In the case of a port city, there will inevitably be some people who are famous for shipping.

These people are often referred to as ship kings.

The king of the boat in Xiangjiang is not fixed.

Now there are four ship kings in Xiangjiang.

Bao Yugang of Global Shipping, Dong Hao of Orient Overseas Shipping, Cao Wenjin of Wanbang Group, Zhao Congyan of Huaguang Shipping.

If it is a few years later, after Bao Yugang dies and the Bao consortium is completely ashore, then the Xu family, the old ship king 40 years ago, will fill in again and become one of the new four ship kings.

Oh, a descendant of the Xu family, that is, the lucky one who married Li Jiaxin.

But the rise and fall of shipping is actually the same as the rise and fall of families on land.

Many times, the general environment and times determine whether you rise or decline.

For example, in the 60s and 70s, the general environment was very good, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia and other countries developed vigorously, requiring a large number of various materials, so shipping flourished, and the shipping industry in Xiangjiang made a lot of money, and the four major ship kings were in the limelight for a while.

As early as 78 years, the assets of the charter king exceeded 1 billion US dollars, what a terrifying figure!

But there are some things that cannot be undone by manpower.

In the 80s, because the development of various countries slowed down, the demand for materials gradually decreased, and the shipping companies engaged in this business were constantly adding new ships, so it caused vicious competition on a global scale.

Everyone is busy cutting prices, pulling business, and relying on small profits and quick sales to maintain the shipping company......

The consequence of this is that no matter how big your shipping company is, it will always suffer losses.

Among them, the Dong family, one of the four ship kings, is the most typical example.

The year before last, the old man Dong passed away, and he lost his strong connections and long-sleeved dancing, and the life of the Dong family became more and more difficult.

Under very bad external conditions, the Dong family mortgaged the bank with a freighter, but it had already become insolvent due to depreciation.

In April this year, they released their annual report that OOCL had liabilities of HK$7 billion and needed to pay interest of HK$380 million.

And last year's total profit was only 120 million.

In other words, the money earned is not enough to repay the interest.

Do you think OOCL stock can still go up under such circumstances?

It's already hit rock bottom!

But the most troublesome thing is not the company itself, but the Japanese capital.

Before his death, Mr. Dong not only ambitiously acquired a large number of overseas shipping companies, but also ordered 24 new ships from five shipyards in Japan, with a total tonnage of 5 million tons.

The total value of these ships is about 500 million US dollars, which is close to 4 billion Hong Kong dollars!

The Dong family has so much debt, where can the money pay for so many goods?

But if you don't pay for the goods, not only will you not be able to get the ship, but you will also face up to 2 billion Hong Kong dollars in compensation.

The Dong family can be described as a dilemma.

Originally, they could hold out for another two years, and then they had to ask Old Man Huo for help, and Mr. Huo would help them tide over the difficulties.

But this life is different.

It's not that they can't support it anymore, but Mr. Dong sees an opportunity.

A great opportunity to bring their Dong family back to life!

This is the super-large iron ore discovered by Yin Jun in Australia!

Mr. Dong personally went to Western Australia some time ago to check it out.

The Christmas Creek Iron Ore Mine is rich in 1.5 billion tons of iron ore, which is still a conservative estimate, and if you add about 50% of the iron ore, it will probably exceed 2 billion tons.

Yin Jun must have sold these iron ores to the mainland, Japan, and South Korea.

In this case, it is definitely necessary to transport it by a large transport ship.

Based on the current shipments of Australia's iron ore group, it is estimated that the annual shipment of the Christmas Creek iron ore area should be more than 30 million tons.

Then it is 2.5 million tons per month, and 100,000 tons of ships are used to transport, which is the transportation volume of 25 ships.

Not to mention getting all the transportation orders, even if you get half of them, it is enough for the Dong family to come back to life and rejuvenate!

But now there is also a prerequisite, which is also the biggest difficulty.

That is the difference between the positions of the Dong family and Yin Jun, Yin Jun is dedicated to the mainland, and Old Man Dong is to the other side.

It is for this reason that Mr. Dong hesitates.

However, as soon as this year's financial statements came out, Mr. Dong did not hesitate.

The Dong family is almost finished, what are you still worried about what you don't have?

Saving your life is the most important thing!

But I decided to find Yin Jun, and it was not so easy to find.

Although your Dong family is one of the four great ship kings of Xiangjiang, what about this?

Yin Jun is still the second richest person in Xiangjiang, and it is very likely that he will become the first richest person in Xiangjiang within five years!

They have nothing to do with each other, so why do you ask him to give you these shipping businesses?

The relationship between people and the charter king is called a hardcore!

Before Yin Jun was developed, the charter boat king had been praising Yin Jun in public and helped him solve a lot of troubles openly and secretly.

With such a relationship, he didn't hand over the business to the charter king, but gave it to you strangers?

No kidding!

Therefore, Mr. Dong needs to find a suitable middleman, a middleman who has weight in Yin Jun's heart, in order to achieve his own goals.

This candidate is too easy to find.

In Xiangjiang, there is only one person whose reputation is no less than that of the charter boat king, and who is also good friends with Yin Jun.

Mr. Huo.

It just so happens that Mr. Huo is a friend of Mr. Dong, and Mr. Dong visits him every New Year's Day on weekdays, and this incense is still there.

