MTL - Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat-Chapter 402 nothing good
Chapter 402 Nothing Good
After listening to Fang Lang's words, Mr. Morgan nodded with a smile and said:
“Whether our experiments in Turkey and Greece are successful or not, it will not affect our assistance to other European countries. This is a political trend, and it is impossible to give up assistance because our experiments have not achieved good results.”
Fang Lang is not surprised by this. The U.S. government's help to restore Europe's economy is not a purely economic issue. Even if the major consortiums cannot get enough profits from this operation, the U.S. government will never give up aiding Europe.
After all, Europe is the front line against the Soviet Communist Party. If the European economy cannot be recovered quickly, Europe may not need the Soviet Union to send troops at all, and its own domestic red thoughts can overthrow the current government.
This situation is unacceptable to both the U.S. government and consortiums of various countries, so aiding Europe is imperative, and the government will definitely push forward.
And if the consortium can't make enough profits now, it will also find a way to earn back this part of the profits from European countries in the future.
The main problem now is that the consortia in the United States want to conduct an experiment on Turkey and Greece to verify their plan and ensure that it can be completely replicated in other countries when the plan is officially implemented.
And since it is an experiment, there is definitely a possibility of failure. As capitalist consortiums, they will definitely scramble to enter the field that can be quickly realized, and a consortium with insufficient strength like the Fang family will definitely only be able to share some small profits. high-risk areas.
As for whether the agreement between Fang Lang and the Morgan family can continue, it depends on whether this meeting can finally reach an agreement.
"Then I don't know why Mr. Morgan asked me to come here this time?"
Hearing that Fang Lang finally got to the point, Mr. Morgan stopped being polite and said directly:
“This aid includes a lot of content. In addition to the support for the recovery of the economic field, there are also a large number of livelihood projects. Therefore, we need to provide enough food and living materials for the local people.
According to the agreement we reached, it is to help your Nice company provide food to the recipient countries, but now the consortium behind the Bunge company has raised objections to this. "
Fang Lang raised his brows when he heard the words. He was not surprised by the appearance of Bunge Company. As one of the top four grain merchants, the strength of Bunge Company is beyond doubt.
Originally, Fang Lang never thought about completely snatching all the food aid projects that supported the European project this time. As long as he can tear a hole in it, it would be a great victory.
Now it is reasonable for Bunge Company to jump out and express its opposition to Nice Company's involvement in the food aid plan.
"Oh! What does the other party mean?"
Morgan didn't notice any abnormal expressions on Fang Lang's face, and he didn't know Fang Lang's true thoughts at the moment. When he heard his question, he said truthfully:
"The other party believes that Nice Company is not an American company at all, and is not eligible to join this plan at all."
Fang Lang heard the words, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he continued to say calmly:
"What does Mr. Morgan think?"
"Of course I am on your side. After all, we are loyal partners. And, there is an agreement between us."
Seeing Mr. Morgan's swearing look, Fang Lang despised the other party in his heart. If he was really on his side, how could he invite himself to the United States for a meeting.
Obviously, now he wants to make himself a concession on this, and Fang Lang doesn't mind sharing this huge food business with Bunge.
You must know that this support plan is not free support. The U.S. government allocated real money, and an economic committee composed of the local government and Americans coordinated the purchase of corresponding products from that American company.
Of course, these are all obvious plans, and even the list of suppliers provided by the Americans includes almost all companies in the United States that can provide these products.
In terms of food alone, it is far more than the competition between Bunge and Nice, but why does Bunge target Nice alone?
Because this is only on the surface. In fact, the real suppliers are basically determined by the US representatives of this economic committee.
The U.S. representative is actually the spokesperson for the interests of the consortium. What kind of products to purchase from that company has already been determined long before the implementation of the plan.
Now it is obvious that the big bosses behind Bunge Company do not agree with Nice Company to intervene in this project. As Fang Lang's partner, the Morgan consortium may not be willing to give up interests elsewhere for this business.
So, now I want to persuade Fang Lang to give up this business, or give up a part of the share.
