"Mayor He, I agree in principle with your investment, but this share..."
"I just reported to Mayor Liu. We don't want many shares, just 10%." Vice Mayor He quickly replied.
"Then we are discussing business." Zhang Hao nodded, "I wonder what the city plans to invest in it? If it is funds, I will invest at least 100 billion yuan here, and you need to come up with 10 billion yuan."<
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"Ten billion? Director Zhang, you are making things difficult for us. Even under normal circumstances, we can't come up with so much spare money."
Vice Mayor He said with a helpless face.
Zhang Hao took a deep breath on the spot: "No money? What? You don't want to have sex for nothing, do you?"
"No, no, although there is no money in the city, we can exchange shares for shares?"
"Exchanging shares for shares? How to exchange?"
Zhang Hao became interested.
"I wonder if you have heard of Huaicheng Coal Mining Group? This company has a market value of more than 250 billion. We can transfer 4% of the shares to the new company and we will definitely not let everyone suffer."
Vice Mayor He threw out the city’s resolution.
Before the eruption of the Yanshi volcano, the Huaizhou coal mine originally had a market value of more than 30 billion. However, as the energy crisis worsened, it has now soared eight to nine times.
"Huaihuai Coal Mine?"
Zhang Hao's eyes widened in disbelief.
Coal companies are the golden cake now.
Have Feicheng officials collectively lost their minds? They actually took a coal company with unlimited money potential in exchange for the East project with an uncertain future? Isn't this a waste of time and money?
Vice Mayor He smiled and nodded: "Yes, it is Huaizhou Coal Mining Group. It is definitely not a shell company. It is guaranteed to be fake."
"Mayor He, please forgive me, no matter how you look at this transaction, you suffered a loss, and it was a huge loss. Is there something fishy in this?"
Zhang Hao probed carefully.
"Ahem, Director Zhang, you are worrying too much. There is definitely nothing fishy." Vice Mayor He shook his head and then changed the topic: "But when it comes to this, we do have a little selfishness."
"What selfish motives?"
Zhang Hao asked subconsciously.
"Ahem, the higher-ups have been making frequent moves recently and want to integrate all coal companies..."
Vice Mayor He looked like he was hesitant to speak.
Although the ownership of the coal mining company has been taken away by the higher authorities, after several rounds of negotiations, the entire state capital can probably retain almost two-thirds of its coal output.
There are negative effects, but they are not "fatal".
After all, compared with several large coal-producing states in the north, the output of Huaicheng Coal Mine is not high. If it can squeeze out one-third of the share, it is already a severe cut.
Zhang Hao interrupted directly: "According to this, wouldn't the five percent of the shares be wasted?"
"Director Zhang, please listen to me in detail. Since the superiors have high hopes for East, in order to inject blood into the project, they should not take back the 4% of the shares."
"Huh? If that's the case, you have to hand it over anyway, so why don't you just transfer more shares?" Zhang Hao couldn't help but asked curiously.
"How can it be that simple? Integrating coal mining companies is the general trend, and the higher-ups are very determined. We can secretly make some small moves and play on the sidelines. But we can't go too far. Five percent is the bottom line. If it is exceeded, it will only be self-defeating."<
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Vice Mayor He said bitterly.
"Dare to love is such a thing. You guys are called empty-handed white wolves. You are really cunning."
Zhang Hao looked thoughtful.
Vice Mayor He waved his hand when he heard this: "This is not called empty-handed wolf, this is called waste utilization."
"What a 'waste utilization', I learned a lesson."
Zhang Hao cupped his hands towards the other party.
"Director Zhang, would you like to express your opinion here? Mayor Liu is still waiting to go through the formalities? This matter cannot be delayed. The sooner it is done, the better."
Zhang Hao smiled and nodded: "I agree. Cross-shareholding is beneficial to both of us. Coal companies are so profitable, and the opportunity is rare!"
Seriously speaking, no one seems to have suffered from this operation. Although everyone's shares have been diluted a little, they have obtained a stable "income".
The Federation also did not suffer a loss. After all, the biggest beneficiary of the "Controllable Nuclear Fusion" project is the Federation. This should be considered an early investment.
"Okay, feel free, I'll tell Mayor Liu right away."
After Vice Mayor He finished speaking, he immediately ran to the side to make a phone call. The conditions here in Feicheng are limited. At present, only wired calls have been restored, and there is still no signal for mobile phones.
Taking advantage of this free time, Zhang Hao chatted with Chen Benrong again.
"Dean Chen, there is something I forgot to tell you. Consul Ji specially told me before that our project does not need to be limited to the local area. We should actively go out and use all available forces."
Chen Benrong's eyes lit up: "Did Consul Ji really say that?"
"Yes, to be honest with you, Dean Chen, the new company has received strong support from Governor Ji. This support is unprecedented, and there is no need to have any doubts."
Chen Benrong immediately nodded happily:
"I heard that Europa is in chaos. Now it is a good opportunity. We should be able to reach some cooperation and even recruit a group of top scientific researchers."
Zhang Hao waved his hand: "Dean Chen, given the current situation of Europa, it may be difficult to conduct research with peace of mind. It just so happens that our new company is not short of money.
I hope you can help make a list of relevant companies or institutions. Those that can be acquired...we will acquire them directly, and those that cannot be acquired...then we will find ways to recruit people."
As for cooperation, he is not optimistic about it.
In the next few decades, Europa will continue to be in turmoil. Without a stable scientific research environment, coupled with restrictions, everything is empty talk.
"No need to go to such trouble. When the relocation is completed, I will personally lead a team to Europa. Europa people themselves also attach great importance to "controllable nuclear fusion" and have produced many scientific research results.
What's more important is that since the eruption of Sulfonite Volcano, they have absorbed most of the talents from the other side. It is undeniable that their scientific research strength is indeed stronger than ours."
Chen Benrong did his part and refused to give in.
"Dean Chen, you are an expert in this field. It would be great if you personally lead the team. The new company will provide full support."
Zhang Hao quickly assured.
"The acquisition shouldn't be difficult? I just don't know how much Director Zhang is willing to spend?"
Dean Chen tried to ask.
"Within 30 billion, is it enough?"
"Enough is enough. At present, all industries are in a slump. No one is competing with us for unpopular projects with uncertain prospects like 'Controllable Nuclear Fusion', and it probably won't cost much."
Zhang Hao smiled confidently: "Then please. After the new company is established, I hope that you, Dean Chen, can serve as the general manager and be fully responsible for the daily management of the new company."
"Director Zhang, I feel your sincerity, but it is better to hire Gao Ming for the position of general manager. I want to devote all my energy to the laboratory."
Chen Benrong immediately declined.
The reason why he made such a decision was that on the one hand, he was old and lacked energy, so he could no longer take care of both ends as before;
On the other hand, he wants to try to introduce Western laboratory management systems to improve scientific research efficiency.
The local scientific research environment is either not good, or sometimes it is too based on seniority, which is not conducive for young people to get ahead. Now is not the time to be polite, and he wants to break this situation.
After all, young people have more energy and brains, and are more likely to create disruptive results than older people.
The most typical example is Einstein, who discovered the principle of the photoelectric effect at the age of 27 and created the general theory of relativity at the age of 37, making him world-famous.