Mixed in the last days as a salted fish

Chapter 276 Auction (1)

On the first day of the new year, there were snowflakes in the sky.

Zhang Hao got up early in the morning, then called the third sister and sent his best wishes.

After breakfast, the group bid farewell to Mr. Wang, went directly to Governor Li to report, and then ran behind the other party for two days in a row, starting to make final preparations for the auction.

This time the official was very efficient. On the sixth day of the first lunar month, the Australian mines officially started shooting.

Including coal mines, there are a total of more than 500 large and small mines to be auctioned, which can be called a feast.

Soon it was the day of the auction, and Zhang Hao arrived at the auction venue an hour early, and then took advantage of the time before the auction started to find Mr. Wang.

"Zhang Dong, have you made a decision?"

Mr. Wang is still very confident.

In fact, some of the 300 billion people took over, and the reason why he insisted on letting Zhang Hao take over, on the one hand, was that he believed in the other party's personal ability to lead the Zhengwei Group to grow; on the other hand, he also wanted to make friends with the other party.

He is very optimistic about the development potential of this young junior, and there may be opportunities for cooperation in the future.

Zhang Hao nodded: "Mr. Wang, thank you for your kindness, but I still have to say sorry, I really can't buy Zhengwei Group."

"Can I ask the specific reason?"

Mr. Wang was a little reconciled.

"It's mainly because of my personal reasons. I want to spend more time with my family. If I take over Zhengwei Group, I may be busy for several years. This is not the life I hope for."

Zhang Hao chose to tell the truth.

Mr. Wang was stunned: "Mr. Zhang, if you have other reasons, I won't say anything, but being lazy is by no means an excuse. Listen to my advice. Young people should put their career first, and don't waste their youth."

"Hey, Mr. Wang, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I have made up my mind. If I have to choose between work and life, I will choose life without hesitation."

Zhang Hao said without flinching.

"Okay, since you don't want to hear it, then I won't talk about it." Mr. Wang waved his hand, and then changed the subject: "By the way, do you still want your villa?"

"Mr. Wang, do you really want to sell?"

Zhang Hao was a little surprised.

He originally thought that selling the villa was just an excuse, and the other party's main purpose was to have a relationship with him.

"Can this be fake? According to my analysis, the housing prices in Zhucheng have basically reached their peak. Cashing out at high prices is a normal operation, and you don't need to have any psychological burden."

Mr. Wang explained casually.

Zhang Hao suddenly realized that he is indeed an old fox who has been up and down for decades in the business world, and his business vision is accurate.

"Okay, Mr. Wang, can you make an offer? I will never bargain."

The reason for not counter-offering is also to "make amends".

Mr. Wang is very straightforward: "Fresh, my villa has a total of more than 800 square meters. According to the market price, it is worth about 500 million. I will wipe off the change for you, or it will be [-] million?"

"Is it a transfer?"

Zhang Hao deliberately made a small joke.

"Get out." Boss Wang suddenly said in a bad mood, "I'm selling a house, not paying a loss."

"Mr. Wang, don't be angry. I'm just kidding. Four hundred million is fine. When will we transfer the ownership?"

"The day after tomorrow, I have an appointment with President Ma tomorrow."

Mr. Wang, this is a temporary idea.

Since the person in front of him doesn't want to take over the Zhengwei Group, he can only contact Penguin. Penguin is the richest of the several companies, and the money will be given quickly.

"Okay, then it will be the morning of the day after tomorrow."

Zhang Hao nodded.

……

Zhang Hao had just finished dealing with Mr. Wang, when he received a phone call, it turned out that someone from the Tongxinhui had arrived, and they had already arrived at the auction site.

Soon, the two sides met at the door.

Zhou Jianneng and Du Chengping, the two vice-presidents of the Tongxinhui, couldn't leave because of their busy schedules. Li Bangrui from Computime was leading the team. A total of 12 people came.

"President, Happy New Year!"

A group of people paid homage to their old age.

Zhang Hao shook hands with everyone one by one, and asked casually: "Why didn't you notify me in advance? I can also go to the port to meet you?"

"What is there to do? Everyone is busy during the New Year, so you don't need to see outsiders, especially you, the president. I heard from Lao Zhou that the New Year's Eve dinner is all eaten here in Zhucheng?"

Li Bangrui smiled and waved his hands.

"Hey, don't talk about the New Year's Eve dinner. From the annual meeting of entrepreneurs to today, I have never left Zhucheng at all."

Zhang Hao cried bitterly.

