The journey starts from the Titanic

"That's good." Tan Kah Kee nodded, and was infected by Li Yuanshan's pride. He thought for a while, and said: "It is rare that Brother Li has such a determination. I want to sell the tin mine under his name to Li's Tin Company. how about it?"

"Okay! But I think it's better for Brother Chen to invest in our Li's Tin Company with tin mines?" Li Yuanshan glanced at Chen Kah Kee and proposed.

It is naturally good to be able to acquire Tan Kah Kee's tin industry, but it is better to expand Li's Tin Company by way of equity exchange and use the saved funds to purchase equipment.Tan Kah Kee's tin mine is not large, and his shareholding in Li's tin industry will not pose a threat to Li Yuanshan.

It is naturally more cost-effective to invest in Li's tin industry than to sell the tin mine directly. Tan Kah Kee does not know Li Yuanshan's ideas, thinking that the other party is considering it for himself.He was a little touched and said: "It's true that Brother Li's kindness has been accepted. I wanted to sell the tin industry a long time ago and invest my money in rubber and other businesses. I will give you a 5% discount. Are you optimistic?"

"Then, thank you Brother Chen. I'll send someone to take over." Li Yuanshan said happily.It is a good deal to spend a little money to enter the tin industry in Kuala Lumpur, and Tan Kah Kee will not open his mouth, and the price offered is affordable. There is no reason for Li Yuanshan to refuse.

"Uncle Chen is so confident in the rubber plantation industry?" Situ Nan asked.He certainly knows that in the next ten years, the automobile industry will develop rapidly, and countless wheels will require a lot of rubber, which will directly stimulate the rubber plantation industry in Nanyang.Investment in the rubber plantation industry is absolutely profitable, and Situ Nan is also very optimistic about the rubber plantation industry, especially in Nanyang, let alone.

"Haha. It's not that I have confidence, but the market has confidence. Rubber is used more and more widely. It can produce tires, rubber shoes, raincoats, seals, aircraft and tank parts. All walks of life need rubber, and the market is vast. Now chemical The output of synthetic rubber is limited and can only rely on natural rubber. So I am very optimistic about the rubber plantation industry."

Tan Kah Kee replied.He has been engaged in rubber planting for several years. From 1905 he spent 2,000 yuan to buy rubber seeds and now he has thousands of acres of rubber plantations. In addition, there is also a rubber glove factory worth hundreds of thousands. No rubber plantation industry.His assets have exceeded one million and he has become one of several famous rubber merchants in Malaya.

But this is not enough. Tan Kah Kee, who has tasted the sweetness of rubber planting, intends to continue to increase investment. For this reason, he intends to sell tin mines, rice trade, fruit canning factories and other industries to raise funds and do more.This is his main task for attending this Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

"That's good! I feel the same way. It is a wise choice to invest in the emerging rubber industry in peace after the war. I also have the idea of ​​investing in the rubber plantation industry. If Uncle Chen is interested, we can talk about it later." Situ Nan looked at Tan Kah Kee with a smile.

"Okay!" Chen Kah Kee replied straightforwardly, and agreed with Situ Nan about the time to invest in the rubber plantation.The first meeting between the two parties was over, and they turned to talk to the others.

When Tan Kah Kee was far away, Li Yuanshan asked Situ Nan, "Is it really so good to make money to grow rubber?" Situ Nan's enthusiastic attitude towards Tan Kah Kee just made him taste a little bit.

"It's very profitable. Don't you know that Uncle Chen knows? It's not difficult to invest one million, and it will become ten million in ten years." Situ Nan smiled.

"Then set aside a copy for me too. I can't miss this money-making opportunity in my old Li family." Li Yuanshan hurriedly said, for fear that Situ Nan would leave him and ran to cooperate with Tan Kah Kee.

Li Yuanshan’s "monkey rush" made Situ Nan a bit funny. He comforted: "Bo Li, investing in rubber is making money, but our tin company is not bad? You can't make money, so you can concentrate on doing it well. Tin Industry Company!"

"Hehe. That's too." Li Yuanshan said a little embarrassed.Since learning about Situ Nan's identity, Li Yuanshan has determined that Situ Nan has the magic power to turn stones into gold. After hearing that Situ Nan is so optimistic about the rubber planting industry, he couldn't help but be moved.

"The mentality is a little out of balance. It's no better than a young man." Li Yuanshan thought with a little shame in his heart.No way, Situ Nan put too much "pressure" on Li Yuanshan. A young man transformed an empire from nothing in less than ten years. This achievement really made Li Yuanshan admire, and even admired it.

Obtaining Tan Kah Kee's tin mine made Li Yuanshan more confident in the Tin Association. He took Situ Nan confidently into a luxurious and quiet room in which several leaders of Nanyang Chinese businessmen sat.

