Chapter 382: A Move to Seek the Country
If a person has been led by the nose, then this person will definitely achieve nothing.
A person is often not assertive, and in many cases this is not just due to personality factors, but actually more from the outside world. We don't know if sitting in a comfortable office chair with CBD blowing air conditioning is more comfortable than working under the scorching sun?
There is an old saying in China, wealth is the courage of people. You can not be vain, you can not be extravagant, you can like to live a dull life, you can like to pursue your dreams, but you must first have money in your pocket to sustain your life or even pursue higher. This is where your confidence lies.
If there were many weaknesses in Lin Fan's personality in his previous life, for example, he also had a girl he liked, but he didn't say it but chose that nothing happened, he didn't rely on the big city of Yanjing, love was still very luxurious for him, and he couldn't make a promise. Some people say that love should be desperate, and the biggest difference between humans and animals is that we are very rational and can think.
So in his previous life, Lin Fan liked to comfort himself with the example of Kafka: the wife of a banker, who fell in love with a writer in a café in Prague, wrote one page, and she read another. She loved him, and he loved her. She concealed her marital status, and the writer later learned that the lover was a married man, and the two never saw each other again. The writer lived a lonely life, and when he was dying, he muttered the woman's name. One step forward is a scandal, and one step back is respect for love. The writer's name is Kafka, and that work is Metamorphosis.
Lin Fan is not a saint, but he is not a selfish person either, he will not find love until he has the ability. Well, that's a great excuse for comfort.
"Boss, boss, what are you thinking?"
"Huh?" Lin Fan smiled at Carter embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I'm a little distracted." ”
I don't know if I'm too tired to live in the battle of wits and courage, Lin Fan is often touched by a little thing, and then wanders.
"I don't know why my boss asked me to investigate Iceland, but the reality is that the current situation in this country is not optimistic. "Iceland has a total area of 103,000 square kilometers and a population of about 320,000, and its domestic economy is mainly dependent on fishing, agriculture, pharmaceutical manufacturing and software," Colt said in a very serious tone. It is mainly dependent on the fishing industry, which provides at least 60 per cent of Iceland's income. But since 2000, when the privatization of banks was lifted, Iceland's domestic financial sector has flourished, and this has become the reason why they capsized in this financial crisis, the fledgling financial industry simply cannot withstand the financial crisis, if there are no accidents, Iceland will pay the price for the bankruptcy of the domestic economy, Iceland is likely to become the first country in the world to go bankrupt. ”
Lin Fan scanned the data on the report form, which showed that Iceland's current external debt has reached $130 billion, while Iceland's GDP is only $19 billion. Wealth has indeed changed Lin Fan's character and thoughts to a certain extent, and he is ready to implement things that he couldn't think of before.
When Lin Fan agreed to Baker's loan conditions, and after coming back, he thought about it carefully, Lin Fan could feel that Baker and the others wanted to control themselves in advance before they supported themselves.
Lin Fan must find a way to counteract, otherwise he will be a lamb to be slaughtered. What can make oneself grow rapidly? In business, unless Lin Fan's assets and resources are far greater than those of Baker and others. So if you want to achieve the shortcut to the level that Lin Fan wants, there is only one way: monopoly.
The most profitable business in the world is a monopoly, and even just selling paper can make a fortune. And now there is an opportunity in front of Lin Fan, the country of Iceland is very likely to go bankrupt, and no one will notice this, because how can the country go bankrupt?
This is the privilege enjoyed by the state, and it is also the most obvious difference from the enterprise. The insolvency of an enterprise can only be solved by auctioning a company or reorganizing a company, but what about the state? How can the state be auctioned off or reorganized? The independence and sovereignty of the state are sacred and inviolable.
If Lin Fan can have enough say in this country this time, not to mention the large amount of wealth that may be earned, and secondly, on some occasions in the future, it will be convenient to act in the name and will of an independent country.
"Help me to take the lead in buying the fishing grounds in Iceland, and also help me to get in touch with the Icelandic government, if I can, I want to buy some bankrupt banks or a new bank with the Icelandic government, and if possible, help me make a budget. ”
Colt didn't think much about it, he just thought that his boss had an obsession with becoming the world's largest retail bank, after all, Lin Fan had already bought Citigroup and invested in South African Bank.
Lin Fan is very satisfied with his arrangement, Iceland's fishery resources employ seven percent of Iceland's population, which is enough for him to have a certain right to speak Chinese, "Alas, by the way, help me acquire some large-scale farms, pastures and land, and simply set up a new group to help me manage the fishery resources and land resources purchased in Iceland." ”
"Also, in the process of engaging with the government, you might want to tell them that we can help them turn the economy around. ”
"Huh?" This couldn't help but surprise Colt, it was really Lin Fan's tone that was too big.
Lin Fan thought of Iceland's famous tourism industry and the consumer market of China's huge population, but he was not prepared to say more. Colt was very discerning, and didn't ask too much, but instead asked other questions, "Boss, what's the name of this group?"
Lin Fan was stunned when he heard this, and blurted out directly: "ICE Group." "ICE translated into Chinese means ice, which happens to be Chu Chu's nickname.
In fact, if Lin Fan hadn't agreed to join the elite club, there would never have been the current series of layouts and operations, maybe it wouldn't be so troublesome. But how can there be so many ifs in the world, in fact, Lin Fan has already regarded this as fun. The great man said well, there is endless joy in fighting with the sky, endless fun in fighting with the earth, and endless fun in fighting with people.
"Set aside $4 billion for other purposes, and spend all the investment expenditure from the remaining $4.8 billion. ”
"Okay, boss. ”
"Anything else?"
"Boss, Brian of Comcast has asked you to meet in the afternoon, but depending on your itinerary you are going to see Mr. Baker this afternoon. ”
Lin Fan laughed, "It seems that this elderly old man can't sit still, and has taken the initiative to come to the door." ”
"Shall we meet him, then?"
"No, I'm going to see Mr. Baker. ”
"Why?"
Lin Fan smiled incomprehensibly, "Maybe Mr. Baker will bring me a new surprise........