Smith took out a map with a red pen marking the area of the land they purchased!
Smith pointed at the map and smiled: "Mr. Yu, the total area of this land is fifty-two square kilometers! We spent $3.8 million when we bought it!
Coupled with the exploration rights and the investment our company has invested in it over the years, I think 15 million is more appropriate!"
"Mr. Smith, it is obvious that your offer is not sincere at all!
We simply can't reach an agreement!"
"Mr. Yu, we did not raise the price. These are just the funds our company invested in this land..."
"Mr. Smith," Yu Qingyang raised his hand to interrupt Smith, "I'm sorry to interrupt you!
If you have this attitude, I don't think we can continue talking!
First, when you buy, you go to the diamond mine!
The second time someone else bid!
Forgive me for speaking more directly!
Now this land has been confirmed to contain no mineral resources!
The mountains are bare except for rocks, and there are no resources that can be used!
The land near the mountains has also been eroded by sea water and turned into saline-alkali land! Or it is about to become saline-alkali land!
You ask me for 15 million for such a piece of land that no one wants for free?
Sorry, I’d like to ask if it’s 15 million dirhams?”
“Fifteen million dirhams?
Mr. Yu! Your price insults me and this land!" Smith said with anger.
It seemed like I had been greatly wronged.
"Haha!" Yu Qingyang leaned on the sofa and chuckled, taking a sip of the coffee in front of him.
"Mr. Smith, I don't think this is an insult. If I hadn't used it to build a factory, this land would be worthless now!
In other words, as an investor, if I want to build a factory in Ajigeria, believe it or not, the Butitan City Government is willing to sell me the land at a price of one dirham per acre!"
"Haha, Mr. Yu, are you talking about the price of desert?
Our land has complete highway facilities, water supply, and power supply facilities!
It is very suitable to open a factory!
In this way, we have taken a step back and settled on US$12 million, which is a very sincere price!”
"Haha, the reason why I want to buy the land from you is because it is close to Highway 32 and there is a road in it!
To be honest, this piece of land and that road are somewhat valuable!
Without the road, the land is worthless!
But Mr. Smith, you must also see that your roads are seriously damaged and your water supply and power supply systems are too old to be used!
I bought it back and invested a lot of money in repairs!
If I take a step back, for one million dinars, you can recover some of the cost!
Otherwise, it will be worthless no matter where you put it!
In the eyes of bankers, this is a negative asset and a failure of your investment!" Yu Qingyang said bluntly.
Negotiation is just like that. Don't think that big business doesn't involve bargaining. It's the same as buying groceries.
One party is trying its best to talk about the advantages of the trading items and raise the price, while the other is devaluing the trading items and desperately lowering the price.
The two sides went back and forth and exchanged words with each other. After several confrontations, the price reached a stalemate.
Yu Qingyang was only willing to pay one million, but Smith was unwilling to pay any more than eight million.
The two of them were quarreling till their faces were red and their necks were thick, but neither one of them was willing to say "If you don't give in, I'll pull you down or don't pull me down!"
This piece of land is really suitable for Yu Qingyang!
Forty-six square kilometers of barren mountains and six square kilometers of plains.
The most important thing is that the land has complete water and electricity circuits.
Company W originally planned to do something big here.
As a result, the entire mountain was searched over and over again, and the diamond was finally found.
But the diamond mine I want is not available!
It cannot be said that there is no such thing, otherwise Company W would not have spent huge sums of money to build roads and provide water and electricity.
At the beginning of the exploration, weathered diamond rock layers and unweathered diamond rock layers were indeed discovered.
Weathered diamond rock layers and unweathered diamond rock layers are the basis for the formation of diamond mines.
In addition, W Company did discover more than a dozen rough diamonds during the exploration process.
So, W Company thought it had found a diamond mine.
Start building infrastructure to prepare for diamond mining.
The result is very cruel!
This barren mountain does have weathered diamond rock layers and unweathered diamond rock layers, but there is no diamond they want.
Not even industrialized diamonds.
Diamond and diamondite are not the same thing. Diamondite is only the basis for producing diamond.
It does not mean that a point will produce diamond.
Diamond rock can only be used as building materials. However, there is a thick layer of weathered diamond rock on top of the diamond rock, which increases the cost of mining diamond rock.
