Rebirth of the Industrial Tycoon

In his previous life, Li Weidong also made coal mining equipment when he was making second-hand machinery and equipment.

At that time, most of the people who came to Li Weidong to buy equipment were small business owners who had just bought some small and medium-sized coal mines and had not made much money yet, so they were looking for cheap second-hand equipment.

All large coal mines of certain sizes have relatively abundant funds, so they don't have to buy second-hand equipment.

In the process of interacting with these coal bosses, Li Weidong also gained a certain understanding of some large coal mines with good profits.

Li Weidong has heard of the names of Taifeng Mine and Taisheng Mine from the coal bosses. According to the descriptions of the coal bosses, these two large mines are simply two money trees. All coal bosses are very fond of these two large mines. I am so greedy.

Coal bosses are a group of rich people who have no desires and desires. Anything that can make coal bosses covet must be good things!

It's just that the coal boss's strength is not enough to win these two large mines, so he can only use these two mines as bragging coins.

Nowadays, Taifeng Mine and Taisheng Mine actually appear on the list of coal mines for sale, which makes Li Weidong both surprised and delighted.

Li Weidong carefully compared the data of Taifeng Mine and Taisheng Mine. Although it is not the best among many large mines, it is still among the best.

And if all the data are combined, Taifeng Mine and Taisheng Mine are definitely the top ones, and they are the two big mines that are most worthy of winning.

Zhao Jinshan, who was standing next to him, saw that Li Weidong was very busy with Taifeng Mine and Taisheng Mine, so he explained: "Weidong, you are really discerning. These two mines should be regarded as the two best mines on the list!"

"Then let's buy these two mines!" Li Weidong said immediately.

Zhao Jinshan sighed softly: "Although it is a good mine, it is difficult to buy it."

Li Weidong was slightly startled. With Zhao Jinshan's background, it should be easy to buy several coal mines. If Zhao Jinshan said it was difficult, it would be really difficult.

"What's the difficulty? Does the seller not want to sell?" Li Weidong asked immediately.

"That's not true. The main business of the owners of these two mines is not coal. Recently, they plan to carry out reforms and reorganization to focus on their core businesses. Therefore, they plan to divest some other businesses, so they decided to sell these two mines. Mine.”

Zhao Jinshan continued, "The difficulties I'm talking about mainly come from two aspects. The first is funding. These two mines are sold by one seller, and they are sold in packages. If you want to buy them, you have to buy them both together.

I inquired about it from the side. If I want to bid for the two large mines, Taifeng and Taisheng, I have to pay 150 million yuan for the bidding deposit alone.

So I estimate that if I want to buy these two large mines, the price of 1.5 billion is just a low price. Considering other competitors' bids, the final transaction price may reach 1.8 to 2 billion!

I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to come up with such a large amount of funds now. As you know, a large amount of the money I made in the past two years has been locked up in Russia. I am really powerless to buy these two large mines. "

"Eighteen to two billion!" Li Weidong frowned. He couldn't afford so much money now.

However, if the two large mines, Taifeng Mine and Taisheng Mine, are added together, they are really worth two billion.

If coal prices start to rise in a few years, either of these two coal mines will make more than this amount in a year.

So spending 2 billion to buy these two mines is definitely a good deal.

Zhao Jinshan continued, "In addition to funds, competitors are another difficulty. Not only do we want to buy this kind of large mine, but other companies also want to buy it.

And how can anyone who can afford two billion be a small business? Basically, they are all powerful large enterprises and groups in the coal industry. Some of them have local support and can mobilize relatively large amounts of resources.

I learned from the side which companies were interested in Taifeng Mine and Taisheng Mine. I was really shocked when I heard about those companies. Compared with them, our Dongshan Mining Company is like a leather company! "

"You can be more confident and remove the word 'like'." Li Weidong said with a smile.

"If you remove the 'like', it's just a leather company?" Zhao Jinshan opened his mouth awkwardly and wanted to refute, but he felt that what Li Weidong said made sense.

Coal has always been China's most important energy source, so there are many domestic coal companies. Many coal companies are large enterprises and are local leading companies or even pillar companies.

Therefore, in addition to being able to draw large sums of funds, those large coal companies can also mobilize a lot of resources. There is definitely an advantage when it comes to things like bidding.

Li Weidong finally understood why the coal bosses could only sigh and envy the two mines, Taifeng and Taisheng, but could not get involved.

