Chapter 1606: Yearning life

"Eric, you're not good, it's not good." Jacob sighed: "You can't use synthetic Moissanite to disrupt the order of the diamond market. This will make you build many enemies, many."
"These are two completely different gems, dear Jacob." Tan Zhenhua's smile is still sunny: "Natural diamonds are noble and elegant, symbolizing unswerving love, while cheap Moissanites are nothing but ordinary. That’s all. Look, Jacob, each of the Moissanite diamonds on this necklace is exactly 1 carat in size. We have calculated that if it is mass produced, the cost will not exceed US$100. If it is further improved In terms of craftsmanship, there is even room for the price to fall further, so this is just adding a set of cheap accessories to beauty-loving women. The consumers of the two are completely different. Therefore, I think the Rothschild family does not need to do this worry."
Jacob shook his head, did not speak any more, the bitterness in his heart was even worse.
What Tan Zhenhua said seems reasonable, but in reality, how could it be so simple?
According to Jacob’s observation just now, ordinary people can’t tell the difference between Moissanite and diamond unless they use professional equipment. The same effect, then, how many people are willing to spend $5,000 to buy expensive diamonds?
Well, there will be some. The rich always need some unique props to show their wealth. However, the entire market will be greatly impacted, and that is also certain.
At this moment, Jacob has fully understood Tan Zhenhua’s strategy. He feels like Mingjing, this thing will indeed impact the diamond market, but artificial synthesis technology is bound to be restricted by patent rights. Once the 15-year protection period expires, the market Countless copycats will emerge immediately on the Internet. By that time, Moissanite diamonds may be flooded like glass products, and it will become difficult to make a large profit from this product-Tan Zhenhua In today's vision of wealth and status, where do you see the "Moissanite" gadget?
This is not his style at all!
Therefore, Tan Zhenhua deliberately bought the company that manufactures Moissan diamonds before the negotiations on the ownership of Simandou iron mine. The intention is simply obvious-he just wanted to get it in the next negotiation. A heavyweight bargaining chip!
This bargaining chip is worth 60 million U.S. dollars to Tan Zhenhua, and he can also earn this money back from future operations. With his ability, it is not difficult to do this, and for Rothschild For the family, the loss may be ten times, a hundred times or even a thousand times!
This is really a good bargaining chip.
It also fits the style of Tan Zhenhua that he knows.
But, does he have any good solutions?
Maybe not.
So this is a conspiracy, and it is also a conspiracy. Eric Tan just put a big deal on the table so plainly and let you weigh yourself whether or not to continue fighting with him.
It’s natural to fight. After dealing with Eric Tan for so long, Jacob knows that unless he really offends him, otherwise, he always hangs "Hello everyone is really good". On the lips, of course, you have to give up the core interest that he values.
The core interest is naturally the leading development right of Simandou Iron Mine, and Jacob's mind at this time is extremely clear.
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"Mark, you are two days late, Jacob just left." Tan Zhenhua received the owner of the "Spectrum Club" with a smile on his face, "Together we also miss the good time spent in your villa."
"Eric, it seems that you have successfully persuaded Jacob. I have to admit that you have always been a man who can do it." Mark Rich also smiled and replied: "I don't want to know what deal you have made. , I only care about me, Eric, tell me, what terms do you plan to use to persuade me to make concessions on the Simandou iron mine?"
"Three conditions." Tan Zhenhua also replied with a smile. "First, I hope to become a managing partner of Glencore, and "Hongqi Mining" will also become "Glencore Group" after I become a managing partner. We can supply ore, oil, natural gas, or purchase similar products, depending on the needs of our customers and the progress of mine development. Second, in certain unstable areas, we "Hongqi Security Company" can provide additional security measures for "Glencore" in the local mining and oil field development business. I think this is particularly important for the business of "Glencore", and the "Hongqi Security Company" Ability must not require me to introduce more, right?"
Mark Rich nodded slightly and replied after a moment of deep thought: "Eric, your reason really touched me. I will seriously consider your suggestion. Did you just say the three conditions right? So what is the last one? ?"
"Mark, people will get old. We are working hard to make money, in fact, to be able to enjoy life as we please one day in the future, right? So, reorganize your company and go public in Hong Kong. Your past efforts will be reasonable. Appraisal, and we may be able to chat comfortably on the shores of Lake Lucerne or on my small island in the South China Sea in the future. This is the life I long for, or it is yours."
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President Lansana Conte and Wu Juewen received the same news almost at the same time-in view of the large initial investment in the development of Simandou iron ore, Rio Tinto decided to withdraw from the project competition, which resulted in the Guinean government only remaining An optional partner for cooperation-Hongqi Mining was established.
For Wu Juewen, this is of course great news. Without competitors, his negotiations will become much simpler without paying too high a price. For President Lansana, this news makes He is a little bit lost-Eric Tan is a pretty good person. In addition to developing mines, he also brought many other projects that help Guinea's development, but who doesn’t want to take advantage of it. Take a bit?
Fortunately, "Hongqi Mining" did not raise its own exchange price because of the exit of its competitors. They still intend to abide by their previous promises-the government of Guinea will acquire a share of mine development rights and obtain 15% of the proceeds; "Hongqi Mining" Pledged to build a railway from the mining area to the port of Conakry for Guinea, and even willing to build several branch lines for this main railway connecting several important cities in Guinea to give full play to the capacity of this railway; refurbish Konak The port has the capacity of 300,000 tons of ships to dock and load and unload. At the same time, it will further explore the feasibility of in-depth cooperative development of this good port. The first phase of the project has been completed and put into use in Gwadar Port. To obtain such a good port on the west coast of Africa is of course one of the goals Tan Zhenhua hopes to achieve;
It is conservatively estimated that these development projects will bring more than 50,000 jobs to Guinea. At the same time, large-scale export of iron ore will also bring considerable foreign exchange income to the country, which will greatly stimulate the country's economic development.
After the general direction was unified, the negotiations quickly entered the specific implementation stage. Tan Zhenhua would not care about these things. He was only interested in a small episode-Mike Tyson received President Lansana Conte’s advice. Invited, a teaching team will be led to Guinea to provide guidance for the country on the use and maintenance of a batch of weapons and equipment just received from China, as well as the tactical training of soldiers.
It seems that the guy will soon be able to make a big splash on the land of Africa!
This is probably the life Mike Tyson yearns for, right?
Big black, come on, I am optimistic about you, oh?
Tan Zhenhua sent his best wishes.