The journey starts from the Titanic

"Let's go! That person is very clever in disguise and non-skills. I just recognized it with good luck. There are so many people here. If he doesn't let others find out, others can't. Let's go!"

Situ Nanchao's driver made a gesture.

After a while, a man dressed in a suit, golden eyes, gray beard, and blushing, dressed as an English gentleman walked out leisurely.

Seeing those Indian patrols still interrogating at the door, and seeing that Indian patrol dared to look at himself with scrutiny, he walked to the other side.

"The weather on the Bund is good, but it's a pity that I ran into darkness when I went out, and I was in a bad mood."

The white-bearded English gentleman murmured a London accent, took the civilization stick in his hand and knocked on the head of the swollen Indian doorman.

"What kind of look? Dare to look at me with that look? Do you know who I am? Which unit do you belong to? Who is the leader? Third brother!"

After being scolded by someone, the head of the Indian patrol shop immediately crashed and was froze there.

Three seconds later, the old English gentleman appeared at the door with an arrogant face, called a rickshaw, and left in the sad eyes of the Indian.

The Indian patrol was a bit at a loss, "Brother? Why did that man seem to speak Chinese just now! Did I have hallucinations? It may be that I have eaten too much curry recently, and my brain is broken."...

On the way back, Situ Nan kept closed his eyes and rested.After tossing for a day, he was a little sleepy.Well, the fragrance from the woman next to him also made him a little intoxicated and a little scared.

At the door of Song's house, Song Meiling got out of the car, but heard Situ Nan said: "Ziliang is looking for Liu Hongsheng, the matchmaker, and I have found it. Tell him to contact Meihua the day after tomorrow!"

Song Meiling was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Okay!"

Looking at the car that was going away, she sighed in her heart: "Oh, I owe that guy again, how can I pay it back?"

Before that, Situ Nan went to Pudong to visit the oil terminal of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, and learned about Bill?Walter acquired a nearby Chinese company-operated terminal to no avail. After looking back, I found out that the company was called Zhonghua Terminal Co., Ltd. and its owner was Liu Hongsheng.

The wharf originally belonged to a British businessman, but was later bought by Liu Hongsheng. As a coal store for coal business, it is Liu Hongsheng's heart to store coal from the Kailuan coal mine in the north.

After investigation, Situ Nan found that Liu Hongsheng was planning to build a match factory and was looking for someone to raise shares in Shanghai, so he asked He Yongyuan to contact Liu Hongsheng on behalf of Meihua Company and proposed to provide technical equipment for the match factory, provided that Liu Hongsheng wanted to sell the terminal to Occidental Petroleum. the company.

Liu Hongsheng knew that the other party had a big backing, and he didn't dare to neglect it. If Occidental Petroleum had no special demand for the terminal and the handling methods were not as harsh as the Japanese, it would not be too difficult to seize Liu Hongsheng's terminal.

After knowing that He Yongyuan represented Meihua Company, the shrewd Liu Hongsheng realized that it was a good opportunity to build a relationship with Meihua and expressed his willingness to transfer the terminal, but he was a little tight and reluctant.

In order to compensate Liu Hongsheng, He Yongyuan transferred a wharf of Meihua Company in Dongjiadu, Puxi to China Wharf Co., Ltd.

Meihua Dongjiadu Wharf was the first wharf that Meihua entered Shanghai. However, when Meihua's business got bigger, it built a larger wharf elsewhere, so the original Dongjiadu Wharf was not needed too much, but it should be Liu Hongsheng’s coal. The pier is also suitable.

Rather than making the opium dealers cheaper in the end, it was better to give Liu Hongsheng, which made Liu Hongsheng a bargain, and he readily sold the Pudong terminal to Occidental Petroleum.

Considering that Liu Hongsheng's funds are relatively weak and he wants to invest in more industries, He Yongyuan thoughtfully proposed that Meihua could inject capital into China Terminal Co., Ltd.

Since there were not many shares in the transaction, only 10%, and the amount was only 200,000, Liu Hongsheng agreed to accept the kindness of Meihua after holding a shareholder meeting.He personally drew the funds to the match factory that was about to do a big job.

Chapter 114: Matches?No, Kailuan Coal Mine is!

At the first sight of Liu Hongsheng, Situ Nan read the 31-year-old man's ambition from Liu Hongsheng's eyes.

Think about it, too. When I was young, I had to sell coal from house to house on the street. Being a lowly salesman would naturally be looked down upon by my old father-in-law.His wife is from the wealthy Shanghai businessman Ye's family, and his family runs well-known matches-Xiechang matches!

Although the Ye family's attitude was not used in the past after making a fortune through the coal business, but the coldness of the past was dripping in his mind, Liu Hongsheng still remembered that he vowed to defeat the Ye family's match factory.

In contrast, Song Ziliang, who stood silently, seemed restrained.Although the Song family is very close to Situ Nan, Song Ziliang still feels a little embarrassed when facing Situ Nan, a bit like the anxiety of seeing a big man.

They are going to talk about the business of the match factory.Earlier, Liu Hongsheng learned that the Song family would participate in the investment in the match factory, but he did not expect to attract Meihua Company. By coincidence, he also entered into a terminal transaction business with Meihua Company.

"Mr. Liu, can you tell me why you are so interested in the match business? As far as I know, your coal business is doing very well." Situ Nan asked straightaway.