The coal bosses in the late 1990s were not as wealthy as later generations. It was almost impossible for them to spend 2 billion to buy such a large coal mine.

Even if a rich man could come up with the two billion, or if several coal bosses pooled together the two billion, it would be impossible to win these two large mines in the face of strong competitors.

No matter how awesome the coal bosses’ connections are, can they be better than Zhao Jinshan? Even Zhao Jinshan felt unsure about dealing with the large coal companies that were interested in these two mines, let alone those coal bosses!

Li Weidong took a deep breath and said, "It seems that the two big mines, Taifeng and Taisheng, are really good things. Otherwise, the big coal companies wouldn't be eyeing these two mines. This makes me think that we It’s better to eat these two mines!”

"You are snatching food from the tiger's mouth!" Zhao Jinshan said with a smile.

"Tiger eats meat, so the thing snatched from the tiger's mouth must be a piece of meat! We also have a meal of meat from those Taifeng Mine and Taisheng Mine!" Li Weidong said.

"Then we have to solve the funding problem first." Zhao Jinshan continued: "Let me tell you the bottom line. Even if I emptied everything now, I can raise up to 500 million in funds. The remaining 1.5 billion , it’s up to you to figure it out.”

"I don't have so much cash, but I can mortgage assets. I took out part of the shares of Puppy Electric and mortgaged it to the bank. It should be no problem to get a loan of 1.5 billion." Li Weidong said.

Zhao Jinshan thought for a while and then said, "If Russia can pay me back part of the money, I will have more funds. If I can't pay the debt with things, I can still get some money by selling things."

"Okay, I understand. After the Spring Festival, I will accompany you to Russia to collect debts." Li Weidong said helplessly.

Zhao Jinshan chuckled: "Then it's settled, I'll book a ticket to Moscow in advance!"

Li Weidong continued: "As for competitors, it depends on your ability. They have network resources, so you have a lot of network resources, right?"

"I can only say, do your best." Zhao Jinshan nodded.

Coal mines cannot be bought with money, they require personal connections and some operations. And this is especially true for large-scale coal mines.

Even if there is an open tender, the terms of the tender are not just money, but also the exchange of other benefits.

It is best to cater to the seller and be able to provide what the seller needs. In that case, even if it is not the highest bidder, it will be the easiest to win.

This is true for big business bidding, and the attached conditions are part of the consideration for winning the bid, and may even be the key to determining whether the bid can be won.

For example, in a weapons bidding, if the seller is willing to transfer some production technology, the buyer will be willing to accept it even if the price is slightly higher and the price is slightly larger.

Another example is that for many large-scale infrastructure projects, the availability of loans is an important consideration. A certain bidder's project quotation may be relatively high, but if it can provide low-interest loans, the possibility of winning the bid will be greater. Some.

This is also the reason why coal bosses cannot get big mines like Taifeng and Taisheng. Coal bosses only have money, and they cannot provide other resources besides money.

However, those large coal companies can offer better prices in terms of additional conditions for bidding.

For leading companies in such places, the resources they can mobilize are not comparable to those of coal bosses.

At this time, Zhao Jinshan's role became apparent. With him, Dongshan Mining, a leather company, would have the opportunity to compete with the two large mines, Taifeng and Taisheng, and compete with those large coal companies.

However, the Taifeng Mine and the Taisheng Mine are a big deal, and there are quite a few big companies and groups that are eyeing them. None of those who can shell out two billion at a time are weaklings. Zhao Jinshan’s personal connections, It doesn't seem to be an advantage.

"If we can understand the seller's bottom line, we can at least gain some advantage." Li Weidong then asked: "Which company does the two large mines Taifeng and Taisheng belong to now?"

"State Electric Power Company." Zhao Jinshan replied.

"It's such a giant!" Li Weidong took a deep breath.

"Otherwise, who would be qualified to own the two large mines, Taifeng and Taisheng!" Zhao Jinshan continued: "But it is precisely because the Taifeng and Taisheng mines are theirs that they were put up for sale.

If it is a smaller company, or an inconspicuous company, it may have sold the mine privately and will not appear on this list at all. We will not even have a chance to pay the bidding deposit.