Fang Lang glanced at the other party with a half-smile, and continued:
"Oh! In that case, why did Mr. Morgan invite me over this time?"
This made Morgan full of words, and he didn't know how to speak. After all, it is indeed the problem of the Morgan family, which has already promised to support the food project of the Nice company in this European aid plan.
Now, out of consideration for his own interests, he actually wants to make his partner give up the benefits. If he is asked to speak directly to persuade Fang Lang, even he himself does not know how to speak.
But Mr. Morgan is also an excellent businessman. He knows very well that no matter what it is, there is room for negotiation.
If you want the other party to give up some benefits, you only need to exchange other benefits for the other party. There is nothing that cannot be discussed, but it is just a question of how much benefit you need to pay and whether it is worth it.
Both Morgan and Fang Lang are very aware of this, so Fang Lang made a special trip from Brazil for the purpose of directly finalizing with the other party.
"Hehe, Fang, this is a business. I don't want you to make enemies in the American consortium for the food business. This is obviously not conducive to the future development of your Universal Group in the United States and Europe."
Fang Lang smiled in his heart. The other party said it nicely, as if he was thinking about Fang Lang, but in fact, Fang Lang knew very well that the other party was doing it for his own benefit.
Either he was unwilling to offend other consortiums for Fang Lang's benefit, or it was simply because someone had greater interests and made him give up the agreement reached with Fang Lang.
Regarding this, Fang Lang's heart is as bright as a mirror, but as a mature businessman, he will not expose the other party's excuses.
"You mean, you want to persuade me to give up the grain trade involved in the European aid program?"
Morgan waved his hands when he heard the words:
"Of course not, we are friends, how could I persuade you to give up such a big business?
The other party wants to put Nice Company on the list of suppliers, but with the influence of our Morgan consortium. Since we added Nice Company to the supplier list, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of our Morgan consortium if we let Nice Company leave the supplier list? "
Fang Lang put a small teacup in front of the other party, and after filling the other party with tea, he slowly said:
"Then what exactly do you mean?"
After receiving the tea handed over by Fang Lang, Morgan did not drink it right away, but lingered on Fang Lang's hand for a while, as if he was really worried that if he said something that dissatisfied the other party, would he let the other party , Splashing the tea directly on himself.
You must know that there is a pot of boiling water on the tea table. In Morgan's mind, soldiers are not good-tempered people. It is really hard to say whether his behavior, which is equivalent to breaking the contract, will anger the other party. .
Therefore, Morgan did not answer Fang Lang's question immediately, but looked at Fang Lang's movements with a little wandering eyes, until Fang Lang put down the tool for making tea in his hand and took a small sip of tea by himself, Morgan said softly road:
"After we negotiated with the other party, we came up with a plan. I don't know if you can accept it!"
Fang Lang looked up at Morgan calmly, continued to take a sip of tea before slowly opening his mouth and saying:
"Tell me."
Observed Fang Lang's expression carefully for a while, and found that there was no change, Morgan said slowly:
"You two are each responsible for a country's food orders, what do you think?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang's hand holding the teacup stopped in the air. He didn't expect that the other party would be willing to take charge of a country each. This was beyond Fang Lang's expectations. He thought that the other party would leave him 10% at most share.
It seems that the influence of the Morgan consortium is indeed huge. Even a food giant like Bunge can only choose to give up the market. It is really not wrong to choose to cooperate with the other party.
Although Fang Lang is satisfied in his heart, he will not show it on the surface. After all, although Fang Lang's goal has been achieved now, in the final analysis, the Morgan family has violated the original agreement.
If Fang Lang lets go easily, the other party will only make more progress in the future, stop paying attention to Fang Lang's ideas, and even sell Fang Lang's interests more brazenly in exchange for more benefits for themselves.
"I don't know if the other party is going to make us responsible for the food orders of that country?"
Morgan obviously noticed the movements of Fang Lang's hands. In his opinion, this was an expression of Fang Lang's dissatisfaction, but fortunately, Fang Lang didn't get mad on the spot, showing the demeanor that a gentleman should have.
