Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

Yang Mo's heart was beating wildly, but he still asked calmly: "The Escondida deposit? Who are you planning to sell it to?"

Vincent Gonzalez sighed and continued: "The Escondida deposit is located in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. At the beginning of this year, when we were preparing to sell the project as a whole, Australia's BHP Billiton, Brazil's Rio Tinto, and Mitsubishi The Japanese consortium headed by them all had contact with us, but who knew that after the contact, they decided to jointly acquire the Escondida deposit, and the price they offered was still far from our psychological expectations, so they put it on hold for the time being!"

"This is not surprising! Collusion and joint efforts to lower prices are their usual methods, and profiting from this unfair competition is not just once or twice. But what I don't understand is why the Chilean Copper Company wants Escondi What about selling the Da deposit to competitors like BHP Billiton?" Yang Mo asked in confusion.

"The Escondida deposit is located in the northern desert, and the infrastructure is backward. Even building a mineral processing plant requires a large investment. Chilean Copper Company has no choice but to sell the project as a whole!" Vincent-Gon Sares said with a wry smile.

"From a business perspective, selling to competitors like BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto is also very detrimental to the development of Chilean Copper!" Yang Mo reminded intentionally or unintentionally.

"We have also considered the pros and cons of introducing international mining giants, but with our own capabilities, it is difficult to spend huge sums of money to improve the infrastructure in the northern desert area in a short period of time. What's more, our Chilean Copper Company is also faced with mining equipment and The upgrading of technology..." Vincent Gonzalez said helplessly.

After Yang Mo pondered for a while, he suddenly asked: "Mr. Gonzalez, can I take the liberty to ask what is the price quoted by BHP Billiton and the Japanese consortium?"

"For 4.25 million U.S. dollars, we obtained the 50-year mining rights of the Escondida deposit, and subsequent infrastructure such as water and electricity, as well as rail transportation facilities from the deposit to the port, which were jointly funded by the investors and the Chilean government..." Gonzalez hesitated for a moment. After that, I still put forward the quotation.

Yang Mo pondered for a long time and said: "Mr. Gonzalez, from the perspective of industry chain complementarity and business competition, Zhiyuan Group should be a better partner than BHP Billiton. Zhiyuan Group can not only provide better cooperation than BHP Billiton Plan, for your purchase of mining machinery and equipment from the Chilean Copper Company, we can also reduce the price for you by 5% on the basis of the existing discounts. This is an internal preferential price exclusive to Zhiyuan Group’s strategic partners!”

Yang Mo secretly thought, as long as he can grab the mining and management rights of the Escondida deposit, let alone a 5% discount, why not give you a batch of equipment?

"Zhiyuan Group also wants to join in the acquisition of the Escondida Mineral Deposit Project?" Vincent Gonzalez was stunned for a while, obviously not recovering from the shock, and asked a little surprised.

Yang Mo nodded and said no more.

"But Zhiyuan Group has no experience in exploration and mining of open-pit mines?" Vincent Gonzalez asked still puzzled.

Yang Mo chuckled and said: "Zhiyuan Group already has two large-scale open-pit mines in Congo that are in normal operation. Compared with BHP Billiton, Zhiyuan Group's greater advantage lies in the smelting and sales links in the upstream of the industrial chain, unlike BHP Billiton. , becoming a competitor of Chilean Copper Corporation in copper concentrate sales..."

Only then did Vincent Gonzalez become convinced that the Zhiyuan Group was not acting impulsively, but was actually capable of participating in the auction of the Escondida deposit. This was of course a very good thing for the Chilean Copper Company. He nodded happily and said: "Mr. Yang, on behalf of the Chilean Copper Company, I sincerely invite you to come to Chile to inspect the Escondida Mineral Deposit Project..."

"Mr. Gonzalez, is the ownership of the Escondida deposit in the hands of the Chilean government, or is it owned by your Chilean Copper Company? Who has the final decision-making power?" Yang Mo asked after pondering for a while.

"Mr. Yang may not know much about the fact that Chilean Copper Corporation was originally reorganized from the Chilean Ministry of Copper Industry. Ten years ago, it was split into the Chilean Copper Commission and the National Copper Corporation of Chile. The two institutions each perform their own duties and are jointly responsible. Copper industry development and international trade supervision, executives and directors are basically appointed by the president after being nominated by the Chilean Ministry of Finance!" Vincent Gonzalez introduced seriously.

After hearing this, Yang Mo was no longer so optimistic about whether he could finally seize the Escondida copper mine. Large multinational giants such as BHP Billiton and the Nippon Consortium are the best at this kind of government auction projects. They have N-minute methods. Dealing with government officials is not just about whoever bids the higher will get the mining rights!

At critical times, they even have the ability to use the power of the state behind them to put pressure on the governments of some developing countries, or write some bad checks that cannot be honored.

But Yang Mo knows better, what does the Escondida copper mine mean to a future manufacturing country?

After consulting some more about the reserves and copper grade of the Escondida deposit, Yang Mo changed the topic and said: "Mr. Gonzalez, I heard that Chile has the best grape plantations and top wineries in the world. Is it possible to acquire one?”

"Mr. Yang has indeed seen a lot of people. Chile's unique climate is very suitable for grape cultivation. Compared with the famous French wine, Chilean wine is the best, but in terms of sales and promotion, it is not as good as the French... Vincent Gonzalez said with a thumbs up.

"Mr. Gonzalez, I have a heartfelt request! I am not very familiar with Chilean high-end wineries. Can you help us do some preliminary inspection work for the acquisition? Of course, we will pay you a certain consulting fee. , after the acquisition is completed, you will also be given part of the equity..." Yang Mo said after pondering for a moment.

How can Vincent Gonzalez not understand this kind of disguised commercial bribery? It is equivalent to asking him to pick a winery to acquire. The Zhiyuan Group will auction it based on the value of the winery and the Escondida mineral deposit. role in the company and give him a certain equity return!

Vincent Gonzalez hesitated for a moment and said: "Isn't this not good? Especially at the sensitive moment of the auction of the Escondida deposit, as an official of the Chilean Copper Company, I have interests in dealings with your company. Become a handle for competitors to attack..."

Yang Mo smiled and said: "Mr. Gonzalez, you can rest assured that no company under the Zhiyuan Group will come forward to acquire the winery. If we want to finally obtain the mining rights of the Escondida deposit, we must rely on your help to smoothen the relationship between various parties." …”

And a winery with no interests is obviously the best medium, and there are no worries!