But the National Power Company is different. They are too large. Every move they make will inevitably attract the attention of many people. If they sell the mines privately, they will definitely attract people's attention and cause trouble. "

Li Weidong smiled: "I feel a little troublesome now. If it's a slightly smaller company, you can do what you like when bidding. Maybe the conditions meet their appetite, and these two mines can be won. .

At that time, it will not be easy for such a behemoth to get what it wants. The resources they can mobilize are beyond the imagination of ordinary people. What we can provide may not be rare for others! "

"In this regard, we can only take one step at a time and think of a solution slowly." Zhao Jinshan said with a frown.

"Anyway, let's try our best. It would be great if we can win the Taifeng and Taisheng mines. If we can't, we can still make money by buying other mines." Li Weidong pointed to the list in his hand.

At that time, the State Electric Power Company was a behemoth, and it would not be an exaggeration to say it was the largest enterprise in the country.

The predecessor of Guodianli Company can be traced back to the Ministry of Electric Power Industry. Later, the Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry of Electric Power Industry merged to form the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power. The minister at that time was the famous General Fu.

The Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power has experienced splits and mergers, and the Ministry of Electric Power Industry has been established many times. It was not until 1997 that the country established the National Electric Power Company. In accordance with the requirements for the separation of government and enterprises, the enterprises and institutions affiliated to the Ministry of Electric Power Industry were All are assigned to the management of the National Electric Power Company.

During the institutional reform of the State Council in 1998, the Ministry of Electric Power Industry was abolished and the State Electric Power Company began to operate independently. my country's electric power industry system finally realized the separation of government and enterprises and realized the transformation from a planned economy to a socialist market economy.

So how big is the national power company? Just look at the split and reorganization of the State Power Corporation in 2002.

The "Electric Power System Reform Plan" approved by the state at that time began the power reform with the purpose of separating factories and grids, bidding for the Internet, breaking monopolies, and introducing competition. As a result, the State Power Corporation was split and reorganized into 11 companies.

The 11 companies are: State Grid, China Southern Power Grid, Huaneng Group, Datang Group, Huadian Group, Guodian Group, Electric Power Investment Group, Electric Power Engineering Group, Hydropower Engineering Group, Water Conservancy and Hydropower Construction Group, and Gezhouba Group.

The State Electric Power Company was split into 11 enterprises, and any one of them was still a top central enterprise. This shows how huge the State Electric Power Company was back then!

Such a top-level behemoth has extremely terrifying resources. It almost needs everything. It is indeed not easy to win the Taifeng and Taisheng mines if you want to do what they want.

After the debt crisis in 1998, Russia signed a huge amount of debt and directly announced a moratorium on debt repayment, causing both the ruble and international hedge funds to suffer losses.

Historically these debts have not been paid off until the next oil price increase.

It's not that Russia doesn't want to repay its debts, it's just that most creditors are unwilling to accept the plan proposed by Russia.

If it wants rubles, Russia is always willing to pay for it and print as many rubles as it wants. But after the ruble devalued significantly, no creditor was willing to accept the ruble.

Paying debts in kind is another plan proposed by Russia. This plan has been accepted by many CIS countries. Russian weapons are still very popular for CIS countries.

However, Russia's biggest creditor at that time was Germany. As a NATO country, how could Germany want Russian weapons? Even if they wanted it, Russia would not be able to give it to them.

As for Russia's heavy industrial products, they are even more unacceptable to Germany. Germany's heavy industry level is higher than that of Russia, and the Germans don't look down on Russia's junk.

The Germans like Russian oil and natural gas very much, but it is impossible for the Germans to hoard a large amount of oil and natural gas when they have nothing to do, right? Oil is easy to say, but natural gas is not easy to store. If you buy too much, you won’t have anywhere to put it.

What's more, Russia will sell these energy resources regardless of whether there is debt or not. At that time, Russia was counting on selling energy to make a living. They wished they could sell more!

Therefore, these debts can only be dragged on until the price of oil increases in a few years. The price difference will naturally smooth out Russia's debt.

Although the Germans look down on Russian heavy industrial products, the Chinese can still appreciate them. Russia has a heavy industry foundation left over from the former Soviet Union. China has been developing for decades, but it still has not caught up in many fields.

If we can get some relatively advanced heavy industrial products and transport them back to China, they should be able to be sold as fragrant steamed buns, and Zhao Jinshan will be able to return some of his funds by then.

So after the Spring Festival, Li Weidong followed Zhao Jinshan to Russia to collect debts.

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