rebirth of change

After staying on the island for two days, Chen Kangjie visited William Lanark, the chairman of Christmas Island Phosphate Mining Co., Ltd. as Ouyang Zhenhua's assistant. It is proposed to buy this company.

Chen Kangjie felt that if the ownership of the Christmas Island Phosphate Mining Co., Ltd. could be acquired before the purchase of the island, it would be of great relief when the purchase of the island was proposed.

Before going, Chen Kangjie learned from many sources that this company is no longer owned by any government. In the past two years, the company's income has become worse and worse, so the equity has been acquired by William Lanark, and the government does not want to Worry more about this, otherwise, for such a small business, you will have to conduct audits every year.

Last year, the output value of Christmas Island Phosphate Mining Co., Ltd. was less than 700 million Australian dollars. After excluding costs, the profit was only more than 20 yuan, which is just a medium-sized company with medium strength.Therefore, Chen Kangjie felt that William Lanark would definitely be interested in his offer of acquisition, but he turned it down.

"Our company has no plans to sell, and we are not interested in your opinion for now," William Lanark said while sitting behind his desk in his office on the fourth floor to Chen Kangjie and Xiong Ziqiang who were opposite him.

William Lanark had a high forehead, a gray beard, and was wearing a shirt and vest. His eyes were sunken, but that didn't affect his shrewdness and ability.At this moment, he is holding a pen in his right hand, the curtain behind him is opened, and the sunlight shines in from behind him.

"Mr. Lanark, why don't you want to? Your current income is not high, and we haven't talked about the price yet." Chen Kangjie, who was sitting on the sofa, asked slowly with his legs crossed.

Although William Lanark's answer was beyond his expectation, Chen Kangjie didn't feel unhappy or depressed about being rejected.

"It's very simple, because my grandfather and father have worked in this company for many years. For me, this company is the blood of my family, linking us for three generations. I managed to make the ownership of the company private. How could it be Then choose to sell it to you?" William Lanark stated the reason why he did not intend to sell it.

Chen Kangjie can understand such a reason, if it were him, he would probably choose to refuse.Only now the angle is different.From Chen Kangjie's position, he still wants to make this company his own as much as possible.

"Mr. Lanark, I understand your thoughts, but I still think this is not the best choice for you. As far as I know, the company has been going downhill for the past two years. Maybe this company has special characteristics for you. meaning, but have you ever thought that if you manage this business to lose money or even go bankrupt, then how will your special significance be inherited? I guess, your parents and grandparents do not want to see that kind of ending.” Chen Kangjie moved With affection.

"No, our company is unlikely to go bankrupt. At least, we are still profitable so far. As long as we manage it properly, I believe the company will grow stronger." William Lanark half-opened his eyes confidently Said to Chen Kangjie.

"We are all businessmen, and we know each other deeply how difficult it is to stabilize an enterprise, let alone develop and grow. From a practical point of view, as a resource enterprise, the products you mine are mainly sold to In Australia, the transportation cost is not low. What's more, Christmas Island is so big, and nearly 90 square kilometers have been designated as a national park. How long can you continue to mine? Besides these, have any employees recently asked you to resign? Young employees People are more and more yearning for the mainland and big cities, and with the continuous reduction of employees, how can the company's mining and transportation jobs be guaranteed?" Chen Kangjie continued to persuade with reason.

"Employees, don't worry. White employees have decreased, but Chinese and Malays have increased. This is not a problem. Thank you for your concern. Besides, the reduction of personnel can be supplemented by increasing the input of machines. , improve work efficiency", William Lanark avoided the previous questions, and only gave an answer to Chen Kangjie's last question.The previous question exists objectively, and there is no need for Lanark to respond.

"Hehe, increase the use of machines to supplement the shortage of employees? This is a good way, but it requires a lot of capital investment. As far as I know, your company is not rich in cash at present. As for the Chinese employees you mentioned As for the Malays, I think they will only be reduced in large numbers and will not increase.” Chen Kangjie seems to be very confident, with a completely determined tone.

"Haha, Mr. Chen, you seem to have only been on the island for a short time, and you don't understand the reality. Every year, dozens of Chinese and Malays are added to the island. This trend has not changed in the past three years. The labor force is simply It's not a problem", William Lanark laughed at Chen Kangjie's ignorance and took it for granted.

