Chapter 289 A Big Deal Worth Hundreds of Millions

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"This is a mine with nearly one billion tons of reserves. The most important thing is that it is more than 60 kilometers away from the port of Gallore. There is a local railway and shipping is very convenient." Alan Wilson tapped his finger on the table, "Then Derek Sir, asking a sky-high price of $30 million? It is nearly half of the Merserby Mine, which had reserves of 50 million tons in 1901. Should I express my gratitude to the United States Steel Company for its generosity?"

It's a joke. Even in the original Messerby Mine merger case, Morgan ignored Rockefeller Jr.'s premium and took a lot of extra money to make friends with the Rockefeller family.

But forty-five years have passed, and now we have acquired a mine with at least ten times the original reserves, and only spent half of what we had forty-five years ago? Even Derek's original price was enough to be hanged on the Soviet gallows.

"Mr. Allen, you should consider the additional cost of shipping." Derek was silent for a while, then explained that the additional cost due to distance would put huge pressure on the company's already meager profits.

"Meager profits? Now that the world war has just ended, all countries need to rebuild. It is the benefit of the steel industry. Will there be meager profits at this time?" Alan Wilson said with an expression full of you seeming to be teasing me, "U.S. Steel Is the company a small company? Profit is slim?"

What else did he want to say when he saw Derek? Alan Wilson had already opened up the next battlefield, emphasizing, "Please Mr. Derek, please spread your mind. Once this iron mine becomes owned by U.S. Steel, it will be more than just a mine." Problems, as well as market problems, an opportunity to enter the Indian market. Even if British India becomes independent some time in the future, new countries appear in the subcontinent, and new countries also need to be built, the demand for steel will still be strong. U.S. Steel is not only We got an iron mine and a broad market."

Forehead! Derek's words that he wanted to retort were blocked in his mouth again. He had to admit that the colonial official's words were reasonable, but he still said stiffly, "The United States and China have a special relationship. They are close allies. China also has the market for raw materials. In fact, China also has it, unlike what Mr. Allen said, it seems that there is no other choice.”

"Wow." Alan Wilson leaned back and stared at Derek with a half-smile, "Do you want to compare China with British India? It seems that except for more people, there is no way to compare, right? Except for the number of people, Derek Sir, you can now summarize the data in any field for 1946, excluding population first. As long as there are more than three cases where China exceeds British India, I will take what you say to be true."

Industrial destroyers like the Gun Party still want to surpass British India? That seems to be a joke. It is not that Alan Wilson belittled this party. In terms of developing industry, the Pao Party or even Yan Laoxi was a provincial warlord.

"Uh?" Derek once again didn't know what to say. It seemed that they were indeed incomparable, so he said instead, "China also has iron ore."

"That's another problem." Alan Wilson came prepared. Even if he was unprepared, it didn't matter. He happened to be unprepared for China's problems. "The iron ore in Mysore is hematite. As the United States Important people in the steel company, I believe you understand what this means."

Hematite is iron oxide, which is heavy and hard. Hematite contains up to 70 percent iron and is produced in large quantities, making it the most important iron ore. Hematite gets its name from the dark red color it emits.

The iron ore in the Mysore princely state does not contain 70% iron, but it is more than 60%. It is an absolute rich ore. As for China, China is a famous country that has large reserves of everything, but the quality is very average.

Even if most of the iron ore in the mines of Mysore is not hematite, at least one-fifth of the iron ore is now occupied by hematite. Based on the total reserves, more than 100 million tons can be extracted. Steel.

From geographical transportation costs to market size to iron ore quality,

Alan Wilson puts it succinctly.

"It's a pity that Mr. Allen doesn't do business. He would be a successful man in the United States." Derek sighed and smiled bitterly.

"Maybe, I'm quite happy being a civil servant." Alan Wilson replied with a reserved face. In the United States, who says he can't be a monopoly capitalist? Maybe even become a slave owner!

The conversation between the two seems to be tit for tat, but the atmosphere is not in a state of confrontation. After all, talking about business is not about running a colony. Talking about business is about a win-win situation in a certain sense. It can be a real win-win situation, or it can be a special situation. A win-win situation.

Derek, who had expected to win twice, has now given up on pie-in-the-sky delusions and has returned to a calm attitude. It has become clear to him that extreme pressure is not advisable.

