Chapter 895: BAT's Ambition
To be honest, Song Shan's impression of Fifth Rain is still relatively good, although he didn't remember where he had heard this name, but the people who can make him remember it should not be simple people.
For example, Hua Zhenbang and these people, they will have a great reputation in the future, so Song Shan can remember, otherwise how can he, a person from the Agricultural Bureau of a small city in the northwest, know the existence of these people.
So he believes that the Fifth Rain that can exist in his memory should still have some ability, at least in the future, this is not an unknown person.
Fifth Rain in a positive state, what he heard, he was also very interested in wanting to hear.
"I had a drink with a few classmates and chatted for a while!"
Fifth Rain's voice was very soft, but a little demagogic, he said in a low voice: "It's not the first time that BAT has broken out of a capital crisis, and this time it is a real capital crisis that broke out after someone checked the accounts, and there are also some unknown news, such as the four farms in South Holland, which have been unable to make ends meet, and even BAT can't wait to sell the two farms established in Germany!"
"Germany?"
Song Shan squinted.
"BAT is also very ambitious, relying on the Netherlands alone, they can't compete with the three major agricultural hegemons, so BAT's chairman and CEO, Peter Bucknand, after going public in 95, opened overseas markets, established farms in Germany and the United Kingdom, and also acquired some small family farms in the United States, which is a very bold person!"
Fifth Rain said with a smile: " Over the years, BAT has developed very fast, and it has been able to catch up with the three giants that have dominated the agricultural market in the Netherlands, but because of the rapid development, it has caused a weakness in the capital chain, and several times because of financial problems, almost halved, but Bucknand's network is also very wide, and several times to raise funds to solve the problem, so that BAT has a thrilling danger, as for this time, why such a big financial crisis suddenly occurred, more because the internal contradictions were stimulated to the extreme!”
"Therefore, in order to ensure the problem of funds, BAT did not hesitate to start cutting overseas assets to return funds, and at present, the situation has been stabilized!"
"But there's still a huge funding gap!"
"This makes a lot of people want to move!"
"Among them, there is no shortage of international capital giants, such as St. Nice Seeds, St. Nice Seeds has the support of a consortium behind them, and they are absolutely generous in terms of funds, so they are ready to acquire BAT!"
"As for the fact that so many financial institutions are not selected, they have just selected Chang'an Ventures, a Chinese hedge fund that has just entered Wall Street, which is what many people are puzzled about!"
"I suspect that St. Nice Seeds not only wants to acquire BAT's shares, but also has other intentions, but there is no way to inquire about the specifics!"
"As for St. Nice's acquisition of BAT, it's because BAT has already violated St. Nice's bottom line!"
Fifth Rain's eloquent talk revealed too much news.
"Go on, I want to know, why did BAT touch the bottom line of St. Nice seeds?"
Song Shan's eyes are getting brighter and brighter, and the fifth rain's ability to hear the news surprised him a little, these news can be said to be internal secrets, this guy has such magical powers.
"That's because BAT is ready to transform!"
Fifth Rain said: "St. Nice seeds are mainly in the seed market of vegetables, flowers and grains, and now BAT plans to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle, how can St. Nice seeds give them a chance, so take advantage of their illness and ask for their lives, spend money to buy BAT, directly take BAT, and interrupt the intention of the entire Dutch!"
"The intention of the Dutch?" Song Shan suddenly realized a little, and he said faintly: "BAT is not alone, it is the Dutch government behind it!"
Some things make sense.
"The boss is really smart!"
Fifth Rain smiled and said, "If you want to seize an advantage in the seed market, BAT needs more technical support, and behind BAT is ......"
"University of Groningen?"
Song Shan thought for a while and said a name, but quickly overturned his thoughts and blurted out: "It is Wageningen University that supports BAT!"
"Bang Bang!"
Fifth Yu couldn't help but clap his hands, this is sincere admiration, he just made a start, and Song Shan seemed to be able to think of the rest of the things.
