Chapter 474: Royal Dutch Shell
Speaking of the Phoenix Group, those reporters were like cats smelling fishy, all of them crowded up, and there were even more questions, especially when Lu Shaohua said that he was the chairman of the Phoenix Group, and there were dozens of personal questions about Lu Shaohua.
Some asked Lu Shaohua's name, some asked Lu Shaohua's age, and more excessively, asked whether Lu Shaohua inherited the previous generation's industry, well, there is an even more outrageous question, asking whether Lu Shaohua's identity is fake, and questioning Lu Shaohua's real surname.
In this regard, Lu Shaohua just smiled faintly, pushed Liu Mingzhang a step forward, and then pressed his hand to stop the reporters' voices, and then said in fluent English. "Friends from the press, this person in front of you should be no stranger, yes, he is the deputy executive president of the Phoenix Group, if you have any doubts about my identity, you can ask President Liu a question, I believe he can give you a satisfactory answer."
The so-called 100 mouths are difficult to distinguish, even if Lu Shaohua has 100 mouths, there is no way to convince dozens of reporters with 1,000 mouths, it is better to push all the problems to Liu Mingzhang, so that not only does not have to waste words, but also is more convincing.
Liu Mingzhang did not disappoint Lu Shaohua, he stood there and spoke. "Hello friends from the press, hello everyone, some of you here may know me, some may not know me, well, whether you know or not, I will introduce myself first, my name is Liu Mingzhang, the current deputy executive president of the Phoenix Group, well, how to say it, from the early days of the establishment of the Phoenix Group, I have worked in the Phoenix Group, until now, and Mr. Lu Shaohua is the chairman of our Phoenix Group, and the founder of the Phoenix Group, not the person who inherits the property of the previous generation."
Liu Mingzhang's words revealed two meanings, one was to confirm Lu Shaohua's identity, and the other was to explain that Lu Shaohua was not the one who inherited the property of his predecessors, and he also said that he was a patriarch, which was more convincing.
Sure enough, all the reporters in the audience stopped asking questions about Lu Shaohua's identity, and turned to some things about the Phoenix Group, such as what is the next goal of the Phoenix Group.
And Liu Mingzhang, the deputy executive president, did not disappoint Lu Shaohua, he glanced back at Lu Shaohua, as if he was asking for the latter's opinion, Lu Shaohua also nodded lightly, Liu Mingzhang turned his head, faced the long gun and short cannon, and said heartily. "We Phoenix Group will not give up development, as for the goal! Well, allow me to quote an old Chinese saying: 'A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier'. Our Phoenix Group is a soldier, of course we want to be generals. ”
As soon as Liu Mingzhang's words came out, the audience burst into laughter, not laughing at the arrogance of the Phoenix Group, but laughing at Liu Mingzhang's humor, for the upstart of the Phoenix Group, no one dared to doubt its strength, and no one dared to underestimate it.
Because the facts have been placed in front of us, in the past, the Phoenix Group was a little famous only limited to Phoenix Motors and Phoenix Computers, as for the Phoenix Group in Hong Kong, no one paid attention to it, but now it is good, Hong Kong's Phoenix Group and Shenzhen's Phoenix Group are the same, it can be said that it has sprung up, and suddenly broke into the world ranking 37th, which is surprising and unexpected.
For such a group, the products are sold all over the world, and some reporters even drive Phoenix brand cars, do they still doubt whether the Phoenix Group is arrogant?
No, no one dares to doubt that if nothing else, it is only a matter of time before Phoenix continues to develop at this rate and win the number one ranking in the world.
No one doubted that Liu Mingzhang accepted a few more questions from reporters, and the reporters in the audience let Lu Shaohua and Liu Mingzhang go and let the two of them walk in.
The event was hosted by an international official organization, and Lu Shaohua was the invitee, so naturally someone would come to receive him. didn't let Lu Shaohua wait for a long time, after passing the reporter's pass, there were people waiting inside, and Lu Shaohua also showed the invitation.
"Hello! Welcome to the Phoenix Group, please here! After looking at the invitation, the waiter staggered his body, made a 'please' gesture, and then led the way ahead.
The party is the same as the banquet in the West, and it is also the favorite drinking party of the wealthy family in Hong Kong, which is almost the same style, and Lu Shaohua has participated in the Huo family's drinking party several times, but he is not a stranger, after entering with Liu Mingzhang, he took a glass of wine and found a quiet corner to sit down.
The official start time of the banquet was at half past ten in the morning, and Lu Shaohua came up from below at ten o'clock, which was half an hour in advance, which was very early, but after entering the hall, Lu Shaohua found that there were no less than thirty people who were earlier than them.
