Faced with Chen Mo's straightforward inquiry, Pierre didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
Perhaps because the United States is still an emerging country and does not have so many cumbersome etiquette, he just thought about Chen Mo's directness and replied: "The DuPont family mainly operates gunpowder and chemical industries. In military factories and petroleum,
In terms of chemical plants, we can provide your country with as much help as we can.
As for the shipyard, the DuPont family is not involved in this business, but we have a good relationship with the US government and maintain a good friendship with the navy. If Egypt has such needs, I can recommend the Philadelphia Shipyard to you.
The relevant person in charge.
As the first shipyard of the U.S. Navy, the Philadelphia Shipyard has a long history, skilled workers, and a huge scale of shipbuilding. Whether Egypt wants to develop its own shipbuilding industry or just wants to acquire some ships, I think they
Everyone should be able to help.”
Pierre did not play any trick in front of Chen Mo that it was better to buy it than to make it for himself. Although capital is all about profit, capitalists are not philanthropists who open charity houses. They definitely want to squeeze out the last bit of profit they can get.
But as the head of a large trust, Pierre knew when to ask what price.
Before coming, he had learned about the current situation in Egypt through various channels.
If the current Egyptian government is just a puppet supported by the British and used to control Egypt, then it goes without saying that Pierre will offer the most demanding price in a charity gesture to gain as much benefit as possible for the Dupont family.
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The puppet government of a small and weak country, even if the United Kingdom is behind it, has no right to reject the Dupont family's qualifications.
But it is obvious that the Egypt ruled by Chen Mo is not a puppet government controlled by the British.
Although Britain still controls all aspects of Egypt, it is obvious that Chen Mo is not the kind of puppet who is supported. He has sufficient control over Egypt.
This point comes, on the one hand, from the account of Pierre's nephew Burns, and on the other hand, from the DuPont family's own intelligence collection.
After all, they were negotiating cooperation with a country. How could the DuPont family be unprepared?
It was precisely because he knew enough information that Pierre understood what conditions he should offer Chen Mo.
Making money? That's for sure. The Dupont family is not a charity, so it is impossible for them to go to Egypt to do charity.
But it is obvious that the DuPont family cannot make demands for this cooperation like it does with those South American countries. They need to control the conditions of this cooperation within the scope of "normal" business cooperation.
Because the Egypt controlled by Chen Mo is a real power regime, this has a completely different meaning to the Dupont family.
After all, you can earn more by doing business with a real regime than you can by doing business with a puppet regime. Especially Pierre can see that Chen Mo is an ambitious person who will build this country.
become stronger.
Regarding Chen Mo's request, although selling the finished product directly is the most profitable, if the conditions agreed to Chen Mo are regarded as investment, investing in a country that will rise, this is undoubtedly a very profitable business.
Although Pierre has never learned Lu Buwei's allusion of "strange goods can be lived in", businessmen's pursuit of profit is common. As a big businessman, Pierre still has this vision.
Therefore, it was not so difficult for Pierre to accept Chen Mo's request to help Egypt build chemical plants and military factories.
And from a businessman's point of view, investing in the construction of an arsenal first to open up market demand, and then selling the gunpowder needed to produce bullets and shells to the arsenal is also a lucrative way to make money.
"That's the best thing. There will be a dedicated person in charge of discussing the specific business terms with Mr. Pierre. As long as the factory is established, I can authorize your DuPont Company to conduct oil exploration and mining in the western desert area." Since Pierre.
Knowing the situation, Chen Mo would naturally not give too harsh conditions, and he would naturally offer benefits to the other party if he wanted to invest in setting up a factory.
This is like attracting investment. You have to provide some preferential conditions before others are willing to invest.
After all, Chen Mo has no intention of letting others take control of these important factories. The control rights will be firmly in his own hands. The oil exploration and exploitation rights given to DuPont are just a piece of meat thrown away.
And for Chen Mo, the oil reserves in Egypt have been proven in later generations. The Suez area, which is still the canal zone, is Egypt's largest oil production area, accounting for about 75% of Egypt's oil production. It was discovered in 1910
Only 5% of the Sinai Peninsula has oil, and the rest is in the western desert area and the eastern desert area.
Throwing away a not-so-important oil-producing area in exchange for investment from the DuPont family was not a problem in Chen Mo's opinion.
Especially these oil-producing areas, he can still take them back, right?
Of course, if the DuPont family had always been so understanding and carried out business cooperation well without having those inappropriate thoughts, Chen Mo would still not easily take back this oil production area.
After all, there are people who pay to help build, mine and refine the oil, which will also promote Egypt's own industrial development, not to mention they have to pay taxes.
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The meeting with Chen Mo made Pierre feel that he had gained a lot. Although the DuPont family still needs to find and exploit the oil in the western desert area, it also means that the DuPont family can get involved in the oil industry.
This undoubtedly made Pierre feel that this business was a good deal. Although from some aspects, the DuPont family needed to invest huge amounts of money and a lot of manpower and material resources in Egypt, in Pierre's view, these
It's just an upfront investment, and you can earn it back later.
Having such a good mood undoubtedly made Pierre feel kind to his nephew.
"Burns, have you ever thought about working for the family?" In the hotel where he was temporarily staying, Pierre talked cordially with his nephew like an uncle rather than the leader of the Dupont family: "I have already talked with that
Mr. Chen Mo has negotiated about investing in Egypt, and will send people from the United States to establish a branch in the future. Since you have a relationship with Mr. Chen Mo, I think you can find a good position for yourself in the branch.
I think your mother will also be very happy."
"Do I need to work in Egypt?" Burns was not opposed to this matter. All he was thinking about was what he would do if he needed to work in Egypt, a country that left him with a psychological shadow.
