Chapter 419: Coercion and Temptation
After careful observation and repeated confirmation, Fang Lang finally determined that Charles Morgan was serious this time. From the expressions of Avery Morgan and Harken Morgan, he also guessed that this was definitely not their original plan.
Obviously, this wave of his own operation made Charles · Morgan changed his original plan. I had to come up with more chips to trade something for myself.
Now, it seems that the Morgan family, who spoke out as a financier, already knew Fang Lang's intentions, and seeing this scene, Fang Lang did not hesitate to eat the benefits handed over by the other party.
Alvin Rockefeller on the side, seeing that the Morgan family seemed to have reached a deal with Fang Lang, couldn't help but have a fine light in his eyes. Yes, he already knew what Fang Lang wanted.
And, it seems that the other party's goal has been achieved.
Obviously, in this encounter, Fang Lang temporarily gained some advantages, which made him have to raise Fang Lang's status a few points in his mind again, after all, there are extremely few people who can take advantage of the Morgan family.
Several people's eyes looked at Fang Lang, the youngest here, and everyone knew in their hearts that the Morgan family would not make concessions for no reason, and the purpose of all this was obviously to the bank that provided loans for the highway.
Whether it's Morgan or Rockefeller, everyone knows that since the other party has said this plan in front of everyone, everyone has the opportunity to participate.
As for how to participate, it depends on what kind of chips everyone can come up with next.
Now that General Marshall was present, no one continued to discuss the choice of bank in depth. Fang Lang directly diverted the topic and said:
"Actually, I really think that the expressway is a very profitable business, after all, after the construction is completed, it is a proper cash cow. Sitting at home, you will receive money.
I wonder if Mr. Morgan and Mr. Rockefeller are interested in getting involved."
Fang Lang thought that neither side would refuse his proposal, but he didn't expect that after everyone heard this, they all smiled lightly, and Charles Morgan even said directly:
"This kind of asset-heavy investment is not within the scope of our consortium, and the investment cycle is too long. Our focus is still on the financial sector."
The other party refused very simply, and finally did not forget to remind himself that their focus was on the financial industry.
Seeing this scene, Fang Lang could only turn his gaze to Alvin Rockefeller on the other side. After all, the other party has just expressed his position to himself. Who knew that the other party also shook his head with a smile and said:
"Fang, I'm really sorry, our consortium can provide you with the best quality and cheapest asphalt products, but if you are directly involved in the management project of the expressway, I think it is better to forget it!"
Now it was Fang Lang's turn to be dumbfounded, he never thought that these two major consortia would directly reject his idea of running the highway together.
I couldn't help but start to drum a little in my heart, could there be any big potholes on this highway that I didn't know, or where the high risk was.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look hesitant, and all this happened in front of General Marshall's eyes, seeing this scene, Marshall was a little anxious.
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After all, if Fang Lang also retreats, the highway project he just talked about will be in vain!
To say how much Marshall cared about building highways for European countries is of course nonsense, and now the point is that this is a good solution to his current predicament!
Thinking of this, he didn't hesitate, and immediately said to Fang Lang:
"Mr. Fang, don't worry, if you can really invest in the construction of the highway in the local area, I will definitely find a way to persuade the local government to guarantee your loan with taxes."
Clearly, Marshall was not sure that the local government would deposit the tax into the lending bank, so he made no commitment to that purpose.
Although Fang Lang was a little hesitant, it did not mean that Fang Lang was ready to give up the project, and even Fang Lang was sure that if he decided to give up the project, Morgan and Rockefeller would soon come forward to encourage him to continue the project.
If Fang Lang doesn't do it, the two will also find another suitable person to take over the project.
Fang Lang didn't care about Marshall's thoughts, he carefully calculated the gains and losses of investing in the highway in his heart, and decided to take a gamble!
"Since neither of you is willing to participate in the construction of this project, then I will do it alone!"
After speaking, he turned his head to Morgan and said:
"But when the time comes, I may involve our Global Oil, and as the second largest shareholder of Global Oil, I hope the Morgan family will agree to my proposal."
