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Chapter 927 Steel Industry
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"This is a good opportunity!"
Looking at the information on the No. 2 Steel Plant in his hand, Liu Dong touched his chin with a slightly thoughtful look on his face.∈♀,
After a trip to the United States and seeing the power of top American families such as Rockefeller, Morgan, and Roosevelt, Liu Dong became extremely concerned about improving his influence!
Finally, he set the ambitious goal of forming his own consortium.
Now the most difficult and core step in his goal has been achieved. As long as Standard Chartered Bank, Standard Bank of South Africa, and the eight banks bought from the United States are reorganized, a large multinational bank will appear among the top 50 in the world.
The surge in stock prices will become inevitable, and Liu Dong's net worth will then increase several times from the current level!
With money, you will naturally have more confidence to develop your own career!
So he focused his attention on steel and real estate!
Although the steel industry has been turned into a sunset industry internationally, steel is still an important criterion for measuring a country's comprehensive strength, and the influence of a large steel group is not comparable to industries such as jewelry and hotels. Therefore, the Liu Dong Consortium plans
The second step is to have a super steel group with an output of more than 30 million tons. Only such a super large enterprise can bring enough influence!
Real estate has also been placed on the same level as steel by Liu Dong. First, because the domestic real estate industry is booming now, but the profits are too huge. Liu Dong is not a saint. He is not willing to let go of things that can make money.
Moreover, the real estate industry is also a downstream enterprise in the steel industry. Both parties have a supply and demand relationship, and a large real estate group can guarantee the sales of the steel group's products.
If you include the large-scale rich iron mines Liu Dong controls in Peru, the entire industrial chain has almost been opened up by Liu Dong!
From the most basic mining to terminal sales, if you master this industry chain, you will have the foundation to gain a foothold in this industry. In the future, you only need to acquire more related companies to make this industry chain thicker. Then even if
Even if you encounter an economic crisis or an industry depression, you can survive it.
It was precisely because of this plan that Liu Dong had new ideas about the Second Steel Plant in Quancheng!
Although these 30 or 40-year-old steel smelting equipment may be outdated due to technical reasons, the skilled workers in this steel plant are a valuable asset!
As long as a new batch of equipment is purchased, the management system is reformed, and some unqualified employees are eliminated, this historic steel plant can regain its vitality!
Of course, if you want to bring such a dilapidated old factory back to life, you still need to invest a lot of money and solve many difficulties.
But Liu Dong was already prepared for this!
Putting down the information in his hands, Liu Dong showed a look of thought on his face. "Mr. Feng, do we have more detailed information about the Second Steel Plant?"
"More detailed information?" After being stunned for a moment, Feng Jianhui shook his head. He had never planned to acquire the land of the No. 2 Steel Plant, so naturally he would not prepare more detailed information.
But seeing the expression on Liu Dong's face, Feng Jianhui, who already knew him well, blurted out, "Dr. Liu, you don't mean to...!"
"Hush, be silent!" After interrupting Feng Jianhui, Liu Dong shook his head, "Just know it, don't say it here!"
But looking at Feng Jianhui's hesitant expression, Liu Dong knew that if he didn't explain clearly, it would be difficult for Feng Jianhui to make up his mind at this moment!
"Mr. Wu, you are in charge of the auction here. We will try our best to win all the plots of land that we are optimistic about!"
Liu Dong was seated, and Wu Zhe, CEO of Huayang Real Estate, sitting on his right, nodded quickly, "I understand, Director Liu!"
"follow me!"
After signaling to Feng Jianhui, the two of them stood up and walked out of the auction hall, and then found a quieter seat to sit down in the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel.
"You can ask whatever you want to ask?"
Feng Jianhui, who had been impatient for a long time, said after Liu Dong finished speaking: "Dr. Liu, do you really plan to acquire the No. 2 Steel Plant?"
"That's right!"
Seeing Liu Dong nodding, Feng Jianhui said anxiously: "The Second Steel Plant has been abandoned, which is a big burden. Although there are more than 3,000 acres of land as compensation, we still have to bear the wages of more than 60,000 workers, and we lose money every year.
With more than 100 million Huaxia coins, the gains outweigh the losses!"
Liu Dong understood that Feng Jianhui's concerns were purely from the perspective of the real estate industry, but Liu Dong was different!
"Old Feng, don't rush to a conclusion yet! Let me ask you, is it more expensive to build a new steel plant, or is it more expensive to acquire a second steel plant and then renovate it?"
Feng Jianhui was always a man of intelligence. As soon as Liu Dong finished speaking, he came to his senses and asked in surprise: "Is Director Liu planning to enter the steel industry?"