Someone immediately asked: "President, is there another big move on your side?"

Although they were unable to attend the annual meeting of entrepreneurs in person due to time constraints, fortunately, there was a live webcast, so they could be considered to have participated in the whole process.

"It's not a big move, just set up a coal company with several partners, ready to test the water." Zhang Hao replied quickly.

"President, how can you turn your arm away? We are all members of the Tongxin Association, so we are the only ones who want to cooperate?"

Li Bangrui followed suit and said: "Yes, our Tongxin Association needs people and funds, is it more reliable than outsiders?"

"Everyone misunderstood me. I did not initiate the coal company. To be honest, I am not interested in investing in coal mines. I was forced to join by others. It is really hard for me to refuse." Zhang Hao quickly explained.

"President, according to the current situation, investing in coal mines is simply a lucrative business. Why aren't you interested?" Someone asked curiously.

"The reason is very simple. Don't forget, I also have a Shuguang New Energy Company under my name, which is researching controllable nuclear fusion. It is naturally opposed to coal power. If I invest in coal, won't I slap myself in the face?"

Zhang Hao joked to himself.

"Okay, let's be serious." Li Bangrui waved his hands and said with a serious expression: "President, are you really not optimistic about the future coal market?"

Zhang Hao shook his head: "In the next few decades, the coal industry will be the top priority of the national economy and the people's livelihood, and it will definitely not be missed. But because of this, the government will inevitably strictly control energy prices. It is not difficult to make money, but it is not difficult. It’s as lucrative as everyone imagined.”

"Hey, as long as you can make money!"

"Yes, the currency is depreciating day by day. Instead of storing it in the bank to suffer losses, it is better to invest it."

"From this point of view, investing in coal mines is definitely a good business. No wonder so many people came here today."

The atmosphere on the scene instantly became relaxed.

Li Bangrui had a whim: "President, can we join your new company?"

"I'm afraid not."

Zhang Hao shook his head, and quickly explained:

"It's not that I don't want to. The main reason is that I don't have much say in the new company, and I hold the least shares. Another point is that the other investors are also owners of good money. Once the shares are determined, it will be difficult. Change it again."

"President, who are the other shareholders?"

"I'm not going to hide it from you. Apart from me, the new company has eight major shareholders, including Guangdong Government, Mr. Ma from Penguin, Mr. Wang from Zhengwei Group, Mr. Zheng from Zheng Dafu, and Mr. Dajiang and Kee... ..."

Before Zhang Hao finished speaking, Li Bangrui interrupted him.

"No wonder! It makes my heart beat."

You must know that these people are top figures in the local business circle. If they can integrate into the other party's circle, they will definitely benefit greatly, and it will be worth the price.

Zhang Hao persuaded on the spot: "You don't need to follow me, Australia is rich in mineral resources and there are many investment opportunities."

"President, which coal mine are you planning to invest in?"

Someone couldn't wait to inquire about it.

"Avingal Valley Coal Mine." Zhang Hao didn't hide anything, "A small coal mine with reserves of one billion tons."

"A billion tons is still small, isn't it?"

"Of course it is small. This is a new coal mine that has not yet been developed on a large scale. If calculated according to production capacity, it is definitely a small coal mine in the early stage."

Zhang Hao explained casually.

Li Bangrui couldn't help interjecting and asked: "President, are you only interested in this coal mine?"

"Of course not only, there is also the Carmichael Coal Mine, but the competition is fierce, and the probability of success is very small."

"It's a coincidence, President, our target is also the Carmichael Coal Mine."

Zhang Hao raised his eyebrows, and immediately persuaded in a low voice: "I might as well tell you that I have inside information. The Carmichael Coal Mine has already been hired by default. You should quickly change your target!"

"Who? Who is the default?"

"Who else? Isn't it obvious!"

"Dongneng Group?"

Li Bangrui guessed.

The full name of Dongneng Group is Dongfang Energy Investment Group. It is the number one state-owned coal mining company in China, with an annual output of [-] million tons of coal at its peak.

It is also one of the best in the entire Federation.

"Yes, if there are no accidents..." Zhang Hao shook his head subconsciously: "There should be no accidents."

"That's not necessarily true." Li Bangrui snorted coldly.

"Oh? What do you say?"

Zhang Hao hurriedly asked.

Li Bangrui looked around, then lowered his voice and explained: "President, we came prepared this time, not just to try our luck, we have a heavy responsibility on our shoulders."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Hao quickly realized, so he tried to ask: "Could it be that the Minde officials are also involved?"

