Chapter 786 Cash is King (7K chapter, please subscribe~)

   "It's a pity that Lin Feng has already returned to his hometown, otherwise, it is most appropriate to entrust this matter to him!"

Chu Huan sat on the sofa and thought silently. From Chu Huan’s point of view, Lin Feng is the best candidate for the security company, but it is a pity that Lin Feng and Qin Peng are now concentrating on completing the oil protection. After that, they all went to the investment company in their hometown.

   Ma Jizu suddenly said to Chu Huan: "Chairman, I do have a candidate, but this candidate is now in his hometown, and I heard that Brother Feng has already contacted this person!"

  Chu Huan asked with interest: "Who?"

Ma Jizu said with a smile: "Actually, it's Brother Feng's apprentice. When we retired from the army, he joined him. He was only 18 years old at the time, but he was very hard-working and studious. Fighting with veterans, and then we learned the skills from Brother Feng for half a year.

  When I corresponded with Brother Feng before, I heard that in the war last year, he violated discipline and killed several prisoners, and then he was forcibly discharged from the army, but this man's mind is still on the battlefield. "

"Disciplinary violation?" Chu Huan raised his eyebrows slightly. He doesn't like people who break the rules. Although many film and television dramas will show a young man who is good at breaking the rules and rebellious, and such a young man has experienced various setbacks. After that, he will definitely grow into a qualified or even an excellent backbone.

  However, Chu Huan doesn't like such people very much.

  He is not an army in a film and television drama, nor is it the company of Notre Dame. What Chu Huan needs is someone who is obedient and can perfectly execute the tasks he assigned. He has no time to watch a person grow.

Seeing Chu Huan's expression, Ma Jizu immediately understood what Chu Huan meant, and hurriedly said: "Chairman, Qin Wei is not the kind of person who doesn't understand the rules. It was because the other party surrendered and killed his leader. Wei was so angry that he shot and killed them!"

  Qin Wei was the person Ma Jizu introduced to Chu Huan.

   "Brother Feng once said that Qin Wei was born for the battlefield. If he can be arranged in Africa, I think he will be at ease!"

  Chu Huan thought for a while, and said: "Tell Lin Feng, let him arrange for Qin Wei to go to Xiangjiang, and you don't have to worry about the rest!"

  Since Ma Jizu is so optimistic about Qin Wei, Chu Huan decided to give him a chance. After he arrives in Xiangjiang, Wu Xiaohui will naturally screen him. If he is qualified, he will be arranged to go to Africa!

   Seeing that Chu Huan agreed to his proposal, Ma Jizu immediately smiled and said, "Understood!"

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  That night, Chu Huan met Brazil's current president, Joao Figueiredo, had dinner with him, and had a good talk.

  The next morning, Chu Huan met Ma Shoudao, the most successful Chinese farmer in Brazil, at the Copacaba Palace Hotel!

   Ma Shoudao doesn't look like a farmer at all, he looks more like a successful businessman in a suit and leather shoes. Of course, Ma Shoudao himself is actually a businessman.

   Ma Shoudao himself doesn't know Chu Huan very well. After all, Ma Shoudao came to Brazil after he came out of China. Brazil is thousands of miles away from Xiangjiang, so it is impossible for him to pay attention to a businessman in Xiangjiang.

So when Chu Huan invited Ma Shoudao for the first time, Ma Shoudao was still a little confused, but he did not refuse Chu Huan's invitation. No matter what, the Chinese were still very nostalgic, and Ma Shoudao wanted to see his fellow countryman very much. , What exactly do I do, and at the same time, I also want to know something about the situation in my hometown from the mouth of my fellow villagers.

   But before meeting Chu Huan, Ma Shoudao asked a business senior who came to Brazil earlier than him.

  He knew that this senior's family had a lot of influence in his hometown, so he might know what happened to Chu Huan.

Then, the two came to the Copacaba Palace Hotel together, and Chu Huan had seen the photo of Ma Shoudao before, so he recognized Ma Shoudao first, and the person next to Ma Shoudao looked older than Ma Shoudao. When the old man was older than Shou Dao, he was a little confused.

  After Ma Shoudao greeted Chu Huan, when the old man greeted Chu Huan, Chu Huan also knew the identity of the other party.

   "Hello, Mr. Chu, I, Rong Hongyuan, it is a great honor to meet Mr. Chu today!"

