The richest man

Chapter 206 Large Steel Plants in Asia

At this time, Wheelock was on the verge of bankruptcy, and the news of selling himself had already spread in Hong Kong.

The melon eaters who heard the news expressed their surprise.

"If Wheelock is also acquired by Zhang Jun, wouldn't three of the four famous foreign firms in Hong Kong be acquired by Zhang Jun?!"

"He killed three foreign firms by himself. It's a terrible mess! There is only one Taikoo firm left. Is this Taikoo firm trembling now?"

"I said, don't you realize that the reason why Wheelock is so miserable is not because Zhang Jun cheated him. It was Zhang Jun who sold the Whampoa Shipyard to Wheelock, and Wheelock started to build ships vigorously, so that it is now losing money. It's so serious!"

"Oh, it's true! Could it be that Zhang Jun saw the decline of the global shipping industry a few years ago? Damn, this is too far-sighted! After cheating Wheelock, turn around and buy it again! I can't face it Do not write a capitalized word 'serve'!!!"

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At this time, Sino-British negotiations were at an impasse, and Hong Kong was in a very serious economic crisis. Zhang Jun offered 500 billion Hong Kong dollars to rescue the market. Many people even doubted whether he wanted to buy the whole of Hong Kong.

Wheelock is now on the verge of bankruptcy, so naturally it cannot escape the hands of Zhang Jun!
Different from the previous life, at that time, Wheelock had a lot of assets, and the shipping industry began to pick up gradually. The charter king wanted to buy Wheelock, and Wheelock was favored by the wealthy Southeast Asian businessman Qiu Debo. From then on, the Wheelock broke out. Feng acquisition battle!

At this time, Qiu Deba might not have focused his attention on Hong Kong.

Zhang Jun decisively ordered people to negotiate with the Madden family to take down Wheelock Company as soon as possible to avoid complications.

Negotiations went smoothly, and the Madden family wanted to sell Wheelock as soon as possible. In the end, Zhang Jun fully acquired Wheelock with 45 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Wheelock is now a junk stock, large and small shareholders are thinking of cashing out, Zhang Jun's full acquisition, privatization and delisting are naturally very popular.

After the acquisition of Wheelock, Zhang Jun began to reorganize the foreign firm, selling most of the assets and only keeping the shipping industry. Just like Hutchison Whampoa, he only focused on one industry.

Today, Hutchison Whampoa is already an internationally renowned port group, and can even be said to be the company with the largest number of ports in the world.

Wheelock could build the most famous shipping company in the world.

Since Zhang Jun acquired Wheelock, the transportation business of the entire group has been handed over to Wheelock.Wheelock's shipping business took a turn for the better.In order to strengthen the relationship with Zhang Jun, some partners have also handed over their transportation business to Wheelock.

Anyway, these transportation business is handed over to anyone, it is better to give it to Wheelock, lest Zhang Jun wear small shoes and interrupt the cooperative relationship.

"If there is more cooperation, Wheelock will be able to turn around its profit and loss!" Ma Shimin said with emotion. After some corporate restructuring, Wheelock has now been reduced to a pure shipping company with 185 ships and has become Hong Kong's shipping king. There are many types, including passenger ships, cargo ships, oil tankers, grain ships, coal ships, liquefied gas ships, etc...

Zhang Jun raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "I decided to buy a large iron ore company and build a large steelmaking plant in Hong Kong at the same time! Hong Kong's auto industry is getting bigger and bigger, and it needs a lot of steel. Moreover, real estate has great impact on The demand for steel bars is also very strong! Hong Kong’s geographical location is superior, and after the steelmaking plant is completed, the products can be sold throughout Asia! I infer that in the 80s, the economies of China, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia will grow by leaps and bounds, and the demand for steel products will increase greatly! This is an investment that will definitely not lose money!"

Ma Shimin couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and added: "The acquisition of an iron ore company and the establishment of a steel factory can both solve Wheelock's excess capacity!!!"

