Li Guangyu received a call from Gan Qinglin in the afternoon. Some of the transactions involved made him feel quite troublesome. Some of the items were products that the United States and Western Europe banned from exporting to members of the Warsaw Pact, especially the high-end chip products of Oriental Semiconductor Group.
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Li Guangyu knew that there was definitely a shadow of the Soviet Union in this transaction, and only they had an urgent need for high-end chips.
At the same time, Gan Qinglin also strongly suggested on the phone that the Li Group should acquire or establish a group related to oil and natural gas. What the Warsaw Pact countries wanted most was to use oil and natural gas to trade with Donghua Trading Company.
Many Eastern European countries are currently focusing on heavy industry, so they are not very good at agricultural products and light industry. Many domestic supplies are insufficient, and it is even more impossible to trade with these Donghua trading companies.
In heavy industry, the Li Group does not need many of them, so this means that the current barter focus is on resources. The most abundant ones in Eastern Europe or the Soviet Union are oil and natural gas. They are eager for Donghua Trading Company to trade with them as much as possible.
Oil prices are now falling all the way, from the peak of 40 US dollars per barrel in the past few years to more than 10 yuan per barrel, which has had a huge impact on the Soviet Union's economy. Coupled with the overproduction of crude oil in many countries, the market is now oversupplied.
When they had a choice, many European, American and Asian countries purchased oil from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries, causing the Soviet Union's crude oil exports to be blocked.
Now Donghua Trading Company is willing to engage in barter transactions. Not only some small countries in Eastern Europe who are members of the Warsaw Pact like it, but the Soviet Union itself also likes such transactions.
Anyway, there is no need for foreign exchange, and there are abundant domestic oil and natural gas resources. It is better to exchange with Donghua Trading Company for daily necessities, grain, light industrial products and other materials they need domestically.
The current leaders of the Soviet Union are eager to reform the domestic economy. Many reform measures are currently being discussed. At the moment, Donghua Trading Company is definitely a very good partner for them.
As one of the two major hegemons in the world, we must not ignore the intelligence capabilities of the Soviet Union. They also have a large amount of information about Donghua Trading Company and the Li Group behind it. They are very aware of the power of Donghua Trading Company, and Donghua Trading Company.
Establishing good cooperative relationships can promote their domestic economic development and fiscal revenue.
Even if the Li Consortium does not have oil refining technology and equipment, they have thought of it. They can completely sell the technology and equipment to the Li Consortium in packages, and even the technical personnel can be temporarily borrowed to promote the cooperation between Donghua Trading Company and them.
Li Guangyu listened to some situations reported by Gan Qinglin and was thinking about some issues alone in the office. It was impossible to export high-end chips. He did not want his industry to be blocked by Europe and the United States. Now the American and Japanese consortiums were staring at him.
On the other hand, if they want to break the rules, they don't mind beating up the fallen dog.
As for the oil and gas group, this can be established. The Soviet Union and some Eastern European countries have very good technology in the petrochemical industry. If they can purchase advanced technology, it will be enough to support the development of their own group.
Just where to build the production site should be carefully considered. Xiangjiang is mainly to build a financial center, a high-tech R&D center focusing on semiconductors, and a trade center.
Li Guangyu has no intention of locating petrochemical companies in Xiangjiang. After all, this is a huge industrial chain, and Li Guangyu needs to find a better place to lay out the business.
Li Guangyu found Gan Qin and asked him to notify Li Xuelan to come to his office.
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After Li Xuelan sat down, Li Guangyu said: "Gan Qinglin called and suggested that we establish a group related to oil and natural gas. Where do you think it is more appropriate for us to put the refinery and extended industries?"
Li Xuelan is very aware of the situation in Eastern Europe. Now Donghua Trading Company needs her to coordinate more and more materials internally, especially the logistics center in Vienna of Hengyu Supermarket Group has almost become their transportation brigade.
Eastern Europe or the Soviet Union has the most resources in this area, and the Soviet Union would not be willing to let them trade gold, silver, and foreign exchange.
However, there are many products within the Soviet Union that the Lee Consortium does not need. Now only oil and natural gas are better. The Lee Consortium can still dispose of these products. The demand in Xiangjiang is not small, and it is enough to eat up Donghua Trading Company for the time being.
trading volume.
If the transaction volume increases in the future, the Li Group will also want to open up new markets, and the mainland will be a very good choice.
Li Xuelan said: "Li Sheng, I suggest that this group's headquarters be placed in Xiangjiang, its production base be placed in the mainland, and a petroleum and petrochemical base be established in the mainland, so that our products can be qualified for domestic sales as much as possible, so that our oil, gas and chemical products can be
Able to enter the mainland market.
The market in Xiangjiang is too small to meet our future expansion. Several families in Baodao are engaged in the petrochemical industry. It is not easy for us to grab food. The mainland is developing rapidly. If we can enter and invest in them
The oil and gas market is even better.”
Although Li Guangyu also wants to enter this industry in the mainland, it is just not easy at this period. Even a joint venture highway has not been approved yet. He also wants to get involved in these public service industries, among other things.
I'm afraid that negotiations will take many years, and by the time this matter is negotiated, the day lilies here in Eastern Europe will be cold.
Li Guangyu said: "The market value of the mainland market has always been very promising, but investment in this area requires a very long time of negotiation and communication. What I lack most now is time. The trade in Eastern Europe is mainly in exchange for oil and natural gas.
We need to establish an industrial chain led by oil and natural gas as soon as possible."
Li Xuelan also knows that the mainland's reform and opening up is still in its early stages, and many industries still need to be cautious, especially infrastructure projects related to people's livelihood. In this regard, decisions can only be made after a long period of research and discussion.
According to Li Guangyu, this kind of trade in Eastern Europe will probably not last long. It seems that there will be big changes in Eastern Europe.
Li Xuelan thought for a while and then said: "Li Sheng, we can work together in two steps. First, we can build the skeleton of the group in Xiangjiang, and arrange for senior leaders to contact Eastern Europe to discuss technology and equipment purchases. At the same time, the construction side is divided into two groups.
One group is discussing the construction of production bases with the mainland, while the other group is building a research and development center and small batch production lines in the outlying islands of Xiangjiang to temporarily meet our needs in the past few years. There are relatively few citizens there, so it is more suitable for us to become a petrochemical industry base."
Li Guangyu felt a little pity. Just today, Wei Yixin has officially taken office as the governor of Xiangjiang. Li Guangyu and the others have no idea what kind of economic policy this governor is like. If it had been earlier, he would have been able to work with him
Acting Governor Zhong Yijie negotiated and obtained the approval document to start construction on the outlying islands.
Li Guangyu said: "Xuelan, who do you think is more suitable to be the president of this group?"
"Li Sheng, in the future we will mainly face the mainland market, so it is best to find someone who is familiar with the mainland. It will be more convenient to negotiate with the mainland later to establish a production base and sales. I personally think Zhou Zhigang is very suitable."