1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 532 Energy Group!

"Is it related to me?"

Li Changhe looked at the little bush with a little surprise.

And little Bush smiled and said, "Have you forgotten the Hunter family?"

Nowadays, the capital that Li Changhe used to start his business was obtained from the Silver Storm. This is no longer a secret to many people who are familiar with Li Changhe.

The Hunter family is the controller of the Silver Storm.

Li Changhe's eyes lit up when he heard little Bush's reminder.

"You mean, the Hunt family's oil company?"

Yes, how could he have forgotten this.

The Hunt family is also an oil giant in Texas. When the brothers' father was alive, he was also a well-known figure in the Texas oil circle.

It’s a pity that the two sons he gave birth to didn’t play the oil game but played the finance game, and ended up ruining the family.

"Yes, it is the Hunter family's oil company. After the silver storm, although they relied on loans jointly provided by major banking consortiums to get through the difficult times, their oil company was mortgaged to the bank."

"Now, there is no possibility that the price of silver will rise again. It is estimated that the oil companies under their control are unlikely to redeem them."

"Not only their family is aware of this situation, but also the bank and the company's employees are aware of it."

"So now many senior executives of the Hunter family's original Plasde Oil Company are looking for new jobs."

"Including their current head, Fry Currant."

"If you're interested, I can help you talk to Frye Calent."

Little Bush spoke to Li Changhe with a relaxed expression.

After listening to this, Li Changhe smiled and nodded: "Of course I am interested. Since he can be the president of Plasde Petroleum Company, I believe in his ability."

Although Plasde Oil Company did not develop significantly after the Hunt brothers came to power, it is still considered a large oil company in the United States.

Since the other party can manage such a large company, Li Changhe believes that with his abilities, he can definitely build a petrochemical company.

By the time the company was established, which was around 85, it was adjacent to China, Japan and South Korea, three major oil consumers, so Li Changhe was not actually worried about performance issues.

"Okay, then when I get back to Texas, I'll try to make an appointment with him and invite him for you."

"If he's not happy about it, I'll help you find new talent."

"By the way, how do we talk about salary then?"

Little Bush then asked again, the most important point in poaching people is actually just one word: money!

Once the money is in place, everything else will be easy.

"Then you can tell him to give him the best treatment in the United States. You can discuss the details with me."

Li Changhe said nonchalantly.

He didn't mind offering the other party a higher salary, because someone like this could easily help Li Changhe build an entire team.

This is of vital importance to him.

An important problem that Li Changhe is facing now is that his talent pool cannot keep up with the pace of his career development.

It takes time to train one's own people, so now he can only use the most primitive method, which is to spend money!

"If you say so, then I have a better chance."

"Wait until I bring you good news."

With the conditions provided by Li Changhe, little Bush felt confident.

Since the other party wants to change jobs, it would definitely be best for him to go to a company that offers good conditions.

Seeing little Bush leave contentedly, Li Changhe smiled, and then called Anna who was waiting on the side.

"Go and help me check the information of Fry Calent, the president of Plasde Petroleum Company. By the way, check if there are any other high-quality talents in Plasde Petroleum Company."

Li Changhe gave Anna instructions at this time.

Since Little Bush has reminded him, Li Changhe will certainly not let go of Plasde Petroleum Company.

Anyway, the decline of the Hunter family is inevitable. Li Changhe remembers that in a few years, the two brothers will file for bankruptcy.

What a pity for these two good people.

Maybe I will have the chance to help them in the future. After all, it was these two brothers who brought me the first pot of gold.

A few days later, little Bush brought good news to Li Changhe that Fry Calent was willing to meet him.

Finally, Li Changhe met Fry Currant in a hotel in Los Angeles.

"Hello, Mr. Victor!"

In the hotel's cafe, the fat Fry Currant had a "Wolverine-style" American beard. If he took away his suit, he actually looked more like an oil worker.

Coincidentally, when Li Changhe looked at his information, he found that this person had indeed worked his way up from the bottom, although he graduated from the University of Texas.

