The journey starts from the Titanic

"Of course there is human nature, but it's hard to say when you meet the opposite sex!" Situ Nan wanted to add...

At this time, there was a burst of "Didi Di" outside. Situ Nan looked up and saw a car came in.

After the car stopped, Francis walked off.

"Mr. Francis, I finally waited for you." Situ Nan greeted him, "This is my good friend Robles, the president of Robles Securities. This is an entrepreneur from San Francisco, Mr. Francis. He is here. California runs a large shipyard and a wine business." Situ Nan introduced.

"Hello there!"

"Hello there!"

After a while, the three of them sat in the living room and chatted.

After repeating the topic of unnutritive weather, Francis said: "Stoney, we talked on the boat. Remember about cooperation!"

"Yes, it seems that Mr. Francis has any good news today?" Situ Nan said.

Francis nodded, "After fighting, our Francis Shipyard finally got an order for a battleship from the Admiralty. In addition, there are orders for 10 destroyers, so the shipyard expansion is imperative. I am here today to implement our previous orders. Cooperation intention."

Francis looked at Situ Nan, his excitement leaped over his face. For this matter, he went up and down in Washington, and it took a lot of effort.

"Oh! Great." Situ Nan didn't expect that the fat boy in front of him could really get such a big order from the Admiralty. The orders from the U.S. Navy are generally delivered to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore in the northeast. , Gosport and other major cities in the east, shipyards, shipyards in the west and south generally can only eat leftovers behind the ass of the eastern shipyards.

This Francis's fat man has so much energy, Situ Nan had to re-evaluate this somewhat careless Francis.

"As we originally said, Francis Shipyard and Bock Steel Company swap shares. Will Francis Shipyard's 25% shares exchange for 10% of Bock Steel Company shares?" Situ Nan asked, with a faint expression on his face, not big. Earnestly.

"I originally thought this way, but things have changed. In order to cope with such a large order, our shipyard needs more cash to start construction, so I hope you can provide more cash instead of shares in the steel plant.

I do the calculations. If 25% of the Francis shipyard is converted into cash, it should be worth 9.5 million U.S. dollars. Once the shipyard starts construction, we will be under great financial pressure, so I hope you can provide more funds.There should be no problem with this small change, right?"

Francis said.

"Cash, it's cash again!" Situ Nan was a little mad, how can he get such a large amount of cash now?Just to deal with the British, I have already paid 50 million US dollars in one lump sum, and I owe a lot of money to the bank.

At present, most of the industries in Situ Nan’s hands have expanded greatly, and the stalls have been spread out, especially Occidental Petroleum and Bock Steel Company are like a black hole. No amount of money can be invested. If it were not stimulated by the war, these industries developed. The momentum was good, and he was able to borrow a lot of money from the bank, but Situ Nan couldn't raise so much money after selling himself.

The companies under Situ Nan have always been facing tremendous financial pressure. This is also closely related to Situ Nan’s decision. None of his companies are listed. The financing channels except for the funds he raised in the stock market. Besides, it is the bank loan.

However, banks cannot borrow unlimitedly, so Situ Nan alone is no longer enough to supply blood for such a large industry.

Now that Francis wants him to spend such a large sum of money, Situ Nan really has a headache. Seeing what Francis means, if he can't get that much money this time, the cooperation may be stale.

This is unacceptable to Situ Nan, he wants to tear off a piece of meat from the shipyard anyway.

Francis looked at Situ Nan frowning, feeling that things were not as simple as he thought, thinking that if Situ Nan couldn't raise cash, he could only go to the greedy bankers in New York to cooperate.

"Can't I get a loan from the bank for such a large order? Do I have to have that much cash?" Situ Nan asked unwillingly.

Francis shook his head and said, "The bank loan can indeed solve part of the funds, but now the most lack of initial funds, the future shipyard will be like a bottomless pit, requiring a lot of funds, let alone battleships, but those ten Wicks-class destroyers Enough for us." Francis said with a wry smile.He didn't expect to take such a big order all at once.

Before completing the mission, the Admiralty’s funding was only a drop in the bucket. I thought of starting construction of the 10 destroyers and expanding the docks. In order to win the 50,000-ton dock project on the Tennessee-class battleship order, it would be impossible without sufficient funds.

The Battle of Jutland has shown that whoever has more warships and heavy tonnage will win the final victory.

The war in Europe stirred the nerves of the Americans. The Great White Fleet of the United States has completely fallen behind. Therefore, it is imperative for the U.S. Navy to build ships. This is a good opportunity for Francis Shipyard to expand. In any case, we must seize this opportunity. Francis's heart is like a fire here, no matter how difficult it is, he must persevere.

"Okay! I will raise this money as soon as possible. I hope we can cooperate happily." Situ Nan thought for a while, but finally he was reluctant to see a big deal slip away from him.

However, he also realized that his industry needs to be changed. Now military-industry enterprises are booming. If you don't collect money from the stock market, I'm really sorry that you have so many resources in your hand.

Take Occidental Petroleum as an example. Such an oil giant has always developed and grown on the basis of Situ Nan’s funds. It has not been listed, which is very rare in the United States.

