reduce the profits of suppliers." ”

“......”

Patrick Robbie spread his hands again and shrugged, "Is there anything wrong with this? Although you are desperately trying to lower the price, if the price is low to a certain extent, we will not agree." ”

Chen Geng finally became a little impatient with this bastard's eyes above the top, and his expression finally cooled: "Mr. Robbie, I need to remind you that you are only the vice president of Johnson Controls in charge of the automotive business, and I am the boss of AMC Motors, and the reason why I will talk to you is because I need you to help me convey my meaning to your boss, not let you make decisions on behalf of your boss...... If you continue to talk to me with this attitude, I don't mind talking to your boss directly. ”

Looking at Chen Geng's suddenly sharp eyes, Patrick Robbie felt as if he had been pointed at the head with a gun, and his heart suddenly tightened: he wasn't joking with himself!

It was also at this moment that Patrick Robbie really realized what the problem was: who he was talking to!

Just like Fernandez just said, he is just a senior worker, and the other party is the boss of Johnson Controls Partners, he is willing to talk to himself, which has already given him a lot of face, once Mr. Fernandez feels impatient, what awaits him, Patrick Robbie can think of it with his toenails.

"I'm very sorry Mr. Fernandez," after finally realizing who he was talking to, Patrick Robbie didn't say a word, and didn't hesitate: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to......"

Chen Geng raised his hand, meaning that this is the end of the matter: "I hope to replace the current price-driven cooperation model with a more long-term, more mutual trust, and can make AMC and Johnson Controls more mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation model, simply put, I hope to establish a higher trust and long-term cooperative relationship between AMC Automotive and Johnson Controls through cross-shareholding model......

........................

There is no doubt that the news brought back by Patrick Robbie has blown up the entire management of Johnson Controls......

"What Fernandez meant by that news is to let AMC and our Johnson Controls cross-share?!"

"Yes sir," Patrick Robbie lowered his head, not daring to look at the shareholders in front of him, "that's what Mr. Fernandez meant......

"What are you kidding?!"

Before Patrick Robbie could finish speaking, one of the shareholders shouted: "We Johnson Controls are a Fortune 500 company in the world, we are in the middle of the top 500 companies in the world, what kind of thing is their AMC? Can they be ranked in the top 1000 in the world? Want to cross-stake with us? That damn yellow skin...... What kind of thing is Fernandez?!"

finally took into account that the other party is a billionaire who is richer than himself, and it is now in public, the shareholder who obviously has an opinion on Chen Geng's skin color has a vivid hold back what he wants to say - in fact, it doesn't mean much to hold back or not, on the spot, there is one who counts as one, who doesn't know what this shareholder means when he says half of it?

Jeff Johnson, the chairman of the board of directors who has not spoken much, the head of the Johnson family, the largest shareholder of Johnson Controls, and the grandson of Warren Johnson, the founder of Johnson Controls, suddenly spoke: "Patrick, what did Mr. Fernandez say? What percentage of cross-shareholding does he demand?"

What the?!

The shareholder who had just beaten Chen Geng to death and mocked him, heard Jeff Johnson's words, and almost bit his tongue: What are you kidding?! Mr. Johnson is really tempted by this proposal, and really intends to cross-hold shares with AMC Motors?

How can this be?!

But when he opened his mouth, he honestly closed his mouth again: compared with the Johnson family, which owns more than 15% of Johnson Controls' shares and 45% of the voting rights, he has less than 3% of the shares, and he really has no right to speak.

Patrick Robbie was also surprised in his heart, but in front of the big boss, he had to control his emotions, and he must not have any distorted meaning in the process of conveying Fernandez Chen's words: "Mr. Fernandez said that he did not ask for a specific shareholding ratio, and that this cross-shareholding was only to strengthen mutual trust between the two companies, to achieve information sharing, improve efficiency, Reducing the cost of trading and management, and enabling more exchange of ideas, so what Mr. Fernandez means is that it is good to keep the cross-shareholding ratio below 3%.

Well, Mr. Fernandez said that considering that he is only using his AMC cars to cooperate with Johnson Controls, Johnson Controls only needs to use the corporate business to achieve cross-shareholding with AMC, and he can promise not to interfere in the operation and management of Johnson Controls.

Oh, by the way, Mr. Fernandez said that if he thinks there is anything that needs to be improved in Johnson Controls, he will make suggestions. ”

After hearing what Patrick Robbie said, his brother-in-law Johnson finally nodded slowly: "Is it fair to cross-hold the shares of AMC Motors with our automobile business, and not to interfere in our operation and management? ”

Jeff Johnson's words won the approval of many shareholders on the board of directors, indeed, whether it crosses with AMC Motors is the same thing, but just looking at the two items proposed by Fernandez Chen, "low shareholding ratio" and "non-interference in the company's operations" are enough to prove that Fernandez Chen and AMC Motors are indeed very sincere in cooperation.

"The point is not whether or not to swap shares with AMC, but what is in it for us?" Jeff Johnson continued: "Of course, the benefits that Fernandez said about increasing mutual trust, enabling information sharing, increasing efficiency, and reducing the cost of transactions are real, but they are not enough...... Patrick, you seem to have something to say?"

The reason for this last sentence is that Jeff Johnson saw Patrick Robbie open his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

"Sir," Patrick Robbie gritted his teeth, "I want to say that if we do exchange shares with AMC, it may be more beneficial to our Johnson Controls, well, at least better for our automotive business." ”

As soon as Patrick Robbie said this, several shareholders laughed, and the voice of the suspected racist just now was especially loud: "Hahahaha...... Is cross-shareholding with AMC better for Johnson Controls?hahahaha...... It's the funniest joke I've heard these days, hahahaha......"

Instead of laughing, Jeff Johnson asked Patrick Robbie with interest, "Oh?

"Personally, I'm more optimistic about the future of AMC," the words have come out of his mouth, and there is no way to take them back, compared to the nervousness just now, Patrick Robbie is much more relaxed at this time, facing Jeff Johnson's eyes with a little surprise, Patrick Robbie instead talked eloquently: " The reason why I am optimistic about the future of AMC is first of all because Mr. Fernandez is a person, not only because he is an excellent car designer and has designed a number of products for AMC that will definitely be popular in the market, but also because he invited Mr. Jack Welch to be the chairman and CEO of AMC, but more importantly, Mr. Fernandez himself. ”

Although it sounded a bit ridiculous, Jeff Johnson's expression unconsciously became serious: "Go on." ”

"I don't know if any of you here have studied Mr. Fernandez seriously, but after learning about Mr. Fernandez's past experience, it seems to me that Mr. Fernandez is a business wizard comparable to Mr. John Davidson Rockefeller, and he has been engaged in a very wide range of industries, from scrap car dismantling to car modification and production of modified cars, from second-hand car sales to computer ...... But with such a large span, he always succeeds, which in itself is amazing.

Today, he is simply playing with dozens of auto parts suppliers in the United States...... Sir, you should be very clear about what this means, it's hard, very, very hard. ”

Jeff Johnson didn't answer immediately, but was silent for a while before he spoke slowly: "Yes, I know very well what that means. ”