"Hello, Mr. Fry, please take a seat!"

"Would you like something to drink? Anything you want!"

Li Changhe handed the coffee menu to Frye, but Frye didn't even look at it. He just casually said, "A cup of black coffee would be fine."

"A cup of black coffee and a cup of black tea"

After ordering the food, Li Changhe looked at Frye, and Frye was the first to speak.

"Mr. Victor, Walker didn't tell me much about your situation. I want to ask, he said your petrochemical company is going to cooperate with Exxon Oil, right?"

"Yes, we need the help of Exxon Oil. This is the cooperation I have agreed with the Rockefeller family."

Li Changhe nodded and replied calmly.

"So will the company continue to cooperate with Exxon as a subsidiary of Exxon, or will it develop independently?"

Frye asked again at this time.

Li Changhe said without hesitation: "Of course it is independent development. Currently, we are cooperating with Exxon. The main reason is that I am starting from scratch and do not have the right technology, so I need Exxon's technical support."

"That's why I want Mr. Fry to work for me."

Frye nodded. "Will the company's headquarters be in Singapore from now on? Or is it just a refining base?"

“Does the company produce its own crude oil, or does it rely entirely on imports?”

"I haven't thought about it carefully. I have a good relationship with Saudi Arabia, and the sea transportation distance from Singapore to Saudi Arabia is not far. My initial idea is to import crude oil from Saudi Arabia."

"Why, is there any explanation here?"

Li Changhe asked curiously. He really didn't know much about this.

"Actually, no, but I personally feel that oil companies that have connected upstream and downstream are actually the best development model." "Generally speaking, we regard oil exploration and production as the upstream of the oil industry, oil refining as the midstream of the industry, and transportation and consumer markets as the downstream of the oil industry."

"The three-in-one development strategy will strengthen the oil companies' ability to cope with risks. For example, the recent surge in oil prices is bad news for many petrochemical companies, because the rise in oil prices means that their costs have increased significantly, but the sales proceeds from downstream cannot keep up with the price increase."

"So during this period, although many oil companies are profitable on paper, they are under great pressure in actual operations."

"If Mr. Victor's focus is on the United States, then I would not advise you to build a trinity company, but if it is in Asia, I think Mr. Victor can give it a try."

"There are many markets that can be developed in Asia at present. Companies such as Exxon and Shell only occupy a small part. There is still a lot of market to be developed."

"But if that's the case, then we have to get rid of Exxon's influence."

At this time, Frye was talking seriously to Li Changhe, and Li Changhe also became interested.

"It seems that Mr. Fry actually has an idea for development?"

"Yes, I considered this matter comprehensively before coming here. To be honest, if it was just a small refinery, I would not be interested in it. Even if Mr. Victor offered me a high salary, I would not be interested."

“But if Mr. Victor wants to start an energy group, I am willing to help Mr. Victor do it.”

"Oh? Is there any difference here? Mr. Frye thinks the enterprise is too small and does not meet your expectations?"

Li Changhe said with some confusion.

Flecarent shook his head, then slowly said, "I just want to prove to the Hunter brothers that the oil consortium has more potential than their finance."

"In fact, I hate financiers because the Hunt brothers were obsessed with finance and eventually brought down Placid Oil."

"I have been working at Plasde Petroleum since I was 25 years old, starting from the exploration team and rising to my current position as president."

"I have advised them many times that oil companies have great potential, and Exxon is a living example, but unfortunately the brothers simply won't listen."

"Mr. Victor, do you know why I want to see you?"

"It's not because the salary you offered is high, but because you made money in Silver Storm."

"I hate financiers, but you were able to make money in the Silver Storm, which shows that you are much smarter than those two brothers, and you know how to stop in time and are not that greedy."

"That's why I wanted to see you."

"Then I guess that Mr. Frye wants me to build a trinity energy group, and one of them must be the acquisition of Plasde Petroleum Company, right?"

Li Changhe asked with a smile.

Fry Calent thought for a moment, then slowly said, "If the time is right, I will suggest Mr. Victor to do so, but I won't force it."

