Resource Tycoon Reborn

Stepashin was relieved when he heard that Fan Mingyuan said that he would consider it and asked about the specific data of this project. He had been in politics for many years, so he could naturally see that Fan Mingyuan was still not very optimistic about this project, but it was just that

It was to take care of his own face, so he nodded and agreed to consider it. But as long as the face is acceptable, whether the Fang family will participate in the end is another matter. Although he is very optimistic about this project now, he also understands that he wants to

To accomplish something in Russia, especially such a large-scale project with a huge amount of investment, even he has to comprehensively consider the opinions of all parties. Maybe ten years later, it is hard to say whether this project can be officially started.

However, at this time, regarding this project that he was originally quite optimistic about, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart. Fang Mingyuan's business vision has been proven by sufficient cases. He is not optimistic about the construction of high-speed railways in Russia. This makes Stepa

Shen had to be cautious about it. Stepashen pursed his lips and felt a little annoyed. The reason why he mentioned this high-speed railway was that he really wanted to launch this project and also to pave the way for what he said next. However, Fang Mingyuan obviously did not

Thinking that this was some kind of preferential treatment for him, the following words were a little hard to say.

However... if you miss this opportunity and want to talk to Fang Mingyuan in private again, you have to go through old Belevsky. Fang Mingyuan is not a small person who can come and go as soon as he calls.

"Fang, do you know about our country's Volga Automobile Plant?" Stepashin asked.

"Volga Automobile Plant? You know, a symbol of the former Soviet Union and Russian automobile industry!" Fang Mingyuan nodded.

Stepashin sighed lightly and said: "The Volga Automobile Factory, founded in the 1950s, has always been the core enterprise of our country's automobile industry. However, since the new century, although the Volga Automobile Factory has also cooperated with foreign automobile companies

Cooperation was carried out, technology was introduced and some new models were launched, but production and sales could not return to their most glorious times..."

Fang Mingyuan listened intently, but he sighed in his heart. Since he wanted to open up the automobile market in Russia, how could he not know about these automobile companies in Russia? The Volga Automobile Factory was once the pride of the Russians, with hundreds of companies and hundreds of thousands of people.

Workers worked for the Volga Automobile Factory. During the former Soviet Union, various models of Volga cars became the mainstream of cars on Russian streets. At that time, owning a Volga car was a dream of the Soviet people. But with the advent of the former Soviet Union

After the disintegration of the Volga Automobile Factory, the Volga Automobile Factory also hit a low point. Not only did it lose the market in the former Soviet republics, it also faced challenges from Western automobile companies in Russia.

Moreover, the leadership of the Volga Automobile Factory has low capabilities and is simply not adapted to the ensuing market competition. The cost of the products remains high, the production efficiency is low, and the products are of low quality and high price, resulting in serious unsales, resulting in low efficiency of the factory and meager income of employees.

.If it were not for the strong support of the Russian government, it is open to question whether the Volga Automobile Factory could survive into the new century. But even with the support of the Russian government, the Volga Automobile Factory has struggled repeatedly in the competition with foreign brands.

defeat.

"Fang, Qinchuan Samsung Automobile Group Company in your country has developed into China's largest automobile manufacturer in a short period of time. It has also established branches in our country and achieved impressive sales results."

Stepashin said with emotion that the development history of Qinchuan Samsung Motors Group Company is truly legendary.

"Thank you for your compliment. This achievement of Qinchuan Samsung Automobile Group is really insignificant compared to those automobile giants. There is still a long way to go." Fang Mingyuan said with a slight smile.

"Has Qinchuan Samsung Automobile Group ever thought about investing in the Volga Automobile Factory?" Stepashin asked. He had dealt with Fang Mingyuan not once or twice. Stepashin knew very well that he should never be fooled by Fang Mingyuan's age.

If he didn't get to the point, Fang Mingyuan could keep chatting with him like this.

"Oh?" Fang Mingyuan looked obviously surprised and said after a while, "Is your government planning to transfer the shares of the Volga Automobile Plant? Has the Volga Automobile Plant reached a point where it has to transfer its shares again?"