  Chu Huan finally knew who the other party was, the eldest son of the first generation of the Rong family, the eldest son of Mr. Rong's uncle, and also Mr. Rong's cousin!

  When he was in Shenghai, he was one of the seven important figures in the time when the eldest son of Tai Island was fighting a tiger, but that tiger fighting was destined to be a futile effort.

But this man was completely disappointed with the environment of his hometown, so at the end of 1948, he ended his business in Shenghai, first transferred his property to Xiangjiang, and then transferred from Xiangjiang to Brazil. Do textile and flour business.

  Nowadays, the flour business has become an important asset of Rong Hongyuan in Brazil. However, Rong Hongyuan has been very low-key after experiencing the Shenghai incident. He is also a low-key rich man in Brazil.

  As the environment in his hometown has changed, Mr. Rong has also been in touch with all the overseas relationships of his Rong family, which naturally includes Rong Hongyuan.

When Ma Shoudao asked him about Chu Huan's situation, Rong Hongyuan made a special call to Mr. Rong who was in North America at this time, and then learned about Chu Huan's influence in his hometown and in Xiangjiang. The most important thing is to know Chu Huan's global influence.

  So this time, Rong Hongyuan also came to meet Chu Huan with Ma Shoudao!

   "Rong Weng is too polite, when you were in the Shenghai business world, you were an old Xingzun!"

   Facing such a figure in the living fossil field, Chu Huan was still very humble!

Rong Hongyuan laughed and said: "Mr. Chu is modest. I had a phone call with my nephew before I came here. Now, not to mention the Chinese circle, it is the business world around the world. Mr. Chu is also a number one existence. It is really impressive. admire!"

Rong Hongyuan was not polite to say this. Businessmen who came out of the old era, even if they reached the level of the Rong family, actually had a lot of constraints at that time, especially when facing foreign capital, it was even more natural. dwarf head.

   As a result, in just a few decades, Chu Huan has grown into a world-renowned businessman, and his business empire has spread all over the world. Rong Hongyuan never dared to imagine such a scale in the past!

  Chu Huan said with a smile: "It's just a good time!"

  The three of them sat down, and after exchanging pleasantries, Chu Huan explained the reason for inviting Ma Shoudao to come.

   Ma Shoudao and Rong Hongyuan were surprised when they heard that Chu Huan actually wanted to engage in agriculture in Brazil, and it was not just planting.

  They have been in Brazil all year round, so they naturally know the situation in Brazil.

  Ma Shoudao asked Chu Huan curiously: "I don't know how much Director Chu plans to invest?"

  Chu Huan calmly said: "The initial plan is to invest 1 billion US dollars first, and we will see the follow-up situation. If we need to continue to increase investment in the future, we have no upper limit!"

This time it was Ma Shoudao and Rong Hongyuan's turn to be shocked. Although they already knew something about Chu Huan's business situation before they came to see Chu Huan, they still didn't expect Chu Huan to be in Brazil. One billion dollars invested in agriculture is an astronomical figure.

  Ma Shoudao's net worth at this time is only at the level of tens of millions of dollars. Although Rong Hongyuan's family property is more, it has not reached the level of 1 billion dollars.

  Now Chu Huan's one-time investment is already more than the sum of the assets of the two of them.

   "It's true that a hero is born as a boy, Director Chu's handwriting is admirable!" Rong Hongyuan couldn't help saying.

  Chu Huan smiled reservedly, then looked at Ma Shoudao, who looked a little unnaturally aside, and asked, "Ma Weng, is there something wrong with this investment?"

  Ma Shoudao pondered for a while, and then said: "Mr. Chu has made such a large-scale investment. I think it must have done some investigations on Brazil's agriculture before this, right?"

Chu Huan nodded and said: "It's true that there are some investigations, but after all, we have just come to this place, and we don't know much about the situation here, so this time we invite Ma Weng to come here, and we also want to hear what the old man thinks. "

  Ma Shoudao waved his hand, and said modestly: "The old man dare not be, but since President Chu asked, then I will talk about the current situation of Brazilian agriculture, hoping to provide some help to President Chu!"

   "Thank you Ma Weng!" Chu Huan said modestly.

