Resource Tycoon Reborn

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Li Xianlong smiled and said: "Under normal circumstances, there is no need to explain it so clearly, but I don't want to leave a bad impression in front of Mr. Fang at this moment."

Li Xianlong looked at Amundsen and others and found that they were also paying attention secretly. He smiled and said: "In the past two years, there have been rumors in Europe that the two major companies Maersk Group and Tiehang Zhua may merge. It seems that , it really complies with our old saying, there is no wind without waves! It seems that Mediterranean Shipping has still put a lot of pressure on them."

Are the two major companies Maersk Group and China Railway Group going to merge? Fang Mingyuan was a little surprised. After taking over the position of president of Kuok Shipping Group, and before he came to participate in the Yangdao Deep Water Port project, for these famous shipping companies in the world, Fang Mingyuan also worked hard to supplement his knowledge of the world's shipping industry. He also gained some understanding of these world-renowned shipping companies.

Maersk Group is the world's largest container shipping company, and China Railway Corporation is the world's third largest container shipping company. If the two merged, they would account for 17 or 8% of the world's container shipping market!

The Mediterranean Shipping Company Li Xianlong mentioned is the world's second largest container shipping company. The rise of this company, in Fang Mingyuan's view, is quite dramatic and legendary.

This shipping company, which was established in 1970, initially focused on developing shipping services between Africa and Mediterranean countries. Until 1985, Mediterranean Shipping expanded its business to other countries in Europe, and later It launched the Trans-Atlantic route. It was not until the 1990s that Mediterranean Shipping Company set foot in the Far East. And it quickly occupied an important position in the Far East routes. In thirty years, it went from nothing to a company with nearly 400 ships. More than 240 of them are container carriers for a huge maritime transportation company! Its general business agent in China is in Hong Kong. It is also an important competitor of Kuok Shipping Group Co., Ltd. in East Asia.

If you put it this way, Li Xianlong is right. The strong rise of Mediterranean Shipping has indeed posed a serious threat to both Maersk Group and China Railway Group. In order to counter the strength of Mediterranean Shipping, the two have joined forces and also It is not impossible. However, as a result, a new giant in the maritime transportation industry will be born. This is not a good thing for other shipping companies. The shipping industry also follows the Matthew Effect. , the strong will be stronger and the weak will be weaker.

Li Xianlong continued: "Master Fang, Tiehang Zhahua has more than 40 branches in East Asia, including China, and Maersk Group is also actively entering East Asia. If the two join forces, .If their resources, customers, transportation network, etc. are combined into one, for container shipping companies in East Asia..."

When Li Xianlong said this, he paused for a moment and glanced at Fang Mingyuan. Then he said: "It means the wolf is coming!"

Fang Mingyuan looked at Amundson and his group thoughtfully, and said with a smile: "It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married. If the two companies are determined to merge, we can't stop it. However, East Asia

This piece of cake. It’s not difficult for them to get in, but it’s not that easy to get the biggest piece of cake!”

"Master Fang is right. In today's East Asia, if we let them carve up the largest market share so easily, wouldn't we all become useless? And I personally feel that we don't have to worry about their threats in the short term. They both

Even if the merger is successful, it will take some time to integrate. Moreover, their strongest competition with Mediterranean Shipping is the European and Atlantic routes. For a while, they cannot take care of this. Hey, Mr. Fang, have you heard of Mediterranean Shipping?

The background of shipping is not that simple." Li Xianlong said.

Fang Mingyuan smiled silently as an answer to him. He knew what Li Xianlong was referring to. According to some rumors in the industry, there was suspicion of money laundering in the European underground society behind Mediterranean Shipping. But whether it was true or not, Fang Mingyuan didn't know.

Well, this was not something he needed to care about before.

Li Xianlong leaned closer to Fang Mingyuan and laughed softly: "Young Master Fang, I would like to ask, is the mysterious screenwriter Fang in Hollywood you?"

Fang Mingyuan smiled and said nothing, which was regarded as acquiescence to him. The news that came out through Spielberg, plus the fact that he officially served as the president of Hong Kong Kumho Film Group, was actually equivalent to admitting that "Fang" was him.

, just announce it to the world through the media. It is not surprising that well-informed people and elites in the upper class know this.

Li Xianlong couldn't help but raised his thumb. Although he had thought so for a long time, when he saw Fang Mingyuan's acquiescence with his own eyes, Li Xianlong still felt a huge spiritual shock. The young man in front of him looked like he was about twenty-three or four years old.