Stepashin shook his head speechlessly. He didn't believe that Fan Mingyuan didn't know that the Volga Automobile Factory not only reduced production, laid off employees and cut wages in the past two years, but also stopped and resumed production. It resumed and suspended production many times, and the production and sales of cars dropped by nearly half.

, it lost nearly 20 billion rubles in the first half of this year, which consumed most of the 25 billion rubles financial support provided by the Russian government at the beginning of the year. The situation in the second half of the year was not much better, although the Volga Automobile Factory

We are trying our best to reduce losses, but it is not uncommon to lose more than 10 billion rubles. This makes the Russian government headed by Stepashin a headache. Tens of billions of rubles is not a huge amount for Russia.

amount, but many domestic companies are now desperate for support. At the beginning of the year, they provided financial support of 25 billion rubles to the Volga Automobile Factory, which attracted a lot of criticism. As a result, the Volga Automobile Factory is simply a

Bottomless pit!

If the government continues to donate blood to the Volga Automobile Factory, let’s not talk about whether the money can get the Volga Automobile Factory back on track. Other domestic companies will definitely not do it. He also wants to run for president after the end of his term as prime minister. There are some things to do.

You must think carefully when you get up. But if you sit back and do nothing, if the Volga Automobile Factory falls into bankruptcy and liquidation, let alone what kind of trouble will happen if the flag of the Russian automobile industry falls. The Volga Automobile Factory, and

How to solve the employment problem of the hundreds of thousands of employees in the factories that support it? If there is any strike or demonstration, the old face of the government will definitely be angry.

Faced with a dilemma, the Volga Automobile Plant could only hope to carry out a debt-for-equity swap, but its creditors, led by banks, sternly refused. Everyone could see that the Volga Automobile Plant would not be able to achieve nirvana without undergoing major reforms.

Rebirth, and now during the economic crisis, no matter who takes over these shares, it is destined to be difficult to see profits for a long time, and may even lose more profits due to the losses of the Volga Automobile Plant. This is not beneficial.

However, no one is willing to do something that may cause huge losses, even if it can please government officials.

Debt-for-equity swap is also unavailable, leaving the Volga Automobile Plant with the only option of selling shares...

"Rostec, the parent company of Volga Automobile Plant, plans to transfer 20% to 25% of its shares this time. Currently, the Renault-Nissan Alliance has shown a positive attitude towards acquiring this part of the shares."

"But we don't want to sell these shares to them," Stepashin said.

No need for Stepashin to explain, Fang Mingyuan immediately understood why the Russians did not want to sell these shares to the Renault-Nissan Alliance, because the Renault-Nissan Alliance already held about 35% of the shares of the Volga Automobile Factory.

The shareholding ratio of this batch of shares will exceed 50%, thereby achieving the purpose of controlling the Volga Automobile Plant. This also marks that the symbol and flag of the Russian automobile industry will fall! And if these shares are

If it is sold to a "third party", Rostec will still be the major shareholder of the Volga Automobile Plant, although its position is already unstable and it no longer has a controlling stake.

But... Fang Mingyuan had never seriously thought about the acquisition of Volga Automobile Factory before. Aso Xiangyue once asked him if he was interested in Volga Automobile Factory, but he refused. In his opinion, acquiring Volga Automobile Factory

, although it can obtain its skilled workers, factories, production lines, and brands, but how useful are these things to today's Qinchuan Samsung Automobile Group Company? And 25% to 30% of the shares

, among the shareholders of Volga Automobile Factory, I am afraid that I will be ranked third. Spending so much money just for the third largest shareholder is not worth it in Fang Mingyuan's opinion.

It would be fine if the Volga Automobile Factory had a position like HSBC Holdings Co., Ltd. or Aselokki Group, or Microsoft Corporation, as the third largest shareholder in the industry, but for a company it can be said that it is not ranked high in the international automobile industry.

