Matthew Gerya, former CEO of Sunrice Australia, is currently the CEO of Xinhai Nong, a subsidiary of Futureren Group. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Some time ago, the acquisition of Sunrice's assets by the Future People Group was blocked by Cargill of the United States, and the Futures People Group, which has deep pockets, immediately launched an offensive against Sunrice. Because the conditions offered by the Future People Group are quite generous, and Matthew himself is quite optimistic about the prospects of seabed planting, he did not hesitate to accept the olive branch thrown by the Future People Group.

After taking office, he did give full play to his professional ability, and only managed Xinhainong, a new company that was established less than half a year ago.

After Jiang Chen returned to Koro Island from Manila, the first thing he did was to find the CEO of Xinhai Nong. Although agriculture accounts for a small proportion of the revenue of the subsidiaries of the Future People Group, he has always regarded agriculture as a key project.

Agriculture is directly related to the cost of living of the people of the new country, and indirectly to the stability of the political situation of the new country under his control.

At this moment, in the office of the Future Man Building, Jiang Chen was listening to Matthew Gerya's report on Xinhainong's recent work.

“…… Xinhainong's 400,000 acres of seabed planting area has been fully developed, and the total revenue in the first quarter is estimated to be 43.7 million US dollars, accounting for 56% and 37% of the market share of Penglai City and Xinguo Farmers' Market. According to the analysis of the market research department, there is a large gap in the market for soybeans, tea, coffee, cocoa beans and other cash crops in the new country. In the next quarter, we are ready to open up the cultivation of such crops, adding 500,000 acres of arable land. ”

After listening to Matthew Glia's report, Jiang Chen nodded and spoke.

"It's okay to add 500,000 acres of arable land, but I have a different view here when it is used to grow cash crops. ”

Although the plan was questioned by the chairman, Matthew Glia did not show discouragement.

When he used to be CEO of Sunrice, the most he did every day was to convince boards of directors who didn't understand the market to nod their heads. The shareholder structure of the Future People Group is single, and Jiang Chen alone represents the entire board of directors, and it is much easier to persuade one person than to persuade a group of people, so he patiently explained to him.

"Growing cash crops is definitely in line with the current market demand in the new country. Moreover, the company's technical department has confirmed that it is technically feasible to grow cash crops in the seabed planting base. If you have any doubts about this proposal, I can provide you with a global and domestic market research report and industry analysis paper tomorrow. ”

"No, you misunderstood," Jiang Chen shook his head with a smile, "I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with growing cash crops, but there is no need for cash crops to be planted on the bottom of the sea. I own 15 million acres of plantations in the Philippines, and I have distributed them to Xinhai Nong in the form of escrow assets through the Future People Bank, and the procedures will be completed in about three days. ”

Fifteen million acres!

Jiang Chen's understatement set off a storm in Matthew's heart.

Others may not know it, but as the former CEO of Australia's rice monopoly, he knows the size of arable land in Southeast Asia. Fifteen million acres of plantations are equivalent to 10,000 square kilometers, which is almost one-tenth of the total arable land area of the Philippines!

When did the Future People Group have such an iron relationship with the Philippines?

Will the Philippine Congress allow foreign companies to control such a large amount of arable land?

It took a while for Matthew to come back to his senses and reined in the look of surprise on his face.

"Sorry, a bit of a gaffe. ”

"It's fine. Jiang Chen smiled absently and handed the plan on the table back to him, "I understand your surprise, but that's the way it is. Xinhai Nong's seabed planting area is still dominated by food crops, and we can put cash crops on overseas plantations. We have negotiated with the government of Moro to set up a light industrial park focusing on food processing, and Future Human Bio and Xinglong Food are currently building a food processing plant in Mindanao. ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Chen paused for a moment, looked at Matthew with a smile, and drew a triangle with his fingers on the desk.

"The raw materials are produced by the Philippines, and the raw materials are processed by Moro, and finally serve the new country market, and our products are sold to the global market from Penglai City. I hope that the cash crops grown by Xinhai Nong are not only soybeans, tea, coffee, and cocoa beans, but also coconut, rubber, and all other crops that can be used by the Future People Group. Priority is given to meeting the needs of the group, and the excess part is exported!"

“…… Trust mode. After listening to Jiang Chen's words, Matthew swallowed and spitted out, squeezing out a rather retro word.

The reason why it is said to be retro is because in modern society, this kind of profiteering monopoly method has almost disappeared. Even a consortium as powerful as Morgan and Goldman Sachs would not dare to blatantly show its monopoly on a certain industry.

From the production of raw materials, to processing, to sales, and finally to the distribution of profits, all are done by a single group. The highly integrated business structure will make each production link become a screw in the entire industrial chain and be controlled by the same enterprise.

As a result, the company's production costs will be quite low.

so low that other companies simply can't compete with it.

For example, the cost of producing a bottle of Coca-Cola is only about 7-8 cents, but if all the raw materials from the puree material to the aluminum used in cans are produced by Coca-Cola's subsidiary, then this cost is likely to be directly doubled.

Of course, no one knows exactly how much cost will be cut, and Coca-Cola will never do so. Rockefeller was the first to establish the trust model, monopolizing 95% of the United States' oil refining capacity, 90% of the oil transportation capacity, and 25% of the crude oil production, and the final result was that Roosevelt was "poisoned" and became 34 "little Mobil".

"That's right. Jiang Chen nodded and smiled bluntly, "You can understand the nature of the Future People Group as a new type of trust model. But if we have to talk about differences, we still have them. ”

From the very beginning, the Future People Group has mastered the military as a violent organ, and forcibly opened up space for the monopoly group to survive by controlling the sovereign state.

If we change places, in China or in any other country in the United States, it is impossible for the future people group to obtain the soil for development, and sooner or later it will have to touch the bottom line of the state's tolerance for monopoly.

So far, Jiang Chen is the two most satisfied with the decisions he has made, one is that he chose Xia Shiyu as CEO regardless of personal grievances, and the second is that he moved the Future People Group to the current new country early.

"I'll do it. I'll have to take the plan back and change it. Tomorrow...... No, the day after tomorrow, a new one will be delivered to your desk. Tomorrow I'm going to have a meeting with the executives of Xinhai Farming, and if we have 15 million acres of plantations in the Philippines, everything will have to be replanned. Matthew shrugged helplessly, but the excited smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't be hidden.

"Then go ahead and don't waste time here. Jiang Chen said with a smile.

After Matthew left, Jiang Chen leaned back in his chair, called the office secretary, and asked her to make a cup of coffee for herself, and then took advantage of such a moment of free time to close her eyes and think about the next development direction of the group.

Gently placed the coffee cup on Jiang Chen's desk, and the female secretary secretly glanced at the chairman who was closing his eyes and recuperating.

Her daily job is to serve tea and pour water, and occasionally help other secretaries sort out documents, issue letters of introduction and other trivial work. It stands to reason that because of the nature of her work, she should have a lot of opportunities to contact Jiang Chen. However, the fact is just the opposite, because the chairman of the board of directors skips work twice in three days, and sometimes he can't come on a business trip for a month or two in a row.

To be honest, she still occasionally fantasized about what could happen to Jiang Chen.

It's just that so far, Jiang Chen hasn't shown any meaning in that regard.

Lightly straightening the documents on the table for Jiang Chen, she quietly exited the office and closed the door. (To be continued.) )