rebirth of change

Ouyang Zhenhua's rhetorical question was too serious, serious and direct, and Lawrence was a little dazed for a while. Instead of answering Ouyang Zhenhua's words immediately, he looked at Jeffrey Nash and asked a man with great political ambitions to say It is a bit difficult to say how to cooperate with foreign businessmen.

Lawrence may not mind saying something requesting in a relaxed and joking tone, but once he takes the initiative now, it will be tantamount to being passive in future bargaining.

"Mr. Lawrence, it is a kind of fate and a new opportunity for us to sit together for a drink and chat. We have no conflicts of interest before this, so I feel that we can still trust each other, whether or not For cooperation, or what kind of cooperation, I hope we can become friends. Just like we have become friends with Mr. Nash." Seeing that Lawrence hesitated, Chen Kangjie said frankly, encouraging him .

"Mr. Nash has already introduced me. In my opinion, you are indeed trustworthy friends... I want to know, if we jointly help Mr. Nash become the governor of Western Australia, what do you want?" Lawrence He didn't talk about himself, but first used Jeffrey Nash as an introduction.

In fact, Jeffrey Nash had roughly told Lawrence about the cooperation between him and Chen Kangjie. This was also the reason why Lawrence felt very promising and was willing to form an alliance with Jeffrey Nash.But that is after all the words of Jeffrey Nash's family, and it is necessary to listen to the thoughts and opinions of another party involved.

"The copper resources on both sides of the Ashburton River, and at the current market price, we don't ask him to make any principled concessions. Our investment is still cash, so that Western Australia can really get development opportunities and the essence of economic level. It’s as simple as that, and I think it’s fair,” Ouyang Zhenhua said eloquently.

Such a condition can really be called fair. It not only helps others, but also does not make others have psychological burdens and risks.In fact, this is a meeting point, which is needed by both parties. As the goal is exactly the same, the possibility of reaching a consensus is almost [-]%.

"That is at least 400 billion U.S. dollars. This is indeed a very rare development opportunity for Western Australia. The state's economic level will rise to a large level, and at the same time it will provide tens of thousands of jobs and the state's finances will also increase by a hundred. Billion dollars, the benefits are indeed obvious, are you going to be wholly owned?" Lawrence, as a former finance minister, is no stranger to these economic data.

"If it is possible to be a sole proprietorship, that is of course the best. If not, we are also very willing to accept the conditions of joint venture mining." This is the strategy Chen Kangjie set up before coming here, so Ouyang Zhenhua can answer it directly.

"Sole proprietorship is basically impossible. It is very unlikely that this plan will be approved by the regulatory agency. With such a large resource, how can foreign companies be allowed to operate exclusively? Whether it is from an economic or political point of view, Neither is advisable, a joint venture is the best way, and the benefits are equally shared, and it is best if you can’t hold a shareholding, and it would be much easier to say that a fully localized enterprise holds the shareholding.” Lawrence said from a higher-level professional perspective suggested.

"Strange, then why is Richard Cotter willing to let the Japanese take control?" Ouyang Zhenhua was very curious.

"It's basically impossible for him to do that. Don't forget, they didn't sign any contract. No matter how you obtained the information, it doesn't exist. Besides, the relationship between Kurt and the Labor Party Sean is a good friend, and Sean is the current chairman of the International Investment Approval Committee, which is a condition that you do not have." Lawrence said his reason, and it can be seen that he has a very close relationship with Richard Cotter familiar.

"Hehe, thank you Mr. Lawrence for your suggestion. It makes sense. It seems that we really can't be a sole proprietorship or a controlling shareholder. I think these are all negotiable. The key is that it should bring benefits to us and our partners. There are real benefits, as long as the partner can cooperate," Chen Kangjie said from the side.

"This is not a problem at all. There are quite a few completely local mineral resource companies, but only BHP Billiton (Arybilliton Ltd.) can participate in such a large project, and Mr. Lawrence can be a matchmaker," Nash said at this time.

"The chairman of BHP Billiton, Ander, and I both graduated from the Law Department of the University of Sydney in 1961. He is a very nice person, very easy to get along with, and I can introduce you to each other when I have the opportunity," Lawrence agreed.

