Li Guangyu inspected the Western Australia steel production base in Oriental Port City. When he returned to Perth the next day, he received an invitation from BHP Billiton President Cowell Franger, inviting him to attend a cocktail party held by him in the evening.
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As one of the largest iron ore groups in Western Australia, BHP Billiton has been trying to prevent New Horse Iron Ore Development Company from breaking their and Rio Tinto's monopoly on iron ore in the Pilbara region for several years.
It's a pity that this time they met the Lee Consortium, a Japanese consortium and a Korean consortium. They had no shortage of technology, capital, and contacts in Western Australia. They just avoided their transportation lines and established a port on their own.
and railways, it became impossible for them to restrict the development of the Xinma Iron Ore Development Company.
Since it is no longer possible to continue to suppress the development of the New Malaysia Iron Ore Development Company, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton now hope to cooperate with the New Malaysia Iron Ore Development Company to safeguard their own interests.
This time they not only invited Li Guangyu, Iwasaki Toshihide, Sumitomo Qiying, Yasuda Yoshimura, Zheng Zhouyong, Li Jianxi, Gu Zhenfu and other major shareholders of Xinma Iron Ore Development Company, they also accepted their invitation.
At 7:45 in the evening, Li Guangyu and Zheng Yutong came to the banquet hall of the Western Australia Hotel.
When they entered, Cowell Franger, the president of BHP Billiton, stepped forward and said: "Mr. Li and Mr. Zheng, welcome to your arrival. I have heard of the names of these two gentlemen a long time ago, but it is a pity that I have never met them."
As soon as I saw him, I finally made up for the regret in my heart today."
"Thank you very much for the invitation, Mr. Franger. It is a great blessing in my life to be able to meet you. Mr. Franger can be said to be a legend in the mining industry. Over the years, BHP Billiton has achieved rapid development under your leadership.
I believe it won’t be long before BHP Billiton becomes the world’s largest mining company.”
Faced with Li Guangyu's words, it was neither right for Franjie to accept it nor not to accept it. You must know that the number one now is Rio Tinto, and now Rio Tinto Vice President Jermaine Patterson is by his side.
In recent years, BHP Billiton has been joining forces with Rio Tinto to suppress other mining companies that threaten their status and interests. The relationship between the two parties is pretty good, especially after the establishment of the New Malaysia Iron Ore Development Company. Their cooperation has increased, hoping to prevent the new
Martinite Development Corporation breaks their monopoly over the Pilbara region.
As the president of BHP Billiton, Franjie naturally hopes that his group can reach the top position among the global mining companies. However, in this situation, with Rio Tinto, the current top executive, here, for the sake of the cooperative relationship between the two parties, he really cannot
Easy to say.
He also believed that it was impossible for Li Guangyu not to know the identity of the person next to him. As the two main rivals of the Li Group's mining industry in Western Australia, it was impossible for Li Guangyu not to have information, especially since he was attending the banquet he held today.
, how could Li Guangyu not know some news.
Now that Li Guangyu said this in front of Rio Tinto Vice President Patterson, his main intention was to drive a wedge between BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.
In this regard, Franjie also deeply understood the scheming of this Xiangjiang legend. He was worthy of being a man who established the world's top consortium in just ten years. When he met him for the first time, he made a deal with him.
Franjie said with a smile: "I am really surprised to be so highly regarded by Mr. Li, but I am very aware of the strength of our BHP Billiton. Not to mention the gap between us and Rio Tinto, it is Mr. Li's Xingyuan Group
The strength is almost overtaking ours, BHP Billiton.
Speaking of legends in the mining industry, I personally think that Mr. Gu Zhengsheng, the former president of Xingyuan Group and currently the president of Western Australia Steel Group, can hold such a title. You must know that whether it is the two giant Marandu Iron Mine or Xinyi Geji Iron Mine,
Iron ore was discovered when Mr. Gu was in office."
Li Guangyu wanted to worsen their relationship with Rio Tinto, and Franjie also clearly told Rio Tinto that Rio Tinto's biggest enemy now is not BHP Billiton, but the Star Group.
You must know that the Li Group has only acquired Xingyuan Mining Company a few years ago. Now its group strength and market value have surpassed BHP Billiton, and it is not far away from Rio Tinto. If they still compete with each other, it is very likely that they will all be eliminated by Xingyuan Group.
Trampled underfoot.
Now Xingyuan Group is obviously not satisfied with just developing iron ore. Since this month, Xingyuan Group is moving into the coal mining industry, and will also develop rare metals later.
In addition, Xingyuan Group is backed by the Li Group, and there is no shortage of funds behind it. If the Li Group is willing to invest, they can make Xingyuan Group the number one in the world.
Jermaine Patterson, vice president of Rio Tinto, listened to the sharp words of the two people and understood very well that neither of these two parties was the master of fuel economy. In the future, both BHP Billiton and Star Group would be their biggest challenge to Rio Tinto.
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However, relatively speaking, Xingyuan Group poses the greatest threat to them. Both Rio Tinto and Xingyuan Group are headquartered in London. The competition between the two parties is more intense. Moreover, Xingyuan Group is backed by the Li Group, which poses a greater threat than BHP Billiton.
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With the big tree of Li's Consortium, Xingyuan Group's development sometimes does not follow common sense. As long as the Li's Consortium injects capital on a regular basis, Xingyuan Group's strength will immediately soar.
Passant said from the side: "Mr. Li, Mr. Zheng, hello, I am Jermaine Passant, Vice President of Rio Tinto."
"Hello, I'm very sorry. If I knew you were here, what just happened wouldn't have happened. Rio Tinto has been a leader in the mining industry over the years. I believe that Rio Tinto has a great influence on Mr. Passant and many Rio Tinto
Under the leadership of senior leaders, we will be able to stabilize our current position.”
What does it mean to talk to people and talk to ghosts? Li Guangyu staged such a scene here. At the same place, facing the same people, saying different things to different people, the key people heard what he wanted to express.
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He just said that BHP Billiton, under the leadership of its president, would be able to knock Rio Tinto off the pedestal in less than two years. Then he told the vice president of Rio Tinto who was standing aside that he would be able to maintain his position as the hegemon.
Fortunately, they didn't know much about the Sichuan Opera in Li Guangyu's hometown, and they didn't know that there was a face-changing program in it. Otherwise, they would definitely think that Li Guangyu was performing a lively performance of face-changing.
Parsent didn't believe that Li Guangyu didn't know him, even though the two parties had never met once, but he believed that his information had already been placed on Li Guangyu's work, and that Li Guangyu just didn't know him on purpose, so that he could
Fortunately, his words were used to alienate the relationship between them and BHP Billiton.
Now in Western Australia, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, and Xingyuan Group have also become a version of the Three Kingdoms. However, Xingyuan Group, which is currently the weakest here, has become the target of a joint attack by the two parties, just because it is backed by the Li Group and has too much development background.
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You must know that before Xingyuan Group entered the Pilbara region, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton had been fighting for decades, and it was only in the past few years that the fight eased due to Xingyuan Group.
As time goes by, it is obvious that the two expansions cannot continue to cooperate for such a long time. After all, they are enemies, especially since both sides are overlord-level forces. As long as the threat to them from the Star Source Group is weakened, the battle between them will inevitably