The richest man

Chapter 186 Cooperation
The Daya Bay nuclear power plant has a huge investment of more than 40 billion US dollars. The market value of CLP Power is not so large. It is not known whether public utilities can be privatized.

Because after so much money is injected into CLP Power, the shares held by shareholders are extremely scarce, perhaps less than 5%, and there is no need for listing at all.

It is better to privatize companies like CLP Power and China Gas that collect rent while lying down. Moreover, these companies almost monopolize Hong Kong Electricity and Gas. They have no competitors, their income is very stable, and their profits are still high.At the same time, it can also increase Zhang Jun's influence in Hong Kong.Power off your factory every three to five times, is it annoying?Can it still go into production?

Of course, Zhang Jun would not use such a despicable method, but not using it does not mean that there is no deterrence, and others will be worried and afraid.

Just when President Liu Changhe contacted the top management in the mainland, Zhang Jun started the privatization process of CLP and China Gas. The attitude of the Hong Kong government and the public is very important.

In order to make the privatization successful, Zhang Jun had to assure them that he set a profit range for the two companies, which would not be higher than 30%.Generally speaking, the profit of electricity and gas is only between 15% and 30%, which is actually quite high.

That is to say, but in the future, the technology of the power station will be updated and the cost will be reduced. Even if the price of electricity does not increase, the profit will be higher!

In the following period of time, Zhang Jun spent a lot of network resources before the Hong Kong government approved the privatization of CLP and China Gas.

Good guy, with the successful privatization of these two companies, Hong Kong can't help exclaiming that Zhang Jun is "Hong Kong's energy king"!
In Hong Kong, a small place, it is very strange, there are always some strange names, such as this king, that king, and even selling coffins, can also be called the coffin king.

Even if the Hong Kong government does not agree, it does not matter. The same is true for setting up an overseas energy company. The investment in the Daya Bay nuclear power plant does not have to be in the name of CLP Power.

The Hong Kong government is also aware of this, and Britain still wants to win over Zhang Jun, so it doesn't embarrass Zhang Jun on these trivial matters.

Zhang Jun established China Energy Company, which currently only has China Power and China Gas Company.Of course, Zhang Jun will not stop here, he must get through the entire industrial chain, and it is best to be able to buy a powerful oil and gas company!

Still, it's not the best time to buy an oil and gas company.

After the establishment of China Energy Company, Zhang Jun made additional investments in China Power and China Gas, both of which had to go out.Hong Kong is just a tiny place, and the market is only so big. Zhang Jun doesn't want to drink the blood of his Chinese compatriots.

Foreigners are so rich, of course it is best to earn their money.

Zhang Jun is still not sure whether the mainland can pass the Daya Bay nuclear power plant project. Of course, China Energy Company can't wait. It is inevitable to enter the European and American markets. However, considering that the strength of these two companies is currently relatively weak, they need to accumulate strength and cultivate talents. , so it is best to build Southeast Asia into its own stable back garden...

In the eyes of European and American companies, Zhonghua Energy Company may not be very eye-catching, but it has a great reputation in Southeast Asia.And, most importantly, countries in Southeast Asia are very poor and lack electricity, and they will definitely welcome Chinese energy companies to enter their markets.

In Europe and the United States, the market has almost reached a certain degree of saturation, and it is extremely difficult for you to break into it. The best way is through acquisitions.

Therefore, Zhang Jun ordered to establish cooperation with local governments in Southeast Asia to establish power stations and power grid companies.

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At this time, Liu Changhe had already reported Zhang Jun's idea of ​​building the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant to his superiors.

The above attaches great importance to this.

Hong Kong is short of water and electricity.

If a nuclear power plant can be built to supply electricity to Hong Kong, then Hong Kong's dependence on the mainland will be further deepened.

However, due to the huge investment in the project, the mainland is still studying and discussing it.

However, during this period of time, it was not without good news.

Since Coca-Cola's annual report came out, yields have fallen well short of Wall Street estimates, sending Coca-Cola's stock price down as a result.

Liu Shan took the opportunity to negotiate with the Coca-Cola Company again, and after more than a month of verbal battles, the acquisition agreement was finally reached.

Alibaba Group acquired the Coca-Cola Company for US$38.5 billion, and then made a decision to privatize and delist.The acquisition of nearly 40 billion US dollars was finally settled, and the news shocked the whole United States.At the same time, it also made the whole world see Zhang Jun's strong financial resources, and everyone was amazed.