Zhang Jun smiled, nodded and said: "That's right, that's right! The global shipping industry is in a downturn, but for us, this is an opportunity for Wheelock! Buy more from other companies at a low price. Ships, and even the acquisition of shipyards. Of course, the premise is that we can guarantee enough transportation demand! This, on the one hand, requires Wheelock to take the initiative to undertake transportation business at a low price, and on the other hand, it is to increase the group's own transportation volume. "

After thinking for a while, Zhang Jun said again: "Currently I am only buying ore companies, but in the future I plan to buy oil and gas companies, grain companies, vigorously develop energy and agriculture, and strive to make the business the top of the world!"

Ma Shimin clicked his tongue when he heard this.

Zhang Jun immediately ordered Ma Shimin to do an investigation to find out how much money it would cost to invest in building an advanced steelmaking plant.

He also ordered his assistant Zhou Liang to investigate the ore company.

Zhang Jun is not worried that he doesn't have enough money. The company's debt ratio is too low, so it can borrow from Standard Chartered Bank. Other bankers usually lend themselves money from the bank. After coming to the Bank of Asia, he lent most of the money to himself, using public equipment for private use, to the extreme.

Zhang Jun is very kind, because he himself is very rich, so he doesn’t need to borrow money from Standard Chartered Bank. On the contrary, the companies under Zhang Jun’s name put their funds in Standard Chartered Bank, feed back Standard Chartered Bank, and promote Standard Chartered Bank's global expansion pace.

After today, Ma Shimin came to Zhang Jun's office with a document.

"Boss, if you want to build a large-scale steelmaking plant, the amount of investment depends on the scale of production. Boss, how much capacity do you plan to build a steelmaking plant in Hong Kong?" Ma Shimin asked.

Zhang Jun thought for a moment and replied: "First build a steelmaking plant with an annual output of 1000 million tons!"

Ma Shimin was startled when he heard this.

"Boss, are you sure it's 1000 million tons?! This output is too much..." Ma Shimin clicked his tongue and reminded, "We produce it, and who will we sell it to?"

"It will definitely be sold, so don't worry, it's only 1000 million tons, and we will build a bigger steelmaking plant in the future!" Zhang Jun said confidently.

Steel is a good thing. Construction, machinery, automobiles, shipbuilding, railways, petroleum, home appliances, containers, etc. all need steel, and there is no need to worry about selling it!
Southeast Asia does not have a super-large steelmaking plant, and the technology is not good enough, so all countries lack steel.

However, Japan and South Korea are short of resources, and they can buy steel nearby, so why not buy it?
As for the mainland?Although it is now a resource exporter, within a few years, China will change from a resource exporter to a capital importer, and it is very short of high-quality ore and steel.

"Boss, if you want to build a steelmaking plant with an annual output of 1000 million tons, you need to invest at least 18 billion U.S. dollars! These don't include land! If you count land, let alone thousands of acres of land! Land in Hong Kong is amazingly expensive , even if the real estate market is depressed now, it is still difficult to bear! Unless, we can put the steelmaking plant in the mainland..."

Zhang Jun's eyes lit up when he heard the words. By the way, I can put the steelmaking plant in the mainland, why do I have to put it in Hong Kong? !
"Okay, you go talk to the leaders of SZ City, I plan to put the steel factory in Shenzhen!"

Whether Shenzhen has coal and iron ore resources is not important, and Zhang Jun does not intend to consume the mineral resources in the Mainland.Mineral resources are used a little less, let's leave it to future generations.

Isn't it good to hoard foreign mineral resources?

Moreover, there are still policy restrictions in the Mainland that do not allow private mining.

Ma Shimin got the order and went to Shenzhen immediately, expressing Zhang Jun's idea of ​​building a continuous steelmaking plant in Shenzhen.

After hearing this, the leaders of SZ city were very pleasantly surprised.

A steelmaking plant with an annual output of 1000 million tons is indeed a super-large steelmaking plant in this era.In the previous life, the annual output of Baowu Group was 1.15 million tons, which is indeed too scary, ranking first in the world, and the total steel production in India in 2020 is only 9000 million tons.

The leaders hurriedly expressed that they could cooperate and provide land for the steelmaking plant free of charge.