Liu Hongsheng didn’t know the identity of Situ Nan. He only knew that Situ Nan was the representative of Meihua Company. He had inquired about He Yongyuan who had contact with him before. He did not receive much feedback. He only knew that He Yongyuan had a special status in Meihua Company. Permissions.

Seeing He Yongyuan sitting aside respectfully, but the young man named Situ Nan was talking, Liu Hongsheng was willing to see Situ Nan's unabashedly high-ranking aura.

Listening to Situ Nan’s question, he respectfully said: "In fact, it is my long-cherished wish to set up a match factory. This idea has been around for a long time. A while ago, there was a flood in Suzhou, and a large number of people were displaced, homeless and unemployed. Sad. I thought that if a match factory could recruit a large number of workers, it would be considered a good deed!"

"There are many kinds of good deeds, and it is a good way to set up a match factory to recruit workers." Situ Nan nodded. He also heard about the Suzhou floods, because Nanhua Food Company had run disaster relief in the local area, and at the same time, he also found a large area of ​​fertile land and became himself. Mulberry field.According to local conditions, Liu Chengmin hired local mulberry farmers and also opened a silk factory in Suzhou.

"Then Mr. Liu, what is your goal?" Situ Nan asked with a smile.There are three boxes of matches in front of his table, one is the common yellow matches on the market, one is the domestic Xiechang matches, and the other is the Swedish Phoenix match.

"Hey!" Situ Nan struck a yellow match, smelled the faint smell of yellow phosphorus in the air, frowned, and threw it away.Yellow matches are poisonous because they contain yellow phosphorus, but they are low-tech and easy to produce.

What is criticized is that because it is poisonous, people often commit suicide by swallowing matches.Well, this is how the poor die. The rich usually swallow opium, and the fashionable ones directly swallow sleeping pills.

Liu Hongsheng shook his head and filtered out the yellow matches.

"Chao"

"Chacha"

Situ Nan picked up a home-made Xiechang match and struck it three times. The match cap fell off and couldn't be struck, so he gave up.Finally, he picked up a Swedish Phoenix match and lit it all at once.

When the flames were gradually extinguished, most of the matchsticks had been burned, Situ Nan smiled, "This is not bad. I like good things, and I try my best to make good things. You are like this, right?"

"Yes!" Liu Hongsheng said.

However, it is not easy to produce matches like the Swedish Phoenix brand matches. The Swedish Match Company is a world-wide monopoly match giant, with a leading capital and technology, and has a market share of more than half of the world!In China, only Japanese matches can pose a threat to Swedish matches, but Chinese matches are far from satisfactory.

This thing seems a bit big.

Liu Hongsheng calculated it in his mind that if he were to compete with the Swedish and Japanese match factories, the investment would be at least over one million, which was far beyond his budget.In fact, if you want to play a small ticket, you can set up a small and medium-sized match factory for tens of thousands of yuan.

"What? Is it the problem of funding?" Situ Nan saw Liu Hongsheng a little embarrassed.

"Yes. According to Mr. Situ, it is far beyond my budget." Liu Hongsheng nodded and said: "I didn't have experience in this area before. I am afraid it is technically difficult. Those from Sweden and Japan. Gunpowder companies are not willing to transfer their technology easily."

Situ Nan nodded.It is normal to be worried about entering a new industry, but in Situ Nan’s view, Liu Hongsheng’s problem is not a problem at all.

The production of matches mainly lies in match caps, with particular attention to powder formulations and adhesives.As for matchsticks, they can be produced with a little woodworking machine.

The matchbox is even simpler, just stick it with glue and paper.Many people in Shanghai make a living by sticking matchboxes for manufacturers.It is completely manual.

"Technical matters can be taken care of by Meihua. We can import advanced gunpowder production equipment from the United States, and for production technology management Meihua will also import technicians from foreign countries. Mr. Liu can rest assured that Mr. Liu only needs to use your sales talents. That's it."

He Yongyuan interrupted and gave Liu Hongsheng a reassurance.

"Yes. In terms of funds, if Mr. Liu thinks that the budget is large, Meihua can contribute a little more, and the Song family will also contribute part. It will always be enough. Given Mr. Liu's talents, we plan to let Mr. Liu be the matchmaker. General manager, do you think it is okay?" Situ Nan asked.

Liu Hongsheng saw that Situ Nan had almost arranged everything, and that it did not harm him personally, so he readily said: "Okay!"

The final result is: the total investment of the Match Factory is 2 million yuan, mainly jointly funded by Meihua Company, Liu Hongsheng, and Song Ziliang, which are respectively 800,000, 500,000, and 150,000. The remaining part will be raised by Liu Hongsheng to raise funds. If not enough Then Meihua will make up for it.

According to Situ Nan's plan, the new match factory has established three production bases in Suzhou, Guangzhou, and Hankou. Its products cover East China and South China. If there is enough power, it will expand to North China and South China.

"Mr. Situ, listening to you say this, I am more confident. I believe that our Chinese matches are not inferior to those of Sweden and Japan." Liu Hongsheng called the match factory Zhonghua Match for the sake of promoting domestic products.

In order not to be attacked, the shares held by Meihua Company were slowly sold to Liu Hongsheng. After several expansions, it was later diluted to less than 10%, and finally completely withdrawn from the Match Factory, but that was a matter of ten years later. Now, the initial investment has recovered several times the return.This is not to mention.