But when Zhang Jun bought Coca-Cola Company, he immediately replaced the new president, and then re-formulated some development decisions.

However, if you want to promote Coca-Cola, marketing is the top priority.

In this regard, Zhang Jun actually has a great advantage. Newspapers, TV stations, movies, games, comics, novels, etc. can all be placed with advertisements.

Then there is the endorsement of celebrities, as the saying goes, "Fat and water don't flow to outsiders' fields", so it can also achieve a win-win situation.

In addition, Zhang Jun has already bought KFC before, and Coca-Cola can carry out comprehensive and in-depth cooperation with KFC in the future to achieve a win-win situation.

Zhang Jun has thought of various ways, and he is absolutely sure to increase Coca-Cola's market share.

When Zhang Jun thought that the famous Coca-Cola company in his previous life was actually bought by him, he was so excited that he kept smiling for several days.With the Coca-Cola Company as the core, Zhang Jun built a beverage empire covering cola, milk, mineral water, fruit juice, soy milk, Red Bull functional drinks, beer, liquor, red wine, etc. with the help of the memory of his previous life.

“Nongfu Spring is a bit sweet!”

"We do not produce water, we are just porters of nature!"

"Good guy, the owner of Nongfu Spring once sold water and became the richest man in China, what about me!!!"

Zhang Jun couldn't help feeling overwhelmed.

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Just after Zhang Jun finished dealing with the Coca-Cola company, good news came from the mainland.

"Boss, Liu Changhe, President Liu is here!" The beautiful female secretary walked to Zhang Jun's side, and said softly, parting her cherry lips.

"Okay, please!"

Zhang Jun heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said loudly.

After a while, under the leadership of the secretary, Liu Changhe came to Zhang Jun's office.

Zhang Jun looked at the other party, only to see that President Liu's face was calm, and he couldn't see any expression.

"President Liu, what decision has BJ made regarding my plan to invest in the establishment of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant?" Zhang Jun asked directly.

Liu Changhe smiled, and said unhurriedly: "The mainland has held meetings and discussed this matter many times. You should know how difficult it is to establish a nuclear power plant company in the mainland with sole proprietorship. Therefore, the country has reconsidered and planned to transfer Daya Bay to the mainland. The nuclear power plant is established as a joint venture. You know, the nuclear power plant is different from ordinary power plants, and the supervision is very strong!"

Hearing this, Zhang Jun thought about it and nodded: "Okay, no problem, let's set up a joint venture!"

Liu Changhe hesitated, and said: "After research and discussion, the mainland has proposed a model of 'borrowing construction, selling electricity to repay the loan, and joint venture', so the mainland hopes to borrow 25 billion US dollars from Standard Chartered Bank to invest in the Daya Bay nuclear power plant!"

Hearing this, Zhang Jun lowered his head and began to think.

"It seems that the mainland attaches great importance to the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant and wants to control the nuclear power plant. But yes, how can such an important enterprise be controlled by private individuals? Well, the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant will expand its scale in the future to supply power to surrounding cities, such as Cities such as Shenzhen and Guangzhou. In addition, Standard Chartered Bank lends to the country, and the interest income is stable, and it can also establish a good relationship with the mainland, which will be of great help to Standard Chartered Bank's future entry into the mainland..."

At this time, Zhang Jun said to President Liu Changhe: "Okay, no problem, I will send a special person to take care of the specific details."

Liu Changhe was very happy when he heard the words, and nodded with a smile: "Okay!!"

Zhang Jundao: "By the way, I have arranged for people to do the preparatory work in the early stage. I have drawn up an investment and construction plan. I will have someone make a copy for you later. If there is no objection, we will follow this plan." .”

"Okay, then I will send this plan to the mainland first."

After a while, Liu Changhe left.

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After getting Zhang Jun's consent, the leaders in the mainland were very happy.

"Zhang Jun is very generous. I think there will be a lack of funds for any projects in the future. You can borrow from Standard Chartered Bank again." An official joked.

But many people are serious.

The country is too short of foreign exchange now, if it can borrow foreign exchange from Standard Chartered Bank, that would be a great thing!
A week later, Liu Changhe came to Zhang Jun's office again.