Ma Shimin: "Leaders, this steelmaking plant with an annual output of 1000 million tons is only the first phase of the project. My boss plans to build at least more steelmaking plants. Therefore, the land must be reserved! I think it will take at least 2 Thousands of acres of land!"

"There is no problem with the land, but the problem is that the establishment of such a large steelmaking plant requires a lot of iron ore and coal mines..." a leader worried.Domestic resources are tight, and it is difficult to supply such a large steelmaking plant.

"Don't worry, our company plans to acquire iron ore and coal mining companies around the world, without consuming domestic resources!" Ma Shimin laughed.

The city leaders breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

Immediately, an expert negotiation team was established and began to negotiate with Ma Shimin and others about the investment in this steelmaking plant.

After talking for about a week, the two sides quickly finalized the cooperation.

The steelmaking plant is named Shenzhen Iron and Steel Plant, which is under the name of China Energy Corporation. It covers an area of ​​2.6 mu and is located in Bao'an District, Shenzhen.

Zhang Jun invested 15 billion US dollars, accounting for 80% of the shares of the steelmaking plant.

The SZ municipal government takes the land as the price, plus other policy support, accounting for 20% of the shares.

After signing the agreement, Ma Shimin began to purchase steelmaking equipment and technology from abroad based on the information he had investigated before.

The SZ city government arranged for people to level the land for the iron and steel plant, connect water and electricity, and then start building the iron and steel plant in accordance with advanced foreign technical standards.

The Shenzhen Iron and Steel Plant project is in full swing, but it may take several years to achieve mass production.

At this time, the news that Zhang Jun planned to build a super-large steel plant with an annual output of 1000 million tons spread like wildfire, causing a sensation throughout Asia.

At present, the annual steel production capacity of many countries is less than 1000 million tons.

It is conceivable how shocking the news of Zhang Jun's investment in the construction of the Shenzhen Iron and Steel Plant was.

"It would be great if Zhang Jun built the steel plant in our country!" an Indian official enviously said.

India is also a country with a large population. Its current economy is similar to that of China and lacks various resources.

In Japan, a deputy manager of Toyota was very excited.

"Annual production of 1000 million tons of steel? Great, once the steel plant starts production, we will be able to buy low-priced steel!"

Although the Shenzhen Iron and Steel Plant has not yet been built, its influence is not small. At this time, many companies have come to seek cooperation, hoping that the Shenzhen Iron and Steel Plant can provide them with low-cost steel.

Zhang Jun will not refuse any cooperation, but the price of steel is undecided.

The steel plant will take several years to build, and it's too early to put a price on it.

Zhang Jun now sets his sights on iron ore and coal companies.

How to produce steel without raw materials.

At noon, Zhou Liang gave Zhang Jun a piece of information. Many well-known ore companies around the world have entered his acquisition list, including Billiton, Billiton, Rio Tinto, Vale, FMG and so on.

Zhou Liang introduced: "Boss, it should be more difficult to acquire these large ore companies. Not only are these companies not selling the company, but the government may also come forward to stop it."

Mineral resources are one of the pillars of Australia's economy, and Zhang Jun will certainly not get involved.

Zhang Jun frowned, and said to Zhou Liang: "If you can buy it, you can buy it. If you can't, you can buy a part of the shares. Take it easy. In short, you need to buy as many mines as possible around the world. Money is not a problem."

Thousands of gold come back after being gone.

Zhang Jun is not worried about running out of money, because several financial crises broke out later.Moreover, once the Japanese "Plaza Accord" is signed, you will definitely make a lot of money by doing long yen foreign exchange and investing in Japanese real estate.

Mineral resources are limited, so if you buy them now, you will definitely not lose money.

Zhang Jun asked Zhou Liang to set up a professional acquisition team to be responsible for the acquisition of ore companies or mines.

At the same time, Zhang Jun ordered the Blackwater mercenary organization to expand its scale and establish mercenary training bases in African countries to enhance the deterrence and influence of the Blackwater mercenaries.Africa is rich in mineral resources. If Zhang Jun can't take down the large mining companies in Australia and Brazil, he will take down resources from other countries.

If you gather less, you can make more, and you can also compete with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Vale, and FMG.

