America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Chapter 211 I Have a New Plan

"So you want me to quit?" Astor stared at Little Rockefeller firmly.

"Otherwise? Wouldn't it be good for you to keep your current share honestly? Do you know how to mine? Do you know how to refine oil? Do you know how to sell oil?" Little Rockefeller tapped the table with his hands , an aggressive look.

The main business of the Astor family was real estate, and he really couldn't figure out why this person in front of him had to go through this muddy water.

"Well, Astor, what he said makes sense." Chen Jianqiu nodded.

"This has nothing to do with the rest of the acquisition. Don't forget, I own more shares than you now." Astor didn't show any intention of backing down, "I'm the major shareholder!"

If you don't understand technology, you can't hold a shareholding?Can't invest?If you have the ability, you quit!

"Well, Mr. Rockefeller, you are somewhat threatening." Chen Jianqiu turned to Little Rockefeller, "It doesn't matter."

"I bought the remaining people, and you are not." Rockefeller Jr. sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, "We will not produce people, technology, and effort in a company that is not led by ourselves."

Threats are threats, what can you do to me?
A month later is the Standard Company's shareholding meeting, and he is going to present a gift to his father.

"Then there's nothing to talk about, everyone depends on their ability." Astor didn't mean to give in at all, "If you have the ability, you can also take my equity."

He pointed to Chen Jianqiu: "This gentleman told me that there is a proverb in their country that says 'Without a butcher, I have to eat pigs with hair'? Why don't we wait and see?"

Rockefeller Jr. was noncommittal.

If you can't agree, each will rely on his own ability, who is not a chaebol?Standard Oil's monopoly on the industry is his confidence.

Negotiations again stalled.

Chen Jianqiu glanced at Astor, then at Little Rockefeller, and smiled. He looked like Li Sifu behind him, an extremely loyal Chinese businessman.

He stretched out his hand to Li Sifu, and Li Sifu quickly took out a wooden box from his bag and handed it to Chen Jianqiu.

Chen Jianqiu opened the box, took out three cigars, threw one to Rockefeller Jr. and Astor, and kept one for himself to light.

"You two, I think so. There is a saying in our hometown called 'harmony makes money', which means that in business matters, a good discussion will result in a win-win situation. I believe that your business philosophy must also have this logic."

"I know that both of you are the favored sons of the business world, and you must not give in to the other, but when it comes to business, everyone's goal must be to make money."

"I have a small suggestion, you two may wish to consider it."

Rockefeller Jr. and Astor IV both turned their heads and looked at Chen Jianqiu.

They wanted to see what the Chinese had to say.

"I agree with Mr. Rockefeller's words just now—professionals do professional things."

Chen Jianqiu shook the cigar in his hand, put it in his mouth and took a sip, exhaled the smoke, and pointed the finger holding the cigar to Little Rockefeller:

"You, an oil worker."

He pointed to Astor again:

"You, in real estate."

"How about this, cut off the land in Roswell, and the land in the oil field belongs to you, Mr. Rockefeller, and the development rights of the surrounding land belong to Mr. Astor."

"I disagree!" Astor jumped up from the chair, "Although I haven't been to that place, it's a place on the edge of the desert where birds don't shit."

"There are places like this everywhere in the west! It's not worth a dime!" Astor said, "You treat me like a fool".

Rockefeller, on the other hand, gloated, saying to himself that this plan was proposed by your own business partner, but he didn't say a word

"Sit down, sit down, and listen to me." Chen Jianqiu pressed down on Astor with the hand holding the cigar, signaling him to stay calm.

"Where there are people, the land is valuable. After the oil refinery is built, the people there must eat, live, and wear clothes, right? There is still a lot to do when the railway is connected." Chen Jianqiu said.

Then, he turned to Rockefeller Jr.: "However, in this matter, Mr. Astor must have suffered a loss, because he gave up control of the oil field."

"So, I suggest that in addition to the land near the oil field, other land near Roswell, including pastures and so on, be transferred to Mr. Astor at a low price. You can do a stock exchange.

"As for the acquisition of equity, I suggest that you two stop fighting. It's good to accept it at a low price. As for the cake, the less people you share, the better."

Chen Jianqiu stopped talking, brushed the ashes off his gray jacket with his hands, and began to lean back against the chair to puff.

Rockefeller Jr. and Astor IV were thinking about it in their heads.

This solution seems to work.

However, what kind of price and conditions can be used to reach this deal still needs to be carefully considered.

"I request to retain a part of the shares in the refinery." Astor thought for a while and said first.

"Yes, but I need to inherit the relationship of the Astor family in New Mexico." Rockefeller Jr. nodded, "In addition, I need to change the team."

He had no confidence in Astor's previous team, which had searched for five years without finding a single drop of oil.

"No problem, I won't get involved in these things." Astor's heart was not disturbed, and this condition had no effect on him.

The Astor family has a fart relationship in the New Mexico area, as for the previous team?Everyone was dismissed by Chen Jianqiu.

The two stood up and shook hands symbolically.

After they met for a week to discuss the specific matters of cooperation, they all had to go back and let their accountants do the math.

Astor, Chen Jianqiu and Li Sifu walked out and returned to Astor's office on the second floor.

"You still want the rest from me and Rockefeller? Otherwise, I'll sell you all except those near the oil field." Astor rubbed his hands.

Chen Jianqiu nodded.

"Chen, you don't really want to make a fuss about that land, do you? Apart from the oil field, I think it's worthless." Astor gave Chen Jianqiu advice from the perspective of a real estate practitioner.

"Maybe it's true for you, but it's not necessarily true for me and my people." Chen Jianqiu sat on the sofa, quietly looking at the ornaments on the coffee table in a trance.

Astor was also silent.

After a while, he opened his mouth: "Then let's talk about those pieces of land. Although they are cheap, they are not small, so the total price will not be too small."

"If you don't have enough cash, I can help you contact the banks in Santa Fe for loan business. If you don't have a guarantee, it will be quite troublesome; or you can pay me in installments."

He knew that Chen Jianqiu had made some money before, but it was probably not enough for things like buying land. Although the land in the west was basically not worth a lot of money, it was a large piece of land around the town.

Business matters, how to calculate, or how to calculate.

Chen Jianqiu didn't move his buttocks on the sofa, he turned his head lazily to Astor:

"Is gold payment okay? No installment."

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