These words made several members of the Morgan family frown slightly. Several people glanced at each other, and finally, Avery Morgan, who was closest to Fang Lang, asked out loud:
"Fang, the construction of this highway doesn't seem to have much to do with Global Oil, I wonder why you would want Global Oil to be involved?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang quietly glanced at Rockefeller, who was sitting on the other side, but saw that the other party didn't seem to care about the internal affairs of Global Oil's shareholders.
He raised his eyebrows quietly and said with a smile:
"Since it's a highway, we're going to have to build a gas station! Otherwise, if the vehicle is driving on a fully enclosed highway, what if there is no gas station and the car runs out of gas, you can't let them drive the car off the highway to refuel!
So, I plan to build a huge service area every 30 to 40 kilometers, not only to provide a place for drivers to rest, but also to build a gas station. It's convenient for long-distance vehicles to refuel on the highway."
These words made several people in the Morgan family light up and suddenly became interested. As the second largest shareholder of Global Oil, gas stations are naturally one of the most important sales channels for oil companies.
If it is really as Fang Lang said, this oil company, which has just started in the United States, may soon be able to rise in Europe and become one of the top oil companies in Europe.
How could this be otherwise, several people were overjoyed, and Halken Morgan took over without hesitation:
"No problem, Fang, as the second largest shareholder of Global Oil, we absolutely fully support your investment plan. If there is a shortage of funds for the construction of gas stations, we at the Morgan family are also willing to increase our investment in global oil."
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Alvin Rockefeller, who had nothing to do with himself, woke up with a look of disbelief when he heard that Fang Lang planned to build a gas station every 30 kilometers or so on the highway.
This is an excellent opportunity for an oil company to enter the European market, as the leading boss of the stone industry, how could Rockefeller let such an opportunity pass away from his eyes.
He knows very well what Fang Lang said about Global Oil, which was originally called Ridgefield Petroleum Exploration Company, and is still just a child in the oil field.
Without the support of the Morgan family, he would not even let the other party have the qualifications to enter the petroleum refining field, but now such an inconspicuous small oil company is about to break into the European market of his dreams.
It's not that his oil company hasn't entered the European market, but the current European oil market is actually the home of Yingyin Oil.
In order to gain a firm foothold in the European market, it is necessary to take advantage of the launch of this aid program for Europe.
But now Fang Lang's words are tantamount to providing him with a new idea and direction.
After hearing what Halken Morgan said, he knew he couldn't be silent any longer. But it is obviously unrealistic to directly propose that you want to build your own gas station on the highway built by Fang Lang.
Fang Lang invested heavily in the construction of the highway, why did he allow him to pick peaches on it! Alvin Rockefeller, who thought of this, said without hesitation:
"Fang, I think we should have a good talk too. If I invest in your highway construction plan now, I don't know if you can accept it."
Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled slightly, nodded at Alvin Rockefeller and said:
"Of course, Mr. Rockefeller, I think the benefits should be shared, and it doesn't make sense for me to have such a lucrative business alone, right?"
As for the money-making business that Fang Lang said, Rockefeller didn't know whether he was referring to the highway business or the oil business. He didn't care, he wanted to participate anyway.
So he didn't hesitate to echo:
"Haha..... That's right, the benefits should be shared together, and more people can participate in order to make the cake bigger. I am willing to subscribe for 50% of the shares in this highway construction project."
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other in unison, and they all looked at each other in disbelief. But Alvin Rockefeller seemed to be unaware, and his eyes looked at Fang Lang firmly.
Fang Lang knew the other party's thoughts very well, and he didn't want to let go of such an opportunity to pull in the relationship with the Rockefeller family, so he asked tentatively:
"What do you think of the gas station on the highway, half of us?"
