Chapter 25 Successful Brand Investment and Cooperation of Domestic Soda Plants
"Excuse me, Boss Fan, how much money do you need to invest in an ammonia sulfate plant?"
When Zhou Wenhua was received by Boss Fan into the hotel room,
Zhou Wenhua also asked bluntly without any politeness.
"Ah! This...I still need more than 3 million, to about 5 million!"
"Because a lot of equipment needs to be purchased from foreigners, and the biggest headache for us now is that we want to prepare to purchase a new process from Germany and Italy - the Cha'an method patent, but Germany and Italy secretly colluded with Japan. Not only They sold it at a sky-high price, and also put forward such conditions as "cannot be sold anywhere in the north of the country, especially in the northeast they occupied" and other conditions that were humiliating and humiliating to the country."
"So we are also trying to invest funds to research our own latest method of producing ammonia sulfate, which is also an alkali!"
"Although the "Red Triangle" spring cocoon we launched in our factory in 1925 won the gold medal at the Philadelphia International Exposition and brought glory to the country, and my good friend Hou Debang has researched and monopolized the world's alkali production industry for more than 70 years. The Solvay method has reached the point of proficiency, and we are also preparing to publish a book on "Alkali Production" or "Soda Ash Production" next year!"
"But now we want to go further and introduce new soda-making technology, but we are still exploring!"
"The main reason why we need so much money is that we need to buy expensive equipment and production lines from foreigners, as well as build factories. However, labor is not very expensive!"
"Although the employee benefits in our factory are a little higher than those outside!"
Boss Fan, who had just poured the tea and handed it to Zhou Wenhua,
After being stunned for a moment by his straightforward and straight-to-the-point questioning method, he quickly recovered and spoke honestly.
In fact, he was not mentally prepared at all for Zhou Wenhua being so young and going straight to the point.
Originally, he planned to pour the tea for Zhou Wenhua,
Let’s first ask how Zhou Wenhua’s father is doing now.
There is also the question of how to explain to Zhou Wenhua what an alkali is, what its uses are, its broad market space, and money-making potential, etc.
Who would have thought that before I even opened my mouth, the other party would directly ask me how much money I needed to invest.
"Okay! I will give you the first investment capital of 3.8 million yuan, and I will invest another 3 million yuan in batches for the subsequent money!"
"What do you think?"
After hearing how much money Boss Fan still lacks,
Zhou Wenhua agreed without hesitation.
Without even blinking, he looked like a second-generation rich man with a lot of money and endless money to spend.
"What!"
"But Mr. Zhou, do you know what an alkali is?"
"And its market potential and market financial situation? And can it make money?"
"I haven't told you these things yet? Do you know them all?"
"Are you so happy to invest so much money in me?"
"Do you just trust me so much? This is the first time we have met. Although I have cooperated with your father several times, it was with your father, not you!"
"And investment is risky. What if we lose money?"
"This is almost 7 million investment funds!"
"It is not something that ordinary people can own. Even banks will not lend it out rashly. Even such a large amount of investment funds must be jointly invested by multiple banks to invest so much money! I am afraid that one bank will not have such money.
Or take such a big risk to invest!”
Zhou Wenhua made such a huge investment so quickly and without even thinking about it.
Boss Fan was immediately shocked and stunned, with a look of disbelief on his face.
But soon, he looked anxious and exclaimed.
A series of puzzling questions were raised at once, and he sincerely gave Zhou Wenhua investment risk advice.
"Hahaha! I absolutely trust you, Boss Fan!"
"Because of you, a good boss who thrives through industry, our domestic people have the first domestic refined salt company, and can eat as good refined salt as foreigners at a cheap price!"
"And it has to be choked by foreigners and sold at a high price!"
"This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, so now that you want to build an alkali production plant, I am willing to strongly support it!"
"Because alkali is not only a necessity in people's lives, but also a raw material that is inseparable from many industries such as metallurgy, petroleum, machinery, textiles, papermaking, and glass. It is called the "Mother of Industry."
"And soda ash, whose chemical name is sodium carbonate and commonly known as soda, is an important chemical product and is widely used in manufacturing glass, soap, paper pulp, detergents and refining petroleum, etc."
"And my ambition is not just to have an alkali production plant. I also hope that with my investment, we can have our own fertilizer plant in China, that is, I hope to be able to combine sulfuric acid, liquid ammonia, and ammonia sulfate (also known as ammonia sulfate).
It is Feitian powder) and has developed it all, and it has developed the best quality and technology products in the world!"
