reborn industrial empire

As soon as Jeffrey heard Jin Xiaoqiang ask this, he simply said it.

It turns out that Jonathan is also a scheming guy. As early as 2007, when the concept of lithium batteries began to become popular in the world's battery science community, Jonathan and Jeffrey were keenly aware of this.

Because they have a large amount of lithium resources in their hands, of course everyone hopes that the scientific community can make breakthroughs in the research and development of lithium batteries, so that everyone can benefit from it.

However, after a few years, the scientific community has been unable to make breakthroughs in the research of lithium batteries. However, due to the second Gulf War, the company's main business, lithium, has begun to become in short supply in the market.

Originally, if Jeffrey and the others did not want the company to be tilted towards lithium mining, Jonathan and the others would not have any ideas.

But last year, a small shareholder in the company, Matt Edwards, who is also a professor of solar energy at the University of Sydney, made certain breakthroughs in the solar cell research he led.

Matt led his scientific research team to develop two processes, one is laser technology and the other is chemical etching technology, which can make traditional solar cells thinner and lighter.

The invention of this technology allows them to manufacture solar cells that are only one-sixth of the thickness of the original solar cells, thus saving a lot of raw materials and making the entire solar panel look like a newspaper.

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Moreover, the photovoltaic conversion rate of this kind of battery has been improved from the original old x to high x. This can be said to be an absolute breakthrough for the battery industry, especially the solar cell industry.

That is to say, it can save raw materials and improve the photoelectric conversion rate.

And it was Matt Edwards' breakthrough in the field of solar panels that made his friend Jeffrey become even more optimistic about the development of the new energy field.

Matt is also a very extreme environmentalist. He strongly advocates the use of clean energy and renewable energy, and lithium batteries are also a project that he is very optimistic about.

So it was under his encouragement that Jeffrey and the other three small shareholders decided to have a showdown with Jonathan and the others.

But Jonathan heard some rumors somewhere, so when the company was preparing to pay dividends at the beginning of last year, he suddenly proposed to expand the company's production capacity, so all the company's profits that year were invested in the development of new mines.

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Even though Jeffrey and the others disagree, their number on the board of directors is smaller than that of Jonathan and his group, so we can only watch them invest their money.

And although they all have small assets, after all, rich people's financial management methods are different from ours. Most of their cash is invested by them in other fields.

So now when Jonathan asked them to use their 200 million Australian dollars to buy back the lithium mines, they really didn't have enough money. All of Jeffrey's funds were invested by him in other businesses of their family.

Not to mention, Matt's money was all spent on his own solar cell technology development, and the same was true for the other shareholder.

Originally, they could get loans through banks, but at this time, Jonathan used his connections in the Australian financial industry, and many banks refused to lend to them.

So they have recently encountered difficult problems, and the company they split from Talison has not yet taken shape, and the lithium resources in their hands are not very rich. After all, the fattest part has been taken over by Jonathan and his gang.

People control.

Originally, Jeffrey and the others thought that after working with Jonathan for so many years, they all had some feelings for each other, and that Jonathan would not do things so cruelly.

But what they didn't expect was that they heard the news not long ago. That Jonathan was secretly contacting Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton to discuss financing issues.

The purpose is to expand the company's scale, dilute the shares held by Jeffrey and others, and finally kick them out of the board of directors, so as to monopolize the company's gold ore and lithium resources.

After learning the news, Jeffrey and the others were furious. But they really had no good solution. Matt, the other two of them, was a scientist, and the Talisson shares were just inherited from his family.

, his personal expertise lies in scientific research, not management.

Another small shareholder, Larry, was originally a large butcher in Western Australia. He also inherited the Talisson shares from his family, and all his money was invested in other businesses.

The same is true for Jeffrey. Furthermore, they are all businessmen in Western Australia. In terms of influence, they are not as big as Jonathan. Therefore, they are now helpless in the face of Jonathan's suppression. However,

I was not willing to sit back and wait for death, so I took action from various sources and contacted everywhere to see if I could find a suitable investor.