Before Alvin Rockefeller could answer, Harken Morgan on the side had already interjected directly:
"Wait! Fang, our Morgan family also wants to invest in your highway company, and the shares should be divided equally among the three! As the dominant party, you can own 40 percent of the shares, and we, the Morgan family, and the Rockefeller family each have 30 percent.
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This makes the most sense. As for the gas stations on the highway, it's better to distribute them according to the size of the shares!"
This made Alvin Rockefeller change his face immediately, and Fang Lang didn't expect that the people of the Morgan family would target the Rockefeller family like this. Logically speaking, everyone has their own main field, and at this time you should choose a win-win situation.
But the Morgan family's approach is obviously to limit the development of the Rockefeller family, which makes Fang Lang very puzzled.
However, for the other party, this is not a bad thing, since there is a competitive relationship between the two sides, you can profit from it if you don't do it well!
Thinking of this, Fang Lang was happy in his heart, and he did have an embarrassed expression on his face, and looked at Alvin Rockefeller. I want to see how he is going to answer this question.
At this moment, Alvin Rockefeller's face was very ugly, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, so he forcibly endured the unhappiness in his heart, and smiled at Fang Lang:
"I'm okay!"
Now it's Fang Lang's turn to be dumbfounded, the dignified Rockefeller family has compromised like this, and won't fight for it anymore?
Marshall, on the side, was of course very happy to see that everyone had reached an agreement again, and it can be said that the biggest beneficiary at the moment is him, after all, now his biggest problem has been solved.
In order to avoid the recurrence of the matter, he did not hesitate to speak directly:
"Haha..... Okay, good, good, thank you for your help, with the participation of several people, this expressway company will be able to climb to the sky in one step and directly become the world's first-class expressway company.
When the time comes, when we negotiate with the local government, as long as we show your identity, everyone will definitely look at the company differently."
Marshall quietly praised everyone, and also pointed out that only companies with everyone's participation can give them the confidence to negotiate with the local government.
In this regard, everyone is noncommittal.
At this moment, everyone is obviously not particularly satisfied with this result, whether it is Morgan or Rockefeller, they are obviously passively entering the game, while Fang Lang feels that it is still a little bit worse.
However, everyone knows in their hearts that this matter is almost settled like this, and if you want to enter the game, everyone has to compromise with each other and pay some benefits.
It's not that Fang Lang is cheap, he must pull the other two to join this company, so he can rest assured. In fact, although these capitalist countries in Europe claim to abide by the contract, in fact, if you are not strong enough, it is likely that you will be eaten at any time.
With the addition of Morgan and Rockefeller, no country dares to attack the idea of these two highways, after all, these two are the owners behind the two major ruling parties in the United States.
If the people of those countries in Europe make two *** demonstrations and want the government to nationalize these highways ahead of schedule, they will have to be prepared to face the accountability of the US government.
This is much safer than him investing alone, after all, although Universal Group is an American company, as the boss, he is actually just a Brazilian, and many people do not look down on him at all.
Of course, using this project to connect with the Rockefeller family can be regarded as achieving his first goal.
Some people may think that Universal Oil is the only one that makes more money by monopolizing the gas stations on the highway. But Fang Lang really didn't dare to be so blatant. You must know the truth of the gun shooting the first bird.
Europe has its own oil company, and Global Oil, a little-known company, directly breaks into this huge market, and if it is not done well, it will be besieged, and when the time comes, not to mention making money, it is good not to lose money.
And with Rockefeller's involvement, things are completely different, after all, such a big oil giant has entered the European market, and everyone's eyes will naturally be attracted to him, and this is a good time for the obscene development of global oil.
By the time these European oil tycoons and Rockefeller decide between the winners and losers, or a truce, it is estimated that Global Oil will have a firm foothold.
Fang Lang didn't seem to be very satisfied when he saw everyone, and no one answered General Marshall's words for a while, as the master, of course Fang Lang couldn't let the atmosphere be cold, and said with a smile:
"Since everyone is okay, then I am here to thank you all for your love! Tomorrow I will let people start registering the company, and if you two have any suitable talents to introduce, don't hide it."
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