Including Zhang Jianhao, the heir of the Zhang Bishi family in Penang, Lu Yunhuai from the Luyou family in Singapore, Hu Guolian, the king of tin mines in Kuala Lumpur, Lin Qingquan, the Philippine forestry king, the sugar king of Jakarta, Jian Zhaonan from Nanyang Tobacco Company, Hu Wenhu, the king of Burmese oil, and finally just now and Situ Nan Meet Tan Kah Kee.

The Chinese businessmen "bitter" for a long time, longing for someone to take the lead against the British tin businessmen.Although not all of them are engaged in the tin industry, they are very interested in the Chinese tin industry association proposed by Li Yuanshan, and they may be somewhat interested in investing in the tin industry.

Seeing Li Yuanshan with an overly young man, everyone felt curious and looked at Qi Situ Nan. They probably heard that the young man in front of him was a wealthy American businessman and he brought the cruise ship outside Hong Kong.

Situ Nan nodded at the crowd with a smile, and glanced at them. Some people smiled, some nodded perfunctorily, and some were calm and cold, all of which fell into Situ Nan's eyes.Maybe an ordinary person is stage fright facing the richest and most powerful Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Southeast Asia, but this will definitely not happen to Situ Nan.

He walked to a chair next to Tan Kah Kee and sat down generously.

"Uncle Chen, hello! We meet again." Situ Nan nodded at Chen Kah Kee and said.

"Yes." Chen Kah Kee smiled and said to Li Yuanshan again, "Brother Chen, don't you want to introduce Anan to you?"

As soon as Tan Kah Kee spoke, he immediately interrupted the somewhat cold atmosphere.

Li Yuanshan clasped his fists in public and said, "Today is a good day. It's rare for everyone to get together. I want to introduce my partner, Situ Nan, who is back from the United States. Don't look at his young age. He is a shareholder of Meihua Company. The United States also has many industries and knows many political and business people. This time we are going to become a tin industry guild, which is also the idea of ​​Anan."

Situ Nan stood up, learned from Li Yuanshan, arched his hands, and said: "Boy Situ Nan, I am glad to meet all the seniors. I hope you will take care of you."

This kid really knows how to pretend!If Lao Li didn't know your details, he really didn't know who cared about whom?Li Yuanshan looked at everyone's expressions with a smile.

He did not participate in similar Chinese Chambers of Commerce less. Even though the attitudes of the few present here are very kind, but the peers are enemies, and the competition between Chinese businessmen is also very fierce.Had it not been for Meihua's support, Li Yuanshan would not have the confidence to establish a tin industry guild.

It seems really necessary to rectify the disorderly competition of Chinese tin mining!Li Yuanshan thought to himself.

Chapter 41 Chinese Tin Industry Association

After learning that Situ Nan was a shareholder of Meihua Company, many people looked at Situ Nan in awe.Due to confidentiality reasons, Meihua has some industries in Nanyang under other names, but from the public information disclosure, Meihua is still a behemoth. Farms, trade, manufacturing, shipping, and banks have almost no profitable business. The Chinese company does not interfere, and its business scope covers the United States, Latin America, Western Europe, Southeast Asia, and China. It is a veritable multinational consortium.

Although some industries, Meihua Company, are just beginning and may not have the advantage, it is self-evident that they can set up such a large stall.

If we can cooperate with Meihua Company, it will greatly facilitate their respective products to enter the American and Chinese markets.All of you present here are human spirits, and I quickly thought of this, and even the look in Situ Nan's eyes became a little warm.

But some people don't seem to care.Huang Zhonghan played with a crystal-clear finger, and said faintly: "You can make a living in the United States as a junior, so you have a lot of skills. Can you talk about the United States?"

Situ Nan raised his head and glanced at the other person. He knew that the old man with a stubborn attitude was Huang Zhonghan, the sugar king of Indonesia. It is said that the other party has a value of 200 million Dutch guilders, which is worth 70 million U.S. dollars when converted into U.S. dollars, which is really awesome.

However, Situ Nan didn't like him very much. Although the other party had the qualifications to be awesome, Huang Zhonghan's faintly instructive aura made Situ Nan a little uncomfortable.In Situ Nan's view, Huang is a little reliant on the old.

"Actually, doing business is almost the same everywhere, paying for a reward. Of course, you have to be witty and add a little luck. Obviously I have good luck."

Situ Nan smiled faintly, looked at Huang Zhonghan, whose face was a little stagnant, and said in a slightly preaching tone, "When it comes to the United States, the biggest difference from here is that industry is booming. People there like large-scale machine production and manufacturing. It is also industrial products such as automobiles and electrical appliances, which are mass-produced by assembly lines. Tens of thousands of people gather in the workshops. It is very lively. This is unmatched in other places. Successful businessmen there are more willing to be called entrepreneurs!

The value created by industry will be far greater than that of ordinary primary products.Our company, Meihua, and Li's Tin Company this time cooperated to establish a Chinese Tin Industry Association. In fact, it is more about manufacturing tin products than just mining tin ore.I believe you all know that it is very hard for us Chinese to mine tin. If the tin raw materials sold by the Chinese tin mines to foreign merchants are processed by foreign companies, the profit will be tenfold.How unfair this is!Therefore, we should unite, not only to establish a tin association belonging to our Chinese people, but also to extend the production of tin products downstream, invest in factories, and later sell products instead of selling cheap semi-finished products.This is the best way."