This is why he came into contact with Jin Xiaoqiang and the others. Jeffrey is also an honest person. He did not hide their situation. Of course, it was also because Feng Kuang told him that Jin Xiaoqiang was his good buddy. Please

Because he felt relieved.

“If we cannot come up with 200 million Australian dollars before the quotation marks in January, then Jonathan and the others will take back all the lithium mines in their hands and turn to other large companies to negotiate.

As for us, if we don't have these lithium mines, then our company will not have much meaning in existence, and we will be kicked out of Talison's board of directors.

Jeffrey briefly explained the situation to Jin Xiaoqiang.

"Okay! So that's it. Let's talk about business now, Mr. Jeffrey. Two hundred million Australian dollars is not a big amount for us, but what I want to know is, if I provide you with two hundred million Australian dollars,

If so, what can we get from you?"

Now that you have a general understanding of the situation, now is the time to bargain.

Of course, Jin Xiaoqiang also knew that the plan to exchange 200 million Australian dollars for five large-scale lithium mining areas was of course because Jeffrey and the others were the original internal directors of Talison, so they had such a price. This is equivalent to

An internal price.

If they set up an independent resources company and want to acquire it from Talisson, that old dog Jonathan will definitely raise the price. Maybe he dares to ask them for a billion Australian dollars.

Moreover, their capital background is an investment company from China, and the Australian government will definitely impose many restrictions on them.

Therefore, it should be very appropriate to spend 200 million Australian dollars to acquire such a large company specializing in lithium mining. But the main thing to see now is how many shares Jeffrey and the others are willing to give up.

"If Mr. Jin, you are willing to spend 200 million Australian dollars to acquire those lithium mining areas for us, then Mr. Jin, we are willing to give up 30% of the shares to make you the new Talisen Lithium Mining Company.

is the largest single shareholder, and the three of us will distribute the remaining 70% of the shares."

When Jeffrey saw the possibility of Jin Xiaoqiang cooperating to provide money again, his heart suddenly became excited. These days, it's not like they haven't looked for other investors.

But most of them ended in failure. Most of the investors had relationships with Jonathan and were unwilling to lend to them.

And investors who have nothing to do with Jonathan and the others are unwilling to pay so much money because they are not optimistic about lithium batteries. Even if there are those who are willing to pay, they are like lions and they will take 50% of the company.

With the above shares, how could they agree to such conditions?

But before the end of January, if they can't come up with so much money, then the only thing waiting for them is complete destruction. Therefore, during this period, Jeffrey, who is in charge of the overall situation, can be said to be heartbroken and worried.

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"nan0, Mr. Jeffrey, we have provided 200 million Australian dollars in funds to help you tide over the difficulties. Don't you think the allocation of this share is a bit unreasonable? And we have also treated your Talisen company before.

I have done some research and found that even before the separation, your company only had a market capitalization of about 800 million Australian dollars. You shareholders hold less than half of Talison's shares, which is actually nothing more than that.

It’s less than 400 million Australian dollars, and now we have independently spent 200 million Australian dollars to buy several mining areas, but our equity in the new company is less than 30%. Don’t you think this is a bit excessive? "Jin Xiaoqiang

He smiled and said to Jeffrey that his style has always been straightforward, and when doing business, he was all about asking for a high price and paying back the money on the ground. I believe that Jeffrey would not be offended by his words.

Sure enough, Jeffrey was not angry after hearing what Jin Xiaoqiang said. Instead, he spoke to Jin Xiaoqiang in a eloquent manner.

"Mr. Jin, you need to know the current development trends in the international battery field. The reason why you are willing to invest in this project is of course because you are very optimistic about the future development of lithium batteries. I know that you are the boss of Huayang Power and you are engaged in automotive technology.

Yes, the reason why you are interested in this project now must be because you have not yet

For electric vehicle projects that may be launched in the future, or hybrid vehicle projects, you will definitely have a huge demand for lithium in the future. Now you spend 200 million Australian dollars to invest, and you will get a lithium mining company with unlimited development potential.

Thirty percent of the shares, in my opinion, this is simply the right deal.”!