"That's right!" Liu Dong nodded.
Seeing the thoughts on Feng Jianhui's face, Liu Dong felt secretly satisfied. What he admired most was that Feng Jianhui never jumped to conclusions without careful consideration!
After changing his perspective, Feng Jianhui immediately analyzed the pros and cons of acquiring the second steel plant!
"Director Liu, in addition to steel production, the No. 2 Steel Factory has eight other branches. The only one that is still profitable is the No. 2 Heavy Machinery Factory! This machinery factory that produces bulldozers, forklifts, and excavators has more than 4,000 employees.
The remaining second cement plant can also make profits through joint ventures with our Huayang Group, but for the remaining coking, refractory materials, and non-ferrous metal processing, our Huayang Group can only provide little help.
Rely on the Second Steel Plant itself!”
"And if we want to fully absorb the remaining workers, unless we can establish a very large steel group with a comprehensive steel production of more than 30 million tons, the acquisition of the second steel plant will not be profitable at all and will only become a drag!"
Feng Jianhui's outspokenness did not make Liu Dong change his original intention, "Since a steel plant with a comprehensive steel output of 30 million tons can solve the problem, then just build a steel plant of this scale!"
Liu Dong's careless rhetoric shocked Feng Jianhui. At the same time, there was also a trace of doubt on his face. He wondered whether Liu Dong knew what he was talking about?
"Director Liu, are you sure you said it correctly? It was 30 million tons, not 3 million tons?"
"Don't worry, I heard and said correctly just now, it's 30 million tons, or even more!" Liu Dong said.
"But do you know how much this will cost?" Feng Jianhui said quickly.
“Is $4 billion enough?”
Liu Dong blocked all Feng Jianhui's persuasion in one sentence!
After taking a deep breath to calm down the chaotic thoughts in his heart, Feng Jianhui still couldn't hide his shock and said: "Director Liu, you know that 4 billion US dollars is not a small amount!"
Although he knew something about Liu Dong's trip to Hong Kong, Feng Jianhui did not know about Liu Dong's series of actions in the United States, let alone that there was now a super bank behind him to provide funds!
"Four billion US dollars is indeed not a small amount, but this money cannot be invested all at once. If it is divided into five years, although there is a burden, it is not as heavy as imagined!"
Liu Dong did not emphasize how rich he was, but considered the entire project realistically!
After listening, Feng Jianhui was not in a hurry to object. After thinking for a while, he also admitted that Liu Dong did have the capital to say this!
"Director Liu, the steel industry is a capital- and technology-intensive industry, but now it is a sunset industry. If US$4 billion is invested in the steel industry, the returns will be far less than investing in real estate, high-tech industries and service industries!"
"I know, but many things are not done just because they make less money. Although the steel industry has low profits, as one of the basic industries of the economy, its influence is undoubted! Moreover, if we build a system from mining and processing to steel
If there is an industrial chain for selling finished products, then making money will not be a problem!”
Looking at Liu Dong's piercing eyes, Feng Jianhui asked in surprise: "What do you mean by terminal sales?"
"Real estate, shipbuilding, automobiles, and machinery manufacturing, aren't these all big consumers of steel?" Liu Dong said with a smile.
"Sure enough!" Feng Jianhui sighed in his heart.
From the moment he came into contact with Liu Dong, he had already sensed the other's ambition to be inferior to others! It was just limited to his strength, and his performance was not clear.
Now as the capital owned by the other party becomes stronger and stronger, this ambition has gradually begun to be transformed into actual actions!
For people like Feng Jianhui, it is a good thing that their boss is ambitious, which can drive further development of the company. However, if the ambition is too high, it is not necessarily a good thing, because countless examples have proven that ambitious goals will never bring good results!
But looking at Liu Dong's determined expression, he knew that he would definitely not be able to persuade him!
But as an employee, he must consider his boss!
"Director Liu, if you insist on acquiring the Second Steel Plant and then enter the steel industry, then I suggest you not to buy the Quancheng Second Steel Plant in this auction!" Feng Jianhui said.
"Are you planning to let me take this opportunity to fight for better conditions from the Quancheng City government?" Liu Dong was not stupid, and he quickly understood what Feng Jianhui meant!
"That's right, no real estate company will ask for this big burden, so it is inevitable that the No. 2 Steel Plant will fail! By then, both the government and the factory itself will be completely disappointed! And our opportunity has come!"
After nodding, Liu Dong did not object. After all, this was his own advantage!
"Are we poaching the country?" Liu Dong suddenly laughed.
"No, this is inevitable for the development of socialist market economy!" Feng Jianhui shook his head.
The two reached an agreement on the acquisition of the second steel plant!