"Plasd Oil's own oil fields have been mortgaged to the bank, but in addition, it has excellent exploration teams and mining workers. If we really want to become an energy group, these people will be an excellent supplement."

"But I don't want to get involved in the U.S. energy industry. On the one hand, the Rockefeller family is the dominant force here. On the other hand, this country has strict audits on energy companies, and I am a foreigner and can be easily affected."

Li Changhe shook his head and explained.

Fry Calent frowned. He had not thought of this, but then he suddenly said, "Mr. Victor, how about Canada?"

"Canada?"

"Yes, I remember you are a British citizen, right? Then we can definitely place the group's headquarters in Calgary, which is the second largest energy center in North America, second only to Houston."

"Besides, Canada itself is rich in oil and gas. We can acquire a Canadian energy company and then use it as the core to merge upstream and downstream industries."

Frye said seriously.

Li Changhe began to think.

Canada does have abundant oil and gas resources, and its oil and gas reserves rank among the top three in the world. However, one thing is that its oil quality is too poor, just like Venezuela.

The same goes for Venezuela, which has the largest oil reserves in the world, but the quality of its oil is so poor that it cannot be compared with the oil in the Middle East.

From this point of view, developing the energy industry in Canada is far less profitable than crude oil from the Middle East.

But then again, the accounts can't be calculated that way.

Li Changhe is very clear that the future domestic oil demand gap cannot be met by relying solely on the Middle East. From this point of view, although Canada's oil and gas are of poor quality, they have large reserves. No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat.

Although the quality of this oil is poor and the output of gasoline and diesel is not large, it produces a lot of heavy oil, which is generally ship fuel oil.

So it cannot be said that it is completely useless.

And as Frye said, intervening in the US market through Canadian companies is actually a roundabout strategy.

"Mr. Frye, you have a point, but I can't agree with you right now."

"There is an old saying in the East: a meal should be eaten one bite at a time, and a journey should be taken one step at a time."

"So my most important business at the moment is to first run this petrochemical company well, and then consider the integration of upstream and downstream according to the situation."

"I think your energy group's idea is very good, but I can't promise you right now that I will follow your idea completely, as to how and which step to take."

Li Changhe did not directly agree to Fry Currant's request. The energy group is a general direction that cannot be achieved with pure commercial forces.

Li Changhe knew that Li Jiacheng later acquired Canada's Husky Energy and was said to have made a lot of money, but that was just talk.

According to his current understanding of Canada, Canada's oil is of poor quality and is not a hot-selling product in the world. Moreover, Canada's own oil tariffs are very high. From the perspective of oil companies, there are not many oil companies there that can make big profits, and all of them are considered petty profits in the oil industry.

Moreover, Lao Li has been running Husky for nearly twenty years, but Husky has not expanded or changed much.

To put it bluntly, with Lao Li's power, he can't do it at all. This thing must be supported by national power.

"Mr. Victor, you really have better judgment than I thought. Okay, I'm willing to join your company."

Li Changhe originally thought that if he rejected Fry Currant's suggestion, the other party would leave, but he never expected that the other party would agree to join his company.

"Welcome, Fry!"

Li Changhe didn't ask why. Since everyone had agreed to join, there was no need to do anything unnecessary.

"Isn't Mr. Victor curious about why I joined?"

Fry Calent himself asked Li Changhe with some surprise.

Li Changhe smiled and said, "In fact, the reason is not important at all. The result is just here."

"Mr. Frye, our goal is actually the same, which is to become big in this industry."

"So, although I can't give you any guarantees, I am actually very interested in the idea of ​​the energy group. It's just that we need to work together."

When Fry Calent heard this, he also grinned and said, "Yes, I guessed that too. Although Mr. Victor did not agree to my conditions, he did not completely reject them either."

"I would choose to trust Mr. Victor for once."

Of course, Fry Currant didn't say the deeper reasons.

That is, according to the information he had obtained, this Mr. Victor was really rich!

This is very important both for him personally and for the energy group.

(End of this chapter)