The diamond rock that originally had some value has become worthless.
In the end, W Company simply gave up the land.
I have been looking for a way to take action, but no one who has the ability to take over is a fool.
Who wants to take over a worthless piece of land?
Yu Qingyang and Smith from Company W both knew in their hearts that one wanted to buy and the other wanted to sell.
They just want to maximize their own interests.
So although the two people quarreled fiercely, no one said they would end the negotiation.
As for Zhang Qiang and another senior executive of Company W, they were basically just watching a play. Watching two people quarrel back and forth was much more interesting than watching a drama.
"Mr. Yu, I am very sincere! You are still not satisfied with buying fifty-two square kilometers of land for eight million?"
"Mr. Smith, do you think I'm stupid?
Eight million to buy 52 square kilometers of land in Ajigeria?
It's almost as good as Montana!
For eight million I can buy 5,000 square kilometers of land in Ajigeria!
Or in the north, close to the geographic glass!" Yu Qingyang mocked.
"Mr. Yu, although land in Ajigeria is cheap, it is not this cheap!
Buying 5,000 square kilometers of land for 8 million is simply a fantasy!
You probably haven't woken up yet!" Smith mocked.
One square kilometer is equal to one hundred hectares, which is equal to fifteen hundred acres of land.
Five thousand square kilometers equals half a million hectares.
Land in Ajigeria is really cheap, ridiculously cheap.
Of course, the premise is that there are no oil or other mineral resources underneath this land.
But no matter how cheap it is, it still won’t cost 8 million to buy 5,000 square kilometers like Yu Qingyang said.
This is equivalent to one dollar per acre.
The situation is almost the same in Central and West Africa, which are even poorer.
In the end, Yu Qingyang increased the amount to 3 million US dollars, while Smith lowered it to 7 million US dollars, and the stalemate started again.
The price given by Yu Qingyang is already slightly higher than the actual land price in Ajigeria.
"Okay! Mr. Smith, I think we should stop here first today!"
If you give me this price, I might as well go directly to Butita City Government to buy another piece of land!
I believe that if I rebuild a road closer to Butitanic City, including water and electricity, it will cost less than five million!" Yu Qingyang did not want to continue to entangle, and stood up to terminate the negotiation.
"Mr. Yu, although there is a lot of state-owned land around Butan City, the area is definitely not this big!
I’ll take one more step back, six million! If possible, we will make it happen!”
"Smith, I hope we have a chance to cooperate next time, and I'll treat you to coffee then!" Yu Qingyang shook his head with a smile.
The north of Ajigeria is plain and the south is mountainous.
There are many barren mountains around Butitai City.
It doesn't matter even if it's not a barren mountain.
Butitatan City will not ban Yu Qingyang just because he destroyed the vegetation by opening mountains.
The reason why we wanted to purchase the land owned by Company W was that the location was suitable, and the roads were built there and water and electricity were connected.
This can save Yu Qingyang a lot of time.
"Mr. Yu, Mr. Smith, allow me to interrupt!
As an intermediary, I will say something fair!" Zhang Qiang stood up and bowed slightly to Yu Qingyang and Smith.
Yu Qingyang nodded and signaled Zhang Qiang to speak.
"Mr. Zhang, please tell me!"
“This land has no value at all to Company W!
Mr. Yu, on the other hand, took a fancy to the infrastructure on this land.
I tell you a price, and if you agree, the deal will be made, otherwise!
Then I will no longer participate in this!
I think the price of four million is more reasonable!
It not only reflects the price of the land, but also provides certain compensation for Company W’s investment in the land!”
"Impossible! We spent more than four million just to build roads and provide water and electricity!" Smith flatly refused.
"Okay! Mr. Smith, I didn't say anything!" Zhang Qiang smiled.
"Mr. Yu, let me introduce you to another piece of land. The terrain is similar to that of Company W, and the size is also similar!
It's G Company in the United States. Because of the economic problems in the United States, G Company is selling assets. It's estimated that the land can be acquired for 500,000 yuan!" Zhang Qiang said to Yu Qingyang with a smile.
But it's in English.
This is a disguised form of pressure on Smith.
"Mr. Zhang, I know that G Company's land is adjacent to ours, but there is no road on that land!" Smith's expression changed and he couldn't help but interject.
