Chapter 1236: Tiangong Automobile Group under siege

'Mitsui Securities is involved in the takeover?'

'Have you found out what their motive is?'

In the office, Xia Yu's eyebrows were slightly raised, his gaze fixed on Matsumoto Yu as he asked in a deep voice.

It was really annoying that this accident happened just when they were quietly buying Suntory's shares and had not yet launched their attack.

And the obstacle that has appeared is the very strong Mitsui Securities Company, which is one of the three major financial cores of the Mitsui Group and is also the only pillar in the field of securities.

Matsumoto You shook his head and answered Xia Yu's question: 'Boss, we haven't found out what the motive is yet.'

'We also discovered the anomaly the afternoon before yesterday, and it took more than a day to finally find out that the source of funding was Mitsui Securities. As for their motives, we are still investigating, and I'm afraid it will be very difficult.'

'Mitsui Securities' involvement has had a significant impact on our takeover operations, greatly reducing the efficiency of stock acquisitions. Now, Suntory's stock price is fluctuating even more than before.'

'If this continues, Mitsui Securities will soon notice something is wrong, or maybe they have already noticed and are investigating.'

Matsumoto Yu quickly poured out his thoughts and concerns.

Xia Yu pondered for a long time and did not give instructions. Instead, he asked softly, 'What about the plan you discussed?'

'What are you going to do next?'

Facing his boss's test, Matsumoto Yu took a deep breath and slowly told him what he had thought before coming here: 'Boss, my idea is to temporarily reduce the intensity of the acquisition in the stock market, hide ourselves as much as possible, and thus buy time.'

'If Mitsui Securities deliberately investigates, we will be exposed sooner or later.'

'Furthermore, with Mitsui Securities as a competitor, it will be very difficult for us to acquire shares. And since we have already acquired more than 30 million shares of the stock market, it will be even more difficult to acquire the remaining shares. I don't think it matters if we lose some of them.'

'We will start the second phase ahead of schedule and devote all our energy to quickly acquiring the shares of shareholders and large institutions, striving to increase our shareholding as much as possible before Mitsui Securities reacts.'

'We will then adjust the action plan according to the situation.'

'Put yourself in Mitsui's shoes. If I were in charge of the operation at Mitsui Securities and the takeover plan was thwarted, and if I didn't give up on the takeover, then I would do my best to persuade the shareholders and at the same time launch a takeover bid for the Torii family to gain their support.'

'If the takeover costs are too high and the takeover plan is abandoned, then I would step up the takeover offensive even more, forcing the Torii family or the enemy to take over the shares at a high price and leave with a profit.'

'No matter how you look at it, Mitsui Securities will not give up. Instead of waiting for them to discover us and make strategic adjustments, we should preempt them and take advantage of the timing.'

'All your analysis here is based on the premise that Mitsui Securities is going to acquire Suntory. What if Mitsui Securities doesn't intend to acquire it, but just make a normal investment or proxy purchase?'

Xia Yu looked serious, pointing out a loophole in Matsumoto Yu's words.

After a moment's thought, Matsumoto Yu shook his head and said, 'Boss, I had someone urgently investigate the past actions of the Mitsui Group in the beer sector, and I found that after Mitsui & Co. invested 2 billion yen in the beer industry in 1981 and failed, it made personnel changes on March 18th of this year, bringing in a senior vice president from Asahi Beer. However, in the past two months, there have been no major actions by Mitsui & Co. in the beer sector.'

'This is very unusual, so I think Mitsui & Co. is planning a major move. Right now, Mitsui Securities is buying Suntory stock, but the probability of investment is very low. Most likely, they want to take over Suntory and compete with other consortiums.'

'Papatapa!'

Xia Yu gave a smile, lightly clapped his hands, and said with appreciation, 'Very good analysis, and very efficient.'

'Thank you, boss!'

Yusuke Matsumoto suppressed his inner joy and said with a humble face, 'Thank you, boss, for your praise!'