"Set an example for our domestic brands to carry out industry to save the country!"
“If a country is weak and backward, it will suffer from poverty!”
"Just like now, all the foreign powers and even the Japanese devils have imposed a technological and equipment blockade on our country!"
"So I am just contributing a little bit to the road of saving the country through industry and revitalizing our China!"
"Whether we can ultimately successfully develop sulfuric acid, liquid ammonia, and ammonia sulfate (that is, fertilizer powder) with the best quality depends on you and Hou Debang, Chen Tiaofu, Zhang Kezhong, and Xie Weijie, etc.
Senior personnel and core technical personnel are here to conquer it!"
"And I am only responsible for providing you with research and development funds and funds to build new factories!"
"The ambition to rejuvenate the country through industry is devoted to "turning salt into alkali"."
"I hope I can see that you can use salt to make alkali and use coal to make coke!"
"Especially our first domestic fertilizer factory, we need to rely on your technical capabilities and scientific research capabilities!"
Looking at Boss Fan’s nervous and anxious reaction,
After Zhou Wenhua listened to what the other party said,
But he didn't care and responded with a smile.
"Ah! This..."
After facing Zhou Wenhua's completely unexpected reply,
Boss Fan was dumbfounded again.
For a moment, he didn't know how to respond to the other party,
And he felt that Zhou Wenhua seemed to know a lot more things!
For example, their knowledge and understanding of chemicals such as sulfuric acid, liquid ammonia, and ammonia sulfate (also known as fertilizer powder) were much greater than he imagined.
"But my personal suggestion is that you must build two new factories. One is to continue to be a subsidiary factory in Tianjin to establish the basis for development. The other is a main factory, preferably in the rear area.
Go there, like Kawachi!"
"The reason is that I feel that the Japanese army is very ambitious. One day they will definitely choose a full-scale war again. By that time, I am worried that the factory here in Peiping will be very dangerous. With the current strength of Peiping's troops and the inferiority of weapons and equipment,
I don’t think they can hold on to Peking!”
"Especially when faced with a large-scale attack by the Japanese army, the sea, land and air attack together!"
"I'm afraid Tianjin and Peiping will both fall!"
"I will pay for the establishment of the factory!"
Just when Boss Fan was shocked and surprised by Zhou Wenhua's investment so readily,
Zhou Wenhua added.
"OK!"
"I listen to you!"
Regarding Zhou Wenhua's proposal for a supplementary agreement, Boss Fan, who had already calmed down some of his joy, agreed without hesitation.
You must know that in the past few days, after he was refused by foreign companies from Britain and Germany to cooperate in building a new factory, he also begged many people and many banks, but no one was willing to invest millions at once.
for him,
Because the risk is too great, and there are too few people who understand the market prospects and potential of ammonia sulfate (that is, fertilizer field powder)!
But now Zhou Wenhua is not only very cheerful, he even agreed to the investment without him having to waste any words, and after the amount of investment exceeded the amount he had never dreamed of,
He really didn't want to lose such a wealthy financial backer.
So I didn't bother to discuss with Zhou Wenhua why he was not optimistic about the national army holding Peiping and Tianjin.
He also talked about the Japanese army occupying these two places.
"Nice to work with you then! I'll give you the check when we go out to lunch!"
Zhou Wenhua stretched out his right hand and said in a gentle tone with a smile.
"Okay! Happy cooperation!"
"Thank you Mr. Zhou!"
"Also, give me thanks and greetings for your father!"
"Of course, if you are willing, I can go visit your father today!"
Boss Fan was excited again and shook hands with Zhou Wenhua.
"Thank you for your thoughtfulness. He can only lie on the hospital bed now and can't even talk for long, so I will visit my father next time I have a chance!"
"Now let's go out to find a place to eat, draft a contract, and sign a joint-stock partnership!"
Zhou Wenhua shook his head and politely refused Boss Fan to visit his father Zhou Jiawei, but changed the subject.
"Okay! Do as you say!"
Boss Fan also responded readily.
Immediately, the two of them left the hotel, entered Zhou Wenhua's car team, and went to the foreign concession to find a restaurant to eat and sign a contract.
Inside the car, Boss Fan still couldn't calm down for a long time.
Because Zhou Wenhua's investment brought him joy, which was always a mixture of surprises.
It also allowed him to finally save the country through industry and take the first step in establishing his own domestic brand of domestic alkali plants.
So on the way to dinner, Boss Fan was full of surprises and was very grateful to Zhou Wenhua, a young boss, for his investment.