This made him slightly relieved, as long as Fang Lang didn't get mad directly, then there was room for negotiation on everything.
So, he is not hiding any more, and said directly:
"Greece!"
The result fell into Fang Lang's expectations again. Compared with Greece, Turkey's population and land area are larger than Greece.
The other party chooses Turkey. Although in name everyone is equally distributed, in fact, it is obvious that the other party has obtained a larger market share. Normally, Fang Lang would definitely object directly.
But he has a bad impression of Turkey. Although he wants to make money from them, he doesn't want to sell this kind of low-priced food with an aid nature to the other party.
Greece is just the opposite. If possible, Fang Lang is even going to sell some low-priced grain to Greece appropriately to really help the poor people in Brazil.
So, if he was asked to choose between these two countries, he would rather choose Greece.
Of course, in this case, Fang Lang certainly couldn't accept this opinion directly, he said without hesitation:
"Mr. Morgan thinks this is appropriate?"
Morgan's face was a little hot when he heard the words, but fortunately, he was also a battle-hardened man, and he had experienced a lot of such small scenes. Therefore, I quickly controlled my emotions.
"I also think this is inappropriate. If you agree, I can come forward and deal with the other party again, and exchange the supply places of both of you."
This made Fang Lang frowned, what do you mean? If I agree to change the supply location, doesn't it mean that I have accepted to participate in the food supply with Bunge?
It is obviously impossible for Morgan to let himself accept this without paying a little price. Isn't this treating himself as a fool?
In fact, if he becomes a grain supplier in Turkey, Fang Lang will definitely make more profits, because he can sell old grain to the Turkish government at the price of new grain.
The Turkish government, which has undergone internal bidding, cannot raise objections at all, and the Turkish people who are rescued have no right to pick and choose whether the food is good or bad.
Fang Lang's expression obviously couldn't escape the eyes of Morgan, who had been carefully observing his reaction.
He knew right away that the immediate plan had failed.
Sure enough, Fang Lang soon said directly:
"So Mr. Morgan is asking me to directly accept and participate in the food supply business with the other party!"
Morgan, who was seen through the plan, was not embarrassed, but smiled and said:
"Fang, I know you are a sensible person. It is indeed more beneficial for you to take a step back under such circumstances."
Fang Lang continued to say with the same expression:
"I think it is more beneficial to the Morgan consortium!
Mr. Morgan, you also said that we are friends, but now your actions are chilling your friends. Your violation of the agreement has seriously hurt our relationship.
I think since we are friends, we should be more honest with each other.
I don't know what price the other party paid for this. Of course, this is the content of the transaction between you, so you don't need to tell me.
However, if you want me to accept the plan of giving up half of the market, our Universal Group must get compensation. As for whether this compensation is given to us by the other party or your Morgan consortium, I don't care. "
Fang Lang stated his request straight to the point, and the rest depends on what choice the Morgan family is going to make.
Actually, Mr. Morgan was not surprised by Fang Lang's words at all, but heaved a long sigh of relief. Fang Lang's statement shows that he is able to accept negotiations.
What Morgan is really worried about is that Fang Lang will not enter directly. He must let the Morgan consortium implement the original plan, which will make them very passive.
There was a embarrassed expression on his face, as if he had made a lot of determination, Morgan said with difficulty:
"We are friends, and I don't want to hide from you. The other party has indeed offered us a condition that we cannot refuse.
I personally have no objection to your idea of asking for compensation.
But this is not something I personally can promise you directly. Now you can tell me your ideas, and I will coordinate for you to see if I can meet your requirements. "
Once he heard that he could meet his requirements, he had to wait and see, Fang Lang finally became angry in his heart.
The attitude of the Morgan consortium made Fang Lang very dissatisfied. He looked at Morgan opposite him with cold eyes, exuding a powerful aura from his whole body, which made Morgan a little breathless.
"Excuse me! Is the Morgan family giving us alms?"
(end of this chapter)