"Haha, there is no road to build!
Mr. Smith, if it weren't for the fact that I'm familiar with Carls from your company, the land of American Company G would be more suitable! I thought they were closer to Butantan!" Zhang Qiang said with a smile.
"Mr. Smith, if you can't make the decision, then please contact your company's board of directors as soon as possible. I'm only waiting for you today!"
I will contact G company tomorrow!
The U.S. economy is in a slump recently, and it seems that the U.K. is too!" Yu Qingyang added with a smile.
"Okay! Mr. Yu, I'll go back and report to the company's board of directors!
I'll get back to you as soon as possible!" Smith thought for a moment and nodded dejectedly.
As Yu Qingyang said, the Internet bubble in the United States caused the entire country's economic decline.
Americans are having a hard time, and the British are also having a hard time.
The company is also currently experiencing funding problems.
The return of four million from this land is beyond the bottom line of the company's board of directors.
In the mind of the board of directors, this piece of land is not worth a penny and is a shame to the company. It is not even willing to mention it.
If the board of directors knew that they failed to reach an agreement and cost the company four million, the angry board of directors would definitely kick themselves out of the company.
Send away the two executives of Company W, Yu Qingyang and Zhang Qiang, and return to the room.
"Manager Zhang, you just said that the land of Company G in the United States can be acquired for 500,000 yuan. Is that true?"
"Of course it's true!
However, Mr. Yu, I still recommend that you buy this piece of land from British W Company!
Water circuit tees can not only save a lot of money, but also save a lot of time!
Although seven or eight years have passed, the roads and water and electricity facilities built by the British are still relatively reliable!
In other words, the electricity needs to be inspected, and there is no problem with the road at all!" Zhang Qiang suggested seriously.
"I know, I plan to buy the land of both companies!
Because I plan to build a large cement plant with an annual output of 10 million tons!
In addition, it would be good to plant crops such as cotton and watermelon on the extra plain land!" Yu Qingyang said with a smile.
“A cement plant with an annual output of 10 million tons?
Mr. Yu, if it is a cement plant with an annual output of 10 million tons, it is impossible to put it into operation in three months!" Zhang Qiang swallowed.
I can be considered a rich man, but compared with Yu Qingyang, I still feel like a pauper.
For a factory worth hundreds of millions of dollars, just invest in it.
What courage is this.
Is this what successful people are like?
Zhang Qiang was secretly envious.
"I know, so I relaxed the time limit to six months!
Please help me contact an American company!
The other thing is to send out the purchase announcement!
I still entrust your company to purchase all the equipment!”
"No problem! Mr. Yu, just leave it to me!
I guarantee that I can get the land for less than half a million yuan!
Get it all, including the mining rights!" Zhang Qiang's eyes turned red, and he assured Yu Qingyang, patting his chest hard.
The purchase of equipment amounted to more than RMB 100 million, which is more than his total performance in the past few years.
Money attracts people's hearts, and with enough benefits, Zhang Qiang is full of motivation.
In the afternoon, we reached an agreement with an American company for US$400,000, including the prospecting and mining rights attached to the land.
The British Company W did not persist for long. Not long after reaching an agreement with Company G, Smith hurriedly found Yu Qingyang and agreed to sell the land.
Also includes exploration and mining rights.
Whether a piece of land has prospecting rights and mining rights is different.
Without mining rights, Yu Qingyang could only engage in agricultural cultivation on the land.
If you want to mine stone, you need to go to Butita City to apply for a mineral resources mining license (a certificate like this is mainly for paying taxes).
The agreement was initialed that afternoon, and only the formal land transfer agreement was signed. The two pieces of land totaling one hundred square kilometers were invested by Hua Yu.
Yu Qingyang's good mood did not last long and was ruined by a phone call.
The call was from Feng Xiaochen from the investment banking department of HSBC.
"Mr. Yu, I'm very sorry. I have some bad news to inform you!" Feng Xiaochen said apologetically on the phone.
"Bad news? Mr. Feng, what bad news?"
"That's right, the board of directors just decided that the loan for the city of Aji and Libutan City has been rejected!"
"What? Didn't you pass it before?
Your HSBC is also a major international bank, how can you go back on your word?" Yu Qingyang asked while holding back his anger.