Chapter 532: Share

As Shao Yifu once said, there must be a relationship of mutual use between people. The difference is whether there are emotional factors in the process of using and being used.
The Rothschild family took a fancy to Tan Zhenhua’s ability, and originally wanted to use it as a chess piece for the family to enter China. However, after a conversation between Jacob and Tan Zhenhua, he discovered that this one was considered by the family. A small person who can be regarded as a chess piece has the wisdom of a chess player.
Can a with the wisdom of a chess player be easily manipulated as a pawn?
Obviously it won't work. The last piece of this kind has been proved by facts, but it won't work at all.
Then there are only two ways, either to completely destroy the chess piece, or to communicate with him on an equal footing, and to use each other if everyone is willing.
Without thinking about it, Jacob chose the second one. After all, it is too easy to destroy a person, but it is too difficult to find a suitable partner.
Especially in a special place like Huaxia.
Therefore, he asked the sentence: "So, Mr. Tan, please tell me frankly, what price does the Rothschild family have to pay to get your friendship and help?"
Tan Zhenhua smiled.
It was only now that he finally obtained the right to have an equal dialogue with the Rothschild family, instead of being treated as a beneficiary or a pawn.
In other words, Tan Zhenhua finally got the ticket to participate in the carve-up banquet for British state-owned enterprises.
Or get a slice of it.
This requires not only strength and luck, but also wisdom.
"I want BP"
He said without hesitation.
Jacob's brows suddenly frowned into a big pimple, and then he shook his head flatly and said: "This is impossible. Whether it is from your identity as a Chinese person or from the huge market value of BP, you cannot succeed. And, even if we finally promote the privatization of British state-owned enterprises, the government cannot really allow a foreign company, a foreigner, to control Britain’s oil lifeline."
BP, also known as the British Petroleum Company, was founded by William Knox Darcy in 1909 and has grown into Britain's largest group company and one of the world's largest petroleum and petrochemical companies, with a market value of more than $100 billion.
With such a huge market value, even if all of Xiao Tan Tan's current net worth is invested in, it is estimated that he will not necessarily be able to get a seat on the board of directors-so this was originally a fantasy-like condition.
The strategic role of this company in Britain is obvious. BP not only controls the exploitation rights of Britain’s only large-scale oil field, the North Sea Oilfield, but also has considerable oil and gas exploitation rights in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Mexico. Because of the existence of this company, Britain's oil supply can basically be self-sufficient, and thus barely escaped the oil crisis of the 1970s.
Anyone with a little strategic sense knows what oil means in the modern industrial system and will understand that this is an enterprise that the British government can never give to foreigners.
Based on the monopoly position of this company in Britain and the various resources it controls, its profitability can be said to be obvious to all, and in the foreseeable future, its profitability is bound to increase. Therefore, it is very obvious that it is currently in a state-owned state, of course, it is also a piece of fat in the eyes of all greedy capitalists.
"Actually, you also know that BP is impossible at all, so you just put forward a high asking price during the bargaining process, Eric, this is not good, it is very bad for you. This is not in line with what we just reached. The prerequisite for talking in a smart way."
Jacob shook his head and said, "Change some actual conditions."
Tan Zhenhua smiled. She didn't feel embarrassed about being exposed to bluffing, but shrugged her shoulders and said, "Energy is my most important field. It's a pity, Mr. Jacob, in fact, you should know. With this kind of opportunity, money is actually not a big problem, and what I represent is definitely not just me."
Jacob nodded and expressed his understanding. Of course he knew the complicated list of investors in the "Gang Teng Fund" controlled by Tan Zhenhua, which almost represented nearly one-third of the entrepreneurs in Hong Kong. If the British government really dares to open up BP completely If you subscribe for the shares, I believe that almost all people on that list will be excited, and it is not impossible for such a group of people to pool a very large amount of funds-of course, this event will never happen.
Tan Zhenhua glanced at him, then spread his hands out regretfully: "Well, it seems that I don't have a say in the ownership of BP, so change one, I want British Aerospace and Rollo."
Jacob shook his head again: "Tan, you must understand that your identity, whether it is British Aerospace or Rolls-Royce, is involved in the core of Britain's military industry, and it is impossible for such a company to be handed over to any country. In the hands of a foreigner, and to be honest, Britain and China are now inseparable from their enemies and friends, which is even more impossible."
Tan Zhenhua feigned angrily: "Neither does this, nor does that work, it's really boring, or else, I'll just buy some British government bonds and play around. Anyway, the interest is pretty good now."
British national debt? What a joke, Jacob didn't believe that it could satisfy the appetite of this man just by relying on the annual interest rate of the national debt.
Besides, buying Treasury bonds means giving the US dollar cash to the British government, which is desperately searching for US dollars, and cooperating with the British government. What benefits can that give you?
……what? It seems, not necessarily?
Under the current situation, the British government hurriedly jumped over the wall, and it seemed that it was not impossible to come up with some dry goods to satisfy the young master's appetite, and maybe from a commercial point of view, it could make a small profit.
This is not okay. Even if you pay a small price, you must not allow Tan Zhenhua's funds to enter the foreign exchange market again and stand on the side of the British government, because this will definitely become a completely uncontrollable factor!
At the crucial point where the plan is carried out to today, in the seemingly peaceful see-saw situation, Rothschild and his allies are ready to give the opponent a fatal blow. Any accident that may affect the situation is absolutely absolute. Not allowed to happen!
So, the young man in front of him put forward a lot of conditions that he knew were impossible. What did he want to tell himself? A Chinese who made his fortune from Xiangjiang, what does he want?
... By the way, Xiangjiang?
Xiangjiang!
I heard that some time ago, a company under the banner of Hong Kong had some contacts with British Aerospace Corporation and Rolls-Royce. It seemed to be negotiating to purchase a production line of a certain model of civil aviation aircraft. However, British Aerospace seemed to have made a sky-high price...
Jacob laughed suddenly, and he finally guessed what the young man in front of him wanted.
The Rothschild family has been rooted in the land of Britain for more than two hundred years. Its social network and sources of information are intricate. It can be said that as long as it is the information they care about, there is really nothing in this land of Britain. They don't know.
What's more, Mr. Jacobs himself is responsible for matters within the family-corporate mergers and acquisitions.
To put it simply, this department is responsible for providing a series of services from business due diligence, consulting to implementation and even financing for the spin-off and mergers of companies. It can be said that, as long as it involves mergers and acquisitions between slightly larger companies in Europe, There is no Rothschild family that does not know.
For example, in Tan Zhenhua’s previous life, the case of China Geely Automobile’s acquisition of Volvo’s passenger car department, which once caused a sensation in the world, was led by Mr. Jacob in front of him. This department of the Rothschild family operated the whole process. Just to run this project, this department mobilized a professional team of more than 250 people.
Now that he understands his opponent’s hole cards, and after simple weighing, Jacob feels that it is really a small trading condition, because that matter is irrelevant to the overall situation for all parties, even for Britain. As far as the aerospace company is concerned, it is just a matter of earning more and earning less. In fact, they have more important projects.
The reason why the British Aerospace Company offered a sky-high price is just to bully the Huaxia people for wanting to slaughter a fortune under the situation of asymmetric information.
However, 100 million pounds is not a big figure for the Rothschild family or the young man in front of them for the conditions they are negotiating and their long-term interests in the future.
In other words, it is very appropriate to use this number as the basis for future cooperation between the two parties.
A smile finally appeared on his face.
"Eric, the conditions you mentioned are too vague, why not, let's talk about another way?"