Anybody wondered why the negotiations between VW and P1 takes so long? here's the inside scoop that i managed to hear when i flew a spy bug into their meeting room....

P1 : Hello friend! wana invest in my company ah? AFTA coming, sure u'll need a partner to sell ur Beetles in Asian market rite?

VW : u wan me to invest in ur company? ok, and that's bcoz u have Lotus, the company u snatched away from me when i wan to buy it first!

P1 : oh, we're sorry to hear that u failed to get Lotus when it's up for sale, but what to do? we have our government's backing and all my country people's tax money... so, back to main topic, ur investment will surely improve our business!!

VW : well, to improve ur business of course u'll need good managers, skilled workers and quality parts, and i cant help you if i cant oversee the operations... so, this is the plan, our first step, i'm gonna buy all ur shares...

P1 : wait a minute... wat do u mean all my shares? before u tell us ur plans, allow me to state this:

our first condition is that we still retain controls of the company,

second condition, the CEO and all directors are my own people and ur management people can only become advisors, and

third condition, we should have free, unrestricted full access to all ur money, technologies, technical know-hows, car models and platforms, marketing plan and resources and ur skilled workers to help in our factories in Shah Alam and Tanjung Malim.

this is very interesting proposal no? i'm very sure that u'd want to invest in us right away... by the way if possible we dont want u to buy our shares... let's just sign some papers, that u gives us all the money we need plus everything above, and in return we give u help in marketing and selling facilities here in Malaysia, sound great huh?

VW : err... hello.... u want my investment rite? isn't it supposed that i'm the one who have the say?

P1 : nooo...noo..no...i want u to invest in my company and i stil control the company. u contribute money, i contribute energy, perfect partnership kan?

VW : u think i'm gila ka? give u money and i cant control the company? wat kind of investment is that?

And the negotiations goes on and on and on.... TunDrM, seeing things doesnt seem to turn to favourable condition, finally relented:

TunDr.M : Ok la... saya tidak ada halangan... jikalau VW membeli saham P1, selagi P1 menjadi Kereta Nasional, saya tidak ada masaalah...

And the negotiation process restarted once again...

P1 : Hello friend! wana invest in my company ah? U give me all the money u have, but i still must retain control of P1.....