This reason is also an important reason for Jeffrey Nash to seek cooperation with Lawrence.He himself also knows that such a large foreign-owned project is completely impossible, but he does not have good resources in this regard.Kurt could go to Rio Tinto, but he had to find another way to eliminate them, leaving only BHP Billiton. He couldn't say anything about this company, but Lawrence could.

Ouyang Zhenhua pinched his chin with his right hand and pondered for a while, then raised his head and said, "It's possible, but the shareholding should not be too high. At least we should have 40.00% shares."

"For specific issues in this area, we can discuss in detail with BHP Billiton at that time, and I cannot make decisions on their behalf." Lawrence is really experienced, and his words are tight.

"Gentlemen, I think there is nothing wrong with this kind of cooperation, but I am worried, can BHP Billiton get such a large sum of money?" Chen Kangjie asked at a critical moment.

If calculated according to the market price, BHP Billiton needs to invest at least more than 200 billion US dollars, which is a large sum.Although this company is very powerful, with such a huge investment, Chen Kangjie has no choice but to be suspicious.

"It seems that there is no need to worry too much. The federal government should provide support. You should have no problem with 200 billion US dollars, right?" Chen Kangjie was worried about others just now, and now it is the turn of others to worry about him.

"We can pay for the sole proprietorship, not to mention it has been reduced by more than half? In terms of reputation, we are unknown, but we have multiple sources of funds," Ouyang Zhenhua said disdainfully.

It’s not just 200 billion U.S. dollars. If they want to, they can afford 2000 billion U.S. dollars. The key is to see if there is so much room for so much money.

"Your funds will not be invested by the government?" Lawrence couldn't help asking cautiously when he heard that the other party was so powerful.

Western countries, no matter what attitude they have toward China, seem to be taboo about cooperating with China's state-owned capital. If it's just trade and commodity exchanges, that's better. If it involves major economic cooperation, military and high-tech Technology, that will cause unnecessary worries.

It is not difficult to predict that this is what the Americans mean.Almost all Western countries have close relations with the United States, and the United States is the country that least wants the rise of China. They worry that this country with the most potential to compete with it will grow so strong that it will endanger its global influence and actual benefit.It is for this reason that other countries have to take into account the concerns of the United States.

This is well understood. Private capital is not restricted by the government and is a natural state of economic behavior, but state-owned capital is different and can easily be transformed into political behavior.Even though our government has repeatedly stated that there will be no such situation, the West is still very afraid and guarded against it.Of course, Chen Kangjie is not opposed to increasing the country's political influence through the role of the economy. This is basically a common practice in countries all over the world, but some countries do it brilliantly, and some countries are more superficial.But for Chen Kangjie, now is not the time to adopt that model, our economy is not yet strong enough to compete with the United States, so it is easy for other countries to make a choice between China and the United States, that is, Chen Kangjie has been keeping a distance from the government and the military as much as possible in superficial management. Only in this way can he reduce more unprovoked obstacles in the strategy of going out.

"Government investment? No, no, no, it doesn't matter a dime. We are a completely market-oriented investment company, only responsible to investors. Our business activities are completely independent and free. Hong Kong is a free city. The financial market is very developed, there is no shortage of funds, and besides, we are not interested in politics," Ouyang Zhenhua clarified.

"That's good." Lawrence breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps he was not relieved because Ouyang Zhenhua and the others could get so much money. Chen Kangjie felt that he was more relieved because they were not interested in politics.

"We only come here to pursue economic interests, and we are out-and-out businessmen," Ouyang Zhenhua once again gave Lawrence a reassurance.

"Then I want to know... If you help me become the prime minister, what do you want?" After Ouyang Zhenhua finished adding, Lawrence bit his lip and said with determination.

"Helping you become the Prime Minister?" Ouyang Zhenhua was very surprised. This was a completely direct emotion and had nothing to do with Chen Kangjie.

Just now he said that he was not interested in politics, but now the other party made such a request, and besides, he had never discussed the possibility with Chen Kangjie before, so it would be no surprise that Ouyang Zhenhua was not surprised.Even if they don't have the disrespectful request to help someone else become the head of a country, isn't that deeply political?So what does it mean to be deep?

"Yes, help me become the prime minister, you have the strength", Ouyang Zhenhua was surprised and Lawrence was very satisfied.