But Mr. Huo also has a problem on his side, and that is his position.

Mr. Huo's position is the same as Yin Jun's, and it is even more firm.

If you want him to talk about Yin Jun, it may not be a problem, because among the people Yin Jun respects the most, there is this Mr. Huo.

But what reason do you use to ask him to talk about moving Yin Jun, it's a very mysterious question.

Mr. Dong knew that if he wanted Mr. Huo to agree, then there was only one way to go.

After thinking about it for half a month, Mr. Dong finally walked into Mr. Huo's mansion.

However, the next day, Mr. Huo asked Yin Jun, who had been back for several days, to come over for a meal.

In many cases, Chinese people do not pay attention to the use of wealth to judge heroes.

Even if Ma Yun is the richest man in China, when he meets a teacher who has taught him, he will respectfully shout at the teacher, and when he meets a poor elder, he still has to listen to a few words, and it is impossible to turn away.

If such a person were the case, he would not have achieved such a career at all.

Mr. Huo asked Yin Jun to come over for dinner, he is a senior himself, and he is still the person who has always helped Yin Jun, which is a matter of course.

He wouldn't feel that his current wealth was lagging behind Yin Jun, so he should go to Shi Xundao's manor for dinner.

Of course, Yin Jun will not think so either, if a person is ambitious, he will be rampant, so he will not be proud for long.

So Yin Jun arrived an hour early.

He knew that Mr. Huo must have something to discuss with him.

When the young man accompanied Mr. Huo in the garden, he heard Mr. Huo talk about the Dong family, and talked about the things that Mr. Dong had decided to throw himself into.

Yin Jun was not surprised at all, if Mr. Dong did not do this, the first governor would not have his turn.

However, Mr. Huo was a little surprised, "You're not surprised at all, aren't you afraid that he is just an expedient measure?"

"There are some things that there is no way to turn back once you have expressed your position, otherwise he will not be a human being on both sides. Yin Jun smiled, "What's more, we are getting stronger day by day, even if he is a little undecided now, but after seeing more benefits, he will also throw himself into us." ”

Yin Jun hasn't said it yet, let alone Mr. Dong, even the group of businessmen on Baodao have been doing business in the mainland for a long time, aren't they also leaning on our side?

"Yes, only when we get stronger and stronger can we make everyone come back to their hearts. Mr. Huo sighed and asked again, "Then what do you think?"

"You can give it to him. Yin Jun has nothing to hide from Mr. Huo, "My estimate is to ship 100 million tons a year, and it must be more than enough for him and the chartered ship Wang to share." ”

"So much!?"

Mr. Huo gasped, "You're going to dig up your mining area in 15 years?"

He really regards Yin Jun as his nephew, so he cares if he is in a hurry.

After all, there is no mine that produces 100 million tons of ore a year, which is not in line with the principle of maximizing profits at all.

Even the current three major iron ore companies, I am afraid that the total annual shipments are about 100 million tons.

Although they have a lot of iron ore in their hands, the mine is not a renewable resource, and there will be no more after digging.

Or dig slowly, and ship a little more when the price rises, and dig less when the price drops, which is what smart people do.

"Don't suffer. Yin Jun said with a smile, "First of all, the Christmas Creek mining area should be able to be mined for 20 years, and then I have 100,000 square kilometers of prospecting rights in my hands, and there are at least one or two iron ore areas as large as the Christmas Creek mining area." It's a blessing that a business can be done for 50 years, and I can't be so greedy!"

After a pause, the young man said, "Besides, although there is not a shortage of steel in China now, the construction of highways, the construction of commercial houses caused by population pressure, and the expansion of railways are gradually beginning to be built...... Wait, which doesn't need a lot of steel? Prepare the raw materials for them now, so that they don't need to use them later, and then rush to buy them. ”

"We don't need that much now, and we don't have that much money. Mr. Huo shook his hand, "But in the past two years, you can sell to Japan and South Korea, and they need a lot of iron ore to build ships and smelt steel." ”

Speaking of this, Mr. Huo blinked, "But the price of iron ore has not increased for many years. Isn't it okay for everyone to sit down together and discuss a little bit of a price increase for Japan and South Korea?"

"There is no way. Yin Jun spread his hands, "Several steel companies in Japan have their own mines in Western Australia, and they are also shareholders of Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, and Vale. If you want to increase the price, it will definitely be for us in the future. ”

"Hehe, you have such a large iron ore area in your hand, can they raise the price? Dream!" Mr. Huo laughed.

Yin Jun smiled slightly.

This is the main reason why I have to spend tens of billions of dollars to go to Western Australia to explore mines and transport ores!

Maybe your old man can't imagine that in the future, I and the three major iron ore companies will jointly set the price of iron ore at more than 200 US dollars, which is called crazy!

It is for this reason that Huaguo gritted its teeth and spent a huge amount of money to develop its own iron ore area in Western Australia.

Unfortunately, they were out of luck.

It took more than ten years and tens of billions of dollars to go out of the mine, when the financial crisis came, and the price of iron ore collapsed.

That's the biggest disadvantage of not having a layout in advance!

If they could have gone to Western Australia to prospect in advance, even in the 90s, they wouldn't have had so much trouble later.

Fortunately, now there is Yin Jun, and this huge regret has been made up.

The rest is to make the kingdom more smooth and positive!

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