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately aroused everyone's discussion. Everyone nodded their heads from time to time, thinking that Situ Nan's words were reasonable. Even Huang Zhonghan's eyes changed when he saw Situ Nan, two more respects.

Everyone is a human being. After being lightly touched by Situ Nan, why don't you understand?Some people felt active and immediately realized that Li's Tin Company was not only a tin mine, but also a tin manufacturer and trader.They began to look at Li Yuanshan.

"It's easier said than done. We don't have equipment or production technology. Foreign businessmen are stuck with us everywhere. It is not easy to be an entrepreneur in Nanyang." Huang Zhonghan said with a smile.

He looked at Situ Nan and waited for what this somewhat knowledgeable young man would say.

"It is true. In Nanyang, where the industrial base is backward, it is really unrealistic to produce steel and auto electrical appliances. Let alone us, even the British have no intention of doing this. I know many of you here. Some people who have made a fortune by monopolizing or controlling a large portion of certain mineral resources or certain types of cash crops may have thought of becoming a manufacturer from a resource dealer, but for various reasons, they have not been able to do so.

But now the opportunity is here.Meihua Company can provide you with all kinds of technical equipment, no matter what kind of product you want to produce, as long as the world has it, Meihua Company can provide it, and the price will not be as expensive as British merchants or other European merchants.People may not believe what I said and think I am bragging, but in fact, Meihua has a good cooperative relationship with many large equipment manufacturers in the United States and can introduce advanced American production technology.Not only that, American China Bank can also provide loans to you."

"Situ Nan is right. Then for the Li family, we can not only import American mining machinery and tin production lines from the United States and China, but also get a US$2 million loan from the United States and China Bank. Otherwise, I have not. I have the courage to call on everyone to join the Chinese Business Tin Association." Li Yuanshan immediately stood up to support Situ Nan.

After Li Yuanshan appeared to speak, everyone couldn't help being moved. Even the coconuts that can be found everywhere in Nanyang, if they could be used to produce coconut oil, would have more than ten times the profit.

It’s not that the Chinese businessmen in Nanyang don’t want to be entrepreneurs, but the British and Dutch only want to plunder Nanyang’s resources. They didn’t want to invest in Nanyang at all. So even if the Chinese businessmen are willing, it is impossible to build more technologically-rich enterprises. Light industries with low investment and quick results, but not long-lasting, such as canned fruits and sugar factories.

"I want to build a paper mill. I don't know if Meihua can provide equipment and technology?" a handsome man asked Situ Nan.

Situ Nan knew that the man would be the Philippine forestry king, Li Qingquan, and also a banker in the Philippines. However, Li Qingquan’s forestry business has only recently developed, and has not yet risen to the later heights-monopolizing 80% of the Philippines’ forestry. Naturally There is no capital to open a bank.

Situ Nan, a potential stock like this, has to invest one or two. Besides, considering the forestry industry to the paper industry, it shows that the forestry king has a long-term perspective.

Although pulp production is not an easy task, Situ Nan appreciates Li Qingquan's vision very much, and smiles slightly, saying, "Of course. Nanyang has abundant forestry resources. Papermaking is naturally more profitable than just logging wood. We Meihua The company also hopes to develop Nanyang's forestry together with Mr. Li. As for the specific matters, we can discuss in detail later."

Li Qingquan nodded, Situ Nan's attitude made him very satisfied.In fact, his subsidiary Chengmei Forestry Company has not yet developed the ability to make paper. It was just a test of Situ Nan.

"I heard that there is a chain saw in the lumber farm under the Meihua company. It is a saw that a big man can pick up and cut the wood. The tree can be knocked down at once. It is much faster than ordinary handwork? If it is possible, we Chengmei Forestry Company also hopes to buy a batch of these saws." Li Qingquan said and gestured.

At present, this kind of machine has only appeared soon. It seems that only Meihua Company is the only company in Nanyang. If this chain saw can be introduced, Chengmei Forestry Company will become the leading forestry company in the Philippines.

Situ Nan is no stranger to chainsaws and horror movie killers, but he doesn't know who invented it or when it was invented.He thought for a while, and finally remembered that when he was in Medan a few days ago, he seemed to have seen those workers holding chainsaws to cut wood. Obviously Li Qingquan was right that Meihua could indeed get chainsaws.

"This should be no problem. I'll ask someone to give you one later." Situ Nan answered quickly.In fact, Meihua Company is the largest timber merchant in Nanyang!It's just self-produced and sold.

Nanyang is covered by forests. In order to develop forests, immigrants from the country, secretly training the army, forestry development has always been a work that Meihua has attached importance to.This is not only a business, but also a career.