No. 1 company... As long as the Volga Automobile Plant continues to scheming with Rostec and the Renault-Nissan alliance for the operation of the Volga Automobile Plant, Fang Mingyuan really won't be able to arouse much interest in wiping the Russians' butt.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, to tell you the truth, our family currently has very little funds that can be flexibly mobilized. If it is not a project of great significance, we will not use it easily." Fang Mingyuan spread his hands and said helplessly, "

Joining the Volga Automobile Factory and becoming the third largest shareholder does not mean much to the development of our automobile industry. Moreover, in the past two or three years, our family’s investment in Russia has been considerable, and there are already many domestic

The voices criticizing our family for investing their precious funds abroad instead of domestically during the economic crisis... are terrible words!"

Stepashin couldn't help but let out a long sigh. The Volga Automobile Factory, which was once the pride of the former Soviet Union's automobile industry, has now been reduced to the point where it has to be picked on even if it wants to sell its shares. It is really a great irony.

However, he cannot force Fang Mingyuan. As Fang Mingyuan said, in the past two or three years, the Fang family has been continuously acquiring companies in Russia. Although it is suspected of taking advantage of the financial crisis and economic crisis, after all,

It is better than letting those factories and companies go bankrupt and liquidated. It is not surprising that the Fang family looks down on the third largest shareholder who does not have a strong voice. After all, with the strength of the Fang family, it is not possible to build a factory alone.

What an incredibly difficult thing.

Stepashin nodded and said: "Okay, I can understand your unwillingness to become the third shareholder of the Volga Automobile Factory. Then can you do a small favor for the Volga Automobile Factory?"

"It's no problem for Qinchuan Samsung Motors Group to be a trustee," Fang Mingyuan said immediately. Stepashin looked at Fang Mingyuan speechlessly. This person was so happy to agree this time!

Stepashin had many affairs, so it was naturally impossible for Fang Mingyuan to stay in the White House for a long time. But when he said goodbye and Stepashin sent him to the door of the office to say goodbye, Stepashin said softly to Fang Mingyuan:

"Your country seems to be interested in jointly developing large aircraft with us to break the monopoly of Boeing and Airbus."

At around nine o'clock in the evening, when Aso Xiangyue returned home, both children had gone to bed. Fang Mingyuan was sitting in front of the fireplace in the living room of the villa, with a bottle of red wine on the small table beside him.

"Mingyuan?" Aso Xiangyue hugged Fang Mingyuan's neck from behind and called softly. Fang Mingyuan is not a drinker. If he didn't have something on his mind, why would he drink alone here?

"Oh? You're back, are you tired?" Fang Mingyuan put down the wine glass, hugged Aso Xiangyue in front of him and said.

"Did you have a bad conversation with the Russian side today?" Aso Xiangyue asked softly.

"It's okay. Stepashin wanted to build a high-speed railway and sell part of the shares of the Volga Automobile Factory, so I declined." Fang Mingyuan shook his head.

"Build a high-speed railway? Where to go from Moscow?" Aso Xiangyue asked curiously.

"To Kazan, the whole journey is within 800 kilometers, and the budget investment is one trillion rubles." Fang Mingyuan replied.

"One trillion rubles! Where does the Russian government have this money now?" Aso Xiangyue said in surprise.

"So it was planned to let us advance funds for construction, but I refused. Later, it was changed to investment construction, promising that the high-speed railway could be jointly operated by all investors in the future." Fang Mingyuan sighed, "I can't refuse directly anymore, so I just said

Consider it."

"Well, this project cannot be accepted!" Aso Xiangyue nodded heavily. She has lived in Russia for many years and is very familiar with the current situation in Russia. The launch of the high-speed railway is naturally a good thing for Russia.

, not only can stimulate economic development, but also promote people-to-people exchanges in various cities along the line. But for the operators of this railway, it is a big pit. The total population of these cities along the line does not even exceed 20 million people.

How to ensure there are enough tourists in the future?

"Stepashin is very unhappy. Are you leaving on bad terms?" Aso Xiangyue asked with a slight frown, "I think you are not in a good mood." Fang Mingyuan was not satisfied with Stepashin's two suggestions.

She was rejected, and given Lao Maozi’s temperament, she was definitely unhappy. But in her opinion, not only was this high-speed railway a big pit, the Volga Automobile Plant was also a big pit!

Fang Mingyuan kissed her lips lovingly and said, "That's not true, but what Stepashin said when I left. It made me feel as if someone had stabbed me in the back."