Chapter 67: Embarrassed
(The storyline of this chapter is based on the case of the largest tin factory in country E, which was placed on a steel mill because it was too far away.) )
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Chelyabinsk is the industrial center of Eros, the city is so large that a steel mill alone occupies a district, and when Jia Lei actually stood at the Chelyabin steel plant, his legs were weak.
"Oh my God, I don't believe that rebirth is omnipotent anymore......" Jia Lei sweated regret in the face of soot and fire.
The tears were held back to his heart by Jia Lei!
"How many people do you need in such a big factory?" Jia Lei asked in shock.
"We have a total of 350,000 employees!" said the receptionist at the steel mill enthusiastically.
"Hehe......" Jia Lei smiled helplessly when he heard this.
It is no wonder that in the previous life, the Cheli Yabin Iron and Steel Plant only bought 3.73 million US dollars was recorded in history and appeared in the newspapers.
Jia Lei originally wanted to pick up a bargain, but he didn't expect that this bargain was too big to directly smash him to death!
"Sir, Mr. Jia Lei, what's wrong with you, are we going to go in and visit?" the receptionist asked.
"Let's go!" Jia Lei nodded and said.
He couldn't eat the big pie, even picking up some dregs was enough for Jia Lei to break his belly, and Jia Lei felt that he could find someone to cooperate.
"Our factory is able to produce all kinds of steel products, such as raw material pig iron and semi-finished steel materials, as well as finished steel plates, tool steels, anti-corrosion steels, rails. These products can be used in the fields of nuclear industry, heavy industry, chemical industry, electric power, automobile and agricultural machinery manufacturing, bearings, tube rolling equipment for medical equipment and instruments......" the receptionist gushed as he walked around with Jia Lei.
Jia Lei felt that countless stars appeared in front of him at this moment, and he didn't understand most of these words, but this did not delay Jia Lei from doing business.
"This thing is quite heavy just now, if I buy some semi-finished products, it doesn't seem appropriate, do you have that kind of more expensive special steel here?" Jia Lei asked, usually the more expensive the unit price, the higher the profit.
"Yes, our factory has all kinds of special steel, including steel for making tank armor plates and all kinds of ship decks, why do you want to buy those? Some special steels are prohibited from being exported!" the receptionist asked vigilantly.
"I'm going to inspect those things, you can decorate them with samples for me! I mainly buy ordinary steel plates and steel bars for building buildings, and I have to buy all types of steel bars and cold-rolled steel plates for construction produced in your factory in large quantities. I will buy about 200 tons of steel bars and steel plates every month, and I hope you can be responsible for helping me connect with railway transportation for such a big business, after all, a foreigner like me can't book wagons in your country. Jia Lei said.
"Of course you can! We can help you get my port dizzy. The receptionist said.
"Look, it's not too much for me to order so many samples of special steel from you, right?" Jia Lei asked him.
"Oh, not excessively, your request is not excessive at all. Don't worry, I'll get you a copy of all the samples just now produced in the factory. The receptionist said happily.
"The rest is not up to you, take me to your factory director!" Jia Lei said.
"Okay, please come with me. The receptionist said that Jia Lei soon met the factory director, Geldarsky.
"I didn't expect your decision to be done so quickly? Geldarsky asked in surprise.
"I'm the boss of this company, and I'm only responsible for making decisions about whether to buy or not! The environment of the steel mill is so bad, do you think I will go to inspect it in person?" asked Jia Lei.
"Of course, the smoky fire of the steel mill is not for a young master like you!" said Gaildaski agreeingly.
"Let's talk about the contract, how is the steel price in your factory?" Jia Lei asked.
"Our steel export price is 1/10 cheaper than the international average, what do you think of the price?" Geldarsky asked.
"Yes, but I'm going to sign a contract for onshore payment! After all, I can't ship such a large amount of steel from your country as a foreigner. Jia Lei said.
"Absolutely, our CIF rates are also one-tenth cheaper than the international average. Geldarsky nodded.
"This price is very suitable, let's tentatively set a monthly trading volume of 200 tons. You call someone to make a contract, and we'll sign it. Jia Lei nodded and said.
In fact, Jia Lei is very satisfied with this price, Jia Lei is not happy because he took advantage of 1/10 of the cheapness, but because the price of domestic steel was 4 times higher than the price of imported steel.
And that's just the beginning......
"Regarding the price of steel, I need to use rubles as the base price and indicate it on the contract, is that no problem?"
"Of course, you can use rubles as the base price in Russia, and since you are engaged in foreign trade exports, then I hope you will pay in dollars in accordance with international practice!" said the director of the factory, "What to pay for is the most important thing.
"That's no problem, these are international practices! All I ask is to use rubles to determine the price of each ton of steel in the contract, I don't think the price of steel in your factory should be higher than that of other steel mills in China, right?" Jia Lei asked.
"Of course, if I do business like that, I'm afraid I'll go to other steel mills to buy goods! The reason why I want you to settle the bill in dollars is only because the ruble is always depreciating, and our factory urgently needs dollars to guarantee profits!" said the director of the factory, Gairdsky.
"Since you have already mentioned the exchange rate of the ruble, let me take the liberty of mentioning that the exchange rate in your country changes too fast, and the time from the time of shipment to the arrival of international freight is several months, so the payment for our goods is set according to the exchange rate at the time of arrival, right? Even if you want to change the price in the future, I want you to change it only twice a year! It is not good for such a large transaction to change the price all the time. Jia Lei said.
