In the conference room of the West China Holding Group headquarters in Vienna, Huang Guangxing said seriously: "According to Li Sheng's latest instructions, from next month, our trade with the Warsaw Pact member states can only exchange crude oil, natural gas, coal, iron ore, copper ore, etc."
Mineral resources.
Moreover, due to distance reasons, the delivery point for trade with the Soviet Union in oil, natural gas, iron ore, coal, etc. should be placed in Vladivostok as much as possible, where Huangpu Shipping Group can quickly transport to Baodao, Xiangjiang, ASEAN and other places.
As for the products we sell here, they are arranged according to the buyer, whether it is Vladivostok, a Black Sea port, or a Baltic Sea port."
As the president of the Odong Trading Group, Yossel Lawrence felt quite disappointed after hearing this. Once he no longer purchases industrial products from the Warsaw Pact countries, the scale of trade between the Odong Trading Group and the Warsaw Pact countries will inevitably decrease significantly.
If they only sell oil, natural gas, coal and other resources, the Warsaw Pact countries can trade with Western European countries to obtain foreign exchange. There is no need to maintain such cooperation with the Odong Trading Group.
It's just that he knows very well that Li Jianhui and other senior leaders in Xiangjiang must also know the consequences. Now that such an order is issued, it is useless even if he objects.
As a British person, he has actually long understood that once the Odong Trading Group grows in size, it will inevitably be suppressed by Western European countries and the United States. Now it seems that these countries have put pressure on Li Jianhui, otherwise such a request would not have arisen.
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"Lawrence, we still have half a month of prime time. How many orders we can get in this half month depends on the ability of the group's senior management.
Starting next month, we will need to rely more on price to win the market, whether it is grain or other light industrial products. It will no longer work like it is now.
Therefore, we cannot let Debao Trading Company, a subsidiary of Huangpu Holdings, be responsible for procurement. We must personally take charge of this aspect and reduce procurement costs in order to compete for the procurement share of the Warsaw Pact countries."
"Mr. Huang, it is obvious that we alone cannot sign any orders. We also need the cooperation of our brother companies. If there is demand in the ASEAN and northern markets, we can only place orders. Otherwise, we will not be able to reach an agreement at all."
"You don't have to worry about this. Our profits over the past six months, plus the one billion US dollars transferred by Li Sheng from various groups, amount to nearly 2.8 billion US dollars, which are mainly used to purchase fertilizers and chemical production equipment.
Because time is tight and the transaction must be completed this month, we won’t wait for buyers this time, and we don’t need to buy all new equipment. We can just buy second-hand equipment, and then sell it to ASEAN, northern markets and even Africa.”
Due to the sudden nature of this transaction, there was not much time to communicate that the two parties needed the products. Direct cash transactions would inevitably lead to a significant price reduction. Anyway, this time Aodong Trading Group wanted to take the last bite of meat.
Starting next month, I may only be able to eat some porridge and pickles. If I want to get such high profits again, I am afraid it will take several years.
The reason why Huang Guangxing mainly buys fertilizer equipment and chemical industry equipment is mainly because the demand in the North and ASEAN is relatively large in this area, and the equipment in these two areas is quite good from the Warsaw Pact countries, so he can buy it without fear of not being able to sell it.
New equipment is better, but if not, you can buy second-hand equipment that was manufactured in recent years. Anyway, as long as the price is cheap enough, the northern market and ASEAN market will not be too picky.
Zhou Jiming, vice president of Xihua Holding Group, said: "Huang Sheng, our Xihua Holding Group is mainly supported by Aodong Trading Group. Now that this restriction appears, Aodong Trading Group's profits will drop significantly.
For the development of Xihua Holdings Group, I suggest that while continuing to develop Aodong Trading Group and Xihua Bank, we should enter the development of other industries to prevent our Xihua Holdings from becoming the tail end of the Xinjian system."
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Other senior executives present also spoke out. There are now 15 holding groups under the Xinjian Department. Xinjian, Lanfeng, Nanlong, Huaying, Quanyuan, Wheelock, and Huangpu have always been among the top seven. Yuntao and Xingsha have always been among the top seven.
Because the adjusted strength has also entered the top ten, even if Lip Holdings owns the treasure of Dongshi Iron Mine, it cannot shake the status of the Nine Holdings.
Regardless of the two major holdings of Lanxi and Meiya, or the three major holdings of Yindong, Banan and Xihua, which were established just last year, they do not have a high status within the Xinjian Department.
In the past, because of Aodong Trading Group, Xihua Holdings' position was quite good. Although it was not at the forefront, it was not at the bottom.
Now that Aodong Trading Group has no advantage, the position of Xihua Holdings will naturally decline. If it does not enter new industries to seek new support points, I am afraid that in less than two years, Xihua Holdings will have no position in the Xinjian Department.
, their promotion will be out of reach.
After all, within the Xinjian Department, the fastest promoted companies must be relatively strong companies, such as Lane Crawford, Watsons, and several major real estate groups.
As the former CEO of Xinjian Department, Huang Guangxing would not be willing to let the group he led become dispensable in Xinjian Department.
Regarding the reaction of these high-level officials, he said with a smile: "I have told Li Sheng about this. According to Li Sheng's latest instructions, while we continue to trade well with the Warsaw Pact member states, Xihua Holdings will also develop Greece.
Markets in Turkey and Yugoslavia.
At the same time, Xihua Investment Company, Xihua Food and Beverage Group, and Xihua Communications Company were established.
Among them, the investment company is under the direct jurisdiction of the holding group, and I temporarily serve as the general manager of the company. I mainly invest in electricity, gas, tap water and other livelihood projects in several countries.
Xihua Food and Beverage Group mainly develops foods suitable for European tastes, such as bread, and is also entering the milk industry and red wine industry. As for the group president and several senior executives, they are expected to arrive next month.
Xihua Communications Company is mainly entering the communications markets of Austria, Greece and Turkey, and its future development focus will be Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary."
Some people were happy and some were disappointed. Huang Guangxing is indeed a giant of the Xinjian Group. This time, three companies were added at once, allowing Xihua Holdings to completely get rid of the previous embarrassment. If it develops well, it is not without hope to enter the top ten of the Xinjian Group.
It's just that Li Jianhui obviously has no intention of letting the senior executives here become the heads of several companies. Huang Guangxing is directly responsible for the investment company, and the heads of the food and beverage group and the communications company are transferred from Xiangjiang. Their plan to take this opportunity to increase their value is directly exposed.
Stillborn.
Huang Guangxing was naturally aware of the thoughts of some senior executives, but he didn't say much about it. Fortunately, among the major holding groups in Xiangjiang, the person in charge of the expansion industry might directly take up the position of his own senior executive.
When these foreign holding groups establish new enterprises, usually they will only be transferred from outside.
Especially now that the structure of the Xinjian Department is becoming increasingly complete, there is no shortage of similar industries. This time the two people in charge are from the executive vice president of Taoda Group and the vice president of Donghua Communications Group.
And this time he also stepped down from the position of president of West China Bank. Zhao Ansheng, president of Ka Wah Bank, came to serve as director, vice president of the board of directors of West China Holdings and president of West China Bank.
Although Xihua Holdings has entered more industries, his right to speak has also been dispersed. In many cases, he can no longer make decisions with just one word. Including Lawrence, no one on the board of directors of Xihua Holdings is like him.