'Just act according to your plan. I believe your ability will not let me down.'

'Thank you for your trust. I won't let you down.'

'Boss, I won't bother you anymore.'

'Mm!'

Xia Yu nodded slightly, looked at Yusuke Matsumoto, who left and closed the door, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Mitsui Securities Company can come if it wants to, even though it is one of the island's securities giants, Xia Yu is not afraid of it, and the worst that can happen is a fight.

Anyway, no matter what, he is determined to get Suntory, and no one, not even the emperor, can stop him.

Now it's just the beginning, so he'll leave it to Matsumoto Yu to deal with, and sharpen the knife of Matsumoto Yu in the process, accelerating his growth.

By the way, he can also use this opportunity to see where his limits are, so that it will be easier for him to use Songben You later.

Besides, he really doesn't have the heart to put it on this right now. Early this morning, he received a report from Chen Caijun that Tiangong Automobile Group is in super trouble!

Tiangong Automobile Group is being strangled!

There is a huge risk to the supply of steel such as crude steel and fine steel needed for automobile manufacturing. If a stable and reliable supply chain of steel with guaranteed quality cannot be found, the automobile production capacity of Tiangong Automobile Group will be greatly affected.

Due to the quality of the steel and the price, Tiangong Automobile Group imports its steel from the island country.

Chen Caijun is very experienced, so he does not only cooperate with one company in terms of steel, but also with Nippon Steel and Nippon Steel Pipe of the island country.

But now the problem is that these two leaders and number two in the field of steel in the island country have both run into problems with supplying steel to Tiangong Automobile Group and are temporarily unable to deliver.

Chen Caijun had no choice but to arrange for someone to find other large steel companies in the island country, but it turned out that no matter if it was Kawasaki Steel or Kobe Steel, they all refused Tiangong Automobile Group's large order!

Even if they found small steel companies in the island country, they would only buy crude steel and would not sell it.

In the end, after paying for some inquiries, they learned that it was the Island Country Steel Export Association that had ordered a ban on the export of steel to the Tiangong Automobile Group.

And the Island Country Steel Export Association was not the ultimate person behind the scenes. It turned out to be the Island Country Automobile Industry Association that was calling the shots. As for whether the government had interfered, they did not find out.

But the reason was already obvious. The Island Country did not want the Tiangong Automobile Group to rise, and did not want another large Asian automobile enterprise to appear to compete.

What's more, Xia Yu also knew that in the past few months, Tiangong Automobile Group had spent a lot of money worldwide to lay out sales and after-sales channels and open directly-operated 4S stores. The island country was Asia's largest automobile consumer market, so it naturally became the focus of Tiangong Automobile Group's efforts.

In the past few months, Tiangong Automobile Group has already opened 13 automobile 4S stores in the island country, and this is only the ones that have already opened. There are also 21 stores that are under renovation.

That's not the end of it.

The key is that Tiangong Automobile Group has also attracted many consumers on the island country with its newly launched SUV model, which is temporarily unique in the world. Business is not bad, and it has allowed Tiangong Automobile Group to make a name for itself on the island country.

The car companies on the island country are famous for their quick responses, so they noticed this situation and reached an agreement as soon as possible, hoping to interrupt Tiangong Automobile Group's growth momentum at the beginning of its rise!

In addition to the above, in terms of some auto parts, companies belonging to many consortia on the island country have also taken blockade measures, which is a comprehensive strangulation of Tiangong Automobile Group!

The situation is very critical!

Therefore, after learning of the severity of the situation, Chen Caijun did not dare to neglect it in the slightest, and reported the situation to Xia Yu, while also actively looking for a way out.

On the one hand, he sent someone to South Korea in the hope of solving the problem of steel supply; on the other hand, he sent someone to the Rolls-Royce Motor Group for help in solving the problem of auto parts supply. He also sent someone to the United States to solve the problem of auto parts supply.