The gathering of the world's top 50 companies is held once a year, and most of the top 50 companies are those few, except for the companies close to the mantissa will be replaced, the top companies are firmly seated in the Diaoyutai, not afraid of being threatened.
It is also that they sit firmly in Diaoyutai and come to participate once a year, people are relatively familiar with each other, and they gather together to talk, and Lu Shaohua and Liu Mingzhang are the first time to come, and there are almost no people who know each other, so they can only find a quiet corner to sit up.
However, Lu Shaohua wants to be quiet, but others don't think it, especially those new business owners, they can't wait to take this opportunity to get acquainted with other business owners and see if there is any possibility of cooperation.
The CEO of a comprehensive surname group in the UK has this idea, his company is a new enterprise, ranking relatively low, ranked 49th, the penultimate place, he saw Lu Shaohua and Liu Mingzhang sitting quietly in the corner, also took a glass of wine and walked over, nodded to Lu Shaohua as a greeting, and finally stopped at Liu Mingzhang's body, walked over quickly, and asked in very fluent British English. "May I ask you are Mr. Liu Mingzhang, right?"
People took the initiative to say hello, and Liu Mingzhang couldn't be too rude, but he didn't know the other party, so he could only nod with a smile, and then said. "Yes, who are you?"
"Philippe, president of Royal Dutch Shell? Watts (Philippatts)! "The person who came first reported his identity before continuing." Mr. Liu has a reputation as a financial wizard in Asia, and he is deeply admired. ”
Everyone has said this, of course Liu Mingzhang knows what needs to be done next, and took the initiative to reach out and shake the other party, and then said. "Philip? Mr. Watts's name is also well-known in the world, but I only hear his name, but I don't see his person, but I am fortunate to meet it today, and it is my honor to meet him. ”
Two people praise each other and hold each other high, which is also the first link of communication. But Lu Shaohua didn't pay much attention, but was thinking about Philip? Watts said the background of Royal Dutch Shell.
According to Lu Shaohua's memory, this company in 1907, is the merger of Shell Transport and Trading Co., Ltd. and the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, after that, the group gradually became the world's major international oil company, the business spread over more and more countries, to 09 years, the business has expanded to more than 130 countries, the partners are very extensive.
As for the main business of oil, gas and petrochemicals, it has interests in more than 50 refineries in more than 30 countries, and is a major marketer of petrochemicals, road transport fuels (about 50,000 petrol stations around the world), lubricants, aviation fuel and liquefied petroleum gas. It is also a pioneer in the LNG industry and has extensive experience in the financing, management and operation of large-scale projects around the world.
In 1999, Royal Dutch Shell had a total sales revenue of $149.7 billion and a profit of $8.58 billion. The company is also in line with the Group's business objectives, making health, safety and environmental standards a top priority for the Group anywhere in the world, and paying great attention to the training of its employees.
Oil is the main industry, and Lu Shaohua's long-term plan is also to operate the oil industry, and peers are enemies, this sentence is not wrong, but Lu Shaohua doesn't think so, there are so many companies in the oil industry, why can they only be enemies?
Can't you become a partner?
Yes, in addition to being a potential enemy, it can also be a partner, it depends on Royal Dutch Shell, of course, nothing has been said yet, whether it is an enemy or a partner is still unknown.
"Mr. Liu, does your Phoenix Group in Hong Kong represent a car manufacturer with the same name as your group?" Philip? Watts asked suddenly.
"......" Lu Shaohua was stunned by the question, and some couldn't react, and he paused before answering with a smile. In fact, it is not an agency method, but we are originally a family, and Phoenix Motors are also produced by our Phoenix Group. ”
"Oh!" This time let Philip? Watts was stunned for a moment, smiled awkwardly, and then revealed his purpose, saying. "Our group's main industry is the oil industry, I wonder if there is any possibility of cooperation?"
Philip? Watts asked Liu Mingzhang a question, and did not pay too much attention to Lu Shaohua, after all, Lu Shaohua's age is too young, if you think about it with normal logic, Lu Shaohua cannot be a member of the Phoenix Group, if you insist on saying that there is, it is also Liu Mingzhang's follower.
However, the facts often cannot be imagined by normal logic, but Lu Shaohua is the person in charge of the Phoenix Group.
"Huh!" Liu Mingzhang smiled at first, and then staggered his body, letting Lu Shaohua's entire figure appear, towards Philip? Watts introduced. "This is Mr. Lu Shaohua, the chairman of our Phoenix Group, Philip? Mr. Watts can talk to our chairman if he has any cooperation plan. ”
This time Philip? Vaz was stupid, completely frightened, he didn't expect that the most unlikely person turned out to be the person in charge of the Phoenix Group, much to his surprise, his mouth opened into an O-shape, big enough to fit an egg.
(To be continued)