"Zhang Jun, the country basically approves of your investment and construction plan. BJ's representatives have already arrived in Hong Kong. When do you see, the two sides will discuss in detail and sign a joint venture agreement as soon as possible to start this project."

"Let the leaders from the mainland rest for one night, and we will talk the next morning."

"OK, all right."

Li Changhe paused, and said hesitantly, "By the way, Zhang Jun, that...the country is very short of foreign exchange, can Standard Chartered Bank continue to lend?"

Zhang Jun pondered for a while, and said: "Standard Chartered Bank still has a lot of foreign exchange, it is not impossible to continue lending, but I have one condition."

Upon hearing the words, Liu Changhe quickly asked, "What conditions?"

"Let Standard Chartered Bank enter the mainland banking market!"

Liu Changhe frowned and said, "The mainland's financial controls are strict. I'm afraid foreign banks are not allowed to enter the mainland market."

Zhang Jun knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so he backed down and said, "Then allow Standard Chartered Bank to open branches in BJ, Shanghai, and Guangzhou first."

Now Shenzhen is just a small fishing village, otherwise Zhang Jun would definitely add Shenzhen to it.

Liu Changhe shook his head and said, "I'll report this matter for you, but don't hold out too much hope."

"Well, you should report to the higher-ups and say that if Standard Chartered Bank agrees to open branches in these three cities, Standard Chartered Bank can give Mainland China a loan amount of 50 billion dollars!!!"

"How much do you think the loan is?? US$50 billion?!" Liu Changhe was stunned.

Zhang Jun smiled slightly, nodded and said, "You heard me right, it's 50 billion dollars!"

The reputation of the mainland is very good, and this wave of loans is definitely a steady profit.

Of course, the interest isn't cheap either.

The enterprises under Zhang Jun's name all have working capital in Standard Chartered Bank, and there are too many US dollar reserves. If they do not lend out, it is tantamount to a waste of resources.

At this moment, Liu Changhe felt that in the face of such a huge loan amount, the mainland might open the three first-tier cities to Standard Chartered Bank.

"Zhang Jun, I will report the situation right now. As soon as there is news, I will inform you as soon as possible!" Liu Changhe couldn't sit still, and quickly got up to leave, ready to tell the leaders the good news.

50 billion dollars!
If the mainland can get so much money, the speed of development will definitely increase a lot.

Zhang Jun stood up smiling and sent Liu Changhe out of the office.

For the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant project, Zhang Jun did not make any additional requests because he knew that the prospect of this project was really good. Any bank who knew about this project would be willing to lend to the mainland. Hong Kong is so short of electricity. The project will definitely make a lot of money.

And Standard Chartered Bank can earn at least 30 billion US dollars in the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant project!The interest is higher than the principal, but this is reasonable. The repayment period is long, and the interest will of course be higher. Those who have mortgages should have a deep understanding.

At this time, Zhang Jun was making tea and tasting leisurely, while Liu Changhe rushed back to Xinhua News Agency, and immediately reported to BJ in detail the content of the conversation he had with Zhang Jun today.

After hearing Liu Changhe's report, the leaders were shocked!

The $50 billion loan line made their breathing quicken.

"This kid is really giving us a problem! For 50 billion US dollars, everyone is afraid to quarrel again!" After the leader was slightly startled, he immediately laughed.

"Haha, I agree with Zhang Jun's request. It's just opening up the banking market in three cities, but it can be exchanged for 50 billion US dollars in foreign exchange. It's worth it! Besides, it's not like Standard Chartered Bank opened a branch here. The scourge, what to be afraid of, may actually promote the development of my country's banking industry because of the existence of Standard Chartered Bank..."

For the sake of US$50 billion in foreign exchange, most people expressed their support for Standard Chartered Bank to open branches in the three major cities in the Mainland.

Of course, this matter still requires an expert group meeting to study and discuss.

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Zhang Jun picked up the phone at this time and informed his assistant that he was going to meet with the Governor of Hong Kong to chat about the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant project.

Taking advantage of the fact that the UK and the mainland have not yet started negotiations, the Daya Bay nuclear power plant project was quickly finalized.

The Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant is located in the mainland, and if it wants to supply power to Hong Kong, it must obtain the consent of the Hong Kong government.

But this matter is basically a certainty.

Because Hong Kong is really short of electricity, the current Hong Kong government is still relatively ambitious and committed to developing Hong Kong's economy. It will not disagree with the Daya Bay nuclear power plant project.