"Not only Minde officials, but also our hometown, the two are ready to cooperate."

Neither Minde nor Laoshan are coal-producing places, and naturally there are no large-scale coal companies in the territory. In desperation, they can only choose to cooperate with private enterprises.

In the end, both of them chose Tongxinhui unanimously.

"Eh? It's a good idea, who came up with it?" Zhang Hao couldn't help being curious.

"It was suggested by Lao Zhou. Both of them have talked to us. We just don't know how to choose. We didn't expect Lao Zhou to solve the problem with one word."

Li Bangrui replied with a smile.

Zhang Hao followed up and asked, "What kind of support did the two of them give?"

"The lack of money here in Minde is serious, and it is more about policy support, such as helping lobbying and bank loans; my hometown also has no money, but they promise to help us recruit a group of experienced miners and provide Mining equipment, that’s basically it.”

"How much money did you bring here?"

"Including loans, the total amount is 1000 billion and [-] billion. This is the last bit of our wealth."

Li Bangrui said solemnly.

Zhang Hao nodded: "It's not too small, it shouldn't be a problem to win a few large coal mines."

"President, if we both cooperate, do you think we can win the Carmichael Coal Mine?"

This super-large coal mine with reserves of 270 billion tons is everyone's first choice.

"It's hard, it's not about the money."

Zhang Hao still insisted on his own opinion.

The advancement of the country and the retreat of the private sector will be a major trend in the next few decades, and it cannot be reversed by relying on a few major projects.

"Alas..." Li Bangrui sighed deeply, "Unfortunately, I was worried about not having enough money at first, but now it seems... we thought things too simply."

"Don't sigh, in addition to the Carmichael coal mine, there are many high-quality coal mines here in Australia. It is the same if you don't invest in iron ore. Iron ore is also just in demand."

Zhang Hao quickly comforted him.

In the era of large-scale infrastructure construction, coal and steel are the most basic industrial raw materials, and both are indispensable.

"Well, that can only be done."

Li Bangrui sighed endlessly.

Seeing that everyone was a little depressed, Zhang Hao quickly changed the subject: "Uncle Li, what is the progress of Minde's construction?"

"Everything is going well. With the full support of BYD, Minde Times is speeding up the restoration of production capacity, and the scrap car recycling plant is almost completed. You big boss, do you want to go back and cut the ribbon?"

"Let's see the situation! Let's talk about it later."

Zhang Hao hasn't decided whether to go there or not.

"Alright then!" Li Bangrui continued to introduce: "In addition, the oil refinery has been approved, and a complete set of oil refining equipment has just been ordered from the Northeast. When the port is thawed in summer, the relocation will begin."

Zhang Hao nodded in satisfaction: "By the way, how is the stockpiling of firewood in the city going?"

"Something is not going well."

"what happened?"

"Isn't there a rumor that there is going to be a war some time ago? Good guy, now, both officials and ordinary people in various places are frantically hoarding fuel, which has caused the price of firewood to rise several times, and the supply is in short supply."

Li Bangrui explained helplessly.

Zhang Hao rubbed his forehead: "It's really troublesome now. If it doesn't work, you can raise the price appropriately. Anyway, try to stock up on as much firewood as possible."

When the auction was over, he was going to call Mayor Jiao and try to remind him.

"It's useless to increase the price. In order to prevent vicious competition from all over the world, the Federation has already restricted the price to death."

"Forget it, it seems that we can only resign ourselves to fate."

Zhang Hao didn't have a good solution either.

Facts have once again proved that the plan does not change quickly, and foresight is not a panacea.

Hearing this, Li Bangrui comforted him in turn: "Don't worry too much, the war is not easy to break out, and there is still a lot of time left for us."

"I hope so!"

After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he glanced at his watch. It was only 10 minutes before the official start of shooting, so he didn't care about regrets, and quickly called everyone to enter the venue together.

……

At ten o'clock in the morning, the auction officially started.

Zhang Hao bid farewell to the members of the Tongxinhui, and sat next to Governor Li. In addition to Mr. Wang from Zhengwei Group, Mr. Zheng from Zheng Dafu was also present.

Others were absent for various reasons.

For example, Mr. Li of Dajiang Heji, whose father Li Bancheng was critically ill a few days ago, and the other party is currently guarding the hospital, and there is no way to leave.

Another example is President Ma of Penguin, who was temporarily called by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for a meeting. He said that he would rush over immediately after the meeting was over, and he didn't know if it would be too late.

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