"I hope that we can reach consensus on many issues during our third meeting." Derek finally said that he would contact the country to come up with a truly win-win quotation. At the same time, he would also consider the local transportation conditions and possible Prepare a report on the conditions for entering the subcontinental market and await a reply from the board of directors.

This situation has changed a lot from the first time they met. Derek finally put away the unique American savior style. Alan Wilson's attitude also softened a lot. Before leaving, he said goodbye, "Actually, we There is still a lot of consensus, after all, blood is thicker than water."

"American businessmen are always willing to do business with anyone. We have a very good relationship with China and have helped the Soviet Union." Derek came out to see Alan Wilson off and said very gently.

"The example of China is still open to question." Alan Wilson heard this and said that he did not want to use this example for comparison.

Take the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation of the Cannon Party for example. No one can find fault with it in written terms.

With a view to strengthening the long surviving cordial ties and friendly ties of friendship between the two countries by means of measures sufficient to promote friendly exchanges and exchanges between their respective territories in terms adapted to the spiritual, cultural, economic and commercial aspirations of the two peoples, Decided to enter into Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation.

Nationals of each contracting party have the right to reside, travel and engage in various occupations such as commerce, industry, culture and education, religion, etc. within the "entire territory" of the other contracting party, as well as the right to mine and develop mineral resources, lease and retain land; and Enjoy national treatment economically.

They seem to be very equal. The two countries are as close as brothers, and any national can enjoy national treatment in the other country. It was simply closer than the later Sino-Soviet relations.

Alan Wilson wanted to know, if China and the United States were not separated by the Pacific Ocean, but were neighbors like the Soviet Union, would the Americans still dare to offer such conditions?

Ships from this side can navigate freely in any port, place or territorial waters open to the other side, and their personnel and belongings have the freedom to pass through the territory of the other side via the "most convenient route"; ships from this side, including warships, can sail when encountering " In the event of any danger", enter the other side's "any port, place or territorial waters closed to foreign commerce or navigation."

Can the Gun Party have warships that can sail to the United States? On the contrary, the United States is now the world's largest naval power and can treat any waters in China as its own home.

As for the Governor's Mansion, Assistant Allen has been leaving early and returning late recently, and has not spent much time in the Governor's Mansion. Of course, some people know that the assistant commissioner got a job as a tour guide for an American female star.

Of course, that's not all. Alan Wilson even negotiated a multi-billion dollar deal with Joan Crawford.

"Thirty million dollars?" Apart from Bette Davis, Joan Crawford knew best about the arrival of people from the U.S. Steel Company in New Delhi. When she heard this figure, she couldn't help but exclaimed, "Alan, you Crazy, a million dollars in benefits. You actually refused. You have to know what a million dollars means. If it’s just filming, it’s hard to say whether I can earn it in ten years.”

With the salary of an actress in the 1940s, Joan Crawford was certainly telling the truth. Moreover, she was already over 40 years old and on the verge of a career crisis. Her rejection of Alan Wilson was very incomprehensible.

"You can't take this money." Ellen Wilson gained an objective understanding of Joan Crawford. These female celebrities who came to New Delhi had different understandings of Ellen Wilson, the assistant commissioner.

As far as Joan Crawford and Bette Davis were concerned, although they did not get along, they had a surprisingly consistent view of Alan Wilson, that is, the assistant commissioner was not a big shot. Joan Crawford even thought he was a softie.

As for Hedy Lamarr, who had not had much contact with Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman, when they met Alan Wilson, they did not expect it to be so simple, and instead maintained a polite attitude towards contact.

The reason is that Joan Crawford and Bette Davis are real Americans, Hedy Lamarr is Austrian, Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman are both Swedish, and Europe and the United States are still different.

When Joan Crawford and Bette Davis grew up in the United States, they naturally believed that officials were just puppets of capitalists, not to mention that Alan Wilson, an assistant to the commissioner, did not sound like a big official.

As for the other three actresses, when they were growing up, the British Empire was still a well-known ruler of the earth, and Europe was not like the American capitalists who kept their word. When looking at Ellen Wilson, they were obviously the same as Joan Crawford and Betty Day. Wes is different.

Joan Crawford and Bette Davis believed that the bosses of large companies were more powerful than civil servants.

This is a cognitive error, and considering the ages of the two of them, it is almost impossible to change it.

In response to Joan Crawford's sincere persuasion to accept one million dollars, Alan Wilson pretended not to have heard, and there was no reason to charge a fee without doing anything. He still had to communicate with London to try to get this sum of hundreds of millions. A big deal was concluded.