Ma Shoudao said: "If Mr. Chu wants to make a difference in Brazilian agriculture, then it must involve the planting industry. The planting industry in Brazil can basically be divided into three types. The first type is to have European and American assets. The large farms in the background, such large farms are basically in the hands of European and American capital, including the four major grain merchants. The four major grain merchants not only bought large farms in Brazil, but also supported many large farmers .

Secondly, there are local farmers in Brazil. This type of people can be divided into two types. The first type is the largest farmers in Brazil, and the second type is those small farmers. Although these people's personal strength is the weakest Yes, but it is undeniable that these people also have the largest planting area. In addition, these people are basically responsible for the four major grain merchants.

Finally, there are us foreigners. We can be said to be from all over the world, but it is precisely because of this that we are not united, so we often suffer some attacks. When cooperating with the four major grain merchants, it is also the most disadvantaged! "

  After Chu Huan finished listening, he asked with a smile: "What Maun actually means is that although the four major grain merchants do not have the largest planting area in Brazil, they control the middle and lower reaches of the Brazilian agricultural industry chain?"

Ma Shoudao nodded and said: "That's right, most of Brazil's planting industry is concentrated on soybeans. At the same time, the three largest soybean producers in the world are basically North America, Brazil, and Argentina, but at the same time, the soybean consumer countries are the Eurasian continent." , which gives the four major grain merchants the ability to control agriculture even if they cannot control a large area of ​​plantation land in Brazil.

   Among them, their greatest magic weapon is that they control other links in the entire industrial chain”

Ten minutes later, Ma Shoudao finished his speech, and Chu Huan also understood the key point. Simply put, the four major grain merchants are similar to a middleman. They transport the soybeans purchased in America to the Eurasian continent for sale. Drop and earn the difference!

   It’s just that this description seems simple, but in fact there is a complete industrial chain in it, which is beyond the reach of outsiders!

  Because the entire industrial chain includes five major links of agricultural materials, procurement, warehousing, logistics, and processing.

   And these five major links actually include countless small links.

  Take the link of agricultural materials as an example, which includes four small links of seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, and agricultural machinery.

  Before that, Lin Yi only suggested the small part of agricultural machinery to Chu Huan, but now through Ma Shoudao's detailed description, Chu Huan understood more of the problems.

However, it can also be seen from this that the four major grain merchants are powerful. They have penetrated into every link and can generate considerable profits in each link. At the same time, through the control of each link, they have formed a Monopoly over the entire industry chain.

But at the same time, Chu Huan also found something that he could take advantage of. First of all, it was just entering the 1980s. In fact, they have not yet formed a monopoly position for future generations, and Chu Huan has also found a side that is beneficial to him in these links.

First of all, in the aspect of agricultural materials, even if Chu Huan has a huge amount of cash, it is impossible to challenge the four major grain merchants in a short period of time. Seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, and agricultural machinery are all needed. The investment can only be started after the initial investment in research and development.

   This is the link that Chu Huan needs to invest more in the future, but it is not something that can be followed in a short time.

   Chu Huan needs time for this link.

In addition, that is the problem in the process of processing. Chu Huan also does not have an advantage, because this is also a link that requires investment in capital and time for research and development. On this point, for the current Chu Huan, it is also useless solution.

   Unless he spends a lot of money on acquisitions.

  After removing these two links, in the remaining three links, Chu Huan's disadvantage is not so obvious when facing the four major grain merchants.

  Acquisition requires a lot of manpower and material resources. At this point, it does not involve technical issues.

  In fact, as long as there are no technical issues involved, for Chu Huan, all problems can be solved in a short time.

   Even in Chu Huan's view, the three links of acquisition, warehousing, and logistics can be carried out simultaneously.

After thinking about this, Chu Huan asked Ma Shoudao: "Ma Weng, if we invest more funds in the three links of acquisition, storage, and logistics at this time, can we better break the gap between the four major grain merchants?" Brazil's status?"

  After Ma Shoudao finished listening, a flash of light flashed in his eyes!

To be honest, even after Rong Hongyuan learned part of Chu Huan's situation and just heard about Chu Huan's investment in this project, Ma Shoudao's impression of Chu Huan was still a very rich young man, but Now that Chu Huan had focused his eyes on the three most beneficial aspects for him, he understood in his heart that no one's success was accidental.