This is a result that requires a lot of knowledge and the ability to react quickly.
"It's a pity that the boss doesn't go to be a detective!"
Fifth Rain said with a smile.
"Detective fart!"
Song Shan said angrily: "The Netherlands is the country with the fastest development of agricultural science and technology in the world, although there are research centers for agricultural science and technology everywhere, but the really representative, come and go, there are only a few, among which Wageningen University is the most terrifying, this is known as the agricultural version of Silicon Valley, and Saint Nice itself is the strongest representative enterprise of seed technology in the world, if you want to suppress them technologically, unless there is the support of Wageningen University, if I can't even think of Wageningen University, I am not an agricultural person!"
Wageningen University, whose full name is Wageningen University and Research Center, is one of the world's leading research institutions of higher learning.
The university was founded in 1876 as the National Agricultural University of the Netherlands.
Wageningen University consists of three sections: Wageningen University, the Research Center, and the Laurentian College.
As part of the Wageningen University Research Centre (Wageningen UR), it has developed into an international research institute dedicated to the promotion of research results in plant science, animal science, environmental science, agricultural technology, bioengineering, food science and social sciences.
Wageningen University is the strongest university in the Netherlands in agriculture and one of the best research universities in Europe in agriculture and life sciences, ranking first in the world in research institutions in agriculture, food and other disciplines, and first in the world in environmental science and ecology.
For Chinese farmers, this is equivalent to the status of Harvard in the United States, and how many agricultural scholars who have studied abroad want to enter Wageningen University.
And this is not just a university, it is also the top agricultural research institution, which is the top level in the world.
If BAT really cooperates with Wageningen University, then they have solved the biggest technical difficulty, as long as the market is competitive, they may really enter the seed market, and frantically suppress the market share of St. Nice seeds.
That's why St. Nice Seeds will directly acquire a Dutch company, and at any cost.
Wait a minute......
Song Shan suddenly remembered one thing, in some future agricultural reports, he remembered that the Netherlands seemed to be in the seed market of vegetables, flowers and grains, and the export was crazy, even reaching one-third of the world's market.
This incident was a sensation at the time.
But at that time, Song Shan didn't pay much attention to it, and he didn't know who the protagonist was, whether it would be BAT agriculture.
Could it be that BAT has really successfully transformed, focused on making seeds, and has become a rising star in the seed market, and wants to compete with St. Nice seeds?
This made Song Shan a little annoyed, why didn't he look at international current affairs in his previous life, otherwise he wouldn't be so passive, even if history changes, the trajectory of its existence is still rooted in it, at least there can be a comparison.
Now, confused, I feel as if I've fallen into a trap.
This BAT has more than just the ability to counter-kill.
I'm afraid I'm still waiting for them to get in.
"Some things can be analyzed, the flow of funds of BAT over the years is also clear, they are betting on new seed technology, after all, it is not easy to surpass St. Nice in seed cultivation technology, and the research center of Wageningen University also needs huge financial support to develop technology, plus they have made a breakthrough in soilless cultivation!"
Song Shan shuddered a little, this BAT's ambition is not a little bit, but a big one, which makes people feel a little scary.
"The boss is right, and I suspect there are some things we don't know, like water!"
Fifth Rain reminded.
"Water?"
Song Shan's thinking began to turn: "The Netherlands is not Germany, Germany has unique conditions, but the Netherlands develops agriculture, all by science and technology, water is also a defect of Dutch planting, how to save water, reduce the dependence of crops on water, the same is a kind of Dutch agricultural science and technology progress, the need for science and technology here, is more advanced, if BAT has this technology, then no wonder the Dutch government will choose to support them, because this is a very useful technology for the whole Netherlands!" ”
"I just heard them say this, but I can't really talk about the specifics!"
Fifth Rain said.
"Enough is enough!"
Song Shan waved his hand and said, "This can be regarded as making up for the fact that we have added a lot of conditions on the lack of information, and I will count you for this merit!"
"Then does the boss still want to do something to BAT?"