, and as early as a few years ago, he had successfully become one of the top few in the film field. Now he has broken into the shipping industry without warning. I don’t know what he will do next.

Such a situation. As an old man who has worked in the port operation industry for many years, Li Xianlong did not dare to despise Fang Mingyuan. Although he was still an out-and-out newcomer in the shipping industry, he had already been in the shipping industry for many years.

How could Fang Mingyuan, who has shown his talent in this field, be like an ordinary newcomer?

"Then please, Mr. Fang, can you sign your autograph for me later? My two girls really like your movie." Li Xianlong laughed softly, "It's their birthdays at the end of the year. I originally wanted to

I'm worried about what I should give as a gift. If it can have 'Fang''s autograph, I think the two girls will be very satisfied. I don't know if Mr. Fang can satisfy me for the sake of me being a father.

This requirement?”

Fang Mingyuan laughed dumbly and said: "You are too polite, it's just a little effort. Where is the signature?" Although he didn't know the intention of Li Xianlong's show of kindness, Fang Mingyuan naturally wouldn't mind such a small request.

Li Xianlong took out three photos from his jacket pocket and handed them to Fang Mingyuan. Fang Mingyuan looked at them and saw two little girls who looked to be thirteen or fourteen and ten years old. Except for a photo of three people

, and each took a separate photo with Li Xianlong.

After Fang Mingyuan asked the names of the two girls, he wrote a blessing message and signed the three photos behind them, and then handed them back to Li Xianlong. Li Xianlong collected them as if they were treasures.

After this small episode, the atmosphere between the two became more harmonious.

Fang Mingyuan actually attaches great importance to the Port of Singapore Group, not only because it is the world's second largest port operating company, but also because it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore's state-owned enterprise holding company Temasek Holdings Limited.

Many people don't know that there is a huge state-owned enterprise in Singapore. Its total output value accounts for 13% of Singapore's total annual GDP, and the market value of the stock market accounts for almost half of the entire Singapore stock market. This behemoth is Singapore

Sovereign wealth fund - Temasek Holdings. Among the ten largest companies in Singapore, Temasek is involved in seven. Its total asset value is close to that of giants such as General Electric in the United States and Siemens in Germany, and it controls almost all important fields in Singapore.

.

And it is also actively developing outwards. China is also an overseas market that it attaches great importance to. It can be said that Temasek Holdings has been involved in many fields of China's economy. In the previous life, the most well-known

, that is, Temasek Holdings has played a very important role in the reform of financial institutions in China, and has obtained extremely generous benefits for itself. Anyone who despises Temasek Holdings because Singapore is a small country will be in trouble.

"Master Fang, does Guo's Shipping Group have a berth that you like this time?" Li Xianlong leaned on the railing and asked casually.

"Well, there are a few, but it's hard to say whether they can be taken down in the end." Fang Mingyuan asked, "What is your port group looking for this time?"

Li Xianlong laughed a few times and said: "We have our eyes on the entire deep-water port. Unfortunately, your government will never hand it over to us for operation." The two of them laughed in agreement.

"It seems that Mr. Fang also has the idea of ​​swallowing up the entire port area?" Li Xianlong said with a smile.

Fang Mingyuan shrugged and said: "I once mentioned to Mayor Sang that we would take over all the east and south districts of Yangdao Deepwater Port and leave the north district to other companies. This will save you from complaining about my eating meat and soup.

Even though they were not allowed to stay, Sang Haoyuan refused."

Li Xianlong was speechless. Fang Mingyuan's move was more ruthless than his idea of ​​swallowing up the entire deep-water port! It was equivalent to Kuok Shipping Group taking away all the core and essence areas of Yangdao Deep-water Port, and then throwing away the remaining parts.

Come out and attract these other companies to compete.

"It seems that Mr. Fang is also very optimistic about the future of the shipping industry." Li Xianlong smiled and said, "If this is the case, many of us will feel relieved."

Fang Mingyuan took the water from Lin Rong's hand, took a few sips and said: "I am a newbie in the shipping industry. It is normal for me to be misjudged about the future development trend. You are not afraid of being abducted by me into a ditch.

?”

"Thank you!" Li Xianlong nodded and thanked Lin Rong who handed over the water. "Predicting the economic future is originally a kind of gambling. No one can guarantee it, and no one dares to guarantee it. And Mr. Fang's past performance is It has made many people think that at least your success rate is higher than others. Who is betting on but not gambling?" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!