"Mr. Chu, you have to understand that the investment in these three links is not less than your investment in simply buying farms in Brazil. Brazil's agriculture is so developed, but up to now there is still no possible investment in these three links. An enterprise comparable to the four major grain merchants is because the investment in any of these three links is not small!"

Chu Huan naturally understands this point. To put it bluntly, these farmers in Brazil are actually working for the four major grain merchants. Thoughts put into this session.

  Of course, the consequences of their doing so have actually become the absolute advantage of the four major grain merchants officially monopolizing the Brazilian soybean industry in the 1990s.

In the late 1980s, the Brazilian military government collapsed and entered a new era. At that time, credit was tightened in Brazil, and soybean farmers had nowhere to borrow money. At this time, the four major grain merchants entered the Brazilian market with a large amount of cash. Started issuing loans to soybean farmers in Brazil in a unique way.

Because what they loan out is not money, and what they get back is not money, but barter. During the planting season, the four major grain merchants first purchase seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and other agricultural materials in North America, and then use these agricultural materials as loans The method is to sell to Brazilian farmers on credit. When the harvest season comes, the farmers convert the money they owe into soybeans and use soybeans to repay the loan. In this way, the four major grain merchants control the planting, sales, and purchase of Brazilian agricultural products. links.

  After all, when they loan in goods, they can ask Brazilian farmers to use what kind of crops to repay.

  After such a set of procedures, they can not only form a monopoly in the spot market, but also manipulate the market in the futures market, thereby achieving the goal of monopolizing the two major markets of spot and futures.

   As for Chu Huan, what they need to do now is to make arrangements in advance before they have entered the Brazilian market on a large scale, so as to get a piece of the pie for themselves in this market!

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Ma Weng, as I said just now, in this matter, although we have set an initial investment of one billion US dollars, we can also increase our investment if necessary. Now, since Ma Weng has provided us with better ideas, increasing investment is inevitable!"

   Rich and self-willed, Ma Shoudao listened to Chu Huan's words, and preached enviously in his heart.

At this time, Rong Hongyuan suddenly said: "Mr. Chu, if you really want to make a difference in these three links, I think you can increase investment in storage. Take soybeans as an example. Different agricultural products require timely drying and storage after harvesting, and this type of investment is not a link that local Brazilian farmers are qualified to touch. At the same time, although the four major grain merchants also have investment in this area, their current scale is also large. not very big.

  The most important thing is that if you invest in warehousing, you can center on warehousing and expand the two channels of acquisition and transportation horizontally. "

  Chu Huan nodded and said, "I think so too."

Afterwards, Chu Huan asked Ma Shoudao a lot of detailed questions, and Ma Shoudao could tell that Chu Huan really wanted to do something earth-shattering in this industry, although the two parties had a certain relationship. It can also be said that it is the relationship between competitors.

But Ma Shoudao is very clear that it is impossible for him to have any influence on Chu Huan. When Chu Huan proposed that his investment here exceeded 1 billion US dollars, Ma Shoudao understood that Chu Huan's benchmark will always be the four major grain companies. Shang, not a small fish like him.

  Even as long as Chu Huan's investment in Brazil can be successful, he himself will also be honored.

  So when answering Chu Huan's question, Ma Shoudao knew everything and said everything!

   Seeing that it was noon, Chu Huan invited the two of them to have lunch here.

   The three of them had just arrived at the western restaurant of the Copacaba Palace Hotel when Lin Yi brought a short white man with him. Seeing this white man, Rong Hongyuan and Ma Shoudao showed complicated expressions.

  Because the two of them knew this man, Jorge Guino, the top **** who had become the joke of the whole Brazil.

When Chu Huan saw Ruo Regui Nuo coming, he smiled and apologized to Rong Hongyuan and Ma Shoudao: "You two are very sorry, I still have some things to deal with here, I will come over to have lunch with you later !"

   The two nodded. They were not dissatisfied with Chu Huan's departure. Instead, they were more curious. They didn't expect that Chu Huan would have anything to do with this top Brazilian dude.

  Although this dude used to own a lot of farms in Brazil, these farms had already been sold during his profligate life stage.

   "I heard that this hotel is the only one left for this person?" Ma Shoudao said to Rong Hongyuan.

  Rong Hongyuan nodded and said: "That's right, I never thought that the once prominent Gui Nuo family would be reduced to this point now!"

