Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 556: Fat is not easy to grab

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 and do not have the luxury of buying 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 big mines are simply two money trees. All coal bosses are very fond of these two big 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 interested in 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 and 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 am 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. If other competitors bid, 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 combined, they are really worth two billion.

If coal prices start to rise a few years later, either of these two coal mines will earn 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 who can afford two billion, but who is a small company? Basically, they are large and powerful enterprises and large groups in the coal industry. Some of them have local backing and can mobilize relatively large amounts of resources.

I learned about which companies were interested in Taifeng Mine and Taisheng Mine from the side, and 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 goods 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 obtain large amounts of funds, those large coal companies are also able to mobilize a lot of resources. They definitely have an advantage in matters such as 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 rich as later generations. It was almost impossible for them to spend 2 billion to buy such a large coal mine.

Even if there is a rich man who can come up with the two billion, or a few coal bosses can pool together the two billion, it is impossible to win these two big mines in the face of strong competitors.

No matter how good the coal bosses' connections are, who can be better than Zhao Jinshan? Even Zhao Jinshan doesn't feel confident in dealing with the large coal companies that are 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 even better to eat these two mines!”

"You are trying to seize 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 am emptied now, I can collect 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 in kind, I can sell the things in exchange for some money."

"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. This is especially true for such 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 the bid.

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

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 may have a higher project quotation, 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 are able to offer better prices in terms of additional conditions for bidding.

For leading enterprises 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, to 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 them is a weakling who can shell out two billion at a time. 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 answered.

"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 public 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 a bid deposit.

But the National Power Company is different. They are too large, and 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 actually 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.

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At that time, it will not be easy for such a behemoth to get its way. 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.

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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 defeated each other and established 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 spin-offs 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 managed by 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 national power company 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 Company was split and reorganized into 11 companies.

These 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 state-owned enterprise. This shows how huge the State Electric Power Company was back then!

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

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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 of its creditors are unwilling to accept the plan proposed by Russia.

If it wants rubles, Russia is willing to pay for them at any time and print as many rubles as it wants. But after the ruble depreciates significantly, no creditor will be willing to accept rubles.

Repaying 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 it wanted it, Russia would not be able to give it to them.

As for Russia's heavy industrial products, they are even less discernible in Germany. Germany's heavy industry level is higher than Russia's, and Germans don't look down on Russia's crappy goods.

The Germans like Russian oil and natural gas very much, but if the Germans have nothing to do, they can't hoard a large amount of oil and natural gas, right? Oil is easy to buy, 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 industry 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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