Rebirth 2004: I can make money by writing

On that day, Hao Qiang summoned Wang He and Jiang Ying to discuss an important matter.

When the two arrived, Hao Qiang motioned them to sit around the tea table and said straight to the point: “I have something to discuss with you.

I just borrowed 2 billion yuan from the bank and plan to invest in upstream raw materials for lithium batteries and establish a lithium battery ecological chain as a long-term development plan.”

“2 billion? This is not a small amount!” Wang He was very shocked.

Jiang Ying, as someone who is familiar with the chairman’s financial situation, was just a little surprised about the use of this money.

Hao Qiang smiled calmly: “2 billion is not a lot. If possible, I even want to monopolize the world’s lithium carbonate resources.”

When this was said, both of them were surprised by the chairman’s idea.

Wang He cautiously suggested: “Chairman, monopoly may not be easy.

my country’s largest salt lake brine is located in Qinghai. It is a state-owned resource and is currently controlled by the state-owned Salt Lake Co., Ltd. Its equity structure is complex. I do not recommend intervening.”

Jiang Ying echoed: “Yes, Salt Lake Co., Ltd. is a state-owned enterprise and it is not appropriate to intervene. I am worried that I may return empty-handed after investing huge sums of money.”

“Well, state-owned enterprises are indeed troublesome, so we can only consider cooperation.” Hao Qiang nodded in agreement, and then asked: “What about overseas lithium mine resources?”

Water is considered a national resource, not to mention lithium mines, which cannot be controlled by private enterprises.

Wang He is familiar with the market and explained in detail: “In addition to Qinghai in China, salt lake brine is also available in South America, such as Tres Quebradas lithium salt lake in Argentina;

As for lithium ore, those with higher mineral products are mainly distributed in Australia, Zimbabwe, Canada and other countries, such as Australia’s Talison Company and Canada’s Millennium Lithium Company.”

He continued to analyze: “However, foreign resources are not easy to control, and even if you have them, you need sufficient strength to develop them.

I personally suggest that it is best to invest through holding overseas companies rather than simply investing funds.”

Hao Qiang nodded. Foreigners’ mineral resources, especially in some countries, are mostly bloody.

As Wang He said, if you really want to control overseas lithium resources, it is best to control overseas companies, which is most appropriate and safer.

Of course, the refined lithium ore must be transferred to China in a timely manner.

“Chairman, are you so optimistic about the lithium battery industry?” Jiang Ying asked curiously.

Hao Qiang said solemnly: “Our super lithium battery has made a major breakthrough, which is very likely to change the pattern of multiple industries. For example, new energy vehicles occupy the automobile market, which is a huge market of trillions of dollars, and this will also become the core business of our group in the future.

So, we have mastered the code of wealth.

While the outside world has not yet noticed, we must control lithium resources as much as possible.”

“Oh, so that’s it.” Jiang Ying suddenly realized that it seemed that she had to pay more attention to information in this regard.

Wang He didn’t expect the chairman’s ambition to be so big and want to monopolize global lithium mineral resources.

But on second thought, if the super lithium battery really made a major breakthrough as Hao Qiang said, it would indeed be possible to subvert the existing pattern of multiple industries.

“Yes, now I am considering how to plan better.”

Hao Qiang originally considered directly purchasing finished products for stockpiling, but felt that these plans were still not ideal and could not achieve his goal.

However, if it is impossible to control mineral resources, directly stockpiling finished products is also a feasible option.

According to the second phase production capacity forecast of Xinghe New Energy Company, about 5,000 tons of lithium carbonate will be consumed each year.

With the expansion of the company’s production capacity and the widespread application of lithium batteries, the demand for lithium carbonate will show explosive growth in the next few years.

If the electric vehicle market explodes on a large scale, only one million new energy vehicles will consume about 50,000 tons of lithium carbonate.

With the 2 billion yuan loan in Hao Qiang’s hands, according to the current market price, he can purchase about 140,000 tons of battery-grade lithium carbonate.

Considering the bank interest, hoarding and management fees for seven or eight years, it is equivalent to using 3 billion yuan to buy battery-grade lithium carbonate worth at least 22 billion yuan in the future.

This means that within eight years, the investment profit can reach more than six times, and the rate of return is not bad.

No, the actual time required may be shorter.

If the super lithium battery technology is announced and applied, the new energy vehicle industry will usher in faster development, and it is likely to achieve rapid growth before 2016.

This will not only ensure the company’s future supply of raw materials, but also obtain considerable profits during the rapid development of the industry.

Hao Qiang’s words silenced Jiang Ying and Wang He.

After a while, Wang He suggested: “Boss, if our company does not directly purchase lithium ore materials, it is better to invest in upstream companies that control lithium ore resources.”

“Oh, which companies are they?”

Wang He recommended:”Forget about state-owned assets. I don’t recommend investing in them.

There are also many private enterprises, such as Tianqi Lithium, Ganfeng Lithium, Yiwei Lithium Energy, Tianci Materials and other companies.

Tianqi Lithium was founded relatively early, in 1995, with an annual turnover of only tens of millions of yuan.”

Hao Qiang’s eyes lit up. He felt that he had heard of this company. He didn’t know when it went public, and the future market value seemed to be several hundred billion yuan.

Other similar lithium mining companies have a market value of several hundred billion yuan after listing.

It can be said that if you invest in these companies, or set up a lithium mining raw material company yourself and then go public, it will definitely be several hundred billion yuan after listing.

However, Hao Qiang’s goal is to monopolize, and it is better to control the lithium mining raw material company to control the market price.

Even if you can’t control the market price, you still have a say.

Of course, the premise is that it does not violate the domestic anti-monopoly law.

It is worth mentioning that the “Huaguo Anti-monopoly Law” has only been implemented since August 1, 2008.

In fact, as long as the technology is ahead of international giants, the country is eager for Future Technology Group to do so.

Domestic anti-monopoly laws are not very applicable.

Having said that, Hao Qiang’s 2 billion yuan is not much to spend, enough to control several private enterprises.

Of course, these private enterprise owners are willing to raise funds.

Under normal circumstances, these companies are likely to agree to financing for two main reasons:

First, Future Technology Group has advanced lithium battery technology and has the potential to become an industry giant.

If these lithium mining raw material companies refuse financing, they may lose large orders from Future Technology Group, which will be a major loss to their business development.

Second, Hao Qiang has strong financial strength.

If these companies refuse financing cooperation, Future Technology Group is likely to establish related companies on its own, which will bring a strong market competitor to the existing companies.

Therefore, agreeing to Hao Qiang’s financing proposal is a win-win choice for these companies.

Take Jingdong Company as an example. After accepting financing, they will no longer worry about future development funds, and at the same time they can also get a substantial increase in orders.

“Okay, Mr. Wang, you and I will go there in person.” Hao Qiang said, “The other party may not agree to our financing proposal.”

Wang He immediately responded: “Okay, Chairman, when do you think it would be more appropriate for us to leave?”

Hao Qiang thought for a while and replied: “Let’s set it for tomorrow morning. Can you arrange it in time?”

“No problem, Chairman.” Wang He replied decisively, “I will go back tonight to prepare my luggage.”

Hao Qiang nodded, and this important task was finalized.