   "The rich are only three generations old, and the Rui Nuo family didn't even survive the second generation. Brother Rong, I still need your advice on how to cultivate future generations!"

  The Rong family is a super family with a long history, and every generation of their family can produce outstanding figures, which is something that many families are very envious of.

  Ma Shoudao is no exception.

  Rong Hongyuan said modestly: "Let's discuss together!"

   Ma Shoudao and Rong Hongyuan thought of the issue of raising their offspring after seeing Jorge Guinuo, while Chu Huan and Jorge Guinuo also completed a preliminary understanding.

  Chu Huan took the time today to ask Lin Yi to invite Ruo Reguinuo, in fact, it was for the hotel where they are now.

   On the Xiangjiang side, Xu Yi has led Jiaku to start screening and negotiating hotels and lands that need to be acquired on a global scale.

  Rio de Janeiro is a world-renowned tourist city, the hotel group of Jiaku will definitely not give up here, and now the Copacaba Palace Hotel in Jorgeguino is the best and most suitable choice.

"Mr. Gui Nuo, if you agree to sell the Copacaba Palace Hotel to our Jiaku, I can assure you that you will be the most honored guest of the Copacaba Palace Hotel. No matter what happens in the future, You have a suite of your own here."

  Chu Huan preached to Jorge Guino.

   This hotel is Jorge Guino’s favorite hotel. In the end, he went bankrupt. Although he received Brazil’s poverty relief fund, he actually still lived here with the help of his friends until his death.

  Jorge Guino at this time is actually like a crazy gambler, this hotel cannot satisfy his inner desire.

Jorge Guino does not admit that he is a loser. The hotel industry is a slow-returning but long-term industry, but such an industry cannot satisfy Jorge Guino. He was once very rich, but now he wants to find a The right industry, and then get rich overnight.

   Instead of running this hotel slowly, even if this hotel is his favorite hotel!

   "Mr. Chu, I believe that in this world, as long as the price is right, there is nothing that cannot be bought."

Chu Huan laughed, and said: "Of course, as Mr. Gui Nuo said, as long as the price is right, and Mr. Gui Nuo, our group can also assure you that this acquisition will be in cash, as long as you agree to sign , the sale price of the hotel will be immediately transferred to Mr. Gui Nuo's account.

  I believe this, there are not many people in Brazil who can do it! "

As one of the top hotels in Rio, the Copacaba Palace Hotel is naturally not cheap. After calculation, it is at least around 30 million U.S. dollars. Such a large amount of cash is indeed not something that a businessman from Brazil can afford. Taken out in a short time!

  Jorge Guino’s eyes lit up after hearing this. It’s not that no one has asked him to buy the Copacaba Palace Hotel before, but the other party is still looking for a transaction method of part cash plus a large number of shares.

  Jorge Guino, who was in urgent need of cash, was unwilling to accept this.

Because it involves the depreciation of assets, but it is different if you get all the cash. At least in Jorge Guino’s opinion, with the 30 million US dollars, he can continue his investment, which is very Important point!

  When Chu Huan presented the conditions, Ruogeguinuo had no possibility of refusing.

  After a short discussion, Jorge Guino agreed to sell the Copacaba Palace Hotel to the hotel group under the Jiaku Group.

   "Call Xu Yi and ask her to send someone over to accept the Copacaba Palace Hotel!" Chu Huan got up and shook hands with Jorge Guino, then preached to Lin Yi.

  Lin Yi nodded and said, "Okay!"

  Chu Huan returned to Rong Hongyuan and Ma Shoudao.

   "Mr. Chu still wants to enter the hotel industry in Rio?" Ma Shoudao asked Chu Huan with a smile.

  Through the observation just now, they also guessed that the meeting between Chu Huan and Jorge Guinuo should be for this hotel.

   "In the future, I hope the two of you can help me with the business here!" Chu Huan did not deny this matter.

   Ma Shoudao suddenly felt that he didn't seem to be surprised by this matter. This may be because he has already known about Chu Huan's successive sky-high investments in Brazil within a while.

   "It seems that in the Chinese circle in Brazil in the future, Director Chu will be an important existence!" Rong Hongyuan sighed.

  Chu Huan said with a smile: "If you have a chance, please invite Rong Weng to recommend you!"

   "Mr. Chu is humble!"

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