This is also related to the short period of Occidental Petroleum Corporation's rise. Since its birth, it has been continuously expanding, one project after another, plus Situ Nan provides funds, and there is no need to collect money from the stock market for a while, so So far, he has not been listed.

Of course, Situ Nan is also taboo against giants like Standard Oil. Before Occidental Petroleum did not grow enough muscle, once it went public, it was easy to be manipulated by those giants. In order to prevent it from happening, Situ Nan ignored the company from the beginning. Listing matter.

But now the situation has changed a little. With the growing size of the industry, the profits of the company and the funds provided by Situ Nan can no longer keep up with the speed of the company's crazy expansion, so it is imperative to go public.

Chapter 62-Stony Food

"Robos, I am going to list some of the industries under my control. I want to hear your thoughts."

Situ Nan looked at Francis's back and said to Robles.

"I have always wanted to tell you this, but Robles Securities, like those companies under yours, has expanded rapidly. Whenever we finish one project, we will be busy with the next project, so we have no time to organize. Company development plan.

Companies encounter funding difficulties in the development process. In addition to borrowing from banks, listing or financing from private equity funds is inevitable.This is also a problem of sharing risks."Robos said.

"I know that all of your companies are very profitable. It is not a problem to raise funds on the stock market. It is also a rare opportunity for our Robles Securities Company. By planning your high-quality companies to go public, we Robbers Not only can Sri Lankan Securities make a fortune, but it is also a rare opportunity to expand our influence on Wall Street. We have to consider this matter long-term."

Next, the two of them locked up in the room to discuss the company's listing. They almost forgot an important dinner party in the evening, but the attractiveness of the ladies was not as big as the company's listing.

After repeated discussions, Situ Nan decided to spin off the steel plant in Los Angeles and list food companies as well.

Hesitated about his lifeblood, Occidental Petroleum Company Situ Nan, and decided to look at the listing of steel plants and food companies first.

Robles knew how much Situ Nan valued Occidental Petroleum, and he was also one of Occidental Petroleum’s shareholders, so he knew the potential of this oil company was amazing. Before he was fully sure, rushing to go public would certainly raise astronomy. Digital funds, but at the same time, there are risks. You must know that Mobil has coveted Occidental Petroleum for a day or two. Rockefeller dreams of controlling everything about oil in this world.

In addition to Rockefeller, the Wall Street gang are not easy to provoke. If they do not have enough strength, Occidental Petroleum will be at their mercy like a fresh virgin. This is something that Situ Nan cannot accept. .

Robles understood Situ Nan's caution.

Situ Nan was reluctant to immediately cash out the stocks of large arms companies held by the Hannibal Fund. In order to obtain part of the equity of Francis Shipyard, Situ Nan had to take those stocks to the Wall Street bank as mortgage, and raised 9.5 million US dollars for it. Francis, lost a lot of interest in vain.

"It's better for banks!" Situ Nan said with emotion, when will he have his own bank?

Fortunately, it's not bad to open a securities company. Robles Securities should be able to raise enough funds for Situ Nan this time.

It’s easy to say, but the actual operation is complicated. Three or five months is not enough. Now Robles Securities’ main job is to deal with the US Treasury bonds. Therefore, the California Iron and Steel Company and the Stoney Food Company can only be listed. Postponed.

But the savvy Robles has already made a noise on Wall Street. In the past two days, well-informed investors have begun to inquire about the listing of steel companies and food companies.

California Steel has not yet been listed, and more than 15% of its shares have been divided up by Wall Street banks.Stony Foods is similar. Who calls it the largest food supplier in the United States between Britain and France?

Robles estimates that the outstanding shares of general listed companies account for 25% to 40% of the company’s total share capital. Situ Nan has invested more than US$50 million in California Steel, the largest steel complex in the western United States, and 30% of the shares are listed. According to the current market, it is conservatively estimated that at least US$30 million can be raised.

In fact, the current US steel market is very hot, and California Steel is the only steel complex on the West Coast of the United States with an annual output of over one million tons. Its value is far from being described by numbers.

But this is just an idea of ​​Situ Nan, he has not finally decided whether or not to list California Steel.It was because Situ Nan was only short of money to invest in other projects, so he put his idea on California Steel.If he can raise enough funds, it is estimated that he will dispel this idea.

The number of food companies is almost the same. This food giant has never existed in the history of the United States. It controls food production and livestock trading in several Midwestern states. In addition to large-scale farms, food manufacturing, and Controls part of cotton production.

(You can think this is a joke, a food company is so awesome? In fact, he is like this. The industry monopoly in the United States is not something people can imagine in a hundred years. In fact, Stone Foods is just one of them.

Situ Nan knew that there was a fruit company more powerful than his own food company?This fruit company has a gross production value greater than that of Stony Foods, and it sends out troops to fight in Central and South America from time to time!No, you can check Baidu: United Fruit Company.)

Had it not been for the stimulus of the war in Europe, the prosperity of American agriculture, and the interests of the hundreds of farmers and farmers behind the Stony Food Company, the US government might have to conduct an antitrust investigation against him.