Fifth, the rain was very curious.
"The crisis of BAT is not fake, but the real existence, but the existence of the crisis, is an opportunity for progress, as the so-called danger has a chance, but there is a point, it is easy to be taken advantage of, BA's financial problem must have reached a limit, they want to complete the transformation, not so easy, St. Nice seeds must know more than us, so they will choose to do it at this time, because this is the only chance for St. Nice, once BAT is really completed the transformation, St. Nice has no chance, they can only fight with BAT in the real market, so that no matter whether they win or lose, it will make the entire St. Nice lose a lot, so they will definitely do everything in their power to acquire BAT!"
Song Shan put his hand across and said: "And now, my Shennong Investment has raised a billion US dollars from China, it is impossible to be scared away before entering the market, our only advantage is that we are in the dark, and they are in the light!"
"You may not be the only one in the shadows!"
Fifth Rain reminded: "Don't say it's foreign capital, in the Netherlands, there are more than one or two people who want to do something to BAT, they all want to eat the fat of BAT, BAT can't play the trump card for a long time, it's more likely that they are afraid that they will really become Tang Seng meat, because before their financial problems are solved, these technologies will become a reason for many people to be greedy, and when the time comes, BAT will definitely not be able to hold the position!"
"I can think of all of this!"
Song Shan nodded and said: "There is no risk, where is the gain, I believe in myself, in the same way, I also believe that dreams come true, she is an undefeated queen on the financial battlefield, even if there are more powerful people, if she dares to fight, I will dare to support it to the end!"
"I admire the courage of the boss!"
The fifth rain is sincere, in the era of just entering the 21st century, the domestic economy has only entered the stage of development, and domestic enterprises really can't find a few that can spend a billion dollars to acquire a foreign company.
Especially in the agricultural industry, the domestic development is slower, and there are very few agricultural enterprises that can reach a scale of 100 million yuan, and one billion US dollars can sweep many enterprises.
"Fifth rain, your test is over early!" Song Shan is also a bold person: "From now on, in the name of the chairman of the board of directors, I officially appoint you as the director of the Fengsheng Agricultural Strategy Department!"
"My origin is unknown, my past is unclear, does the boss trust me?"
Fifth Rain asked a very simple question.
He just briefly mentioned his resume, but many things were not made clear, which was the reason why Song Shan wanted to test him.
"Trust takes time, but what you have done has initially gained my trust, and we don't know each other now, but I am still willing to start by believing in you!"
Song Shan smiled and said, "As for your past, your background, and your purpose, I don't want to think about it too much, I only believe in what I feel, you may have entered our abundant agriculture for a purpose, but you are not a commercial spy!"
"Then I'll have more trust from my boss!"
Fifth Yu breathed a sigh of relief, there were some things he didn't want to mention anymore, and he didn't want to say any more, it was always a good thing to have someone in Fengsheng who believed in himself.
And he really has no intentions towards Fengsheng, at most he has a little bad intentions for some people in Fengsheng, and he has a small flaw and is not in the way.
"What do you think we need to do with this acquisition?"
Song Shan has already regarded him directly as his own person, so many things will not taboo him, the existence of the strategy department is to plan the road for the group, and also to make suggestions for the group's plan.
"It depends on what the boss wants to do?"
"Absolute control!"
Song Shan said.
"Then the person we will deal with first is St. Nice, not BAT!" Fifth Rain said softly: "I believe that the Heavenly Dream Fund has a dream, and I also agree with this very much!"
"She thought so, but I hesitated!"
Song Shan said softly.
"The boss hesitated and thought, do you think that in a foreign country, it is difficult to St. Nisby's funds?" said Fifth Rain.
"That's right!"
Song Shan nodded: "There is a consortium behind St. Nice, and the top consortium in Mexico, in terms of financial resources, is not as good as theirs!"
"Then we can go in a different direction!"
Fifth Rain said: "Borrow a knife!"
"Whose knife!"
"SC Group!"
Fifth Rain spat out a name.