The next day, Zhang Jun asked the Governor of Hong Kong to have afternoon tea at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

"Mr. Governor, thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet me. Let me offer you a toast first!"

"Haha, Mr. Zhang, you are too polite. Speaking of which, I, the governor of Hong Kong, may not be as busy as your big entrepreneur. By the way, just say anything."

"Well, it's like this. Hong Kong's power supply has been very tight. Especially in the past two years, Hong Kong's economy has begun to take off, the number of factories has increased, the population has skyrocketed, and the demand for electricity is increasing. If there is not enough power supply, I am afraid that Hong Kong will be seriously affected. Economic development. I have studied for a long time and plan to build a nuclear power plant in an area close to the power load centers such as Hong Kong and Guangzhou. Because the site is close to the Daya Bay, it is named Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant, so as to provide Hong Kong with a strong power guarantee.”

After hearing this, the Governor of Hong Kong showed a thoughtful look.

Hong Kong suffers from insufficient power supply and frequent power cuts.

However, Hong Kong is too small and has a large population. It is not easy to develop nuclear power plants. At most, thermal power plants can be built. The main energy sources are coal, natural gas and oil.

The power generation of thermal power plants is definitely not comparable to that of nuclear power plants.

"The establishment of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant can solve Hong Kong's electricity consumption problem. This is a good thing, and the Hong Kong government will definitely support it!!" The Governor of Hong Kong nodded and laughed after considering it.

After a pause, the Governor of Hong Kong asked, "How big is the investment and output of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant?"

"At that time, pressurized water reactor technology will be used to install two 98-kilowatt generating units with an annual power generation capacity of about 150 billion kwh. However, if electricity consumption increases in the future, new generating units will be built."

"Well, yes, yes! So how long is the construction period of the Daya Bay nuclear power plant?"

"About five years, if it goes well..." Zhang Jun said with some uncertainty.

It is the first time that the mainland has built a commercial nuclear power plant. It does not have much experience, and it may take longer.

The governor of Hong Kong smiled when he heard the words: "5 years is very fast."

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "Because mainlanders are hard-working, I believe that the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant can be built quickly."

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After a period of time, Zhang Jun signed a series of cooperation agreements with the mainland.

The Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant was officially launched.

Although the Standard Chartered Bank lent a large amount of money to the mainland, the funds were all in the Standard Chartered Bank account and were not withdrawn at one time, so the pressure was not great.The purchase of equipment or commodities from abroad by the mainland can be completed through Standard Chartered Bank.

As for entering the mainland banking market, the leaders above are still considering it.

In Hong Kong, the people heard that the mainland will build power stations, which will provide Hong Kong citizens with low-cost electricity in the future, and many people are also cheering.

"I hope that after the establishment of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant, the factory will never have a power outage again!" A factory owner almost burst into tears. Every time there is a power outage, his factory will shut down, which can be said to be a heavy loss.But there is no way, his factory is only a small factory and does not receive special treatment.

Abundant electricity is a strong driving force for Hong Kong's economy.

It is not difficult to imagine that Hong Kong in this era will definitely develop very rapidly!
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After the official launch of the Daya Bay nuclear power plant project, Southeast Asia has also ushered in a lot of good news.

In the 80s, the economy of Southeast Asia developed rapidly.

The demand for electricity is also increasing day by day.

China Energy Company wants to build a power station here and sell electricity, which is naturally warmly welcomed by them.

Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, and the Philippines have successively reached cooperation intentions with China Energy Corporation, planning to invest in both parties to establish a cooperative power company.

In order to enter the local market as soon as possible, and to reduce troubles and disputes, this time, Zhang Jun adhered to the idea of ​​win-win cooperation and did not eat alone.With the participation of the local government in the investment, the green light can be passed all the way, and the local local snakes dare not cause trouble.

There is almost no problem of loss when investing in the power industry in Southeast Asia.

Electricity is just needed.

It's just a question of earning more and earning less.

Standard Chartered Bank also opened branches in Southeast Asia, and China Energy Company borrowed from Standard Chartered Bank to develop its energy business with the bank's money.In Zhang Jun's view, Standard Chartered Bank's money is also its own money.

Among them, it is nothing more than making money with depositors' money.

The way bankers make money is really enviable.

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(End of this chapter)