"Hehe", Chen Kangjie first smiled happily, "Mr. Lanark, the increase in population does not mean that the number of employees will definitely increase. Tell the truth, sir, our company plans to build resorts, hotels, and dance halls on the island. , a large increase in water entertainment and sports. The target customer area is to target the entire Greater China region and Southeast Asia. At that time, the salary of our most grassroots employees will be two to three thousand Australian dollars. I am afraid that by then, these newly added people will not be enough for us used", Chen Kangjie implied that many of your existing workers will quit.

This is obvious. If what Chen Kangjie said is true, it will be really difficult for Lanark to recruit people.Can work in a relaxed and comfortable environment, and the income is higher than before. Who wants to be a worker?It would be strange if a large number of job-hopping incidents did not occur under such circumstances.

After hearing Chen Kangjie's words, the masseter muscles on William Lanark's face visibly twitched a few times, and it was obvious that he was moved.Lanark is not worried. Once they do this, it is estimated that Christmas Island Phosphate Mining Co., Ltd. will start from a small profit to a loss.

"Hehe, then I wish you a prosperous business. If there is nothing else, please go back. I still have a lot of work to do." William Lanark quickly recovered his confident expression, and also told Chen Kangjie and the others A eviction order was issued.

Lanark didn't believe that Chen Kangjie and the others would build any resorts and hotels on the island.As the only real business owner on the island, if this kind of thing happened, how could he know nothing about it? He has never heard of any company planning to engage in tourism projects on Christmas Island before. Therefore, William Lana Ke has reason to believe that Chen Kangjie is firing empty guns in order to release pressure on him.

Everyone has issued an order to evict the guests, so there is no need for Chen Kangjie to stay put.He stood up slowly, "Since Mr. is so confident, then don't bother me. But I still hope Mr. will think about it, we are sincerely expressing our sincerity to buy, the price is negotiable, and will definitely satisfy Mr. ".

After leaving William Lanark's office, Chen Kangjie ordered Ouyang Zhenhua to register a tourism and vacation company in Australia and start developing tourism resources on Christmas Island.Since William Lanark didn't believe that Chen Kangjie and the others would do that, then Chen Kangjie would simply make a fake show and see what he would do then.

The acquisition of Christmas Island Phosphate Mining Co., Ltd. can not only alleviate the pressure resistance on the island, but also because the company has a large area of ​​land in Flying Fish Bay, and the pier of Christmas Island is currently owned by this company. If the company could not be acquired, even if Chen Kangjie got the island, he would have to build a new pier, but the most suitable place to build a pier had already been taken by William Lanark's company.

"Jie Shao, are you serious?".

"Whatever is true or false, you can do it that way, remember to make the momentum bigger, so that people feel that our investment will not be small."

"Oh, I see, I knew it was impossible for Master Jie to play for real." Ouyang Zhenhua easily understood what Chen Kangjie meant.

"How's the situation over there?" Chen Kangjie was noncommittal, concerned about Ouyang Zhenhua's progress.

"Nash has been dismissed. He is trying to get nominated by the party and be eligible to run for the election. The Japanese have been in close contact with Kurt recently. Kurt went to Hikari Oki's villa last night and talked for a long time. It seems that They were also nervous. After Nash was dismissed, our negotiations were suspended, but I have already contacted BHP Billiton. They initially agreed to cooperate with us, and the specific plan is still being discussed. Lawrence has already made a decision within the Liberal Party. Once the job is approved, he will run for the federal prime minister as the only candidate of the Liberal Party, and everyone is very busy these few days," Ouyang Zhenhua briefly introduced what he knew.

"Since Lawrence has obtained the status of the only candidate in the party, it is good news for Jeffrey Nash. If the Japanese are so close to Kurt, we must prevent them from jumping over the wall in a hurry," Chen Kangjie warned.

"It may be a bit difficult. After Nash held a press conference, the public opinion became more and more unfavorable to Kurt, and they all demanded that we be included in the scope of fair competition. I heard that Hikari Oki is negotiating with Japan to raise more money. A lot of money is typically aimed at us." Ouyang Zhenhua's work is still in order, and he has not let go of the information that should be grasped.

"Don't worry about this. We don't lack funds. I will return to China tomorrow and find a way to help the Japanese again. Let's do both. I have already contacted the company on Christmas Island. Wait for you to transfer the travel and vacation company If the beat is set up on Christmas Island, their chairman William Lanark may come to you, and then you will buy their company," Chen Kangjie ordered.

"Jie Shao...".

"This is drawing from the bottom of the pot, let's squeeze this company out first."