"Okay, how many do you want to order now?" asked Director Geldarsky.
"You will send 100 tons of general steel and steel bars for construction every month! After the goods arrive at customs, I will immediately transfer the dollars to your factory's account!" Jia Lei thought for a while and said.
At the rate of depreciation of the Russian ruble, Jia Lei uses dollars to buy things in Russia as if it were robbing. At that time, timber worth $75 was available in Russia for $5, and the price difference between steel and wood was about the same.
After the official business was over, Jia Lei decided to start talking about private affairs, and at Jia Lei's request, the director of the Geldarsky factory drove out all the people in the house.
"Actually, I came this time to buy some shares of the steel plant, I heard that your steel plant is carrying out the shareholding reform?" Jia Lei raised his head and asked.
"Yes, it was decided to give 51 percent of the shares of the steel plant to the workers. Said Director Gaildowski.
"I want these shares, you know?" said Jia Lei as he knocked on the table.
"Oh God, I want these too, so I know what you mean. Director Gairdsky nodded and said.
"Since we have a common goal, then it's easy to do! Let's make a deal, I'll pay for the shares, and you will continue to run the factory! I only want 51 percent of the shares in this factory, and you can take as much of the rest as you want. Jia Lei said.
"But what do I get if you take all the shares?" asked Director Gaildowski, frowning.
"I don't know that the government is going to divide the remaining 50 percent of the shares into two parts, 30 percent of which will be distributed to the people of the whole country, and the remaining 20 percent will be auctioned! I will only take 40 percent of the 50 percent of the shares we bought at the beginning, and the remaining 10 percent will go to you. When the auction shares are in hand, I will give you another 10%. Jia Lei said.
"The auction is a thing for later, and I hope to get the shares now. Said Director Gaildowski.
"Now you can only get 10 percent of the shares, because once you take control of the company, you can dilute my shares! Do you think I'm that stupid?" Jia Lei asked.
"No, of course you wouldn't be that stupid. I can do without shares, but I need more dividends and the right to run the business!
"Yes, as long as you can take the 51 percent stake for me, I will give you both the shares and the right to operate, and I can even provide you with an immigration opportunity and a million dollars in activity funds. Jia Lei said.
"I don't want the payment for the first shipment, can you help me exchange these things for food and daily necessities?" asked the factory director, Gardowski.
"What do you want these things for?" Jia Lei asked puzzled.
"Do you think the workers would be willing to give up their shares?" asked the factory director, Gardowski.
"As long as I'm willing to pay, someone should sell it, right?" Mr. Jia said.
"No, that's too risky and too long. I have a better way!" said Director Gairdsky.
"What's the way?" Jia Lei asked with a frown.
"From this month onwards, I will no longer pay the workers below, and they will have to sell their stocks if they want to buy things with money. Said Director Gaildowski.
"Are you really going to do that? Your reputation will be ruined. Jia Lei said with a frown.
"Oh, my reputation won't be ruined! I can blame the government for the unpaid wages, I'm a good man." Because I will help the workers to get the goods cheaper than the market price, and they can just exchange them for stocks! Then I will get a better reputation, and most of the steel mills are now in arrears of wages to the workers, and there are not many factory directors like me who help the workers to make a living. Director Gairdowski said with a smile.
"Where are you helping them for welfare, are you obviously using the money from the steel mill to buy shares in the steel mill? Are you empty-handed white wolf?" Jia Lei asked in disbelief.
"You're right! That's what I thought. Director Geldarsky nodded.
"But if you make such a big move, someone will definitely notice it, can your plan really succeed?" Jia Lei asked with a frown.
"It doesn't matter if someone notices it, I'll figure it out. I think this project will be a success!" said Director Geldarski.
"But there are so many people in the factory, you don't pay your salary, what if they go on strike?" Jia Lei asked.
"Don't worry, no, this is my territory! I'm sure they won't strike. Director Gairdsky said confidently.
"I agree to this idea, but I will still pay the money to the factory's account according to the contract, and I don't care if you will send the money or not. The Russian government can take the blame for you, but I won't!" Jia Lei said.
"Then let the money sit in the bank account, but I still need you to ship me the food and groceries. Is this okay?" asked Jia Lei, the director of the factory, Geldarsky.
"Of course, you can just exchange the shares for the shares, and I will give you a batch of food and daily necessities for every batch of shares you give me. Jia Lei said.
"Why are you doing this, so much trouble?" asked Director Geldarsky, puzzled.
"Because you're too ruthless and strong, I can't believe your promise!" Jia Lei said.
"You're right, I'm a strong person, but do you know what this factory means to me? I've been working in this factory for 30 years, it's mine, and I'm not going to let anyone take it away!" growls the director of the factory.
"All I care about is money and the profits this factory can bring me! If you want, you can take the factory, as long as you can pay me dividends on time. Jia Leihao said fearlessly.
"Haha! I like investors like you, investors who only take dividends but don't care about things, are the best partners in the world. Director Gairdsky said with a smile. I want to chat with more like-minded people about "{?$article_title?} ", WeChat pays attention to "excellent reading literature", chatting about life, looking for confidants~