"If the rare metal mine can be bought, let it go. Within 10 years, I will invest at least 300 billion US dollars in the mineral resource acquisition plan!!!"

Zhang Jun said lightly, "Look, when China develops, many countries will definitely use iron ore to make a fuss. Once we have resources, who can hold our throats?!"

Zhou Liang was stunned and taken aback. Although he didn't know China's future development very well, he knew that the boss did this to prepare for a rainy day.Of course, it can also bring rich rewards.

"Yes, boss!"

Zhou Guangming took the lead, and then began to acquire mining companies all over the world in the name of Xuanwu Investment Company. Maybe ten years later, the largest mining company in the world will be Xuanwu Investment Group!

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By 1983, Sino-British negotiations were still going on.

The situation is not optimistic.

There was an endless stream of people running.

Despite Zhang Jun's rescue, Hong Kong's economy is still far from what it used to be.

Just ask, how can the economy be developed in a panic.

However, at this time, film and television are developing rapidly. People want to find a sustenance in their hearts, so they go to the movies.

In the 80s, the box office of Hong Kong movies increased greatly, and it is not uncommon to see movies with a box office of over 2000 million Hong Kong dollars.

Legend Technology Company has produced two major productions so far.

One is "Resident Evil" and the other is "Death Train".

Hong Kong audiences know more about zombies, but they don't understand zombies.

It just so happened that Legendary Technology Company had already produced the game "Resident Evil", so Legendary Film Company decided to release "Resident Evil" first.

In this version of "Resident Evil", more than half of the actors are white, and the rest are black and Hong Kong artists. There are so many, mainly for the European and American markets.But being able to mix so many Hong Kong artists in this movie is also a kind of progress for Hong Kong movies.

The release of the Resident Evil game preceded the movie by a month.

Once this game was released, it was loved by players all over the world. In this month, 450 million game cartridges were sold, which is very popular.

As soon as the game became popular, people were naturally extremely interested in the movie version of "Resident Evil".

Zhang Jun made a global simultaneous release plan.

At 1983 o'clock in the morning in Hong Kong on January 1, 1, the movie was released.

Because of the support of a large number of game players, "Resident Evil" achieved excellent box office results as soon as it was released.

The global first-day box office reached 2150 million US dollars.

Word of mouth is even better!
All over the world, many movie fans who have watched "Resident Evil" can't help telling their relatives and friends how good the movie is, what kind of supercomputer is popular, T-virus infection, zombies, crawlers, etc., just a few words can hook you Arouse the curiosity of many people.

For a time, the number of viewers soared.

A week later, "Resident Evil" had grossed $1.5 million worldwide.

The major film companies in Hong Kong were extremely excited.

Although the heroine of this movie is a foreigner, the entire movie was independently produced by Legendary Films.

This shows that Hong Kong film companies also have the ability to produce commercial blockbusters that are popular all over the world.

Golden Harvest, Golden Princess and many Hong Kong film companies are about to move.

"Resident Evil" was canceled a month after it was released, but the global box office reached 3.6 million U.S. dollars. The production cost of this movie was only more than 1400 million U.S. dollars. Legendary Technology Company made a lot of money, and the box office profit alone was as high as 1.2 million U.S. dollars.Peripheral products, including comics, games, video tapes and various copyright income, the profit is less than 3 million US dollars.

Hong Kong film companies are jealous.

How many movies does this motherfucker have to make to make so much money.

It's still a blockbuster to make money!
The Hong Kong entertainers frantically asked if Legendary Films would produce a new movie, and when the second part of "Resident Evil" would start.

"Hey, I have been with Legendary Film Company for more than a year. I haven't met Zhang Jun once. It's really bad luck. I heard that he is not married yet. If I snatch him over, then I don't want to shoot something No, if he married me, what kind of movie would I make, it must be traveling all over the world!!!" A female artist looked forward to it.

The 80s arrived, and many well-known Hong Kong actresses from previous lives appeared one after another.

As soon as Zhang Jun arrived at the company, he ran into an actress who was YYing him, and couldn't help being a little embarrassed...

(End of this chapter)